home explodes. good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm erika gonzalez. >> we have trouble in the tropic. >> and the heat and humidity are making a comeback. >> a close area on that area of disturbed weather this is starting to move into the southern part of the bahamas. we will be watching that carefully all week. for us, around here today, sticky and steam on your way out the door this morning. heat index is up near 105 and evening plans also plenty warm and humid. highs in your hometown today, 90 in gath eversburg, 96 in fredericksburg. going out to the redskins game playing the buffalo bills, still near 90 on the way to the game. a lot of high school football games have been pushed back an hour from 7:00 to 8:00 for start

school game, make sure you know what time it's starting. melissa mollet is dealing with traffic right now. how is friday holding up? >> okay. chopper 4 over a little bit of volume for us, bw parkway south of 50 this morning. a little bit volume both northbound and southbound. 66 look okay and 95 here up in the northern virginia area looks okay but down south, again, 95 south at 639 ladysmith only one lane getting by that crash clean-up. that could be around for several more hours. orange line delays to vienna track work between landover and new carrollton. 6:01 right now. police are keeping a close eye on a popular spot for joggers in loudoun county. >> two women have reported attempted assaults in the last week. police have now released a sketch of one of the men they are looking for. megan mcgrath is live with more. >> reporter: it's a p

people use it early in the morning or in the evening and unfortunately at those times the w and od can get a little isolated. there have been two attempted attack along this trail in the last week, and the most recent incident involved an off duty sheriffs deputy. take a look at this man, this composite sketch. police say that the sheriffs deputy was taking her daily run yesterday around 6:30 in the morning when this man approached her with a box cutter. she recognized the weapon and was able to turn around and run away, and that happened in the leesburg area. wednesday, a woman was walking a trail in the sterling area when two men came out of the woods and grabbed at her clothing. suspects ran away when a cyclist rode by. residents are going to continue to use the trail but they are going to take some precautions.

you would buy them as a hunter, we have them on our key chains. >> they are out running and walking. i've got three daughters. we're getting them all. >> reporter: investigators do not think that these two cases are related. they are looking for a total of three suspects. they have increased patrols, police patrols in the area to keep people safe, also folks who use the trail really at whatever time, whether it's the morning, the day, or the evening, if at all possible, they are asking you to use the trail in groups. back to you in the studio. >> thank you. police are offering a reward to find a person who killed a 7-11 clerk. he was shot to death on saturday morning in clinton. police say the suspect intended to rob the 7-eleven but ended up killing the clerk. the $50,000 reward is for anyone with information that leads to the suspect's indictment. today is sentencing day

mclean couple for hours inside their home. a jury found andrew scmahl guilty of holding them captive for hours. fisher had recently fired scmahl's wife from a law firm. a jury recommend two life terms plus 98 years. a judge can increase it or follow the recommendation. his wife goes to trial in september. we're keeping an eye on live pictures coming to us from italy. it's 48 hours since that earth can quake but still very much a dangerous situation. the ground unsettled with the threat of after shocks. hundreds of them we understand have happened since the earthquake and people are feeling them. one of them measuring a 4.7. the other big thing today, the death toll in italy. 267 now. we have this drone video we want to show you.

take a look. it's an interesting perspective to see all of the damage and devastation in central italy right now. still trying to find survivors who may be trapped, who may be buried. teams are using rescue dogs to try to do this, but hope right now is fading because so much time has passed since that quake measuring 6.2. erika, funerals are starting now for the dead. back to you. >> hard day. thank you. d.c. police have a new clue in a deadly hit-and-run near dupont circle. they released these photos of the car they are looking for. they say the driver of this dark-colored sedan hit the man along new hampshire avenue near m street northwest last friday before 3:00 in the morning. the car may have a yellow rear license plate. they want you to call police if you think you recognize that vehicle. patience will be key if you are taking

this week. 8th safe track surge gets under way tomorrow. there will be no rail service between franconia springfield and van dorn street. buses will replace trains. the work runs through september 11th. state of virginia is dealing with a shortfall of more than $1.5 billion. governor mcauliffe is expected to address possible solutions when he goes before state lawmakers this morning. he says the biggest problem is withholding income and that holder people are retiring at higher wages than they are being repraised. the governor says he will protect education from seeing cuts. donations are pouring in for the victims of the silver spring apartment explosion. the montgomery county housing partnership is working to distribute that money. that money will dpo to families who lost everything in the

natural gas explosion. yesterday, a 6th victim was identified. one more person has yet to be identified. an off duty state trooper is being credited for saving a woman this burning wreck of a house. it exploded and caught fire in rural western maryland, washington county yesterday. the trooper lives in the neighborhood and rushed to help the woman who lives in that home. firefighters spent hours to get the flames under control. investigators are not saying what they believe caused the home to blow up. a mother says her four-year-old walked away from school and you are going to hear her story on news 4. a warning on a back-to-school scam. we have neferg you need to know about the so-called federal student tax. and murder in mississippi, the victims it would catholic nuns. we'll tell you how they are being remembered in a community still reel

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6:11 right now and poor kids are melting at the bus stop this morning. >> chuck has already taken off his jacket. it's really stuffy back here in the weather office for some reason. melissa is freezing. she runs cold and i run warm. temperatures at the bus stop, it is steam ary out there between the time you went to bed the time you are getting up this morning, the humidity has surged and temperatures in the 70s, now will be near 80 degrees at 8:00 in the morning. afternoon temperatures will be in the low and mid 90s this morning. sun rise about 20 minutes or so away. shorts, t-shirts, lightweight, light colors, all required for today. sunglasses, don't forget your

spf. don't need the umbrella today. it's going to be a warm day to be outside. morning run, remember i was recommending to add an extra mile or two a couple mornings ago, this morning, maybe you shave a mile off. nout out on the town, will be dry. and warm. let's go over to the always cold melissa mollet. >> i'm always cool. i have a blanket on my legs right now. chopper 4, inbound 4 at richie marlboro. inbound lanes you might be seeing slowing as folks look to the right. 270 southbound, reports southbound at 109. new problem on the green line, delays at branch avenue because of an issue at congress heights. ra

looking good. outer loop rolling along nicely. just into the live desk right now, minutes ago, cooper lane elementary school in prince george's county is going to be closed today because of a water main break happening this morning. wssc just now tweeting a few minutes ago that it's an 8-inch water main and they are working on it and they have a crew on scene and they have shut off water in that area. so we'll pass along any additional information we may get on this. cooper lane elementary school at landover hills at prince george's county is going to be closed today one of the first few days of school. mississippi police are investigating the murder of two nuns. >> the nuns were found dead inside their home yesterday. they both were nurse practitioners who worked to help poor people for years. the local archdiocese tells nbc news t

death. people who knew them are searching for answers. >> they were loved by everyone here in lexington and also in durant, so that's why it's such a shock to us. it's such a senseless homicide. >> now, police say that a car was missing from the nuns home but they would not confirm whether the deaths were related to a robbery. the car was later found. today we'll be working to find out whether ryan lochte will defend himself against criminal charges in brazil. charge him with filing a false robbery report. he admitted it was not true. if he chooses not to appear before a brazilian judge, the case will proceed without him.

a woman was stranded in new zealand. the 20 mile hike was only supposed to take three days. they became lost because trail markers were buried in the slow. her partner fell down a steep slope and died. she spent several days in the cold and found an abandoned hut and broke inside. >> i was walking in snow, because of marks were correct. >> now, when she was found, she was suffering from frostbite, hypothermia and a few other minor injuries. even with the excitement of back-to-school, there are a lot of things to think about and one of those is the possibility of your student getting scammed. news 4 consumer reporter susan hogan explains what to watch out for. >> you've heard of irs scams.

this latest scam though targets students about bogus federal student tax. there's no such thing, but scammers imperson nating the irs or someone from the state revenue department try to convince students otherwise. the scam demands the student wire money immediately. if the victim hesitates, the scammer threatens to report to police, revoke the victim's driver license. it's important the irs will never call and demand immediate payment over the phone. the irs will make you a -- mail you a bill. it will never threaten to immediately bring in police or have you arrested. it will never require you to use a specific payment method to pay for taxes and it will never ask for credit or debit card information over the phone. you can report these scams, open up nbc washington app and search student tax scam to find the link. montgomery county students also head back to class o

more about a new program that aims to keep them safe. cameras are being installed on school buses and they will record drivers who illegally pass a stopped school bus. that's a $125 fine. if you get caught on the camera. nearly $600 and three points on your license if a police officer should fine you. all 1,200 buses in the county will have cameras within the next 3 years. this week the d.c. street car reaches a big milestone. tom sherwood takes a look at what's next. >> i'm tom sherwood. the d.c. street car, years behind schedule, over budget. didn't start until six months ago. but now first ridership numbers are in. they are showing more than 400,000 people have ridden the eighth street line in six months and service will be expanding to sundays on september 18th. >> people are embracing the system, the r

suggest that people are excited about it and we're looking forward to expanding the service. >> there's still no charge for the service and there's no plans to start charging until and unless the city figures out a cost effective way to collect fares without discouraging ridership that is helping the redeveloping neighborhood to draw even more people. in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. developing right now, more than 200 people spent night in a shelter after an ef 3 tornado slammed parts of indiana. roofs from homes completely torn off and in many places the walls are just gone. donald trump's running mate, indiana's governor mike pence took a day off the campaign trail to tour the damage. remarkably, no one died in the massive storm. only minor injuries were reported. iowa, entire basements are still under water right now. check out the massive flooding in this town. two rivers overflowed their banks.

fields, washed some car away. at least one person died. governor john bell edwards is getting a firsthand look at the flooding devastation in louisiana. he's been touring the state to meet with people impacted by the damage. he has plans to fund more drainage projects to protect against future storms. meanwhile at home, we're dealing with the return of some pretty is significant heat. >> we've had 45 days this summer 90 or higher. niens come back in style for today and they are going to be here for quite some time to come. here's our sky early thork. high, thin clouds out there. not rain-making clouds at all. 78 degrees right now. southerly winds held temperatures up overnight and brought more and more humidity into the region. so it is really going to be a stifling day to be outside.

centerville at 73. beverly beach down to 77 degrees. a warm start to the day. afternoon temperatures, 82 by 9:00 a.m., 90 by lunchtime, 93 by 3:00. hour high today, forecasting 95 in downtown washington. record high for the day is 97. there's a chance we could get up to tie that record. doug will be here later this afternoon to let you know whether we actually got there or not. rain chances today, not much. if we have any chance for showers, south of the city, down toward shaferred, fredericksburg and charlottesville. that's about it. our little bubble of high pressure coming in. we're watching this area of disturbed weather in the tropics. it's making progress into the southern part of the bahamas now, could still have a chance to organize late weekend or early next week. we'll keep an eye on that for yo

will be in the 90s. our next little chance for a shower doesn't arrive until tuesday next week. 4 things to know with the forecast coming up at 6:31. >>. 270 southbound at 109 sounds like the crash that was reported was actually on the ramp to get on to 270 at 109 and it is out of the way. seeing a little bit of a delay here southbound but that is obviously pretty typical here for this time of morning. 66 and 95 over all looking good here as you kind of closer to the beltway, down south as you are headed southbound out of the fredericksburg area, at ladysmith just that one lane getting by the crash clean-up for the next couple of hours. you can see some slowdowns there, i wanted to mention that. big look at the beltway, overall, no problems right now on beltway. do that have delay to branch avenue because of issue at congress heights, i should say. thank you. on defense, a drug company ceo is in the hot seat for the skyrocketing price of her

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. kristin wright here at the live desk where we're sorting through the detail of a truck bomb attack at a police checkpoint in turkey and the video we have to show you just shows you what a bad situation this was. 11 police officers killed. you see all of the smoke rising there. we understand that the truck used in this attack was filled with explosives. this happened near the syrian border where there's been so much conflict. kurdish militants are believed to be behind this attack, but turkey has also seen a rise in attack from isis. we've been telling you how turkey just sent troops across the syrian border, tanks across the border this week to try to retake a town being held by isis. erika, back to you. >> kristin wright, thank you so much. if you or your child needs one of those life-saving eps,

coming. mylan pharmaceutical says it will be offering a $300 discount for some patients. the $600 price tag stays. ceo heather brochet defends the price. >> the reality is and the brand pharmaceutical market. this isn't an epipen issue, this isn't a mylan issue, this is a health care issue. >> actress sarah jessica parker announced on social media that she is cutting ties with the company. she has a son with allergies and was part of an ad campaign for that drug. a smoothie chain link to 28 cases of hepatitis a is facing lawsuits. >> they are all connected to virginia tropical smoothie cafes. ten cases are in northern virginia. the infection is believed to be caused by frozen strawberries from egypt. the chain has removed them from all of its stores. one man who was infected is suing for $100,000. >> a class action lawsuit was also filed yesterday. donald trump and hillary clinton are throwing

"r" word, now racism is at the center of the race for the white house. a mother tells news 4 that her four-year-old son wandered away from school and it happened while head start was investigating the prince george's county school system. learn how she's feeling this morning. >> numb. it was a little numbing that he would have been able to leave school, period. he's been able to get off a play ground. there should have been someb

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now at 6:30, it is day 3 and hope is fading for rescue teams scrambling to find survivors in the aftermath of the earthquake in italy. tim kaine used late night television to ridicule donald trump in spash. >> i don't buy it because. [ speaking in spanish ]

just about 6:31 right now. thanks for warking up with us this morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm erika gonzalez. the sun rising on a hot and humid day. >> it sounds like we boent get a whole lot of relief this week either. >> i wish i can tell you it was going to be cool and comfortable to be outside today and over the week. it's not. complete opposite. hot and humid. sun rise just two or three little old minutes away. 4 things you need to know about the forecast oh, the humidity! what a steam bath it is outside this morning. we'll be within a degree or two of a record high temperature today. i'm forecasting 95. the record is 97 at national airport. this is the beginning of our fourth heat wave of the summer and it is here for a while. keeping a close eye on the tropic as well. that disturbance which may become hermine is just getting

bahamas. i'll give you p update on that and forecast coming up at 6:51. let's go to melissa to find out how the morning commute is holding up. >> not so bad s westbound 109 at i-2070, it just has cleared out of the way. you don't have to worry about that problem any longer. eastbound 50, across the bay bridge, crash in the left lane. we're seeing slowdowns. that could cause some real delays to folks. no major problems on the beltway. 95 southbound if you are headed out through fredericksburg, through ladysmith, only one lane getting by for the next couple of hours. the head start fall-out in prince george's county continues to grow and we're hearing from a mom who says her 4-year-old son wandered away from school almost walking on to a busy street. he was in the program in

example of the problems in the program. she says other problems have happened that just have not been reported. >> grabbing a student, pulling a student through the hallway, while another special ed teacher watched. >> davis says she did contact the school district after the incident. and new outcry this morning about the head start program in prince george's county. it lost millions in federal funding and now parents are calling for school board members to resign. meagan fitzgerald is live in temple hills for us this morning. >> reporter: a lot of angry parents at last night's school board meeting. many folks waiting for months to address the board like the woman you just heard from whose four-year-old attended the elementary school here. he was on the play ground where he wandered off to branch avenue where he was eventually found. that incident wasn't

that was part of the reason the feds took away the grant for the head start program. officials say they never knew about davis 's incident and it happened nearly a year ago. but they did investigate analogy incident involving a three-year-old who was forced to clean up his own urine when parents addressed the board the first time last night, they didn't mince words. >> the message sent every day that the board cared, the vice chair, the ceo and any individual that had full knowledge of that report remain in positions of employment and appointment is saying prince george's county children lives do not matter. >> reporter: now, despite that grant being taken away, the county says they still intend on providing those head start services to the nearly 1,000 students relying on it when school starts on monday. back to you. information about donald trump's new campaign eo

bannen. he was apparently once charged for misdemeanor domestic violence and battery. his then-wife claimed he pulled at her neck and wrists during a fight over her finances. and he smashed the phone when she tried to call police. democratic vice-presidential candidate virginia senator tim kaine used late night tv to rid dual opponent opponent donald trump. he stopped by the late show with stephen colbert. he responded to trump's position on immigration. >> i don't buy it because. [ speaking in spanish ] in english that translates he's always fight against the latin community

and actions of an idiot. trump is doing some private events in nevada. trump's running mate will be in northern virginia. governor mike pence is said to hold a rally at patrick henry college in purcellville on saturday. you'll need to register to get tickets for that event. today, president obama will expand a national monument off the coast of hawaii. the white house says today's proclamation will create the world's largest marine-protected area. we'll put it on the screen for you later. the monument will be more than 582,000 square miles. that is more than twice the size of texas. more than 7,000 species who live there will be protected. commercial fishing and new mining around allowed in national parks. i'll put it on facebook. you can celebrate 100 years of the national park service. all 412 parks have

admission. today you can head to faragut square to learn more about careers. yesterday more than a thousand people came together on the national mall to form this beautiful shot you see there. the national park service logo. they did all of that with colored umbrellas. we've listed other events that you can participate in on nbc washington.com. this weekend, you can get a preview of the new smithsonian national museum of african-american history and culture. we're already starting to see the unique history taking shape here. it's not open to the public until september 24th, but news 4 barbara harrison has your all-access pass a little early. you can tune in to get a tour. sun morning at 11:30 right here on nbc4. we told you that maryland had an amazing haul at the olympics. 18 medals. the nationals are doing their best to honor

>> there you go. that's wrestling gold medalist helen maroulis. you got a chance to meet her and interview her the other day. on the field before last night's nats game the other day, we also mentioned to you swimmer katie ledecky. she threw out the first pitch. boy, she can throw a ball like a boss. maroulis is from rockville. there's gio. he gave her a baseball autographed by the entire team, very cool. >> 6:38 our time right now. two women attacked. it happened on the same northern virginia trail but they were miles apart. what you need to know about who police are looking for this morning. >>. plus we're getting a new look at the damage and aftermath of that

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. and now your storm team 4 forecast. 6:41 on a friday morning. temperatures are the mid to upper 70s on your way out the door. it's going to be a sizzler. highs today in the mid 90s. heat indexes over 100 today. headed out to the redskins game this evening be ready. near 90 on the way to the ballpark. temperatures in the 80s. at the beach, highs in the 80s. one place to stay cool. chopper 4 over the north and southbound lanes at the spur at montgomery county bus lot is going to be in action on monday morning on the left side. 270 southbound from germann town to the spur, a little slow. 66 is good and so is 95 north quantico to the beltway. a series of burglaries in one neighborhood may be the work of one crook. and theyld

and police increase patrols following two attempted attacks on a pular virginia trail.po

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aftershocks continue. the desperate search for earthquake survivors has now become a dangerous task. plus seven burglaries all in one montgomery county neighborhood. but first, women attacked on a popular trail. a look at one suspect you should be on the lookout for. it's a popular place to exercise this time of day in loudoun county. >> that's right. and this morning the police and people who were out trying to get in that morning walk or run along the washington and old dominion trail are on high alert. megan mcgrath is there this morning. you've seen some people out there this morning, are they talking about concerns they may have been this morning? >> reporter: yeah, they are and what they have seen in the wake of these two attempted attack in the wod in the last week. the last week from the incident that happened yesterday morning, she was able to provide a

so police were able to come up with this composite sketch: the victim in yesterday's incident was an off duty sheriffs deputy taking her daily jog around 6:30 in the morning along this stretch of the trail in leesburg. a man approached her with a box cutter, she was able to recognize that weapon in time to turn and runaway. she was unharmed. a little while ago, i spoke to a cyclist in the area when it happened, he said the police response was quick and impressive. >> i saw the police car coming down the trail with its lights on. he stopped and described the person they are looking for and he asked me if i saw anybody. i said no. went a little farther, a cop car went up on the trail. came back down, there was -- i go out to dry mill come back down. coming down dry mill, there's another cop waiting and when i come into

every intersection and the response was amazing. >> reporter: and it was another cyclist that disrupted another attempted attack that happened last week. that was in sterling. two men came out of the woods and grabbed at a woman's clothing as she walked down the trail. those suspects runaway when this cyclist rode by. police do not believe these incidents are in any way connected. they are asking people to be careful. they have beefed up patrols and feek are being asked to usa the trail in groups. >> mack to you so very much. police are looking for a man who dprabed a state of the union at georgetown university. a woman says she was walking to her residence hall when a man came up behind her and grabbed her back side. police want to remind

use the shuttle program. police are searching for a jewelry thief targeting homes in silver spring. there have been seven burglaries in last than two months. all within five blocks of each other. homeowners have lost rings, diamonds and family heirlooms. >> oh, i was angry. the moment i walked in and i looked and i could see things awry in different places. >> detectives have some leads here and these are cases where doors or windows were left unlocked. if you have any information, contact police. i'm kristin wright at the live desk. we're following wreaking news and that is a school closure in prince george's county. cooper lane elementary in landover hills is going to be closed today because of a water main break in that area. they do have a crew on scene there trying to fix it. we'll keep you updated through the nbc

we've got some breaking news overnight out of italy. another 60 aftershocks struck the country, including one this morning that measured 4.8 on the richter scale. the quakes are just adding to the devastation that started days ago. nbc's bill nealey is in the town of amatrice with the latest numbers including new death toll. >> good morning. it's day three and really desperate efforts here to find survivors. it is still officially a mission to rescue rather than recover bodies, but it is a race against time. the temperatures here around 100 degrees and anyone still trapped in the rubble would have real problems especially with dehydration but they are still desperately digging, still calling for silence. listening in the rubble for any signs of life, but it is around 36 hours now since the last survivor was pulled out. the death

climbing. it's now 267. 200 from this small town of amatrice alone. around 400 people still injured in hospital and many, many people are still missing. people here are sleeping outside overnight. there is a camp with tents. the main one can hold around 300 people, but there are houses homeless here. thousands of people who will not be able to move back into some of the buildings. this is actually an elementary school. if the earthquake had struck when children were in here, i mean, dozens if not hundreds would have died. it happened, of course, at 20 to 4 in the morning. today, there is officially a state of emergency in italy declared in this area, declared by the italian prime minister. tomorrow, there will be a state funeral. the first of the funerals and it will be held in a couple

villages where 50 people died. this country still in mourning but no more so than here in amatrice, the hardest hit town. back to you. back here at home, weatherwise today, a little bit of a fogginess and gunkiness in the air outside. visibility reduced in town. pockets of thick fog like out in warington. we'll be 82 by 9:00 in the morning. will he to mid 90s with highs today, with heat indexes as high as 105 degrees this afternoon. heat wave number 4 starts today. so far this summer is the third warmest summer on record. weather records dating back to the 1870s. rain chances are extremely slim. any little chance for a shower will be south of the city down toward fredericksburg and

charlottesville. we're keeping an eye on the tropics here. not showing signs of organization but it's moving into an area that will be favorable if it takes a name, it will be named hermine. here's your ten-day forecast. all 90s all the time, all the way through the coming week. next best chance for rain is in the wednesday, thursday, time frame. it looks like labor day week will be a touch cooler than that one. good morning. >> at a couple of things happening right now now. beltway looking quite good. inner loop a little bit slow as you are coming upon 66 here this morning. bay bridge looking beautiful. we had an earlier crash eastbound 50 that is how out of the way. chopper 4 was over the american legion bridge a little bit earlier. right now, they are going to a different location.

95 southbound at 639 ladysmith, one lane getting by that crash for the next couple of hours. no problems in prince george's county. >> parents in prince george's county are pointing fingers. meagan fits jarrell has more. >> reporter: parents are upset. they don't understand how the board didn't take allegations of students abuse seriously. they want answers. one of those parents was shamonika davis , he was outside on the playground when he wandered off to branch avenue and that's where he was found. the federal offices of the head start program say they never heard about that incident and it happened nearly a year ago, they were, however, investigating allegations that a three-year-old was forced to clean-up his own urine. pare

call the actions of the board criminal and the county says they will, however, continue to fund the program despite having that $6.5 million grant taken away from them but the county has not said how they will fund it. back to you. >> good morning, i'm landon dowdy. apple has issued a patch to fix a potentially dangerous flaw that could let hackers take over your iphone and researchers in toronto discovered spy ware after it was used to target a prominent activist in the middle east. a text message advise users to click on a web link. that allows hackers to take over your phone. 6:55 now. here are 4 things to know. metro's eighth safe trac

starts tomorrow and runs until september 11th. buses will replace trains this weekend. a $50,000 reward to find a person who killed a 7-eleven clerk. u.s. swimmer ryan lochte is now facing a charge report. he's been summoned to appear before a judge in brazil. it's not clear if he will go. a man convicted of torturing a mclean couple for hours in their home it will be sentenced today. he faces life in prison for the 2013 tack. if you like hot and humid weather, there's good news in the forecast. it's all back in fashion for today. not quite as humid over the weekend but still plenty warm. highs in the mid 90s, but today those heat indexes could be as high as 105. stay hydrated. beltway looking quite good. if you are headed out to the beach this week, take me with yo

indices and indexes? >> a momentary decision. they are both acceptable. >> i'm good with that. >> things you want to know on a friday morning. >> i'm curious. that is the broadcast this morning. thanks for waking up with us. the "today" show is up next. we're back with more local news, weather, and traffic at 7:25. >> make it a great friday, everybody.

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