it's the video many of you have watched over and over again in the nbc washington app. a woman threw her own urine on a metro bus driver and now she's talking about why she did it. adam tusk got her on the phone this morning. adam, she turned herself in, but what did she have to say? >> reporter: she says she's sorry, aaron. actually, it happened here along the x 2 bus line. this woman says she never meant for this to happen, but her emotions got the best of her. she says she did it because she was frustrated with the metro bus operator. she says she

cup of her own urine on a metro bus operator because that operator was being rude to her and other passengers. but now the woman in this video who talked exclusively with news 4 by phone says she's sorry. you said you're sorry. you want to apologize to the bus operator, right? >> i did feel so bad. i feel so bad. i want to apologize to her. >> reporter: the woman turned herself into police this morning but metro tells us she could not immediately be arrested because this is considered simple assault, and an officer has to witness the event in order to arrest her for simple assault. officers will get a summons today to formally arrest the woman in question. in the meantime, why did she even have a cup of urine? >> i had to go to the bathroom real, real bad, you know what i'm saying? i peed in the cup. i was going to pour it out, for real. i was going to pour it out us

>> reporter: she was going to pour it out because she had to relief herself but instead, ended up as an assault. and back here live as people wait for the x 2 bus, metro has been in contact with this woman today. they expect to meet with her today and make an arrest. it's probably going to be a couple hours from now, guys, back to you. >> adam tusk for us in china town. thank you. we are following a developing story out of the district where police have found a man dead near the 11th street bridge. they got a call a few hours ago for a man going over the bridge and falling onto the lanes below. news 4 justin finch has details from the scene. >> reporter: we just spoke with police officials a short time ago. they tell us they are still not sure exactly what led to that man falling over that bridge, however, their investigation did tie up that area for hours. we're talking about the area of the 11 street bridge and northbound i-295 ramp close

call of a man down over that bridge. they responded to that scene. shutting down traffic in the meantime to carry out their investigation. that did result in some westbound lanes of 695 being closed, as well as that ramp onto the bridge here but police, again, saying at this point it remains unclear if the man was pushed or fell or the victim of a crime. at this point, it will be in the hands of medical examiner who will collect that man's remains and determine the cause of death. in southeast, i'm justin finch, news 4, back into you in the studio. time for a check on the midday forecast. what we need to know heading into the lunch hour. the clouds and rain, actually saw the sun this morning. >> yes, today is much nicer. we don't have to worry about the rain today. it is long gone around new england and still moving offshore. 72 right now. look at the live picture outside. we have a lot more sunshine than we did this morning but as we

sun and clouds. for the rest of the area, some spots upper 60s but starting to warm. 70 right now in clinton. a really nice afternoon. 78 for a high. maybe a stray shower off to the west and the blue ridge mountains but the normal high this time of the year is actually 85. so we're going to be unseasonably cool. now we're looking at harvey again. it is right around the louisiana coastline. it will be heading here as we go into labor day weekend. coming up, which day across your weekend we can expect rain from it. that's straight ahead. >> thank you. we are nearing the end of overwhelming amounts of rain along the gulf coast but this morning louisiana is feeling harvey's powerful punch and houston is opening new shelters to help all the people in need right now. thousands have nowhere to go. nbc sarah shows us how they are coming together in texas today. >> reporter: harvey delivering anothe p

making a final landfall near cameron, louisiana wednesday morning. in east texas, flood waters are rising to dangerous levels. over 25 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. a young mother died tuesday trying to navigate flooded streets. her infant clinging to her chest, survived. >> the baby we're told however was alert and conscious. >> reporter: flood victims in port arthur can't seem to catch a break. water filled the shelter they were calling home after being displaced by the storm. officials plan to close it and move the evacuees to another location. >> we are still very much in the emergency response phase of this historic storm. >> reporter: although the rain has stopped, the strain of five days of rainfall continues to push houston and surrounding cities to the limit. two reservoirs that protect downtown houston are spilling over. even as officials continue to release water from them. >> w

never like this and i think it's because we're so close to buffalo bayou and of course, they have the controlled release going on and apparently, it's not as controlled as we had hoped. >> we had no control over it and we'll survive. >> reporter: no control, but hope and a determination to emerge from this crisis as a city united. in galveston, texas, nbc news. we're following every movement of the storm for those of you with loved ones down south, you can see the video of the damage and the rescues in the nbc washington app right now. in about an hour, there will be a moment of silence reflection to honor a murdered student. richard collins, iii was stabbed to death in may at the university of maryland in college park. days before he would have graduated. there will be a moment of silence at both schools at 12:05

this afternoon. police are trying to prevent more violent rallies like this from playing out in d.c. you'll remember these demonstrations from inauguration day and the deadly rally in charlottesville. another rally called the mother of all rallies is planned for september 16th. a conservative group will march to show support for president trump. a counter protest is planned, as well. d.c. police say they are ready to keep the peace. >> we expect a busy weekend in washington d.c. because we have a number of groups coming. we'll have considerable resources out here to make sure the city is safe. >> reporter: chief says visitors should feel safe to venture down to the national mall but also stay aware of what is going on around them. later this hour, president trump will leave the white house to visit missouri. that is where he will push his plan for tax reform. news 4 tracie potts has a look at what he wants and whether congress has the time to take it

>> reporter: this afternoon in missouri, president trump makes the case for tax reform promising to boost the economy by lowering rates and getting rid of the deductions. critics call it a give away to the wealthy. much of the detail will come from capitol hill where lawmakers face a full agenda. is there time to deal with taxes? >> yes, there is. >> you keep saying that. >> reporter: president trump may have to do that, too. a date is set for his son don junior to testify privately before the senate judiciary committee on his meeting with the russian lawyer. federal investigators want to know if president trump helped create a knowingly false statement about the purpose of that meeting. >> why do they want to desemible about that meeting when clearly it was a meeting about sanctions, about, you know, involving russians with links to the kremlin. >> reporter: the white house story kept changing. >> he weighed in, offers suggestion like any father would do. >> reporter: later "

that statement. the senate judiciary committee didn't announce publicly what day donald trump junior will testify. it expected to happen in the next few weeks. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. call it a crackdown in the classroom. why some students won't be allowed to wear

well, it was quiet for a couple weeks but people are getting worried about north korea again. kim jong-un says that missile he launched over japan was just the start. nbc's richard engel shows us what we could have in store and what is being done to stop it. >> reporter: overnight, new threats from north korea where state media says the leader kim jong-un was so satisfied with the latest missile launch over japan that he's determined to carry out more. the regime renewing threats against the u.s. territory of guam, home to a key u.s. military facility calling it an advanced base for invasion, which north korea needs to quote contain. north korea has previously threatened to fire missiles near guam but so far held off. president trump again warning all the options are on the table but offering no specifics on how the u.s. may respond.

security counsel meeting tuesday where there was plenty of condemnation. >> we are all denouncing north korea's outrageous act against another u.n. member state, japan. >> reporter: so far, no new actions or sanctions against north korea have been authorized. in south korea today, u.s. troops are preparing for the worst. testing the readiness of patriot anti missile batteries. >> this is truly the first line of defense for the u.s. forces here. >> reporter: part of annual war games here that infuriate pyongyang and are designed to show that u.s. troops in south korea are more than ready to defend themselves. those readiness drills taking place here in south korea that north korea finds so provocative are scheduled to wrap up tomorrow. richard engel, nbc news, seoul. if you see the words nashville statement trending this morning, this is why. a nationwide group of 150

has signed a statement affirming that marriage is between a man and a woman. the counsel on biblical manhood and womanhood called it a quote christian manifesto on human sexuality and says it is sinful to approve of homosexuality and transgender ris m. this is generating a lot of opinions online. nashville's mayor criticized the group for using the city's name in a statement of exclusion. if you have a favorite starts team, you probably have some of their gear, too. backing the washington redskins is against the rules at a private school in montgomery county. chris gordon explains why. >> reporter: redskins fans show their true colors and pride in the gear they wear but not here at green acres, a private school in maryland where the dress policy now prohibits students and staff from wearing clothing with the redskins' name or logo. the decision was made after a year of discussions in the school community. >> it came from a number of di

one is it came out of a third grade classroom studying native americans and talking -- they got into a discussion about our local football team's name and the logo and the sense of that was something that was disparaging, deeply disparaging of a race of people. >> reporter: dr. brown says the dress policy requires clothing that shows respect and is not offensive. andy, long-time sports talk radio host who now has his own d.c. pod cast is a lifelong redskins' fan. in 1992 he joined those who said the redskins' name was offensive and ought to be changed. recently, he switched his position and now feels the name doesn't need changing. >> but last year "the washington post" did a poll and they found that nine out of ten native americans in 48 states, either found the name not offensive or supported the use of the name by the washington football team. >> reporter: the restrictions on wearing redskins' gear in class

applies only to this private school green acres. the month dpomry domontgomery p system has its own dress code but makes no specific restrictions to redskins' apparel. well, it was legend versus up and comer at the u.s. open and the match had people on the edge of their seats. prince george's francis held his own against roger federer. >> called it a funky forehand. >> reporter:. >> the 19-year-old is from college park. came out early and made federer work. the two battled from set to set with federer winning in five sets. took it all in stride saying he'll use this as motivation for the next tournament. another future little olympian may be on the way for michael phelps and his wife. they announced the big news on their son boomer's instagram page. take a look here. they don't kno

clear the entire family is excited about this. the 23-time gold medal winner will have plenty of time to change diapers since he is retired from swimming. did that at the rio olympics. >> and manny machado delivering the long ball. the baby got one to take home. see, this is early learning how to celebrate. you see the baby there at the baseball game. he deserves the ball they caught. look at that smile. did a little dance in his bounce thing there. her father, the little girl apparently, got the ball after manny machado smacked it out last night. the orioles won the game, too. happy all the way around. ♪ ♪ "greece" classic. the audition that got social media buzzing this morning. the story behind this local choir on "america's

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♪ ♪ prince george's counties danelle damon and the choir remake evr remixing a song. got a standing ovation around the arena last night. after the performance damon said he was

out. >> i just wanted to make sure we can give them an entertaining skit based on the oscars. so we want to walk in the path paved for us. >> now, they are hoping to advance to the next round in the competition. the results of the viewer votes will be revealed on tonight's show at 8:00. if you're feeling stressed out, a therapy animal might be able to help while a dog might be the first thing that comes to mind, horses are taking the treatment to the next level. gail shows us how. >> reporter: this 10-year-old minute tour horse may be the answer to finding inner peace. sarah is certified for therapy. her job to soothe souls while on the road. >> i've always had a heart for the elderly and horses. >> reporter: sarah and her handler make a stop to bring happiness to the residents. and just a quick l

facility she's already lighting up the room bringing smiles to their faces. sarah makes her way down the hall to bring joy to eugene and lorraine's day. >> are you ready in here? >> yes. >> reporter: a couple rooms down she meets nina. >> isn't she pretty? >> reporter: the glow in her eyes and the smile on her face says pure happiness. >> it's just amazing to me how a horse can get through to a soul that we people sometimes just can't. >> it funny how animals do that for you. they can sense when you're in a bad place and ease in there to help out. >> it is amazing. i think all animals do that. almost all. >> the armadillo, not so much. >> not t

>> what about this weather, nice change. >> nice change. compared to yesterday you were mentioning all day yesterday was raining literally all day until before the nats game. the nats game looks good this afternoon and not seeing a lot of rain right now but as we go into the weekend, that will be the next chance for rain. a cool start this morning. it will be comfortable this afternoon, upper 70s for a daytime high. cooler than normal and we'll stay nice and dry into the weekend. that's when we have the next chance for rain. that's going to come from the remanence of harvey, not all weekend but that's good news. we'll dry out sunday and monday. i'll show you that forecast. 73 in washington. still pretty cool, very comfortable outside. 69 do 69, 70. the radar looks dry and isolated shower this afternoon at best. mostly west of the district but overall a mix of sun and clouds. if you're exercising, not too hot

the upper 70s. around the gulf coast, there is tropical storm harvey spinning over right across i would say the border of texas and louisiana. the moisture will be here into the weekend. look what future weather does, takes the moisture by friday bringing it up here not until very late friday and early saturday. so if you already have the weekend grilling out plans, saturday not looking too good. monday looks good. really sunday and monday will be the best days out of the weekend. the five-day forecast, tomorrow looks good, too, mid 80s. much cooler on friday and stay cool with the rain coming on saturday. we'll look at the extended forecast coming up. >> thank you. he's one of the country's most popular pastors shamed for apparently not opening his church in houston in that city's greatest time of need. now he's

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joel osteen is defending himself from a flood of social media criticism after pailingfao open the mega church as a shelter. he says he was dealing with flooding issues of his own. jacob rascon reports. >> reporter: they arrive soaking wet carrying everything they

have left. offered dry towels, warm blankets and food. a god send for the zang family who have no home to return to thanks to harvey. >> the first floor is flooded. it was about -- water is about two story high. >> reporter: this is lakewood church near downtown houston owned by joel osteen. his sermons followed by 7 million people, his 16-thousand seat mega church once the houston rockets basketball arena. when harvey slammed into texas, pastor joel offered prayers but little else. social media pounced. his critics demanding more. open your church as a shelter one person wrote. provide food and clothing, please praying you open your church as a refuge. others said god knows your heart, stay strong. the church said the building was inaccessible due to severe flooding. pictures seem to confirm that. some responded be their own less

osteen giving this explanation to kprc. >> we were waiting for the right time, really lakewood is always open. we didn't necessarily have staff here the night it flooded out here. >> reporter: now, volunteers are flocking packing trucks full of donations. who is giving this stuff? >> the neighbors around the area, that's it. >> reporter: the zang family, one of hundreds grateful to have the church as their refuge. >> we were rescued. [crying] >> we have elders, we have 5-month boy we're raising for them. we're here safe. >> jacob rascon reporting. today joel osteen said if his church flooded while operating a shelter he would be criticized for that and said the church will continue to serve the houston community long after the controversy passed. a lot of you may be looking for ways to help, as well. every donation we know makes a

the red cross is calling for blood donations now. you can call or text to give money to help support the rescue efforts. the city of houston set up a hurricane harvey relief fund. be careful of scams if you choose to donate. you want to look for reputable organizations. you can find ways to help in the nbc washington app. search harvey help. we will also keep you updated throughout the day on harvey in the nbc washington app. look for alerts and check the latest active radar to track the storm. ♪ ♪ it is time to get your kids ready for school and with school starting, so, too, does school anxiety which in some cases can lead to school refusing meaning your kids say hey, i'm not going. here to talk about school anxiety and what to do if your child is refusing is dr. joshua winer. thanks for being with us today. assuming it is normal f

kids at the beginning of a school year to feel the anxiety. what are some of the most common causes for this anxiety? >> i think it all really boils down to the idea of change and change is sort of out of your control, right? each year you have new teachers, new kids coming in or leaving the school. questions about how hard is this going to be and how much homework am i going to get? when you think about it, kids have, i believe, less control over their lives than adults. so if we really don't like our environment, we have more flexibility in being able to change our environment. kids don't have that luxury. anything related to that will raise anxiety levels. >> that's a good point. what are some of the symptoms of this anxiety parents need to be watching out for? >> so of course, some kids are going to be verbal. they will talk to their parents and say i'm nervous, i'm scared, i hope this teacher isn't too hard. i heard they are mean. for other kids and probably for a lot of kids, they are not going t

identify that or vocalize it. what you'll see is they will be complaining of stomach aches. headaches. hard time waking up in the morning. they will say i don't feel good, mom. i don't feel good, dad. i don't think i can go to school today. what parents want to do there is recognize that it's psychological and it's nature so it's due to a psychological cause but that doesn't mean your child doesn't really have a stomach ache or a headache. it's a real stomach ache, it's a real headache. you want to say look, i think this is due to you being nervous. let's talk through this but you have to go to school. >> you know, you've said that the reasons that children have for not wanting to go to school vary based upon their age. is that what you're getting at? >> yes, of course, developmental differences create differences in terms of why somebody might have anxiety to the point where they don't want to go to school. for instance, for really young

elementary-age kids. the most common reason those kids might refuse to go to school is because of separation anxiety. what a lot of people think is that the kids are afraid of being away from their parents because they are afraid something bad will happen this to -- to them as a kid. what they are worried about is something bad happening to their parents. as a parent, keep that in mind and talk to them and say look, we're away but mom and dad are okay. we'll be fine. that's something a lot of parents might not suspect. when you get into the middle school ages and high school ages, the most common reason there has to do with social anxiety disorder. >> oh, ye so this is where kids are really nervous walking the haul wayllw eating lunch, being called on in class. they create so much anxiety and discomfort they can't face it and don't want to go to school. nd

should parents do? do you do if your child just says they aren't going? >> well, what you do is jump on it immediately. you do not want to say okay, let's make a bargain. i'll let you stay home for the next day or two but you're going to go back on friday. no. you push going to school. sometimes they may be kicking and screaming and throwing a fit, but you want to bring them to school. you want to contact the school. schools are familiar with this problem. i promise, everybody. if you contact the guidance counselor, they will provide real guidance. you absolutely do not want to let that child stay home from school because what i've seen and what is written about over and over is the longer somebody is away from school, the harder it is to get them back. so you want to just jump on this immediately. its actually considered a mental health emergency. that's how seriously we take this in the world of child adolescence psychiatry. >> so glad we talked about it. >> my pleasure, of co.

but what about buses? the story behind this pretty wild scene here when news 4 midday continues.

we have new video this morning showing a bus driver desperately trying to stop his run away bus. this happened yesterday morning in new york city. you can see the driver got off the bus and it started rolling backwards. the driver tried to stop it. eventually ended up pinned between the light pole

he sort of fell over there as the bus was rolling and then crashed into a fence. the driver we understand is now in critical condition. you know, you wouldn't be the guy that has to clean this mess up. this is the annual tomato fight in spain. earlier this morning, people threw 176 tons of tomatoes at each other. they have been doing this every year since 1945. it's a week-long celebration in valencia, spain. spain stepped up security. they wanted it to go off without a hitch. apparently it did. they -- there was a bunch of kids started throwing tomatoes in 1945. it turned into a thing and now they do it every year. >> maybe good for your skin. >> they set up showers in the streets so people can shower when this is over. >> did you see the shirtless people? >> you don't want to get your clothes stained.

stained. >> unless it's good for your body. >> maybe, who knows. >> it's a new thing. we've been talking about nice weather today. not so much yesterday. so big changes. we're going to have another swing when our temperature department as we go into the weekend because we're talking about harvey remanence. we've been talking for awhile. as we go into labor day weekend, we have rain from harvey moving in. not the whole weekend. this is good news. don't panic. it's 73 right now. plenty of sunshine. really nice. by 1:00 p.m. mid 70s. by the afternoon right around 4:00 p.m. or so we should be in the upper 70s. really nice, mainly dry, comfortable by 7:00 p.m. look what will happen with the temperatures. normal high is 85. that's where we will be tomorrow. friday you will want a jacket in the morning. actual high temperature friday will be 72 degrees. same thing on saturday with saturday it will come with rain. here is a vey is picking up

ininterior sections of louisiana. this is future weather. look what happens with the moisture from this system. it gets pulled into our area very late friday night into saturday. this is saturday 3:00 in the morning but saturday is going to be the day we expect rain. if you're already making the weekend pool forecast for labor day. saturday doesn't look good. scattered showers because of the remanence and 72 there. chilly cold rainy day. for sunday improvements. maybe a few showers early otherwise clearing out. 81 monday sunny and 84 the beaches will be very similar to that, too. saturday doesn't look good at the beach because of those remanence. mid 70s but across sunday and monday it will be around 80 with improve improvements. looking pretty good as we get past saturday aside from the temperature swing. next week another chance for rain there, as well. aaron. >> thank you. virtual reality, no longer a fantasy when news 4 midday continues. we'll show you how c

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well, you can add a new wine to the list of things to pick up at target. this new line called california roots features five wines for $5 a bottle. the line includes chardonnay, a and a red blend. it will be available starting this sunday. watching too much tv in your older years may put you at risk for disabilitiedisabilities. researchers looked at people over the age of 50 that watch at least five hours of tv a day. those who sat excessively and did little exercise were three times more likely to have mobility problems. health experts suggest older adults walk as much as possible. the

augmented reality will soon fit into your world. >> doing all of this in realtime is impressive. >> reporter: apple is blurring the line between real and virtual worlds releasing reality tools and a.r. kit saying it will change the way you see everything around you. >> this is a sneak peak at some things you might see in the future. >> reporter: soon apple will help you put virtual objects into the real world and look on your plate or build a custom decemb dessert or invite the hungry caterpillar off your page and into your home. ikea is using it for furniture shopping. >> you can try anything from lamps to chairs without going anywhere. move your device to an empty space and see if that chair is a keeper or not. let's move it over

set of augmented reality tools to build new games and products. and the business of augmented and virtual reality is booming. 40 million americans will play this year, up 30% from 2016. and chances are, you might already be using it without realizing it. last year's pokemon go craze got 650 million users off the couch chasing characters across parks and cities around the world. those fun dog ear face filters on snapchat and instagram are augmented reality, too. all this technology is headed to your workplace, as well. a startup is replacing desktop computer monitors with their own augmented reality head sets allowing you to do everything you do on a screen in thin air with just your own two hands. >> fine until you poke somebody

reality. that was jo ling kent reporting. apple trying to pushing into augustented reality. we will get a final look at the midday forecast in just a moment. pretty sky out there right now and don't forget, you can tune in this afternoon for the ""ellen degenerous show"" here on nbc 4 at 3:00 and stick around for the news you may have missed on news 4 at 4:00. we'll be right back.

you can go and find new shoes for the kids without kids. find a piece of paper and have your child stand on it, trace it, cut it out and take it with you to the store, match it to the show and you got the right size. well, scammers are pretending to be the latest powerball winners setting up social media accounts in the millionaire's name. don't fall for the scram where the winner lives. reporter sierra has more what to look for. >> reporter: not even a week has gone by since mavis won the jackpot and scammers have begun impersonating her on social media. these fake accounts appear on facebook, twitter and instagram and telling people to follow her in exchange

public information officer told 22 news that social media users should stay clear of these hoax accounts as their personal information could be compromised. he said his biggest worry is people falling for the scheming and giving out personal bank information. the schemer will use this information to take money from you, not give it to you. he also said that if you see a hoax account, report it. >> quite a few accounts under the police department have been deleted hours later. it would be very suspicious to me that someone who won a lot of money would be that willing quickly to give away their money. just stay away from it. >> reporter: sam of northeast i.t. said it's important you always verify who is contacting you to avoid being a victim of a scheme. >> if you're being contacted by somebody random, even though their name has been mentioned a lot, that doesn't necessarily mean that that person is who they say they are. always take the greatest amount of caution you can when dng

>> now, if you become a victim of any scam, you want to notify the social media site you're using and your local police right away. oil prices are dipping today but gasoline is spiking to the highest level since mid 2015. flooding from tropical storm harvey knocked out nearly a quarter of all u.s. refineries crimping demand for crude but raising fears of fuel shortages. motiva that operates the largest refinery in port arthur, texas was shutting down last night due to flooding. ups, fedex and postal service suspended deliveries to large parts of southern texas and louisiana due to the flooding that could disrupt critical supplies of medicine, food, and other packages. not clear how it's affecting deliveries of prescriptions. cvs says people can get a one-time emergency refill for a

ten-day supply. well, only on 4, murals can showcase hope, pain, happiness but a couple of local artists are changing the rules as news 4 explains, it's the power of art that's combining social media and a dose of history to help educate one d.c. neighborhood. >> reporter: jared learned a lot over the past few months. he had no idea this northwest d.c. neighborhood had such a rich history dating back hundreds of years. >> i never really knew that much about it. but it's been here since the late 1700s when this guy had a tavern here. >> looking from the highest point in d.c. is the old tower which still stands. that tower is also looking over a new mural going up just off wisconsin avenue. he takes a page from poet henry and describing how he hopes the mural will affect people in the

day, that is the highest of art. to me, you know, somebody walking by and they just look up and go oh, that's neat. >> exactly. >> reporter: steven voss and his wife came up with the idea. >> what you have in this area are a lot of people who lived in the downtown corridor that come to the suburbs to raise families and want that same culture and vibrancy they see downtown out here. >> it was also voss' idea to make the mural interactive but creating social media accounts and a website where people can learn about the history of tinnily town. >> people can whip out their phone and 30 seconds later they can see a local expert talk about something depicted in the mural. >> reporter: he hopes to finish but mid october when neighbors have a celebration planned to welcome the newest arrival. in the district, news 4.

florida this morning, not that chuck norris. this is chuck norris the turtle. we see here. wildlife workers gave the logger head the toughest name they could think of when they found him in march. chuck norris makes sense. he apparently had been hurt in a boat strike. see him in the water. there he goes. not doing too badly after months of rehab including surgery to secure his shell with special plates. chuck norris was released back into the sea on monday flapping for the water there. took off as turtles are supposed to do. nice to see him back in action. we'll send it back over to s sheena for a check on the midday forecast. i had the heat on in my car for ten minutes yesterday, just to dry off. >> just to dry. >> okay. in that case, if i thought you would say it was cold outside, wait until friday morning. it's going to be a little chilly and you'll want a light jacket friday morning. for now, though,

78 degrees. don't turn the heat on here. nice and dry and mix of sun and clouds and the valley, that's it. we're watching harvey making a little progress here moving inland in parts of louisiana. eventually, it's going to be here mainly the first half of your labor day weekend still with quite a bit of rainfall to it. so here is the track on harvey. tropical storm as we go through time here continuing to move inland and heading in our direction for saturday. we'll have that moisture here. if you're already planning your labor day weekend forecast at the beach, we're looking at the rain saturday. that will be the highest chance of rain over the weekend. 74 if you're heading to new jersey. by sunday maybe a couple showers but starting to dry out. monday looks good and sunny and 81. if you're headed to the beach sad expect scattered srs

mid 70s. monday and we'll see the low 80s. ocean city looking very similar to that. shower saturday, mid 70s and improving and looking nice and sunny and if you're heading down to virginia beach saturday showers, early sunday, as well and improving through the day and into monday. the entire labor day weekend is not going to see rain. it really just saturday. i did mention chilly temperatures friday morning in the low 60s. afternoon highs, look at that only the low 70s. saturday morning we could only be near 60. we could be going into next week and seeing more rain chances into next weekend, as well, aaron? >> thank you. that is it for news 4 midday. we appreciate you joining us. we're back on the air at 4:00 and you can always get news and weather updates any time with the nbc washington app. have a great day, everybody. we'll see you back here tomorrow.

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