massive flames at a d-c home. we're live on the scene right now, as crews put out hot spots. plus: health care collapse. the gop bill, stopped in it's tracks. what delivered the a fatal blow - and whats next. and take a look at this video out of baltimore strong storms - triggering flash floods - and stormwatch seven says there's more to come... good morning washington.

- repeat of yesterday (pop up afternoon storms) - 6 days of oppressive heat & humidity (95+; feels 100+) - a break comes next week today: partly sunny. hot and humid. afternoon thunderstorm possible. highs: 89-94 winds: se 5-10 mph tonight: partly to mostly cloudy. warm and very muggy. patchy fog. lows: 69-75 winds: s 5 mph wednesday: hot and humid. stray pm t-storm. highs: 91-94 winds: ssw 5 mph

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- large flames tearing through a northewst d-c home. and that fire, leaving two firefighters hurt. suzanne kennedy on morgan street. now to breaking new developments in the health care

the senate - going back to square one. adrianna hopkins is here following it all - adrianna? overnight.. two republicans delivering a fatal blow to the gop health care bill. senators mike lee of utah and jerry moran of kansas, announcing their opposition. in a statement moran said quote, "we should not put our stamp of approval on bad policy".. that triggered a late night tweet from the president calling on repubi

obamacare now and start from a clean slate" and thats apparently just what mitch mcconnel is going to do. the senate majority leader saying early this morning that he will push the senate to pass a clean repeal bill. mcconnell says he will hold a vote in the coming days. developing now in fairfax county - a body found in a centreville pond. "sky trak seven" flew over the scene on trinity parkway late last night. this is right near the newgate shopping center. police tell us the body is an adult male - but it's still unclear how he died. we'll update you as soon as we learn more. happening today in charles county, maryland.. a community meeting will be held about the former teacher's aide and coach accused of sexually assaulting children. carlos bell was arrested last month. police believe he sexually assaulted at least ten students at school, and at his home. he's also accused of producing child porn. he admitted he's h-i-v positive. the meeting begins at seven p.m. at the first baptist church of st. charles..

stoddert avenue in waldorf. today, another employee of charles county public schools accused of sexual abuse will go on trial. ronald wells is a former science teacher at henry e. lackey high school. he was charged with sexual abuse of a minor back in january, but we only learned about the case this month. according to court documents the alleged incident happened in april 20-16. wells has not worked in the charles county school system since may 20-16. some people in upper montgomery county are dealing with storm damage this morning. parts of the laytonsville area received up to four-and-a-half inches of rain yesterday. downed trees and power lines, along with flooding, caused problems during the evening commute. woodfield road was shut down in three areas. this woman had driven to her zumba

because of the blocked roads, she had to walk home. and she ended up getting way more exercise than she bargained for. a robotics team of teenage girls from afhganistan will be back in action today here in d-c the six girls only arrived in the u-s on saturday, after president trump helped them secure visas just in time for the competition. despite their hardships - including just two weeks to build their robot - the team pulled out a win in round one. the girls will play three more matches in round two today. from robot success... to a robot fail. the d-c fountain that took down this 300 pound machine! plus - making bank off your monthly bills? how one man made thousands of dollars - just by paying his cell phone bill!

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singer r. kelly the grammy winner, accused of holding several woman in his home. coming up - the cult claims, and what kelly's attorney is now saying. and a major mistake, earning one man a lot of money. the 139-thousand dollar billing error - and why it's now costing him a lot more.

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of his family were killed when flash floods tore through a popular swimming spot. just an inch and a half of water sent a six foot wall of water speeding in. authorities say it hadn't been raining in the area, and the family may not have known about the danger heading their way. those same arizona monsoons, causing this. multiple boats and docks knocked over and destroyed by high winds and choppy water. this is on lake pleasant. several people had to be rescued, but no one was hurt. developing now. singer r kelly - denying a disturbing report published by buzzfeed - claiming the singer held women against there will as part of a sex cult. as many as six women reportedly live in properties owned by kelly in atlanta and chicago. the report claims that one woman's parents were concered their daughter was being held against their will. police say they found no evidence of a crime..but the author of the article thinks other wise. kelly has had legal issues in the past. in 2002 he was charged with child

issues in the past. in 2002 he was charged with child pornagraphy but acquiited. as for these allegations..police say it's a case of a mother who needs to come to grips with the fact her daughter doesnt want to be bothered. no charges have been filed against kelly and all the women involved in the allegations are of age. no one likes it when a bank or utility company makes an error... but what if the error is in your favor? and what if it is not just a few dollars....but thousands of dollars? consumer reporter john matarese has one man's incredible story, so you don't waste your money. time now for weather

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- repeat of yesterday (pop up afternoon storms) - 6 days of oppressive heat & humidity (95+; feels 100+) - a break comes next week today: partly sunny. hot and humid. afternoon thunderstorm possible. highs: 89-94 winds: se 5-10 mph tonight: partly to mostly cloudy. warm and very muggy. patchy fog. lows: 69-75 winds: s 5 mph wednesday: hot and humid. stray pm t-storm. highs: 91-94 winds: ssw 5 mph

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flames. a huge firefight overnight in the district chases more than a dozen people from their homes and sends two firefighters to the hospital. and breaking on capitol hill. the new healthcare bill all but dead! now the new push to repeal obamacare without a replacement. good morning i'm autria godfrey. and i'm larry smith. let's get thiings started with stormwatch-7 meteorologist eileen whelan. - repeat of yesterday (pop up afternoon storms) - 6 days of oppressive heat & humidity (9

- a break comes next week today: partly sunny. hot and humid. afternoon thunderstorm possible. highs: 89-94 winds: se 5-10 mph tonight: partly to mostly cloudy. warm and very muggy. patchy fog. lows: 69-75 winds: s 5 mph wednesday: hot and humid. stray pm t-storm. highs: 91-94 winds: ssw 5 mph

breaking now at 5:xx breaking now at 5:xx breaking now at 5:xx - large flames tearing through a northewst

leaving at least two firefighters hurt. suzanne kennedy on morgan street near the convention center. take a look at this - monday's thunderstorms

monday's thunderstorms triggering flash flooding in baltimore cou

mills. the gwynns falls swelled out of it's banks, turning a parking lot filled with cars into pool! some people had to be rescued. and in northern montgomery county, roads still closed right now from yesterdays storms. well check in wtih john gonzalez in a few minutes. police are still searching for the killer of a father of three from chillum, maryland.. and loved ones are mourning his loss. about a hundred people gathered for a vigil last night for 37-year-old anthony russell. he was gunned down at an apartment complex. police found his body on the morning of july 8th. he'd been shot four times. he had left a dice game on his scooter hours before. russell's family believes this was a robbery. his pockets were turned inside out. and his wallet and cell phone were missing.

prince william county, virginia is weighing in on deadly shootings in the county. last night he met with concerned residents. the number of homicides in prince william county the number of homicides in prince william county jumped from 10 in 20-15.. to 22 last year. so far this year, there have been three murders in the county. police chief barry barnard wants citizens to be alert, and to contact police if they notice suspicious activity. ad lib weather tease -another chance for storms today

heat & humidity (95+; feels 100+) - a break comes next week today: partly sunny. hot and humid. afternoon thunderstorm possible. highs: 89-94 winds: se 5-10 mph tonight: partly to mostly cloudy. warm and very muggy. patchy fog. lows: 69-75 winds: s 5 mph wednesday: hot and humid. stray pm t-storm. highs: 91-94 winds: ssw 5 mph

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e. get 17% below msrp on all silverado 1500 lt pickups. that's over eight thousand two hundred dollars on this chevy silverado. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. overnight in the push for healthcare reform. the new republican plan all but dead. now - gop leadership is pushing for a total repeal of obamacare- so they can start from scratch. our question of the day - do you agree with that? go to wjla.co/v

know. sam sweeney is on capitol hill this morning to break down what happened and what's next. autria larry.. republicans needed 50 of the 52 gop senators... rand paul and susan collins were out from the beginning. last night mike lee of utah and jerry of moran of kansas announced they were also out. moran releasing a statement saying "we should not put our stamp of approval on bad policy." chuck schumer declared victory. tweeting this second failure of trump care is proof positive that the core of this bill is unworkable. president trump didnt wait long to resond. he tweeted-- republicans should just repeal failing obama care now and work on a new healthcare plan that will start from a clean slate. dems will join in.

approved a new safety agency for metro by a nearly unanimous vote. virginia and maryland already signed off on the new commission, as has the u-s senate. the federal transit administration has overseen metro safety on a temporary basis since 20-15 and will continue to do so until the new entity can meet it's responsibilities. developing now. countless questions surrounding the deadly police shooting of a bride to be in minnesota. adrianna hopkins with more from the family of the woman shot dead after calling 9-1-1. right now the family of australia native justine damond - demanding to know why a minneapolis police

saturday night , she called police to report a possible sexual assault in an alley just behind her home. a squad car with two officers arrived a short time later. damond then came outside dressed in pajamas - approached their car and the officer in the passenger seat then reportedly fired through the driver side door - killing her. this morning - her father spoke out for the first time since the shooting. . no weapon was found at the scene and the officers body cameras were not turned on... and the squad car camera did not capture the incident. both officers invovled are on paid administrative leave. developing now in fairfax county - a body found in a centreville pn

flew over the scene on trinity parkway late last night. this is right near the newgate shopping center. police tell us the body is an adult male - but it's still unclear how he died. we'll update you as soon as we learn more. happening today in charles county, maryland.. the former teacher's aide and coach accused of sexually assaulting children will be the focus of a community meeting. carlos bell was arrested last month. police believe he sexually assaulted at least ten students at benjamin stoddert middle school, and at his home. he's also accused of producing child porn. he admitted he's h-i-v positive. the meeting begins at seven p.m. at the first baptist church of st. charles.. on stoddert avenue in waldorf. today, another employee of charles county public schools accused of sexual abuse will go on trial. ronald wells is a former science teacher at henry e. lackey high school. he was charged with sexual abuse of a minor back in january, but we only learned about the case this month. according to court documents the alleged incident happened in april 20-16.

worked in the charles county school system since may 20-16. vending machines could be getting a whole lot healthier in prince george's county. today a bill to expand healthy drinks and snack options is up for a final vote. it would require that at least 50 percent of items in vending machines on county property meet the american heart association nutrition standards. similar bills have passed in montgomery and howard counties. coming up at six - president trump, hitting the links, and impacting your boat ride? the security changes that coudl be coming to the potomac river. and caught on camera - what looks like a minor accident - turning into an inferno! the unbelievable video, coming up at six. seven on your side with a health alert that's hard to beleive. a woman in the u-k was having eye surgery to fix chronic dry-eye when doctors found the real problem. it was her contacts. the 67-year-old woman had 27 contact lenses stuck in her right eye. yes - 27!

sometimes she had been wearing monthly contacts, and sometimes whe went to change them and couldn't find it. so-- she assumed they fell out and put in more. the case was published in the british medical journal. even if you have monthly contacts, doctors dot advise you to take them out daily to clean them. right now - we continue our countdown to the total solar eclipse.. and a few electrical engineering students at virginia tech are more than ready - calling it a once in a lifetime opportunity. instead of taking summer vacation..they've decided to stay in school and team up with nasa and the national science foundation..going to different places in the country to study the eclipse. solar eclipses happen about twice

time a full solar eclipse was visible from the continental u-s was in 1979... and the last time it went coast to coast- 1918! it's 5: and time for a check on weather. a check on weather. - repeat of yesterday (pop up afternoon storms) - 6 days of oppressive heat & humidity (95+; feels 100+)

heat & humidity (95+; feels 100+) - a break comes next week today: partly sunny. hot and humid. afternoon thunderstorm possible. highs: 89-94 winds: se 5-10 mph tonight: partly to mostly cloudy. warm and very muggy. patchy fog. lows: 69-75 winds: s 5 mph wednesday: hot and humid. stray pm t-storm. highs: 91-94 winds: ssw 5 mph

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jay-z new album 4-44 is number one on the billboard 200 album chart, his 14th number one. that extends his record of being the solo artist with the most chart topping albums. but just like every other artist in the business, sales are down significantly, or people would rather stream than buy. jay-z's last album, magna carta holy grail, sold over 500-thousand copies week one in 2013. 4-44 sold 174-thousand copies.

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[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] autria: breaking overnight, flames shooting from a rowhouse. firefighters rushed to the hospital. the investigation and road closures you need to know about. larry: the republican health bill collapsing. the fallback option now that replacing obamacare is off the table. autria: today's forecast looking like a carbon copy of yesterday's. yes, that means more storms on the way. good tuesday morning. 6:00. i'm autria godfrey. larry: i'm larry smith. we were talking coming yesterday i took my nap, i woke up, there were the storms that you were talking about. veronica: they fired up so quickly it was amazing.