it's near the low to mid 70s near the bay. 60s elsewhere. much of virginia and maryland. much of this area in orange is under a heat advisory from noon to 10:00 p.m. combination of the humidity in the air temperature. going to feel like 100 to 105 mid to late afternoon. eastern and west virginia just about all of maryland. including the district of columbia as well. the heat will be building. got to be in the low to mid 80s by 9:00 by noontime, low 90s. then getting mid and upper 90s mid afternoon. i'm back in ten minutes with another update. danella is here now with a look at the update. >> i-66, live look for you as you make your way eastbound past the rest area. you see more volume than you do westbound. a lot of space between those cars. no major delays. your travel speed from fairfax county parkway to the capital beltway, 60 miles per hour. 11 minutes to make that drive now. continuing on i-66 inside the beltway in both directions, westbound as well as eastbound. very clear. live look at glebe. the b travel from the parkway, 54 miles per hour. that is a 12-minute drive. not bad at all. taking the rails there opening with no reported delays. on over to you. 5:02 is your time. breaking news. a deadly shooting near the intersection of 17th and r streets in southeast washington. news 4's tracee wilkins is live on the scene with the latest. >> reporter: looks like we may be dealing with more than a homicide here. police just asked us to move so we're now located farther away than earlier. detectives were investigate this hapt house where the shooting happened just outside of the apartment house. adult male was shot and killed. pronounced dead around 2:45 a.m. as they were making their way inside of the building and beginning to investigate what may be going on inside of that building, they quickly came out of the building and then told us to move at least a block away because they belief that they may be dealing with a possible barricade situation. they would not give us any more information beyond that. we do know that at this point police are not releasing any suspect information. so we know that we have a homicide here. adult male shot and killed. and now a possible barricade situation as police asked us to move back and then they also moved back, as well. they also extended the crime scene tape here to encompass a larger area. we're live on the scene. tracee wilkins, reporting live in southeast, back to eun in the studio. also new this morning, police are investigating a deadly crash in north springfield at the intersection of hinton street. one person died in the accident around midnight. police are not released the victim's name. the cause of the crash is under investigation. today former d.c. council member harry thomas jr. will begin serving his prison sentence. he will report to a minimum security federal prison camp in alabama. he will likely send 2 1/2 years there. back in january he pled guilty to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in government grants that was supposed to go to youth programs. the prince george's councilwoman driving 100 miles per hour on the beltway could be close to losing her license. erin tole is going to court today. fine and six points on her license. she already had two points on her license. that means she could have eight points after this which will begin the process of having her license suspended. toles has apologized and said she was running late for an appointment. in alexandria, a woman is due in court charged with deadly road rage attack. she ran over 21-year-old arrington after an argument on harrison in mt. vernon. she's charge with felony hit and run. arrington was on her way to the hospital to see her mother who is recovering from a stroke. 5:04. breaking news. in iraq, a car bomb exploded killing two people and jiring 16 years. the bomb targeted a judge in downtown kirkuk. police say the bomb went off just as the judge arrived at his office near a police station. the judge and two of his body cars were injured. the explosions also set at least one shop on fire. a house committee could decide today whether to hold attorney general eric holder in contempt of congress. the committee's chairman republican darrell issa is upset holder won't hand over documents related to the failed gun smuggling program, fast and furious. even if they vote today to hold holder in contempt of congress, it will still have to pass the full house. this morning trying to figure out how a man wanted for murdering a woman in dewey beach died. 26-year-old kunar was suspected of stabbing danielle. maids found her body in a room monday morning. sources say she was staying in that room with kumar. police launched a manhunt and found his body in a hotel in new jersey. this is first murder in dewey beach since the town was incorporated in 1981. time right now is 5:06. the bounty gate scandal in the nfl is in the spotlight today. a warning this morning about a new drug that promises 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[ brian ] there's a bright future here, and there's a chance to get on the ground floor of something big, something that will bring us back. not only this company, but this country. ♪ welcome back. a hoax boat explosion in new jersey that cost the coast guard hundreds of thousands of dollars may be con in ethed to another hoax in texas. emergency crews got a call earlier this month from a boat which reported an explosion off sandy hook, new jersey. they later discovered the call came from land. they say it may have links to a search for the sinking boat in waters last month. coast guard is peshted to release new details in their investigation later today. we've. talking about it all weekend. and finally we know the heat that dangerous heat is on the way. >> it's going to be sticky and gross out there. >> it's already muggy. >> 75 degrees. tom kierein is in the storm center to tell us all about it. >> it's not dangerously live yet. that's the live view of the jefferson memorial this morning. we have got a lot of haze around the humidity has been building. not too hot yet. as we look at the temperature nap around region, all the areas in the green are in the 60s. that's pleasant. areas in yellow are 70s. that's right in washington along the potomac and near the bay. we do have a heat advisory in effect from noon to 10:00 p.m. for most of the region. by 9:00, the mid 80s. hazy sunshine, high humidity during the afternoon. in fact, by noontime, the low 90s. ought to be hovering in the mid to upper 90s. mid to late afternoon. and that's when you definitely need to stay in the ac or be in a pool. if you have to be outside, take frequent breaks, get in the shade. drink plenty of water. i'll be back in ten minutes. look at the weekend, too. danella, how's traffic? >> good morning. looks good along vw parkway or if you're on i-95, nice and clear in maryland. from 216 make your way southbound to the beltway travel lanes are open. driving at 65 miles per hour. connecting to the beltway in montgomery county, irshoe free at this time. on the outer loom, 61 miles per hour. back over to you both. one last chance for the defense to put jerry sandusky on the stand. also ahead, fighting back. one passenger surprising one passenger surprising response after havin we need to look for a new van. yeah. i just don't know where to start. glad you found us. start by test-driving nearly every make and model, all in one place. carmax. start here. welcome back. maybe he should have just walked away. coming up this morning. new york city police confirm they are investigating allegations alec baldwin assaulted a photographer. daily news photographer said baldwin shoved and punched him outside the studio. baldwin came after him when he tried to get a picture of the actor and fiance. on twitter baldwin suggested that paparazzi should be, quote, waterboarded. he also later tweeted, quote, i suppose if the offending of paparazzi was wearing a hoodie and i shot him it would all blow over. no charges have been filed against baldwin at this time. one woman is fighting back against an airport security pat down. check this out. carol price says she was going through security in ft. myers, florida, when she was groped by a tsa agent. but instead of filing a complaint, she puts down her bags and gropes back. price said she did to it show the agent what she had just been through. her lawyers say that the agent was not following protocol and price should know. price is a former tsa agent herself who worked at that very airport until a few years ago. >> she's obviously been through training. and knew this lady. she did not touch the supervisor as intrusively as she was touched. >> price admits she was emotional that day. she was on her way to her brother's funeral. she was removed from her flight and now faces misdemeanor battery charges. the defense in the jerry sandusky sex abuse trial is expected to rest today. if sandusky is going to take the stand in his own defense it will happen this morning. former coach's wife took the stand yesterday. she told jurors that she never saw or heard any inappropriate contact between sandusky@and boys who stayed at their home. dottie sandusky also contradi contradicted one accuser who claimed he yelled for help saying the room he claimed to be in was not sound proof. sandusky is accuse of sexually abusing ten boys over a 15-year span. deliberations is expected to dlin tomorrow. developing story in egypt this morning. state television there is reporting that former president hosni mubarak is on life support following a stre ing ing a stro. initial reports said the 84-year-old was dead when moved to a military facility. now medical staff describe his condition as very critical. mubarak was sentenced to life in prison for his role in mass killings. news of his failing health comes in a debate over who will succeed mubarak. results from last weekend's presidential election are schedule to be announced tomorrow. president obama is back in washington this morning. he arrived over night from the g-20 summit in mexico. the president told reporters he is confident europe wean leaders will be able to solve their economic crisis. he admitted if europe's finances do not improve our country's economic recovery could lag. he also meet with rush sh sha and chinese leaders at the summit. he said that neither agreed to stop the violence in syria. and for the first time mitt romney is talking about potential running mates. presumptive republican presidential candidate says his campaign is vetting florida congressman marco rubio me made the revelation yesterday while campaigning many michigan. it was the final stop on his five-day bus tour through six battleground states. romney was denying a report from earlier in the day that his campaign had ruled out rubio as a running mate. a new warning this morning about a new drug that claims to give you the perfect dan. melotan is only sold online. claims to create tan that lasts for months, increase your sex tan and helps you lose weight. doctors say the drug is not approved by the fd ashs and is concerned the synthetic hormone could stimulate the same cells that cause skin cancer. new study find men need a new lesson in skin care. nearly half the men said they never use sunscreen. experts say men 50 years old and older are more than twice as likely as women to develop and die from skin cancer. nearly 3/4 said they do not know what to look for when it comes to suspicious spots on their skin. this morning we are getting an up close look at the massive wildfire in colorado as a family left their home. take a look. this video shows the destruction from earlier this month. a couple grabbed what they could and drove to a safer place. the fire has burned more than 59,000 acres. it is now 55% contained. terrible situation out there. >> incredible video, too. we know the heat is going to be on. >> that's right. heat, humidity, not -- it's humid but not quite dangerous yet. but it's getting there, tom. >> it's only going to last a couple of days, thankfully. just today and again tomorrow. there is the washington monument. live picture. you see there's hardly any wind at all. the flags are hanging limply there. and we've got deep high pressure over the region. that's going to be helping this heat to build by later this afternoon. it's only going to last a couple of days thankfully. right now, hazy and humid. temperatures near 70 throughout most of the region. we do have a heat advisory. noon to 10:00 p.m. all the counties in orange. northern virginia. eastern, western virginia. heat index, combination of temperature and humidity will be 100 to 105. that's what it will feel like to mid to late afternoon. stay inside if you can. stay in the ac as we soar to the upper 90s by mid afternoon to late afternoon. near record heat today and again tomorrow. hazy, hot, and humid on thursday. highs again upper 90s. and there is about a 30% chance of some scattered afternoon storms tomorrow. then a likelihood on that on friday. and with more clouds around even though it's still going to be humid, i doubt it's going to be nearly as hot. highs may be reaching low 90s. by then, scattered thunderstorms around that may linger into friday evening and end early saturday morning. after that, just in time for your weekend, lower humidity moves in for saturday, sunday, and in the first part of next week, along with thankfully cooler temperatures. danella, good morning. >> good morning. checking things out if your you if you're traveling 295 in the district. northbound at the 11th street bridge we had construction there. overnight but all your lanes are open. it's out of the roadway. let's take a look a 395. nice and clear from the beltway to the 149 street bridge in this area. a life look as you make your way past. nice and clear. northbound no issues. southbound as well. northbound does have a little more volume than southbound but look at this travel speed. 60 miles per hour. about 12 minutes to get from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. not bad at all. also if you're taking the i'll ras not seeing any reported delays along the metro, marc, or vre, all running on or close to schedule. >> thank you. nfl commissioner roger goodell is in washington today. he will be joined by senator dick durbin at a news conference focused on the bounty scandal recently uncovered. players and coaches for the new orleans saints were suspended after the league accused the team of awarding players with cash for big hits on the field. goodell and durbin are expected to skisz reforms. nifty pickup, pena, game over. and for the nats, 0-4, home stand. >> lost their fourth game in a row. all four of their loss necessary this streak have come at home to american league teams. they will try to turn things around against the rays at home again tonight. there was a bit of a controversy during last night's games. umpires ejected ray's pitcher when they found a foreign substance on his glove during the eighth eveni inning. he was still warming up when the umps started examining the glove. he is quite familiar with the per ral a. he discussed the ejikz after the game. >> well, he pitched here. you know, i mean, i don't think it's a secret. i don't know. spring training or during the year. i mean, there's been some chirping about pine tar. yeah, i didn't just make it up or dream it up, you know. >> peralta may not be back on the mound for quite some time. he could be suspended for this incident. turning to basketball. lebron james and miami heat are just one win away from an nba title. they beat the oklahoma city thunder 104-98 in game four of the league finals. the heat now holds a 3-1 lead in the series. washington native kevin durant scored 28 points in the loss for the thunder. the heat will try to close out the series tomorrow night at home. today the white house will mark the 40th anniversary of title ix. the landmark law signed in 1972 banned sex discrimination and pushed for equal funding in school sports. the white house council on women and girls will host on event this afternoon recognizing the ran versery. >> very significant for women around gir and girls in sports. >> hard to believe, 40 years. speaking of women, though, powerful women in washington came together last night. pink was the color of the hour and for a good cause. >> angie and i along with a dozen of our colleagues hosted the fourth annual news bash to fight breast cancer. last night's event was at the howard theater. the goal was to raise money for the george washington university. breast cancer survivor andrea mitchell from nbc was our special guest speaker. thanks to everyone who made it such a great night. we really approaeciate your support. angie is so inspiring. >> and she just workseses, works, works, through all of it. >> through the campaign and the primaries. >> it was a lot of fun. appreciate your support so much. time right now, 5:25. coming up, we're tracking breaking news out of southeast washington after a man is shot to death. plus, city leaders are ready to weigh in on a plan to brighten up the outside of the verizon center. it's not even 5:30 and we're seeing temperatures in the mid 70s. 70s. 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deep high pressure over the midwest the last few days. we've had temperatures well into the 90s. it's drifting right over us. as a result, we are going to have that big heat building here. right now, though, it's pleasant. all the areas in the green are in the 60s. that includes much of the region. areas in yellow are in the low to mid 70s. tidal potomac and near the bay. generally in the 60sthis morning. apparently pleasant. later today, noon to 10:00 p.m. is when we have a heat advisory. all the counties in orange, east virginia, the district of columbia. the heat index, the combination of the air temperature and humidity will be 100 to 105. that is dangerous heat. you need to stay in the ac. it is going to be near record heat, too. reagan national airport. record high for this day for june 20th back in 1931 was 99 degrees. and on thursday, 98 in 1988. near those record highs later this afternoon and again tomorrow with the high humidity in place. and some precautionary words from our reporter, melissa mollet about how to deal with this. good morning, melissa. >> reporter: good morning, tom. i can tell you you want to dress lightly. bring a lot of water no matter where you are going today. we've been out here this morning looking for some joggers, looking for bikers perhaps, who are out here kind of trying to beat the heat and be out here a bit early. we have one coming behind us here right now. and some couple minutes ago. now, as tom's been telling us, it is expected to be the hottest day of the year so far. 98. it's going to feel like 105. now, believe it or not, heat is the number one weather killer. days like today, it's especially important to check on neighbors without ac and remember the young and elderly cannot regulate their body heat. so that's important thing to think about today. as i mentioned, we talked to some joggers with the cyclists about how they plan to stay cool today. take a listen. i work at the ronald reagan building. to mitt tate the heat, we've turned on thehaust fans to keep them running all day instead of part-time early in the morning. >> just take it easy. drink a ton of at water. on i know on my bike ride home, be inside but afterwards it's going to drink a ton of water and take it easy on the ride back. >> reporter: very good idea. the thing to do today, of course, as i said, dress as lightly as possible and bring as much water as you can. back to you. >> melissa mollet, reporting live. thank you for that report. good morning. angie, if you're traveling i-66 and make yurg way westbound, jammed, this is because of late clearing construction. i can tell you at cedar lane only the right lane was getting by. driving single file. watching the cameras in that area. the cones are in the process of being picked up at this very minute. hopefully you will see some relief pretty soon. for now, you are jammed at galos road along i-66. let's head over to the american legion bridge. making your way on the outer loop as well as the inner loop of the beltway. eun, over to you. >> police are surpding a neighborhood looking for the gunman responsible for deadly shooting earlier this morning near 17th and r streets in southwest august. tracee wilkins is live on the scene with breaking new developments. what's going on? >> reporter: let me show you right now where the detectives are positions here. they are about a block away from the house where this shooting happened. they are standing there behind that police vehicle. we have seen some uniformed officers approach the house but let me show you what they armed themselves with just a little while ago before they did that. this is video of tse officers retrieving their rifles before going closer to the scene and going closer to that house. let me explain to you exactly what's happened up to this point. around 2:45 a.m. a man was pronounced dead after he was shot outside an apartment house here at 17th and r streets and southea southeast. now, i spoke to one young lady who was theres that happened. she said that there was a crowd of people outside the house and that a man approached what appeared to be a long black something. turns out that something was a gun. that's what that man used to shoot and kill this adult male who died on the scene earlier this morning. now, police were investigating here just a little while ago. it looked like they were getting to the point where they could stap start to wrap up the investigation when they quickly moved away from the apartment house and then asked us to also move away. so we moved away a couple of blocks and detectives moved away. they're now positioned behind that vehicle. they say that that may be dealing with the possible barricade situation here. we don't have any more situation than that. the investigation unstill unfolding. police say a man and robbed and stabbed in a ran dam attack in montgomery county. the victim was walking down the street yesterday afternoon in new hampshire avenue and maryland. witnesses tell police the robber approached the victim who was in his 40s and demanded his backpack. there was a struggle. the robber pulled a knife and stabbed the victim several times. >> crazy. it's usually not like this around this area. you know what i'm saying? it's pretty cool out here. you know what i'm saying? >> this is like rare because a lot of people stay to themselves and it's real busy. a lot of stores and people coming back and forth. >> the robber took off with the backpack with a laptop computer inside. police searched nearby streets, wooded areas and even dumpsters but they did not find the robber. the victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition. howard county police are looking for the person who shot a 5-year-old boy last night. a neighbor found him lying in a field near frederick road and called 911. police say the teen is from baltimore. paramedics flew him to shock trauma where he is now recovering. police in fredericksburg open a picture taken from an atm camera will help them track down a purse snatcher. he tried to use the woman's credit card several times and finally succeeded at an atm machine where this picture was taken. the victim's purse was grabbed while trying to help a homeless man who was bleeding. the injured man was later charged with destruction of property for breaking a window. it happened earlier this month on princess ann street near the fredericksburg post office. the motion to set aside a negligence verdict against virginia tech. jurors ruled school officials waited too long to alert students of the shootings five years ago. families of two students killed say they could have survived if they were warned sooner. jurors awarded $8 million to those families. news 4 sources confirm d.c. mayor vin vent gray's choice to leave the district's housing agency was involved in a relationship with a senior staff enwhen he led a similar agency in philadelphia. sources tell news 4 that michael kelly disclosed the relationship to mayor gray before he was tapped to head d.c.'s department of housing and community development. gray's office cleared the appointment with the federal housing and urban development. kelly is not under investigation or facing any misconduct charges but does acknowledge he had an inappropriate affair outside of his marriage. kelly's nomination is subject to confirmation by the d.c. council. today the d.c. council will consider a new proposal that would allow the verizon center to add more electronic billboards. owner has been pushing the couldn council for months to allow them to update and add new signs to the building. some members complain the signs would be disruptive. the bill would allow nine new signs to go up. it would add a wrap around sign at the corner along with new signs at the especially trabs to the metro. he says the signs will emitt less light and they will help generate much needed revenue. the work group discussing expanded gambling in maryland could decide today whether to advise governor martin o'malley to call a special session to take up the issue. the group will meet today in annapolis. its members are hammering out details of an expanded gambling bill that legislation could include legalized table games and plans for a new casino in prince george's county. it claims a full service casino near the national harbor could bring in hundreds of millions of dollars each year for the state. and we're looking at 5:38. a frantic plea for help. >> he's at the bottom of the swimming pool. please hurry up. please, please, please. >> what the 911 tapes are revealing about the death of rodney king. plus, how maryland is honoring the life of a marine killed while serving in afghanistan. we're already in the 70s outside and things are going to heat up fast. we have more about near record temperatures n ♪[linkin park "burn it down"] ♪[rock] ♪ [narrator] can't wait for the honda civic tour featuring linkin park? neither can we. go to facebook.com/hondacivictour for details. try new cortizone-10 quick shot. fast relief with the strongest, nonprescription itch medicine in a no-mess spray. cortizone-10 quick shot. yeah, these are the dog days of summer. live picture of a couple of dogs drinking water. don't forget to take care of your pet today. give them plenty of water. keep them out of the heat. and it's pleasant now though to walk the dog. right now it's in the upper 60s to low and mid 70s throughout the region. 75 now at reagan national. rather humid this morning. as we go through the day, hometown forecast croft on the on the prince george's's line. right now it's in the low 70s there. mid mid morning, near 80. noontime, 90s. hitting the mid or upper 90s by mid to late afternoon. a break coming for the weekend. seven-day outlook comes for ten minutes. as you make your way westbound, it was jammed. out of the roadway. another look at your traffic back over to you both. 74 degrees. another potential setback for metro and construction of the second phase of the dulles rail project. plus, the mistake by one organization that gave one virginia this morning investigators are looking into whether three teens accuse of a home invasion in stafford county are connected to a similar crime in the area. the sheriff's office says the teens rang the doorbell at 2:00 a.m. tuesday morning at a house in white water village in stafford. the homeowner opened the door and the teens walked in and held down the man's wife. he fought back youring two of them. the teens ran off. terry welch turned himself in. one neighbor newell ch when he was in high school. >> when i was saw him it was a big shock. >> he was a good kid. talented, good wrestler. >> deputies arrested two 16-year-olds, one suspect is being treated at an area hospital. the other suffered superficial injuries. five more break-ins had been linked to a pair of thieves targeting a germantown neighborhood. police say the duo has now hit a total of 23 homes near clopper road. they happened while the families were inside their homes. this is surveillance video from may 23rd. it slows one of the burglars. if you recognize this man, call police. police say the thieves are going after homes with its doors unlocked or garage door open. they say the burglars are also breaking into cars. he's at the bottom of the swimming pool. please hurry up, please, please, please. >> she said she heard something fall like the table and looked over and found king at the bottom of his swimming pool in the california home. police found no signs of foul play and continue to investigate his death as an accidental drowning. king's taped police beating in los angeles sparked the l.a. riot when's jurors acquitted three officers. the case against a fout officer ended in a mistrial. king was 47 years old. a u.s. military investigation is is not recommending criminal charges after the burning of korans in afghanistan. pentagon officials say a navy service member and six soldiers could face administrative punishments and no judicial action. february's incident sparked large protest outside a military base in afghanistan. more than 30 people died. military officials have said the service members did not know they were burning the muslim holy book. afghan members recovered the korans before they were destroyed. today, flags in maryland will fly at half staff in honor of julian chase. he was killed in combat on memorial day in afghanistan. the 22-year-old lived in edge water. maryland lawmakers are looking into a recent court of appeals decision that ruled pit bull owners can be liable for dog bites. the controversial ruling deemed pit bulls inherently dangerous, making owners and landlords liable for dog bites. animal right groups want lawmakers to take a bite out of the legislation. groups on both sides of the issue spoke at a task force hearing studying the breed in annapolis. >> we're mystified that other animal welfare organizations don't see how this law will protect dogs and can only benefit them by causing people to better care for them. >> it's very unkor fate they the negative stereotypes get out and people listen to the media and that's puts the fear in the people of these dogs. reality, they're friendly. >> the ruling came from a case when a pit bull attacked a 10-year-old dominique in the baltimore area. virginia governor bob mcdonnell is speaking out for the first time about the controversial oweser of the university of virginia's president. mcdonnall says the school's board of visitors should have been more open with the community after they forced sullivan out of office before two years on the job. many uva professors are also refusing to work with the college's interim president carl zeithaml. one professor even resigned. d.c. council member marion barry is going to fight the street car line on h street. barry says the plan is not well thought out and too expensive for the number of riders it will serve. the project is estimated to cost around 200 million dollars. if approved, the street car line should open next year. providing transit funding to local government is turning political in northern virginia. state officials plan on giving money directly to the governments instead of going to the northern virginia transportation commission. under the old 30-year-old system cities and counties requesting money from the state for a number of projects. the state then gave the money to the mvtc to give monte to local dpofts. state officials say the new system will provide more clarity to where the money is going the local officials say the state is trying to flex its muscle. a maryland woman is on a mission to uncover history at a cemetery in montgomery county. peggy erickson is trying to identify tombstones. she works with the montgomery county historical society. the cemetery has 80 unmarked graves dating back to the 100s. she says many soldiers fought in the civil war and educated in massachusetts. >> 18-year-old harness maker or weaver, leaving children behind. and young men, harvard law school and came down here and fought. >> others would become famous. >> montgomery county historical society started investigating at the cemetery during research for a video about poolsville. erickson hopes to map out the cemetery with the help of an archaeologist and infrared cameras. >> it is that going to be a task. >> indeed. > talking about the weather. you talked about the mini heat wave. >> tom is here to tell us all about it. >> mini heat wave. thank goodness it's all going to last a couple of days. the sun is about to appear. look at that thick haze. right there lincoln memorial. that is a live view from the mall in washington on this wednesday morning. there is the sun rise over the potomac river. the sun has been up now. sun rise is at 5:43. it's still obscured by clouds on the eastern horizon. reagan national, dew point, steamy 70 degrees. we've got a wind out of the south just very gentle. only about three miles an hour. look at this mama osprey feeding her chicks. this is a great feet to sent in by edite. send your photos to weather@nbcwashington.com or post them to our facebook page and we'll share them. much of the region. near the waters though. low to mid 70s. that includes potomac around reagan national and around the bay. under a heat advisory. noon to 10:00 p.m. because the heat index, combination of temperature and humidity is going to exceed 100 degrees during a time in the afternoon hours. all the counties in orange, including eastern and west virginia. just about all of maryland. and for you day, by noontime, in fact, will already likely be around 90 degrees. hazy sunshine. high humidity throughout the rest of the afternoon. highs reaching mid and upper 90s. 99 set on june 20th. today and again tomorrow. thunder showers giving us relief. and then the likelihood on that on friday. more clouds around and cooler. the weekending looking terrific. lower humidity. cooler temperatures. that's going to linger into next week. nice break coming our way. checking out things around i-95 in virginia. northbound stafford. delays continue to quantico. then it's not so bad. look at dumfries. nice and clear. northbound and southbound. continuing past fairfax county parkway. your travel speed, not bad. 55 miles per hour. 25 minutes from quantico and the beltway. eun, over to you. some loudon county leaders say they need more time to discuss whether to expend metro's new silver line into their county. county supervisors want to put off a vote on whether to opt into phase two of the silver line project until december 1st. they say they will use that extense to find a strategy for paying for the project and to receive feedback from the public. as of now the county's board of supervisors must decide on the project by july 4th. the vote has been floating along the georgetown segment of the canal for three decades but it failed safety insections. the national parks service says the cost to remarry it is too expensive. the final farewell to the georgetown will be next wednesday at 5:00 p.m. then it will be moved and demolished at fletcher's cove. this is the 19th year our station has run the camp for kids program with the community foundation for the national capital region. nbc 4 president and general manager and sponsor ron green down presented this year's donations to the campers. >> i like camp ground because you get to do a lot of fun things that you wouldn't -- they wouldn't normally do in d.c. >> i've been going to this for three years now. i was originally diagnosed with leukemia in august of 2008. it's a great experience to just go out there and be a regular kid. >> today we raised half a million dollars for area camps. you can still help donate online by going to our website and click on camp for kids. ree just philbin and kathie lee gifford will co-host together for the first time in 12 years on this morning's "today" show. philbin and gifford used to co-host "live with regis and kathie lee" together. he left in 2000. he recently left the show as well. the pair will first talk to matt lauer and then cohost the fout hour of "today." that starts at 10:00 a.m. right here on nbc4. a dog in greenville, south carolina, was just voted bad to the bone in the first of its kind contest. the 11-month-old huskie mix lucy was anything named the destroyer. the owner says she has bad chewing habits and she chewed through her metal crate at six years old. now camp bow-wow will train lucy for free for the next year. her behavior is typical for puppies. there are plenty of methods to train her or another dog. >> she's just a puppy. it's hard to say she's a bad dog. >> it's great that they're doing the training right now because they say do it while they're young. and huskies, they can be a little feisty. they have a find of their own. >> nice dogs. >> but nice dogs and beautiful. absolutely beautiful. a man in southwestern virginia got a voter registration application in the mail. >> here's the problem though. it was addressed to the family's dog that died two years ago. tim morris says the document notified mo morris that he was eligible to vote and should register. the dog niece name was no sarlt and the family do not know how it happened but it came from a private not for profit group. the group admits that sometimes it makes mistakes. i'm sure it was an honest mess take. probably did some sort of profile search and found out family members including mo the dog. >> profile search, we were talking to tom about this earlier, he was saying they probably got the information off of facebook or something like that. closely guarded information that mitt romney let slip. update on breaking news in a local neighborhood. the s.w.a.t. team just arrived. and dangerous heat on the way. today the official start of summer. trust us when we say you will
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