From june to july so this will give us a Good Opportunity to see some drier weather and at the same time we get to enjoy some great weather. The mike michael son camera starting off pretty good. Its comfortable out there, maybe even more so than yesterday. The dry air has moved off farther south. So were starting off cooler than we were this time yesterday for areas south of 66. We have 50s on the map. 59 for frederick and gaithersburg. 64 for manassas. And through southern maryland, youre into the 60s as well. Highs into the upper 80s today, very similar to yesterday except not as breezy. Over to mike. Reporter we are following some breaking news right now in the newsroom. A major fire in west virginia. Two, possibly three buildings in old town Harpers Ferry are in flames near the historic district. The call came in around 3 15. Were told the buildings are businesses and it appear no, sir one was inside. Fire crews from jefferson, berkley counties in west virginia, Loudoun County in virginia, washington and frederick counties maryland are all on scene right now. Sky 9 is headed to that scene. Well bring you pictures live as soon as we get them. Larry . Mike, this is certainly having an impact on commuters that travel on marc this morning. Want to let you know the harmers ferry station now not accessible Harpers Ferry station now not accessible. Consider as alternate the brunswick station. Thats really going to be your best bet to get around. The fire station blocked by Fire Equipment on the scene. Well continue to follow this story and bring you updates as soon as we get them. On 95 on the virginia side, construction closing two lanes of the northbound side between Prince William parkway and the occoquan. Heres a live look to show you how things ever shaping up. Looks like are shaping up. Looks like better improvements but still delays going o. Looks like the earlier lane closures have all but let up. You will see delays northbound. So folks coming from fredericksburg, even stafford heading toward the capital beltway, will you need to account for some additional time or add some additional time, rather, to account for those residual delays. Your next update coming up in roughly ten minutes. A man is fighting for his life this morning after being stabbed in the district. It happened last night at lincoln road and r streets in northeast. The mans name has not been released. Hes now in surgery in the hospital. So far police have no suspects in this case. Charges are pending against a man shot by a Charles County sheriffs deputy. According to the sheriffs office, deputies were called to a home in waldorf because after domestic dispute. They found a man and woman arguing in the driveway. They say the man had a knife. When he came up to deputies, one of them shot and winded him. Metro Transit Police have release add photo of a person of interest in an assault of one of their officers. The attack took place monday afternoon at the largo town center. Police say the officer confronted a fare evader. The suspect through something at the officer and ran off. The officer was not seriously injured. Im Nikki Burdine with the story out of bw patient that might surprise you and worry you. A man tried to bring a zone items on board his flight. Listen to what they were. A hatchet, smoke grenades, rope cutters, a folding saw, a dozen bottle rockets and at least five fives on his carryon bag. Tsa stopped the man and questioned he said he needed those items for camping. A big stop for tsa, an agency that gets a lot of flack, perhaps rightfully so. Just last month Homeland Security reported 596 reported a 96 failure right at check points as undercover agents were able to sneak illegal items on board. But not this time. We read that list to a few passengers. This is their reaction. Thats crazy to me. Why would you do that . Its an airport. You do see some people that you wonder about. Reporter what did what did he have in mind . Reporter he had camping in mind apparently. The man was questioned and charged and the grenades and bottle rockets were confiscated but he was allowed to check those knives and boards his flight. Why . Ill explain coming up at 6 30. Almost two weeks after her arrest jail intake forms released by texas officials appear to showen flicting information about sandra brands show conflicting information about sandra brands mind. Hena daniels has the latest from new york. Reporter in Sandra Blands handwritten form, there are check marks next to the questions asking you have ever felt very depressed and do you feel that way now. Yet in this Computer Generated one, only a few hours later, the same questions are marked no. Blands family and friends have insisted she would not have hanged herself in her jail cell three days after her arrest. She was making plans to get out of jail. Reporter bland left a rather upbeat joyce mail when behind bars but cbs has not been able to confirm independently. Having switched lanes with no turn signal. I dont know. Reporter bland previously had attempted suicide but jail officials never placed here suicide watch. The marry says hes worried many people have already made up their minds about a tragedy still under investigation. We dont have these issues that are being presented in terms of extreme racist tensions. Get out of the car. I will light you up. Get out. Reporter bland was arrested after a confrontation during a routine traffic stop on july 10. After seeing dash cam video of the incident, her family questions why she causes arrested in the first place. She was arrested in the first place. The trooper arrested bland for assaulting a public servant. Hes now on administrative leave for violating unspecified police produce and the Texas Department of public safetys courtesy policy. Reporter im surae chinn in southeast along the Anacostia River right next to nats park. You see the big cranes behind me. Theyre going to be put to work this morning as a huge drilling machine emerges this morning called the lady bird. Heres a look at a similar machine, the twin lady bird if you will. 26 feet in diameter, the size of a metro tunnel. Shes been underground for two years drilling a four and a halfmile tunnel throughout the months. A big day for d. C. Water and Sewer Authority, Washington SuburbanSanitary Commission and the overall d. C. Clean rivers project. Lady bird is a tunnel Boring Machine and its going to give much needed relief for the blooping dale neighborhood and la droit neighborhood on rhode island avenue. Youll remember every time it rained, basements would flood from raw sewage coming up through their toilets and bathtubs. Yuck. Anyway, the 3. 6 billion project will not be completed for another seven years but you will see relief throughout the years, the next seven years till 2022. Miss lady bird also has a twitter feed. She has her own and shes been responding and giving updates throughout the last two years. You might want to check that out at ladybirdtbm standing for tunnel Boring Machine. Shell emerge between 9 00 and 12 00 this afternoon. Back to you. Our time right now is 6 0. Larry 6 08. Larry has another check of your commute aft break. First lets talk about life in the s on with erica 80s with erica grow. We had a treat of 89 degrees. The humidity nice and low. That made it very comfortable. Today very much the exact same story. Upper 80s. Another gorgeous one and in fact the winds that we had yesterday are going to go by the wayside as well. Temperatures will be on the rise, though, in the first alert seven day. Allyson will have the de vo you can pass down a subaru forester. dad shes all yours. vo but you get to keep the memories. Love. Its what makes a subaru a subaru. Welcome back. Its 6 11. Im first alert meteorologist erica grow. Its another morning where you might want that sweater as you head out the door in the outlying suburbs where weve dipped into the 50s. 59 in frederick. 58 westminster. 61 martinsburg and winchester. 61 also in luray. Were still in the low 70s in downtown washington. Lots of sunshine today. Another beautiful afternoon with low humidity. High temperature today 88 degrees. Thats also where were going to sit at 3 00. How long will we hold on to this beautiful weather . Allyson has the answer in the first alert seven day. Its larry miller time. Take it away. Thank you so much. Metro riders, we are certainly off to a good start this morning. No issues on the trains or buses this morning. If youre traveling inbound on i66, heres a live look at mill road. Volume on the eastbound side. No accidents that should slow you down. For those of new largo, good morning you to. If youre going to be traveling on the capital beltway at ritchie marlboro road. No issues on either the inner or outer loop. Just volume on the inner loop mainly but no accidents or no major accidents. Coming up aft sevenday forecast aft sevenday forecast, after sevenday forecast, well have your drive times. Sharknado was the talk of the town. Did listening to topper last night, found like he was doing some thinkerring where we went with the official threedegree guarantee. I think he dropped it down a degree. Yesterday we got to 89 degrees. Now the dry air is really in place. He moved it down to 88. Look out. Pretty consistent, though. Weve been on the same page for a while. So join him. We have that 3degree guarantee every night at 11 00. Youll see how he does. I think were looking pretty confident for today. Were going with a high of 88 degrees. Hell get the ruts as we head through results as we head through the day. Its going to be a nice day for sure. Absolutely perfect. Low humidity. The low humidity is going to stick with us for tomorrow as well. Maybe not so much over the weekend but were still looking at a good weekend forecast so you can make the outdoor plans. Going to be a little bit holter. 72 degrees hotter. 72 degrees right now. Outside the beltway temperatures drop off to the 60s. 61 for white oak. Look at germantown. 58 degrees. 61 for dulles. As you head down through manassas 64 degrees. 67 for springfield. A little warmer there. Highs today midto upper 80s. It doesnt get better than this for late july. If youre headed for the beach this weekend, its going to be good for that as well. No rain in the forecast for today. High pressure still moving on over closer and closer to our area. Well stay rain free for a while. 84 this afternoon as you head to annapolis and down through the Northern Neck upper 80s. With the dry air in place, were in store for another cool and comfortable night, 82 degrees by 8 00 and into the 70s by midnight. Highs today about 88. Tomorrow 90. A little bit hotter but still low humidity and dry. A little more humid by saturday but we do remain dry through the weekend. A stray shower at best. Hot and humid on sunday and by next week, monday and tuesday were looking at scattered showers and thunderstorms returning to the forecast. Lets get a check on traffic. Heres larry miller. Sunshine, sunshine sunshine, sunshine, sunshine. From old hundred road to the beltway a 23minute commute now this morning. No issues on 66. Just volume starting to build up. We talk about it almost every day, folks, out there in fairfax. Again, just typical for yours thursday from lee highway to l street northwest a 38minute commute. For those of you that are going to be making the trek northbound on 95, just expect some volume as you get in toward newington. From dale boulevard to the beltway a 14minute commute. Westbound on 50 still rocking and rolling from collington road to kendall street northeast a 15minute for you as well. Heres a live look to show you how things are shaping up at old georgetown road. Fairly light. Good news there. And in town we are certainly problem freep. Heres a live look free. Heres a live look at Eastern Avenue and kenilworth avenue. Just volume as you head inbound. No accidents or incidents to report. Were following a wildfire still ranging through napa county, california this morning. So far its burned more than 4,000 acres. Neighbors and campers in the area have been forced to evacuate. Windy and dry conditions certainly arent helping efforts to control take fire. It all started after a car accident caused a small fire which spread to dry brush along the highway. The man accused of killing nine Church Members in charleston, South Carolina last month is now facing dozens of term charges. Yesterday attorney general Loretta Lynch announced the allegations against dylan roof. They include obstruction obstructing religious practice. Hes heading south for the border. Early g. O. P. Front runner don natural trump travels to lore ray dough, texas today to loredo, texas to speak with boarder patrol agents. Many in the g. O. P. Have called on him to drop out of the president ial race. A former Baltimore Police officer is in hot water this morning for his efforts to help the officers indicted in the freddie gray case. Officer bobby burger wanted to perform a blackface routine at A Glen Bernie ven view as farther of the venue as part of the fundraiser but that venue mikes 8th avenue says eight not going to happen there. The union is also refusing to support his efforts. They said they would not accept any money from a blackface fund raiser. A makeover for the vienna opera house. Video shows it being transformed into an imax theater for the world remere mission poimssible rogue nation. Tom cruise returns. And the return of 007. You know how that story ends. Its tom cruise. A new trailer shows daniel craig as secret agent james bond. The movie hits the box office in november with bond confronting a new and vicious villain apparently. Another one. This will be the 24th bond film and Daniel Craigs fourth time in the role. Last night was the premier almost everyone in the dmv was waiting for. Sharknado three takes place right here in the nations capital. Also redskins linebacker Ryan Kerrigan has a role. The script writer came right out and told cbs news he wanted to make the film as ridiculous and unexpected as possible. Not only was everyone glued to their tv watching, seems they were also glued to twitter because the hashtag sharknado three still trending. [ stand by for captions ] students have to rotate using the computers throughout the day so everyone doesnt get a chance to get on computers. Its easy for you to help mrs. Falls are a many other local teachers and students by funding their projects. Just go to wusa9. Com teachers. It will bring you over to the site where you can help finance their goals. Help if you can. Coming up, cyclists react to some scary attacks that have injured some of our neighbors pushed right off their bikes. Next, a stranger takes quick action to save a young child inside a sweltering car. Im first alert meteorologist erica grow. Another gorgeous day on tap. Lots of sunshine and low humidity just like we had yesterday, but the only difference today is that those winds are going to be lighter. Notice out of the northwest at about 6 Miles Per Hour for most of the day. Your High Temperature today 88 degrees. Thats also where were going to sit at 3 00. But 90s come back in the caught on camera a. Stranger breaks into a hot car. During each of her coworkers desperate swings, seconds felt like an eternity. At first i thought it was a baby doll. But then she looks at me and starts blinking. Im like, theres a baby in this car and shes dripping sweat. Reporter bland ran into Famous Footwear to get help. It happened right over here. Reporter then she called 911. Whats going on . Theres a baby in a car and shes in there by herself. Is the car turned on . No, its off. The doors are locked. I didnt know what to do. I was freaking out. Reporter four minutes and 7 second conversation continued with Good Samaritans still trying to free the child. I look in the car and this baby is sweating. Reporter they tracked down marquees anderson before he was charged with child endangerment. I just hopped out of the car. I didnt really think about it it happened so quick. Reporter anderson said he and his sister were only gone for four minutes. Two minutes and ten seconds into the 911 call, the window finally broke. He got her out of the car. How did you get her out . He broke the window. When someone broke the window, it felt so good. Good morning and welcome back to wusa9. Our time is 6 28. Its almost friday and the summer living has been easy this day thanks to a string of gorgeous weather. Im andrea roane. Im nick giovanni. You know woz loving every whos loving every minute of that. Our weather department. Allyson rae, erica grow. Larry miller will check on your commute in a moment but first lets get down to business. How long will these temps last . Another day or so with the low humidity. The weekend is looking pretty good but it is going to be hotter and back to the more humid weather. But we dont have any big swings headed our way or any wild weather headed our way. So thats good. A nice good summer pattern. Temperatures into the upper 80s, low humidity. Enjoy it. Make your plans outside. If youre headed to the pool with the kids still out of school, today is a good day. You dont have to worry about tracking any thunderstorms later on this afternoon. You can just stay out there as long as you want. Temperatures today, were starting off at 72 degrees. Just a few clouds out there. And winds are going to stay out of the north allowing for that dry air to stick around. Upper 50s for frederick and gaithersburg. Thats pretty good. High pressure is going to move on over for the weekend so we are going to stay dry for several days. Its going to gb right by lunch time, 81 degrees. Your high today about 88 degrees. Mike, over to you. Reporter back to our breaking news out of west virginia. This is mike hydeck in the newsroom. A major fire is burning in Harpers Ferry. Sky 9 just reached the scene. Dozens of firefighters are trying to douse the flames there. This is in a commercial district in the town in jefferson county