>> tonight, the fear over the summer scorcher. and many of you just saw all the bachelor battle. tonight, how each is moving on. >> this is abc 7 news at 11:00, on your side. >> we begin tonight with the worry about this week's heat wave. tonight abc7 has teamed coverage as we prepare for several more days of the heat wave. how people are already suffering. stephen rubin is tracking the temperatures, which are only going up. >> tomorrow, it is going to be pretty hot. on wednesday, very hot. 99 degrees at reagan national airport today. there were no records, but it looks like we could break some records tomorrow and wednesday. look at these readings outside. 81 degrees at woodbridge, 82 in leesburg. downtown, still at 89 degrees. 83 in olney. we have a heat advisory that goes into effect for the day tomorrow, including the district, arlington, and alexandra, also montgomery, fairfax, and loudoun, prince william, and then an excessive heat watch for when they, -- for wednesday, and that could turn into a heat warning. the heat advisory is in effect for tomorrow. that error advisory is code red. -- the air quality index, could read. we'll talk about a cool-down on the way. i want to begin our coverage with more on how this he has become dangerous. >> with a scattered power outages, you do not want to be inside, but if you go outside, you have to deal with the heat in the air quality issues. dominion power crews were busy, hustling to restore power to customers who are coated -- who are coping with the heat that is expected get worse. alexandria residents were turned -- returned home from work to make sure that their air conditioning was off. >> it is a little warm. the bottom floor is livable, but the top floor is difficult. >> hopefully we can sleep tonight. >> this person is living -- is heading to a friend's place, where the air-conditioning is working. >> not the date for this to happen. >> know,. a disconcerting problem for this family. >> by 9:00, i hope this will be fixed. if not, i am not sure what we will do. >> utilities were knocked out for hours. they're grateful before dominion -- for dominion restoring power care. >> we are very thankful they got on it really quick. >> everyone we talked about, was just like that. they are very pleased with dominion's performance. they're big worry, what is going to happen in the next few days. >> new york city is also experiencing problems. thousands of people lost power to the. officials are warning customers for more power outages later this week. keep thermostats' no lower than 78 degrees. and number of people in philadelphia found relief in fountains and sling polls. others try to stay in the shade. abc7 will track every development of a heat wave, with details on any story we cover, just log on to our website, wjla.com. a family of seven as it at home in northwest this evening after a propane tank caught fire. the flames ignited on the rear that -- the rear deck of the horrome. >> mandatory water restrictions will remain in place for the next couple days. nearly 2 million customers have had to cut back usage since thursday. the snc officials say it may take up to 18 hours before the main can be put back into service. community came together tonight honor a college student a week after her murder. vanessa pham was found stabbed to death inside a car a week ago. life in vienna tonight on how heard that has so many people outraged. >> heard that has shaken this town of vienna, and tonight family and friends came together to remember just how much finesse of meant to them. with her bright smile and vanessa personality, the nas pham had many friends. >> she was so nice. it is hard to know that she is gone. >> they do find comfort reminiscing. >> she was very talented with her art work. >> it is a loss that brought the community together. 20% of all sales at this business are going toward vanessa's family. people have given generously, offering condolences. >> such a brilliant life that was lost this early makes you sad and makes you want to give to the cause. >> money will help with vanessa 's funeral costs. a sign on the front door and asked for information, in hopes that someone can answer who killed his beautiful young woman and what they -- and why. >> we're just here for her because we cared about her a lot. >> herb ewing will be held tomorrow at the national memorial park king david memorial garden. the funeral is scheduled for wednesday at the vienna presbyterian church. a candlelight vigil will be held tomorrow night in honor of a d.c. college student who in turn on capitol hill. joshua hopkins was shot after midnight on saturday. he was a student at thurmont state university in west virginia and served as an intern. police are searching for the killer of a man in southeast. john cornell was gunned down saturday while helping to set up a neighborhood cook out. at 4:00 saturday afternoon, five men approached him, demanded money, and witnesses say perhil nill tried to intervene. >> no one else was hurt. all five gunmen escaped. the man charged in the murder of sean utley he will be let out of jail temper mill -- of chandler levy will be let out of jail temporarily. members of a gang sent threatening letters to a witness. the suspect will be returned to jail after he gives and writing samples. day obama -- today obama congratulated general petraeus. he was petraeus welle during a conference call. obama fired general mcchrystal last month. friends and family will honor the life of senator robert byrd during his funeral tomorrow. he died a week ago. his funeral will be held at the memorial baptist church in arlington, and for those who planned to travel in that area, police will enforce roadblocks starting at noon tomorrow. coming up, more powerball are washing up now. -- more tar balls now are washing up. and jay and vienna's explosive ryan: i'm gold glove winner ryan zimmerman. and i'm here to tell you that saving money with 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break up are not backing down. jake claims that vienna did not want to have sex with her. each has moved on. the suddenly single vienna will join "bachelor pad" next month. imagine. we are celebrating an anniversary here. five months have gone by since the big storm. remember this this will calm down a little bit. 32 inches of snow at dulles. 25 inches at be the i-martial. -- at bwi-marshall. it is hot out there. these are of the top ratings. 86 degrees at the cathedral after high of 94 degrees. it is currently 75 in gaithersburg. it feels like 79. rehoboth beach delaware, 89 was the high temperature, currently, 81. if you're lucky to get to the beach tomorrow, 90 degrees. virginia beach, 90 degrees. surface temperature, around 80 degrees. reagan national airport today, 99 degrees. it looks like we could be tying records tomorrow and wednesday. we have a heat advisory in effect for the district and the surrounding counties. these are newly issued for fairfax, loudoun. wednesday we could see index readings of near 110 degrees. fortunately relief for the heat on the way. 89 degrees in hagerstown. 87 in richmond. the dew point levels are creeping up. 67 degrees for the two-point at reagan national. tomorrow, we will see at around 70 for the day on wednesday. cool across minnesota and the upper great lakes. the high pressure is just off the coast. a few clouds coming across the delmarva peninsula, but not a whole lot. hot conditions will stick around tomorrow. code red for air quality and he took until -- and he will continue until thursday. only the lower 80's in downtown d.c. tonight. tomorrow, atvs and middle and 90's. the heat advisory will near 100 degrees tomorrow afternoon. it will be very hot. that is not the end of it. a hundred degrees on wednesday once again. cooler air on the way, friday, saturday, and sunday. in annapolis, you may see some breesf da bay tomorrow. >> i would rather have this than the blizzard. me up, a trip from minneapolis to miami turns into a 1,600 mile walk. minneapolis to miami turns into a 1,600 mile walk. garage cleaning runs on dunkin'. america runs on dunkin'. with our delicious iced coffees. there's a refreshing flavor for everyone. get yours today. america runs on dunkin'. jordan debb has some pretty sore feet snide, but for a good cause. he could not find a job after graduating. he decided to walk from minneapolis to miami to raise funds for heat. it took three months. he reached miami on the fourth of july. he took more than 3 million steps. he raced over $30,000. -- he raised over $30,000. >> ryan zimmermann could be headed back to the all-star game. the toyota sports desk, brought by your local toyota dealers -- moving you forward. we are starting to see movement in the nba free agency, but amari stottlemyre has agreed to the new york nearby knicks. he was at hand today for high school and college players. lebron james is expected to sign up when it is over. dwayne wade returned to miami today, but he is looking hard at chicago, where his children lived. fans turned out to greet -- to greet him at the miami airport, but went to the wrong terminal and never saw him. he went to the main terminal and nobody noticed him. the all-star game is next tuesday night. ryan zimmerman may stay at -- may still make it. stephen strasburg will not be on the roster. the pirates gave up on him last year. the nationals signed into a one-year deal. it is an awesome story. the nationals were off today and trail the braves by a dozen games. this is taken to deep right field. that baby is gone. right halliday pitched a great game. the philadelphia phillies downed the atlanta braves. a slugfest in the motor city. a shot down the left-field line. miguel cuyahoga scored easily. -- tejada score is easily. off-the-wall. santiago is on his course. he scores. jackson is in with a triple. the tigers beat the birds. lance armstrong is on fifth place after stage two of the tour de france. it was hard to stay on 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