a montgomery county man accused of killing high school open mother. what police say he admitted happened right before he set will fire. plus friends trying to console the mcdonnells after being found guilty of corruption charges. >> everybody is devastated. they're in disbelief. >> the tone inside the family's home now that the trial is over. but first, melissa mollet is following breaking news in your first 4 traffic. >> tysons corner, we just heard about this. leesburg pike at spring hill road shut down right now because of a pedestrian who was hit. we understand nonlife threatening injury, but still shut down for a little bit as they get that out of the way. also the other situation this morning, southbound wisconsin avenue, closed at massachusetts. we have two different crashes

there. still shut down southbound. wider look at things, we generally look quite good. d.c. 2 # 5 a little slow as you're coming in. typical for this time of morning. so no big shock there.coming in. typical for this time of morning. so no big shock there. southbound 270, you're slow until clarksburg and then you open b back up again. look up there your treadmill. we have a beautiful dawn under way. there is venus emerging from the thick summer haze. we have temperatures that are hovering in the 70s in the s suburbs and rural areas. later today, we will hit mid-80s by noon. during the afternoon, a few clouds popping up. there is a small chance of an isolated storm by mid to late afternoon as we reach the low 90s with steamy humidity.

so dress accordingly. wear your short sleeves. we'll have hair styles by mr. humidity. temperatures right now in the low 70s, nearby suburbs, fairfax. by the bay, mid-70s. in ten minutes, i'll be back talking about the forecast down this woodbridge. amelia segal will join us there. it's 6:02 now. this rockville man will be in court today accused of killing his mother and then setting her house on fire. right now hani haleem is charged with murder. he lived with his 82-year-old mother somaya haleem. we first told you about the fire yesterday morning as breaking news. this was on iris street. police say that haleem admitted that he stabbed his mother several times and then set the house on fire. new reaction this morning from close friends of bob and maureen mcdonnell. >> many are still surprised over

the couple's conviction. >> everybody is devastated. they're this disbelief. >> our affiliate in richmond was at the mcdonnells' home as friends came to help after the verdict. one of those friends, terry a, said they are good people and the jury got it wrong. >> i have friends who are attorneys, judges, and they have all said to me bob must have done something to upset someone in the federal government because this jury would be hard pressed to find any corruption. >> terry also says she believes the former governor was only willing to open up about his troubled marriage because it would prove his innocence. the jury clearly felt that the prosecution made the stronger case. the former governor was convicted on 11 out of 13 counts, including corruption and bribery charges. his wife, maureen, found guilty

on 9 out of 13 don'ts. this all stems from the entans of gifts for political favors. back in december, the couple could have avoided jail time if bob mcdonnell had pled guilty to just one don't of bank fraud. >> and new reaction from the jurors. one spoke with the "washington post". she told the paper it was a tough decision, but it was not a hard decision. she then said it was tough to see his family go through that but when it came down to the brass tacks, we knew the decision we had to make. there is so much more to the verdict and we are breaking it down for you. coming up, we'll take a look at what is next in the sentencing phase. and a complete recap of every day of the trial is online, nbcwashington.com. prince formgeorge's county police are making a big reward even bigger in hope of catching the man who killed a 3-year-old girl.

police have been searching for devaughn wallace for about a month now. wallace shot her in a home in landover while aiming for somebody else. she would have turned four this month. before now, the reward was at $25,000. we're working to liearn mor about a parental abduction that made the fbi order a plane back to dulles. the mother is accused of trying to take her child out of the country without the father's consent on a flight leaving dull let yesterday. the fbi says the flight was headed to beijing. when it was ordered to turn around. the child has now been reunited with the father. the boil water advisory is over now in parts of prince george's county. but first flush your water lines. water testing was done this the highlighted areas and results came back clean.

this all stems from a water main break in hyattsville tuesday evening. this morning the world is remembering a comic legend, joan rivers. >> she would say what you were thinking but you wouldn't say it. >> tmemories jimmy fallon share. plus where do you put your hands on the steering wheel? more than three quarters of americans have the wrong answer to that question. the safest strategy for you and your family. and news 4 is live in woodbridge. what you can expect as you send your kids off to school. no!

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>> and we were taught with a firm grip, but now with your thumbs up. >> not like i do it which is sort of like this. i'm left-handed, so it's really like this. >> don't do that. >> 9 and 3. >> now we know. it is the first friday of school year for many students this morning. >> and every saying thank god it's friday. we sent a melia segal to wood bridge oig. >> reporter: good morning. i hope you're having a lovely friday morning. we've been here all morning with the storm team 4 bx 4. it is a beautiful sun rise right now. starting to see a little bit more activity, but school still not starting for another few hours. temperatures for most of us are in the 70s. it is balmy. you can see the storm truck reporting 75 degrees.

its eye humid outside. we talk about the dew point temperature. 72 degrees. when it's above 65, it's humid. so this afternoon, it will be still that dew point around 72. when you factor in the temperature of about 90, 91 for a high, it will feel closer to 100. storms potentially later today west of i-95. and you have breaking news on the roads? that's right. we're talking about the outer loop of the wood rorow wilson bridge. a big crash in the two right lanes now being taken up. you can see the jam that that is causing at this point this morning. and this is still happen, southbound wisconsin shut down at massachusetts avenue because of two earlier crashes. 66, as you get on prince william parkway, it's only jammed through centreville. then you open back up.

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megan mcgrath just getting to the scene of a fire on tucker street. >> reporter: and you can see behind me here that we still have some of the crews here on the scene. we're on tucker street, this is basically an industrial area. and the fire was in a warehouse here that you see behind us. i'm told that it was in the office area of that warehouse. they have put out the fire. i'm told that there are no injuries. but there is some property damage inside the structure itself. right now investigators are inside, digging around a little bit in some of the ash inside. trying to pinpoint exactly what caused the fire, where exactly it began.

but at this point, it looks like they're starting to wrap it up and should tell folks who are in this industrial plaza, we had some trucks and trucks blocking things earlier. they are starting to move out, so you should be okay getting to work. back to you. from coast to coast, the country is remembering joan rivers. there is a big contribute to her on her star on the hollywood walk of fame. we're also keeping an eye on her apartment in new york city. we expect tributes will only grow bigger. she died at 81. rivers funeral is this sunday. she delivered her unique brand of comedy for 50 years. and sales of her book are now skyrocketing. one up an amazing 70,000%. >> a lot of fellow comedians

also remembering her. and jimmy fallon also gave rivers a special tribute. >> we had her on our very first "tonight show" and so i'm lucky to say that i got to work with her and have her on our "tonight show". just so blessed to do that. she came out and she came over to me and she started crying and gave me a kiss. it was really emotional. >> we should point out that joan rivers, this is the first time she had been on the "tonight show" since the '80s when she had a falling out with johnny carson. that's what made it such a significant moment for her. one of many who came to pay up on a so-called bet that he would never post the show. we expect this topic will trend on twitter for some time as all of you you remember her, as well.

>> just remember always being so very funny and some found her offensive and she didn't care. she stayed true to herself. >> the clinic that was treating rivers is also under investigation this morning. the "today" show will have more on rivers and the memories she left behind. there is new reaction to the firing of a high school football coach in loudoun county. earlier this week he was fired. the website now says prsome parents believe it happened because he raised concerns about layers injuries. the first football game this year is tonight. many of you may be tired this morning after watch position the seahawks beat the packers. now it's time to look ahead to the redskins. they kickoff sunday in houston. jason pugh tells us what to watch for.

>> reporter: good morning. with the redskins kicking off the season in just two days, every wants to get the bad taste of 3-13 outf mtom a year a. so many things to wchorh weekend in houston like the chemistry between robert griffin and his new weapons on offense. plus we're anxious to see jay gruden call his first regular season game. >> very nervous, but iwh staff i hired and the players we have it wouldn't be about me. it's about them and their success. we feel we have the players and coaches in place to put together a successful team. >> we just want to execute our game plan. the coaches put hours and hours of film work in and they expect us to go out there and execute it. like a super bowl for everybody. >> redskins and texans were the two worst teams in the entire nfl last year. houston only won two games and get this, the texans, they're three point favorite this sunday against the skins.

so still plenty of redskins doubters out there. we'll see if the guys can proof them all wrong. >> and of course we'll have the redskins covered this sunday and every sunday for ou. >> they will have game highlights, postgame interviews on redskins final. you can watch it every sunday night right after sunday night football and news 4 at 11:00. can't wait. go skins. breaking news in traffic. >> this is the outer loop of the beltway. right there at the woodrow wilson bridge. we have two right lanes blocked. and it is quite backed up. also just spoke with tood.c. please, wisconsin at massachusetts is now open. we had two different accidents we were dealing with there. taking a look at 95 in virginia, we have a disabled vehicle northbound near prince william parkway. through triangle, across the

bridge, you're clear. finally once you getting across into lorton. 66 looking just fine. 95 up to braddock road, no problems there. 270 at old hundred, a little slow. remember to follow us @first4traffic. one of my favorite follower, tom kierein, how are we looking? looking great this morning as far as travel is concerned. just observing the latest reports from our weather watchers. they're reporting some fog in rural areas, but summer haze under a clear sky. live view over northeast washington, 76 at reagan national. pre-dawn sunrise about 20 minutes from now. humidity 82%. a sweltering dew point of 70. light breeze tips to pop in the high humidity and temperatures

nearby suburbs. also the low 70s, mid-70s right by the bay. and we will stay steamy through the day. very humid. afternoon highs low 90s. small chance of an isolated storm mainly west of the i-95 corridor later this afternoon. then a likelihood of storms saturday afternoon. you will be out recreation, out working on saturday afternoon, you may be interrupted by a passing thunderstorm. then saturday night, too, more storms possible. before then, the mid-90s. best day of the weekend for outdoor recreation will be low 80s on sunday afternoon, low humidity moving in. a great day for outdoor fun. and then on monday, back to work and school, still not very humid, 60s in the morning. afternoon highs mere 80. storm team 4 seven day outlook, might get an afternoon storm on monday, but a greater chance on thursday. highs just low to mid-80s next week and not very humid. next weather and traffic at 6:31, going out this friday

night? a look at the hour by hour changes. a colorado home explodes sending debris all over the neighborhood. the man inside was flung from the home. he is recovering in the hospital. his house was blown to pieces. nearby homes and vehicles sustained some damage, as well. investigators believe natural gas is to blame. this morning people in los angeles are sleeping a whole lot easier. animal control agents caught that by right there, the albino cobra. it bit a dog earlier this week. pretty much everybody has been on the lookout for that snake. yesterday agents spotted the company what in a backyard. crews were able to safely remove the snake they took to the zoo to be evaluated. the owner has not come forward yet. students at two area schools are getting ready for a huge

football game. it is a public versus private school. centreville high school versus gonzaga college high school. this game is so big, it will be televised on espnu tonight. students have spent the week making banners. we expect on see a lot of school spirit thefrom both schools. and you might want to look at your tv for this one. >> a massachusetts woman is this trouble for trying to pass off a homemade license plate as the real thing. see for yourself. a 20-year-old driver made this license plate out of cardboard and even tried to make it look like real mass has plates using the red and blue. police pulled her over tuesday morning. turns out she had a revoked license and registration. >> and her art teacher is cringing. she'll face more charges now for that student and she won't be

driving anytime soon i would bet. d.c. police getting ready to test body cameras. the concern some critics have about how those cameras will be used. and right now, world leaders are having critical discussions. the promise u.s. is making if the discussions break down. >> plus it's about to get warmer. tom kierein taking us through the heat up.

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we're seeing a gorgeous sunrise from our city cam here at news 4. >> but with the sun comes the higher temperatures. it will be hot outside today. but first, melissa mollet is watching breaks news. >> outer loop of the woodrow wilson bridge. a big jam up because as you're approaching indian head highway, the two right lanes are taken up with a crash. they have been there for some

time. hopefully cleared out of the way soon. you can see outer loop down there. 395 approaching 14th street bridge also quite slow. 66 hopping on in centreville, heading in, you're pretty slow all the way until oakton. 95 in virginia slow through tdae city. 270 at montgomeryville annual lo annualville allege looking good. and you can see the humidity hanging above the mohorizon. look at the summer insects flying around. still feeling like midsummer, not september. short sleeves for the day. hair styles by mr. humidity. and it will get more humid

during the afternoon. temperatures hovering in the mid-70s. noontime, very humid. midafternoon, hitting low thipts. sma nins. friday night lights football, heading out this evening, it will be in the low to mid-80s. steamy and warm. by dawn tomorrow, mid-70s. and a look at the view there woodbridge coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s. right now world leaders are attending the second day of the nato summit in wales. the growing threats from isis dominated the first session. isaiah and the crisis in ukraine have become the main topics. tracie potts has more. >> reporter: as we speak, the president is behind closed doors with the nato allies trying to

work out both of these issues. back here on capitol hill, in just a few hours, lawmakers are getting a briefing from the white house. and then in a couple week, they are bringing in john kerry to try to figure out what is the goal, what is the strategy dealing with isaiah. the president this week said to destroy, he also said to manage the problem. now we have ben rhodes deputy national security adviser are saying ground troops in syria may be a real possibility. they are also trying to work out getting russia out of ukraine. that's part of the nato meeting. today there are goesh negotiations going on, but you if they don't go anywhere, nato allies are ready to impose more sanctions on russia. >> tracie potts, thank you. this afternoon a public memorial service will be held to american journalist steven sotloff. the south florida native was

beheaded earlier this week. he was taken hostage last week in syria. sotloff's family is expected to attend the memorial service. hear from president obama himself this sunday morning. watch the interview on "meet the press" with chuck todd at 10:30. this morning bob mcdonnell and his wife are facing up to 30 years in federal prison. it now goes in to a sentencing phase. they expect some significant jail time. >> i cannot believe that judge spencer won't provide shall significant jail time for bob mcdonnell given he was convicted on the major charges of public corruption and he will not let that go i think unnoticed by the public. >> the wens widefense says it w appeal. the jury left little doubt they felt prosecutors proved

their case. >> the former governor was found r found guilty on 11 of 13 counts, including corruption and bribery charges. his wife was found guilty on 9 of 13 counts. the couple could have avoided any jail time if bob mcdonnell had pled guilty to just one count of bank fraud last december. and from tone of the jurors, sh says it was a very difficult case and very excruciating especially when the verdict was being read on watch what's happening to the family, but i think the facts spoke for themselves. there are also new questions morning about whether bob mcdonnell can collect his state pension. mcdonnell actually signed a new law three years ago that strips state employees of their pensions if they're convicted of a felony connected to on the job conduct. is this a big case with a lot of

parts. there is much more online. the iteam looks at what may have won the case for the prosecution. that is on nbcwashington.com. we're working to find out how a nationally recognized scientist from gaithersburg died. martin rogers went missing wotw weeks ago. his body was found near his abandoned car. rogers worked the national institutes of health for 15 years. on august 21, he told his wife he was going to a meeting, but he never showed up. since then, people have reported seeing him along the canal and outside cumberland. police do not believe foul play is involved. starting in october, d.c. police will be armed with body cameras. it allows police to record what they hear and see. they're ready in use in laurel. larl police activate the cameras anytime they interact with someone in a public place.

but when they enter your home, they ask your permission to record. according to the washington times, d.c. police will start testing the technology on october 1st. right now hundreds of people are lining up for some life changing help that will come from a stranger. how you can get free dental work today. and claims of harassment. the rule d.c. says some car service drivers is breaking and why those drivers say they're being singled out. plus take heart, it's friday. storm team 4 meet roteorologist amelia segal will have your weather.

welcome back. transportation leaders are questioning how uber expanded business into montgomery county. they gave the ride sharing company 30 days to explain why

it's not complying with taxi rules. according to the "washington post," uber has yet to respond. cab companies argue uber side steps regulations like fare increases. uber has always says it is not a cab company but instead an app service that matches passengers with drivers. it's a different problem for uber in the district. there it claims the taxicab commission is harassing drivers. according on the "washington post," inspectors issued 11 tickets in a four hour period. the commission claims the drivers illegally accepted street hails. uber says that many tickets in a short period of time is an abuse of you power. the commission says it was responding to complaints of for-hire drivers slowing down traffic. students in their first week of school have little relief today. it's finally friday. >> it's shaping up to be a warm one. we sent amelia segal to woodbridge middle school. is it getting hot and humid out

there yet? >> reporter: i would say it's balmy. we've been monitoring the conditions with the 4 by # oig. of course we have our weather station on top of the truck. winds are calm. as we take a look throughout your day, we don't need to tell you short sleeves will be just fine for the kids. by the time recess rolls around, we're giving it a b because of the humidity. temperatures around 80 degrees. dismissal mainly dry, but what you will really notice, heat and humidity. it will feel closer to 100 degrees. melissa, how are the roads? outer loop of woodrow wilson bridge is clearing up. it is slow there as you're approaching indian head highway.

prince georges county looking good. 95 up through virginia, slowest spot is dale city. very slow but open back up in woodbridge. and then fine once you cross into lorton. beltway at river road looking fine. 270 south to the beltway, 16 minutes. 66 east to the beltway, 14 minutes. any minute now, a third american will be home to receive treatment for ebola. why he will not get the same drug that cured two missionaries. plus after countless data breaches, it is time to step up secury. the changes you could see for your credit card to keep your data safer. and it happened again. d.c. was just named one of the snobbiest cities in this america. why we landed toward the top of that list. karen: hi, i'm karen. joyce: and i'm joyce. karen: and we are... karen & joyce: the koch sisters. karen: we're not biological sisters, but sisters in spirit. joyce: and we're not related to the koch brothers, those right-wing billionaires.

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that fire. 15 before the hour. any moment now, a third american with ebola could land in the u.s. to receive treatment. dr. rick sack kra will be kept omaha. he's been in isolation in liberia. this is a live look outside near omaha where the plane is expected to land. he will not receive the experimental drug given to two other americans in atlanta. apparently the supply has run out. coming up on the "today" show, a live report in nebraska ahead of his arrival. i'm richard jordan at the live desk with breaking news in a nationwide search for a missing special needs boy. that 4-year-old has been found safely and his alleged abductor in police custody. this happened in tampa. the 4-year-old boy noticed missing on august 28th. it appears that four of his

relatives, two men and two women, were killed. that police investigation led police to figure out that the boy was missing. so they were able to come up with a suspect, a 28-year-old man, they traced him to a hotel. again, they found the boy safely. he's been taken into custody and the alleged kidnapper now being questioned for those four murders also in police custody to figure out exactly what he had to to with those four bodies that were discovered in the florida area. that's the latest from the live desk. the fbi ordered a plane back to dulles after a mother allegedly kidnapped her child. that mother is expected to appear in a courtroom today. she's accused of trying to take her child out of the country without the father's consent. fbi says the flight was headed to beijing when it was ordered to turn around. the child was reunited with the father. mayor gray's former driver is expected to plead guilty to conspiracy charges today. take a look. this is mark long at the wheel

of this video. he was gray's driver in the 2010 campaign. long is the sixth person accused of crimes related to illegal funding of gray's campaign that year. mayor gray has not been charged with any crime. prosecutors say long drove gray to secret meetings with jeffrey thompson who pled guilty earlier this year to illegally contributing money to the mayor's campaign. the boil water advisory is over in parts of prince george's county. that means it is safe for you to brush your teeth and start drinking your water again. but first wssc is asking you to flush your water before using it. water testing was done in the highlighted areas on the map. results came back clean of any harmful bacteria in the water. this all stems from a water main break in hyattsville tuesday evening. 12 before the hour. in just a few hints, the doors will open for a free dental clinic in prince george's county. hundreds are lined up.

molette green is live with more. >> reporter: that's right. hundreds are here. and people are still coming. they're camped out with their chairs, with their blankets. you have to take a look at the scene behind me. i met a young lady named annie who got here at 3:00 a.m.. her story like so many others here, no insurance for dental care. i had an opportunity just a short while ago to speak to the organizer who talked about the need being big. >> well, we try. in some cases it's a bit of a drop in the bucket, but hopefully we'll see well over 1,000 people here in the next couple of days. but unfortunately, we'll probably turn away just as many people. >> reporter: yeah, this dental clinic opens at 7:00 this morning. two days of this hoping to get to see as many people as possible. 800 volunteers, dentists, hygienists and many others making this happen.

we're live outside the infinity center. back to you. apple is working on a new plan it says will help keep your photos and information private. jackie deangelis is here to explain the new steps the company will take 4 your homone. that's right. security on so many people's minds. so apple ceo tim cook talking to the wall street journal saying the company plans new steps to keep hackers away from users' accounts. but he denies a lack of security allowed hackers to access and post nude photos on the web. cook says apple will alert users when someone tries to change their password or restore data to a new device. meantime reports saying visa and mastercard are rolling out technology to replace card information like account numbers with a you unique set of numbers to validate customers' identity. it's expected to get a big boost

next week because the technology will be a part of the new apple iphone. it could be used for both online and mobile payments and with retail apps loaded on a smart phone. back to you. it's happened again. d.c. was named the second snobbiest city in america behind san francisco. the blog took in the city's wealth, education, amenities like art galleries and theater, motovo also picked bethesda and rockville as two of the ten snobbiest small cities. >> i know this offends you. and i just posted this on facebook. it doesn't say anything about the people, it was more like the number of art galleries and fast food restaurants, income, education. >> is it bad to be smart and cultured? >> no, it said nothing wrong with being intelligent and wealthy. so all good. >> thanks.

i feel better now. not so much about the weather. >> you'll feel fine up still you step outside. it is very humid. it has gotten even more humid overnight. here is a live view from the tower camera. the september sun quickly jumping in a clear sky. look at that thick summer haze. 75 now at reagan national. dew point has gone up a little bit in the last hour. it's up to 72. that is very humid. look at the humidity, almost 90%. wind out of the southeast at around 3 miles an hour. radar scanning the skies, don't show any rain around. just a little bit of ground clutter. there is a little fog around the mountains and shenandoah valley this morning. nearby suburbs, low 70s. by the bay, low to mid-70s. look at that amazing aurora

borealis over sweden. you can share your pictures, as well. twitter, facebook, instragram. here is another view of that incredible aurora. this was just a few nights ago. connect with me, to wit, facebook and instragram. love reading your comments and seeing your pictures. partly cloudy, very humid today. afternoon highs feeling more like midsummer, not early september. low 90s by midafternoon. and a small chance of an isolated storm popping up this afternoon, but a likelihood going to be out on saturday afternoon, yeah, your activities may be interrupted by a thunderstorm by the afternoon. likely by the evening. highs before then the mid 90s. best day of the weekend will be sunday for outdoor recreation. highs low 80s. much less humid. a beautiful day. we'll keep that going in to monday, too. storm team 4 seven day outlook, still not very humid. highs near 80 each day all the way into mid week. might get storms late on monday,

small chance. greater chance on thursday. melissa, a look at the friday commute. volume all over the place this morning. slowest spots top of the beltway colesville road and d.c. 295 as you pass 50. also the outer loop as you're going across the woodrow wilson bridge. prince george's county in general looking quite good. 66 and 95 pretty typical for this time of morning. taking a look down 270, you're slow as you're headed out of frederick. slow south all the way through clarksburg. germantown, finally opening up. beltway at colesville road a little slow. but not really too terrible at this point. opening up here and there. outer loop 95 to 270, 18 minutes. 95 north there quantico to the beltway, 35 minutes. one more reminder, 95 north at 100, the right lane blocked from

a truck fire. it is now 6:54. this morning police are offering even more money to capture the man they believe killed a 3-year-old girl. this is devaughn wallace. police say he shot and killed bibb earlier last month. police are looking for wallace today. they were offering $25,000 to search for him. they did not say how much they will add to that amount today. but we will let you know on nbcwashington.com. fairfax county school officials say your kids need more sleep and they want high schools to begin after 8:00 a.m.. the plan would push back start times by at least 40 minutes, however middle schools would get up half an hour earlier. the board will discuss the proposal on monday and vote sometime this october. new reaction this morning there friends of bob and maureen mcdonnell. they met at the former governor's home after the conviction came down yesterday in the corruption trial.

one friend says that she believes mcdonnell only put the family through a trial because he felt he was innocent. >> he was a good man and bob will rise again. he wouldn't take a plea bargain because he'd have to lie. he's not a man who will lie. >> and new reaction from jurors this morning, as well. we spoke to the "washington post," one of the jurors spoke to the "washington post," she told the post, quote, it was a tough decision but it was not a hard decision. she then said it was tough to see his family go through this, but when it came done to brass tacks, we knew the decision we had to make. our coverage continues online. we have a complete recap of every single day of the trial on our wsite, nbcwashington.com. four things to know, a free dental clinic going on in prince george's county today and tomorrow. you can get fillings, cleanings and extractions all free of charge.

this first come first serve at the university of maryland. a third ebola infected american expected to arrive in the u.s.. dr. sacra will be treated in omaha, nebraska. he will not receive the experimental drug because supplies have run out. joan rivers' funeral is sunday and tributes are growing on twitter and on her star this hollywood. the "today" show will have more on the outpouring of support that starts just minutes from thousand. > . and a judge will consider bond for hani haleem, accused of stabbing his 82-year-old mother and then setting her rockville home on fire yesterday. >> oppressive humidity and we'll have midsummer heat today and tomorrow. storms likely on saturday. >> tom, thank you. that is the broadcast. >> we'll see you in 25 minute.

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