Get hotter and steamier, here is first alert meteorologist, our first big heat wave. This summer for sure, weve seen a few heat waves we are going to be hot, this is only going to last until saturday. This is typical july weather weve just been really lucky the past couple of months with some calmer, more mild temperatures than what we typically could see. 86 for germantown, 85, and 88 in d. C. , 87 for arlington, when you factor in the humidity, thats what makes it so uncomfortable. 93 for frederickburg, washington, the temperature is only going to increase. Not only today, but through the rest of the week well get to all the details and get the forecast tracking metro at this noon hour, it was a challenge but you made it through the first round of rush hour under surge three of metro safe track plan it was a rough start for blue and yellow line riders trying to get into d. C. Under this third phase no trains are running between the road and Reagan National airport metro stations. Mckeya turner was out there to look tat morning commute. A few hours into rush hour this is what youll see at ratic road station, many stepping off of the platform trying to catch a shuttle heading north, the wait for some is frustrating. Im definitely going to be late today, thats for sure. After standing in this line for 10 minutes Steven Hancock grew worried about the time it would time to catch a shuttle to Pentagon City and a train to d. C. For rk that might not be enough. But he is not giving up while track work is underway. I dont have parking downtown this is my method for getting to work. The third phase of the year long Maintenance Plan took effect on part of the blue and yellow line until next week. Early wednesday morning crowds swelled at the metro stop with commuters trying to head north taking roaders to pentagon metro station to continue their commute. It was standing room only. It is hard when youre used to getting on one vehicle and getting to where youre going. Probably add 15 to 25 minutes. A different story heading south plenty of seats and few riders, metro still encouraging riders to avoid the rails and seek other wusa9. If they are avoiding the rails then it is causing a surge in traffic on the roads lets get right to larry it is effecting traffic. We certainly saw additional traffic along i395 on parts of route 1 and closer to wilson bridge, currently things are doing a lot better but you might see increased volume heading toward the 14 street bridge. Traveling working your way over the 14th street bridge to Second Street northwest youre looking at a 14 minute commute you can see traffic is flowing freely, getting over the 14th street bridge youre good to go. Looking at the Current Conditions apart of prince georges county, along 295 slight volume as your work yo quite well, the park way did have a little bit of a slow down but looks like were off to a great start thus far but doing in for a doozy for those heading back to work or back home i should say, meantime were always keeping you updated on our mobile app it is free and available on a apple istore and google play. The highest Ranking Police officer, brian rice choose to be tried by a jury instead of jury members the judge will decide his fate. He faces counts of manslaughter, assault, wreckless endangerment, and misconduct. Gray died after suffering a critical spinal injury while in police custody. In the two previous cases, judge Barry Williams officers who had other accusations. A shooting left a man dead and Baton Rouge Community on edge as they await for details. Nick is following this story. Reporter this video is the top tending topic on social media and a source of outrage you can see that outrage over Night Protests in response to sterlings death and videos that surfaced. It happened outside a Convenience Store early yesterday morning, an hour later that video surfaced it does appear to show 37yearold sterling on the ground with two officers over him one appears to be yelling that sterling has a gun and then you hear a gunshot. According to the coroners office, he was shot multiple times in the chest and the back. I for one will not rest and not allow him to be swept in the dirt. The worries are were not going to get the information we need to cool this situation down, this may be the next ferguson. I was concerned by a number of people over the next severalhours as you return to the board nathan long tweeting anything suggesting is anti american, we do not execute people on mere suspicion we have law and court. And youll see this image, this image circulating around in relation to this incident and being involved jesse thorn adding people with cameras are risking their safety to deliver a video record to us because we wont listen when they speak. It is not exactly clear what happened in the moments leading up to that confrontation thats still under investigation police, they were reporting and threatening someone with a gun. The white house where president obama Just Announced he will leave behind more troops in afghanistan than he first planned and thats because of the talibans resurgence there are 9800 troops says he will draw down that number to 8800 by the administration. President obamas original goal was to have over 5,000 troops remain there at the end of his term. Republicans are demanding answers from the fbi director over his decision over Hillary Clintons email. As metro safety plans sends more traffic onto area roads we have a bit of good news for the tens of thousands of people who cross the Memorial Bridge every day, it will be getting much needed cash to undergo repairs after all. Nicki joins us from the memorial br engineers say the bridge is structurally deficient so to say the money is needed to make repairs that would be an understand but it is a step in the right direction, making this bridge safer for anyone who crosses it. First morning we had to go through a run and see the lincoln memorial. The Memorial Bridge a popular route for Early Morning joggers and bikers but the bridge is in bad shape crumbling even a concern for many of the 68,000 people who cross it each day. Actually im nervous to go over the bridge because if she saw on tv, it was very damage. Engineers said it long needs work built in 1932 and never under gone a major rehabilitation long out living at life stand, thanks to a grant phase one will begin which will focus on the bridges approach span, thats just the beginning the na another 160 million to finish the project. For now the repairs will sustain the bridge while officials come up with the money to work on the approach. Infrastructure is a concern and it does have to be repaired. The bridge proving to be a shining example of the 6 billion backlog that needs work. It is far less to maintain it than it is to replace it. Construction for phase one could begin as early as next year. At the Memorial Bridge, wusa9. The National Park service has said the Memorial Bridge would need to be shut down and made into a pedestrian only bridge by the year 2021, if the repairs were not made. If you think it is hot now, allison says just wait until the end of the woman i have a masurprise for you. Are you . Man you have a surprise for me . Narrator at dominion, 1 in 5 new hires is a veteran. And when theyre away, they miss out on a lot. But they wont miss out on financial support. Because we cover any difference between their military pay and their dominion salary, and continue benefits for them and their families. Why do we do it . Because our vets sacrifice enough. Dominion. Deponend us for tmorehan energy. In campaign 2016 House Republicans are going of the fbi director, why director comey decided not to direct charges over clinton with her private email server the gop says it contradicts statements and the fbi findings. Fbi director james comey before the house over Site Committee republicans want to know why comey did not recommend charges against Hillary Clinton for using a private email server. We have seen nothing but stone walling and dishonesty that means there a questions that need to be answered. They found no criminal intent and clinton and her aides were careless in handling her email. During a Campaign Stop in raleigh north carolina, nominee donald trump says the system is rigged and clinton is unfit to be president. Hillary clinton cant keep her emails safe, you know what, folks she sure as hell cant keep our country safe. Clinton has yet to mention the fbis decision it is doubtful she has heard the last of the scandal. Face the nation host says it comes down to her actions and what the fbi says is the truth. This is not about something she said happened back in secretary of state this is about the explanation she gave and whether those match up with reality. The Republican Party released a her findings. Hillary clinton is campaigning in atlanta city somewhere she is going to go after trumps record. And download our free wusa9 mobile app. The tsa is testing new screening techniques aimed at get you through checkpoints, expanding a program that uses ct scanner to inspect bags, it eliminates the need for screeners to exam every bag, also expand a Pilot Program that sends suspicion bags for private screening while others keep moving. The hunt continues for two men who shot and robbed an Ice Cream Truck driver, in Critical Condition after he was shot 9 times this happened evening after dropping off his van. The san diego coroner is expected to issue a report that caused the death of a Navy Seal Trainee a drowning homicide, it is a conclusion that james derek died at the hands of others and not by accident the 21yearold lost consciousness during a swimming drill in may, they expect charges to be brought by officials supervising the training. Now many are worried about polluted waters for sailing ents, boats are failing brown some blame on an oil slick and a super bacteria resistant to antibiotics, researchers believe it is the result of sewage. Oscar pistorius is going back to jail for another six years, deborah in south africa has more on the judges sentence handed down this morning. The minimum sentence for murder is 15 years in jail few Oscar Pistorius was given 6 years for killing his girlfriend, reeva steencamp because the original trial found there were compelling circumstances to reduce his punishment. It will not serve justice in this matter. Pistorius is a broken man whose life has already been ruined and is a good candidate for rehabilitation, she rejected the defense request. In a dramatic moment during last months pistorius hobbled without his prosthetic legs to show how vulnerable he was, he has always maintains he thought she was an intruder, his father broke down and begged the court to impose the sentence. Oscar has to pay for what he did, he has to pay for it. The family looked on and police led pistorius away. Demanding Oscar Pistorius must serve a third of his term before parole, he could be released after serving a mere two years behind bars, cbs news, south africa. Pistorius was originally acquitted of murder but found guilty of manslaughter last year prosecutors appealed to south Africas Supreme Court and that convict was upgraded to murder. It has taken years to build in more than 100 million but tomorrow, can Ark Encounter opens to the public the group in front of the wooden ark says it will demonstrate that the stories of the bible are true. I think youll find all sorts of people with all sorts of like will come here even if they dont share our biblical view they can be the help but be impressed with the structure. This project come under fire for refusing to hire nonchristians and those who support gay marriage. Whats the temperature now . 89. How does it feel . 96. 97 is a little uncomfortable, i just tweeted out a blog that i wrote, it is hot were getting ready for it but ill tell you what it is not so bad by our standards in what we have seen in past years, weve just had it so easy this past couple of months weve on days so far this summer you could read more about it on my twitter age but this time last year, we were already at 19, 90 degree days that puts it into perspective. It is hot im not saying it is not hot it is summer it is july now we got lucky, here comes the real time hate 89 degrees, feels 96 all because of this dew point at 72 degrees, it is not going to budge out of the 70s before saturday, it is just going to feel that much hotter as we head through about friday will be our hottest day of the week the winds are going to give a little bit of a breeze feels like temperatures across the region 97 for fredricksburg, 97 for leesburg well feel into the hundreds and feel into the hundreds not the actual temperature just that heat index what your body actually feels when you factor in the humidity through saturday our record highs are actually well above that ill if you are headed to the game, first pitch at 4 05, thats peak heating time, grab the umbrella at home our chance for showers is pretty small ill show you on the future cast with this set up youll see a few pop up showers and even a thunderstorm, really it is just the heat and humidity thats the biggest threat. How many 90 degree days do we see, 36 our record set back in 2010, were only at 6 so and ye we were at this time we were already at 19 were not doing so bad, 93 today, 94 the forecast the temperatures for thursday 97 for friday here are our record highs because the air is so moist and were not dry it is hard to reach into the hundreds, our records are safe but still very hot out there. We see changes with the pattern on saturday into sunday a cold front comes on through and well knock the temperatures back to more average temperatures an importantly drop the humidity down, you can see that future cast on our wusa9 app with our full forecast friday at 97 chances for showers and thunderstorms the next few days are about 20 not too great, near 90 by next week well be right back after. Tonight on wusa9 news at 5 00 were expecting new developments in the secretary of a group of young men at a home in West Virginia were life on the blue line as commuters deal with phase tree of metros safe track plan, why this Fitness Instructor is being bullied over the dress, this one that she wore wedding. Okay. Well find out about that here is your seven day forecast, you can get all the details on our app it is only going to get hotter, friday wont be the hottest days before we get reli summer [ sighs ] luca ah. No phones, remember . You came home to escape adams trial. Summer mm. Yes, but i need to check on my family sometime. Luca you owe this to yourself. Summer mnhmnh. [ giggles ] no, no, no. I shouldnt. Luca trust me. Summer okay, let me just check on one thing okay . Please. Victoria [ sighs ]