>> the victim, an off-duty sheriff's deputy. this latest incident was just this morning. northern virginia bureau reporter david culver just talked with police and joins us live along the washington and old dominion trail in leesburg with a warning. david? >> reporter: hi, angie and jim. we did just speak to police. they tell us that they are adding extra eyes to this trail tonight hoping to find the person behind what was a frightening encounter. one that had, as you mentioned, an off-duty deputy who was out for a jog turning around and running in the opposite direction when she saw a man carrying a box cutter. let me show which part of the trail we're talking about here in leesburg area. the woman went for a jog around 6:30 in the morning. her usual morning jog. she noticed the man headed her direction. the sharp boxcutter in his hand. she reacted quickly. >> the deputy recognized it, turned and ran, and the suspect fled in the

there was no physical contact between the suspect and victim. the victim was able to get away and call in and reported it. >> reporter: here's a look at the man the deputy says she encountered. police actively looking for this person right now. look at the image. this is a sketch that was put out hours after. the attempted assault comes a week after two men tried to sexually assault a woman further down the trail near sterling. police looking for all three who are involved in these cases. investigators at this point tell me they do not believe the two incidents are connected. despite that, we caught up with several folks who were out and about on the trail today. they say they are not taking chances when it comes to a midday walk or jog or stroll even. i'll show you some of the changing habits that they're already employing here. that's the latest live from leesburg. david culver, back to you. just in tonight, montgomery county police tell us they have identified a sixth victim in that devastatin n

complex in silver spring. >> two weeks after the blast that nearly leveled the apartments off piney branch road, we know that a 34-year-old man is among the dead. officials are trying to identify one more body. dozens of others are recovering from their injuries. in the meantime, an investigation continues. detectives are still trying to figure out how exactly this happened and who should be held accountable. police hope this new sketch will help them track down whoever shot and killed a man in prince george's county. that shooting happened last week in seat pleasant. officers found oscar garcia shot in his car outside his home along joplin street off seat pleasant drive. there's a $25,000 reward in the case. traffic is again moving after a fuel leak on the beltway. >> chopper 4 over the scene now. earlier this afternoon, along the outer loop, fairfax county. right near route 123. this is in tyson's. at one point, only one lane of traffic was getting by

check that out. it's unclear what caused the leak in the first place. a mother says her 4-year-old son walked away from school and made it to the edge of a busy roadway. she says it's an example of growing problems with prince george's county's head start program and one problem that the federal government didn't know about. prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins talked with that mother today. she's live in upper marlboro with the story. >> reporter: just a few minutes ago, i spoke with the federal government about this particular incident. i'm told by the office of head start that neither their central nor regional offices knew about this 4-year-old wandering away. know that this was happening during a time when the prince george's county school system was under investigation. principals, teachers, all of the folks involved in the situation have a mandate to report incidents like this, and it didn't happen. >> no. there was no apologies.

answer. >> reporter: shamaniqua davis says her 4-year-old boy was allowed to wander from his head start program in temple hills in september of last year. >> they were playing, and somehow he went through the woods and probably got about a good eighth of a mile maybe, away from the school, almost hitting the street. they said he said he wanted to go to the train. he was trying to get to the train, trying to get home. >> reporter: her child was found standing on the edge of branch avenue. >> he did not cross branch avenue. thank god. he would have gotten hit. branch avenue -- probably about 30, 45 miles, cars are up and down. yeah, he would have -- it would have been a bad accident. >> reporter: davis showed us the letter she sent to the prince george's county school system detailing what happened. >> i did make a complaint. i did wrote a letter. i did -- notate the incident in a letter so someone knew.

happened last year. head start investigated other allegations of abuse and investigation -- and investigation licht. there was another on inof the 4-year-old walking away from school, making it all the way home. there was no mention of what happened to davis' son. now she's questioning if school official properly reported the situation. >> when the school or the head start coordinators reported it to higher management or people who give the funding i can't tell you. >> reporter: the board is meeting in executive session. we're told they're discussing head start. executive session is left between the members there on the board. it is not on the public agenda for tonight to discuss right now. coming up on news4 at 6:00, this mother saw another incident that happened inside of the school that her son was transferred to after he wandered from the head start program. you're going to want to hear what she w

what the feds have to say about there incident, as well. reporting live in upper marlboro, back to you in the studio. >> thank you. we want to remind you that you can also read about some of the other serious problems federal investigators uncovered in the county's head start program. if you open up the nbc washington app, search "head start." a top metro official says enough is enough. the transit agency's board held a special meeting today address safety concerns. among the problems, a recent derailment on the silver line near the east falls church station. that incident is now part of a criminal probe. the board also discussed a transit officer who's accused of trying to provide support to isis. ahead in our next half hour, we'll hear what metro leaders had to say today about another major issue -- trains running red lights. police now looking for a man who groped a student at georgetown university. the woman told police that she was walking back to her residence hall in village a last night, and she says a man came

backside, and then took off. georgetown police remind students to walk in groups late at night, and you can also use the school's shuttle program and call university police or d.c. police if you notice anything suspicious. one day he was teaching community college classes. the next day he was in jail, accused of sexually assaulting two female students. tonight, that former nova math instructor is telling his story to news4 after all the charges were dismissed. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey broke the original story and of surprised at what she -- and was surprised at what she found when she followed up. we joins us live from the prince william county courthouse. >> reporter: well, that's right. i have been covering courts for 35 years, and i can tell you what happened in this case extremely rare that such serious felony charges are dismissed even before the preliminary hearing. math teacher youssef taleb says the damage to his reputation is great nonetheless. now he's hoping to put in

this is the image of youssef taleb he hopes will reemerge after his 3-month ordeal. the image of a dedicated math teacher who once hoped for a full-time position at northern virginia community college. this mugshot, though, captures the moment that dream was shattered when taleb was jailed, accused of sexually assaulting two of his female students. he spoke to me while visiting morocco. >> it was the worcester time of my life. i never faced nick like that. i always -- faced anything like that. i always knew the truth would come out as soon as the investigation would be over. >> reporter: taggen's attorney says there it were -- taleb's attorney says there were red flags right away. a community college police officer had done the original investigation. when a prince william county detective and the prosecutor began to dig into the details, concerns emerged. for example, one student alleged she was raped during a tutoring session inside a campus conference room. >> the most significant things se

been able to see what was going on or could have stepped in at any point. and it was -- it seemed to me very suspicious. >> reporter: prosecutors quickly asked that taleb be given bond so he could get out of jail. >> as soon as they received new information, they didn't sit on it. they acted on it immediately to at least give mr. taleb freedom while the charges were pending. >> reporter: then last month, the charges were dropped. commonwealth's attorney paul ebert tells me prosecutors could not vouch for the credibility of the witnesses. and there were inconsistencies in their statements. taleb remembers getting the call telling him he was clear of charges. >> as soon as she said that, i just start crying actually, and i don't cry much. actually, that was like the most wonderful day of my life. it's like a new life for me. >> reporter: now when i join you on news4 at 6:00, we'll hear from youssef taleb about what he thinks might have motivated the former students to make those allegat.

new details just in from prince george's county schools about the number of students without vaccines or the proper documentation that they have them. that number right now, 3,752, and it is 1,000 more students than this time last year. school started earlier this week, and students without immunizations were told to stay home. we're talking another day in the 90s. yeah, we haven't seen that over the past couple of days, but at least the heat index is now this. that's going to be the trend as we move through the next few days. 96 degrees the current heat index in d.c. 102 in frederick. 103 in culpeper. 99 in fredericksburg. yes, it's not just hot, it is also humid. that's going to be the case the next few days. current temperatures around the region, you see a lot of upper 80s and 90s. that will also be the case as we move on not just through the day tomorrow or the weekend but

very warm and humid if you're going to be out and about. a hot friday. i think friday will be the hottest of the next seven to ten days. 90s, though, they look to last all the way through next week. then again, we're still tracking the tropics. that storm system getting ever so close toward florida. we'll talk more about that and everything else in the forecast in a minute. >> thank you. a new record tonight from the baltimore washington thur god marshall airport. >> it happened in june. more than 2.3 million passengers flew through bwi that month. an increase of 7.6%. this is the 12th straight month of record passengers. >> reporter: coming up on news4, why some of the residents of this apartment complex are suing the developer saying they're being forced out on the street. i'm mark seagraves. both sides coming up. at one point, it felt like the d.c. street car would never start running. and now it is celebrating six months of service. the new information we just

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a new development project in northeast d.c. is the focus of a lawsuit. >> residents are afraid they may end up on the street. they live at the brooklyn manor apartments off of rhode island avenue. they tell us the developer is discriminating against large families. news4's mark seagraves live in northeast d.c. to explain for us. mark? >> reporter: good evening. the brooklyn manor experiment sprawl across about 20 acres off of rhode island avenue in northeast washington. it's home to about hundreds of families, most of them low income. some of them tell us that they believe the developers' new plans could leave them out on the streets. >> would be lost because i've lived there -- i feel like that's my home. >> reporter: cheryl brunson

brooklyn manor experiment. now she's hoping to raise her grandchildren there. she and several other residents say the plan by mid city financial to tear down the old apartments and build new ones leaves large families like hers in danger of being forced out because the new apartments won't have four or five-bedroom unit. >> i think you should keep the three, four, and five bedrooms and build your mixed community around that. >> today, lawyers for the residents filed a lawsuit trying to block the plan. they point to a letter from the developer which explains why they don't want to have four or five-bedroom units in the new buildings. in that letter, mid city told residents four and five-bedroom experiment are "not consistent -- apartments are "not consistent with the creation of a vibrant new community." >> it's only because these are low-income families that there seems a negative impact of having large families. that is a very, very disturb in message to be sent. >>

for the developer declined to comment for our report citing the pending litigation. someone close to the developer did tell me that the company is going out of their way to make sure that all of the families here are taken care of during the process of relocation. he said that most of them will be able to come back here and live in the new apartments once they're built. that's the very latest here. back to you in the studio. >> thanks. new at 5:00, a prince george's county county man will spend the next four years in prison. a judge sentenced danny harval earlier today for an assault that seriously injured a police officer. that officer wound up getting dragged more than 300 feet when harval sped off lost july in district heights. the officer was thrown off just before the car slammed into a tree and ended up suffering a broken thigh bone. he pleaded guilty to assault earlier this summer. a d.c. judge has ruled jumping the white house fence is not free speech. that ruling is

on a strange case there thanksgiving. scott mcfarland with the news4 i-team is here to explain it all. scott? >> reporter: good evening. joseph caputo is charged with not just jumping the white house fence but triggering a lockdown on the white house grounds on a holiday with members of the first family inside. photographers captured image that appear to show caputo draped in a u.s. flag as he leapt over the fence. the first person to do so since the secret service and parks service added new spikes atop the fence to deter fence climbers. in a court challenge, caputo asked the judge to dismiss the case. court records said he was arguing he committed the act for "noble purposes," and that his purpose was calling attention to various deficiencies in the u.s. constitution. a judge has just dismissed that argument. called caputo's challenge frivolous and said there's no first amendment rights to express yourself in a nonpublic area like the white house. news4's learned caputo is scheduled to go trial in d.c.

misdemeanor charge of illegally entering a restricted government space. >> all right. thank you.ñrñi back to school monday in montgomery county, but not every student will be inside the school. >> that's right. news4 has learned nearly 400 so-called relocatable classrooms will be deployed. portable buildings that are used for classrooms in crowded schools. that's what they're called. the elementary school in germantown will have 15. school records show increasingly crowded schools down county to -- actually include bethesda. a global security update tonight from apple about its iphone. the company had discovered a powerful spied spooiware emanating -- powerful spyware emanating from the middle east. it takes advantages of weaknesses, to take complete control of iphone handsets. apple says it has fixed the

the drugmaker that raised the price of its epipens hundreds of dollars says it won't lower the price but will help some pay for it. the price of a two-dose package has gone from under $100 to $600 over the past nine years. tonight, mylan says it will reduce the cost through a savings card. patients who were paying full price will have their out-o out-of-pocket costs cut in half. more coming up later in the newscast. and this is a story that has a lot of you talking on our nbc washington facebook page today. so we want you to continue to give us your thoughts. have the makers of epipen done enough to respond to consumers who are outraged over the price hikes? to offer an opinion, visit to our facebook or twitter pages. we're now less than a month from the opening of the national museum of african-american history and culture down on the mall. this weekend news4's barbara harrison has your all-access pass. tour the exhibit before anyone

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so unfortunately i have this song in my head -- you know how it goes -- ♪ the heat is on who sang it? i knew you'd get in my air. that's right -- glen frye. take a look, heat for sure making its way back into the region. we've got another hot day out there. the last couple of days have been so nice. now the heat is back. temperature of 87. winds out of the south 13 miles per hour. it's not the heat. it's the humidity. and take a look at that heat index. now at 96, d.c. 100 in leesburg. 8 toward kwan -- 98 toward quantico. tomorrow, five to ten degrees warmer with the heat index across the region than it is out there today. tonight, enjoy what's happening down there toward the nats park as they take on the orioles once again. they've beaten us three in a row. we've got max on the hill. that will help.

warm and humid tonight for sure. not oppressive. a nice night for a ball game if you're going to be out and about. no rain. storm team 4 radar rye and dry. a good night out there. satellite and radar, not showing much either around our region. a few clouds, but notice the storminess to the west. yesterday indiana got pummelled with numerous tornadoes. a little tornado outbreak in indiana. a lot of damage. fortunately no real injuries. they could see more strong storms develop there. something else we're watching down toward the south. that, of course, the tropics. we've been talk being the one tropical wave for the last -- talking about the one tropical wave for the last few days. you see the spin, very small storm and a very ragged storm right now. there's not even any severe -- any thunderstorms around the center. because of that, this is not expected to strengthen all that much before it hits the bahamas and possibly florida. now it will bring florida heavy rainfall but not expecting much from the storm at all. again, it's right here.

no thunderstorms around the center. a lot of shear going on. it has a good path to strengthen as we move toward the next couple of days. we'll continue to watch it. 95 tomorrow. hot and humid. the heat index, 100 to 105. on the hot side moving through friday. i do expect friday to be the hottest day of the heat wave. again, starting tomorrow, lasting on into n toward next week. take a look, 95 tomorrow. 93 on saturday. 91 on sunday. less humid but on the hot side. 93 monday. and tuesday coming up to 94. now a couple things going on next week. a couple chances of storms next week and thursday. i'm doing back yard weather. a lot of you asking what's back yard weather this week. it's all next week. all next week back yard weather. can't wait. that's going to be exciting. by the way, it was glen frye. what was the movie that that was in? >> oh, no. now you're really testing us. >> "beverly hills cop." >> how many times did doug

that? 12. thank you. >> has he seen "troop beverly hills"? no, you haven't. >> no. >> it's a classic. >> reporter: i'm darcy spencer n northwest washington. the metro board had a special safety meeting today. coming up on news4 at 5:00, a safety official addresses why there may be so much red light running. we told you about a new technology coming to a parking garage that reminds you where you've parked your car. how thousands of people are trying to stop this from happening. >> reporter: a practice with a special purpose. i'm at joint base andrews. the players here are to honor the litary. mi

we told you about a string of crimes along a popular trail, the w & od. police still searching for suspects. plus, only on news4 -- >> it was a little numbing that he would have been able to leave school period. >> more fallout for prince george's county's troubled head start program. our tracee wilkins talked with a woman who says her son managed to walk away and get all the way to a metro station. now at 5:30, we're looking at how many people are riding d.c.'s long-await and long-delayed street car as the

service. and pushing for change. metro's board meets to talk about recent safety leadership slipups and how to make -- safety slipups and how to make it safer for everyone. there have been a number of recent problems dogging metro. >> one of the big issues facing the transit system has to do with trains running red lights. let's get right to news4's darcy spencer, outside metro headquarters with details. darcy? >> reporter: there have been dozens of these red light-running incidents involving metro trains over the last several years. metro's safety official says that issue is being addressed, but there's no magic bullet. >> there's just negligence taking place, and i have to say here today, this has got to stop. >> reporter: that's how metro board chairman jack evans kicked off a special meeting to address safety concerns. he spoke of the victims who died in train-related incidents, even showing a photo of one of the victims. >> we had nine peo

another person killed last year. and still here we are. >> reporter: one of the issues -- a federal transit administration report about trains running red lights, 68 times between january, 2012, and july of this year. >> why when you're a train operator with 400 or 500 people in back of you suddenly decide that -- from time to time you don't have to obey red light signals is mind-boggling to me. >> reporter: the scathing 45-page report said there are numerous reasons for the problem. an issue safety officials say is being addressed. >> this is also not unique. every transit agency in the country or the world is played with red signal violations. it's a human performance issue that needs to get addressed. there's not a magic bullet that you address all of them in one as a whole. it's technology. it's -- in one

>> reporter: last month, tracks play not have been properly inspected and rail ties were deteriora deteriorated. there's now a criminal investigation. >> they're not only supposed to walk the straight or tangent track, they are supposed to walk into the crossover midway, examine the tracks in those areas, and continue on with the walk. that i do not believe was occurring properly. >> reporter: metro workers are telling officials that they feel like no one is listening to them, and they feel unappreciated. coming up on news4 at 6:00, what the general manager says he's doing about that. back to you. >> thank you. in the race for the white house, a new national poll released today shows hillary clinton topping the magical 50% mark among likely voters. quinnipiac university put her ahead of donald trump 51%-41%, a ten-point lead. the poll finds many voters are still unhappy with

options. 37% say they would consider voting for a third-party candidate. the poll was taken over the last seven days and has a margin of error of 2.5% points. an update on a story we told you about yesterday. the debate over the new parking system at the reston towne center. starting next month, there will be a charge for parking. some are raising privacy concerns about the high-tech equipment that will be used including cameras that record license plate information. a group opposing the paying to park -- opposed to paying to park has a petition at change.org. the group it says has more than 7,000 signatures on its t so far. -- on it so far. >> reporter: the redskins face off against the bills. today not the usual practice for the burgundy and gold. we have more on the team taking the show on the road. carol? >> reporter: hey, yeah. this is the coolest football practice i think i've ever covered. redskins, they traveled to joint base andrews for a workout on the field there.

admiration they have for those on the sidelines is what makes today unforgettable. the redskins reaching out -- >> thank you for your service. >> reporter: right in the middle of joint base andrews. a moment for the military. a salute to fans in uniform. >> we are here for them, them putting their lives on the line each and every day to protect their country. i'm thankful just to be in their presence. >> we're in awe of these people and what they do for us. any chance we can to do something like this and let them check us out, we can get autographs and meet them. it's -- everybody thinks, hey, they want to meet us. it's the other way around. we want to meet them and thank them for their service. >> reporter: all ages drinking it in. amid the clicks of cameras and the buzz of the base, the sounds. football, the delight of the cro crowd. what's your strategy to get them to come over? are you going order them, master sergeant? >> no. >> they're quite q

i don't think so. i think the sergeant here, she'll e she's got a few elbows. >> elbowing my way in there. >> reporter: no bullying needed. just a simple request. if you could, whose jersey would you be wearing? >> i would go with breland. he's my favorite. >> i shouted you out on tv. thank you. >> they put into it -- to their career to feel a certain bay ours is good. i enjoy it. >> reporter: you gave sergeant jillian a moment she will never forget. >> she gave me a moment i'll never forget either. >> like a love fest. third straight year the redskins have held a walkthrough practice for military members at joint base andrews. today that up-close and personal look in between the handshakes and selfies as the skins prepped for the game against the bills. we'll see the skins and bills coming up on nbc 4 tomorrow. we'll have more on the match-up on news4 at

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a second person in palm beach county, florida, infected with zika through a local mosquito. >> this as the number of non-travel-related cases statewide grows to at least 43. the vast majority in the miami area. and this latest case is a 24-year-old lake worth woman confirmed to have the virus during pregnancy. someone bats to help out in zika. the fish and wildlife commission push to get more bats into the state. they're putting out the word about the benefits. >> eat up to like 1,200 mosquitoes an

>> i think it would be a good natural way to eliminate the problem or at least reduce the problem. >> who knew? officials say many people fear bats because they're known to sometimes carry rabies. but in this case, the benefit they say outweighs the risk. >> their faces are really cute. >> okay. >> the graphic. from a magazine. so a lot of us need a cup or two of coffee -- >> uh-huh -- >> to get the day started. for some of us, like myself, you need a pot. >> yeah. and i need one now. the afternoon is kicking me today for some reason. researchers say how much you need could depend on genetics. researchers in the uk say they've identified a gene variant that impacts caffeine tolerance. they say people with the variant tended to drink less. they think that variant inhibit caffeine consumption, meaning you need less because it stays in your system longer. the researchers hope to test

>> all right. it looks like amazon's joining some grocery chains and walmart to make food buying a bit more streamlined. "usa today" reports that amazon may be planning a click-and-collect service that would include driveup grocery hubs. you could complete orders on line and drive to a designated area to pick them up. test locations would reportedly start in northern california and seattle. donald trump's running mate is taking some time off the campaign trail to visit damaged indiana. heavy storms and tornadoes touched down in the governor's home state. >> reporter: i'm tom sherwood. the d.c. street car, over budget, years behind schedule, didn't open until last may. now six months into it, is there any good news? and if you like the fall temperatures that we've had over the last few days, not ag

weather department. things are heating up.

the d.c. street car this weekend hits a milestone. up and running for six months. that's after years of delay and budget overruns. >> the district says more than 400,000 people have taken a ride since may. as tom sherwood reports, it will soon be expanding to sunday service. >> reporter: h street street cars now a common sight.

most reviews are good. >> when it comes from wisconsin avenue on my bike, when i get here it will be extra time. charlie helps me out. at oklahoma avenue, bike rested. >> reporter: are you -- i'm rested. >> reporter: are you happy with the street car? >> it's helpful. >> reporter: open six months, it's carried more than 400,000 passengers. the ridership has exceeded early modest expectations. >> not only did we have to get the system up and going, there was also an education process for motorists along this corridor. >> reporter: the street car is adding to the redevelopment of h street and will start sunday service september 18th. >> the businesses are excited to hear that sunday service is coming. >> reporter: it hasn't been running on sunday. >> nice. that will be great. >> reporter: several street car operators also seem to be upbeat, too, about the service. >> d.c. street car and the folks here are wonderful. >> reporter: mayor bowser kicked

some citizens still complain the street car was too costly and not worth it. she says growing ridership shows people are using it. in the district, tom sherwood, news4. new developments in central italy this evening where strong aftershocks are adding to the anxiety and despair one day after that massive earthquake leveled three small towns. today italian authorities said the quake killed at least 250 people and injured nearly 400 more. those numbers are expected to climb as rescue crews continue to search for people buried under the bricks and stones. authorities is set up temporary shelters and tents for people who have lost their homes. they beefed up security, too, around the region, even arresting one man who was caught looting houses. back here in the u.s., thousands are cleaning up after widespread tornado damage in central and northern indiana. o 2

hour. it flat end homes, as you see, ripped up trees, cut the power to thousands. amazingly, there were no serious injuries. indiana's governor, mike pence, and republican vice presidential hopeful, talked about the community's determination to rebuild. >> you see the resilience in these hoosiers. just makes me proud. people that will are out, broad shoulders, going to rebuild in that neighborhood. tells you everything you need to know about the people of indiana. and they say severe thunderstorms are in the forecast for north and central indiana tonight. not good news. not a lot going on out there now in indiana. of course, they could get another watch tonight. we're going to really be watching that. that's a frontal system that's going to move through tomorrow. and that's going to drop our humidity ever oh -- ever so slightly by tomorrow. g

the bad. they've got skyrocketing temperatures now. we also have our fair share of some warm temperatures. but there in the mid 90s, unstable over indiana and ohio there. as you see, not a lot going on. we do have a few showers trying to move into our area. mainly down toward charlottesville. that's about it. looking good as we continue through tonight. if you're headed to nats park, hopefully we can get a win in. hopefully. we're looking at just some dry conditions. and a few clouds throughout, as well. as far as our weather headlines go, we had our fair share of clouds today. we're going to continue to see sun and clouds throughout this evening before the sun goes down. now, friday, just going to be downright sticky and hot out there. and the weekend looking sunny. this humidity is not going anywhere. current temperatures now, up to 87 in d.c. 90 in dulles and manassas. 90 in fredericksbur

91 in leesburg. you factor in that humidity, and this is the number you get. the feel-like factor. the heat index when you step outside, already triple digits. you see from frederick down through fredericksburg. it's a little on the warm side. it's going to continue to be warm tonight and even tomorrow morning. you might have to turn that air conditioner back on. these are overnight lows in the lower to mid 70s. and by tomorrow, we're in the mid 90s. as i said, you factor in the humidity, it's going to feel a lot hotter. plenty of sunshine tomorrow. but even by 5:00, that heat index is going to be around 100 degrees. let's time out the heat index or the feel-like factor for you tomorrow. at 10:00 a.m., it's already going to feel like 94. yeah, going to be warm. triple digits by tomorrow afternoon. the weekend still going to be warm and humid. i do believe that heat index will stay below 100 degrees in those locations. saturday and sunday, not that bad. and not that bad maybe the last weekend to get to the beach. pl

northern beaches in maryland and delaware. 90s across the board. it doesn't look like we'll fall out of that for at least the next nine days. next sunday, maybe in the upper 80s. we have chances of rain until wednesday and thursday. water that lawn, guys. >> if you're thinking about getting out this week -- thank you. there is a party down on the national mall marking 100 years for the national parks service. >> and earlier today, a group of people did something record-breaking to commemorate it. news4's megan fitzgerald was there for all the fun. >> reporter: i think it's safe to say that the biggest highlight of the morning was when 1,200-plus people gathered here on the lawn, got information to create the national parks service emblem of the arrowhead. a lot of folks got here bright and early to celebrate and say they'll be celebrating well to the weekend. it was a busy morning here on the national mall. >>

>> reporter: and wristbands were in high demand. >> you will get an umbrella and go over there where the logo is. >> reporter: the wristbands are color coded for a reason. >> this is one of the green umbrellas. and we've got four different colors. >> reporter: participants will be strategically positioned on the national mall for a historic reason. >> we're going to attempt to create the world's largest national parks service emblem. that's the arrowhead. >> reporter: if you hadn't noticed, it's a celebration out here. >> the weather cooperated. it's a fabulous day and a wonderful opportunity to celebrate all the good things that the parks service does. >> reporter: the national parks service is celebrating its centennial, and in great fashion. in the crowd of participants, we found aidan. >> this, this! >> reporter: and his brother, best friendan. >> i'm wearing all the badges i've everarned over two years. >> reporter: he and his family have gone to over 100 national parks. they understand the significance of today and why the landmarks are so important. >> peaceful, calming. gets my mind off of things

sure. i've had a lot of problems the last year. it helped a lot going on these trips. >> reporter: each of the now 412 national parks around the country mean something different to everyone. >> how many brown? >> six -- 11. >> reporter: which is why so many came out to say thanks. >> not just for us here today but for our children and their children in the future. >> reporter: starting tonight, this will be a concert with live music, comedians as well as a beer garten. tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m., it's more gear toward kids. we're told there will be a scavenger hunt and games out here for them to play. reporting on the national mall, meagan fitzgerald. >> thanks. there's a party at the queens chapel barber shop in hyattsville. the city was honoring the business for its 75 years operating at the same location. the shop has had four owners through the decades. >> thank you for making my family great and being a part of our family when you come

here. >> one of the longtime barbers, 86-year-old sam benton, still lives in hyattsville. what a big day for them. congrats. >> like making history every time you get your hair cut there. cool. its prices skyrocketed and stocks dropped. >> the last-ditch effort today by the makers of the epipen to quiet the outrage over price hikes on its lifesaving allergy injections. then, all new at 6:00, the technical problems have been fixed, but the kmants keep coming in. -- complaints keep coming in. what a major utility company is telling customers after they got expensive bills and cutoff notices. and our backpacks 4 kids phone-a-thon is wrapping up. call to don't -- call to donate.

the maker of epipen is responding to the outcry tonight about raising prices. the ceos her company will take steps to lower the cost to some customers. chris pallone says some critics including members of congress say that answer is not enough. >> reporter: under fire, the ceo of mylan, the maker of the epipen, says the company is taking immediate steps to lower

>> as a mother, i can assure you the last things that we would ever want is no one to have their epipen due to price. >> reporter: the savings card will cover up to $300 of a customer's co-payment. other low-income customers could get the device for free. the company is not lowering the list price which is now more than $600 for two devices. a 400% price increase in eight years. the drug is a lifesaver for people with severe allergic reactions, especially children. there's no generic version. heather bres h blames insurance companies for raising deductibles. >> it was never intended for the patients to pay the list price. never. the system wasn't built for that. >> reporter: the hike has drawn outrage from users with high insurance deductibles or no insurance at all. it's also drawing attention from members of congress. >> there needs to be an investigation about why this price has risen

what should be done about the broader problem of exorbitant and callous price increases. >> reporter: also feeding the controversy, heather bresh's salary which has increased to more than $2 million a year to $19 million since mylan acquired the epipen in 2007. nbc news, new york. >> reporter: i'm tracee wilkins. coming up on news4, a story you'll see only on 4. while head start was investigating the prince george's county school system, a 4-year-old wandered away from the program at this elementary school. >> i don't know exactly what happened. i don't know what happened that he was able to get that far from the school. >> reporter: why wasn't it included in their report? >> reporter: two frightening encounters for women along the w & od trail. ahead, the warning for those trying to go for a jog. >> reporter: also, the presidential candidates talk about race in the race for the white house. >> reporter: and the danger isn't over yet. cleanup is

tornadoes. complaints tonight from a mother who says her 4-year-old son wandered from school and almost walked into a busy street. that little boy was in prince george's county head start program at the time. >> and his mother says it's just one example of the problems in the program. she's seen others that haven't been reported. prince george's county bureau chief, tracee wilkins, with the story you'll see only on news4. >> reporter: this is the mother who had her own woins her child and then -- incident with her child and then witnessed another incident. she wrote a letter to the prince george's county school system complaining about what happened. for some reason, according to national head start, it never made it to them. shamankwa davis says her 4-year-old was able to wander