Good morning. There is an excessive heat watch in effect across much of the Baltimore / D.C. area with a high near 99 and heat index values as high as 109. There is a chance for thunderstorms tonight as the clouds start to roll in with a low of 76. I'm Mary Regalado and here are the top headlines from the Baltimore Sun for Monday, July 20th. The state on Sunday reported 925 newly confirmed coronavirus cases in Maryland. The majority of new cases have been found in people under 40.