. . . metro makes changes. i'm molette green. we learned about their plan to make sure last month's train derailment doesn't happen again suspended no more. a judge made a move in the deflategate controversy. hazy, sunshine, temperatures are jumping. another day in the 90s. cooler by the weekend. forecast coming up we are watching a kentucky courtroom as the county clerk who turned down same-sex couples and caused a social media firestorm faces a judge. i'm aaron gilcrest and "news 4 midday" starts right now.

>> a montgomery county police cruiser is one of the cars involved in a crash. it happened just after 9:00 on gateway center drive on string road. you can see the cruiser had damage to the front end. it appears a landscaping truck and trailer may have also been involved. no word on any injuries. >> right now at the live desk. what metro is doing to prevent another derailment. as we get new details from inside the transit agencies first public meeting about it from transportation reporter, adam tuss, who is live tweeting. metro says it appears the employee who deleted critical track safety information may have done so before he even read it. we have also learned the transit agency has hired a contractor to double-check its conclusions after the derailment near the smithsonian station last month. metro says it is determined to

find out what's causing accelerated wear and tear in curbed sections of track. we are staying on top of this developing story throughout the day. we will hear from adam in about 30 minutes at 11:30 in a live report. back to you. >> i am storm team 4 meteorologist, chuck bell. hazy sunshine out there again today. our september heat wave continues. we are going to continue to sizzle through this september afternoon. rain chances are increasing as we go into tomorrow. that's the leading edge of cooler air will promises to be here for the weekend. a couple of showers way out in the mountains of west virginia. that's going to be the area that has the best chance of getting rain along into the west of the blue ridge out into the mountains of west virginia. a little area of low pressure generating these showers way out to our west. that's why western and northern parts of our viewing and listening area will be the best chances for rain. current temperatures already, mid to upper 80s. in the 90s today.

seven-day forecast coming up. >> right now, a funeral service underway in pikesville. governor mandel will welcome friends at his home in annapolis. he died on sunday. he was 95 years old. >> vice-president, joe biden, in florida, meeting with skeptical jewish leaders about the pending nuclear deal with iran. this comes amid news that president obama has secured enough votes to keep congress from derailing that deal. biden is trying to areassure the jewish community that there will be checks on that program. the vice-president has not said whether he is running for president a new report from the justice department is criticizing how police responded to protests in ferguson, missouri. the officers actions should be a lesson in how not to handle mass protests. there were weeks of violent demonstrations after the death

of michael brown. they detail arbitrary use of police force armored, vehicles, snipers and police dogs for crowd control. several agencies say they have already made significant changes. >> developing right now, the search for three accused cop killers in illinois is back to square one after a lead overnight turned out to be a hoax. the pan hunt near box lake intensified after a woman reported two suspicious men. turns out, that woman submitted a false report to attract attention. it is a setback in the search for the killers of lieutenant joseph glen owe wits. hundreds of people turned out to remember the life of the lieutenant. his wife of 26 years spoke saying, the town lost someone special, not just her husband but a man dedicated to his community and to seeing young men and women become officers. his four sons stood by the mom. three relatives in the primary person of interest in

the lyon sisters disappearance. they face obstruction of justice and perjury charges. they are related to richard welch who is the person of interest in the deaths of sheila and katherine lyon. his nephew does face two counts of murder in this case. >> just in, quarterback, tom brady, wins a big victory in his nfl deflategate court case. a u.s. district judge nullified the league's four-game suspension. it is still uncertain if this ends the legal battle and clears the way for brady's first regular season game next week. the judge's decision can be appealed to the second circuit court of appeals or the losing side could also seek a stay. earlier this week, brady, the nfl and players association failed to reach a settlement. back to you. >> now, the county clerk who refuses to give marriage licenses to same-sex couples is in a federal court in kentucky.

kim davis and her whole staff were summoned there. take a look. this sign was on their office door this morning. it says, the office is closed today. davis continued to deny marriage licenses even after the supreme court effectively said she had to issue them to everybody. she said, doing so would violate her religious beliefs. >> the redskins final pre-season game is tonight. the regular season begins exactly ten days from today. the skins have not lost a game in the pre-season so far. their final tune-up against the jacksonville, jaguars at 7:30. you can go to the game at fedex fields or watch it right here on nbc 4. our regular programming is airing on our cozy tv channel instead. a hard landing and a lot of unanswered questions. mayor reason exercise that went horribly wrong. seeing the pope late der this month can be a once in a lifetime opportunity but, there is one way that police may not want you to capture that moment. we are back with more in 60

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>>. >> in just about an hour, a mass will be held to celebrate the upcoming visit of pope francis. catholic university president will call on students to pray in preparation for the pope's arrival. the mass is at 10:00 today. everywhere the pope goes, the faithful follow and they bring their cell phone cameras. when he gets to d.c., you will probably have to leave your selfie sticks at home. they have banned selfie sticks and drones from the pope in philadelphia. pope francis is in d.c. from the 22nd to the 24th of this month. >> we are learning how wide ranging the heartbreaking v.a. scandal may be.

a new internal report shows they have nearly 1 million pending applications from vets that need to be seen by a doctor. the applications go back nearly two decades. 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 they died while waiting for care. the report also says v.a. workers incorrectly marked many applications completed and many important transactions may have been depleted. heat, humidity and the chance of storms just as one part of the

i'm storm team 4 meteorologist, chuck bell. hazy, gray skies, late summer over washington right now. temperatures are already warming into the mid to upper 80s. hourly temperatures today peeking out between 92 and 95

degrees in most metro neighborhood between 3:00 and 4:00. there will be an opportunity for an isolated shower or thunderstorm coming in late this afternoon into this evening. here is future weather through 5:00. a risk of a few passing shower through the metro. a better chance for rain across parts of the shenandoah valley. hit or miss as far as your rain chances. great beach weather. a couple of showers around on friday. saturday and sunday and on into labor day, the weather at the coastline will be great. >>er hoo is a beach a lot of folks might want to head for. a surfers para died in hawaii. hurricane agnacio is churning up waves as high as eight feet. that isn't keeping them from hitting the water. another hurricane is right on the heels of ignacio. virginia governor, terry mcauliffe setting up a round

table. he is making his way around the state to hear parents concerns about their children's education. school funding a particular focus. today's round table is happening at brooke point high school in stafford. one neighborhood is on edge just as kids are heading back to school. the bus stop encounter that that is a community coming together. "news 4 midday" is back i

molette green at the live desk. a woman lost her life after being struck at the intersection of commonwealth avenue and braddock road. it happened just before 9:30 this morning. this is in you video, live video just in right now. this is a residential area. you can see police are still in that area. they are redirecting traffic and they are asking the public to come forward with any information that will help them solve this hit and run crash. that is the latest. back to you, aaron. >> all right, month he lelette, you. new details about a helicopter training exercise that somehow went wrong killing a u.s. marine and injuring 12 others. it made a hard landing last night at camp lejeune, a primary heavy lift helicopter that has a top speed of 172 miles per hour.

a spokesperson says we won't know the name of the dead marine for 24 hours, which is standard procedure in the armed services parents and students at hilton high school in woodbridge are looking over their shoulders after reports that a man exposed himself to a student as she walked to a bus stop. megan mcgrath is live in dale city. what is the community saying? >> reporter: certainly, it is a very disturbing situation. if you look lined mbehind me het is where the bus picks up student. yesterday, a 17-year-old was walking to that bus stop. as she walked along this wooded area. a man standing along the tree line exposed himself. hilton high school students waited for the bus under the watchful eye of a school security officer as well as a county cop. having learned what happened, denise mcglan decided to walk her sister to the bus stop. >> you never know what could happen and safety is the number one priority.

>> reporter: parents and students are on edge after a man exposed himself to a 17-year-old girl yesterday. it happened around 7:00 a.m. as the teenager was walking to the bus stop. police say the man was standing near a wooded area not far from the intersection of savannah drive and wood place at woodbridge. while he did not approach or touch the teen, he did make obscene gestures. she catches the bus there. she is happy to see the added security. >> it is a little safer. with all the security here, no one is going to go over and mess with us. police aren't always going to be here to protect us. >> the school system wants parents to know what happened and to be alert. they sent a note home with students. not just hilton high school but other area high schools as well. >> developing this mid-day, police in la plata say a man tweeted a threat against many of the people that live in that

community. this is carlos, anthony hollins. police say they have added extra officers in that community as a a result. >> a few minutes ago, with he learned that a woman tried to capture a toddler on a train. she is 48-year-old monique knight. witnesses say metro riders jumped in stop her as she tried to grab a 2-year-old girl. the passengers subdued her until the police arrive. both the mother and child are okay. we have another september sizzler outside. temperature now, 86. 86, leesburg and chantilly. 84 high temperatures in the upper 80s to low and mid-90s.

a chance of a passing shower or thundershower today. not as much of a risk as we saw yesterday afternoon. you may want the umbrella ready to go to play it on the safe side. next couple of days, shower chances off and on. best chance for rain comes up tomorrow. >> the pope will likely get a very warm welcome. the new poll found 18% of americans have a very favorable opinion of pope francis. another 48% see him in a favorable light. he is also popular among two-thirds of protestants and americans. a close look at the video from the baseball game in baltimore. you have to see the special way it ended. chris davis hit a walk-off home run. it woke up a fan who appeared to be sleeping in the outfield out

there. see how he is all alone in the stands. look again. we slowed the video down and zoomed it in for you. the ball sailed over the fan's head. the home run gave the orioles the first win in their last seven games. how about that, aaron? >> that's the way you get somebody's attention when they are not watching the game. couldn't have planned in any better. >> are you having a staycation this labor day

rocker, kevin yates has been chargeded with kicking a fan. he kicked the 18-year-old girl in the chest after she touched his pant leg. the rapper claims she touched more than just his leg. his response is a call to truth. we are learning more about the new model "x" tesla, the first crossover utility vehicle.

it will go for more than 200 miles on one charge. 0-60 in less than four seconds. at $132,000, it may not suit everyone's budget, certainly not mine. >> something that will suit your budget here, this upcoming weekend's national book festive. it is saturday. britney johnson, our social editor has more. that's right. if you are in town this weekend for labor day, head on down to the washington convention center for the library of congress 15th annual book festival. he will be able to check out all the books coming out this year as well as pass book. i hear that you, eun, are attending as well? >> i am. i will be there saturday afternoon to introduce an author. this is my seventh year, one of my favorite events of the year. it is put on by the library of it is put on by the library of congress, free for the

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.

no rain in the metro area just yet. a few showers in the mountain of west virginia. part of a little impulse that will keep the rain chances west of i-95. there will be a chance for a passing shower or two here in and around the metro during the mid to late afternoon into the early evening hours. don't completely turn your back on a rain chance for today. if you are heading out to puts in the park at the nationals ballpark, bring your dog along. chance for a shower early on. they should have no trouble getting the game all the way to completion. game-time temperatures in the 80s. our metro forecast around here in the next couple of days, low to mid-90s today. rain looking more and more likely tomorrow. highs, upper 80s, to near 90. cooler weather moves in in time for your holiday weekend. >> in news for your health, you may need more than just a box of tissues to treat that broken heart.

data shows a so-called broken heart syndrome is an ailment brought on by emotional stress but it can mimic a heart attack. symptoms are treatable. many of the patients have neurological and psychological disorders as well. 90% of the broken-heart patients are women. >> every summer, a few songs you can't get out of your head. which came out on top as the song of 2015. major laser's hit, lean on. in six months on youtube, the song has more than 480 million hits. cheerleader and see you again round out the top three stream songs worldwide. they are looking only at the u.s. the weekend's can't feel my face and the hills took the top two sfo spots. >> the victim of a recent home envision discovered his iphone is good for more than just calling the police. take a look at these photos. this phone actually stopped a bullet from a would-be robber.

according to his roommate, he followed the victim to the apartment door and grabbed a computer bag. when he pulled the bag back, the suspect shot him and ran off. you can see it shattered the screen of the phone. the bullet also ripped a pair of jeans but the victim survived. >> right now on "news 4 midday," the september heat wave is causing huge problems for people in one part of our area. metro facing some tough questions as we speak over the derailment that snarled the commute for thousands of people for an entire day. our adam tuss has been in that

new video just in of police searching the arlington home of david black. check it out. he is the estranged husband of bonny black. she was found dead in her home three blocks away back in april after her children were spotted outside in their pajamas. no one has been charged in her death. pat collins is there on the scene. we'll have much more on the investigation on news 4 this evening. back to you. >> molette, thank you. metro holding its first public hearing on last month's train derailment. >> there have been major revelations about the breakdowns that led to the accident. adam tuss has been in that meeting all morning and joins us live now. hey, adam. >> reporter: hey, barbara.

just stepped out from this meeting. i can tell you. it just got very tense inside. metro board members going after metro staff about what happened. what we learned this morning is that trit cal safety information that told metro officials about a track defect that could cause a derailment was simply deleted, possible before a metro employee even read it. they equated it to deleting an e-mail before you read it. metro can hit a button and a section of track that is potentially dangerous can stay in place for weeks. that is what happened. that's why a train derailed on august 6th. of course, metro has a very high-tech piece of equipment called a track geometry vehicle to go and find this problem. the problem started with someone on that vehicle. here is a metro board member grilling metro staff just minutes ago. >> on the day you brought in the tgv, you did not have a

redundant check built into the process. this incident did not occur on august 6th of this year. it occurred the day you guys brought in the tgv. so i would like to know how youed a process that allowed for those two things. who signed off on that process. >> yeah. there was a lot of questions about who did the right thing? who did the wrong thing? ultimately, metro's rail chief says he takes full accountability. that board member right there, who is also the head of ddot, called the metro safety department, a paper tiger. stay tuned on this one, guy. back to you. >> more from adam tuss throughout the day. in a few hours, the federal government wille say how it is working to keep you safe on the rails. secretary of homeland security, jay johnson, holding a news conference at union station at 2:00. the head of the tsa and amtrak's police chief will be there as well. they are talking about the safety and security efforts all

three agencies are working on right now. >> this september heat wave we are having is specially tough for dozens of seniors in our area, in maryland in particular. their air-conditioning went out during one of the hottest weeks of the year. arlington housing corporation manages the charter house in downtown silver spring. crews made a mistake and accidentally turned off a water valve to break. >> since i have been in this building three or four times, i have been taken out of here, because my sugar dropped low. it is so high. >> they set up a temporary a.c., water in the lobby and fans on every floor. residents are pushing for a permane permanent solution. low to mid-90s depending on where you live. hottest locations, downtown washington. here is future weather as of

3:00 today. a chance of showers and maybe a rumble or two of thunder bubbling up in and around the metro area. by 5:00, moving toward southern maryland and the northern neck. by 9:00, a redskins and nationals game. with time, after the sun goes down, all that should dry out. clouds will be with us for tomorrow. a better chance for showers on your friday. >> thank you, chuck. developing right now in europe, thousands of migrantins trying find refuge in germany are trying to find hungary. this morning, they were allowed on to the platform and thought to pack the train only to be pulled off again at the first stop on the line. nbc's claudio lavania was in the middle of it. >> reporter: after a two-day standoff, hundreds of trains

were allowed to board the train but this train is not going to vienna and certainly not to munich. this is most likely to go where they will be taken to a refugee camp there. this is the irony of it all. on the train, it says, europe without borders. >> president obama is back in the lower 48 after a trip to alaska. he is the first sitting president to venture north of the arctic circle. the president showcased alaska's natural wonders, almost using himself as a prop to bring attention to climate change in the way speeches can't. he toured resurrection bay and held up silver salmon in bristol way. he flew to the arctic of alaska. >> to decision 2016, vice-president, joe biden, appeared in florida, pressing the administration's case for the nuclear deal with iran. his visit comes in the middle of

new signs that he may decide to run against hillary clinton for president. we report on biden's latest moves and whether he has the money to mount a real challenge. >> reporter: it is vice-president joe biden's second day in battleground, florida. focusing on iran amid speculation whether he will run for president. people who aren't willing to risk failing never succeed. the draft biden campaign is hiring staff in south carolina. analysts say he could be more of a threat to republicans than hillary clinton. >> heas the likeability factor. xli clinton's numbers have dwindled with questions on her e-mails. a top aid is expected to plead the fifth. they say biden may be forced to go on attack. >> i don't think he has the stomach to launch a campaign. >> carly fiorina is thrilled she

may face the top ten in the next debate. >> i think the more people hear me and see me, the more they think, she really can be president of the united states. >> while clinton's numbers fade, fiorina's are steadily improving. remember, it is politics, which is often about the money, because that's how they get out the message. hillary clinton right now has more money than the top three republicans combined, not including donald trump. joe biden has none. he hasn't raised any money yet. he hasn't declared. tracie potts, nbc news, washington some tough news for parents and high school kids as they begin to prepare for college entrance exams. a record number of students took the s.a.t. exam, scores are dropping. only 42% of test takers hit a benchmark showing they are ready for college or career training programs. scores in reading and math are down two points from last year. writing scores are down three points. the s.a.t.s are undergoing a major revamp that will roll out

next year. >> hackers getting hold of your person

a popular way to keep an eye on sleeping babies. internet connected baby monitors to also be vulnerable to hackers. cybersecurity firm tested nine baby monitors and found security flaws in all of them. some had hidden, unchangeable passwords that could be used to gain access. some companies don't encrypt their data streams or mobile features. a hacked monitor could provide access to other wi-fi enabled devices in home like even your security system. >> a corvette museum in kentucky back open. you might remember when a sinkhole swallowed up eight corvettes about a year and a half ago. it seemed like a tragic loss. not only was the museum restored, the cars were as well that museum is in bowling green,

kentucky. today, veterans and military spouses can head to a jobs fair at nationals park. month are than 70 employers with jobs available. this will be the first expo that hiring our heroes has held since 2012. more than 500 veterans have preregistered for that event. it keked off at 8:30 and runs until 1:00 this afternoon. >> in just 60 seconds, why now may be your chance to buy a new car and why you might want to think abo

labor day weekend may be a good time to get a good car. the best deals on remaining 2015 model as auto makers try to clear them out for the new 2016. you could get discounts of up to $4,000 on the toyota prius and honda civic. hulu is offering subscribers an

app streaming application. the move will put hulu, which is owned by nbc universal, fox and disney, on a more even playing field with amazon and netflix, which don't run ads. it costs $7.99 but requires users to sit through commercials. i'm landon doughty, your business report. your storm team 4 forecast. >> we have another hot day outside. it is already well up into the 80s across most of the metro area. 86 in washington and fairfax and manassas and leesburg. not really any place that's going to catch much of a break from the heat today. your afternoon planner hot. temperatures near 91 by 1:00. about 93 at 4:00. just off to the metro. everybody has a chance of getting rained on even if it is just briefly for some point in time this afternoon. a green light is here for the

next couple of hours. then, tomorrow, off and on, hit and miss showers in the afternoon, could slow things down a little bit as people try to escape for the long holiday weekend. >> apple is expected to unveil its newest iphone next wednesday. could you get more money if you trade it in now. usually, if you wait until the new model is out, you will find your old iphone has already lost a lot of its value. >> prices at a lot of third party retailers and wireless carriers are already set. so you might end up getting a better deal. >> some stores will let you lock in the trade-in value this week. so you can keep your old iphone while you wait for the new one to come in. apple's big unveil, which is rumored to be the iphone 6s is this wednesday. not an iphone 7 yet? >> a little, tiny upgrade. the 7 probably next year. >> they like to make us wait. it is the

i'm jewelry carey here in

alexandria. a police present for a fatal crash here. the victim's body still on the ground amid the cluster of police investigators as they try to piece together what happened. it was about 9:20 this morning. an adult woman was crossing at the intersection of commonwealth avenue and braddock road when someone, a car or a truck, hit her and took off. she was killed almost instantly. police are looking for the public's help in this case. they want to hear from anyone who might have driven through this area between 9:00 and 9:30 this morning, the intersection of common wealth and braddock road. they would like people to call. investigator barrett should be seeing the phone number on your screen right now. 703-746-6873. we have all that information on our nbc washington app. if you want to refer to that, give that a shot too. an adult female here dead on the scene. police looking for a hit-and-run driver. >> julie carey, live for us.

thank you. parents and students at hilton high school in woodbridge are on edge after a 17-year-old girl reported a man exposed himself to her as she was walking at the bus stop. that happened yesterday morning. the man was standing near a wooded area there. police say he didn't approach or touch the student. police and school security officers are keeping a closer watch on students walking in that area today. a picture of women wearing black face has five college soccer players suspended. a player at whit world posted this photo on instagram and twitter. the group was dressed up as the jackson 5 for a party wearing black face and wigs. it was later taken down. witworth university spokane has suspended the women. they could face more punishment. >> looks hot, feels hot, and it looks hot. temperatures are going to go well into the 90s, again today. hazy sunshine for your late

morning hours. high this afternoon, 95 in downtown. 92, leesburg. 91, manassas. there will be an opportunity for showers. keep your umbrella ready to go. it will be considerably cooler tomorrow, highs, mid to upper 80s. probably around 90 in downtown washington, towards baltimore. a much better chance for rain tomorrow as we head into the weekend. it looks like a better chance for cloudy skies. >> saturday, sunday, monday looks great. >> we think she might be another julia childs someday. you may remember serena when i featured her several months ago. she is still waiting for her forever family. serena got a lesson in every child' favorite, macaroni and

cheese. >> her interest in cooking brought us here. >> welcome. >> i want you to meet serena. >> we met academy manager, emily worth, who invited us to take a cooking class with chef, sandy patterson. >> i had, serena. are you so excited to cook today. i am so excited you are here. i have an apron for you. we are going to make macaroni and cheese. >> serena said it is one of her favorite dishes and was surprised to learn there are so many cheeses you can learn. >> you can pick one kind or all four. >> yea, i get to pick all four. >> having some choices was a nice experience for ser vena. in her 11 years, she has been moved around as a foster child. her social worker says she is a bright child who needs a loving home to grow up in. >> she loves life. she is very friendly. she loves to cook.

>> serena remembered every step she learned today. step one, wash your hands. step two, put the butter n step three, put the flower in. step four, put the milk in and then stir it until it is bubbly. >> what would you like to be when you grow up? >> i would like to be a chef like the lady that i was cooking with. i want to be just like her. >> we clinked spoons and tasted the macaroni. serena smiled with approval. we weren't done yet. >> every good lunch needs a good dessert. so we are going to make chocolate truffles. >> serena listened closely and member or rised this recipe too to make at home. >> i want a home that is loving and caring and likes to cook just like me. >> we hope she finds that loving, caring place with a family to cook with. >> if you have room in your home and your heart for serena or another child who is waiting, please call our special adoption hotline. the number is 1-88-to-adopt-me.

or you can search wednesday's child on nbcwashington.com. >> it is the photo bomb that everybody is talking about. not who but what dropped in behind an elected official on live tv. that's in 60 seconds.

i'm eun yang. brandon armstrong has a reputation for impersonating nba players. >> many responded with this tweet saying, good job, man. i love t he clearit. he clearly approves. >> python versus cobra. who would win? a python and king cobra were fill ped getti filmed getting into it on the

streets of singapore. both snakes slitherred away and were caught. from snakes to something a bit kurter, ncuter. take a look at juno, the baby balu baluga whale, what a terrific photo bomb. never work with animals or children. >> i think if i were the cobra, i would have high-tailed it out of there against a python. >> you can't win that one. a popular tribute to summer here in the district hangs around for one more

at the building museum. it is only around for one more

day. you can be part of helping it find a new home. the beach installation closes tomorrow. "the washington post" reports the 750,000 plastic balls that make up the exhibit are being donated to the dupont underground project. the challenge is getting all those balls moved. so the dupont underground is asking for volunteers to pack up these balls in boxes and carry them to the art space under dupont circle. volunteers are needed next month and tuesday. >> you can see the redskins take on the jacksonville jaguars tonight. the team is playing their last pre-season game. a lot of tickets apparently still available for the game. you will not see the starting quarterbacks or very many of them in this game. the game begins at 7:30. you can watch it on nbc 4 followed by the redskins postgame show tonight. still dry across most of our

viewing area. there are a couple of thundershowers bubbling up in virginia with time. this little area of thunderstorm activity will spread farther out to the east and that will increase our rain chances a bit. noon temperatures coming in. 89, washington, already, 90 in fredericksburg and 90 at easton out on the eastern shore. our seven-day forecast. upper 80s to near 90 tomorrow. clouds on your saturday. giving way to sunshine by saturday afternoon. a clearing sky saturday night. it looks like sunday and monday will be wonderful days to be outside. if you have the days off, it will be a very good weather weekend for that. the heat of september comes back as we go back to work and school next tuesday. try and stay cool while you can today. >> thank you, chuck. that is it for "news 4 midday." we appreciate you joining us. we are back on the air this afternoon. first at 4. >> you can get news and weather updates any time with the nbc washington app. we hope you will have a great day! stay cool and we'll see you in

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♪ ♪ makes you feel real good. (applause) >> meredith: hey, everyone. we have a great show today. melissa rivers is here. she and her monjoanne, showed what it meant for the red carpet. she has a wonderful reed. and more americans are in debt than ever before. there is a 30 day