Washington, d. C. One of the biggest in the nation. The nio and one of the best i love it. Ove were just hoping though ofoug course that the rain holds off tonight so that the show canso indeed go on. T meanwhile there is heightened security in the districtty leading up to todays event. Fox5s Anjali Hemphill has the latest on security preps. Ur. Reporter good morning guys. You dont get to see theor National Mall quite like thisgns very often, calm, quiet, not a soul out here. Utere. Later today thousands ofusan tourists and residents areests expected to flood the mall for r tonights fireworks show. Reworko in this day and agege unfortunately security will beur on the minds of everyone andryoa we did speak to the d. C. Police chief who says the majority of her police forceicoe will be on the clock tonightckot even though she says right now g there are no known terrorist tet threats to d. C. Threat listen to what she said. S has it changed anything ath specifically for securityally fc pl
Ive been on the show. Sho such a beautiful start to the Holiday Weekend. Weeke when is the best time to i drive . Every day wes ve beeneb looking at traffic on the bay bridge. I was surprised by the backup. E a t of youybe a lot of youas would have left yesterday. Erd yeah. Well, maybe the weather weath held people off yesterday. Yest. It was storming last night andit it was such a humid day but asmt we take a live look outside ondo this saturday morning, morni gorgeous Crystal Clear bluerystr skies. Sk it is the epitome of a good g day. People are heading to theding beach right now. Now satellite and radar shows theana cold front that came throughha last night produced some of o those strong storms as sunk well off to our south. Our sth. Cooler drier air has moved in. I it was so humid yesterday butteb it feels much better. Ette temperatures are still mild in washington, 71 degrees toees start you off on a saturday sur but cooler north and west,es very comfortable in the low 60s. 64 g
The vp spot on the democratic card is now filled. Earlier this evening, presumptive president ial nominee Hillary Clinton announcing that she has tapped virginia senator tim kaine as her running mate. Good evening and thank you for joining us for this you decide special im dawn timmeney. Im chris oconnell. Many people believe clinton as big announcement would come today and no one new exactly when. A little after 8 00 oclock night clinton reveal her choice for vicepresident via social media and Text Messages to her supporters. She tweeted, im thrilled to announce my running mate tim kaine a man who is devoted his life to fighting for others. Other potential vp picks that had been rumored were agriculture secretary tom vilsack, massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren and new jersey senator corey booker. Who exactly is senator tim kaine . 58yearold democrat previously served four years as governor of virginia battleground state. He was elected to the us senate in 2012. Kaine graduated wit
Happening right now a party on the parkway but as Mother Nature playing the role of party pooper . For tens of thousands of people who came out to see the fireworks g evening to you. And happy fourth of july. Im lucy noland. Iain has the night off. Its been rain off and on all evening. Whats on tap . Lets get right to meteorologist dave warren. Dave n radar is lit. More rain coming in. That rain will get heavier here overnight tonight. Flash flood tag problem. Flash flood watch in effect between 3 00 and 8 00 oclock tonight overnight tonight. Impacting your morning rush. Rain with a few spots of yellow indicating thats getting to be moderate or heavy rain this moved out of delaware county. Theres the blue route, theres 95 pushing in through the city here. Its slowly moving not going to clear out quickly. Its slowly pushing its way through. Well see a little bit of a break before this moves out and heavier rain moves in overnight tonight. But heaviest rain now is right through philadelp
Expressway here. This area of rain pushing northwards, Burlington County, a little bit of a break but then more heavy rain comes in. Now, watch this heavy rain it will continue to increase this is what we could be waking up to tomorrow morning very heavy rain in short period of time that could lead to some flash flooding by the time youre waking up tomorrow morning for the rush hour. Temperatures will be into the mid 70s and upper 60s not dropping much from here. But that heavy rain is a big concern especially along 95 and south and east where we have flooding possible. The rain clears out tomorrow morning. Then were talking about excessive heat, though, thats in the seven day forecast. A look at those numbers is coming up. Lucy. Talk to you then, dave. Wet weather really send out the welcome tipped out the welcome fest cal crowd. We held our breath hoping the grand finale fireworks on the parkway would not get rained o out. It looks like theyre going on. Brad sattin on the parkway und