it could get dangerously warm this week. we're already above 75 degrees. and only going to get hotter. good morning, everybody. it's 5:00 a.m. right now. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. chuck bell is standing by to tell us more about what we can expect. triple digits, is that right? >> the feels-like factor will be over 100 degrees for most the next four, perhaps five or six days. this is really a prolonged heat wave event we're going to be dealing with. outside this morning, the air quality is getting a whole lot worse out there. code orange air quality. unhealthy for sensitive groups today. take it easy. currently we're in the upper 60s and low 70s. each day it's going to get worse in the mornings and in the afternoon. we'll be nearly 90 by lunchtime today. as far as any chance for cooling thunderstorm, here's future weather by 5:00 this

isolated showers to be dealing with, but certainly your rain chances today stand at 30% at the most. how about tomorrow storm chances? more about that coming up in a few more minutes. here is jack taylor at wtop. chuck, thank you. it's the outer loop of the beltway we've got our first hiccup, the springfield interchange headed from the robinson terminal, toward van dorn. we've got an accident. virginia state authorities remain on the scene with a single right lane getting by. they are trying to condense this. volume is light and not causing a huge delay. rock creek parkway work continuing down around the kennedy center. traffic is getting by alternating. one lane of travel on the southbound side carrying the north and southbound load. at this point getting a little heavier but still no delay at this point. back to you. starting today you'll begin to feel some extreme heat as we soar into the 90s and possibly reach the 100 mark over the weekend.

dangerous and even deadly. megan mcgrath is live with how our region is preparing for the heat. >> reporter: not too bad right now but that's going to change in a matter of hours as this heat wave kicks in. it's going to be very, very hot over the weekend and into monday. this is the kind of heat that can actually be dangerous. fire houses around the district like the one you see behind me here, they are expecting to see a spike in the number of emergency calls related to the heat and they are doing a few things to account for that. first of all, they are starting today they are going to add five extra ambulance and medic units to handle that spike that they are expecting in calls and they are also going to be asking people to take some precautions and these are the sort of the things that we hear every time we see the heat, the mercury really rise here and a lot of it is common sense. limit your time outdoors during especially the really hot times of the day,

limit your exercise to the early morning hours or after the sun starts to set when it cools down, and also know the symptoms for heat-related illnesses. >> what to watch for is early symptoms like thirst, dizziness, it can progress if there's confusion, nausea, it could indicate more severe heat injury. if it gets worse than that, it could even be fatal. >> . >> reporter: in the district, spray parks will be open until 9:00 tonight. also cooling centers around the district with people without air conditioning. use some common sense out there and stay hydrated. back to you in the studio. we've got some breaking news here at the live desk. a chicago police officer rushed to the hospital after a man pulls out a gun and shoots him. we're just getting word about the incident that happened last night near soldier field. authorities got the call that a man was seen behaving

when police arrived, authorities say the man pulled out a gun and shot an officer in the leg. police returned fire and killed that man. the injured officer, a 16-year veteran was taken to the hospital where at this point we hear he's doing well. all of the officers involved are on routine administrative leave. at the live desk, i'm erika gonzalez. greatfully accept your nomination for the president sit of the united states. >> donald trump will represent the republican party on the ballot in november. you just heard the new york billionaire formally accept the party's nomination. he will work to restore law and order in the country. his address to the republican national convention last night was his most-watched speech since he rose to the top of the gop, much of it centered on

administration for he says nearly doubling the national debt. >> what do we have to show for it? our roads and bridges are falling apart. our airports are third world condition, and 43 million americans are on food stamps. >> trump also vowed to re-do trade deals, lower taxes and lessen regulations in order to help grow the middle class. while the convention is over, trump and his running mate, indiana governor mike pence are still in cleveland today. they will throw a good-bye rally later this morning. reaction to donald trump's speech is split among republicans in our area. news 4 spoke with voters who watched his address in d.c. and northern virginia last night. a group that included current and former republican staffers gathered at the dubliner on capitol hill on what was billed as an irish wake. in arlington, arlington fall

arlington republican party gathered together. it's important for voters to participate this fall. >> this is not a normal election, this is not a normal candidate running for office and we as republicans have a responsibility to stand up and say this is not acceptable. this is not our party. >> if you don't vote, you can't complain. >> they feel turn out will be high in november because of the unpredictable nature of this election so far. now, turning to the reaction on social media, the "today" show savannah guthrie congratulated the city of cleveland for hosting a safe condition. the #trump is with you is getting a lot of reaction. one woman tweeted this. lol to the sweets on the #trump is with you, #trump is not with me. and overall, ivanka trump's performance is getting a lot of praise for her introduction to her father last night.

very impressive. ivanka trump was fantastic. trump gets big points for raising kids like he has says a lot about him. with the rnc over, the focus turns to hillary clinton and the democrats. virginia senator tim kaine is said to be on clinton's short list of potential running mates. david culver had a chance to ask him about that. >> right here in northern virginia a lot of political buzz these days, especially on the democratic side of things. we walk you in right now now to a round table discussion being hosted by virginia senator tim kaine. his name coming up multiple times as a potential vp pick. you are going to notice, though, a lot more media attention in places like this, wherever the senator is going. >> i'm in a little momentary bubble of attention, but, you know, it will be normal again. >> you anticipate that? >> well, we'll see what happens. >> one of the other things that look a little different should

nomination. security. he certainly wouldn't be this accessible if we were to be the potential next vice president of the united states. in sterling, virginia, i'm david culver, news 4. hillary clinton herself has two campaign events set today in florida. you are looking at video from a rally in vegas earlier this week. she will travel to orlando for a rount of talks. storms of delegates and journalists alike will head to philadelphia this weekend. the democratic national convention begins there on monday. in a few hours, we'll get a sneak peek at what the convention stage could look like inside the wells fargo center. fool list of speakers is not available yet. i'll be in philadelphia to cover the democratic convention with you next week along with julie carey. it is quickly warming up there. it could be dangerously hot this

chuck is tracking your what to wear forecast so you can try to stay cool. new developments in the search for that missing malaysia jet. what authorities are now saying about the future of their investigation. and making summer count. the unique

on this storm team weather alert day. >> it's going to be hot, hot, hot. chuck bell with more on what we can expect. >> yes, yes, yes. hazy, hot and humid weather moving back in the region. outdoor activities, the morning run, nothing too major of a problem. if you are going to be laying by the pool today, remember to stay hydrated and stay in the water. nats park, it's going to be plenty hot. first pitch temperatures will be in the low to mid 90s. remember to wear your lightweight, light colored clothing. take your shade breaks and stay hydrated. here's jack taylor. on the beltway, we're

inner and outer loop in virginia, all travel lanes are available. even on the earlier crash, as you head around from the robinson terminal, headed over toward van dorn as you pass 95 and 395 everything is open. paving project, hanging out there. south of buoy, i-97 eastbound, you've only got the left lane getting by. it's not causing a slow down. west lanes completely unaffected. back to you. 75 people dead or missing in northern china after the region's worst flooding in years and more heavy downpours are still coming. this has been going on since tuesday. as a result, thousands of people evacuated and hundreds of flights and trains canceled coming in and out of beijing. now the concern is the embankments along the rivers in central china. that's why we're seeing troops, heavy equipment on the ground in that area to be able to help. at the live desk, i'm erika gonzalez. it is now 5:13. developing now.

been suspended. this is what we're hearing from authorities this morning out of australia, china, and malaysia this morning. spending two years searching, scouring the indian ocean and finding nothing. 239 passengers on board that flight that have never been seen or heard from again. a flight from kuala lumpur to beijing. however, authorities have said should they get some credible information, the search could resume. back to our coverage of decision 2016 now. starting this weekend, i'll be part of our team coverage of the democratic national convention. tom sherwood and chris lawrence have been in cleveland all this week to get the local take on the rnc. here's what they noticed last night. >> it's a new day for republicans now that they officially have their nominee. one of the things that jumped out to me is during a speech when the crowd starting lock her up, lock her up about hillary clinton, donald trump didn't take the bait. he said let's defeat her

november. ivanka trump, in a convention where everybody shouted, she lowered her voice. she smiled and she told a positive story about how much she loved her dad. >> we were here -- both of us were at the various local delegations. district of columbia, in maryland, larry hogan, the republican governor of the state didn't come, several other people didn't come. those republicans are disspirited about that. fraxt -- virginia is the battleground. you saw some of them aren't supporting trump very much but they are trying to get geared up for november. >> that's right. we'll be looking ahead for that and we'll be wishing our team luck in philadelphia next week covering the dnc. back to you guys. this morning, we are hitting the streets to find out what voters thought about trump's rnc speech. derrick ward is live at the tasty diner in bethesda. what are people saying today? >> reporter: you know what, a lot

it. many some of these folks were up working the late shift or they had to be in bed so they could make this shift. we have talk to some folks. i have some of the highlights speech. first of all, there were 76 minutes and that's the second longest in recent history and it brought up a lot of the tones, a lot of things that we've been hearing from this campaign, painted sort of a dark picture of america and nominee donald trump said he was the only person that could fix it. one of the key things or phrases that come away from that speech was when he said i am your voice. we had one person who didn't see the speech but has a good sense about what either party needs to do. >> i think we're going to rebuild the middle class. we need to. we need to have everybody participate in this economy, and we got to -- we got to take cost of government and reduce it every year. >> a lot of opinions lying around here. being in the city that we're in

them openly at least to us and stuff. we're hearing a lot and this is top of mind for everyone. i think we'll be getting used to this for a the next few months. north carolina is losing out on a big boost to the economy next year as the nba decides to pull its all-star game out of charlotte. the nba is pulling its all-star game that was plan inspect charlotte. the league decided to relocate the event because of the so-called bathroom bill which requires transgender people to only use the bathroom which matches the sex on their birth certificate. the governor says the law has been misrepresented. we should find out a new location for the 2017 game the next few weeks. rupert murdoch will take the reins of fox news following the resignation of roger ailes. ails will step down. it follows a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by gretchen carlson. he has denied

our region will have some money to help fight the zika virus. the centers for disease control is awarding $60 million nationwide. maryland will see $1.4 medical of that money. nearly $250,000 will go to d.c. the money will be available starting in august. florida is getting $6 million of federal funding to investigate zika. it comes as the state is investigating its second possible zika case not related to travel. julia bagg has the latest in miami. >> hi there, and good morning to you. the big concern here in south florida with these two miami area cases, how did these people become infected? did it happen with a mosquito bite? it also could have been a sexual transmission as well, but if it is indeed a mosquito bite, that says a lot about the mosquitos in south florida. that could mean

mosquitos here are already transmitting the virus. up to now, scientists say that the mosquitos capable of trans mimting this virus have been in florida for a long time, but so far they have not been known to transmit the virus. this could be a big deal if that is indeed the case. if these are mosquito borne cases of the zika virus. the rest of the cases, more than 300 in florida have been acquired elsewhere. someone traveled to a place, a country like brazil perhaps where there is zika and returned home and become sick. the symptoms generally last 7 to 10 days and, of course, there are devastating birth defects. >> julia bagg live in miami for us. thank you. summertime for kids is camp time, one is

>> at camp intervention, they learn things. storm catchers. >> the best thing is interacting with kids. >> many of these kids first language is sign language. they get lessons inspired by real life inventors here at gallaudet university. >> we're thrilled to be able to offer this. >> breaking myths like that is really important. people that say the deaf community aren't able to do things and they might be close minded on things like that. it's not true. we can do anything. we can play sports. we can be scientists. we're able to take off and do wonderful things just like anybody else can. >> molette green reporting there. >> love it.

5:21 our time right now. chuck bell is standing by. he's got the red background in the weather center. what does that mean? >> it means weather alert. normally the skies would be blue behind me now we've got our martian red to give you heads up it's going to be impactful weather for today and especially over the weekend. we'll be in weather alert mode over the week. we'll be send out extra postings on our social media platforms. go to the station's website, washington.com. search for cooling centers and also advice on how to stay safe and cool. 75 right now and it's not so horrible outside early this morning but the change is it's more humid now than it was at the same time yesterday by a wide margin. temperatures will easily rise. we should be nearly 90 by noontime today with afternoon highs in tmi

far as any chance for a cooling thundershower today, here's 6:00 tonight on future weather. best chances for an isolated shower will be north and west of the d.c. metro area. a slight chance for a shower this evening. grilling temperatures it will be 95 degrees at 6:00 this evening and the next five days, no bargain at all. 99 tomorrow and sunday. monday is likely to be the hottest day of the week with a high temperature of near 100 degrees. that high on monday would be a new record high temperature. coming up at 5:31. we'll boil it all down to the four things you need to know about the forecast. jack taylor, how is your numbers? route 29? >> i'll throw a couple more at you. 29 and 28, trying to move toward culpeper toward warrenton. unfortunately, 29 is closed in both directions.

normal path of travel. we have our paving project headed out on 50. we are fact-checking donald trump's speech and we break down his comments from the big finale of the republican national convention as his cam

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>> there's another big convention under way that has nothing to do with politics. comic con continues through the weekend. thousands of costumed fans are getting checked over. it's hard to check when your costumes -- fake weapons are being tagged by inspectors before they can head into the convention center in san diego. these costumes are pretty rad. were you going to go as a trekkie? >> it's the 50th star trek anniversary this year. it's hotter and hotter. chuck is updating the latest forecast. and we're fact checking donald trump's speech last

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you are looking at some current temperatures right now on a weather alert day. we're expecting triple digits into the weekend. take a look. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell with more on your forecast. new reaction as donald trump becomes the official republican nominee. we're fact-checking his latest speech. a controversial shooting is raising new questions about police use of force. what the department is now revealing about the officers actions. good morning, everyone, i'm

let's turn to the weather. good friday morning to you. we're in weather alert mode to help keep you safe and cool as we go through a stretch of very hot weather coming into the area. outside this morning, the sun is not coming up for another 30 minutes. what you need to know, it's warmer and way more humid than it was yesterday. we'll soar way up into the 90s today. we're nearing 100 saturday, sunday, and monday. there's no break after that either and today's rain chances will be isolated rain chances at best. best chances if you are going to get a shower today will be up closer to the pennsylvania border. more about saturday's rain chances and any possible cooldown is coming up in ten minutes. let's go to jack taylor and check out route 15 and 29. >> this is unfortunately going to be a problem through the morning. it sounds like a very serious crash, involved a couple of trucks. trying to move from

through remington. 28, 29 completely closed at this point. plan ahead. you'll be redirected in the area. beltway is pretty quiet. inner and outer loop, all travel lanes are clear. we've got some breaking news into the live desk out of india. small plane with more than two dozen people has gone missing. we understand that this aircraft took off from a southern city and was supposed to arrive at its final destination three hours later. they have not seen or heard from anybody on that flight and they have got a massive search by the air force, navy and coast guard in that area to find out where this small flight with more than two dozen people in india missing this morning. back to you.

dreams for their child and every child who dreams for their future, i say these words to you tonight. i am with you. i will fight for you. and i will win for you. [ cheers and applause ] >> cheers from the convention floor as donald trump wraps up his first speech as the official republican nominee for president. this morning, the gop is taking a closer look at what trump had to say. nbc's tracie potts is live in cleveland now. how were conventiongoers feeling about trump's speech last night? >> reporter: well, it was a big hit in the room but the real test, aaron, is going to be the impact outside the room. we've been looking at social media trends and one thing that he said that really seems to have impacted a lot of people is when he talk about protecting lgbtq americans. that seems to be a top moment on social media. a top moment in google searches this morning. >> tracie, we know some

the claims that donald trump made last night during his speech. can you talk a little bit about that? >> yes. overall, the fact-checking actually seems to be pretty accurate. there are some areas where he left information out but for the most part his numbers seem to be on point. here's an exception. when he talked about immigrants committing crimes, he was talking about sanctuary cities. it turns out the fact is first native-born americans actually commit for crimes than first-generation immigrants whether they are legal or illegal in this country. the other thing we're taking a look at this morning is foreign policy. he talked about hillary clinton supporting natfa and the trans pacific trade partnership. as you know, she's flipped on tppt and says she doesn't support that. he also failed to mention that his running mate mike pence also supported it. >> tracie, thank you. d.c. mayor muriel bowser is reacting to some of trump's cot

some of the killings are high. our news desk check and found they are down 2.5%. we know we can do better. they said americans deserve a president who will make herself part of the solution. we are just getting some new images into our newsroom of a three-story fire in queens that we want to show you. this happened overnight and there was some real concern here for the folks that live in and around this area. this is some cell phone video from people walking up and down that block. you see a number of fire trucks there and apparatus. smoke billowing out. they were able to get a handle on this for a couple of hours. we understand that nine, ten firefighters had minor injuries as a result of responding to this fire. what caused this fire at this hour? we just don't know. at the live

i'm erika gonzalez. today will be the funeral for one of the baton rouge police officers killed in an ambush on sunday. he was a former marine and his first year on the police force. he lives behind a wife and two children. officials say they expect a large turnout from other law enforcement agencies. the u.s. justice department is looking into a shooting of an unarmed black man in florida. none, in november miami, an officer shot charles kinsey when he was trying to help an autistic man. monday in north miami, an officer shot him, a behavioral therapist, when he was trying to help an autistic man who had wondered from a group home. he was laying on his back with his hands in the air. the officer did not mean to shoot mr. kinsey. >> the movement of the white individu

firearm into mr. kinsey. >> the client asked why did you shoot me? the officer said my client i don't know. >> police say they received a call saying the man was armed. the officer is on paid administrative leave. over the next two months, virginia governor terry mcauliffe wants to work on the relationship between officers and the community they serve. his administration will be holding four listening sessions from august through september. today's mexico's president will be meeting with president obama at the white house. they will talk about issues including trade and border security. in recent days, president obama has tried to reassure the mexican president that a possible donald trump presidency would not hurt mexico-united states relations. following the gop's nominee proposal to build a border wall. metro is taking legal action

to get a worker back on the job. a mechanic was blamed for falsifying records about fan maintenance in the tunnel. back in april, an arbitration panel rule the worker could have that person's job that has not happened yet. the union is taking metro to court. metro plans to appeal the arbitration panel's ruling. the beach might be a good place to cool off this weekend. chuck bell is updating his forecast with some of the hottest temperatures we've seen in years. the danger has heavy flooding brings disaster to neighborhoods in wisconsin. a warning for parents, a safety hazard with popular

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the bay. let's go over to jack taylor to find out the latest on that independence avenue. sounds like we've got our lights flashing red in all directions, along independence avenue at 15th street. v dot is aware of it. this could cause some delays coming across. if you are riding in the remington area, along 28 and 29. all lanes are blocked at 29 northbound at 28. a couple of trucks were involved. it sounded pretty serious. authorities remain on scene redirecting traffic in the area. back to you. clean-up is under way after a bad storm moved through madison, wisconsin, last night causing heavy flooding throughout that area. cars were getting stuck on major roadways near the university of wisconsin. there were several

fields under water. we have a warning for parents this morning. a burn hazard has prompted the recall of 34,000 baby monitor's sold in the u.s. and canada. 488 reports of batteries overheating and expanding. these baby monitors were sold at a number of stores including babies are us, target, walmart, as well as amazon. if you have this baby monitor, you are urged to stop using it and contact the company for a full refund. controversial actions from paramedics. what two first responders are accused of doing while their patients were unconscious. back-to-school shopping has already started. how parents can save money o

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the vision he's laying out. now attention is turning to the democrats. weather alert for you the next couple of days as impressive amounts of heat and humidity move in along with poor air quality. how long does this all last? your ten-day forecast coming up death penalty . a prince george's police officer is facing charges for upskirting. prince george's counties state's attorney found out about this case from the prince george's county police department. according to the state attorneys office, this officer, james sims was caught when he tried to

upskirt an off duty police officer and a sports authority in buoy. when they found out what he was doing, she watched him go into his prince george's county marked cruiser. police believed there were at least four victims that they know of. he's looking at charges for indecent behavior while on the job. coming up on news 4, we will continue to follow this investigation as it unfolds. i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. not all post offices are up to safety standards. that's according to internal investigations for the u.s. post service. news 4 reviewed an audit that looked at 20 facilities in maryland, virginia, and north carolina. the audit found that almost all violated some type of safety or health law. oauditors flagged problems with roofs, lights, and fl

possible hydraulic fuel leak that sent more than a dozen passengers to a hospital. the american airlines flight was headed from west palm beach to philadelphia yesterday. as it was set to head out, a crew member called in that possible fuel leak. the plane was evacuated of the people on board. a small colorado town says its water supply has been contaminated by marijuana. officials are telling residents of hugo to avoid showering with or drinking that water. the active chemical found in marijuana, thc has been detected in the water supply. officials are trying to figure out how it got there. that town of 730 people doesn't allow the sale or cultivation of marijuana. a fairfax nonprofit has hged its name. our daily bread

to britepaths. members of maryland's congressional delegation are outraged that a frederick , maryland mother is being held in a west africa jail. this week, she was sentenced to three years in prison in her home country for gambia. it is for an alleged involvement in an anti government protest there. four members of maryland's congressional delegation are working with the state department to appeal her conviction. if you are thinking about adding a furry friend, today the last day of clear shelters event. be sure to post photos of your pets, post them with the #fury reads. we'll waive or discount fees as part of the one-day adoption drive. we have a special page dedicated to the event. ch

time for weather and traffic on the ones on this weather alert day. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell telling us to get ready. >> absolutely right. make sure you take good care of your pets through the heat as well. make sure the water bowl is always full and even outdoor pets, if you can make sure they have a shady spot to lay in or maybe one of the turtle pools. i know a big dog likes to take a splash in the cool water. skies are turning ever-more hazy out there. poor air quality. code orange air quality for today. unhealthy for sensitive groups. people are asthma or cardiac issues need to reduce being outside in the heat. nowhere near as cool and comfy as yesterday. when you factor in the added humidity, here's what it's going to feel like today. by 2:00 this afternoon, upper 90s to maybe as much as 100 degrees for a heat

by saturday morning, again, you have to remember, heat waves are a cumulative thing, after a really hot day today, we don't cool off as much. heat indexes, 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, already feeling like it's in the mid to upper 80s and by tomorrow afternoon, look at these numbers. 104. the heat index in washington tomorrow afternoon. >> 106 in leesburg, 107 in fredericksburg and it's going to feel nearly like 100 degrees 7:00 or 8:00 tomorrow afternoon. that will be repeated again on sunday and monday. as far as rain chances, there is a slight chance for a shower today. mainly across northern maryland and tomorrow everyone has at least an opportunity for a stray thunderstorm or two, but really if you are counting on much of a cooling thunderstorm chance, it's not going to be much of a -- let's put it this way. you should hope for something else. temperatures up wards near 100 for the next couple of days and cooling all the way back into the mid 90s for next week. i know that brings a frowny face on jack taylor.

we've got 29 and 15, same roadway going northbound up near 28, catlet road, all lanes blocked, serious accident, trucks involved. you will be rerouted. it will cost you extra time. live look on 270 coming southbound. all in all not too bad at this stage. downtown, independence avenue. 15th street. all lights are flashing red in all directions. aaron, unit, back to you. two florida paramedics are facing charges for allegedly taking selfies with unconscious patients. officials say the two ems workers had an eight-month long selfie war. they sent the pictures to each other and three other people. they took pictures with 41 patients. most of them were unconscious. >> sick, juvenile. i don't know who to describe it, who can be the most gross, the

that, you know -- it's humiliation. >> one of the victims was a sheriffs deputy. three patients actually consented to having the photos taken. southwest airlines says that a software outage has been fixed. several hundred more flights were canceled or delayed around the country on thursday. airline executives said a critical failure in critical technologies failed yesterday. backup systems didn't work as expected. after a day of recovery, the airline hopes to be operating normally today. as the world gets ready to cheer on olympic athletes, there are new concerns about violence in rio this morning. murders are up sharply in the first half of this year. police officers are increasingly becoming targets. 85,000 soldiers and police are

assigned to patrol rio's streets next month. that's more than double the security force at the 2012 games in london. on top of that, brazilian authorities say they have broken up a terror cell. police arrested 12 people yesterday. the suspects were trying to come up with a plan to attack the games next month. government officials described the group as, quote, absolutely amateur and say they had not prepared an actual attack. all the suspects are brazilian citizens and say they support isis. it is almost that time again, can't believe it. we're talking back-to-school. both virginia and maryland are giving shoppers a tax break next month with separate tax-free events for back-to-school shopping. virginia sales taxes holidays run from august 5th through 7th. sales tax will be waived on all qualified school supplies. clothing footwear. maryland, august 14th through the 20th. in maryland, the tax-free event only covers the clothing and footwear. no school supplies for maryland. the average family is expected to spend more on school and college supplies this year. that's according to the national

spending is expected to reach nearly $76 billion. that is up from last year's $68 billion mark. families with children k through 12 will spend $674 a school year. kids in college, expect to close to spend $890 and that is not including tuition, of course. good morning, i'm landon dowdy at c nbc headquarters. verizon says there's a limit to unlimited. customers who still have unlimited data plans and regularly go over 100 gigabites will be forced to limit them. if you are streaming on your phone, you could be flagged as an extraordinary user. there are still a few people who got grandfathered into old plans. thank you. speaking of old things, you might not have used one of these in years and soon you won't be able to buy o

look at that. remember that thing? >> barely. one of the last makers of vcrs will produce its final batch. japan's funei is having trouble getting parks to make them. last year, the customer sold 450,000 vcrs. at its peek, it sold more than 415 million. it won't just impact your week plans, it may cancel them as well. the heat wave that could have us seeing temps in the hundreds. what you need to do to stay safe during this weekend's heat. i'm with you the american people! >> the morning after. what are the opinions of the big speech from last night? i'll have details from a local diner. coming up on news 4. le final preps are on in philly. the city of brotherly love

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i will win for you. balloons have dropped, the parties have ended and the gop officially has a nominee for the president of the united states. and this morning, the nation is dissecting a week long roll out as it gears

>> also, this morning, the heat is on, and it's only going to get worse. we're already sitting in the 70s this morning and the mercury could hit 100 in the near future. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. it is what a lot of you are talking about this morning. the weather and the official nomination of donald trump. >> let's show you some of the headlines some people will find on their door steps this morning. you take a look at the "new york post." the headline showing a picture of trump pointing headlines reading, i am your voice. trump speaks for forgotten america. we want to show you a cover of the "new york daily news" a picture of a train derailment and the title full steam ahead. it's official. gop all aboard trump crazy train. first things first because it is a storm team 4 weather alert