an emergency now declared in four california fires as the massive and deadly wildfires continue raging in the south. good afternoon, i'm joe krebs. >> i'm kimberly suitors in for jim handly. ferocious flames that have destroyed dozens of flames. >> now 80,000 acres have scorched across southern california. jay gray has the latest now from lake view terrace. >> reporter: the attack continues from the air and on the ground. >> it's like war zone radio and but after six days the army of firefighters working around the clock is still losing the war against mother nature. >> there's really no opportunities to go in there and draw a line to stop this fire so we're trying to contain it best we can but we're really -- this fire is burning whenever it wants to go. >> reporter: some of the most graphic evidence that the fire

is in full control is here in tujunga canyon. just yesterday w a community. >> this is usually very green and so it looks like a desert. very sad. this would happen. >> reporter: it's happening across a huge section of california right now. governor arnold schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency. >> there are fires everywhere. we have eight large fires around the state of california right now. >> reporte the biggest is the massive station fire. it scorched more than 85,000 acres and destroyed dozens of homes and businesses. with at least 12,000 homes still in jeopardy more than 2,000 firefighters are struggling to protect what they can. battling, not only the flames, but now their emotions as well. >> prayers for that family of our two brothers that we lost. >> reporter: two firefighters were killed when their vehicle roll down a mountainside in the middle of the intense flames. >> every californian is grateful

for their bravery and for their great service and of course they're my heroes. >> reporter: heroes lost in a blaze that continues to burn out of control. >> and there are concerns now the conditions here could get even worse. forecasters say the santa ana winds still to this point could begin to fan the flames as early as this evening. in los angeles, jay gray, "news4." >> and california's not alone. crews are also battling wildfires in arizona, oregon, colorado, utah, and washington state this afternoon. we are hearing for the first time a family member's call for help after he found his relatives dead inside a mobile home park in southeastern geora. officers found the bodies of seven people inside the mobile home in brunswick on saturday. two other victims were found clinging to life and one of them died yesterday. this morning, police released 911 call placed from relative guy heinz. >> how many people are there? >> there are six. my whole family's dead.

>> okay. >> it looks like they have been beaten to death. i don't know, man. >> the rest of the caller, guy heinz at the scene odrug and other charges but investigators do not believe he is the suspect in the murders. authorities say they're not sure whether the killer is still in the area and they're offering a $25,000 reward for any information. a citizenship scan may be the reason for the murder of a pizza shop owner in the district. was killed inside of his business on fourth street in northeast washington, back on august 1th. last friday police arrested a woman named shanika robinson for his murder. court documents show rana was paying robinson $500 a week to marry his pakistani brother so that the brother could become a citizen. police say rana was killed because he stopped making those payments. pat collins will have more on this coming up at "news4 at 5:00." well, it is back to the books for one of our area's

largest school system. a record 142,000 students went back to school today in montgomery county. the school system remains one of the nation's best despite recent budget cuts and it also has a growing minority population. school superintendent jerry weis says its success is based on equality. >> if you have high expectations, you actually lead for equity. i don't let race or socio-economics become an excuse. >> weis says his new aim to get every student in the county college-ready. a college graduation rate twice the national average. he says it is important to start as early as pre-k to accomplish that new goal. a man seriously burns in a morning house fire. >> and working close around the clock to fix a scheduling mix-up. four other stories making headlines in our area today. a man was seriously burned in a town house fire this

morning in frederick county. in the victoria square development off of schaefer drive. three men were renting the unit but only two were home. fire official his to medevac one the victims to johns hopkins in baltimore. the landlord says the house had two working house smoke detectors. it happened just before 7:00 a.m. on east randolph road between old columbia pike and fairland road. no students were on the bus at the time and no one was seriously injured but authorities did have to close part of randolph while they cleared the debris. it appears everything is back on track for prince george's county. regular schedules. when started last week more than 8,000 high schoolers had incorrect or partial schedules. officials say it was caused by a computer malfunction. some students in montgomery county are getting help starting off the year by going green.

providing neighboring elementary schoolers with 400 recycled backpacks. distributed here at highland elementary school. made from recycled banners making each backpack one of a kind and they're filled with reao get the year started in an eco-friendly way. resdecents in a northeast neighborhood had a really rough morning arch a water main broke sending water gushing into the street. about 12 homes in the 600 block of kennedy street northeast had to make due without water for hours after the main broke. two houj sinkholes formed in the middle of the street too, sending a stream of sand and gravel flowing down theroad. residents had to act fast to save one .neighb's car. they've not determined what caused the pipe to break. well, as all the kids left for school today it certainly felt like the beginning of the school year. a real taste of autumn out there. chuck bell has our fast forecast

now from storm center4. chuck. >> good ternoon, joe. and good afternoon, everybody. yes, indeed, a nice little early fall preview outside. first thing this morning and the clouds are sort of hanging around here the washington area. a lot more sunshine the further north and west that you go. ig doppler. not an awful lot in the way of rainfall right now at least not to west washington. a couple sprinkles in the lower eastern shore into the extreme southeasrn virginia as well. on the bigger picture you can see the stream of rain showers tracking out of southeastern virginia over the lower parts of the eastern shore of maryland. and over the dover, delaware area as well. temperatures, ah, nice and cool for the final day of august. 74 here in washington right now. that's nearly 12 degrees, cooler than average for this time of the year and the air is nice and dry as well. these are dew point temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s around town. a lot more humidity just to the south of us.

65 degrees and that's the reason if the rain showers persisting down across virginia beach, suffo suffolk. we'll be dry for this evening. couple of lonely showers in far southern maryland is about the only thing that we need worry about for rainfall around here. temperatures gradually dripping back into the mid 60s by 11:00 tonight. a nice cool evening. another chilly start for the school kids tomorrow. plenty of sunshine back into your skies for tuesday and autumn it looks like lasting much to the week. a detailed check of the forecast coming up in about ten minutes. >> thank you, chuck. the widow of late senator kennedy doesn't seem to be interested in take over for her husband even on an interim basis. deval patrick as he talked about choosing successor for candidate. no one on whether vicki kennedy will seek the seat on a more permanent basis. massachusetts lawmakers, on

whether to state change law so governor patrick can rename an interim replacement. until voters could choose someone to replace kennedy in a special election. the special election would be held on january 19th. and at "news4" at 4:00 continues a police chase and it was a 9-year-old behind the wheel. why he took his parent's car. why supposed to be a fishing expedition swordfish became a test of survival. his death was ruled a homicide. he shares his feelings. plus, how a little yoga could help improve your diet.op

well, the first space walk for the shuttle "discovery" astronauts will dock tomorrow. docked late last night. the astronauts cheered when the hatches swung open and the two crews greeted each other with hugs and handshakes. "discovery" and its crew were dropping off thousands of pounds of equipment. the crew's also dropping off astronaut nicole stott. she will remain at the space station until another shuttle comes to get her in november.

now to the health care debate, at the least five versions of health care reform are circulating on capitol hill but interestingly, none is president's bill. today, observers, including former republican senator bob dole, offered some advice. steve handelsman has more. >> reporter: president obama is still in washington. as the debate raises on. this is at the ceo headquarters at the white house today. former senate majority leader republican bob dole says barack obama's got to do more. >> he ought to pick up the mantle of leadership and go with it imean he is the president. >> reporter: in an op-ed in today's "washington post" said doll, obama ought to come without a plan now. >> many think he's trying to

duck and then if it fails he won't be held responsible because he didn't have a bill. well, that's not leadership. >> reporter: it's giving lawmakers fuel about the change would die down. >> the president's introduction of his bill, the obama bill would trump everything. >> reporter: the white house reacted to dole's criticism. >> to characterize the role that the president of playing as inaccurate would be inaccurate. >> the opponents of health care reform are united and attacking anything that moves on capitol hill. whereas the supporters, the proponent, don't have a single bill to rally around. >> reporter: a single health care reform bill that bob dole says barack obama needs to get out and get behind. doll who says he wants reform and wants the president to succeed says former senate

majority leader and top obama health advisor top daschle got in touch today to say he agrees with dole's advice. i'm steve handelsman, capitol hill. well, nuz's tom sherwood spent time at a bar and we need find out why. >> reporter: the jefferson hotel. i went to the hotel and the bar happened to be there. the jefferson hotel has been closed almost three years. they've done a multimillion dollar renovation. they've got this cool bar called the pumpkin bar. it's a big glass -- wait for halloween. it'll be packed. it's perfect color. it's going to open this evening. >> it's gorgeous. completely gorgeous. >> 99 ros. it was a boutique hotel before they started to call them boutique hotels. it's really well done. it's upper end, high-end. not a family of four or five

unless you will take over the hotel. >> now we're showing you video of lots of are hotels because is this an indicator that the hotels are doing well? we're going into this crazy busy season. >> we saw that the hotel was opening after the two-year hiatus. how is the business doing? we spoke with the hotel association and other places. there are 36,000 hotel jobs in the district of columbia alone. not not whole suburban area just the city alone and doing pretty well. some the hotels around the country are down 20% or more. in new york 30% something. >> so 26,000 open jobs. >> no, no no, 26,000 total jobs within the industry. but those hotels are in fact hiring. some people laid off that summer thinking things will get worse, things are getting better and we're going into the very busiest season for washington hotels. october is the busiest month. hotel owners are crossing their fingers and putting people in

staff saying it's going to be better and we talked to some hotel workers today and some of avll w e ha we'll he a story coming up at 5:00 and 6:00. >> we'll look for that. >> i want to find out if tom ran the nderella tre pumpkin bar. we'll find out. but to this story, walt disney's cast of caribis expanding by leaps and bounds. the walt disney company is buying marvel entertainment. it's a cash and stock deal worth some $4 billion. disney will have full ownership of some 5,000 characters including iron man, spider man, the fantastic 4 and the x-men just to name a few. analysts say the deal will help disney boost its appeal to boys and young men who, in recent years, have been flocking to theaters to see the marvel superheroes on the big city. well, coming up, as police try to figure out what caused dj am's death we're learning the details about the final hours of his life. >> and also as college students head back to class they have more to worry about than just their studies. tips on how to avoid the dreaded

freshman 15. >> a dyou know who is behind the popularity of twitter? it may not be whom you think. el

well, welcome back. twitter used to be most popular among enagers, apparently not so anymore. according to comstorcomscore. only 11% of twitter users are teenagers. and other networking site are getting older users, almost all facebook users are adults and only 14% of myspace users are under 18. youtube was popular by teens and now teenagers watch and most the most viral videos on youtube. >> of course as we older people get involved, we kill -- we kill the popularity of these things. >> when did i become older, that's what i want to know? >> well, we're not 13 anymore, tsou e.ide it. oh e>>ouide. >> oh nice outside after a lot of people complained about how warm and humid it was over the weekend, it was nice to see a little change in the weather pattern sneak on into the washington area. actually, a nice little previewe of mid to late september around here this afternoon. as you look live over downtown

washington, those fare weather cumulous degrees. a wonderful day outside. dew points, anytime that number is below 70, we're happy about it. anytime it's below 60, it feels really pleasant and now down to the lower 40s and 50s across the area. started off on at 64 degrees in morning in downtown washington. tomorrow i think that we'll hit below 60 in the morning for the first time since june the 1st. 75 here in frederick county maryland right how. 74 in baltimore. 73 degrees in annapolis. on the whole a pleasant day outside. lingering showers south of the washington area. fredericksburg into southern maryland over into the lower eastern shore, off and on spits of rain off and on throughout the day. but how cool it is much to our west. 71 in detroit. 66 degrees in chicago, illinois. there you can see most of the rain staying down to our south. that old weather front that brought the cooler, dry air into

our area, sort of hanging out there along tide water region of virginia. ripples of low pressure riding along the front bringing the unsettled water down to the coastline and a close eye out here to the tropics a long way from the united states. purpto rico for reference. a long ways away. about 500 miles east of the w windward hours. next 48 hours will take on the name tropical storm erica. we'll keep you ashetorm progresses throughout the week. the clouds out there now will be breaking up, not long after the sun goes down. a nice, clear, and cool start tomorrow morning. west of the blue ridge there, will be spots in the 40s tomorrow morning. so be ready for that. so here's your forecast then for this beautiful monday evening. turning mostly clear after the sun goes down. evening temperatures dropping to the low to mid 70s. skies going most low clear by the time you get up tomorrow morning. refreshingly cool. upper 40s and low 50s in the

western suburbs to around 60 degrees right alongside the chesapeake bay, it pay be milder than than in southern maryland. tomorrow, a lot like today, a little warmer thanks to bonus sunshine. tomorrow's temperatures, seven degrees cooler than this time of the year. joe and kimberly, back to you. >> thank you very much, chuck. in case you want to enjoy those cooler temperatures at the beach, how about voting on the best beach getawa n that's for you to decstte ctipei st competition for the golden local. ionweet ben ctit st,beodfoenwehe best food, se.r and ices ot r services. to cast your votes visit nbcwashington.com. stl to come on "news4" at 4:00, three fishermen alive after they were lost at sea for more than a week. and also police widen their investigation into the couple accused of kidnapping a girl and holding her captive f 18 years.

and joe jackson speaks about whom he believes was responsible for the death of the king of

welcome back at 4:30. i'm kimberly suitor. >> and i'm joe krebs. top stories that we're following at this hour. wildfires continue to rage in southern california. threatening tens of thousands of homes. governor arnold schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency in four counties. more than a dozen homes have already been destroyed. two l.a. county firefighters died yesterday in the middle of one of those massive blazes. >> it's back to school for 142,000 montgomery county school students. a record number of students for the county. the school system remains one of the nation's best, despite recent budget cuts. and it's an amazing story of survival. three boaters lost in the gulf of mexico for days, or so they

thought. the coast guard searches for them and then calls off the search. >> and seemingly out of thin air a coupl of guys out sport fishing spot something in the distance and prayers are answered. janet has more. >> reporter: a reunion most thought would never come to pass. >> reporter: it was supposed to be just an overnight fishing trip until tressel hawkins woke up to a nightmare. >> reporter: >> -- >> i'm running around frantically trying to get everybody up. get the water out as fast as we can and within a minute, five seconds, the boat just tumbled over. it capsized right there. >> reporter: made essentially a life-saving decision. >> two bag of chip, six pack of crackers and three gallons of water and that's what we lived on for the eight days. >> more than a week atop a capsize fishing boat they knew the coast guard was look for them because at one point they saw the helicopter.

>> that tuesday morning, we saw two of the coast guard helicopters fly ball and hey didn't see us. i have no idea how they didn't see us. >> the search extended some 86,000 square miles. the size of minnesota. after a week, the coast guard called it off. >> get to a point where a decision has to be made. agonizing choice. but we conformed the families that we're suspending the search and it's a difficult thing do but you get to a point where you have to look at all of the factors. >> reporter: but no one factored on a -- affordable pleasure which spotted the men, picked them up and then made them the most memorable measle their lives. >> i'm going to get the picture of the most hungry guys in the world. >> might not have never made it. i mean it was the right place at the right time. >> the coast guard then brought them home. how did the men survive? hawkins says it was truly on a wing and on a prayer. >> it was on a day-to-day basis

that everyone actually had their breakdown. and like i said the power of prayer had us feeling safe so far as knowing that we're going to make it out of it but didn't know how long that we were going to have to endure this. >> reporter: they were committed, he says, long enough. >> that sounds like it qualifies as a miracle. that was janet shamly reporting and the captain of the boat who spotted the men in the water who said he did not know they were reported missing. he talked about the incident this morning on the "today" show. >> actually we got close to the boat and we had coast guard online trying to talk to them see, what it was, and as we backed up to the boat, we hollered, what's their name. and gave us their name, coast guard said well they've been missing for eight days and i said, hey, we're going to come get you all. come on. and when i started motioning at we were backing up to them, man, they jumped in the water. there was no stopping them. they jumped in the water and swimming in the boat. >> i bet they were. none of the men had suffered any serious injuries despite all they had endured. amazing story.

now to another amazing story, joe. today, police in california continued searching the home of a man accused of kidnapping a little girl and hiding her i his backyard for 18 years. authorities in the san francisco area were searching for evidence to see whether phillip garrido is linked to any other crimes including murders. he's charged with keeping jaycee lee dugard, now 29 years old, as a sex slave. and fathering two children with her. garrido has pleaded not guilty to abduction, rape, and imprisonment charges. and we're learning now details about the death of a popular deejay. the man known to many as dj am was found dead in his manhattan apartment on friday. according to a report in "people" magazine, police found adam goldstein dead in his bed with a crack pipe, a bag of crack cocaine and prescription pills nearby. dj am had battled drug addiction in the past but claimed he'd been off drugs more than 11

years. people also reports that he sent two text messages around 1:00 friday morning, both were about an appearance he was supposed to make at a las vegas club on friday night. officials in libya say the lockerbie bomber's in the hospital now. bomber abdelbaset al megrahi. released him on compassionate grounds. he reportedly has term nat prostate cancer. the libertarian skaecretary of state said that hs in his final days. invited to megrahi's hospital room but said he is too stoic answer any questions. megrahi is the only person convicted in the deadly bombing of the flight pan am. plus, how a little yoga could help you improve your diet.he lllllllll)l),%

and welcome back to "news4" at 4:00. i'm meteorologist chuck bell. a touch of fog out there today. grazing southern maryland and portions of the lower eastern shore. couple of sprinkles out near ra

hobea beach and dover, delaware as well. all of that will stay away from us over the next couple hours. dry eastern in western washington. temperatures across the area are delightful out there. 70 degrees at andrews air force base. 74 in spring feel and dale city. 73 in mannassas, virginia. overnight the clouds out there are gradually work their way away from the area. clear skies will lead to a couple of scattered 40. 49 degrees in charles town, martinsburg. 52 in warrenton. near 60 and low 60s alongside the chesapeake bay and for tomorrow more sunshine than today. temperatures getting a touch warmer. 7-day forecast, oh pay no attention to that 7-day forecast. come back over to grapcs 22. that is the weekend forecast, obviously. verifi q.uitellwell ar tomorrow. ne 84 ed aneaysd84nd thursday.

next chance of etl ait le bit of a light rain comes in on friday with a 30% chance of showers. another check of the "7-day" the correct 7-day. back to you in the studio. well, i am sure your mother always told you to drink your milk but for a large number of people in this country it can be a difficult task. a new study shows the nearly % of americans have trouble digesting milk products properly. researchers have traced the ability to digest milk back to a gene mutation that developed among european's many centuries ago. allowed europeans to have an easier time to digest dairy products. that gene has not spread to many races apparently. the biggest problem with milk problems are people with roots in africa or the caribbean. yoga can help your eating

habits and your weight. a study found yoga participants were more likely to be mindful eaters, people who are aware of when they are full or hungry, and don't eat to soothe boredom or depression. the researchers questioned 300 people at a seattle fitness facility. they also found regular yoga helped people gain less weight over a ten-year period. well, feeling insecure about your job may be a stronger indicator of poor health than smoking or high blood pressure. according to a study in the journal science, social science and medicine, persistent job insecurity led to poor self-rated help and depressive symptoms. researchers looked at surveys of nearly 2,000 adults collected over a ten-year period. at any given time 18% of participants felt insecure about their jobs which experts say increases their stress level. >> have to agreeith that. >> coming up michael jackson's father speaks out for the first time since the king of pop's

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michael jackson's father, joe, is speaking out for the first time since the court ruled his death a homicide. in an exclusive interview with nbc's jeff rossum he says he believes several people were involved in michael's death and he says all of them should pay.

>> i keep thinking, i just can't believe this happened to him. >> reporter: how are you doing? >> i'm fine, you know. i'm still grieving over my son's loss. because he was the greatest all over the world. i'm proud of that. >> reporter: we when the joe jackson at the palms in las vegas on saturday with what would had been michael's 51st birthday. there was a tribute concert here celebrating michael's life. when it was over, joe and i discussed his tragic death. are you angry? >> no, i'm not angry. i'm mad. >> reporter: what you are mad about? >> i'm mad about because i didn't know all of this was going on. that's what i'm mad about. >> reporter: you didn't than michael had a problem with these medications? >> i didn't know that he was taking that type of medication. >> reporter: your son's death was ruled a homicide. what does the family want now? >> we want justice to be done and that's what's being done.

>> reporter: does that mean criminal charges? >> i don't know. >> reporter: late last week, the l.a. county coroner not only declared michael's death a homicide but ruled the cause of death was the power of anesthetic propofol with other anxiety drugs as a contributing factor. according to court papers dr. conrad murray gave propofol to help him sleep. >> did you than he needed that drug to go to sleep? >> no, i did not. no, i did not. the first time that i ever heard of the zplug police say dr. conrad murray admitted to him that he gave michael propofol the morning he died and that's now been ruled the cause of death. what does that tell you? >> it tells me there was foul play done. that's what it tells me. and more to be investigated to see what really's behind all of this stuff. not just dr. conrad murray. >> reporter: you want someone to pay? >> well, someone should pay, not

just someone, but all of them should pay that's involved. >> reporter: all the doctors? >> i didn't say doctors. everybody else that's involved. >> reporter: anybody that's involved should pay? yes, sir. >> reporter: jeff rossum, "news4." >> joe jackson certainly picking his words carefully and also commented on michael's three children, prince michael -- prince michael, rather, paris and blanket. he says he is their grandfather. michael's mother katherine was awarded custody. joe jackson does not live with them. still ahead, caught on tape. a child police police on a car chase between two counties. plus a controversy brewing behind ikea. it is a small chain but it is upse

well take a look at this. a bear on the loose scares kids in connecticut, quite a scare. as they wait for their bus first day of school. students and parents skedaddled when they saw this. students eventually did board the bus with the bear still nearby. the bear roamed from yard to o rd before wandering off int th bears. you skedaddle bear, skedaddle. >> boy i bet the kids paid

attention to school that day. let's check the weather. chuck bell joins us from outside. is it as beautiful as it looks in the screen. >> reporter: it is. kids, depending on the age i think, any bear story like that, they wouldn't be able to focus on anything the rest of the day atowi wo ikn'tul .dn woywuldn . anyway, outsidean it is a betiy da hl futouere toty.da y.couple of clouds passing on b buse he t are not rainmaking clouds. around the washington metro area, make plans to go outside stjufter sunset thisst evening. down to the leftf the moon, looking south here you will see jeruproit adun jupiter around dge g a goot picture or view of the big red spooo t tiew of the big red spot ftoheh. nbc4. nohwest wto hagerswn. 73 in daaurtinsbl fug.y b beautiful day to be on the to inside today. ghernit tonight temperatures dropping back down into the 40s

and 50s. no real rain around here. morning time upper 50 necklacee time but low 40s. and a pretty nice dry week coming up. we could use the rain still about, you know, that's all right. as long as it's not 100 degrees and raining, take that. chance of showers rolls in on friday. back into the studio. >> thanks very much, chuck. well, ikea is getting a whole bunch of backlash for customers not for the way products but way that things appear in its newest catalog. the swedish furniture chain changed the font this appears in its iconic catalog. for years the typeface was futuria and now changed to verdana. v verdana. since then exploded with angry blog posts. and a romanian man started an online petition entitled "ikea please get rid of verdana." ikea calls its catalog the world's most printed book and still the company says it never

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news on the web today. a 70-year-old man is in good spirits desspoot a rough ordeal. he spent eight days lost in the great smoky mountains national park in tennessee. today he is home safe and sound. albert briggs smiled and waved after ing airlifted to setiny yesterday. he was supposed to return from his backpackingrip on tuesday ewh hen did not, hist, family called authorities. paan rre rrs said he became disoriented by the heavy and steep terrain and he became lost but now he's found. dash cam video of a police chase in indiana on saturday night but no run of the mill pursuit. the driver is a 9-year-old boy. the chase lasted 20 minutes with the youngster even going against traffic a couple of times. it ended when he drove the car into a ditch. fortunately no one was hurt. police say the boy was angry with his parents before taking off with the family car. he was taken into custody, then

released to his parents. no word since then. more airlines are offering wi-fi service for its passengers but that does not mean that is taking off but now that they are charging, passengers are not willing to pay. besides the cost, users are reluctant to use wireless on an airplane because it wastes their batteries. airlines had hoped offering wireless service would bring in new revenue. and prefer bottle over tap water now may be the time to buy. price war is on between bottled watermakers. aquafina for under $3. that's half of the typical price. kroeger selling its store brand more cheaply $2.50 per case. water prices are dropping as demand has dried up apparently. some consumers are opting more for tap water to save money and to help the environment.

but first college is full of new experiences for students and challenges. one of the biggest challenges that actually. ptz outside of the classroom. in today's "gethyrsealtea for life" segment, how to avoid the freshman 15. >> reporter: whether it's being away from home for first time or the freedom over food choices, the first year of college can be brutal to freshman. >> they have this readily available, fast food, the all-you-can eat meal cards and also have the availability of alcohol and the late-night snacking for the all-night study sessions. >> coined the freshman 15, this label simply reflects the average number of pounds students pack on during their first year of college. before amber comeau walked into her first college class, she knew the reality of this condition. >> it's a big social issue. and with so many people saying,

gain so much weight in college. it's nerve-racking. >> reporter: determined to not do the same thing amber stayed active. even finding ways to intertwine exercising her body and mind at once. >> i will make flashcards and stuff and studying and whiling so they do two things at once. i know that pressure is common for most college students. >> reporter: say students should utilize at least one break in their day for a half hour of accident. >> you definitely want to try to get your cardio in most days of the week, at least 30 to 60 minutes of cardio. you also want to did a basic weight training routine. do each part of the body. do that maybe two, three times a week. start to tone it down and then we'll cool down. >> reporter: now that amber's a college sophomore staying fit is more than a weight goal. she says it trickles down to her performance when she hits the oks. ites mak you focus more and

overall a healthier person. >> i didn't hear any mention of cutting back on pizza and beer. >> i think that you need do that, step one. >> that's right. >> that's "news4" at 4:00. >> "news4" at 5:00 starts right now. tonight at 5:00, state of emergency, wildfire continue to race across california as local fire crews wait for the call to help. mecramd,ha c crammed, charge fo service never asked for. we're reading the rebate fine print. and birthday suit. a unique redskins star plans to celebrate. >> good afternoon. welcome to "news4" at 5:00. i'm wendy rieger. >> i'm jim han low. top story tonight, two women ran down over the weekend. one was draced 83 feet. the other 113 feet. the person behind the wheel dr aeywa leaving both victims lying in the street suffering se