. meteorologist josh knight. also stephen tschida. they have different angles from different stories about how people are coping where not only the devastation of the damage left behind but now how they pick up the pieces and where do they go from here. the short time i ago i walked down where i am standing and mark french, he and his wife were in the bedroom at 1:30. she woke up and said you have to wake up and see the light show going on outside. seconds after he said he got out of bed to watch the lightning, that is tornado touched down, came across the chesapeake and tore through his house ripping the back half of the home off. this is what he told me this afternoon. >> just look at it. it's like a war zone. i feel like i'm in bosnia. got a nice view now. with no back wall. >> but you're okay. >> that's the saving grace. neither of us was hurt. >> it can be fixed and put back. >> yeah. but what's in between. >> a lot of work. >> a mess. jonathan: i spent time with mark french. we have more at 5:00. he had his sense of humor intact. he and his wife came through unscathed. but he s

joined by stephen tschida who is surveying the damage at a separate home in northwest d.c. where a huge tree fell there. what a mess. stephen: more than just one house, two houses and a vehicle. check this out over my shoulder. you can see a massive tree that came down at the height of the storm. it took ou vehicle. it crashed in the brickhouse behind me and it slammed in the house next door as well. it did damage to the houses and the vehicle took out the power as well. you can see on the ground the power lines are out. one of the homeowners was inside the second home. i was storming and they could hear the rain. didn't sound like heavy wind but then suddenly the big crash. you can see the damage here. that is the latest. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. alison: thank you. we'll follow the development of the outburst of severe weather. you can get alerted if there is severe weather near you. go to wjla.com/text to sign up for instant alerts. jonathan: happening now, a march against gun violence and the national rifle association came to a complete halt because of the storms.

hill has a look at the storms. stephen tschida and melissa dipane is showing us how people are coping with the weather. the man of the hour, doug hill, with the storms. doug: don't count too much this afternoon and evening from the cooling storms. the main story continues to be the excessive heat. we knew all week long this would be the hottest and the humid day of the week. we are not letting you down. heat advisory continues until 9:00 over the large area of the midatlantic. it feel like 104, 105 at times. 94 at reagan national. baltimore is 92. if you factor the moisture in and it feels like 104 in washington. 106 degrees in fredericksburg. leesburg is 105. farther west a couple of showers like culpeper. they have it cooled down to 86 degrees. the evening, slow drop of temperatures. very muggy. there are storms south of the metro area. more storms across western p.a., there is a chance later tonight we could see isolated showers. in the meantime, get back to the national mall and jonathan elias. cool as a cucumber on jonathan: i'm not sure if "cool of the cucumber" works. it's warm

see the sweat on them. stephen tschida is picking up on the team coverage. how are they coping over there? stephen: it's hot here but it has not stifled life. we have a band playing and milling around and enjoying themselves. just up the street. there are some kids who really found a good way to cool off on a day >> that is a way to keep cool. children frolic in the water and much to the envy of the adults watching over them. >> this feels shady and good. >> tourists in the blistering son outside the museums. they suffered. the workers in the protective gear felt the heat even more. >> they were dreaming of refreshing get-away. sound good on a day like today. the thought of a beach will probably make for heavy traffic heading out to the beach tomorrow. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. stephen: we have the weather out here but we don't have the water to go with it. if you want to know what the weather is. if you want to be alerted about a heat day like this, go to wjla.com/text. they will be sent to your phone or tablet to let you know if there is something like this as we

questioning if the president even had the authority to do this. stephen tschida continues our coverage near the pentagon. stephen: jonathan, president trump's twitter rant announcing this major shift in the military policy apparently surprised the pentagon. it shocked members of the transgender community. >> a frightening away of tweets for the white house for if active transgender member of the military. >> this is my career. this shares me. >> the rearers sal to allow members serve openly. >> 15,000 kids who have signed up to serve their country and are now discarded by someone who does policy b whim. stephen: on the streets of the capital, many believe that president trump is trying to turn america's attention from the myriad of the controversy his young administration faces. >> you can shoot a gun and protect the country why does your gender have anything to do with anything? stephen: for the lieutenant commander he will continue to go to work. >> there are company commanders, drill sergeants, special operators. we are out there serving honorably and with dignity for the country. this i

discriminating tastes. he made off with rare and expensive bottles of bourbon. stephen tschida has the story from penn quarter. stephen: the chicken is the main attraction. the selection of the rare bourbons sets hen quarter apart. but early sunday morning a man broke in and grabbed some choice bottles. >> one of them was incredibly rare. incredibly hard to find. we are not so certain there is anotr >> the staff is shocked and saddened. >> to have the few bottles that nobody else can get is what makes this special. stephen: the police try to catch the crooks but they fear the fine bourbon is gone for good. to make the best of the situation, the bartenders here are mixing up a special bourbon cocktail calling it the bourbon bandit. >> i don't know if that is just what he thought would be the easiest thing to make use of. or he liked bourbon. alison: coming up, how a local rock climbing gym is making a difference for families fighting parkinson's. larry: later clearing the way for the district law to come clean. >> if your wedding is in a few weeks and your bridal shop closing with your dress

-- prominent d.c. attorney shot in a home invasion in turks and caicos is out of the hospital. stephen tschida has more on the shooting on the victim and what it could mean for the island tourism as well. stephen: i spoke with michael jones' son a short while ago who says his father is on a plane he believes heading back to d.c. he is recovering from the gunshot wound. the good news for the jones family. also good newts for the folks here at georgetown university law school. mr. jones teaches here. a lot of people worried about the shooting over the weekend. >> after 10 friday night two masked men overpower a security guard and force their way to luxury beach house home on turks and caicos. 57-year-old michael jones prominent d.c. attorney and georgetown law professor shot confronting the suspects. >> it seemed like he got all the protection he could have gotten. i'm not sure if he could have done it better. >> jones airlifted to florida for treatment. his son says he is doing well and expects him to be released from the hospital and flown home imminently. the shooting follows another tourist on t

week. coming up later in the newscast, stephen tschida is spending time with a family that hunkered down as the storm hit. the stories they tell, give you goosebumps. but back to you inside. larry: thank you, jonathan. breaking news in arlington where the police are investigating the depth of two people found inside a north arlington home. richard reeve is live on the scene. what have you learned so far? >> moments ago you can see the detectives now are entering the home inside there. they have to get a search warrant after the initial call that went out. they found two deceased people inside. they believe this is isolated incident. neighbors tell us two elderly folks in the 80's live inside the house. they had not been seen for a couple of weeks. there is no public threat. reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. steve: i want to give you another update. this includes fairfax. it's moving east. at around 20 miles per hour. capable of producing gusty winds. this line stretches out to manassas. those areas are not under the warning and the storm is not as intense. the temperatures w

stephen tschida. i will fill you in on the proposal in a moment. >> plus, what a burning beautifully here that made it tricky for the fire crews state fraternity head to court in the death of a pledge. what the judge deciding before that case can move forward. >> a custom agent may only have a minute with a family to make an assessment. a flight attendant has one to eight hours. larry: later, stopping child sex trafficking from not,000 feet. larry: crews are going to start testing waterproofing stations. that means single tracking weeknights after 9:00 p.m. between friendship heights and medical center. on weekends the trains between the grosvenor and friendship heights through august 6. stay a step ahead through metro. to sign up for those at wjla.com. alison: staying with metro now the board of directors is seriously considering selling names rights to the stations. stephen tschida is covering metro from the l'enfant plaza station with a closer look at the plan. stephen? stephen: metro is looking to make money. a possible way of doing so is selling the names of some >> met low is in a d

stephen tschida. that story for you in a moment. erin: i'm erin hawksworth live at redskins training camp. only day two and i scored the first sit down with the always entertaining josh norman. hear what he had to say about traffic talk. coming up next. steve: i'm steve rudin. sloppy commute. we have a preview in a while on the show. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years, all with a two-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of your contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. go to fiosgigabit.com alison: a move on the d.c. streets are confusing the drivers. stephen tschida is along a

neighborhood. we spoke to the latest video and an interview you will only see on 7. stephen tschida? stephen: yeah, this happened early this morning. the raccoons were in the bushes. inches inflicted by raccoons -- by raccoons. greg had just stepped out of the front door this morning. suddenly two raccoons attacked. leeching on him, latching on and tearing into his flesh. he fell back on his front door. >> trial to -- i'm trying to rush in the house. >> this is the second in two weeks and the fourth in a year. they tribute it to trash. there are strict rules with the trash collection. some worry the raccoon problem could grow worse. >> after the attack the raccoons ran up this tree. there is no way to know if they are rabbit. he has begun rabies shots. nancy: thank you. incredible story of the survive, luck and the perfect timing from ohio. >> he wasn't even sure if the phone was working so he just screamed and screamed. the family on the shore heard him. an eagle scout and his father went to work to launch his own boat to look for him. the thing that kept him afloat is his being hit by a dr

avenue southeast. stephen tschida is live on the scene with the latest. i understand a capitol police officer also injured in this. stephen: yes, indeed, nancy. an intense situation throughout the day on capitol hill. let's show you what is going on right now. you can see this vehicle in question. it's on the flat bed truck, the black vehicle. further left you will see the capitol police cruiser. that is the vehicle which was rammed. streets are opening up again at this time. but a lot of people having a lot of questions about what happened here earlier today. the roar of the explosion to get in the trunk of this vehicle. capitol police say a driver rammed a barrier and a capitol police cruiser injuring an officer at 11:45 this morn the driver sustained minor injuries. afterwards he was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and assaulting the officer. in the investigation, the area locked down. people were ordered to remain inside. many of them frightened about what was going on so close to the u.s. capitol. >> we heard commotion and they told us we couldn't go outside. we were on

people getting sick after the latest in sterling, virginia. we sent stephen tschida to find out how common the virus is. what did you find out? stephen: we found out the noro-virus is not pretty but it is pretty prevalent. in four days 120 people believed to have contacted norovirus at this chipotle. how did it happen? >> you have someone handling your glassware and your forks. the outbreaks are common on ships and restaurants but what happened is not that unusual. customers catch it at viruses and chock it up to the flu. the number of the people who got sick at chipotle is noteworthy. one sick person got a lot of other people sick. >> it is likely to have a person sick with the noro virus in the small area. >> the best thing you can do to avoid norovirus, wash your hands. wash them often. there are other steps you can take and we'll tell you about that at 5:00. alison: thank you. have you seen this? this is a teacher in tulsa, oklahoma. she has a really unusual way of trying to raise money for classroom school she is panhandling. a third grade teacher. teresa denks and standing on

might be an attack. now, though, we are learning what may have been the real cause. stephen tschida live with new information about the man police say was behind the wheel. stephen? stephen: yeah, alison, an intense situation up by capitol hill yesterday. a lot of people were worried about a possible terrorist attack so close to the u.s. capitol. now the man charged with this incident says that it was really an attempt to treat his back injury, which led to all of the problems. >> immediate concerns about a possible terrorist attack now attributed to a powerful painkiller to the man alleged to have called it all. yesterday, a black honda shot through an intersection. according to a witness, surveillance video, swerve around the cars and accelerated straight toward a barricade at the edge of the u.s. capitol. it smashed up the barrier then plowed into a cruiser entering the capitol police officer. the incident prompted an evacuation of a nearby building and a lockdown on the vicinity of the capitol, which went on for several hours. today we learn the man of the taken percocet. 33-year-old

now the search three banks in d.c. today. police just making arrest in the last hour. stephen tschida live with breaking details. stephen? stephen: nancy, this is the one bank where the guy was successful. he made off with cash from the bank here. he tried to rob two other banks and he wasn't as successful there. we learned about an hour ago from d.c. police that they did nab a suspect in northeast d.c. one bank robbed, two attempted robberies in minutes. in close proximity in the heart of downtown d.c. >> really? oh. the first bank robbed the bank. then 12 minutes later an attempt on the bb&t bank in 1800 of connecticut avenue. 25 minutes later a bank of america around the corner on 17th street. >> i'm glad i wasn't no one was hurt i presume. all right, that is good. stephen: the one robbery and two attempts within minutes of each other at the height of rush hour when downtown d.c. is bustling. >> they will blend right in. it's unfortunate. it's a terrible thing. stephen: we did get a good description of the suspect early on. a man in his 50's. close cropped hair. apparently seen taking o

that store on black women road last night. stephen tschida joins us live from the scene. are police close to solving the mystery? stephen: apparently not. the police are saying very little. 15 minutes ago two women pulled up. they talked to me and they say they live beyond the c.v.s. 10:30 when the body was discovered police approached them. they were talking a dog and they were told to get inside. get off the street. the body found here behind me. that door over there, that opens to the pharmacy inside the c.v.s. closed today after the manager's body was found outside overnight next to the dumpsters! shocking and scary. for the community. >> 64-year-old rex olsen with us discovered on the ground. today a has math crew -- hazmat crew came to clean the spot where the body was found. >> that is awful. i feel bad for the family. >> the warrenton police are not saying how he died or offering information about the circumstances. only that the medical examiner will make a determination. but those in warrenton are convinced something since center took place here. >> you don't hear of anyth

hey. that's the way it works. stephen tschida joins us to show us how others are dealing with the heat. >> we found children frolicking in the nice cool water. >> the sun laser but it didn't stop those who must get a workout in outdoors. >> appreciate the water. we need a breeze. >> it's more elf -- elusive. washingtonians are used to this but for tourists it prompted major preparation for folks like this guy. >> 90 at hope is cooler than here. >> umbrellas came out to provide protection. there were a lot of folks hydrating aiming to beat the heat. but not everyone is hopeing for a cool spell. christian wouldn't mind an extended heat waver since he makes money on days like today. >> this is pretty good. it's pretty good. once it's 100 be better. >> doesn't that look refreshing there in that nice cool water? i wish i could jump in with them. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. larry: thank you. larry: on the national mall handing out water. we had a local walk by. he took a water and instead of drinking it, he poured it over his head. if you want to stay ahead of the weathe

minutes. stephen tschida picks up the story now live from northwest. stephen? stephen: we heard from the d.c. police and they believe they caught him. the same suspect believed to ha attempted to hit two other banks all within a matter of minutes. >> it's inconvenient. i hope nobody in the bank was hurt. that is the most important thing. >> the first and the only successful robbery in the 500 block of 12th street northwest. that went down at 9:22 this morning. then 12 minutes later an attempted robbery at bb&t bank in northwest. 25 minutes after that, another attempted bank robbery. this is just a block away on 17th street. >> really? this morning? did they find the people? stephen: the braising bank robbery and two attempt -- the brazen bank robbery and two attempts in the height of rush hour surprised some customers. >> i hadn't heard of any before in this area. >> they found the people. we have a good suspect description. a man in if 50's. close crop hair. seen getting in a cold or a off and heading north. the factors may have contributed to the quick arrest. reporting live, steph

others disappointed. stephen tschida picks up the team coverage now live from capitol hill. stephen: larry, senators and the hill staffers are none too thrilled. but some businesses are mighty happy. capitol hill bustle before the streets are deserted in august. but maybe not this year. with the senate sticking around a while. >> it will be booming. still customers, the majority of the customers are from the congress, from the hill. >> at the hawkins dove, services say august is the leanest month. if the senate remains in session they expect to keep busier. >> they work, we work. in this area especially. >> even the uber drivers expect the♪ action to remain in town to make progress on lingering legislation financial bonus. >> be more rides. it will mean more money and be a big thing for me before i go to empty seats in august may have improved late today. the freedom caucus said the conservative group of republicans is calling for delaying the august break in the house as well. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. larry: okay. congressman steve scalise is out of i.c.u. but

. stephen tschida explains the law. >> tell them you want to be rescued. stephen: cell phone video of momma, cold and hungry, sparked outrage. but the suffering dog had this pet worth neighborhood in anguish for weeks. >> it's really heart breaking to see momma stephen: neighbors who pleaded for someone to rescue momma went to the wilson building today where councilmember brandon todd proposed emergency legislation to beef up the city's protection for neglected animals. >> if it is 32 degrees or below you have to ensure the animal is warm inside or bring it inside. if it's 90 degrees or hotter you have to make sure it's in a cool place or bring it indoors. >> don't talk to me. stephen: on the day wi showed up at momma's kennel, the man dragged her away. the law at the time did not deem her conditions bad enough to justify her rescue. >> we want to make sure we continue to make life better for dogs like her in the district. stephen: animal rights activists praise the legislation. there is a troubling footnote for them. the animal seen hauled away on the cold day, shivering and hungry and who

you by the highest bidder as it to is to find funding sources. stephen tschida is live outside l'enfant plaza. for now it's just l'enfant plaza. stephen: that is right. but metro is looking for a plan to raise money and if adopted it could mean the name of some metro stations will be changed to those of the highest bidder. metro is considering making more money off of something it already owns. expanding digital advertising on the screens such as these. possibly selling names right for the nation. metro has with the diminishing ridership. the board enacted fare hikes and now it will take up the possibility of selling naming rights for specific stations. such as gallery place. metro center. navy yard and the l'enfant station. >> i don't think the money would matter. >> the plan will be presented to the metro board on thursday. there is one obstacle to overcome, though. right now the rules for bid the selling of naming rights so they have to make rule changes to adopt the plan. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. >> we will stay tuned. thank you. here is a teaser for you,

flooding basements. they went door to door. stephen tschida is live on the 600 block of east capitol street with the latest for us. stephen? stephen: about two minutes ago we learned from a member of the repair crew what the likely culprit is in this ruptured water line. you can see it there. apparently, by the heat. it was 10 feet in the air. it broke and went into a basement apartment. saturating a stately capitol hill home. so much water, it ventured in the basement in search of the possible victims. no one was home at the time. we caught up with the occupant after he ventured into his water logged home. >> pretty much gone. basement was flooded out. i lost about everything. >> the flood hit the house next door as well. >> got the water shut down. the broken line prompted the cut off of the water to several area buildings. the occupant of the flooded out apartment says he has renter's insurance but he can't replace everything which was lost. >> we expect the repair crew to repair the line and get the water restored to the neighborhood. no word on the damage estimates but we unders

. stephen tschida, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: so much damage. thank you. the coverage of the stormers continues online at wjla.com. there you will find ways to help out. larry: after days of the oppressive heat and the powerful storm, today was just what we needed. alison: refreshing. last. steve rudin has more. steve: but we'll enjoy it while we can. tonight is gorgeous. there are a lot of sunshine out there. lower 80's at the reagan national airport. head west. hagerstown at 76 degrees. show you a forecast for the baseball game. the first pitch is five after 7:00. the temperatures are around 80. dropping to the middle 70's. by the time you head home, partly cloudy skies. temperatures are 75. the heat and a humidity is back. a cold front is going to bring us another round of strong storms. more in a few minutes. alison: thank you. we have breaking news. we just learned a secret service officer shot themselves in the leg. this happened on l street in northwest d.c. no one else was hurt and we are told that the agent will be larry: guilty is a conclusion from a jury in a murder trial t

stole the summer break. some are calling it christmas in august. stephen tschida has the story. stephen: the capital doesn't go dark but it gets quiet in august. >> if the senate gets down to work it might mean more money who earn the living toiling on the hill. >> it's good for was they will oak for august. >> it's already dead at the dry cleaner. but now they hope to see customers in the doldrums of august thanks to the staffers sticking around. >> if the customers stay here. yeah. >> even the uber drivers. >> if they are busy, the business sticks up. >> chances to fill the seats in august may have increased a bit. wi learned late today the freedom caucus, conservative branch of the republicans causing for delaying the start house. jonathan: steve scalise is out of the i.c.u. but he is still in serious condition. he underwent surgery last week because of an infection. michelle: signs of a cease-fire in d.c. are showing up all around the d.m.v. her brother was killed in 2007 and said a 72-hour cease-fire in the first weekend of august would celebrate life, not death. more than 180 peop

come forward with the information to close the case. stephen tschida, abc seven news. >> tragically right now in gaithersburg, a death investigation at a motel 6. a four-month-old baby found dead in a van outside that motel. we are still waiting to hear back about the circumstances surrounding the death. we will bring you those updates. now, investigators say this massive fire at a home in southeast d.c. was a case of arson. this was a long wheeler road near valley lane. when firefighters arrived, they found some of and flames already shooting from the home. they shut down the road in the area while they got it under control. one firefighter didn't suffer minor injuries. we are told many people, including children, are without a home tonight. no word on any suspects in connection to the fire. turning to the forecast, you couldn't have asked for better weather today. it is not possible for this trend to continue, but we have to check in with brian van de graaff for a look at humidity. was so spectacular out there. temperatures in the middle 80's, sunshine. humidity remained in check.

injured an officer. michelle: this happened at second street southeast. alison: stephen tschida has been out the scene all afternoon. tell us what happened? >> a tense situation here that went on for hours. >> they hauled away both the damage police cruiser and the car which intentionally struck the car. the police say at 11:45 this morning the black car hit a barrier and a cruiser that injured a police officer. it prompted a lockdown of the area. those inside buildings told to stay put and those on the street told to get inside. some waited anxiously at the library. >> we heard a commotion and they told us we couldn't go outside. we were on lockdown. >> eventually the all-clear. nothing dangerous found in the vehicle. but a lot of fr capitol hill. >> scary. isn't it? yeah. >> at this point there is no apparent link to terrorism. these are serious offenses and we should learn more about the suspect when he goes before a judge. alison: and the incident went outs a a breaking news text alert. to get notified of breaking news go to wjla.com/text. michelle: a man found dead in an attic and a

found dead next to where he works in warrenton. grim discovery. stephen tschida is reporting live. so far very little information from the police. what happened? >> i got off the phone from the chief of police but there is very little information. the body of the manager discovered beyond the dumpster. there is a corner and there is a door that opens off the pharmacy inside the cvs. >> the discovery at the body discovered on the ground next to the dumpsters outside the building. >> this is unbelievable. >> they will only say that 64-year-old rex olsen is deceased. they are not discussing the manner of death. they say they do not believe there is a threat to the general public they ask anyone who may know something or have seen something to contact them. >> it's sad. very sad. stephen: a lot of people here are very upset. we still don't know what took place. the thief of police say active investigation, awaiting more information. we assume that the cause of death and which a lot of people are >> out of new mexico a man running from police trying to hide out in a store. this is surveill

who broke in a luxury beach front rental friday night. stephen tschida is live in northwest washington with the new information on this case. stephen: i spoke to michael jones' son 20 minutes ago and he says his father is en route back to d.c. right now. that is very good news for the jones family and for people here at georgetown university law school where jones teaches a course. a lot of e after they heard about the shooting over the weekend. prominent d.c. lawyer michael jones airlifted to florida. this is after two masked men tied up a security guard and forced their way to luxury beach front rental friday night. the 57-year-old shot when he confronted the men. jones underwent treat in the florida where his family says he was to be released today and expected home imminently. despite a string of violent incidents in the caribbean and those at home acknowledging an uptick in crime local travel agents say interest in caribbean islands remain strong. the search is underway for the suspect in the shooting. coming up at 6:00, we have input from a travel expert to tell you wh

policy. stephen tschida has more on the policy after a two raccoons attacked me. they were chewing at me and clawing at me. stephen: greg had seen them around the neighborhood but he didn't realize how vicious and determined they can be. >> trying to get in the house as i was closing the door behind me. >> spent the morning at the hospital. since the raccoons got away there is no way to know if they are rabid. he received rabies shot and received treatment for numerous scratches and bites. this is the second attack here in as many weeks. in the past ten months we know of four incidents where the raccoons mauled residents. i was stunned and shock and in disbelief. stephen: coming out of this front door is where it went down. ten minutes ago i heard from animal control officers from arlington. they are going to take a much more aggressive approach to curtail the raccoon po but they say the key component is containing the trash that is put out six nights a week. they say they have to keep it limited. they have to control that trash out here. that will discourage raccoons and perhaps encoura

staying behind bars. 33-year-old petra kvitova appeared in court hours ago and stephen tschida was there and joins us live with new information from the case. this caused a lot of concern about a terror attack so close to capitol but the man who caused it is blaming it on an attempt to treat pain from a back injury. stephen: the banged up honda was shot through an intersection that served around the cards and accelerated to the barrier. it and was lockdown at the capitol. the man behind the wheel said he had taken percocet and jamie villatoro said he didn't purposefully drive in the cruiser. there is a slew of charges, assault on a dangerous weapon and assault on police officer, reckless driving am d.u.i. he has been ordered held without bond till his court appearance. nancy: we are in the weather center. doug is having fun. look at the scene in bethesda. michelle: this is heavy rain. doug: there are lakes here. there are heavy downpours but they are isolated like yesterday. they are slow moving. then the big story is the high heat and the humidity. wave at the camera. i will go to

government will no longer allow transgender people to serve in the military. we sent our stephen tschida to learn more about this. and to gather reaction. he is liv the first question people have is if the president has the authority to make this order. >> he does have that authority. by directing the defense secretary to take the action. one thing which apparently is clear. the pentagon was surprised by the twitter rant. >> the president's tweets announcing opposition to the transgender members of the military sparked outrage and fear. >> i am scared but i know i have allies in the corner. >> navy lieutenant commander transitioned four years ago and says he has had no issue with the superiors or those with whom he serves. >> we spend more for the president at mar-a-largo than the military spends for transgender soldiers. >> there are controversies that are consuming the white house. >> to distract from healthcare and russia. >> he and others will cling to hope they will be allowed to continue serving the country. >> we will do our job as we have always done it. until the military tells us

member of u.s. navy who transitioned four years ago. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. alison: thank you. meanwhile the t.s.a. is tightening up the screening of electronics. all electronics larger than a separately when the passengers go through airport security. this is after the u.s. intelligence officials say terrorists have found better ways to hide explosives in electronics. the rule already being tested at ten airports will expand to all airports in the u.s. starting just a few weeks from now. jonathan: hopefully at some point you got a chance to get outside. what a beautiful day it was. comfort july day out there. we don't get to say that much. humidity is crawling back in the picture. chance of storms later this week. head to steve rudin in the weather center for the stormwatch7 outlook. steve, what a great one it was. steve: it's awesome out there. if you have friends in ocean city enjoying the afternoon, this is what they are experiencing. plenty of sunshine. but don't get used to it. if you have travel plans to the delmarva beaches as early as friday you cou