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down. we have six escalators here down at dupont circle, and i have hiked up those escalators when theyre not working, and youre right. it is not fun for metro riders. these workers that are out and about cant fix these broken down escalators quickly enough. the extreme heat has been tough for everybody, especially commuters dealing with the hot cars, and those escalators just at a standstill. inside the trains, the demand for cool air is really stressing ac units, we understand. crews...

started out with a dewpoint temperature in the-o 60s. low and mid-60s. in the 70s, its going to stay in the low 70s. high humidity not just here but so much of the country. that heat index by later today, it sits near 80 degrees. its going to be up around 100 degrees later today. currently you are sitting at 75 degrees in burke. aspen hill in bethesda at 72. trinidad and tinley town at 77. mitchellville, good morning to you, youre at 75 degrees. going up to a high of 95. thats about wh...

>> and if the pool water is 90 degrees, youre in trouble. >> you know its hot. theres no hope. >> reaching that dewpoint temperature of 82 degrees, that really is whats doing it for so much of the nation. so many states affected with the high heat and so many states affected with the high humidity. the kind of humidity you dont see prolonged through so many states like this, even during the summer. unusual its going to last so long. >> its hot. >> yes, its hot. >> thats what were going...

a high temperature today, 80, 82 degrees. 63 right now going up to a high here of 82 degrees around 2:00 or 3:00 today. and we could even have wind gusts getting to 20 manipulate. overnight will be clear as high pressure moves out of here. but then over the weekend there will be clouds moving in. and we might even have a brief shower. more on that coming up in a few minutes. lets head over to the roadways and get a look at traffic with steve. >> veronica, well start with a look at 95 n...

accident. thats when we heard the fire trucks and stuff and we came out and seen this. it was devastating. >> reporter: the explosion was so powerful that the house was knocked off of its foundation. bricks were thrown out into the yard. the natural gas is suspect. six hours after the explosion, fire was still shooting out of a gas main. this womans uncle was burned in the blast. they said it was gas in the air and he lit a cigarette and it burned him. >> reporter: theyre trying to fin...

its really low now. dry air moved in behind yesterdays cold front sure to give us severe weather across the area and the early effect hours. 66 is the temperature in quantico, virginia. waldorf, 70. up in montgomery county, gaithersburg is at 74 degrees. a look at your forecast for today, 80 by 9:00 a.m. sunshine throughout the day. the clouds we have now, theyll continue to move on out of here and thin out. noontime, 84. going up to a high temperature of 86 degrees. the other thing wi...

heat advisory covers the area. so heat wave, were in the middle of it right now. lets take a look at some of the temperatures throughout the area. clinton, maryland, 75 degrees. montgomery, sandy spring, currently at 73 as well. anacostia, 75. springfield, fairfax, 71 is your current temperature. 9:00 a.m. this morning, up to 82 degrees. by noon time, 89. were on our way to 94. it will be 2 degrees cooler than yesterday. so, you know, its going to be comparable to yesterday with the hi...

permission can hurt firefighters are trying to do their jobs. anyone caught open a hydrant could be fined up to $100. its beautiful but it could be a scorcher this afternoon. veronica? >> our temperature jumped eight degrees over the last hour, barbara. eight degrees. the heat index past 90 in a lot of location. it is today were looking for the heat index value to get over 100 degrees, which is why the national weather service has issued a heat advisory for not only today but tomorro...

temperatures right now in the 60s. berkeley springs 61 along with warrenton. 65 in bowie. highs will be well above average, mid 80s today near 90 tomorrow with a lot of sunshine. it declined to be pretty dry the next couple days. but far west of the blue ridge there could be an isolated thunderstorm this afternoon and tomorrow. locally, friday. i will give you the green light as far as traffic on the dulles greenway. travel times are good between reston and tysons on 7. and the toll ...

70 in lexington park, but cooler in martinsbrug. urg. a brief thunderstorm over the mountains, but overall we will be thunderstorm-free today. warmer tomorrow. high temperatures near 90 with scattered cloud cover. a chance of a thunderstorm in the mountains tomorrow . as we go through the weekend maybe a brief thunderstorm here or there but overall high clouds. i have everything open on 394 at edsell road. a crash has been taken care of. lee highway and prince william county, police ...