in the 90s for the next several days. let's get it started with the heat alert. this is heat advisory in effect for the entire metro area. it goes into effect at 1:00. the heat index will be right around 105 for many of us. and actually in the immediate beltway region we could see heat index values above 105 as we head into the afternoon. here is a look at that day planner. already 87 degrees at 10:00. that's before you factor in the humidity. 93 at 1:00. 94 degrees at 4. 88 even at 10:00. right now it is 75 in leesburg and hagerstown. 73 gaithersburg. it's still 79 in downtown washington. we actually have a heat index value in d.c. right now of 84 when you factor in the dewpoint of 74 degrees. we are going to keep it mostly dry as well. we don't have any rain in the forecast. maybe a stray isolated storm from this weak disturbance that's trying to pass through. a cold front will arrive on tuesday. we will track that for you coming up with 9 futurecast and the first alert seven-day. back to you, mike. this morning it is already uncomfortable outside. it's wet, in fact. if you are getting in your car, your windows are going to dew up. people need to take precautions. surae chen from the tidal basin today. now is a good time to get that exercise done? >> reporter: yes, because it's bearable now. it's not great, but it's doable. we don't see a lot of people. we see runners, a cup of -- couple of them this morning. if you are heading to nats park at 1:35, it is going to be tough. take those precautions. actually, there are expectations that are going to be made today. you can bring a handheld battery operated fan. you can bring two one-liter bottles of water. they are going to provide misting fans and cooling centers. meantime, you want to be able to to -- people are trying to stay cool yesterday. staying hydrated is a must. spray parks, water fountains are a huge hit. we found a huge crowd enjoying georgetown waterfront park yesterday. >> it is so the hot i had to go in the water. me and my sister are having so much fun. >> reporter: so much fun. be careful of the little ones and the elderly. you know, keep an eye out for them because it is tougher for them, especially in this oppressive heat. going back to the nats park, the cooling centers are going to be at the roosevelt and kennedy rooms. they are going to provide some water, they say. they are located in the conference room on the third base side level. the club level there. there are also cooling centers across the region. take advantage of those. museums, libraries and shopping malls, they are going to be a big hit today. back to you. >> thank you. we need to run that little girl's interview all morning long. if you are looking for places to cool off, the libraries, the cools, rec and senior centers will be open. in charles county the pools will be open and the capitol clubhouse at waldorf marketplace from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and community rooms in four police precincts are open as well. the experts say you need to spend more time in air-conditioning today. shopping mauls, movie theaters, any place you can. eat smaller meals, as well. and don't forget to check on elderly relatives neighbors and friends. pets are upon. make sure they have water and plenty of shade today. we are going to check with all the jurisdictions and have a list of the cooling centers on our wusa 9 app. we will update it through the day. we are just halfway through the year. just over halfway through, and d.c.'s murder rate is up 14% so far in 2015. some 75 people have been killed in the district, including three from friday night into yesterday morning when there were six shootings in total across the citi. one was a district heights maryland man. 33-year-old charles douglas. police say that he was sitting in a bmw at 13th and rig streets northwest early yesterday when he was shot several times. >> at least it wasn't people from the neighborhood and gangs. but then you think about how scary it is and how random it is and what makes somebody want to shoot somebody over an argument. >> witnesses told investigators that the victim in the shooting was arguing with somebody before he left a nearby bar. neighbors say it's the third recent shooting in their normally quiet logan cyclical community. the family of a chattanooga gunman has apologize today the families of those that were killed in thursday's shootings. relatives of muhammad youssef abdulazeez say that he suffered from depression and they are shocked by what happened. investigators are looking closely at the time he spent in jordan last year. near the shooting scene a fifth cross was put in the ground yesterday after a service man -- excuse me -- sailor randall smith died of his injuries. a confederate flagging rally in columbia, south carolina, ended with arrests. passions still very strong on both sides of the issue. >> it started from beginning to end. it turned from peaceful to chaotic. >> and you hear the siren there as tensions escalated. some protesters ripped up a confederate flag before officers moved in to disperse the crowd. there were verbal confrontations. when a handful of men when cameras showed up, things got worse. hours later when the klu klux klan held a rally surrounded by police barricades there. in our area the ncaap wants a confederate statue removed. also a new statue that recognizes loudon county's african-american history. supporters have rallied at this spot in recent weeks and a few counter protesters showed up to yesterday's demonstration. tomorrow night in rockville a special work session about the monument. the statue sits near the red brick courthouse. the public is welcome to join city leaders. starts the 6 p.m. tomorrow night rockville city hall. sometimes humor is the best way to deal with a rough situation. city leaders in san francisco hope it will help people cope with the drought. more on the city's ugliest yard contest coming up. and in consumer news, you and your wallet can cool off with ways to save money at movie theaters. erica. >> something else really cool going on today, you can catch it later this afternoon. you can watch a model rocket launch contest at the nasa goddard center. it runs from noon to four. it's going to include exhibits to commemorate the 46th anniversary. nasa's apollo 11 mission to the noon. of course, it's not going to be cool out there. it is going to be steamy, and that means that the air quality could become an issue later on this afternoon. actually, it is a code orange day. that means it's unhealthy for sensitive groups and you should take precautions to help to the air quality if you can. don't idle your engine and just take care of those pets. exercise between now and 10:00 a.m. after we get past that the heat index is going to be too brutal. today's high temperature every cup has a story. dunkin' k-cup packs in my life were a good fit. a single serving for myself, it's pretty special. it is like having a 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probably will not be an issue for thanksgiving time because suppliers aren't exporting as many birds now. first alert weather time. yellow alert for good reason. if you go outside, the weather is so thick and the air is so moist and it's going to to get worse through the day? >> yes. no matter what type of weather it is, we have yellow alerts because we expect the weather to be inconvenient. this is definitely inconvenient because the heat makes it difficult to spend time outside. on a sunday you want to get outdoors. it's going to be tough to do that today. we will start off with a look at the michael and son weather cam. you can tell it's a rough day with the humidity. we are looking at temperatures rising into the 90s already by noon. our average high is hot this time of year. we usually get up into the upper 80s. we are going to reach well into the 90s. in fact, close to 100 degrees. even at 5:00 it's going to be 95. that's dropping down from the forecast high of 98, which we are going to reach between 3 and 4:00 this afternoon. right now it is 75 degrees in college park. still almost 80 degrees in downtown washington. we have been cooled down last night. 73 in fair six. 69 in germantown. everyone else is in the 70s right now. so satellite and radar keeping it clear today. we will see a pop-up shower or storm in a couple of spots. most of us stay completely dry. it's the typical spots east of the blueridge we stay mostly dry. when you get west and south of the immediate metro area we have a better chance for a thunderstorm because the dynamics are better for that. monday dry but then a couple pop-up showers and storms especially in the typical timeframe. the afternoon and early evening. tuesday here comes the cold front. that is going to push through some more showers and storms and behind that drier air arrives and it will also be a little bit cooler. today is the hottest day. 98 degrees with just a slight chance for a stray storm. a couple more storms possible on monday with a high of 95. 92 on tuesday. it absolutely will be a heat wave. scattered thunderstorms arrive in the mid-afternoon. they will carry us through the evening and then behind this system in the first alert seven-day forecast we return to highs around 90 degrees wednesday, thursday, and friday. but at least it won't be as humid. a good amount of sunshine. it will feel refreshing by the time we get the middle of work week. we will return to the 90s on saturday though with an isolated storm. that summer-like feel is staying with us in the first alert seven-day. back to you. still ahead his fellow republican candidates have been quiet about donald trump's earlier comments. not any more. wait until you hear this if you haven't heard it already. and coming up a look at the look at the extra tiny post skippy!! yippee!! fun fun fun! shiny! you never listen! what? is someone talking? skippy!! yippee!! look a ride! 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a time any yosemite post office. >> reporter: the phone rings a lot. the remote post office is run by two guys in a room they say is too small to be an office. >> maybe a janitor's closet. >> reporter: so fall and far away, they are waiting on new stamps. >> ten stamps, $12. >> they are from 2013, as you can see. >> reporter: this small post office takes in a hundred packages most days. so par this summer it's received 3,000 boxes all for extreme hikers. >> they smell very extreme. we open up this window, and let me tell you. >> reporter: the considerable increase in packages the post office has everything to do with the growing popularity of the trial. the state drought opening up the snow areas of the trail have brought new hikers to the area. trails can take days. more supplies will be needed. the post maestro and junior given out packages on the hour. >> for the most part, they are nice. with the exception of a hungry man is always an angry man. >> it's all food. >> reporter: the post men have to stop giving packages in order to sort the regular mail. >> four times a day. this he claim to have hiked and seen 20 bears. >> reporter: at 1 p.m. the new shipment of packages comes in. >> we get to play santa clauser day and them their resupply packages. these guys love us unless we don't, of course, have their package. >> reporter: they work through breaks and will stay after closing for late hikers. >> i am in awe of that kid's person kid'sality is -- personality is. >> they have got people that are caring for them and pulling for them. we are just instruments in the process. >> they like us unless we don't have their package. >> right. understandable. still ahead. it's fun to check out what's trending online. >> especially when it comes to food, right? that's coming up. if your idea of a classic leading man is named cary grant, why you want to head to the national mall tomorrow night. >> this weekend is going to be a great one for the beach. check out this ocean city forecast. we will see a stray thunderstorm. that's a little bit dramatic. that's not exactly how much we can expect thunderstorm-wise. just a stray storm and it's great to head to the beach because you get relief from the heat. good morning. if you are just waking up, thanks for joining us. you are going to need lots of water to attend this year's start of screen on the green. the four mondays of movies on the national mall starts tomorrow night with the hitchcock classic north by northwest. due to construction though on the mall, the location is slightly different this year. it's been fourth and seventh streets and opening credits roll at 8:30 tomorrow night. in case you missed it, time to check out what's been trending on our facebook page this week. a shark tale of a different kind. >> that's right. we have heard a lot of shark stories lately. this is happier. rescuers used a rope to guide a shark into deeper water after it washed up on the shore in cape cod. if you feel like social media has been taken over by babies and weddings, you are not alone. had this guy decided to taken gauge. photos with a burrito. funny and painful at the same time. >> who takes a vacation photo with a burrito? 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air-conditioning, you want to get indoors to a place that has a/c for one to two hours in the afternoon if possible because the prolonged heat stress is what really gets those heat-related illnesses to flare up. if you can get inside to a library or a movie theater, those suggestions that mike had earlier, that is definitely advisable today. this heat advisory is for everyone east of the blueridge. the heat index when you factor in the temperature and the dewpoint, it will feel like 105 or maybe even hotter than that at times during the afternoon. here is a look at the day planner. lots of filtered sunshine. hazy sunshine through the day. already 93 degrees at 1:00. nine seven at 4. that's dropping down from a high temperature of 98, which we are going to reach between three and four this afternoon. we are still at 93 degrees at 7:00. and just barely below 90 at ten. currently 72 degrees in frederick. 72 manassas. we didn't cool down of last night. 79 in downtown washington. when you factor in the humidity, it feels like 84 degrees at 7:00 in the morning. on satellite and radar nothing going on. we could trigger an isolated stray thunderstorm this morning. we will look at that in the first alert seven-day. mike, back to you. >> thank you. we are in the middle of summer. it's not like we don't expect to have days like this. when we are talking about heat and humidity this high, we want to try to help you be prepared for the day ahead. surae chen from tidal basin. a place usually filled with tourists and joggers. if you are going to exercise, sooner is better than later, surae? >> reporter: we talked to a jogger who started at 6:30 this morning. she said it's been the toughest day so far. you want to take advantage of the cooling centers. maybe shopping malls, libraries, anything where there is air-conditioning because it's already feeling very thick out here. if you are heading to the nationals game at 1:35, the worst possible time. there are misting centers that will be available. cooling centers there at the park. you are allowed to bring even bottled water as long as it's sealed. folks are going to be down at the mall, too. they are trying to capital as cool as they possibly can. you will see people playing volleyball and kickball, maybe taking a jog. even when you are used to the heat, today's scorcher is going to be tough and dangerous. >> i am from the south. i am used to being hot. take water. put on sunscreen. luckily, around here there is a lot of places selling water. so keep hydrated. >> reporter: and we love those fountains, right? those always give a good relief. you want check out our website as well. had they have got cooling centers and a jogger just taking it slow, which is a good idea around this time. hopefully, you will be indoors. yeah, cooling centers. we have got a huge list on our website. take a look at that. also, if you are heading down to nats park, they are going to have those cooling centers down at the roosevelt centers just off third base. check that out as well. hopefully everyone will stay safe and cool. >> thank you. the cogeners, charles counties in maryland have a list of cooling centers today. montgomery county making the libraries, rec centers ub available for those who need daytime air-conditioning and can't get it. we have a full list on our wusa 9 app. keep checking it through the day. we will update it as soon as we get more cooling center information from other cities and towns. well, they range from 18 to 33. those are the men killed in shootings through the district friday night into yesterday. there were six shootings in that time. apparently, all of them unrelated, according to police. one in logan circle. that neighborhood there 33-year-old charles douglas of district heights was found sitting in a bmw at 13th and rigs where he had been shot several times. witnesses report seeing douglas in an argument at a nearby bar before that. so far d.c.'s 2015 murder rate is 14% higher than last year. a baltimore city police officer is being treated for stab wounds after an early morning confrontation. >> he is in serious condition. he was answering a domestic disturbance call when the suspect went after him. >> reporter: the call came in from a security officer in the lobby of this west middle apartment building housing mostly university of baltimore students. he heard a disturbance between a male and female in a second floor apartment. >> he knocked on the door. the male voice then threatened him. actually, his exact words was, leave or i will cut you. >> reporter: when police arrived the suspect is heading out of the lobby. >> almost immediately the security guard recognized who he was and yelled to the officer that he had a knife. by that time the attack was on. >> reporter: these are pictures taken at the scene. the officer was stabbed in the face, neck, and upper torso. >> our police officer, a 15- year veteran, married with a little girl at home, put had himself in harm's way to ensure james goss didn't hurt anyone else. what resulted was a brutal attack on our officer by a man hell bent to kill him. >> reporter: the suspect is identified as 20-year-old james goss. charged with attempted murder and assault. >> by the grace of god, our police officer survived this brutal attack thanks to his courageous bpd partner, a brave security guard, and a couple fast thinking bpd cops who threw our police officer in the cruiser and drove him directly to shock trauma. >> reporter: according to the charging documents, goss was staying with the woman in the apartment and the fight started over the keys. >> according to the charging documents, the woman was punched in the face and put in a chokehold. when she tried to leave the apartment she sustained injuries to her face and arms and police say during the incident goss bit the apartment security officer in the leg. now to an annual effort to pay tribute to fallen troops and the families who visit their gravesites. tomorrow morning landscaping professionals from around the region will gather forerenewal and reremembrance day. hundreds of volunteers will work to beatify the grounds around the tombstones. this is the 19th year of renewal and remembrance. now to campaign 2016. donald trump finally hit a hot button issue that has fellow republicans turning on him. >> he is a war hero because he was captured. i like people that weren't captured, okay? >> you hear the audience reaction. that's donald trump talking about senator and former presidential candidate john mccain. trump made those comments. the cbs polls -- trump questioned the vietnam pow's intelligence pointing out he graduated at the bottom of his class. social media exploded. trump then found himself answering questions about why he didn't have to go to vietnam. >> because i was going to college. it's a long time ago. i ultimately had a medical deferment. >> 13 other candidates have defended john mccain. trump says he respect as mccain's service but as a lawmakhaer sn't done enough for veterans. guys, good morning. coming your way on capitol download, they do not agree on much, including the iran deal, by the way. but republican senator david vitter and democratic senator tom udall have a unique compromise they made to reform chemical safety standards. >> we will break down a national "usa today" poll that asks voters if the republican primary odd, who would be the gop's choice? and the answer donald trump. >> it's all right here after your newscast at 8:30 on capitol download. we will see you then. >> we will see if the poll numbers hold up after these comments from donald yesterday. don't forget, cbs morning and "face the nation." it starts in less than an hour on wusa 9. maryland's governor hopes a second round of chemo today goes as smoothly as his first. plus, amazing video shows what happens when storms hit a normally dry part of the southwest. erica. we are not expecting much in the way of storms today, but it is going to be a dangerously hot day at times. when you are out in the direct sun it is going to be brutal. take a look at your forecast for today. hazy, hot, and humid. high temperatures between 95 and 100 degrees. we have a possibility of an isolated storm. here is a couple tips on how to beat the heat. make sure you have plenty of water today. don't eat too much at any one meal because that could put too much weight on your stomach at once. seek a/c for one to two hours per day. make sure to take care of those ♪ ♪ ee-e-e-oh-mum-oh-weh ♪ ♪ hush my darling... ♪ ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. ♪ [snoring.] ♪ hush my darling... ♪ [snoring.] ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. ♪ [snoring.] take the roar out of snore. yet another innovation only at a sleep number store. today larry hogan will have a second round of chemotherapy treatment. friday he said i'm hopeful it will go as easy as the first one. i understand it gets tougher as you go along. during the first round, the gore worked from his hospital room. let's check in now with andrea for the sunday health alert. >> reporter: good morning. maryland state officials warn everyone to cut your risk for rabies. so far this year officials have diagnosed 143 animals with rabies. all mammals are susceptible, including dogs and cats. the best advice stay away from wild animals and domestic species that appear be sick. an exposed person can be saved by a series of vaccines that are administered over a 14-day period. if you see an animal that may be infected, called the department of natural resources. signs include staggering movement, excessive drool or paralysis. stay safe and enjoy the rest of your weekend. now a little good news for the firefighters out in california. >> crews have now contained close to 50% of the cajon pass wildfire. the flames tore through the canyon friday evening sending panicking drivers running from their cars because the flames were heading towardsed interstate 15. a handful of homes and 44 cars have burned. the fire covers 3500 acres. they don't get much rain. when downpours hit in arizona you can end up with flash flooding like this. the floodwaters rose so fast that they swept campers and rvs downstream. police had to shut down a stretch of u.s. highway 60 near the town of wickenburg. okay. first alert weather time now. yellow alert day because of the heat and humidity. we are headed towards the triple digits on the thermometer. it's going to feel hotter than that. sandra fogle and stacy malloy, two of our regular viewers, stay cool out there. >> if you don't have air-conditioning at home, you definitely want to try to seek out a/c. one to two hours to give your body relief. one day of really hot temperatures, not that bad. but we are going to have several days in a row. your body starts to is ever from the hee-related illnesses -- heat-related illnesses. it is a weather alert day. a yellow alert day because of this intense heat. in fact, it's already going to be in the 90s by noon. 84 degrees at nine. 91 at noon. hazy sunshine for a good amount of the day. just a few clouds from time to time. 95 at 5:00. dropping down from a high temperature of 98. right now it's 73 in fairfax. 72 manassas. 72 lubitzville as well. 79 in downtown washington. 74 in upper marlboro. on satellite and radar a big wide view, you see nothing heading our way as far as any symptom systems are concerned. this one moving through central illinois will eventually pass through the south. there is a bigger one heading our way on tuesday. on 9 futurecast a few pop-up showers and storms outside of the immediate metro area this afternoon. i can't rule out a stray storm over us in the beltway, but it's very unlikely to happen today. it's more likely to happen tomorrow. the dynamics are better for it tomorrow. as you are waking up on monday among it's going to feel like it's in the low 80s for many of us. and then we will trigger some of those showers and thunderstorms in monday afternoon's forecast. you see temperatures get back to the 90s will. as we head into tuesday, the thunderstorm risk will increase. so over the next two days the real stories is the feels-like forecast. look at these numbers. heading into the mid- afternoonit going to feel like 105. tomorrow morning in the the 80s in the morning and a real feel temperature 100 degrees monday afternoon in some spots. the heat is not going away as we head back to work tomorrow. today's high temperature 98 degrees. when you factor in the humidity, it's going to feel like 105 or worse at times this afternoon. monday a high of 95. and we still have that humidity with us. tuesday with that cold front approaching a scattering of thunderstorms and high of 92. in the seven-day forecast it's going to be a little bit cooler on wednesday, thursday, and friday. but it's going to be drier. that's going to be feel so much better. a high of 90 degrees wednesday, thursday, friday. mike, back to you. >> small victories. thanks. it's one of those hobbies that many of us gave up as children. but there is an art teacher who has used papier-mache to create a world of wonder inside his own home. jim beaver shows us. >> something very, very exciting about starting with nothing. i like the escape aspect of it. time goes by and it soothes me. >> reporter: when he disappears into his basement for hours at a time, strips of newspaper, paste, and paint come together in ways even he can't predict. >> i paint with latex paints. so the paint covers the i-s. it's an amazing thing at that moment. it looks like an animal is looking back at me and it becomes alive. >> reporter: it began in the '70s as a school project this math teacher taught restless fifth graders. >> we started building monsters together. it became a project that kids looked forward to. parents would request me so their artistic kids would be in my class. >> reporter: many decades later dan is still dipping into the taste. he has become a papier-mache master, taking this old school art form to new, often spectacular heights. >> i get a sense from you that maybe it's a bit of a shame that most of us gave up papier-mache in third grade? >> yeah, i think so. my goal for many, many years has been to take this underutilized. underappreciated art form and get it out in the world and show people what you can do with this art form. >> reporter: toughed the word, dan has bit written books and blogs that step by steph give away his secrets. like number one, dip your hands in the paste. not the newspaper. >> it's an amazingly simple thing. people butt the newspaper in the paste. before long, it's disintegrating and you get globs of paste between the lawyers. it never dries. it stinks. >> reporter: from a shell like this, anything can materialize. dan's home is a museum of creatures great and small. silly and scary. from monsters with real human teeth donated by dentist patrons. >> it's an ugly creature. it's kind of entearing in his its own. >> reporter: to capitalist pigs with the faces of the rich and infamous. >> these people have essentially soaked all of us taxpayers for millions and millions of collars. >> reporter: but if dan has a ferret creatures, it's dragons. >> i don't know why, but dragons, you find them all over the world in every time period. >> reporter: and every nook and connor of dan's house. something his daughters had to get used to it growing up. >> we have a few of the dragons that i am fond of. we have our dragon over there we called barney when we were little. >> reporter: now you will never feel alone in dan's house, but what wicked and wonderful company. >> amazing talent. that borders on obsession, don't you think? >> it needs to be somewhere on display outside of his home. >> terrific. okay. he has not been charged with a crime. >> there are new unsettling revelations about bill cosby's private life coming up. a royal investigation is underway after a release of video from the 1930s that shows the then future queen every cup has a story. dunkin' k-cup packs in my life were a good fit. a single serving for myself, it's pretty special. it is like having a dunkin' store in my home which is what i've always dreamed of. bring home delicious dunkin' k-cup packs today. your coffee, your dunkin'. people of the coffee drinking world, dunkin' has a dark roast coffee that's deliciously roasted just right for a bold start and smooth finish that's never bitter. put down the dark roast you've been putting up with and reach for the one you deserve. welcome back. there are new revelations because on depositions that were given by comedian bill cosby. >> they just keep coming out. under oath, cosby talked about having several extramarital affairs. according to transcript of the 2005 and 2006 depositions, which were obtained by the "new york times," the deposition for a civil suit filed by a temple university employee cosby says he offered to pay for the plaintiff's education and had paid other women after they had sex with him. cosby also admitted to funnels some of those payments through his agent with hopes his wife wouldn't find out. now to london where buckingham palace has launched an investigation into how a british newspaper got a hold of video of queen elizabeth as a young girl. >> "the sun" has release the video that shows the future queen performing a nazi salute. jonathan vigliotti reports. >> reporter: the home video obtained by british-tabloid "the sun" you shows the young queen and sister waving to the camera in her garden 82 years ago. the queen's mother raises her hand in what appears to the nazi salute. queen elizabeth mimics the gesture followed by her uncle prince edwards. royal supporters say it was taken in 1933. six years before the acrossties of world war ii came into focus. the former press secretary to the queen. >> nobody knew what was in store until very much later in the '30s. >> reporter: that's when public opinion towards hitler evolved. public opinion didn't stop press edward from flirting with fascism. >> in 1933, the british royal family were doing nazi salutes to a video. >> reporter: in a written statement, buckingham palace said it's disappointing that film shot eight decades ago and apparently from her majesty's personal archives has been exploited in this manner. the paper has not named their source. 7:55. don't miss our last half hour. a hospital team that made a young patient's biggest dream come true. it is a hot and steamy day out here. that is for certain. and you need to take certain precautions if you are going to spend any extended time outdoors today. the high temperature 95 to 100 degrees. and an isolated storm is possible. most of us are going to stay dry today. it's going to be really humid. if you do need to get out and exercise, do it within the next few hours. and try to keep the curtains closed today to block out 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counties. that's everyone east of the blueridge. we will have temperatures in the 90s for the entire dmv today. already 93 degrees at 1:00. we are going to hit the 90s by noon through the beltway region. 97 degrees at four. that's dropping down from a high temperature of 98, which we are going to reach between 3 and 4:00. even at 7, it's still in the 90s today. hazy sunshine. just a slight threat for a stray storm. most of us will stay completely dry today. 81 already in frederick and in downtown washington. 77 in orange and fredericksburg. 77 also in hagerstown. we do have that just very slight threat for a thunderstorm. most of us won't see anything today, but the best chance will be in the mountains. pretty typical. and as we head into monday, more active weather will approach. we will see chances for thunderstorms on 9th futurecast. we will take a look at the first alert seven-day forecast which has more heat in it as well. it is the heat we are talking about all day. we he want to make sure you are prepared if you have to spend any time outside. you need to take breaks. you need to have water. surae chen is along the tidal basin. a popular morning exercise spot. anybody even trying it this morning? >> reporter: they are. we have seen a few people take the risk out here. you know, this important wasn't too bad say the six to seven o'clock hour. it feels thick out here. if you need to exercise, get that in. the walk or jog this morning. after 10:00 it's going to be pretty bad. it's thick already and getting worse. want to take advantage of the museum, shopping malls, the library. if you are heading to nationals park, be prepared. there will be misting centers. there will be cooling centers. they have also relaxed some rules. you can bring two one-liter bottled water as long as they are sealed. you can bring hand-held battery-operated fans. also take advantage of the water fountains that are all around the region. we have seen folks jogging and walking here along the tidal basin. there will be people playing volleyball, kickball. to folks who are used to the heat, it's tough for them. experienced elizabeth fowler is training for a half marathon and we bumped into her this morning. the worst day i have experienced so far. and i run probably four, five days a week. and this was the worst. and i came down and felt the water, a little breeze, cool it off. it was really more muggy. >> reporter: so, yeah, we vote for exercising in the pool if you have to get something done. i think that would be a great idea. all those fountains, that's a good relief for what is expected to be the hottest day so far in 2015. live at the tidal basin, surae chen, wusa 9. >> thank you, surae. and if you are looking for a place to cool off today, charles county says the pools will be open and capitol clubhouse will open from 9 a.m. to 9 a.m. arun del county is keeping pools open. the libraries, pool centers, rec centers open so residents can cool off. experts the say you need to spend more time in air-conditioning if you can today. shopping malls, movie theaters and the like. eat smaller meals, too. that helps. don't forget to check on your elderly relatives, neighbors and friends. and the pets need water and shade on a day like this. we will check with the other jurisdictions as the cooling centers open we will add then to the app. a motorcyclist involved in a crash in montgomery county has died. the accident happened just before 8:00 last night. it was in gaithersburg. police say the motorcycle was headed south on frederick road 355 when it struck a black acura mdx. the suv was making a u-turn at the intersection at christopher avenue. the motorcyclist a 35-year-old man was taken to suburban hospital where he later died. three women in the acura were not hurt. no word on whether or not any charge are going to be filed in this wreck. the suspect in mays mansion murders is set for a preliminary hearing tomorrow. he is charged with murdering three members of the savopolous family. prosecutors say all four victims were held hostage and tortured for hours until money was delivered to the northwest d.c. home and then they were killed and e thhouse was set on fire. he is being held without gun. the family of the chattahoochee shooter apologized. relatives of muhammad youssef abdulazeez say that he suffered from depression and they are shocked by what happened. investigators are closely looking at the time that he spent in jordan last year to see if that's where he became radicalized. near the shooting seen a fifth cross was put in the ground yesterday at that growing memorial there. this after another serviceman, sailor randall smith, died of his injuries. police are on high alert in several cities in australia today after competing protesters needed to be separated. one group calls it self-reclaim australia. they are expressing concern over more muslim immigrants entering the country. counter protests are calling reclaim australia supporters racists. after police made a handful of arrest yesterday, more officers are being called in today. there were arrests in columbia, south carolina, where groups with different views on the confederate flag were rallying. >> it turned from peaceful to chaotic. >> and there is is the siren as tensions escalated. protesters ripped up a confederate flag. that's before the officers moved in to disperse the crowds. verbal confrontations between people at the rally. the rally was put on by black educators for justice. then a handful of men with cameras showed up. things got even worse when the klu klux klan had a rally. and in our area loudon county ncaap wants a confederate statue removed from outside the county courthouse. the group also wants a new statue that recognizes african-american history. supporters have rallied at this spot in recent speaks. a few counter protesters showed up yesterday. tomorrow night rockville's mayor and council will hold a special work session about that city's confederate soldier monument. it sits mere the red brick courthouse. the public is welcome to join city leaders and invited experts to discuss the monument's future. it starts at the 6 p.m. tomorrow night rockville city hall. she stole the show at the he is pay awards. jenner's story has mean athletes hoping they, too, will gain greater acceptance. shannon murray caught up with a group that's breaking ground in austin, texas. >> reporter: they are practicing to defeat their competition. >> we are a good team. we are competitive. we are fun to be around. >> reporter: they are also defeating stereotypes. >> i think it's definitely probably promotes a life of staying in the closet a bit when you are playing shorts. >> reporter: aubrey is part of the tennis club. a team for the lbgt community. growing up he said it wasn't easy. >> in a subtle way things like cissy and words that are to someone struggling with sexuality is hurt ful and harmful and definitely discourages a person in that position to live their authentic like. >> you don't want to be found out about who you are or who you love because the risk there is the usual locker room bullying. >> reporter: megan stabler transitioned more than a decade ago. she is an lbgt advocate. she sits on the board for athlete ally. >> our purpose is to make sure we have a level playing field are i it works with athletes at all levels to stop homophobia and trans phobia. they have a community of ambassador and straight allies around the country. >> part of it is education and another part of it is really trying to encourage sports teams just to accept the players for who they are. >> reporter: she calls caitlyn jenner an icon in more ways than one. >> people remember the accomplishments that she had as bruce, but now recognize that she was dealing with the same turmoil that i was dealing with as a trans woman where you couldn't be truthful about your identity. >> reporter: stabler hopes jenner will change sports culture. >> to encourage both other people to come out. to drive mainstream awareness and acceptance. and ultimately save lives because we do know that many people do take their own life because they can't be accepted or they can't come out as to who they are. >> i think that it is only good and only positive for our young people. >> reporter: as executive director of out youth, wilkerson hopes athletes like jenner encourage and inspire them to play sports as themselves. >> they are getting to see a representation of themselves now at some of the highest honors. here? the d.c. area, he has gone on to become an advocate and public speaker about transgender athletes. while at george washington university, he became the first known transgender player at an ncaap division i school. wearing the number 50, he played three seasons at george washington university on women's basketball team through 2010. he put off taking hormones and undergoing treatment until after his playing days. well, it's a reconciliation that has been more than a half a century in the making. coming up this morning, tomorrow's plans to reopen cuba's embassy here in washington. and still ahead this morning, stem is cool and school specially when you are learning about science with water balloons. seems like water balloons or something involving water would be a great idea today to help you stay cool. but the air quality is going to become an issue as we head later into the day. it's a code orange day. that means it's unhealthy for those with respiratory illnesses, the very young and elderly could have trouble in today's conditions. so try to reduce the pollution yourself, too. take public transit if you can. and if you do need to get out and exercise, do it between now and 10:00 a.m. after that, boy, that heat index is going to be brutal. here is a look at that forecast for today. first pitch temperature 93 degrees. we are going to reach into the upper 90s during the game. and with the heat index, it's going to feel like it's near yellow alert day this sunday morning. this is a day that's truthfully dangerous. if you spend too much time outside, it's going to be a serious issue. >> so you definitely want to take precautions before it gets too bad by having that water on hand. seeking out shade. wearing that light colored loose fitting clothing. all those precautions sounds like, yeah, whatever, but it is important. it is legitimate. it helps you in conditions like we are going to have this afternoon. the day planner, the marina looks nice. but even being near the tidal potomac and the tidal basin, that does not provide any relief from the heat today because that water is already almost like bath water by this time in july. 82 degrees at 9:00. 91 at noon. and 95 degrees at 5:00. that's dropping down from a high temperature of 98 degrees, which we'll reach at about 3:00. it's already 81 in downtown washington. a very light breeds out of the south. that's not providing any relief. do you see the dewpoint? 76 degrees. so today is the hottest day of the year so far. the heat index will be above 100 all afternoon in the immediate metro area and even outside of the immediate metro area we are going to see that heat index above 100. hot and humid through tuesday. some relief by wednesday. right now 79 in leesburg. 75 culpepper. 75 in martinsberg as well. it's 79 at bwi. take a look at the dewpoints. mid-to-upper 70s. once the dewpoint reaches above the 70-degree threshold, that's when we consider it oppressive humidity. so we are way beyond that looking at these dewpoints in the mid-to-upper 70s. soupy officer and nothing on the way. it's going to be a hazy, hot, and humid afternoon with a high of 94 in gaithersburg, 98 in downtown washington, and in fredericksburg 95, culpepper and orange. even in the higher elevations, no relief today. forecast lows down into the mid 70s for the lowest low temperatures we will see tonight. 74 in manassas and gaithersburg. 80 for the low temperature in downtown washington. this time of year usually we are in the upper 80s. we will continue with a threat for storms on monday and the heat as well. a high of 95 degrees. tuesday that's when our cold front approaches with the scattered thunderstorms and we will reach a high of 92 before the storms roll in. a little bit cooler wednesday, thursday, and friday with a high of 90 degrees. all three of those days there. with the lowering of humidity it's going to fee refreshing and we will see a return of the sunshine as well. mike, back to you. >> thanks, erica. seven cars were set on fire on four different streets. now investigators in fairfax need your help to try to find out who carried out these arsons in the little rocky run neighborhood. it happened friday or early yesterday. they don't know if it's the same person setting them all. if you know anything, please call crime stoppers. well, for the first time ever the district of columbia state fair will include a marijuana growing contest. now, the fair is only five years old. but this event is the first time it will be showcased here. it's expected to show the culinary, artistic, and agricultural talents. it going to be judged on appearance, odor and touch, including whether or not the stem is sticky or bends or snaps. it takes place september 12 at the old city farm and guild on rhode island avenue northwest. tomorrow history will be made along 16th street in northwest d.c. a mansion will once again become cuba's embassy in washington. a formal ceremony will take place with cuba's foreign minister raising the country's flag. later he will meet with secretary of state john kerry at the state department. president obama and cuban president raoul castro agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations 54 years after the ties were severed. ask any teacher and they tell you sometimes you have to make a big splash to get kids to pay attention. some might say it's not bad to have a catapult on hand either. the two came together recently to make science soar. our stem cool in school report is where you will find it. >> ready? ? >> reporter: it looks like a water balloon fight. but you're really watching mass this. scientists at the national institute of standards and technology are teaching the teachers how to make stem cool in school. launching water balloons will certainly do it, says kelly surloo. a second grade teacher from gaithersburg. >> they are in. even if it has to come down to creating a theory behind how far the water balloon is going to go, they get involved in making predictions because they want to be right. >> 13-foot. >> reporter: these real scientists are proving to be a great resource beyond the dozens of experiments they are teaching in the summer course. colleen smith. >> i have already started communicating with some of the scientists we met this week and they are going to come into the classroom. we will have real live scientists in the classroom. have he exciting. >> reporter: and if they can make it half this fun, it's going to be a great school year. >> it's huge. yeah. i wish every teacher had the chance to be able to do this. >> they got a chance to be there for two weeks. they learned things like techniques behind bridge building, doppler radar demonstrations. we are looking for a great summer program to highlight when it comes to stem in school. tweet me. my handle is @mike hydeck. a final look at the fast rising temperatures coming up. again, it's going to be dangerous today. you need to be careful. also ahead, she is too young to be fighting a life-threatening disease. now she has lived out every girl's dream thanks to her skippy!! yippee!! fun fun fun! shiny! you never listen! what? is someone talking? ♪ skippy!! ♪ ♪ yippee!! ♪ i'm bored. hashtag bored. skippy!! yippee!! look a ride! 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