zones in the way. no delays to speak of. most of the work zones on the east side of town are cleared. in town, rock creek park, we're alternating by the work zone single file between virginia avenue and potomac freeway. out on the beltway, looking good in virginia on the inner and outer loop. no troubles on the south side across the woodrow wilson bridge. 95 northbound, 395 inbound across the 14th street bridge. that is the latest from the top traffic center. aaron and eun, back to you. > terror in spain. more than 100 people are recovering after two separate but connected attacks. cars driving into crowds. >> multiple people are in custody this morning and there is a manhunt for at least one more. erika gonzalez breaks down what's hni

desk. erika? >> the only confirmed terror attack happened in barcelona where a van swerved down a busy pedestrian street. right now, there is a search for that driver. the van in the attack, though, was taken away. 13 people died in this. and in the town of cambrills, south of barcelona, six people were hurt. but police say they killed five suspects all wearing fake suicide belts. images of the town were trying to get into the newsroom for you this morning. isis has claimed responsibility for inspiring the attacks. it's not clear if the group had a hand in planning them. back over to you guys. all right, erika, thank you. more breaking news closer to home this time. another controversial statue taken down overnight. >> this time it was one on the statehouse grounds in annapolis. that's where justin finch is live this morning. st

we've been talking about all week. >> reporter: that's right. the roger b. tawny statue in annapolis has stood here more than a century. you can see that it's here no longer. but soon after the violence in charlottesville, maryland governor larry hogan said that that statue should come down and now, of course, it has. crews hauled away the statue close to 2:00 a.m. the removal the result of a statehouse vote held by e-mail. tawny, of course, a controversial -- a supreme court chief justice got who wrote the dred scott decision denying african-american citizens rights and upheld slavery. the statue has stood here on statehouse grounds since 1872. the tawny statue, of course, comes the same week as baltimore moved forward. there was a replica of

at this point, no word on where the statue will go in the meantime. we're live here in annapolis. i'm justin finch. news 4. back to you in the studio. >> justin, thank you. one of the virginia state police troopers killed near the violent outbreak in charlottesville will be buried today. one will be in richmond for trooper bates. cullen and bates were in a chopper that went down on saturday. bathe was from northern virginia. the funeral for lieutenant cullen will be tomorrow also in the richmond area. there was no distress call from the helicopter before it crashed. investigators are trying to figure out the cause. happening today, a major announcement from charlottesville mayor. he's expected to call for the removal of the robert e. lee statue from the downtown area. unite the night rally supports keeping the statue where it is. the mayor will call for a community meeting on h

killed when the rally turned violent. one petition calls for a heather heyer memorial to replace the robert e. lee statue. new details about a man wanted for trying to sexually assault a woman in fairfax county. police released this sketch of the man they're looking for. they say a guy who looks like this dragged a woman off the sidewalk and into the woods along north shore drive on monday afternoon. he may have gotten away in a silver or gray four-door car. anyone with information should call police. the man accused of murder along a popular d.c. bike trail is behind bars. victor williams and his dog were killed along the riverwalk trail in southeast last month. police arrested won dell roy. they haven't said whether he knew williams. the mother of a college-bound teenager is pleading for her daughter's killer to come forward. last night, hundreds gathered to remember jamahri sydnor as the family still searches for

answers. >> somebody out there knows who killed my baby. somebody knows who did it. >> a large crowd, many dressed in pink gathered at the site of the deadly shooting in northeast. jamari sidner was shot as she drove down the street in broad daylight. she was not the intended target. she died days later. jamahri made a big difference in the lives of a few of her mother's friends. >> our officer, artie earl, has been on the transplant list for a while. he received her liver yesterday. quite possibly saved his life. >> jamahri's mother is a veteran d.c. police officer. five others received life-saving donations from her. police arrested one person in the shooting. the search continues for two others. just about five minutes, almost six minutes after the hour. chopper 4 was over the scene at dulles international airport after a scare involving a suspicious white van. you see it right here.

terminal yesterday while a bomb squad robot checked that van parked outside the departure area. after searching the van, police didn't find anything suspicious inside. passengers were eventually let back into the airport. the entire incident lasted about two hours. later this morning, family and friends will say their final goodbyes to the honorable patsy tyser. she was the former mayor of alexandria from 1991 to 1996. tyser was a virginia state senator also. she passed away after complications from a fall. her funeral is happening in old town at 11:00 this morning. he is the face of the family that owns the nationals. mark lerner is recovering from surgery. he explained his illness and his absence from the front row seat in that park in a letter to the "washington post." he says complications from cancer and radiation led to the amputation of his left leg. he stresses, though, that he is cancer-free and hopes to be back in his seat one day

to miss any more games. he hasn't gone to a game since july 30th. that's a long time for him. we wish him a speedy recovery and all the best. today is one of the final days to stock up on the back to school items tax-free. >> maryland's tax-free week will wrap up tomorrow. megan mcgrath joining us from the west field wheaton mall with a look at how you can save some money. hey, megan. >> reporter: hey, guys. back to school shopping can be quite expensive, especially with more than one child. all the clothing and shoes. it can really add up. shoppers in maryland have been given a break this week. exemptions from the sales tax and the state of maryland. however, time is running out. if you still have shopping to do and you want to get a bargain here, you need to come in the next couple of days. two final days left. today through midnight on saturday. this is for qualifying purchases. they'll be exempt from maryland's 6% sales tax. there are some rules to keep in

what should you buy? what is exempt in maryland? here's the rule of thumb here. take a look. clothing and shoes that costs $100 or less. if an item is over $100, then you pay the sales tax. $100 or less. backpacks, the first $40 of a backpa backpack, that will be exempt. the deal lasts through midnight on saturday. not a lot of time left. but you got today and tomorrow. expect to see crowd out there in the maryland shopping malls as people get ready to go back to school. back to you guys. >> megan mcgrath, live in wheaton. thank you, megan. the solar ellipse, it is still a few days away. one place is already starting to notice the impact. where travelers are already flocking. >> we'll be able to see the eclipse where we live, that's good news, chuck. >> our official eclipse forecast for monday, the peak of the eclipse. about 82% of the disk of the

area. should be about 88 degrees when that happened at 2:42 p.m. on monday. who said science doesn't work. come on now. if you want to know, go to their website. they have all the solar

good friday morning. live at the humane rescue alliance. we're getting ready for clear the shelters. this is fab. she's adorable and up for adoption. clear the shelters is tomorrow. we're going to be talking a lot more about it. tell you everything you need to know before you come out and give a loving animal -- a homeless animal a loving home. we'll be back with a live interview on what you can expect. and we hope the roads stay clear as well, as well as the shelters. right now we are clear around the beltway in maryland and virginia and across the big bridges. no issues on 495 and very light volumes riding i-95 through northern virginia. work zone on rock creek parkway, with traffic alternating by near the kennedy center. there you have it. that's what we're talking about today. easygoing so far so

i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk. a person hit and killed in northeast last night. few details on this. i want to share what we have so far. police got to the scene about 10:00 last night. this is new video at kenilworth avenue near eastern avenue. again, this is in northeast. as far as the driver is concerned, we are still making calls, still asking questions about whether or not they stayed on the scene. back to you guys. >> erika, thank you. it is 5:13 right now. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. i want you to look at the other stories. jamb is going to set off its emergency alert system this morning as part of a test. officials there are preparing for a possible launch of a north korean missile over the country. if north korea were to aim missiles towards guam, it would likely fly over some parts of western japan. >> vice presidente

attend a meeting on south asian policy at camp david today. yesterday he toured the panama canal at the end of the trip to latin america. he hailed the canal as a pathway to prosperity. as the solar eclipse gets closer, people are starting to get creative. many are moving to the areas with the best views, including in oregon. some even spent the night inside the portland airport, trying to figure out how to get rides to the gathering. that's an eclipse festival nearby. of course, there's a festival for this. there rbt many rental cars available. some are even taking out craigslist ads to get them. good luck. happy trails to them. if you have that kind of dedication, you belong at that festival. >> maybe spaceships will take them away after it's all said and done. crazy things happen during an eclipse. >> i guess so. just about 5:15 now. by tomorrow evening, you could ha

member. join us tomorrow as we clear the shelters. >> storm team 4's sheena parveen is getting us ready. she's live at the humane rescue alliance in northwest with what you need to know. good morning, sheena. >> reporter: good morning. aaron, that means you, you could have a four-legged friend at your house also. i'm here with lauren lipsey. we're getting ready for clear the shelters. we have a cat here. we have an overweight -- >> available for adoption right now at our oglethorpe street location. >> awesome. we have a cat issue with the shelter, right? >> always. we have close to 500 animals, 2/3 are cats. >> talk about the numbers from last year's event. we had 175 animals go home from adoption centers and over 200 animals available tomorrow. cats and dogs and other animals. we hope people come out and

adopt. >> this is an initiative to get as many adopted as possible to make room for other animals coming in. how exciting is tomorrow? >> we have dozens of volunteers on staff tomorrow, in addition to staff who may or may not be doing things to help. we can't wait. >> that is awesome. there's always a line outside in the morning when we have animals available for adoption like this. adoption fees, what can you say about that? >> adoption fees are waived. we'll caveat that with a carrier you need to purchase, we'll sell those for $5. if you have a carrier, bring collars, leashes for dogs. >> that is awesome. you know the weather is going to be nice tomorrow, too. for those waiting in line, i will say it's going to be good weather for that. expect to wait in line. >> please bring an umbrella. if the sun is out, we'll have water on hand. understand, there will be time that you'll be waiting outside. as soon as we let you in the bidding, we hope to make that as

>> can you talk about how many animals are available? >> about 220 animals. >> cats, dogs, rabbits, guinea pigs. parrots. >> we'll show you some of the animals up for adoption, not just dogs and cats but we're also talking about bringing your family here. don't just come by yourself. if you have family members. bring them here. bring your kids here. if you have another pet in the house, should you bring the other pet to see if they get along. >> tomorrow we're not doing dog intros. but we can counsel you on dogs that may be appropriate and cats that get along with dogs. come knowing about the animals who live in your home and we'll make the best match. >> we'll be back in a bit and talk about other animals up for adoption aside from dogs and cats. aaron gilchrist mentioned he wanted an animal aside from a dog or cat. >> more information on that.

>> you we want to know about other animals. >> i do have many -- >> take one home. >> i have rabbit questions. yes, i do. >> we'll put one aside for you. >> thank you, sheena. >> more information on the nbc washington app. we'll be right back. if you head out to clear the shelters tomorrow, there are things to remember. be patient and go with a positive attitude and know what kind of pet you're looking for. >> you should be prepared to bring a pet home that day. they give them right to you. a full list of tips for clear the shelters from the humane rescue alliance in d.c. and our nbc washington app. search clear the shelters. there are tons of animal organizations. >> a guinea pig. you think you could do two? >> no. >> if you adopt a rabbit, it comes with -- you'd be a hotry winner in no time. >> can't put them around your neck. got to leave them on the rabbit. >> we're deal with a lot of heat and humidity for today. no doubt

your four-legged and furry friends. make sure they have a shady place and a tall cold bowl of water. that goes for aaron and eun as well. 78 degrees right now in washington. there is a heat advisory that's been issued for basically the urbanized i-95 corridor here. heat indexes this afternoon could be as high as 105 degrees. really anywhere right here in and around the urban center. be on the lookout. it goes from 8:11 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. here's the forecast for the heat indexes. by noon, heat index close to 100 degrees. by 4:00 in the afternoon, the heat index, 102 in annapolis, 105 washington. 102 annapolis or 102 manassas rather and 102 culpepper. that is dangerously high. take it easy today. hour by hour, mid-70s early this morning. afternoon highs doesn't look that impressive.

the atmosphere that's really going to fire up the heat indexes and bring up a pretty high risk for strong to severe storms as well. nothing on radar just yet. but we're under the slight risk for strong to severe thunderstorms. main timing on that is about 3:00 and 9:00 p.m. keep that in mind as you're planning to be out and about. here's future weather. by early this afternoon, thunderstorms bubbling up. it doesn't look that impressive on our model here. but any individual storm that bubbles up with that much heat and humidity to work with, could pack quite a punch indeed. that's the distinction settled down thereafter. beach-bound for the weekend. i thish i was. i'm driving to the carolinas to see the eclipse on monday. if you're a beachgoer, stormy weather the second half of your friday. saturday and sunday look perfect for beach-goers this weekend. here's our five-day forecast. near 90 today. again, very intense heat and humidity and strong thunderstos.

but way less humid as we go flew the weekend. monday, eclipse day. looks like a mostly clear sky for eclipse viewing. the peak of the eclipse is at 2:42 p.m. on monday. now let's go to wtop and mr. dave dildine. >> excellent eclipse news. we're looking forward to that, chuck. great news on the roads this morning. nothing slowing you down. no work zones. all the cones have been picked up overnight. route 50 to the bay bridge, everything cleared. that's reopened following flood issues, it rained a lot yesterday afternoon and evening. on 95 and 395 in virginia, clear sailing from quantico to springfield. there you can see a live picture between the headlights. no slowdowns expected anywhere on the corridor in maryland or virginia. that is -- we hope it stay

way. eun, aaron, back to you. >> you want to yell that, don't yell it at the klan, colin. yell it into the cake. >> if you've been on twitter this morning, you probably notice thad tina fey is trending. the political unrest building across the area in the spotlight. don't forget to tune in or set your dvr or ellen. she'll be joined by guest mark wahlberg and judd apatow. ti airs on nbc4 and sck around

zooifrjt erika gonzalez. we have a traffic update to share with you from sierra leone. nbc news confirmed 400 people have been found dead from mudslides. we have been talking about this problem for days at this point. there was very heavy

the hills pretty much collapsed in the middle of the night burying people in their homes. sadly, the death toll is still expected to rise with hundreds still missing. the red cross and the united nations have teams working at all hours to try and save people and find them someplace to live. back to you guys. >> erika, thank you. it's 5:26. "saturday night live's" summer primetime season had its second episode last night. today, you'll hear a lot about tina fey's performance. >> she paid a visit to weekend update. she suggests coping with tough news in an unusual way. >> when you yell that, don't yell it at the klan, colin. yell it into the cake. >> you know, they've already canceled some of these rallies? >> it's working already. sheet caking is a grassroots movement, colin. most of the women i know have been doing it once

the election. >> you know, tina fey is a genius. she used to anchor weekend update. >> don't scream into the cake. put your face in it. go for it. >> therapeutic for a number of things. i'm trying to sheet cake. let's buy one right now. >> some of the reactions. some of the people calling her a national treasure. she's wearing a university of virginia sweatshirt. she graduated from uva. even the school tweeted kudos to her last night for a great show. >> she's funny. any time she's on -- >> look at -- spread it around, folks. another car maker trying to make your commute easier. fiat chrysler is getting into the business of self-driving cars. here we go. it's joining bmw and intel in a partnership to develop cars that do most of the work for you. of course, they're not alone. companies are also in a driving force and futuristic

>> it's coming. i'll be the last one, i'll tell you that. imagine the s.w.a.t. team surrounding your house for no reason. the prank law enforcement took up a lot of their time and resources with. take a live look. storm team 4 radar. you see the stormgs to the west. a green patch. they are headed our way. chuck bell has a closer look

breaking news overnight. history hauled away. another monument comes down in maryland. >> plus, breaking news in the attacks in spain. a new arrest and new details revealed about the back-to-back attacks. storm team 4 is working for you. we're getting you ready for what could be a stormy friday. good morning everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. i'm eun yang. finally, it is friday. it's here. we made it. funny how that happens all the time. we do have your news 4 teamworking for you this morning. sheena parveen is out live in the community, previewing our clear the shelters event. >> what is she riding a horse? what is that? >> a big dog. >> it's a really big dog. >> chuck bell is live on storm team 4 weather deck with our forecast. mr. bell, good morning. >> good morning. it's a good looking puppy dog sheena is with. a mild start to the day. temperatures in the mid to upper

70s already. that humidity, oh, it couldn't be any more thick out here. so a muggy morning. heat index middle of the afternoon today could be well over 100 degrees. tracking a chance for severe storms today. highest risk zone between 3:00 and 9:00 p.m. that is all as a weather front comes on by leaving us in the clear, so to speak for the weekend. a heat advisory from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. heat index up to 90 degrees. the heat index is the issue. already 81. >> dave dildine at wtop. let's find out how the traffic is holding up on a friday? >> chuck, i don't have much for you. the map is green as can be. no work zones along the beltway, maryland and virginia. easy travel times heading east from 66 and north on 95. we're talking about light volumes on a friday morning. rock creek parkway, we have the

center. as i mentioned, it's easy getting around. you have yet to hit the roads this morning, it's going to be an easy hike heading north from the fairfax county parkway to 495 on the quantico beltway on 95 and going to be easy. 61 miles per hour in nine minutes heading east to fairfax county parkway on i-66. not much work in this morning. that's good news if you're getting into the driveway and hitting the roads. that's the latest. eun, aaron back to you. >> dave, thank you. we're working to keep you up to the minute about the breaking news. the terror attack in barcelona. 13 people are dead. erika gonzalez has new information from the live desk. erika? >> good morning, eun. we have breaking news for you. a third person is in custody in connection who that van attack. the driver still on the run right now. we know that police killed five suspects. but that was not in barcelona. reports say

people over in another town. cambrils, spain. police say these people were wearing what appeared to be bomb belts. but the belts were fake. in all of this, more than 100 people were hurt. isis has claimed responsibility for the attack in barcelona. getting lots ever updates and we'll let you know as soon as we found out more. back to you. erika, thank you. our top stories right now at 5:34. controversial statue of roger tawny removed from the annapolis statehouse grounds overnight. you see some of the video here. tawny was the supreme court justice who upheld slavery. governor hogan called for the removal earlier this week. justin finch will join us live at 6:00 to tell us what's next for that statue. one of the have va va'a state police troopers killed by the outbreak in charlottesville will be buried today. the funeral for trooper pilot berke bates will be in richmond. bates and lieutenant jay cullen re

on saturday. a funeral for cullen will be tomorrow also in the richmond area. there is a new clue in the search for a man wanted for attempted sex assault. a guy who looks lick this attacked a woman on a reston sidewalk monday afternoon. he dragged her into the woods near north shore drive. she was able to get away. he's still out there. call police if he looks familiar. cleaning solutions dumped in the coffeepot at work. now a woman will go to prison for poisoning her co-workers. last week employees complained of stomach pain, vomiting and nausea. she put windex and ajax in the break room coffee to make her boss sick. she was sentenced this week to 3.5 years in prison. 5:35 now. a family with a child was frightened when a s.w.a.t. team surrounded their arlington apartment. this all happened because of a fake call. arlington county police are trying to find out who made that call yesterday morning. someone c

people hostage inside an apartment on north fort myer drive. the family inside had no idea what was going on. police spent three hours searching the rest of that building. they didn't find anything. >> we're working to find out how a 2-year-old boy was doing after being left inside a daycare van more than two hours. the mother is very angry after this happened on a field trip to the movies yesterday. the toddler goes to the new creation child development center at the new image community baptist church in southeast d.c. the mom tells police that the staff did not call 911 until they went back to the center. her son was taken to children's national hospital and was expected to be released last night. the daycare released a statement saying it was "an unfortunate situation that occurred, even with our policies in place, it has talked to staff and it's reviewing policies to make sure this doesn't happen again." only on news

di in gym class sparked a $10 million lawsuit against montgomery county schools. a 14-year-old girl died after having an asthma attack in 2015. gaithersburg high school did not do enough to save her daughter. the iteam uncovered a lawsuit that said the teen asked to get her inhaler three times before the teacher let her go. she wasn't escorted and it accuses the nursing staff of waiting to call 911. montgomery county schools has not commented. 5:37 your time right now. eclipse countdown. all eyes may be on animals when the sky turns dark. why your pet's behavior may change on monday. terror in barcelona. president trump may have this at the top of his agenda. how his weekend plans may involve terror talks. live report just minutes away. first, some of you may have been asking about a memorial

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the pride of prince george's county made it home. >> we're talking about nba champ kevin durant. the entire area squeezed into seat pleasant to welcome him home. there he is. in a silver corvette. look at that. his championship trophy. thousands came out for kevin durant day. k.d. brought the trophy that he waited ten years for. that was a surprise for many. he did say he was going to bring it and he did. his biggest cheerleader and support system was on hand for the festivities. of course, we're talking about his mom wanda. she's happy to see him come out and the people are coming out for k.d. in such large numbers. >> i think it was something that i instilled in my son. he's building on his own legacy now. yes, it's important for him to give back, yes. >> always giving back. pe

>> huge philanthropist. so many achievements athletically. >> he's not looking for any credit. he end the parade with excited little ones inside the activity center where his basketball career began. a lot of time at that new center. helped build those two basketball courts to renovate that area as well. >> grab that list. it's time for back to school shopping already. we're working for you. helping you save a little money. what you need to know before you take advantage of that tax-free weekend. d.c. landmark vandalized. the lincoln memorial targeted. a progress report on the cleanup and how the vandals may have left a permanent mark. >> reporter: and i'm live at the humane rescue alliance. we're getting ready for clear shelters. this is owe disyus. he's been here since valentine's day. i have no idea why. he's so sweet. coming up, we'll tell you about the over 200 animals available for adoption

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14 before the hour. we're staying on top of the breaking news out of spain this morning. police now say that the five suspects killed in a police shootout south of barcelona were wearing fake bomb belts. >> they say the suspects plowed over pedestrians and police in a car attack. six people were hurt. the suspects are being linked to the terrifying van attack in barcelona that left 13 people dead. three people have already been arrested in connection to those two terror attacks. this is now a live look at cambrils where people have been laying flowers and holding a vigil. you can see so many

the driver from the barcelona attack. according to media reports, isis is claiming responsibility. after that attack, president trump is responding. >> he also offered american help. news 4's edward lawrence joins us live from capitol hill with more. edward, good morning. >> good morning. the president quickly tweeting that the u.s. will do whatever is necessary to help. the speed at which he talked about this on twitter has criticism from many who say that he was slower to respond to the attack that happened in charlottesville, virginia. the president tweeting himself an hour off that first tweet. retweeted out a myth. basically a tweet that historians have debunked. he used that myth last february on the campaign trail. he's facing criticism for the speed at which he tweeted at barcelona and how slow he responded to the charlottesville attack and this

historian myth. >> edward lawrence on capitol hill, thank you. first came the ceos. now entire organizations are criticizing president trump. he's facing more backlash for his response to the charlottesville attack. groups such as the cleveland clinic and the american cancer society have canceled plans to hold events at his florida resort. the groups have backed out of planned galas at mira lag owe. this is days after he dissolved an advisory group as the ceos resigned. vice president pence is going to be at camp david today. he toured the newly expanded panama canal at the end of a trip to latin america. he hailed it as a pathway to prosperity. more upsetting news from the national park service this morning. the vietnam veterans memorial is the latest landmark to be vandalized. rip

red wax was found covering a name on the wall wednesday night. crews have been able to clean it off. the park service says it does not believe to be connected to other vandalism cases on the national mall. now to a follow-up about the lincoln memorial vandalism. it will need a few more power washing streams to clean off the spray paint left behind on a pillar. national park service tweeted out this photo. the letters m and e were also carved into the pillar. they will not be able to be removed. it is 5:49. the next time you need to stock up on groceries, you may want to head on line to walmart's website. retail giant is taking on amazon when it comes to grocery delivery that comes to your door. right now walmart says it's fulfilling orders from more than 900 stores. amazon recently announced it's buying whole foods and will expand its grocery delivery service. >> i need to try

deliveries yet. i'm particular about what i get for my food. >> you know, if you want to save money while talking about spending and what not, save it on back to school clothes. you can do that by shopping in maryland today. >> megan mcgrath joins us from the westfield wheaton mall to tell us how much longer you can shop tax-free. megan, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. not much longer. two days left. you need to get out there. i don't know if you've done your back to school shopping, eun. i know i haven't begun. i'm going to get out there probably on saturday. back to school shopping can be really expensive if you're a parent. you know t all the shoes and the clothe. the kids want the hot stuff to go back to school. it can really add up. in maryland for the next two days, you're going to get a break. a break on the sales tax for certain items. but time is running out. this deal ends in two days. it's going to expire on

start paying sales tax. we're talking about qualifying purchases here. not everything is going to be sales tax-free. but those that qualify, you're going to be -- the 6% tax. there are rules when you're out and about. what's exempt? clothing and shoes that cost $100 or less. per item. if it's more than that, you're going to pay the tax. backpacks, the first $40, that will be tax-free. then you get taxed from there on out. the deal lasts through midnight on saturday night. only in maryland. so you have to do your shopping in maryland. i just talked to a man who walked by. i told him about the deal. he didn't know it. he said oh, yeah, he's going to do some shopping. back to you guys. >> good idea, right? megan, thanks so much. two more days. you know what, if you are getting a pet during clear the shelters, you will want to really give it some love on monday.

eclipse. those things can make animals a little weird. >> the sky gets a little dark and they begin their nighttime routine. if you have a nighttime routine hold off. >> aaron -- >> only going to last two minutes. >> wait a minute. just enough time. >> wait, wait, wait. let reel it back in, gentlemen. solar eclipse. >> they say birds stopped singing or fell out of the trees. researchers reported spiders taking down their webs, chickens coming home to roost and bees went back to their hives. >> they think it's the apocalypse. >> animals, it's hard to explain the solar eclipse to animals. >> speaking of. look at these bunnies. you could have a truck full of bunnies. there you are. >> this is live inside the

aaron was asked about bunnies. sheena delivers. our station teamed up with hundreds of shelters across the kcountry to find homes for thousands of animals, like the cute bunnies. >> not the ones with the red eyes. could you imagine waking up to that staring at you in the middle of the night? >> clearing the shelters, saturday, august 19th. >> big empty bed. >> lots of participating local shelters, all that information in the nbc washington app. sheena parveen going to join us live in a few minutes to show us the adoptable animals available. >> it's a good thing i'm between the two of you. let's bring decorum back to the news, shall we? >> being an umber file, which is a lover of shadows. >> a new word we learned today. >> you see, the anchor

>> don't drop it, aaron. charge you for that. >> chuck knows these things. it's a real thing. >> an umber file. people who love solar eclipses. if you're an angelo file, you love the british. an um bra is the shadow of the moon. that's what we get on monday. we only get 82% coverage of the sun here. if you want to see the whole thing, total eclipse, you have to go to the western carolinas. doug kammerer and i will be in clemson, south carolina on monday afternoon to enjoy it. we're both umber files it turns out. temperatures are in the mid up toer 70s. now, heat indexes today much like yesterday, are going to be bordering on oppressive to dangerous. by noon, heat index is up close to 100. by 3:00 or 4:00 in the afternoon, heat indexes as high as 105 degrees. keep that in mind. it's going to be an owe prose civil hot and humid day to the outside. the

heat advisory. it goes from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. the kids that have to go to school, a slight little chance of a shower at noon. strong thunderstorms are a real possibility between 3:00 and 9:00 this evening. the leading edge of the thunderstorms already now across the west virginia/ohio border. we're under a slight risk for severe weather later on today. keep that in mind. have your nbc washington app ready to go. you can follow it on the interactive radar feature as well. now, tomorrow, almost as warm. but nowhere near as humid. the weekend is actually going to be a pleasant one for all of your outdoor plans. relatively clear skies for the eclipse on monday. tuesday looks hot. but more cool weather next week. good morning, dave dildine. >> good morning, chuck bell. we're watching a fairly quiet traffic pattern this morning. however a couple of exceptions now. general overview shows decent

around 495. i-66 eastbound. in the distance, you can see the eastbound lanes in response. at a crash between 29 and 28. before exit 53 centerville. the wreck and response blocking the left side at 66 east. delays are starting to stack up heading east to manassas. traffic getting by in two lanes to the right. beltway included. looking good heading inbound. near baltimore and 95 north. that's the latest. back to you. >> 5:56. this weekend, you have another chance to get the kids back to the new school year. holding three immunization clinics tomorrow in greenbelt, temple hills and high atville from 11:00 until 3:00. no shots, no school. if your child is not immunized on the first day, you'll have to pick them back up. we have another list of clinics and tips to help them prepare for the new year. search ready for school in the nbc washington app.

good morning. i'm landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. facebook is testing a feature in the news feed to provide custom links to news on topics of interest to individual users. the company is seeking ways to increase the amount of time you spend on the social media site. each selected item in the featured topic tools includes a few sentences of text on the subject, links to a story and a photo. facebook, twitter, snapchat and google all offer competing tools to finding trending news. this is the cnbc business report, i'm landon dowdy. landon, thank you. next at 6:00 a.m., it's been dubbed the great american solar eclipse. millions will be watching. >> but the celebrations are already kicking off. we'll be taking a look at one. biggest watch parties coming up in a live report. >> a cancer battle. the team owner at the center of a health scare. how the n

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another controversial statue removed in maryland. plus, get ready to say, aww. >> aww. >> we're getting you ready to help clear the shelters. good morning everyone. it's 6:00 a.m. i'm eun yang. i'm aaron gilchrist. sheena parveen out live right now as we prepare to clear the shelters in our pet adoption event at the humane rescue alliance in northwest d.c. >> she's a big dog person. we'll have more on that in a few minutes. first, we want to get you out the door with your weather and traffic. >> start with meteorologist chuck bell outside on the weather deck talking about some storms and a whole lot of heat around here, chuck. >> it is humid outside this morning. there's a hint of a southerly breeze. that's helping a bit. otherwise, a mostly cloudy sky and the atmosphere is thick with humidity. four things to know about the weather. a muggy morning leading to a stiflingly hot afternoon. heat