me upset. >> the only way to prevent it to have the neighborhoods band together. in a developing story out of prince george's county, police are turning to neighbors to help find the killer of a local rapper, douglas brooks. they knocked on doors last night in the suit land area. the rising star was shot outside his apartment building in that area on sunday. more on that tragedy developing in italy this morning. recovery crews are using dogs to try to find more bodies in the debris. new this morning, we now know 247 people have died. italy is dealing with after shocks right now. three towns are pretty much piles of rubble. more than 400 people were hurt and almost as many people are living in tents and shelters right now. good morning, i'm

wright at the live desk. we're getting a closer look at damage after tornadoes touched down in indiana. this is the central part of the state. several studies touching down. eight funnel clouds spotted. you can see from the damage it was pretty bad. tore off roofs to apartment buildings and homes there. air conditioners we're hearing, indiana university's kokomo campus closed because of a loss of power. governor pence will be surveying the damage today. the city of kokomo in particular bad damage there. no one seriously hurt that is the good news. we'll stay on it for you. none of that rough weather headed this way. let's get 4 things to know about the forecast. >> chuck bell standing by with that good morning, chuck. >> clanses especially

the d.c. metro very low, pallet -- paltry. the tail end of that could bring a stray thunderstorm to the i-80 corridor. chance for showers in primarily the shenandoah valley and northern maryland as well. most of us, notice the heat, there's going to be sizzle to your saturday. keeping a very close eye on the tropic, we're rooting against the formation of tropical storm hermine. let's go over to melissa mollet and see how things are holding up in traffic. roadwork here and there. nothing slowing you down too much. one thing to know, inner loop at connecticut avenue, right lane blocked by road work there.

central avenue, the ramp has cleared out of the way. something you don't have to worry about any longer. 66 looking quite good here this morning. in to town and out of town. i'll be back in ten with more. nearly 6400 students in prince george's county are missing out on the first week of school and that's because they are either immunized or still haven't proven that they have been vaccinated. according to policy they have to stay home from school until they get it done. the deadline was in fact the first day of school which was tuesday. days after a federal report revealed teachers allegedly abused and humiliated preschool children in prince george's county. news 4 learned of past investigations that found issues with the program. a 2013 letter

nonkplienses. and inaccurately files were kept on personnel. last week, the federal government strip the county of its head start grant money. five board members of the board of education are calling for the board chair and vice chair to step down. two people found inside a burtonville home where a man was shot to death will be in court for drug charges. they are looking for the murderer of syed hassan. two are facing charges related to selling marijuana. at the live desk. we're gathering information on that horrific attack at american university in afghanistan. 13 people killed there. a car bomb was

front gate of the university. multiple gunmen forced their way inside. a grenade even thrown through a window at the university and it detonated. you see the response. special forces came in and killed two of the attackers. a senior u.s. defense official -- this is interesting -- says american military troops who, of course, are advising the afghans have been on site at the university but did not participate in any combat role during this whole situation. aaron, back to you. kristin, thank you. it is 4:35. a 15-year-old girl is in the hospital with live threatening injuries after being hit by a van while she was on her bike. this happened wednesday on middletown road and eth ridge drive and waldorf. there were several cars blocking the view of the van driver and the teen on the

the van driver stayed on the scene. the landmark of the washington monument will be closed until mid september. another one will also start soon that could take up to 8 to 9 months. it is a long time but it is a step in the right direction. >> it's easier to say that it closed down for almost a year to be totally fixed or have it closed periodically to know when it's going to happen and when it's going to end. >> the price tag is close to $3 million. it is a party 100 years in the making. today the national park service is celebrating its centennial, officials are kicking things off with a challenge on the national mall. >> we are creating the world's r

that people identify us with. we have a thousand people coming down hopefully. we're going to give them colored umbrellas, arrange them on the national mall and hopefully wind up again the largest recreation of the emblem. >> that will be interesting. other events happening today, lattes with lincoln, ranger pa looseza. and scavenger hunt. we're wake -- working with you to make sure your kids have everything they need for school. many of you came by yesterday and dropped off back packs outside of the credit union in king town. to make a donation today, during our phone-a-thon this morning,

your screen, 885-4949. you can also donate on line just head to nbc washington.com. and a big thank you. people every year people show up in big numbers and they bring their kids out. you saw yesterday. >> absolutely. >> it's nice to see people helping out. >> we heard from so many kids which is a teachable moment about doing something for less fortunate. and teachers who are retired. parents fighting for change before their kids first day of school. a look at the nearly 2-mile walk they say is too long and dangerous for their kids to make. we know she's a pro in the pool. how does katie ledecky is is on the mound? i think you saw that for yourself. we look back at the first pitch that she threw out for the hometown team. plus the humidity making a returnloser te

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4:41. i wish we could say is the day could end swl as well as it's starting, chuck. >> it's going to end as good as it starts. your wish is my command. >> and be truthful about it. >> we're in the 60s to around 70 this morning. you'll notice a little bit more humidity for sure.

afternoon high, upper 80s to around 90 degrees. it's going to be feeling like summertime again. one of the last great weekends of the summer to get down to the beaches. saturday and sunday, a bad day at the beach is better than a good day at work and a good day at the beach that's better than anything you can get. melissa is a beach person. >> i love the beach. taking a look at prince george's county, we don't have any issues in prince george's county. top of the beltway is nice and clear. northbound southbound, southbound rolling along as well. we're going to take you 27 minutes. it will be steaming to get there in 27 minutes. donor dilemma. why the money hillary clinton raised for her campaig

causing her trouble. plus a warning from police about this peeping tom. where they say he's spying through windows of homes. first though, robbed at gunpoint at a beauty salon.

welcome back at 4:45. hillary clinton expected to target donald trump today in a speech in nevada, attacking -- attaching him to the so-called alt-right movement in the republican party while donald trump will take another step in his outreach to minority voters. he will meet with african-american and hispanic

activists at trump tower. tracy potts is live on capitol hill. hillary clinton is not expected to address clinton foundation issues. >> she says there are a lot of meetings that weren't even considered in this ap report that said more than half the people she sat down with were people who were giving money to her family's foundation, but she says a lot of these were people who also either had business with the state department or was very appropriate for her to sit down and talk with them. nobel prize winners and others who she met with as secretary of state. the speech in reno is squarely focused on donald trump and the so-called alt-right movement. alternative right or extremist right. >> donald trump is going to meet with african-american and hispanic activists. what is expected to come

get more than 1% support in the african-american community which is our last poll, nbc news survey monkey poll shows. he's trying to also shift his immigration policy and get some backing for that. he's now talked about people who came to this country illegally who have been here working for a long time for 20 years being able to stay. similar to what we've heard president obama talked about. it's a big shift from mass deportation he talked about earlier. there is a new survey that shows fewer u.s. workers are making less than money than they did five years ago. 68% of americans say they are making more money today than they did five years ago. that's up from 58% when the question was asked last in a survey in 2013. meanwhile, 20% of u.s. workers say they are making less money than they did five years ago. the results based on gallup's

survey. and a robbery in brad daylight. it happened in a busy shopping center in the alexandria county. a masked man held up two women and a little girl at gunpoint. he walked in, demanded the women lion the floor before ordering them to get the little girl from the backroom. after the gunman asked the store owner to open the safe, he forced the women and little girl in the bathroom and told them not to call police. nobody was hurt but the little girl's mom says she had nightmares all night. a warning if you are thinking about hide -- hiking in loudoun county. a woman said someone tried to sexually assault her. sh he said two men came out

the woods one last night week. a passing biker was able to scare them away. there's going to be a lot of first responders at the pentagon today, they are holding a drill to see what a helicopter crashed on the grounds. this is only a drill. the pentagon force protection agency says the drill should be wrapped up by mid afternoon. night had fallen when a man was caught on camera peeping through a window in fairfax coin. this guy in the pictures here was looking through a home window on south george mason drive around 10:00 monday night. it looks like he was touching himself inappropriately at the time. if you recognize him, call police. restton town center will have a new pay parking system.

snap photos of license plates and cars. when you return to the garage, you enter your license plate number and verify that the car is yours. some drivers are worried how that information is used. the company responsible says the system is in place around the world and they have not had any issues. 4:50 your time right now. a new safety improvement is set to debut in fairfax county. it will be the first of its kind in spriled. -- springfield. it's called the hawk. highence ---ence at this time crosswalk. it stays dark when it's not needed and when a pedestrian needs to cross the bottom signal will go from flashing yellow to solid. new testing found swimming in streams and lakes in maryland

[000:20:59;00] toilet. environmental alists found fee cal matter in the water in five different counties. howard, frederick and baltimore county were on the list. preliminary testing around richmond discovered the same thing. our news partner was told bacteria could come from livestock, people, and pets. main street is back open in ellicott city. howard county officials are asking people not to sight see. parking is limited there. bad sportsmanship is costing goalkeeper hope solo a spot on the women's soccer team. she's been suspended for things she said after the olympic lost.

she called the cowards. solo's suspension starts immediately. okay. what is she not good at? that was a strike. katie ledecky can cross throwing the first pitch off of her list. she nailed it during last night's national game. the nationals lost to the o's by the way. this is a nice moment. she had to take all the medals off be in order to throw that ball. she handed them to bryce harper, here, hold them a second. she met the manager, dusty baker before the game started. very cool. >> if you want to hand your gold medals off, hand them to the guy with $100 million contract. >> good for her. did you see that throw?

>> what can she not do? >> she's frisbee golf too. >> the humidity is start to go slide back in here today a little bit. >> sure is. no more 50s on the map not only for today but for the foreseeable future as summertime weather is making a big time come back here across the area. it's going to be here starting today into tomorrow and all the way through the weekend into early next week. that oh, summertime feeling is coming back. skies are mostly clear out there early this morning, but whereas yesterday morning, national was down to about 67 or 8, this morning we're down to about 72. it is 72 degrees with a south wind out there. you'll notice a little bit more humidity and a little milder start. yesterday morning, frederick and thurmon. you'll notice the change today. we will have a mix of clouds and

sunshine later on today. the severe weather from indian impulse in the atmosphere is going mainly to new york and pennsylvania. the trailing end of that could bring a little chance for some showers today primarily up in the mountains of west virginia and into the shenandoah valley. in the tropics, there's gaston way out in the middle atlantic. our main area of focus is near the dominican republic and haiti. the hurricane center is keeping a close eye on that. if it gets organized it could be a threat to south florida in the sunday evening, monday morning time frame. we'll watch that very carefully. for us, hot and humid. there's the extended forecast now. once we get back into the 90s, likely to be most areas today or tomorrow, we'll be in the 90s all the way into early next week with rain chances not coming back into the picture really until tuesday, wednesday,

t see you back here in ten minutes with a check on highs in your hometown and how the weather may affect your outdoor plans. traffic also has a tendency to affect your plans let's go melissa. >> in general looking okay this morning. we have this work here, rock creek parkway at the kennedy center. traffic alternating through the work zone there. that's been there for weeks now. outer loop at university, two right lanes getting by that work zone but not slowing anything this morning. 66 inbound from fairfax county to the parkway, it takes you eight minutes. 66 miles per hour to get into town and out of town. 95 northbound and southbound no problems. 95 in maryland, live picture coming up. >> melissa, thank you. the fight against zika taking a new turn. details on the vaccines just

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celebrities and fans are coming to the defense of jones. prince's home and studio are opening up to the public. starting in october, you'll be able to visit and tour paisley park. that site in minnesota was already filled with artifacts, instruments and costumes. prince passed away from an accidental overdose in april. good morning, everybody. it is coming up on 5:00 a.m. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm erika gonzalez in for eun yang. nice start for this morning. chuck is telling us the summer heat is coming back. >> chuck. >> chuck, you there? >> he may be doing his little radio hit here. that may be what's going on.

>> sorry about that. tah-dah! this little ear piece, this is critical to being able to know where we are in the show. >> melissa is hey, chuck, do you got your ear piece? no, why. it's your turn to talk. sunny and dry today. it could be a risk of a shower or two, maybe along here today. upper 80s to near 90 degrees. i was tweeting out the nats forecast today. we've lost three in a row to orioles. maybe tonight will be better. thank you, melissa for helping out. >> you know what, i don't even have my clicker here. i ran to the bathroom and i left it in there. >> here you go. it's teamwork. >> we're okay. we're okay. look here at the beltway. beltway overall is just fine. all of the main routes into town and out of town, we don't have any real issues right now.