wall street watches and waits. we're keeping a close eye after an alarming start to the stock market. >> i'm at the live desk, the daunting discovery just made inside a local home. >> not according to plan. we have the problem that derailed the first day of school for some local students. >> and i'm chuck bell. sun shine coming back into the picture but for how long? i'll give you a complete check on the forecast coming up. news 4 midday starts right now. >> right now, the first hopeful news of the day after a chaotic trading scene on wall street.

the dow jumped. china lowered interest rates. take a look at the numbers right there. up 325 points. they've been hovering there for a good chunk of the morning. we'll let you know via alert on our nbc washington app if the market starts to bounce around. >> at the live desk, right now police in anna bundle county, police are on the scene, this happened in the 8,000 block of mill stone court. we know one woman was found dead inside the house around 8:00 this morning. police responded after a report of an open door. we'll pass along any information as we get it. >> and right now crews are workinto fix a water main break that interrupted the first day of school in prince george's county.

thomas stone elementary had to cancel class because of this. we'll have more on the break and what parents have to say about this. everyone else in prince george's county, back to school, and it's going to be a little bit different this year. most students will have at least one new teacher. news 4, molette greene is at a brand new school that caters to students from 19 different countries. >> reporter: i'm at a campus that is hosting two high schools. one is brand new. and it's the temporary location for new international school for immigrants and second generation students who make up about 24 % of the student population in this county, and could be at greatest risk for failing. this ninth grader is in the breakfast line at the new international high school at langly park. one of two schools in prince

george's county focusing solely on teaching students who are still learning english. >> very, good. we practice more of my language and do well in school. >> reporter: the head of schools came to greet students as they got off buses. and entered this new school experience. >> with the opening of our school. >> reporter: doctor kevin max well, this says this is a way h out to students before they give up. coming to the school is optional. >> the graduation rate went up but it dropped 8% a year ago for our international students. we have to try some new things. >> reporter: in classrooms around the county, enrollment is up. more teachers are on the job. nearly 870 new hires. teachers say being here is what matters despite a sale budget

fight to pay competitive salaries. >> it's not about the money for us. it's about the joy of the instruction, of when a child gets the moment. >> reporter: and so is this student to just wants to finish high school. >> this is good for me to learn new language, because here it's a lot of -- >> reporter: and also on the wish list, putting a literacy coach in every high school and expanding prek in low income areas. they've had to scale back the plans because of budget constraints. they are expected to show up at area schools today to welcome the students back for a good first year. back to you. >> sounds exciting. summer is also over today for

students in calvert county. the rest of ann abunle schools are also back to school. >> and we want you to show us your scholars. tweet us, post on our facebook page or e-mail your back to school pictures at nbcwashington.com. we are sharing pictures, as many as we can. we're combing through them and we're share images coming up. sympt some kids in stafford county, a new high school may open september 14th. the school district says it's because administrators were not able to move in. they haven't been able to get the appropriate permits. adeveloping right now. looking into why a 62-year-old woman drove her car off the road, rolled it and hit a

telephone pole. the driver was killed. no other cars were involved in the crash. it was near monterey avenue. there were no signs of speeding or drunk driving. sun shine across much of northwest washington right now. that is welcome news after the heat and humidity and the thunderstorms of yesterday afternoon and evening. the dryer air is moving in. it's going to be here for most of the remainder of the week. it's going to provide us not only with sun shine-filled afternoons but nice cool mornings ahead and new tropical storms. tropical storm erika. we'll talk about that a little later on in the show. this one clump of showers has crossed st. marry's county. complete check of your metro forecast coming up. >> father of the year? the gift he got his son but not his daughter. and what he says about it. it has a lot of people talking. and notice anything different at

star bucks this morning? off because of what's happening on wall street.

station has something to celebrate right now astronauts just received this cargo shuttle from japan. it has stuff on it including six liquor samples. they're not meant for drinking. can you imagine? instead, astronauts will see whether the liquor mellows the same way over a year up in space. see? it's science. in europe, a message in a bottle has made its way back to england after more than 100 years. how about that? take a look. the uk marine biological association sent a thousand of these out around 1905.

the bottles were part of an experiment to study currents. >> how do you think a dad feels when his son wants to get this? >> yeah. >> yeah. that's how i feel. agree? >> in california, a dad is getting father of the year attention after he bought his son a doll. he said his son received two of the same gifts for his birthday, and that's what he asked for to take his feed. he said he wants to see the princess fight some trance

howard schultz is telling baristas to be nicer to companies. a memo to the employees he said customers may be experiencing increased levels of anxiety and concern. >> and now your storm team 4 forecast. sun shine making a comeback for this morning and into the afternoon hours. temperatures courtesy of the sun shine well up into the 70s. 78 washington and annapolis, 80 in fredericksburg. planning outdoor activities for the rest of the afternoon, what a great day. hardly a cloud in the western skies as the weather front moves south and east. about 82 for your high in gaithersburg. 86 here in washington. coming up we'll give you a check of the 7-day into the weekend. >> slashed tires, that was the rude awakening for some car owners in montgomery county. police are trying to figure out who vandalized 25 cars in north

potomac. this was early yesterday morning at an apartment building. if you were a victim and haven't reported it, police want to hear from you. they would also like to hear from anyone who knows anything about these damaged cars. >> bus drivers scared for their safety and riders forced to find another way home. why crime is affecting people's commute.

right now metro changing one of the bus routs after someone shot at a bus hitting someone inside. metro is now going to impose a major detour around this troubled spot. meghan fitzgerald has the latest on when the changes could be taking place. >> reporter: metro is calling it a 7-day security details. it means the bus won't be stopping on elvins road any time after 7:00 p.m. this took effect as of yesterday. we had an opportunity to speak with neighbors who say it's not fair but bus operators say it's their lives on the line. for many folks, the bus is the safest and most efficient way to get from place to place. >> i catch the bus every day. >> i take the wa and 94 on a regular basis. >> reporter: on monday night, neighbors who take the bus was put on notice. buses won't be stopping here after 7:00 p.m. the metro says it's a matter of safety in fact on friday night,

someone shot at a bus on the 2400 block of elvans road. a passenger was struck. a few hours later in the same area, rocks were thrown at a bus. this woman understands the concerns but doesn't think the 7:00 p.m. suspension is fair. >> it's not appropriate. it's not helpful to people who don't have anything to do with it. >> reporter: bus operators have a different perspective. your scared. you could be shot doing this job. this man says it's a major concern for many drivers. it's why he says the temporary restrictions will give operators some peace of mind. >> i have to live too. i have to survive. i have a family i have to take care of. they want me home every day too. >> reporter: metro says at this point regular service is supposed to resume on starting

on monday. >> meghan fitzgerald live for us. thank you, meghan. parents in maryland may feel safer this school year. extra security at some school events in frederick county. they've reached an agreement with the police union at security high school, two students were injured in a student at a jv basketball game back in february. police will be at sporting events and school dances through 2017. >> and right now friends and family remembering lewis stokes. his funeral is underway as we speak. it's in cleveland. the vice president is about to speak there. stokes lived in ohio and served 15 terms in the house of representatives before he retired. he died of brain and lung cancer at the age of 90. this was quite a sight on the roads early this morning. take a look. a metro access bus melted here. you can see crews checking out the smoking van in the video. this happened in silver spring

on new hampshire spring near the beltway. we're not sure how it started but we know nobody was hurt. >> and a developing story right now. the west coast is getting help from down under to fight the fast-moving wildfires. crews from arrived in idaho to pick up their equipment. this help from overseas will bolster the nearly 32,000 firefighters who are already in the field fighting this. right now washington state dealing with 16 large wildfires that cover more than 900 square miles. >> and for reference, that's about ten times as wig big as t district of columbia. here's our future weather for today. sun shine returning. one of our high resolution model is trying to ring out showers down to the south and west of metro. i don't think that's going to happen. i think the dry air is going to

win out. overnight tonight, skies clear out by morning. a cool start. 50s in the western suburbs. low to mid 60s around town and tomorrow a beauty of a day filled with sun shine. your planner for the remainder of the day, temperatures climbing up into the low and mid 80s. perfect weather for baseball. the nationals are hosting the san diego padres. great weather for baseball tonight. >> thank you. now to decision 2016. if the vice president decides to run for president, president obama could find himself in a bind. he'll have to decide if he endorses his former secretary of state, hillary clinton or his vice president. biden had two not so secret meetings. he met with the massachusetts senator, elizabeth warren over the weekend and had his weekly lunch meeting with president obama at the white house yesterday.

press secretary of josh earnest did not say anything to quiet speculation of a biden run. >> to add joe biden to his ticket was his best decision. that should give you a view of his thoughts of biden's aptitude. a young father of two is dead after this indycar crash. justin wilson was behind this car when it spun out sunday on the pocono raceway. something flew off the car and hit wilson in the head. he then veered into a hall. he was in a coma until he died last night. new today, police need your help finding a man who exposed himself to a university of maryland employee on saturday morning. it was sometime between 7:30 and 8:00 in the morning in college park. police say the woman was walking along paint branch parkway. the man pulled up alongside her in a black suv and asked in spanish if she needed a ride.

she said no and kept walking. he pulled up to her a second time somewhere else and exposed himself. if you va any information, the university of maryland police would like you hear from you. >> ashley madison, at least five class action lawsuits have been filed looking for half a billion dollars. four of them for filed in the u.s. yesterday. this comes as the website issued a $280,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the hackers. >> going slow, why your ride on metro could

if you road metro this morning, you may have noticed some slow trip. metro says it's part of a new plan to keep you safe. according to the washington most, metro implemented speed restrictions on curves throughout the system. they're slowing down to about 35

miles per hour. all part of an aggressive inspection after this month's derailment, according to metro. the transit agency says it will lift the restrictions once the inspection is done. on this midday, a utah boy back home after he spent 24 hours lost in the woods alone. a 10-year-old was fishing with his dad when he walked off. the boy spent the whole night alone in the woods. search crews and volunteers from six different countries pulled together to look for the boy, and there he is. crews flying in a chopper spotted him and vefrlgly eventually reunited him with his family. >> city leaders held an event to launch the you ask app this morning. it was created to stop sexual assault and rape at all the universities in the district. it lets you report problems and has a panic button and information for victims.

>> you can start thinking ahead of the holidays with a brand new madden nfl out today. this is the 27th installment of the video game f. if you're not planning to play it or get it as a gift, ugd use the game for your super bowl poll. they have accurately forecast the super bowl winner nine times. trouble in the tropics. the new storm brewing in the atlantic right now and where it could be heading.

right now storm team 4 tracking tropical storm era. the storm has sustained winds of 45 miles per hour. it's currently about 800 miles east of the leeward islands. the current forecast shows erika approaching the bahamas by the weekend. >> i think the storm is going to have tob to be watched carefully. it's not on a rapid intensification path at this point in time. there you can see the latest on

the plotting positions. 15 .2 north, 52 west. sustained winds at 45 miles per hour. the storm is going west at a good forward speed. it should trek north of san juan late thursday night into friday and toward 8:00 sunday morning, forecast to be a category 1 hurricane. the south eastern u.s. is going to have to keep an eye on it. they have it turning away from the coast but until it makes the turn, our eyes are on it. >> we'll stick with mother nature here. take a look at this. that's a tornado that made a huge mess. this is in southern australia, south eastern australia. the firefighter who filmed the storm said this funnel just took out power lines, damaged homes. people who live in this town, they say they just remember hearing this monster sound, and then seeing that funnel cloud it. >> wow. >> amazing.

>> it is a back to school welcome that a lot of people did not find very funny. >> it has some virginia college kids in trouble before the semester begins. >> and the first day of school interrupted. the problem is forcing hundreds of kids to have another day of summer and why it's causing problems for the community as well.

just into the news room, maryland now issuing guidelines

to end racial profiling by police. right now maryland's stoern general is in annapolis making that announcement about that new law enforcement effort. they say the plan is all about rebuilding trust and ending tension between police and the community. take a listen. >> it's sadly clear that those relationships, the relationships between law enforcement and the communities they serve, have been frayed particularly in black communities, but in many places. too many people in our communities carry the burden of painful or humiliating encounters with law enforcement. they feel singled out and mistreated. >> our chris gordan is there right now. he's been tweeting about the plan. also on hand, the prince george's county attorney. >> thank you. right now some good news for folks keeping an eye on your 401

k this morning. wall street back up almost 400 point. this jump follows days of dismal drops. take a look at the numbers here. you're look agent the dow jones industrial average up 370 points. this morning's upward trend can help investors and employees regain confidence in the global markets. china had a cut in interest rate over night. >> it's back to school bump in the road. a water main break is cancelling classes for some elementary schools on the first day of school. kristin wright live outside thomas stone elementary with more on the break and what the parents have to stay about this. >> reporter: yeah. they're not happy about it. it's certainly not the best way to start the school year for students at thomas stone elementary but some good news the past little while. they are working on fixing this pipe. earlier in the day, it was saying it was going to take several more hours to fix this

thing. we just talked with them a little while ago and you see behind the yellow sign, there's the old pipe and next to that, the black pipes are the new pipes. good signs. they are now saying the water should be back on in the neighborhood early this afternoon after a long day. thomas stone elementary had to turn away students and parents on this first day back to school. there's no water in the building because of a water main break down the street at allison and 4 34th. so thomas stone is closed on the first day. >> are you disappointed? >> a little bit. >> her son is a third grader and he was ready to go back. >> i was excited. >> reporter: at the queens town apartments, people are getting water straight from the hydrant and taking it home. 18 hours without running water now. these two go to another elementary. their school is open but getting

ready this morning was hard. >> they have fire hydrants to get water. we got water and boiled it up and was able to wash them up and brush teeth. hope they get to school. >> reporter: they are making progress and the water should be on early this afternoon. the repair job is complicated. workers had to cut through a drain to get to the pipe. do you love the first day of school? >> yes. >> reporter: now, 85 customers were without water because of the water main break here but one of those 85 is that apartment complex we showed you. so when you think about the number of people, it's many more than 85. good news, it should be repaired over the next few years, and it's for thomas stone element

wri -- elementary, we believe they'll go back tomorrow. and their first day will be everyone else's second day. >> i'm sure they're not complaining. this is one of our favorite parts of back to school, your pictures. we wanted to share your pictures of the kids heading back to school. these are just a few we received this morning. keep on sending them in. over phenomenon your keven if y last geeweek, we want to see th. send them to the nbc washington facebook and twitter pages. you can also e-mail them to us at nbcwashington.com. our backpacks for kids drive is one day away. come at 6:00 tomorrow morning. you can donate a back foback to student who needs it. this thursday, watch us on news 4 at midday.

we'll be running a phone bank and you can donate starting at 1:00 in the morning. >> bus. we watched several buses as they took off from the bus depot this morning. they put 83,000 kids on the bus every single day. you need to be careful out there. this morning we got a few pointers on how best to stay safe with students on the roads now. the national highway traffic safety administration says to drive more slowly when kids are going to and from school. you see the signs and the flashes lights. if you're driving a child, drop them off so they don't have to cross a street. also, make sure kids are waiting for the bus and are three giant steps away from it when it pulls up to get them. i like that three giant steps away. that's a good staafety precauti.

temperatures warming up to near 80 degrees. and your d.c. area forecast for today clearing out. temperature up near 86 today. full sun shine tomorrow. low humidity and on wednesday as well, sunny and nice and better than the average high temperatures for this time of year. overnight lows back to the 60s in the urban centers. plenty of 50s on the map over the next couple of days. especially in the western suburbs. beach, going to the beach this weekend j friday, saturday, sunday, nice, perfect, go on down to the beach. it's the weekend before labor day. >> can i stay at your house? >> sure. several fraternity brothers are in big trouble. their welcome to new students was a little too aggressive. take a look here. you can see why some people are upset with them at old dominion university. somebody head three sexually suggestive banners from the

deck. some fraternity members learn there. it is a blast from the past that shows just how far we've come.

checking on the stories making the way across our facebook feeds right now, you'll probably see this vintage video of jennifer aniston and matthew perry online today. it's an hour long how to for windows 95 which is now two decades old. can you believe that? twentd years? microsoft launched windows 9520 years ago yesterday. back then the start button was new. windows is easier, faster, and more powerful and has great compatibility. if you ever thought of making fun of the furniture names at ikea, well, one guy in australia

took it to the next level. >> you think you're smarter than me. some people have asked me, do you trust her? i'll stop if you want me to. not. saying -- >> that's pretty good. all those puns. the man behind the video said they moved in together and this was how their trip to ikea went. he said it made the shopping a lot more fun for him. it doesn't look like she felt the same way. i want to see how much time it took to put it together. the video has more than 2 million view, more than 20 times more than any video he's posted. >> she looks like she's reconsidering the engagement. really? i'm going to spend the rest of my life with this guy? a group of friends take the trip of a lifetime. >> it comes to an abrupt

welcome back. temperatures in the mid to upper 70s now. we'll get up to about 87 for a high today. sun shine out there and a nice north westerly breeze. the next couple of days will be perfect. temperatures just about average for this time of the year. 85 and 69 are the averages. overnight lows will be cooler than average, back into the mid 60s. slight chance for a shower on sunday. >> it was supposed to be a fun trip for a group of black women as they boarded the napa valley wine train. >> but nearly a dozen of them were thrown off because they were too loud. the women say it was racially motiva motivated. >> reporter: the members of a book club were led off a train saturday. they say they were having a good time until one guest nearby made this comment. >> the passenger who was closest to us on the far end leaned forward to us and said, this is

not a bar. and i think we all kind of said in unison, yes, it is. there's the bar. the woman who have traveled together for 17 years without being kicked out anywhere. were escorted through the train's six cars. >> it wasn't comfortable and people looking at us. >> did you think it was something racial about this? >> i do feel that it was racial. >> soon after the incident, the wine train's facebook page included a post about the incident saying the group had been, quote, verbally and physically abusive to other guests and staff. the post was removed but the women and a spokesperson for the train have different explanations. >> i have to far as to say to the social media person, if you make another accusation, i am going to get an attorney involved and at that point, they wiped clean everything that they had said about us. >> verbal and physical abuse toward other guests? >> that post, that post was incorrect and inaccurate. it was made by a junior staffer

who was immediately removed when somebody who was aware about what had oh kaccurred took it d. >> reporter: they hired sam singer. they said this was about loudness. >> this is an unfortunate incident. it was a group of people having a wonderful time, the book club. there were a group of a boisterous people and a group that wanted it to be more quiet. >> they look more fun. a book club. >> ak a book and wine. >> a campaig

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right now at news 4 midday, donald trump once again going at it with megyn kelly. she just returned to host the kelly file after a vacation. a series of late night tweets he accused her of being off her game. suggested she must have had a terrible vacation. wrote i liked the kelly much better without megyn kelly. perhaps she could take another vacation. the republican front runner's feud with her began in the after math of the first gop debate. >> the white house not squashing rumors that the vice president is considering a run for the presidency, and that move is causing some friction this morning. the question then becomes who would president obama endorse? his current vice president or his former secretary of state.

peter alexander has where are. >> reporter: the latest leak from the president will huddle with top donors after labor day. and he had a lunch with elizabeth wa elizabeth warren? who would the president back? the press secretary said the president respects and admires hillary clinton but heaped prize an biden. >> there's probably no one in american politics today who has a better understanding of exactly what is required to mount a successful national presidential campaign. >> reporter: later he added. >> i wouldn't rule out the possibility of an endorsement. >> reporter: the policy views are largely in line. they've parted ways on national security. the secretary of state pushed for more aggressive military

actions in libya and syria while biden was more cautious. the biggest split, the osama bin laden raid. clinton said he pushed for hit. b but biden said he thought it was too big of a gamble. >> it could be a push on presidential judgment. >> reporter: republicans aren't letting up on clinton. today releasing this new snap chat video mocking her handling of the e-mail controversy. clinton is not backing down, picking up the pace of her campaign, leaving her vacation tomorrow for a swing through the midwest. first stop, iowa. >> and now, your storm team 4 forecast. >> there's the view from our tower camera looking north. nice looking day to be outside today. no weather related slow downs for the remainder of your afternoon or this evening. tomorrow looks like a clear sky and clear sailing kind of a day.

waiting for the kids to come home today, plenty of sun shine. temperatures in the low to mid 80s between 3:00 and 5:00 this morning. once they get home, perfect after school chore for the kids, get the car washed. get to drive a clean car all the way through the rest of the work and school week. make the kids earn their allowance, right? >> thank you. tributes continue to poor in for the three americans who subdued a heavily armed attacker. >> we're learning about another american who confronted the tacker. we have the latest. >> reporter: a hero's welcome for spencer stone and alex scar low toes. more than 200 airmen and their families cheering them on. as more details emerge about the bravery of another passenger. a musician and academic who

confronted the gunmen moments before the americans disarmed him. tried to warn other passengers and was shot. the bullet went through the back and out his neck. spencer stone, his own son, almost severed kept mark alive. >> i found what i thought to be the artery, pushed down and the bleeding stopped, and so i said thank god and held that position until the paramedics got there. >> mark's sister paying tribute. >> it was overwhelming to realize he was shot and that we o also lost him but also to realize what he did, how he stepped in without giving it a thought q we couldn't be more proud. >> reporter: the tributes just keep pouring in. a possible parade, another metal for spencer stone. he was in the air force medical operations squadron. he was trained in trauma care. the right person at the right

place at the right time. >> the last thing you want your car to do is take off without you. >> which popular car is raising concerns? >>

. >> americans are less happy with their cars an trucks. a new survey says that's because they're fed up with recalls. a record 64 million vehicles were recalled last year. rising sticker prices are also contributing to customer's frustrations. that's your morning business report. >> that report comes ahead of what could be another huge recall. this time from jeep. the company is looking into claims that the grand cherokee with can roll away after it's put into park. they're look agent the 2014, 2015 model years. they say roll aways from caused five crashes. at this point jeep is not recalling any of the suvs.

>> right now a utah woman is behind bars for driving the wrong way on an interstate. take a look at police dash cam. officers try to pull her over. she takes off. a trooper was able to hit the back of her suv. that caused it to flip over. the driver tried to hijack other vehicles after that. it didn't work. >> a small girl about 100 pounds, and it look five troopers to get her into custody. we're unsure of the drugs she was on, but we believe it was some drugs and possibly some mental issues. >> wow. five troopers. fortunately nobody was seriously hurt in the crash. >> a lot of people have taken a tumble in public. one boy did it in an unfortunate place.

>> as your rising your junior or senior is rising to get ready for the school n they're probably getting ready for the sats. the test is changing. they announced the changes two years ago. the new test launches in march of next year. among the change, the test is going back to the 1600 point scale. essays will be optional. wrong answers won't be penal izd penalized. and multiple choice will list four choices instead of five. >> free entry to all 4 08 national parks across our country. that includes the shenandoah national park. you'll also receive a 10% discount on all items in the bookstores at the bird visitor centers. >> we want you to commit this to memory. the next time you start to trip, try to catch your balance without catching a hole in an oil paints.

a 12-year-old boy did this over the weekend. the head of the exhibition says he left a hole in the painting the size of his fist. they had to call in a specialist to restore the piece of art. >> his schoolmates are going oh, you're going to get it. he only needs $1.5 million to replace the painting. outside none of it. sun shine for now. current temperatures moving substituinto the upper 70s and 80s. low to mid 80s all afternoon long. and the next seven days look as nice as today. low to mid 80s over the next couple of days. mid 60s in the urban centers but a lot of 50s on the maps the next couple of mornings. warmer and more humid for your weekend. >> very nice, and that's it for news 4 midday. thank you for joining us. i'll be back on 4. >> i won't. >> i know you won't. you've done enough. >> you can get news and weather

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