87 in martinsburg, 86 at Reagan National, 83 at annapolis bayside so its going to be a warm afternoon for sure. Temperatures could easily make it up into the mid90s in many locations. Storm team 4 radar nothing in the metro area just yet. Heres the leading edge of a couple of showers in the mountains of West Virginia. The cold front itself is just getting ready to move into pittsburgh. The front itself is still about eight hours away from the i95 corridor. Out ahead of it, the main risk for Severe Weather is up to our north but since the front is coming in during peak of daytime heating, parts of northern and western maryland have a little better chance of thunderstorms than down to the south. Well spend most of the afternoon in the low to mid90s. Thunderstorms most likely between 5 00 and 10 00. Well narrow it down neighborhood by neighborhood in a few minutes. Some breaking news coming out of taiwan. Were learning about a plane that crashed there and it may have killed several passen
Situation. A wider look at things, not really many issues to talk about. So that is great. Beltway into and out of down bw parkway moving at speed, 55 miles an hour. Tom, well keep an eye on the 270 situation and be back in ten minutes about him. The weather looks a lot better and here is your first look at sunrise on this friday morning. Live view from the storm team 4 tower camera. Sun just breaking the horizon. Temperatures around our region in the 50s to near 60. Feels more like late september, not late july. We have low humidity in place throughout the day. Its a long sleeve morning. It will stay cool through about 8 00. Then low humidity in place the rest of the day. A big change during the afternoon, really warming up with the strong july sun. Youll need sunblock as we get the ultraviolet index in the very high range during the afternoon. A look at your hour by hour changes onheay. Back to you. Were counting down the hours until silver line opens. It appears metro is ready, but
Jumped out of the woods. Same description. About 58, 170 pounds and he approached her said, whats up . And he physically attacked her. Reporter again the wouldbe victim ran. I, myself, tried to pick up my fiancee whenever i can because she comes home late at night. Im truly sorry this is happening. What else can you do . I see the Police Officers along the path. Reporter detectives are working this case and theyre seeing stepped up patrol and less visible attention, as well. As always, the best defense is selfawareness making yourself an inconvenient victim. Safety in numbers. So, were definitely stressing that. And definitely stress figure youre leaving the metro or a friends house. Let someone know where youre going and carry your cell phone. Reporter now coming up at news 4 at 6 00, well hear more from the police on this and talk to someone whoive a ivlives in area for years and sadly some of those premonitions haveom true. Derrick, thank you. Asking people to pray for a 13 yooerd b
Weve seen trains coming in and out doing those test runs. Of course this is one of five brand new stations opening up tomorrow. So even for veteran riders, they have never set foot inside the station. They may know the system, but they dont know these new stations so theres going to be a bit of a learning curve. Metro has some great information for folks on their website and, dont worry, there are also going to be people at the stations to answer your questions. At the wheelie reston east station, theyre sprucing things up for tomorrows big opening. After decades of planning, the silver line is finally opening. Trains could be seen coming and going from the station this morning. No passengers on board, just more practice runs. So are you ready . Reporter many riders entering the new station will access the pedestrian bridge from the new reston station plaza. Its also a new and unfamiliar development. In fact much of it is still under construction. So if you have a question about where
Grande are the smugglers and rafts they use to ferry over drugs and the children from central america. We have seen a tremendous spike in activity. Reporter the goal is to end the surge of kids. At the white house, the president shared his idea with the president s of guatemala, el salvador and honduras. In honduras racked by Gang Violence an obama Pilot Program would offer hearings to kids seeking asylum who claim theyre in special danger. There may be some narrow circumstances in which there is humanitarian or Refugee Status that a family might be eligie for. If that te,ul be or them to be able to apply in country. Reporter the few who would qualify come straight to the u. S. The plan is the rest would say they wouldnt qualify if they did come to the u. S. And would be deported. And so the hope is they wont try to come. Many democrats like the plan. The first thing is, protect the children, have them come. Reporter most republicans want faster deportation. Not a program to bring in c