picture here. they are not moving much, but they are moving and there's a lot of heavy rain under those and the possibility that there could be hail, too, and some very, very gusty winds. now, this is the warnings that we have. for the district and for arlington, fairfax, montgomery counties, severe thunderstorm warning until 5:15. that's a fairly small storm, but it has a big footprint. it's touching those counties in some places. we have more storms back out to the west. this will go until 5:30. frederick, virginia. warren county and those under the severe thunderstorm warning until 5:30. this was a storm i was just showing you on max hd radar. as we zoom in a little bit. this is to the northwest of the beltway in great falls right along the river there. you can see getting a healthy dose and this is drifting toward mcarthur boulevard. we can see the street level view. we take you back out 66 because between winchester and front royal, is this a severe thunderstorm, too. the drift on this storm has been basically to the west and it's not moving very quickly and as we use the radar to look at these, that storm is getting a pretty healthy updraft. the other storm is a very strong updraft as well. all these storms about equally as strong. the possibility of hail and very high, gusty winds approaching 50 to 60 miles per hour. but most importantly, it looks like they are trying to bring some cooling relief. we'll send it back out to shawn and sue outside. not because of the extreme heat, but nice cooling that is coming out of these storms as well. >> we're going to give you the ground truth on that. shawn and i can't believe how better it feels and now you know what a thunderstorm does in the atmosphere. it balances it. the storms are firing up because of the intensity of the heat. would you like to guess whthe h >> 101. >> 102 in dc. we think we may have been warmer than that. baltimore's high was 107. and dulles was 105. unbelievable and as we expected, those heat indexes were up and over 120. i saw one at 121 and that's the first time in many years in d.c. we had a heat index that hot. pavement is still hot here in northwest. remote thermometer is sensing 137 degrees. that is going to retain that heat. we saw it for a second there. we're going to move on and show you the temperatures because where it has rained, we are getting relief and grateful for that. all this cool air coming up from aloft and while we have the triple digits, it has dropped into the 80s. we look at the heat index as well and it's high. over triple digits, especially east of dc. if the thunderstorms continue to work their magic, shawn, we are going to get a little bit of relief tonight. unfortunately, we do cook this big mess up again tomorrow, up to 102, and we have an excessive heat warning that will remain in effect for saturday. it's been a long time since we've had three days in a row at 100. today at least 102, if not warmer. probably going triple digits again tomorrow. >> record today or no? >> i think it will be a record in d.c. that climate logical report will come in in 20 minutes. the warmest we have seen is 102. and 107 for baltimore, unbelievable. definitely not just a little bit into the record books, way off the charts. >> take it easy. thank you. tonight we are also following developing news out of fairfax county. a kindercare bus full of children collided with a bus. 12 children, three adults were taken to a fairfax hospital as a precaution. all of the adults were told and one child suffered minor injuries. no word on the cause of that accident. back out here live in northwest d.c. brutal heat and humidity can reek havoc on a person's body. it is keeping dc fire and ems crews very busy today. bob shows us how the city is coping. in dupont circle this afternoon, emt's from engine company 16 have been called to help a man suffering from chest pain. clearly heat related, he'll be going to the hospital. one of many transports for the d.c. fire and ems department. >> last couple days, we average 300 calls a day. most of those calls are ems related. we take close to 300 people to the hospital every day. >> down on the mall, even the sites are seeing red. toirss from across the globe baking in this heat wave. >> what do you think of our weather today? >> it's amazing. it's not what we have expected. so we are blown away. >> how hot is it? we asked john wade taking a midday jog. >> hot like louisiana. >> trying to get heatstroke? >> no. i thought i would take on the challenge. >> of course there are plenty of cooling stations along the mall. we call them museums. here at air and space, today is mars day with special exhibits on our neighboring red planet. the next furthest from the sun. >> how cold is it? >> a lot colder than it is here in washington today. it's probably right near the e equator. >> tell that to the many cabs working through this heat wave. >> the more you make pains about it, the more you talk about it, the hotter it's going to get. >> our guide calls himself mohawk 21. >> stay in the shade, keep the wind flowing in. >> another one working under the hot sun, later carrier, dwayne. we caught up with him. he'll be watching for the science of heatstroke or heat exhaustion. >> cramp, nausea, headache, fatigue, dizziness, things like that. >> do you suffer them? >> sometimes i do. you know you need to take a break. hydrate, get in the shade, get in the air-conditioning right away. >> what is this here? >> it's sweat dripping down. >> totally understandable when at 2:31, the temperature rage read 104 degrees in dupont circle. of course letter carrier says the key is to replenish your fluids and we don't live in arizona. we don't live in florida. we know it's only going to be a short time before things get better and if we get rain, it's going to feel better pretty soon. >> i'm feeling a few drips out here right now. also yesterday dr. oz told us personal spritzes are good. >> bob, it's a serious issue, but if you can cool off, stay cool. our coverage is far from over. let's send it back inside to laura evans. >> thanks. we'll see you in a bit. this extreme heat not only oppressive, but it can be dangerous. imagine what it can be like for your pets. she is live in chevy chase. stacey. >> well they have nice fountains here. you'll see a person or a pet run through this, but actually many pets are at danger and prompted montgomery county to enforce -- it has been a busy day for jeanette, the suffocating heat is leading to an avalanche of phone calls about unprotected pets. montgomery county is not allowing owners to keep any dogs tied up outside and calls are pouring in about dogs in danger. >> we are in a weather emergency, okay, so you can't have the dog outside unattended. >> and then there's these pretty kitties. they were stuffed into a card board box. they very nearly died. >> they managed to tip the box over to get cooler. they were panting pretty heavy. i have not seen a cat pant that heavy. these cats would have died. with the extreme heat index outside, it can take minutes for an animal to die from heatstroke, especially indirect sunlight with no water and these guys being as small as they are. >> if you see an animal in distress, call the police. those kittens are being held for five days and then they will be up for adoption. laura, back to you. >> nice to hear they are okay. stacey, thank you. this extreme heat comes at the worse possible time for a much anticipated civil war program. this is the 150th anniversary of the first battle of manassas with four days of events at the manassas battlefield park. now because of the weather, the national park service is change some of the events. it canceled all of today's outdoor programs from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. although the behind the lines tour that starts at 6:00 will be held as scheduled. more changes due to the heat to tell you about. trash and recycling crews in dc will continue next week to make their collections one hour earlier. nay are hitting the streets at 6:00 a.m. all week next week instead of 7:00 a.m. and just want to remind you, there are many cooling centers open in d.c., maryland, and virginia. we have a list of them. also on our website, you are going to find strategies for staying cool. saving money, and signs of heat exhaustion. just click on our headline for heat wave coverage. and coming up here on fox 5 news at 5:00, terrifying moments as terrorists target two separate locations in norway. we are taking a closer look at what fueled this violence. next. keep it right here on fox 5 news. we're coming right back. we are following breaking news out of norway where terrorists attacked and killed more than a dozen people in a country until today has been immuned to this type of violence. fox 5's paul wagner is following today's developments. there were two separate attacks here. tell us what happened. >> laura, late this afternoon, a bomb ripped through several government buildings housing the office of the prime minister and his administration, killing at least seven. the prime minister was unharmed. 50 miles away at a youth camp, a gunman dressed as a policeman opened fire, killing as many as nine people. one man is under arrest and police say he is linked to both attacks. the prime minister was working at home when the bomb ripped through buildings at a house -- leading newspapers. most of the windows in the 20 floor high-rise where the prime minister work was shattered. the explosion was caused by one or more bombs. ian dunn ton duntan it sounded like an earthquake. the uk and nato quickly condemn the bombing, calling it dispickable. at the youth camp, a witness told norwegian broadcaster, he saw very many dead by the shore on the camp on the island where the youth and labor party was holding a summer camp for hundreds of young people. police are trying to get an overview and could not say whether there was more than one shooter. the attacks come as norway grapples with a home grown teroplot linked to al-qaeda. two suspects are in jail. it's the peaceful nation's worst violence since world war ii. laura. >> thank you. we are staying on top of this developing situation in norway tonight. joining us now to put the terror attacks in perspective is daniel, he's the deputy director of the homeland security policy institute at george washington university. thanks for coming in tonight. first i have to ask you, why norway? i was most surprised hearing that when i heard the news today. >> yeah, certainly it could be the terrorism indictments. also that there's a suspected terrorist in that country who has been given an asylum since 2005 and the government has been trying to extradite them ever since. the bottom line is, we don't know the answer. you're right, norway is a peaceful country, but also a vulnerable one. that's what we have to realize. terrorists take the path of least resistance and norway may have been that target. >> i wonder if there's a shock factor, too. >> of course. the goal of terrorism is to terrorize and here's a country who, you know, been an ally of ours, part of the nato mission in both afghanistan and libya and frankly is going to be a target and it looks like today was the day unfortunately. >> police believe these attacks are related. do you have any insight as to why? they are so different, the bombing that we see, the result of downtown oslow and at a camp. why do they believe these two are related? because of the timing? >> the timing is the most obvious factor. these are both terrorist tactics that have been used previously by al-qaeda and al- qaeda inspired groups. what happened in mumbai in 2008, killed over 150 people. that's a mass shooting, bombings are a common occurrence in iraq and other places where al-qaeda is used vehicle born explosive devices. >> what kind of planning went into this? obviously more than one person. >> right, it's very sophisticated attack and another reason to suspect that there's a larger terrorism network involved here. it's unlikely that a single dure durageed individual -- as well as carry out this attack. two-prong attack, both very different methods, potentially by the same individual. we know there is one person in custody. but frankly this is a lot to be concerned about. >> very much so. does this trigger copy cats quickly? are you concerned about that? >> well, i would say if i was a european nation right now, that it is equally vulnerable. they don't have the same security standards we have in place. i would be very concerned. i would want to take a look at security measures just as we did after oklahoma city in 1995 and the 9/11 attacks. it's no surprise you can't drive in front of the white house any longer. we wouldn't allow that and that's what happened here. it's their government building that was unfortunately hit by an explosive device. >> very sad day in norway. daniel, thanks for being with us. >> you bet. we are following developing news on capitol hill. late this afternoon, the senate announced it will not take up a house bill to reauthorize the federal aviation administration. the agency's money runs out at midnight. a partial shutdown will begin. as a result, 4,000 workers will be furloughed. work on construction projects will be halted. airlines will continue to fly and air traffic controllers will remain on the job. the upside to this, tickets will be cheaper since airlines will not have the authority to collect federal taxes. now to the latest in the news of the world phone hacking scandal, james murdoch is under claims he misled british officials during a hearing on tuesday. fox's greg has the latest from london. >> british lawmakers zeroing in on james murdoch and his testimony during tuesday's news of the world phone hacking scandal. officials say he may have misled the panel. when he said he was not aware of an e-mail, which would have shown more than one journalist was involved in the illegal phone tapping. >> it is significant because it shows that others were involved in hacking phones at the company and that there was knowledge of transcripts of hacked voice mail messages by at least one and probably two other journalists at the time. >> david cameron whose government is spending criticism for hiring, andy coalson agrees. murdoch could face further questioning. >> clearly james murdoch has questions to answer in parliament and i sure he will do that. >> cost one of the top british tabloids. >> james murdoch was made aware of this in 2008, it means that the entire evidence given to the initial inquiry was not just misleading. was completely inaccurate and also could mean that a crime was covered up in the company and that's a very, very serious matter. >> both james murdoch and his father, rupert murdoch, the ceo and chairman apologized before lawmakers on tuesday. rupert murdoch calling it the most humbling day of his life. in london, fox news. >> news corps is the parent company of fox 5. coming up on fox 5 news at 5:00, a major step forward in the push to give same sex marriage the green light in maryland. we're following this story up next. still no deal to raise the debt ceiling. the senate voted down a deal that would bring deep cuts if congress first passed a balanced budget amendment to the institution. meanwhile, senate leaders are putting aside a last ditch option that would give president obama more power to push through an increase. that could clear the way for private talks between the president and speaker john boehner on how to avoid a government default in less than two weeks. >> the push for same sex marriage in maryland will have the support of the governor. the governor says he has been looking at how new york approved legislation that also protected religious freedom. a gay marriage bill passed the maryland senate this year, but later killed in the house. >> marylanders of all walks of life want the same thing for their children. they want their children to be able to live in a loving, stable, and committed home. a home that is protected equally under the law. >> today president obama formerly ended don't ask, don't tell, a ban on gay serving openly in the military. leon pinetta and mike mullins signed the notice. 60 days from now, the ban will be lifted. an overwelming response to a petition giving maryland residents the slight to vote on another issue. 132,000 people signed a petition on the issue of allowing illegal imcongratulates to receive in state t. certified nearly 109,000 signatures, which is a record 82%. the issue will be on the ballot next november. supporters needed 55,000 signatures. >> one local boy living with something most of us can't imagine. multiple seizures every month. having a service dog would be a huge help. wait until you hear how he is raising money to have that happen. >> here's something you don't see happen very often in the middle of july. an empty playground. the kids are all inside. it's just too hot. >> hot and even some thunderstorms out there this evening. some severe weather, we have a thunderstorm warning in effect for warren county and frederick county, virginia. there's been damage out there. wind the primary concern. we'll show you the radar coming up in a bit with a full forecast just ahead. it's going to stay hot for quite a while. stay with us. fox 5 news at 5:00 will continue. this is fox 5 news at 5:00. more now on our top story. the extreme heat in our area. we are going to do it all over again tomorrow under the same warnings starting at 10:00 a.m. temperatures today soaring over 100 degrees with the heat index reaching an unbearable 121 degrees. we haven't seen this type of heat in 30 years. the air quality also bad. code red today. folks try to cope with the heat, dc, maryland, and virginia set up cooling centers. we have information on our website. go to myfoxdc.com. the pictures tell the story. if you're inside right now watching tv, you are one of the lucky ones. beth parker has the latest now from outside in arlington. >> i am in arlington at lyon village park and as you can see, if you have to be outside, this is a place to be. it's hot enough to feel like the jungle, but this tiger and his friends are staying cool. nature lessons at brown summer camp in alexandria have been moved inside. these soon to be kindergarteners are playing a refreshing game of freeze. the sign on the door says code red today. at brown, there's one thing they are doing outside. that is swimming. the thermometer by the pool says it's just over 100. >> have you noticed it's on the hot side? >> yeah, very hot. >> burning hot here. >> it's like you are in some sort of desert. >> there is a little complaining from the kids. >> we like to play basketball and baseball and we want to go up on the field and play. it's hard because we aren't allowed to go outside and play any activities. >> this happens a couple times every summer. it is something we are prepared for. the kids want to be outside playing, so we try to get as creative as possible. different fun things that they can do inside. >> children do realize how serious intense heat can be. >> i have heard some people passed away because of this very strong heat. >> they told me to drink lots of water. >> not far away in arlington, the long scheduled air- conditioning replacement project comes at a rough time. the county senior center in the building's basement. >> n44. >> is helping residents who are briefly without ac stay cool. >> we are letting them come down and sit and we are trying to give them something to do to keep them busy. >> the message is clear. >> when you get home, you're like oh my gosh. i can't wait that i'm home. now this playground closes at 8:00 and you can bet that these kids will be ready for bed. unfortunately though, they will wake up to the same k