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a lady told me she came at 1:00 and is planning to stay until the cool closes. a number of people cooling off today. it was a hot day in the city. for kids in the summer rec programs a great day to be in the pool. the kids amused themselves at the splash park. i m with my mommy and daddy. not so busy downtown. the food truck where a lot of people decided it was too hot to eat. at least too hot to eat outdoors. so hot. some sat out in the sun with the newspapers. way to take advantage of the good weather. sam: raj says this is nothing, they regularly have the temps of 103 degrees over there. we have three seasons. hot, hotter hottest. but a lot of women had out parasol to block out the sun. hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. construction workers dealt with the heat today. whether several stories up in the sky or directing traffic on the ground. sam: he was talking about hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. construction worker dealing with it. there are the people here in ....
say they were trying to stay indoors as much as possible to try to break the heat. as you can see, the employees who work at car washes like here in springfield. they just have to learn how to deal with it the best way they can. no matter what language you speak it s really hot. muy caliente. or what you are doing. it s hard to ignore the heat. you just want to get to air conditioning. jump from one to another. for those like daniel cortez running in the a.c. isn t an option when you work on a roof for several hours a day. the key is to take frequent breaks. drink water. sunday was the hottest day of the year from reagan national airport. monday was a close second starting a mini heatwave in the area. i went out and took the dog for a walk. it was just walking into a wall. it was so stifling that you could hardly breathe. rochelle is visiting from out of town training for the marine corps marathon and she is trying to work around mother nature s sche ....
jesse matthew trial in fairfax. the trial ending this afternoon after matthew entered a alford plea. alison: matthew was charged in attacking a woman in 2005. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg has been following the trial and is live in fairfax with reaction to the development. jeff? jeff: well, alison this was an unexpected turn in the trial. the deal coming together in the morning recess. following the prosecution resting its case after bringing forward the final witness tying together the case with strong d.n.a. evidence. jesse matthew stood calmly without much emotion while pleading guilty to the charges and then gave a final wave to the family before being led back to jail. an artist rendering captures jesse matthew signing alford plea meaning he pleads guilty without admitting he committed the crime. i was surprised by it. i thought the trial was going very well. things changed dramatically following the testimony of the state forensic specialist. f ....
still little protection from congress. at this point, when the intelligence community sees it attack coming in, they cannot share information with another group. we have to change that and that is congress that has to stand up and do that. reporter: meanwhile, the irs announced what it calls a new era of security saying that specialist in the tech industry, both private as well as government tech experts, have come together to create a program that will better protect people from identity theft. that program will be instituted in working for the next tax filing system rolls around tax filing season rolls around. scott thuman, abc 7 news. alison: a northern virginia teenager admits he provided support to isil. he now faces up to 15 years in prison following his guilty plea to date. prosecutors say amin helps somebody us travel to syria to help fight with isil. jeff goldberg will have more on this story on abc 7 news at 6:00. leon: you can bet that a lot of kids and p ....
apparently isn t addressing the question of her parents. and her race. stephen tschida, abc7 news. alison: the naacp issued a statement today calling for respecting dozier s privacy and said one s racial identity is not a qualifying criteria or a disqualifying standard for naacp leadership. that story of course is the focus of the question of the day. what is your reaction to this? go to our wjla facebook page to join if conversation. we ll share a few of your responses later in this hour. johnathan? jonathan: more importantly, what people are feeling is hot. hot, humid and hazy. this weather gives your full attention. if you are in air conditioning and you walk outside, the next thing you know you are drawning in your sweat. let s bling in storm watch meteorologist steve rudin to talk about this. for most people this is just take necessary precautions but other folks you have to be careful. steve: we have been here for two minutes. it s hot out here. surrounded by conc ....