quick work. chris brown's assault case finally settled today after a short hearing in the district. coming up, the deal that has the entertainer walking away a free man. right now, nearly every student in our area is back in a classroom. some of the changes facing northern virginia students today and how the return to school is slowing down traffic. plus temperatures are in the mid 80s right now. but it feels even hotter outside

because of the high humidity. we'll take a look at how long this late summer heat wave will stick around. good morning. welcome to news 4 midday. i'm aaron gilchrist in for barbara harrison. news 4 mark seagraves is outside the superior court with more. mark, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. as you said, chris brown walked into the courthouse this morning and pled guilty, admitted to one count of simple assault. the judge said that he had already suffered enough consequences. so he gave him credit for time served and allowed chris brown to leave with no jail time and no probation. brown walked into the courthouse with only a few reporters and no fans outside. he did not speak on his way in. he did not speak on his way out either. inside the courtroom he did tell the judge that he was sorry for his actions on october 27th when he punched a fan in the nose. he admitted that he punched him with a closed fist and broke his

nose and that it was not self-defense. after the court hearing, brown left the courtroom. this time, he was mobbed by about two dozen fans and about just as many reporters and cameramen. here is what his attorney, danny anarato had to tell the reporters after the hearing. >> mr. brown is pleased with the outcome. we think it's fair. it helps him get on with his life. as you know, mr. brown is a recording artist. he has a new album coming out. he wants to foiks s to focus o doing well. >> he was facing up to 180 days in jail for this charge. again no, jail time, no probation. he does remain on probation for his l.a. charges and conviction out there. as for the civil case he is being sued for $3 million by the victim. that case is still pending. his bodyguard, who was convicted, his attorney just told me that he plans to ask for a new trial based on new evidence. that's the very latest in the chris brown case. reporting live, mark seagraves,

news 4. >> mark, thank you n. rockville, police are investigating a pedestrian accident this morning. this is video from chopper 4 after 7:00 am. a person was hit in rockville. bystanders there did help the victim, who was in the road until emergency crews got to the scene. the driver of the vehicle did remain on the scene as well. the victim is expected to recover. a heads up for metro riders, connecticut entrance at the farragut north station is closed because of a water main break. metro trains are not impacted by that closure. l and k street entrance are still open. right now there's no estimate for when the entrance will open again. and now to your weather. after a fairly comfortable august, summer heat is back for sure today. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is joining us with your first forecast. tom? >> live view from our storm team 4 city camera. plenty of sunshine pouring down, even in early september, that sun angle is really high. you can really get things

cooking. early this morning, as i said, we would have a rapid warm-up and we have. already 89 at reagan national. dew point at 72. that's very humid. we have a southerly breeze continuing to pump in the humidity that will be with us through the afternoon. around the metro area, it's in the upper 80s to near 90 already now in prince george's county. in the mid to low 80s in montgomery county. much of fairfax county, mid to upper 80s to near 90, warrenton now is at 90 degrees. and we are going to have the heat getting into the mid 90s by mid afternoon. a look at when the heat wave will finally end. and our timing on storms today. that's all coming up in a few minutes. aaron? >> tom, thank you so much. the september slowdown, it is here. a look again for you from chopper 4. traffic was pretty heavy throughout the area during the morning rush. more school buses, cars, trucks on the roads. that means major delays for your commute on the roads and the

rails. news 4 transportation reporter is live on the streets. how is traffic moving, aaron? >> definite signs that the september slowdown is here. let's look at our windshield camerri we are moving pretty well, as you would expect, for 11:03 on 395 north. over the next couple of days and weeks, you should definitely expect that the transportation picture will change. slow roll, stop and wait and wait and wait. september slowdown is starting. >> usually have to give myself a buffer of about 45 minutes because, you know, i feel like a whole five minutes can make a difference. >> alexandra mcnair drives from crystal city every day. she is taking the smart approach and building in extra time. >> depends on what day you're coming in, what hour, what minute you leave. so i try to plan accordingly. i get up a few minutes early to get on the road. >> that's not the only place where the congestion picks up.

metro riding increases. silver line now an option. if all goes according to plan, it should help with commutes. other changes to tell you about, that emergency road work in chevy chase on connecticut avenue now completed. ddot is getting ready to start work on the 16th street bridge over military road northwest. do yourself a favor. plan for a longer trip. drivers like malika jackson say you have to plan ahead because this time of year is so unpredictable. >> my commute could be anywhere from half an hour to an hour and a half. >> and back here now live as we roll around 395 norfolk, here we go. september slowdown is starting. give yourself extra time so that you can keep your cool out here. aaron, let's send it back in to you. >> thank you, adam. stay with news 4 for continuing coverage. coming up, kristen wright will join us live with a look at students going back to school in

pairfax county. can you go to nbcwashington.com any time for complete back-to-school coverage. police just released new information on a murder at a popeyes. detectives arrested 26-year-old moises gomez castillo. they say he work there had off and on and is accused of killing the manager during a robbery there. she was found stabbed to death in the back room of the restaurant sunday morning. she had worked at that popeyes for more than 20 years. >> many of the fors and residents in the area knew her. she worked at several of the popeyes restaurants throughout the county. a senseless act of violence from a hardworking woman killed by this man for robbery. >> gomez-castillo is charged with first and second-degree murder. >> everyone inside this house

where this car crashed is okay. this happen this had morning in german town. the vehicle took out the garage door, you can see, when it plowed into the side of that home. new developments this morning after u.s. air strikes in somalia. the extremist group being targeted there. and this is the windshield of an airplane. coming up, how pilots handled a coming up, how pilots handled a scary situatio

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right now, american airlines is trying to figure out what caused one of its windshields to crack. the plane turned around 20 minutes after it left los angeles and landed safely. a delta flight from laguardia to palm beach florida diverted to jacksonville after two passengers got into a fight. a witness says it started when one passenger tried to recline her seed sooet and the passenger behind her got upset. >> this woman sitting next to me, knitting, tried to recline her seat back. the woman behind her started screaming and swearing and then flight attendant came over. that just exacerbated what was going on. then she demanded that the flight land. >> the upset passenger was escorted off and the rest of the passengers continued on to palm beach. a jury is expected to continue deliberations against

former virginia governor bob mcdonnell and his wife. who the governor says he is putting his faith in this morning. plus the excitement

yep. it is back to school for the last holdouts of summer. nearly 400,000 students across

northern virginia, fairfax, loudoun and prince george's counties. kristen wright is live with the change coming to school. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we were watching parents walking their children into the elementary school. fair fax county is now the tenth largest school district in the country with more than 186,000 students. with that comes change. for example, the cost of school breakfast and lunch is going up by 25 cents this year and also there's a new school. the first in line on the first day of school. >> this is my first day of school and i'm going to fifth grade. like it's really exciting because next year i'm going to sixth grade. >> reporter: the buses pulled into the new bailey's upper elementary with kids excited about their new fairfax school, converting a billing into a second bailey's campus to fix

overcrowding and a quickly growing school system. the vertical design is the future. >> we do believe we'll have to start looking and going up. so we believe this sets the stage for future design of o schools throughout the county. >> reporter: students at bailey's and every elementary school across the district will no longer have half days on mondays. starting now they'll go the full day every monday. the change allows fairfax to build in 13 bad weather days into the school year, which is now under way. >> i have a really, really nice teacher, because i've seen her throughout the year in third grade and she is really nice with her kids. >> you meet new people for the open house. i saw people that i didn't know at all. >> reporter: fair fax county school district is also introducing new programs to help identify and support students who are showing signs of mental health issues. one of those programs is

training for all middle and high school teachers in suicide prevention. live in fair fax county, kristen wright, news 4. we still invite you to show us your scholars as the kids head back to school. we want to see your pictures of their kids in all their school gear. to share use the #showusyourscholars on twitter or facebook. find all the photos and slide show on nbcwashington.com. the jury is taking a break before they start to decide the fate of virginia's former first couple. they are expected to start deliberation this is afternoon. bob mcdonnell and his wife, maureen, are facing 14 counts of corruption, accused of trading political favors for thousands of dollars in gifts. if found guilty they'll spend years in prison and pay millions in fines. as he entered court this morning, the former governor said he's not nervous. >> when you have trust in the lord, you rely on him. you don't worry about -- you don't worry about those things.

justify got my eyes on heaven and confidence in the justice system that it will work out fin fine. >> jurors could take their time as they weigh five weeks of evidence. you can download the app to learn about when the news breaks. targeting the leader of the al shabaab network, the same group that attacked an upscale mall in anyway roby, kenya, last year. 67 people died in that incident. six militants were killed. not clear whether the group leader is one of them. pressure to take down isis is growing. britain releasing new rules that would allow them to seize passports. germany and syria have promised to send weapons to kurdish troops fighting militants in iraq. president obama will attend a nato summit this week to persuade other nations to join

america's fight against the terror group. the president will leave d.c. for the republic of estonia. other than discussing the isis threat, the president will send a strong message to russian president vladimir putin to reverse his movements in ukraine. with the president's trip this week, his foreign policy is in the spotlight. for more on that, we're joined by mark murray, senior political editor for nbc news. good morning to you. >> good morning, aaron. >> russian forces in ukraine and the fight against isis. what are some of the critics saying? what have some of the criticism of the president been in looking at these two issues? >> because all of this has been crises, one after the other, instance in ukraine or isis in syria and iraq never makes the president look good. crisis means something hasn't been fixed or settled yet. this has allowed critics from the right and left to seize upon maybe the president hasn't been tough enough. maybe he shodn't have withdrawn troops from iraq.

and so it allows a lot of monday morning quarterbacking that's kind of gone on. the white house will tell you, and president obama mentioned this at one of these fund-raisers, the world has always been an unstable place. when you look in a macro sense of things, the world today is safer than it was 10 years ago or 50 years ago when there was a big titanic struggle over nuclear weapons between the united states and the then soviet union. but this is th entire summer of just focused on crisis after crisis hasn't been helpful to the administration. >> do you anticipate with this gathering of nato leaders now that the president will see more pressure from allies to take certain actions or vice versa? >> the whole point to note about nato, the entire purpose has been an attack on one is an attack on all. with the united states going to estonia and saying we've got your back, that would carry the full weight of the west coming to estonia's defense. that's the biggest thing to take

from. one thing we have seen from this entire european story, regarding russia and the ukraine is how united europe has been and when it comes to sanctions. some people might say these sanctions haven't been enough to stop putin. getting germany, france, these countries that have economic dependency upon russia, there's been a pretty good achievement for the administration so far. >> at the same time, recent polling has said people here at home in the u.s. don't necessarily want the u.s. to get more involved in a lot of foreign affairs, right? >> that's right. president obama is kind of caught in this tricky situation where he is giving, in a lot of ways, into foreign policy what the public wants, not going into war after war, withdrawn from iraq, withdrawing from afghanistan. but he isn't getting a lot of credit for t one of the reasons why is that america has these situations, yes, we want to withdraw but we still want to be seen like we're the you state, the world's superpower, being able to control all these events that now we see are outside of our control. >> looking ahead to 2016 there,

evidence that governor chris christie is educating himself on foreign policy. are his problems far enough behind him to be considered possible candidate again? is he trying to get more attention for a possible run? >> never say never. one thing that's going on and why it's getting a lot of attention, chris christie is going to mexico for a trade visit, trade trip to try to promote a stop in new jersey. of course, this has a lot of 2016 speculation. but i do think there is something that the more that the christie folks can keep out, hey, we're thinking about 2016, that keeps his chances alive. make no mistake, he has been damage bid this bridgegate scandal. >> thank you for your time. for more with mark and the rest of the political team, check out first read on nbcnews.com. eric cantor starts a new job, joining a wall street investor bank, being the advice chairman and managing director of the molis & company, opening

a new office in the district. he resigned after that stunning defeat in the virginia primary in june. the doors of a new casino are closed in atlantic city. the other problems facing that tourist destination. plus the results of two new diet studies plus what's better, low carb or low fat? first, though, a look at what's hot on nbcwash

the revel casino in atlantic city is now officially closed. the casino only opened two yeefrs ago and leaders hoped that it would help to turn around the struggling casino industry. eight of the 12 casinos would have gone out of business in the last two years. new study says millenials are ruthless in the workplace, people between 19 and 36 years old. millennials are more willing to lie to get ahead. apparently they are five times more likely to take credit for somebody else's work than baby boomers are. the survey also found that mill millennials are more willing to self identify as workaholics than their older counterparts. stop worrying about how the team can -- has heard only

positive things. he wants to shift his focus to more important problems. >> they have education issues, health care issues, environmental issues. there's so many real-life problems and real-life issues that need to be talked about. being washington, d.c., being the washington redskins, big, big platform, we can build awareness and actually help. >> snyder says the team history proves the name was meant out of honor and respect and owes it to the team's founders to keep the name. new information on an accident that killed a mother and critically injured her young daughter. what residents in the area say about the road where the mother was killed. >> security concerns after ph o photos of celebrities are stolen from icloud, trying to resolve the problem and ensure your information is safe. meteorologist tom kierein is back with your first look at the seven-day forecast. there will be a short break from the humidity. stay with us.

right now the fbi is looking into a new celebrity hacking scandal. somebody broke into apple's icloud service and posted revealing photos of some a-list celebrities like jennifer lawrence over the weekend. the fbi says it is aware of the allegations and is addressing the matter. it didn't reveal what type of action the agency was taking. apple also issued a statement saying it's investigating whether other icloud accounts were compromised. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is joining us now. you promised that it would heat

up big time. it really is already just really hot outside. >> promise i wish i hadn't kept. it is already quickly heating up. 96 yesterday got to 95 in washington. today we'll probably get into the mid 90s again. the first time this year we've had three days that hot. 95 degrees or hotter. and we are well on our way. there is capitol hill with the sun pouring down. and reagan national is at 89 degree. steamy. humidity. dew points at 72. that is sweltering humidity. and it's going to stay with us into the afternoon. and dangerous car heat, too. the interior of a car with the windows rolled up can quickly heat up. so, check the backseat. we've had several fatalities this summer. never leave a pet or child unattended in the car with the windows rolled up. it's 90 degrees outside. within ten minutes, it can be into the mid 90s. in 20 minutes it can be 105 or

so. within 40 minutes it can be 115 degrees. within the hour it can be almost 120 degrees inside a car with the windows rolled up and the outside temperature at 90 degrees. right now it is in the upper 80s already near 90 with the sun pouring down across maryland and virginia. even in the bay not much relief there. shenandoah valley, little bit cooler. mid 80s there. western maryland, cool spot. oakland, way out in garret county. it's only 70 there. highs this afternoon into the mid 90s. most of the region is probably going to sort of stall out in the upper 80s, low 90s near the bay waters. eastern shore will be mid 90s, most of maryland and virginia. should be low 90s. upper 80 to near 90 out in the mountains. we're getting a few scattered sprinkles way out in northern west virginia, west of garret county. those may develop a bit as we

get into the afternoon hours. here is the timing. by 5:00 this afternoon, perhaps a few scattered thundershowers north and west of the metro area, between 5:00 and 8:00 pm, some of them rolling on through. maybe 10:00, 11:00, a few lingering thundershowers coming through late this evening. after that, it will turn a bit less humid tomorrow and a bit cooler. but still up near 90. and then again near 90 on thursday and friday. both days, though, it will get more humid again. only a brief break tomorrow. storm team 4 seven-day outlook, into the low 90s. late saturday afternoon, some scattered thunderstorms are likely. if you have weekend plans, keep that in mind. sunday and monday finally the heat wave ends. highs only low 80s with lower humidity and partly sunny sunday and monday. we have several more days to go with this heat wave under way. >> hopefully, we'll start to feel a little more fall like. not to put you on the spot.

>> it will sunday and monday. >> thanks again, tom. breaking news out of memphis, tennessee, right now. melissa mollet at the live desk. melissa? >> breaking news, scene unfolding live in memphis near a daycare center called university scholars. female employ at the center has been shot and killed. this is according to police. they are not saying whether she was killed inside or outside that center, only that she work there is. now the shooting suspect has now barricaded himself inside a nearby home. police saying this is a domestic incident. they do not know if anyone else is with him inside that home at the live desk, melissa mollet, news 4. >> we learned the namative mother killed while crossing the street with her 3-year-old daughter in maryland. prince george's county police said she was killed on riverdale road near the parkway yesterday coming from the grocery store. she was with her 3-year-old in the crosswalk when the car hit both of them.

>> he was coming really fast. the only thing i saw and heard was the woman screamed and grabbed the child to protect her. and after that, i just saw her fly over there. >> the driver of the car is cooperating with police. that intersection is near a lot of stores and while there are pedestrian crossing signs, neighbors would like to see more. the little girl remains in critical condition. new concerns about a dwindling number of police officers in the district. the washington post reporting a wave of retirements and defections in the police department could leave the force understaffed. chief linear says many retirements are mandatory because of police rules. she's hiring as many officer as she can, about 300 year, the max allowed under her budget. many are calling for an increased police budget to deal with that shortage. why anyone would want to kill her son, 20-year-old edward brown was found shot and killed

on the anacostia trail. his body was found a couple hundred yards down the path. when he we asked brown's mother if she had something to say to her son's killer this is what she told us. >> i hope whoever did it gets arrested and does the time that they need to serve for the murder of my son. he was my omega. he was my helper. he was the world to me. >> so far, police don't have any suspects. grief counselors will meet classmates of the teenager killed in a car accident over the weekend. killed riding in the backseat of a car that crashed early saturday morning. two friends also in that car were seriously hurt. the convertible went off the road near mcduff avenue. police are still investigating the cause of that crash. you'll have a chance to weigh in on the plan to expand noise ordinance in culpepper county. it would make it a crime to make noise louder than 65 decibels

after 6:00 at night. a vacuum cleaner is about 70 decibels. first offense is $300. not all schools in our area are prepared for an emergency. the result of a new study and what more should be done. plus a major test in stopping the spread of ebola. stopping the spread of ebola. the research that starts today.

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today the first of its kind testing of ebola vaccine begins on humans. scientists are leading the trials here. fda fast track review of the drug as deadly outbreak in africa continues to spread. director of the cdc spoke to the "today" show about what else it will take to control the outbreak. >> spiraling out of control. what we have to do is begin to reverse the process by acting now, immediately sending in resources, specialized people, people to help and ensuring that we really are all collaborating and working together to get the maxim packum impact. >> they're hoping volunteers develop an immunity. scientists say they will know whether it works by the end of the year. >> your child's safety at school could be at risk in an emergency. nonprofit save the children says

21 states don't meet basic disaster requirements, including some in our area. news 4's melissa mollet tells us what they found. >> with many of our kids back in school, of course, we want to know they are safe no matter what. in a disaster, too many schools simply are not prepared. now the nonprofit judged states on how they fair in four categories, how they evacuate kids in an emergency then how they get our kids back to us and what states do to evacuate children with special needs. also, whether those schools can actually respond to any type of disaster from an active shooter to a hurricane. now, taking a look at who passed and who failed, 21 states failed in at least one county in our area right here. virginia did not pass because it does not have sufficient plans in place for children with special needs. the district failed as well, missing multiple disaster plans in every school. 29 states actually passed,

taking a look at this now. this is a video that save the children made called where are you, to show us how to prepare at home for an emergency, too. back to you. d.c. restaurants have figured out the secret to making the perfect burger, which may be why some made the list of best burgers. le diplomate, rays to the third, bourbon steak d.c. and good stuff eatery. do you feel younger than you really are? the activities that keep you young and young at heart. plus the results of two new diet studies, including evidence you may be able to retrain your brain to make healthy choices.

two new studies are making headlines. first, it may be possible to retrain your brain to stop eating junk food. it's like any other addiction and after years of eating a high-calor high-calorie, highly processed food your brain changes. a new study claims y can eliminate junk food cravings after six months of healthy eating. the second study from tulane university found a low-carb diet is more effective for weight loss than a low-fat diet. >> this does not mean throw out

your bread. it means stay away from processed food. white pasta, potatoes that, you know, don't give you any nutrition, especially if you take off the skin, and processed bread. >> the study also found that people who have eggs for breakfast lose more weight and have a better chance of keeping that weight off. we are joined by a group of women maintaining their youth and beauty. also joining us dr. cheryl burgess with their secrets and how we can all make some changes today. dr. burgess, ladies, thank you for coming in today. >> thank you, aaron. i just wanted to share these beautiful women with the whole world, basically. >> yeah. >> and we're going to play a little game. i want you to try to guess how old they are. >> my mama didn't raise no fool. >> we have first here deborah. and how old do you think miss deborah is? >> you have four lovely women with you, who -- >> okay. well, deborah is retired. she's 65 years old.

and she maintains her skin. she's outdoors all the time with her grandchildren. they're equestrian champions and she has a condition called melasma. she has to take care of her skin. tons of sunscreen. >> especially out in the elements, with the sun. how difficult is it with that condition to be able to maintain? >> it's very difficult. and she can tell you. she has done an excellent job. it's all about sunscreen and just because you're black doesn't mean you don't wear sunscreen. >> okay. and our next person here? >> this is joan. joan is 77. and joan has a condition in where she is allergic to the sun. so she really has to wear a lot

of sunscreen. in fact, she wears two applications of sunscreen. big hats. her windows are tinted in her car. she's a real estate agent. so she's always outside. she doesn't want to retire any time soon. >> right on. >> and so she wants to be still active and she takes care of her skin. and there's one product that she said i had to mention, one i referred her to is called aven. it's a cold cream, which is excellent for dry, sensitive skin. >> that's the sort of thing -- is that a nighttime thing or -- >> you can use it day or night. yeah. then we have miriam here. miriam is 78. and she is actually a race car driver. so that keeps her young. >> yes. >> she also flew missions in the military, in the vietnam war. so it was always something where she had to keep herself up so she didn't look like one of the guys. and being in the race car

industry, she was amongst all the guys. and so she has really done very well. but she also works out daily, has a personal trainer that she works with. can bench press 90 pounds here. >> hello. >> so, it's all about, you know, your state of mind, your activity, your diet, all of these women have great diets. and activity levels. >> fantastic. and our last person here? >> this is michelle. and michelle is 51. and when i first saw her, i thought she was 30. >> right. >> but she has had to overcome breast cancer and so she had a lot of issues with her skin, a lot of dryness. so she uses a lot of home remedies that have jasmine oil and plantings and other nice olive oil ingredients. and that's how she maintains her skin. because with chemotherapy, you have different issues that occur

with the skin. >> you make some really great points here. i'm going to go ahead and say the phrase that's always out there is black don't crack. the reality is you ladies have done a lot to maintain and to enhance over time, even dealing with skin issues. so it's really a message to everybody. >> message to everyone to eat well, get your rest. exercise. and definitely address the issues that you may have with a dermatologist. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> thank you for coming in. you're gorgeous. appreciate you being here. >> thank you. time now is 11:50. how a comic book is helping children with autism. plus, storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein back with the latest on the risk for storms this afternoon.

following for you, former governor bob mcdonnell, at any minute, he will learn his fate. our reporter will let us know as soon as there is a verdict. president obama released a video address for the people of west africa, regarding the u.s. support in combating the ebola outbreak. it's also meant to raise awareness. we're keeping an eye on the roads throughout day as everyone goes back to work and back to school. a look from chopper 4.

more school buses on the roads today. remember to slow down in school zones this afternoon, too, and give yourself some extra time. we are working for you in the community. early today, we help kids get ready for the school year. news 4 was at cameron elementary school in alexandria, handing out backpacks and school supplies. with the help of apple federal credit union, we were able to hand out 500 backpacks to students in need. this next story is about a superhero. he is brave, courageous and making a difference in the lives of children with autism. haley jackson has more on how he is using his special powers while encouraging kids to do the same. >> brian rasmussen loves to draw. mostly comic strips. >> he decided to become a superhero. >> he is inspired by a new comic book featuring a superhero named michael, who is learning to live with a special power, autism. >> in his mind he's like thinking in the little thought

bubbles, will they think less of me because i have autism. >> do you ever think the stuff that michael thinks? >> sometimes i do. i think do i act weird? do i talk different than everybody else? >> reporter: people with autism sometimes struggle to connect. many have trouble interrupting other's emotions. vivid facial expressions to illustrate social cues and how to respond. >> i like to kind of pass it off as academic research and some people ask, are you autistic? and i answer yes. >> dave knows what it's like to feel different. >> this is an opportunity for kids to have a hero like themselves. >> reporter: his comic books are resonating with people in the autistic community everywhere. so much so that a global distributor picked up the series to help more kids like brian and their families understand they're not alone. >> to see things like this comic book and that the world is becoming more accepting of my

child and others like him, it's a wonderful thing. >> i'm just a regular person. these comics help people see that autism isn't just a disability. it's not all of who you are, but it's a special part of who you are. and whenever i read this comic, i think of that person. >> reporter: and that is more powerful than any superhero. haley jackson, nbc news, york, pennsylvania. >> great message there. >> really is. time for a last look at our forecast this morning. 90 degrees already in a lot of places. not even noon yet. >> the heat is on. it will be with us throughout the rest of the afternoon. be prepared to stay in the ac. try not to overexert. if you have to be out for a length of time, as we have this heat wave well under way. live view from our city camera, showing lots of sunshine, approaching the noon hour. 92 already at reagan national.

elsewhere. we are in the mid to upper 80s. right near the bay waters, too, not much relief there. it's right around 90 degrees. shenandoah valley in the mid 80s. with the humidity it already feels like the low to mid 90s and highs all across the region by mid afternoon will be hovering steadily for several hours in the mid 90s. and it will feel like almost 100 degrees when you factor in the humidity. definitely respect the heat. stay inside. stay in the ac unless you absolutely have to be out. if you have to be out, don't overexert. drink plenty of water and take frequent breaks. storm team 4 four-day forecast, another hot day tomorrow. not as hot as today. break from the high humidity. highs near 90 wednesday. then thursday and friday, both of those days, the high humidity returns. afternoon highs, though, not as hot as today. should be making it up to around 90 thursday afternoon and again on friday afternoon with morning

lows around 70. into the weekend, saturday, another hot and humid day. highs, low 90s. and there's a pretty good chance of scattered afternoonand evening thunderstorms on saturday. if you have outdoor plans for saturday keep that in mind. heat wa ends sunday and monday, both days partly sunny, morning lows 60. afternoon highs in the low 80s. several more days of this september heat and then a break coming sunday and monday. >> 80s never looked so good. thank you, tom. that is news m s 4 midday t. have a great day. trading-in or selling your car, truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation.

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