Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Im cecelia vega, in for david muir. We begin with america on high alert this fourth of july. Police ratcheting up security across the country. Officers out in full force. At tourist attractions, checkpoints set up. And in boston the commissioner saying a lone wolf attack is their worst nightmare. Heres gio benitez. Reporter tonight, a nation on alert. In washington, d. C. U. S. Park police are on horseback at the national mall. We are aware of the chatter and we take those into account. Reporter authorities worried about lone wolves. And in Boston Police are deploysdeploy deploying special teams. Memories of the boston bombing still fresh, preparations up to a half Million People could attend. Reporter in chicago, huge events. Alex perez is there. It will be a busy one. Big crowds expected everywhere. The cubs and white sox at home three huge grateful dead converts. Reporter and in los angeles, 300,000 people expected at events. Authorities askin
Security is visible for the holidays. And in boston, lining the charles river, a half Million People will watch the fireworks. City Officials Say they are a bit nervous. Obviously, everyones concerns have been raised because of all the isis activity thats going around. Reporter isis is urging its sympathizers to attack in the u. S. The fbi reports no specific plots uncovered, but in pittsburgh, the cops are alert. The lone wolftype thing, there is generally no precursor warning because of the very nature of it. Reporter heres a warning, the roads are jammed. This is new jersey on the way to the beach, the heaviest holiday traffic in eight years. Heres denver. Cheap gas has more people driving. Prices today are almost 90 cents per gallon lower than they were last year. Reporter jammed roads . Check. Fear of terrorism . Check. Millions having holiday fun . Check. In pittsburgh theres been so much rain, they say their big problem is they had to cancel their annual regatta. And Boston Poli
Sue has been off all week. Today is a calm day with the weather but we are looking at a nice start to the Holiday Weekend. It will in the be this nice every single will day. Lets get started with the radar. All of the rain is gone, clear, ultimate doppler putting this in the loop not much happening. Philadelphia is all clear there was rain and storms along the coast last night but headed to wildwood this morning, it looks good right now with the radar but then there is a cool breeze. So grab the tshirt and shorts, even sunglasses with the sunshine expect. Sixtyfive to 70 just cool they are morning as you step outside and our number is up in the eight today. It will be dropping quite a bit there for one day this weekend. Not a complete wash out but certainly wont keep this nice stretch of weather going. 69 degrees relative humidity a 81 percent. Wait for that sun at 5 37 this morning. Heres the situation. We have cooler weather to the north. Sixtyone in allentown. Almost up to 70 in phi
Markers on the ground. We have since counted 53. Police say there is so many shots fired out here, they are in the sure on a exact number. Two people dead including police say the allege assailant in all this, weapons used a 45 caliber hand gun and an Assault Rifle. Heres what happen. Police say that a group of people, they are in the sure how many, were inside of the white vehicle just parking here along juniata street when they were approached by an assailant wearing a ski mask. Police say among group of people was asset of people, one who had an Assault Rifle. Police say they opened fire back on the gunman. There was an exchange of gunfire, which was not a alleged assailant being killed as well as another victim, a man that were toll. Two other people hurt and a 18 yearold man and woman in her early 20s. Those people are in stable condition. We are live out here some victim of the families were out here along the scene here coming up asking police to approach the crime scene. Of cou
Fairfax to montgomery is actually weakened over the last 30 minutes. And some other showers now approaching frederick city a little heavier down 340 over toward myersville about to get wet and the heaviest stuff im watching south of dog land and Colonial Beach will cross the river over the next 30 minutes. Futurecast tonight waves of showers occasional storms into saturday morning. And then as we get into midday here are the showers, but notice in the afternoon, they start to move south of us. So we are going to dry out some of the afternoon. That means i think decent conditions for the fireworks. Ill have the fireworks forecast and sevenday forecast coming up in a few minutes. Tonight, a memorial to remember a Brazilian Police investigator who was killed competing in the world police and fire games thursday afternoon in northern virginia. Our mola lenghi reports. Reporter debra, 48yearold carlos silva will be honored here at the reston towne centre in an hour by his brothers and siste