right now, virginia's governor is touring a campground where two people were killed when a tornado hit yesterday morning. also today we're learning more with the victim and how much of a warning was given before that deadly storm hit. in just 25 hours metro's new silver line will start taking passengers. last-minute preparations are being made today at brand new stations. also getting ready, metro wo workers and commuters. when the silver line opens tomorrow, metro expects riders will have questions but they say they are ready with the answers. megan mcgrath is joining us. hey, megan. >> reporter: hey, good morning, richard. you see behind me here the station looking good. they have been real active here.

we've seen trains coming in and out doing those test runs. of course this is one of five brand new stations opening up tomorrow. so even for veteran riders, they have never set foot inside the station. they may know the system, but they don't know these new stations so there's going to be a bit of a learning curve. metro has some great information for folks on their website and, don't worry, there are also going to be people at the stations to answer your questions. at the wheelie reston east station, they're sprucing things up for tomorrow's big opening. after decades of planning, the silver line is finally opening. trains could be seen coming and going from the station this morning. no passengers on board, just more practice runs. >> so are you ready? >> reporter: many riders entering the new station will access the pedestrian bridge from the new reston station plaza. it's also a new and unfamiliar development. in fact much of it is still

under construction. so if you have a question about where to go or where to park -- >> i hope our commuters are ready, but we're here to help them. >> reporter: just look for someone in a gray "ask me" t-shirt. they're here to help. >> we know change is confusing and a bit stressful. we've got a team of reston station ambassadors wearing "ask me" questions if you've got any questions. >> i'm prepared to answer any questions they have as far as how to move around, where's the metro, where do i park. >> reporter: at the commerce metro center business park, workers are getting used to a new set of parking gates. the property abuts the new wheelie reston station so they have taken steps to make sure metro riders don't steal all their spaces. >> obviously we had fair warning that we were going to have certain tags and stickers on our cars to make sure that we would have primary access to the building. >> reporter: five new stati

opeon saturday. four of them are clustered around tyson's. the fifth is here in reston. be aware that this station is the only station with a parking garage. not a problem for ray mitchell. he works nearby and plans to leave his car at home and ride the rails to work. >> close to my house. maybe quick to get on that instead of paying for this. >> reporter: and the inaugural train is going to leave from this station saturday morning at 10:30. that's just for dignitaries and invited guests. the rest of the public can begin riding the silver line beginning at noon. reporting live in reston, megan mcgrath, news4. back to the studio. so we calculated just how much time and money a trip on the new silver line will cost you. let's say you start where megan is. it's going to take you 70 minutes on the train to get to largo town center which is the opposite end of the line. that will cost you $3.60 during

off-peak hours and $5.90 during peak travel. you can calculate your own silver line route. we've got the link at nbcwashington.com. just search silver line. right now virginia governor terry mcauliffe is taking a tour of the campground that was torn apart by a deadly tornado. the ef-1 twister moved through that area yesterday with winds topping 100 miles per hour. a couple from new jersey was killed when a tree fell on top of their tent. their 13-year-old son was in another tent and is in critical condition. 36 others were injured. more than 1300 people were at the campground when that tornado hit. the national weather service issued a tornado warning for the area at 8:20 yesterday. it was just 20 minutes later when that tornado slammed into the cherry stone campground. the campground is about 40 miles northeast of norfolk on the chesapeake bay. big changes in our weather today. bright sunshine, clear skies and really comfortable temperatures

this morning. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein joining us now with the first forecast. hey, tom. >> hey, richard. it is comfortable because the humidity just dropped dramatically overnight. and now with the bright sunshine, temperatures are rebounding. here's just past 11:00, it is 78 at reagan national. gorgeous morning. shenandoah valley in the mountains just in the low 70s there. the blue waters of the chesapeake bay reflecting that gorgeous blue sky, in the mid-70s there. mid-70s elsewhere. going to the beaches or the pools, make sure you wear the sun block. this very high july sun has our uv index in the very high range for the day today. and for training camp in richmond, well, it's going to be hot there this afternoon, but lower humidity, in the upper 80s with lots of sunshine. on saturday we might have an isolated thundershower, should be in the low 90s. on sunday scattered storms are looking more likely on sunday. love this photo.

this was posted earlier this morning. one of my twitter followers, by patricia sherwood of some wispy fog over a field in west virginia right at dawn this morning. you can connect with me on twitter, facebook and instagram and share your pics and we'll share them on tv. a look for the big changes for us on the weekend and into next week is in a few minutes. let's get over to aaron gilchrist at the live desk. >> we're just getting video in from a pretty bad accident in potomac, maryland, that happened earlier this morning. we can show you chopper 4 flying over the scene after a car slammed into what police say was a garage attached to this house. this is in the 1100 block of gai gainsboro road. we'reo the driver of that vehicle we believe was an elderly man, was taken to the hospital with pretty serious injuries. you can see some of the bricks knocked off of the edge of that house. this was a two-lane road the car came off of, came across a good stretch of grass before hitting

the house. we're waiting to hear from police exactly what may have happened to the man driving that vehicle that may have caused this accident and what condition he's in at this point this morning. that's the latest now from the live desk. take a look at this, this caused a big traffic headache. chopper hour along redland road and briardale road. several trees fell there and brought down some utility poles and power lines. redland road was closed for a while so crews could clear away that debris. the road as since reopened. a former virginia art teacher will learn how long he will spend behind bars. ralph conrad will be sentenced on 50 counts of possessing and distributing child porn. each count carries a maximum of five years in prison. he could be hit with a 250-year prison sentence. he worked for 15 years and taught at seven different schools. we learned a judge revoked a bond for a d.c. police officer accused of trying to kill his wife. prosecutors say samson lawrence

violated a court order to stay away from his wife and children. this came after a jury could not reach a unanimous verdict last night on attempted murder charges. lawrence is accused of beating his wife during an argument at their home in maryland last november. prosecutors plan to ask for a new trial. the rain has moved out and players are back on the field for the second day of redskins training camp. the team moved practice inside away from the fans yesterday, but we have a different situation now. news4's chris gordon is joining us live down in richmond. chris, set the scene for us. >> reporter: well, the sun has come out to play along with the team, and behind me you see fans lining up to get autographs as players come off the field as the morning practice ends. but take a look at this. i want to show you pictures of the crowd here today. there must be two, three or four times as many people as there were here yesterday when we had rain and thunderstorms.

and today they're getting what they came to see, how rg3 looked as he begins his third year leading this team. we spoke to some of the fans from arlington, virginia, washington, d.c., and charles county, maryland, and many families are bringing their children here today to see the team, leading me to ask how that's working out for them. is this fun or is this baby-sitting? >> it's fun! >> it's a little bit of both. give the wives a break at home and have the kids have some fun outside in the air. >> they're running great routes and the timing is right there already. even though it's just the first time training camp but the timing looks like they have been putting in time in the off-season. >> did you see that one? that was the one i was talking about. the timing was there. touchdown. game over. >> reporter: hopend enthusiasm

also always reigns supreme here at training camp. that's the latest live. chris gordon from richmond, back to you, richard. >> all right, chris. touch assignment for you today. thanks a lot. in just a few hours, president obama will meet with central american leaders to discuss the thousands of children from their countries who are crossing into the u.s. illegally. the white house is considering right now to protect the children. plus outrage is growing this morning as more information is released about an attack on a u.n. school in gaza. we're going to tell you what's happening here in washington and in egypt today to restore peace.

i'm aaron gilchrist at the live desk. we're just getting a live feed in from a news conference, the governor of virginia, terry mcauliffe, is holding in northampton county. he's just finishing talking with

the media after touring a campground where a tornado killed two people. the governor will go back and talk with more officials at the county and the cherry stone campground. let me play for you a piece of what the governor had to say a few minutes ago. >> my first responsibility is to ensure the safety of the folks of the commonwealth of virginia. for me it's never a question of if we are going to have a natural disaster, but it's a question when. obviously with extreme weather patterns we're seeing, we have had many instances where tornado warnings have come into the commonwealth of virginia. obviously, unfortunately yesterday we had a terrible incident here. >> it was an ef-1 tornado that hit the campgrounds there. two people, a couple from new jersey were killed when a tree fell onto the tent they were staying on. their son was in the tent next door. the same tree hit that tent and he is in the hospital. the governor saying the entire state of virginia ipraying for

him. they are allowing folks back onto the campground site to reclaim their property. we'll keep our eye on this situation for new developments as we go through the day. richard, back to you. there are new developments this morning on the israel-gaza conflict. israeli aircraft struck dozens of houses in the gaza strip today. the israeli military says it hit 45 sites in gaza, including what it says was a hamas military command post. since the fighting began in gaza 18 days ago, at least 817 palestinians and 35 israelis have been killed. peace negotiators say they are on the vernge of working out a truce between israel and hamas militants. while secretary of state jo kerrmes th leaders in egypt, lawmakers on capitol hill are working on a bill condemning the murder of israeli and palestinian children. people across the world are mourning the loss of those killed in yesterday's attack at a u.n. kill in gaza.

>> that's a responsible thing to kill the children, those women? what? >> witnesses say five explosions tore through the school, 16 people died, many of them children. hundreds more are hurt. palestinian officials are blaming an israeli strike. israel is suggesting that the school may have been hit by a hamas rocket. >> there is a possibility that there was a loose mortar that misshot. >> if you knew that there were women and children staying in this shelter, why not just avoid that area? >> were militants operating inside the school? >> no. we are very, very strict about the neutrality of installations. it's just civilians. >> in four days, this is the fourth attack on a u.n. school that serves as a shelter in gaza. now take a look at this, this is new video of the air algerie air crash. you can see parts of the plane scattered on the ground there.

flight 5017 disappeared less than an hour after takeoff yesterday morning. the plane crashed during a rainstorm in an unruly area of mali. the french president now says one black box was found at the site and he's sending a military unit to secure the area. all 116 people on board that plane died. most of the victims are french citizens. mourners are still reeling from last week's malaysia airline's flight 17 shootdown. two more military planes carrying victims from the crash just arrived in the netherlands. in the meantime australia's prime minister says 90 federal police officers will go to that crash site in ukraine. the group is trying to secure that site and they might be armed. pro-russian separatists still control the area. they have hampered investigators' attempts to access the site. flight 17 was shot down eight days ago. it's one of three major airline disasters in just one week. today three central american presidents are in washington to

meet with president obama. leaders from guatemala, honduras and el salvador will meet at the white house at 2:00 p.m. central american countries have blamed america for the influx of immigrants. they say america's demand for drugs is causing violence below the border and that is why thousands of fleeing. congress has one week left to deal with the issue before their five-week summer recess. for more on the white house meeting we are joined by mark murray, nbc's senior political editor. mark, good morning. thanks for being here. >> good morning, richard. >> so the president is already talking about refugee status for some of these children. what does that entail? >> one of the things that they're talking about, again this is a proposal, this isn't a for sure thing at all, is all these kids are coming across the border to actually end up having that take place in honduras first rather than in the united states when kids make this really dangerous trek across the border. the idea would be that if there is some need for refugee status because of the drug war that's playing out in honduras or some of these other countries, to get

it done before. if anyone needs to apply to be a refugee, do it in the home country. >> so how would that happen? >> i think it's a very hard thing and gets messed up in the politics because you can already see opponents saying, well, you end up having all these kids, unlimited number of people applying for refugee status. the idea would be it would be certainly less than that and who would end up qualifying. but it's one of the ideas to stop some of this going on. central american countries as you mentioned, the united states has some blame with the drug war going on, the uncertainty over is there long-term immigration reform in this country. the white house says there has been a deliberate misinformation campaign going on in these countries and elsewhere that somehow you just show up at the bordered and you're going to the a legal status and that's not correct. >> what is congress doing, they only have a week to come up with something. is there anything in the pipeline? >> there is stuff in the pipeline, approving $2 billion to $4 billion in additional aid but that doesn't seem to be

going anywhere. it's stuck in a very big partisan mess. it seems that congress is so broken on even doing the really small things. you and i mentioned before, $2 to $4 billion might sound a lot to viewers, but it's a very small drop in the overall budget when it comes to what the government spends. >> all right, mark, thanks so much. appreciate it. for more from mark and the rest of the nbc news political team, check out first read. it is up right now at nbcnews.com. always a great source to know what is going on on the hill. let's take a live look outside. we started the day with pretty pleasant conditions out there today. i think people were surprised by how cool it was. what's coming up for the weekend, tom? >> down into the 50s this morning. in july, that is a gift. we are going to continue to have temperatures hovering into the 70s to just low to mid-80s by mid-afternoon with an absolutely gorgeous day under way. there's a live view of the potomac river. 78 now at reagan national and the best number on there is that dew point. 51. look at the humidity, only 39%.

we've got a light northerly breeze continuing to bring in some drier air and the storm team 4 radar is scanning the sky. we don't have any rain anywhere in the region as things have cleared out since yesterday. and temperatures right now around the bay, beautiful morning there in the mid to upper 70s. farther west, it's in the low 70s, much of maryland and virginia and into west virginia, a delightful day there as well. bright sunshine all around the region. how does it feel? the dew point temperatures are the key. and it was around 70 on wednesday. the dew point is now in the low to mid-50s. that is very pleasant humidity. it's going to stay this way into the afternoon with the low humidity. although the temperatures will jump into the mid-80s mid-afternoon with lots of sunshine. heading to the mountains this weekend, there's a view from skyline drive. saturday could have an isolated storm in the afternoon. it will be around 80 at elevations above 2,000 feet.

on sunday likely storms around in the morning and even into the afternoon and in the mid-70s on sunday afternoon. at the atlantic beaches, the water temperatures are in the mid-70s. it's high summer at the beaches. saturday, highs reaching low 80s right at the beach so a bit of a blustery wind and then maybe an afternoon or evening storm there at the beaches as it reaches the mid-80s. inland saturday up near 90 degrees. sunday up near 90 and getting very humid and some storms likely on sunday afternoon. and some of those storms on sunday afternoon could be severe. all this area in yellow is a severe risk zone for sunday. it covers much of the mid-atlantic states. just about all of virginia, all of maryland, west virginia, all of these areas could get some damaging winds and hail on sunday afternoon. the time frame for that is generally between 3:00 and 9:00

p.m. that's sunday afternoon, so stay tuned to nbc4. we'll let you know if there's anything threatening your home. stay tuned on sunday, especially maybe a lingering shower on monday morning, perhaps an afternoon thundershower, or smaller chance as some drier air moves in. storm team 4 seven-day outlook, beautiful pattern again next week. a nice break from high heat and humidity as temperatures will only be near 80 on tuesday. highs low to mid-80s on wednesday, thursday next week. so a brief period of humidity returning over the weekend and maybe strong storms on sunday. >> all right, tom, thank you. a royal photobomb. coming up who two australian women noticed standing behind them in a selfie. plus the latest in hair loss treatment. how this helmet can help you grow new hair. first, here's a look at what's hot right now on nbcwashington.com.

the newest player in the smartphone market is on sale now. the amazon fire debuted today at at&t stores. it features a 3-d like display and also has something called firefly which lets you scan an item in front of you and learn more about it. amazon is trying to entwice people to make the switch with a complimentary year of amazon prime. the fire will cost you about $200. this morning we're getting a look at what might be one of the best photobombs of all time. check it out. it is a photobomb fit for a queen, queen elizabeth that is. she inadvertently photobombed two women australian hockey players yesterday. as you can see, the queen has a pretty good sense of humor about it. she has a big smile on her face. one man now caught in maryland. the taunting line he left for

police on facebook and how they caught him just a day later. plus how the new silver line will change bus service in parts of fairfax. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein takes a closer look at when rain and even some storms could

. i'm aaron gilchrist at the live desk where we are just learning about another child being left in a hot car and dying as a result of the conditions in that car. this happened last night in wichita, kansas. the police department there just wrapped up a news conference. let's take a listen to what their spokesperson had to say. >> during the investigation we learned that the child, a 10-month-old, had been left in the vehicle in front of the residence for approximately two to two and a half hours. >> now, police apparently took two men into custody. we've since discovered that they were the little girl's foster parents.

they were questioned. one of those men still being held by police at this point and being investigated possibly being charged with endangering a child. the investigation is still ongoing. it was about 90 degrees at the time this happened last night in wichita. there were two other children in the house too when police arrived there. they are now in the custody of child protective services. the man who's still in custody likely won't appear before a judge before monday. richard, back in to you. >> all right, aaron. now we are counting down to the opening of the silver line tomorrow from trains to buses. the new silver line could forever change how you get around. for some of you, that means a new route to work. for others, that means you'll be paying more for the same ole trip. molette green has been talking to bus riders out in herndon asking how they feel. >> reporter: riders we talked to say they know what's coming. 16 new bus routes, changes to 28 existing routes and outside routes, but not everyone is on

board. big changes to bus routes are coming, with metro's new silver line. >> starting monday, i'm going to have to take a bus from where i live to the new reston station. i have to take the train that goes through tyson's corner that takes me to east falls church and then i have to get another train to get back -- >> reporter: for a long time connector rider maureen treadway, catching the bus and train to work will be more expensive. >> currently i am paying $1.75 to take a bus to west falls church directly in front of the complex where i live. there are no transfers. it takes 20 to 25 minutes. it's going to be $43 a week, $2,000 a year. >> reporter: and she's not happy about her trip now taking longer with the route changes. >> it's going to take

approximately an hour. >> reporter: no more buses to west falls church. for treadway and many other riders, rerouted to the new wheelie-reston station. >> so the 929 will no longer pick me up at franklin farms and old dairy road so i have to take the 585 to the new station. >> reporter: more money and a longer commute too for bus rider adams amadu, but the recent texas transplant seize a silver lining in the changes. >> i don't have access to view the city like i want to on the weekends, so the silver line allows me to explore more of d.c. but at the same time i have to pay more for the service. but i think it's a win-win and both parties benefit, the city and the citizens. >> reporter: but treadway says there are far too many people who just need buses to west falls church. now, miss treadway sent her

complaint to state and local leaders and she was able to hear back from fairfax county supervisor. here's the e-mail printout responding to her complaint. the supervisor promises to evaluate the situation, consider some other transit options, even adding some new bus lines. treadway is threatening to possibly get back in her car. the complete opposite of what transit officials want folks to do. we are live at the herndon monroe park and ride, i'm molette green. back to you, richard. police are also getting ready for the silver line opening. officers are already on patrol getting to know their new beat assignments. at least two fairfax county police officers will join metro transit police at each new silver line station. they're part of a new unit called tyson's urban team. you'll see a lot of fairfax county police from here on out. >> we are going to be very visible on the platforms, riding

the trains and in and around the stations. and that is going to be a continuous presence for the tyson's urban team. this isn't something that's just for the opening. >> metro transit police says the silver line is unlike any other part of metro. coordinating security involves several different departments who all share in the responsibility. metro is hoping the new silver line makes people feel like dancing. ♪ >> yeah, bust a move. the transit agency released a preview of this ad. it will begin running tomorrow to promote the new train service. it features passengers dancing from their homes all the way to the metro stop. it was choreographed by a d.c. resident and includes 30 dancers from the capital region, along with some metro employees. news4 transportation reporter adam tuss will be there tomorrow

morning as the silver line opens. look for his live coverage at 9:00. then we'll see how the silver line handles the weekday rush monday morning beginning at 4:26. good luck, everyone. now let's check in again with tom kierein for the latest on our forecast. he's outside on the news4 weather deck. >> people are dancing and celebrating this fabulous weather too. it is just a perfect summer day. we've got a royal blue sky, deep green lawns and trees and golden sunshine coming down. just perfect with low humidity. temperatures right in the comfort zone now, mid to upper 70s most of the region. and later today it's going to be peaking in the mid-80s. over the weekend, sunday is the day when we could get some severe weather everywhere in this zone. the yellow zone on this map, there is a threat of strong storms sunday afternoon and evening, generally between 3 clonsz and 9:00 p.m. the threat damaging winds and

hail, most of virginia, all of maryland, all of west virginia, pennsylvania, but watch out for that. tomorrow should be a good day for outdoor activities, up around 90 and still not too humid. maybe an isolated thundershower late afternoon or evening, a small chance of that. the greater chance of storms around on sunday maybe earlier in the day out in the mountains, maybe late morning and around the metro area afternoon and early evening. after that, another break from the high heat and humidity as we get into next week. and that's the way it looks. >> all right, tom, thanks. a child is one of three people hurt after a firebomb blew up a home in south philadelphia. plumes of smoke and flames engulfed the house just after 6:00 this morning. a man, woman and child had to jump from a window to escape those flames. a man was seen throwing something inside a window at the home. they're now investigating that fire as a potential arson case. the family was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. they're all expected to be okay.

two women were attacked while walking in hyattsville. these are separate attacks that happened just two weeks apart. the first happened on july 10th as a woman was walking from west hyattsville on jamestown road. a stranger demanded her phone and then tried to pull her into the woods. she struggled, he got away. on wednesday a man jumped out of the woods to attack another woman walking along hamilton street. he threw her to the ground and ripped off her clothes, but the victim was able to escape. anyone with information should contact hyattsville police. one drug is taking lives across maryland as an alarming rate. it's heroin. a report from the state health department says overdose deaths in the state were up 33% in the first quarter of this year. 252 people died from overdose between january and march. 148 were heroin-related. governor martin o'malley has set a goal of reducing overdose deaths by 20% next year. he plans to crack down on

dealers and increase access to treatment. d.c.'s new marijuana law has been effect for a week and so far police have issued five citations for possessions of small amounts of pot. four of which were issued in southeast washington. the new law replaces criminal penalties for having an ounce or less of pot with a $25 fine. and this next story is one that you're not going to want to miss. a man is arrested after taunting police online. anne arundel police posted a picture on wednesday as part of the wanted wednesday campaign. shortly after the post, ireland commented on the picture saying, quote, you all will never catch me. well, after getting a few tips from others, police did in fact catch up with ireland in south baltimore yesterday. nice try, buddy. don't tell the kids, but it is time to start thinking about going back to school. coming up, a look at how you can save a little money on back-to-school shopping. plus the latest in hair loss treatment. a helmet could help you grow new hair.

virginia is offering an extra incentive to start back-to-school shopping early. a sales tax holiday. the three-day tax holiday starts next friday. there will be no sales tax on school supplies under $20 or any clothes and shoes $100 or less. you really could save big on school supplies next weekend. back-to-school shopping is a $72 billion industry. a new national retail federation survey says one in five families is planning on spending less this year. that's why stores are rolling out even deeper discounts than usual, and it could pay off for some college students. >> target and walmart, for example, both have huge very targeted campaigns, so we're seeing fantastic deals on small appliances. things like personal blenders, pod coffee makers, things very popular with college students. >> "consumer reports" says prices on electronics were

slashed 30% to 50%, and that includes computers, tablets and cell phones. many fly with a carry-on bag and it can save you about $50 for your trip. before you buy, consumer reports has advice on what features are important. before you buy, open the handle all the way and give it a shake. it should be firmly attached with no wiggling or rattling as you pull it along. consumer reporter erika gonzalez will have five more features to look for when it comes to buying a carry-on. that is coming up on news4 at 4:00. around 1.5 billion people across the globe are bald or have some form of hair loss. now a company in california has come up with what could be the solution. a helmet with lasers to stimulate hair growth. dr. steven hopping is joining us to talk about that. good morning, doctor. >> good morning, richard. >> i don't think there's a man alive who hasn't looked closely in the mirror to see what's

going on up there. >> 60% of men at some point in their life have problem with hair loss, 40% of women so it is a big women. we have always known low level lasers are helpful for hair growth. this company has taken it to a new level. they have created this device. it looks like a bicycle helmet. has 80 die owed lasers. and it çinfuses laser energy io the scalp. what is that supposed to do? it's supposed to increase the microcirculation of the hair follicles and make the hair look healthier and to reduce hair loss. >> is this something you would do at your home? >> yeah. we actually have these in our offices but this is something people can buy. they can use at their home. it's 20 minutes twice a week. you can use it in the comfort of your home. it's well priced. it's under $1,000, which is also pretty revolutionary in terms of the pricing of a laser type of technology. it's fda -- it's not fda

approved, it's fda -- >> pending approval? >> the fda says it's a safe device. they can't prove that it's growing hair so more studies are needed. there are other devices that have had a really positive on hair so it's really exciting. now, it's not a hair transplant. if you've lost your hair, you still have to go with traditional things, but there are other things we can do before we lose our hair. things like some medications that help stop hair loss in 90% of men, pretty remarkable. there are some side effects. rogaine, which is for women and men. 50% response rate. so there are a lot of things we can do before we have to think about hair transplants. >> when talking about hair transplant, a lot of people are concerned is it going to look natural. is there one method that has better results? >> well, you know, the revolution in hair transplant has been the graft. and now we do -- instead of big

plugs, which had 25 hairs and were very noticeable, we do one and two hair grafts but do thousands in a session so when it grows, it looks like natural hair. if you see someone and it looks like a hair transplant, it's a bad hair transplant. it should be natural. >> and part of it is getting onto it before you lose a lot of hair, right? >> the stealth technique. before you become too bald start putting some hair in there. now we have medical things and now we have the laser helmet that potentially can reduce baldness to begin with. >> and so the medications, which ones are best to take and which products are best to try at home on your own? >> rogaine you can buy overthe counter. there's one for women, one for men. it's a topical solution. it was a blood pressure medication they found is helpful for hair loss and it fwhorworks

about 50% of patients. propecia is specifically for men, although there are post-menopausal women who use it. 90% response rate. so very effective for stopping hair loss. >> biotin is another thing you can take, it's a vitamin. >> so plenty of options out there. all right, doctor, thanks so much. appreciate your insight. >> have a great weekend. >> you too. coming up on 11:50 now. a teenager fights to walk again after a day at the beach turns tragic. we'll have more on that. plus storm team 4

we're now approaching what's normally the hottest part of the summer, and many of you will hit the beaches with your families. so we want to introduce you to a woodbridge teen who did just that and returned home in a

wheelchair. news4's aaron gilchrist has his incredible story. >> it was really uneven so i was walking back and forth in the water, jumping over the waves. >> reporter: july 2012, parker went to ocean city with his mother and little brother. he had been playing in the water for about an hour when he dove over a wave head first. >> it was shallower than i thought it was. i hit a sandbar right away on my head and in the blink of an eye, i could not move, i couldn't feel. >> reporter: he was under water fully conscious and being tossed around by the waves on his last seconds of breath. he couldn't even feel being rescued. >> so when the lifeguards lifted my left arm and he lifted it right in front of me and i see my arm but it feels like it's over here because everything feels numb. so that was the first shocking thing. >> reporter: parker smashed two vertebrae near the top of his spine. after his first surgery, doctors gave him a 4% chance of ever having movement below his shoulders again.

>> and the first week i asked my mom when are they going to get me walking again? are we going to go home soon because i'm tired of laying in bed. >> reporter: parker's injury isn't so unique. there were 226 major ocean injuries at beaches the year he was hurt, 306 the year before and 140 the year after. most of them in those carefree days of summer. >> diving is okay as long as it's feet first. you don't have to stop it totally but do it first first. >> you have to know what you're diving into. >> reporter: parker's parents want to warn other families to be very aware of how fun can turn to tragedy. >> parker has to relearn how to write, how to eat, how to dress himself, and he's made huge strides. >> reporter: parker spent four months at a spinal injury hospital in atlanta. the second-degree black belt fought tooth and nail to make those strides. this special device helped train his legs to move again. here we are a year and a half after leaving the hospital and

parker blew my mind when he got out of his wheelchair and climbed the steps. >> now i can go upstairs to eat. we don't have to sit down here when we're having dinner and everybody sits on the couch. >> reporter: imagine being a 15-year-old boy, finally exploring independence. suddenly screws in place in your neck and just standing is a battle. >> being able to stand up straight and look someone eye to eye looks good. >> reporter: motivation in ms. cal therapy where the motivation is to do better than you did the day before. but he wants to drive and go to college on his own. parker graduates from high school next year. >> he is walking across that stage, and i hope that he's either using his crutches or he's using that cane or nothing at all. >> that was aaron gilchrist reporting. parker's still growing medical bills are in the neighborhood of half a million dollars right now. his friends and extended family have set up a fund to help cover that. if you would like to help, the

information is at nbcwashington.com. a look at developing stories that we're going to be following throughout the day. this is metro's final day to prepare for the new silver line. a grand opening ceremony is planned for tomorrow right before passengers can take the first ride on the train. news4 transportation reporter adam tuss will have live coverage tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. this afternoon president obama will sit down with three central american leaders, the presidents of guatemala, honduras and el salvador will meet at the white house. congress has one week left to deal with the issue before summer recess. reporters and fans are getting a much better look at the redskins today. it is day two of training camp. rain yesterday moved the afternoon practice inside. we'll have a full report of today's action on news4 at 5:00 and 6:00. luckily it cleared out for them today and they got to play outside. >> oh, yea players and fans are loving this weather. we've got low humidity and temperatures now as we approach the noon hour right around 80 in washington. elsewhere it's in the 70s.

absolutely gorgeous, perfect weather here for late july. there is increasing concern about severe weather on sunday in this yellow zone, a severe weather threat for sunday afternoon and evening. the right in the middle of it. threat of damaging winds and hail between 3:00 and 9:00 p.m. that's sunday afternoon and evening. stay with storm team 4 and we'll keep you posted on any severe storms going on sunday. tomorrow should be a good day for outdoor activities, up around 90. there is a small chance of an isolated storm tomorrow afternoon or evening but then the likelihood of those strong storms on sunday afternoon, might get a morning shower too. very humid on sunday with highs around 90. then on monday might have some showers in the morning, a smaller chance of an afternoon thunderstorm on monday. highs in the 80s. and lower humidity moves in, great pattern, again coming back on tuesday, wednesday and thursday. highs low to mid-80s, not very humid. morning lows in the 60s. so that's the way it looks.

stay tuned, potential severe storms on sunday. have a great weekend and we'll see you on monday morning. >> we'll have to watch out this weekend, though. that's going to do it for news4 midday. be sure to tune in at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 later today. we'll have all the day's news. we will be back monday morning at 11:00 a.m. with news4 midday and hope to see you then. until then, have a great day and enjoy the weekend.

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