breaking news is coming out of iraq where the u.s. military has carried out an air strike. let's begin our coverage at the live desk with richard jordan. >> barbara, two navy fighter jets dropped bombs on an islamic terrorist group in iraq there. this happened near erbil, where the isis militants are moving artillery. they were getting close to where u.s. personnel is positioned there, in range of that artillery. we know that iraqi civilians and americans are stationed there. those fighter jets took off from an aircraft carer in the persian gulf early are this morning. the pentagon says this was a specific target. they dropped those bomb, each weighing 500 pounds. hit that artillery and the truck that was towing it.

over out west of that location that's where the u.s. has a humanitarian campaign. they have delivered at this point about 8,000 meals and 5,000 gallons of water. that is to the iraqi refugees, mostly christians that are on top of a mountain. they are surrounded by these isis militants. this extreme islamic group. it's not clear when these refugees would be able to come down from the mountain or what is going to happen from here but we do know that fighter jets are escorting those aircraft making the drops out to that mountain region. we'll be watching this all from the live desk. back to you. >> those bombs fell less than 12 hours after the president warned the u.s. would not hesitate to bomb iraq. >> when the lives of american citizens are at risk, we will take action. that's my responsibility as commander in chief. and when many thousands of innocent civilians are faced with the danger of being wiped out, and we have the capacity to

do something about it, we will take action. >> the president was clear to say this attack will not involve u.s. ground troops and will not lead to another war in iraq. in just the last half hour, speaker of the house john boehner responded to the strikes. he supported the president's decision, but said, quote, the president needs a long-term strategy, one that defines success as completing our mission. and then if the president is willing to put forward such a strategy, i am ready to listen and work with him. we are staying up to the minute and on every angle of this developing story. in just a few minutes we'll talk about nbc's senior political editor mark murray about the pressure that was on the president to order this strike. and right now tropical storm iselle is hitting hawaii. a hurricane warning is in effect for the big island and the waters surrounding it. people are being told to stay out of the water, a warning a surfer did not listen. to the big island could get 18 inches of rain today alone.

the surrounding islands under a tropical storm warning and could also see heavy rainfall. once iselle moves out, hurricane julio is right behind it, also bringing high winds and heavy rain. for more on the hurricanes and the local weekend forecast around here, we are joined now by storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. tom. >> good morning. thankfully iselle really weakened dramatically before making landfall at 2:30 a.m. in hawaii. as we look over the pacific ocean, there they are, the double trouble tropical systems. that first one, iselle, just coming ashore. now it's about 50 miles south of hilo, the big island. it produces tremendous amounts of rain and has winds of 50 miles an hour, traveling west-northwest at 13 miles an hour. it's just to the south of the big island. and the latest track continues it staying well south of the rest of the islands and heading

farther out to sea. by 2:00 a.m. saturday it will be just 35-mile-an-hour winds. 2:00 sunday it will be 25-mile-an-hour winds so it's weakening quite a bit. julio has winds of 105 but it is weakening now. it was a category 3 hurricane earlier and is now down to a 2. looks like it will be a category 1 hurricane passing to the north of the hawaiian islands during the weekend, but close enough to give them some heavy surf. right now we've got temperatures that are in the 70s. a beautiful day. 79 at reagan national. a look at our weekend and rain chances and a look into changes coming next week in a few minutes, barbara. >> thank you, tom. we're going back to richard jordan at the live desk who has some breaking traffic news for us. >> barbara, a very bad accident out in laurel. anne arundel police are investigating this. it was a two-car crash on brock ridge road near dorsey run road. crews had to shut down a stretch of that street as theyonducted their investigation. two cars involved in that crash.

we're told it's early in the investigation but we're told speed was a factor here. one person had to be sent to the hospital with serious injuries. there is a creek nearby and in that creek a third vehicle was found. not clear at this pointing if that vehicle in the creek was involved in that crash or perhaps it was there from earlier on. we're still waiting to get more on that but the investigation continues for now. that's the latest from the live desk, barbara, back over to you. right now extra police are patrolling the beltway this weekend waiting and watching for you to break the rules. news4's megan mcgrath is near the beltway and route 50 to explain this new crackdown that's under way. >> reporter: barbara, if you're out driving on the capital beltway in either maryland or virginia this weekend, make sure that you drive responsibly straight troopers from both of those jurisdictions are teaming up for a special enforcement effort that's going to be happening later on today. now take a look at the video we shot a little while ago. we caught up with a trooper who was on the beltway near route 50

keeping an eye on traffic. he didn't actually pull anybody over while we were with him, but that certainly is what's going to be happening throughout the course of the weekend. you can bet there's going to be quite a few tickets written here. they want to make sure people are obeying the traffic laws out there on the beltway in both maryland and virginia, so they're going to be out in full force starting today through sunday. here's a couple of things that they're going to be looking for. speeding, aggressive driving, distracted driving. they'll be focusing on texting and driving. also seat belt violations. so make sure that you're wearing your seat belt or else you could be pulled over either by a trooper in a cruiser or they're going to be using motorcycle troopers as well out here on the beltway. so if you are driving, keep an eye out. make sure you're obeying the laws. this is a three-day effort taking place getting under way today. back to you, barbara. >> thanks, megan. new work begins today on the

95 express lanes. for four weeks you won't be able to turn left between franconia springfield parkway and i-95. signs are going up as well. if you're wondering when you can use the lanes, vdot says they're on track to open early next year. prince george's county police are hoping someone saw a man who attacked a jogger with a stick. around 6:30 yesterday morning a woman was running and out of nowhere a man started hitting her with a stick. the woman was able to fight off her attacker and he did run away. this happened on silverado court in mitchellville. neighbors say it's a really quiet neighborhood. police say the man was dressed in all black and his pants had a white stripe on them. call police if you have any information about this. a fire destroyed their home. for the past two weeks the generosity of others has kept them off the streets, though, but come monday they expect a change for the family of seven. david culver is live in woodbridge with one

grandmother's desperate plea. hi, david. >> reporter: hi there, barbara. you can look over my shoulder and see what's left of the family home. seven family members lived inside that home. all seven right now staying in one hotel room. but even more devastating than the aftermath of those flames is the fact that with each passing day, this family is one step closer to becoming homeless. after a deaf stating fire, pictures become precious keepsakes. >> that's the little girl that saved everybody's life right there. >> reporter: and these photos just a handful of possessions that survived the flames. >> i see we have no home. we have nothing. >> reporter: for 21 years this was robin's home. three generations living under one roof. >> i thank god that we're all alive. >> reporter: her elderly brother, her daughter and son and her three grandkids. seven people called this home. but a fire sparked from an extension cord changed everything. >> i ran home real quick.

by the time i got here, it was just gone. >> reporter: for the past two weeks, they have been in a hotel. the red cross helped some, and now a local church is stepping in. but funds are quickly running out. >> as of monday, we've got to be out. >> where are you going to go? >> we have no place to go. we don't know. i'm worried to death. because i have these grandkids. i have no place to go. >> reporter: the young man patting robin's back is her grandson, caden, 11 years old, a boy scout. >> i ran inside, woke everybody up, said there's a fire, we need to get out. >> reporter: he tried to save their house too. >> i ran out here and there was a hose connected, but i touched the metal and it was hot. >> we went in there and tried to see if we could recover some clothes for the kids because they didn't even have -- they were still in their pajamas when it happened. >> reporter: seeing the pain in his grandmother's eyes, caden is now shoochoosing to keep positi

hopeful even. >>it may be a blessing in disguise. everything happens for a reason, this just might be something that's going to have something better in life. >> reporter: and robin tells me that she did not have insurance on this home. it's for that reason that some of her neighbors, her friends have put together a fund-raiser hoping to keep this family off the street. to learn more about the fund-raiser that has been set up for the family, go to nbcwashington.com and search woodbridge fire. i'm david culver, news4. >> with all that's going on with that family, it's amazing to hear from caden that he has hope. we hope that other neighbors will respond. thanks for telling us that story, david. and we are following breaking news out of iraq right now. just one day after president obama warned the u.s. would act, the u.s. military carried out air strikes on islamic militants in iraq. we'll get the latest from nbc's political team on the pressure the president felt to order the air strikes. and the white house is back to normal this morning after a

little, really little security scare. stay with us, we'll be right back.

there are weeks more to go in the corruption trial of former virginia governor bob mcdonnell. since the trial started this morning, northern virginia bureau chief julie carey tweeted maureen mcdonnell is under fire for potentially hoarding gifts. the mcdonnells are accused of accepting tens of thousands of dollars in gifts in exchange for political influence. as he entered court this morning, bob mcdonnell said he's been under attack before. >> i've been through a lot of battles in the army and in my life but with the grace of god i'll get through it. >> he also said he's ready for the weekend. julie is tweeting the latest from the trial and we can expect more from her today. to stay up to date by the minute

you can follow her on twitter @juliecareynbc. today attorney general mark herring is expecting to ask the court whether the gay marriage ban is constitutional. district and appeals courts have already ruled the ban is not legal. herring wants the high court to make a decision soon so gay couples don't have to undo marriages if this ban is upheld in virginia. justices are expected to decide whether to hear that case come september. well, the peace between israel and gaza is apparently over. israel resumed air strikes today against gaza after a 72-hour cease-fire ended. israeli military says gaza fired two rockets into the country this morning. they tell us israel has retaliated by firing rockets back at gaza. a month of fighting between the two sides has killed nearly 1900 palestinians and 67 israelis. feuding candidates in the afghan elections say they will work together to resolve the recent election dispute. the agreement comes after a

meeting with secretary of state john kerry today. both sides agreed to the terms of a vote audit. the audit was started after concerns about the legitimacy of the election results. the results of this election will ultimately determine who succeeds current president hamid karzai. back to that breaking news out of iraq now. the u.s. military conducted a targeted air strike against islamic militants in iraq. for more on the air strikes, we are joined by carrie dan from nbc's political team. good morning. >> good morning. >> and we say and can't say enough that this was not an attack against the country of iraq, this is against those militants, is that right? >> right. this is a group called isis. a group of islamic militants. they have been advancing all summer throughout the country of iraq. now, what this air strike is in response to is that these forces were pressuring kurdish military forces in northern iraq. those are -- both the kurds are a great ally of the obama administration and they are also

known as very fierce fighters, so it set off alarm bells at the pentagon when isis was able to overtake some of the kurdic military positions. >> and the president warned yesterday. why now? >> well, what happened was over the weekend and the last couple of days the isis forces, which washington thought that these kurdish forces would be able to hold back those attacks, that proved wrong. isis has been able to advance. and there are some u.s. military interests in the city of erbil, which is in that kurdish region. the pentagon got concerned if these isis forces continue rolling forward, that's what set off the alarm bells that prompted these strikes. >> the president has said he's very much against a full-scale military action in iraq. let's take a listen. >> as commander in chief i will not allow the united states to be dragged into fighting another war in iraq. >> how does the iraqi government feel about what's happened? >> well, we have heard from kurdish forces saying thank you to the united states for intervening for their support.

they have been asking for u.s. support and humanitarian aid. now, don't forget there's also a humanitarian situation going on in that region. there are ethnic and religious minorities that have been driven into the northern iraqi mountainous region by these isis forces and there's starvation. they're unable to get food. that was another part of what the president announced yesterday was humanitarian drops in that region as well. >> now, how do our european allies feel about what we've done? >> so far we've seen a lot -- at least within the united states we've seen support from across the partisan spectrum. we've seen democrats and republicans saying something needs to be done. but there is concern globally and especially among lawmakers in the united states. okay, this is what we're doing in the short term. what's the long-term strategy. obviously the iraq war had slipped in popularity. in june 71% of americans said the iraq war was not a good idea so obviously the country does not want to be drawn into a prolonged conflict. a lot of people are asking the question what comes next. how can we prevent this sliding

into a larger scale conflict. >> we'll be watching for that over the next days, i'm sure. thanks so much, carrie. for more, check out first read on nbcnews.com. a toddler managed to force the white house into a lockdown. the secret service says the toddler got away from his parents and squeezed through the fence last night. the north lawn and part of lafayette park were cleared as a precaution. the child was returned to his parents and the family was not detained or questioned. the all clear was given after just a couple of minutes. good thing the father didn't try to hop over the fence to grab his child. that could have been really -- a real situation. >> take you eye off of them for a second and they're gone. >> we know that from experience. so talk a little about what's going on in hawaii and here. >> well, as i told you earlier, it hit this morning, iselle, with very weak winds. it was only like 50-mile-an-hour winds when it hit. the main threat there is rain. and here we are talking about

high clouds coming over now with low humidity. that's a live view from the storm team 4 city camera. there's the washington monument. 79 now at reagan national with high clouds coming over. the sun is beaming through the milky sky and the dew point is very dry, down to just 52 now. humidity only 39%. a light northeasterly breeze. temperatures elsewhere are in the 70s. shenandoah valley, most of virginia, maryland and the eastern shore. beautiful day around the bay, beautiful day in the mountains as well. just some high clouds coming over. reagan national 79, low to mid-70s nearby suburbs and around the bay. just a wonderful day under way. prince george's county, montgomery, fairfax counties now mid-70s as well after we started out in the 50s this morning. there are those high clouds drifting over virginia and the district and just to our north, just a few wispy high clouds across maryland and the eastern shore. for the rest of the afternoon we'll have these clouds coming and going but not totally

blocking the sun. the sun shining through. with the low humidity we will be reaching the low to mid-80s with a very light wind. a terrific summer day, certainly for august we'll take this. another break from high heat and humidity. you're going out tonight, temperatures by 8:00 back down to around 80. by 11:00 the mid-70s and by dawn on saturday the mid-60s. by dawn you're going to notice it's a little more humid starting off tomorrow morning. then during the day on saturday, temperatures reaching the mid-80s midafternoon. about a 30% chance of an isolated thundershower on sunday afternoon mainly to our south, mainly to virginia. elsewhere dry, just partly sunny. then still rather humid on sunday. a very small chance of an isolated shower or thundershower. partly sunny during the day with highs again into the mid-80s. storm team 4 seven-day outlook into next week, monday small chance of a shower. otherwise partly cloudy, highs again mid-80s.

as we get into tuesday, we have an increased chance of a few thunderstorms around and some of those storms could produce some damaging winds. we'll keep an eye on that. could be some rain that could be quite heavy as well on tuesday. very humid. highs mid-80s. then highs again just in the 80s on wednesday and thursday. here we are in mid-august next week. no 90-degree temperatures. it's amazing. >> it is an unusual august, isn't it? we are enjoying it so much, tom. thanks a lot. we'll see you later. money-saving opportunities this weekend. we're going to tell you about the latest effort to get you back-to-school shopping early. plus hollywood stars in action in our yarea this weeken. where "house of cards" will be filming. and are you ready for a little indoor cycling? soul cycle is now here at washington, d.c. first, here's a look at what's hot on nbcwashington.com.

some exciting news for "house of cards" fans. the show is going to do some filming here in d.c. over the weekend. crews are expected to film a mock motorcade scene along the national mall today. the scene will be used sometime during the upcoming third season. the filming is expected to take place between noon and 10:00 p.m. around pennsylvania, independence and constitution avenues. no word if you'll see kevin spacey or robin wright but there will be road closures which could cause some traffic problems out there. starting this weekend, you can save this money in maryland. the state's tax holiday begins sunday and ends the following saturday. you won't have to pay any sales tax on any clothing, including items like tuxedos. you can even buy antiques tax-free, but no one item can cost more than $100.

it can cost you quite a lot of money to get your kids ready for school this year, but a new survey says it's money well spent. the national retail federation predicts parents will spend close to $75 billion this year to send their kids back to school. a lot of that money is spent on laptops and tablets for kids heading to college. 77% of students say they use their devices every day for every class. another tragic development in a deadly carjacking. another life is lost in connection to the crime that killed three children in philadelphia. plus even when you do your homework you're at risk. coming up, what you should know before renting a vacation home. and it doesn't get much better than this. go outside and feel what august feels like in washington. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is back with the changes kierein is back with the changes coming this weekend.

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i'm richard jordan at the live desk. new this morning, the mother who lost three of her children in a tragic crash in philadelphia has died. the family was selling fruit as part of the church fund-raiser when two carjacking suspects plowed into them. the children, between 7 and 15 years old, died right after that crash. their 34-year-old mother was sent to the hospital. we have learned today that she has also died. the suspected carjackers are now facing several charges, including murder. that's the latest from the live desk. barbara, back over to you. >> thank you, richard. right now, the world health organization is calling ebola an international public health emergency. the virus is out of control in west africa and officials say the extraordinary response is necessary to contain it before it spreads worldwide. here's nbc's kate snow. >> reporter: if there's an image that shows what things are like in west africa now, it's the man who collapsed on a busy street in guinea for five hours.

no one dared to help or touch him, fearful he might have ebola. >> i could give you descriptions of people dying that you could not even believe. >> reporter: on capitol hill wednesday blunt warnings from the leader of an aid organization the two american workers worked with. >> if we do not fight and contain this disease in west africa, we will fight this disease in multiple other countries around the world. the truth is, the cat is most like reout of the bag. >> reporter: the head from the centers for disease control far less dire. >> we can stop ebola. we know how to do it. it will be a long and hard fight. >> reporter: the government is trying to fast track production of the experimental medicine the two americans have had. here at cdc headquarters experts are monitoring every new case. numbers that just keep climbing. >> those lines don't look very good right now. >> indeed we're in the early phase of the response. >> reporter: at emory university hospital, dr. kent brantly and nancy writebol seem to get a little better every day.

>> they are not expected to have a quick recovery. we're talking like a long time. >> reporter: from liberia, nancy's husband, david, reflected on how hard it's been. >> you know, it's a singular experience to look upon a loved one. we were junior high sweethearts. to see her on the brink of death and knowing that there was nothing i could do to prevent that. >> the director of the centers for disease control and prevention says there's very little risk of an ebola outbreak in the u.s. dr. frieden says we have the facilities to isolate people to keep the virus from spreading here. the judge in the oscar pistorius trial says she will issue her ruling september 11th. today the defense wrapped up its closing arguments. lawyers for the olympian say he shot his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, by accident, fearing

she was an intruder. the prosecution says the blade runner shot steenkamp multiple times on purpose after a fight. south africa doesn't have a jury system, so a judge along with two advisers will decide guilt or innocence. right now tropical storm iselle is hitting hawaii with high winds and a whole lot of rain. these live pictures from honolulu where the rain is light right now. right behind iselle, hurricane julio is threatening more rain and flooding. jacob rason has more from hilo. >> reporter: a hurricane warning in effect on the big island where we are because of wind gusts expected up to 85 miles per hour. the center of the storm expected to pass soon just to the south of where we are. up to 12 inches of rain expected in some areas which could cause life-threatening flash flooding and rock and mudslides as well. there are we have reports of 18,000 people without power.

in the city of hilo because of downed power lines and transmission lines due to the storm. and ads well across this island schools, transit, courts, state offices all closed for the day. many of the schools doubling as emergency shelters and many taking advantage. more than 1200 on the big island alone said to be seeking refuge in one of those shelters. then there's also the threat of storm surge. the sea swells are crashing into the shore everywhere, including behind me. countless boats along the seashore are threatened as well as neighborhoods that dot the shoreline. in hilo, hawaii, i'm jacob rascon. back to you. we'll check in with tom kierein for the latest on the hurricane and our forecast. he's yut side on the storm team 4 weather deck. >> iselle made landfall in hawaii at 2:30 a.m. their time, 8:30 a.m. our time. it did come ashore as a tropical storm. let's take a look at what it's doing as we travel across the

pacific to those two tropical systems. iselle, a tropical storm and hurricane julio, the strongest one. iselle producing quite a bit of rain on the big island. honolulu will be missing most of the rain. right now it has 50-mile-per-hour winds, moving west-northwest at 13 miles an hour. it will continue to pull away from the island throughout the day today and weaken as it heads off to the west. julio, that's the strongest one. it has winds of 105 miles an hour. that's down from what it was this morning when it was at 120. a category 2 hurricane. diminishing to a category 1 hurricane and passing north of the islands over the weekend, which is great news. they'll have some heavy surf and maybe get some rain from it but not a lot. here we have a beautiful august summer day under way. it feels great out here on the weather deck with low humidity, temperatures in the 70s now and later today into the mid-80s and some high clouds coming an going. over the weekend a little more

humid. highs 80s on saturday and sunday, 60s in the mornings. might get an afternoon thundershower on saturday, a very small chance sunday and monday. into next week a greater chance of some storms on tuesday. getting pretty humid too. highs mid-80s. then drying out wednesday into thursday next week. that's the way it looks, barbara. >> all right, tom, thank you. well, what's going to be one of the strictest teen curfews in the country begins tonight in baltimore. children under 14 must be indoors by 9:00 p.m. 14 to 16-year-olds need to be inside by 10:00 p.m. on weeknights and 11:00 p.m. on weekends. violators will be taken to local curfew centers staffed with counselors and their parents could face fines of up to $500. a teen killed in a dirt bike crash will be remembered tonight during a vigil in the district heights area. 17 year amir brooks died in the hospital earlier this week. brooks was being pursued by prince george's county police when he crashed into a tree on alabama avenue in the district. his mother believes the crash

was caused by that chase. >> you see these kids on these bikes, back off because they're scared. they're not mature enough to understand what to do with those bikes. they are scared. i know my baby was scared and he ran. >> dirt bikes are illegal on public streets in prince george's county. police are still investigating whether the pursuit had anything to do with the crash. the vigil is tonight at 7:30 on brooks drive in district heights. 16 families are out of their homes right now after their apartment complex went up in flames. a two-alarm fire spread fast last night on belmont avenue near 14th street in northwest d.c. more than 60 people were forced out. the red cross is now helping those families find a place to stay. and just a few weeks until school opens and a lot of area schools are facing overcrowding an have outgrown their facilities. many of your kids may find their new classrooms will be a trailer. the news 4 i-team has learned area schools will deploy nearly

100 newportable classrooms later this month. 30 in the fairfax county school system. about 20 each in montgomery county and frederick county, maryland. dozens more relocated in prince george's and prince william county. schools say they have simply run out of room. >> we just can't add space fast enough to keep up with the growth, so portables are a reality. they have been around for a while. they'll probably be around for a while. >> the i-team compiled an interactive list in which local schools are getting new portable classrooms. to see if your schools are on that list go to nbcwashington.com and click on investigations. no stations are going to be closed on metro as track work resumes tonight. metro says the silver line won't run east beyond stadium armory so you'll have to use blue line instead. on the blue line trains are only running once every 24 minutes. on the red line you can have as long as a 16-minute wait.

well, you might be a little hungrier the next time you take american airlines. starting next month first class passengers on shorter flights will get just snacks instead of full meals. that means any flight lasting less than two hours and 45 minutes or shorter than that will -- or shorter than 1,000 miles actually can expect some changes. they're not going to get a full meal, just a snack. more changes on the way as american merges with u.s. air. virginia is making it easier for you to find a job of the the state launched a free app for your phone. you can narrow your search to occupation, location or a key word. and the app pulls job prospects from 16,000 sources, including the military and government jobs as well. the va works app is available through the virginia employment commission. it's the new app that gets pizza to your door after a touch on your smartphone, but the app is not getting much love from

people in d.c. the app is called push for pizza. it allows you to order with a single push button. but when people try to put in the d.c. address, if they live in d.c., they're told that d.c. is not a valid state. the app creators told d.c. residents they can put in virginia as their state and the app will work. we're told they're working on getting a fix to include the district of columbia. we'll get an update submitted to apple soon and tell you about it when we do. the redskins new coach breaking down the good and the bad in the team's first preseason game. plus, these yellow bikes are getting a lot of attention these days. they're part of a new exercise craze now making its way to d.c. coming up, why the classes are being described as both a dance party and therapy. stay with us, we'll go live with

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big this morning. a new season, a new coach, and a p preseason win something i just can't wait. preseason, full season, playoffs, super bowl. >> well, we have a long way to go before the super bowl, but we did see a lot of good things in last night's 23-6 win over the patriots. most importantly, no major injuries. the quarterbacks, defensive line and defense all looked good. after the game, head coach jay gruden talked about his first experience at fedex field. >> it was great. it was an exciting experience coming out of the tunnel, seeing the fans here. it's something i'll always remember. too bad it was a preseason game but i'm sure the first home regular season game will be a little bit more intense. >> the redskins next game is monday, august 18th, against the cleveland browns. soul cycle is a high-end spinning studio with an almost cult-like following. the indoor cycling experience

includes a candle lit studio, upper body and core movements and tons of dance music. gabby and abigail join us this morning with more on what this exercise craze is all about. welcome. >> thank you so much, good morning. >> a beautiful yellow bike. >> yes. >> gabby, you tell us that people really like this and it's not like the spinning they have known before. >> it's true. i actually hated spinning. >> so did i. >> so we have something in common. this is a full body workout on the bike. we ride to the beat of the music. we use arm weights, we do upper body movements and pushups on the bike so it's so much more than just spinning and a lower body workout. >> and what about people who haven't liked spinning because they felt like they couldn't keep up. people that have been doing it so long that you feel lioh, gosh, i couldn't do that. >> we ride in candlelight. you do the very best you can. you just compete against yourself. you raise your own bar every time you go but take it at your

own pace. >> by candle light, is that to just set a certain mood? >> the truth is it's all about setting your intention for the ride and also having -- no one is looking at you. it's really zen. it takes the elements of being at a dance party and dancing in the park and also the elements of yoga and bringing it together. >> how long have you been doing this? >> i was a rider for a year and then made the transition as an instructor. >> this is the first soul cycle here. where did it start? >> that's correct. it started in new york city. this is actually our 30th location. we're so thrilled that we opened yesterday here in d.c. >> who do you expect the studio to attract, men, women, who? >> the truth is everyone. our youngest rider is 11, our oldest rider is 78. we have men, women, children, grandparents ride with granddaughters. it's really a great mix. >> why don't you show us what a beginner would be doing. i suppose something like this?

>> yep. you can be seated in the saddle. >> abby can walk us through some of the key moves. anyone can do this. >> what's the next level up? >> reach down, add a little resistance, slide your hands out towards the end and come up out of the saddle. >> and you don't look at who's next to you and who might be going a whole lot faster than you. >> right. >> and what's the highest level? what would youe doing, pretty much the same as now? >> we're going to show a push hundred. you would drop your chest on the of the music, so it's just like that. >> it does look like fun. >> it is fun. >> and imagine doing it with a group of 50 people around you. >> and not looking at them because your in candlelight. >> correct. >> are there different level classes, though? some people coming in as beginners or enter meade yats? >> our classes are all at one level. the instructors can give you modifications based on your level. if you're a more seasoned rider,

you can do something a little more complicated but they give you levels if you're a beginner as well. >> how often do you suggest people take a class like this? >> most of our riders come between three and five times a week. to see noticeable differences in your body, we say at a minimum two times a week. >> and how expense if is it? >> classes in d.c. are $30. it's as cheap as personal training or the cost of two drinks. >> there are other plans for this area so you'll find a soul cycle near you. >> we're oning in bethesda at the end of the year and currently on m street. >> thanks for coming. i'm going to see if you can help me tighten these arms. i've been talking about that for days. >> thank you so much. our time is 11:49. coming up, what you need to know before renting a vacation house. plus storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein will be back with another chec

summer vacation season is in full swing, and for many now is the last chance to book that beach getaway. but beware, some properties posing as legitimate rentals are far from real. consumer reporter erika gonzalez tells us what you should look for. >> reporter: a family vacation. it takes planning, costs money, buthe memories can last forever. >> the perfect option for us to have a week away, have some fun, the kids enjoy the water and the beach. >> reporter: robin smith of annapolis planned to spend a few weeks vacation with her husband and kids at a virginia beach rental home. >> when we started looking, it was getting into the heightened time. there wasn't as much available. so we decided to sort of branch out a little bit to craigslist. i had used it before in the past. >> reporter: smith and her husband found several properties on craigslist and agreed on a beach house. >> pools and recreation activities for the kids. got a response back that it was

available. in the e-mail was a rental company and a phone number. >> reporter: smith said she and her husband went online to background check the company. >> the name matched up from the rental company to the contact. i searched their listings, found the exact listing. >> reporter: even the contract looked real with the rental logo at the top of the page. so the smiths mailed $2800 and the signed rental contract. >> you know, i felt we had done pretty much what we could do to sort of secure that this was legitimate. >> reporter: but three days before their vacation, the norfolk secret service called and said they were part of a rental scam. the u.s. secret service told news4 scammers are using real property addresses and posting them for rent online. secret service agents say dozens of families have fallen victim in the virginia beach, hampton rose area. some people even showed up at the property only to find another family already inside. >> it's pretty easy today for a clever criminal to go up, grab pictures from one of the websites of a house or a condo

or a resort and offer it up as if it were their own. >> reporter: howard nusbaum, president of the american resort development association. for starters he had have a real conversation either person to person or over the phone and ask for references. verify the company with the better business bureau and if the price is too good to be true, it probably is. scammers usually offer lower prices. >> if it sounds like a fair market cost, there's a reputable business should never be offended for you wanting to verify it. >> reporter: the memory of this vacation became a disappointment she never will forget. >> we're out $2800. some people may have saved a long time for this and to be out 100%, stinks. >> investigators believe there may be more victims like robin smith since vacation season is still in full swing. she and her family ended up getting away to virginia beach after all. a friend opened up her home to the smith family.

smith reached out to us and you can do the same. if you have a consumer story, do contact us. consumer watch@nbcwashington.com or you can call us at 202-885-4884. and developing right now, all eyes are on iraq. more humanitarian aid could fall there to help civilians threatened by a militant group. the u.s. dropped two 500-pound bombs just this morning. they also conducted a targeted air strike on militants. we'll keep you up to date on air and online if any military action is taken there. today through sunday maryland and virginia state troopers are cracking down on dangerous driving on the beltway. extra police will be ticketing reckls and texting drivers. and tropical storm iselle has made landfall in hawaii. a hurricane warning is in effect for the big island and the washington surrounding it. the area could get 18 inches of rain today alone. once iselle moves out, hurricane julio is right behind it, also

bringing high winds and heavy rain to the area. time for a final check on our forecast. here's tom. >> if you have outdoor weekend plans, keep in mind, might get a thundershower saturday afternoon. otherwise a gorgeous weekend coming up and a beautiful day under way on this friday. reagan national now 81 degrees. we're in the mid to upper 70s, just perfect out right now with the low humidity. high clouds drifting over and we'll have that sun through the high clouds during the afternoon with the low humidity. highs reaching mid-80s. a delightful day. highs in the 80s again on the weekend as well. saturday and sunday. both days it will be a little more humid. morning lows in the 60s. and again the possibility of an isolated thundershower on saturday afternoon. that's mainly south of washington, mainly in virginia. elsewhere just a few clouds coming and going and partly sunny on sunday and only a slight chance of an isolated storm sunday and again monday. then a greater chance of maybe some showers and storms around on tuesday. highs then into the mid-80s.

getting quite humid too. but then getting a little less humid by the end of next week as we dry out. partly cloudy wednesday, mostly sunny thursday, highs both those days mid-80s. have a great weekend. see you monday. >> you too, tom. have a good weekend. and that's news4 midday for this week. we thank you for being with us and invite you to tune in for news at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 and tonight at 11:00. we'll be back on monday morning at 11:00 a.m. for news4 midday. hope you'll plan to join us. until then have a great day, a great weekend and we'll see you on monday.

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