and now an employee has been diagnosed with help a. >> let's go to news4's darcy spencer in gainesville. darcy? >> reporter: susan, the employee here at the tropical smoothie cafe has a confirmed case of hepatitis a. if you had anything from this particular location, whether it's a smoothie or something to drink during a specific time frame, you may have been exposed. the stores in the stonewell shopping center here in gainesville cannot say if it came from frozen strawberries or somewhere else. anyone who had anything from this location, again, not just a smoothie, not just strawberries, could have contracted hepatitis a. if you were here from august 12th through the 18th you could have contracted

you have a vaccine. i can tell you, these are very popular stores and with the heat that we've been having, this is a great way to try and beat the heat. we spoke to the owners of this location a short time ago. >> and now this, of course, alarms, as it would anyone, our son gets tropical smoothie drinks from there all the time. it's not just one thing to sell the product but we're consumers of the product ourselves. anytime something like this happens, at least for us, it's a tremendous concern for the community. >> reporter: so obviously the owner here at this store is very concerned. they say it's been devastating for their business. coming up on news4 at 5:00, what they did as soon as they found out that one of their workers has hepatitis a. back to you. >> thank you, darcy. we're getting incredible new video into the newsroom showing a dangerous incident on the outer

during rush hour yesterday, a private ambulance was trans pof porting a patient when the man jumped out of the door and ran to the jersey wall. you can see the patient roll out of the ambulance right in the center lane of traffic. he got up, stumbled over to the shoulder and jumped over the wall. the ambulance attendant followed him as other vehicles tried to get by the scene. maryland state police tell us the patient was finally found last night walking near his home in prince george's county and the man is now back in the hospital. we're also following several new developments involving the zika virus. u.s. health officials reported the first case of a man who had no symptoms spreading the virus through sex. a man from maryland went to the dominican republic where there's been an outbreak of zika. he didn't get sick but his partner back home did and has since recovered. the food and drugdm

screening for zika. before now, only areas with active transmission like south florida had to test their blood supply. john hopkins announced the creation of the first ever zika virus center designed to streamline the treatment. the university of miami held a news conference with a mother who contracted the virus and she's terrified that her baby will get the disease. tim kaine on the trail today visiting the historically black florida university. he called out donald trump's campaign again for garnering the support of white extremist groups. he echos what running mate hillary clinton told msnbc's "morning joe" today. >> it's deeply disturbing that he is taking hate groups that

lived in the dark regions of the internet and making them mainstream. >> yesterday, trump doubled down on his characterization of clinton as a bigot and is launching a new attack ad showing clips of clinton using the term super predator back in the 1990s while supporting her husband's crime bill which critics have blamed for contributing to the overincarceration of african-americans. italy is still facing aftershocks today and the death toll has risen to 278 people. at least 50 are still unaccounted for. that number could go higher this weekend. crews are sifting through the rubble trying to find more survivors but at this point they are starting to lose hope. the magnitude 6.2 quake hit wednesday and since then there have been nearly a thousand aftershocks, including one today with a magnitude of 1.74.

school board is making steps to save its head start program. they are meeting with the government today to figure out how to move forward. bureau chief tracee wilkins is at dhs headquarters with a look at what comes next. tracee? >> reporter: the administration for children and families is located here behind me in southwest d.c. and, yes, members of the board of education have been in there along with the county executives trying to figure out the next step. this is the organization over the department or over head start. they voted to relinquish the federal head start grant after 50 years as a grantee after allegations of student abuse and neglect surfaced during an investigation. it was also revealed that prince george's county schools has a problem with reporting incidents like these to the head start offices like they are supposed

today, the board chair was a guest of a show with news4's tom sherwood. we spoke with him there. about five members of the board are calling for him and his vice chair's resignation. >> the county executive made a statement of support and that's what i needed. i am deeply committed to the students in prince george's county, deeply committed to seeing the type of change that we need to have happen, that we're going in the right direction. >> reporter: the task force is already hard at work. they have selected an interim head start program to manage the money that used to go to the school system. now what they have to do is figure out the next step, what it's going to look like and, importantly, the transition for teachers who were working under the prince george's county school system into this new grantee's system. more of that at 5:00 reporting live in southwest, tracee wilkins, back to you in the

studio. >> thank you, tracee. let's look outside on this hazy, hot and humid friday afternoon. the extreme heat is back in time for the weekend. >> let's go to storm team 4 meteorologist doug kammerer in the storm center for our first update. hello, doug. >> hello. you walk outside and you feel it. the heat and humidity is there. take a look around the mid-atlantic today. no matter where you are, notice 94 degrees, d.c. 96 in richmond. ocean city, 89. the heat index has been around 100 all afternoon. take a look at what is happening this evening. if you're out and about this evening, it's still going to be very warm and humid. temperatures close to 90 degrees. even around 7:00, 11:00, temperatures around 80. a lot of events going on tonight. just know it's going to be warm and humid. the good news is, the humidity is not sticking around all that long but the 90s looking to last. a lot more to this forecast coming up in a minute. >> thanks, doug. first at 4:00, a new round

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they were gunned down during an interview and then there was a chase for the suspect up 81. the next phase of the safetrack program starts tomorrow. >> crews will begin heading to northern virginia and you know the drill, plan ahead and expect delays. >> i'm melissa mollet with a look at metro this weekend because surge number eight starts saturday running through sunday september 11th. this is the blue line situation, single tracking between franconia. we'll update you as that progresses. on the red line, trains every 8 to 16 minutes here this weekend. on orange, silver and green lines, nl

line, regular service on saturday and sunday between 7:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. between huntington and national airport way. a man convicted of torturing a northern virginia couple will spend the rest of his life in prison. a judge handed down two life sentences plus 98 years to andrew earlier today. he had been convicted of breaking into the couple's home in mclean and holding them captive for hours while he shot, stabbed and tased them. prosecutors called it a case of revenge against the victim who had fired his wife weeks before. his wife will face trial next month. summer vacation is about to end for thousands of local kids. first at 4:00, the new steps to keep them safe on their way to and from school and how technology could mean a traffic ticket in your mailbox. this year is just getting started for local

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in montgomery county, it's the last weekend before school starts. >> there are new measures to keep your students safe while riding the bus. derrick ward discovered this is going time pact you even if you don't have kids or students at home. >po

technology on the buses. eventually, their whole fleet will have it. new cameras, new lights and new fines for those who ignore this. >> because if you don't stop, you will get the $125 ticket. and if a police officer is monitoring the school bus, like he will be doing, not only the first few weeks of school, and he sees you or she sees you violate this, you will get a $575 three-point citation. >> reporter: more about the safety measures in place in montgomery county, when they go into effect and what you as a motorist need to know. right now in loudoun county, police are looking for suspects behind two recent assaults. two women say they were approached by men who tried to attack them and the most recent incident coming yesterday morning in leesburg. the victim was an off-duty deputy who was out for her daily

police have released a skep of that suspect who allegedly came after her with a box cutter. people who use the trail are noticing the beefed-up police effort. >> i saw a police car coming down the trail with his lights on. that is unusual. he stopped, described the person they are looking for and, yeah, i said no. went up farther and another cop car came down on the trail. >> given the other attack last week, a woman said two men grabbed her and ran off when a bicyclist rode by. take a look at the dangerous and torrential downpours that snapped trees and power lines in annapolis. one even sparked that fire that you see right there. this comes just days after a tornado outbreak earlier this week about an hour north of indianapolis. well, we're not worried about any storms like that right now but, doug, we are sure not feeling the heat again, man. >> yeah. the heat is back,

is back. today is the holtest d since th. high temperature is 94 degrees and that's where we sit right now. hot and humid. the good news is, i think it's o only going to be here for this one day. 94 degrees and winds out of the northwest at 13 miles an hour. the northwest flow is a good flow. we're seeing drier air come in. it's always drier when it's out of the north. heat index close to 100. 99 in manassas. a hot and humid atmosphere for sure. if you are heading out to the nationals game taking on the rockies, as we move through the night, 89 degrees at 7:00, 11:00, 83. just know, it's going to be warm and humid for the game tonight. if you're heading out towards the redskins game, that game is ok

warm side. radar is nothing to show. we're going to be dry for quite some time. there's no good chance of rain in the forecast for the next 7 to 10 days. you mentioned indianapolis. we saw storms there earlier. that was a storm that came through indianapolis. more storms in and around that region this evening. they can't catch a break right now. for us, it's high pressure. you can see the clouds moving around this area of high pressure. we're going to stay in that hot, high pressure area over the next few days. we've been tracking the tropics. this system here is right in here not really developing but finally starting to see some thunderstorms closer to the center. so what happens when this moves in to the gulf of mexico? that's what we'll watch over the next couple of days. less of an impact. for us, we could use the rain, as i said, but it doesn't look like we're going to get anything. 94 and hot and humid. the heat index should stay under 100.

high temperatures around the rio de janeiro -- around the region. a great day tomorrow if you're heading out towards the chesapeake bay. looking good there and down towards the beaches, a great beach weekend. saturday and sunday, looking great. breezy along the bay. monday, a high temperature of 86. it's going to be perfect. water temperature will go up over the next few days with the onshore flow. as we look at the next ten days, well, again, we're talking 90s. 94 tomorrow and look at sunday and monday, 95 each day. 96 on monday. the front moves through. stronger storms then. all eyes right now on this day. i can't wait until next friday, next week. 83, low humidity, beautiful. but then we get right back into the 90s. much more on your redskins, tom kierein has that. >> the only moisture we're

below in a water main break in maryland. >> you can take a look at this in the woodlawn area of baltimore county this evening. a pipe burst near woodlawn high school and a couple of shopping centers sending all of that water shooting into the air. no word yet on what caused the break but crews have now shut off the water and are still on the scene for repairs. you know, d.c. is becoming something of a little hollywood when it comes to a certain type of movie. first at 4:00, the new project that is bringing a piece of music history back to life. plus, why it could seen be easier than ever to catch

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both manuel and lopez are natives of sugarland. police say a man jumped a fence, hopped into a running truck and drove into a plane. take a look at these pictures from the international airport in omaha. the man was screaming that people were trying to kill him last night. officers chased him into a parking garage. that's when he jumped the security fence and stripped down to his boxers. they caught him after he crashed the truck. southwest airlines says a few crew members and one customer were hurt but not seriously. if you're trying to find out who stole your iphone in the future, there's a chance the device could do the detective work for you. apple filed a patent that describe as new bio metric information feature that could allow phones to capture fingerprints and selfies of unauthorized users. that would automatically up load to a server that police could access. right

iphones know how to unlock and reset them to use for themselves or sell to others. baltimore county officials say the close of three dozen schools today because they don't have air conditioning. they have to close when the heat index is expected to reach 90 degrees by 11:00 a.m. it's a new measure approved earlier this month. nbc 4 is working for you in the community. a big thank you to everyone who helped us give local kids school supplies as they head back to the classroom. you helped raise $1500 over the phone and another $1,000 online, not to mention a $6300 check from the metropolitan community church which also donated 34 backpacks, four large bags and two boxes of school supplies. there's still plenty of time to help local kids.

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right now at 4:30, renewed concerns over a hepatitis outbreak that's been connected to local tropical smoothie stores. an employee at the gainesville store from july 28th to august 18th may have been exposed to hepatitis a. >> a shakeup for the head start program in prince george's county. the community development stud will take over for the county until the permanent agency is appointed. >> you can see a patient jump out of a back of an ambulance as it's rolling down the beltway near the 270 spur. what happened next and we spoke to the man who shot that video. now at 4:30, race is at the center of another day on the

campaign trail. >> trump is stepping up his attacks as well and shows know signs of backing down. edward lawrence is on capitol hill to bring us up to date. edward? >> reporter: there has been name calling and at the moment, issues have been lost in the d mudslinging. hillary clinton said there were no favors as she was secretary of state just because they gave money. >> my work as secretary of state was not influenced by any outside forces. i made policy decisions based on what i thought was right to keep americans safe. >> reporter: she continued on the offensive saying donald trump's beliefs and policies are bigoted. >> it's deeply disturbing that he is taking hate groups that

internet and making them mainstream. >> it's a tired, disgusting argument. >> reporter: trump supporters say clinton is trying to divert from the issues that voters need to hear to make the choice. >> there are a lot of people just et going tuned in to it and making decisions. >> reporter: trump tried to clarify on cnn saying it will be more than building a wall. >> we will have everything that you can imagine in terms of immigration. people will not come into our country illegally. we're going to fix that. >> reporter: but he was unclear of what would happen to the 11 million undocumented immigrants already here. next week, donald trump will give a speech in arizona. we'll have to see if it outlines his immigration plan. in the meantime, we can expect more racially charged insults from both sides. reporting live on capitol hill, edward lawrence, back to you, chris. >> thank you, eddie into clinton and kaine are both heeding t

september 11th to remember the 15 years since the terror attacks. the democratic ticket will not hold any events on that day. the nonprofit 9/11 day made that request. trump's campaign has not yet said how it's going to observe the day this year. the first lady's interview in this week's "variety" is getting a lot of attention. she called herself a product of pop culture. she's convinced her influence on the public consciousness has helped build awareness of her policy initiatives. frequent, she was able to use her karaoke car initiative to let girls learn initiative. one of her most lasting legacies may be her changes to school lunch programs, including in fairfax county. we take a deeper look at that right now on the nbc

app, open up school lunch. scheduled to open a little over a month from now, starting tomorrow you can go online and get free time passes. they are available on the museum's website starting at 9:00 a.m. on saturday. it's likely to be packed in its opening days but over at the nbc washington app, we have the pro tips you need to plan a successful visit. open the app and search african-american museum. and remember, this weekend we're giving you an inside look before it opens. news4's barbara harrison has an all-access pass. tune in to see a tour of the exhibit sunday morning at 11:30 right here on nbc 4. new at 4:30, d.c. is in the midst of a rock documentary boom. there are several films in production about the d.c. music scene. last week, mark

previewed the legendary blues band the night hawks and today has the story of a one-of-a-kind singer behind the classic "boogie until you puke." >> reporter: had he hearsing in a takoma park basement, it's been years since they have played together. root boy died in 1993. the band was brought back together by one of the original rootettes. he's producing a documentary by one of the most unpredictable entertainers to ever walk on stage. >> he was like a runaway train. that's what the draw was. >> reporter: the local lead singer will pick out the songs. >> sometimes he would miss lines and he'd look at me and i'd have to sing

on track again. >> reporter: while it was a commentary on life in the '70s and '80s, much of the messages resonate today. >> they are funny, very exciteful, some of just plain buffoonery. >> reporter: they take the stage sunday night at the bethesda blues and jazz club. from takoma park, news4, mark segraves. good afternoon. it is getting a little bit less humid, i'm happy to report. temperatures still hot. gorgeous afternoon, though. there's the live view from the storm team 4 city camera. puffy clouds floating through right now. around our weather underground network, it's in the low to mid-90s across most of virginia and maryland and around the metro area. we're in the mid-90s. right on the bay as well. not much relief there near the waters. as w

into the upper 80s by 8:00 p.m. early on saturday morning, warm and humid. it's going to be near 80 degrees. less humid throughout the rest of the day. getting hot on saturday, upper 80s. looking at the rest of the weekend, how long the heatwave will last, coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you, tom. the outrage is not going away over the surging price of epipens. a young woman says her life could be in danger without it. plus, a new mystery in the fight against the zika virus. how did she catch the virus

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first at 4:00, efforts to stop the spread of the zika virus are expanding and so are the worries. >> now we're hearing from a new mom in florida who contracted the virus while she was pregnant. erica edwards is afraid of what it could mean for her little girl. >> reporter: you'd never know it by looking at her, she was born nearly two months ago in miami affected by the zika virus. she does not have microcephaly seen in so many other zika-related cases across latin america. >> this is changing the

of the way we think about the disease. >> reporter: there are worrisome issues and there are scarring in her eye. speaking in spanish, her mother says she's terrified zika will harm her further. she became infected while pregnant in venezuela and then traveled to the u.s. where she gave birth. >> she said the baby was born here and the baby has been a blessing to her. >> reporter: florida is home to the first home-grown zika cases in the state, at least 42 in three counties. governor rick scott said he'll travel to washington the first day congress gets back from recess, pushing them to approve money to help fight the virus. >> we're at the tip of the sphere. this is an issue that the whole country is going to deal with. >> reporter: many places are already preparing. there is a comprehensive zika conference a

administration said on friday all blood donations across the country should be tested for zika. erica edwards, nbc news. i'm jason pugh here at fedex field. tonight, the most important preseason for the redskins and that's why the players want to make sure it's a successful dress rehearsal. plus, hundreds of students with with nowhere else to

the u.s. department of education has taken enforcement action against three schools that specialize in medical education. >> now hundreds of students are left scrambling to find somewhere else to go. many of those students calling news4 for help and answers. they were all supposed to start school in a few weeks only to learn the schools are now closing. nbc 4 trying to get answers at one of med tech's campuses radiance college in d.c. even though know one at the school is talking to us, students are. >> i am devastated. i'm so sad. i didn't even know what to do when i read the e-mail. i was shaking. i'm just like, you know, i don't know where to go. >> reporter: flnatasha is talki about this e-mail from the board of directors explaining that the school is

september 16th. the u.s. department of education cut off federal students financial aid to three med tech college campuses in falls church, maryland and d.c. the department says an investigation into the for-profit school uncovered egregious misrepresentation of job placement rates. in a statement, the department of education says "students should be able to trust colleges are telling the truth, not using smoke and mirrors about their graduates' job placement rates. unfortunately, medtech violated the trust by valuing profits over the students they serve." medtech college is a for-pro fit chain specializing in medical schooling, including nursing. but for students like amanda, she spent thousands of dollars for an education that she says is now worthless. >> they are saying that you can transfer to other schools

what we're taking. that's flat what we signed up for. >> reporter: nbc 4 has not heard back from medtech and they do say that they are coordinating to offer transfer options. and the department of education tells us there are alternatives for students and financial help may be available to them. we have provided all of that information for students on our website right now. go to nbcwashington.com. crews have repaired a water main break that forced an elementary school to shut down in prince george's county. earlier this afternoon, chopper 4 was over the scene in hyattsville as they used the shoulder to get by. the 8-inch main is back in service near cooper elementary. right now, the plan is for students to go back to class on monday. summer just does not want to release i g

temperatures are still in the 90s. but it's getting less humid on this friday afternoon. there's the sky over montgomery county. storm team 4 rockville camera showing a blue sky. visibility is not creating quite as much haze in the air as the last few days. it's still rather hot for tonight and in to saturday morning. it's going to be warm and muggy. temperatures in the upper 80s by 8:00. back down to the low 80s under a mostly clear sky. around dawn on saturday morning, it's going to be quite warm. upper 70s to around 80 degrees. 8:00 a.m. lower humidity through the day. temperatures by saturday, into the upper 80s. right now, storm team 4 radar not showing any showers, any storms anywhere from the mountains all the way to the bay, all across maryland, virginia and the district. a few clouds are passing through the region right

our temperatures are hovering in the low to mid-90s across most of the area from the shenandoah valley to the bay. reagan national is at 94 degrees. and tonight, for football, it's going to be a warm and muggy night for football at fedex field. temperatures by 7:00, right before the game starts, it's around 90 degrees. kickoff was at 7:30 as they take on the bills. it's going to be fairly humid through the evening hours. upper 80s by 9:00 and when you head back home, back in the 80s under a mostly clear sky. the heatwave continues into the weekend. tomorrows highs, mid-90s. still not too humid. on sunday, still moderate humidity will be in the low 90s and mostly sunny. and then on monday, a little more humid again, in the mid-90s on monday. heatwave keeps going on on tuesday and into the mid-90s as well.

will be on wednesday afternoon as the front approaches. some storms may produce downpours, thunder and lightning in the mid-90s. towards the end of next week and into next weekend, as it heats up a little bit, the following weekend, low to mid-90s. that's the way it looks. >> all right. thanks so much, tom. a big night here on nbc 4 and down at fedex field. that's right. the redskins are taking on the bills and the third preseason game is considered a dress rehearsal for the regular season. jason pugh is live at the stadium. we should see the starters tonight, huh? >> reporter: yeah, that's exactly right. the redskins, they are going to play their starters for an entire half, if not more tonight at fedex field. remember, this is the last time that the starters will see game action until september 12th when they take on the pittsburgh steelers in that season opener. a few moments ago, some of the

players already arriving here at fedex field. kirk cousins rocking the pink pants tonight. he's only thrown five passes this entire preseason. the bills should be a tough task. jay gruden wants to see plenty from their players tonight. >> i think you're going do want to get positive vibes going and come out with great energy and i think you want to display what we're all about. >> a good time to show what type of team we have going into the regular season. >> that's why i'm excited about friday. it's a good dress rehearsal and we want to be sharp and have a good feeling coming off the field so we can carry over to week one. >> you can watch the redskins take on the bills tonight at 7:30 on nbc 4. right after the game, carol maloney and myself have all of the reaction from the players in the post game report on nbc 4. now coming up later on news4

veteran says tonight's preseason game feels like the super bowl from fedex field on news4 sports. >> all right. we're only a few hours away. apparently it's national dog day, which means that a lot of our local pups are up for adoption. >> there are about 50 furry canines available for adoption. the shelter is also accepting donations of toys, blankets and unopened pet food at both of their locations in d.c. we talked to a local family who was ready to add one to their home. tonight, they are playing with their new pup.

great home and we don't have a big home but we have enough to find a little bit of space in our hearts. >> if you want to adopt a pup, check out our nbc washington app. we have great tips for new pet owners. >> i love them. >> with epipens skyrocketing, first at 4:00, why it's such an important tool for millions and why washington may have to get involved. y are watching newsou4

this is is it a dramatic picture of a police officer rescuing a man trapped in a burning suv. the impact bent the vehicle's frame and jammed the door shut. the officer had to bend the door frame back just enough to pull one man through the rear window. the driver did not make it. but to p-- >> 2,000 people stranded by the flooding in louisiana, it's starting to look like a studio again. at one point, there were nearly 4,000em

evacuees were joined by hundreds of volunteers into well, you probably heard about the skyrocketing cost of the life-saving epipen. now the drugmaker is promising discounts. >> but they are not the only manufacturer in town. there are cheaper alternatives. nbc has more on that. >> 13-year-old rachel mccain has allergies. >> i'm allergic to nuts, peanuts, dairy and fish. >> wherever i go, i have to be careful and a co-pay and insurance but what if -- >> my husband loses his job? >> reporter: mylan has responded by offering discount coupons and the

of it and blamed a broken system. >> mt. sinai hospital says to ask for a less expensive alternative. >> there's another alternative of an auto injector. you can go to a generic version of an auto injector. it's a lot cheaper. >> reporter: it's sold in two backs and both expire at the same time. this pharmacist questions why a one pack is no longer available. >> i think the double pack forces you to buy two of them. >> and what's ahead? some lawmakers are already demanding an investigation into the epipen increase as well as into the fda approval process for epipen

we just posted this video on our facebook pages tonight. boy, are you guys talking about as a man jumps out of a ambulance all caught on camera. wait until you hear where the man was finally found. right now at 5:00, an urgent health alert in prince george's county. people have been exposed to hepatitis a. we will tell you what you need to know. a hot weekend moving in and the humidity is high. what to expect coming up. good evening, everybody. police tell us a man from maryland is lucky to be alive. he jumped out of a moving ambulance on the beltway in rush hour. >> it's incredible video that a witness captured. as the man stumbles right into mog

mark segraves is live along the beltway. details on how this all happened. hi, mark. >> reporter: yesterday evening along the loop, you couldn't believe what he saw. he spent a lot of time in traffic and installed a dash cam to record his travels. he says yesterday was the first time he recorded something that was worth watching. >> we see the back door out of the corner of my eye and this guy fallout onto the road. i thought he was going to be badly hurt and then he gets up and runs over to the wall. >> reporter: private ambulance was traveling in the center lane of 495 when the door opened and a man could be seen tumbling out of the back. he then staggers across several lanes of m