now on midday, tensions are rising between the u.s. and north korea. >> we're learning more about the country's tentative plan to deal with a potential nuclear strike. >> reporter: a fence and an empty space where the building once stood. one year later, a look at that devastating apartment explosion in silver spring. and beautiful weather today, already at 80 degrees in the district, but we have rain in the forecast before the weekend gets here. i'll show you if it will impact your saturday and sunday. hope your morning is off to a great start. i'm chris lawrence. >> i'm pat lawson

we want to kick off news4 midday with a check on that forecast. storm team4 meteorologist sheena parveen is standing by with the latest. you said beautiful and then what, sheena? >> and then i said, rain, pat, but we're going to talk about the beautiful weather first. beautiful today, 80 degrees in the district. sunny skies. humidity is going to stay low as we go through the afternoon but we do have rain in the forecast before the weekend. dulles, 77 degrees, frederick is 77, clinton, 81, so really comfortable right now. this afternoon, though, we're not talking about rain just yet. if you're heading to the pool, another beautiful day for it. by noon, 83 degrees, sun block this afternoon. uv index is still high so you'll still get a sunburn in about 15 minutes. 4:00 p.m., 86 degrees, but then we'll see the clouds increases overnight tonight and that leads us to some showers and storms for your friday. so coming up, i'll show you the timing of that and if it will be impacting your weekend straight ahead. this just in. this building in northwest d.c. is

collapsed this morning. we just got the video into the news room. is building is located on sherman avenue. it's under construction. it collapsed while construction crews were removing a tree nearby. luckily, there were no injuries. today marks one year since this horrific explosion at an apartment building in silver spring. families were sleeping when the ground beneath them blew up and in a matter of seconds, lives were turned upside down. seven people were killed, including two children. >> news4's megan mcgrath is live in silver spring now with how you can show support for those families tonight. >> reporter: well, people can attend a vigil that's being held at 7:30 tonight. folks are going to gather here in this parking lot located across the street the street from the flower branch apartments and they will remember those who lost their lives a year ago. a frightening, chaotic scene. one year ago

and fire ripped through the flower branch apartments in silver spring. beverly thompson remembers it vividly. >> devastating. scary. >> reporter: who worries you? >> that it could happen at any time, any time when i'm sleeping. >> reporter: seven people, including two children, died. and nearly 40 people were hurt. tonight, the victims will be remembered during a vigil and a procession around the complex. >> people are still trying to pick up the pieces from that day and still trying to move on. there's just such a wide array of stories of survival that come out of that particular night. and tonight's an opportunity to really reflect upon them. >> reporter: the blast changed lives forever, and 12 months later, the street is still not back to normal. a fence lines the block, behind it, an empty space where the apartment building once stood. while some residents say they smelled gas, the ntsb has not

blast. and tonight's vigil is open to the public. people will gather at 7:30. it's expected to last about two hours, and people who lost loved ones, they'll be given an opportunity to speak. back to you all in the studio. >> megan mcgrath, thank you. a d.c. police officer won't face charges for shooting and killing an unarmed black man, but that doesn't mean officer brian trainer's troubles are over. he could still lose his job over the death of terrence sterling. news4's justin finch reports on what happens next in the case. >> reporter: afterward, no charges will be filed in this case. d.c. police will soon begin its own internal investigation about what happened. a deep dive at the various evidence collected so far from witness and officer accounts as well as surveillance video and much more. this all as supporters of sterling say that justice so far in this case has not been serv

from wednesday evening where protesters carried candles and signs supporting sterling and his family, this was a direct response to the u.s. attorney's office call to not file charges against officer brian trainer. you may recall that he is the officer who shot and killed 31-year-old terrence sterling last september after he crashed his motorcycle into the cruiser. a critical issue in this case has been the fact that officer trainer was found to have turned on his body camera after opening fire, and that's an action that mayor bowser believes is damaging to the force. >> i am now, as i was then, very upset that we didn't have the benefit of that footage to tell us what happened. it is our responsibility to make sure that our rules and procedures are followed. >> reporter: the mayor also went on to say that she has heard that d.c. police have asked for officer trainer to resign as they begin their investigation. the sterling familyas

$50 million lawsuit against the metropolitan police department. outside police headquarters, i'm justin finch, news4. the pentagon has a plan to address the rising tensions with north korea. defense officials say president trump orders it, the u.s. will be ready to strike first. but is that the best option in this case? news4's tracie potts breaks it down for us. >> met with fire, fury -- >> reporter: calling president trump's fire and fury warning a load of nonsense, north korea issues a new, more specific threat, a show of force, promising to fire four missiles into the waters surrounding the u.s. territory of guam. guam's governor on fox. >> there is concern and worry, but there's no panic. >> reporter: defense secretary james mattis warns north korea will lose any conflict it initiates. >> they're not going to make an out of the blue strike against the united states, japan, guam,

that's national suicide. >> reporter: but could the u.s. act first? multiple military sources tell nbc the pentagon has prepared a preemptive strike plan involving b-1 bombers targeting missile launch sites in north korea. critics fear that's a bad move. >> kim jong un would be compelled to respond. he would lash out militarily. that's a bad set of outcomes from where we sit today. >> reporter: the safer alternative? diplomacy. >> the pressure campaign, we see that working. >> reporter: u.s. diplomats aren't giving up on avoiding a military conflict. despite secretary of state tillerson trying to down play concern about the president's comments, the state department says he and the president, on the same page about this. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. a lot of folks are talking about that inflatable chicken outside the white house, the one made out to resemble president trump, and now we've learned the motive behind it. the man who inflated it wants the president to

returns. it sparked a lot of conversation on social media, the poultry prop appears to be the same one that visited d.c. during the tax march in april. we checked with the national park service who told us the protesters yesterday did have a permit. head to the nbc washington facebook page to learn more about the organizers behind that protest. now to a story tracee wilkins and our prince george's county bureau following for months. the county's former liquor board commissioner has been indicted by a federal grand jury. he faces federal bribery charges. the u.s. attorney says he solicited and accepted bribes from lobbyists in exchange for help with liquor board matters. he was arrested and resigned from the board back in january. he now faces 20 years behind bars. st. mary's county is taking aggressive steps to fight the opioid crisis by charging drug dealers with murder. eight suspected drug dealers are now facing manslaughter charges based on users who ov

died. st. mary's has already seen more overdoses this year than all of 2016. and it's one of the few counties prosecuting suspected dealers in this way. the office of national drug control policy says the white house hasn't ruled out declaring the opioid crisis a national emergency. the department of veterans affairs says it has been forced to rehire the long-time head of d.c.'s va medical center. they just fired him last week. scott mcfarland in the news4 i-team have been investigating failures and safety concerns at the medical center for years. scott, he was gone, now he's back in 24 hours? >> reporter: he's back for at least a while, chris, back on the payroll. brian hawkins. the agency did fire him last week after a series of reports from internal investigators revealed safety concerns inside. unsanitary conditions, even a cockroach

hawkins was also accused of sending confidential va information to his spouse's private e-mail address. but hawkins appealed his firing and for that reason, va says, it must hire him back until a final ruling is made. that could happen october. it could later. the agency has long been under scrutiny for not firing bad employees, including those who were part of a scheme to cook the books and mask long wait times at va medical centers. that was back in 2014. hawkins did not respond to our requests for comment but we will work today to find out if he's going to be back running the d.c. medical center or a job at agency headquarters, to which he was transferred in april. >> scott, thank you. well, we've all seen them scurrying across our streets in our yards, but rodents can have a serious impact on our city's infrastructure. the news4 i-team explains. >> reporter: it's no secret r rodents are

the d.c. area and one of the nation's leading experts told us these little creatures can cause big problems that could cost you big bucks. >> if you don't know what their ha theirtheir handy work looks like you might not realize these are rat burrows. >> i'm always reminding myself how the rats are taking apart our city. >> reporter: the national park service already has about $850 million worth of projects needing funding, and some of the district's lush parks provide natural habitats for the pesky pests. at dusk, our cameras spotted them scurrying across the already cracked pavers. >> certainly, if you have rats that are making it worse, adding to that tally, that's something that we're trying to avoid. >> reporter: bait boxes line sidewalks and alleys across the district where cracked sidewalks with holes at either end can mean real trouble. >> they live down in here, dozens and dozens and dozens of them. they're big. >> reporter: coming up tonight, see how ourxp

rat control efforts, plus what you can learn from the methods they use to beat the rats in one location. news4 i-team. believe it or not, we're less than six months away from the start of the winter olympics. >> when news4 midday continues, we're looking at how south korea's leadership and technology will help visitors navigate the games .

well, there was no winner in last night's powerball jackpot which means you still have a chance to cash in. the next drawing is saturday night. don't forget about friday night's mega millions drawing and its own $382 million jackpot. we invite you to stay tuned. in a few minutes, kerry sanders will break down the odds of winning. out with the old and in with the new stadium name, what you knew as verizon center is now the capital one arena. monumental sports and entertainment runs the arena, and is investing $40 million to improve the fan experience inside. it released this video with the new name and the new signage. the washington business journal estimates the group may have gotten $5 million a year for the naming rights. >> remember, this is the second name change in the last -- >> couple of decades. >> 20, 25 years. i know a lot of

center. >> that was way back when. you don't have to go far to find a great job in the tech industry. turns out baltimore and d.c. are two of the best places in the country. the relocation companicap relo compared companies. the company says seattle and san francisco had the most tech knobs. d.c. and baltimore are right behind them with toronto filling out the list. that report said there are 40,000 tech jobs in the district alone. we went digging to find out why. one major reason, the federal government. it's easier for companies to get contracts when they're right here. we also have several top tier schools training people for tech jobs, and just last week, yelp said it's opening an office in d.c. because of the area's diverse talent pool in our proximity to other cities on the east coast. imagine the challenge of inviting hundreds of thousands of people to your country. most o

language. that's what the leaders of south korea are now facing as they prepare to host the winter olympics. eun yang found out how they're addressing that issue and she shows us some other technology that will help visitors navigate the winter games. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: genie talk was developed in south korea for the winter olympics. the mobile app does not grant you three wishes when you tap it, but it delivers a different kind of magic. instant language translation. consider it your personal interpreter. [ speaking foreign language ] >> i missed the bus to the olympic stadium. what should i do. >> reporter: very useful for visitors to pyeongchang. and for reporters like me who will have to navigate south korea to cover the winter games. >> so i think just kind of translation service may be more

useful. >> reporter: very cool. now i know about genie talk. >> this is a free service. you can do it any time. >> reporter: excellent. i'm going to download it on my phone too. and it's free. it's estimated that 80 million people in the world speak korean. for comparison spake, nearly 1 billion people can communicate in english so this kind of service can be indispensable. i missed the bus to the olympic village. what should i do? cool. olympic organizers say more than 2 million people have downloaded genie talk already and the app is just one of many high-tech features pyeongchang is planning to showcase for the olympics. this man is the director general of technology. [ speaking foreign language ] he says korea is prepared to provide many types of advanced technologies that will help visitors enjoy the winter sports with more excitement and convenience. one of the most highly anticipated tech events is a launch of 5

mobile service ever offered at the olympics. it's 20 times faster than 4g and can transmit data without added fees or service disconnections. the 5g network is not commercially available yet, but these winter olympics will serve as a testing ground for the high-tech service. he says that technology is not just for your phones. it can be applied to drones, virtual reality services, and it will be especially effective for the winter olympics. new technology will also allow some olympic athletes to be fitted with small devices that will track their movements during competition. spectators can follow along on their own devices to watch the games from the athlete's perspective. and some of the events will be filmed by a 360-degree virtual reality camera that will be broadcast through the 5g network, and organizers are working to build virtual reality studios so fans can be fully immersed in the games.

he says he's excited that the winter olympics will give korea the opportunity to shine as a winter sports destination but also as a world leader in innovation and technology. eun yang, news4. >> be sure to follow eun on facebook for a look at all the stories she brought back from pyeongchang. she'll be heading back to cover the games in february. get ready for some football. >> hard to believe. tonight the redskins kick off their preseason and when news4 midday continues, we'll take you inside one local man's masve fan casive

even if you consider yourself a big redskins fan, you may have to up your game after watching this story. >> that's for sure. news4 was there after one of the biggest fans around got a big surprise from a former player today. take a look at this. >> that's what his name is and we got the big surprise, the big reveal. trey johnson, former redskin offensive lineman. yeah. >> that was a moment trey johnson, also known as big banger, popped in and added to this fan's massive collection. samu qureshi's house in bethesda is more like a museum. his basement is a fan cave, dedicated to all things football. he's collected thousands of pieces of

decades, chug the super bowl bowl xvii huddle and jerseys worn by the players and his most prized collection, his shrine to the late quarterback sam bow. >> and i just love the redskins, and i love -- i'm just really, you know, fascinated by the history of the redskins and it's a deep, rich history, and i just like to try to capture as much of it as possible and just be a redskins historian. >> i love the big tickets, the blown-up tickets and things like that was new. and every time you come here, if you're a true, you know, skins fan, this is where it's at. >> you could call samu qureshi a real-life google search all by himself. a google search on washington football history. but you know, in real life, he's a real estate agent. how about that. and don't forget, you can only watch the first preseason game against the ravens here on nbc4 tonight, starting at 7:30. then, a special primetime summer season

update" will begin. news4's shomari stone will be live for the game. >> pat did say if her husband tried to bring all that stuff in the house, he'd have to get rid of it. >> i said he'd probably need some storage space elsewhere. >> that's a really nice way of putting it. >> that guy has the whole basement. he's the a super fan. >> you'd need a separate room for the mannequins alone. >> he needs a whole house. beautiful day today. it's going to be great for the game tonight, so anyone heading to the game, watching the game at home, you can see a little better if you watch it on tv too but it's going to be gorgeous out there this evening, and we're going to be watching it, of course, nbc4. it's just gorgeous if you want to head outside. if you're heading to the pool, fantastic, just wear the sun block, showers move in tomorrow, so enjoy today. tomorrow's going to be very different than today. and the rain chances, they're actually going to linger

currently, though, it's 80 degrees and sunny in washington. 76 gaithersburg, 71 clinton, if you're walking the dog today or if you need one to walk, of course we have one available, this is t-bird available at the humane rescue alliance. 5:00 p.m. this afternoon, very nice, low humidity, comfortable by 7:00 p.m. 81 and then those clouds will roll in overnight tonight. don't forget, next saturday, the 19th, that is clear the shelters. of course we're all going to be out there. just find out more information on the nbc washington app. now pehere's the forecast for tonight. 9:00 p.m., 77, more clouds roll in overnight but still very comfortable. we stay dry here, future weather shows that, even for the morning hours tomorrow. your commute does look dry in the morning but it looks like the better chance for showers or storms is going to be later in the afternoon and evening. computer models continue to show the rain for saturday morning, and then as we go through saturday afternoon. beach forecast, kind of the same thing, the showers are going

locally, if you are not at the beach but you're a little farther inland, we're going to keep those rain chances, especially m

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money? nbc's kerry sanders explains there's some things you still wouldn't be able to buy. >> reporter: this is the first time in seven years that both of these lotteries running in the same time, powerball and the mega millions, have exceeded $300 million. last night, during the powerball, nobody won. the odds of winning, of course, are 1 in 292 million so winning is going to be a rare occurrence, but if you did win last night, you would have taken initially $224 million. that is before the federal fax. so even with all this huge jackpot, there's a few things you couldn't afford. you could not afford a 747, a jumbo jet to fly around the world at your will. you could not afford the white house, assuming it was for sale. and you could not afford the hope diamond, which, of course, is priceless. as they say, you ow

spend your whole salary on this, but good luck. what would you do with the money? kerry sanders, nbc news, miami. >> well, buying a baseball team would probably be a little bit out of the price range as well. from hoop earrings to high top fades, biker shorts and baggy jeans, the '90s were a magical time. so much so the washington nationals are going to make an entire night of it. here to talk about '90s night is the nats' valerie. we know '90s night is kicking off a pretty big week at nats park. what sort of inspired this theme night. >> we've done '80s night for the last two seasons and it's been incredibly popular so we had all these fans run in and say, what about the '90s. so we're doing it for them. >> you brought the slap bracelets. i remember these. you can hit me. >> oh, okay. '90s night, give away is a slap bracelet. 5,000 of those throughout the park at different locations and we're going to have music, tons of

white ford bronco is playing pre-game. we're going to have all the music genres of the '90s. hip hop, country, boy bands. >> oh, wow. so you're going to see a lot of flannel shirts, air jordans, overalls, that whole '90s look. >> a lot of angst now in adults, what used to be in the college age set. >> yes. all i can say is thank god there were no cell phone cameras around back then. >> indeed. >> you know, when we look ahead to the weekend, tell me about saturday. that's dream foundation night, right? >> yeah, so this is our day to celebrate our dream foundation, which is the corner stone of everything we do in the community. sbra celebrates children's hospital and gives back to them, a grant program, the youth baseball academy and we're going a grab bag on the concourse where fans can come and purchase one of these bags. all the proceeds will go to the dream foundation and player autographs are going to be

sunday, big day on sunday. >> last game in our three-game set with the san francisco giants, 1:35 start. we're celebrating firefighters. and if you go to nationals.com/firefighter and purchase your tickets there, a portion of each ticket sold will go towards fallen firefighters and you'll get a commemorative t-shirt. >> with the season the nats are having, you probably don't need any incentives to come out but this sounds like a pretty packed weekend. >> we like to provide them anyway. >> thank you so much for being here. pat, back to you. well, you've heard of wetting? it's something many of us do in our sleep,sweat, h

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new research shows your body could be sending you a warning sign. nbc explains when it's time to see the doctor. >> reporter: if you're 40 or older and your sheets are drenched when you wake up, or you think you're feeling a hot flash, yes, it could be the change, but ut health endocrinologist dr. kelly says it could also be a number of other health issues. for example, a bacterial infection. >> we've had some recent cases of tb that's a common presentation with fever, sweats, weight loss, cough, fast heart rate, and less commonly palpitations. >> reporter: and while she's ruling out serious illness, sweating can also be a symptom of some cancers. >> you know, we'll ask about the weight loss, the change in appetite, swelling in the neck, under the arms, the lymph node swelling. >> reporter: keep in mind, she says, a lot of other symptoms could lead you to those problems t.

on the other hand, thyroid disease has subtle symptoms and sweating is one of them. >> we also look for other things like heart palpitations, a goiter, weight loss, and a lot of other symptoms that can go along with that. >> reporter: sweating can also increase in diabetic patients using insulin or be a sign of sleep apnea. chances of the disorder increase in women after menopause. it's the first hurricane of the atlantic hurricane season. frank ly franklin roared ashore in mexico last night as a category one storm. strong winds pounded a mountainous region that's already prone to flash flooding and mud slides. franklin is expected to weaken as it moves further inland over eastern mexico. >> we expect to be seeing a lot more stories like that as we get further into august and especially into september. well, as far as our weather is concerned, is it going to

are we going to get back to summer soon? >> you know, we wish it could stay like this. unfortunately -- >> we don't expect it in august. >> no. >> come on. >> unfortunately, yeah, we've had a couple really nice days, but then we're going to have a couple days with pretty high ray chances, but the nice weather will be back, just not over your weekend, unfortunately. but the weekend's not going to be a complete washout. here's a live look outside, beautiful day today, a lot like yesterday, it's already 80 degrees, we'll be in the mid 80s this afternoon, plenty of sunshine, humidity, at a very comfortable level. most of the area about the upper 70s, clinton's coming in at 81. leesburg coming in at 79 degrees currently but it's going to be a very nice afternoon if you plan on doing the grilling out. 3:00 p.m., 83 degrees, 5:00 p.m., low humidity, topping out around 86, even this evening it's going to be really comfortable so if you're heading to the nats game, it looks really good, 81 degrees as we start the g

temperatures right around the mid 70s by the end of the game this evening. but very comfortable for the fans in the stands. here's a look at future weather now. so, we go overnight, clouds move in, friday 9:00 a.m., morning commute, so far, it does look to be on the dry side. we'll just see a lot more clouds for your morning drive. then the showers quickly start to move and maybe some around lunchtime, more likely in the afternoon and evening and then we're watching the weekend. this is saturday, 8:00 a.m., the model's been pretty consistent about showing rain for the morning on saturday. could see a little bit of a break and then some scattered showers through the afternoon. the rain chances are going to be in the forecast for sunday, maybe not as much, though, mostly just some afternoon thunderstorms. monday, though, that looks like a pretty rainy day to start your workweek, but after that, look at the nice weather that comes back. unfortunately, it can't be over the weekend, though, so again, the rain tomorrow, have your umbrella and especially as we go into next week, stay tuned.

signed on july 20. >> it sounded like maybe a book shelf falling off or a picture falling off the wall. >> it was actually a battery exploding inside a nevada woman's purse. she was sitting in the back of the boulder city council meeting when it happened. firefighters don't know what kind of battery it was, but they say it wasn't in her cell phone. >> i believe it was a battery malfunction that ignited contents of her purse,

make sure if you have a device and you have a battery, make sure you take the time to read your manual and follow the manufacturer's suggestions for care and maintenance. >> the woman suffered burns to the leg. medics treated her at the scene. she's okay. a man from illinois who's been battling terminal brain cancer can check one more thing off his buck list. michael dawson always wanted to ride in a hot air balloon, and yesterday, his wish came true. so for one clear sunny afternoon, his difficult medical journey was replaced with an exhilarating trip of a lifetime. dawson's wife says the community chipped in to help pay for it. >> found out that he doesn't have much more time left, so all of our friends are trying to make it so that he enjoys the rest of his life. >> i don't count the days. i make the day count. >> wow. couldn't pick better words to live by. dawson says the experience was, quote,

well, it's time now to celebrate another one of those quirky holidays. we like doing that. today is national s'mores day, and joining us now is christopher holmes, who is executive chef at seasons 52 restaurant. welcome, chef. >> thank you. thank you for having me. >> well, s'mores, we know, are a campfire classic and you've got a little twist on the classic here. >> we do it a different way. we like to present all of our desserts as a mini-indulgence. we do them in a mini-shot glass. we have a variety of them but since we're doing s'mores today, we're going to explain how we do this. so, what dwe do is we start wit a simple piece of chocolate cake, which we tap into the bottom of the glass. and make sure we get it down there pretty far. you want it to be able to sit down in the bottom there. so it's flush. and then we take our rocky road mousse. this is actually just a belgian chocolate mousse that we use

little bit of chocolate chips and marshmallow pieces in. now comes the fun part. we take a marshmallow half and then torch it a little bit of the campfire brought to the torch. >> so you know, when we were kids, we, you know, we roasted campfire -- roasted marshmallows over the campfire. then as we get older, your tastes get a little more sophisticate. >> we like to view this as a more refined touch, so what we do is instead of going on a stick like we do at the campfire, again, we present it in a shot glass. it's a little more accessible for our guests, but it's only one of a selection of many that we do so we're happy to have it. >> tell us about some of your other specialties. >> right now we're featuring an alaskaen salmon, featuring that with a special where we play it with pinot noir. we're also doing a sour cherry creme brulee. >> is this the sour cream? >> i

this is the creme brulee right here. and then we also vhave the raspberry chocolate chip cannoli and our all-time favorite is the pecan pie. we like to have a broad range of desserts to appeal to everybody. >> so the thing about desserts for me is that i need them to be simple. i don't want to go through a lot of steps. so, these don't involve a lot of steps. >> they really don't. they're really just a matter of maybe three or four ingredients each so it's just a matter of, you know, once you have your ingredients set up, putting it together, and it's really as simple as one, two, three. >> i want to hear about this belgian chocolate filling here. that sounds really rich. >> it is very good. it's a little rich. this is certainly a chocolate lover's dessert so what we do is we take -- melt belgian chocolate, fold in whipped cream into it and then bring in the tiny marshmallows and the chocolate chips. so it is definitely a little bit rich. it's a chocolate lover's paradise. >> okay. so all we need to do is get our little torch. >> and you're ready to go. >> christopher holmes, thank you so much for

s'mores day with us. >> happy to be here. >> and i would love to taste this so i'll do that while i toss it back to you, chris. >> that spread isn't going to last 20 seconds in our news room. i can tell you that. we'll get a final check on the forecast in just a moment. and remember to join us later today for the ellen degeneres show. ellen airs

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today. asian and european markets are lower on continued jitters over the heightened tensions between the u.s. and north korea. stocks fell yesterday with the dow and the nasdaq down for a second straight day on those geopolitical tensions and on disney's disappointing earnings. look for data today on unemployment and inflation, the dow falling 36 points to 22,048, the nasdaq slipping 13. general motors is expanding its program which lets drivers rent cars by the week for ride hailing and other on-demand services. the program began in san diego and san francisco. it's launching in los angeles today. it will come to baltimore, boston, detroit, and phoenix, also washington this fall. drivers rent car through an app and get insurance and unlimited miles. and facebook is making a big push into video content, launching a new section today called watch. the tab, which is available to just a limited number of users now, will be the home for original shows, reality

baseball games. facebook is hoping that watch will open up a new method of advertising that keeps people on the site and the mobile app longer. with your cnbc morning business report, i'm jackie. well, we all know that when you're planning a wedding, one of the first things you want to do is develop a registry and have all your friends and family sign up. but you know, if you've got a student who's college age and they're getting ready to go off and you're trying to get everything together for them to go off with, we've got an idea for you. a college registry. >> i have to admit, when i first saw this, and saw this story come up in our news room, i said, what? i get the baby rooejsregistrati the wedding registry. thinking, a registry to send an 18-year-old young man or woman off to college sounded a little weird. apparently it's the newest trend for college students, and i share this on my facebook page. a lot of people are already commenti

either. consumer reporter susan hogan shows us the shortcuts to dorm shopping that will hopefully help your family get ready for school. >> reporter: i am sending my kids off to college, so it only makes sense that we make this transition go as smoothly as possible, especially on move-in day. it's go time. parents spend 18 years prepping for this big moment, college move-in day. if you want to save space in your trunk on money and extra baggage fees, create a college registry for all of your college essentials. target and walmart let students create accounts and pick out what they want and friends and family can buy some of the items on the list, taking off some of the financial stress for the student, especially at the beginning of the school year. bed, bath, and beyond offers what's called pack and hold option. the process is quick. you just scan all the items you want to buy and organize a pick-up date at the nearest store in

bed, betath and beyond says the will have it all ready to go at no extra case. want even bigger savings? then bundle. they'll let you buy packages, everything you need in one box from bedding to storage, lights, fans, they literally take the guess work out of what you need to bring to college. also, another great idea that we did is we took advantage of our college's package deals. they team up with retailers to give you literally everything that you need, all of the essentials and more. it's a good idea. back to you guys. >> that is a good idea. >> boy, things have come a long way. i mean, we used to hunt, like, flea markets and yard sales to get secondhand furniture for the room. there was no sense of decorating or anything like that. >> just the basics. >> we were lucky, i mean, if you got a microwave oven, you were, like, wow. our room is really outfit. >>

refrigerator. >> the mini-fridge. that was important. that was important. well, whether your kids are going to college or kindergarten, news4 is working for you. >> and you can find all of susan's stories on the nbc washington app. search, ready for school. and we want to know, have you started saving for college yet? chime in on that on the nbc washington facebook page. you can do that right now. krispy kreme will be going dark for the solar eclipse. check this out. for the first time ever, the doughnut company's original glazed donuts will be eclipsed by chocolate glazed doughnuts. they will be available beginning monday, august 21st, and that's also, of course, the day of the solar eclipse. you can get an early taste of these delightful treats during hot light hours on saturday, august 19th and on sunday, august 20th. >> we got a whole big team going down to north carolina for that eclipse as well. i think doug, chuck

internet producer is going down there. we got a big team heading out to cover it. >> and we're going to get our eyeglasses ready. time to get a final check on the forecast. >> yeah, sheena, how's it looking out there. >> it's looking good. i am keeping my fingers crossed that we have a day just like today when the eclipse is here because we are talking about a nice view locally but 80% of the sun covered and we don't want the clouds or the rain in the way. today it's gorgeous. 82 degrees in washington, 80 dulles, 80 degrees in lorto. expect a high of 86 degrees, a few clouds out there but these are fair weather clouds. we don't expect the rain today. low humidity making it feel very comfortable. if you're heading to the redskins game, it's going to be a nice evening for that. of course it's right here on nbc4. just watch it here. otherwise, by 7:00 p.m., 79 degrees, 9:00 p.m., 77 degrees and by 11:00 p.m., we'll see the clouds increasing but the rain is going to hold off until tomorrow afternoon for most of the area. tomorrow morning looks mostly dry, showers could start to

otherwise in the afternoon and evening, look at saturday. the models have been hinting for some morning rain, maybe some scattered showers also in the afternoon. that's going to carry over into the beach forecast this weekend. so if you're heading to the beach this weekend, and you have the plans, just keep in mind, showers in the forecast saturday and sunday so you might want to just plan around that. otherwise, monday actually does look pretty rainy. we could have some pretty steady rainfall on monday but the nice weather does eventually come back, just not at the right time. we'd rather have that over the weekend but either way, it's going to feel really nice as we go into next week. get outside and enjoy today. before you head out tomorrow, just remember to grab the umbrella and you'll want it for both your saturday and sunday and especially on monday. but good weather today whether you're going to the nats game or if you're going to see the redskins. always seems a little weird doing football in near 80 degree weather. remember, you can only watch the redskins first preseason game against the ravens here on nbc4 tonight. it gets started at 7:30 and

a special primetime summer season of "saturday night live" begins. that's all followed by news4 at 11:00, and remember, news4's shomari stone will be live in baltimore for the big game. well, we can't wait for that. i mean, it's -- i think this cooler weather that is really blown in and sheena showed it so well there, it started to really make you think about football season. >> oh, yeah. the season is just about upon us. and that's news4 midday. thanks so much for being with us today it ha today. >> we'll be back this afternoon. and remember, you can get the news and weather updates any time, especially for your neighborhood. all you got to do is open the nbc washington app. have a great day out there. >> and we'll see you later.

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