humidity, it s going to feel like 105 to 110 later this afternoon and tonight. so be ready for lots of water if you re outdoors. the heat will be dangerous for a time this afternoon. there s a live look. a few showers overnight here in washington, we should see a lot of sunshine. the thunderstorms in cleveland will they get in here today? most likely not. it won t start working until tomorrow. an isolated thunderstorm late this afternoon. dry conditions expected for friday. currently 80 degrees at reagan national. 78 in baltimore. 78 in ocean city. a little better off to the north. winchester at 70. here s your forecast for today. we re expecting high temperatures with lots of haze and humidity. more details con the forecast in a minute. let s do some traffic with julie wright. we re still talking about virginia. the heat is on. the outer loop of the beltway is where we had the crash. that s been cleared to the shoulder. outer loop will slow again as you approach the spring
crowded into st. peters square to celebrate pope john paul ii moving him closer to sainthood. the church has accepted a first miracle attributed to pope john paul. a second verified miracle is needed for sainthood. this is the highest honor. john paul will be known as blessed. the beatification process was began right after his death in 2005. it was joy us for catholics all around the world and joining me is susan tim one, the executive director for esankellization and family life for the archdiocese of washington. we have millions of people, beautiful ceremonies this morning. gorgeous. and we have 16 heads of state, 7 prime ministers, five members of europe royal families, this is bigger than just the catholic church. i think so. and it is so indicative of the impact that pope john paul ii had in the world. he traveled the ends of earth and he was willing to meet with anyone who was interested in knowing what it is that the church can offer the world. and so i think it
devastating picture. more than 211 twisters touched down across seven states in what is now the second deadliest outbreak in u.s. history. 341 people are now confirmed dead. the death toll, second only to a series of tornadoes that killed more than 700 people back in 1925. by far, the hardest hit area is alabama, where more than 250 people died. 34 people are dead in both tennessee and mississippi and 15 in georgia. closer to home, five people are confirmed dead in virginia. nbc s chris clackum has more on the long cleanup ahead in alabama. reporter: the president and first lady went to tuscaloosa, where a tornado with winds of 200 miles an hour or more tore the town in half. i ve got to say, i ve never seen devastation like this. what they saw is also well illustrated in this satellite photo of tuscaloosa. a close look shows the path the twister tore in the earth from the lower left to the upper right. in smaller towns, it s hard for residents to not know one of the de
good evening, i m jim vance. tonight, police officers responsible for keeping layla alive met her and her parents under an entirely different set of circumstances. darcy spencer was there. 16-month-old layla plays pick-a-boo with one of the police officers credited with saving her life. it was the scariest moment of my life. it was october 30, the home comb coming game at university of maryland. layla s mom was carrying her in a sling into the football game. layla was 10 months old at the time. i felt her go limp and her head kind offal forward. and when i looked down, her lips were blue and she wasn t breathing. layla who was born with dwarfism but was otherwise healthy had no pulse. say thank you. thank you. reporter: these officers with the university police force rushed in. one officer cut off layla s one see with a knife. you re thinking, i don t want to hurt this little thing as you re doing chest compressions and trying to remember how far do i go
drop out of school, we can shut off your card and because it s no longer an educational purpose. reporter: and they could limit the id cards for use during school hours only. the teens could still ride. they would just have to pay extra. i really don t care for it because it s kind of pointless because if they do that it s making us pay more money and we re just going to buy this car and keep going to school. it s not going to work unless they re going to stop the cards. then they ll have to give everybody identification cards and that s going to be too much. reporter: city officials maintain the goal of the id cards is not for discipline. with the new cards they can call the smartrip hotline like a normal adult would and get a prorated amount of their card. they re passed back if they get lost or stolen. reporter: some metro leaders say any kind of structure and order when it comes to young people on metro would be a good idea. the map is to expand the program th