it s not consistent to say we need all that old data before we can deal with new data. and i think we re are getting old data, we re just not getting new data. would the gentleman yield? i would. would the gentleman from oklahoma agree that the ranking member actually made a request that all right, in lieu of a hearing, what if we had a private session with the former attorney general just from members only so we could at least have a chance to question him and wasn t it true that that request was also turned down. so how does that resolve tfat and furious? how does that resolve this particular area of contempt? if the gentleman is asking me a question, i think it goes to the heart of what you initiated that some of the democrats on this committee were saying first that and then only after that do we look at the current administration. that s not the case. we were more than willing to look at it contemporaneously, and we were more than willing to look at it in camer
today winds are out of the south, 5 miles per hour pushing in that warmer, more humid air out of the south here. pressure up 30.14 inches. one or two showers to start the day, clouds as well. we have a warm front off to our south and west later today that will start to move across the area and help push temperatures up and also, increase sunshine around here. we will see a little more in the way of sunshine later this afternoon although, showers this morning a scattered thunderstorm or two as well. here is a look at your forecast more details on the heat wave. humid conditions warmer temperatures too. mid- to upper 80s by 4:00 p.m. afternoon highs, 85, 86 in washington. again, let s do traffic and julie. we are checking in with our wazers it is a free ap on your smart phone thanks for checking in. our fox 5 wazers, checking in, just below speed. bumper to bumper through rockville no incidents in your way but remains slow out of gaithersburg toward the split on the ramp, sou
humidity up, 89%, winds out of the south, 5 miles per hour. looking at satellite radar, high, thin cloudiness, there will be more cloudiness today than yesterday. and then the rain out to the west see the showers out in western ohio and kentucky, that will start to work towards the washington area later this afternoon. if you are in western virginia, western maryland you stand the best chance of late day showers, maybe a thunderstorm, the rest of us will see showers move in overnight tonight and later tuesday. more details in a couple minutes, we will go with warm, humid, not terribly comfortable but a little better than yesterday, more details on that forecast in just a minute. traffic now with lauren demarco. good morning. hey, tucker, we want to mention a few new things we are working right now. first of all starting off in virginia, sky fox live over the scene, 7100, just south of braddock road. look at this very messy accident scene here. we ve got paramedic, ambulance
the humidity is creating oppressive conditions. today, chicago could see its highest temperature in five years. abc s karen traver as more on the spending east. reporter: they tossed two tons of ice into the water to try to cool things down. this heat wave is krgripping th middle of the nation. for 17 states. texas to minnesota. east to ohio. in five states, temperatures dropped thee century mark. the system is expected to hover across the midwest for five more sweltering days before heading east. not moving at all. unpacking its bags. this high pressure for many days to come as it continues to intensify and grow in overall size. reporter: for beach goers the soaring temperatures means fun in the sun. but for some people, especially the elderly this extreme heat can be extremely dangerous. they ll complain of dizziness, weakness. being light headed. reporter: experts say to drink plenty of water, stay out of the sun. the goal was ten. i don t think i m g gng to ma
the local agency formation commission. the commission has discretion to approve, deny, approve with [ no audio ] reporter: if passed, the city would then be required to turn over all the assets. cash, investments, buildings and parks and departments to the counties. the county must agree to assume the debts. there would no longer be a city council. decisions would be made by the count board of supervisors. what resources are left after paying debt to provide services? reporter: only two california cities have ever been disincorporate. that was a long, long time ago. we ll see what happens in november. the man accused of shooting a freemont police officer. today details on a confession and accessory were revealed. john is live in oakland tonight outside of police headquarters with the report. reporter: later this week andrew is expected to return. he s coming back from san diego where investigators say he confessed to shooting officer young. the 20-year-old man w