hear from defending champion sloane stephens coming up later in sports. in this modern day coliseum a group of gladiators prepare for battle. carrying on their shoulders the legacy of a nation, and... enormous heads. go! [whistle] ♪ ♪ winning a presidential race is hard, but saving money with geico is easy. fifteen percent or more on car insurance. leon: with the temperatures nearing triple digits wouldn't it be wonderful to go in the backyard and jump in the pool. if you had one. maureen: or if you wish you had one. a "7 on your side" viewer thought she would be swimming in her new pool after spending thousands of dollars to have it built. leon: the home was dug and the concrete was poured in. construction just stop and the homeowner said so did the calls from the builder. that is when she called troubleshooter horace holmes. horace: a backyard po dream. >> been really excited about it. horace: but her husband and kids and all they can do now is continue to dream.

samantha stosur and sloane stephens are the top two seeds on the women's side. bryan brothers have withdrawn from the tournament. and if you cannot make it down to rock creek this weekend, all is not lost. catch the action on the tennis test this weekend, taking on the columbus crew. last weekend, a disappointing performance in philadelphia against the union, a 3-0 loss. everyone has short memories around here. not a good performance. i thought we were second best and most aspects of that game. i don't see that being the case this weekend. back ond.c. united is the road tomorrow against columbus crew, on our sister station, news channel 8. coverage begins at 8:00. on the road again. experience that you can take to the next level, next. leon: hitting the golf course this weekend? merc 80's bands -- edes-benz is out with a luxury art, and he gets up to 19 miles per hour. charge. butedes has only built two, they say they are ready to ramp up production if there is enough interest. they will not say how much it costs. robert: what do you think, steve? steve: 50. leo

and today is the main draw as josh isner, carline wosniaki and defending champion sloane stephens are expected to hit the court. a few local stand outs to watch for on the mens side. frances tiafoe from hyattsville, maryland and denis kudla from arlington, virginia. it's 5: and time for a check on weather. at 90+ in d.c. we'll catch a brief cool-down' wednesday before another, even hotter, airmass moves in n 100 degrees! highs will soar into the upper 90s this afternoon with feels like temperatures around 100 degrees. a few storms are possible this afternoon and early evening. storms will likely start over western md shortly after lunchtime. some of these storms may be on the strong to severe side. storms will move east, into the d.c. area, between 4-7pm. a stray storm is possible tomorrow, but mainly sw of d.c. highs will reach about 90 degrees tomorrow. wednesday looks delightful! expect ;ow humidity and highs in the mid 80s. the heat and humidity build by friday. highs will soar into the upper 90s friday through sunday. this will be our hottest heat wave, so far this summer. 2 issu

despite a couple of names dropped, you will see some great tennis, including carolyn wozniaki and sloane stephensave more on the upcoming citi open. and also tonight on "sports sunday," an epic finish at the u.s. open, and a father-son duo. stay with us. flying solo tonight. erin had an early night. flying solo. kimberly: i talked to her earlier. coming an act of kindness. het ahead, why a young boy made sure that his mailman had something delivered to him on kimberly: users were again, chasing the digital creatures of pokÉmon go. the game crashed when it launched in 26 countries, but overnight the game maker identified issues that caused server problem so pokÉmon go is a go now. >> it was anger and frustration. i was nerd raging. kimberly: a hacking group took responsibility for the problems, but tech experts say there are server problems all the time and they are skeptical of those claims. keep plenty of water close by tomorrow. the uncertainties of hep c. i don't want to live with or wonder whether i should seek treatment. i am ready. because today there's