hopefully june will be cooler than may. outside right now, plenty of sunshine all acorrosion metro area ruston town center clouds towards the mountains. not much rain on storm team 4. a pulse in the atmosphere that will try to generate later this afternoon. if you were rained on yesterday, your rain chances were pretty high again coming up later on today. already 77 in winchester 78 in washington 77 down in st. mary's county. here is your planner then. temperatures mid-80s by noon. near 90 degrees for highs today with showers bubbling up to the west first. they might make it into the metro area by the evening. everyone has a chance for getting rained on today. highest rain chances remain out to the west. we'll talk about that back to work forecast. >> chuck, thank you. secretary of state john kerry will head back to boston after he broke his leg after a bike crash. this morning kerry was riding his bike in france when he crashed into a curb.

you're looking at videos of him bike riding back in march. a doctor and paramedic were with kerry's motorcade when it happened. he was airlifted to a switzerland hospital. we're told he did not lose conscious during the accident. kerry called off the rest of his four-nation trip. anne arundel county needs your help to find a car stolen during an armed carjacking. the black bmw tag 1ay-3980. a man unloading her car in odenton when a man approached her. he point add gun and demanded her key. the suspect 6'3" with long, curly dirty blond hair. >> so many people remembering beau biden, he lost his fight with brain cancer last night. residents in northwest washington. tell us how people are remembering beau today.

good morning, derrick. >> reporter: indeed it is a sad day in washington i imagine in delaware as well and in the white housish the administration after this loss of the vice president's son who was just 46 years old. joseph biden iii known as beau the oldest son of the vice president joe biden. he was recently admitted to walter reed national military medical center after falling ill. back in 2010 he suffered a stroke. two years ago, what doctors describe as a small leagues wassion with us removed from his brain. he served with the air national guard, part of the judge advocate awarded bronze star. he also served as delaware's attorney general and declined to run for re-election for that seat. it was said he was doing to seek the governor's seat in that state next year. there have been statements of sympathy and condolences

outcoming from the vice president's family and from the white house. the vice president says beau's life was defined by service to others and the entire biden familiened beyond words. beau's spirit will live on in all of us. president obama released a statement as well saying beau was good big-hearted devoutly catholic and deeply faithful man who made a difference in the lives he touched. the spirit will live on in their hearts. he was survived by his wife and two children. actually beau survived a car wreck back in 1972 that killed his mother and sister so this family is no stranger to grief. you just have to pile on what happened yesterday. we are told that if there is some sort of remembrance here at the national observatory where the vice president's mansion is as well they will be putting flowers on the anchor there by the national observatory clock. we haven't seen anybody do that yet. people have come beand sort of

expressed their condolences and said how sad it was this happened. live in northwest, derrick ward news 4. a story that breaks our heart as well. thanks for the story. another major story unfolding in the senate. congress has until midnight to renew patriot act. republican majority leader mitch mcconnell called senators back into session in an attempt to pass the bill before it expires. however, it's not clear whether he has enough support. lawmakers are now talking about a revised bill called the freedom act. it preserves counter-terrorism programs but prevents nsa from collecting phone record. president obama is among several democrats who support the freedom act. he says he'll sign it into law. in an interview, "the only thing that's standing in the way is a handful of senators who are resisting these reforms despite law enforcement saying let's go ahead and get this done. governor martin o'malley is not wasting any time hitting the

road. the presidential candidate will be in new hampshire this afternoon. yesterday o'malley announced his run for the white house in baltimore, the very city that catapulted him to the national stage. >> to you and to all who can hear my voice, i declare that i am a candidate for president of the united states. >> o'malley plans to cast himself as the new generation leader promising to help rebuild the economy and also reform wall street. he pledged to raise the minimum wage and invest in education. he took not so subtle jabs at other presidential hopefuls. >> i've got news for the bullies of wall street the presidency is not a crown to be passed back and forth by you between two royal families. it is a sacred trust. >> o'malley is the third democrat with significant backing to jump into the race. his rivals former secretary of state hillary clinton, the presumed front-runner and vermont senator bernie sanders. coming up in the week ahead,

a woman accused of killing her husband will be in court, larlane brown facing murder charges in the death of 73-year-old cecil brown. the browns had been married 51 years. last august police say she found her husband's body in their tacoma park backyard. a hearing in rockville for a man accused of murder. police say scott tomaszewski killed his neighbors earlier this month. police arrested tomaszewski in alaska. he arrived in montgomery county friday. tomorrow you can attend a neighborhood safety meeting on capitol hill. d.c. police officers want to hear your concerns about recent criminal incidents. the meeting tomorrow night at 7:00 on independence avenue southeast. >> time we're looking at 9:06. how a d.c. drug court changeing a woman's life. plus --

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a very special graduation ceremony to tell you about right now. news 4 mark segraves tells us how a d.c. court program gafr several people a life changing second chance. >> she's wiping back tears of joy. >> i got my life back. >> after being arrested on drug charges, she like every person arrested in the district of columbia made her first appearance before a judge in courtroom. >> i was addicted to pcp for

10.5 years. >> randolph became addicted to drugs after her mother died. >> i tried to make the pain go away. >> because she doesn't commit violent crime she was enrolled in a drug program, a high-intensity treatment program overseen by a judge. >> we get them as soon as their case begins. >> reporter: last week about a dozen people of all ages stood before a judge in an exact response they stood earlier when they were first charged. they heard the u.s. attorney dismiss the charges against them. >> in the case of randolph dismiss the case. >> you see folks in church when they get the holy ghost, that's how my heartfelt. >> one of the first to offer drug court as an option. nearly two years and 2,000 graduates later, it's a role model for drug courts across the country. studies show drug courts reduce crime, save taxpayers money and most of the graduates don't end up back before a judge.

>> they get jobs. they start school. things that would not have happened while they were suffering from their addiction. >> looking back randolph said if it weren't for the drug program, she knows where she would be today. >> instead, she's looking forward to a bright future wishing her mom could see her today. >> i know she would be very happy. >> reporter: mark segraves news 4. coming up in the day ahead, there will be a viewing for the d.c. family murdered inside their home. savvas amy and 10-year-old philipp savopoulos along with their housekeeper found dead in the burning home earlier this morning. the funeral hole wisconsin northwest. begins at 6:00 go until 8:00 p.m. the funeral tomorrow at st. sophia greek orthodox cathedral on massachusetts avenue in the

northwest. daron wint charged with the murder. police believe he help. >> 76-year-old woman and her 81-year-old man didn't want us to share their names. they say a man tried to rob them on friday. the woman said she began beating that man with her cane. >> i was looking for my husband. he was on the ground. he was over him. i decided to hit him. >> police arrested the spent. they say bruises and lumps on the guy helped identify him. that woman showed us who is boss. >> good for her. >> she's my hero you know. you never know what you're going to do in a situation like that.

she went for it. >> perfect. 9:12 on sunday morning. coming up in news for your house, blasting a tumor. we hear electric a patient who said the procedure worked for her. >> let's look outside right now. all right. get ready again. heat and humidity. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is going to let us know how

there is an amazing new procedure doctors are testing in virginia. how doctors are removing tumors from children without any surgery. >> it felt like a monster eating my leg because it hurt so much. >> this 10-year-old said the pain in her leg was so miserable she had to stop doing her favorite activity swimming. >> i couldn't walk. i couldn't run. i couldn't do anything but lay down and cry. >> reporter: doctors eventually diagnosed her with benign tumor on femur bone. >> we were nervous. when you hear the word tumor, oh my god, what's going to happen now. >> it can affect walking. in older children that are school age, it certainly affects their ability to sleep at night. it affects their quality of life quite a bit. >> dr. sharma, interventional radiologist at children national health system said for years these types of tumors were

removed with surgery. that meant a long recovery time and risk of complications. >> that surgery was definitely more invasive and required more immobility and crutches and bedrest. >> more recently doctors started burning out the groth by inserting a needle with heat spot tumor. they would use ct scan during procedure to help guide the needles past. that left kids at risk of infection and exposed them to radiation, too. now, though doctors are exploring a research procedure that doesn't involve any cutting. it's something called mr-hifu. doctors use an mri machine to guide ultrasound beams do the tumor so it's heated and destroyed. >> the difference is there is no needle scalpel and incision. >> and no exposure to radiation. >> with the new technology this will be a day in day out and you'll be done will it was so true. >> she upd went seven 20-second

treatments and then went home the same day and said she experienced some pain afterwards. but then later that week it was gone. >> i was confused like shouldn't i be pain? it happens every day. >> it's been two months since that procedure and she says the pain has not come back. now she's been able to return to both swimming and playing outside with her friends. >> i'm so glad that it's all over. >> it's like thanking the stars. it's wonderful. >> that was doreen gentzler reporting. doctors have only used this procedure on two patients so far. both have been successful. they say they plan to follow them along for the next year. >> a breast cancer study says having a little extra tissue taken off during surgery lowers the risk of needing a second operation. doctors say there's no way to tell if they have removed all the tumor in the operating room. removing an extra thin slice all around the edge of the tumor

lowers the risk of leaving cancer behind. the study presented at this weekended american society of clinical oncology meeting. >> if you live in virginia today is the last chance to get emergency either tax-free. downtown have to pay sales tax on hurricane supplies batteries, first aid kits bottled water. download the app for the complete list. we put it all online. they don't need it but could be coming parts of oklahoma and attacks bracing for more rain. 31 people have died from last week's floods. eleven are still missing. three inches of rain fell yesterday in the houston area. the high water is now moving downstream, threatening the city. the risk of widespread flooding is low. meanwhile in oklahoma, fema opened a disaster relief center to help residents get back on their feet. you can only feel for them. >> we talked a little about this. they are finally getting a little bit of a reprieve but they need a lot. >> they need to go almost completely rain-free for the next six to eight weeks to get things settled back down out

there. they had almost 20 inches of rain in oklahoma city the month of may. by comparison, the last time we had a rainfall amount close to that june of 2006 we had a 14 inch rainfall month in washington and our all-time wettest month september of 1934 was only 17 1/3 inches. so oklahoma city had more of any month on rainfall in washington and they are still getting rain today. meanwhile not only have we not been getting much in the way of rain our way, it's been crazy warm. the month of may we've already had six 90 degree days. today would make number seven. ample temperature for the month, 72.9 average highs and lows. warmest day on record records dating back to 1874 1991. we're only a tenth of a degree behind that if we make 92 we'll probably set record for warmest

may. already 70 outside, south wind averaging 13 miles an hour. at least we've got the breeze helping us out. it's going to be hot and humid outside today. 77 baltimore, gaithersburg leesburg, winchester stafford. hourly temperatures right at 9 0 degrees about 3:00 4:00 this afternoon. i'm forecasting 90 for our high today. if we get any little bit warmer than that probably break the record for the warmest may. future weather by 2:00 hit and miss showers starting to get going in daytime heating. rain chances remain highest from blue ridge westbound into the shenandoah valley. by 5:00 6:00 7:00 showers and storms likely from hagerstown to frederick to martins burglary to winchester to luray. with time they will graze northwestern side of the metro. one or two of those storms could be on the strong to potentially severe side. keep a weather eye to the sky if you're planning to be outside massachusetts of the day. rain chances 30 or 40% today.

solid 40 or 50% chance tuesday as well. that rain monday could be quite heavy at times. good news we dry out and cool down as we head to the second part of the week. storm team radar for now, cluster of showers in southwestern virginia now is about five to six hours away from making it into the metro if they hold together long enough. with the addition of daytime heating i suspect that cluster will intensify during the coming hours. we'll keep a close eye on that. seven-day forecast best chance of rain west of the metro. rain chances real keep that eye open. could get more than an inch. much more pleasant much more using outdoor weather tuesday and takes us to the end of the week. >> using weather, yes. >> that's a great term chuck. >> i'm going to use it. >> all those facts you dug up on the rain. is there anything you don't know? >> these are the things i do know.

there's plenty i don't. >> thanks chuck. okay we're looking at 9:22 right now. we are working for you as we go under the deck to find out how safe it is. >> you're watching "news 4 today" come right back.

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it's so nice. how do you know if the deck is safe enough for you and your family. erika gonzalez has what you need before firing up the grill. >> decks meant for relaxing grilling and chilling outside. when it comes to safety not all decks measure up. surveillance video caught this deck collapse in indiana a little over a year ago. people gathered for a picture but the deck couldn't hold them. >> 5 foot on center double poll on the post itself. >> montgomery county, maryland jim sackette residential manager for sppgss. >> when we go to existing decks and look at the condition in. >> he sees everything from -- >> this deck here is built pretty well -- quite well as a matter of fact. >> to this. inspectors took these pictures over the past few years. decks with problems big problems. >> the more load on it the more potential, the more stress on whatever the weakest point it. >> every may among county offers

free deck in spepgsspectioninspections. we put deck safety on nbcwashington.com. he says deck maintenance is violation to keep it secured. if it needs repaired be sure to get a permit. a permit comes with a plan followed by an inspection. always make sure the contractor you hire is licensed. >> some decks were constructed without permits and inspections. they have been nailed to the house. that can result in deck failures. >> erika gonzalez news 4. >> a special event for military families happening today in d.c. the tenth cinderella ball will bring children with disabilities and serious illness together. all the children from military families. chris brown will perform a private concert just for them. rg3 is going to hand out some scholarships. first lady michelle obama will

be the prom-like event chair. >> private concert. coming up neighborhoods on edge. police say burglars targeting specific neighborhoods in fairfax county. more than a dozen burglars may be linked. >> new this morning, secretary of state john kerry gets hurt riding his bike. now he's canceling his diplomatic trip. >> storm t ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ such a shame it's labeled a "getaway." life should always feel like this.

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today's top stories, senators back to the hill to renew patriot act. the law expires at midnight and not all lawmakers want to renew it because of the nsa phone collection program. >> the biden family mourning right now. joe biden's son beau died of brain cancer last night. >> secretary of state john kerry will head back to boston after breaking his leg during a bike crash. this morning he was riding his bike in france when he crashed into a curb. he was airlifted to the hospital. he called off the rest of his four nation diplomatic trip. want to get a check of the forecast. things will get sticky. >> the sweat factor. >> let's check in with chuck. he actually -- are you sweating yet, chuck make what's it like? >> standing in the shade with a breeze not doing anything. the sweat factor not too bad

yet. couple of laps around sunshine filled parking lot and i'd be a mess. already 80 degrees on the storm team 4 deck. this is a view from the tower northbound bethesda chevy chase, plenty of sunshine a few clouds in northern maryland. a view south past the cathedral, towards reagan national airport. nice day in prince george's county. national harbor folks out on the ferris while early this morning. couple of showers trying to get going up across northern maryland right now. we'll be keeping a close eye on those over the next couple hours. one or two stronger storms to contend with later this afternoon. we'll keep you apprised of that. otherwise warm already. highs today hovering right around 90 degree mark. rain chances really go up as we get into tomorrow. we'll talk more about that part of the forecast and the impact on your week coming up. >> iteam heading outside.

a prayer vigil to remember a reporter killed in d.c. d.c. police still working to find out who karld her. they say someone used her as a human shield during a shoot-out last week. she wrote for capital community news. today spiritual leaders will gather at the sbervegs good hope and alabama avenue to remember her. milton's family will be there, too. prayer service at 3:00 this afternoon. >> detectives in prince george's county investigating a homicide right now. they say someone shot and killed a man in glenarden yesterday. it happened off barlow road. neighbors said they hope police arrest someone soon. >> for a long time we don't -- like every else we haven't had murders or shootings. well, police say the man was shot multiple times. so far they have not released the victims' names. we have an update to a story we brought you as breaking news during yesterday's newscast. it took crews 90 minutes to clean up this sulfuric acid

spill on whiskey bottom road. people forced to their home with air conditioning off. the acid leaked from a truck. the fallout keeps growing over federal indictment of former house speaker dennis hastert. he resigned at the board of his alma mater wheaton college. the 73-year-old allegedly paid millions of dollars in hush money to cover up sexual with one of his students when he was a high school student in the '70s. some people entown shocked while others not surprised. >> not surprised one bit. >> just seems the norm with politicians running wild with money scandals, just basic thievery. >> hastert's lawyers have not

commented on the charges. some neighbors are on edge after a series of burglaries. northern bureau chief julie carrie shows the place thieves are targeted. >> reporter: often home during the morning, but one day when he stepped out briefly in october burglars stepped in. >> i got back at 10:35, the door was open. they had 15 minutes tops they were enand out. >> still a lot of home owners had become victims he didn't realize there was a break-in until his wife came home from work that night. >> her whole dressing table gone. >> their losses more than $35,000 in jewelry and silver silver that's been passed down through generations. >> they headed straight for our silver of that's what great. great grandma brought it over on the boat. man, we can't get that it's all hungarian stuff. >> within minutes several other homes hit.

news 4 learned from court documents of the 19 burglaries that could be linked nearly half of the homes in the west springfield fairfax station area. seven of them are in subdivisions off ox road. most homes have long driveways and back up to wooded areas. losses are big. at this home they got away with $110,000 worth of jewelry and flat wear. smith wishes there had been more of a community alert. >> i think the whole area should definitely have been notified more. >> fairfax police say they do post on their website every day. bad guys know how to stay a step ahead. >> they pick one house here another in another part of the country. it is hard to link them other than a large yard or back to woods. police tres they haven't given up trying to solve these subdivision burglaries but right now they don't have any suspect description. fairfax county news 4.

green line green belt staying is closed. shuttle buses will replace the trains. trains on the orange silver and blue are running every 26 minutes and trains on the red line running every 20. coming up in this week's wednesday's child, we're going to meet three brothers. >> plus a lawn mower under recall this morning. we're going to tell you which one and why.

take a look at this lawn mother. the manufacturer says it can start even when the key is not turned. they recalled 1200 of them until the problem is fixed. if you do have one, contact the company and they will give you a replacement. in this week's wednesday's child we feature three young brothers. unfortunately they have been separated in two different foster homes and they are really longing to be together again, an adoptive home that will take them all together. news 4's barbara harrison has

our report. >> this is shaquille, shackour. >> the boys are ten, nine eight. >> come with me. show you sometck area. >> most guests don't get to go behind locked doors and inside the do not enter area. most certainly don't get a personal up close welcome from an elephant. the boys were impressed. shaquille at ten is the oldest of three. >> what grade are you in? >> fourth. >> do you like school? >> uh-huh. >> what do you like most about school. >> math and social studies. >> in fact shaquille is a very good student, wants to be an engineer designing planes someday. shackour younger, a different study, has a different plan. >> how did you decide that? >> the youngest who is eight, doesn't have a career plan yet but he likes a lot of things

about school. >> what's your favorite thing to do at school? >> math recess lunch, pe. >> they are really smart kids. they do really well. >> i'm looking for a family that will accept all of them and really just be a supportive family for them. >> tony had gifts from the zoo for the boys to remember their day up close with an elephant something they will never forget and hopefully soon something to tell their new family about. barbara harrison "news 4 today." >> well if you have room in home heart for these three or another child waiting call our special adopt line, 1-88-to-adopt me or search wednesday's child. iteam follow up top county officials takes action following our school bus safety report in maryland. taking a look outside, just how hot is it going to get

today? storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is going to let us know about that. stay with us.

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news 4 viewers reacting strongly to this story, too. >> watch closely. the school bus stops along state route in montgomery county stoplights deploy flashing drivers in the other direction anyhow. one nearly takes the man out. a half mile of this busy state road police ticketed more than 50 drivers for illegally passing school buses in just the past year. >> it's unfortunate drivers stillan aren't paying attention. >> chairman of montgomery county council on education committee formally asked state highway officials to find out whether kids are safe boarding buses at several stops in the county. citing our new story, councilmember craig wright asked for audit of pedestrian safety. >> that's wochbt things we want to take a look at focus on why bus stops in certain areas, high traffic areas, where we know there's a larger risk. >> his formal request to the state is actually limited just

to the bus stops on this part of state route 3 5 here in germantown. our investigation and parents who saw it raised concerns about performance of drivers at bus stops on other busy state roads, maryland and virginia. >> shoes dozens of drivers illegally passed in fairfax county. >> frequent violations here on riverdale road in prince george's county. >> did you see the bus? did you see the sign? >> i did. >> you kept going because they kept going? >> well i know that was wrong. >> after watching our report viewers called in and pro us about their local bus stops including karen, whose daughter boards 355 in rockville. >> i see cars going by every day. >> just like the iteam she used

her camera going bethe bus and stop sign. >> people blow by. >> american highway official tells news 4 it's likely agency workers will study the crashes and visit people. they acknowledge risk of violations is higher for stops on the state roads. they set up their bus stops so kids do not have to cross the road. they tell news 4 they will introduce legislation next year to double fines against drivers who illegally bhip the bus. scott mcfarland news 4 iteam. so yesterday out at a kids birthday party, another "frozen" birthday party. >> not weather frozen. >> no. so it was outside. it was funny because you see all your friends and want to hug them. everybody is like don't hug me because everything is so sticky from being outside.

>> i wasn't sure where this was going. >> we landed safely. >> worked out pretty well. >> another humid day. >> another perfect pool day. someone tweeted me a little while ago and said pool water warmed up now concrete in the pool too warm to walk across. only so much help i can give you, everybody. >> can't win. >> you have to run not walk. can't run by a pool either you'll slip. how about hammock. let's put the hammock out in the shadetree and enjoy sunday afternoon. it's going to be great. backyard barbecuing weather here for just a second. for now a bright and sunny start. temperatures have really tarred to jump now. 78 at national airport already. neighborhood network temperatures already above 80 degrees. south wind averaging 13 miles per hour. night steady south breeze will stay with us for the remainder of the day. get in a shady spot and enjoy the breeze won't be too bad. close to 90 degrees, best

chances for rain in and around the metro between 5:00 and 7:00 this evening. already 81 in leesburg 79 gaithersburg 75 in frederick, maryland. perfect pool day. afternoon near 90s, jump in and enjoy. don't forget your sunscreen also if you're spending time in the water. future weather already starting to show the development of showers and storms right along the blue ridge mountains here going northeast bound. one or two storms may need to be watched later this afternoon and gradually coverage should increase a little bit late into the afternoon and evening as well. worth keeping an eye out for. on the whole for grilling forecast 6:00 tonight, possibility of rumble or two of thunder around the area. things should dry out a little bit towards 7:00 and 8:00 as temperatures trend back down from the mid-80s to low 80s. already a little rain here on storm team 4 radar, northern

frederick, kriegers town, sprinkles and showers over frederick county, maryland. already showers trying to bubble up in the heat of the day. not much else on the radar close to us. more sprinkles and showers in southwest virginia. this will also increase in coverage and intensity with daytime heating. keep an eye on that main things driving the weather, low pressure in ohio. that's going to bring a threat to severe weather into parts of ohio pennsylvania and new york. this little ripple in the atmosphere down here right along louisiana/arkansas border that is what's going to bring us a chance for potentially heavy rain as wets into the day tomorrow. primary threat tomorrow heavy rain. we could have gusty winds and possibly hail with thunderstorms as well. seven-day forecast. if we can just get through monday. how often have you thought that to be the case. if we can get through monday the rest of the week a whole lot more tolerable from a weather

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weighing fitness trackers to stay in shape. >> do you ever wonder how accurate they are? consumer reporter erika gonzalez did and she found out the answers. >> reporter: it's a great time of year to start moving. gain motivation. the results are likely tallied by one of these, fitness trackers. but are they accurate? professor and his team at iowa state university department of kinesiology test fitness trackers to see if they are recording precise results. >> very little information provided by the company about value idaho it. as a researcher, that's important to us. >> they tested four monitors, fitbit flex and misfit shine both $100, a price tag of jawbone up24, $130, nike $200. 56 people participated ages to 65. they spent 20 minutes doing

sedentary activities like working on a computer. then 25 minutes of aerobic exercise and 25 minutes using various weight machines. researchers compared the trackers to this mobile machine that measures oxygen consumption to determine calories burned. results show all four trackers either overestimated or underestimated activity. overall he found fitbit flex, jawbone up 24 and nike fuelband se provided reasonably estimates for calories burned. the fitbit flex and nike fuel band both tested off about 17%, the jawbone up 24. that off 18%. the misfit shine off by 30% that may seem like a lot. let's say trackers tracks 1,000 calories burned. if it's off 18%, that's 108 calorie difference. >> there's some serious technology inside the devices. >> as for aerobic activity the largest error from the misfit shine, off 60%.

the biggest problem found in resistance, weight machines. >> you're lifting an object with your hands moving fairly slow but you're doing a lot of work. so it's not able to capture that. >> we contacted the manufacturers of the fitness trackers tested. misfit told us iowa state's study conflicts with its own scientific study and believes there are problem with the university's methodology resulting in skewed data. it also questions the way the university recorded calories burned. misfit believes the tracker used in the study was damaged was -- because participants of the study all used the same tracker. fitbit told us while there may ab small difference of a few calories between tests, ultimately the success of our products comes from empowering users actually see their overall health fitness trends over time. the other companies did not respond in time for our story. so at the end of the day, does welk think fitness trackers are worth it. >> i think the key to consumer

not as much if it's accurate or not in terms of calories but whether it's motivational for them and keeps them accountable. >> as we received comments in -- from the companies included in the story, we'll post them on our website. as for news trackers, you know what i'm talking about on the market, iowa university has another round of testing this summer and it includes the apple watch and latest version of jawbone. so far the apple watch getting some good reviews as far as being a fitness tracker. >> yes. i don't have one but i saw kind of the advantages of it. if you were going to be getting your steps in why not? >> checking text messages twitter all at the same time. >> there you go. 9:57 on this sunday morning. still ahead crunch time. nsa spy programs set to expire tonight unless the senate takes action. senators coming back for air sunday session today. >> politics takes a pause after the death of the vice president's son. i'll have details on news 4.

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