Likely, today making it to the upper 90s. The feels like temperature is up around 90 degrees. Live view from the tower camera. The sun jumping up high in the sky. Its already starting to cook us. We have a heat advisory in effect. All these areas in orange. Northern virginia, the nearby suburbs in maryland and the district. The heat index may get up to 105 this afternoon. Got heat watches and heat warnings farther north and east of the metro area. Throughout the rest of the morning, well have temperatures quickly climbing. By 11 00, itll be near 90 much of the region. Early afternoon, mid 90s. 5 00, it may be up to around 98 degrees. After that, maybe some storms coming through. I have the hour by hour timing on the storms coming up this half hour. Thanks, tom. It already feels hot out. Pepco says it could be hours before power is fully restored to some buildings in downtown d. C. Normally welcome relief from the heat for the people on the National Mall. Theyre closed today. Folks stru
Southern maryland. Weve seen a lot of rain in fredericksburg. Back to the west, seeing some thunderstorm activity through Shenandoah County makingiti itsy up towards winchester and martinsburg. All of this is still making its way through. Heres wave number one. Heres wave number two. If you are heading out, keep the umbrella handy. Temperatures tonight will fall into the upper 60s, but expect at least some showers could even impact the nationals game, although well get that game in. Much more on the forecast, including some 80s that return. Ill see you in a minute. Residents at a northwest d. C. Complex say they are freaked out tonight after a deadly stabbing early this morning. It happened at the tunlaw condominiums. Residents had to be evacuated. Ree suspect, 59yearold charles sykes, lived on the fifth floor of this building right here. He was dating the victim who was found stabbed to death inside. This is not what neighbors who live in this glover Park Building ever thought theyd w
Important swing state of virginia. Julie . Reporter well, doreen, with the stroke of his pen, Governor Terry mcauliffe immediately restored voting and other civil rights to 206,000 exfelons in the general. Now the governor says its a matter of ending years of injustice, but republicans call it pure political opportunism. We will break barriers down. Reporter with those records, Governor Terry mcauliffe used his executive powers to wipe out a civil war era provision in virginias constitution p. He said it was to keep africanamericans from voting. It is time to embrace an honest, clean process. Were restoring the rights to these men and women. Who initially made it easier for nonviolent felons to vote again, but gop leaders accuse mcauliffe trying to build up democratic voter rolls for the election in november. Im stunned at his willingness to restore the rights of the ho most heinous criminals. Im just thrilled that we had this opportunity and continue to want to work for social justice