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first, we're going to check in with meteorologist steve villanueva for a look at the forecast. steve, good morning. >> good morning, eun and good morning everyone, it is going to be the warmest weather we've seen all season long. it's going to get quite hot in these parts, especially heading into monday. today, warm. but it's going to get warmer and warmer. so right now, 70 degrees in the beltway, 68 at dulles. icerp in k.ed dew points are still pretty comfortable. they're in the low 60s. but these numbers will start to climb with the southerly winds, at the moment on digital doppler all is quiet, most of us staying dry. we have clouds sitting on top of us, so a mix of sun and clouds for this afternoon, but nonetheless, quite warm with temperatures in the upper 80s to around 90. by the time we get to monday, temperatures near 100 degrees, very h stuff. it's about time, it is summer. eun, back to you for the news. >>> thank you, steve. history is happening today, first hispanic supreme court justice will be sworn in. sonia sotomayor will take the oath twice, in a private ceremony

saturday, the 1 z day of august, 2009, i'm keith garvin, we want to take a look at the weather with steve villanueva up in the storm center. good morning, steve. >> good morning, keethd and everyone, we're starting off with clear skies this morning, it looks like a great day. yesterday was insane. we had lots of active weather move across the area. we had a tornado that was confirmed, that touched down in frederick county. 71 degrees in the district. temperatures in the upper 60s. dew points are quite high. so it's going to be a warm and muggy day today. but at least we're going to see lots of sunshine. all is quiet o radar. yesterday's storm system is well offshore. and for today, you can see upstream, things are pretty quiet. but there's another storm system heading our way for tomorrow. for today, temperatures in the upper 80s to around 90 degrees. mostly sunny, tomorrow, about 30% of a shower or storm like. likewise on monday. >> hopefully for not insane today. thanks, steve. the worst damage from s yesterday's wild weather appears to be northwest of washington in the town of iamsville, maryland

first, we want to check in with steve villanueva who's up in storm center 4. e, it's going to be a hot one and hot for a couple of days. >> that is correct. it's going to be a hot one today and tomorrow. in fact, tomorrow will be the hottest day of this little heat wave, if you will. today temperatures climbing into the mid-90s. tomorrow around 100 with the humidity it will feel like the tripleigits for most of us. so, 74 right now. 73 out at dulles. 70 in springfield. look at the dew points. boy, it is humid out there. dew points right now in the 70s. that's really humid weather. we're quiet on radar. later on today, though, we could have a pop-up thunderstorm from around hagerstown through baltimore and areas north and east. otherwise, we'll see lots of sunshine today. the clouds will stay up toward the northeast. likewise, the rain. temperatures climbing into the mid-90s. tomorrow we're heading up to about 100 degrees. we could break a few records tomorrow. of course, going to talk about that coming up in just a couple of minutes. back to you. >> sounds good

meteorologist steve villanueva is standing by. how hot are we talking buddy? >> it is going to get really hot especially since we're not used to it. this summer has been cooler than average and now that finally the heat is getting here it's going to feel a lot hotter than it has been over the last couple of weeks. tomorrow we'll climb to the mid 90s. so with that let's go to the maps and talk about what's going on. right now 78 degrees so it is a warm evening out there. 74 down in richmond. look at the dew points. it is really muggy. we started off the day comfortable. now it's really humid out there. now, there is an excessive heat watch in effect for philadelphia. this is for monday. so that gives you a clue of what's heading our way. back to you. >>> sonia sotomayor made history today and became the first hispanic to sit on this country's highest court. >> i sonia sotomayor do solemnly swear -- >> the 55-year-old justice was sworn in today and with her puerto rican mother holding the bible there sotomayor took the oath of office from chief justice john robe

right, steve villanueva? in tennis, a dream matchup at the lake mason final. here we go.erving in the first set to roddick in the far court. roddick puts a well placed return in the corner. he does his best to get it back. roddick rips it back. on the defensive, roddick with a nice volley. wins the first set, 6-3. in the second set, roddick serving. far corner. he tracks it down and rips the cross court winner. wins the second set 7-5. in the third set tie breaker, roddick serving to save a championship point. juan martin rips the winner. it's on the line and in the replay upheld the call and juan rt dema martin defends his title beating roddick in three sets. what a match. >> vil >>> we will be back here tonight at 11:00. don't forget, football returns to nbc tonight. the titans and the bills. we'll see you tonight at 11:00. that's the news. good night. in

steve villanueva standing by. hey, steve. >> hi, craig. good evening, everyone. we did pick up pretty good rain early this morning through the early afternoon hours. that storm system is now moving on out of here. and on the backside of the system we're going to see a much nicer monday. but in the meantime, here's what's happening. we still have a few thunderstorms affecting the region. we have one thunderstorm all the way down in far southern maryland down towards soloman and st. mary's county. there's one more right there producing locally heavy rain and lightning. that's starting to fizzle on out. everyone else for the most part is dry. temperatures right now are in the 70s. we have a front that's making its way across the area tomorrow. the front is out of here. but there's another one waiting in the wings. we're going to talk about that coming up in just a little bit. back to you, craig. >>> thousands of drivers dealt the traffic troubles getting to the paul mccartney concert last night. tonight, an apology. >>> new clues into the day michael jackson died. >

we want to check in with steve villanueva up in "storm center 4." steve. >> good morning, keith. good morning, everyone. we do have a severe thunderstorm making its way across northern maryland this morning. right now we have a severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 8:30 this morning for washington county, frederick county, and carroll county. again, that's a severe thunderstorm warning for washington county, frederick county, and carroll county. we also have a flash flood watch in effect for later on today from 2:00 on until this evening up toward frederick county new york and east. apparently low 60s. we'reeading to the low 80s today. it's producing a lot of thunder right now. off to the west there's still plenty of rain and that will be sliding into the region a little bit later on. it's all part of a large batch of moisture that will be swinging through later today, bringing us locally heavy rain. lots of clouds for today. keeping us a bit cooler than average and definitely cooler than yesterday. likewise for tuesday. and of course we're goi

for that we go to steve villanueva up in storm center 4. good morning, steve. >> good morning, everyone. it 'going to be a great day. temperatures climbing up to about 90. 76 right now. 78 in clinton. that is the warm spot. humid is on the high side. the front that brought ushe active weather well to the south. dominating mostly sunny, nice and warm. tomorrow, a secondary front approaches from the west and this in turn could bring us at least a chance of a shower or thunderstorm. tomorrow likewise into monday. of course we'll give you all the details coming up in just a couple of minutes. in the meantime, back to you. >> look forward to that, steve. thank you. >>> the cash for clunkers program could get a financial boo. "news 4's" derek ward gives us more. >> we are at the dealership on cherry hill road. they haven't gotten a lot of sleep. they were open late until 1:00. they were trying to get in all the cash for clunkers program deals they could because they were worried the program could run out of money. the senate has yet to act. the p

steve villanueva is up in storm 4 center. >> good morning, everybody. it will be a very warm day. this is the warmest air of the season. today we are heading into the mid-90s with the humidity, and it could feel like 100 degrees. 79 right now. it will be a warm start with it's almost 80 degrees at 9:30 in the morning. and 81 in dulles. and dew points, low 70s. that's really humid. and we are quiet on digital doppler. but later today we could have an isolated thunderstorm pop up. and for us, mostly sunny skies. and tomorrow is the peak of this hot air mass, with temperatures pushing 100 degrees, and with the humidity it will easily feel like the triple digits region wise. back to you, keith. >> we have been warned, and thank you, steve. >>> cash for clunkers have business boomers for junkyards. one they are off the road, they all have the same fate, and it's not pretty. nbc's lee cowan shows us. >> reporter: a car's end is hardly peaceful. in fact, it's a violent process. usually reserved for the ugly du du duckling for the auto world. and their only sin is they sucked too much gas

we go to weather first with steve villanueva. we have a busy day. >> yeah, we do. we have rain pushing towards the area. we have a flash flood watch in effect from 2:00 this afternoon until the evening hours. we will highlight the counties under the flash flood watch. currently, they include prince george county, the district, and frederick county and areas north and east. with the rains moving in, we could see urban and stream flooding. we are heading into the low 80s. off to the west can you see the rain making its way towards the north and east. embedded within the rain we have thunderstorms, and we are seeing locally heavy rain. it's all tied to a front that was dropped down into the area today, which could bring severe weather. temperatures today, lower 80s. thanks to all the cloud cover. by tomorrow and tuesday, we will see improvi weather with lots of sunshine by then. of course we will have all the details coming up in a couple minutes. back to you, keith. >> thank you. >>> we are learning more this morning about the three american tourists in iran being he

meteorologist steve villanueva will be along in a moment to give you your weekend forecast, for now,m keith garvin. in the news for today, ntsb is done testing the track at the site of june's fatal metro collision, it said it will begin replacing the circuitry on the red line. the work expected to take a month. metro riders should continue to expect delays on the red line. and residents in frederick county maryland are cleaning up from a tornado that hit yesterday. the town of iamsville was hit hard with a lot of downed trees neyod several damaged homes. ur julie loves target, it's got the supplies teacher told her to get and for a great deal. she also expects he'll love the sandwich. she expects he'll think of her when he sees the note. so she shops target. gotta have deals on the stuff she's gotta get. target. expect more. pay less. >>> well, good morning, everyone, it looks like a beautiful day today. yesterday's nasty weather is now offshore. right now, 71 degrees, we're heading up to about 90. it is quite humid out there, and that's the way it's going to stay right up through th

see what the beginning looks like at openforum.com rw >>> let's check in with meteorologist steve villanuevaood morning, eun and everyone. it is going to get downright toasty over the next couple of days as the heat starts to build. right now, we're sitting at 73 degrees and we're heading up to about 90 today. today will be the most comfortable day this weekend. 70 out at dulles, 65 in the shenandoah valley. dew points are low, but the numbers will start to climb. all is dry on radar. there are some clouds, however, moving across the area. so we'll call it partly sunny today. with highs climbing up to about 89 degrees. tomorrow, look at that, 96 degrees, almost 100 on monday. eun? >> thank you. steve, coming up on "news4 today" at 9:00 a.m., a new way to pay tribute 0 our troops, plus a full hour and a half of ne >>> there you go. back on the set, "today," august 8, 2009. hearing that. i would love -- a far cry from when i was back at 8. i'm jenna wolfe alongside lester holt. >> lester holt has been flinching hoping one of those won't come near me. anyway, coming up in this half hour, "ameri