we'll begin with meteorologist steve rudin who has been tracking it all afternoon. with rethrough the worst of it? steve: we are indeed. especially around the immediate metro area off to the west of us. look what is going on. we are looking at the severe thunderstorm watch shafed almost two-third of it down well before the 9:00 expiration time. still continues for southern maryland. strongest storms over the bay moving to the delmarva. we are still dealing with severe thunderstorm warnings now just on the east of if annapolis area. this sorm is moving east at around 20 miles per hour. no additional impact on the metro area. as far as around the capital beltway, it's still ra a lot lighter than it was an hour ago. the heaviest rain, gusty winds and the lightning is over with for the metro. look at the temperatures. what a drop. now 47 degrees at reagan national airport. earlier this afternoon we had a heat index value of 107. talk about the rest of the evening. and the weekend. the weekend is finally here. more on that coming up in a few minutes. jonathan: now to the

we move back to the weather center to join steve rudin. you were just pointing out, alison, a lot of color on the map. alison: a lot going on. steve: this here is going to advance our way. that is the heaviest of the rain that will arrive here, 7:00, 9:00. midnight tonight if you are not home and driving about a good opportunity to make sure you are home by midnight. it will get rough around here. satellite and radar. full screen walking to the wall for you. over the capital beltway. we gear up for a busy rush hour commute on this friday afternoon. we are looking at the heaviest rain north and east at 12 to 15 miles per hour. that is why it will take some time for it to gradually make the way north and east to chillum at 4:34. arriving in berwyn heightses and laurel in the next hour or so. capable of producing heavy rain. upward of two inches per hour. not out of the question. that is why we have flash flood warnings out there now. everything shaded in red including fairfax, arlington, alexandria, the district, prince george's county under

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steve rudin in the weather center. i understand they have issued severe thunderstorm warning in the viewing area. hopefully it does not make its way this far east. steve: the rogue thunderstorm warning drafted 45 minutes. it did not amount to a lot. the good news it is fizzling out moving to your area. by the time it reaches your area there is not much left. joining national harbor. brighter than it was a half hour ago. storms rolled through. the temperatures haven't moved a lot. 85 at reagan national airport. frederick is 88. show what is going on with the thunderstorm. when it was warned, not much left of it at all. this is it. right here. this is moving to vansville at 20 miles per hour. i suspect to continue northeasterly track the point of fizzle out all together. coming up we talk rest of the week. we have a brief cooldown followed by another warmup. we are tracking a cold front for the end of the week. more on that in a few minutes. jonathan? jonathan: thank you. we talk about the stormwatch7 app we offer at wjla

get right inside to steve rudin to get details. steve? steve: we posted it a minute ago. bringing it to you. this is for the district, arlington and alexandria and fairfax. the cells here, they are moving toward the east. at under 20 miles per hour. capable of producing gusty winds upward of 60 miles per hour. we are looking at the two cells here just west of fairfax city. then another one that is going to move up 95 to the mixing bowl of springfield. this is all moving off to east. not fast. 20 miles per hour. this warning box that includes mclean and tysons and the district, arlington, alexandria, rosslyn and cherrydale. this is until 5:45. another 40 minutes to go. keep you updated. the storms through the east. now back to jonathan. jonathan: thank you. severe thunderstorm warnings is the last thing folks need in stevensville. this was terrifying for folk in the area. you get a swath of the tornado. this was two miles long and 150 yards wide. touching, it destroyed. it would destroy a home and then untouched. the national weather service come in after a storm like this

steve rudin, how about you? steve: no. i got a month. month later. august 4 for me.alk about what is going on for me. weather bug showing the national harbor. cloud cover hang around with a few showers. the showers are south of the d.c. method row area. this feels like summer should. the peoples like temperature of upper 80's to 90 now. if you have plans outdoors for the early everything hours take it easy. make sure you stay well hydrated. the stormwatch7 satellite and radar. showers to waldorf, warrenton around fredericksburg. showers continue moving through the evening hours. the showers are breaking up north of us around the frederick county area. urbanna now are dry. heavierband now stretching from lake ridge to waldorf. this will continue to move toward the east. not fast. capable of producing heavier downpours as we speak. this is the future cast tomorrow in the evening hours. the d.c. petro area and 6:00 and 7:00, heavier rains likely around the d.m.v. with the thunderstorms. the forecast tomorrow the highs will make it to the upper 70's to the lower to the m

stormwatch7's meteorologist steve rudin with the recently extended flood risk. nancy: you also see melissa dipane with a look at what the first round of storms brought but let's start with steve in the forecast. steve: the flood watch has been expanded until 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. on top of that, we have two areas with flash flood warnings at this time. it includes part of prince william county, fairfax and southern maryland, st. mary's county until 7:00 this evening. more rain is on the way. we will show you the wide view first. widely scattered showers south of the d.c. metro. head toward the north where we have heavier rain falling at this time. head to annapolis area. it's very wet at this hour. however, nothing that is severe. not detecting any thunder. no lightning. however, heavy downpours are likely to continue as we into the overnight. they will be on and off. as we head down toward the d.c. metro area, just around the tysons area, that is where we have heavy rain at this time. but again, nothing that will cause any problems. at least not right now.

larry: get to steve rudin now for the latest. a busy afternoon for you. steve: indeed. we have better news on the way, especially through the evening and the overnight. the skies are beginning to clear as we look toward the west. this is national harbor. much better picture than we look at the temperatures from the stormwatch7. 73 at reagan national. dulles at 75. 81 in frederick. 87 in fredericksburg. and upper 60's in the extreme western maryland. great news, part of that severe thunderstorm watch issued earlier has come down. it is no longer in effect from montgomery, fairfax, fredericksburg or loudoun counties. the area west no worries at all. however, it still continues for southern maryland, prince george's county and to spotsylvania and stafford until 9:00. but i suspect that this will also cancel out well before 9:00. notice the areas here in orange. those are the severe thunderstorm warnings that still remain in place that are beginning to diminish a little bit as this moves to the south. not moving fast at all. but right now anne arundel counties, you are unde

back to the weather center with steve rudin. if you haven't heard the next couple of days are a deluge. we will have a lot of rain. steve: a slow go tomorrow evening. saturday morning. then if you are going to be out and about saturday afternoon and you have plans you are probably going to say i think we are better off indoors. the beach, ocean city. jonathan: it's great. steve: skies are mostly cloudy but beach weekend. jonathan: boo! steve: i know. but it will be nicer next weekend. looking outdoors, opening outdoors the temperatures are in the 80's. a little humid. may see a passing thunderstorms. we have temperatures in the 70's. mostly cloudy skies. isolated thunderstorm or two mainly south and west of the d.c. area. tomorrow and 75 degrees. lower 80's noontime. the shower and the rains will move in. extending through the overnight hours to the day on saturday. if you have a swim meet it likely get canceled out. there are isolated storms tomorrow. there are upwards of four to five inches. the flash flood watch in effect for

steve rudin, how jealous are you? steve: i am really julius. -- jealous. how does it taste? brian: i haven't tried it yet. does fresh milk taste better? >> raw milk, we have to have it past rised for -- pastor rised for safety. i -- pasteurize it for safety. i haven't had it before. brian: we have to pasteurize it first. steve: good deal. nice weather there. this is from national harbor looking to the old town alexandria. a few clouds out there now. more important it is dry moving through the overnight hours. 82 at dulles. 84 at reagan national. 84 in culpeper. win chester in the upper 70's. stormwatch7 satellite and radar it's quiet and dry and will stay that way for the evening. by changes are on the way. we have a weather maker and it will produce rain. but depending where the line ends up will determine how much rain we see around here on friday. we could look at two inches. 79 degrees at 6:00 p.m. 78 by 8:00. middle 70's for 10:00 tonight. low temperatures inside the capital beltway, lower 70's. we will notice it's more sticky out there. we have a warm start to the day

we will turn things back over to steve rudin. it's incredibly dramatic. steve: it is. we knew the storms were coming. look at this, the visibility is shrinking farther as the oxon hill area. this view is going to deteriorate dramatically moving through the next ten minutes or so as the storm moves further east. show you what is going on at this time. in terms of the satellite and the radar. the strongest of the storm is now moving over in the district. arlington and alexandria. wind gusts upward of 60 miles per hour. these wind gusts capable of producing damage. you saw the insulation flying over to downtown rosslyn. this is where we have in terms of the severe thunderstorm warning that is set to expire at 5:15. half hour to go with that system or that warning but i suspect that we are going to see additional warnings across the area as we move through the next hour or so. especially toward the melwood area and upper marlboro and queen ann. even though you aren't under the warned area at this time. this is the time to get kids indoors and make sure the pets are inside.

stormwatch7 meteorologist steve rudin is here with a first check of the forecast. it's about that time, right? steve: typical time of year to see hot temperatures around the d.m.v. that is what is going to happen moving through the upcoming week. looking to dulles international airport, a few clouds. it will stay dry as we move through the evening hours. look at the temperatures outside. 90 degrees at reagan national. 91 in leesburg. warrenton now at 91 degrees. the heat index values make it feel hotter than that. stormwatch7 satellite and radar shows the dry conditions around the capital beltway. head off toward the west. garrett, algany and washington counties. we've had showers that develop with the a it to the immediate metro area. evil tomorrows around 89 -- evening tomorrows 89 to 90 by 6:00. drop to 80's by 10:00 tonight. the heat and the humidity is back full force tomorrow, wednesday and thursday. more coming up in a few minutes. nancy? nancy: thank you. evolving story. in the truest sense. donald trump jr.'s description meeting with a kremlin league lawyer

for a look at weather, steve rudin. steve: your fingers are crossed we get fireworks display in with no problem tomorrow evening. i want to show you the future cast. this is freshly updated. we move through the day, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. this model north and west of d.c. come tomorrow evening. the fireworks start at 9:09. this is a hotted day out there. if you are looking for the perfect vi lower 90's. i will give you an hour by hour on what to expect. looking ahead to the upcoming weekend if you like the lower humidity and the warm temperatures you have got it. on the way. jonathan: thank you. see you in a few minutes. for more on what the weather is like for the holiday and the road closures and a full schedule of events on the national mall go to wjla.com. you will find it there. michelle: president trump expected to return to the white house tonight. he is spending the weekend at his golf course in new jersey. tomorrow the president will host military families for fourth of july. on wednesday

meteorologist steve rudin joins us from the weather center with what we can expect. hi, steve. steve: it will look better out there. we will dodge a few showers and thunderstorms. finger crossed between 9:00 and the 9:30 window when the fireworks are going on at the national mall we will get them in. take a look outside. hyatt regency camera. mclean, virginia, few clouds here and there. filtered sunshine now. see it on the satellite and the radar over the d.c. metro area. it stretches to the delmarva beaches. at least it will remain dry. we move through the evening hours. we head overnight. the closest showers south of us across north carolina. here is the eating out forecast. it's great for barbecues. temperatures are lower 90's at 5:00 p.m. middle 80's by 9:00 tonight. if you have a late night dinner, it looks nice. we are talking about the day tomorrow. fourth of july. we are tracking a timing showers and thunderstorms. plus looking ahead to the upcoming weekend. more on that coming up in a few minutes. alison: see you then, steve. thank you. keep up with the weather anytime

meteorologist steve rudin is on storm watch tonight. steve? steve: enjoy the calm before the storm. make that heavy rain this time tomorrow night. there is nothing like that out there now. looking over to dulles international airport, clouds and peeks of sunshine. dinner outside tonight 84. 5:00, 82. maybe get a cocktail on the roof terrace downtown d.c. st. temperatures around 80. the latest for tomorrow. it starts tomorrow afternoon. extends through tomorrow night and the tomorrow evening through saturday. get them right. flash flood watch for the d.c. metro area. all of southern maryland could look at one to three inches of rain by the time this system moves on out of here. for tonight, a few isolated thundershowers. 70 to 77 degrees. timing for the heaviest rain and the impact on your upcoming weekend. coming up in a few minutes. larry: this is the weather. go to wjla.com/text. do it now and sign up to have the stormwatch7 team text you anytime that severe weather threatens. alison: update now on yesterday's big story. the military now says it is not taking actions to stop trans

stormwatch7's steve rudin is tracking it for us with the latest. steve: another round of heavy rain this evening and overnight. around the capital beltway now, no problems at all. the rush hour heading to a close. but we have a tornado warning until 6:15. culpeper and madison, that is the area under severe thunderstorm warning. this is doppler radar indicated. the storm, the cloud tops of upward of 40,000 feet. this is set to expire at 6:15. i have a feeling moving through the evening hours because we have had daylight heating and the sunshine that popped out in the past couple of hours or so we are the area. that will mean potential for flooding across the d.m.v. we talk more about that coming up and looking ahead to the upcoming weekend. i promise that things will improve. >> all right, thank you. get a warning anytime there is a weather threat where you live. just go to wjla.com/text to have an alert sent to your phone. alison: now a developing story in germany tonight where water con non-s and tear gas were -- cannons and tear gas used to quell

what's get right to meteorologist steve rudin. alison: steve, show was the temperatures. we areit is coming here 11:00 and the heat index is still in the upper 80's at reagan national, 88 degrees. earlier this evening, cooling things down a bit to the west. the day planner tomorrow, yes, day number three of the heat wave, looking at daytime highs that will quickly rebound into the upper 80's by 10 a.m. in the afternoon, cannot rule out pop up showers and thunderstorms with highs once again in the middle to upper 80's and the heat index values closer to 100 degrees. tomorrow is not the hottest day of the week. that will be thursday. more on that, plus tracking a cold front friday that will give us a little relief into the weekend. all you need to know in the 10 day outlook from stormwatch 7 coming up. alison: a reminder, stay connected with the stormwatch team when the weather is scorching. follow us on facebook, twitter, wjla.com, and our stormwatch app. nancy: the other top story, donald trump junior said his meeting with a russian lawyer was "nothing." alison: boiling p

steve: i'm abc7's steve rudin. what do you do when it's super hot and humid? you make ice july fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years, all with a two-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of your contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. go to fiosgigabit.com nancy: a bombshell development near new hope, pennsylvania. police believe they have found human remains in the search for four missing men. one of the missing attended loyola university maryland in baltimore. the search has been on for more than a week now. kathleen cairns is near the search site north o

michelle: we are joined now by steve rudin. forecasting the fourth of july, there is a lot of pressure. not only do we need it not to rain but we also need clear skies. steve: i promise you one thing. it will be a lot better than last year. remember that? it's all fogged under. temperatures were cool. not good out there. this evening, it looks good. outdoor picnics and barbecues. the lower, the upper 80's to the lower 90's. a good amount of sunshine. we have partly to mostly cloudy skies over the district. arlington and alexandria. if you head to the mason dixon line, that is where we have more sunshine. way south, farther south that is where the showers and the thunderstorms are located at least right now. but need to stress for this evening and overnight. it will stay dry around here. this is the forecast if you are eating outdoors. temperatures are in the lower 90's. if you are grabbing a rooftop drink tonight wake up temperatures for your fourth of july, taking your dog out for a walk or grabbing a cup of coffee. the tempera

meteorologist steve rudin is tracking the forecast. it's gray looking at the capitol building. steve: indeed. cloudy skies out there now and it will remain cloudy moving through the evening hours. the good news with the clouds, the rain out there now, not expecting anything to become severe. show you exactly where it's wet at this hour. we are looking at the wet weather to the north of us around the hagerstown area. once again, not looking for showers are widely scattered. we may find a few embedded heavy downpours. but other than that, it's relatively quiet as we move through the evening hours. fredericksburg and down 95 is wet right now. around the capital beltway, a few sprinkles here and there. likely to slow things down just in time for the everything rush hour commute. temperatures, it's still warm even though we have the cloud cover. now in the middle 80's at reagan national airport. moving through the everything hours, if you have outdoor plans, temperatures fall to the lower 80's and eventually in the 70's. we are not going to drop much farther than that for overnight l

steve rudin will have more and a look ahead at brighter times. >> the timeline, the lull continues around the immediate metro. heavier rain is beginning to develop midnight tonight. bigger changes underway. loudoun to the i-81 corridor. the heavy rain continues through the overnight hour and annapolis across the in the morning the real heavy rain is east of the d.c. metro area. in the morning hours and improving conditions will arrive but it will take time. the wind gusts upward of 20 to 25 miles per hour. head to the west. look at ocean city. the wind gusts will go up to 45 miles per hour come early tomorrow morning. the winds will east in the afternoon hours. forecast tomorrow we have lingering showers but some clearing in day. ten-day outlook from stormwatch7. once we get rain out of here, sunday looks nice. back to the upper 80's and 90 to the middle of next week. let's check with erin hawksworth live in richmond. erin: no rain here. the redskins have a new defensive i ask corner back josh norman how comfortable he is in the new scheme. his erin: the weather calls for thunderstorms. i

we are back with steve rudin in the weather center. fter the showers from the past couple of days, this was a nice surprise. steve: it was. the temperatures nice out there. the temperatures are around 90 degrees. this is the future cast. we could look at the pop-up showers and thunderstorms but i don't believe it will amount to a lot. the baseball game, fingers crossed on this. nancy: for today. belle haven country club. that is live for you. the plane beginning to land at reagan national airport. golfers are enjoying themselves moving through the afternoon. the temperature is 90 it at reagan national airport. 88 rat dale city. the satellite and radar. not a lot on the immediate metro area. looking at the action well west of us. moving to west virginia. one extreme thunderstorm warning in garrett county but no impact on the metro. if you have plans in the beltway, go for it and enjoy the warmth. temperatures fall through the mid-80's to the lower 80's. we talk about the weekend. we have a cold front on the way. the lower humidity, give

check i steve rudin with details on that. steve: showers and the thunderstorms are out there at this hour looking now at the hyatt regency tysons corner camera in mclean. the skies are beginning to darken a little bit. showers will remain with us for the next couple of hours but i'm confident we'll get fireworks in as planned at the national mall. show you what is going on across the frederick county area. severe thunderstorm warning posted a half hour ago that extends until 6:15. this cell moving to the south/southeast at around 25 to 30 miles per hour. the cloud tops on this around 30,000 feet. so pretty strong capable of downpours but not a lot of lightning. if you are in the path of the storm, head indoors until it passes. once it moves by we look for conditions to improve.

crews are surveying the damage, but we start with steve rudin who tracked the storms all afternoon. he is here with good news for the weekend. steve: great news through the overnight and into the day tomorrow, the temperatures are cooling down into the 70's, although the heat index values make it feel warmer. at least we have the extreme heat and humidity out of the way. a few scattered showers across extreme southern maryland, not amounting to a whole lot more. tomorrow, instead of a high upper 80's, near 90, and the heat index near 90. coming up, the next round of hot weather and the next best chance of thunderstorms. all of that in a few minutes. jonathan: some of the damage left behind, look at the size of this tree,. a big cleanup underway. nancy: tim barber shows us the scene. jonathan, there was still a lot going on out here. they are actually removing branches from this massive tree, right into the wood chipper, chopping them up. the base of the tree crashed onto this subaru station wagon and into the homes. they have got most of the branches away from this massive tree, the

steve rudin with details on that. steve: showers and the thunderstorms are out there at this hour looking now at the hyatt regency tysons corner camera in mclean. the skies are beginning to darken a little bit. showers will remain with us for the next couple of hours but i'm confident we'll get fireworks in as planned at the national mall. show you what is going on across the frederick county area. severe thunderstorm warning posted a half hour ago that extends until 6:15. this cell moving to the south/southeast at around 25 to 30 miles per hour. the cloud tops on this around 30,000 feet. so pretty strong capable of downpours but not a lot of lightning. if you are in the path of the storm, head indoors until it passes. once it moves by we look for conditions to improve. south laurel, heavy rains. there is nothing warned on, just gusty wind and the hier downpours and downtown d.c. where they are lining up and finding the best seats in the house. this is dry but i can't rule out showers in the next hour or two. the tempe

steve rudin joins us. steve: huge improvements for the upcoming weekend. the temperatures right now, 73 degrees leesburg, 76 reagan national airport. thesatellite and radar, rain is long gone. we had severe thunderstorm warnings this evening. although that moisture has disintegrated over the delmarva peninsula. to the west, another band of showers and thunderstorms likely , withact the i-81 area little impact on the media metro overnight. overnight falling into the 70's, a little bit of clearing around the immediate metro. coming up, the rest of the weekend, a chance of lower humidity, plus a big-time warm up next week. steve, thank you. happening now, concern about an intersection of suitland parkway after a serious crash left a child in critical condition. alison: three other people were also injured in the accident. anna-lysa gayle joins us live from the scene with the latest. anna-lysa? anna-lysa: alison and nancy, this intersection was closed for about three hours tonight. it just reopened a little after 10 p.m. three people are stable at the hospital

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jonathan: steve rudin has what it will feel like as you had to work tomorrow. as a cooling down a little bit? steve: it will cool down late tomorrow night into early saturday morning. one more really hot day on the way. 87 degrees atonto reagan national, cooler to the west. cumberland and winchester and luray, in the 70's. stormwatch 7 satellite and radar, a few showers along the mason-dixon line, a chance of showers moving through the overnight. the next best chance of stronger storms will be tomorrow afternoon come into the evening mid-atlantic. daytime highs tomorrow well into the 90's. the heat index values will be closer to 100 degrees. the timing of the strong afternoon storm, and once they are gone how cool it will be saturday. more on that, plus another heat wave on the way next week. alison? alison: steve, thank you. stay connected with the stormwatch 7 team when sweltering heat sets in with the updated forecast by following us on facebook, twitter, wjla.com, and the stormwatch app. jonathan: criminal charges have leads -- reads like a scandal plot line

michelle: let's get to stormwatch7's steve rudin for the timeline for all of this. steve? steve: the clouds are beginning to increase and thicken over the national harbor. the skies are getting darker. this is the camera looking toward old town alexandria. where are the showers right now? mainly south of d.c. over manassas, over toward the waldorf area. here is the southern portion of the capital beltway near springfield. we will head in a little bit closer. all this slowly, slowly starting to drift off toward the north. so if you have the plans in old town alexandria or downtown d.c. in the next hour or so, bring the umbrella with you because you are likely to see wet weather. here is the forecast as we move through the evening hours. temperatures slowly fall in the 70's. after that, the temperatures are not going to the overnight. we are timing and tracking showers and thunderstorms for day tomorrow. we will likely have an impact on the morning and the evening rush hour commutes. more on that coming up in a few minutes. jonathan: thank you very much. terrifying instance

remind you that tonight at 11:00, steve rudin will check out the added heat and the humidity on the wayto talk about the chances of the thunderstorms. in the meantime, a brief look ahead. upper 80's to near 90. slight increase in the humidity levels, too. but nothing extreme. maybe a few afternoon thunderstorms on wednesday and thursday. alison: sounds good. thank you, doug. "world news tonight" with david muir coming up next. jonathan: thank you very much for tuning in. see you back here at 11:00. get outside and enjoy it. have a good night. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's up to 16 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to faster downloads with internet speeds up to 250 megabits per second. d add phone and tv now for only $24.90 more per month. our lowest price ever on this offer. but only for a limited time. call today. comcast business. built for business. >>> tonight, breaking news. forced out. aft

steve rudin has more. steve: but we'll enjoy it while we can. tonight is gorgeous. there are a lot of sunshine out there. lower 80's at the reagan national airport. head west. hagerstown at 76 degrees. show you a forecast for the baseball game. the first pitch is five after 7:00. the temperatures are around 80. dropping to the middle 70's. by the time you head home, partly cloudy skies. temperatures are 75. the heat and a humidity is back. a cold front is going to bring us another round of strong storms. more in a few minutes. alison: thank you. we have breaking news. we just learned a secret service officer shot themselves in the leg. this happened on l street in northwest d.c. no one else was hurt and we are told that the agent will be larry: guilty is a conclusion from a jury in a murder trial that centered around a love triangle. and we have new information on what the jury saw. sam? sam: the jury heard jeffrey neal say he killed a roommate but did it in self-defense after he learned that the roommate killed the other one and is trying to kill him. the jury did

meteorologist steve rudin in the weather center tracking a heatwave. steve? >> the heatwave starting today. it's only going to get hotter as we move several days. nice day to head to chesapeake beach maryland. temperatures are in the upper 80's. show you what is going on closer to d.c. 88 at reagan national airport the feels like are still in the middle 90's. looking at the stormwatch7 satellite and radar. it's dry now. showers to the west of us. it should not amount to a lot. temperatures hour by hour, have water. if you plan to do anything outdoors. the temperatures from the upper to the lower 80's by 11:00. heat indiction value from 100 to 105. the next best chance of shower and thunderstorms. alison: thank you. we are learning new information about an infant's death over the weekend. hospitalized. they fell on hard times and were homeless. they were raising 4-month-old brooklyn irby in a van parked in the motel 6 parking lot. but yesterday brooklyn got sick and by the time paramedics arrived she wasn't breathing. >> she always tried to talk and grab your

and steve rudin is here with the forecast. steve? steve: looking ahead to thursday and thursday night that will bring us the next looking outside right now, national har bo is absolutely gorgeous. a few clouds. a lot of sunshine. dry out there. check out the temperatures. hard to believe almost the end of july. we are talking about 80 degrees at reagan national airport. only 72 degrees in winchester. stormwatch7's satellite and radar, not a lot going on. clouds here and there. it's going to stay dry for this evening. if you have outdoor dinner plans or going for a swim, toker a jog or just hanging out on the front porch, temperatures will eventually fall in the upper 70's by 8:00 tonight. coming up in a few minutes, tracking the storms that are likely to move across the area on thursday. part of a cold front. looking ahead to the upcoming weekend. another cooldown on the way. more on that coming up in a few minutes. nancy: guilty case in a murder case from 2014. we have been following the murders of two roommates best friends, love t

steve rudin will be back here in 15 michelle: you mentioned this but we are hearing a tree is down on woodfield road at churchill downs road in laytonsville. that has the road in the area closed. stay connected with the stormwatch7 team through wjla.com. the facebook page and the twitter feed and the stormwatch7 app. nancy: look at this video from this morning. a driver crashes through a fence before hitting a gas bump. it happened in washington state. it didn't catch on fire but there was damage. they think the driver was drunk. michelle: police officers nationwide may be at risk driving the vehicles. investigation of leaking exhaust on the ford exlowers crossed over to the modified version that law enforcement uses. senior investigative reporter lisa fletcher joins us from the satellite center with details developing now. lisa? lisa: the national traffic safety administration vested 150 complaint about the ford explorers leaking carbon monoxide in the passenger vehicles. but now the reports are emerging from the police departments around the country about officers falling ill and be

stormwatch7's steve rudin is tracking it for us with the latest. ther round of heavy rain this evening and overnight. around the capital beltway now, no problems at all. the rush hour heading to a close. but we have a tornado warning until 6:15. culpeper and madison, that is the area under severe thunderstorm warning. this is doppler radar indicated. the storm, the cloud tops of upward of 40,000 feet. this is set to expire at 6:15. i have a feeling moving through the evening hours because we have had daylight heating and the sunshine that popped out in the past couple of hours or so we are

head to steve rudin in the weather center for the stormwatch7 outlook. steve, what a great one it was. steve: it's awesome out there. if you have friends in ocean city enjoying the afternoon, this is what they are experiencing. plenty of sunshine. but don't get used to it. if you have travel plans to the delmarva beaches as early as friday you could run into a lot of rain. let's talk about it now. it looks fantastic out there. we have a lot of sunshine to enjoy. the humidity levels are in check. temperatures are 80, 85 out there. looking at the temperatures around the region, d.c., reagan national, 85. upper 70's in martinsburg. dale city now at 85. the nats are playing tonight a little after 7:00. that is the first pitch. temperatures around 80. falling in the middle 70's. by the time the game comes to an end, talking about heavy rain. a lot of rain for friday. we give you timing and look ahead to the upcoming weekend in a few minutes. nancy? nancy: thank you. a driver going the wrong way triggering a horrific crash that killed two people on route 50 in

we'll have more from steve rudin coming up. nancy: new developments in the case of a man rescued at sea. nathan carmen went fishing with his mother last year and she never returned so her family is trying to stop him from cashing in on the multimillion dollar estate that she was the heir to. there is plenty to the story that is suspicious. >> this morning the nathan carman who was rescued after being left at sea for a week is trying to stop him from inheriting millions of dollars. his three haunts are filing petition alleging that he was the last to see both family members alive. asking for him to invoke slayer rule to prohibit them from inheriting money from a person they killed. >> the family is alleging that it indicates that nathan should not profit by the actions. >> 23-year-old nathan carman who has aspburger syndrome has denied any involvement in killing the grandfather who was wealthy. >> i had no i don't havement in my grandfather's murder. >> they point to a gun they say he purchased but was never recovered. for linda

meteorologist steve rudin has a first look from the stormwatch7 weather center. steve: it's gorgeous out there now. on the warm side. maybe leesburg is 91. 89 in quantico. we have showers and the thunderstorms out there. they are well west of d.c. over to the wall to show you where they are located. garrett county, extreme western maryland where the action is located now. the strongest storms are moving out of ohio to west virginia. and it appears that at this point they are going to miss most of the metro area. however, later on this evening we may see a few showers and thunderstorms that creep in the immediate metro. i don't expect they will last long. i don't expect they will become severe. talk about baseball. if you are going out tonight to the game. odd time start. gain teed. 8 degrees. the first pitch coming home it will be 80. lower levels and next week we will break up the heat and the humidity and we have more coming up in a few minutes. larry: talk to you soon. now breaking news where massive protests overtaken the streets near the g20 summit. police ar

stormwatch7 meteorologist steve rudin tracking severe weather. steve, you promised. steve: i know!bout this in the stormwatch7 weather center for the last couple of days. the possibility, or the potential of stronger thunderstorms in the afternoon and early everything hours. that is exactly what is happening. looking out right now from national harbor, this is the camera. the rain has yet to arrive there. however, there is a cell that you can see in the background. that is what is about to move across the district. talk about the severe thunderstorm out there. the severe thunderstorm warning right now for washington and frederick county. in maryland, this is until 5:30. this storm is moving toward the south and the east at 35 miles per hour. capable of producing gusty winds and downpours. this is going to continue to move south and east. going to see the storms move across your area heading through the next half hour or so. once again and gusty winds and the heavy downpours are the biggest risk with the storms. head closer to the d.c. area. a cluster over arlington moving east. thi

steve rudin will be back to talk about the next back to you. jonathan: we have been warned. police george's police going to extreme measures to capture rise of violence. nancy: brad bell has a crime alert. brad: tough night last night t they hope it won't be tonight. this afternoon an announcement that the police are making progress. this picture is put out. he is 20 years old. he is alleged to have shot and killed two people last week. sources tell me the motive was anger over fireworks being shot off. police told me this dispute is what has been fueling the rise in the murders. our camera arrive only the scene as the ambulance arrived. the police are hunting for suspects. this july, the reports have seed like a broken record repeating on a near nightly basis with the 12 homicides in 12 days of the month. many have been personal disputes and arguments. >> it has to stop. >> the latest shooting came 12 hours in the decision to work police 12-hour shifts as a public safety official says the goal is to get an officer between those who would do violence to each other and get mo

steve rudin joins us. steve: huge improvements for the upcoming weekend.. thesatellite and radar, rain is long gone. we had severe thunderstorm warnings this evening. although that moisture has disintegrated over the delmarva peninsula. to the west, another band of showers and thunderstorms likely , withact the i-81 area little impact on the media metro overnight. overnight falling into the 70's, a little bit of clearing around the immediate metro. coming up, the rest of the weekend, a chance of

we talk about that and steve rudin is in georgetown dealing with the hot weather. he will have the weekend outlook and event weather coming up. michelle: thank you, doug. to new developments out of mississippi where a military plane crashed in a soy bean field last night killing 15 marines and a member of the navy. investigation. but a marine spokesman says no foul play is suspected. marine corps spokesman said the plane experienced a mishap before the crash but wouldn't say exactly what that was. nancy: this is what it looked like over the washington air space last night after a problem at the federal aviation administration building in lease legals. -- in leesburg. flights are getting back to normal avenue a long morning of delays. richard reeve is live with the latest on this. hey, rich. richard: hey, nancy. behind me here is the f.a.a.'s air control traffic center. this is where they control high altitude flights in five states. when this place had to be evacuated, that is when the problems began. for nearly three hours between 6:30 and 9:00 p.m. monday night u

steve rudin will be back with a fresh look at the weekend and the activities coming up in 15 minutes. jonathan: i'll get the pad on your desk. thanks. an hour and a half ago president trump awarded his first medal of honor. retired army spermists james mcclueen risked his life in number of times to rescue ten wounded soldiers in vietnam in may of 1969. despite being wounded himself, the 22-year-old private refused medical treatment to stay with his unit. president trump: today, 320 million grateful american hearts the private has one immortal title. jonathan: wearing that a long time. congratulations to him. after leaving the army, mc mccluenn became high school teacher and coach in michigan. well deserved. nancy: absolutely. local police officers making the summer fun-filled and safe for kids. in the "spotlight on education" kellye lynn takes us to the youth academy doing the job. kellye: for six weeks of the summer, students in southeast community have a place to go where they find structure, safety, security. >> we have 20 m.p.d. personnel that is enriching the lives of the young p

stormwatch7's meteorologist steve rudin is tracking it for us. you couldn't have asked for a nicer sunday following the rain. doug: steve said thank you, john. we'll have a pleasant stretch here. we will get back to the 90-degree mark. the next few days. humidity levels will creep up. but it's not dramatic. no extreme weather expected soon. humidity levels are under control. go that way and talk about the beautiful day oh, gorgeous. belle habe country club, alexandria, blue skies. fair weather clouds. the temperature is 88. through the early everything it's ideal for any activities. slowly drop in the late night to the mid-70's. as far as the radar goes, we have a cell that west of urbana. we have seen this with the higher ridges and the mountains. that will continue at times tomorrow. i think wednesday is the first chance in metro area we may see isolated shower. overnight delightful with clear skies. 62 to 72 is the range of temperatures. as we get through the day tomorrow another sunny day. warm in upper 80's. comfortable humidity levels. we ch

crews are surveying the damage, but we start with steve rudin who tracked the storms all afternoon. eat news through the overnight and into the day tomorrow, the temperatures are cooling down into the 70's, although the heat index values make it feel warmer. at least we have the extreme heat and humidity out of the way. a few scattered showers across extreme southern maryland, not amounting to a whole lot more. tomorrow, instead of a high