we are noticing more humidity today and more cloud cover as well. temperatures right now are in the 60s and '70s across the area. manassas at 68. frederick at 70. plenty of clouds out there. throughout the day only partly sunny skies. yesterday was beautiful. today, not too bad, but not as nice as yesterday. by noon, at 86 degrees as we get into the afternoon hours. we'll warm to near 90s. 3:00, a temperature of 89. we'll hit 90 degrees at reagan national at 4:00 or 5:00. as we head back to school tomorrow, a mild 70s, mostly cloudy skies at 9:00 a.m. it's humid tomorrow. a closer look at the humidity forecast throughout the week. david, coming up in ten minutes. >> see you then. thanks. in the day ahead, the d.c. police union is announcing the results of a vote on chief cathy lanier. this weekend the union surveyed

the officers for a no confidence vote on the chief. the district's homicide rate is 40% higher this year when compared to last. the chief and the union have been at odds over how to solve the crime problem. today, when that vote comes out be sure to have our nbc washington app and we'll send you a push alert with the results. we're working to learn the overall effect of this weekend's all hands on deck program in the district. a program essentially flooded every part of the district with extra officers to serve as a visible crime deterrent. and it's despite the extra police presence there were more than half a dozen shootings and two people died. >> and the police department is facing a lot of pressure to close cases. darcy spencer looks at the families impacted. >> i still hurt. i still hurt. >> reporter: at 7th and "o" streets in northwest washington stands a memorial to one of the

unsolved murder victims. tamara gliss was killed when she was hit by stray gunfire outside her home not far from the convention center on memorial day. her mom is angry, no arrests have been made. three months after her death. >> not only are we feeling bad, you know, she has a son. she has brothers. it hurts. >> reporter: there have been more than 100 lives lost on if nation's capital so far this year. a double digit increase over last year. many of those cases are still unsolved. gliss is just one of the grieving mothers who can't rest knowing a killer is on the loose. >> american university student got shot. then we see all of the police presence and everything. but just like i said, my daughter's case is still unsolved and you hear less about it. >> reporter: at the place where gliss lost her life, right across from the kennedy rec center the recent violence prompted police to set up a

temporary post. her mom says police have a person of interest in her daughter's murder. but that is not enough. >> if they don't have that person -- that one person that can come out and say that this person did it, it doesn't mean anything. it's just another unsolved murder. >> darcy spencer with the report. developing this morning, atlanta police. investigating how a man fell to his death at a baseball game. olice say the man fell from the upper deck at turner field in atlanta. this is new video just in to the newsroom. it shows the paramedics carrying the man away. several people saw when it happened and they talked to our affiliate there. >> he came down like a thud. on to the concrete steps. >> the workers came and they were mopping up and all that stuff. but i asked the concession people, they asked what was going on, nobody knew anything. they didn't give us no details. >> very tragic. this is the latest in several safety concerns at baseball stadiums including two where

people were struck by baseballs this year. victim was 60 years old. metro county part of a major lawsuit. they were suing the people who designed, built and inspected the silver springs transits center. according to the lawsuit, they're accusing three companies of several failures during the building and inspection of that center. they say the problems put the center five years behind schedule and tens of millions over budget. the center opens up september 20th. a teenager should be okay after he got his foot stuck on the escalator. montgomery county rescue crews were able to pull the 13-year-old out safely yesterday and took him to the hospital. today is the last day of summer break for thousands of students in our area. in maryland, carroll and charles and harford counties will welcome the students back.

and also buses in loudoun and william counties and d.c. charter schools will begin tomorrow. news4's derrick ward is live in montgomery county where schools open tomorrow at all new times. derrick? >> reporter: yeah, it's all coming down to like the last few minutes until -- hours i guess i'll say until summer is completely over. that's when school starts here in montgomery county. they had a back to school fair to get people acclimated. that happened yesterday. you know, as you said, one of the big deals is the start time. middle schoolers and high schoolers will be starting 20 minutes later and elementary schoolers will be starting ten minutes later. this works out to extend the school day by about 10 minutes. that will somehow save the system about $1.3 million and they'll need that to offset the 37 new lunch aids they need to hire because of the shifting in schedules. it's confusing, may not make sense to a lot of people, but that's one of the ideas that the fair was all about yesterday. because this is a large system.

a -- a system of 154,000 students. >> help them get the wrap around resources they may need them, whether it's after school care or athletics or meeting the needs that they have for medical care. >> reporter: and among the other things that they will be looking for is a new interim superintendent while the search continues for a permanent one here in the system. we're live in bethesda. derrick ward, news4. >> and kids can get a nice hair cut for free in fairfax county. it's the third year for the back to school free hair cut program. begins at 8:30 this morning. already 30 minutes underway. it's at the alexandre de paris salon. here's the requirement. kids have to be between 5 and 18 years old in order to qualify for that free cut. >> nice thing they do there. well, if you have tickets to the redskins first game this year there's a chance you will see kirk cousins calling the plays. not rg3.

the quarterback suffered a possible concussion last week and he was originally cleared to play last night. and then he wasn't. and then cousins was put in. he led the team to a win, now league doctors are saying that rg3 might not be able to start the team's first game. >> well, we're all as confused as you are. people have to understand this has to do with the redskins. i know people people want to make it out that we're incompete incompete incompetent. but we're not. it was a totally independent doctor. we follow everything by the book. >> that was redskins coach gruden on the decision to bench rg3. we know that the team's first regular season game is scheduled for september 13th, exactly two weeks from today. you saw coach gruden there. everybody is still scratching their heads because it's unclear why he was cleared and deemed unfit to play. he was doing a vigorous routine. >> back and forth, i think it's

frustrating for a lot of folks. clearly for medical reasons. >> got two weeks. terrifying moments for a surfer after a shark chomped on to her board. >> wow. >> how she says she managed to get away unharmed. take you live outside this morning. you might not be able to see

you're watching "news4 today." >> thousands of fish are washing up dead in a lagoon near olympic park in rio de janeiro. the summer olympics will be held there next year. an environmentalist said raw sewage is killing the fish. a study on the water quality found dangerously high levels of viruses and bacteria in the water. well, in the week ahead, los angeles could become the official u.s. choice for the

2024 olympics. the l.a. city council can approve that plan come tuesday. and we told you that boston was the u.s. olympic committee's original pick for the game. but the city could not generate enough support. d.c. and san francisco were also on that short list for the games. there's a 14 inch wide chunk missing from a woman's surfboard this morning. officials in los osos, california, closed this beach after a shark bit the board and attacked the 54-year-old surfer yesterday. she's okay. she says she pushed the board towards the shark before jumping off of it before swimming away. look at that. a big chunk. experts will analyze that bite and see if they can determine the teeth pattern to see how big of a shark that was. >> she estimates this thing was seven to eight feet long. >> did you see the bite marks, it was huge. >> yeah. i mean, it was like a foot itself. >> that was not a dolphin, by the way. >> what a scare. but they have to close the nearby beaches for 72 hours. >> a good call there. 9:11. what will the weather be like

tomorrow? a lot of kids going back to school. first day of classes for many.

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you're watching "news4 today." >> a lot of the students know it all too well. financial aid. many of you wouldn't have made it through college without it. >> that's right. but the way students access their financial aid money that

could come with a big cost. consumer reporter erika gonzalez reports on the issue creating a heated debate on campuses nationwide. >> reporter: it's back to school for college students. for many, financial aid is a life line to educate and it pays for more than tuition. >> the books. transportation. maybe lunch. because stuff is expensive here. >> reporter: after tuition is paid, students can choose how to get the rest of their money. some colleges like prince george's county community college make sure that the students get the balance. higher one offers different options. students can ask for a check, have the money deposited into the account or have the money put on a higher one debit card. >> it's more convenient to keep it on the debit card so you won't get your personal money confused with school money. >> reporter: plus, students can use the higher one atms for free, but we found some students like jada didn't know that deb it cards can come at a cost.

>> you enter your p.i.n. number. they charge you 50 cents so i saw it on the statement and i was wondering what it was. 50 cent may seem like a little bit, but over time it adds up. >> reporter: this has surprised students across the country. including this girl who attends a private school in michigan. >> every single time i use my p.i.n. number with the debit card they have gave me, they take out 50 cents. they have been doing this for years. >> reporter: we interviewed her via skype. she has been using her higher one debit card since 2009. that's right. she's charged 50 cents every time she made a purchase with the debit card for the last six years. >> the school i go to they didn't bring it to my attention. >> reporter: higher one says it serves 1,900 colleges and campuses and nearly half are community colleges.

the company partners with james madison, salisbury state, the university of maryland and baltimore and baltimore county. prince george's county community college told news4 it's been our practice to send information about higher one to all credit students once they're admitted to the college. but there were signs some students are getting the message. either from their college or higher one. and signs higher one hasn't always been transparent about fees. last year, the federal reserve took enforcement action against higher one and a bank partner for deceptive practices. in 2012, the fdic settled with higher one who agreed to pay $11 million back to students and last year a judge approved a $15 million settlement in a class action lawsuit against higher one. the settlement included disclosing fees seen here on its website. >> the problem is that banks and colleges have teamed up to market bank accounts and prepaid

cards to students in a way that may not really give students free choice of accounts. >> reporter: we asked higher one about the transparency and allegations of deceptive practices. it says in part its account structure has been transparent and they believe in empowering students. students we talked to don't think there should be any fees at all. >> as a student, you shouldn't have to be required to use your money that you're receiving for school. without it i wouldn't be in school. well, it's sad because the students already struggling to buy textbooks, lava lamps, things they need, you know? what do the kids have these days in college? and food. then they have this on top of it. i think it's very unfair. extra fees. >> they can add up. >> yeah. >> adding up, those temperatures. >> yes. we are kind of looking at a heat

wave. tomorrow, hitting 89. a heat wave is three days or more of 90 degrees so tuesday, wednesday and thursday, technically. so regardless, nice at the bus stop tomorrow. for the most part it will be nice at the bus stop the entire week. but hot and humid in the afternoon. we got in a trend of comfortably cool nights and warm afternoons. what trend out the -- that trend out the window. summer like pattern sets up this week and we're looking at storm chances. now, here we're at 73 degrees with the dew point temperature of about 64. so when the dew point is 65 degrees or higher we start to say it's humid outside. we're around 64 throughout the day today. we're looking at plenty of cloudiness. here is the humidity forecast through tuesday. feeling a little bit sticky outside. as we work our way toward wednesday and thursday, the humidity levels actually increase. this starts to feel oppressive outside. as far as the mugginess is concerned.

as we look to next saturday, humidity levels drop just a little bit, but feeling pretty sticky out there. summer is not over just yet. high temperatures today will warm to around 90 degrees. 90 for a high in washington. gaithersburg, 87. and maybe some late day thunderstorms are possible for areas like luray, winchester and martinsburg. that chance is pretty low at 30%. a lot of the gardens are dry, need some watering. tomorrow, plenty of clouds around. mostly to partly cloudy skies throughout the day. there's a chance of a shower tomorrow, so a day to keep that small umbrella handy. you might not need to use it. 8:00 p.m., tomorrow evening at about 84. so i want to show you this rain threat with future weather. notice rain is coming in in parts of fauquier and loudoun counties. as we work our way to noon, plenty of clouds around the area tomorrow. notice at 3:00 p.m. brings an isolated shower into the

district. even 6:00, still that chance of a shower. so we'll keep about 30 to 40% chance of a shower throughout the entire day. not just confined to the afternoon. at the bus stop i think most of us will be dry. same at recess, dismissal, feeling humid. then on today, it's hazy, hot and humid. a high of 93. for wednesday, there's the chance of late day showers and thunderstorms. otherwise, partly sunny. look at the highs, 94. that's a good ten degrees above our average high which is now 84 degrees. on thursday, the chance of showers and thunderstorms. 92. friday, going to keep it dry right now. partly sunny skies. 89. saturday, we kick our labor day weekend. i can't believe we're talking about labor day already. partly sunny skies on saturday. it's cooler, a high of 85. but still, it will be humid next saturday. but again, today, not as nice as yesterday. more clouds and humidity. and a temperature around 90 degrees. >> you hear about the farms getting ready for apple picking

season. all that stuff you associate with fall and then you see that. then you know you're sweating bullets. we were talking about that earlier. >> pumpkin stuff. keep it in the back seat for a little longer. >> thanks. well, they run in when everybody else runs out. >> now an up close look at how firefighters in our area learn skills that keep both them and you alive.

you're watching "news4 today.." >> crawling through dark tunnels, running into burning buildings, part of what goes into the firefighter training in prince george's county. >> and it's tough stuff. they helped convince washington to find and staff the departm t department. but one firefighter says that these same kind of drills saved his life. news4's mark segraves has the story. >> i think my instinct was survival at that point. >> reporter: that's why local fire departments across the country offered this unique experience. >> it's tough. look at a couple of minutes in there. you're already sweating. you're already, you know, a little disoriented. so we've got to give these guys everything they need to do the job. after all, they're doing it for us. >> reporter: while the heat and the stress of the simulation was intense, it was nothing like the real thing. >> you go into one of the burning buildings, you have no

idea if there's a hole in the floor, a body to the side that you have to pull out. >> reporter: that's what happened a few weeks ago. the floor gave out beneath him and he began to fall. >> i was able to grab a metal railing on the way down and call for safety. >> reporter: that metal rail he grabbed on to was about 800 degrees and burned through his gloves. he was in rehab for weeks. >> without a doubt my instincts kicked in. same instincts i was taught in the program. >> reporter: two other firefighters recently had much more serious injuries in separate fires. >> one was third degree burns to the hands. first and second degree to the head and the arms. the other had a chimney drop on him. hit him square on the head. >> reporter: both those firefighters are out of the hospital, but it will be a while before they can return to duty. but thanks in part to training like this, they will all be all right. in college park, mark segraves, news4. at 9:26. a developing story this morning,

surrounding former maryland governor martin o'malley. why he could be under investigation for major purchase. and a first for president obama and any sitting president at that. why an upcoming trip will put him in the history books. all right, let's look live outside right now. summer weather making a return. summer weather making a return. amelia segal is tracki

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in today's top story, today the d.c. police union will announce the results of a possible no confidence vote on chief cathy lanier. once the results are out, we will send a notification to your phone using our nbc washington app. police in atlanta investigating how a man died at a baseball game. the 60-year-old fell from the second deck at the braves game last night. metro in montgomery county now suing the people who designed, built and inspected the silver spring transit center. the center years behind schedule and tens of millions overbudget. it opens up next month. the time right now, it is 30 minutes after the 9:00 hour which means we want to find out about your forecast. >> yes, to do that, we'll check in with amelia segal. she is outside, storm team 4 weather deck. how does it feel out there? >> it's like a morning at the beach, higher humidity levels today than yesterday. tracking mostly cloudy skies as we work into the afternoon

hours. the clouds should break up somewhat. partly sunny today, but not as much sunshine as we had yesterday. temperatures right now are going to be in the low 70s across the area as we head to graphics on max 1. we're looking at 73 degrees in washington. 71 in reston and 70 for those of you in dulles. here's how we'll warm up throughout the day today. by noon, in the low 80s. as we get into the afternoon hours we're warming into the upper 80s. i think reagan national will hit 89. 90 degrees around 4:00, 5:00 today. similar to yesterday as far as our highs are concerned. weather outlook for today, out exercising hot and humid this afternoon. great pool day. during the nationals game, hot later today. we'll keep it dry for most of us today. there's a chance of showers in the forecast tomorrow. i'll have more coming up in ten minutes. >> amelia, thank you. a memorial service today for the american university graduate who was killed on a metro train. d.c. police say jasper spires killed kevin sutherland on a

train at the noma station last month. he graduate two years ago and he worked at new blue interactive. a.u. students and staff will gather on campus today to remember him. that service begins at 3:00 p.m. a coward and cold blooded. that's what sheriff deputies are calling the man who is accused of murdering one of their own. the sheriff says just because he was in uniform. 30-year-old shannon miles should have his first court appearance tomorrow. he faces capital murder charges. harris county deputies say he shot and killed ten year veteran darren goforth at a gas station, firing even after he collapsed. >> now their father, he was a hero. they need to know that. >> i will miss him so much. >> reporter: a memorial is growing at the scene of the murder outside of houston.

a lot of folks lighting candles and praying together at a vigil for the deputy last night. deputy goforth was married with two children. a developing story, there are questions about former maryland governor martin o'malley's purchase of used furniture from the governor's mansion. "the baltimore sun" says the democratic presidential candidate paid close to $10,000 for items that originally cast about $6,200. ethics agency rules prohibit preferential treatment of sales. representatives for o'malley said that he followed proper procedures. in the week ahead president obama will visit alaska. he'll be there to talk about climate change. and the president will land in anchorage tomorrow and then on wednesday he will be the first sitting president to visit the alaska arctic when he travels to a town in the far northwest part of the state. clean-up going on this morning from severe storms.

that's happening today in washington state. two people died near seattle when one of those storms toppled several trees. a man died when a tree fell on his car. the tree limb fell on a 10-year-old girl. the storm also cut power for more than 500,000 people in the area. from now on there will be more identity checks in baggage controls on trains throughout europe. transit officials from e.u. member states made that decision in an emergency meeting yesterday. they called that after an attack on train headed for paris. you will recall three americans took down the suspect. investigators say european surveillance flagged him, but the suspect was still able t buy his ticket with cash and did not have to show an i.d. in decision 2016, vice president joe biden dodged questions about a possible presidential run during a surprise visit in delaware. biden showed up at the sussex county democrat's jamboree yesterday. he choked up, thanking the crowd for their support following the

death of his son, beau. beau biden used to attend the event as a state's attorney general. it's pretty much quiet around these parts here at the capitol. but do not be surprised if you see helicopters and emergency crews here tomorrow and on tuesday. the u.s. park police, capitol polices and other officers are planning medical evacuation drills. there may be street closures between 6:30 and 8:30 in the morning and in the evening. we are told that a protest at a prince george's county church has been called off. teachers from the jericho christian academy in landover had planned to protest at the church that operates this private school. now, the school is closed after a legal battle over just who's in charge. students have not been able to go to class. teachers say they're out of a job. those teachers planned to protest outside the church today, but the principal asked them to hold off for now. tomorrow begins a new school year in prince william county

and a brand-new school will open its doors. teachers at chris you know elementary in bristow will welcome students for the first time tomorrow. more than 600 will start at the new school. it's named for chris yung with the prince william county police. he died while on duty nearly three years ago. >> he cared about people. he cared about children. he had a passion for helping others. and when you have that kind of passion for helping others and helping children and just helping people in general, that's what we are all about. >> the school will run a new program that focuses on science, technology and engineering, arts and math. you put that all together, and you've got a program called s.t.e.a.m. the principal says it is the school's way of teaching 21st century skills to kids at the elementary level. another new school, this one with a focus on language. it's up and running in prince george's county. the school gives i think learn as a second -- english as a second language students to

learn at their own pace. bureau chief tracee wilkins explains the new program that's really a first of its kind in our area. >> hi. how are you? >> reporter: this is an intimate learning environment where the principal can get to know the name of every student like -- she's one of 100 students here at the international high school at largo. they're here in hopes of vastly improving their english. >> i speak spanish at home and i grew up speaking spanish at home. >> reporter: even though she grew up in america. and that made it tough for her in the traditional public school setting. >> i felt the classes -- >> rock, paper, scissors. >> reporter: this international school in largo high school, students will focus on group learning opportunity. >> we're trying to create a space and a place that's different and a place of belonging. >> reporter: it's a model that they borrowed from new york city making it the first in the d.c. metro area. >> we are looking at the students from the perspective of skills and how -- what are their

strengths and how to i would build on their strength. >> reporter: they have varied learning needs. today was orientation and many are already optimistic. >> because it's important when i grow up i have a better future. >> tracy wilkins with that report right there. 9:38. it might be sunday, but wednesday's child is always on our minds and hearts. >> of course. meet the boy who we hope you can help find room in your heart and your home.

you're watching "news4 today." >> now to a loving aftfection nate boy who is waiting for a loving home. >> and we find out what makes him special this this edition of "wednesday's child." >> who's this? who is that? ernie? >> ernie. >> jeremiah recognized ernie by touch.

he is blind and his speech is lacking perhaps because of a lack of attention. paid to him as a younger child. 2 1/2 years ago, jeremiah finally was brought into foster care. where's the water? can you turn it on? when he was finally placed in treatment foster care at 10 years old, his real personality began to come into focus. >> jeremiah is a loving, affectionate boy who loves to interact and engage with you, walk around, hold your hand. he is visually impair and a he's also autistic. that brings challenges into finding a home. and we want to find a family that could be, you know, loving and patient and possibly, you know, have some experience with autism. and hope they can be his forever family. >> reporter: jeremiah looks

forward to going to school. he spends the week as a live-in student at maryland school for the blind and since being there those who know him say his communication skills are improving. it's hoped that some day soon, jeremiah will have a real home and family he can expect to find waiting for him when his school day is done. barbara harrison for wednesday's child. >> if you have room in your home or your heart for jeremiah or another child, call the number you see right there on your screen. 188 to adopt me or to go to nbc washington.com and search wednesday's child. the pencils are sharpened, the book bags they're getting there. but are the kids going to need an umbrella for that first day of school tomorrow? a lot going back.

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drug agents call it russian roulette. small packets containing packets lumped under the name synthetic drugs. >> why is it causing so much havoc in our region? we got exclusive access into the drug lab in virginia to find out. >> reporter: white lady, mr. nice guy, sour d and blur, with their shiny packaging and intriguing names it's hard for some to take them seriously.

but for jill head, these little packets may be the scariest thing she's ever seen come through her lab. >> i want people to know that there is no association with these drugs to marijuana. >> reporter: head and her team at the drug enforcement administration's special testing and research laboratory in virginia analyze and identify all of the elicit drugs seized by dea agents throughout the world. before 2009? ist ---ists only saw marijuana and heroin but since then they have been flooded with more than 300 varieties of synthetic drugs. >> probably at the highest we have been seeing one to two new synthetic drugs per week. >> reporter: this is what synthetic drugs look like. despite all the fancy packaging, they all start off as a white

powder, manufactured in chinese laboratories that to the naked eye looks identical to cocaine. >> bath salts, spice, scooby snax, molly. they look like this. they're all powders. >> reporter: the dea groups them by what they look like under a microscope. one class typically sold as molly or ecstasy stays in powder form or gets pressed into a pill. bath salts and flakka have a crystal like appearance. but most of these packets come tan -- contain plant leaves called synthetic cannabinoids. >> reporter: the drug is added to the solvent and dissolved to where it would dissolve sugar into ice tea. make a solution. then it's added to the plant material. there's various methods for mixing such as spraying or mixing in a bathtub in a cement mixer. >> reporter: she said the mixing is often uneven, meaning some

batches are more concentrated and can lead to overdoses. head says these k-2 and spice packets are some of the earliest samples they have processed in the lab. >> we don't see a lot of those anymore. >> reporter: she says scooby snax is still widely available. but warns the label on the outside has nothing to do with the chemicals she's found on the inside. >> we can analyze one it has one drug in it. even from the same store, the same seizure, right next to it could be another packet that had the completely different drug. >> reporter: the dea says do not be fooled by labels like fruit punch, promising it is lab certified or to the claim that it's cannabinoid free and dea compliant. head said none of it is true. they're all illegal synthetic drugs. which is why she is one of the very few allowed to make them in

the united states. trying to give the dea a jump start on what's coming next in the drug war. >> the mysterious thing to me is how much is unknown and people don't know. it's completely unknown. like roulette. >> and that was tisha thompson reporting. the dea gave us a break down of each of the new variations what it looks like and how they keep evolving atom by atom. you can see it on the nbc washington app and click on investigations. >> you can get the weather on the nbc weather app. we have amelia now live in person. >> you're doing the live facebook stream. >> we are. go to our facebook page. we're live and we're showing you behind the scenes. >> i saw somebody ask about the weather. and there you can see her phone set up. ask about the weather at the nats game today. it will be humid there. right now, i'm tracking a lot of clouds mid and high level clouds across the area. i think these are going to thin out as we get into the midday

and early afternoon hours, providing some sunshine. but overall, it's looking like we'll have more clouds and sun today. yesterday, was really nice. we had lots of sunshine. it was very comfortable outside. here you can see the latest satellite and radar image. the clouds streaming in from the south and the west. they're bringing in higher humidity. higher humidity not only today, but the entire workweek as well. having a pretty low impact on your day. try conditions for most of us. there's a chance of late day showers and mainly back around the i-91 corridor. temperatures right now in the low to mid 70s. already up to 75 in gaithersburg. winn winchester warm 77. here's what the cloud cover will look like, it does keep the

cloud cover around during lunch time. we are seeing some peeks of sunshine by 5:00. looking at partly sunny skies as the sun goes down at 7:00 p.m. nice outside. if you're headed to the nats game, today temperatures in the upper 80s, 90 degrees at the ballpark. 90 by the last out. 91 as the nationals take on the marlins. lows tonight only dip to around 70 degrees with mostly cloudy skies in the forecast. looking at uniform temperatures. martinsburg, a low of 68. an isolated shower or two is possible overnight tonight. if you're gardening you have to water the last few days. not enough rain in the forecast to count on the rain to water your lawn or garden. you might do that again today. live outside the national cathedral, plenty of clouds and tomorrow, plenty of clouds in the forecast. once again we'll start off mostly cloudy as clouds will break up in the afternoon. highs tomorrow in the mid to upper 80s. similar to today. it's muggy as well tomorrow. 89 in washington.

87 in gaithersburg. when i was outside on the storm team 4 weather deck i mentioned that chance of a shower tomorrow. there could be a shower at any point throughout the day. the threat is small. 30 to 40%. so at the bus stop most of us should be dry to mild 72. recess gets an "a," a minus. 82 degrees. hazy, hot and humid, high of 93 and a threat of thunderstorms on wednesday. high temperature of 94 degrees. for thursday, there's the chance of some scattered showers and thunderstorms. a high temperature on thursday of 92. next saturday, the start of the labor day weekend, high temperature of 85. looking cooler, but still looking pretty muggy. >> yeah. pretty sticky. going to be a real sweat factor this week. >> yeah, when you factor in the mugginess its feels warmer than it's reading in your car. that's the case every day this week. how far would you go to ensure your health? >> why this woman had her stomach removed, hoping to add

stomach removed, hoping to add years to her life.

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stomach cancer. he >> this is a new normal, all of her meals look like this, soft, bland foods like this smoothie. she keeps track of everything she eats in the journal and she actually has to set an alarm to remind herself when to eat. >> you always feel full so the only way for my bo the i to tell -- body to tell me it's time to eat is by a watch. that's new normal. >> reporter: that's because terry doesn't have a stomach anymore. she had it removed, not because she's sick, but to prevent getting cancer. >> i couldn't handle or even think about my kids growing up without a mom. so i decided to do it and i just put my mind to it and there was no turning back. >> reporter: terry learned that she has a genetic mutation called cdh 1. scientists found it increases the risk of gastric cancer by

more than 80% and raises the risk of lob you lar breast cancer. both of those diseases were common in terry's family. her father was diagnosed with gastric cancer last year. >> it's a gene i had no idea about. it affected my family. >> reporter: she travelled to sloan kettering to see a stomach and sarcoma surgeon. she had her stomach removed. surgeons then attached her esophagus directly to her intestine. dr. yoon said he's operated on 31 healthy patients with cdh 1. at seems it seems drastic but he says the body can adjust. >> your stomach is primarily a reservoir for your food. but it churns up your food and makes it softer. and then it slowly introduces it into the intestine, but it

doesn't have that much digestive function. >> reporter: dr. yoon says her body will adjust 12 months or so. and some will go back to regular eating, and others struggle. terry said she's getting better every day. >> i totally intend to get back to my normal life. >> reporter: your children will have to be tested for this gene mutation some day, right? >> that is my true motivator is i wanted my kids to know that if they do have this gene, that, hey, listen, it's okay. my mom did it and she was fine. look at her, if she can do it, i can do it. >> doreen gentzler reporting there. heat, humidity and rain. >> yes, if you're headed to the >> yes, if you're headed to the national harbor today,

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