today's brown's father has an important message for the protesters. staying in your lane is tougher after lane markings are coming off. we'll have an update on when the problem will be fixed. there's orientation but i still don't know where i'm

completely going. >> nineth grade ma? >> first day of high school. the high-tech changes facing this student and other montgomery county children. good morning. we begin with break news right now out of virginia. >> reporter: we got some new information on a developing story out of central virginia. we have learned the acve shooter situation is a suicide. the victim was an active duty female soldier who entered the building waving a gun which she th then reportedly turned on herself and fired. all of fort lee was put on lockdown but now only biltding 5020 where this happened is closed off. the situation is under control at fort lee which is about 25 miles south of richmond. this scare comes as we approach

the one-year mark of the fatal shootings. 12 people and the shooter died in that attack last september. >> thank you. after a door to door search by police two missing girls are home and safe. news 4 richard jordan was there when the girls were brought home. what happened? at least a happy ending here. >> reporter: that's for sure. definitely some tense moments. earlier the girl's parents couldn't find them. they say they disappeared. they called police. they searched the home and the neighborhood high and low for three hours. they ultimately were able to find those girls, five and eight years old. they were over at a friend's house. the mother said she typically sleeps in her bedroom. they had no idea where they where. they knew this was not an abduction or foul play. it seems the two sisters simply

got up in the middle of the night and left their home. it took hours, about three hours police searching this neighborhood going door to door. they went to the park but no signs girls. the story did get traction on social media an that's what led to the discovery. there was a family nearby. a friend of the family that the girls were at. they recognized the girls were there and realized they didn't permission to come over andus snuck in. they called police. the mother went over to pick them up. the girls are fine. they were found safe and sound. the mother saying she's glad to have hermischievous daughters at home. thousands of people a gathering for the funeral of michael brown. let's get back with the latest.

>> reporter: you mention the funeral for michael brown is under way. we want to go live to st. louis, missouri where brown is being remembered today. you can see the congregation. a lot of people in the crowd who came to remember michael brown on their feet right now. we saw a moment ago that the choir was leading this song. the choir up at the front singing. people who waited very long in line to get into this church. we have watched a number of people file into the church. among them reverend jesse jackson. three white house leaders there including one who went to high school with michael brown's mom. the unarmed 18-year-old was shot and killed by police more than two weeks ago and the shooting has sparked protest nationwide. michael brown's family, mother and father arriving just in the

last hour. the family's attorney, benjamin crump will read message on behalf of the family. one person who not be there governor jay nixon of missouri saying he will not be in attendance. he communicated this to the family and said he is doing this out of respect for the family who deserves time to focus on remembering michael. >> thank you for that. people in d.c. will join others in cities across the country to peacefully demonstrate today. one group is gathering outside the white house at 8:00 tonight to draw attention to brown's funeral. yesterday supporters in rockville showed support for brown's family. the naacp and faith leaders met on the office building and prayed for healing in the ferguson community. turning to the weather. we're staying on top of it. starting to see clouds. it should be a beautiful day.

good morning, tom. >> love that live view from the camera. some happy clouds are floating over the metro area on this monday morning. a blue sky with low humidity now. temperatures are right in the comfort zone. just past 11:00 it's at 78 at reagan national. it's in the low to mid-70s. it's in the upper 60s to around 70. all of those locations temperatures right now in the mid-70s. just a beautiful morning. low humidity still in place throughout the entire region. storm team 4 radar scanning the sky. we have no rain anywhere in the vicinity. big area of high pressure is over us now along with the low humidity. departments are in the mid-50s and that is very pleasant. it's going to be with us for a couple more days.

thank you. the 2014 school year has officially begun. back in the classroom today kids in howard and and charles county. fed rick county and d.c. welcomed by students this morning. 200 schools opened for class. that's a lot of schools. >> reporter: we're in clarksburg right now at the county's brand new state of the art wilson wimms elementary school. this is what $23.6 million in green technology and high-tech technology state of the art looks like. the entire delegation inside right now touring to building. they want to showcase the county's technology initiative in schools. not only at this school but all over the system. the goal is to give every

student chance to have access to mobile computers. welcome back to walter johnson high. this sign is the first thing you see on campus. as students step off bus after bus on this first day of classes. >> kind of exciting. i don't know how to feel but i'm just glad it's my last year. >> yeah. i'm really excited. it's going to be nice to be back in school. >> reporter: it's a big school with 2200 students. >> home run. downstairs. >> reporter: junior marissa says technology is a big part of her school life. it's also a major focus in montgomery county classrooms this year. 40,000 mobile computers being phased in. >> it's a great innovation. >> reporter: for now just finding home room. sg just keep going all the way dawn. it should be on the left side.

>> got it. >> bye. good luck. that's my friend. we ride the same bus. >> reporter: is the first step to a successful new school year. >> welcome back to your junior year. >> thank you. >> reporter: montgomery county is rolling out this new technology in phases starting with 12,000 happlaptops and tab in the third, fifth, sixth and high school social studies classes. we're live in clarksburg in montgomery county. back to you. >> for all your back to school needs from the new technology your students can use to the imi imimmunizations they need head to nbcwashington.com. a man walked into the lobby on comfort in waving a gun. the robber got away with money.

no shots were fire and no one was hurt. vdot is working to get this mess fixed. we have our traffic reporter on i-66 right now with the latest on the cause and the time line for repairs. we'll hear from the maryland woman who found pieces of woman who found pieces of a pehabits of cleaning theirld dentures with toothpaste, and dentures are very different than real teeth. they're about ten times softer and have surface pores where bacteria can grow and multiply. polident is specifically designed to clean dentures daily. it's unique micro-clean formula kills 99.99% of odor-causing bacteria and helps dissolve stains,

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we have an update just in on a gruesome murder that's shocked the laurel community. we have learned in less than an hour prince county george police will start canvassing this area. this is video of the scene from earlier. this is where a body was found. a body that was stuck in a trash bag. we just got the name of the victim. police telling us that they plan on canvassing the neighborhood as well as passing out crime solvers information hoping anyone who lives in the area with any information about the murder will come forward to thep hem solve this crime. thank you. this is not what you want to come home to. beverly simmons said she found this piece of an airplane on her dining room table when she arrived home last night that left pieces of dry wall and

insulation all over her place. she's usually at home with her family on sunday night. last night she was at a church retreat. >> i was shocked. i was absolute shock that this happened. i just said thank god i wasn't here. thank god we wasn't at home. sg no one was hurt. the faa is investigating. it could make a huge difference for commuters. a new road that opened today that will give drivers an alternative that's not been available since the sent ptembe1 ray

a lane of stripping mishap is causing some confusion. melissa is driving along i-66. she has more on the problem and fix. >> reporter: we usually tell kids stay in the lines when covering very hard. take a look in front of the car here this is our drive cam showing you as we approach. we're 66 eastbound right here at 2090. leans are wiggling the some of

them partial. causing a lot of confusion. tape was put down over the weekend for a bridge repair project here. let's take a look out the back of the truck. that's including new deck work and pavement. then it started peeling up. vdot trying to get this fixed as quickly as possible. the contractor will be out here fairly soon to turn the wiggly lines back. what we showed you early this morning around 6:00 a.m., a couple of drivers tweeting me saying they had seen the broken and curving lines over the weekend. this project was started in may and should be done by tend of october. this lines are supposed to be straightened out sometimes later this afternoon. live along 66, back to you. thank you. the sooner the better. looks dangerous. your drive is easier as well. jeff toddway opened officially

hours ago. we sent a news 4 crew there. take a look for yourself. there's a walking and biking path alongside the cars. chapper 4 flew over the new road. jeff is named for community leader who died in a car crash three years ago. right now bob mcdonald is answering questions about questions for his wife. they have separate defense teams although together they face 14 counts of corruption. mcdonald said he was glad to have support of his family. his daughter whom you can see there next to himzéé called him great man. the former governor will face prosecute every oos question. they will grill him. she's covering every angle of the trial. you can follow her on twitter. this morning we're working to find out when i know an american hostage who was just freed will return to the u.s. peter kurtis was kidnapped nearly two years ago by islamic

militants in syria. we know the united states was not involved negotiations. his family expects to see him soon. president obama is back in washington today and the fight against isis is one of the issues he's dealing with. for more on that we're joined by mark murray. good morning. >> good morning. >> the question is when and how the u.s. will respond and whether or not there's going to be military action against isis at this point. >> we know the answer to if. if you really want to strike a blow at isis you have to do it inside syria. the question becomes why and how as you mentioned. one of the big reasons is how does the united states get the legal basis or intervention in syria. is it through an authorization of war. something that congress ended up doing? is it cooperation with the assad

government. what we have seen is an increase of military. two or three eks ago it wasn't that much and the united states starred to look at what's going on. we've seen so many different bombing raids and attacks on isis. this thing has really picked up in the last couple of weeks. >> let's talk about rand paul now. tell us more about the trip what he was doing there. >> it was a humanitarian trip. it's important for people know he's an eye doctor and he was giving free eye doctor help to people. what was also interesting not only was a he there doing it but there are a lot of tv crews that

were there. meet the press was there. also rand paul had his advertising campaign there. >> if you want to see a transformational election in our country let the democrats put forward a war hawk like hillary clinton and you'll see a transformation like you've never seen. >> he calls her a war hawk. is this more evidence that he might run for president? >> i think it's been evident. there's always a possibility he might decide not to run but everything he's done, even this trip to guatemala suggests a presidential bid. that could describe the other republicans who might be running

against him. not only was rand paul taking on democrats he's taking the on his own party when it comes to foreign policy. >> thank you as always. check out first read on nbc news.com. a local athlete is celebrating a huge accomplishment. the new world record she now holds plus getting your children to do chores. the new app that is out to help motivate. here is a look at what's hot on

having any trouble motivating your kids tootds their chores. like everything else there's a app for that. the chore monster is an app that turns household duties into fun, maybe. you can set up a point system for different chores. sleeping can be ten or cleaning can be 20. your child can redeem the points to play an online game. >> the child gets to use the app. they get to pick and choose which chore to complete. >> you can set up the app on your desktop computer and your tablet. we have a big congratulations for katie, the senior set a new world record. take a look at the 1600 meter

free style. she's in the far lane and she looks like she's in second place but she's happening the competition. she shaved six seconds off her total time setting the new world record. amazingly this is the fifth world record. she's just 17 years old. tremendous competitor, an amazing athlete and great role model. a nice girl. she's been here at the studios. congratulations. the nationals are in philadelphia today hoping to find away from the district. they now have the best record in the national league. nine out of ten at home. the team kept the stretch with a big come from behind win. now they have to play nine games in a row starting against the phillies at 7:05 tonight.

we have more on the first day of school. we also have an update on our weather. it's a great day. how pretty is that picture? summer heat and humidity are just around

it's levering the bahamas now. we're keeping an eye on that and storm team meteorologist tom is here now. is it going to effect us? >> it's going to be staying off the coast. if you have beach plans keep this in mind. there could be strong rip currents at the atlantic beach, delaware beaches down to ocean city. it's going to be tracking off the atlantic seaboard. there's the view from space now. it's still fairly disorganized. it's still dumping a lot of rain on the bahamas and it's still a tropical storm. this is just updated. the trends are tracking slowly. remaining a tropical storm through the day into tuesday. then as it tracks farther to the north and east it will curve out the sea and track between bermuda and the outer banks. by then it may be a category one herk by 8:00 on wednesday

morning continuing to track off to the northeast well off the atlantic seaboard. well east of new england and the canadian maritimes as a category 1 hurricane toward tend of the week. watch out for some of those strong currents at the beach. there's the sky over washington now. they've got a temperature of 78 at reagan national. dew point kofrt bli dry in the upper 50s now. just a very light easterly breeze bringing a few of the clouds flowing in from across the bay and over most of maryland and virginia coming in from the east where temperatures warrington at 76. nst the low 70s.

mostly sunny. easterly winds around 5 to 15. highs reaching the low 80s. much of the region comfortably dry. mostly clear evening in the upper 60s by midnight. by dawn tomorrow cool. down into the mid-50s. right in washington in the low 60s starting off tomorrow morning. moderate humidity then gets very steamy. that's going to continue toward the end of the weekend as well. near 90 again on thursday. it's going the be dpeeling like summer again after today. the average high is 85. we'll be near that. getting above that on wednesday, thursday, friday and sunday. each of those days well into the

80s. getting quite humid too. maybe in the afternoon a passing thunder shower. a passing thunderstorm is possible on sunday. when when you're about you can get the storm team app for free. enjoy this nice break from our usual august heat and humidity just today and tomorrow any way. >> we'll enjoy those two days. d.c. public schools has more than 47,000 students today. that's the highest level in five years. >> reporter: students at dun bar high school in northwest are headed back to school for the second year in a brand new building and they are excited. >> see you later. >> reporter: principal stephen jackson greeted almost every student as they arrived for the first day back at dunbar. >> seeing my old students but

more importantly the excitement of coming back to school with so many children coming back with happy faces. >> reporter: stupts picked up their schedules on the front steps early. they have goals to reach. >> i'm glad to be back in this historic high school. i had a great time last year. i just hope i can move forward. >> maintain like a 4.0. >> reporter: they are coming back to an impressive new building open just one year as dps works to renovate old schools. >> i love it. it looks gorgeous. >> reporter: dunbar is one of 26 in the district with extended hours. it's helped test scores. today on the first day students don't seem to mind being here

longer. >> reporter: students in grades three through eight will take a new standardized test this year. it's called the park examine. it's a line to common core standards. this year, test scores will not be factored into teacher evaluations. this might teach you not to pass those stop school buses as schools begin around our area. police will be out today and ready to give you a hefty fine. if you pass a bus with an activated sign it will cost you $570. you get three points on your license. if one of the new bus cameras catches you it will be $125 fine but to points on your license. a number of local universities are back in session today. we asked to see your first day

of pictures and we want to share them with you. we asked you to use the hashtag show us your scholars. you can find them in a slide show on nbcwashington.com. you might even show your smiling faces this afternoon. very nice. right now police in prince george county are looking for this man. he's suspected of shooting and killing a man over the weekend. 36-year-old antwon riddick is accused of murdering kenneth jones. he shot him on saturday night. police believe the suspect and the victim knew each other. today a man on magical art and fortune telling will enter a new chapter in one northern virginia town. they've long had a code on the books banning fortune telling and practicing magic. those in favor of reversing the

ban say freedom of religious is at stake but some residents fear repealing the ban could bring more crime. who will be the big winner this year. coming up a preview of the award and award show favorite. the first day of school can be a challenge trying to get back on their schedule. we'll show you who the change can impact their school work. do.

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>> reporter: early school start times are to blame. the clocks are naturally programmed to sleep between 11:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. a lot of local high schools start before 7:30 in the morning. that doesn't leave enough time for kids to sleep. >> a chronic lack of sleep can cause lapses in attention, aggression and depression. that can affect the child learning and behavior socially. we'll have a lot more tonight. a quicker and cheaper way to deal with legal issues. we'll tell you about a dispute resolution program giving you a bigger say in how problems are handled. we'll . the only time you need an

attorney is when they are trying to resolve their claim entirety. >> i see. for people who might be daunted by this is there somewhere to get more information to learn about whether or not you're eligible f this mediation. >> if they call our adr hotline our staff is there to help answer any questions and guide them through the commission procedures. >> thoongs anks so much. coming up next, we have a viewing guide for tonight's emmy awards and storm team 4 meteorologist is back with a look ahead through the midweek warm up. stay with us. we'll be right back. show

opener, nicki minaj. twitter lit up with speculation because it appears that she had some sort of wardrobe mall tungs. she was holding her dress together. you can see there. made for quite some chatter on social media. we're going to get a final check on the forecast today. so far so good. >> just absolutely gorgeous. just a wonderful day. enjoy. temperature now approaching noon hour it's 80 in washington. reagan national, 70s elsewhere right in the comfort zone. post your pictures. i took this one yesterday in northern montgomery county. gorgeous day yesterday. low humidity was moving in yesterday afternoon. you can connect with me on facebook and twitter like samantha carter ditd this morning. a bit of fog there at sunrise. you can connect with me twitter, facebook and instagram. sha y