steve rudin has the latest. steve: no word for the evening hours. and overnight. the temperatures will fall in the 70's. show you a freshly updated future cast for you moving through the overnight hours. look what happens. left-hand side of the approaching storm system brings heavy rain in time for the commute around 9:00 in the morning over the district. arlington. alexandria. fairfax, southern maryland. some of the storms may become strong to severe with gusty winds. i believe the biggest problem will be the heavy downpours. more on that plus what to expect for the rest of the week and the upcoming weekend in a few minutes. leon: all right. update on breaking news at 5:00. drivers should avoid the area around washington boulevard and second street south. this is because of police activity in the area. southbound washington boulevard just reopened but northbound still closed down. police say that a man committed suicide in a car. that is what caused the street shut down in the area. keep an eye on it for you. now new at 6:00 -- police in montgomery county look fo

the coverage begins with steve rudin. steve: severe thunderstorm warning reappearing on the map. everything shaded in orange including the southern frederick county, northwestern montgomery county to loudoun county. jefferson and berkeley under newly issued severe thunderstorm warning. it sends through the area. we have the potential of stronger storms. starting out to the west of us, severe thunderstorm warning moving from hedgeville. it will continue this cell here to move toward the south and the east at 25 miles per hour. this is the area that has just been warned on. that is where the radar is. the potential of golf ball size hail. strong storms out there now. to culpeper another severe thunderstorm warning. another 45 minutes to go on this one with the gusty winds and heavy downpour and lightning the heavy rain. north and east toward bowie it's dry. but another round of showers and thunderstorms are on the way. the team coverage continues with richard reeve live in mobile track 7. >> we are traveling around all day long. this is bowie. the guys are now working to clear off

meteorologist steve rudin has details. steve: and a few showers and across the metro. the strongest storms are now over west virginia. show you a closeup view. we will head to the storms ape cross west virginia. we have a newly issued severe thunderstorm warning that has been expanded that includes grant, hardy, pendleton and rockingham counties until 5:30. these cells a lot of lightning, heavy downpours, gusty winds. moving south and east for 20 miles per hour. it has no impact on the immediate area. in west virginia they have had the rain and not a good situation. by 7:00, if you are barbecuing or heading to the pool there are clouds at 11:00 tonight. moving through the early morning hours waking up to patching fog. it's what after that will bring smiles to people. more details on the weekend outlook and what to expect next week. if you like it hot and humid you will like what is on the way. leon: you got it. across the pond, maybe not so many smiles. who kn the most visible effect we have seen so far in the u.s. now from the british shocking vote to leave the europe

alison: but we'll start with meteorologist steve rudin. he has been tracking the storms since 1:00 this afternoon. what is the latest? steve: a busy afternoon at abc7. the strongest storms are settling further south. first things first. the entire area in pink that indicates a severe thunderstorm watch until 9:00 tonight. i suspect that parts of this will come down way, way before then. the area you see in orange, fairfax coun william, severe thunderstorm warning for another 15 minutes until 4:15. then another cell across southern maryland. calvert county where that is going to extend until 4:45. that is where they have report of golf ball size hail near waldorf. convert to doppler radar for you. the district here, capital beltway right here. southern edge of the capital beltway. springfield is further south. that is where we are looking at the heavy rain and the severe thunderstorm warning in effect right now. widen things out a bit. if you are watching us in gaithersburg or frederick county to hagerstown, things have really started to set

scott: i'm joined by meteorologist steve rudin. u have access to a pool, take advantage of the nice weather now. there is stormy weather on the way. the pool forecast is 70's. partly cloudy skies. the winds will be out of the northwest. have a nc of the pool. it's breezy at times. grilling outdoors for this everything. it's a great evening to grab steak, chicken or grill a vegetable if you're a vegetarian. moving the overnight we will fall through the 70's. eventually in the 60's. our forecast for the day tomorrow, shows a high around 82 degrees. with partly sunny skies. winds out of the north at 4 to 8. we look at the weekend forecast in a few minutes. michelle: we will see you then. thank you. still ahead for us at 4:00 -- a naked man, a hatchet and a mixup. what started a confrontation for people who wanted a ride home and a man charged with a variety of crimes. scott: the d.c. voters head to the polls. the key race to watch and players next at "abc7 news at 4:00". alison: that does it for me for now for health news to give your

steve rudin, are we? steve: we are, and things will improve overnight. this from the national weather service, a confirmed tornado over howard county, ef-0. not a strong tornado, the wind near 80 miles per hour, miles over 285 minutes. no significant damage reported. that was earlier this afternoon. we were on air with abc 7 covering the storms as they happen. going on, montgomery county through the district, but nothing severe overnight. stronger storms all the way for the day thursday. time you of that, plus a look at the upcoming weekend. the storm watch weather team used all of our resources here. this is what news chopper 7 found this evening in howard county, home was battered by fallen trees, and this image from aspen hill where a chimney was destroyed by lightning. >> all of a sudden, this explosion. andoked in here and smoke debris all over. the: jay korff spent evening storm chasing, and he is live at the cleveland park metro station with the aftermath. what a mess. jay: it is still a bit of a mess. water came pouring down through here. there a

let's go straight to steve rudin for a check of the forecast. steve: the strongest of the storms will south and west of d.c., charlottesville, with a severe thunderstorm warning, but around the capital beltway a much different story. the storm slowly drifted the north and east, from fredericksburg in the early morning. a lot of thunder and lightning. was slowly move off and more severe weather on the way tomorrow. it is quiet and dry around the capital beltway. if you have anywhere to go in the next few hours, metro closes at midnight, it should stay dry around the beltway. different story. futurecast, fredericksburg, leonardtown, 3:00 a.m., heavier thunderstorms, shower over the district. ,omorrow, brighter skies limited sunshine, then the strong storms on the way. this is the futurecast, freshly updated. 6 p.m. tomorrow, strong storms for montgomery county through the district, fairfax, loudon. more on what to expect in terms of damage and when everything will funnily be out of here as we move through tomorrow night into early monday. kellye: o

toss it to steve rudin who could talk about a great weekend. steve: you said you are hot out there?obert: very. steve: wait until sunday. tomorrow it's 82 at quicken loans. around 86. a lot of sunshine to enjoy. we look for chance of thunderstorms moving to the day on monday. we are in d.c. shower and thunderstorms developing west of thunderstorm warning for grant and hardy county. this is until 5:15. this is moving to petersberg at 30 miles per hour. it has the potential to bring gusty wind and downpours but it's well west of the d.c. metro. for tomorrow, 85 degrees. a lot of sunshine. warm and humid. if you have a chance to check out the d.c. united game tomorrow evening. tomorrows from the lower 80's to the lower 70's moving into the afternoon. the pool forecast looks good. let's check on the afternoon rush hour commute. it's friday. t.g.i.f. jamie sullivan? jamie: that is what a lot of people saying who are stuck in the backup. take a look. 95 in virginia heading south. she is laughing at me. sorry. i had something stuck in my throat. i don't know what that is but i'm okay. you

steve rudin, you are making friends in the last couple of days. low humidity, a lot of sunshine. was good night for baseball. steve: it's great. enjoy yourself. it will fade quickly. the sunshine tomorrow won't stick around long. the baseball forecast looks great. temperatures are 70's early on. we will slowly fall through the later innings. as we move through the 11:00 hour, 70 degrees or so. beautiful weather tonight. unfortunately it's not going to stick around for a lot loer no problems there now. if you are just getting home and contemplating going for a jog or eating dinner outside or taking your dog for a walk, grab the sunglasses. you will need them. overnight the clouds will begin to increase. the temperatures from the upper 50's to 65 degrees downtown d.c. tomorrow, easy drive in to work tomorrow. mix of sun and clouds. mostly cloudy skies through the middle of the day. likely to squeeze out a few showers through the evening hours to tomorrow night with embedded thunderstorm. right now it appears that mainly west of d.c. take you out to look at the next seven days. 79 de

meteorologist steve rudin is tracking things for us. steve: a few scattered showers now.ot going to amount to a lot more moving through the overnight hours. but the further south and west you go is where the rough weather continues and it drives down toward the south and the east. it will move south of richmond. ways off from if area. the planner, the temperatures are in the upper 70's to start. the clouds will break up later on tonight. we will talk about the end of the work week forecast and of course the weekend coming up in a few minutes. leon? leon: all right, steve. updating a story now we brought you last week. a man facing charges he sexual assaulted a woman at a target store. an anonymous tip led officers to 19-year-old brendon cordova. he turned himself in this morning. police say that cordova groped an 11-year-old girl inside the store on saturday. now they are trying to determine if there were other victims who have not yet come forward. they victims to contact police. still ahead here at 6:00, why crews who raced to repair a burst water line slowed down the w

let's get to meteorologist steve rudin for the forecast. steve: to the west of d.c. and to the north and the east of d.c., take a look for yourself. no active severe thunderstorm warnings out there now. we did have a few stronger storms around the harrisenburg area that are now beginning to ease a little bit. another round of storms to the south and west of the baltimore area. now to west of baltimore. getting ready to move over columbia. and then making it to but producing heavier downpours. outdoor dining for this evening. temperatures will fall through the 80's. we will see limited sunshine. depending on your location and whether you have storms over the area or not. we are not looking for widespread severe weather outbreak for the everything. the weekend is here. more on what to expect in a few minutes. leon: you got it. the former fairfax county police officer who shot and killed an unarmed man sentenced to one year in jail. but he won't spend more than a few more days behind bars. a judge imposed the sentence on adam torres who pleaded guilty to involuntary man

steve: i'm steve rudin. a beautiful day underway. we will head out to veronica johnson at the jazz announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. leon: today marks one year since the charleston church shooting that killed nine people. community-wide church service was held this morning. south carolina governor haley and u.s. senator tim scott gave remarks there. also a message was delivered from president obama. dylann roof faces the death penalty after watching in the emanuel ame church's bible study and opening fire. alison: britain's parliament will be recalled to play tribute to slain lawmaker. today they paid tribute to jo cox who was shot and stabbed to death yesterday. she was an advocate for britain remaining in the european union. now campaigning on a referendum to lead the e.u. has been suspended altogether. neighbors say the man accused of killing violent. >> it was premeditated. alison: the southern poverty law center says he was a support either of white supremacist group called national alliance. empoweri

leon: steve rudin, what is the word tonight? steve: the futurecast just in, with showers and heavy rain in the early morning hours from about 7 a.m., the heaviest activity off to the west. comes across the district in southern maryland, then over the bay, and that is just the beginning. we have mo potentially become strong to severe. i will track the storms and let you know where they are coming up. 7 when stay with abc there is severe weather on the radar. we have you covered as soon as you wake up with "good morning washington" having team coverage with veronica johnson, eileen whelan, and jacqui jeras. and we have updated forecasts around the clock at wjla.com. leon: something happening right now, democrats taking a stand on capitol hill, lawmakers sitting in to demand house republicans take action on gun control. they had been going at this for 11 hours now, a dramatic demonstration with it, but will it lead to results? tom roussey is live on capitol hill with the latest. tom, what is going on down there? tom: leon, we know t

meteorologist steve rudin is back with a look at how much could come for the rest of the week. robert: i'm robert burton. coming up in sports the redskins deangelo hall with bold words after practice. and draymond green is back and alison: phase one of metro safetrack plan ends tomorrow. in all it will be 13 days of single tracking between the east falls church and ballston station. metro says crews are ahead of schedule and needed 100% of the job in some areas. they replaced more insulators and track expected but still have work to do. saturday it shifts from eastern market and minnesota avenue on the orange line and eastern market and benning road on the blue and silver line. >> all you can do is just leave 30 or 40 minutes early. just sit there and wait it out. alison: metro says even if 30% of riders decide against riding the rails next week because of this, the bus bridges they are setting up won't be able to move the passengers during rush hour. so be prepared next week. you can find alternates for all the phaseals of safetrack on the wjla.com. search "safetrack." while y

steve rudin has more on that. in the meantime, the investigators don't know what sparked a fire in an underground transformer room. no one was hurt but thick black smoke hovered above clarendon boulevard for hours as the firefighters battled the flames. crew was reagan national airport called in to help and they had to use the same foam and the chemicals on the plane crashes to put out the flames. 200 customers are without power as a result of the fire in clarendon. new develop in the the race for the white house. clinton entered june with more than $42 in the bank. trump had $1.3 million. the review of the filing found trump campaign spent $6 million paying his own companies and family members for the within hours the #trumpsopoor trended on twitter. michelle obama joined millions using snapchat. he made a first posting including a behind the scene for shoot of carpool karaoke. the first lady joined the app to promote her upcoming trip to liberia, morocco and spain. follow her. michelleobama. coming up next at 6:

doug: tonight at 11:00, brian van de graaff is in for steve rudin. chilly morning ahead. he will put numbers on it and the timing of the weekend thunderstorms. that is coming up later. maureen: "world news tonight" with david muir up next. leon: see you near 11:00. vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, energy-saving upgrades. it's more than helping customers, ♪ stand by me sir, this alien life form at an alarming rate. growing fast, you say? we can't contain it any long... oh! you know, that reminds me of how geico's been the fastest-growing auto insurer for over 10 years straight. over ten years? mhm, geico's the company your friends and neighbors trust. and deservedly so. indeed. geico. expect great savings and a whole lot more. >>> as we come on the as we come on a air. also tonight, making history. the first woman to be nominated by a major party. tonight, we ask about donald trump, about th

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josh knight in for steve rudin tonight and he will talk about the chances of storms tomorrow and lookad to the fourth of july weekend at 11:00. maureen: i can't believe the fourth of july is around the corner. "world news tonight" with david muir is up next. have a good night. gc ♪ amazing sleep stays with you all day and all night. sleep number beds with sleepiq technology give you the knowledge to adjust for the best sleep ever. don't miss the lowest prices of the season going on now, know better sleep. only at a sleep number store. >>> tonight, the supreme court's historic decision. justice joefrs turn the restrictive laws. the most crucial ruling in nearly 25 years, impacting half the country. >>> flood emergency. nearly two dozen dead. the search for victims swept away by rushing waters. thousands of homes and businesses damaged or destroyed, with more rain on the way. >>> market aftershocks. wall street takes a new dive. millions of 401(k)s losing money. more fallout from the uk's stunning vote to leave the european union. >>> trump slum. a new poll shows hillary clinton with a

alison: steve rudin has what we can expect when we wake up. the worst is over? steve: it is indeed.l have a flash flood watch until 6 a.m. radar, all of the heavy stuff moves off to the east. we go in a little closer, everything clearing out nicely. inside the capital beltway, to the west, gaithersburg, reston. if you have been waiting to take your dog out for a walk, now is the time to do it. tomorrow looks a whole lot better, brighter skies, sunshine, temperatures in the 60's in the morning. afternoon andte early evening, upper 70's daytime temperatures. what to expect for father's day weekend coming up in a few minutes. leon: thank you, steve. some of the worst hit areas are in loudoun county. damage to a lot of cars. richard reeve has been in the elements all night and kicks off our team coverage in middleburg. richard: middleburg, virginia, got slammed by hail, dimpling on car hoods, windshield smashed. trees down. the back window completely gone in this car, a tough day in this region. >> a delusion of water and a ton of hailstones. richard: windshield after windshield, virtua

. >> let's begin with steve rudin. ? have we got right now steve: a tornado warning was originally issued for berkeley county, west virginia and martinsburg. that is now expired, so no reason to worry about that. but this area is under a severe thunderstorm watch until 10:00 tonight. it does include the district up through maryland. the watch has converted into a warning. three separate warned areas right now. how all of that will continue as we move through the early evening hours into the next half of storms that stretches into west virginia, slowly advancing toward the east. this will be the line of storms that will impact the metro area as we move through the 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 hour tonight, bringing with it guessed he went, heavy downpours, damaging hail, -- gusty wind, heavy downpours, damaging hail, and a tornado or two cannot be ruled out. 530 p.m. ng is until i'm noticing over here, if we can go back and pick that up. a newly issued tornado warning. this is just to the south of fredericksburg. it appears this cel

meteorologist steve rudin has the forecast. steve: it is beautiful out there right now. it is going to stay really nice as we move through the evening hours. if you h barbecue or maybe go for a swim, i would go for it. temperatures this evening around 75 to 80 degrees. a lot of sunshine to enjoy. winds will be out of the northeast at 10 miles per hour. temperatures across the area range from the lower 70's south and west of us to the lower 80's. as you head toward north and east to baltimore and frederick. the cloud cover is dropping south. that is where the cooler temperatures are. the skies will clear out nicely. temperatures from the middle 50's to lower 60's overnight. those are also the wake-up temperatures for early tomorrow morning. we talk about what to expect for father's day. i promise a lot of smiles out there. especially if you have outdoor plans. michelle: all right, steve. thank you. just a reminder to stay with abc7 on all platforms. especially when severe weather is in the outlook. keep your devices charged. all you need is a cellular connection to get up

check in with steve rudin for a look at the forecast. steve: a lot of sunshine for some of you, especially inside the capital beltway. further west you go, added clouds. if you head to the ballpark the first pitch at 7:05. temperatures are around 80 degrees. the clouds increase through the 9:00 hour. by the end of the game don't be surprised if you see a few showers and maybe hear rumbles of thunder with temperatures around 75 degrees. show you satellite and radar. most activity well south of the d.c. metro. a warm front south of us that will move our way heading overnight and in the day tomorrow. that is going to bring us unsettled weather. this evening if you have outdoor plans and you are planning on grilling out, go for it. temperatures around 80 degrees or so. mix of sun and clouds. i will give you timing for the hea friday. we will talk about father's day weekend. scott: we are continuing to follow local breaking news from yesterday. two still remain in critical condition after a tour bus carrying 18 passengers hit head on with a ca

our meteorologist steve rudin is live in the stormwatch7 system monitoring the forecast. we are getting more of that activity coming through? steve: exactly. freshly updated computer model just come in. i want to show what is going on for the evening hours. no problems at all if you are outdoor activities this everything. go for it. you can swim or play golf or play tennis or barbecue. temperatures in the 90's. we will be in the 70's overnight. this is what it looks like. by 9:00 hour this is overhead, the d.c. metro. keep in mind this is a computer generated model here. this will likely fluctuate as it moves through the next 12 hours or so. this is a good idea of what to expect. another round of the strong storms tomorrow afternoon. more on that plus looking at the upcoming w in a few minutes. leon: all right. as you know, howard county was the bullseye for the damage in the area. today the national weather service confirmed e. ef-0 tornado touched down on the ground for 13 miles. richard reeve picks up the team coverage. richard: there is debris everywhere. there is thou

jonathan: we'll begin with meteorologist steve rudin. more severe weather is coming our way. steve: we have to wait another 12 hours or so. no problems for this evening or for most of the overnight hours. if you are going out for a swim. temperatures around 85 degrees or so. added clouds move overnight. we'll turn mostly cloudy in the morning. by 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, we are watching for the storms to approach from the west. some of the storms are likely going to contain gusty winds. more importantly heavy rain. this is what it looks like on the future cast. we are here at 6:30 in the everything. a few clouds here and there. a little bit of a lull. as we head through the early morning hours tomorrow, 5:00 in the morning, western maryland to harrisenburg and woodstock. this zips south of us. yet another round of strong storms expected as we move through the midday hours to the early afternoon. give you the exact timing and what to expect once they move through and the upcoming weekend in a few minutes. jonathan: 24 hours ago richard reeve was in bowie. trees were littering the scen

meteorologist steve rudin has the latest for us now. how does it look? steve: a few showers are now beginning to fade south of d.c. if you have outdoor plans, look for fine conditions close to beltway. plan to go to the pool to look at the temperatures in the 70's. mainly cloudy s miles per hour. this is what it looks like around the capital beltway. no worries at all. up to north and west. the further south and west you go through charleston, west virginia, western virginia to western north carolina, showers and the thunderstorms are beginning to develop. some of the storms may make it to the area later tonight and into the early morning hours. grilling out this evening? no worries. the temperatures around 80 degrees. the sun will set at 8:35. we are looking at the longest daylight hours of the year. we move through the next couple of days. coming up we talk about the father's day weekend. leon: new information on the crash that shut down the g.w. parkway this time yesterday. two people are in critical condition after a tour bus if it weren't for the act

meteorologist steve rudin is standing by in the stormwatch7 and has the latest on the forecast. more thunder tonight? steve: a few more thunderstorms isolated. isolated showers. the severe component we will take out of the mix this time around. take a look at what is going on. a few showers around the capital beltway. not going to amount to a lot as we move through the dinner time hour. all the action to the south of us. it will continue to move south and east. eventually riding to south of richmond. tonight, closer in. we are temperatures falling in to lower 80's to the 70's. talking about the upcoming weekend. all you need to know in a few minutes. alison: see you then. now to a developing story out of baltimore today. a judge ruled this morning that officer caesar goodson is not guilty in the freddie gray case. goodson was the actual driver of the police van that gray was loaded into before he died. we have team coverage of the verdict tonight beginning with brad bell who is live in downtown baltimore. brad? brad: the importance of what happened hear today cannot be overstated

meteorologist steve rudin now with a first look at the weekend outlook for us now. much better ahead. steve: a huge difference compared to yesterday at the same time. look at the temperatures outside. if you have any plans this evening, go for it. we are talking upper 70's to the lower 80's. outdoor activities. signing outside. barbecuing. a official go with the temperatures that will stay in the middle to the upper 70's. of course don't forget to download the stormwatch7 weather app to stay ahead of the next round of severe weather. nothing like that we have on the way. not anytime soon. satellite and radar, the clouds dissipating moving south and west. that means clearing skies for the overnight hours and a beautiful night ahead. and early morning tomorrow. this is what it looks like from sunrise until -- sunset till sunrise. overnight you may see a spotty cloud here or there. not amounting to a lot. temperatures waking up the lower 60's. we talk about the rest of father's day weekend and a big warmup on the way with temperatures, are you ready for this, in the 90'

leon: steve rudin over here. what do you call that? downward dog. alison: the "karate kid" when he put his arm up. leon: cripple dog, dog. steve: my dog does limp when it's cold outside. look at forecast today. if you are lucky enough to be by a pool. that is the place to be. 84 to 89 degrees. a lot of sunshine. the sun will set at 8:37. you will see the bright in the skies after 9:00. as far as the cloud cover is concerned, nothing to worry about. a few clouds across the northern montgomery county to frederick county. i will stay dry this evening. not necessarily the case early, early tomorrow morning. it's more humid in the midday hours. you may dodge rein drop and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon. i will give you the timing on the storms plus what to expect for the rest of the week. looking ahead to the upcoming weekend in a few minutes. leon: you got it. coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- promising steps in against zika virus. how scientists are getting closer and closer to prevent the spread of it. alison: neighbors reach out to abc7 for help t

steve: i'm steve rudin. beginning of an awesome weather evening around the d.m.v. temperatures around the 70s and the lower 80's. we talk a vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, energy-saving upgrades. it's more than helping customers, it's helping neighbors. ♪ stand by me alison: we are back now. steve is back from vacation. welcome back. steve: thank you. alison: what a day to come back to. steve: fantastic. it was so hot this weekend. temperatures in the 90's. leon: we should be, shouldn't we? steve: not in the 90's. we should be in the middle 80's. today felt great because it wasn't so humid. we will get the humidity back. a lot of folks headed to the baseball game tonight. you going? leon: not tonight so they i won't be there. steve: keep our fingers crossed. we move through the game and the later innings we will see the sun fade at 8:30. the temperatures will fall in the lower 70's a beautiful night ove

steve rudin will be here in a few minutes and look at the weekend weatherf you in a few minutes.onathan: thank you. when the weather takes a nasty turn, you can stay ahead of it going to wjla.com. you can get text alerts on your phone, on your tablet. just download the free app on storm watch. it's the latest radar, rain totals, you name it, you will get it. wjla.com. michelle: meanwhile, we are keeping a close eye on a dangerous weather situation in france. the country president declared state ofral disaster due to the flood -- state of natural disaster due to flooding. the water is expected to keep rising. >> we are having wine, expecting the ducks to float by in the morning calmly. we wake up and it's like noah 's ark. michelle: go famed museums were forced to close frizz so or thework can be moved from the flooding. >> we will make it work. people are patient, flexible. we will get through this and be a better place when we are done. jonathan: the arlington county board today trying to reassure residents ahead of the safetrack program. it starts tonight. jay korff reports at

meteorologist steve rudin has a look at where things are today. even here it is starting to get a bit warmer. steve: it is indeed. the temperatures to the southwest of us. 110 in phoenix. not uncommon for this time of year but much different around here. we have the heat, the humidity. i will rest of the everything. upper 80's to lore 90's -- lower 90's. the barbecue forecast. we move through the evening and temperatures are upper 80's by 7:00. it's dry and sunny. if you have plans to head to the pool, go for it. biking to work tomorrow is dry. but on the warm side. temperatures around 80 degrees. noontime hour, middle 80's. by 4:00 we will be dodging thunderstorms. some of the storms will have the potential to become severe. i'll give you the timing coming up in a few minutes. alison: thank you very much. well, controlled chaos. that is how many commuters described this morning's rush on metro. the first commute as metro begins the second surge for safetrack. this round five stations are shut down with buses taking the place of trains. sam sweeney