breaking weather news. the first hurricane of the season. it could be a major storm by wednesday. police discover t men suffering stab wounds. one is dead. major depour. a beltway ramp is closed this morning causing headaches for more than commuters.tour. a beltway ramp is closed this morning causing headaches for more than commuters. good more than and welcome to news 4 midday. i'm joe krebs. >> i'm barbara harrison. it's monday, august 17th, 2009. we begin with breaking weather news this morning.

after a quiet summer, we have three named tropical storms this morning and the season's first hurricane. >> hurricane bill became a hurricane early this morning. it's being watched very carefully and could become a major storm by mid week. tropical depression ana is also being watched this morning, but isn't expected to cause any major problems. claudette made landfall this morning and is now a tropical depression.first named storm to make landfall this year has weakened. tropical storm claudette is a tropical depression now. it 230r78ed quickly over the week end and served as a reminder that we're about to enter the peak oig ique of the e season. clrt claudette came ashore with lashing winds. >> we had 55, 60, even 65-mile-an-hour gusts. >> reporter: and pounding surf. while to the south, near ft. myers, a tornado spawned by the system ripped into more than 20

homes. all hallmarks of a tropical system, but for many, a bit of a surprise. claudette seemed to come out of nowhere, growing clickly to a tropical storm on the same weekend the season's first two storms, ana and bill, also formed. >> why has it been such a slow start in high pressure over the gulf of mexico, nothing has formed there, and then very few storms coming off the coast of africa. >> reporter: as well as he will neen yoe. but that comes with a warning. 1992's hurricanendreformed during an el nino year and was the first named storm of that season on august 17th. >> we're just now getting in to the time frame where we on average see our first storm reach hurricane intensity. >> reporter: bill is now strengthening in the atlantic and while what's left of ana struggles, the three systems that formed this weekend have

those in the strike zone starting to pay attention. relieved this is season's first land falling storm wasn't stronger. >> it passed us by. >> reporter: but well aware hurricane season still has 14 weeks to go. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, panama city, florida. for the latest on all three storm, we'll head upstairs. >> let's talk to tom. 14 more weeks of hurricane season. >> yeah, and the peak week is the second week of september, so we'll be ramping up as we get there. let's take a look at the tropics and look at all three. first of all, here is claudette just coming ashore this morning about six hours ago. here is washington, here's florida. it looks like claudette will stay to our west and pass to the west of the appalachians. here is tropical depression ana, just now to the southeast of puerto rico, which is here. and it does look like it's going to continue off to the west/northwest as a weak low pressure system over the next few days.

and perhaps bring some more rain to florida. they've needed the rain. but this is the big story now, this is hurricane bill. you you can actually see the eye of the hurricane. bill was born this morning about six hours ago. and bill will continue to track off to the west over the next day or so. it now has winds of over 90 miles an hour with gusts to over 115. it's over 2600 miles southeast of ocean city now. and by the end of the week, looks like bill may intensify, may becoming a category 3 hurricane. and here is bermuda. it may be coming very close to bermuda perhaps by saturday morning. but it could be tracking anywhere in this yellow zone. so if it's on the western side, watch out, it could be coming up our way by the weekend. a look at our local forecast, we'll take a look and the rest of the week, coming up in just a few minutes. now to a developing story. we have been following this all morning long. prince george's county police are investigating an early morning stabbing that left a person dead. this happened in a home in college park just before 4:00

a.m. police believe it started as a domestic dispute and then turned violent. two men were stabbed. the victims then drove to a 7-eleven where an ambulance was called. one victim eventually died. the other is expected to be okay. and new at midday, a prince george's county man charged with running a massive real estate damn is awaiting his fate in court. leon coleman was found guilty in june of bill thinking 11 people out of more than $1 million. megan mcgrath joins us with more on this. >> reporter: leon coleman said that he was building a brand new subdivision in the upper marlboro area called king's grant. he took lot payments, as well as other deposits from 10 different people who thought that they were buying their dream house. now, this was back this 2004 and coleman never built a single

house. the victims lost their money and in some cases had their credit ruined. coleman was convicted on all 16 counts and ler on this morning a judge will hand down his sentence. he could get 15 years per count. that's if he got the maximum, a max of 240 years behind bars for this scheme. we're expecting to hear from five or six of the victims. they're expected to tell the judge just how their lives have been changed by coleman's scheme, how they have been financially ruined. also coleman's wife is in the courtroom. so possibly we could be hearing from her, as well. she may testify on behalf ofsiog under way and we're expecting it to last about an hour and we are expecting to hear from witnesses -- or from the victims who say that their lives have been destroyed by this scheme. >> thanks very much. drive driversreet gro a tdu cuscaou sthund ebot 42 b to

route 123 is closed. the closure will be in place for the next 45 days. crews are working on hot lanes from west park drive on to the beltway. they'll also reconfigure the ramp. drivers will need to bring their patience with them as they travel through this area. >> i think ultimately it's going to be a good thing and people have to bite the bullet poo while. >> they have to do it to get done what they need to get done, so live with it. >> the left lanes of route 123 are closed in both directions near the beltway. they'll briefly reopen in november for the holiday shopping season and they'll close again in early 2010 for as long as two years. jerry edwards joins us how to let us know whether people had many problems aund the tyson's corner area this morning. >> and if we're dealing with any other problems. good morning to you. >> good morning and the good news is we didn't have that much confusion early this morning around tyson's corner. so keep our fingers crossed, we'll see how things go.

not so good in virginia. this is the 95 corridor northbound, the hov lanes will lose the left lane as you head on up toward lordton. a work zone, as well. so it doesn't matter which side of the road you're organization if you're headed north, you'll be in slow traffic. and be prepared for that. other than that we're looking pretty good afternoon town. wilson bridge not bad. 270 northbound and southbound right now between frederick and rockville moving without delay. back to you. president obama is wrapping up his family vacation, but not before saying thank to you a group of veterans. the president will address the veterans of foreign wars at their annual gathering in phoenix. mr. obama is expected to talk about his plans for iraq and afghanistan. the first family has been out west since the weekend touring the national parks. of course along the way the president has also held town hall meetings on health care reform and now it looks like a compromise could be in the

works. the white house is signaling that it may be ready to aband a controversial provision of its plan, one that's been a major sticking point for months. brooke hart has more from capitol hill. >> reporter: as he took in old faithful and the grand canyon with his family, president obama appeared newly willing to bridge the nation's divide on health care reform. could he drop the controversial government insurance option? >> that is not the essential elements. >> reporter: this was president obama saturday in colorado. >> the public option, whether we have it or we don't have it, is not the entirety of health care reform. this is just one sliver of it. >> reporter: the president promoted the so-called public plan as cost competition to insurers, but it's galvanized opponents of his reform push. critics complain private insurers would go bust. >> the public plan is an uneven playing field. it will destabilize private insurance. >> reporter: leading senate

democrats say the public plan fight's already over . >> the fact of the matter is there are not the votes in the united states senate for the public option. there never have been. so to continue to chase that rabbit i think is just a waste z effort. >> reporter: kent conrad promote as member run company op system instead. would that win gop votes? >> we ought to look at it. it's a far cry from the original proposals. >> reporter: the price could be democrat's vote. john rockefeller calls the public plan a must. backers see as a long term answer for the uninsured. 8,000 people are lining up for free donated care at the los angeles forum until tomorrow. president obama wants health care agreement here by next month. today he turns his attention to the nation's veterans addressing them at a gathering in arizona. in washington, brooke hart, nbc news. the consumer owned cooperative being proposed by

senator kent conrad would sell insurance in competition with the private industry. it would have initial support from the government but would then operate under state affiliates. today a xas billionaire will be in court. r. allen stanford is accused of bill thinking investors of more than $7 billion. in february authorities arrested him. stanford is expected to make a court appearance today down in houston. more fallout in montgomery county's fruit stand flap. what county officials want state lawmakerses to step in, they're pushing for a law to allow fruit vendors to operate on state roadsides just like seafood stands. this all stems from a battle to protect a popular fruit stand in bethesda temperature about has stood on river road for ten year, but now state highway officials want it close calling a t. a traffic safety hazard. he was answering a call for

help. now the mayor of milwaukee is in the hospital. coming up, we'll tell you who attacked the man and why. plus a like and he will jackson clothing line. a look at who is profiting. and a gulf course using llamas as

police in milwaukee have arrested a man for attacking the mayor. it happened as he left the state fair. that's when he heard a woman screaming for help. barrett was hit on the head with a metal pipe as he called 911. the 20-year-old suspect ran away after the at tank, but the police arrested him a little bit later. the mayor is recovering at the hospital from head and hand injuries. michael jackson was not just an entertainer, he was a businessman, as well. and nbc has learned that in the days before his death, jackson was negotiating a big time

clothing deal with a big time designer. jeff rossen reports. >> reporter: michael jackson just weeks before his death, his bizarre behavior on full display. they were shopping in a boutique clothing store owned by a world famous fashion designer. he's the lead designer for ed hardy, clothing line warn by almost every celebrity in hollywood and michael jackson wanted in. >> he said i want to do a le and i want on the magazines. >> reporter: michael approved every design himself just before he died. >> gloves, t-shirts, jackets, umbrella. >> reporter: thob but he and his team have seen the images until now. the jackson jacket would have retailed for $250.

in death many say it could sell for double or triple that. of course a rhinestone glove are part of the collection, t-shirts, and the belt and you know michael jackson and his umbrellas. >> he was insistent that he design an umbrella l. any idea why? >> no. >> reporter: michael's sudden death didn't kill his vision. he's hoping to work with jack son's estate to release the clothing line. >> you want this to still come out. >> of course, yes. >> think it will happen? >> maybe. why not. >> reporter: he's confident it will happen and if he's right -- there is money to be made. in fact, megastars often bring in more revenue dead than alive. since he died, his estate has already earned $1 million and could double that. which is one of the reasons he's work to go make this happen. a cleting line that would keep

his friend's memory alive and profitable. >> that was jeff rossen reporting and michael jack son and he estate is already in full gear trying to make more money for the estate with lawyers heading back to court to get more merchandising deals approved. some good news this morning in california's fight against near lay dozen wildfires. firefighters are doing their best to contain 11 wildfires. crews are finally getting the upper hand on the biggest fire. it scorched 10 square miles and now 50% contained. firefighters evacuated hundreds of homes over the weekend. those people are now being allowed to return. u.s. aid has arrived in taiwan one week after the did deadliest typhoon in 50 years. the u.s. has donated $250,000

for the relief effort. the country will also send more helicopters this week to help. >> now a look at our forecast as well as an update on all the storms in the caribbean. >> a lot more activity. we had a great weekend here and we've had the humidity levels increasing a bit. moderate humidity in the air at shis hour.ew cloloudssavave hahs ssing rough. here is the live view showing some of those high clouds passing over in washington. but in most locations, there's quite a bit of sun. you can see a lot of sunshine farther to the west. virginia is in the distance and american university there in the foreground. right now on the city camera, there is capitol hill under the partly sunny skies. and as we look at radar, clouds at rote ngdu pnyci an rai all. anywhere around the region. temperature its have now warmed up into the mid-80s. more sun in the shenandoah

valley. but closer to waupg ashington, considerable cloudiness so temperature as bit cooler. and as we look at the current dew points, whenever they're around 70, that's getting quite humid and they're whoever management upper 60s to around 70 right now. the temperatures on the eastern shore with the sunshin and a few clouds in and out in the low 80s, mountains start out only near 60. now it is in the upper 70s. and there's a little weak disturbance giving us cloud cover over washington, the bay and the eastern shore. that will continue to lift off north and east. meanwhile way out in the atlantic, here's washington, here's the eastern seaboard, here's florida, what's left of tropical depression claudette moving inland. and this is tropical depression ana, it will ten to move off to the west/northwest as a recommend nant low. the big story is bill. it has already formed an eye. hurricane bill has increased in intensity and became a hurricane this morning pre-dawn and now the winds are at 92 miles an hour with gusts over 115.

but it's still way out to sea. 2600 miles southeast of ocean city. and over the next several days on a west/northwesterly track, and it appears that it will start taking a turn more toward the north. it will miss the islands passing north of puerto rico, passing north of hispaniola. and then heading toward bermuda. bermuda is right up in here, may be coming close to there by perhaps saturday. but it can track anywhere in this yellow zone. so if it takes more of the westerly track, we are to watch out for it here around the outer banks and perhaps on our eastern shore. we'll have a better view of it as we get toward the end of the week. here's tropical depression claudette came ashore ft. walton beach this morning at about 1:00. now it's inland as a remnant low and quite a bit of rain falling there. they can get up to six inches. looks like it will track way west of us here in washington over the next couple of days. we take odesiutp oside o up ueble the blue ridge mos,unin atat over 4,000 feet, the high peak,

i took it photo on saturday morning. here are views from the top of the mountain looking toward the north. there's stone any man mountain in the distance. it was a terrific day. looking east, there's old rag inmota th was saturday morning about 00. and there's the view of the shenandoah valley a little bit lower view there. great day up on the skyline drive. here's a photo of the international ac estation. a time lapse showing that streak of light as the space station passed through springfield, virginia sent in by marc brown this morng. thanks a lot. now as we take a look at what's been happening over the last 12 i wers and thunderstor showers and thunderstorms in the midwest, those may bechgin us l tomorrow a ioow wednesday. for the afternn, partly cloudy, rather humid, high low 90s and tonight low 70s. and then during the dte tomorrow, looks like h aotinga up into the low perhaps mid-90s and then very humid and maybe some passing showers and thundershowers wednesday and thursday. incread fchceanrindy ace

saturday, but lower humidity for sunday. very active weather day. >> thanks a lot. hasn't been all that active on the roadways thank goodness. here's jerry. >> yeah, we have escaped major catastrophes throughout the morning commute. as the midday continues here, we're doing pretty well over the capital beltway. moving along quite nicely as is the inner loop with the travel lanes open. elsewhere, route 50 out of the bay bridge, no hangups presently reported. wilson bridge inner loop and outer loop doing fine as is i-270. back to you. small movie wins big this weekend. coming up, we'll take a lk at what movie was the top earner at the box office. >> plus we continue to follow breaking weather news about. the first hurricane of the .ase loa ok at wh ie llbis headed. >>a> d kanoo lllow n at what is ow

science fiction wins out at the weekend box office. the new thriller district 9 dominated providing a late summer boost for hollywood. the movie about aliens being held prisoner is produced by peter jackson who directed the rd of the rings films. district 9 brought in $37 million, easily edging out second place g.i. joe by about $15 billion. if you're looking for good inexpensive fun, you may want to head out to the fair. today is kid's day, that means everyone under 12 will get in for free until 4:00 this afternoon. thousands of people have already visited the fair since it began

on friday. organizers say it's a great way for families to enjoy a day out without spending a whole lot of cash. >> we are trying to cut back and this is an opportunity to spend some some time with the family. >> we come ultimate here, spend 20 bucks the whole day, animal, rides, free crafts, all that great stuff. >> the cost of admission is $8 for adults, $3 for children. rides, games and food do cost extra. the fair ends this coming saturday. coming up in the next half hour, a look at what kind of problems tropical depression claudette caused in florida when this made land fall very early this morning. plus the latest on the case against melissa huckaby, the wok accused ofingi ap-8ear-old girl. stay with us. f

tracking the first hurricane of the season. bill was upgraded early this morning. also two other named storms being tracked. claudette has made landfall and tropical depressn ana is also d. . >> for all the hittest on the stourms, we'll turn to tom. >> good morning again. good morning. the atlantic certainly getting very active and it's turned a little more humidere this morning. after we started off rather dry, moderate humidity and temperatures now climbing in to the low 80s to mid-80s in many locations. upper 80s now in the ctral shenandoah valley. they'll easily hit the mid-90s there. these are the current dew points in the upper 60s to near 70. dew point in washington now 70. temperatures on the eastern shore now the low 80s and 70s out of the mountains. a weak upper level disturbance passing just to our east giving us these clouds around. and those will be with us over washington and points east, but elsewhere a hot of sunshine over

virginia. here's what's been happening over the last 12 hours. what's left of tropical depression ana tracking off to the west/nest and tropical depression claudette now moving up into georgia and alabama. but this is hurricane bill. bill has increased in strength, became a hurricane at 5:00 this morning. winds at 92, gusts to 115. heading up to bermuda by the end of the week. we'll see lots of sunshine today and tomorrow. hot, mid-90s, and a little cooler wednesday and thursday. remaining steamy into the weekend. yreater chance of showers friday an ow humidity and cooler on sunday. that's the way it looks right now. tropical storm claudette is the first to make landfall in the u.s. this year. that storm formed quickly, but did pack a puchblg. it dumd rn and brought some strong winds when it came on

shore to the florida panhandle. it also spawned a tornado which damaged about 20 homes. so far the conditions have helpeded slow the formation of storm, but experts say that could change quickly. >> we're just now getting in to the time frame where we on average see our first storm reach hurricane intensity. >> and claudette may be to blame for one death, as well. man man died after being pulled from the surf in panama city yesterday. claudette is now a tropical depression. and here's a look at some of the other top stories we're following at this hour. prince george's county police are investigating an early morning stabbing that left one person dead. police say what started as a domestic dispute turned violent and two people were stabbed at a home in college park. the victims then drove to a 7-eleven on rhode island avenue where an ambulance was called. one victim died at the hospital. the other is expected to be okay. a home builder is in court

learning his fate for bill thinkingbein thinking people out of $11 million. leon coleman was convicted. he told victims they were buying dream homes in a new subdivision, but five years later, all they own is parcelses of swamp land. and drivers are taking a detour on the beltway in tyson's corner this morning. that's because southbound exit 46-b closed. crews are working on hot lanes and reconfiguring the exit ramp. it will be closed at least 45 days. let's get a final check of our midway traffic right now. >> good morning. we'll head over to virginia and let you know that things are quite slow at this hour. 95 northbound, earlier we showed you the road work in the hov lanes. there's a main line headed up from wood bridge, the right lane gets tapered away. so about a mile backed up traffic give or take.

southbound 95 appears to be moving along pretty well. elsewhere, no concerns at the woodrow wilson bridge. the lanes are open there. american legion bridge is fine. and 270 doing all right. for the first time, michael vick talks about his time in prison. and an interview that aired last night on "60 minutes," the former football star admitted he derailed his own life. >> the first day i walked into prison and they slammed that door, i knew the magnitude of the decisions that i made and the poor judgment and what i allowed for happen to the animals. and it's no way of explaining the hurt and guilt that i felt and that was the reason i cried so many nights and put it all into perspective.

>> he signed with the eagles last week and he will make less than $2 million this season. before his conviction, he lad a $135 million contract. and last night's interview, he said he deserved to lose that money fo what he did. it's toim to start preparing for the fall flu season. but it's not just people being affected. an outbreak of the dog flu has caused a section of the animal shelter close. two dogs have confirmed cases while 25 others are showing symptomses. canine flu is not deadly and can't be spread for humans, but it can cause dogs to become severely ill. you can have a dog walking town the street and sniff a fire hydrant and can get the virus. >> if your pet shows signs of feeling ill, expert vista it to the vet. the search continues for the person who walked up to a crowded bus stop and opened fire. this happened on saturday.

investigators say at least one gun plan opened fire and shot accept people. but the people standing at the bus stop had just come from a go-go party a few blocks away. all of the victims are expected to recover. now to the latest on a tragic story out of california. the kidnapping and murder of 8-year-old sandra cantu. it happened last march and a sunday schoolteacher is accused of killing the girl. court officials have ordered a new hearing for that woman. george lewis has more. >> reporter:andra was last seen alive in this video shot outside her home in tracy, california on the day she went missing. describeby her family as a happy, compassionate cld, sandra became the focus of a huge search effort in her hometown. ten days later, her body was found in a pond north of town inside a black suitcase. it was that suitcase that made police suspicious of melissa

huckaby, a sunday schoolteacher and mother of a small child of her own. she was arrested after talking to a local newspaper reporter. >> i asked her whose suitcase that was and she said the day sandra went miss, someone had stolen a black suitcase on her driveway. >> reporter: she's entered a believe not guilty to the charges. prosecutors could have asked for a preliminary hearing to determine if there was sufficient evidence to put her on trial. but instead took their case to the grand jury. legal experts say there are multiple reasons for doing that. >> one, to avoid defense delays. two, to avoid pretrial publicity, and, three, to avoid anguish to the victim's family that would be cause by a public hearing. in this case, all three of those factors am apply. >> reporter: members of sandra cantu's family say they do not want people it to forget what happened to her. >> there have been permanent memorial the erected. we have a play ground, a tree planted in her memory. it's become just part of tracy's story, a sad part of trace y's

story. >> we may learn today whether that grand jury has indicted melissa huckaby for the kidnap are rain and murder of sandra cantu. charges if approach could make her eligible for the death penalty. happening today down in texas, senator bailey hutchinson kicks off her race for governor as she runs against governor rick perry. hutchinson, who assumed the u.s. supreme court's decision that legalized abortion plans to strike a more moderate tone. the 66 why would senator who will make the announcement official at her old high school, is also expected to pick up an endorsement from former top aide to george w. bush karen hughes. the primary is in marmg. record setng money is on the table. why a nationals draft still has not signed with the team and time is running out. >> pl, hot is a key word when

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let's take a look at sports. history on the golf course. tiger woods does something he has never done before. he did not close the deal for the first time in his career, tiger woods lost a major tournament when he went some to the final day as the leader. the man who beat him, a little known player in the u.s. p y.e. yang, a south korean hero. some people in his home run woke up at 4:00 in the morning to watch the file round. to seal the win for yang, he did it, the first asian player to win a major tournament. and the clock is ticking on the nationals. they have until midnight tonight to try to sign pitch willing phenom steven strawsburg. the team has reportey offered him a record contract deal, but

it may not be enough. if the two sides can not come to an agreement, the nationals would lose their rights it strawsburg and he would be re-entered in to the draft next year. stocks are moving lower this morning. >> let's check in with courtney reagan with more on that. >> good morning. stocks are lower. the dow is down about 164 points right now. the dark cloud overshadowed the markets at the end of last week is still lingering a bit today. we're getting some reports that consumer sentiment is not where we'd like it to be and that's worrying investors that americans in general aren't quite ready to open up their wallets and start spending big. and that could derail the economic recovery because consumer spending does account for about 2/3 of the gdp, it's very important. asian markets fell significantly overnight and europe also trading lower. we heard from lowe's today and their shares are under pressure.

they also made cautious comments about the state of the consumer. so, again, a little bit more cause for concern about confidence and sentiment there. the public view on president obama's plan to revive the economy may be swinging toward the negative side. a new u.s. today pollhows that 57% of americans think the government's $787 billion stimulus package has cost too much and done too little to end the recession. only 18% say it's done anything to help their personal situation. economists generally say the recession would have been worse without the stimulus, but there is still disagreement on how much it' actually helped. and ihop says the kids will eat free. the restaurant chain announces today that kids meals will be free for the next month. that's seven nights a week from 4:00 to 10:00 p.m. restaurants are having to pull out all the promotional stopses to bring in customers. the national restaurant association says, in fact, chains have posted 22 straight months of declines in traffic.

that's almost two years. got to be tough for those people that live off those tips an count if that traffic. >> wonder if there's any limit to the numb of kids you can bring with you. >> i though, right? or are l. they check i. dis? >> the people who come any hope they at least leave tips on the amount of money they get for free. >> exactly. they should. as a former server, should you tip on the whole bill. >> we've been there. i know i was. >> never did. >> lucky man. >> thanks. >> have a great day. we'll see you tomorrow. a 14-year-old from college park just wrapped up a very unique summer vacation and he walked the entire way. david ashby wanted to draw attention to the nation's $1.5 million homeless children, so he decided to walk 1100 miles from orlando to d.c. on the way, he stopped at dozens of shelters, slept on a roadside and met with hundreds of chdren, too. his journey finally came ton and

yesterday at the white house. it took him about a month and a half and he says it was all worth it. >> child can't work, they can't help themselves. most shelters, you have to have a guardian to sign you in. so they're basically thrown out and have to survive on their own. they can't do it and that's rough. so i decided to work on helping them because they can't help themselves. >> he told hoping to meet with president obama, but no word yet from the white house. our time is 11:48. 08 degrees out there. plus tom will be back with rasotherorhetec co fur forecast coming up. >> and we'reng lkioo for people who make theki day special in e early mos.hog hour if you know someoe-mail their sr e-il their story and a clear e-maicclos pupture o video p to morning personeo at nbcwasngm.ton.co ai may tell their story on the

the plus haves if plus haves for this fall. thanks for coming in. >> always a pleasure. >> fall is upon us? >> it is. the stores are being flooded with clothes. and of course i write a fashion advice column. one of the questions i get all the time is what shy be buying. how do you navigate. >> if you have any money to spend. >> there are things that you can buy, just a few key pieces that will update your existing wardrobe. >> what he the most important thing to have? >> there's a few key things. one that's coming back in a big ways ntpas. kn haowi eet tms s so tlyysa that pants are back,st' not likey' ever really left, sibudet gners rede definitely focung o aes lre dssesesesss an ir tssk w annod it's a littl moreix th tch.ey'ryi they're playing with new pant styles nepant stylesdingw id legged trouser, skinny almost legging legs, but not skin

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designs out there. michael cors has bril why not things. but don't want to go too overboard. >> let's go to the shoes. you've got to have shoes. >> youeo g totha tve adeell r. soung wi yifou can swing it,s cipe sy at work, over the knee is talhe key look. some o ltheese thise one, you can fold down the top andhi mak it a little more subtle for day, then pull it back up for night. flat would thes are good, but if you want to be comfortable. >> and the big high heel? >> a big, big high heel. red is a huge color. >> and a skinny little belt. >> definitely. >> always great to have you here. good ideas and some not too expensive. one critter who loves the vacation vioac nco'sle

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this infomercial says it's in the bag, but did z. it really do that. liz kren issue is back to find out for us. plus as kids head back to school, dr. jackie joins us with tips on how to keep your kids healthy as they head back to the classroom. that's coming up in had get healthy for life today. for these and all the day's news and your forecast, we start right here at 4:00 and 5:00. back to you. let's go tom now and get a final check of our forecast. the tropics are heating up and all eyes are on now hurricane bill. this is the one of greatest concern. hurricane bill is about 26 miles southeast of ocean city. winds of 92 with gusts of 115. and it will be out in the open waters of the atlantic, but maybe heading toward bermuda or perhaps between bermuda and the outer banks by the weekend. we'll have hot weather here today and tomorrow. highs low to mid-90s with sunshine in and out and getting quite humid wednesday and

thursday. maybe a passing shower or thundershower. highs upper 80s to near 90. could have showers and thunder friday and saturday, but turning cooler and less humid on sunday. finally this morning, they won't read greens or give you club advice, but they can sure carry a golf bag. a golf course in north carolina uses llamas as caddies. the man who owns the golf course says he's wanted to do this for 20 years and finally purchased them a couple years ago. some of the regulars were not crazy about it, you about now they say it's been a blessing. the llamas have attracted families and children to the course. they treat administer like a petting zoo than a putting green. >> don't need plan mothers anymore. that's news 4 midday. be sure to tune in at 4:00, 5:00. >> well will be back tomorrow morning with news 4 today. until then, we hope you have a wonderful day.