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Pulled someone over in his squad car and come up to the window to deal with the woman in a traffic stop. Had his phone hidden under his ticket book and snapped one of those upskirt shots. Now, we can show you a photograph of the officer. His name is james sims. He has been a Police Officer for about five years working out of district i in hyattsville. Today he was indicted on a number of charges. Including surveillance for purian intent and misconduct in office. The police chief saying he is disgusted. I will say as disgusted i am to have to come in front of the public to talk about this, this is the process. When we find misconduct we will address it effect live effectively, and immediately and hold individuals accountable. Had to say. When we come back at 6 00 we will have more on the story, how the investigation laid out and more details on the allegations as well. The Prince Georges County headquarters brad bell, abc7 news. Jonathan thanks. You can probably already feel it outside. Its starting but we are on the verge of another heatwave across the area. This is a scorcher. Chief meteorologist doug hill with the forecast. We almost dodged a bullet today. Felt not too bad out there. Doug the moisture content slowly starting to climb. Definite increase in the moisture levels and the temperatures the next few days. At the moment, its gorgeous outside. Plenty of sunshine in Belle Haven Country Club in alexandria. Still comfortable. 90 in manassas. 91 in leesburg. 87 in baltimore. 87 at andrews. 88 degrees at Reagan National airport. If you have outdoor plans, no worries act worry a as we get to the nighttime it will become more muggy. The humidity levels will slowly rise. With the frontal system to the north i dont think we have to worry about this so much but it indicates a possibility tomorrow morning with a boundary in the air that maybe, maybe early in the morning a few hours of cloudy skies and maybe a passing shower or two. Then the heat ramps up in a big way. We will lay out the numbers. The highs, lows, heat index and the rest through the upcoming weekend. Jonathan thanks. With the chance of storms in the next few days now would be a good time to download the stormwatch7 app for your phone or tablet by going to itunes or google play store. It is free. A handy resource. Michelle in vote 2016 news the last night of the Republican Convention will feature football star fran tarkenton, r. N. C. Chairman, Reince Priebus and reverend Jerry Falwell before trump takes the stage to accept the on the other side in the next two days we should find out who is on the ticket with Hillary Clinton this november. A lot of speculation focused on virginia senator tim kaine. Northern Virginia Bureau chief Jeff Goldberg is live outside the naval observe story in d. C. After kaine observatory in d. C. After kaine made several appearances today. Jeff he did. Tim kaine having appearances today but all the questions now as to whether or not he will be the man occupy the residents next year. If he is chosen to be be Hillary Clintons v. P. Pick. There is certainly a lot of indications that could very well be the case. We caught up with tim kaine earlier today in arlington following the closed door round table on immigration issues. Kaine calling for immigration legislation to pass in congress. Tim kaine said he is happy with the role as a senator from vass and he is not seeking a new job senator from virginia and he is not seeking a new job but many media reports have him top three contender along with agriculture secretary vilsak. He was vetted in 2008 so he is used to the business. But says it is surreal all over again. Is it strange . It is. It is. We are excited about philly. Im looking forward to being there with the virginia delegation. I know the virginia delegation is bumped about it. It will be a great week next week. Jeff whether or not tim kaine is accepting the Vice President ial nomination next week in philadelphia will be determined likely tomorrow or the next day in florida. That is where Hillary Clinton will be campaigning and expecting to be making this big announcement. Now tim kaine has a big supporter in Hillary Clintons inner circle. We will tell you who that is and talk to a man who believes job. All that coming up in an hour. Jonathan thanks. Back to the republicans. This is a big night for them. Get to the backlash of what some call senator ted cruzs snub. Lets listen. I am not in the habit of supporting people who attack my wife and attack my father. Intend like all of just to listen and make the best judgment i can and every one of us i think has to follow our conscience. Jonathan still not saying he is going to vote for him. Scott thuman in cleveland. Reaction is pouring in about cruzs lack of endorsement. What can we expect to hear tonight . This has to be the big night. Scott absolutely. It will be different from what we saw last night. If you listen Jeff Goldberg doing good reporting on whether or not tim kaine is in the prime stop to possibly be named hillary last night was supposed to be about mike pence. But instead it was ted cruzs speech, the defiant speech that stole all the thunder. Mike pence is an afterthought in many of the headlines this morning and throughout the day as we were talking with people. What we will see today is different. No one feels the show from donald trump so dont expect it to happen. His daughter is introducing him and will probably get high marks for her speech as well. But donald trump is the ultimate showman. We will see it tonight. We continue to say love him or loathe him, it doesnt matter. He is the man at least tonight that people will be paying attention to. And the big question is he going to do so in a reconcerned, calm, president ial way we have seen him act at times or feed off the energy of the crowd. They are rabid for more donald trump to family get the time after four days of listening to other people. Jonathan let me ask you this. Two things. One, do you think ted cruz a very big stage . Two, what is the tone and message donald trump has to adopt and get through to voters tonight, especially the voters still sitting on the sidelines wondering if they want to vote in this election . Scott great question. The first, not necessarily political suicide. But what we are seeing here the movement behind donald trump is one that lasts. If he wins they will be more encouraged and decide this is the path forward. If you dont get in line with this type of candidacy we wont support you in a general election. It doesnt mean he couldnt still win in texas and win a senate seat there. But in a National Election if this Movement Continues forward, he is in trouble. As far as what we hear from donald trump and how he will win over the voters he has had the rahrah for a few nights. He will be out there and be critical of Hillary Clinton. One thing that might be different tonights theme is being unified. So he is going to say i am the guy to bring us altogether . Something that president obama said as a candidate in 2008 . Who knows . Well keep an eye and have live reports throughout the evening. Jonathan thank you. Join us tonight at 7 00 for a special about the fourth and the final day of the Republican National convention. Your voice, your future. It airs at 7 00 on the sister station newschannel8. Watch it streams live without interruptions on wjla. Com. Michelle new developments today in france. We are learning that the driver who ran through the bastille Day Celebration in nice planned it months ago, possibly as far back as last year. 84 people were killed including the suspect. The Prosecutor Says the man behind the wheel had accomplices. There are five people behind bars charged with terrorism for their alleged roles in helping the driver. Jonathan there is a developing story out of capi searching for the man who shot and killed alonzo jackson. It happened in a carjacking. The guy in the tank top, they want to find him. Jackson was just pumping back at a b. P. Station at marlboro pike. That guy walked up and stole his car. Neighbors say the retired marine was helpful to everyone. He cut my grass. He would do anything he can to help a person. He always come and get my bag. Helps me with my bag. Very nice to everybody. Jonathan they are looking for the killer and mr. Jacksons car as well. A black 2015 dodge charger. Ing thes df0113. Brad bell will have more on the story at 5 00. Michelle now to video you need to sit down and watch. You can see in this video clear as day a man on the ground with his hands up just seconds before being shot by a Police Officer. We have reaction and the reporter the cell phone video sparking tension between the police and community. The voice of 47yearold kinsy, in the bright yellow shirt laying on the ground with his hands high in the air. Identifying himself as a therapist. At his feet is an autistic plan he was caring for and trying to protect. Shots fired. The questions, why . The miami police chief also wondering why . You have questions. The community as questions. We as a city and as a member of the Police Department and i personally have questions. Reporter the video released by kinsys lawyer, showing the moment before the shooting and after the victim was shot. The victim speaking from the hospital bed. Why did you shoot me . His words to me he said, i dont know. Reporter the recent Police Aftermath of the Police Shooting in minnesota and baton rouge. And as the houston Police Department released surveillance and body cam video of a Police Shooting earlier this month. The footage showing an armed black man firing bullets in the air. The release of the video, an effort to show how authorities use deadly force to preserve community safety. If you are holding up a gun at 12 38 in the middle of a street and you are turning around and if you point it the results, you know, are not going to be good. Reporter the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the state Attorney Office is leading the investigation. The Police Officer placed on administrative duty and the chief of the north miami Police Department vying for transparency and justice. In new york, abc7 news. Michelle coming up on abc7 news at 4 00 cutting the lines. Update on the computer problems for southwest. Jonathan later for us, making a move. The massive project for what might seem like a little payoff. 7 on your side iteam learned the Justice Department opened an investigation. Im chris papst. Coming up, why you need to check your e. Z. Pass. Jonathan only on 7, if you have a e. Z. Pass transponder in your car, you might want to check it. Michelle criminals have a new way to steal your money, by taking the e. Z. Pas replacing it with a bogus one, fake one in hopes you will never notice. Jonathan this is insane. Iteam investigator chris papst broke the story earlier on twitter and he joins us now. That is all they take out of your car . Chris yes. Remarkably simple crime. In less than five seconds a thief can go in your car, steal your e. Z. Pass and replace it with a fake identical one in a crime that can cost you for months, at least until you figure out. Harold green has been the c. E. O. Of chamberlain contractors in laurel maryland, for the last 40 years and he has seen a lot in those decades, but he never saw this coming. Last summer he noticed a companys monthly e. Z. Pass bills didnt look right. So he compared the g. P. S. In one of his trucks with the time and the date of a recent toll charge. And they didnt match up. That is when he realized that someone stole his easy pass and was using them. Those he had in the trucks were fake. The company analyzed 11 weeks worth of tolls in 2015 and found charges from feels not owned or driven by his employees. Its an innocuous document that no one looks at. Do you look at your e. Z. Pass . No. We didnt either. Chris the item learned maryland e. Z. Pass and the u. S. Justice department launched investigations into this fraud which we know includes chamberlain and other local companies but until charges are fired they will not tell charges are filed they will not tell us how widespread this is. Well tell you at 5 00 how chamberlain is protecting itself with the e. Z. Pass transponders so it cannot happen to them again. Chris papst, abc7 news. Michelle thank you. Time for a check of the traffic situation. Around this time there is nothing easy about the commute. Check in with eric smith for details. Eric thank you. Its the case this afternoon. Taking a look at 395 northbound. Northbound past king street. This is from the overpass. You may be able to tl squeezing by. Crash here. A few cars involved. Police on the scene. This northbound delay from the duke street will be severe delay northbound. Along with the southbound volume building just because of rush hour. On the capital beltway in georgetown pike, northbound traffic looking slow out of tysons across the bridge. River road you can see both directions are judge going to be really tough. As you head around the beltway this side. Either way you go on the beltway it will be heavy. That is all from the Traffic Center now. Jonathan thank you. Update this afternoon on a story breaking just 24 hours ago. Southwest Airlines Says they have fixed the Company Computer outage that canceled hundreds of the flights in the last two days. They were grounding all of their flights yesterday. Its still asking people to leave plenty of time when they head to the airport as things are getting back on track. Its not going as smootly as fast as they would like. Michelle the kate may lewis ferry is also back on schedule this afternoon. We told you two weeks ago about mechanical problems that took one of the boats out of service. Now all three boats should be up and running to carry people from delaware to new jersey this weekend. Jonathan nice swim of the beach could be a way to cool off. A quick heads up if you are heading out there. If Sandy Point Beach is in your plans, they tweeted out a jelly fish warning. You can enjoy yourself but be careful. Have you ever been stung by one . It stings. Michelle ouch. This is a great weekend to get away. Hopefully cooler on the shoreline. Doug a little bit. Its warm and humid there. The water temperatures in the lower tidal potomac and Chesapeake Bay is 80s. That is better. Virginia beach and delaware beach is like refreshing. That is good. Lets get started. I will put a smile on my face. This is going to be awful. Live at the udvarhazy center in chantilly. A lot of sunshine. Few fair weather clouds. Its warm but the humidity levels are comfortable. Pretty good evening if you hit the pool in the evening hours. If you have dinner outside tonight, any Outdoor Activities should be fine with the temperatures slowly falling in the evening to the mid80s. Its not so fine out over portions of the central northern plains, the upper mississippi valley. Heat alerts. Look at the conditions likely continuing during the day in the next few days out here. The heat index value, feels like 105 to 115 degrees. Some of that, the core of the hot, humid air is headed this way. For us saturday, sunday, monday will be the hottest and the most uncomfortable of the days ahead. As far as the heat index values, this is what we have in place now. St. Louis. 103 in minneapolis. 109 in memphis. But it feels like 96. This is for tomorrow afternoon, rather. You see the heat will make inroads quickly over the weekend. Tomorrow is not terrible. A bit more humid. But saturday, summed, monday are terrible. Come up with your own word to describe it. I will be hot and humid. A few clouds could come in early in the morning. The heat and the humidity building, maybe shower or two. That could be the story saturday as well across the area. Here are the numbers side by side. 95 tomorrow. 99 on saturday. 98 on sunday. 97 on monday. 9 a on tuesday. That is a heatwave by any definition. Isolated shower or storms possible tomorrow and saturday. Monday and tuesday better chance of the showers and thunderstorms but all seven days stay in the 90s. You have been warned. Michelle yes. Be careful out there. Thank you, doug. Jonathan breaking news in the newsroom. The worst kept secret going on for a week. Roger ailes headed up fox news, he put the last 20 years is now stepping aside. He is resigning. This is because of allegation of sexual harassment. Some of the anchors saying they have been the focus of unwanted a vancements and he is unwanted a vancements and he un unwanted advancements. He is stepping down. Michelle it wont just be the heat scorching citi open this weekend. Look at ways to beat the heat if you are out. The Capital Area Food Bank hitting the road. Michelle during the summer months it can be difficult for some kids to get the meals in the school year. The Capital Area Food Bank stepping up to keep the plates full. Our amy aubert hit the road with the team to give us the scoop on keeping one community fed. Amy the very sound of the bus rolling in more like a lunch bell. The kids love it. Peek out the window. Come running out. Amy for the second summer the Capital Area Food Bank is hitting the road. Setting up shot where there is a need. The bus visits three sites every day. When you step inside, you see they have it set up and ready to go. Today we have honey glazed chicken, jasmine rice, veggies and milk. Its equipped with the tools to keep both hot and cold foods safe. The group seds feeding the kids a healthy meal is the top priority. Its juicy. Its summer month. They may not have the hot meal in the day. Its rewarding to see them go up to the bus to get a balanced meal. Amy they roll up to two locations in woodbridge and a third in alexandria every day through early september. After lunch they try to focus on getting the kids moving. We have a series of games we play. Focus on the nutrition education. Healthy summer meals rolling in and rewarded with big smiles. Woodbridge, am news. Michelle outstanding program. Offerings so healthy, another bonus. Jonathan you know its a hit when you see the kids faces light up like that. Michelle they are eating their vegetables. Jonathan coming up for us at 4 00 i have tomatoes and string beans. Jonathan you are about to meet adorable. Pintsize gardener looking to help her community grow. A lot of folks will be at places like this over the weekend bracing for a heatwave. There is a serious side to this. We will explain. A li ow. Are you okay . Yeah, i just got charged for my credit monitoring. Thats how i know its working. Ah. You know you can go on creditkarma. Com and check it out there. Its completely free. Really . Yeah oh, that didnt hurt at all. Yeah, completely painless. Ive yourself some credit. Michelle so we are heading for a heatwave in the next few days and talking potentially dangerous temperatures here. Doug yep. Its not just the air temperature. When you combine the air temperature plus the humidity, the combination, the feels like temperature is a real number. The higher it gets the more difficult is it for your body to cool yourself and all the process. Were not built to be exposed to this kind of hot weather for long periods. Weve been warning people all week long. For the moment its not bad. 88 at Reagan National airport. Beautiful out. Dew point is 65. That is not in the oppressive range. But it will become oppressive as the air temperature and the humidity levels rise across the region. Pleasant outdoor weather for any outdoor plans the next few hours. Overnight we have clouds at times and it will become muggy. 65 to 74 by tomorrow morning. Then through the day tomorrow we will see a big uptick in temperatures. 95 for a high. There could be a stray thunderstorm. Maybe a shower in the morning and a stray thunderstorm in the afternoon. We are not expecting waves or lines of showers and storms with this air mass. Just generally hot and humid and popup storm every now and then not out of the question. 95. It will feel 97 to 100 degrees. Then the weekend is when everything changes. High heat is to the west of the area but it will slowly build. Its also building vertically in the atmosphere. When it takes over, well have saturday, sunday, monday in the highs with the upper 90s to near 100 degrees. The heat index values, feels like temperature 100 to 105. That is not uncomfortable. That is potentially dangerous. Go up the road to Highland Park in abc7s Richard Reeve with ways to keep warm and why the heat is more than just something uncomfortable to deal with. Rich . Richard eat your heart out. There is a serious side to this. Look at the video. We have a lot of folks working outdoors through the weekend. The paving crew we ran into in arlington, they are putting down asphalt. 370 degrees. That is how hot it gets. They are hydrating and planning to do the work this weekend and in shifts. A lot of moms and dads playing in the spray park. More than 100 degrees for the index. A lot of people will be out here but say they will limit hours to morning and afternoon. Staying in the midday, the super hot, hot stuff. Th authorities tell us. At least four people have died from heatrelated issues. Mostly in the southwest u. S. Since last june. A lot of mom and dads are taking precautions. Lets listen. Its crazy. This summer has been so hot, every day we are doing something in the water. Going spray park or the pool. Or we are doing something inside. Its too hot to be anywhere else. Richard coming up at 5 00, one big question. Is there enough power with the energy grid if more people turn on the a. C. , staying indoors . Do we have the power to do that . We also have something cool to show you at abc7 news. We want to see your pictures, what you will be doing this weekend. How to keep cool in the weekend heat. We will have a special presentation coming up in 15 minutes. For now reporting live in arlington, Richard Reeve, abc7 news. Michelle thank you. Beating the heat is the name of the game this weekend. Jonathan did you want to ask if he had his shoes off . Beating the heat at the citi open, Erin Hawksworth is live there. It will get toasty out there. Especially on the courts. Erin it already is. We have a story on a team player with a citi open connection. Successful lawyer. But when he is not working he is also a very good tennis player and he is winning World Championships while representing his country, which is impressive. Lawyer by day. This attorney cant seem to stay away from the court. I love to watch it. I love to study it. I watch tape of players. I love to go to the grand slams and i love to play. Erin 60yearold georgetown represent tiff Danny Waldman is a ninetime individual tennis world champion. I have a lot of things going on but tennis has been a huge part of my life. Erin he played in the citi open as a wild card. They were kind enough to give me wild cards in the qualifying so i played the qualifying there. Erin this summer, danny represented team usa at the Senior World Team championships in finland. I decided not to do the individual tournament. I decided to play for my country in the Team Competition in helsinki. A wonderful event. Erin but danny returned home disappointed after his team finished second. I came back from helsinki and i am energized to take that experience instead of try to figure out how to improve. Erin captain of the harvard tennis team in his college days, danny has always enjoyed playing on a team. Team competition is great. You have others who can support you and who you are playing for and playing for your country is really a special treat as i just enjoy that aspect of it more than anything. Erin five minutes ago danny came up to me as i was getting ready for the live shot and gave me a hug. I asked if he saw the piece and he said he loved it. I was relieved to hear that. For the tournament itself, there are some great matches. You can see on the tennis channel, all the upcoming matches. To find tennis channel check your local provider. We have a list right there. You can see all the channels. Find it because we are going to have citi open coverage on tennis channel all week long. Back to you. Jonathan thanks. Michelle coming up for us on abc7 news at 4 00 another cooling site is the stuff some dreams are made of. Well explain when we come back. Jonathan later for us, places for relaxation feeling tense after being targeted. Jonathan you might scream, too. This is a thrillseekers dream right here. A ride that takes you 200 feet over niagara falls. More than a 2,000 foot ride. A zip line. You can see it. New way to experience magic at the gorge. If you thrills the whirlpool adventure course is open. They have systemsh seasonal openings depending on the weather. Youd do it. Michelle absolutely. Jonathan most 5yearold girls are interested to play with baby dolls but a virginia girl is focused on helping others try to be healthy. Michelle she has started a garden in her community. As eileen shows us she is invited you to come pick fruit and veggies. tis the season for gardening. Can you imagine a 5yearold creating her own garden . Lyric here created lyrics garden. What made you decide to make your own garden . Well, i started a garden club because i wanted to help people so, so much. One day told help so much people. You have decided to create a garden full of veggies that you give to your neighbors and people in the community for free. What are you growing in your garden . Well, i have tomatoes and string beans, and green peppers. More string beans. Cucumbers, radishes and peas and egg plant and squash. And cucumbers. My goodness look at this big cucumber. It looks like its ready to picked. Should we pick it right now . Uhhuh. How do we do this . Well, you just pull the vine with one hand and hold the cucumber with the other. Tage it out take it just pull, pull, pull. Look a fresh cucumber right from your garden. Jonathan she has a green thumb. Michelle absolutely. We have a link to lyrics garden club on wjla. Com. Im trying to get a palm in my apartment to grow. I needyric to come over. I cant keep it alive. Jonathan didnt you have a plant you had to bury in your office . She would be glad to help you. She is adorable. Coming up for us at 4 00 it wasnt an earthquake that made the building move today. Find out why such a big production to shift it a couple of feet. Michelle but first im not going to pay for this. Michelle a mother is only talking with abc7 about the decision she made on a night that could have cost her kids their lives. Michelle only on 7, a Montgomery County mom indicted for driving with a blood alcohol content three times the legal limit when she crashed her car with young sons inside. No one was wearing a seat belt. One of the children still suffering the impacts of a traumatic injury. That mom spoke to tim barber about that night and how she wishes she could turn back time. Im going to pay for this until i die. Tim tonight, ana martinez did not hold back. This has been really hard for me. I have been doing all i can to fix the stuff. You cant fix the pass. Tim the crash happened last august but the 29yearold Montgomery County mom was just indicted for allegedly being drunk and crashing into a median while her boy 6yearold kevin and 8yearold diego were in the car. Both were rushed to the hospital. But kevin did not come out for three months. He suffered a traumatic brain injury that forced him to learn how to talk and walk all over again. It is what it is. Im trying to do all i can to be i just want the best for my kids. Tim investigators say martinezs blood alcohol content was more than three times the legal limit. Reports show empty bottles of vodka and whiskey were found in the car, along with a cup that read keep calm and party on. Martinez told us she was going through personal problems last year and that she would never do anything to intentionally hurt her boys. Tim martinez is facing several charges including d. U. I. And child abuse. Her next Court Appearance is tomorrow. Jonathan thanks. We have breaking news coming in the newsroom. Lets get to the newsroom with leon harris. Leon literally we just heard about this. This is a situation playing out in West Palm Beach. We understand now an american you see the plane there. Its on the tarmac. This is a flight that was leaving West Palm Beach coming to philadelphia. And we understand now there has been a problem with a fuel leak and because of that leak, people have been treated on the plane because of issues with the fumes. 17 people now are being treated with minor injuries because they have burning eyes, they say their skin has been itching. They took the plane off the runway and taking it to a further region there off the tarmac. Now the plane, the emergency chutes have been deployed and people are now being taken off the plane. They are being bused back to the terminal. No idea right now at this point how many people are on board this plane. But 17 now being treated because of fuel issues now. Leak there irritating peoples eye and skin on the plane. Well keep you posted. Back to you. Jonathan thanks. They say you have to make way for progress. Your city center today it meant take an entire building and moving it sam sweeney explains why. Sam this old brook home stood at ninth and l street in washington before Abraham Lincoln was president. But today that all changed. Construction crews picked it up and moved it. You dont see a house being moved every day in downtown d. C. So this is very historic day. Sam at exactly 8 00 a. M. This old house started rolling moving further away from the Convention Center and closer to its new home. One inch away from this apartment building. Marriott plans to build two hotels and apartments here but to make that all work they first had to move the historic home 40 feet down the road. This building is probably one of the only precivil war buildings in the shaw district. That is really the historical significance of the building. Sam by 8 45 it was all over. 911 l street became 9 sam sweeney, abc7 news. Michelle a few minutes ago we heard from Richard Reeve who talked about how easy it is to take pictures and video and share them with us at abc7. Here to show us how to do it is our media editor and will walk us through how to take pictures and send them our way. You take a picture and you go to here. You have an option to submit it for breaking news or weather or you click on the category for what your photo pertains. Once you submit it, we will get it on our end. Earlier Richard Reeve sent us a photo. We will sea it here through burst. Com wjla. We click on the photo. After you submit the photo and we look at it and approve it, it will go on air with your name on it. Ja michelle instant. As simple as that. Michelle taking pictures is the citi open. Thats where we find steve rudin. Hey, steve. Steve hey we are here and live and at the citi open. A lot going on out here. Comfortable temperatures right now. But that will change as we move through the next couple of days or so. Joining us right now is justin, the tennis channel analyst. Hot weather has a huge impact on the game. Give us a few examples. It makes it incredibly uncomfortable for the players. The sweating. Going to the towels, change clothes. A huge challenge for the players. They have to keep hydrated. They lose fluids. In term of the conditions everything speeds up. The warmer it is the more the ball moves through the air. It makes condition wick. The conditions quick. The courts are playing quick here. The players want to play short points as its hotter and hotter but the combination of the heat and the humidity is kryptonite for the players. Steve humidity is a factor. Its difference of indian wells or miami. Significantly different. The humidity drains the players. The hydration is important. Constantly giving yourself sustenance. Djokovic is eating in the change of the event. Its a real battle for the players to stay hydrated, stay fit. Keep the energy. It becomes a grind out there when the conditions are severe. Steve awesome. Thank you for joining us. Come out to the citi open. Steve absolutely. Its going to be hot out here. This evening the temperatures in the 80s. Clear skies and clouds here and there. Tomorrow, highs around 95 degrees. Have plenty of fluids. This weekend, the heat and the humidity around 98 to 100 for the air temperatures. The heat index values around 105. Even warmer on the court. Close to 110 thunderstorms monday tuesday. We are talking about seven days in a row at 90 degrees plus. Lets check on this afternoons traffic. Eric smith. Eric its a tough ride but we have good news. 95 northbound past king street. This was blocking two lanes previously. Well see delays from seminary road. That is still slow from both directions at this spot. Just be aware of the northbound delays as well. This is a delay for both directions on 66. This is slow out of virginia on maryland side. The delays will continue for both directions up this way from the 270 spur as well. That is all from the Traffic Center for now. Jonathan, back to you. Jonathan all right. Thank you for a l traffic. Nice to see things when they are moving. Coming up next here at abc7 news at 4 00 hitting the gym but not for the exercise. Find out what is happening at local yoga studios. Thats jonathan there is a new and startling crime trend in d. C. And its aimed at people trying to keep themselves in good shape. A number of yoga studios burglarized all sam ford has video from a business that was hit. Sam jonathan, well, it is getting to the point we dont ask people at yoga studios if they have been burglarized but rather when was the last time. This one here at ivy city was june 22. They are being targeted in northeast and northwest. A dozen such burglaries in the past six weeks. Police released this Surveillance Video of a man who came in the bikram studio and used a crowbar to break in around 10 45 in the morning. No one was in at the time. He broke in the cash register. I feel horrible. I mean nothing that you would ever want to happen or expect to happen at a yoga studio. It stinks. We are in a new neighborhood. A new community. We are trying to grow a community here. Sam this is an up and commercial retail area. The manager says there is a homeless shelter a couple of blocks down the street. She recognizes most of them in there. Its no one there but hopes that someone will recognize the man who burglared this place and will call the police. We have more on abc7 news at 5 00. More from the manager and the problems of burglary at studios in washington. Reporting live from northeast washington, im sam ford, abc7 news. Leon tonight, a 7 on your side warning for e. Z. Pass owners. I was trying to figure out how they were doing it. Leon a crime the takes only seconds to commit and folks that learn they are victims way too late. Massive arrest in brazil adds to anxiety in the olympics in rio. And a knifewielding neighbor had other plans. If i had now about it i wouldnt have ordered the couch in the first place. Announcer now abc7 news at 5 00 michelle right now at 5 00, a massive heatwave is about to bake the region. You can see the temperatures reaching into the triple digits likely this weekend. If you want to get a sense of just how hot it is going to get, check out this map put out by National Oceanic and atmospheric administration. This is a heat map. You notice the dark red . That is right in our area. Lets get to chief meteorologist doug hill for a check of the dangerous temperatures on the way. Doug the maximum area of heat is over portion of the midwest, the upper mississippi valley. It is headed this way. We have a good five days in a reof extreme heat and humidity in a row of extreme heat and humidity to make it dangerous because of the combination. Its 91 at bethesda, maryland. Congressional country club at the weather site there. The humidity level is still under control a bit. Its warm. You can feel that. The story is over the next several days it will get much, much warmer and more uncomfortable. Fredericksburg. 87 in culpeper and andrews. 89 at Reagan National airport. Through the evening we will be fine. Warm, typical summer evening here. No rain to worry about tonight. Overnight partly cloudy and mild. South worseerly winds 5 miles per hour. It will get muggy southwesterly winds at 5 miles per hour. It will get muggy, too. The heat will build tomorrow and with that comes a code orange alert for unhealthy air quality for sensitive groups. We will give you the numbers coming our way in the next few days. Alison thank you. We have breaking news out of florida. American Airlines Flight has been evacuated at the airport in West Palm Beach. We are told there was a fuel odor inside the plane. 17 people are being treated for burning eyes and itchy skin. The flight was headed to philadelphia. We will have more information on this and bring it to you as soon as we get it. Leon now to a story you will see only on abc7. E. Z. Pass owners, you better beware. Its strongly recommended by authorities you check your online account