Howard. Kind of calm after and before the storm, andrea. Were looking at a bunch of storms. Meteor logically when i say northwesterly flow, we have a couple clusters of storms. These were going to track more towards virginia and carolina. Im not worried about this. What i am worried about is another cluster that will likely be here in time late tonight. May wake you up before you want to and be around for the morning commute. Temps now in the 70s, low 80s. More comfortable after yesterdays weather. Seven separate thunderstorms rolled through yesterday. The old record was five. Were looking at mid to upper 80s this afternoon with a mix of clouds and sunshine. Problems start tonight. Flood watch in effect as you headrest of the blue ridge from 2 00 a. M. Until 2 00 p. M. And a lot of rain there yesterday could pick up another one to two, maybe three inches. So were watching that. Our yellow weather alert tomorrow, wet commute. I think theres a p morning. As far as flooding, moderate likelihood. Higher west. Not as high. Well call that mid, low to moderate and strong winds and severe storms. This is why tomorrow a yellow weather alert day. Yesterday all sorts of Severe Weather. Even a tornado. Our own melissa nord was out. She filed this report. Reporter yesterday afternoons storms brought high winds, heavy rain, frequent lightning and even a tornado into parts of howard county. This is some of the worst of the damage. This is a 120foot tall oak tree that was brought up during that tornado packing 80 Miles Per Hour winds. It was brought up by the root system and barely missed the owners house. I knew trees were falling. Reporter when the tornado hit, they ran into the basement with their 2yearold grandson. Tha on. We went to the basement. Reporter after it was over, they came outside to see the damage. I knew we were going to get something. We were going to get some trees falling somewhere. Hopefully not on our house. But it did. If you see inside the garage, you know, its something. Reporter a close call across the street. Their neighbor wendy came home to find the large oak tree in her front yard along with several other trees uprooted or snapped in half narrowly missing the house. I cried. I was very emotional. This was the biggest tree in our yard. Reporter now that the storms have passed, neighbors are checking in and helping each other to begin to pick up the pieces. I think when this tree fell, it took out that second tree over there. I also believe it took out branches. Reporter reflecting, linda is thankful they had a plan. We just shelter ourselves and its going to be what its going to be. Its nitrous force. Reporter in meteorologist melissa nord, wusa9news. Make sure to download our wusa9 app so you can be uptodate on the latest weather in your area. In other news this afternoon, beginning with prince georges county, thats where police made a grimm discovery this morning in bowie. A mans body was found in the road. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators are trying to determine exactly how the man died. Police in Silver Spring are investigating an attempted Sexual Assault at a hotel. Authorities say the victim was attacked at the Holiday Inn Express on Georgia Avenue around 4 30 this morning. Police have not released the description of the suspect, but they do say the victim was not hurt. Hotel guests say they werent even aware of what had happened. Im really glad i slept in a little bit and i did not come out earlier today. It doesnt make me feel safe about taking off to run by myself. Police ask that anyone in the area this morning with many people are without a home and thankful to be alive this afternoon after a dangerous fire at an apartment complex. It started this morning in the Second Street building in southeast washington. Firefighters say before they got there, a teenager who was trapped on the third floor jumped out the window but he is expected to be okay. Three people, including two children, had to be rescued by firefighters with a ladder. And when firefighters got there, they found smoke showing and people at the windows needing to be saved. Firefighters say this was a complicated and dangerous rescue. You can only hold your breath for so long in the smoke. A firefighter also burned her hand, but shes going to be all right. The three people who were rescued were taken to the hospital for evaluation. But theyre also not seriously injured. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Dc fire investigators are that started this morning on the corner of tennessee avenue and d street in northeast. It happened at the front of the home where a window was shattered. Neighbors heard the glass break and then saw smoke and flames coming from the house. Firefighters say no one was inside at the time and most of the damage was on the outside of the home. Turning to Mission Metro now, an arcing insulator fire at Eastern Market station made it another trying trip for commuters this morning. This is a crucial metro stop for the next two weeks because its the first operating station for passengers taking a shuttle around safe track shutdowns at potomac avenue. Ellen brian road the shuttle this morning as they tried to get to work. Reporter it took us 24 minutes to get from benning road to Eastern Market. But once we got to that metro stop, it was closed. Just off of metro bus, riders were upset to see the Dc Fire Department caution tape blocking wednesday morning. Take the train. With the bus its late. The bus was late too. Reporter is this frustrating to you guys . Yes. Reporter the hold up, an arcing insulator in the working zone area. The problem didnt reach the rail service but did keep some people from getting to work on the time. Theres going to be a delay one way or the other. It is what it is. Its metra. Reporter on the shuttle bus, the same tone. It was kind of hard this morning. Just trying to get to work. Reporter they directed buses to another stop closer to downtown, Like Federal Center southwest. This aint worth it sometimes. It takes too long. Too long of a ride. Reporter kenny wilson is weighing his options after being shuttled around for the next three days. He hopes to get a ride from a friend next week. I used to get home like at 6 00, 6 30. Now im getting home at like 7 30, 8 00. Reporter everyone ive next to on metro today has said the same thing. Its not the morning commute. Its trying to get home. Reporting in dc, ellen brian, wusa9. That was metro closures on the orange, blue and yellow lines at potomac avenue will continue through july third. Former u. S. House speaker Dennis Hastert is due to report to a federal prison this afternoon. Hell be locked up in a federal prison including a former colleague. He paid hundreds of dollars in money to cover up Sexual Affairs with four boys while he was their High School Wrestling h. Coac the longest speaker becomes one of the highest ranking u. S. Politicians ever to do prison time. New revelations today on the personal life of a man behind the shooting rampage at a florida nightclub. David has more from the scene in orlando. Reporter on the night of learned that omar matina riefd at the nightclub mateen it is arrived at the nightclub. Mateen was a frequent user of Online Dating sites looking for relationships with men and women. Cbs news has also learned that both men and women have contacted the fbi claiming to have had a relationship with mateen. On tuesday, attorney general Loretta Lynch visited orlando. I cannot tell you that we will ever narrow it down to one motivation. People often act out of more than one motivation. This was clearly an act of terror and an act of hate. Reporter during an interview with univision, one man who was altered to hide his identity claims he had a sexual relationship for two months with mateen. Univision says they have questioned that man but cbs news was unable to independently confirm that account. Still, members of the Muslim Community are shocked over i came forward and i probably did the right thing. Reporter Muhammad Malik met mateen 10 years ago. They worshipped together. Their families often socialize. So when mateen expressed admiration for radicalized isis, he reported him to the fbi. That was 2014. But investigators did not turn up anything. I lookpc at my childrens future in this country. We came here for a better opportunity. Not to harm anybody. We contribute to this society. That was david reporting. Cbs news confirms that prior to the rampage, mateen bought plane tickets for himself, his child and his wife to fly to the west coast after the shooting. And thats prompted people to question whether he intended for the massacre to be as horrific as it was. Still ahead on wusa9news at noon, zika fears will keep one of golfs leading players away from the summer games in rio. Well have details cleveland cavaliers. Youre looking at downtown cleveland. Lebron and company celebrating as a likely let the party begin after more than 50 years cleveland is celebrating a major sports championship. Hundreds of thousands of fans are lining the parade route to cheer on lebron and company. The cavaliers are the first team in nba history to overcome a 3 game to 1 deficit to win the crown over the golden state warriors. Prior to the defeat, the warriors had set a record for most victories in a season. No olympic glory for rory mackel roy. He he says he will not compete because of the zika virus. He says he comes to realize my health and my familys health come before anyone else. He is one of the most high profile players to pull out because of the zika. The mosquitoborn virus is linked to birth defects among other things. Just too much to the United States to contain. The five time world player scored on the free kick to break argentinas career scoring record, and he assisted on the final goal leading argentina to win in the games. The final score was 40. Argentina next plays the columbia chile winner in the championship sunday. Team usa will meet the loser of that game for the third place match saturday night. Coming up on wusa9news, rescue mission to the bottom of the world. Well have the latest on the Daring Mission to help fios is not cable. Were wired differently. So we wired the wagners house with 100 meg internet. Which means in the time it takes mr. Wagner to pour a 20 oz. Cup of coffee, tommy can download 30 songs, and jan can upload 120 photos. 12 seconds. Thats the power of fiber optics. Only fios lets you upload as fast as you can download. 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Stand by me. You are looking live at cleveland, ohio. You can see the hundreds of thousands of fans. Some who slept on the sidewalks overnight to get a good Vantage Point cheering on their nba champion cleveland cavaliers. This is a party 52 years in the making. Well, new york city is cracking down on costume characters in time square. New regulations require the mascots to stay within a zone where they can perform, pose for pictures and solicit money. The area is marked off with bluegreen paint. Some characters like the naked cowboy are comfortable with the arrangement. Others are not. To stay at the very first box closest and stay in one place. I have a working. Its been very beneficial for me. Everybody here has to make money to pay your rent and to eat. How are you going to survive only in that square . Its going to be impossible. This is the socalled chill zone are pedestrians can relax in time square without concern about being approached by the costume characters, topless painted ladies and others. Three people are due in a new jersey courtroom today after they were found with a large arsenal of weapons. Two men and a woman in an suv say they were on a Life Saving Mission to help a teenager who was being held without her will. A friend believes a prior death led to the action. Ever since his daughter died, i think it was one of those things where he wishes he could have done something to save her. And now that shes gone, he feels this guilt in his heart people. The cbs affiliate in new york says the 16yearold girl at the center of the story is now in the custody of the new york police department. Turning now to the latest from the president ial campaign trail pro claiming the nation can only be fixed by him, donald trump today hit back hard against hillary clinton. His remarks come one day after the Presumptive Democratic candidate ripped into his business skills. The United States of america doesnt do business trumps way. Hes written a lot of books about business. They all seem to end at chapter 11. [ laughing ]. Reporter clinton argued trumps success has come at the cost of average workers. He calls himself the king of debt. And his tax plan sure lives up to that name. Reporter while she was speaking, trump was holding a closed door mee appeared to raise questions about his opponents faith. Shes been in the public eye for years and years. And yet theres no theres nothing out there. Theres like nothing out there. Its going to be an extension of obama, but its going to be worse. Because with obama, you had your guard up. Reporter several of the organizers held a press conference afterwards defending trump but refusing to give an endorsement. Im interested to see what he does with the platforms the gop has. We apologize. That was not davids report. Well have more on our later newscast and, of course, on our wusa app. In another development, marco rubio is set to announce he is seeking reelection to the senate. Now, he had pledged to return to private life in florida if his president ial bid fails. But he has since changed his mind as the republicans try to hold on to their majority in the senate. Its Mission Accomplished at the south pole. 75 degrees below fahrenheit and perpetual darkness, a seriously ill worker was rescued from a Science Research center. Hell be taken to a british station on the peninsula and flown off antarctica for medical treatment that could not be provided on the remote continent. Planes usually dont make flights to the polar outpost between february and october because of the brutal conditions. Americans have occupied the south pole for Research Purposes since 1956. That extreme weather, extreme fires and heat out west and our severe storms, we got a break today. We got a break today. But potentially not so tomorrow. In fact, you might be woken up by storms that could affect the commute. I am concerned i know its unusual for us to have a strong to severe storm early in the day. But thats what could be coming with one of those clusters of storm from the midwest that will be arriving late tonight or early in the morning. Very high with the moisture on the allergy count. Our day planner, clouds and sun mixed for the afternoon. Mid to upper 80s. Not a bad day at all. A little bit of a breeze. Generally winds will be out of the west at about 10, 10 to 15 Miles Per Hour. Not too windy. The clouds will increase. And then if we do get some storms, thats where the winds will pick up. Imagine you were up in space just looking down with binoculars or something. You see the clouds that are moving in here. The dark areas, well, theres no clouds there. But generally partly to mostly cloudy right now with a lot of high, thin clouds. Still comfortable. Especially after yesterdays mugginess and storms. Were 83 in town. Warm spots in the mid 80s. Down towards greenville. Were in the mid to upper 70s in many of the western zones. Look at that in the mountains. Only in the 60s right now. In washington, weather camera showing cloudy skies. Thats what weve got. With a dew point only in the lower 50s. Its much more comfortableere. Look at all of the heat in the middle of the country. So the storm track is up over that dome of heat. You see the storms moving south and west of us. This area is a moderate risk of Severe Weather and a slight risk towards us. Thats for overnight into tomorrow morning. And then tomorrow were also in the slight risk of Severe Weather as those clusters of storms are going to come our way. Now, the future cast is showing this one coming in late tonight, early tomorrow. Then moving south. But ive seen other models that look even worse than this. And then potentially a second round of storms as we get into the mid to the late afternoon. But it looks a lot better for the weekend. Especially if youre headed towards the beach. Plenty of sunshine. Temperatures will be in the mid and upper 70s friday, saturday and sunday. Today 88, 89. If we get enough sun. Otherwise 86, 87. A yellow weather alert. 86. On friday might see a shower south of town. 82. Your weekend looks good. Mid to upper 80s. No problems for the golfers. Not the quicken national. And then storms return monday and tuesday. Highs in the mid to upper 80s. This is a live shot from cleveland. They just went off a shot of lebron james. There he is. There he is in the yellow hat. King james. The man who made it possible in the championship possible for cleveland. And the fans are excited about that. Hundreds of thousands lined up to see lebron and the cavaliers. Tonight on wusa9news at 5 00, well introduce you to a virginia mom who turned her sons smelly athletic gear into a business venture. New video and a reminder of just how important it is to move over and see police on the side of a highway. Well have the how its impacting commuters. Thats it for wusa9news at noon. We will be back at 5 00. For howard, im andrea roane. Ha fios is not cable. Were wired differently. So we wired the wagners house with 100 meg internet. Which means that in the time it takes mr. Wagner to pour a 20 oz. Cup of coffee, tommy can download 30 songs, and jan can upload 120 photos. 12 seconds. Thats the power of fiber optics. And right now you can get 100 meg internet with equal upload and downloads speeds, tv and phone for just 69. 99 per month online. Cable cant offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good. Only fios can. Chelsea wheres connor . [ gasps ] peekaboo adam there he is all right chelsea where did he go . Oh, there he is adam look at that up and ready to face the day. Worlds most successful campout ever. Chelsea yes. Yes, it was. Who ate more smores . You or daddy, connor . You tell me. Adam sweetheart, im im 10 times his size. Chelsea so you ate 10 times as many . Adam well, its simple math. Chelsea [ laughs ] i think im ready for my closeup. Adam oh. Chelsea mm. Adam [ sighs ] youll be happy to know that im one heck of a camper. So is your son. Chelsea yeah. I know. I saw. Youre quite the outdoorsman. Adam yeah. Chelsea you limited yourself to electricity and Running Water and wifi and some tv. Adam well, i wanted to keep it real. Chelsea [ laughing ] yeah. Well, as long as connor had fun. Adam [ laughing ] he did. Chelsea . Thats all that matters. Adam he had a great time. We both did. How could we not . We had, uh we had each other