he is known or was known to have an anger management problem. >> new information just released by the fbi, more on the mental state of the man police say opened fire on a congressional baseball practice and the pictures and videos collected from his phone. if you see something wrong and you think you can do better, don't just complain. do something. >> a familiar face enters the race for maryland's governor. the announcement made this morning and the other candidates in the race. and our summer solstice heat is on. i'm storm team4 meteorologist and we'll look at that and chances for storms in just a few minutes.

good morning. >> i'm barbara harrison. we begin with a major update about the shooting that targeted congressmen in alexandria. >> in just the last hour, the fbi spoke about the shooter. james hodgkinson shoot majority leader steve scalise. on his phone, they discovered photos and videos from the capitol, the library of congress and the senate office building. >> also on april 15, cell phone analysis shows the shooter took multiple photos of eugene simpson stadium park. at this point in our investigation, we do not believe that these photographs represent surveillance of intended targets. however, we continue to learn more about the shooter and his recent activities. >> capitol police officers shot and killed hodgkinson. a joint investigation found he

them both legally. investigators say he posted several anti-republican messages online but didn't make any outward threats. they also say they don't believe the shooting was related to terrorism in any way. ♪ >> and that's the sound of baseball returning to eugene simpson stadium park in alexandria yesterday. that's where members of congress were practicing when the shooting took place. it was a chance for this community to draw closer together in the aftermath of the tragedy. >> they're trying to spread the joy after what happened, how sad it was. >> i'm actually really glad to be here, because i thought all the -- i felt bad for all the people who were hurt. tonight the ninth annual congressional women's softball game will get underway in the

the game pits members of congress against the women of the d.c. press corps to raise money and awareness for young women with breast cancer. we're working to learn the name of a woman who was shot and skilled this morning. d.c. police say they got the call just after midnight. they found the deceased woman on 51st street. as of our last update, police have not arrested anyone in this case. there will be another vigil today for a teenager who was killed in fairfax county, and this afternoon, nabra hassanen's family will lay her to rest. police say she died in a case of road rage, although the commonwealth's attorney says no motive has been ruled out. news4's justin finch is live now in sterling where it's going to be an emotional afternoon. justin? >> reporter: pat, good morning. that's right. emotional indeed. that funeral set to begin in just a matter of hours here. from the very start, nabra's loved ones were concerned that

road rage may not have been the only factor in her attack and death. they're relieved to hear investigators will pursue all avenues here, which include many motives, motives that include hate. it's a growing collection of color, stuffed animals, cards and balloons with the words, "forever in our hearts." a tribute to nabra hassanen by the spot where she was attacked early sunday morning. she and friends were walking back to the old dulles area muslim society to resume ramadan services. today, it's where loved ones will gather for her funeral. at dupont circle tuesday, one of many justice for nabra vigils held in cities nationwide, crowds of all backgrounds grieving and also questioning why her death is not being investigated as a hate crime. investigators believe road rage triggered the

then yesterday came word from fairfax county's commonwealth attorney that no motive is off the table. >> as soon as they find any information leading to hate crime, they're going to bring it to the table and investigate accordingly and proceed accordingly. >> reporter: leaders stood with nabra's father expressing hope that torres is brought to justice. >> she was the one that lifted you up when you felt down. if nobody gave you a compliment, she gave you a compliment, and it wasn't just to muslim youth. it was to all youth at southlake high school. people knew nabra. >> reporter: and looking live already a crowd's beginning to show here at the adams center for nabra's funeral. many buses are already parking here as well. for those who cannot make today's service, there is another vigil planned for 6:30 this evening in reston. the public is welcome at that event. we are live here in sterling. i'

back into you. georgia's hotly contested special election is over and republican karen handel came out on top. she beat democrat jon ossoff in yesterday's special congressional election in suburban atlanta. the race drew national attention, becoming the most expensive house race in u.s. history. also new this morning, the prince georges county executive is running for governor. rushern baker made that official announcement this morning. >> i'm rushern baker and i'm running for governor to build a future that works for all of us. maryland must be a barrier against hate and a beacon for hope and opportunity. >> baker is joining this pool of democratic candidates. former naacb president ben jealous, state senator richard, former state official and

giraf jaffey. baker has served as the county executive in prince georges county since 2010. he's considered an icon in the district and this week you'll have a chance to pay your final respects to former d.c. council member jim graham. his body will lie in repose from noon to 5:00 and on saturday there will be a viewing and funeral service at all souls unitarian church in northwest. graham was a staunch advocate for gay rights and a pioneer for funding hiv research. people attending the services are encouraged to bear bow tiwe as a transcriibute to him. there's a state of emergency in louisiana. there's a significant storm moving in. these crews lined one southern shore with rocks to prevent flooding. tropical storm cindy could dump more than a foot of rain on louisiana, texas, and several other southern states. it could also cause some tornados. nbc's carrie sanders takes a look at the concerns in the c

of new orleans. >> reporter: here in new orleans, the question of course after hurricane katrina so many years ago, is the levee system and the pumps. the pumps have been on for the last 24 hours. they are pumping, and if they can keep up, and it's expected they can, they can do about 12 inches of water in a day, so if the slow-moving storm comes in with 12 inches, well, the pumps should keep up, but there will be some localized flooding, guys. we are joined now by storm team4 meteorologist tom kierein with a look at our forecast. >> hey, tom, what a way to start out summer. >> that's right, barbara and pat. we have around our region that strong, high sun coming in and a mostly che mostly clear sky but off to the north and west, we are getting a few light showers coming into the panhandle of west virginia. but they're breaking up, much of these passing just to the north. i have the new hour

it has pushed some tropical downpours into new orleans and along the gulf coast. it has winds of 50 miles an hour. latest track now takes it just to the east of houston. this is going to be by 7:00 on thursday morning. by then, though, winds just at 45 miles per hour. it's going to be the main threat, heavy rain there around the houston area. then it really greatly diminishes and becomes just a depression by friday morning, up near memphis, tennessee, but some of the remnants may be coming our way by late on friday and into saturday just to the south with a lot of clouds around. i will have the forecast here as we look toward the weekend. our next chances for storms as well as into next week. >> weather, weather, weather. it's an alert day. here's the storm center, make it red, tom. make it red. >> it's washington's own abo abominable snowman. >> for years and years, tom predicts it

then i measure it with the official pat collins snow stick. >> there you go. >> it's only appropriate that you take a pat collins -- >> oh, i am honored. >> it's an autographed model, tom. >> i am honored, pat. >> they're like snow flakes. >> that's going on my mantle at home. >> take it wherever you go, and if something happens, well, measure it. >> and i want you to show up at my house and shovel my driveway when it does happen. >> i'll be right there. >> okay. >> good luck to you. take care. make it red, please. >> tom, you probably won't have that much snow to have to shovel with what you're planning to do after today. a lot of folks don't know it, but today is tom's last day here at nbc4 and we've got some surprises for you. >> we want to send you away in style. >> that was a surprise, what just happened. >> you get to put that on the mantle if you need a fireplace where you're

we'll see you in a bit, tom. we'll be doing more reminiscing with him throughout the next hour. we may have a few more surprises. but first, new and scary video from brooklyn this morning, what happened to the driver and what finally stopped the vehicle. plus a device that will let police know if you weer

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take a look at this video out of brooklyn. police say around 12:30 this morning the driver of the bus got out but failed to put the bus in park. he left it in neutral. no passengers were on the bus, luckily, but you can see it rolled backward into ten different parked cars before striking a church. the church was not badly damaged. there's no word on whether the bus driver will face any charges for this. england's prince phillip is in the hospital after he came down with an infection. buckingham palace says queen elizabeth's husband was admitted just as a precaution and is in good spirits. prince phillip is 96 years old. despite his sickness, the queen still outlined the government's legislative agenda today. >> my government's priority is to secure the best possible deal as the country leaves the european union. my ministers are committed to working

business and others to build the widest possible consensus. >> the queen did not mention the planned state visit of president trump in her speech. the president has accepted the british government's invitation but no date has been set for that visit. there has been public opposition to president trump's visit because of his immigration and climate change policies. there is intense new video of that police shooting in minnesota, and we warn you, it may be disturbing to watch. officer geronimo yanez was recently acquitted last july. this video is from the scene. >> don't reach for it. don't pull it out. don't pull it out. >> you can hear the gunshots and the officer shouting, don't reach for it, don't pull it out. he says he thought castille was going for a gun. castille's girlfriend and her daughter were in the car. she says he wasea

license, not a gun. members of his family say they plan to file a civil lawsuit. steam erupted from underground following an explosion in baltimore. five people were hurt when a steam pipe burst about a block from camden yards just before the birds game got underway at the park. nearby hotel windows shattered and cars were covered with layers of debris. police say there was nothing criminal that led to the blast. those who were injured are expected to be okay. there's been a controversial new device that can tell police if you've been texting and driving. >> it's meant to improve safety, but does it invade your privacy? nbc's jeff rossen shows us how it works. >> reporter: watch this head-on collision caught on camera in massachusetts. police say the driver admitted she was texting when she slammed into this jeep. luckily, no one was seriously hurt. and this driver in

swerving across the road before hitting a tree and flipping over. he was able to crawl out to safety, admitting to police he was using his phone. texting and driving is illegal in 47 states and d.c. now, this new device, called the textilizer is caming to craaimi down. how does it work? here here at the headquarters of the company that developed this technology and this is the ceo, jim grady. and this is it in your hand. it's the size of an ipad. so if you were the officer on a scene of an accident, what would you do. >> i would say, sir, please plug this into your phone. >> reporter: would i have to do it? >> there are consequences if you choose not to. >> reporter: so what does it do? >> it will record all the touches and swipes on your phone but get no data about what you typed or what you received and who you typed to. >> reporter: but you'll know if i swiped on an app or what app i was using. >> yes. >> ror

previous minutes before the accident. >> yes. >> reporter: we're going to do a little demo here. we've blocked off this entire big parking lot so when you see me texting and on the phone and facebook messaging, don't get concerned. i'm not on the real road. i'm going to hop in there and see if it actually works. here we go. don't try this at home. first up, i send a message on what's app. hey, chris, how are you. i check out facebook. one of my favorites. i even answer a call. hello? and send a text message too. hi, how is it going. sent. when i'm done wreaking havoc in the parking lot, i pull over and we plug in the text lieser. >> phone data is being analyzed. i can see that you opened what's app at 2:45.

activity. you received an incoming call at 2:59, and you sent an sms at 3:00. >> reporter: so police can pinpoint down to, you were driving, man, and that was a minute before the accident. >> yes, and that's very important. >> reporter: but privacy advocates say it's too intrusive and police should need a warrant for that kind of access. >> there's no guarantee when you hand your cell phone over to a police officer that that officer won't be looking at or copying all kinds of personal data about you. >> we talked to the critics and we explained, we're not getting anything about what was said in the test, just the touches and swipes. >> that's nbc's jeff rossen reporting. the textualizer is still a prototype. states will have to pass legislation allowing it. new york lawmakers are trying to do that and under that bill, your license could be suspended if you refuse to hand over your phone. similar legislation is underway in new jersey, tennessee, and the city of chicago. you might want to h

street for lunch today. ben's chili bowl is unveiling its new mural. happens at noon. more than 30,000 of you voted for the iconic faces that you want to see on the restaurant's brick wall, and we're so proud that our own news4 colleague jim vance is among them. others on the wall include hair yet tubman, mohamed ali, president obama, and marion berry. >> that looks like fun. i got to get over there and see those pictures. we're following two major weather stories today. tropical cindy, which we told you about at the top of the newscast and the extreme heat out west. after the break, the problems that heat is causing. and amazon is making news again, this time for a try before you buy fashion service. we'lexplain how it works.l

if you want to know how hot it is out west, just look at this. the heat is so bad, officials believe it's derailed a train out there. they say temperatures around 120 degrees buckled the tracks in a town in california. the cargo train derailed and started leaking fuel. no one was hurt in that incident, but the area leaders are warning the heat can be deadly out there. it could also cause big problems if you're trying to travel out west. airlines are canceling flights because the heat is too intense for airplanes. if you're driving, there have been reports of sidewalks and roads that caved in from that heat. extreme temperatures are supposed to last

relief, tom? >> we have nothing to complain about here. 120. i mean, that's just crazy. but here, we've got -- getting a break from the humidity that we normally have sweltering humidity this time of year. >> how long can we have perfect weather? >> well, let's keep it going by popular demand. we'll keep it going. at least for another day, maybe. tomorrow, yeah, this time of year, we're lucky to get a brief break, and there is the sky over washington now on this summer solstice day, the solstice arrived just after midnight last night, and that strong sun is cooking up a few clouds. don't have any showers here yet but it is the longest day of the year on this summer solstice day, 14 hours and 53 minutes of daylight. temperatures are quickly jumping now. we're into the low to mid 80s just about everywhere. near 80 out in the mountains and a great day for the first day of summer, getting to a pool by 2:00 p.m., mid 80s, just about

isolated thunder shower popping up. sunset is at 8:37, back down to the low 80s by then and then by 11:00 p.m., we'll be down to the upper 70s under a partly cloudy sky. one little shower here just north of fret rick aderick and going to be dissipating shortly. there may be a secondary line, some showers and storms by 5:00 p.m. just to the north and west of the metro area, then around 6:00 to 7:00 p.m., might get a passing thunder shower lately, no severe storms, just a quick downpour. by 9:00, though, it's all gone and by 11:00 p.m., we begin to clear out. storm team4 ten-day outlook, here comes the heat tomorrow, up into the low to mid 90s, could get some storms on friday afternoon as well as on saturday, keeping an eye on that, tropical moisture that may be coming in from the south and west from a tropical system. look what else

>> surprise. >> bob ryan is here. oh, man. you're in the wrong chair, bob. >> no, no, not at all. >> good to see you, bob. >> nice to see you. >> thanks, bob, for coming. this is great. >> you know, tom and i, friends and colleagues for years. >> yeah. >> decades. and you know, i did a little calculation. >> uh-oh. >> and it's been over 7 thour,0 forecasts that tom has done in the morning. not only a great meteorologist. >> and look at the picture there. >> oh my goodness. >> my goodness. >> you haven't aged a bit. >> wow. the weather team. >> and probably, what, 100 school cancellation snowstorms. >> a little back of the envelope calculation. >> and he's been a great colleague, but more importantly, a great service to washington. >> absolutely. absolutely. >> really, the continuity and the trust

you have made to so, so many people, it's just terrific. >> well, bob, it was an honor to work with you all those years and covering all those blizzards, and we had fun. that was the other thing. it was enjoyable. >> that's right. >> absolutely. even on the days when we could barely get here. >> if you're a meteorologist, what's more fun than a snowstorm. >> we had some exciting tiechme and it was absolutely wonderful to work with so many of my coworkers here. it's just been a real joy. it's very surreal right now. i can't even believe this is happening. is this real? somebody pinch me. >> are you -- your love for words and tropical tangerine sunrises. >> there's a car outside with a kayak on it. >> but you know he's going to move to a state where it's going to be cold but you say you're not going to live where the snow is. >> well, colorado. but there's going to be some snow there, but out there, it's much dryer, so when it snows, two days later,

right, right. use it as a base of operations. i plan on exploring the west. lived in the east for 40 years and i've seen and done everything i want to do several times over so i want to explore the west. i have family and friends there as well as in california and texas, arizona. >> i tried to find an alarm clock that could not be set for 1:00 a.m. for tom. but they don't exist. >> he's going to be waking up. i can tell you. you'll never get used to being able to sleep in. >> din, i'm getting used to it. >> what a legacy and what a wonderful continuity of service to washington. >> and bob, it's so good to see you. >> well, a few hours, i have a little spare time here and there. >> we're getting a wrap. >> good. >> congratulations again. >> thanks so much. and we're going to take you live to capitol hill now in just a moment where we are watching a hearing with former homeland security secretary jay johnson, what he says about the outcome

of the investigation into russian interference. and the fight to bring a virginia mother back to the u.s. to be with

high-level meeting between officials from the white house and leaders from china. today, they're talking about north korea and possibly the three americans being held there. uva student otto warmbier returned from north korea in a coma. he died the other day. today's meeting could result in new pressure to get the others being held home. right now, former homeland security secretary jay johnson is speaking for the house intelligence committee. it's part of their investigation into russia's meddling in the presidential election. during johnson's remarks, he described the interactions obama administration had about the dangers the russian hacking posed. the senate intelligence committee is also holding a hearing now in their investigation. and things on capitol hill could get tense over the next few days. that's because lawmakers are gearing up for another showdown over health care. >> after week of working behind closed doors, republican leaders are expected to release a draft of their

news4's tracie potts has a look at what we know about the plan and how it could impact you. >> it's not through. >> reporter: hoping to avoid more angry town halls during the july 4th break, republicans are expected to unveil a draft of their health plan this week. >> it will speak for itself. it will be different. and take a different approach. >> reporter: democrats complain it's being crafted in secret. they're pushing for public hearings. >> we have no details on what the republicans are cooking up behind closed doors. >> reporter: even some of the 13 members who are supposed to be writing it say they haven't seen any details. >> even though i've been a member of this working group among senate republicans, assigned to help narrow some of the focus of this, i haven't seen the bill. >> reporter: lawmakers want to know what will it cost, will premiums go up, how quickly would the plan roll back medicaid, insurance for the poor. >> it's going to be devastating, because the state's going to have to pick it

>> the president clearly wants a bill that has heart in it. >> reporter: republicans can only afford to lose two votes. >> we just need three. three individuals to say this is no way -- i would not want this done to me. >> reporter: they're pushing for a vote next week. and unlike the house, which voted on its plan before getting updated budget estimates, the senate has to wait on those numbers from the congressional budget office before they can vote. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. the advocacy group c.a.s.a. is slamming the trump administration for deporting a virginia mother who had no criminal record. immigration and customs enforcement announced today that they moved liliana cruz mendez to el salvador last week. she was arrested by border patrol agents in 2006 and a judge ordered her removal, but the order was never enforced. she has two children who are u.s. citizens. in 2013, she was cited for a

since then, cruz mendez checked in regularly with i.c.e. officials. then last month, they detained her. c.a.s.a. says this case clouds the future of millions of law-abiding immigrants across the country. d.c. jail officials are trying to figure out how two inmates got ahold of a powerful narcotic. eric terrell and kenneth parker died last month within two weeks of each other. the million examiner just ruled that both men died of accidental overdoses involving fentanyl. that's a powerful synthetic opioid. d.c.'s department of corrections put out a statement saying, we have no tolerance for contraband in our facilities. we are enhancing our security procedures and staff training in order to maintain a safe and secure environment. we turn now to a powerful e eye-opening look inside our nation's deadly overdose crisis. advocates fear that the republican health care plan will slash resources for

>> but it's not just hospitals dealing with this spiraling epidemic. as nbc uncovers, many jails are now becoming makeshift detox centers. >> reporter: to get addicts to seem treatment, montgomery county, ohio, sheriff's officials are playing social workers. why are you knocking on people's doors after they overdose? >> we're the heroin capital of the world. >> reporter: did you overdose, christina? >> i didn't overdose. my mom did. >> reporter: do you use also? >> yeah, i use also. >> reporter: when was the last time that you used. >> yesterday. >> reporter: it's not easy to get addicts into treatment. but the sheriff's department provides a form of detox in their jail. what were you using? >> fentanyl. >> reporter: you going through withdrawal right now. >> yep. >> reporter: can you describe for me how you feel right now. >> like crap. >> reporter: like crap. >> yes. >> reporter: do you know anybody that's died? >> yes. my boyfriend and my mom died in january. >> reporter:

if any of your family or your friends catch this on tv, what do you want them to know? >> that i love them. and i'm sorry. >> reporter: tawny watkins says she started using opioids in 2008 and today attends a local support program called families of addicts. she's been in and out of treatment and the county jail. you've been clean for over 100 days. >> yes. >> reporter: how'd you do it? >> i eat, breathe, and sleep treatment. i just got a house with a couple friends. i got my job back. >> reporter: this is your mug shot? >> yes. >> reporter: whoa. in a weird way, when you look at that, do you feel good about where you are? >> yeah. like i'm so grateful i don't look like that anymore, and i'm so grateful i got a chance to get back on track. >> oh, important story for people to pay attention to. >> terrible epidemic. it's the first day of summer, didou

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this is the noon edition of channel 4 news, a look at this morning's news and the stories taking shape today, presented by barbara harrison, tom kierein, and now channel 4 news live at noon. >> wow. and it wasn't that long after that was made that we added pat. and it was the three of us for quite a long time. >> yeah, that was in the spring of 1983, of all things. >> yeah. >> way back in the 1980s. >> when we had a 12:00 news show rather than 11:00 a.m. >> yeah. and here we are still here and haven't changed a bit, right? >> you look exactly the same, tom. >> you changed you

>> i get it cut shorter now, and i get it dyed so it looks like i'm older. >> it's so great to work with you again. >> always all about the hair. turning now to the weather. >> we are starting to heat up a little bit. you know, of course this is our summer solstice time of year, that high sun angle, we are starting to heat up but it is a dry heat. look at our temperatures, it's in the mid 80s in town and will be climbing into the upper 80s during the afternoon. reagan national is at 28 and the hour by hour forecast for this summer solstice day, it will be near 90 by late afternoon. that's when we might get an isolated thunder shower, and then by 11:00 tonight, the upper 70s. storm team4 radar, that shower has dissipated. we'll keep an eye on that as we do have another weak boundary coming into the mountains, this is a zone of potential showers and thunder showers moving into the mes

downpour, maybe a little lightning but no severe storms and it will be gone by later on in the evening. ten-day outlook, hot on thursday, the mid 90s, maybe some afternoon thunder showers on friday and again saturday. otherwise the weekend looks pretty nice. another round of showers perhaps on that following monday. then into next week, a bit cooler with low humidity and that's the way it looks. >> thank you, tom. we're going to have one more chance to relive our favorite tom moments in just a few minutes. >> there's so many. we'll also have advice for parents who are tempted to turn to google to answer medical questions. we'll te you which reliablell

suicide occurs almost twice as often as murder. each year, about 36,000 people in the united states die by suicide. news4's eun yang takes a look at individuals. >> reporter: later this summer, michelle carter will be sentenced for her role in the suicide of her boyfriend. the massachusetts woman was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. she now faces 20 years in prison for telling her suicidal boyfriend over the phone to "get back in his carbon monoxide filled truck. she sent him text messages encouraging the suicide. here with a psychologist's take is joshua weiner. what aou

crime to encourage or tell someone to commit suicide, especially if that person is already vulnerable? >> i do not think it should be a crime. obviously, i think it's horrible what she did, and she should be punished in some way. but i don't believe she should be convicted of involuntary manslaughter. i mean, that's when -- the classic example of that is somebody who's drunk, gets in the car, and involuntarily kills somebody in a car accident. in this case, i don't think that should be -- that's not applicable, in my opinion. i think we really need to recognize people are responsible for their own actions. look, there are horrible things that people do and say to one another every day. but it's up to the person to decide whether they're going to take their own life. it's not the responsibility nor should the responsibility be placed on somebody else for the actions of others. >> but even if she knew his state of mind, that she encouraged her to do, does it absolve her from

>> i think it absolves her of involuntary manslaughter, approxima personally. i don't think it absolves her of her own conscience and feeling guilty that way. one other thing that i was thinking is there should be unintended consequences from this type of ruling, and that is that there are multiple reasons that people will make a suicide attempt. of course serious mental illness is the most common but people do make suicide attempts because of feelings of guilt or feelings of anger, and i could imagine a scenario in which somebody makes a suicide attempt or kills themselves and leaves a detailed diary or outline of the fact that they did this because of the actions of somebody else, because they're hoping that that person will get punished, criminally, for their actions. i don't think that's going to be -- we're not going to have that rampage of that happening all over but i think it's worth considering as a possibility. >> what about cyber bullying? a child commits suicide because

online or in person. is that a crime and how should that be dealt with? >> no, again, here, i say it's horrible, and i think that there should be some consequences, but i don't think these are criminal consequences. i, again, every few months, i'll have somebody, particularly younger kids in my practice, who come in and they'll tell me about how they either received some sort of text message or even sometimes in person kids will say, kids are telling them, you're a loser, we hate you, you're worthless, you should just go home and kill yourself. now, those are horrible, hurtful words, but of course the kid has to take those words and put them aside and not do anything about it. and i think that, you know, parents get involved, schools get involved, but i don't think this is something that's left for the courts, personally. >> and real quickly, before you go, what should you do, though, to help the person who's the one responsible for his or her own actions, someone like conrad roy, what do you do to help that person along. >> the challenge with conrad roy

he had made a couple suicide attempts prior to completing his suicide and i see these people in my practice who for years or months, they're talking about how they have strong suicidal thoughts. of course you're going to get them the help. they're going to see the psychiatrist, the therapist, etc. but you can't lock somebody up and keep them in a mental institution because they're chronically afraid of their suicide risk. again, at some point, you have to say, you know what, we're getting you the help but you need to be responsible for your own actions. and unfortunately, just like in cancer and other illnesses, sometimes mental illness is fatal. >> and that's what we have to deal with and talk about it and address it. thanks so much as always. >> you're welcome. in news4, your health this morning, researchers at the university of minnesota say a growing number of people are taking high doses of vitamin d. medical experts say your bodies need vitamin d to be able to absorb calcium for bone growth and strength but more of a good thing is not alway

thing. too much vitamin d can lead to a build-up of calcium in the blood and affect your heart. the recommended daily allowance for adults is 600 international units. well, how many of you have googled medical information for yourself or maybe for your child? we all do it. even though we all know there's a whole lot of misinformation out there on the web. >> it's important to know which resources to turn to when you need some answers, though. we continue our healthy kids week with a look at a few that you can rely on. >> there are some really good online options to help you take the guess work out of where and how to get the best health care for your child. >> well, there's a lot of online resources and a lot of apps. these are the places where you can find out where the specialists are, where the pediatric hospitals are, where the pediatric emergency departments are, so i'd start with those and then you can get more and more specialized depending on the situation. >> here are some of the online resources that dr.

prevention, go to safekids.org. for help finding a good children's hospital near you, then you can go to childrenshospitals.org. to learn more about pediatricians and pediatric specialists, go to healthychildren.org and to learn about hospital safety rankings, go to leapfroggroup.org. >> now we know that was a lot of information. don't worry. we have it all written down for you in the nbc washington app. and it's a good resource to have bookmarked just in case. and our healthy kids series continues tomorrow on news4 today. we'll take a look at how to prevent some of the more common injuries in children. well, amazon hits again. it's planning to launch a fashion are retail division online. it's called prime wardrobe. it will allow customers to order items at no upfront charge, receive the order and only pay for what you want to keep. amazon says the service wil

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look at your tv. a gorgeous midnight blue, deep sunrise underway. a pink lemonade sunrise.

drea dream turquoise and tangerine dawn. iridescent pink color. blueberries floating in raspberry syrup. blueberry banana. apricot dawn sky. >> i love those. >> we're going to miss those sunrise descriptions. >> tom, you've never -- or have you ever run out of color and fruit combinations? i don't think you have. >> right now, as of this moment, i totally have run out. the tank is empty. well, thanks so much for that retrospective. that was great. here for the last time is the storm 4 ten-day outlook, at least coming from me. we'll be up near 90 this afternoon, maybe an isolated thunder shower around 6:00 or 7:00 p.m. tomorrow here comes the heat. it's going to be humid. after that, on friday, we may get some afternoon thunder showers and again on saturday and sunday and into next week, it actually cools down a bit. maybe some showers on monday and a pretty nice week coming up

and that, for the last time, coming from me, is the way it looks. >> looks pretty good. pretty high temperatures out there. >> we just want to hear a description of the sun out there right now. give us one final one. >> well, we have a sparkling sun in a midnight blue sky with some white popped gray-bottomed marshmallow clouds. now i'm done. >> guess who's on the phone to say hello to you. our own joe. >> joe, where are you? gl you in africa or some place? >> i'm in a bucket in my basement. >> well, joe, barbara and i worked for so many years on the morning show. joe, so great to hear from you. thanks so much for checking in. >> well, tom, this is

moe m momentous day and i want to tell you how wonderful it's been to have spent 18 years working with you on the morning news and many more in the news room working with you, close to 30, i guess. and it was a real wonderful experience for me, both you and barbara and pat and of course bob sitting there on the set to be with you. it was just really wonderful. and tom, i've said this before, you are the consummate professional. >> absolutely. >> you are the consummate meteorologist, a true scientist when you look at the weather and sincere about how you can put your forecast together, but you're also an excellent broadcaster, and we've talked about this many times. you know that broadcasting is about the personal relationship you form between yourself and your viewer or your listener. and you do a wonderful job doing that. >> thank you. i cherish our friendship and your sense of humor. so much laughter. ou

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