that is the latest for now. back to you. >> thank you. today, a funeral service will take place in pikesville for former maryland governor marvin mandel. his family will welcome friends at his former home. he was 95. the kentucky county clerk who will not give mayor's licenses to same-sex couples will be in court today. kim davis can face time in jail. the supreme court dismissed her appeal. now she's asking for more time to argue her case. davis wants to start a new appeal process involving kentucky's governor. we'll see how the judge responds this morning at 11:00 a.m. a white house aide accused of shooting her boyfriend has resigned. barvetta singletary put in her notice august 28. she was put on unpaid leave three weeks ago after she was indicted on assault charges.

her boyfriend worked for the capitol police. 4:31 your time right now. a check on weather and traffic on the 1s. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell tells us about more on the heat. relief in sight? >> yes, there is relief in sight. it's here in time for your holiday weekend. between now and then, we have to keep on sweating it out. weather impact on the day today, relatively low. not everyone will get rained on. it will be hot and humid again. rain chances are in the 25 to 30% range. you'll get a shower or two. 66 gaithersburg. 64 up in charlestown, west virginia. but 76 in washington. so what to wear for your thursday? well, i'd have your umbrella ready to go just to play it on the safe side. again, not everyone is going to get showers today. but otherwise it's not going to rain. it will be hot. there's your hour by hour

planner. like the last couple of mornings, we have areas of fog around first thing in the morning. temperatures near 90 by 1:00. today's high near 93. showers and thundershowers popping up in the 3:00 to 8:00 time frame. always a wonderful trip on the way to work and school. >> a slow trip in stafford, it should be wrapping up shortly. it's slow in stafford and then we open it up and we're fine northbound and southbound. southbound wisconsin avenue at leyland street, two left lanes are blocked there. northbound connecticut at the beltway, two left lanes are blocked. road work in the way. branch avenue at the beltway, two right lanes blocked. 66 at 123, moving along quite nicely. we are still slow here 95 northbound as you're headed into stafford. you can do the route 1 thing to avoid that all together. >> thank you. it's the biggest synthetic

drug bust in d.c.'s history. 19,000 packets of bizzaro, worth about $2.3 million. undercover officers watched two men unload 14 boxes from a shipping service and then unload the drugs into a storage locker in northwest d.c. yenework tefera abera, and siraj issa face up to 20 years in prison. police have a named suspect in a shooting that considered metro to change one of the bus routes. bijon brown sat a man on elvans road southeast last month. they are still looking for him. metro temporarily stopped bus routes through the area after 7:00 p.m. and that decision was reversed. officers are now patrolling that area 24 hours a day. new video just in to the live desk of migrants pouring

into trains at budapest. we have learned that police ended the blockades but no trains are running to western europe. that's for security reasons, they say. police shut down that terminal on tuesday. that's the latest. back to you. >> thank you. it's now 4:34. new details about the heart breaking v.a. scandal. the department of veterans affairs has nearly a million pending applications from vets needing to be seen by a doctor. the applications go back nearly two decades and about a third of the applicants are likely dead, many of them passing away years ago. but due to quote serious problems with enrollment data, it is impossible to say whether these veterans died while waiting for care. the report also says v.a. workers incorrectly marked many applications completed and many important applications may have been deleted. the heat wave makes it tough for dozens of seniors in maryland.

the air conditioning when at out in one of the hottest spots of the year. the charter house in downtown silver spring. crews turned off a water valve causing the a.c. to go out. >> since i have been in this building three or four times i have been taken out of here because my sugar dropped low because it's so hot. >> last night they set up a temporary a.c. and fans on every floor. residents are pushing for a permanent solution though. we have to wait a month to see if the parking rules are changing in arlington. some transportation officials proposed adding two hours to the county's parking meters. they say they'll present their proposal to the arlington county board on october 17th if the new rules are approved you have to feed the meter between 8:00 a.m. and 8 p.m. every monday through saturday. today mass will be held to celebrate the start of the upcoming year and the visit of pope francis.

donald wuerl will give the homily, and john garvey will call on students to pray for the pope's visit. mass is at 12:10 p.m. at the basilica at the national shrine of the immaculate conception. if you're hoping to attend some of the pope's events here in washington, you should probably expect to leave your selfie stick at home. the secret service has banned selfie sticks and drones in philadelphia. a similar ban could be put in place for the d.c. visit as well. the federal government wants agencies to let workers to telecommute while the pope is in town. that's to avoid the massive traffic we are expecting here. he's from the 22 to 24 of this month. today is the last game of the preseason. we say see cousins play most or all of the game today after he was officially named the starting quarterback. the 'skins are playing at home against the jacksonville jaguars tonight. the regular season begins ten

days from today. there are still plenty of tickets available for tonight. you can watch the game at 7:30 right here on nbc4. we will air the postgame show after that. regular programming will be on kozi instead. it's been dry, but that could change. chuck bell has your rain chances or the today. and walking to the bus stop, but one walk took a frightening

welcome back. police in prince william county need your help in finding a man who exposed himself to a teenager. this happened in the area of savannah drive in woodway place yesterday around 7:00. the 17-year-old girl was walking to a school bus stop when she spotted the man making rude gestures at her. if you have any information, police want to hear from you. some tough news for all you parents with high school kids. the college board says that while a record number of students took the s.a.t. exams this year scores dropped. only 42% hit a benchmark showing they're ready for college. scores in reading and math are down two points from last year. the s.a.t.'s are undergoing a major revamp that rolls out next year. it is now 4:41. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. we are waiting for a little

relief from all this hateat, aaron. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell has the bad news. >> yeah, a chance of an isolated thunderstorm depends on where you can live. 66 outside. 66 in newington, virginia. highs around the metro today, one or two spots, northern montgomery county may fail to hit 90. highest rain chances will be across northern maryland, loudoun county. medium chances across the metro and lower rain chances across southern maryland. for now, more on the slow ride up 95. >> slowest spot, 95, out of stafford. we have road work blocking some lanes. taking a look elsewhere, beltway

at st. barnabas road, that's flowing just fine. route 1 at conte road, in in laurel this morning. and in northbound connecticut two left lanes blocked as well. back in ten minutes. from the debates to twitter battles to a deadly attack on the u.s. embassy, this morning presidential hopefuls on both sides are making headlines for a lot of different reasons. what you need to know when we go live from capitol hill. thousands of people probably do it every day. hop on a metro train with your bay did in tow, but -- baby in tow, but would you expect anyone to snatch him or her from the stroller? a woman accused of doing that an

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filed against the woman accused of trying to kidnap a toddler from a stroller. this happened aboard a metro train. metro riders jumped in stop the woman as she tried to grab a 2-year-old girl. a passenger who was sitting nearby and doesn't want to be named tried to stop the woman. here's how he described the moment he knew something was wrong. >> out of nowhere i kind of see a baby in the air. and the woman just screams my baby, my baby. it was just crazy. just happened really fast. it was extremely surreal. you never think someone is going to steal a baby. >> the witness says the man who acted first is the real hero. it is now important to say here that the police caution passengers not to intervene when a rider becomes involved in a criminal act but both woman and child are okay. talking decision 2016 now. presidential candidate carly fiorina is saying there's now no question that she is quote among front-runners in the primary.

she made that comment last night on fox news after news she'll most likely appear on the main stage at the next republican debate, but it's the democratic primary that could see the biggest game change. we are talking about the possibility that vice president joe biden might challenge hillary clinton. let's get right to nbc's tracie potts who is tracking the latest from capitol hill. >> reporter: good morning. so he's still on the campaign style trip in florida, a battle ground state, talking today about iran, but the vice president was not talking at all about whether or not he's going to run in 2016. he ignored questions about that. analysts said there's good reasons he may or may not take on hillary clinton. number one, he may have to go on the attack. they're very good friends, they're very similar when it comes to positions. but in order to win that primary, if he decides to jump in he may have to go on the attack and some analysts are saying they don't know if as he the stomach to do that.

not only are they similar on positions but some are thinking he's more of a threat to republicans than hillary clinton. his numbers are more likable. his likability numbers are higher, he connects with people. the draft biden campaign is already hiring people in south carolina. they think because of the e-mail scandal hillary clinton is vulnerable. in fact, today on the hill, one of her top aides is expected to plead the fifth about that. so while we're watching carly fiorina very closely as she moves in on that republican side, we're waiting to see if we get any indication of whether the vice president will run. he's in florida again today. >> tracie potts, thank you. and we'll have to wait until next week to find out whether six baltimore police officers charged in the death of freddie gray will be tried in baltimore. during a series of hearings yesterday, a judge refused to drop charges against the officers. and denied a motion to remove the prosecutor marilyn mosby. he did agree that they should be

tried separately and he hinted at how he'll rule next week. he said that jurors can be found in baltimore for the trials. a man in charge of the officers says the city's police force, quote, took a knee after freddie gray's death. anthony bats said that last night. he said that officers allowed crime to spike because he felt a lack of support from the commanders and he suggested that may have cost him his job. we may learn how a baby boy died in alexandria. officers went to the bragg towers extended stay hotel yesterday morning after a report of a baby boy in distress. an autopsy will be performed on the baby. the baby died a at nearby hospital. a man is accused of using the internet to solicit a teen for sex. police say the man used the internet to contact a 17-year-old boy and arranged to meet him in the school parking

lot overnight. he was arrested when he arrived at the school. a crowd of angry protesters expected to gather today outside the metro stop at tyson's corner. they're protesting virginia representative barbara comstock who they say has flip-flopped on support for the metro silver line. critics say she supports federal funding for the line. now that she faces re-election. and that she voted against the massive transportation funding bill while in the virginia house of delegates. the deputy chief of staff tells the hill, that comestock has provided more funding for metro. we'll get a look at the 100-year-old water pipes from the ground, they were built on 4th avenue in 1915. exactly a hundred years ago. wssc stopped using the pipes in the 1940s but never removed them.

they're replacing the pipes in mt. rainier today and finally taking the wooded pipes up as well. even whales know how to photo bomb apparently. that is juneau, the beluga whale in the background. in the foreground, connecticut governor daniel molloy. he was discussing travel ahead of the holiday weekend. juneau seemed to be interested in what he had to say. listening very intently there. sort of pressed his head up against the glass to hear better. >> i'm the star of this show. don't try to upstage me. >> apparently, the governor was 13 minutes into the 15 minute speech before he realized -- there was a whole lot of business back there. >> a whale over my shoulder? >> whales are super smart. just like you. >> i'm probably not as smart as a whale. probably not.

you know, well, we have different skill sets. there you go. >> we're about to get a rock star forecast here. >> yeah. beluga whale he'd probably prefer cooler water as temperatures once again will be back up into the 90s around here. ocean water temperatures for people planning to go to the beach this weekend, aka myself included, that will be very mild. ocean temperature to the ocean city inlet near 80 degrees. around here, our air temperature in washington now is in the mid 70s. 76 now. dew points still in the ultra sticky range. all the humidity, not much of a wind out there has led to another foggy start for some of the outlying areas. be on the outlook for reduced visibility, but otherwise the fog won't hang on as tough as yesterday. not as thick of a cloud deck overhead. more sunshine sooner in the day. that means our hash tag, #the heat goes on is a good one. probably a chance for a storm, but not as much coverage as yesterday.

and mid 70s in town and by the bay. another day in the steamer for outdoor activity, running or biking or walking or whatever you do outside. temperatures in the 80s by 9:00 a.m. highs upper 80s to near 90 in the shenandoah valley. low 90s around the metro area. another warm day. these temperatures are nearly ten degrees above average. maybe you're headed out the the redskins game tonight. jaguars taking on the redskins, that game kicks off at 7:30 tonight. there's a slight chance for a shower as you're tailgating and waiting to get into the stadium. by and large, a cloudy and humid day for -- humid night for football. that's the next weather change. cold front out to the north and west in the chicago area and that arrives in time to take the edge off the heat for the holiday weekend. today no rel relief. rain is looking tomorrow and tomorrow night.

that's the leading edge here for the holiday weekend. saturday and sunday, up to near 90 by labor day myself. if i can get the sports and holidays straight that would be great. so melissa mollet, don't put your sun dresses away just yet. >> i'm going sleeveless as long as i can for sure. northbound 15 at 28, northbound lanes are blocked because of road work there, that is still happening from overnight. southbound wisconsin avenue at leyland street, two lanes are blocked because of construction. 66 west at 123, two lanes blocked there as well. do you see a pattern? woodrow wilson bridge, nice and open. branch avenue at the beltway, we have two right lanes blocked. back in ten minutes. weather and traffic on the 1s. see you back here at 5:01. >> thank you, melissa. it could have been deadly but this morning a local toddler is recovering after falling five floors. how this happened and what to do

to protect your own kids. a parkinson's break through. a parkinson's break through. y what did iran's supreme leader get in the nuclear deal? to start with, $100 billion. they keep their nuclear facilities and ballistic missiles. there won't be surprise anytime-anywhere inspections. and after ten years, restrictions are lifted and iran could build a nuclear weapon in two months. congress should reject a bad deal. we need a better deal.

you're watching "news4 today." >> it is an accident that stranded tens of thousands of metro passengers, possibly even you. and in the next ten minutes news4's transportation reporter adam tuss has an inside look at

what's expected to happen today after last month's train derailment. taking a look at the radar. we'll let you know if we can anticipate any rain in the day ahead. also, what we expect temperaturewise as we gear up for another hot day. chuck says we could see a lot of different activity out there. he's putting together your hometown forecast for 5:01. a 3-year-old girl is recovering after falling five stories from an apartment window. this happened at skyline towers 8:30 last night. and the toddler fell more than 50 feet. >> apparently, some shrubs and some branches happened to break the fall. >> the fire captain says installing window guards are a good way for people to protect their children and he suggests keeping furniture and other items children can climb away from windows. "news4 your health" this morning, you may need more than

just the box of tissues to nurse that broken heart. data shows that the so called broken heart syndrome is a real ailment and it can mimic a heart attack. symptoms are treatable and many have neurological or psychiatric disorders. 90% are women. it is rare that medical researchers see immediate results with a new treatment, but doctors at the university of maryland medical center are very excited of a possible breakthrough treatment for parkinson's disease. it is called mri guided ultrasound. first, an mri gives doctors an up close and personal view of the brain. then ultrasound waves are sent through part of the brain that's connected to parkinson's tremors. kimberly settler was the first to receive the treatment and the results were incredible. she was able to walk and even run after the treatment. >> it is absolutely the most incredible thing. it's turned back the clock for me, you know? i have a new lease on life. i can do things i want to do.

it's a blessing. >> doctors say there's no pain with this treatment, but patients do feel intense heat. it is not how long the results will last and some tests have been done on people with tremors and those treatments are holding up to a year later. incredible. i were waiting to hear -- we are waiting to hear back from the former chef bryan voltaggio. the cooks claim they didn't pay him overtime and threatened their careers. one worked at volt in frederick, maryland. she claims she was paid $9 an hour without a regular schedule. the other worked at the volt family meal. he runs nine restaurants in d.c. and virginia. it seemed like a joke, but now you can place an amazon order at the touch of a single button. the dash button is now available to amazon prime customers. there are buttons for 29 different brands you can mount right on your house and reorder with a simple touch.

amazon credits the cost back after the first purchase making them free. just have the buttons -- >> could be dangerous. >> you have things showing up at your house. >> come home -- never mind. dangerous. >> you have to find out what you want the button for. chocolate chip cookies. stay with us. "news4 today" continues 5:00 a.m. >> "news4 today" starts now. >> good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this thursday. it's september 3, 2015. we have been talking about the heat and humidity all week. well now, we're adding a little bit of rain. >> let's get straight to meteorologist chuck bell. are we going to need the umbrella? >> you should have your umbrella to play it on the safe side. rain chances are a smidgen lower than yesterday, but nonetheless, i'd have it ready to go just in