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

school's head start in temple hills of last year. >> they told me they were on the playground playing, and somehow he went through the woods and probably got 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. >> it would have been a bad accident. >> reporter: davis wrote a letter detailing what happened, but according to the federal head start office, they were not notified even though they're supposed to be. her child was transferred to the wheatley center, the same school where a child was alleged to have to mop his own urine. there she said she saw a teacher manhandle a child. >> pulling a student through the hallway while another teacher, another special ed teacher watched. >> reporter: she says the child was placed in a dark classroom. >> she was saying something about behaving and if

do you want me to leave you here and walk away? she was beginning to walk away. i stepped up and said what's going on here? >> reporter: she wrote about the incident in her letter and spoke with the principal. >> i don't know what took place, i don't know what the outcome was, what happened with the teacher. i was assured it would be taken care of. >> reporter: that was another incident head start says they were not told about. the people who work inside of head start programs have to do what they call mandatory reporting. they're supposed to let the regional and central offices of head start know and also child protective services in situations like this. but head start tells us that they were not notified. the prince george's county board of education will be meeting tonight to discuss all of these issues with head start. problems with reporting was part of what caused the feds to go ahead and pull that $6.4 million that help fund the programs. county executive saying that he is vowing that head start will start on time on monday.

reporting live, i'm tracee wilkins. back to you. >> thanks. an off-duty deputy was out for a morning jog when she was confronted by a guy with a box cutter. today, the police in leesburg released a sketch of a suspect. they're also adding patrols in an effort to catch him. it is the second recent attack along the washington and old dominion trail. our bureau reporter, david culver, has a look at what people are doing to protect themselves. david? >> reporter: as you mentioned, twice in less than a week's time. the most recent victim an off-duty deputy. so police, they wasted no time in getting out that suspect sketch. along the scenic w & od trail, bikers, jogger, those just out for a stroll. >> i came walking over here and looked around, and they were hovering right above here looking up and down the trail. >> reporter: evie showers walks

unusual commotion. helicopters searching for someone. >> we had officers here immediately on the scene. >> reporter: it started around 6:30 in the morning. an off-duty deputy went for a run. on her morning jog, an unusual sight. this man holding a box cutter. >> it was in his hand. he was approaching with it in his hand. the deputy recognized it, turned, and ran. the suspect fled in the opposite direction. >> reporter: the attempted assault comes about a week after two men tried to sexually assault a woman further down the trail near sterling. police now looking for all three men. investigators don't believe the two incidents are connected. some safety tips -- be careful listening to music or talking on the phone. >> while we can't tell them not to do that, it's not a good idea. you can't hear when somebody's coming up behind you like on a bicycle or jogging. >> reporter: they suggest walking with a buddy. evie's got her husband with her. she and her daughters carrying someg.

have them on our keychains. >> they're running and walking. i said, i've got three daughters. we're getting them all. >> reporter: as you see out here live, a dad and son walking bikers also out here this evening. police say to keep folks safe, they're adding extra patrols to the trail. back to you. a d.c. judge says jumping the white house fence is not considered free speech. a man charged with jumping the fence on thanksgiving day last year had asked the judge to dismiss his case, arguing it was an exercise in free speech. the first family was inside when joseph caputo made that leap. he was draped in an american flag and carrying a binder. officers arrested him on the north lawn. caputo is scheduled to go on trial next month and is facing a misdemeanor charge. >> reporter: i'm scott mcfarland. this just in to the live desk -- a bowie,

for breaching security at the white house. he's 22 years old, arrested yesterday morning, we're told. we're told by secret service officers who filed court filings in this case, the man went over a barrier that said "restricted area: do not enter." he did so after being stopped initially by secret service and returned shortly thereafter. 22-year-old man from bowie, maryland, charged with breaching a security barrier at the white house. we're told he has pleaded not guilty in this case. we're still trying to reach his defense attorney. at this point until we do so, we'll not name him. at the live desk, scott mcfarland. >> thanks. the race for the white house got nastier today. both candidates trading charge of bigotry. this comes amid a new quinnipiac poll. the poll result shows hillary clinton leading donald trump now by ten points nationally. steve handelsman on capitol hill with the latest from the campaign trail. steve? >> reporter: jim, thanks. race and charge of bigotry h

along. more prominent now possibly because of trump reaching out to minority voters because of his problem in the polls. clinton today in a play on words said trump wants to make america "hate" again. in nevada, hillary clinton charged donald trump is peddling bigotry, pair no noa, and racism -- paranoia, and racism. >> of course there's always been a paranoid fringe in our politics. a lot of it arising from racial resentment. it's never had the nominee of a major party stoking it, encouraging it, and giving it a national megaphone until now. >> reporter: trump told supporters in new hampshire clinton is talking about them. >> she lies. she lies, she smears and paints americans as raceyists. hill

>> reporter: trump said she sees people of color as votes. some were shocked. >> a bigot! >> reporter: he promised minorities safe streets and jobs. >> a very important part of the message for me is the african-american community because they've really been let down by hillary clinton and the democrats. >> reporter: a reach-out to white voters, too. >> there are republicans who don't want to vote for hillary clinton, but they don't want to vote for someone who they think might be ray raa racist. >> reporter: trump talked about his flip-flop over deporting 11 million immigrants. >> who does not want them thrown out? [ applause ] >> reporter: trump openly looking for popular positions. even if it makes the self-described outsider look a lot more like all the politicians up here on the hill who trump says he's running against. steve handelsman, news4. back to you. trump's running mate will be in northern virginia this weekend. governor mike pe

rally at patrick henry college in virginia on saturday. if you'd like to go, register for tickets. governor pence took the day off the campaign trail so he could tour the tornado damage in his home state of indiana. speaking of that damage, just take a look at this. wow. there is still so much cleaning up to do in the state of indiana. more strong storms in the forecast for tonight. nbc's chris clackum takes a closer look at the damage and the effort to rebuild. >> reporter: there's more to clean up in kokomo because this is where the most damage was done. >> it will be okay. at least we're all here. >> god. >> reporter: remarkably, all did indeed survive eight tornadoes that tore through indiana wednesday. >> we are very blessed to be able to tell you that we don't have any serious injuries or casualties as a result of the storm. >> oh, my gosh. starbucks just got blown over. >> reporter: no serious injuries even among customer inside a

worked together and got the doors off, got them out. >> reporter: others also grateful to be alive today. >> i said, dear lord, it's going to be my last moment. make it quick and not very painful. >> i'm your governor -- >> reporter: indiana governor mike pence left the campaign trail to return home to talk to victims. >> the house was hit. stuck in the pack closet. >> they texted you -- >> yeah. >> reporter: and toured the devastation left by what storm experts think was a powerful ef-3 tornado. from the air, damage in the indiana countryside may be more widespread but just as severe. here, too, though, neighbors are already pitching in to help in the cleanup. chris clackum, nbc news. and as all those people continue to pick up the pieces from the storms, there's still the fear of more bad weather on the way. doug, you've been busy in the storm center tracking this threat fhe

we were watching this last night around this time. we started seeing the first tornado warnings coming out around 3:00, 4:00, 5:00 in the afternoon. we saw tornado on the ground. these were long-track tornadoes, something that you do not get often especially in the month of august. in through portions of indiana and ohio, take a look at some of these, tornadoes continued through indiana into ohio. that was through the area last night. tonight, not a lot going on at this moment. a couple of strong storms around st. louis. we're tracking this area here and another area in through indiana and ohio one more time where we could see severe weather right on through the night tonight. the tornado threat is fairly low. but the strong wind threat fairly high. those people are definitely going to be dealing with that again tonight potentially. highs today, upper 80s to lower 90s. tomorrow, we get even higher. talking about another heat wave. i've got the forecast in a minute. >> thanks. still coming tonight, more people pulled from the rubble from that earqu

but the death toll continues to rise. and thousands of you rely on metro to get to school and to work. new concerns about safety have leaders lashing out. why some say more needs to be done to protect riders on the rails. >> reporter: next on news4, elderly residents in this apartment complex say if the management company of this development gets their way, these people could be homeless.

the death toll is rising after the earthquake in central italy. at least 250 people are dead with hundreds more injured. as nbc reports, rescuers are working tirelessly to find survivors. >> reporter: from the rubble, a small voice. rescuers find a little girl trapped in the ruins. "come on, julia," they urge her, then pull her out. julia is bewildered but alive, clinging to her rescuer. amazingly uninjured. life amid so much death in the broken town of almatrice that woke this morning to aftershocks and a rising death toll. they worked overnight to pull people out, but most three's bodies. they are going through the rubble here by hand, trying to

with the possessions here to more easily identify them. mostly they're using these earth-movers. it is now the case here. more of a recovery than of rescue. a historic town, nearly every building cracked or destroyed. it's a small place where everyone knows everyone, and where they all know the death toll will rise again. the rescuers admit they don't actually know how many people here are missing because as well as the locals, there were hundreds of tourists in this area. they are working amid hundreds of aftershocks. there was one this morning, 4.7 on the richter scale. that is enough to bring down fragile buildings. there is still real danger here. back to you. there's still no claim of responsibility for the deadly attack at the american university in kabul in afghanistan. at least 14 people were killed. dozens more injured.

car bomb -- with a car bomb and two guys with hand grenades stormed do into a school. no americans were killed or seriously injured. the students that were there barricaded themselves in classrooms. some of them desperately calling family members. >> she was worrying and crying. she was telling me, please pray for me because maybe this is my last time that i talk to you. >> those two gunmen were killed. officials say the crime underscores how militants are able to stage large-scale attacks even in the country's capital despite efforts by the afghan authorities to improve security there. ryan lochte is being called back to brazil. authorities want him to testify on that now-infamous incident at a gas station. lochte said he and three teammates were robbed at gunpoint in the early hours of august 14th. he eventually backed off the claims saying his drunken actions led to a

if lochte does not show up to court, he would not face a penalty under brazilian law. however, he would be denied the opportunity for a plea deal. as the district becomes more and more popular with young couples, larger families are finding it more and more difficult to find a place to live. one new development coming to a neighborhood in northeast d.c. has the current residents there afraid they're going to be forced out. our mark seagraves talked to families living at the brookland manor apartments. >> reporter: the brookland manor experiment in northeast are home to hundreds of mostly low and moderate-income residents. the company that owns the property, mid city financial, plans to redevelop the aging buildings. they don't plan on having any of the larger four or five-bedroom units in the new buildings like they have now. some current residents say that's discriminating against large families, and they've gone to court to block the plan.

strained as it is. to then add just another reason to separate the family and support system, it would just be an injustice. >> reporter: lawyers for the residents say the law prohibits developers from discriminating against large families. >> you should be able to have access to housing regardless of whether you're one person living alone or a multigenerational family. >> reporter: loretta holliman says it leaves her and her family at risk. >> it takes a village. these families together make the community that is vibrant, that is happy and whole together. >> reporter: now a spokesperson for mid city financial, the development group, declined to comment because of the pending lawsuit. a person close to the developer told me that they are going out of their way to make sure there are plenty of affordable housing units when the new apartment buildings are built here. they say that most of the residents here will be able to relocate right back here into

the new experimeapartments. mark seagraves, news4. it's not just d.c. the downsizing trend is being seen across the country. for the first time since the end of the recession, the average size of newly built homes is shrinking. experts say more entry-level buyers who need mortgages are coming back to the homebuying market, and that means more demand for smaller homes. >> it's financing. it depends on the markets. in our market, it's been financing's driving the deals. and people -- builders are adjusting their product to meet the affordability issues. >> as for the youngest home buyers, millennials are doing more with less, from microapartments to tiny homes. as long as the place is totally tricked out with all the top techie amenities, bigger isn't always better. the makers of a lifesaving drug are under fire. tonight, steps they say will help families cut the costs. this amid l

>> reporter: teaching community college one day, the next day, he was arrested and jailed after two female students accused him of sexually assaulting them. now the entire case dismissed. coming up, we'll hear from that former teacher. plus, a virginia woman takes aim at drones sing on a py

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are you on snapchat? angie's trying to get me on -- what is snapchat, and why do i want to be on snapchat, doug? >> i'm on instagram, snapchat, mayday, forum, pasta -- i don't know, man. >> i'm hijacking his phone. >> he's doing a number on me, man. >> i'm not sure what i'm supposed to be doing on that snap things either. i've got a couple -- >> tell us about the weather. you know, we're talking about the same things today. i donnow ifou guys are listening about the heat on snapchat. the heat on across the region. high temperatures, upper 80s to around 90 degrees. we're still sitting in the upper 80s. 86 at the airport. winds out of the south at 13 miles per hour. not just hot, but very humid. take a look at the heat index across the area. here it is,

leesburg, manassas, fredericksburg, 95 in d.c. now tomorrow, i expect numbers to be even higher by about five degrees. 100, maybe 105 in d.c. 105 leesburg, maybe around 100 back toward dulles. it's going to be hotter tomorrow. tonight, still a great night for a ball game as the nationals take on the orioles, trying to get at least one game -- not a sweet swooep, guys. 85 at -- not a sweep, guys. 85 at 7:00. humid but nice for a ball game, especially once the sun goes down. no rain. high and dry. going stay that way through the night. and really right on through the next couple of days. high pressure over us. you see that high pressure. we talked about this -- clockwise flow. look at the clouds moving around the region. underneath that, that's where the hot air is. it's going to be sitting over us for the next couple of days and for about the next week. something else we've been tracking, the tropics. tracking a tropical system that's just north of his pan-year-olda. you see it right

you see it here. if it continues on this track, it might run into cuba and fall apart altogether. it is expected to go more to the north toward florida. that would produce heavy rainfall. may not even become a tropical storm by then. all this talk about a big storm in florida, not going to happen. we've been talking about that for the last couple of days. storm team 4 talking about what temperatures will be like tomorrow. hot and humid. heat index tomorrow, 100 to 105, an actual high of 95 degrees. close to record heat moving through the day tomorrow. 95 tomorrow in d.c. 95 in fredericksburg. 93 toward la plata. through the next ten days, i'm thinking at least eight, maybe nine of them will be above that 90-degree range. we're seeing temperatures right on through the weekend into the low 90s. 93 monday. tuesday at 94. only chance of rain and thunderstorms would be next wednesday and thursday. another heat wave, not nearly as hot as the last one. still on theo

guys? >> thanks. rape allegations cost him his job and reputation. tonight, a local professor reveals what he thinks led to the false accusations. >> reporter: i'm darcy spencer at metro headquarters. metro workers are saying that they feel no one is listening to them, and they're unappreciated. coming up, what the general manager says he's doing about that. and a technical glitch having an impact on a number of customers.

now at 6:30, a local professor accused of rape is sharing his side of the story. he's been cleared of all the charges. >> it was the worst time of my life. i never faced anything like that before. metro is putting the focus on safety once again after some high-profile incidents that put passengers at risk. a technical glitch caused months of problems for local gas customers. >> i would like to apologize to the customers who have been impacted. >> we'll tell you why some people are still suffering even though the issue has been fixed. help is on the way for people who cannot afford epipens as the drugmaker's ceo lashes out at the health care industry. >> this isn't an epip

this isn't a mylan issue. this is a health care issue. will will. first tonight, his teaching reputation was in ruins after two students accused him of sexual assault. >> all charges have since been dropped, and now that former community college instructor is talking about what might have motivated the allegations. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey has his story. >> reporter: this is the image of youssef taleb he hopes will reemerge after his three-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 worst time of my life. i never faced anything like that before. >> reporter: from the beginning, he maintained his innocence. >> i never had any physical relationship, never ever. >> reporter: taleb's attorney says there were red flags with the case righ

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 instance, one woman alleged she was raped in march, didn't tell anyone, then returned to taleb for a private tutoring session in may. >> there was no evidence to actually support the allegations that he was anything less than professional in the way that he conducted himself as a professor in tutoring session or during class. >> 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 statement. >> actually that was like the most wonderful day of my life. it's like a new life for me. >> reporter: taleb has his own theory about what motivated the main accuser to go police at the very end of the semester. >> as soon as i posted the dprads, she came up -- grades, she came up with the story like that. that's all i can come up with.

>> reporter: now taleb is hopeful he can move past the damage to his reputation and return to what he loves doing -- teaching math. in manassas, i'm julie carey, news4. right now police are looking for a man who groped a student at georgetown university. the young woman told police she was walking back to her residence hall in what they call village a last night. she says a guy came up from behind, grabbed her buttocks, and then ran away. georgetown police remind students to walk in groups if they can late at night. you can also use the school's shuttle program. tens of thousands of us rely metro every day. a scathing new report is highlighting some major safety issues still plaguing the system. news4's darcy spencer is outside metro headquarters tonight with details. >> reporter: metro officials say they are continuously working on their safety culture. now metro workers are

they are being ignored even though they know a lot about the system. >> ultimately we're dealing with with fighting a lack of faith in the system. >> reporter: metro officials challenged on the transit agency's safety culture at a special meeting called to address that very issue. >> and there's negligence taking place, and i just have to say here today, this has got to stop. >> reporter: and complaints from workers that no one listens to them, and they don't feel appreciated. the general manager says he's listening. >> two things we talk about is, one, what can i do for you, and the other is what you can do for me is take pride in your job. if you take pride in your job, guess what, everything starts to fall into place. >> 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,

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 cited numerous reasons for the problem. it's an issue metro's safety officials say is being addressed. >> this is also not unique. every transit agency in the country or world is plagued with red signal violations. >> reporter: the board wanted to know more about the derailment on the silver line in east falls church last month where tracks may have not been properly inspected and rail ties were severely deteriorated. there's now a criminal investigation. >> either we follow the standards where you -- or you do not work here. >> reporter: i did reach out to the union that represents metro workers. they told me no one was available to comment today, but the union is currently in contract negotiations with management. back to you. >> thanks. there is new information tonight on a store

about yesterday. it centers around a new parking system at the reston town center. some folks are raising privacy concerns about a high-tech equipment -- the high-tech equipment that will be used there. that technology includes cameras that record license plate information. a group opposing the pay-to-park system there has been pushing a petition at change.org. the group says it has more than 7,000 signatures so far. supporters say the technology is designed to make things more convenient for you, to make it easier to find your parked car. want to take this moment to give a huge you thank everybody who donated to our backpacks 4 kids drive today. you kept our phone banks buzzing, busy all day long and made sure lots of kids in our region will get the supplies that they need to start the school year off right. and you can still donate on line. just go to the

app and search "pa pac"backpack" coming up, the growing price of a lifesaving drug. what the makers of epipen are offering to families to help cut costs. and super cool. details on touring the iconic site with the most powerful man in washington from the comfort of your own home. first, here's doug. >> comfort of your own home may be the only comfort the next couple of days with a.c. going. temperatures going way up. a look at rockville, not too bad. the humidity, you can feel it when you step outside.

encouraging news when it comes to the treatment of tremors. an estimated ten million people suffer from essential tremors in the u.s. a new study finds that an mri-guided and focused ultrasound significantly improves tremors and the quality

from them. the non-innovative method uses an mri to guide ultra sound waves through the skin and the skull and remove tissue thought to be in problem areas inside the brain. essential trumors have severely -- tremors have severely affected peter mueller's life. he just had the treatment at the university of maryland medical center and already notices a difference. >> what's it been, about 18 hours since -- maybe less than that. just being able to write cursive for the first time in years. >> the fda approved the treatment last month. the drugmaker mylan says it will not lower the price of its epipen. but officials say they will help some people pay for the auto injector. it's the device that can be used to treat those suffering from a severe allergic action. the price of a two-dose package of enpop jumped from

epipen jumped from $95 to $600 the last two years. mylan is offering a savings card now. patients who were paying the full price will have their out-of-pocket costs cut by 50%. in an exclusive interview on cnbc, mylan's chief executive officer says the company wants to ensure that the lifesaving drug is available to those who need it. >> 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. everybody should be frustrated. i am hoping that this is an inflection point for this country. our health care is in a crisis. it's no different than the mortgage financial crisis back in 2007. >> the company is also expanding its patient assistance program which will eliminate out-of-pocket costs for uninsured and underinsured patients. so the national parks service may be 100 years old, but there is now a 21st century w

features president obama. a group created an 11-minute virtual reality film of the president's visit to yosemite national park in june. the film is called "through the ages." it is narrated by the president. it highlights the history of the park and the need for preservation. and of course, the film was made to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the national parks service. the technical problems have been fixed, but the complaints keep coming in. tell you what a major utility company is telling news4 after customers fo s got expensive bi. the dramatic steps a woman took to take down a drone flying over a hollywood legend's country home.

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new details to the live desk regarding ryan lochte's time in rio. brazilian police have officially charged him with filing a false report. lochte said he and three temperatu teammates were robbed at gunpoint on the early morning of august 14th. he eventually backed off the comments saying he was drunk, leading to a confrontation with armed security guards. the crime carries a maximum of 18 months in prison. it's not clear if the u.s. would actually extradite lochte to brazil to face the charges. jim? >> thanks. here's what we want to tell -- do not mess with jennifer youngman. she's a woman who took action when she saw a drone flying a little too close toac

duval's home in virginia. they're kind of neighbors. she sent us these pictures. tells us she was cleaning her shotgun when she noticed the drone over duval's home in fauquier county, virginia. when it crossed her property line, she pulled the trigger, blasted him. youngman says she fired two rounds, but it only took her one. says she took action because the drone was disturbing duval's cows. that is not cool. you don't disturb cows. >> she had regrets, though. pieces of the drone, her tractor has rolled over it. she's got a couple of flat tires. >> is that right? i didn't know that part. >> she didn't regret it, though. >> i'm sure she does not regret it. i'm sure she can get help getting the tires fixed, too. >> i didn't know robert duval lived in our back yard. >> yes, duval is does this some

some time. he's our neighbor. yeah. i guess we're supposed to move on now, right? is that for me or for you? tonight, nbc 4 responds to more complaints from washington gas customers. we're moving on. after months of ongoing problems with its online billing system. >> the senior vice president agreed to sit down with consumer reporter susan hogan to answer questions about what went wrong and whether the problems have been fixed. >> reporter: the simple answer from washington gas is yes, the i.t. issues have now been resolved. but that doesn't mean the complaints have stopped. in december, washington gas launched changes to its website. to make it more user friendly. unfortunately, a slew of technical issues with the website created a firestorm for its 1.1 billion customers. >> right now i just can't say i have enough confidence in their service to continue with their

utility's program launched, the complaints to nbc 4 responds started rolling in. this one in february -- >> just three days ago, i got a notice from washington gas saying that my service was going to be discontinued. >> reporter: this one three months later. >> i wouldn't think it was delinquent. they've never sent me a bill. >> reporter: then this one. >> i went it turn on my stove, and i have no power. no gas coming through. >> reporter: each story we aired, washington gas assured us the i.t. problems were fixed, and they credited any discrepancies in the customers' bills. we continued to hear from customers who either weren't getting bills or getting bills for hundred of dollars more than they expected, and some who even received cutoff notices. >> on behalf of washington gas, i would like to apologize to the customers who have been impacted. >> reporter: luamn guttermuth, a senior vice president for washington gas, says although the technical glitches have been resolved, residual effects continue for many customers.

>> subsequently, a smaller group of customers were impacted by issues with our electronic notification process, as well as the automated payment process. >> reporter: customers who use online bill pay weren't getting their automatic reminder to pay their billings. therefore, many -- their bills. therefore, many didn't. others who sets a monetary limit on their accounts weren't getting notices their bills exceeded that amount. when the system finally caught up, late fees with large bills and sometimes even those cutoff notices were automatically sent out. is it safe to say that all of those i.t. software issues are over? >> we believe that we have addressed the system issues. what remeaain are the account-specific issues. we know that some of those will continue over a period of time. >> reporter: washington gas encourages customers to monitor their account and get in touch with them if you see any irregularities.

washington gas said it has waived all late fees for its customers associated with the computer glitch and has also been putting customers on payment plans when they get those large bills they didn't expect. doug's here with a check on the weather. the heat's returned. >> did you say robert duval tangos? >> yeah. i think he married a tango dancer from argentina or someplace -- >> we need to check on this. >> good stories -- years ago. he's live thursday for years. >> he -- lived there for years. >> he has a pumpkin patch, too. >> all right. >> learning so much. all this stuff you can learn. let's show what you can learn if you step outside. it's on the hot side. 86. winds out of the south 13 miles per hour. the heat index now at 94. look at the temperatures as we go on through the rest of the night. dropping to around 80 by 9:00, 10:00. through the 70s. we'll get into the mid 7

maybe down to 74, 75 tonight. a warm night. no rain to talk about. we're not going to see any rain tomorrow either. tomorrow, dry but hot and humid. 85 degrees at 11:00. 93 by 2:00. 94 by 5:00. i think a high around 95. a heat index of 105 tomorrow. here's the actual high temperatures. tomorrow will be the hottest day right on through the end of the ten-day forecast as we move on through here. 93 on saturday, 91 on sunday. the 90s sticking around monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, through early next week. you okay over there? i need to check on you.

jason, i got to say, one of the worst things that can happen to any team is for some -- the other guys to start coming out with brooms and stuff like that. that is not cool. can we avoid that tonight, you think? >> reporter: well, you especially don't want to get swift in a four-game series. final game between the nationals and orioles. they want to salvage the series. the nationals, something match-up. matt scherzer will start for the nats. he's given up a lot of home run since joining the organization. the orioles have hit more home runs than any other club in major league baseball this season. check that out tonight. also, one of the bright spots during the nats' four-game

of 23-year-old center fielder trey turner. turner having an excellent season since being called up to the big leagues. he has been just amazing for the nats. he grabbed hold of the leadoff spot from ben revere and hasn't looked back. this season, his first time playing center field. he had a brilliant catch against the os last night, robbing adam joan of a hit. he made -- adam jones of a hit. he made history, tying a franchise record in the last two games with eight consecutive hits. the only two players that have done that. earlier in the day i spoke with turner about the hot hitting streak he's been on. >> any time you can get your name associated with other great names or records, it's an honor. and i think it was a lot of fun having that stretch. hopefully we can go out and try and get a w and turn it around. >> i like his aggressiveness. i like his -- he's a brave young man. he's not intimidated pie being re

>> reporter: now the nationals also signed a reefliever that i making his way to the capital this evening. in football, the redskins held their final practice before the third preseason game against the bills. turned out to be a special practice for the players and coaching staff of the redskins. they were over at joint base andrews earlier today. they were showing love to all the fans. it was time for business at one point in front of military members and their families. the team getting ready for the bills match-up. afterwar afterwards, they posed for pictures, signed autographs, and spent time with some of america's finest. it was a special day for everyone involved. >> definitely an honor to be here in front of these men and women. just to get a chance to say thank you for all they do for us is definitely a great privilege. >>

this trip. >> a day they'll never forget. >> a day i won't ever forget. >> reporter: do you ever hear the drill sergeant say, hey, get over here? >> i had one when i walked in. he waved down there -- i heard him say that. i almost felt like i was in the army. i had to run over and get straight like, okay. >> reporter: newly acquired center brian stork expected to join the skins this weekend, according to the nfl network. the skins traded a draft pick to the patriots. then word that the third round player was considering retirement. he has a reputation of being a hothead, something his head coach, jay gruden, absolutely loves. redskins versus bills tomorrow night. we'll have that game for you right here on nbc 4. kickoff is set for :30. back to you in studio. thank. co

>> come on, nats. no sweep. not tonight. "nightly news" coming up next. see you at 11:00.>>

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