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weekend and it sounds like you have to make outdoor plans. >> tom kierein standing by in the storm team 4 weather center. you think we will be able to kick off humidity? >> yea, just in time for the labor day weekend. a lot of clouds around courtesy of the northeast wind bringing the clouds in off the atlantic. they are not producing rain locally. no showers, a few southeast of virginia. they are breaking up on the storm team 4 radar not showing rain anywhere around delaware, maryland, virginia, west virginia. starting off with the cloud cover, temperatures are mild. it is still kind of muggy and humid. we are in the low to mid-70s. metro area, nearby suburbs. around the bay, mid and upper 70s. sunshine is breaking up. cambridge at 77. west virginia around 70 degrees. 60s out in the mountains. there's the cloud cover over washington. a live view from the tower
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camera. the clouds are going to break up by noontime. 1:00, low 80s. mid-80s by afternoon under a partly cloudy sky. the lower humidity moves in after that overnight and into sunday. a look at that coming up. >> thank you, tom. let's get back to the breaking news we are following out of northeast d.c. three men shot on 25th street northeast after 11:30 last night. derrick ward is live at the scene with more on the victim's condition. derrick? >> reporter: good morning. this remains a crime scene here in the 3,000 block of 25th street northeast. police have been focusing on both sides of the street. the entire street is blocked midway down the block. they have been going in the house and canvassing. we were told this started at 11:37. that is when police were called to the scene and found three people shot, two in the upper body and one in the torso. one victim is in critical condition. folks who live on the block say
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they heard chaos. sounded like something akin to the fourth of july, it sounded like fire crackers. we understand vehicles are parking on the street that have become part of the evidence because they may have bullet holes in them. that gives a sense of what was going on. what we don't know is much more ton condition of the victims or information about lookout. this remains a crime scene. the shooting happened here late last night. live in northeast, derrick ward, news 4, back to you. >> more breaking news. in the last 30 minutes, police arrested three people in the death of a loudoun county teenager. he was shot and killed yesterday walking to his school bus stop in sterling. deputies saying it may be gang related. the suspects all young men. one 17, the other 18 and the third 20 years old. we may learn more about them and the conflict and how it unfolded. that is going to happen in a news conference. it will happen at 11:00.
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keep checking your nbc washington app for updates. a developing story, migrants and refugees have made it into austria. austria and germany announced yesterday, they would let in migrants from hungary. the hungarian government provided buses to take them to the border. red cross volunteers were waiting for them there to help out once they cross the border. there's a new battle this morning surrounding the county clerk in kentucky who won't hand out marriage licenses to gay couples. her attorney saying a judge's mistake will get his client out of jail. kim davis is behind bars in isolation. a judge said she defied his order to hand out marriage licenses to gay couples. the attorney accused the judge of violating law. the judge decided he was going to send davis to jail before he heard a word of her testimony. the judge said davis would be
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released when she complied with the order. details about a helicopter hard landing at camp lejeune. it killed one marine. staff sergeant jonathan lewis and the security team were doing road training when it went down. they were repelling from the helicopter into difficult terrain. sergeant lewis was from warrington, virginia. 11 other marines were hurt in that accident. we are taking a closer look at what is causing ambulance shortages in the district. officials say people are abusing 911. they are calling for an ambulance when they really don't need one chblt the mayor's office tells news 4 the district has more than 46,000 low priority calls alone. a baby had to be taken to the hospital in a fire truck because the closest ambulance was seven miles away. >> all over the country, this is an issue.
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the use of 911, the abuse, in some respects of the 911 system that is really draining resources. >> 911 abuse isn't the only problem. d.c. is not fully deploying ambulances. six mornts ago, the mayor promised 49 ambulances on duty during the busiest shifts. yesterday and thursday, there were only 39. we want you to see this video. a burning car. a man is inside there. a lot of us would see it and run from it. as you saw there, police officers ran toward it. it's because of their bravery, that man is alive. shomari stone has the story from prince george's county. >> reporter: before they are called heroes, they put their lives on the line to save a man from the burning car. >> i wasn't trying to run very hard. >> reporter: it's if first time these police officers take a close look at this dramatic dashcam video. they work together to save a man
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inside this burning car. >> watching my fellow officers go up and bust windows out, trying to save this guys life. it was -- >> michael, nicholas, luis and jeremy were on patrol in suitland. the car crashed and burst into flames. officer morris immediately ran toward the flames. >> there was a lot of flames. it was so quick. very quick. >> reporter: moments later, nicholas jumps autoof his patrol car. >> it was intense fire. the heat was overwhelming. explosives going off in the car. i never experienced a car fire before, so, i was very nervous. >> reporter: police say they arrived moments before fire ems units showed up. they used a baton to pry open the door while a volunteer firefighter grabbed the man and pulled him out.
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the driver was on fire. >> we were trying to pull him away and save his life. >> reporter: and they did. they rushed him to the hospital. he has serious burns, in critical condition. >> if it wasn't for me and my fellow officers, there's a good chance he wouldn't have survived. >> reporter: i'm shomari stone, news 4. a man literally walks into the lion's den at the national zoo. why are officials not planning to update security when it comes to that enclosure? busted by the news 4 i team. former u.s. labor department employee fessed up to and his surprising new job.
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announcer: you are watching news 4 today. take a look at this picture here.
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it's got a lot of you talking from the nbc washington app. zoo police say this man climbed the fence of the lion's den wednesday at the national zoo. officials ordered a mental evaluation. zoo police were able to stop him. they were able to stop him before he got to the lion. the zoo says it meets or exceeds safety standards and no plans to update it. a former u.s. labor department supervisor says bootlegging movies is a mistake and he is sorry. he admitted to running a bootleg operation in d.c. records state he made more than 1200 illegal dvds worth about $19,000 and sold them using the agencies e-mail system while on the job. he pleaded guilty to copy wright infringement and will serve 24
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months probation. >> who is buying all those dvds? >> co-workers. friends and co-workers. >> reporter: people inside the building? >> yes. >> who were the customers? the labor department and internal auditors declined to comment. taylor is now working at the movie theater. another development in the hillary clinton e-mail scandal. what we are learning about who paid to keep her server private. a possible par kinson's breakthrough. it had a patient running for joy. let's go outside for a live look right now. itis cloudy this morning. long holiday weekend for some of you. the question is, are you able to get in a cookout on this last official weekend of summer? i guess unofficial. >> don't say that. >> we don't want to ruin it.
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developments this morn thag shake up what's been a key issue so far in decision 2016. hillary clinton's campaign says the clinton family paid a state department staffer to maintain the private e-mail server she used while leading the department. campaign officials tell "the washington post," that means she did not use taxpayer money on the server. the state department denied questions whether it was widely
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known or officially approved. the staffer involved evoked his fifth amendment rights. a breakthrough for parkinson's disease patients. it is showing incredible results. doreen gentzler takes us through the remarkable news 4 your health update. >> reporter: this is what parkinson's disease does to kimberly, uncontrolled movement, shaking and wobbling. >> i was having difficulty getting dressed. i have a grandson, i couldn't snap his onsie. i couldn't dance with my dad. >> reporter: there's no cure, only treatments to ease the symptoms, including the most common treatment, an old meditation that causes its own set of side effects. >> with time, it seems to be less effective. mostly, the disease gets worse with time. >> reporter: now, doctors at the
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university of maryland medical center are experimenting with a brand-new treatment, something that's never been done before. it's called mri guided ultrasound. >> it's known if you make lesions in certain parts of the brain, you can eliminate some of the symptoms. >> reporter: that's exactly what this treatment does, except there's no cutting and no surgery. patients are put into a special mri machine so doctors can get a close up view inside the head. then, ultrasound waves are targeted to a specific part of the brain that is connected with the uncontrolled movement. dr. howardizenburg is her neurosurgeon. >> not destroying the cell that is cause the symptoms, but in r interrupts it. >> reporter: she underwent the treatment less than a week ago. she had to shave her head. it didn't hurt.
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the only feeling is intense heat. the results, though, were immediate. she was able to walk. >> it was just absolutely the most incredible thing in the world. >> reporter: when we met kimberly this morning, there was more emotion. she was able to accomplish something else, running. a favorite hop by she hasn't been able to do for years. >> it turned back the clock for me. i have a new lease on life. i can do things i wanted to do. it's a blessing. >> doreen gentzler with that remarkable story. kimberly was the first to get the treatment. doctors can't say how long the results will last. they have done testing on people with tremors and those treatments are holding up a year later. this guy right here, look at that. an eight-foot bull shark. you know this was caught in the potomac. in st. mary's county.
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the fisherman made the catch thursday night. bull sharks can grow up to 11.5 feet long, weigh up to 500 pounds. no word on what it tipped the scales at. look at that. >>itis not the first time a bull shark was caught. they are there. >> maybe they are feeding off the snake eyes. >> can you imagine, they pulled him up. can you imagine? all of a sudden, you have a shark. >> a lot of people out fishing this morning. fishermen like cloudy skies. we have the clouds and the runners got the 5k under way in d.c. now. if you are about to head out the door, maybe go biking, hiking, kayaking, we have a breeze greeting you out of the northeast. it's a live look from the capitol hill camera. the flag in the northeast breeze. the skies beginning to brighten
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a little bit. sunshine trying to break out. humid afternoon and a rain-free weekend coming up. perfect timing for the labor day weekend. the last cultural weekend of summer. as we take a look at the storm team 4 radar, no rain around the region. showers in southeastern virginia. they are breaking down right now. the local radar not showing any showers anywhere in the vicinity. dry pavement in the shenandoah valley. heading over to the bay for sailing, or maybe the potomac for shark fishing or heading to the beaches. it's a beautiful day under way. even with the cloud cover, feeling a lot more pleasant. right now, low 70s in montgomery. mid-70s in prince george's. northern virginia, low to mid-70s. temperatures on the eastern shore are generally in the mid to upper 70s with more sun
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breaking out in southern maryland. to the west, it's cloudy in shenandoah valley, low 70s there. 60s, a cool start in western maryland and west virginia. sticky humidity with us right now. as the day progresses, we are getting pleasant with the lower humidity moving in. that will be in place. great weather for exercising today. by 11:00 or noontime, 80 degrees. sunshine during the afternoon. hitting the mid-80s by mid afternoon. that's when you are going to notice the lower humidity comes in and it's in place on sunday. great day with afternoon highs into the mid-80s. partly cloudy. labor day itself, great beach and pool weather, highs in the upper 80s and 90. mid afternoon, humidity creeps back. then back to work and school on tuesday. it's going to be hot and humid with afternoon highs, low 90. still, with the steamy humidity on wednesday, low 90s and partly cloudy. next chance of rain, a good
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chance as a big area of low pressure comes in at the end of the week thursday and friday. both days, a chance of passing showers and thunder showers. >> thank you. 9:21 now. the crash that took the lives of several people. what is it like to be a survivor. straight ahead, what life is like after the deadly amtrak derailment. expect to see changes today at the university of maryland football home opener. what you will be
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it's been nearly four months since an amtrak drain from d.c. to new york derailed killing eight in philadelphia. hundreds more survived but were seriously hurt. >> we are hearing from a survivor. tim furlong reports on the father of seven's ongoing road to recovery. >> how are you? >> good. >> when he got off amtrak train may 12, matt morgan got on, headed to new york city. he got in the first car and nodded off, woke up in the hospital four days later. >> broken shoulder, broken hip, shatters femur, broken knee, a ton of lacerations all over the place. >> yeah, a gash. >> reporter: they live in lewis with their seven kids. he used to leave sunday's for
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his night job in new york. legally, he says he can't give too many opinions about the crash or the engineer. he is now in an electric wheelchair. he is told he will walk again soon. seeing video of the crash, he is shocked he survived. >> unbelievable. >> are you amazing you are still here? >> yep. i'm lucky to be here. >> he hasn't been back to work, but both companies he works for are waiting for his return once he's fully recovered. today, ocean rescue workers in california work to free a plu whale. the whale is tangled in a fishing line off the coast. we know the disentanglement team is on the scene now. the whale is believed to be 75 feet long. the net dragging behind the whale. blue whales are the largest
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mammals on earth and reach up to 100 feet long. >> wow. developing story out of frederick, maryland this morning. why a construction site is now a crime scene. >> if you are just waking up this morning, expect changes. hey, take a look at that flag there. notice it is cooler this morning. a bit of a breeze. another heat wave is headed our way. high school football season is under way. one of the things parents worry about, injuries. concussions, in particular. a new program seems to be helping kids in football and
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as we approach 9:30, continuing to update the breaking news. in the last hour, we learned police arrested three people in the death of a loudoun county teenager. he was shot and killed yesterday walking to his school bus stop in sterling. deputies telling us this may be gang related. the suspects all young men, one 17, another 18 and the third 20 years old. police are going to have a news conference in 90 minutes from now. we'll update you with new information that comes out of that. you can have the updates come to your phone if you have the app. i'm david culver. >> i'm angie goff. it is september 5th. so glad you can join us as we kick off the holiday weekend. looks like things cooled down a little bit. >> that's what we needed. a few days of humidity.
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tom sherwood and the storm team 4 weather center. no, he's on the deck. >> he's enjoying it, eating it up. >> he's got the thermometer in hand. >> this is weather man bling. the thermometer saying 78 degrees. the cloud cover, beginning to break up a bit. ooh, i see blue showing through over there. as the morning progresses, it's going to get sunnier. there's a breeze, live view from the capitol camera. the northeasterly breeze. it's still rather humid. the air is soft and yielding here this morning as we take a look at max one. we have the temperatures around the region that are going to begin to climb with storm team 4 radar not showing rain around. the increasing sunshine. we see it now that it's in the mid-70s. around the bay, temperatures are in the upper 70s. shenandoah valleys, upper 60s to around 70.
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there's a look at the sky that is just a few feet away from me. as we look at the forecast for the rest of the day, sunshine by noontime and during the afternoon. partly cloudy, lower humidity coming in. highs reaching the mid-80s. a nice day coming up, enjoy. turning less humid as we get into sunday. nice day out here, guys. >> looks really nice. thanks, tom. more breaking news this morning out of northeast d.c. three men shot on 25th street northeast, just after 11:30 last night. we are doing checks this morning from the news room to see how the victims are doing. we have derrick ward live at the scene with more. good morning. >> reporter: this scene remains a crime scene. we are told a k-9 unit may be responding. take a look at what we are seeing. this is the 3000 block of 25th street northeast. police are spending a lot of time in the street and the yard.
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cars may have bullet holes in them. as we told you, three people have been taken to the hospital. this happened about 11:30 last night. take a look at the scene. police found three males, one shot in the shoulder, one in the torso and one in the upper body. all were taken to the hospital. one of the victims in critical condition. no word on a lookout from metropolitan police. again, daylight brought a broadening crime team. evidence technicians. there are at least seven markers out her that might give you a number of the shots fired. some neighbors say it sounded like the fourth of july. live in northeast, derrick ward. >> derrick, thank you. police in fred redskin county, maryland are trying to figure out how someone died. this was the end of the shafer
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drive. detectives sent a person's body in for an autopsy. they are call thg a death investigation. we'll keep you posted as the story continues to develop. the man suspected in the deadly bombing at a thai shrine was in court. the judge granted police 12 days to question the man. he's being held at an army base. the man seeking charges of explosives. police are looking for the people spray painted swastikas on a church in the alexandria section of the county. someone spray pointed four swastikas and writings on the back door of the church. it was discovered thursday morning. we can show you a sketch of a wanted man. take a look at your screen. police in fairfax county say this guy tries to drag a woman into a vehicle. a person driving by the pinewood south apartments saw what was going on.
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police say he stopped on buchman road and helped that woman get away. we are learning which programs maryland governor, larry hogan plans to cut, it's part of the budget deal. he's looking to save $118 million. according to the associated press, $18 million from the university layoffs. 15 people at the university of maryland will lose their job. 25 people at coppin state will get laid off. they will eliminate 127 open positions. the department of corrections is going to lose $5.5 million in their budget. rgiii fans are sounding off. washington plans to keep robert griffin iii as the second string quarterback. cousins will lead the team and mccoy will be the back up for as long as rgiii's problems
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continue. today at the university of maryland home opener, you are going to be able to buy beer. starting today, it will be sold at capital one field. they cut down on the binge drinking before the game. anyone who looks like they are 40 will be asked to show id. you will only be able to buy one at a time. from college football to high school football, many schools have their first games of the season this weekend. new numbers suggest the game in fairfax county is becoming safer, thanks to a new program. that is now pointing to other sports. >> the thought of making high school football safer -- >> it was a no brainer for us. >> not a hard sill. >> they bought in quickly. the results that really have been great for us. >> reporter: it's been two years since the county launch heads up the first school district in the
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nation for all schools. it protects players heads during tackle and fitting hats problemerly. >> we have played more games than any school in the state of virginia and the fewest number of concussions. >> it's having a positive impact. the number of concussions 28% to 36%. total injuries, 16%. >> without impacting competitiveness. >> the program is so successful, they decided to expand it beyond high school football. they began instituting it in boys lacrosse. in that first year, numbers are in, injuries down by nearly 50%. cutting in half the number of concussions for the boys players. girls teams see success in safety. fairfax county schools athletic director says the new effort is spreading into wrestling, track and field and --
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>> this summer we engaged the cheer coach. >> the staff a big score before players take the field. >> wow. well, 9:37 right now. close to 200 -- we want to tell you about this upcoming event today. getting out there to head over to the book festival. >> you are heading over there, too. in two minutes, we are going to talk with one of them. the mystery guest in our neck of the woods this morning. >> let's take a live look outside at 495. you can see that the clouds, they are still out there. but tom is back with the holiday weekend forecast. he has been outside already and said he's seeing peeks of blue out there. good sign in the sky today.
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the 15th annual national book festival just about to
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start. 20 minutes away from award winning authors at the washington convention center for a free festival all about reading. you have the sneak peek there. crews were setting up yesterday and one of the nearly 200 authors you are going to see is joining us now. >> al roker is live outside the convention center. great to see you, al. >> how are you? >> set the scene for us. folks are getting ready to head in there, 20 minutes away. what is it looking like? >> the weather looks fantastic. i haven't been inside yet. looking forward to doing q & a with the folks and signing my new book, "storm of the century". it's about the 1900 hurricane that hit galveston, texas. believe it or not, it is the deadliest natural disaster to hit this country, over 10,000 people killed in that hurricane.
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>> you touch on personal stories in that book, al. even though this happened so long ago, in your book, you talk about how this should still contest today. tell us more about that. >> the fact of the matter is, it was because of lack of preparedness. it was because of a government that didn't heed certain warnings and while the devastation still happened, this was a category 5 storm. the death toll would have been a lot lower, if the forecast had come through earlier. granted, they didn't have the technology we have today, but they did have access to the forecast that were dead on as far as accuracy that came from the cuban government, i shouldn't say the cuban government, but cuban jesuit priests with hurricane forecasting at the time. they predicted the hurricane taking the path it did and causing the devastation it did.
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>> wow, from the jesuits. that's cool. al roker. >> al, you researched so many people, so many survivors of this storm. this took a lot of time. this is something that is very important to you. >> yeah, you know, look, it's actually, i have written eight books. this is the first book i have written about the weather. i originally started thinking of writing about the tenth anniversary of katrina. when i started researching it and how a couple years ago, superstorm sandy, massive devastation and we had warnings and we saw what happened. i just thought that was the story people needed to hear about. >> how can people come out and see you today? how long are you going to be out there. >> well, i'm speaking at, i think starting at 11:30 until 12:30 and signing books from 12:30 to 1:30 or 2:00. >> i'm going to head down after the show.
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i will come by and say hi. >> okay. >> thanks, al. >> thank you, al. >> once again "the storm of the century." get out there, meet al and the rest of the gang. i'm going to be out there with tom sherwood. i believe tom comes every year. and tom brokaw. at 4:00, he's signing his book as well. you can go to our nbc washington app to get more information. if you are out there and you are on social platform, don't forget to use # -- >> time is 9:43. he's getting bigger by the day. >> still ahead, an update on the panda that turns 2 weeks old today. >> we want to look outside the nbc 4 studios this morning. let's look at pandas. the weekend is off to a great start, already. how long is it going to last? meteorologist tom kierein is back with that answer.
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you have been waiting for it. the panda update. she switched from one side to the other in the last hour as we have been monitoring this panda cam. that is the life. how do i sign up for that? >> right now, you are looking at the panda cam. this morning, we are learning the new cub, the little boy is growing normally. they say he has doubled in size.
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he's now like two sticks of butter. he was born two weeks ago. the cub weighs ten ounces, he was four at birth. he's still pink. they say the black markings are starting to show up. he hasn't quite opened his eyes, though. that's normal. i hope the noise from my cuban family in town doesn't wake up the panda. they are here for a wedding. >> outside wedding? >> indoors. it will be nice, though, right? >> everybody traveling to the wedding. you are inviting everybody. >> we are inviting everyone. >> it does look good. with the lower humidity, a nice break from the heat. low 90s,mid-90s, feeling steamy. it is humid this morning. when you step out the door, the sky is brightening. there's a live view from our capitol camera overlooking union station. a few patches of blue breaking
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through and the clouds brightening and breaking up a bit. the flag flapping and the northeast wind is bringing the clouds off the atlantic and bringing cooler temperatures. less humid. a rain-free weekend. those are the saturday weather headlines. right now, the storm team 4 radar. scanning the clouds don't have rain in the vicinity from the mountain to the bay and the eastern shore. nice morning at the beaches around around the bay. shenandoah valley and shenandoah national park on skyline drive. the clouds break up. around the metro area, mid-70s in washington and nearby suburbs. mid-70s around the bay. the areas of maryland and virginia generating the low 70s there. low to mid-70s, shenandoah valley. southern maryland, upper 70s. out of the mountains, a beautiful morning there. the humidity we have with us now is going to be going away. by later this afternoon, it will
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be getting more pleasant and be in place during the day on sunday. if you are out bike riding, hiking, kayaking, golf, tennis, just great. the cloud cover breaking up by 11:00. by 1:00, low 80s. mid afternoon, mid-80s. again, less humid. more beautiful weather on the way. can you stand it on sunday? the timing has been perfect. highs reaching the mid-80s. tomorrow afternoon, a partly cloudy sky and lighter breeze. lower humidity than today. that moves in overnight tonight. it will be in place all day sunday. then, on labor daymond, hazy sunshine and afternoon highs upper 80s to around 90. great beach and pool weather. it is turning more humid. you will notice that by monday afternoon. here we go, it's inevitable. we have to get back to work and school. tuesday morning, low 70s. great for the bus stop.
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in the afternoon, low 90s, getting humid on tuesday. that steamy humidity will be in place during the day on wednesday as well. storm team 4 seven day outlook, yes, the return of summer on wednesday. partly cloudy, highs, low 90. still quite humid on thursday. that's the next chance of rain. we could get good rain, the broad area of low pressure is coming through on thursday and friday, partly sunny. both days, a chance of passing shower, thunder shower and cooler, too. highs in the 80s next week. we need the rain. the area lawns are looking parched now. >> all right, tom. thanks. the gardens will appreciate that. ten minutes away from the 10:00
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this labor day weekend, many of you will be enjoying the holiday sitting outside on your deck or patio. >> for homeowners in loudoun county, they paid for a deck that was never finished. we have the story. >> this was their dream house in virginia and their dream view. this just isn't their dream deck. >> well, this is definitely unsafe. leaving giant nails, we have three kids. >> reporter: instead of having the home builder construct the deck, they thought hiring a
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contractor would cost less and they knew someone. >> we were approached by someone who was a friend of sorts with the family. >> reporter: they were quoted $6,000 for the job. they thought it was so good, they told their neighbors. >> it sounded good. >> reporter: they paid nearly the entire amount and showed their receipt. this is what they got. >> i'm angry. i wonder how can someone who has a family prey on families? >> reporter: the couple say the contractor owner of wheatland hills landscape and design came around for money, but did little work. >> he had a reason to stop by the house and ask for more money. >> reporter: eventually he stopped showing up and left his equipment. >> i feel used. i feel lied to. i feel taken. >> reporter: they say he admitted he was in overhis head in text messages to the couple. i am responding to apologize for being dishonest and not being up
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front with you. i am to blame for everything that has occurred and i have made mistakes and no one else caused this problem but myself. we spoke to hill on the phone and he said he was in financial duress. he said he would not talk on camera, but has every intention of resolving the issue. he will not ignore or run from the situation. we did digging, called loudoun county. they said they didn't have permits for the jobs. on top of that, no record of a business license for nate hill or his business in the system. a red flag for anyone looking to hire any kind of contractor. in fact, the federal trade commission says before you hire a contractor, find out how long they have been in business. try to make payments contingent on how much work has been done and find out if they have insurance. personal liability, workers comp and property damage. what does that leave these families? a long way from enjoying their
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homes the way they wanted. >> we are not out just the money he took from us. it made our deck something that is going to be way out in the future. >> erika gonzalez with that report. they filed complaints with the sheriff's office. the wife says they filed with the state attorney's general office. four minutes away from the 10:00 hour. four things to note. migrants and refugees from asia meade it to austria. police in maryland trying to figure out how a person died. officers found human remains yesterday near a construction site near lake coventry drive. three people under arrest after the shooting death of a teenager in loudoun county. someone shot and killed danny while he was walking to his bus yesterday morning. check our nbc washington app for updates. breaking new sboos the news room, one man died in the
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shooting overnight from the district. two other men shot in northeast. it happened after 11:30. d.c. police do not have any suspects as of yet. >> tom kierein went outside and said the clouds are starting to break apart. >> the temperatures in the 70s now. they will jump into the 80s during the afternoon and turn less humid and gorgeous on sunday mid-80s. perfect on labor day, sunshine, highs near 90. overall, nice labor day weekend, enjoy. enjoy. >> come see us at the national
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what did iran's supreme leader get in the nuclear deal? to start with, $100 billion.
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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.
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hi, everybody and welcome to inside the redskins on nbc 4. i'm doc walker and redskins park. coming up, we look at the highlights from the final preseason game against jacksonville. head coach, jay gruden gives his recap. and we'll talk to quarterback cousins. next sunday, the redskins take on the dolphins for the first regular season

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