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To occasional moderate showers, north of town and parts of the immediate metro area at tysons, down through 66. In to the district, that well find the light showers, which is just enough to wet the roads. Definitely about it. And now that the American Legion bridge will give you a shower in a minute at Howard University and the airport, they would have light showers for you at this point. And this activity, they are going to move off the east, which will be crossing 270 north of the spur and headed towards rockville on our storm track and again this is not heavy activity, headed towards rockville at 6 07. Friends out in ashton at about 6 20 and laurel at 6 23 as this system begins to move essentially a little bit east northeastward. Behind that good news for you as youre clear to the Severe Weather threat in the panhandle of west virginia. Well come back and talk about the showers and when they could end. New tonight at 6 00, a day today where a judge would sentence that driver involved in the crash that killed two women in 2013. Ronald haze jr. , hell spend at least 12 years in prison, thats six years for each victim. She was at the emotional hearing. And got reaction from the families of the victims, joining us from the newsroom. Reporter the family and friends of brittany filled in to prince georges courtroom, telling them how enormous that their loss was. They couldnt understand why he didnt tell them that he was sorry that his attorney said that he was reforceful remorseful, but he chose not to speak. And to see the tear. I didnt see not a frown. And i didnt see anything that would show that im genuinely sorry. Reporter when he walked in to the courtroom, he wasnt wearing a jump suit. You could overlook them, but what separated them from everything in the room were these tshirts and buttons, covered with the faces of Brittany Everett and brittany queen. And both women, they are dead because of haze. That the prosecutors say that one night in december of 2013 that they would try to stop haze. And there was a Police Shooting that evening as they were responding because hes in a vehicle for them. Z that would resemble that vehicle that he was looking for as he would initiate running from the police. Reporter they happened to be nearby and caught the end of the chase. Flying through that residential area, going close to 80 miles an hour and then rams in to the side of the minivan, carrying everett and queen. Were not showing you the moment out of respect for the victims families. When they saw this video in court, the rumors erupted in screams. That is all i would see is that coroner and their moms van. Everett and queen died, another person in a coma for months. By all accounts a horrific crash. Haze even suffered a haze injury, but as soon as they would roll up to the stop, he crawled out of the rubble and ran away. The helicopter video shows him sprinting, then hiding near trees. He should have stayed there taking it. Reporter they both say that they are pleased with the sentence, but they dont bring anybody back. She looks at you as a person both girls were in their early 20s, just beginning their lives as she was three months pregnant at the time of the crash. Her mother told me that they were excited, planning a baby shower when she died. Expected to be a grandmother by now, not at this type of hearing. Reporting live from the newsroom, wusa9. Well thank you. And that they could have given haze 14 years behind bars, but because of the plea deal that the maximum that she could give was 12. And that they have served almost two years of that sentence. Well two bodies believed to be the missing boaters have now been found. Other boaters, they spotted that body floating on the river in different areas this afternoon. And a massive search began last night around 11 00 when a friend reported that charles and melissa never came back from boating yesterday. The 17foot boat was found early this morning with the music playing and food prepared. But nobody was on board. We were able to identify that there were food and drinks on board the vessel, which would give us the clear indication that there were people on board. And most likely that obviously they were not on board anymore and that they most likely fell overboard. Reporter neighbors say that they lived together for nearly 20 years. And they tell us that they were a wonderful guy and helped others. Doctors tonight say that thankfully that a maryland state trooper is going to survive after a driver hit them on i95 when he pulled over a car. Troopers first class conditions have improved from the critical to serious. What happened to him is a reminder to all of us, to move on over, when we see the emergency workers stopped on the side of the road. Bruce leshan is live on i5 and at the beltway with the latest on that. Bruce . Reporter yeah lesli, the number of the People Killed in this type of crash, really it is startling as we have numbers from 2005. And in that one year alone, drivers in the united states, they killed almost 400 emergency and highway workers who were pulled over on the side of the road. Reporter investigators say that the trooper, they had pulled someone over on southbound i95. When a 65yearold civilian employee of the maryland state police, plowed in to them sending him over the guardrail, critically injuring. There was no answer at their poolesville home. But that the hospital says she was treated and released. Police, they are still trying to decide whether to charge her in the crash. To keep an eye out there for them as we know that they are trying to do their job. Reporter and that is actually a law in all 50 states. Move over at least one lane if you see emergency workers on the side of the road or slow way down if you cannot. And our life depends on it. And i have a family and i love this job. If youve got to make our job easier. And to make it safer for us the Virginia State Police Trooper is one of three troopers hit on a single day in the commonwealth last march. Reporter all of a sudden i felt that explosion, like the explosion and i remember being pushed forward. Reporter but sometimes it is hard to even get motorists to slow down for sirens. Let alone for officers on the side of the road. Reporter miraculously the trooper that was hit was hit by that truck survive. He was actually able to radio in a look out for the truck before he collapsed on the side of i70 back in 2012. Live at the beltway, bruce leshan wusa9. Bruce thank you. And that is an important reminder for all of us. Now, dc, they do not have a move over law, the only jurisdiction in the u. S. Without one. But that the police union chair says that the city has so little interstate that it doesnt really need one. Reporter at least two people were rushed to the violent crash near russell road in quantico. The collision was so forceful that it knock add work van on its side and left the contents of it streaming across the road. So far they have not charged anyone as we dont know the conditions of the victims as they are still investigating what would have caused that crash. Coming up, he may have lost a leg of the battlefield of afghanistan. And that it will be tough and thanks to one very special organization. And plus, see how they would handle that explosive situation, battling a blaze inside that burning home. And topper is tracking a tornado watch threatening our region as their forecast is about a pretty scary scene at the house fire in arkansas. And that firefighters, they were just making their way in to the ground level, when a back draft in the attic, they blew insulation in to the streets. They made for quite a scene and that nobody was hurt for it fortunately where the mother and her 1yearold were asleep when they broke out and that they saw the smoke and that they would get them safely outside. And that they would act quickly enough. Indeed they did. Well a strike has shut down the london subway station, bringing them to a standstill. So they waited in line to board their buses, that many more would drive their cars, hailing cabs, to look at the clogging of the roadways there and that it would cause more than 700 miles of the traffic jams. Can you imagine that . A good day to call in sick. And nearly three Million People would use that London Underground each day, now deserted as they would cycle and walk and take buses around the city. And that officials there, say that the strike is not called for and that it will be cruel to the public. And the only people that would get inconvenienced by this is hard working people that want to go about their business every day. And it is a small journey that would have taken two hours. Eek, sounds like the commute around here. And the Train Service along with the negotiations, they would resume tomorrow. And if Common Ground is not found that the underground could shut down again. Well pope francis, they would reach that halfway mark of their pilgrimage today, celebrating their first mass in bolivia, meeting with the grass roots organization, advocating in favor of the poor. They would praise them for taking important steps to include the poor in the political and Economic Life of south americas poorest country, as they are all set to visit their country in september. Coming up, how those heavy storms are moving through the region that they could affect your evening plan as topper is tracking it all with doppler 9000, and his fo at Devry Universitys Keller Graduate School of management. You can learn to unlock the leader inside you. So if you want to own the room not just be in it. Youre our kind of different. Keller graduate school of management. Learn more at keller. Edu some of the most Popular National parks cant escape the grips of californias historic u. S. Drought. That the tallest waterfall would look more like a trickle, and that it will be three feet below normal, forcing them to skip activities, like resting. That the drought is starving thousands of trees, turning the entire forest in to tinderbox. Weve got droughtspotted trees, any thundershowers, that all of this, you know, is a recipe for us to have problems with the fire. Reporter but the drought t is not stopping millions from visiting the yosemite as they need to be prepared for the drier conditions. They would even take some of our rain to give them that. Reporter on the flip side of that and that it will be in the scandinavia area and still snow in the mountains. And that it will be cool. I do want to trek one thing as we would say it. And it will be ordinary. And that i misspoke, through july 9, than what theyve had 30 months in l. A. More than two years. Wow. Thats what i meant to say. Here is a look at the tornado watch. I think that they will start trimming it back and that there is not much back to the west in terms of a threat. And that the storms are light and that they are also pulling away very quickly. So we will see which watch will be getting canceling first, getting turned back again. And a live look outside, that it is 90. Dew point is 75. Good enough for the heat index of 100, just how miserable it is with the winds out of the southwest at 9. A little light shower at the airport, which you can see right here, moving on through. But you can see the reds and the heavier activity, essentially i70 northward, seeing the orange and yellow in through fairfax county, nothing severe, yes, we issued that yellow alert for you that reason and that you go up 270 running through the rain in rockville and german town. More showers towards sterling and reston. And again nothing super heavy, and certainly nothing severe for crying out loud. And that rain down chantilly, stretching across i66 north of manassas and all of that is pushing off the north, northeast. As this is just light rain and so you folks got hammered yesterday, but thats the good news for you in Upper Marlboro getting light rain at this hour. Now, what i mean is the threat of the Severe Weather that seems to be gone to back that radar out. Nothing back to the west and that this activity up to pennsylvania is going to stay right along the maryland border here tonight. And so i think that if you have showers to move on through that youre in pretty good shape for the rest of the night. And that tornado watch north of town and seasonable finish to the week, pretty good day tomorrow actually and a little bit less humid. Just a little bit. But the ho, but mainly dry for you over the weekend. Here is our future cast at 8 00 tonight with the big storms now and across Southern Maryland and not across the bay of the delmarva as it is still 83 downtown and leesburg and 82 in manassas. It is going to feel like a tropical rain forest out there. 82 at 10 00 and 79 in manassas and 77 in leesburg, even hagerstown will be 77 degrees at 10 00 as youre trying to walk your dog here tonight. By midnight, looking at temperatures, they are still 81 downtown, 70s in the burbs. And so get ready. Behind this front t is not much cooler for you. Tornado watch until 9 00, thunderstorms are ending partly cloudy and mild and the low 68 to about 74 as winds will be northwest at 10, a good sign. 77 at 9 00 on the day planner. 83 at 11 00 with partly cloudy skies at 1 00. And the next three days, very warm on saturday as they will be dropping here, primarily for overnight showers, late friday night as you could probably cook out on friday night. But after midnight, showers are possible and then the bulk of saturday will be fine and hot and dry on sunday, 90. The next seven days, monday, low 90s. 94 on tuesday and just an isolated storm, back to 90 on wednesday. And right now, they will be holding a pretty good day on thursday with the upper 80s and some sunshine. Thank you, top. Serena williams, headed for another grand slam. Yes, she is trying to get that calendar year here, that grand slam, you know, won four in a row, but not in the same year as she will be on that quest, but she doesnt want anybody to talk about it, but we will talk about it anyway. As she continues to dominate the courts, coming up, continuing her history makin maria share pro have a beat serena williams. That was 11 years ago and the last time that shirapova was able to do that. And serena won the first set. Here is her back hand winner to take that one. And they did not get much better for her. Williams served just two strong for the russian today. Beating her for the 17th straight time, now on to the finals, keeping the dream of the calendar grand slam alive. The last woman to do so was in 1998. Im really excited as we got a little nervous out there. You know, the semifinals, its a long time that we have been here in this tournament and that they were just excited to get through that. Reporter and soon after her time in england is over, she will head back here to the district as a member of the washington castles. They would kick off on july 12 as we sat down with them to get their thoughts on their star success. She means a lot to us and our city. She is really, you know, the story is so inspiring to have her on our team means a lot. For her to come to washington to play for the castles, it will be tremendous. Reporter wednesday was a tough day, but they put that aside to celebrate today the 83rd birthday of when that Washington Redskins came to be. The team is celebrating with the balloons on their twitter page. On july 9 of 1932 where the other business men brought them here where they changed their name to what it is now and five years later, they would move the team to the dc area. It is one of the highest profiles of the free agents in the nba and that we all knew they were not going to go anywhere as he will not be taking the talented back to anywhere, but cleveland. The start of the league year, the free agency as they would announce to a twoyear deal with the team where it will be 46 worth 46. 9 million option. The first year since 2006 that king james has resigned with the same team. They went from the lottery team to the champs. Adam jones has been named the allstar starter for the Third Straight year. Hitting 11 homers, four rbis, with the countless teammates, one unsuspecting no. You can see the game right here on wusa9 all beginning at 7 00. It is always nice that they will be good and the nationals are good. And then a good rivalry. Yeah, just like that. Perfect tomorrow night weather. You think that they are going to get through it at this time . All right, thats it for us. The cbs evening news is next. Were back in 30 for your only local news at 7 00. See you then. At Devry Universitys Keller Graduate School of management. You can learn to unlock the leader inside you. So if you want to own the room not just be in it. Youre our kind of different. Keller graduate school of management. Learn more at keller. Edu pelley late today a historic break with the past. A Confederate Flag is coming off the grounds of the South Carolina state house. Pelley also tonight the f. B. I. Says it stopped terror attacks tied to the fourth of july. The government confirms that hackers got their hands on the most Sensitive Information of 22 million americans. And ready for its closest pluto as weve never seen it before. When im asked what i expect, i expect to find something wonderful. This is captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley tomorrow the confederate battle flag that has become the focus of the debate nationwide