we're -- the temperatures which are here to stay for the next couple of days, am i right. >> definitely over the next couple of days. we're watching that and everybody is asking him. this type of heat, when is the last time we had it. we looked back last year. as a matter of fact it was hotter last year, we had three days in a row 100 degrees or more. we're watching something else, too. >> we had into the

there should be an indicator to anybody around them they net to get some water and fluids. nice cool towel or get them in air conditioning. >> first responders say those are a few steps to take to try to avoid a medical aversion. >> in keeping hydrated. the city has opened up as across the city, for people to pop in and get reprieve from this oppressive heat. they keep these places open any time the temperature hit 95 degrees or hotter and, i can tell you, i appreciate this, so my make up is not sweating off of my face. back to you. >> you're always cool. thanks so much. . >> hey take extra precautions if you happen to be outdoors, we're working for you, sharing the symptoms of heat stroke versus

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represented this prison. i don't think any of them has represented them -- i tried to be helpful to everybody. >> simpson looks calm now. he may have been a little tense when that decision was made and deeply when the board announced his parole. many thanked them and left to go back to his prison cell. the earliest he could get out would be august 1st. his plans include moving back to florida to be with his family. now simpson's story represents one of the most dramatic falls from grace in the history of american pop culture. we've posted a timeline and the nbc washington app. new information about the african-american teenagers who are missing. police say they have made their way to canada. >> tonight we're learning new details about what they left behind. these students a

barundi. our christian wright has the late -- kristin right has the latest on the developing story. >> the group that runs this robotics competition says they are pretty certain that these teenagers wanted to leave that they left on their own. two of them entered canada and organizers of the robotics competition first global say it appears the teens planned their disappearance. the indications that they just left are the teens leaving all their kids and mentor sham roan's bag. the removal of student's clothes from the room. the 16 stayed in a -- the six teens stayed in the residence hall. they required an adult chaperon to stay with each teen and keep

ann is the spokesperson for the university. >> they would go and come back and did that several times until the last day of the competition. >> she hopes they're safe and says security is important on campus. >> we have a single interest into campus and that is always guarded. we have 24/7 security on our campus and a fairly stringent check in process. >> the embassy said they didn't know the team was in the u.s. they've sensed notified the burundi government of the situation and say they'll do what they can to help the teens if necessary. >> one theory is that the two teens who are in canada. the rules for entering canada are more lenient than in the u.s. wendy, but, still all six of them still missing. back to you. >> kristin wright. thank you, kristin. a construction worker is

the job today. chopper 4 over the scene. crews working to rescue this man. this is at flower hill way in gaithersburg. emergency crews found the worker inside a sewer line that was about 8 feet below the road. firefighter used a basket and a rope, as you can. to get him up. only on 4 this evening, allegations of anger-filled past. we're uncovering details after driver who opened fire near the beltway yesterday. today, we're working for you showing you how police try to deescalate situations like this and how you can do the same. our northern virginia reporter david is in alexandria. david, what have you learned? >> jim, i can tell you that many of us were on the roads. we feel that frustration, right? the ago gre vags of sitting in traffic. look at the beltway right now. you can see the outer loop there. this is not too far

yesterday's road rage incident began. tonight, we're getting some new details, claims that one of the drivers involved may have had some deep rooted anger issues. >> just off the beltway near the eisenhower connecter, the shooting scene, the woman driving this suv and earnest the driver of this white van which you can barely see in this camera footage, going at one another. witnesses say the woman and her passenger got out of the car confronting stickle. police say he pulled the trigger and took off. >> he just seemed to have a lot of anger, period. >> when vicky heard he was involved. she was reminded of a client whom she represented in 2001. filed a racial harassment suit against his supervisor. >> that kind of anger and hostility. i think we call it. >> it's something police

enkwounterred daily. in neighboring fairfax county. the officers had me join in on the role play. to learn how to deescalate a tense situation. they can apply to road rage. >> somebody starts yelling at you for something, immediately you want to defend yourself. you can get hurt. it's very easy you can get hurt that way because you don't know who the other person is. >> officer donny wright says approach the matter without ego, without pride. engaging calm conversation. >> because if they're up here and you go up here, there's really nowhere else to go. it's not going to get better. >> the out come of wednesday's heated exchange. >> when i last checked, police, they told me she was still behind bars in maryland. . we did want to hear his side of the

we'll try and hope we'll hear their version of events. >> we are talking -- hassle free travel option that will get you from dc up to big apple in under 30 minutes. will it actually happen. or is it just a pipe dream? >> this sweet little dog, i just love this story, her owner was killed in a car crash and she ran away. she was in the car at the time. onmee has found her.

it has beenless than 24 hours since we've learned senator john mccain is battling a brain tumor. they discovered it when they were treating the 80-year-old senator for a blood clot, it was above his eye. >> the response to mccain's diagnosis has been swift and supportive for fellow lawmakers. this morning he tweeted a note of thanks for the well wishes, which he's received since announcing then and warned he'll be back in fighting form. as we've learned. this is a very

of kinder. this is very aggressive. it begins to grow in the brain. other brain tumors can be the result of me tas tis and those cancer cells migrate to the brain. it can hit any part of the brain, certain areas it is seen more commonly and it is an aggressive form of cancer as we have eve said. >> the most adult forms. although i don't have numbers off the top of my head again, they are not rare at all.

>> dr. walter gene is a neurosurge neurosurgeon. he says this type of brain tumor strikes people over the age of 50. no question about it. he's in for a tough fight. >> i know his family is with him right now. what can doctors say are some of the symptoms that go along this type of tumor. >> symptoms include things like headach headaches. those are the most common symptom. also seizures, numbness and confusion, paralysis can be warning signs about this kind of brain tumor. as far as treatment goes with the senator. he and his doctors are likely consid considering radiation and chemotherapy. he'll soon be 81. there are a lot of factors for them to consider. >> yeah. president obama said he's made of tough stuff. >> he is a fighter. you know, all the commentsod

there's no way he's going to back down from the fight. >> no. >> and he's battled melanoma before successfully, as we know. >> and also survived vietmanese prison camp for eight -- >> eight years of torture. >> he's built of tough stuff. >> yes, he is. >> thanks so much. >> thanks. >> new today, many of you are getting excited about the possibility of futuristic travel being here sooner rather than later. you are one step closer to traveling to new york city in just 29 minutes. yep, 29 minutes. tech entrepreneur elan said he received verbal government approval to begin building an under ground hyper loop between here and the big apple. 29 minutes is a lot quicker than the 3 hours the trip currently takes on air track. the hyper loop will also have a stop in fill ladell fwphiladelp baltimore. news

travellers at union station about today's announcement. mostly there are long lines and long waits for trains heading north and south of dc. >> reporter: would you like to do that? >> i definitely like to do that. >> 29 minutes to new york. >> that would be amazing. i'd probably go more often if it was that short. >> reality sank in with this question? >> how much would you pay? >> oh, that's a good question. >> reporter: amtrak handle passenger service to new york night. the fastest was introduced in 2000. >> you get there in 29 minutes. >> wow, are you serious? >> reporter: would you go to new york?

>> this chicago family was traveling to baltimore for family reunion with 90 other family members. >> they're coming from all over, new orleans, north carolina. we're from chicago. >> seems leek you need a high-speed train. >> we do. we do. we do. it's an experience ride the train. 29 minutes, that's awesome. >> that super train is a hyped up dream so far. don't start standing in line for tickets yet. in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. the hyper loop is getting a lot of attention on social media. jennifer tweeted it probably would be done -- won't be done in our lifetime. >> not sure a metro rail type of structure can support a vehicle going 500 miles an hour. great idea, but how much would it cost to use it. it will probably cost an arm and two legs. i don't know, i'd try it in a

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crash course in fidgets. >> you're the one that needs it. >> i mastered it. >> my son has got like ten of those. >> oh, yeah, he's got the glow in the dark ones. >> i'm blinking sos in morris code. >> we're talking about things you can inside to stay away from the heat. [ laughter ] >> nice glass of wine, what's wrong with that. >> we're talking kids, here, wendy. let's show you what's happening out there right now. it is hot, humid. the haze is out there. plenty of sunshine, temperature rebou rebounding. yeah on the humid side for sure. look at the heat index. the heat index is taking the temperature and humidity and the dew point outthere. you get 102. that's the way it feels

skin and walk outside. it doesn't evaporate into the atmosphere. you go out to same degree. 105 a day. it's the dry heat. and any sweat quickly evaporates. it's not able to move. it sits there and get everything all nice and wet as far as the clothing is concerned. radar. no rain out there right now. what i'm tracking is that. >> we'll have another heat advisory tomorrow. probably right on through the weekend. that's the kind of heat we're talking about, maybe it's the last day of camp for this week. 87 at 9:00 a.m.

pack in the water bottle. that always helps, around 105 by 3:00. and that would be this highest temperature so far this year. the feels like forecast, we're at 102 to 104 today. tomorrow around 105 and 106, over 105 that's why i think the heat advisory right on through sunday. monday we drop down about where we are today, but still very hot and humid before we finally see things start to settle out. now, more on the intense heat. we'll talk much more about this. tracking the air quality. that's coming up at 6:45. amelia is joining me at 5:45 to talk about the chance for some severe weather. that severe weather comes during the day on saturday. high temperature of 97 degrees. 96 on sunday, all three days, saturday, sunday, all weather alert days, once again we do calm things down just a bit. we cool just a bit as we head into the middle of next week. i'll be back here with amelia coming up at 5:45. >> thank you, doug.

driving under the influence of electronics, yeah, you heard that right. we'll take a closer look at how big of a problem this kind of driving is in our area. >> after a number of deadly accidents, how congress is stepping in to make living and working around train tracks safer for you.

state leaders talked with their school's leader. >> this is the kind of

have. the thing that's embarrassing is that we don't seem to do that all the time. >> the delegation is charged with fighting for state funding for the school system, but the chair suggested the ceo was dodging a meeting with them. >> are they working together to do that in a collaborative fashion is important. >> this is a beginning of series of monthly meetings, the delegation and also members of the county executive's office to hope to have better communication and avoid some of the issues that they saw this year. in largo, i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >> after a series of tragedies on the tracks, congress is ordering the feds to make it safer to live near train crossings by making it more difficult to trespass on to the tracks. the news

scott joins us now in the newsroom with the new decision, scott. >> we found this tucked into a 100 page spending bill just approved by u.s. house committee, federal rail road administration to prevent people from trespassing on the train tracks. congressional investigators say number of people hidden and killed are walking on and near the tracks have spiked 23% in the past 5 years. undercover investigation by the news 4 i-team revealed a series of locations in which people frequently walk across train tracks as a shortcut to cross through town. it includes one in hyattsville and near the college park mark station. there have been a series of deadly incidents in both maryland and virginia over the past two years involving people trespassing on tracks. congress ordered to kreduce the debts and set a deadline to do so by

august 2018. back to you. >> scott, thank you, scott. we have a follow up now on a story we've been following all this week. neighbors are suggesting it might be something other than trash that is leading raccoons to attack people. a facebook page is keeping track of a string of raccoon attacks in an arlington county neighborhood. some people blame the area's trash rules, but now there's speculation the construction sites are pushing the raccoons towards people's houses. four things you need to know about these attacks. there have been three this year. it's in the arlington. last week the woman awas attacked. a man was attacked on wednesday morning as a precaution he's being treated for rabies. animal control yesterday but was not able to catch these raccoons. pretty aggressive down there. hey, you can dream about winter on a day like this. news 4 is counting down to the 2018 olympic winter

of the day in south korea. gymnastics champions. simone came to town she spoke to children in west patomic part. he led a crowd from the boys and girls club of greater washington in yoga circuit training and obstacle -- wholistic -- >> everyone thinks it's about active. you have to eat healthy as well. it's all those key roles that play into what we're doing. >> not a bead of press per ration, they dotted the field and water breaks were built in to every activity. and local family who lost their loved one is celebrating the return of his best friend. 57-year-old william was from arlington. he was killed last week

his dog, nelly, who was in the car with him ran away from that crash site and has been missing. but more than a week later, there she is. nelly has been found. she wandered up to a convenient store early this morning and the people there recognized her as the missing dog and got nelly to the vet -- >> good thing -- and poor dog, also just the trauma of the crash and being in a place didn't recognize. she's being returned at least home to the family. >> when we come right back on news 4 at 5:00, we've got a warning for families. if your child has

it could burst into flames.

have you seen these things, oh, that's a neon fidget. it's the latest toy craze. >> we've learned that certain kind can potentially, potentially catch fire. our consumer reporter suzanne hogan is working for you -- susan hogan is working for you. >> i always have to bring props. and, you know, they are kind of addictive. my 12-year-old son, jack, you guys always hear me talk about, jack. he has literally about 20 of these things, i'm not kidding and i just buy them for him, you know. these are not the ones that we're talking about that were causing the problems. it was the fidget spinners that light up that are catching fire,

talking about. there are recent reports, like the one you're looking at right there, which also can connect blue tooth have caught fire. 10-year-old said it happened to him. >> it is monitoring this situation, not to leave them unattended. follow manufacturer's instructions, really only use the charger that is provided that they come with. >> i mean, that's the lithium battery, again, you know. right. >> i mean, you know -- jack has these things and they do glow up. just -- >> they glow up. >> blow up. >> that's not a good thing. >> you've got to be careful. >> we'll keep an eye on it, too, and let you guys know. >> thanks. >> sure. >> can i have it back?

jack is going to be mad? >> all right. this is for jack. >> coming up, target is trying to stay off the endangered species list. the retailer said it's making some major changes to its fashion department. soon they say you may not even recognize them. this woman said she endured a nightmare on a recent flight because of another

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dangerous. doug and amelia on the storm center for us, tonight. temperatures reached the triple digit for this week is done. -- and officially the hottest day so far this year, could we do it if we did it, it would be tomorrow and maybe on saturday. >> the chance of storms on saturday, the interesting thing so far this year, not hot enough, doug, in our area to set any record high temperatures but at this point you're saying what does that matter. it's hot, humid. and it's extremely uncomfortable outside. >> exactly right, we're telling you, it's a good idea to find some water now. this is not an area where you want to be, maybe, but for sure definitely some great use, chopper 4 over the park down there toward great falls, maybe walk around. you get a little bit of shade and lots of trees, always love to see great fall

growing up, just down the road. now, let's take a look and show you what we're dealing with, looks like snow and ice. all right rockville right now, we've got it across the area. looks cloudy. this is just haze, it's not cloudy from a rockville camera, plenty of warm temperatures at 97 degrees. the heat index is the big factor, that heat index right now, 102 dc. 104 annapolis. that's why we have a heat advisory in the area, because of the heat index close to 105. no rain today, no thunderstorm activity today. we did see a couple of right along the bay here earlier. they're all gone. we'll continue to be. the full forecast tomorrow. we told you, by tomorrow, 94 degrees, make sure you have the sun block on. make sure you're hydrating and we're going back to 98 tomorrow. we think tomorrow as hot if not as hotter as we move on through the next

these days on the hot sun. we've got weather alert days, friday, saturday, sunday, saturday's weather alert, not just for the heat, amelia is here with more on what we can expect. >> there's about a 60% chance that you're dealing with some thunderstorms later in the day. take a look, the storm prediction center issues outlook. this is what you're looking at right now. you can see the entire area, northern maryland all the way back into west virginia under this slight risk on saturday for the afternoon and evening hours. what does that mean for you, the biggest threat by far will be heavy rain fall. it will be the slow moving thunderstorms we'll see. it will be moving through the area, rather quickly as normal thunderstorm, whether or not going to sit in one place and then after the heavy rain fall, doug, we can see some high wind as well as hail. again saturday afternoon you want to be weather ready. the rest of the weekend, the thunderstorm chances, a little bit lower for sunday. >> yeah, we still think we can see some during the day on monday the whole system pulls

will start to drop. temperatures will start to cool back to average high. average high temperature this time of year is 89. below average as we head towards the end of the week. going through the next 3 to 4 days on the hot side for sure, yeah, weather alert, though, we'll continue to keep you posted right here in the storm center. >> well done, thank you. a young man shot and killed and tonight a powerful message from his mother. >> he was gunned down at his home at the 1,600 block of bell -- belvedere boulevard. >> reporter: we're about to hear from a mother who was both sad and angry. her son was killed here in their silver spring home last night. and this afternoon, she came up to me and asked if she could send a message, a message to a murderer. >> i'm talking to the person who did this to my son. >> ji zel saw

their silver spring home last night. 20-year-old john webb ster was rushed to a hospital where he died. today his mother looked directly into our camera challenging his killer. >> i saw you. i saw what you did. i chased you to your car, so you know that i recognize you and the car. >> police radio dispatchers alerted officers in the area to be on the look out. >> he was last seen getting into a dark vehicle at the direction of travel is unknown. >> sources close to this murder investigation same montgomery county police are looking for three men, in their 20s, seen driving away in a dark honda. john christian was known to his friends as j.c. terrell perry says j.c. was his best friend growing up. >> he was very inspiring. i always looked up to him. he always treated me like a little brother. he was well loved by all his friends. >> j.c. was the star in the footba t

ago. today, a former teammate stopped by to express his condolences to j.c.'s mother. >> i think we're all responsible for this. we normalized it the way we are and make it okay. i thought j.c. is a good guy. he didn't deserve any of this. >> j.c.'s mother today told me the family now needs its space. she said, we need time to heal. that's the latest reporting live in silver springs, jim, back to you. >> all right. chris, thank you so much. we are getting a lot of reaction on social media this evening to a story we did on the rise of k-9 flu. veterinarian are pointing dog owners to get their pets vaccinated. the flu is spreading across the country this summer. some pets have already died from it. they tell us dogs can get the flu from coming into contact with other dogs with kennels. they can also become ill from

bowl as a sick animal. we have information about the symptoms to look for and a new vaccine to open up our nbc washington app and search, dog flu. target is known for an expensive trend in clothes. but two popular brands. they're facing out the -- clothing line. but there will be added, a woman's line called a new day, a men's line called good fellow in company and notice the changes towards the end of august. >> don't answer another text until you hear this warning. scammers are targeting your smartphone. the process is called, smishing. smishing. scammers sent you a text with a link or phone number. you're told to click or call. but in doing so, private investigation stored on your home is opened --

>> toward more children. so it's something -- you're seeing -- and experts explain how you can protect everyone in your family who has a smartphone. >> the airline travel couldn't any more challenging. a california woman has to deal with the naked in approaching the space. take a look. it started with this slice of -- and military joy sticks are bare ugly feet into the space. the flight from la to san francisco. she used her toes to raise and lower the window shade in our girl's row. she started tweeting out these pictures. got huge response, someone wrote, this is the kind of person who will be -- to me

it's what you're doing with them, with your shoes on. i'll be pretty mad. >> got to be a spray for that. what would you do if you saw that happen in your row? our viewers are not shy about sharing their thoughts. you can chime in on our nbc washington facebook page. i think doreen opened it on her. so she's going to get bombarded. >> the nerve. hey, you probably heard of dui, but what about an e dui, the new law that will force drivers in one state to put down their cell phones. >> people don't think it's a big deal. it's a

despite doing it herself. she also thinks the fines should be increase. >> i think it's easy to get distracted on the road and it's super dangerous. >> what makes washington state's law unique is that you can get a ticket, even if your car is fully stopped by having a cell phone in your hand. something montgomery county police says is worth considering here. >> i think we need to look at what the issue is and come up with even more sanctions of some kind, maybe having a detracted driving law itself that opens up these other of driving behaviors, like reading the paper and putting on make up. so it's more uniformly come because the message isn't

much we do enforcement. >> >> here are the driving laws in our region, drivers in dc and maryland are banned from talking on cell phones. in virginia, however, cell phone use while driving is actually permitted except for school bus drivers and drivers under the age of 18. texting while driving is against the law in the commonwealth. >> we're still waiting for the officer who shot justine damond in minneapolis. we may be waiting for a long time. he has fifth amendment rights like every other american citizen. the miniannapolis -- minneapolis police department can try to force him by threatening to fire him. so far the only account has come from the partner. he says there are -- was a loud bang last week. shortly before he shot him from the passenger's seat of his patrol car. he shot her. she had come up and called 911 to report a possible sexual assat

ohm and she had run up to the police to talk to them on the driver's side when officer north shot her across his partner through his partner's window. >> news 4 at 6:00 is next with doreen and leon. >> now at 6:00, they came to washington to compete. but now they're missing, two of them have crossed into canada. new clues to the search and what could happen to them once they're found. >> news 4 is digging deeper into the past of the suspect, one day after a road rage shooting just off the beltway. >> dangerous heat taking hold of our region and no relief in sight. tonight we're following local first responders and talk about what you could do to stay safe. more on that in just a moment, but first let's get to doug. yeah, this is the hottest streak of weather so far this year and it continues straight on through the weekend, doug

tracking it all from stomrm center 4. >> hot today for sure. the hottest day so far this year at 98 degrees. we've been much hotter than this in the past. we've had a streak of. >> here is the current heat index. 110 in quantico and now the wind has shifted just off the river here or away from the river. we're only of 99 in d.c. up to 107 right now in annapolis. that's why the entire area is through 7:00 tonight. the heat indices between 105. any time we get near 105. that's when we get the heat advisory. i think we'll get this not just for today. most likely for friday, satur