you will be subject to arrest. >> another night of violence rocks the streets of ferguson, missouri. officers fired tear gas at a group throwing molotov cocktails. michael brown's mother says she believes the violent protests are a distraction from the real issue, the shooting of an unarmed african-american teenager. >> we have to remain focused and strong and the violence need to stop. when justice is prevailed, then maybe they will regain their trust in the locals. but right now it's really out of

control. >> nbc's jay gray has been in ferguson since the violence started more than a week ago. he joins us now with the latest on what's happening there. jay? >> hey there. yeah, another rough night overnight here. and it seems like police are changing their strategy, their tactics almost every night. they even included the national guard now. there's just been no end to the violence here. the streets in ferguson exploded with violence again overnight. >> numerous reports of shots fired. we had two fires. one at a business. one at canfield, our officers came under heavy gunfire.

our officers confiscated two guns during a car stop near the staging area. these are not acts of protesters but acts of violent criminals. >> rocks and bottles were among several things apparently thrown at officers along the front line. 31 people were arrested in the chaos, including a group inside this pickup where police found what was a possible molotov cocktail. violence continues. despite another change, which allows for more officers on the ground and for the first time on rooftops and, despite another showdown, police are confident they can restore order in ferguso ferguson. >> if we're going to solve this, we're going to have to do it together and i'm not going to let the criminals that have come

out here from across this country to define a neighbor zblood a neighborhood that continues to be on edge. >> captain johnson even suggesting that protesters make their voices heard during the day so that those he call the criminal element here can't hide behind their message and the darkness of night. that's latest live here in ferguson. i'm jay gray. now back to you. >> thank you, jay. stay with news 4 for the continuing coverage of events in ferguson, missouri. down k download the nbc app. sad news confirmed by the vatican. several of pope francis' relatives have been killed in a car crash in his home country of argentina. his nephew, according to reports, was behind the wheel of a small car when he slammed into the back of a truck near cordova. his wife, 8-month-old and

2-year-old sons were both killed. the pope's nephew is in the hospital in an induced coma. pope francis was told about this and is, quote, deeply pained and asking for prayer. back to you. >> thank you, aaron. a damp, humid start to this day. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell joins us with his first midday forecast. good morning. >> good morning, barbara. yes, indeed. very cloudy day outside. areas of drizzle moving into northwest washington. my colleague reporting a little light drizzle 20 minutes ago. she's right, little rain out there. cloudy skies. temperatures have still managed to make their way in the mid and upper 70s. 75 in college park. 75 in gaithersburg. storm team 4 radar, areas of very light rain and drizzle drifting from east to west, coming off the bay. down across parts of southern maryland. more very light rain across parts of prince william and

faulknier county. with the addition of daytime heating we'll be ending with a better chance of showers later on today. highs today, low to mid 80s. i'll let you know how many more days you'll need that umbrella. >> thank you, chuck. one person died in a crash overnight in brandywine. cleanup blocked traffic on floral road several hours this morning. according to prince george's county police, driver of a white van lost control. ta van careened down a ditch and into a tree. the driver died. police tell us they're looking into whether speed was a factor. and, right now, you can fly on frontier airlines from dulles airport. launching to 18 destinations. comes on the heels of a major announcement from jetblue. with more on the cheapest ways you can get out of town. megan? >> well, barbara, everybody wants to save a buck when they fly. and now you have more options. the low-cost carrier frontier

flying its first flights out of dulles today. this comes as jetblue announces that they're expanding in the region. and if you act now, you could get some really cheap introductory offers. malcolm turner is a fan of low-cost carriers, flying out of dulles to jfk for $219. his thoughts on frontier airlines coming to town? >> very affordable. you can go anywhere you want to go. >> reporter: more options for the budget-conscious flyer are coming to the region. launching first three flights from dulles today, and will add another 15 flights over the next several weeks. a contest to win a free year of flights has people signing up this morning. and the airline hopes their introductory deals with fill seats. book now and one-way fares are just $39.

or how about a flight to nassau, bahamas, for $69? you need to book that one by thursday. >> commitment to making travel affordable and accessible to everybody. >> the arrival of frontier at dulles comes on the heels of jetblue's announcement of expansion in washington. they'll offer 30 nonstop flights out of reagan national. >> prices are a determining factor and we're happy here at reagan and dulles with the launch of frontier to provide those options people are looking for. >> reporter: and all of this comes in addition to low-cost carriers already in place. airlines like southwest and virgin america. travelers are hoping that the added competition in this budget-conscious category will help keep the fares low. reporting live at dulles airport, megan mcgrath, news 4. back to you. >> thank you, megan. virginia voters are at the polls for a special election. 48th district seat is up for grabs in arlington.

it was vacated by delegate robert brink when he resigned in june. polls are open right now and will close at 7:00 this evening. and right now, students are once again back in school, learning. public schools started today. it's the first school system in maryland to open the school year. dr. daniel curry previously led the school district in delaware. we have a reminder. maryland is requiring new vaccinations for students in kindergarten and those going into seventh grade. we posted that information on our website, nbcwashington.com. today, two men with the same name running for office in alaska. the confusion it's causing and why the senate race in that state is being watched nationally. plus, we're collecting school supplies today for students in need. where you can donate. stay with us.

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the battle could play out for same-sex marriage. plaintiffs in the case file aid brief with the supreme court yesterday asking that it not delay same-sex marriages in the commonwealth. some are asking for a stay of an

aappellate court ruling. they can consider hearing the case in its next term. this morning, the crowators of the hit nbc show "will & grace" donated original scripts, the series finale and other props to the museum. the first openly gay diplomat in the obama administration. no word on when these items will be displayed for you to see in person. after years of financial trouble, a merger for the corcoran museum of art. they've been allowed to merge with the gallery of art. it will no longer stand as an independent institution and it will hand over its $2 billion in

assets. a group of students and faculty fought this merger, arguing the corcoran can be saved with better leadership. social media is still buzzing over the gesture johnny manziel delivered to the redskins duringast night's game. what he says about losing his coo cool. >> we haven't lost our cool. your seven-day forecast, one 90-degree here in august. will we lose our cool and get back over 90

you can donate to our backpack for kids campaign in kingstown, virginia. erica gonzalez is live there with the leaders of one school that will benefit from your donations. good morning. >> hi, barbara. so great to see you. we are doing so wonderful today. we cannot thank our viewers enough for all of the contributions and the donations that they have made both monetarily as well as what we have been asking for, plain old, good and simple backpacks for our kids. it really is something so simple. unfortunately not a lot of our kids and families can afford to

start off on the right foot. with the credit union year after year to make sure we get the necessities, backpacks to our kids. we are here in kingstown, virginia. the simple explanation to that say few blocks away from the station. you can bring your backpacks. they do not have to be filled with anything. if you want to take the extra step and fill them with good school supplies, you can definitely do that. or if you don't have the time, you can make a monetary donation or go to our website and make a secure donation there. soph sophia, who is going to be a fifth grader this year. we've been partnering with you for years now and are happy to do so. tell me about the need for your school. >> our families really appreciate all the supplies that come so our students are ready and able to learn each year. and that makes it easier for them to focus and feel ready to

be great scholars. >> sophia, you're coming into the fifth grade. tell me about school supplies and backpacks. what do you like so much about them and why are they important to you? >> well, sometimes i don't get my backpack very early, so when i get it, i get supplies in it and like if i don't have it soon enough, then i get supplies with it and then it helps me through the school year. >> exactly. that's exactly what we want to do. we want to help you guys out and make sure our kids start off on the right foot. if you have the opportunity to come down to the kingstown, virginia, location of apple federal credit union. if not find the apple federal credit union that's closest to you and help our kids start off school on the right foot by donating backpacks. >> thank you so much. and good luck out there. right now, news 4's julie

carey is at the trial and is hi sister is on the stand right now. they are accused of trading political influence for the gifts. some of the testimony about the former first lady has been hashed. julie asked mcdonnell what hearing that is like. >> it's very difficult. no one likes to talk about their marriage in front of the entire country, but this is part of the case. >> mcdonnell himself will testify soon. we expect that will happen this week and it could even come later today. the balance of power in the senate could change, thanks to a simple name and a confusing situation. the name dan sullivan appears twice on the primary ballot in alaska today. that is dan sullivan on the left

and the on the right. the one on the left could face a tight race against current democratic senator. the primary in alaska could be important. we're joined by mike murray, senior political editor. good morning. >> good morning. >> one of the dan sullivans is running for the senate. why are we watching that race? >> that could very well end up determining who controls the united states senate in november and afterwards. it looks like dan sullivan, the one running for senate on the republican side, he is the favorite in this republican primary. most people expect him to win. he would take on incumbent democratic senator in a very close race. it's worth noting that these alaskan contests can be unpredictable. it's worth noting there's not a lot of good polls like we see in other states and in the course of these electrics, we get the results very, very late, given the time difference. this is one we'll be paying attention to in the very late hours on election night come

november. it's all looking, shaping up to be a begich versus sullivan contest. >> so, sullivan is facing two challengers. one is joe miller, tea party candidate in 2012, who ended up winning the republican primary, but ended up losing the general election to lisa murkowsky. there's another person in the race, treadwell, elected official. but all indications are that sullivan has been the establishment favorite and he has the big advantage in this contest. >> let's talk a little bit about paul ryan. he has a new book out. he said he wrote the book and feels the country is on the wrong track. any advice that he's giving fellow republicans with this book? >> probably one of the biggest advices is that the republicans shouldn't be preaching to the choir, expand their base, do better with latinos and african-americans. we've heard this kind of advice before. it's much easier said than done.

as republicans try to craft policies to be able to appeal to african-americans, latinos, people in the middle class, the republican party still has a lot of work to do. a lot of people are wondering is this book a chance for paul ryan, you know, in advance of a presidential bid? maybe. it's also worth noting, too, that house members -- he is a member of congress, not an elected statewide official. ometimes harder to make a presidential bid as a sitting house member. of course, he was mitt romney's vice presidential canned at a time in 2012. for more from mark check out first read on nbcnews.com. redskins players taking notice. members of the team paid tribute to what was taking place in ferguson, missouri, last night. and does pizza give you

pimples? we'll ask dr. cheryl burgess if it's pizza or something else causing your breakouts. first here i

chuck brown's final album, week-long tribute to the godfather of go go. you can download it on itunes.

the district will celebrate chuck brown day on friday, which would have been brown's 75th birthday. a ribbon cutting ceremony will be held for the new chuck brown memorial day park on 17th and franklin streets in northeast washington. the chuck brown band will play at the howland theater. he died two years ago. the redskins are trending nationally on twitter this morning. partially for their preseason win last night, but mostly for this. browns quarterback johnny manziel gave the middle finger to the redskins bench after an incomplete pass. of course, it was caught on camera. in fact, it was broadcast live. manziel later said it was a mistake. >> i felt like i did a good job of holding my composure of judgment and slip up. >> being young, things happen. sometimes you don't know no better. we're all here playing, competing with each other. so, hopefully, he will learn from that.

>> the redskins next preseason game is saturday against the ravens. you can watch it right here on nbc 4. take a look at this as redskins players walked out of the tunnel in last night's preseason game, several put their hands up in the air, a sign of surrender, as a tribute to michael brown, led by veteran safety brandon merriwhether, in response to report that is brown had his hands up when he was shot. just hanging on. a truck left hanging off an overpa overpass. rescuing the driver. >> when those rain clouds are cleaning up. and why do you yawn? we'll look at the science of

i'm aaron gilchrist at the live desk. several air strikes across the gaza strip in response from some rocket fire from hamas. we'll show you video we're just getting in now. smoke in the distance on the gaza strip. no word of casualties that the point from the air strikes. this, of course, comes after some eight hours before a temporary truce was set to expire there between israel and hamas. egypt had persuaded the two sides to extend the truce

yesterday so they would have more time to negotiate a longer-term cease fire. again today, the reports, confirmation from israel that air strikes have resumed after rockets were fired from gaza into israel. that is the latest from the live desk. barbara, back in to you. >> thank you, aaron. take a look at this. tractor trailer, you'll see it in a minute. there it is, dangling off an overpass in new jersey. the 18 wheeler careened off the bridge. rescue crews were able to rescue the driver from the water. there's no report on how badly the driver was injured in the crash. the cause of this crash still under investigation this morning. meteorologist chuck bell joins us now with a look at the forecast. there are rain drops out there? >> you bet there are. it's not raining that hard out there. definitely drizzle drops to be found outside the area. in addition to the drops we had about an hour ago, there were spots of blue skies i could see

out there. little bit of everything out there for you today. still a mostly cloudy day in place. live view of the washington monument. northern maryland a little bit better chance of seeing some sunshine the farther north you travel. 77 now at reagan national airport. it's a steamy day, though. temperatures in the 70s. humidity is still at 74%. and that east wind is going to do nothing to help our sunshine chances for later on today, that east wind coming off the ocean. as a result, these low marine layer clouds will be sticking with us all day long. on the whole it's clouds and drizzle drops. overall impact will be fairly low. cloudy. chance of any measurable rain only about 30% at the most. any break of sunshine at all. we'll make it up into the low to

mid 80s. the rain intensity today really not all too crazy. may need your umbrella for five to ten minutes. on the whole it won't add up to too terribly much. better chances for substantial rains farther out to the west. going out to dinner tonight, can't rule out a stray sprivengspriveng sprivengle sprinkle or shower. good weather for the baseball game. i can't rule out a little bit of wetness there as well. take a look at it on storm team 4 radar. d.c. metro area. these light rain showers now coming from east to west. they're coming off the western side of the bay. the bay is dry. the western shore communities are dry. you don't have to go too far inland. extra heating from the land gives the extra lift. that's what generates these rain showers. upper marlboro, little drizzle there. central and southern prince george's county. farther out to the west, prince county, faulkner county.

this won't add up to much. you can see how really sparse the rain chances are. better chance coming in later today with the daytime heating into the shenandoah valley and this little area of disturbed weather may be able to generate a better chance of rain for southern maryland. in and around the metro, it will be drizzle drops at the most. future weather forecast is handling it now. doesn't pick up on the drizzle all that well. you can see hit or miss shower chances through 2:00. after 3:00 or 4:00, these shower and thundershower chances in the mountains get a little more organized. as soon as they bump up, they fade way, once the sun goes down. seven-day forecast time. here you go, everybody. it's going to be a warm one. we'll keep 85. probably should lower that down to 82 or three for today. and i've had to put a little chance for rain back into tomorrow as well. not going to be an all-day rain. sort of like today. our best rainy day, best chance will be thursday. then the rain ends friday and, ah, the weekend, barbara. look at that. highs in the 70s and 80s.

>> clear skies? >> lot of -- sunday looks great. saturday looks okay. >> all right. thank you. right now, hundreds of homes are under threat of a growing wildfire in central california. just a few miles from the entrance to the yosemite national park. take a look at all that smoke out there. thousands of people have evacuated their homes. no reports of any injuries so far. don't feed the whale in hampton rhodes, virginia. someone spotted a whale in the southern branch of the elizabeth river near norfolk. some are working to find out what species it might be. scientists say the whale could be sick or disoriented. college park is doing something about the way pedestrians get around near route one. you see these orange cones out there. a fence is going up in the same place to try to keep people cutting across busy route one where there isn't a crosswalk near the university of maryland

campus. speed limit on the road has also been dropped and new pedestrian signals have been installed. three people have died, trying to cross route one in college park this year alone. a traffic alert begins soon on two major roads in the district, 16th street bridge over military road is about 60 years old now. take a look. got lots of cracks in it. ddot will replace parts of it this fall. crews will work in stages so you don't have to change your route. police in hyattsville is looking for an elderly man who has demeadementia. he was last seen near bellcrest road along the kaiser building. mr. harkinson was wearing a light tan shirt, blue jeans and brown sandals. if you have any information about him, please call police.

google could be making some changes that will benefit children. plus, when do you find time to exercise? we'll explain why the answer may depend on whether you went to

new study shows your level of education aesffects the way u exercise. if you have a college degree, you're more likely to be active

on weekends. however, if you didn't finish high school, you're more likely to be active during the week. the study did not say one group was healthier than the other, however. soon, there could be kid-friendly services for google products like g-mail and youtube. "the wall street journal" reports your kids would be able to set up their own accounts and you would be able to control what data google collects from your kids. the major concern with the plans is how the company can comply with different laws that actually protect children's data online. we are collecting backpacks for kids as part of our school supply drive going on right now. you can drop off your donations at the apple federal credit union in kingstown, virginia. we'll check back in with reporter erica gonzalez, who has been live there all morning long. erica, are you getting many backpacks out there? >> reporter: yes, barbara. rain or shine, we promised we would be here. we have done good on our

promise. we have a truckload of backpacks and school supplies already. we have done so well today. and that isecause of our viewers. we cannot thank you enough for coming out to help our students start off on the right foot. this is a campaign that's very near and dear to our hearts. we do this every year. we want to make sure that kids get the simple things. backpacks filled with school supplies, to make sure that they start the year on the right foot. we're in kingstown, virginia, as barbara just mentioned, at the apple federal credit union. we've had people come by all morning long. you can find a location that is closest to you and make dropoffs there as well or make a monetary contribution. go to our website, nbcwashington.com. but there really is a great need in our community. take a listen. >> we don't want to start the school year with 50,000 students who might not have the basic school supplies to get started in school. think about that. 50,000 kids in fairfax public schools on free and reduced priced meals.

that's more than the district has students, i believe. if we can get these kids into school with the necessary school supplies, they're going to feel better and they're going to do better in school. >> and we have been so impressed with our kids. the children that live around this community have come with their parents and have brought the backpacks in themselves and told us the importance of generosity, that the little things really do make a big difference. again, we're still grateful to you and all of your contributions. again, if you would like to make a monetary contribution, you can do so in a secure way by going to our website, nbcwashington.com. looking for the backpack for kids go at the top of that home page. we'll see you later on today on news 4 at 5:00. we'll show you some of our youngest donors. we'll see you then, barbara. back to you. >> thank you so much, erica. stress can cause health problems. but can it make your face break out? we'll sit down with dr. cheryl burgess to dispel some of the

most common acne myths. plus, why do you yawn? it may have nothing to do with being sleepy. we have the latest in yawn science.

parents, listen up. britta is recalling children's water bottles because kids could get cut by those bottles. they've received reports of kids cracking or breaking into piece with his sharp points.

the recalled bottle features dora the explorer, hello kitty, spongebob and teenage mutant ninja turtles. 38,000 are under recall right now. if you have one of those, contact britta for a full refund. orange swrjuice is using it juice with consumers. sales fell to the low eest on record. less people are choosing oj. higher prices have discouraged consumers. florida's orange growers are likely to produce their smallest crop in 50 years this year. you yawn more during the summer. have you noticed that? that's just one finding in a new report by "the wall street journal." it examined all of the latest yawn studies. another interesting fact, almost every animal with a backbone yawns. even birds yawn. many scientists also believe yawning helps to keep your brain the an ideal temperature.oy. number three.

you should not wear sunscreen when you have acne. >> you know me and sunscreen. >> i know the answer to that one. >> that is not true. there are different formulations of sunscreen. gels will be more light based than the heavy creams. if you're dry on your body and oily on your face use an spf of at least 30 cream on your body and the more light or gel formulations that come in sport or liquids that you spray on. don't spray it on your face. spray it in your hand, rub it together and apply it. it will be a very light film but everyone needs sunscreen, including patients who suffer from acne. >> sun screens formulated just for your face? >> there are some that are for like sports because you're sweating a lot. when you sweat and it drips in your eyes, it can sting. >> number four, it would affect teenagers but also adults. acne is caused by stress. you notice the picture behind you. you said we have sn schein and

clouds. >> looks awfully dark and stormy behind us. not a whole lot of real rain on the radar. there are areas of light rain and drizzle drops to be found. have your umbrella or what do you call it, the hair net, something to keep why your hair dry when you go outside. >> hair net is not going to work. >> all right. fair enough. temperatures in the 80s, not 90s. in the 80s the next couple of days with hit or miss rain chances the next couple of days. no washouts. and just in time for the weekend better weather finally returns. milder. cooler as well. could be a little bit of a sunshine challenge. highs in the upper 70s and low 80s through the weekend. that is also good stuff. chuck bell 4 as my twitter handle. the big ice bucket challenge. i put out a link for the real story about the guy who played baseball at boston college and he is the one who has als. it's about a seven-minute piece. go to @chuckbell on twitter.