Top News From WTOP - 5PM UPDATE - AUGUST 2, 2026
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Good afternoon. I'm Sarah Jacobs. The entire D.C. Metro is under a flood watch until midnight tonight. The National Weather Service says these heavy downpours could cause flash flooding in those flood-prone areas near creeks and streams, places with poor drainage. We've already seen a couple inches of rain, but what's in store for the rest of the evening? Let's check in with WTOP meteorologist Mike Stenefford. What are you seeing? Well, we have a flash flood warning down until 745 for the district in the close-in suburbs of Maryland and Virginia. Several inches of rain has fallen here. We are seeing reports of some flooded roadways, and travel will be difficult in the floodwarned area over the next several hours. And there's bans of heavy rain that go all the way down to Fredericksburg. That's got to come up, I-95, and right over the district over the next couple of hours. So the flood threat will continue. And we're seeing heavy rain across much of the region stretching all the way up into our northern suburbs north of Interstate 7. Also, very heavy thunderstorms are falling across portions of southern Maryland, including much of Charles County, portions of Calvert County, and stretching into the southern portions of Prince George's County. So we'll keep a close eye on these storms in case we get a severe thunderstorm or a flood warning. Keep in mind, a flood watch goes for the immediate metro area until midnight. And I'll be back in just a couple of minutes with your complete forecast. All right. Before you go, Mike, are you seeing with these storms, is it more rain than... Thunder than lightning? What's the bigger threat or wind? Actually, the biggest threat is the heavy rainfall. There is some gusty wind. There is some lightning with these storms. But the biggest threat is the rainfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour going right over areas that were saturated by heavy rain earlier this afternoon. All right. And I know you'll let us know if that changes. Thanks, Mike. We'll talk to you soon. We are seeing some flight interruptions because of the weather this afternoon. Reagan National has a ground delay until midnight. There are 90 flights canceled there. More than 330 delays at BW. three canceled flights, more than 100 delays. We also already have thousands of power outages in our region. In Virginia, Dominion Energy reporting 1,000 customers in the dark in Stafford County, almost 400 in Fairfax County, and more than 300 in Loudoun County. In Maryland, BGE has almost 600 customers in the dark in Anarondal County. Stay with WTOP, your weather alert station as we continue to track the bad weather and the power outages through the evening. A sharp response from President Trump this weekend after learning federal prosecutors dropped felony charges against David Hearn. The Bethesda man accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The president said Saturday he 100% disagreed with the U.S. Attorney Janine Piro's assessment that the pool's liner was damaged by a botched installation and not by vandals. One of Hearn's lawyers, Norm Eisen, joined MS now earlier today. And when he was asked about potentially suing the Trump administration, Eisen said they are considering all remedies. His personal situation that he's focused on, he's focused on what this means for our democracy, on the other innocent people who've been targeted over and over again. And it's important. of course, for him as a human being, but for the state of our country and the future of our country to look at all remedies, we will do that. Right now, we're going to concentrate on finishing the job of getting this bogus, baseless, abusive case thrown out. And his legal team said in a statement the case being dismissed does not erase the abuse of government power.
A woman is in the hospital after a shooting at an illegal car meetup in Landover early this morning. Prince George's County Police say they learned about the shooting after the woman took herself to University of Maryland Capital Region Hospital about 4 a.m. investigators say the woman was at that car meetup when she was shot. Our partners at 7 News report there have not been any arrests in that case. And now we have an update on another shooting at a separate teen car meetup. This one was in northern Virginia. Prince William County Police are looking for the person they see. shot a 16-year-old at a big car meetup just after 2 a.m. Saturday morning, leaving the 16-year-old with life-threatening injuries. WTOP's Anna Lisa Gale has the latest on that investigation. We received the call around 2 o'clock that morning. Lieutenant Jonathan Barak says a large car meetup with roughly 100 attendees in Woodbridge over the weekend ended with a 16-year-old boy suffering a gunshot wound. I guess there was some sort of altercation. There was a shooting. And then our victim was struck in the upper. body. Investigators need the public's help with finding the person who pulled the trigger. Since there was multiple people in attendance, we're sure someone has some sort of information that can help us. Car meetups are not uncommon in the DMV. Parox's advice if you do attend one. Be vigilant when you're at these things. You know, they're not, you know, they're not regulated events. We would obviously encourage folks that if they like cars, if they're into that scene, that they attend, you know, actual events that are a little bit more organized and structured. WTOP news. Money news now on WTOP. Here's John Tarrett. Boeing's financial recovery is showing signs of progress, but the cost of replacing Air Force One continues to weigh on the aerospace giant. The company reported second quarter revenue of nearly $24.6 billion, with stronger aircraft deliveries helping to generate its first positive free cash flow in several years. However, Boeing still posted a quarterly loss after taking another $280 million charge on the long-delayed Air Force One program. The project is now billions of dollars. over its original fixed price contract and remains years behind schedule with Boeing targeting delivery of the new presidential aircraft in 2008. Despite the setback, investors welcomed the company's improving commercial aircraft production, sending Boeing shares up. For WTOP news, I'm John Territ. Coming up on WTOP, some new information about where kids are getting their caffeine and how it's affecting them. Some new information about children and caffeine. There's a new report from the CDC that finds nearly two-thirds of kids between the ages of 2 and 19 have caffeine each day, not necessarily from drinks. And the data shows the amount is about 19.4 milligrams a day. That's about the same as the caffeine in two-thirds of a can of Coca-Cola. CBS News Medical correspondent and KFF Health News Editor-at-Large. Dr. Celine Gounder talked about this on CBS Morning. So things like cookies and cake were actually the number one sources. So it's the chocolate that has the caffeine. So it wasn't even caffeinated beverages like soda. It's the desserts. And what is the impact on kids' health? I mean, and how much is too much? Right. So the main thing we know is about sleep. And the best study we have of this was looking at kids 13 to 15 years old. Were they getting less than six hours of sleep or not? And those who are getting...
at the low end of caffeine, only 3% were having less than six hours of sleep. But those who are getting at the high end of caffeine, that shot up to 24% who are not getting enough sleep. And some of this also depends on timing if they're having the caffeine in the evening. So it's not just you don't want to have coffee in the evening. If you're a kid, you may not want to have that cake and cookies in the evening either. So what should parents be doing? How do they manage this? Well, the problem is we don't actually know what is a safe level of caffeine. kids. We don't know what is too much. There is the, you have the AAP American Academy of Pediatrics that says no caffeine, but that's because we don't know. There's no requirement to label everything with caffeine. And labeling would not be a ban, by the way. So one of the things parents can be asking for of the food companies is, hey, label the stuff so I know how much caffeine is in the food. asking NIH for research on this and maybe think twice about giving melatonin in the evening to your kid. Oh. Right? Like instead, maybe it's don't give them cookies in, you know, chocolate and so on in the evening. Dr. Celine Gounder is a CBS News medical correspondent, also editor at large for KFF Health News. Florida's Attorney General has launched a state-level investigation into Dr. Anthony Fauci, reviewing Anthony Fauci's pandemic era records for potential violations of state law. Florida's Attorney General, that would be James Uthmeier, is the one who's bringing forward this investigation. And he says Anthony Fauci's repeated refusal to answer questions before Congress this week prompted his office to launch this state investigation. He wants his team to look into Dr. Anthony Fauci's pandemic records, public statements, and financial interests to determine whether he misled the public or caused harm to Floridians, whether it be physically or monetarily. James Uthmeier says subpoenas could go out soon. Coming up on WTOP, the summer heat has been especially deadly in Maryland this year. We have the latest numbers. It has been a deadly hot summer in Maryland. The state could be on pace to set a record for heat-related deaths. WTOP's Dan Ronan reports 30 of the 38 heat-related deaths in Maryland so far this year, 31 of them happened just last month. July was a tough month for the heat with scorching temperatures and high humidity. The Maryland Department of Public Health told Maryland matters that with 31 deaths in July, it pushed the yearly total above the 36 that died all of last year and second only to the 46 deaths in 2012. Officials at the University of Maryland-Baltimore, Washington Medical Center say it's critical to focus on ways to prevent heat stroke well before you get outside. In addition to the deaths, this... state said there have been almost 2,900 emergency room, urgent care, or emergency medical service calls for assistance caused by heat-related cases. One doctor said older adults and children are often more susceptible to heat-related illness compared to healthy middle-aged adults. Dan Ronan, WTOP News.
After a long day, it may be tempting to sit your children in front of a TV or tablet to keep them occupied, but the Surgeon General warranted overdosing screens, especially when kids are younger, carries real cognitive and developmental risks. A new advisory stresses that excess screen use is linked to learning difficulties, developmental delays, and mental health issues. These effects can start in childhood and last into adulthood. According to the Surgeon General and other childhood health experts, children under 18 months should have no screen time. under six years old should have less than an hour every day, and six to 18-year-olds should have a max of two hours per day. To achieve these goals, parents should set clear limits with frequent check-ins. Schedule screen-free activities and no-screen meal times. Pay attention to what your kids are watching and set a good example by modeling healthy behavior with your own digital habits. With this Medical Minute, I'm Alex Stone. Sports on WTOP brought to you by Amentum. Delivering advanced solutions for space and defense. Here's Frank Hanrahan. Well, we got the MLB trade deadline tomorrow, but the nationals are already wheeling and dealing. The reports are, the Nats are sending infielder Luis Garcia Jr. to the New York Yankees in exchange for four pitching prospects. Garcia is having a heck of a season for the Nats. 26-year-old is hitting 283, 23 homers, but he's on his way to play for the Yankees now. We'll see if the Nats make any more moves. Plenty of time. The trade deadline again is tomorrow. As for on the field, Nats. They get five straight losses, lose four to two at Atlanta. So they get swept by the Braves. Nats are now three games under 500 for the first time since early May. And then answer four games back in the wildcard race. They'll stay on the road at Philadelphia tomorrow night. Orioles trailing those Phillies, eight zip, top six from Oriole Park, NWSL from a very wet outy field. But they're playing through the conditions. Still looking for our first goal of the game, zero, zero. playing this one early in the second half from Audi Field, the Spirit, and San Diego. Tennis, the continuous rain delay. This could be a long wait for some tennis to be played. They did start the women's final. Jessica Pagula winning the first set over Alexandra Iala, 6 to 4. Men's final scheduled later. If they can get it in, Taylor Fritz v. Spain's Raphael Hodar. I'm Frank Hay and Rand, W.T.O.B. Sports.