village along georgetown pike. that tree came down and witnesses say a man driving a newer black mercedes, possibly a convertible, slammed on his brakes and the tree came down directly on the roof of his car. witnesses ran over to help. there was nothing they could do. in fact, the accident happened just feet from the entrance of a fairfax county fire station. the two men saw what happened. turns out, removing trees for verison. they spoke with us here on the scene. let s roll it. i slammed on my brakes and jumped out and ran up, i was hoping it hit the backside of the car and i looked in and i seen it, you know, the deceased. the tree came straight down on the car. the car slammed on its brakes. when the tree started coming, they heard something. so they slammed on their brakes and that s when the tree came down on top. an arborist on the scene and tree workers alike are telling us that tree was rotted out. police escorted me to the base of the tree that fell. i can te
seventh fire in three years involving montgomery county ride-on buses. this morning s fire started just after 9:00 a.m. on ramsey street near the silver spring metro. no passengers were onboard, only the driver. sources say the driver saw the warning light go off and called 911 and escaped woult injury. most of these fires have started in the engine area and the causes range from circuit breaker issues to brake problems. they re going to have to investigate to see where this fire started. no one has been seriously injured in any of these fires, but this is a huge ongoing problem. the mechanics union has been complaining about the fires questioning the safety of these ride-on buses. montgomery county spokesperson told me the compass ride-on which are the vehicles that have been catching fire will come off the road at the end of august. they say they have replacement ride-ones ready to go and that these will not come from the compass company. reporting live in silver spring, i
good morning. i m sunny hostin in for paula faris. and good morning, everybody. i m rob nelson. we begin with much of the country bracing for a new one-two punch of blistering heat followed by violent storms after more than two dozen temperature records were toppled yesterday. today the blast furnace will be back on across the east and cooling off will come at a big cost. all part of this summer of extremes. the signs are everywhere from rivers running low to city high-rises running out of water from the cornfields to the kitchen sink. this is taking a toll across america. 80% of the country is unusually dry. this year s drought already the largest natural disaster in u.s. history keeps spreading and heat records keep falling. in chicago, where it hit 101 on tuesday a transformer overheated leaving people in this 29-story building to struggle with no ac or water and only one running elevator. we re like 10% elderly. 45% people have little pets. getting like an oven. rep
good morning. i m sunny hostin in for paula faris. and good morning, everybody. i m rob nelson. we begin with much of the country bracing for a new one-two punch of blistering heat followed by violent storms after more than two dozen temperature records were toppled yesterday. today the blast furnace will be back on across the east and cooling off will come at a big cost. all part of this summer of extremes. the signs are everywhere from rivers running low to city high-rises running out of water from the cornfields to the kitchen sink. this is taking a toll across america. 80% of the country is unusually dry. this year s drought already the largest natural disaster in u.s. history keeps spreading and heat records keep falling. in chicago, where it hit 101 on tuesday a transformer overheated leaving people in this 29-story building to struggle with no ac or water and only one running elevator. we re like 10% elderly. 45% people have little pets. getting like an oven. rep
metro may take precautions today. speed restrictions could be in place again. trains can only go 35 miles per hour above ground during daylight hours yesterday. metro will allow you to bring water on board again today as well to keep yourself cool and hydrated. let s go to meteorologist tom kierein to find out how hot and humid it s going to get today. today is more humid than yesterday. yesterday we did get to 100. today we may be near that but it will be hotter with the humidity factored in. right now it s pleasant in montgomery county and prince george s, arlington, fairfax counties. low to mid 70s. near 80 along the tidal potomac there at reagan national but much of the district of columbia in mid 70s now. right near the bay, near 80 with bay water temperatures in the 80s. all of these areas in orange under a heat advisory. 11:00 this morning until 9:00 this evening, the peak of the heat and humidity though will be mid to late afternoon when it s going to feel like 105