let's get to veronica johnson for our forecast today. veronica: the catastrophic flooding continues in texas but at least the rain has ended. we are seeing harvey and its moisture open up and extend to the north and east. if you are traveling out of town today for the labor day weekend, your roads are dry. a little bit of patchy fog in the valleys well to our air, it is all about the deep south. a look at where harvey's moisture is now, just east of texas, louisiana and arkansas getting big rain. we will track what is left of it in the center of the storm system so jackson, mississippi, memphis, tennessee seeing rain and it slides to the northeast by friday and will make a beeline to the mid-atlantic. if you are traveling out of town for friday to areas like tennessee or kentucky, you will encounter some moderate to heavy rain and thunderstorms. highs today getting into the 80's, it will feel mighty nice that know the sunshine will start fading away. a coup one for the weekend. in 10 minutes -- a cool one for the weekend. are looking at p

we are following the path of harvey's destruction all morning long with veronica johnson, tracking the rain in thearea area veronica: tropical entity off the east coast will continue to move up the east coast, it doesn't have a rain -- a name yet but it doesn't matter , we george just over that are going to stay stuck all day in theom 67 to 66 year early part of the day. out the door it's likely to need a jacket and the weather today is reminiscent of what you would expect for mid-october. tracking this one area, moderate rain headed towards stafford right 8:18 this morning with more coming by late morning. track on the system may become a tropical storm for a brief time as it skirts over the outer banks and out to see, a quick mover for us with temperatures staying stuck in the 60's. as john gonzalez will tell us, it's likely to stay wet throughout the entire day. john: that's morning long. all morning long we have been talking about the very wet roadways and the slick conditions. when we get this much rain, this is what happens on the roadway. this is 95 north, right before you get t

first, let's get a check on our forecast from veronica johnson. ing warmer as we go through the week now? veronica: 90's, somethi than a week. the other thing we haven't really seen a lot of his tropical systems. now they are starting to heat up. down in the central atlantic will it will stay off the east from the east coast to bermuda, staying far out to tomorrow,ll still wednesday and possibly thursday with rough surf in britain currents as a result, including the outer banks down to the south and up to the north around atlantic city and even wildwood. wednesday is looking like the day that will be the brightest here locally and by the beach. upper 70's today and tomorrow with a few storms coming towards the beach on thursday afternoon. today notice the a little bit of it today. approaching 85 this afternoon. we could have a few showers coming our way. bigger threat for friday, we will talk more about that and how it impacts the upcoming weekend in 10 minutes. julie: things are starting to get dizzy and backup just a bit on the top stretch throug

veronica johnson helping us out with the dense fog. e good news is that for the the clips, -- eclipse, we will be in the clear? veronica: i hope so. i think so. but a bigger deal in many ways for most of the country, the solar eclipse is less than a week of away for us. not seeing a whole lot here until we work towards the sun on the afternoon hours. it really starts in the d.c. area here, arsenal for us with the moon moving in front of the sun. at 81%. the moon will cover the sun, 81% . solar sunglasses at this time, if you don't have those glasses you can go online and learn how to make a pinhole projector. it will end shortly after 4:00. if you want to watch another one, you can tune into news channel 8 or we will be broadcasting live across the whole country. theeasier to talk about areas that are above a mile of visibility rather than below. the fog not burning off until 9 a.m., upper 80's this time. we will have more on the storms for the end of the work week, coming up. taking a look at the fog, this is a live camera we want to p

let's get right to veronica johnson and eileen whelan.ashington. - dry & cool for back to school today - potential for a tropical storm (irma) to develop off se coast later today (could impact us locally tomorrow with cool showers) - harvey continues to bring life-threatening flooding to east tx - dry start to labor day weekend; rain from harvey by sunday today: sunny start; increasing clouds. unseasonably cool and breezy. highs: 76-78 winds: e 5-10+ mph tonight: mostly cloudy. stray shower. lows: 58-67 winds: ene 5-10 mph tuesday: mostly cloudy. cool with showers. highs: 70-74 winds: ne 5-10+ mph right now -- turn into rivers. tropical storm harvey has now claimed the lives of three people. the storm has already dumped more than two feet of rain on the city -- and more is expected. emergency management officials are asking the public for help because first responders are stretched so thin. frantic residents now begging for assistance. many residents are having trouble getting through to 9-1-1 because the having trouble getting through to

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veronica johnson veronica: this is the kind of whether i like. from now until the first week of september, this is the time we .ick off the fairs fairfax county fair is starting this weekend. around the corner, montgomery county fair. a little bit of patchy fog. lift in another two it hours. high pressure moves off the coast. we will have more humidity coming our way. today, you will notice the stickiness out there this morning. we will push into the mid to upper 80's again today. philome, that may make it -- may make it feel hot. here is it starts to fill in at 3:00. some thunderstorms moving through the area. the weekend, lovely weather. saturday, any showers or storms will be early in the day, around 5:00 to 7:00 in the morning. humidity levels drop. degrees, that is pleasant for what is a fairly hot time of the year. a miss on 66 from manassas to 29. we have a crash tying up the two left lanes. a couple of vehicles involved in this crash. pushed to the right to get by. delays are building towards pharaoh's. this will complicate the ride and t

on friday, veronica johnson will be there with the demolition derby. it's a summer fair and it will feel like it. upper 80's to near 90 but there could be scattered thunderstorms thursday and friday as well. the weekend, there is a chance of a thunderstorm or two scattered late in day on sunday. generally it will be a better pattern for saturday and sunday than thursday or friday. warm, not overwhelmingly humid. fair sunshine as well. check out the next ten days. it will look sweet with the summer weather rebounding fisely. the daily shower chances for thursday and friday, lingering to saturday. monday for the eclipse it looks terrific. partly cloudy skies and 87. heading through the middle and the end of next week. plenty of sunshine. getting warmer and more humid in the upper 80's. by that point the upper 80's is above average for the middle of august. that is the latest. alison: thank you very much. yeah talk to erin about sports. what do you have for us? erin: we have secret to gio's bounceback season. robert burton goes one-on-one with the pitchin

am autria let's get a check of the forecast with veronica johnson. let's show you where the leading edge of the rain is from harvey. it is a disorganized storm, a tropical depression. the rain has stopped in houston but it -- the flooding continues. the leading edge

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eileen whelan and veronica johnson will be out there. you can keep and i out for the thunderstorms with the stormwatch 7 weather app, w at theat the fair or poll this weekend. really helpful to know where things are popping up and staying safe. 88 saturday, 87 sunday, i think mostly dry, but it chance of a few thunderstorms. the best shots will be thursday and friday. 88 degrees and partly cloudy skies wednesday. rings are still looking good monday for the eclipse, staying dry. these temperatures are a lot warmer, closer to 90 degrees than the last few weeks. hi. i'm the one clocking in... when you're clocking out. sensing your every move and automatically ssly comfortable. there. i can even warm these to help you fall asleep faster. does your bed do that? oh. i don't actually talk. though i'm smart enough to. i'm the new sleep number 360 smart bed. let's meet at a sleep number store. alison: breaking news in upper marlboro. the police are the scene of a murder suicide. nancy: kevin lewis is on the scene. this happened at the camera and

veronica johnson will be hosting that special coverage.y will have 80 percent coverage of the moon blocking the sunday it will be a hot day for us as we look up and try to catch some of that we will be finding some cloud cover today. maybe even isolated shower or stone might be affected. the best chance of storms will come at the tail end just around 4 o'clock. that is up until 7 o'clock. then we have another chance coming our way, tuesday and possibly wednesday with temperatures cooling down. >>> veronica, were looking very good right now. look at this on the outer loop of the beltway from college park to silver springs moving pretty >> announcer: it's "live with kelly & ryan." today, from the series "orange is the new black," taylor schilling, and star of the comedy "younger," sutton foster. plus, performing her new hit "thumbs," sabrina carpenter. all next on "live." [upbeat music] ♪ >> ♪ i'm on my way >> announcer: and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. [cheers and applause] >> ryan: thank you. [cheers and applause] >> ryan: m

madness, eileen whelan will be involved in that and hosting that thursday night demolition derby, veronica johnson. isolated scattered thunderstorms late in the day. come out and say hello. it's always fun at the montgomery county agricultural fair. summertime's returns for a while. in jim -- late july and early august we had cool days with less humidity. upper 80's to near 90's, shower and storm chances thursday and friday and it clears out over the weekend. the weather looks good for the eclipse in the middle and end of next week. every her 80's to near 90 hot upper 80's to- near 90's hot and sunny. adrianna: a warning if you plan on hitting the road to watch the eclipse. (vo) there's more to life than the climb. you've got to stop... ...and look around a little. remember who you are. let the child inside you out to play. come... shed life's layers in asheville. visit lonely planet's best destination for 2017. and let the magic find you. asheville. discovery inside and out. adrianna: we are counting down to the total solar eclipse. now just 6 today and officials are warning it could be the bigge

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here's veronica johnson. >> get ready for a busy couple of days with lots of events going on.ll in the mid-80s for high.we're going to see high pressure today, still comfortable with low humidity. then it's an up tick in the humidity, rain chances too. 50% chance your weekend is 30. most of our rain come throwz on monday. lots of dry hours for your saturday and sunday means you'll be able to get out and enjoy things. redskins and ravens this evening, mid-80s80s for highs. >> folks traveling on interstate-66, a crash where we had one earlier eastbound on interstate-66 as you approach 29 in centerville, and we continue to see the tie-ups on the 95 south bound crash. we've got north and southbound delays on 95 as you held toward the old city this morning and a live look at a lot of grid lock on 395 north bound. a southbound problem on 395 as you approach the beltway. >> you can get more news, traffic, and weather updates on good morning washington on news channel 8. we'll see you in 30 minutes. now back to good morning, america. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network

here's veronica johnson. >>> store march 7, keeping a very close eye on the conditions in texas withropical storm irma after squirting through the outer banks. it about being about 1/4 inch of rain tomorrow. ocean city, right around the locations around the beaches wins can get up to 50 miles per hour. today 76. tomorrow 73. very close conditions coming tomorrow and hines into the 80s. labor day we can come up as chance of rain and sunday.>>> now veronica were hot we've got an exit manassas park. we got nortel sudley road for the crash activity. we continue to see delays grow on the capital beltway. especially through we are monitoring crash cleanup for folks traveling in >>> welcome back to "gma." we want to show you aerial footage coming in from the coast guard. there you see it. that is the city of houston hit so hard this weekend by hurricane harvey now tropical storm but the rain continues in houston this morning. the rescues continue. that entire city submerged right now. this is a situation that is going to go on for days, weeks, months and years. it is just beginning right no

her is veronica johnson. >> reporter: summer is not over.ected tomorrow. then, uppr the most uncomfortable day. the day in which we have very gusty, hefty thunderstorms coming thru for the afternoon and evening. look at the rainfall totals 21 've one to two inches possible. here is the extended forecast. reason chance saturday. >> reporter: on the roads now we condition to see a slow ride 95 and 495 capitol beltway. delays to silver spring on the outer loop of the beltway. i66 clears that crash. we remain below posted speed eastbound. as you head toward the beltway, i270 spur clearing a crash for you after the beltway and the cameras showing a slow ride to 70 in clarksburg. >> reporter: thank you, can you get more updates on good morning washington on news channel 8. have a great day. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly & ryan." today, superstar salma hayek pinault, and from "dear evan hansen," the amazing ben platt. plus, kelly and ryan take on a math whiz kid. all next on "live." [upbeat music] ♪ >> ♪ come on, get it, girl >> announcer: no

veronica johnson tracking storms pushing their way towards the dmv. let's get details. veronica: watch your flight times heading out of town, watch the roads, too. there could be storms after 1:00 or 2:00 this afternoon. they will fill in as it gets later into the afternoon and evening hours. duringgest chance comes the late evening, early part of the night. rails are fine. this morning, we are quiet. 4:00, easy to see the line from pittsburgh down towards western portions of virginia. richmond starting to see showers and storms ahead of it. that is what we will have ahead of it. this is 11:00. around d.c., the green. once we get these storms through here, the weekend will be delightful. this morning, haze and fog. julie: it is a rude awakening on the west side of town. we see red on the map due to a crash. only two right lanes getting by. coming from the american legion bridge heading towards the 66. traffic is able to squeeze by to the right as you continue on the capital beltway. they are picking up the cones and moving everybody to the shoulder. outer loop of the cap

thatll talk more about veronica johnson coming up at 6:50.couple of problems to deal with in silver the outer loop of the beltway, which is where we find sky track 7. crew above the accident is tying up the right shoulder, but look for delays out of college park. sky track 7 above that scene, the inner loop, all things are open towards 95 in college art. 95 in virginia working your way past 100 23, remains of the crash to the shoulder, with beach drive, the story this morning is the construction the continues south of military road. you will want to stick with connecticut avenue or 16th street as workarounds. back in the next 10 minutes and we will update your ride at the wilson bridge. z2gv6z zi0z y2gv6y yi0y >> you are watching "good morning washington," on your side. larry: rescues underway in texas as roads turn into rivers area autria: now tropical -- rivers. autria: what is now tropical storm harvey has caused ined >> they have rain beyond anything they have seen before ad it can only get worse as forecast 50 inches falls over the next

veronica johnson has the forecast. the heat is here. veronica: the heat is here and a little fog this morning. we had extensive fog yesterday, so a little lighter fog today. 65 to 70 degrees this morning. annapolis, maryland, 75 degrees right now with a bit of clouds around the area. 77 in d.c. frederick, maryland, 66, your cooler spot. winchester, 64. some of you getting a little wet weather. it is confined to this area east of 301 coming through st. mary's county. heading east . whileill be it for a until the afternoon. a chance of isolated showers, 87 degrees, maybe a pop-up thunderstorm with the humidity. , rendering a 4:00 in the afternoon. more clouds than sun. an isolated shower or storm down south and maybe up north around i-95. here comes friday. during the afternoon, 2:00, very thin line of showers and storms. it will not last all that long. get the storms tomorrow, probably inside an hour to an hour and a half of wet weather. the weekend, looking at euros in city forecast in just a few minutes. find lanes are open each way at

veronica johnson is telling you how much you will get where you are and when this will all clear out. ♪ ♪ award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. the most awarded luxury suv of the century. to receive sommar savings of up to $4,500. areas will get only a little bit of rain today. other locations could top out around one inch right now, our latest computer model shows those locations may be down around southern maryland in the fredericksburg area, leonardtown, they could get around one inch of rain today. righ much at all. my mary, 41 hundredths of an inch of rain. -- four one hundredths of an inch of rain. here and there. but roads are turning wet and i am expecting the whole area here west of winchester and charlottesville to move east northeast and it will overspread the area with rains picking up in intensity. starting at about 9 a.m. this morning you will love this more of the rain falling across the area and sticking around until just past the lunchtime hour. right now,and muggy but here's a look at the temperatures for later today by

it is the montgomery county fair, and our veronica johnson and kidd o'shea have been there all morning long with a preview. hey, guys. veronica: hey there. we have made it back to the main stage. this is where the actors will perform. bloom, whod by sean has been an illusionist for some 30 years now. i have got to ask you. tell us what the difference between a magician and illusionist. guest: we are working with people, not little props, so we are more built for -- kidd: you could make me disappear. guest: we could do that. kidd: i know that would make a lot of ppl right now. but you cannot do that within a minute? guest: no. kidd: for fans coming to the fair, what can you expect to see? a family show, so it is an illusion do with my wife, my daughter, and i. the hind us, we also have a routine that the kids do themselves. they put each other in the boxes. itonica: what exactly is like going on the road with the kids, the family, making them a part of the act? itst: it is treated because is not only a show but also a vacation, so we take them to learn about things they learned about in

we've already won in the weather department, veronica johnson, and looking forward to thursday. ca: we have. look at that shot there. arlington, virginia. beautiful with the sun coming up. 65, calm conditions out there this morning and will be a gorgeous day for us yet again. look at that sky. i love it when there's a few clouds and sunshine just like that. now, there's a few pockets of fog just south and west of d.c., manassas, culpepper around 4-5 miles and doing better than yesterday and the day before and a pocket of fog around mount eerie north in frederick county, mary 85 and sun glasses in hand today but it's about the umbrella weather for the weekend. starting friday there will be a few passing showers, maybe thunderstorms for your evening and right now on saturday some of the latest guidance that has come in, even upping the chances for rain on saturday. that could be any time as early as 11:00 a.m. up until 5:00 p.m. but tomorrow we're kind of back loaded on the day. after 5:00 your big chance of rain across the area, julie, but at least it won't impact the temperatures

larry: now veronica johnson has a preview of tomorrow's "good morning washington." veronica: thanks, guys. tomorrow on "good morning washington." rescue efforts around the clock as tropical storm harvey rages on. we will keep you updated on what is to come in the hours ahead. >> plus, from pillow cases to bath towel and bras and jeans. don't get stuck in the sink. how to keep the most used items fresh. >> and get traffic and weather every ten minutes on 4:25 a.m. on "good morning washington." q: computer and checking the smart top but little or most know what they love doing with the eyes is affecting the vision. >> i think there is an epidemic in the next 15 to 20 years. >> optometrist is tal called the blue light. one reason you are told not to stare at the eclipse last week. its rays come from the electronic screens but smaller doses. >> it is considered high energy blue light. >> it could lead to cataracts and macular degeneration. >> ten years ago they used to do 1 million cataract procedures a year and now they do 3 million procedures a year. there has to be ca

earlier meteorologist veronica johnson caught up with meteorologist dave jones with special insight. >> from a light stand point it won't mean difference for people walking around the street. >> they won't be able to tell? >> they won't be able to tell the eclipse is going on with the naked eye looking around. >> that is why the glasses are important. if you have a pair of glasses, if you want to know if they're real. if you put them on even in here with the bright studio rights, i can't see anything. so they will be so dark literally the only thing you can see through this is the sun. that is one way to know they are the darkness you need them to be. you need solar filters. if you look at the sun with something like this it look like a bite is taken out of it. but without the right tools you won't see much. nancy: thank you, josh. good tips. next week you can watch live coverage on newschannel8 and wjla.com. this is a huge event but it's remarkable how much depends on the clouds and visibility. michelle: you can watch it here. doug: if it's a clouded day in those areas it's like nig

here's veronica johnson. >>> look at the sunglasses, ready for today.nue with that with for tomorrow, rain back on friday, a 40 percent chance for the afternoon hours. a slight chance for the weekend, temperatures up from 85 to 87 degrees. d.c. united, maybe a passing shower with 82 on monday. >> major problems on the rails. just know that even though we are suspended, we are honoring tickets on metro. on the ground right now, a few accidents at the prince william at trying to lead 95 on the fairfax parkway, a crash on carmel road with police directing you around the ♪ >>> welcome back to "gma." and we've got a great audience. young audience here for kesha. we've got a look at the dating story trending everywhere where one guy tried to date six women in one night at one bar. oh, yeah, but it was the ladies who got the last laugh and we'll tuque to them in a moment but first let's take a look at the story. 26-year-old lisette pylant say she was the first of six women to go on a date with this man it was not an episode of "the bachelor." going viral with

veronica johnson is there for friday. a lot of excitement. again, not a rain-out but the showers and the storms you have to keep an eye on. as far as the extended outlook, is it part of a trend? hot and humid conditions for a few days. not forever. 40% rain, thunderstorm chances thursday. 60% on friday. 30% on sunday. then on monday, isolated storm. it will turn muggier and then upper 80's through next friday. nancy: thank you. still ahead, a prize flag torched in d.c. but the owner will not back down. see the other message she is posting with the flag ahead. michelle: but first, just last week the first anniversary of the deadly silver spring apartment explosion. hours ago federal investigators re investigation. the new headlines from that at 4:30. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... 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 on