 The WTOP Newsroom, furnished by Regency Furniture Shop. Regency for the best dining, living, and bedroom sets, plus brand-name mattresses. Affordable, never looked so good. Dave Daldine, WTOP Traffic. And the forecast with 7 News. First alert, meteorologist Steve Rudin. Excessive heat warning until 8 p.m. with sizzling temperatures from now until then. We also have a newly issued severe thunderstorm watch. That is until 10 o'clock this evening, although I do suspect it may come down for some of you a bit ahead of schedule.