Polls . And shark showdown. A champion surfer coming face to face with a shark on live tv. Knocked off his board. E he kept coming at my board, i was like kicking and screaming and, wow. What he said this morning about how he survived the terrifying encounter. We do say good morning, america, on this monday morning. Whoo some scary moments for that surfer we just saw. Well hear what he says. It was on Live Television. His mother was watching. Oh. She said she just wanted to reach through the tv and pull him out of the water. All on impulse. So scary to watch. Not a scratch on him. He fought it off. More on that comes up. We begin with the flooding this morning. Some of the worst downpours Southern California has ever seen in the summer. That parking lot now a river. Those cars are getting submerged. Ginger starts us off. Its amazing to see. The dry season. You have this a storm, the remnants of what was hurricane dolores, now pumping moiure up to california. L. A. And san diego, the we
And heros welcome. The superstar surfer returns home overnight after that shark scare. Now a worldwide phenomenon and opens up about that Close Encounter to friends and family joking about why he was targeted. As the internet goes into overdrive with its new hero. Im glad he can joke about a shark attack right now but were all going to have to get into the water to escape the heat. Im telling you. Well begin with the sizzling heat. Millions under heat warnings and advisories. It was the hottest day of the year in major cities across the northeast and temperatures could top 90 degrees again. Ginger where else would she be but outside in the heat for us this morning . Oh good morning, to you, robin. This is supposed to be the hottest time of year and, boy, is it turning out to be. Already in the low 80s this morning. One of the issues. The temperatures are not dropping. The other issue, a lot of moisture in the air. Look at some of the heat indyices and feels like 90. You have the heat a
Quite a bit. The humidity is not going to be down at all. 88 at 9 00 84 at 11. The next couple of days we have another big change in the forecast and this is one i think we will all enjoy. I have got that forecast for you in just a minute. Looking forward to that thanks, doug. Our Team Coverage continues with Zachary Kiesch live in alexandria, people doing all they can to stay cool . Reporter people are doing all they can, chris. One word out here today is uncomfortable. Swept a lot of time in northwest d. C. Running around, talking to folks, trying to figure out exactly how they are dealing with this heat and made our way down here to beautiful alexandria not as many out today as we might expect. The real winners columbia height an opportunity to check on the youngsters up there, just enjoying nice summer day. I think thats the way it was really supposed to be but for everybody out here running around in suits and ties, not exactly a win. You saw lot of folks out there with umbrellas
Murder and later found torched in Prince Georges County. Police say in that car, they found a knee i dont Green Construction vest with wints dna on it. Police detective says there a he is a theory that others may be involved in this, but so far, no evidence linking anyone other than wint to this horrific case of murder. Now, there was a 40,000 cash ransom here. What happened to the money . More on that coming up at 6 00. Jim, back to you. Pat collins. Meanwhile, we are in a weather alert mode this afternoon, folks dangerous heat soaring up into the upper 90s and thats without the heat index. It feels like its more than 100 degrees thought in some spots. Doug kammerer is tracking it all for us. Doug, we are not through with this just yet, huh . We are not, going to go through the evening tonight, excessive heat advisory continues until 8 00 for the area you see highlighted, even areas that are not highlighted, still dealing with very warm temperatures 95 degrees, the current temperature
This is a big win for johnson today. No question about it. Markeys johnson says he was ecstatic when he found out the charges would be dropped. He said this has weighed heavily on him the past several months. Now, this situation is over with. He just finished his third year at uva. 20 years old, walking into the courthouse this morning just after 9 15, alongside his attorney. This hearing lasted only about a minute or two. Dave chapman told the judge what he announced last night in a press release that he wanted to drop the charges against johnson and use the situation as an opportunity to improve relations between citizens and law enforcement. It was early in the morning of march 18 that officers were seen throwing johnson to the ground, his head bleeding. In the end, johnsons grad to have desk glad to have gone through theience as it will motivate him moving forward. For the rest of my life, i hope to work to serve minority communities and also society in shedding light on what is in