today but the next several days. yesterday's daytime high, 99 degrees. we'll do a degree or bet are today with no sign of a cool- off until thursday or friday. 79degrees at reagan national. dulles at 71. setting the stage for what will become a very hot day today. with afternoon temperatures once again soaring into the triple digits or at least potentially the triple digits. there is your satellite-radar. cloud cover not to be seen. this area of high pressure will not move any time soon. as long as it is sticking around being our weather will stay not only hot but very try around here. in addition to the code red air advisory, today we have a heat advisory. that is just a warning that temperature combined with humidity will feel like about 105 later this afternoon. so take warning. it will be very hot around here this afternoon. more details in just a minute. back to you. >> thank you. we'll talk more about the record heat wave along the east coast. from here in the nation's capital to new york city, temperature are flirting with the triple digits. residents are using cooling centers, blasting their air conditioning and trying to stay hydrated. a lot of folks taking things in stride. >> not as bad. the breeze is nice. kipes the temperatures from feeling so bad. >> -- keeps the temperatures from feeling so bad. early indications show the hot weather did not play a role in a power outage in the district. more than 100 pepco customers in northeast and southeast are still in the dark this morning. power went out about 8:00 last night. crews are trying to fix a cable near linden place and h street in northeast. pepco is hoping to have power restored by 10:00 this morning. mandatory water restrictions are still in effect in montgomery and prince george's counties. residents are being told to conserve while crews flush out an eight-foot pipe that they just repaired in potomac. residents caught not cutting back enough. the restrictions could be lifted as early as today. the funeral for late west virginia senator robert byrd is today. there is limited seating at the public ceremony this morning. following the funeral, there is a private burial service with military honors. there is more proof the oil continues to spread across the gulf coast. tar balls are washing ashore on beaches in texas for the first time since the massive spill. fox's phil keating reports from louisiana on the effort to protect the coastline from further damage. >> clearly, i'm alarmed. >> reporter: more tar balls, this time in texas where the mayor of galveston says it was just a matter of time before his state joined the others tainted by bp's oil. >> not a good thing. >> reporter: after sighting tar balls on the water and on the beach over the weekend, officials have them tested. that confirms they are a match with the one in the gulf. the crews drilling are now cleaning five of the gulf states. though choppy seas are side lining skimming efforts, beach crews worked their way through the holiday weekend. shovels, rakes, plastic bags, you throw it in the back of a pickup truck to be disposed of properly. testing is inconclusive on what owners call the world's largest skimming vessel. officials were hoping it would clean up contaminated water by processing out the oil f it works, it could actually clean as much as # 1 million gallons a day which means n two days, it could clean more than has already been skimmed from the entire disaster. -- as much as 21 million gallons a day. another look at your hot weather coming up and we'll take a look at your top stories as fox 5 news at 4:30 begins now. good morning. it is already a hot one out there. it is 4:30 on this tuesday morning, july 6th. temperatures right around 80 degrees. tucker has the details about this horrible weather. >> it is. >> it is downright horrible. >> taken a turn for the unpleasant. >> yes, it has. >> at least today, we can say we have heat advisories and extessive heat watches so you can brag later that it was really bad. you got to take it seriously out there. a lot of water if you are working outdoors. heat advisory goes into effect at noon today. we have an extessive heat watch. bottom line t will be very hot around here. actual air temperatures about 100 degrees and you combine increasing humidity and you will notice the humidity later today. it will feel more like 105- plus. dangerous heat and it will be with us for the next couple of days. no relief until thursday and friday. it will start to get a little bit better. 85degrees in new york. boston, 82. philadelphia in the upper 70s and low 80s. lots of heat up and down the eastern seaboard and i think we'll look back at this and say this is one of our host streaks in the past 10 years or so. satellite-radar, very quiet conditions. so quiet, there is just not a lot happening out there. we have high pressure building through the area and over the next couple of days, no sign for any shower or thunderstorm activity. we are very dry. we need the rain, gurvir. i know your garden needs it. >> it does. >> but it is not going to get it. >> 100 degrees with a heat advisory that goes into effect at noon today. >> thank you so much. and that extreme heat is topping our news this morning too. temperatures expected near that 100-degree mark as tucker just mentioned today and tomorrow. the weather could pose problems for even the healthiest people. it is important to keep cool and watch for warning signs. will thomas has more on how you can beat the heat. >> we try to find shade and we take a lot of breaks. >> this is a tip kiel d.c. summer. >> it is real hot on this day. >> reporter: you got that right. and with the brutal heat bearing down on us, if you are outside for any lengths of time, you know it was oppressive heat. how are you staying cool? >> the best way we can and the umbrellas are certainly helping. >> ice cream and the shade. >> reporter: this sweltering monday also marked last day of the smithsonian folklife festival here on the national mall. an estimated 700 to 800,000 people passed through during the 10-day event. >> the national gallery is down here. all the museums are open. they're all air conditioned. it is a good place to cool fof a little while. >> reporter: just as we were talking about heat, a d.c. fire and ems crew arrived to treat a young girl would showed signs of heat exhaustion. the symptoms include vomiting, headache, dizziness and fatigue. >> i would say the longer you are out or exposed, the worse you are going to be. >> reporter: emergency responders say the code red air quality alert should not be ignored no matter how healthy you may be. >> it can be very dangerous, particularly those that have preexisting health conditions. no matter what your condition is, limit your exposure, slow down, take your time. >> reporter: you want to drink lots of water. pete piringer says during our last heat wave, they received about 5% more calls. of all of those calls, 75 to 80% were medical related, a lot of months heat related, he says. today will be another scorcher. in due pond circle, i'm will thomas. now, back to you. imagine living through this heat wave with no power to run the air conditioning, not even a fan. thousands of people in parts of d.c. are going through that. care same mondays is live at 12th and h street northeast. what happened? -- sarah simmons is live it the 1th and h street northeast. what happened. >> reporter: they told me something went wrong with a cable underneath the street and we just don't know exactly what that was. pepco is reporting just over 1300 people are without power this morning. it was at about 1600 last night when this was reported just before 8:00. they are out here in full force trying to get it fixed. this is not a time when people want to be without power. as you said, it will be a hot one and as tucker has reported, it is not the time you want to be dealing with this. right now, at this time of the morning, it is much cooler than it is going to be later on. but right now, pepco is hoping to have power restored by 10:00 this morning. folks are going to be hoping that will be the case as it does continue to warm up here throughout the morning hours. we are live here in northeast. back to you. >> thank you so much. the heat wave has a grip on an area from boston down to north carolina. the lieutenant governor of massachusetts has been hospitalized because of the heat. democrat tim murray fell ill after marching in several parades in 90-degree weather over the holiday weekend. he spent the night for observation and is said to be in good spirits. now to the latest developments on the water main and its repairs and water restrictions. the mandatory restrictions could be lifted as early as today. for last six days, residents have been told to con scerve water because of a broken water main in potomac. that pipe has been fixed but residents have been told to keep their water consumption down while crews flush that out. -- residents have been told to conserve water. >> we need to maintain adequate water and adequate pressure in the system in the event of a fire. >> residents caught not cutting back enough are paying the price. # 60 citing as were issued. at least four people were fined $500 each. another big story is the funeral for senator robert byrd. drivers can expect some road closures. there will be limited access near the church along glebe road and rolling roadblocks will start about noon today. those closures will affect north green bay road, north irving street and arlington bird. senator byrd served more than 51 years in congress. a promising future cut short. the hunt is on now for the person who gunned down a former congressional intern. joshua hopkins was home from college visiting a d.c. park when somebody shot and killed him saturday. his family says joshua and his friends had picked up fast food and gone to a nearby rec center. they are told the group was talking and joking. a vigil is being held tonight in hopes it will bring somebody forward with information. now to a fox 5 consumer alert. toyota has extended its latest recall to the united states. the carmaker is recalling more than 270,000 lexus vehicles worldwide. 138,000 are here in the united states. no accidents or injuries have been report the but the fear that is a flaw in the engine might cause the automobile to stall while in motion. the recall affects 2006 to 2008 model year gs, is and ls models. you can call your dealer for more information. a major meeting at the white house later today. could it end a stalemate in the middle east peace negotiations. senator john mccain issue as a new warning about the war in afghanistan. planes coming close to each other in air space. this is not an isolated incident. we'll have more when we come back. ) ♪ pop-tarts®! i'll have a frosted strawberry... as an ice cream sandwich. ♪ chocolate fudge... on a stick please! ( crunch ) with the endless possibilities of kellogg's® pop-tarts, it's sure to be a picture perfect summer. pop-tarts®. made for fun™. israel's prime minister is in d.c. the prime minister of israel and president obama will sit down to talk about restarting the peace talks. they will discuss israel's decision to ease the blockade of gaza. senator john mccain has issued a warning. he says the fighting in afghanistan is going to get tougher. he predicts there will be more casualties in the months ahead. the senator says nato and afghan sog ceres succeed if they can manage to get control of kandahar. coalition forces are gearing up for the summer offensive to take the taliban strong hold. the vice president is returning from iraq. joe biden met with top political leader in baghdad before he left yesterday. he made a final push for iraqi leaders to bridge their differences and form a new government. it has been four months since the last election but they still can't agree on the next government. they caused quite a scuffle at a fourth of july eating contest and now this man is out of jail. what he has to say for himself coming up after the break. some record heat across the region. i'll have all the details on when the heat will get out of here and how long it will stick around. julie wright is back with a look at your on-time traffic right after the break. ♪ think fast, go slow ♪ now i know ♪ freedom is all that i need [ female announcer ] ladies, raise your spoons. now there's nothing left standing between you and a satisfying breakfast. introducing special k® low-fat granola. with 50% less fat than the leading granola and 5 grams of fiber per serving, it's a satisfying way to help you manage your weight. special k® low-fat granola -- a taste of freedom. the japanese eating champ is a free man after spending a night in a new york jail. he was involved in a scuffle with police when he tried to get on stage at sunday's annual nathan's hot dog eating contest even though he wasn't a contestant today. he pleaded not guilty to several charges including disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. he is scheduled to be in court on august 5th. by the way, he says he had a sandwich in jail. no hot dogs. >> that whole thing is getting out of control. when you're signing contracts to see how much you can eat. >> he wanted his 15 minutes of fame and he's got it. >> he has a lot of it. i like his free kobe shot. >> it is muggy, oppressive. >> it doesn't feel fair after enduring the winter we've had. >> mother nature trying to tell us something. >> exactly. maybe we all need to move somewhere. today, we have a heat advisory for the entire area that goes into effect at noon. it will be in effect until 11:00 tonight. the bottom line is you will mix the heat with humidity and it will feel like 105 later this afternoon with an actual air temperature of close to 100 degrees. so i promise you it will be very unpleasant around here, just like yesterday by this afternoon. the cool spot, dulles at 96. and bwi marshall, 100 degrees yesterday. the heat wave continues for the next couple of days. today is sort of the middle day as we'll see temperatures a degree or two warmer than yesterday. i think 100 is a good bet here in downtown washington. 79 right now in town. 66 in manassas. we'll tax a close look and see if that is right. gaithersburg, 70. hagerstown, 81 for you. you are just not cooling off overnight. 72 a little better in fredericksburg. give the sun half a chance and we'll warm up this atmosphere. i think we'll be well into the 90s by late this morning and then off we go to near 100 this afternoon. and to make matters worse, just about zero chance here that we'll get a shower or thunderstorm in the next day or two as this area of high pressure continues to just dominate our weather. look at the weather, i mentioned it yesterday, the clouds streaming west of chicago and they come back down along the ridge east of boston. as long as this pattern stays intact, we are not talking about anything except heat and humidity. code orange air quality later this afternoon. that is unhealthy air quality for the young and old. sunny and dangerously hot. heat advisory, i mentioned that for you. the actual air temperature will be 100 degrees later this afternoon. winds will be out of the west at about five to 10 miles per hour. let's do the five-day forecast. let's do some cooler temperatures. not in the cards for tomorrow. our record for tomorrow, 99. i think a good chance we'll beat that record. a little cooler on thursday. we introduce the possibility of a thunderstorm by thursday afternoon and friday and saturday, more showers and thunderstorms and actually a little cooler. highs only in the upper 80s by saturday. that is where we should be, by the way. that is a look at weather. let's get to on-time traffic and julie wright has got traffic. >> checking out the ride around town, you will find lanes are open with no incidents to report. traffic is running smoothly in each direction as you travel to and from the american legion bridge working your way between tyson and the exit for 270. no problems to report on the outer or inner loop. all lanes are open right now 95 as you travel between dale city and springfield. light traffic volume in each direction. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> two planes had a close call at dulles international airport. the near miss ended safely last monday but the faa reports the scary situations are happening more often at washington area airports. fox 5's sherry ly takes a closer look. >> reporter: the last thing any airline passenger wants to see is another plane dangerously close. but those near collisions are happening more often in the air space over the washington region. >> i don't particularly like flying so much anyway. it make me a little uncomfortable. i don't want to know that there are near collisions. >> reporter: the faa calls these near collisions operational errors. reagan national, dulles and bwi marshall combined with seen an increase from 18 last year to 22 this fiscal year which doesn't end until september. captain mark weiss, a retired pilot, says it shouldn't be surprising given the hundreds of thousands of flights that take off and land in the washington area. >> it is probably the same number or more incidents now but now we are becoming aware of them. >> reporter: the faa began using a new automated air reporting system in february that catches errors that in the past may not have been noticed. air traffic controllers are required to keep planes three miles and 1,000 feet of altitude apart. at the speed planes fly, that gives pilots seconds to react. >> it is distressing that this should even be occurring. >> reporter: the errors come at a time when air traffic rollers hired after the 1980 strike are retiring en masse and replaced with those less experienced. in a statement, well trained air traffic controllers safely guide millions of aircraft every year and the faa reviews every operational error to determine why and how it happened. >> it is not a big deal until it is your plane. i know statistically you are more likely to get in an accident driving than flying and i'm comfortable flying but the number of near misses makes me nervous. >> the faa puts these near collision into his three categories, a, b and c with a being the most serious. half were category c last year which is just a minor breach of the separation requirements but all are considered near collisions. stay tuned to fox 5. coming up in our 7:00 hour, we'll be talking with an aviation expert about this situation. a day of chaos and crashes at the tour de france. that is coming up after the break. plus, a war of political signs breaking out in front yards. the bat follow d.c. mayor has some people complaining. we'll be back after the break. soy out man running against bob ehrlich for the republican nomination to be maryland governor is announcing his running mate today. brian murphy is set to make that choice this morning. he says the person is a former government inspector and a former u.s. marine. that announcement will be made at murphy's headquarters in crofton, maryland. campaign signs are popping up in yards but some home owners claim they never asked to show their support. karen gray houston has this story. >> reporter: the signs are popping up everywhere, peppering landscape in adrian fenty's homeward, ward four. by the time you bother to shut a sign in your yard, you have strong feelings about the candidates. this household with the sign for gray and fenty makes a powerful statement. military road. neighbors say the signs and the couple would live here coexist peacefully. along the georgia avenue corridor, michael lloyd told us why he put a vincent gray sign in his front yard on seventh street. >> this time, i'm going for gray because the needs change. >> reporter: he made a donation to the gray camp. they sent him a sign. around the corner, sharon davis has a fenty sign out front. >> the sign was placed in our yard without our consent. somebody placed the sign in our yard. >> you didn't ask if that sign. >> no. >> they put the sign up on the pour off for a while and decided he and his wife liked friendy okay and put the sign back. down the street, more fenty support. >> of all the candidates out there, i think fenty has the incumbent needs more time to continued and the work he has been doing and i think he has been successful. >> snyder says he put a penty sign up this campaign after the mayor chatted him up during a recent walk through the area. but he says some signs are popping up in people's yards who didn't ask if them. >> it happened during the last campaign and it has happened through other campaigns. i don't necessarily think it is any one particular candidate. i think it is overzealous supporters. >> reporter: ward four residents say there is a war of the signs going on. we spoke to one woman who has a gray sign in her yard who did not want to be identified. >> my neighbor a couple of doors down said they are stealing them. i don't see it. >> reporter: fenty campaign workers were busy on this federal holiday. vincent gray's campaign headquarters and ward 4 office were both closed. in the district, karen gray houston, fox 5 news. >> spokespeople for both campaigns say their workers never place railroad owe move signs without the home owner's permission. a huge honor if a d.c. woman known as the costume lady. she now has a park named after her. delegate eleanor holmes norton helped dedicate the lola beaver memorial park at the corner of massachusetts avenue, ninth and eighth streets northeast. yesterday would have been miss beaver's 100th birthday. she became well known for designing costumes for the city's most prestigious live theaters. taking a look at sports now, for the nationals, one is in, one is out and one is a maybe. matt capps is heading to the all-star game. stephen strasburg is not and ryan zimmerman's fate is now in the hands of fans. matt capps is having a great season, the best of his career as he saved 22 games, good to the second best in the bigs. ies era is 3.19 with # # strikeouts in 37 innings. this is the first all-star nod for capps who was a five-year veteran. he was asked about this honor. >> it means a lot. every time you take the field, you want to go out and be one of the best. to be recognized as -- over the year that i've started to be recognized by baseball and by the players. it is very humbling and exciting times. >> i think we are all pumped for cappy. couldn't happen it a better guy. he has been a big part of the success that we've had. we're happy for them. the orioles are struggling and they need some help. several forces are reporting that the o's spoke with buck show alter and are targeting him as their next manager. the o's in action in detroit against the tigers. top of the second, the birds trail 5-4. the o's once down 5- 1 took a 6-5 lead. bottom of the second, same score. guillen with the bases loaded sneaks one through the infield for a hit. the o's are beaten by the tigers 12-9. baltimore is now 9- 32 on the road. the first big name nba free agent has fillly changed locations. amari sotomayor has agreed for a teal with new york. his career averages 21 points and nine rebounds. so he is a knick but what about lebron? king james make august surprise appearance yesterday but not to talk about free agency. he was at nike camp at the university of akron. chris paul and damon jones gave him some help at the workout. it is believed he will not talk about the plans until the camp ends on wednesday. players can officially begin signing with teams on thursday. it was a day of chaos and crashes during the second stage of the tour de france. dozens of riders tumbled like dominos in the rain. lance armstrong among those who did not escape the mayhem. he is ?ursing a slew of scrapes, cuts and bruises and there ways french man who won the 125-mile leg of that race, the first stage also marred by a barrage of crashes. armstrong is fifth in the overall standings. that is a look at