the last two and a half hours and just a few high clouds now drifting gracefully over our region. a live view now from the storm team 4 tower camera looking off to the west. in the foreground is continuely town. bethesda and montgomery county. more high clouds coming in as we've had a few showers off the atlantic seaboard, the outer banks. those are way to our south. here in the local regions, nothing on the storm team 4 radar all in the clear here. a perfect late summer morning under way with temperatures right now near 70 in washington. low 70s by the bay water. inland, most of maryland and virginia now in the mid and upper 60s. shenandoah valley and into the mountains a gorgeous day under way. a look at new beach and pool forecast for you coming up this half hour. >> nks ththanks, tom. another deadly shooting in the district. police rushed to 7th street near coolidge high school around 3:30 this morning.

they say someone shot two men, one of them in the head. derrick ward is there with more on the story. what are you hearing? >> reporter: well, good morning. we understand and we can tell this is a pretty wide crime scene. it encompasses at least a quarter of this block at the intersection of 7th and tuckerman. it happened about 3:25 this morning. that's when police were summoned to the area where they found one man shot in the head and another person shot and wounded critically. we don't know exactly much more in the way of details on that. they were found a distance apart. and police are processing two crime scenes. we are here at the corner of 7th and tuckerman where two cars are about to be towed away. they were up on the truck and put back down again possibly to make sure they get through the police evidence lab. we do understand one of the victims of the shooting has died. we don't have an identity. both victims were adult males. again, this happened about 3:25 this morning in a neighborhood

where folks say essentially they don't see this kind of problem. we are in sight of coolidge high school. police are processing both scenes. the streets are closed. you might want to avoid them georgia avenue and south dakota. we are live in northwest, derrick ward, news 4. >> thank you, derrick. developing news, a call for heal help is a death investigation. police found a body inside a burned out vehicle. if you have our nbc washington app you got the alert. investigators first went to the scene on xenia street around 9:30 last night. that's when someone called about a car on fire. today we could learn more about the person who died and the circumstances of his or her death. new this morning we're working to learn more about a crash on suitland parkway. for hours police shut down all lanes between alabama avenue southeast and branch avenue. one woman had to be removed from her car.

paramedics rushed her to united medical center. no word on how many other people were involved in that crash. again, all lanes on suitland parkway are back open once again. and today we may learn more about a woman who died after a car ran into her near a bus stop in fairfax county. all three people inside the car that hit her are in the hospital this morning. now police in springfield say the driver hit another car yesterday after running into the woman at the bus stop on old keen mill road near greeley boulevard. and today we're expecting to learn more about a drowning in ocean city. ocean city firefighters say a 7-year-old girl died after drowning in the ocean there. officials plan to release more information on how the girl drowned later today. the quest for a better life is closer than ever for thousands of refugees. the number of migrants flooding into austria and germany just staggering. nbc's bill neely updates us now on the thousands still in the middle of their journey.

>> reporter: they've made it. cheered by german crowds, the migrants' long march is over from war in syria to freedom in germany and food. they reached western europe in torrential rain but celebrating. now we are free. running across the border into austria, 6,000 of them after days trapped in hungary. hungary's government had tried to put them in camps, wouldn't let them leave for days, then under pressure busts them out of the country. they were exhausted after weeks on the road. finally tonight tasting victory. but in greece, they keep coming. so far europe has proved completely incapable of solving the migrant problem. it can't cope with those who have already come and it certainly can't stop these people arriving. this boatload fled syria, one teenager collapsing, afraid she'd drown at sea.

they left everything behind. muhammad couldn't pay smugglers enough to take his five children. >> now we need to go to germany. >> reporter: this woman fled after her home was bombed. >> everyone is being killed there. everyone is being shot whether you're in the war or you're not. >> reporter: you just have to get out? >> exactly. >> reporter: from the beach they start a 40-mile walk to a port where there's chaos. refugees desperate to keep moving, greek police trying to stop them from boarding ships from this island to the mainland firing tear gas. it's a picture of europe's failure to cope with this crisis. some refugees stuck here for a week. >> no food. no toilet. no water. >> reporter: but they have escaped war. one 5-year-old beginning his journey to a new life. another boy celebrating the end of the road in germany.

bill neely, nbc news, greece. happening today northern virginia bureau chief julie kerry just spoke with alexandria mayor bill euille and he will launch a write-in campaign to keep his job. he'll make that formal announcement later today. now julie reports euille already has the support of other democrats including the former mayor. mayor euille was defeated in the june democratic primary by allison silverburg. by then it was too late to file for an independent campaign leaving a write-in campaign as his only option. several political activists in alexandria tell julie kerry that they expect euille will wage another campaign. that's a story we'll stay on top of for you as it develops today. the holiday weekend is over for the washington football team. it's become to practice today ahead of next weekend's season opener against miami. a lot of you may be wondering

about rg3's future here in washington. a concussion pretty much stopped his game before it started this preseason. the team cleared up that confusion yesterday. nfl media says robert griffin iii is on the 53-man roster but the team dropped him to second string quarterback behind kirk cousi cousins. >> lots of drama coming up this year for sure. 9:07 on this sunday morning. coming up, crashing the party again. the latest sporting event interrupted by a drone flying into a stadium. also ahead, a warning about a dangerous salmonella outbreak. the questions you should be asking your grocer after one person in our region gets sick. a live look at the bay bridge where traffic gets moving smoothly. we'll show you what the problem was yesterday, though, that had so many people waiting in miles long backups to get across the bridge. stay with u

welcome back at 9:10. las vegas police say a 24-year-old man is behind bars for driving drunk causing a deadly crash. two people died, four others got hurt in the crash yesterday morning. police say jonathan sped through a light and hit a bus. the bus then caught fire. two people were not able to get out of the bus in time. everything is back to normal on the chesapeake bay bridge this morning. a ten-mile backup had people sitting in their cars instead of enjoying the labor day weekend. a look at traffic, seems to be moving pretty well in that area. all the trouble began with a power outage friday night that led to the significaals being d preventing two-way traffic heading to the beaches. the maryland transportation authority says it's working to figure out what caused that power outage. flights are back to normal

in los angeles after a bomb scare. this is what it looked like. take a look. yesterday afternoon was no pretty picture after someone called in the threat. the caller said there was an explosive device inside a home lapped security vehicle parked near a terminal. police and airport authorities evacuated three terminals while the bomb squad investigated. they did not find anything suspicious. the all clear was given two hours later. a weekend party interrupted by gunfire. >> and coming up, the shooting in north carolina that left several people dead late last night including a young child. >> we're also helping you prepare for your holiday weekend as you wake up to mostly sunny skies. the conditions you'll see later today. plus your labor day forecast ahead. ♪

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a 9-year-old north carolina boy is dead after being shot in his front yard. police say the family was having a party and people were in the front yard there around 9:00 last night someone started shooting at the home. four people were hit. two kids included. the boy died right there in the yard. the other victims are expected to be okay. detectives spent the night looking for witnesses. a maryland man is charged with drunk driving and manslaughter after a crash that killed a passenger in his truck. this happened friday night along buckleystown line. he ran a stop sign, hitting

another car. police quickly arrested halliburton. two other people in the truck and other people in second vehicle went to the hospital. everyone is okay after this emergency on water. look at this video. news 4 will work today to learn more about what started this fire on a boat at baltimore's waterfront. you can see the huge plume of black smoke. firefighters say it took them about 40 minutes to put out those flames. i want to alert but a deadly salmonella outbreak affecting half of the country. the centers for disease control linked cucumbers imported from mexico. one person in virginia has symptoms but we do want to make it clear the cdc says the company did not distribute the taned produce to stores in virginia, d.c. or maryland. if you're concerned health officials say you can always ask your grocer where they get their produce. >> if they came from the united states or here locally in arizona, they are safe to eat.

if you don't know where the cucumbers are from, throw them away. health officials say you should always wash your produce salmonella outbroke or not. a student's in trouble for crashing a drone into part of the university of kentucky's newly renovated football stadium saturday. no one was hurt. there is no serious damage to the building. a school spokesperson says police are considering what steps to take next. this is the second incident this week where a drone interrupted a game. we told you friday about this drone at the u.s. open. it crashed in the louie armstrong stadium thursday night in the middle of a match. both players heard the crash and they stopped. a high school science teacher now faces charges. news 4 celebrated the art of the written word at the 15th annual library of congress national book festival. more than 170 authors, poets, illustrators on display at the washington convention center yesterday. people lined up to meet some of

their favorites. we're part of the fun as well. eun yang, angie goff, tom sherwood took part. nbc 4 is a proud sponsor of the book festival. a great event. >> look at all those people that turned out. that's fantastic. >> tom brokaw was there. al roker was there. i met doris kearns goodwin, love her book about the lincoln administration. she's going to be on "meet the press." i'm a huge history fan. always have to have a book going, right? a great day to sit outside on the lounge chair and read or get on your bike. a beautiful summer morning under way. there's a live view from the tower camera looking off to the west and just a few high clouds drifting through a blue sky on this sunday morning. temperatures right now are climbing quickly from that very cool start. we were upper 50s near 60 around dawn. now upper 60 near 70 shenandoah

valley, the panhandle of west virginia and into the mountains. it's cooler there in the mid-60s. closer to the metro area right near 70. prince george's. montgomery, fairfax, alexandria, falls church. low 70s there. low to mid-70s on the bay waters. away from the water inland on the eastern shore in the upper 60s. rain way down here off the north carolina/south carolina coast. that will stay well to our south. we're just getting a few high clouds. the storm team 4 radar all clear. don't have any rain, little green batches, some clutter. play ball. the nationals take on the atlanta braves. #they'restillalive. we have great baseball weather. first pitch 1:35. a light breeze. ought to be in the mid-80s by then. high clouds. partly cloudy by the seventh inning. the hottest part. it will be in the upper 80s by then but comfortable humidity. then towards the end of the game, low to mid-80s.

so wonderful baseball weather at nationals park this afternoon. and earlier last week i biked along the c&o canal. a great day to get out and enjoy the topath. afternoon highs in the upper 80s. partly cloudy. don't forget the sun block. early september sun can be strong. look at the rough surf photo taken at virginia beach yesterday. it was like that at ocean city and rehoboth. heavy surf yesterday. rip current there as well. we had several ocean rescues because people get caught in the currents. rough surf today but not as bad at the beaches. right around 80. and then on labor day in the low 80s and that surf should be settling down and the comfortable water temperatures in place here into next week, too. inland away from the waters, hot up near 90 degrees on monday

afternoon for labor day but not too humid. a little more humid tomorrow. then on tuesday, here comes heat and humidity again. another heat wave coming our way. again on wednesday with sweltering humidity. and then on thursday we do need some rain. some area lawns are parched. we have a chance of some showers and thundershowers helping that out by thursday and friday with highs in the 80s. another drop in the humidity on tap for next weekend. over to you. >> great weather today. thank you so much. >> we'll take it. another reason to get your kids outside, how it could help prevent asthma. >> and a selfie with a smartphone app promising to replace a trip to the doctor. how some dermatologists are how some dermatologists are us

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an excuse to let your kids get out there and get dirty. researcherin europe say dirt could help protect children from developing asthma and allergies. they found dust from dairy farms fires up an immune response in mice. that response keeps those mice from developing asthma later in lives. researchers hope this discovery will lead them to a vaccination for children. take a selfie, get a treatment for your acne.

that's the concept of some of the newest app for your smartphone, called teledermatology. it seems easy and convenient. as doreen gentzler reports, some doctors are warning the convenience might not be worth the risk. she plays three varsity sports. she plays the violin. every moment of the day i feel like is pretty much full. >> reporter: when eileen lopez needs to take her daughter, olivia, to the dermatologist's office, trying to find an appointment time that fits in seems impossible. >> anything that we can do to ease the schedule for our family. >> reporter: but this app could help. it's called dermatologist on call, just one of dozens of apps promising to treat and diagnose skin problems within days all without leaving your home. >> essentially a photograph is taken of a lesion and it's stored online and forwarded to the board certified dermatologist who will review

the case and render a diagnosis, provide a treatment plan, and prescribe appropriate prescriptions. >> reporter: do joanne simpson is an alexandria dermatologist to works with the dermatologist on call app. she says she reviews patient information on her smartphone. typically she sees conditions like acne, warts, athlete'soot and rosacea. >> very straight forward looking at the pictures very much feels like what i'd experience here in the office. >> reporter: dr. simpson says it gives patients quick access to a dermatologist. she's required to diagnose them within 72 hours. compare that with calling around to get an office appointment. patients often have to wait days if not weeks for one of those. >> it can be fraught with danger. >> reporter: this d.c. determine to just dr. isaacson is concerned patients won't get the foll follow-up they need and pictures often don't provide enough information. >> especially if the photograph is poor quality. i can't tell you how many times

i've had patients e-mail me a photograph of their rash, and i may have one diagnosis when i take a look at the photograph, but when they come in in person, i have a totally different diagnosis. >> reporter: but dr. simpson says she will recommend an office visit if she can't make a firm diagnosis or if the condition might be serious. that makes potential patients like this girl feel safe. she suffered from embarrassing acne for years. >> it's kind of nice to know, you know, if i don't have time to make an appointment, i can take a selfie and send it in for them to kind of help me, point me in the right direction and write a prescription. >> doreen gentzler. most insurance does not cover these on line visits which can cost anywhere from $30 to close to $100. also, states have different regulations regarding telemedicine. in maryland it has to be done real time, meaning over a program like skype. it is okay, though, to use these apps in virginia and d.c.

interesting world, telemedicine. coming up, a high school community left shake n after th shooting death of a student. >> what police are telling us about those arrested and the precautions in park view high school in sterling. a show of support -- the rally for that kentucky clerk who remains behind bars for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses. plus, it's shaping up to be a day you'll want to spend outdoors. tom kierein has the conditions you'll see today plus your labor

taking a look at today's top stories. suitland parkway back open after being shut down both directions. there was a bad crash between alabama avenue and branch avenue. one woman had to be rescued from her car. no word on how many other people were involved in the crash. we'll work today to learn more about the body d.c. police found inside a burned car. fuse 4 went to xenia street near valley avenue last night. police told us they only found the body after firefighters put out the flames. it's back to practice today for the redskins. despite a bumpy preseason, rg3 will be on the roster. the team opens the regular season next sunday night at home against miami. and that means football is back, and there is much rejoicing all over the world. >> i know. but we're not having football

weather yet. we've got to enjoy the last of summer. time to check on our forecast. very important this weekend. >> tom kierein is here to tell us all about it. >> and summer doesn't want to give it up either. we had the heat wave and now a break from the high heat and the high humidity on this sunday morning. good morning here in the storm team 4 weather center. the live tower camera looking off into virginia and you can see contrails streaking the sky. these very high clouds will be floating over us. sky cast 4 for the rest of the morning, just a few clouds around into the afternoon. quite a bit of sunshine. so wear your sun block. you'll be out for a length of time. into the evening hours, a few high clouds around. a delightful day. good weather for your exercise this morning. in the mid-70s to near 80 degrees in the next hour or so. then by noontime low to mid-80s and then by midafternoon hitting the upper 80s with nice,

comfortable humidity in place. all right, thanks, tom. well, new this morning d.c. police investigating a shooting in southeast. it happened on 7th avenue around 1:30 this morning. police say the victim is under 18 years old. he was taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay. a 22-year-old man has become the district's 106th homicide victim. d.c. police say someone shot and killed davon wade friday night on 25th street northwest. two other men were also shot. right now they're in the hospital with serious injuries. police say they're offering a $25,000 reward for information on who may have done this. d.c. has seen more homicides to date this year than in all of 2014. expect extra security around park view high school in sterling. detectives from loudoun county say the deadly shooting after student friday morning was likely gang related and that at least one of their suspects has connections to that school. >> what i've been told by kids

themselves is we understand the ramifications of us assuming our ganghood in the schools. so they do what they can to leave it at the door. >> we told you breaking news yesterday morning three young men face charges in 17-year-old danny miranda's death. now we know more. deputies won't release the name of the 17-year-old facing a second-degree murder charge because of his age. they did give the names of the two suspects who face gun charges. 20-year-old henry vasquez and 18-year-old juan zelaya will wake up in jail without bond. support not slowing down for a kentucky county clerk opposed to same-sex marriage. today will be kim davis' fourth day behind bars. a judge ordered her there after she directly defied a series of court orders to hand out marriage licenses to same-sex couples. some people see davis as a hero. some supporters came from far

away states to gather on the lawn outside her cell in grayson, kentucky, yesterday. as many as 3,000 people thanked davis for what they feel is doing god's work. 9:34. you could soon be able to buy liquor on sundays at some stores in prince george's county. bureau chief tracee wilkins says this will be a battle. take a look at the arguments for yourself. a lot of times people are hanging out it at the liquor stores who are alcoholics and have issues. we're not helping them. >> reporter: belinda queenhoward is against selling liquor in her district that borders the district of columbia. >> the people that we elect making these changes they're thinking are going to better the world but we are hurting the next generation and making things harder. >> reporter: this map provided by the prince george's liquor board shows most of the stores requesting the permit are along the d.c. line. >> i know there's an argument that we want to be competitive and be like our neighbors.

>> reporter: prince george's councilmember julie toles represents district seven. it has a disproportionate number of liquor stores compared to the rest of the county and has what's called border crime. she wants residents to have a chance to weigh in on opening liquor stores on sundays where they live. >> i would like to see them slow down a little bit. it was just signed in july. give the opportunity for the public to weigh in more, have some evening meetings. >> reporter: the liquor board says this is about their opportunities for businesses in prince george's. >> our licensees felt they were losing business to the surrounding counties. >> we are struggling to survive. >> reporter: yeung pang says that's why he's applied. he says since d.c. started selling liquor on sundays, some of his customers have changed stores altogether. >> we keep losing the sunday business and weekday businesses, too. >> reporter: more than 130 applicants but only 100 permits they're handing out in prince george's. hearings will be happening

throughout the month of september. this is going to be a competitive process. in capitol heights, i'm tracy which will kin, news 4. in the week ahead, summer is ending for thousands more students in our area. this is it. on tuesday fairfax, spotsylvania, alexandria and arlington county schools are back in session. stafford county also welcoming back students september 8. on wednesday apple is making a big announcement. the tech giant is expected to unveil its newest iphone model and a totally revamped apple tv system. i'm going to buy the old edition. a brand-new multimillion dollar visitor's center will open at the flight 93 national memorial. it features an educational center and a walkway tracing the flight's path before crashing in shanksville, pennsylvania.

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welcome back. a fundraisetory fight muscular dystrophy. firefighters will be at different areas throughout tomorrow. the money will benefit the greater washington muscular dystrophy association. we think she might be another julia childs some day. our "wednesday's child" said she would like to maybe be a famous chef some day. she would love to share her passion with a forever family. you may remember when she

featured her several months ago she is still waiting for that forever family. so today barbara harrison takes you back to meet serena once again. hi, serena. are you so excited to cook today? i'm excited you're here. i have an apron for you. we are going to start out making macaroni and cheese. >> reporter: serena says that's one of her most favorite dishes and were surprised to learn there are so many different choices of cheese to make it. >> you can pick one kind or all four. you get to pick. >> i get to pick all four. >> reporter: having choices was a nice experience for serena. in her 11 years she's been moved around as a foster child with little to say about where she goes or how long she gets to stay. her social worker says she's a bright child who needs a lovg home to grow up in. >> she loves life. she is very friendly. she loves to cook, like you can

tell today. >> reporter: serena remembered every step she learned today. >> step one, wash your hands. step two, put the butter in. step three put the flour in. step four put the milk in. stir until it's bubbling. i would like to be a chef like the lady i was cooking with. i want to be just like her. >> reporter: we tasted the macaroni. >> i want a home that is a loving and caring and likes to cook just like me. >> reporter: we hope she finds that loving, caring place with a family to cook with. >> barbara harrison reporting there. if you have room in your home and heart for serena or another child who is waiting, call our special adoption hotline, 1-88-to-adopt-me or search wednesday's child on nbcwashington.com. closing in on their suspects, the break for investigators trying to track

the men who killed a police officer. >> causing a scene in downtown washington. what happened when confederate flag supporters and protesters from the black lives movement met in d.c. and this live look outside on this fabulous sunday morning. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is tracking all the conditions you'll see in the day ahead. plus, your labor day forecast coming up.

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police in illinois say they're closer in the investigation of police gliniewi gliniewicz. now detectives say they have a significant new piece of evidence from the crime scene in fox lake. they say they have multiple images of people who match the suspects' descriptions thanks to intersection cameras and residents' private security systems. back at home a series of bold burglaries has a montgomery neighborhood on alert. police say they think the same man tried to rob three different stores in potomac. two happened just yesterday morning. now take a look at a couple of surveillance images here from the crime scene. the suspect seems to be going for cash. police say he took money from an open register from a food and deli yesterday morning. ten minutes earlier he hit up the sunoco gas station. officers tell us he tried to rob

the same gas station early friday morning as well. no arrests this morning despite a tense couple of minutes when groups of protesters overlapped downtown. >> black lives matter. black lives matter. >> you can see union station jam packed there with demonstrators with the black lives matter movement earlier yesterday afternoon. some of them clashed with a group of people at upper senate park voicing support. police were there to monitor the whole situation but both groups kept their actions peaceful. this weekend on metro you'll see double digit delays because of track work. you could end upaiting 26 minutes for a train on the orange, silver or blue lines and yellow and green line trains are on a normal weekend schedule. when you get on the trains some of you may have noticed it's taking longer to get from point "a" to point "b."

metro is slowing down trains to a crawl in some places because new speed restrictions are in place after metro discovered safety concerns. for as long as six to eight more weeks this is what it will look like as you roll through certain parts of the metro system. a very, very slow roll because of safety issues that need to be fixed. and patience is wearing thin. >> they need to fix a lot of things on metro. >> following that derailment last month, metro took a closer look at the tracks all over, saying it identified large sections that need to be fixed. in a lot of places the actual rail has to be better secured. here the locations where the work is happening foggy bottom to farragut west, medical center to grover. and dupont circle to woodley park. this rider just got off one of the slow trains and says metro needs to fix it fast. >> have to be to work at a certain time. if not that's a write-up. i can't call because when it's in between tracks or under the tunnel there's no service.

>> metro declined an interview but says these slowdowns will be around for a while here across the yellow line the metal fasteners holding the rails in place are being replaced. riders like andy clark say metro is in a tough spot. >> we have to put the money into it. ichl sure metro would patch it up if they had the money. >> for right now the patching up leading to a slow roll. and with all the recent safety issues at metro, the transit agency's chief officer just resigned his position. let's turn our attention to the weather. a cool start today. >> only 25 degrees now at the grand titon national park. >> that's incredible. >> yellow stone around 30 degrees. now a big area in the west is feeling like winter. we start off this sunday morning absolutely gorgeous weather for this holiday weekend. enjoy this. today will probably be the best

day of the three-day weekend with the lower humidity in place. and look at our temperatures here. not in the 20s. it's right around 70 degrees. right around most of maryland and virginia. in the mountains down to the mid-60s. this morning around dawn in the upper 50s to around 60s throughout much of the region. and storm team 4 radar showing showers, thundershowers offer the carolina coast. that's the nearest rain to us. that will stay well to our south today and again tomorrow. we're getting a few high clouds from the system. this is just some ground clutter on the radar. a beautiful start to the day and, play ball, nationals park, they take on the advantage braves. the first pitch is at 1:35. we'll be into the low 80s with some high clouds, a light breeze during the game. then mid to upper 80s by the seventh inning and by the last out back to the mid-80s.

lower humidity in place. now what state is this? it does look like wyoming or maybe out in the west but, no, that's maryland. i took this photo heading out to allegheny county. they cut right into sideling hill exposing this 340 million year old rock. that's an amazing sight. post your photos on facebook and twitter. share on instagram. great pool weather. don't forget your sun block. temperatures in the upper 80s. low humidity in place. rough surf at the atlantic beaches. this photo was taken yesterday at virginia beach and still some rough surf today although not as bad as it was yesterday, but still it could have some rip currents at the atlantic beaches today. the beach forecast afternoon highs around 80s. water temperatures are in the upper 70s and the surf should be more settled during the day on labor day. and inland away from the waters up around 90 degrees during the day tomorrow.

a little more humid. getting back to work and school or certainly feeling like summer again. a heat wave coming in for a couple of days and then a chance of needed rain for our parched lawns, maybe a passing shower or thundershower on friday. extended outlook looks like low humidity returns just in time for saturday and sunday. a family pet makes it home safe after weeks lost in the wilderness. >> how this dog was able to get back to his home safe and sound. you exercise.

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but then i was like duh, just use your phone. mobile-deposit-techno-thingy to the rescue. i'm rayna. and i bank human at td bank. you had an opportunity later today to welcome a new pet into your family. at noon the lost cat and dog rescue foundation will kick off what they're calling a two-day mega adoption event running until 3:00 this afternoon at the pet smart on arlington boulevard in the seven corners area of falls church. if you can't make it out today the foundation will host the same event from noon to 3:00 tomorrow as well. so check it out. after being lost for more than 40 days in the wilderness at yellow stone national park, a colorado man's dog is back safe and sound at home. nbc's nelson garcia talked to the joyful owner. >> reporter: of all the sights

to see at yellow stone national park -- >> it's beautiful, it's gorgeous. all the wild animals. we're both nature people. >> water falls and the bears and remember all the memories of bringing a child. >> reporter: none were quite as beautiful as this. >> come up here. >> reporter: jake, the australian shepherd. >> she's only 16 months old. 45 miles an hour and this kid crossed the double yellow line. >> reporter they were driving through yellow stone when they crashed head-on into another car. they were injured and jade ran off. >> hurry up and get there as quick as we can. we have to find her. >> we panicked immediately. >> i thought she was gone, three or four miles deep into the woods. >> reporter: in a place where wildlife is abound, they were not sure if they would ever see jade again but they never gave up. >> wildlife was a concern. >> reporter: they launched an online campaign to find jade and the dog had been spotted a few times.

so they went back to yellow stone again this week, friday morning, taking her other dog for a walk with hope. >> a minute or two later i saw a little black head pop up at the edge about 100 yards away. here, puppy, puppy. good girl. and she just came bounding to me. >> i saw jade come running in the front door and i lost it. >> she was self-sufficient but -- >> she ate something for 44 days, i can tell that. >> reporter: now here is an amazing sight, 44 days in the making, jade back home. >> my life's been on hold since july 23. i felt like it was ground hogs day, the movie. and finally i can go back to normal life now that she's back. >> that's amazing. the owners say jade has lost a little weight but she's looking pretty healthy right now. >> cute. cute dog, too. >> absolutely. well, it was suppose d to b harmless fun aimed at relieving a little stress. >> but we'll show you what we're learning about the injuries this

morning after this pillow fight gets way out of hand at west point. plus, it's shaping up to be a day you'll want to spend outdoors. tom kierein has the companies you'll see today plus your labor day forecast ahead. >> reporter: an early morning shoot

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northwest washington. police on the scene of a double shoot iing that left one man de. we're live with what happened. >> also ahead, what we're learning about the crash that sent a person to the hospital and had the suitland parkway closed overnight. we're in the 10:00 hour now on sunday morning. i hope you're having a great one. i'm adam tuss. >> and i'm molette green in for angie goff taking the day off to enjoy. on "news 4 today" we welcome you and, you know what, this is going to be a great day to get outdoors and enjoy the last blast of summer. meteorologist tom kierein in the weather center with what we can expect. good morning. it is a perfect late summer day. on this sunday morning starting off, you will notice the lower humidity in place. it is still comfortably cool in the akts to around 70 degrees and our camera overlooking uni station. showing a gentle breeze there flapping the flag and we are flooded with sunshine all around the region, less humid today. a little moreid