when your child is inside a d.c. classroom, how often can they hear gunshots outside? i'm molette green. i'll have the results of a new study coming up in a live report. >> and we have new information on a fire early this morning that took the life of one person. what neighbors report seeing and hearing. and in the past few hours, a brand new website launched to

bring the olympics to d.c. coming up, who is behind this new effort. good morning and welcome to news 4 midday, i'm barbara harrison. parents are giving us their reaction to a new report about gunshots near their child's school. students in certain parts of d.c. often hear bullets fired while in class. molette green joins us live in southeast washington. what are the parents saying? >> reporter: barbara, just imagine ten gunshots fired within 1,000 feet of your kids school. that was the case at bruce monroe elementary in northwest. there's a new study that finds exposure to close-range gunshots near some schools in d.c. is significant. when parents walk their little ones to school, for some the last thing on their minds is gunfire inside or outside a school yard. but others are more aware that it could happen. >> i would, because the area

that i live in is kind of dangerous. >> reporter: and here's what parents need to know. a new urban institute report found a small number of d.c. schools had a high number of gunshots in the 2011-2012 school year. shots fired in close enough range that kids inside a classroom could hear them. for example, the study found an costia high in southeast had five shots fired within 1,000 feet of the building, and two shots fired within 500 feet. >> you be terrified for your kids. that's why i bring my kids to school and from school. >> no matter what area you're in, it can be in a different area, in the inner city or in the suburbs. >> reporter: and that leaves parents more concerned about the impact on their child when he or she hears gun violence sitting in a classroom. >> what's going through their minds, they're probably scared, probably want to feel secure and feel safe and it's up to the

teachers and parents to work together and the community too to be involved and they just think it's not my problem because it's not my kids. >> reporter: the study's author says they want this information to raise awareness. like that last parent in my story, the next step is to examine the impact of this exposure on our children. now, for a complete list of the schools involved in the findings of this study, go to nbcwashington.com. we are live in southeast d.c. back to you, barbara. right now firefighters are trying to find out what started a fire that killed a woman in rockville. a neighbor spotted the house on fire around 4:30 this morning and called 911. this is on iris street near aspen hill road. a man told crews his mother was still inside. rescuers found her upstairs. she died at the hospital. another man who lived nearby described the scene. he didn't want his face shown on camera. >> when i got here, the fire department was there are on the scene. the ladder truck had already

deployed. there was smoke billowing out of the upper floors. >> the woman who died was in her 70s. two firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion. firefighters believe the fire started in the basement. there's a new effort to bring the 2024 olympics to the washington region. the d.c. 2024 bid organization launched this website just a few hours ago. arlington county's board chair already announced support for the olympic bid. the website also introduces its board of directors, which includes prominent businessman ted leontis. he owns the capitals and the wizards, of course. if you have been out there this morning, you know it is humid out there. veronica johnson joins us with her first midday forecast. good morning. >> good morning, barbara. yeah, the muggies already getting us here the late part of the morning, early part of the afternoon. here we are on the other side of labor day and today going to feel like mid-july across the area. temperatures are climbing. we're at 83 degrees currently

across the area. yes, higher humidity for the afternoon, so we're going to go from warm to hot not just for today but the next couple of days. manassas at 82, same thing around falls church. when you factor in the humidity that is climbing from the southwest around virginia, moving up to the north, you can add 2, even 5 degrees to those air temperatures out there where it feels like 87. many neighborhoods already 88 in leesburg and, yes, a few sprinkles on radar. we'll show you where and where there could be a storm threat today and especially coming up this weekend, guys. >> thank you. investigators are questioning whether a father forgot his son in the back of a car leading to the child's death. someone found the 17-month-old in a car parked at the naval air station patuxant river in maryland. the naval investigative service says the child's father works on the base, but ncis officials

haven't released how long the baby was in the car. right now the jury is back in the deliberation room examining the evidence in the mcdonnell corruption trial. jurors have now deliberated more than 13 hours with no verdict. virginia's former governor and his wife have been charged with accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and gifts from businessman jonnie williams in exchange for promoting his company. stay with news 4 on air and online for breaking updates as soon as there is a verdict. and right now about 100,000 of you in prince george's county are still under a boil water advisory. the advisory impacts 11 communities. it's all because of a 24-inch water main that broke tuesday night in hyattsville. some schools and businesses brought in extra bottled water and boiled everything from the faucet yesterday. a spokesperson for the wssc says this is all precautionary. the advisory is expected to go on until at least tonight. and right now the justice department is launching a civil rights investigation into the police department of ferguson,

missouri. coming up, what that investigation will focus on. he came up out of the water. >> she's describing a shark attack. we'll tell you what happened next. and you may see a lot of people walking around in white later today carrying food with them. we'll tell you about our pop-up dinner party coming to d.c. for the very first time. stay with us, we'll be right back.

as we exit summer and head into fall, we're seeing record low gas prices. aaa says gas will keep falling another 10 to 20 cents over the next month. in the district a gallon of gas will run you about $3.59. in maryland you're paying an average of $3.38 for a gallon. great news in virginia, you've got the lowest prices around, $3.18 on average for a gallon of gas. in west virginia, you'll see gas at an average of $3.45. happening today, mayor vincent gray is trying to convince a major tourism group to host an event here in d.c. the mayor is in the middle of a ten-day trip to china. the federation promotes the tourism industry in more than 100 cities around the world. well, if you keep maxing out your cell phone data limit every month, it may be because of facebook. unless you've changed your

default settings, all of the videos and news feeds will begin to play automatically both on wi-fi and on 3g and 4g networks. you can change the auto play feature so that it only works with wi-fi. here's a really scary story. a trip for two kayakers could have easily been their last. they narrowly escaped an attack by a great white shark. the women were waiting off the coast of massachusetts yesterday in an attempt to see the seals out there. then out of nowhere, the shark took a bite out of their kayak and flipped them into the water and that's when the girls say things got much scarier. >> we were sitting in the water and she was sinking and i was flipped over holding on to the bottom of the kayak. it was petrifying waiting in that water for the harbor master to come and not knowing if anybody was going to come get us. >> the scariest part was sitting in the water, wondering where he was. >> fortunately, a neighbor heard

their screams for help and called 911. the women were not hurt and they admit they should not have been near the seals and they want this to be a lesson to others. well, the first step of getting into college is -- getting a college degree is actually getting into college. coming up, the maryland school making the process a little bit easier. veronica, what's the weather going to be like today? >> we are already over 80 degrees out here. a little bit of a light breeze coming through but it's going to be steamy, sticky later and there will be some storms. i'll show you exactly where those storms will fire a little later and when the high heat and humidity, all of that is going to retreat. that's all next on news 4 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. two, book an appointment. and three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. ♪ find out how much your car is worth ♪ ♪ at webuyanycar.com

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. later today, the justice department will launch a civil rights investigation into the police department in ferguson, missouri. this is separate from the fbi case into michael brown's death. officials will dig into the ferguson department's conduct over several years, including complaints of excessive force on people police come into contact with. news 4's pete williams explained one key issue that may come up. >> one issue is likely to be the ferguson police department's hiring practices. while the community is about 70% black, roughly 1 of the city's police officers are black. under attorney general eric holder, the justice department has been more aggressive in

launching these kinds of investigations into police departments. >> the case follows the shooting of michael brown, an unarmed black teenager, killed at the hands of a white police officer. police in ferguson faced widespread criticism for using military-style equipment on protesters, angry over brown's killing. right now president obama is wrapping up the first meeting at the nato summit in wales. he is taking a break to meet with jordan's king abdullah. this afternoon's meeting will focus on the crisis in ukraine. this morning's meeting focused on the nato combat mission in afghanistan and the growing threat of isis. u.s. officials estimate upwards of 100 americans are fighting for isis in the middle east. nbc news spoke to one of them. 44-year-old donald morgan was raised in a catholic home in south carolina. he was once a deputy sheriff and a member of the national guard. he spoke with nbc news earlier this summer about his efforts to join isis in syria. >> someone has to defend islam,

and somebody has to defend innocent muslims. i purchased a ticket with the intent of entering syria and either joining up with medical and food aid convoys or directly with islamic state. >> reporter: morgan was arrested last month at jfk airport in new york on a gun charge. he pleaded not guilty this morning. he's due back in court next month. president obama is now getting help spreading his message that isis will not intimidate the u.s. mark murray, nbc senior political editor, is here to explain. good morning. >> good morning, barbara. >> during our show yesterday we heard that the president say that he would not be intimidated. who else is joining in his voice, others in the administration now? >> we heard from vice president joe biden who ended up remarking that we're going to follow isis into the gates of hell, you know, and banish them there. and defense secretary chuck hagel is also very tough, used the language destroy. so you have seen this ramped-up

rhetoric from the obama administration. the question becomes what's next. it's very easy to have all this kind of rhetoric, but also end up having a political strategy on what to do with isis, particularly in the tricky country of syria. >> you mentioned yesterday the president sent a mixed message because he also said to contain it or make it controlled. >> he talked about a manageable problem. i think when you look at the president's remarks, and i read the transcript three different times, when he was talking about degrading and destroying iraq, that was the long term, the goal. he basically said this is going to take a while. the manageable problem in containing it was the short-term issue. before you end up degrading and destroying it, you have to deal with it. but, barb remarks it is important to note that the president has been a little imprecise in his words. he's been a little bit sloppy, particularly when words matter so much. news organizations, journalists like you and me, we latch on to a sentence or a paragraph, and that can sometimes knock out all the context that might be there. >> so is the president getting less or more criticism today?

>> he's getting tons of criticism. he's getting it from his party. there are vulnerable democrats who are up for re-election this cycle who want more action. the question is what action do they want. >> has anybody said? >> well, they want -- you know, they believe that we should be arming the syrian rebels. some say that we should end up having strikes in syria. what the obama administration is weighing is that you've got to be very cautious on this stuff. if you go ahead first on things, you can end up having unintended consequences. do you end up strengthening iran. do you end up strengthening bashar al assad's regime in syria. so the administration is trying to create a bigger political coalition, having arab states, europe, all be involved. of course that takes some time. >> and those criticizing are not all speaking with one voice. there are a lot of different ideas about how it ought to be solved. >> when there's a crisis, you're going to have a lot of criticism. >> thanks so much. for more from mark and the rest of the nbc news political team, check out first read on nbcnews.com. well in, just a few hours

we're going to get to see revised plans on a memorial to honor president dwight d. eisenhower. designers need approval from the national capital planning commission. this past spring the panel objected to the large metal tapestries. they said it could block views of the u.s. capitol. planners also wanted more pedestrian access and better lighting. designers will present their revisions to the board at 1:00 this afternoon. we'll look forward to see what they look like. a college in baltimore is introducing a unique college application process. low test scores, bad transcripts, no problem. students can apply by submitting a two-minute video using their smartphones. the college says the move is designed to help students fear their grades and test scores aren't good enough. students must answer how do you see yourself. videos will be evaluated on content, structure and clarity. the video app will be available for next year's incoming class.

movie-making in virginia. the campaign to attract more of hollywood just ahead. the special dinner party taking place for the first time in d.c., happening tonight. but first here's a look at what's hot on nbcwashington.com.

i'm richard jordan at the live desk. we've got the list of this

year's kennedy center honorees. al green at the top of that followed by sting, another musician as well, filmmaker and actor tom hanks is on there, comedienne lily tomlin and ballerina patricia mcbride. they will be honored at the kennedy center december 7th followed by a reception at the white house. president obama a big al green fan. you probably remember when the president sang a little bit of one of green's songs not too long ago, so it is bound to be a pretty good party up there here at the end of the year. >> sounds great. well, virginia is hoping to build up the state's film industry and attract some big projects. the new program is in the works that will prepare workers for film, television and commercial projects in the commonwealth. a two-day seminar will be held next month in richmond for people looking for entry level positions within the film industry. you've probably heard of it, everything in the white pop-up

dinner party coming to d.c. for the first time today. hundreds of people will have dinner together outdoors at an outdoor location. they will find out where that's going to be. we're about to find out a whole lot about it. denae burkeson joins us to talk about the pop-up picnic. where did it start? it started in paris, right? >> it started 25 years ago in paris by a group of friends who wanted to do an intimate dinner experience but add some fun and excitement. over the years, it's grown and we just did one last week in new york that was about 4500 people. >> is it invitation only? a lot of people know about this because they have been reading about this for 25 years, but for those that don't, tell us how you get to be included in this? >> we reach you the to a group of friends who then invite their friends who then invite their friends. through that word of mouth spreads. you can go online and sign up to be invited in various events

around the country. >> we're looking at some of the pictures from ones that have happened around the world. that was obviously the one in paris there. and so i mean anybody can invite their friends and you all show up, what do you have to bring? >> you pretty much have to bring everything. the whole idea is it's a pop-up dinner party. within 30 minutes it transforms this magnificent experience. their own picnic basket, their own champagne, their own wine. >> so if somebody wants to come, they have to bring a table, bring a table cloth, brick napkins, bring the food. >> bring everything. >> and as many people that you want? >> no. we invite by pairs of twos. so you're able to invite one person. >> so do you show up with a ticket? >> you show up with an invitation showing that you paid your $30 fee as well as your order for your prepurchased

champagne that you like to drink that night. >> do people who are in the area know that you're coming? >> yes. >> i heard they had some problems in philadelphia. >> well, no one is ever expecting it to be as big as it is so when you describe it, people never get the full idea until they really see it. >> so you tell me how many people do you think will show up tonight in washington. >> 1500 people. >> where? >> can't tell you. >> come on. >> if i tell you, they'd to have kill me. >> or you'd have to kill me. >> yeah. >> we wanted to get people ready for it. >> that's part of the allure of the event. >> how will they know? >> they receive a text message or e-mail two hours before the event announcing its location. from there, we'll have the big party. >> all right, thank you so much for coming and telling us all about it. it's happening tonight here in washington. thanks a lot. a scary situation, a little girl trapped in a running washing machine. how she was rescued before the

machine went into its high-speed cycle. plus the surprise one of the biggest tech companies in the world had this morning for a d.c. teacher. and we're getting a little sunshine after a cloudy morning. storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson is back with your first look at the seven-day and finally a little break in the heat and humidity. stay wit

temperatures are just in the 80s, but the humidity, wow.

we're also keeping an eye on the risk of storms later today. and storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson is with us for midday today and can tell us what we can expect. >> just a small threat of a storm today. the big story for us is the return of the high humidity. we've got a bit of a break yesterday and in fact i think our temperatures this afternoon are going to be comparable to where we were yesterday. but with that higher humidity, it will feel every bit like we're in the midpart of july. let's take a look at your storm team 4 impact forecast for today. it is low, but again storm threat isolated. mainly south and west of d.c., so that puts our storm threat again at being very low for today. meanwhile we had some early morning sprinkles up around howard county, eastern montgomery county. a sprinkle or two not a big deal. 83 the temperature. look at where we're going to be at 1:00 this afternoon. 87 degrees. 86 by 4:00. factor in that humidity and i think we're just over 90 degrees. an isolated storm.

we could see that this afternoon between about 2:00 and 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. those storms will be fading down to our south and off to our west as the temperature drops to 82. here's what's going on. we've got high pressure to our north and a few clouds around the area. most of those clouds down to our south. areas of southern virginia exactly where that weather front is. and it's going to be inching back to the north, getting closer to us. as it does that, that will increase our humidity and our storm threat. to the south and to the southwest. so some thunder this afternoon, a chance around fredericksburg, around areas like pax river. you can see the snapshot at 3:00 p.m. this afternoon, around cumberland, petersburg, stanton, i-81 with a little bit of lift and we have a chance up to 4:00 and 5:00 this afternoon. our chance starts to fade by 6:00, 7:00 again to our south and west. as we head into the early morning hours tomorrow, it's still going to be plenty humid. for today, though, with the fact

that we are talking about high humidity, remember to check the back seat because at 90 degrees with a temperature, we can get very quickly inside of a car in 30 minutes, the temperature up to 125 degrees. it only takes 30 minutes so be very aware. again, for today and also remember to hydrate today with that higher humidity. 89 in d.c., up around sandy springs, silver spring, 86 your high temperature for today, around herndon, fairfax, around 90 for a high. around waldorf, 89 degrees your high temperature. so today storms to our south and west, near 90. near 92 tomorrow with an isolated storm threat so fairly low for today. but for the weekend, a different story with the higher humidity. we're at 91 degrees on saturday. storm threat any time after 2:00. there will be scattered, most of them between 5:00 and 8:00 but could be very heavy those storms. and we will keep you updated with storm team 4 right here in the weather center. in a couple of minutes, we'll take a look at the early part of next week. barbara.

>> thank you. we'll see you in a little bit. news 4's richard jordan is at the live desk with some just released information of the let's find out what that is. >> good morning, barbara. this has to do with an execution in oklahoma on april 29th. it took 43 minutes, so a review board looked into what went wrong there. this is the execution of clayton lockett. there was an issue with the iv. the iv was put in locket's groin because they could not have a suitable vein in his arms, legs, neck or feet. that is why no one immediately noticed a problem with the iv but it did cause some problems with that lethal injection. the review board is now recommending further training for that medical team in charge of executions out there in oklahoma. that's the latest from the live desk. >> thank you, richard. police in prince george's county have no leads on a mysterious murder in langley park.

yesterday morning someone stabbed miguel angel barilla. police spent the day talking with people to see who would have wanted to hurt him. they are urging people to come forward with any information and not be worried about their immigration status. >> we still don't know what happened. we are calling their community, if they know anything, please communicate with the police. >> the only thing that's important to myself and the police department is to find out who did this, close this to make sure it doesn't happen again and keep this neighborhood safe. >> police are offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to barillas' killer. the patients of a 5-year-old girl are breathing a sigh of relief. that girl got stuck in a washing machine while it was on. the girl got into a machine that had been malfunctioning and it suddenly turned on. the owner said people started hearing the girl screaming and realized it was coming from the machine. people frantically called 911

while the owner killed the circuit breaker to shut the machine down. the girl is recovering and is expected to be okay. one of the biggest tech companies stopped by a d.c. school this morning with a big surprise not just for a student and teacher but for hundreds of schools around our region. news 4's megan mcgrath has more. >> bring them in. >> okay. >> reporter: greta shorn didn't know what was about to happen. >> what's going on? >> hi. >> reporter: yes, she had put a wish list of classroom supplies on donorschoose.org and, yes, she's been awarded grants before, but this morning the art teacher in southwest hit the jackpot. as a big stack of canvasses, glue sticks and other supplies were carried into her classroom. all will be put to good use. >> i feel bad when a kid comes to me and they're like i need something like a glue stick. if i don't have it i'm like,

okay, i'll have to go out and buy it. so this was more than i -- i could have imagined. >> reporter: donorschoose.org is a website where educators post projects and the supplies they will need and donors pick and fund the projects that inspire them. >> actually dying to get these tape spencers with the multicolored tape. >> reporter: miss shorn's project ideas caught the eye of google. they fully funded all of her project requests. and after delivering the supplies, the internet giant made another big announcement. google is funding all greater d.c. area projects posted on the website. that's hundreds of projects in d.c., maryland and virginia. >> actually i rely on donations like this. every year i get less and less money from the district. the past four or five years i've gotten none. i was running low on glue sticks this year. i was like oh, my god, what am i going to do?

i guess we'll have to figure out another thing to use. >> reporter: and it's not just big companies like google that can donate on the website, anyone can. you pick the project and you decide how much you want to give. in southwest, megan mcgrath, news 4. >> if you want more information on how you can donate to local teachers, you can find the link to donorschoose.org on our website, nbcwashington.com. again, that's donorschoose.org on our website, nbcwashington.com. a protest at columbia university is getting a lot of attention. why a female student is carrying around a mattress. plus a new app that will allow some people in our area to have alcohol delivered right to their door.

i'm richard jordan at the live desk with some breaking news. murder charges have just been filed against a georgia father accused of leaving his young son in a hot car back in june for seven hours. justin roth harris has been in jail since his arrest. the grand jury had the case. they decided that murder charges are warranted here. this is back on june 18th. harris told police that he simply forgot his son was in the back seat when he went to work. police investigators say they found that harris was inside his office exchanging sexually explicit photos with women while his son was dying in that hot car. that's the latest from the live desk. this morning we're learning more about a protest happening at columbia university.

a student is carrying around a twin-size dorm mattress wherever she goes. nbc's betty ngyuwen explains why. >> reporter: this columbia university senior is carrying a mattress to her classes. the visual arts major carries the mattress everywhere she goes as her senior thesis, hoping to call attention to sexual assaults on campus. >> i will be carrying this dorm room mattress with me everywhere i go for as long as i attend the school. >> reporter: she claims she was assaulted the first day of her sophomore year. >> i feel like i've carried the weight of what happened there with me everywhere since then. >> reporter: the case against her alleged rapist was dismissed. frustrated, emma and 22 other columbia students filed a federal complaint alleging that the universities mishandled sexual assault cases. the students say the university is too lenient with alleged offenders and discourages

victims from reporting assaults. >> i feel like it's taken over my entire college experience. >> reporter: and she's not alone. one in five women experience rape or attempted rape in college. according to the centers for disease control. the problem is so big that the white house assembled a task force to combat the issue earlier this year. as for emma, she says that she will carry the mattress until her alleged assailant is expelled or chooses to leave the school. until then, she hopes her activism turned art will make a difference on campus. >> i've personally been so amazed by how much change has happened already in the past year that i've become an activist. i think there's a whole movement starting, and i think that's really amazing. thinking about lunch about now? how about some pizza? we'll tell you about some specialty pizzas now available in our area. plus, new pressure on the redskins to change the team's name. stay with us.

right now, you can have alcohol delivered right to your front door through an app on your phone called drizzly and here's what it looks like. it's free to download and will bring beer, wine and spirits to your house if you live in d.c. the app says delivery will take anywhere from 20 to 40 minutes to get. it isn't the first alcohol delivery app. clink also delivers beer in d.c.

they say it's totally legal for the apps to operate in the district. pizza is one of the most popular takeout foods in the country. where you get it might have something to do with what you get but there are a lot of new places around. you don't just get the standard pepperoni pizza. lavonia is here to tell us what she found. there's a weekend section out today devoted to pizza? >> obviously bikini season is over, it's okay to have a few carbs, i think. so we are looking at all the different kinds of pizza here in washington. now i think in the last few years we've seen some explosion of everything from new york style to argentinan style. >> what makes the new york style, because it has basil on top? >> new york pizza is a big contentious thing. they say they have a special

filtration system that makes new york water with their flour. >> does new york water change the pastry? >> we tried it and all thought the crust was awfully tasty. we thought it was one of our favorite crusts. it's a little salty and you can fold it, of course. >> talk about argentine pizza. >> you can see it right here. you can get this at two places here in washington. world society and also del campo. we're looking at world society's right now. it's like -- argentina has a large italian population with such a blending of cultures. this is their version of pizza. it's super thick crust. >> it looks like a white pizza. >> it is. >> no tomato sauce. >> that sounds good. finally, neapolitan pizza. >> that's another one of those ones that is so contentious. you actually have to be

certified to say that you are serving a neapolitan pizza. there's only three places in washington that do it, including two amy's and pupatella in arlington. one of the things that i love about this place is the guy that runs it is actually from naples so he takes it very seriously. they are very strict rules -- >> are they always deep dish? >> the crust is pretty thin. the edges are thick but the crust is pretty thin and the cheese has to be excellent and the basil has to be fresh. so many rules for that one. >> and which was your favorite? >> i really like pizza, so i really like them all. there was not one i tried that i didn't like. >> it's lunchtime. >> i know, let's go later, right? >> thanks. >> thanks, barbara. >> i can't wait to taste those pizzas. for more ideas log on to nbcwashington.com or the going out guide on washingtonpost.com. our wednesday's child this week is a teenager who spent

most of his life in a foster care facility as a medically fragile child. we first met demonte earlier but we think maybe the right family wasn't watching when we showed him before, so here he is again. >> demonte, how are you? how was your night? >> nurse thomas was one of those who helps care for demonte, in this home. he says while he can't get around on his own, he has lots of people who have helped him here for years. this woman is one of them. she says demonte is a terrific young man who she looks forward to seeing every day when coming to work. tim is another familiar face for demob tdl demonte. tim showed off a photo on the wall in his room. in his bedroom, demonte has lots

of soft and cuddly characters, but his social worker says he needs more than that. >> every individual as a person needs some form of permanency in their minds, irrespective of -- a permanent, carriage and loving family. >> while there are many here who love demonte, everyone comes in and out of his life each day. in the long run, there is no permanent. >> he needs a loving family to take care of him. >> he has a wonderful family here, but i know you're all hoping that he gets a family, a real family that will be his forever. >> yes. >> a forever family is what all children deserve. >> and if you have room in your home and your heart for demonte or another child who's waiting, please call our special adoption hotline. the number is 1-88-to adopt me or search wednesday's child on

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we're keeping an eye on several developing stories. the father of a toddler who died inside a parked car in maryland is due in federal court this afternoon. the 17-month-old boy was found unresponse i've at a car parked at the naval air station,

patuxant river station yesterday afternoon. first responders attempted cpr but the little boy died. his father will be in federal court in green belt at 2:00 in connection with this case. firefighters are working to find out what started a fire that killed a woman in rockville on irish street early this morning near aspen hill road. the woman who died was in her 70s. firefighters have not yet released her name. two firefighters were also treated for heat exhaustion in that fire. and right now the jury is back in the deliberation room. they're sorting through 14 counts of corruption for former virginia governor bob mcdonnell and his wife, maureen. news 4's julie carey is in richmond. she's live tweeting developments all air. stay with news 4 on air and online for breaking updates as soon as there is a verdict. and d a coalition a native american groups will send a letter to broadcasters asking them to stop using the name redskins. several broadcasters and newspapers have already decided to drop that name. yesterday "the new york daily

news" joined the group. take a look at the headline, it says "sack the name." the team won't use the team's logo either, instead they'll use this circle with burgandy and gold. the paper said the inescapable truth is that the term red skin derives solely from the racial characteristics of skin tone. in a society that is struggling mightily to be color blind. lots of people have been waiting for this day since the super bowl. kickoff for the 2014 nfl season is just a few hours away now. the green bay packers take on the seattle seahawks. nbc's jay gray is in seattle where the city is getting ready for the big party. >> reporter: there is the unique sound, style and scene that defines seattle. the space needle, high place market and now you can include the lombardi trophy. >> the game has never been stronger, and here we are with the season kicking off tonight. this is a huge, huge night.

>> reporter: the nfl celebrating its newest champion right here on nbc. behind the scenes, miles of cable and mobile control rooms are in place and the broadcast team is ready for kickoff. >> it couldn't be better. you want that atmosphere, the championship banner is going to be exciting. these fans are into it. >> super fan right here. >> reporter: the party actually started earlier this week, when downtown was turned into a playground. for little kids, big kids and even these kids. flag teams have been practicing their steps on the field, while just outside, seattle's own sound garden and pop sensation pharrell got in a final rehearsal for the pregame concert tonight, just before the teams take center stage. jay gray, nbc news, seattle. >> exciting time. time for a final check on our forecast, veronica. >> yeah, for any sporting events

going on this afternoon, a lot of kids' practice, your impact forecast for today. we go up to 89 by 4:00. mid-80s at 6:00, 7:00 p.m. so make sure you hydrate. we're talking about the storm threat not just today but tomorrow today. there we are on 2:00 on friday, 4:00 on friday, 7:00 on friday a storm threat. while saturday will start very quiet, we've got a storm chance after 2:00 p.m. and it gets very heavy on saturday by 7:00 p.m. there's a look at your seven-day forecast. cooler next week. back in the low 80s. >> that's good news. thanks a lot, veronica. and that's news 4 midday for today. we thank you for being with us and invite you to tune in for news at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 and tomorrow morning at 11:00. have a terrific day and we'll see you in the morning. trading-in or selling your car, truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps.

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