ready. >> to see the students and how excited they are the first day makes you excited to come, and we're ready. we're ready to go. >> we're going to read a story tomorrow about first day jitters. i still get nervous the first day. >> new kids, new nerves, i get it. pointer ridge is launching a breakfast program this year. students who get to school by 7:45 each day will get great breakfast. >> members of our news 4 team will also visit pointer ridge today. we'll be giving out school supplies that we've collected from our backpack 4 kids drive. >> there is still time to donate and back packs are not the only thing we need. everything from pencils, highlighters, crayons, glue sticks, and more help students start things

search back mack 4 kids and you can drop off those items tomorrow and meet the news 4 team. erika gonzalez will be collecting them in alexandria. while you are there, check out the storm team 4 by 4. our new weather vehicle will help with those drives to school this winter. i'm not quite there yet. i'm going to savor every last minute of summer. >> where's my snow stick? after a blazing hot month of august so far, the month is still 5 degrees warmer than average and so far anyway the number one warmest august on record. i'm so ready for cooler weather around here. today in all fairness, it is a little cooler. parts of the shenandoah valley and some of our regular cool spots are down in the 50s. most everyone else

winner of a day today. a warming trend starts tomorrow. but it looks like a long, dry, stretch of weather. the good news, you can keep a car clean for several days. we head into the details of what you are going to be to do outside and how the weather is going to cooperate with that. let's get over to traffic. breaking news here as you are headed northbound on 95. you hit 3 there in fredericksburg, the left lane is the only thing getting by a crash. we're trying to get more information about this crash because already we have about 1.5 mile backup. left lane getting by and the ramp to eastbound 3 is shut down this morning. it could be several hours before that reopens. outer loop at bw parkway, two left lanes getting by that work zone and warrington after 17, all southbound lanes are shut down. today, the trial of a former

frederick county board of commissioner spres will begin today. blaine young responded to an ad on a website commonly used to arrange escort services. he's expected to plead not guilty. prince george's county detectives hope new surveillance video helps them catch a killer. they believe the person who robbed a comfort inn is the same one who shot and killed a clerk at a 7-eleven. >> all he had to do was asked whatever he wanted. he was going to get it. he didn't have to kill this guy for it. that's the bad thing about it. you took an innocent live. >> there is an award up to $25,fo information leading to an arrest. customers are hosting a car wash on saturday to raise more money

a brazen attack on a young woman as she walked across from georgetown to arlington. the 27-year-old was grabbed and thrown into the grass near the key bridge around 2:30 sunday morning. she fought off the attacker who ran back across the bridge toward georgetown. police are urging walkers to be watchful, especially at night. with fears over the spread of zika rising across the country, it is another mosquito borne disease that has health officials in mogadishu county taking pre -- montgomery county taking precautions. this is footage crews shot last night in investigators -- gaithersburg and kensington. health officials also urge residents to bring in pet bowls and turn off any window air conditioning units. schools in parts of florida are not taking any chances when it comes to the zika virus. many are handing out uniforms withov

sleeves and bug spray for free. it's recorded 37 home grown cases of zika in the case. not everyone is concerned. >> many have applied insect repellent. but there are no worries. >> there is no evidence that the zika virus is dangerous for children. in fact, they are unlikely even to show symptoms as is the case for most people. families say what they are worried about are the kids' pregnant mothers and the potential for serious birth defects. fire investigators are trying to figure out what caused a massive fire at a warehouse in prince george's county. look at those flames and thick black smoke. it took 60 firefighters to get the fire under control this was at a supply company building in bladensburg. they were concerned the fire would reach combustible supplies inside a warehouse. no one was hurt. >>

live desk. we start out west with wild fires that will not stop burning. in fact, some of them just keep on growing. windy, dry conditions making things a lot worse out there. look at all the smoke there in the mountains. thousands of people are being evacuated in central california. also washington state and oregon. firefighters trying their best to just contain the flames but some of the fires jumping those containment lines. southern california, 58,000-square-foot fire there. look at the glow of all the flames on the ground there. the worst part is that california's state fire department is stretched very thin right now as it is the peak of fire season there. we'll keep our eyes on it. back to you. kristin wright for us at the live desk. happening today, president obama will head to baton rouge, louisiana, to get a firsthand k

by severe flooding. the flooding led to the deaths of 13 people. the president will also meet with local officials to talk about emergency response and how the federal government can help communities begin the rebuilding process. turning to decision 2016 where donald trump is calling for a special prosecutor to investigate hillary clinton's ties to the clinton foundation during her time at the state department. this comes as clinton faces questions over whether foreign donations to the foundation influenced her decision-making while she was in office. this is trump's first explicit call for direct legal action against his democratic rival. >> the amounts done and the favors done and the significant number of times it was done require an expedited investigation by a special prosecutor immediately, immediately, immediately. >> clinton's campaign would

but instead pointed to a statement earlier monday. the defended the clinton's plan to stop foreign donations and former president bill clinton's tension to step down if hillary clinton is elected. congressional republicans have issued subpoenas to three technology companies that either made or serviced the server. the fbi recently classed its probe into the issue without recommending criminal charges. coming up in a few minutes, edward lawrence will have the latest on the campaign trail, including why donald trump proposed a plan speech. the son of the late mayor marion barry was laid to rest. family and friends of christopher barry paid their final respects. funeral services were held at

southeast d.c. local leaders say this is not the epd of an era. >> as long as live goes on, the barrys will live on because people will remember the good they brought to this community and city. >> christopher barry died earlier this month from an apparent drug overdose at the age of 36. you are in luck if you want to eat lunch outside. chuck bell is updating what you can expect for your outdoor plans for the rest of the day. >> it's not cheap to get your students ready for the start of school. the surprising expenses and what could cost parents even more this year. and when you snap those first day school pictures, we want to see them. aaron tweeted this photo tweeted all smiles here in frederick county. parents and teachers, we want to see you to

welcome back, it's it time for chuck bell's forecast. it feels so great yesterday. wasn't it picture perfect? >> so nice to be outside. dog and out on the mall. i could overhear quite a few of tourists mentioning how nice the weather was. right now, what a great morning it is. look at all the 50s through parts of the shenandoah valley, and even some of the

in northern montgomery county in the 50s this morning. afternoon highs today only in the low to mid 80s. just a touch warmer tomorrow. our ten-day forecast has a couple of hot days. planning out the weekend, friday, saturday, sunday, mid to upper 80s. mountains only to the mid to upper 80s as well. plenty of 90s in that ten day. let's go back over to first 4 traffic and melissa mollet. >> we have the problem 95 northbound at 3 here in frederick burg with just the left lane getting by. this is a couple of hours before this is completely out of the way. the ramp to eastbound 3 is blocked here this morning. as we zoom in, you can see 3 is starting to get some delays as well this morning. inner loop, 270, right lane blocked at a work zone here. beltway at good luck road,

it is back to school for thousands of kids in prince george's county today. thousands more are already back in class or will be in the classroom soon. >> and it is not cheap to get kids ready for the school year. a study called the huntington backpack index says the price of classroom supplies is down this year but you'll be paying more for activity fees. expect to spend $659 for each elementary age school child. nearly $1,500 for each high schooler. that is a 7% increase from just last year. it all adds up. that's not including, food, groceries. >> that's what should be posted

>> i'll just take vacations. new controversy for both in decision 2016 how donald trump and hillary clinton are responding to attacks as both try to gain key ground ahead of election day. >> major concerns about the cost of a life saving drug.

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yesterday in ohio but he did not use his time at the rally to clarify reports about changes to his immigration policy. nbc edward lawrence is live on capitol hill more. he was supposed to make this immigration policy speech on thursday mp now he postponed it. what's going on there? >> reporter: the answer is we don't know. he's going to revamp his immigration policy. he said he will follow the existing laws on the book for some of the illegal immigrants. walking back his plan to deport them all. he's going to divide illegal immigrants into two categories, the bad ones will be deported immediately. everyone else will go through the laws already on the books in order to become a u.s. citizen. >> what about hillary clinton, the email controversy, she doesn't seem to be able to shake it. >> a judge has ordered the state

that have been released. judicial watch released the 15,000 emails. they were deleted from her server but the fbi were able to recover the emails. some of them show a pattern of big donors to the secretary of state going directly to there. governor terry mcauliffe has restored the voting rights of nearly 13,000 felons who completed their sentences. this comes after virginia supreme court denied governor's blanket order to restore voting rights. each case is being reviewed individually to comply with the ruling. >> to me, voting is a part of life and once you've done your time, you've paid your fines, and they put you back i

society, you should be part of society with all the rights that are begin to society. >> many republicans argue mcauliffe's effort is a veiled attempt at stuffing the ballot boxes with democratic voets in november. 4:50 right now. as thousands of prince george's county public school students head back to class today, more than 900 students in the district's head start program are getting ready to start school on monday. the program recently lost $6.5 million in federal funding. investigators say complaints of student abuse and poor teacher training were not corrected. the abuse allegations are being dealt with and the program will continue as planned. prince george's county is also working to connect its students with positive role models. today is the district's first annual dap day. students will be greeted outside five schools this morning. maryland state

angel's office organized the event. >> not dad day. >> not dad. dap. the kids know. this morning, some major -- >> awkward! >> i explained it. some major questions about the cost of a life-saving drug. epipens, the cost has spiked. they are used to help children breathe and stop swelling after severe allergic reactions. they have gone up from $100 eight years ago to as much as $500 today. now, two senators are demanding answers. they are asking the ftc to investigate the company that manufacturers epipens. the company has not responded to letters but said it's made improvements to the epipen and the price reflects the new value. >> this is a life-safe b

necessity for some families. if you can't afford it, it's a matter of life and death for your child. chuck bell is the man of the hour. >> real quick, milen said they tried to make this affordable for families. >> okay. thank you. >> now, chuck. there with you go. to listen. >> or you can dap too. you want to do that. >> can you dap about weather? >> you may. do it. >> i need to figure out what it is. i really do. a dab will do you. i know that one. >> i just want more of this weather every day. >> let's go to maine for the rest of august because this is good stuff and typical of a little bit farther north than our farrell many at this time of the year. we'll take it. it's a big improvement over those stuffy upper 90s than last year. temperature even downtown at national airport is down to 69 degrees with a light north breeze. look at all the

57 in frederick maryland, they really are some cool spots outside early this morning. a little milder along the bay water temperatures 80 degrees. planning out the next 12 hours of your beautiful tuesday. off to a nice and cool start. temperatures 50s and low 60s. 10:00 a.m., mid 70s and lunchtime. afternoon highs today only in the low 80s to mid 80s at the most in downtown. so a great day to be outside today. big area of high pressure. look at the clear skies now. go all the way from the carolinas all the way to canada, from the east coast all the way back to the west side of the mississippi river. this means a long, quiet dry stretch of weather for us. we wish we could keep it this cool but there's a hint of a warming trend coming our way but future trend represents the zero chance for rain the next couple of days. bato

friday, pretty hot day with high to mid 90s. over the weekend, temperatures near 90. a spike of warmer weather early next week. the one thing that's missing on that ten-day forecast is any chance for rain. keep the car nice and clean. see you back here in 10 minutes. breaking news in first 4 traffic. >> breaking news right now as you are headed northbound on 95. right now, the own thing that gets by at 3 there is the left lane blocked by a crash here that could be there for the next couple of hours. the ramp to eastbound 3 is also blocked this morning. as we zoom in, you can see those delays headed northbound. it is very slow. a 1.5 mile backup that is continuing to grow this morning. 29 in warrenton, have all lanes southbound blocked. may market, right line gets blocked by a work zone. drivers on edge as two people are shot

highway. where two people are now in the hospital as police try to track down the gunman. if you are a parent, you know how it can be for your kids to finish their homework on time on some days. a subject you might be learning morebout without telling a the ro yast looks good dad. how good? 162 likes. did i get any retweets on those green beans? yep! and they're blowing up on instagram. honey, your rump roast just broke the internet!!!! as it should. life is family mealtime and everything you need to make it picture perfect. now be sure to tag your mother because she needs more followers. ok.

the roast looks good dad. how good? 162 likes. did i get any retweets on those green beans? yep! and they're blowing up on instagram. honey, your rump roast just broke the internet!!!! as it should. life is family mealtime and everything you need to make it picture perfect. now be sure to tag your mother because she needs more followers. ok. >> hang on buddy. hang on buddy. >> police officers and civilians rushed to save a m

this is new video of what happened sunday morning. the man was in a bad accident. his leg was pinned inside the car. the engine went up in frames. the rescuers used bottled water and fire extinguisher to pulled out the fire. police are looking for a person who shot two people on a highway in virginia. that happened on i-64 in norfolk yesterday afternoon. state police as a pickup truck merged on to the highway the man and woman in the backseat were each hit by a bullet. they were rushed to the hospital. police say they will both survive. police have no idea who fired the shots or if they came from another moving vehicle. the boy who was snatched and killed by an alley gator at walt disney world was building a sand castle at the time of the attack. the 7-foot reptile bent the

child's head. the father tried to save the boy but the toddler did not provoke the alligator. five years ago, this video inside the washington monument. people shaking as that earthquake was happening. pieces of rubble and dust falling down. repairs on the capitol dome had it covered in scaffolding for months. it could be another decade before the scaffolding on the national cathedral comes down. start of the school year, parents it's our time to study too. i can't even help my kids with their math homework. >> if you find you don't know the answers to all those homework questions. a survey found 55% of parents often look up answers without telling their kids. it happens most often with math and science, of course.

for answers. 36% turn to their significant other, and 29% use smart phone apps. >> you can google stuff, just about anything. >> just to the extent you -- just don't tell the kids. >> i can help you with an essay, all that stuff. right now, summer is over for students in prince george's county. david culver has what they can expect. good morning, everybody. it's 5:00 a.m. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. >> chuck bell is in the storm team 4 weather center with more on that chuck. >> back to school, kids. what a great day it's going to be for going out to the bus stops and getting your learning years