Native graduated from high school in olney in may of 2013. The School President telling us by telephone, we loved jack. He was a good falcon. Im not sure what to make of what is going on. According to abc news, at least two of the swimmers being questioned may be flying back to the United States as early as late this evening. No word if jack conger is one of those two. We are live in rockville. Im kevin lewis, abc7 news. Alison all right, kevin. One more note here. Tonight a spokesperson for the British Olympic Team says that one of its athletes was robbed at gunpoint early this morning. The unidentified athlete is reportedly all right. A spokesman for the rio games says the incident is being investigated. Jonathan in the last two hours two Postal Service employees were released after being arrested this morning. Northwest d. C. What are they charged with . Jeff well, jonathan, three u. S. Postal workers are accused of running an illegal marijuana distribution ring out of two separate post Office Locations in washington, d. C. Now, according to the washington post, a male u. S. Postal employee was overseeing the ring while two females were making deliveries of marijuana while on the job. Here is video of one of the suspects. One of the female suspects leaving court today. Her name is kendra brantley. Not wanting to speak with us after the hearing this afternoon in federal court. Then this is the other female suspect. Alicia norman, covering her face while leaving court with a friend or Family Member not wanting to speak to us other. The male suspect dean vaughn row is being held on felony drug charges. We are told he is the manager at the River Terrace post office in northeast washington where a source says he was arrested there this morning. Now the two women are employees at the lamon riggs post office in northwest would allegedly monitor the arrival of marijuana packages from california and oregon and then brantley and norman would allegedly sell the packages for cash wile on the postal while on the postal routes. Can you tell us what was going on, please . There is nothing to tell you. There is nothing to tell you. Was she part of a drug ring . She wasnt. You are violating my First Amendment rights. I would please appreciate if you leave me alone. Thank you very much. Jeff authorities were apparently watching over this ring several months ago way back in the spring earlier this year. All three suspects pleaded not guilty. Future Court Hearings set for next week. Live in northwest washington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. Alison right now 29 wildfires are burning out west. Look at this video. The largest is in california. Its only 4 contained. Its the blue cut fire. It has ripped through more than 31,000 tuesday. And the heat and the gusty winds are just making it so tough on the firefighters. The conditions have been brutal. They have been extremely hot. The weather has been over 100 degrees. Although today is the first day that you have had temps below 100. Alison 34,000 homes are being threatened by the growing wildfire. But to the north, and the south, two fires there almost out. The clayton fire is slowing down. And a fire that was started yesterday in San Diego County is now under control. Jonathan from fires to flooding, the scope of the tragedy in louisiana is becoming increasingly worse. Today federal and state officials were touring the hardhit areas of the flood stricken state. The pictures are amazing. He is getting in a boat that used to be a neighborhood. As abcs Kenneth Moton reports the disastrous weather system crossing the nation has scientists take a closer look. Reporter louisianas floodwaters are heading south. We lost everything in katrina. Came here and ten years later lost everything again. Reporter 30,000 people rescued. 40,000 thousands more at risk. The rising waters sparked more destation and more evacuations near devastation and more evacuations near baton rouge. The death toll stands at 13. I want to stress we are not out of the woods. As i have been saying for six days this is an ongoing event. Reporter on the grounds head of fema and homeland security. 90,000 people registered for government help. The federal government is here. We have been here and we will be here as long as it takes to help the community recover. Reporter the disasters has scientists taking a closer look at the weather systems wreaking havoc in the u. S. The climate debate continues. And in the west there are massive wildfires. Recordbreaking heat made july the hottest month ever. Flooding has hit several states in the past year. Extreme weather patterns is one of the jut comes that we expect outcomes that we expect to see from the overall warming conditions. Scientists are looking at its hard to connect single events. For this event, president obama is getting daily updates on the federal government response. The white house says the president doesnt plan to cut the vacation short to visit louisiana because it would cause a major disruption in the effort. Kenneth moton, abc7 news. Jonathan between the flooding in louisiana, the fires in california, the deadly apartment explosion in Silver Spring and last months flooding in Ellicott City, the American Red Cross is busy these days as you can imagine. A look at the tolls that the Recovery Efforts are taking. We will have it coming up today at 5 45. Well, thankfully we are only looking now at the chance for a few showers around here tonight. Not like what we had last night. Alison last night and monday. We have had a lot of the storms. Chief meteorologist doug hill is here with a check on the forecast. Doug hey there. Tonight is not looking showery at all. There is one shower southeast of harrisonburg. If you are watching us in green county, maybe a shower there. But that is it. Instead most of the region location in annapolis at st. Marys. 84 degrees with sunshine right now. Elsewhere we are running through the upper 80s to near 90. 89 at Reagan National. 90 at manassas. 791 in leesburg. Ballot 91 in leesburg. 85 in annapolis. F you have outdoor if you have Outdoor Dining plans stick with it. This is fine. We will be in the 80s with a bit of a breeze. A lot of sunshine. Really dont see any threat of rain. The forecast overnight is partly cloudy and mild. Highs, lows tonight at 68 to 74 degrees. As we get through the day tomorrow, its sunny and hot and around 92. We dont have rain in the forecast. If you are headed to fedex this evening, redskins take on the jets tomorrow night. We will be 90 degrees at gametime. 82 later in the evening. Well be back with a look at the weekend and the sevenday in a few minutes. Alison see you then. Thank you. Tonight, police in Prince Georges County are looking for a hitandrun suspect. A woman is in Critical Condition after being hit by a car around 3 30 t on indian head highway in oxon hill. But police say the driver did not stay on the scene. A popular restaurant in shaw opened an hour ago without one of the coowners. Armin was hit and killed by a car in the 1400 block of ninth street this morning. Stephen tschida has the latest on the investigation. Stephen he is believed to have left the restaurant early this morning. He was walking to this car parked in front. Early this morning a car heading down ninth street struck and killed armin amin. The 44yearold and another pedest street and amin didnt make it. Chris kelly knew amin for 12 years. He is devastating. Amin worked for kelly last night. I would have been working last night. That would have been my shift. You know . And totally unexpected. Unbelievable. Amin and his Business Partners childhood friends from suburban maryland opened chaplains a few years ago in the heart of the shaw community. They went from pioneer to prominent player in the now bustling neighborhood. His family, friends and employees say amin was always there to help someone in need. Friends with everybody. It doesnt matter. Only the customers. People even passing through. Stephen now the driver that struck amin did stop. Police conducted an investigation. So far no charges have been filed. Apparently tragic accident there. Reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. Jona there is word now that Metro Transit Police are joining the investigation in the derailment along the orange line at East Falls Church metro general manager Paul Wiedefeld says this stems from some concerns after employee interviews, inspection reports and video recordings. Well have more on this developing story coming up abc7 news at 6 00. Alison we turn to vote 2016 now. A new poll shows this november virginia may not be the battleground that it has been in the past. According to quinnipiac university, Hillary Clinton leads donald trump by some 12 . When you factor in the Third Party Candidates that lead is still 11 points. At abc7 we want to connect you with the candidates. We have reached out to them to speak not only with us but with our 65 sister stations all across the country. So tell us what would you want to ask them . You could get a voice in the race for the white house. Email us at yourvoice wjla. Com. Jonathan coming up for us on abc7 n add up to some traffic troubles for you tomorrow. Right now a bag covers the parking rate at the town center but next month this will be lifted. Im cheryl conner. Coming up we will talk to a whom who started online petition to change the fee. Alison then a little bit later, a heartbreaking image that is bringing new attention to what is happening in syria. We are speaking with a group helping some of those refugees. Coming up at 5 30. Jonathan new information tonight about the potential cause of the deadly explosion at the Silver Spring apartment complex one week ago. Several sources are telling our Maryland Bureau chief brad bell that a gas leak in a pipe or a piece of equipment near the gas meter for the Flower Branch apartments let gas build up in the lower level utility room of the building. We are expecting an official announcement as early as tomorrow. We will bring that to you as soon as it happens. Alison nearly three weeks after the deadly flood decembernated main street in city decimated main street in Ellicott City, some of the people who live and work there were able to get in and Maryland Bureau chief brad bell was there. Brad its been 18 days. The news cycle has moved on. But for Ellicott CityBusiness Owners like brenda franz, nothing has gotten better. You just feel so helpless. Brad John Schumacher still gets emotional when he sees his flooded out furniture shop. We have all these things that we have worked on ourselves. And to see them all destroyed and in a matter of an hour or so is hard to see. Brad but finally today, some progress. For the First Time Since the deadly july 30 flood, Business Owners are being allowed extended dusk to dawn shifts in the flooded out town. They are allowed for the first time to bring in their own trucks to move out inventory. It will give us finality. And be able to get our business back in order. Brad chris owns a used clothing boutique. Most of the inventory gone. 80 of got mud because we couldnt get in right away, the longer it salt there, the worse it got sat there, the worse it got. Brad they load up on donated supplies and get to work. They only have five days before the entire town is shut down again for 30 days. For infrastructure repairs. Like main street, we have been through a lot down here and plan on coming back. Brad joining me live now in Ellicott City, off in the distance you can see well the car just blocked our view. The buildings over there boarded up. This is the middle of frederick road. This barricade here. This is as far as anybody can get. That is one of the frustrations here as well. We just saw someone that wanted to go in clean something up. She was told to go all the way around to Howard County and that their access would be ending soon. Again, the rush is on because they dont get their places cleaned up by monday. The town will remain closed for 30 days af in Ellicott City, brad bell, abc7 news. Jonathan thanks for that. Alison okay. Well, lets tuck about our weather. We have had all the thunderstorms lately. Doug a lot late at nights a well. Jonathan the lightning, crazy. Doug i dont think we will see it tonight. I think we get a break. Tomorrow probably not either. The weekend the chances ramp up for showers and storms but it will have a happy ending because by the middle of next week it will be cooler and less humid. Alison a little break doug yeah. Lets get started here on thursday evening live in ocean city, maryland. Pretty picture. 81 in the sunshine on the boardwalk. That is sweet. The weekend outlook for the beach is very nice as well. Lets talk about what will happen in the next few hours. Hold near 90 degree mark a bit longer. Fall slowly through the 80s after sunset. It will be comfortable. 89 in at potomac. Ashburn is 91. The outlook tonight is pleasant. Temperatures will make the drop. Especially after sunset across below 80 to the 70s. The sunsets tonight at 7 58. If you are a lover of the longer daylight hours, we have a long way to go before the sunsets after 8 00 again. The shower white we dont see anything. Still one little downpour. I told you before about southeast of harrisburg. May affect thunder and lightning over western portion of green county, virginia, way to the southwest. That is it. Nothing is developing. You are good for the outdoor conditions tonight. Clear tonight. Then we are seeing possibility of a few showers and storms along west of the mountains and the south side virginia to the northern outer banks. That is it. Partly cloudy to mostly sunny. 92 for a high in the city. As we get through the day on saturday, were sunny for a while. As we get through the lining up. Look at the projection of showers and storms. A lot of moisture converging ahead of a strong cold front that will come through late sunday. Sunday is the chance of more widespread heavy rain and heavy thunderstorms late sunday afternoon and sunday night. Once the storm gets through its delightful for several days next week. The weekend looks okay but keep the activities, most of them morning, midday, afternoon, because when we get to the nighttime hours the shower chances will go up. Give you the latest on the Tropical Storm you may not have heard about. This is fiona in the tropical atlantic. Its starting to build a bit. But the projections never bring it up to hurricane force. There is little more action sort and southeast of that we are keeping an eye on as well. Fiona as it stands right now is projected to remain a Tropical Storm and continue moving west northwest. We may get winds of 40 Miles Per Hour. Right now is 45. So, not expected really to develop. I said there is another system on the heels farther south and that one well going forward. The next seven days for you. 92 tomorrow. That is nice. Saturday partly cloudy, highs of 90. 30 chance of the showers and the thunderstorms west of town. Most of the metro should stay dry. Then as we continue through the day on sunday, we are going to see the chances of the showers and the storms really start to pick up. 60 late in the day near 90. 85 on monday. The cooler and less humid through next week. It will be so nice. It will be like Early September weather a month early. Jonathan how great is that . Doug well take that. Alison it will feel great. Thank you. See you soon. Doug okay. Alison so too strict or a valuable life lesson . Jonathan that is the debate over a schools policy on forgotten items. Well delve in the discussion. Alison and your parents may have told you its a nasty habit, but find out why researchers say cracking your knuckles may be good for you. Jonathan the Washington Monument closed again today. What a local member of Congress Says she wants to do about the conta alison as we head to break today, happy birthday to robert redford. Can you believe the actor and director turns 80 today . If you want to go to our website, wjla. Com, you can see why our partners at circa say redford is still ridiculously cool. Well be right back. Alison people say one of the allures is that you can park for free. Jonathan that is a bonus. But now the owners and a petition to chain their minds. Cheryl change their minds. Cheryl that is a bag over the parking but the drivers can see through it. I dont like it. Cheryl next month it will cost 20 to park at the Reston Town Center. The rate increases every hour and goes up to 24 for the day. Suzanne stern created an online petition which now has over 6,000 signatures. I could just as easily stop at Tysons Corner and not have the 2 surcharge for the same product from the same exact store. Cheryl Tysons Corner ten miles away does not charge for parking. Boston properties which owns the Reston Town Center hired the group a few months ago to help communication. A spokesman said they h hundreds of people and holidays and weekend and retail owners and their employees park for free. Also he says it will be light enforcement at first. Boston pro