in the league, matt scherzer. it's early. max scherzer pitched one inning. the american league came in extra innings. we get to enjoy this next year when the all-star game and homerun derby come to the park. i bet you there are players that take the truck. for me, i take the corvette. >> raise your hand if you want the truck. >> i feel like the truck is more practical. >> lots of stuff to haul around. >> if you have >> if you have a convertible, the roof belongs in the down position. >> chuck is a big believer of embracing the sun. it will be a hot one. uv index is high the next few days. right now, we're already near 80 in the district. good morning, as we go through the morning by 8:00 a.m., already in the low 80s. 83 degrees at 9:00 a.m. mid-80s, quickly getting into the 90s. chuck has the radar and the afternoon forecast. >> that's right. start with the radar. there are rain drops across parts of the mountains of west virginia moving into the shenandoah valley. we have a chance for rain early this morning. most of this is going to dry up before it gets i

and max scherzer will start on the mound. stephen strasburg coming in on the bullpen. erin: matt, with max scherzer on the mound, what do you think aaron judge i strike out or go yard? matt: well, i will say that max scherzer is a much tougher pitcher than the batting practice guy who was throwing last night. after watching this kid do what we did last night nothing would surprise me. erin: he has been so fun to watch. thank you, matt. have a good time tonight. matt: thank you. larry: erin, thanks. still ahead at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- emergency law improved in the district. the big change that momma's law makes to save animals. alison: problem in leesburg that left hundreds of people sleeping in airports across our area. how it hooped and what -- happened and what lessons are being learned. >> plus, montgomery and loudoun counties are in a dispute. what they don't see eye to eye on. pro tip: gianraspberries for prices on produce. john... strawberries for amy... what's a jicama? thanks! take a fresh look at giant's produce prices. extreme anxiety.... cing

according to his chief rep max scherzer, rendon quote does everything. steals bases it's really hard to swallow he's not at the tame right now. -- table right now. you have until 4:00 tomorrow. so vote early and vote often. >> i think it should be tony two bags. as you say. >> he should make it in. >> yeah for sure. absolutely. >>> coming up -- coming up at 6:00, new details on the plan to get rid of the slime on the jefferson memorial. >>> but up next, it doesn't get more patriotic than a world war ii veteran performing our national anthem at a baseball game on the fourth of july. and we're partnering with cigna to help save lives. we are the tv doctors of america. by getting you to a real doctor for an annual check-up. so go, know, and take control of your health. doctor poses. learn your key health numbers, and take control today. now through monday, save up to one-thousand dollarsd sale. in bonus discounts to create your perfect home. plus, you'll get thirty-six month, no interest financing.

. >> max scherzer can't party too hard tonight. he'll be the starting pitcher in tomorrow night's all-star game young award winner chosen by joe maddon to get the ball tomorrow. joe maddon will manage the national league team by taking the cubs to the world series and winning last year. scherzer will become the fifth pitcher ever to start the mid summer classic for both leagues. >> when you get the nod, such an incredible accomplishmentment when you walk -- accomplishment. when you walk in this clubhouse with all the all-stars, you are tickled to be in that clubhouse and with that recognition. when you have a manager say e we'rgoing to give you the ball, it's icing on the cake. >> all-star festivities under way in miami tonight. aaron judge from the new york yankees winning the home run derby tonight. while he outlasted seven others to bring home the trophy, check out local boy justin bour with the marlins now. he jacked seven home runs in a row in the derby. check it out. >> giancarlo -- >> >> another one! >> another one! >> what

nats mat scherzer on the mound facing aaron judge. scherzer strikes out jm on-2 count, sit down. next mat batter, scherzer gez bringer swinging and easy upping for the two time cy young winner. honoring late jose hernandez on the cleats. 90 mile pitch off the base hit moving along head to 10 inning. game tide at one. took extra innings, there you saw. it seattle mariners second base man took a wide davis pitch deep for solo home rupp. it's gone. that run won the game for american league. he would be name the game mvp for that homer. >> all right. 5:06 this wednesday morning michael thomas talking about this heat wave. >> big time heat coming our way and well, this is kind of day three today. we've had two days in a row of 90s. as lopingz as we cross today it makes it official. officially a heat wave in d.c.. satellite and radar showing what was left of storms in west vir ver and still slideing across the mountains bringing clouds out there this morning. temperatures you'll notice as you head out the door they're warm. especially in d.c.. 7. same deal for quantico. leonardtown, go

meanwhile max scherzer dominated on the mound.st two hits through seven shutout innings and delivered 12 strikeouts. nats win seven to two. >> and a heads up about a very good day d.c. redskins head coach jay gruden will join live in studio. he and his wife will talk about a special charity event and of course he's going to dish about the upcoming redskins season, right? that's happening at 9:30 on good day d.c. >> never too early to talk redskins. >> it's a year round topic, whiz. >> absolutely, absolutely. just like our weather in some instances. >> right. holly i got a question. does a football coach dish. >> i'm thinking he probably doesn't use that term. i'm with you, yes. >> okay, good. >> he's going to talk x's and o's. >> ththank you. sunny and mid 90's today. we of course hit the 90's yesterday, the day before, you get the idea. it was a hot and humid weekend and we're going to start off our work week for those of us working, at least those of us in the studio with temperatures in the 90's this te this morning. all right.

bryce harper and max scherzer had great games.ne on smashes it 19th homer of the year. then in the third he does it again. max scherzer meanwhile was dominating on the mound showing why he's one of the best. he allowed just two hits through seven shutout innings and delivered 12 strikeouts. the nats win seven to two. >>> well, today they return home for a three game series with the mets. first pitch is at 6:05 tonight with stephen strasburg on the mound for washington. following the game fans can fireworks display. the nats pet calendar is now available if you want that. it features players with their family pets and adoptable animals with the human rescue alliance of d.c. so keep that in mind. proceeds benefit that rescue. you can purchase on the team store or go get it online. >>> let's talk all-star game now. the all-star starting lineup has been announced and washington sure is representing with a total of five players. we're talking ryan zimmerman, daniel murphy bryce harper max scherzer and stephen strasburg they're in. the

and we have max scherzer and his , a little more subdued and understated. daniel murphy with his wife and two kids. take a look at that. -- son is a mini dan you'll is a mini daniel. wife and allth his of their kids. it is looking group down there. they clean up nice. veronica: let me say that i feel for the ladies. any ladies who have to put on makeup and be out in the hot it is hot but it is another thing when you have humidity asked in with everything and you feel like you're melting which is why this is perfect. you feel like the wicked witch -- i am melting. autria: that explains it, the heat. at the playground, if you take the kids, keep in mind that with the metal slides, they have metal slides in playgrounds. if you're running, get out early. perfect pool weather. cautionary on the playgun today. high pressure out there right now with clouds. later today at lunch, 92 degrees with the heat index. by 2:00 today. already at 95-96. travel weather today, isolated showers and storms. that is everywhere through the .id-atlantic if you're headed up to new y

max scherzer.e again he was honored. >> you are tickled to be in the clubhouse with the recognition. if the manager says we'll give you the ball, that is icing on the cake. to go out to represent the national league this is stuff you never forget. if you get the opportunity i'm kicking at the dirt to go out and pitch. robert: looked at all of them. in the n.l. east they have a nine and a half games over the brave but there is an issue. >> the offense can swing. you have line-up depth. this is about the bullpen. this has been about the bullpen and it will continue to be about the bullpen. this is a man who hadn't -- >> 127 years old! that is what they are talking about. every team in the market. this is a elseller's market. it's a challenge. they have to give up payroll. young players that are the future of the team. >> it'sg a "coming to america" reference. alison: funny! robert: he is great. >> 127. >> are you sure? >> not 128. >> thank you. see you soon. >> a police officer's job is protect and s

national league will feature four nationals in the starting lineup: harper, zimmerman, murphy and max scherzer. first pitch is scheduled for eight o'clock. a south carolina family welcoming a new addition - and making history with three simple words: it's a girl. coming up - the family legacy now 137-years. 17-year-old nabra hassanen -murdered while walking to her mosque. now- as anna-lysa gayle reports, there are plans for programs to help a community in mourning. a big honor for a local longtime special olympian.. chairman tim shriver presented kester edwards with an espy award yesterday. the 43-year-old is being honored for bringing open water swimming to the special olympics. he'll be on stage tomorrow night during the 25th annual espys in los angeles. you can watch the awards ceremony tomorrow night at eight.. here on abc-seven. you can watch the 25th espys tomorrow night, right here on abc 7. the show starts at 8 p-m. a baby girl is always a bundle of joy. but this one -- might take the cake. get this -- a south carolina family has had 4 generations -- 137 years -- of only boys!!! a gend

max scherzer getting the start. scherzer taking down home run derby champ.ikeouts in just an inning of work. harper turning heads with a shot to center. here comes bryce. the signature hair flip. mariners giving phone to molina for a photo-opin the middle of the game. canoe hit game winning home run 50 years to the day the last time someone hit a game winning extra winning homer. straight all star win. >>> now imagine a wimbledon semi finals without rafael nadal, novak or andy murray. leaving those three out. the first american man named grand slam semi final. out in full force for the hometown favorite. second champ getting a fight from the 24th seeded american sam querry. check out this incredible point. a little lengthy. he can get to the drop shots. so can murray. somehow still going here. wins the point and takes it. we head to a decisive match point. 27th ace of the day. that completes the upset. takes down andy murray to advance to semn you can see querry with the washington capitals starting july 26. at wimbledon. putting on a clinic. federer. check

max scherzer and steve strasburg made the cut.here's a chance that a sixth nats player could make the team. third baseman anthony rendon is a final vote candidate. the nats have turned their twitter feed into a campaign for the 27-year-old. stop looking at me, aaron. you can tweet your vote using #voterendon by thursday afternoon. we can get there, folks. >> he said yeah, i'm the man. and this one. he sat down. he has the ball. two foul balls caught on two pitches? >> that's right. >> you can call that guy lucky, right? the oakland a's fan went home with not one but two foul balls in yesterday's game. the first one was a bouncer that he reached out and claimed. good move there. we weren't expecting -- he was not expecting to catch another one right aft especially with the first one still in his hand. >> that is luck. >> impressed with the skills. when you lean over the railing, you need to be careful. >> a little tricky. but it worked out for him. >> still just a ball. >> we had a pretty picture behind us earlier m then the clo cl

michelle: next for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- you have seen max scherzer pitch. now you can hear what it sounds like when he brings the heat. nancy: still ahead, blocked by president trump on twitter. some wear it as a badge of honor and others are suing. a d.c. woman's first amendment fight taken to court. jonathan: now veronica johnso can expect on "good morning washington" tomorrow morning. veronica: hey, thanks, guys. tomorrow on "good morning washington" -- we are cooling down with cup of joe live at the metro center. we're handing out water to help you stay hydrated and beat the heat. >> plus, exercising in this heat can be risky. how to get in a safe workout without getting wiped out. >> stay with us for traffic and weather every ten minutes to michelle: check this out. a group of naval personnel saving a baby elephant stuck in the indian ocean. look at him there. it took several boats, a team of navy divers and the department of wildlife to rescue the animals. they used ropes to guide it from the water to dry line. he was then handed over to the ldlife of

three straight homeruns with the first three batters, the most amazing they did this against max scherzera poor showing. the bryce harper looking over the field thinking if the roof were open, on a i'll bet i can hit one to sedoma. goes over the pool, two decks up into the party deck somewhere. harper hit this ball so hard, baseball's collection of cameras, collect homerun couldn't hit the distance on this homerun, it was too fast. just like that nats up not going to clear it does on a double. 75th rbi after 25th homerun two to one nationals, next batter ryan zimmerman. double up, nats win 4-3. it has been a crazy off season, a cavs guard, irving reportedly asked for a trade. the wizards have been focused on keeping the last year's playoff team in act. john wall will be in dc for a long time. the point guard agreed to a four-year $170 million extension. that will kick in in 2019. that pays a designated player a certain % of salary, he will be making over $40 million a year. he will be paid a total of million through 2023. herely how the salaries break down, $37.1 million the next two seas

the nationals are sending ryan , and max, bryce harper scherzer to miami. on our a link to vote website, wjla.com. they are playing tonight. brian: and they have fireworks after. i am a little concerd whether tomorrow. think there could be some weather for the fireworks. 90 degreeve our 14th day of the season today. we had 58 this time last year. quite a few. 52 back in 2015. you see how the numbers range. we are off to a slower start. ever had was in 2010, 67. let's talk about what happening across the area. conditions in the upper 80's. 89 in the city. 89 in manassas. 86 in frederick. 84 in winchester. there's a lot of heat building. here is the difference points are coming into the low 60's. a little bit of mugging, but mid-to-upper 60's. as line is we retain this northerly trend, it's hot, but not oppressively hot. , i think we get more maginnis back in the mix. mugginessss -- back in the mix. much happeningt tonight. tomorrow, partly sunny day, heat, a little more humidity. as we head deeper through the day tomorrow, showers and thunderstorms do fire o

matt scherzer only pit bryce harper had a walk and diving catch, daniel murphy had a hit but not enough for national league. the nats host the all-star game and homerun derby next year. >> get hyped up for that. >>> the blue whale challenge is a deadly social media trend, a lesson we can learn from one family's tragedy. >>> staying put. you heard about the fbi headquarters staying in d.c. learning about the fallout to d.c., maryland, and virginia. >>> and good morning. i am storm team 4 meteorologist, chuck bell. you need extra glasses of water today. there's heat indexes by 5:00 this afternoon, feeling like the upper 90s to around 100 degrees. potentially even hotter weather tomorrow. back in a few minutes with a check of the beach forecast for thweekend, in ce as >>> breaking news out of prince george's county. chopper 4 over the scene of this house fire. take a look there. not sure we are able to zoom in. there we go. you can see this has done extensive damage to this house which is on willow hill place. 400 block of willow hill place in hi atmosphereville, maryland. you can see tota

scherzer's all star start.as with detroit in two thou 13 and pitched a perfect inning in new york. >> i love all star games much it's so fun to come here and when you with all those guys with the best talent in the world, bet pitchers in the world and the manager gives you the ball, that's something special. nationals organization. just to she how good our guys have been this year. >> we're hoping to be able to contribute and to be great team and great offense. >> here's the thing if you have never watched an all star game before, do it tonight. give eight shot. >> you'll know the players four of the washington nationals will be on the starting field game starts right here on fox at 7:30 and then stay tune for fox 95 news at 10:00 and 11:00 and the final five after the game full night of coverage for you tonight this is the other thing i heard last night when i was watching the homerun derby contest i did not hear bryce say it but the espn people say the bryce said he would be in the homerun derby next year bec

stephen strasburg and max scherzer also made the squad.. with max getting the start tonight for the national league. chris sale will start on the mound for the american first pitch tonight is at 8. it's 5: and time for a check on weather. today: partly sunny, hot and humid, pm thunderstorms possible (30%) highs: 93-98 heat index: near 100 winds: southwest 5-10 mph tonight: warm and very humid lows: 71-77 wednesday: hot and humid, pm thunderstorms possible (40%) highs: 93-98 heat index: around 100 winds: southwest 5-10 mph happening right day is underway! you have about 22 hours left to cash in on the savings. the big retail day kicked off at 9 last night. amazon is offering a new deal every five minutes.. and will continue to do so until three a-m tomorrow! to take part in the fun, you do have to have a prime membership. you can still get one if you don't have one. it cost 99 dollars for a year. kidd o'shea in the now.. jay z will play the verizon center on wednesday november 29th as part of his 4:44 tour, tickets for the national tour go o

in the league, max scherzer. struck him out. two outs. >> did you see it? was a wild finish to the all-star game. walkoff home run gave the american league team the win in extra innings. despite some solid play by the all-stars nationals, max scherzer only pitched one inning but struck out two players. daniel murphy had a hit. it wasn't enough for the national league, too bad. but maybe they'll get a chance next year when the all-star game and the home run derby come to d.c. >> they called it the mane event. >> it's become its own entity. like another player on the team or something, you know? he does have good hair. >> another player. i love it. >>> all right, it's going to be a bad hair day, a bad skin day. >> as soon as i walked out. >> 91 already outside our studios. >> it feels hotter, though. it feels hotter outside when you factor in the humidity, so stay cool however you can t of the sun, stay in the shade. stay hydrated. tomorrow is going to be hotter than today, so you really want to make sure you cool off. tts this is a good way to cool off, by t

max scherzer will make just over $22 million. way to go, otto porter jr.! out of georgetown. in women's hoops a big honor if women's team. they will represent the united states in the world university games in taiwan next month. 12-day tournament begins august 19. the players are excited about rep thing country. >> it's exciting. i feel like we are blessed to be in this position as a team and as a university. just knowing that it's us. everybody go where they go. place usa is where we go. that is the main goal. robert: tennis, venus williams found the fountain of youth. at 37. she is still putting it down on the tennis courts. defeated her 6-2. back in the finals. it's been eight years since she won a wimbledon singles title. she has five already. another title would make venus the oldest women's grand slam champion in the open era. you are right, too hot. michelle: yes. robert: for tennis. they're in paris and it's not as hot. doug: it's seasonable. but here is a little above. the humidity made it feel worse today. tomorrow hot and humid again. 94. good chance of thunderstor