one, no doubt about it. not starting the day too badly here off to the north and west. it is in the 60s in frederick, 66. our highs later today, how about upper 90s? yesterday, we were in the mid- 90s. today, upper 90s for afternoon highs. i hope you like upper 90s because for the next five-plus days, we ll be in the heat wave. very quiet conditions. high pressure is anchored throughout the mid-atlantic. you can see it here with the cloud cover working around it. that will be the case here for several days to come. we are not even talking about the possibility of a thunderstorm until the end of the week. code red air quality. that means unhealthy air for all of us. the good news is the humidity won t start to pick up for another day or so. more on the forecast coming up in a minute. back to you. thank you. metro has pulled 100 railcars out of service because the doors could open while the trains are moving. metro says there was not prompted by any particular incident, just
temperatures this week. fox 5 morning news continues right now. who alerted metro system officials to the fact that the doors could open when the trains were moving. i m gurvir dhindsa. i m allison seymour in for steve chenevey. d.c. firefighters on the scene of ad jacement row hows on rhode island avenue northwest. a battalion chief tells fox 5 a fire on the rooftop deck area of number 10 rhode island avenue spread for numbers 8 and 12. you are see age live picture from the scene now. fire crews got to the scene just about an hour ago. it is right near the intersection with north capital street. this is impact the traffic in that area. we are told that no one is hurt. now to southeast and the other breaking story. a car and metrobus collided just a few hours ago. a driver of the car ran a red light at 14th street and pennsylvania avenue early this morning and was t-boned by the bus. the bus then went on to hit another car. there were passengers on board that bus at t
great waves in alexandria. some showing up as soon as the doors opened this morning. we were going to go sailing in the morning but there was no wind so we decided to beat the heat. reporter: the heat wave comes on the heel of a sizzling fourth of july where tens of thousands packed the national mall awaiting fireworks. this morning, it was much quieter. the dawn of a much warmer day. and many tourists had a new game plan. the plan is to visit the capitol building this morning. and then stay in the museums as much as possible. reporter: that not everyone took heed on this code red heat alert as officials issued warnings for poor air quality during this dangerously hot and humid weather. some joggers found out the hard way that being outdoor in the noon hour wasn t the smartest thing to do. it was really hot. we stopped out there a couple miles and walked and talked. the point was to get out of the suit. i m from atlanta so it doesn t affect me. i m used to it. r
are under a code red warning for unhealthy air quality caused by a buildup of pollution, and that s not the only weather-related concern today. the heat is on. tracee wilkins talked with people about how they will cope with this extreme weather today. and taking a look outside right now reporter: hot today, tomorrow, and the day after, but these code reds that are in effect are not about the heat but the pollution. part of the problem and what you see over my shoulder, notice how the branches aren t blowing in the wind. that means we don t have any real ventilation and without that, the pollution is just kind of sitting. take a look down here. this is the part that may be saving us for today. as you can see here, heavy traffic because of the holiday. nonetheless, officials are saying if you have heart disease or any kind of respiratory illness, you need to stay in. it s hot, really hot. so hot that people at starbucks are changing their drinks. when did you make the swi
record-breaking temperatures by midweek. what do we expect for the fireworks, clear and warm conditions. 82 to 87 degrees. the wind at three to eight. should make a quig note that the soil condition, the ground very, very dry if you plan on lighting any fireworks tonight definitely be very, very careful. coming up we ll talk about the sizzling forecast coming up. thousands of people are crowding the national mall for tonight s fireworks and concert display. people have braved those scorching temperatures to attend the patriotic celebrations. richard with more on how people are coping. richard i m sure a lot of water and a lot of shade. exactly that. a lot of folks here being smart, staying out of the sun because if you go into the sunlight the it is just brutal. a warm day for the parade and more activity tonight. icy cold vs. heat wave hot. water. all i want is water. the shade about the only respite along constitution avenue. there s still a little breeze. feels