geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides. at 6:00 in the morning, north korea's biggest threat yet. how world leaders are already taking action. the road to recovery. the massive challenge to clean up damage from harvey and why some areas are still taking on water. family heartbroken. the violence on this holiday weekend that has taken a life as neighbors demand answers. i am adam tuss. angie goff has taken the day off. the forecast is still a little hog

let's get a look at what is going on outside. 63 degrees right now. there's a lot of cloud coverage and a few sprinkles out there. we are going to see the showers continue to exit. here's a look. most of us pretty dry in the d.c. area. a few patchy -- some patchy fog as well as he head through your day. temperatures will rise through 80 degrees, and we will start to see clouds decreasing. we will have more on your labor day coming up. following major breaking news that is likely to increase the already-high tensions between the u.s. and north korea. they tested a hydrogen bomb. north korea made the announcement on sta

nuclear test, and earlier in the day they released these pictures of kim jong-un. south korea says it will push for new u.n. sanctions. while in a move that could complicate the u.s. relationship with north korea, the u.s. could remove from a trade agreement with south korea. the time is 6:02. today is a national day of prayer for the millions affected by what was hurricane harvey. and we are getting a fresh look at the devastating floods. it's still hard to look at here.

and while some areas are still taking on water, many are now beginning the difficult work of cleanup and recovery. >> i am proud to introduce you to the president. >> reporter: president trump back in the strike zone for the second time since the storm, spending time with survivors and first responders in houston and louisiana. >> i want to congratulate everybody that has worked so hard. it has been an incredible five days, six days. seems like it's much longer than that. >> the president is asking congress for $7.9 million as the relief package. in many areas, that recovery will have to wait. >> water is up to my roof now. my whole neighborhood is flooded out. >> reporter: in some

rising. where the water is gone, the work is just beginning. >> reporter: piles of debris in this neighborhood. another push towards some kind of normal here, the astros back and playing baseball, but not before collecting donations for the victims of harvey and calling for a moment of vie hrupbgs. but only a moment. there's too much work to do here. jay gray, nbc news, houston. texas is home to 41 superfund sites. the associated press surveyed seven of the sites and found them all inundated with

the epa said 13 of the sites were flooded by harvey and experiencing possible damage and there's concern whether floodwaters washed in pollution. check out this edition of "meet the press." chuck todd will focus on the events after harvey with the interview of justin turner. russian government officials are blasting the trump administration this morning, and it's due to the united states taking control of the three russian posts. the russians say they could retaliate. the time is 6:05. a deadly scene erupted over the holiday weekend and in the district gunfire broke out. darcy spencer brings

speed. >> reporter: police used flashlights this holiday weekend. family members are extremely emotional as they learn that a young woman that just turned 19 years old had been killed in the gunfire. a man was also shot and wounded. a third victim suffered a minor graze wound. witnesses tell me there were many shots fired around 7:00 in the evening. police taped off a large section of the street, a surrounding area for the investigation, and police were focusing on a home where the people were standing when the shots rang out, and family members say the young woman lived here and have no idea why anybody would want to hurt her. police are searching for a shooter. >> just, again, reinforcing the fact that we need to make sure we get illegals

streets. >> reporter: at this point the police don't have a motive with this triple shooting and are asking for anybody with information to call the tip line. you can celebrate labor day a day early with a concert at the u.s. capitol today. it will mean some road closures you should watch out for, including first street, maryland avenue and pennsylvania avenue will be closed. the full concert featuring the national symphony orchestra starts at 8:00 tonight. you can catch the concert dress rehearsal, and gates open at 3:00 if you want to go. let's take a live look outside. still dark and dreary out there, but we are drying out and it's going to be nice to see more of the sun coming back today. somara tracking when the sun will come back and you can get outside to enjoy the weekend. also,

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tom jones postponing his tour days before it was set to start. he released a statement on saturday apologizing to fans and said the decision was based on medical advice. it was set to begin in pennsylvania and now is scheduled for summer of next year. fire crews in the midst of fighting a devastating fire in l.a. three homes have been

and hundreds of homes have been evacuated in be a 11-mile stretch 210 of the freeway has been shut down. winds have made battling the fire tough on firefighters and nobody has been hurt. somara, got to say, a bit wet and dreary yesterday but you are saying we are going to have a comeback. >> don't call it a comeback. we are going to see amazing weather as we head through the next couple of days. yesterday was a bit of a damper. we had the showers move through. most of them are gone. remember we were impacted by remnants of harvey. this is what we are talking about today. drying out. perfect labor day. you guys, it felt like fall yesterday. it's going to feel more like summer by tuesday. we are nearing 90 degrees. here's another thing. visibility

but we are going to watch for patchy fog was hit the roads this morning. overall that's probably the biggest issue you would run into today. right now on the radar, a few sprinkles in southern frederick county and that's how it's going to be for the next couple of hours. overall, pretty dry. here's a look at your future cast. 2:00 p.m. notice we are under a good amount of cloud coverage, but that rain chance diminished significantly. a lot of sunshine breaking through as the clouds continue to decrease throughout the day. through your labor day holiday, there's barely a cloud in the sky. a great day ahead. not that bad. here on the storm team 4 weather center, we are tracking hurricane irma. for now we are

that a category 3. notice how it's projected to push towards the lesser antilles as we head to friday. too early for any definitive tracks on irma and how they would impact us but we will keep our eyes closely tuned to the tropics. we are drying out and will get more sunshine as we head towards the evening hours. and 80s for most of us. and here's a look at your labor day. more sunshine. temperatures in the 60s. we head in towards the evening hours. i think maybe a few passing high clouds, and overall we are barely quiet. so here's your 10-day outlook. pretty quiet on monday. tuesday, feeling like summer. not only is our temperatures going to reach near

tuesday is not a washout by any means. wednesday and thursday, that's our next big chance for showers and storms. temperatures on wednesday and thursday back into the low 70s. if you are a fan of summer, as i am, make sure you capitalize on your tuesday because we could be talking pumpkin spice lattes by the middle of the week. >> i don't understand the whole pumpkin spice latte. "reporter's notebook" is up next. good morning and welcome to reporte reporter's notebook. and adam tuss is here as well.

we want to start with obviously everybody still thinking about texas and louisiana and the hurricane tropical system came through and left a lot of people without. there are restaurants in this area who in the last couple of days have been trying to do their part. we did the d.c. dines out effort on thursday. >> washington responded and said that he saw the images on television and said we have to do something. so he called the association and they put out this word to raise money. it's not organized. the black restaurant group is one group and jeff black has a foundation and he'll do it for a whole week through the end of the coming week where if you contribute money he will match it up to $100.

and could do it for a day or couple of days, and the point was as andy shaw told us, the restaurants are around the region and interact with a lot of people and they could raise money. he said just be careful and make sure the restaurants are giving the money to associations that are giving the money to the right places so you are not a victim of fraud. >> yeah, and they have their own restaurant workers who are impacted by this, by the storm down there and they are going to be needing help like everybody else in texas it seems like. >> anybody with the ability of social media, you can find someplace, if you want to do something, and it's better to give money to a known organization. this is not the time to give a trash bag of old clothes you want to get rid of

things take time, but right now money is what folks need in that part of the country. >> and folks can go to the nbc washington app and look for harvey help. comcast nbc universal doing their part and donating a million in cash. i want to talk about metro. we are constantly having a conversation with funding metro or not enough funding for metro and that was a big topic of conversation this week for leaders around the region. >> let's start here. the general manager for metro says he needs $500 million more per year just to keep the system in good repair, and that's an

and that leaves 30% on one side, and then the capital side, and that's how you get your railcars and new stations and more infrastructure, that's the side that has to go over there. you need billions more than that. he needs $500 million more per year to keep the system in a state of good repair. we have heard for a long time metro needs money but how do you do it? here's a sticking point for metro and a problem we always had around here, we don't think regionally. d.c. leaders think themselves and maryland and virginia leaders think about themselves, and unless we get a sales tax, one cent on every dollar, and until everybody can idea what looks like is going to happen is their own funding

anywhere. it's great we are having this discussion. >> is it really? they had a discussion and nothing comes out of it. >> but we are further -- >> like this program. >> only when we invite you. >> i was making good points here. >> one thing that was said, this 16-member board is too big. to get a handle on the management and the labor and all of that and to sell congress we are serious about fixing metro, he suggested it get down to a five-member board to get things done, and seems like everybody was saying no to that. >> we are now off to a different topic, shrinking the board. >> that is the point. norton was telling

people have said, if you get the metro board in order so it looks like its functioning, you can better ask jurisdictions and the federal government for the money it needs. this board, as you just described it, looking out for itself, if you don't streamline the board and make it a focus who wants to give money to that? >> the overall picture is we will have to identify some sort of funding source until the jurisdictions kick in more money each year. that's what metro is doing, going and saying we need more money. >> maybe i am out in left field, but what if the government didn't control metro? what if there was a private -- or if we broke it up? >> it crosses jurisdictional lines. >> you can privatize metro and that has been talked about in the past. >> like the freeways. >> there are other examples of how private compani

in and help. no transit system comes in and makes a profit. but they don't. a private company coming in, it's not the most lucrative business model to get into. >> and prince georges and montgomery wants to have a sales tax, they could have that. in virginia, it's a huge state and only the northern virginia people seem to worry about metro and the rest of the state, mainly republicans, they don't want to give money to northern virginia even though it's a cash cow to richmond. you have to have a smaller board to focus on it and then you can get help. >> and to be continued. more ground to recover her

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reagan national airport is a busy airport in the region and they started the work on an expansion at the airport, a new concourse. >> anybody that uses gate 35x, and this is the place where you have to take the shuttle to the plane that waits on the tarmac outside and then you have to go to the zigzag and that has become way too busy and crowded and takes too long and they are now building a new terminal on the north side of the airport that will eliminate the shuttle ride. it puts a roof over passenger's heads, which is a good thing. reagan is bursting at the seams. they are trying to improve the flow of passengers through the airport. that's one way they are going to do it. the second way is as a security checkpoint, and it's going to

get through reagan. >> it will eliminate the three that we now think of inside, they are gone. >> and ben's chili bowl and that whole area will be post security. >> did ben's know that before they moved in there? >> if they execute it, it would be great. 2021 is when it's supposed to be done. if you get off the metro train, you will go through security. right now where all the stores are and the ticketing, everybody rushes through that to get to the gates beyond security. so it's an insufficient use of all the space. i watched the video several times. if they pull it off it will be terrific for people to use it and i prefer that than going way out to dulles. >> it's going to be a space you don't see right now. it's going to be in

metro station and the arrival. >> it's really nice-looking. i -- >> i don't understand where the ticket counters are going to be. nothing changes from the airline ticket counters, they stay the same, but the security checkpoint you come from the top and you do a zigzag to go through. >> no changes to infrastructure, though? >> no, you don't have to walk as much as in dulles. i could have walked to savannah. >> no changes to infrastructure, though, right, adam? >> no. during construction you will see lane closures and those kinds of things. and there could be congestion. a couple minutes left to talk. i want to bring up a bizarre story we had with the woman that threw a cup of

metro bus driver. >> miss opal brown. mr. brown, a 38-year-old life-long resident of d.c. has three children and is a grandmother and says she has been taking metro for 35 years and was late for an apartment on this saturday, and the bus driver, she claims, was being rude and she had to go to the bathroom and she relieved herself in a cup on the bus. >> the bus line has a history, so this action passed as okay. >> she was arrested later. >> right, she decided she was going to dump it off when she got off the bus but because the bus driver was being rude to her and other passengers that's why

>> is there a security problem here? >> completely. these bus operators come face to taeus with the public and a lot of people that don't want to pay, who spit on them and who are rude to them or are drunk and do things like this woman did, and so metro tried to put up shields on some buses, but that gets you so far. there was a shield on this bus and she reached around it and did what she did. >> i know people can be great communities, and you never get stuck underground on a bus like you do on the trains, so some people should take a look at the bus. in downtown washington they are looking at ways to get more people to look the bus or metro rail into town rather than tkraoeui tkrao driving their cars. that's a whole new issue. >> you wish

something. we will see how this turns out in court for miss opal brown. >> that does it for us. >> well done. >> you might be invited back. >> i relish the opportunity. we appreciate you joining us for reporter's notebook. "news4 today" continues in just a moment. here's what is going on. south korea now responding to north korea's hydrogen bomb test. the south says it will consider deploying the most powerful tactical weapons in response. more in a few minutes. president trump declared today as a day of prayer for the victims in harvey. relat

woman are mourning her loss as she was killed in a shooting last night. two other men were hurt and are expected to be okay. no word yet on a suspect. rise and shine, sleepy heads. i am adam tuss. angie has the day off, so you get me, and you also have somara theodore. >> i know it started off feeling more like fall. by the time we get to the top of the week it will feel like summer. what do you have planned today? maybe a barbecue? this is what we have in store. this morning we start off with clouds and maybe patchy fog and a few raindrops sprinkling down on us. by this afternoon we will dry out. 3:00 p.m., i am thinking we will see a lot of clouds. by 7:00, we will be on the side of partly sunny conditions. a lot of sunshine breaking through. really the

not too hot, comfortable. it could be breezy at times so keep that in mind as you light up that tpwreugrill. >> thank you, somara. meanwhile we are staying on top of the breaking news out of north korea. the north clean -- claiming to have tested a hydrogen bomb. south korea is upping its rhetoric. the country's national security director said the president will seek new measures, and they plan to talk to the u.s. about deploying the strongest strategic assets the u.s. has to isolate the north. ron allen gives us insight into the significance for awful this. >> the south

shrugging and moving on. and north korea is continuing to be defiant and it's unclear as to what the trump administration is going to do to stop this movement forward by the north koreans. >> meanwhile, the mayor of houston is ordering a mandatory evacuation for a section of the city still dealing with all of the floodwaters. this order affects 4,600 homes that already have water inside them. they are not safe for residents or first responders. >> i would prefer it if people had voluntarily chose to leave but people made a decision where they choose to stay and i have to balance the interest of those that choose to stay versus the first responders whose duty it is to go out and m

electricity to be turned off in the homes starting less than two hours, 7:00 houston time. the change kept pooring in at city hall in bowie. items are also donated at the city's police department. >> they were accepting donations at bowie. church members collected items and filled rental trucks with supplies. the pastor says he and others plan to drive the supplies down to houston. good luck to them. another batch of dogs just arrived yesterday from that area. we were there as 20 dogs were delivered to the humane alliance in d.c., and all of the animals were

there are plenty of other dogs and cats that do need homes, and all of this weekend you won't have to pay adoption fees to help the rescue clear the shelters again so they can make room for new pets. that's max scherzer and his wife, they are covering the fees so good news there. friends and family of a local civil rights activist killed on a scooter will remember her life. a visitation for her will start at 11:30 this morning at the fairfax memorial funeral home followed by a funeral service. care acorn was killed when her scooter hit a car making a u-turn. she was a champion for lgbt rights. meanwhile this morning people who will worship at a

to pray against hate comes after hateful messages were posted on the church door. >> it was just people that had hatred. i don't know why. >> thompson jr. can't explain what motivated somebody to post flyers on his door on sunday but he can choose how to respond. >> let them know we are praying for them and forgive them. >> you forgive them? >> oh, yes, sir, got to. got to forgive. >> earlier this year he remember as disturbing drive-by. >> all of a sudden a truck pulled past us, calling us names. throwing fingers up at us and before you know it we heard shooting. >> nobody hurt physically, but for

of faith. >> was any part of you hesitant about continuing to worship here? >> no. no. no. because the bible says fear no man. we fear god. >> music minister and pastor's son, eric thompson, says these moments are becoming teaching moments. unfortunate but necessary. >> i have kids and i want to raise my children to love everybody. i have to be an example of that, but at the same time they have to be aware there's hatred around. >> choosing to follow his grandfather and how he responds to it. >> we're taught that if we have enemies, we have to forgive them no matter what happens. >> you are turning to love in a situation like this? >> yes, sir, everybody needs love. >> and this morning people will gather outside the great praise

the worship service will follow at 11:30. an e-mail has led to the resignations to the visiting professor and volunteer. professor mark graver said he sent an e-mail to students on thursday and that talked about who had been accepted into the mock trial class. the e-mail included comments from his daughter, and the latino students were described as mediocre and pretty bad. and then president trump made waves earlier this year when he claimed former president trump -- former president obama wiretapped his office. and the doj reiterated that po

and the president is expected to make a decision tuesday on whether to keep or get rid of the deferred action for childhood arrivals program also known as daca. it's an obama-era policy. local recipients are anxiously awaiting the decision, as you can imagine. >> power to the people. >> these protesters began the vigil at the white house on august 15th. the fifth anniversary of daca. the demonstration continues. they fear that president trump could soon end daca, the deferred action for childhood arrivals program. daca protects hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants. they have been called d.r.e.a.m.ers because they are allowed to stay in the u.s. for college or a job. 25-year-old mateo is a college senior

>> my worry is deportation. not only because of me but my siblings and parents who are undocumented as well. >> if you are sent back to mexico what kind of a life faces you there? >> poverty and violence. >> and the biggest fear is losing what you already have here. we all have friends and family here, and we are establishing families here. that's the biggest fear of all. losing it all because of the decision the president can make. >> that decision can come at anytime. >> sometime today or over the weekend we will have a decision. >> should the d.r.e.a.m.ers be worried? >> we love the d.r.e.a.m.ers and everybody. thank you very much. well, ten house republicans have written a letter to

paul ryan saying it would be wrong to deport hundreds of thousands of young immigrants and congress should have to act on that issue. maryland went to texas to take on the number 23 team in the country and pulled off a huge upset right there. the terps coming in big out of the lone star state beating the longhorns. and the terps may have just earned a ranking with that big win. a lot of happy people in college park this morning. sun is starting to come up. get those clouds out of here. we will see if we can do it and bring on the sun. somara is tracking how you can plan for parades, barbecues, whatever you have to planned for this sunday. meanwhile, enjoy it while it lasts. the major change coming to a popular

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good morning, and welcome back. can i squeeze one more pool day in before it's all said and done? not bad conditions tomorrow. low 80s and we are going to see sunny conditions for your monday. i know a lot of kids head back to school on tuesday, but 90 degrees and humidity on the rise and a good day to cool down. we will have more on your weekend forecast and the week to come. the tensions between north korea and the united states just got a little higher. the north claiming to have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb that could fit on a ballistic missile. thank you for joining me here in the studio. >>

here. >> the president has been dealing with the north for a couple weeks, but they don't seem to back down at all. >> and kim jong-un seems to be putting his foot on the accelerator here with what he's doing, and a recent stat, since he has taken over, 17 nuclear tests have happened under his watch. so in some form, that's how quickly he has accelerated this testing. at this point, you know, what -- after all the hot exchange of rhetoric at the beginning of august, this is another escalation. the hydrogen bomb, that is sabre rattling the united states, nobody else. that's not about japan or south korea, that's about us. that's why it was jarring to me to see as this is happening the president is considering

agreement with the north koreans. >> we have to confirm it first, right? we have to make sure this happened. >> in fairness, the expect don't think it's a actual hydrogen bomb. and south korea's ministry is saying it's a seismic event, and they measure it like a earthquake, and there are enhancers to anatomic bomb. we now believe -- at least our intelligence believes we are having help from ukrainian nuclear scientists or folks like this, and they are certainly putting their foot on the gas

peddl pedal. there's still a lot of work to do. >> i think it's really just beginning, the recovery effort. the grading of the federal government begins on tuesday. houston will try to start to function as a city. i think they are going to be -- i will be curious to see if they are going to try and open schools and they have to figure out where to send some students and some schools will be closed for months and not just weeks. the pollution. this is all the things the federal government will be leaned on for. this, to me, is where the rubber meets the road for the government. i think the president has been concerned about optics, and i think as far as optics is

concerned, he has done what he has to do, show up at a shelter, and little pot shots at the media were not necessary but he can't help himself. it's optics. it's just the next couple of months. >> tell us about the show? >> the mayor of houston, and we will go live to seoul this morning. we have a correspondent there dealing with that, and we will have the republican senator with missouri who was with the president a couple days ago. >> never a dull moment. >> no, sir. >> don't be so lonely. >> no, we have somara. >> it's tough to sit next to you, sometimes, tuss. >> you can see "meet the press" every sunday at 10:30. and then changing things for many of us who walk or bike. one trail will close u

purple line and the construction, it will not be easy. the purple line is going to change the landscape in suburban maryland, and it's going to change many lives in suburban, maryland. a lot of people that talk to news4 simply are not happy about it. >> i am disgusted. >> and she's particularly upset because her son who goes to bethesda chevy chase high rides his bike along the trail to school but now because the trail has to close for years of construction and because a temporary trail is being set up that instead goes down busy streets she doesn't want him riding the bike. >> my son rides his bike to school and it takes him ten minutes and without the bike he could take a school bus and it takes 40 minutes each way on the bus. >> there are similar stories along the path of the purple line. john

>> it's not going to take the traffic off the roads it is expected to. i don't think it will bring more people to use this form of transportation. >> there are plenty 6 purple line supporters. this week a huge ground breaking with lots of fanfare, but as this project rolls on in some areas like here along the george branch trail, some that do support the purple line don't want to be identified because it's so divisive. >> there are still tweaks that could be made to the temporary trail being drawn up. but the trail will officially close on tuesday. if you want to go outside and walk the dog, go for a run, and yesterday was washout? >> yeah, temperatures in the 60s. >> it was cold. >> we are going to make a comeback and are rebounding -- >> comeback! love it. >> as we head inte

nicely. temperatures will be on the rise. the rain chance really continues to diminish as we head throughout the morning hours. let's get right to the current temperatures. we are at 63 degrees in washington, d.c. we should be hitting the highs around 84 degrees for this time of year. yesterday we were in the 60s for a lot of us. unseasonably cooler weather. we also saw heavy pockets of rain yesterday as the remainder of what was remanence of harvey pushing through, and dry and tracking a few sprinkles. i am not worried about rain today. maybe patchy fog on the road this morning, but that will burn off. we are expecting to see the conditions improve. by 2:00 p.m., still a good amount of cloud covering and then we head into the evening and we are setting up for a nice sunset. maybe headed down to catch the labor day capital concert.

just going to kaeeep the patter in rotation. here's a look at your subpoenaed planner from this perfective. waking up. 78 around 2:00 p.m. we are also going to be seeing breezy conditions. one thing we are tracking. irma right now, it's a category three storm. pretty strong. too far out to make a definitive track on how it could be impacting us. for now we no the lesser an till tea antilles have to keep out an eye. we will tell you about the ground breaking technology making a world o diffefre

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p.m. central time, 9:21 p.m. eastern time. >> peggy wilson back on earth. another nasa astronaut and a russian cosmonaut arrived safely in kazakhstan yesterday. she became the world's oldest space woman at age 57 and most experienced female spacewalker. but what has she done lately? good for her. a new bird at the national zoo, a new bite at life. he shows off his free 3d printed lower beak. they used a skull and a 3d

now he can pick up and swallow any food he desires. good for him. and then we have more coming up on "news4 today." somara theodore says we are in for a comeback today. good sunday morning. stay with us.

that breaking news at 7:00 this morning, north korea's biggest threat yet. the danger from a new hydrogen bomb test and how world leaders are already taking action. the road to recovery. the massive challenge to clean up damage from harvey and why some areas are still taking on water. the violence on this holiday weekend that has now taken a young woman's life as neighbors demand answers. good sunday morning to you. thank you for waking up with us here on news4. i am adam tuss. angie has the day off. today skies are going to brighten up says somara. >> felt like fall yesterday, rain, cloud coverage. a few people i talked to prefer that, and that was just a taste but we will head into more summer-like weather as we head into the rest of the week. the sun is officially up at

decreasing throughout the day. temperatures will climb into the 80s this afternoon. comfortable and breezy at times as we head into the 4:00 hour. but a nice setup for your sunday. look at it as the transitioning day. and then tomorrow tons of sunshine. i don't want to give it all away. you have to stick around for the full forecast. and we will take a look at irma coming up. back to you. we are following breaking news out of wheaton. monday montgomery county police say the officers were called to the greenery lane last night. we are working to get more information on the assault and follow-up dates in the nbc washington app. meanwhile, we are also following other major breaking news that is likely to increase high

korea and the united states. they tested a hydrogen bomb, and this happened and north korea made the announcement on state media. earlier in the day the north released these pictures of kim jong-un inspecting the loading of the bomb into a intercontinental missile. meanwhile in a move that could complicate the relationship with south korea, trump has asked advisers to get ready to remove the trade agreement with south korea.

today is a national day of prayer for the millions affected by what was hurricane harvey. still unimaginable to look at some of the images here of all of the water. as many will send their thoughts and prayers to the victims, we are getting a look at the floods. nbc's jay gray reports, and some are still taking on water and many are beginning the difficult work to clean up and recover. >> i am proud to introduce you to the president -- >> reporter: president trump back in the strike zone for the second time since the storm, spending time with the survivors and first responders in houston and lake charles, louisiana. >> i want to congratulate everybody that has worked so hard. it has been an incredible five days, six days. this seems like it's much longer than that. >> the president is asking congress for $7.9 million as the relief package.

close to $200 billion. in many areas, that recovery will have to wait. >> the water is up to my roof now. >> reporter: in some neighborhoods the floodwaters are still rising. in places where the water is gone the work is just beginning. >> we feel good to help them out, you know. it could happen to anybody. >> reporter: piles of debris have replaced pools of water in this neighborhood and dozens more, survivors, doing whatever they can to come back. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: another push toward some kind of normal, the astros playing baseball but not before calling for a moment of silence and collecting donations for harvey. but only for a moment. there's too much work to do here. jay gray, nbc news, houston. this morning there's not only conrn

cannot be seen. texas is home to 41 superfund sites. those sites are responsible for cleaning up some of the nation's most hazardous waste material. the epa says a total of 13 of the sites were flooded by harvey and were experiencing possible damage. there's concern about whether floodwaters also washed in pollution. and this week's edition, moderator chuck todd will focus on the events after harvey with houston mayor, sylvester turner. and then russian officials blasting the trump administration. russia says the actions violate international law and they may retaliate. you will remember last month russia forced the united states to cut its diplomatic personnel in that country

a deadly scene in the district. gunfire broke out saturday night on tugman road in southeast. >> reporter: police used flashlights to search for evidence in the dark after a shooting in southeast d.c. on this holiday weekend. family members are extremely emotional as they learn that a young woman that just turned 19 years old had been killed in the gunfire. a man was also shot and wounded. a third victim suffered a minor graze wound. witnesses tell me there were many shots fired around 7:00 in the evening. police taped off a large section of the street and surrounding area for the investigation. police were focussing on a home where the victims were standing when the shots rang out. family members say the young woman lived here and they have

to hurt her. police are still searching for the shooter. >> it's a very unfortunate incident, obviously. again, just reinforcing the fact that we need to make sure we get illegal guns off the streets. >> reporter: at this point the police don't have a motive for the triple shooting and they are asking for anybody with information to call their tip line. the time is 7:07. taking a live look outside. still clouds out there, but we are trying to get them out of the way and bring in the sun. somara is tracking how soon the clouds will clear when you can get outside and enjoy this holiday weekend. escaping the inferno. fast-moving flames moving dangerously close to hom. it's oesne

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some bad news for tom jones fans. he is postponing his lengthy u.s. tours days before it was set to start. the 77-year-old singer of hits like "she's a lady" released a statement apologizing to fans but said the decision was based on medical device. the tour was set to begin on wednesday in pennsylvania and is now rescheduled for next year. fire crews in the midst of a devastating wildfire in l.a. three homes have been lost in what is called the biggest fire in that city's history. fire crews think it could get bigger. hundreds of homes have been evacuated in an 11-mile stretch of the busy 210 freeway has been shut down. it's not known what sparked the law tuna

so far nobody has been hurt. 7:10. closer to home here. clouds are getting out of here, which is good. we will warm up. somara looking ahead at the best times to fire up the grill this weekend and get outside. and think about it. how much time do you waste every day looking for parking? why

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good morning. i am storm team 4 meteorologist, somara theodore. take a look at the forecast today. improving conditions. yesterday, what a headache. today we are going to see more sunshine breaking through the clouds. we will start to see things drying out. temperatures around 80 degrees. it's going to be breezy this afternoon, but still a great day to get the errands done so you can relax and enjoy the labor day holiday. speaking of which, a phenomenal forecast. nothing but sunshine. we'll have more in your full forecast. wildfires burned below hikers on the eagle creek trail on saturday in oregon. that fire cut off their path down the trail. the national guard was able to

supplies for hikers that had to tough it out through the night. all of the hikers are accounted for. the airline popular among families for its free check bag policy is operating again in houston. southwest airlines has resumed flights at the hobby airport after shutting down due to hobby. and according to airlines for america, more than 16 million people are expected to fly during this labor day travel period. each of us waste about 350 bucks a year when we leave time on d.c. parking meters. think about that. mark seagraves impacts everybody, even those that don't drive. >> reporter: while there is a cost to parking in downtown washington, there are ways to avoid the cost and the hassle and

right at your fingertips. it's a lot of what people don't look forward to, driving into the district and looking for a place to spot. a recent study found all that time searching for parking adds up. in new york city a typical driver spends about 107 hours a year looking for a place to park. in los angeles, about 85 hours. san francisco, 83 hours. here in d.c. the typical driver will spend about 65 hours per year looking for that parking space. while some may be dismissive of the stats the d.c. government is working on ways to help drivers find those elusive spots by using city cameras to show drivers where open parking is, and a pilot program in china town where the price of parking goes up and down with demand. d dot says it seems to be

working. >> if you are looking for parking, you can actually find it. >> but the city is also reducing the number of onstreet parking spaces hoping to encourage other options. >> you can take metro, and we are building a lot of bike lanes. >> they want more people to walk, i guess, and take the metro. then they are cutting off lines in the metro station. it's just a lot of variables. >> there are apps you can use to find the closest and cheapest off-street parking lot for your destination. you can celebrate labor day a day early with a concert at the u.s. capitol today. it will mean road closures you need to know about. also the traffic pattern on first street northwest and southwest will change between garfield and peace circles. and then the symphony orchestra concert will start at 8

this afternoon, and the gates open at 3:00 this afternoon. the time right now is 7:17. we want to get a check of your sunday forecast. man, it was a bit rainy and stormy yesterday on our saturday, but somara says we are about to make a comeback, right? >> yes, the remanence of harvey moved through and we saw showers, damp weather, cloudy skies and cool, but we will see the opposite as we head through the next couple days. let's get a look at the forecast for the holiday concert. if you are headed down around 3:00, we are going to see a good amount of clouds lingering in the area. temperatures at 79 degrees. at that point, temperatures will be in the mid-70s. still comfortable and breezy at times. not worried about showers. we are going to be seeing a really nice evening ahead of us, folks. not a bad day to head out for your sunday. here's a look at the radar right now. at best we have sprinkles falling throughout the

diminishing as we head through the morning hours. here's a look at your sunday future cast. notice the time stamp. 3:00 p.m. we are going to be under mostly cloudy skies to partly sunny at times, and then we will start to burn off those clouds toward the evening and should be in for a nice sunset. and still quiet, that mostly clear conditions on monday night. here's a look at your forecast for sunday and labor day. again, highs in the 60s. we are climbing into the upper 70s and low 80s this afternoon. we are going to see a great deal of sunshine for your monday. we have to keep our eye on irma. right now still a far ways away, and we can't give you a definitive forecast on how it will affect the bahamas, but a category 3 right now. the area that will keep a

antilles, and the wayward islands. it's expected to reach category 4 status by saturday. the 10-day outlook. drastic changes under way. yesterday 60s. tuesday near 90 degrees. it's going to feel like summer especially with the humidity. tuesday night you might run into a shower and storm issue for that evening commute. we will watch that. your next big chance for showers and storms, sitting in the middle of the week, wednesday and thursday. you will see another drastic change. a stark contrast in the temperatures dropping from the 90s on tuesday from the low to mid-70s on wednesday. as we head into the weekend, well, it looks like we are staying in the 70s. i love summer. sorry, guys, i am bias towards it. it's hard for me. i am going to enjoy tuesday and capitalize on that but we are going to see more fall-like conditions knocking on our door by

i will have more on our forecast. back over to you, adam. the time is 7:21. it was the worst place that they could have picked to rob. we will tell you the surprise that two armed robbers got that made it all too easy for police.

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the armed suspects walked into the bar on tuesday. sounds like a bad joke. the bar was hosting a police officer's retirement party, they held up an employee at gunpoint and the employee went into the next room and told the officers and the suspect didn't get far before the officers ran out and took them into custody. better luck next time, guys. and then a discovery of dinosaur proportions in colorado. victoria sanchez gives us a sneak peek at what they found. >> still covered in plaster and dirt, and natalie is excited about the new find. >> i'm the first person that has seen this thing since it died, 166 years ago. >> making sure these prehistoric pieces are preserved. >> we have

it's a delicate job but luckily the sand surrounding the pieces is soft. it should make getting the rest of the two dozen or so fossils out of the ground easier than other dig sites. >> we have this front part of the lower jaw, and pieces of the frill. >> while it's not a complete dinosaur, it's one of the best found on the front range. >> it's not like jurassic park like we are finding fossils laid out in the perfect position in which they died. we are fortunate that we are finding not just one or two fossils but have multiple elements from this one individual, so it's exciting. >> the picking and brushing will continue for months at the museum, and enough time for lots of visitors to get their own close- close-up look. we now know multiple people are hurt in a stabbing in

they responded to an assault overnight. it was just off georgia avenue around 11:40 last night. officers believe it was a domestic incident. we are working to get more information. follow-up dates in the nbc washington app. taking a live look outside. a bit of a cloudy start to this day, but all those clouds will move out and the sun is going to perk back up. somara is updating your forecast for how to plan for the start of the workweek. we are staying on top of more breaking news. north korea claims it successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. the escalating tensions betw

the time is 7:29 on this sunday morning. south korea is now responding to north korea's hydrogen bomb test. the south said it will consider deploying the most powerful u.s. tactical weapons in response. president trump declared today a national day of prayer for the millions affected by what was hurricane harvey. the latest death toll from harvey confirmed by nbc news is 43. relatives of a 19-year-old woman are mourning her loss today in d.c. she was killed in a triple shooting on tugman road southeast last

no word yet on a suspect. we made it to sunday morning. thank you so much for starting the day with me and with us. i am adam tuss. angie has the day off, but we are joined by storm team 4 meteorologist, somara theodore. >> the sun is on the way, breaking through some of the clouds right now. we are going to see improvements, and maybe a nice day to hit the pavement and get the exercise in before tomorrow when we all go to the grillouts and cookouts. and i have my tupperware and will make my rounds tomorrow. hitting the pavement in the 60s. still damp out there. we will see the temperatures rise near 80 degrees today, but comfortable. definitely a day to go for the morning jog or bike ride. sunshine will break t

we are staying on top of the breaking news out of north korea. the north claims to have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb placed on an intercontinental ballistic missile. the national security director said south korea will seek new sanctions in response and plan to talk with the united states about how to deploy the strongest strategic assets the u.s. has. >> the answer from the north koreans has been to shrug and keep moving on until we get to the point where we are today, now where it appears they have conducted a hugely significant test and they are continuing to be defiant and move forward and it's unclear what the trump administration is going to do to stop the movement forward by the

north koreans. >> this is the sixth time north korea has conducted a nuclear test. the mayor of houston is ordering a mandatory evacuation for a section of the city still dealing with floodwaters. it affects 4,600 homes that already have water inside them. sylvester turner says it's it's not good. >> people have made a decision that they choose to stay. but i have to balance the interest of those that choose to stay versus people, the first responders, whose duty is to go out there and maintain their safety. >> mayor turner ordered electricity to be turned off in those homes starting in less than an hour. the change kept pouring in in bowie. the city opened its

donated at the city's police department to help first responders in texas. >> they were accepting today at bowie and we decided to take the change to good use. >> the pastor at this church said he and other volunteers plan to drive two trucks down to houston today. animals from shelters in texas are making their way to our area. another batch of dogs arrived yesterday. we were there as 20 dogs were delivered to the rescue alliance in northwest d.c. all of these animals were homeless before harvey hit. these dogs will not be ready for adoptions just yet but there are plenty more that need homes. you won't have to pay the fees to

superstar pitcher max scherzer and his wife are paying the fees. a visitation for cassidy care acorn. she was killed last weekend on florida avenue northeast when her scooter hit a car making a u-turn. she worked for 17 years at the human rights campaign. she was a bright star in the d.c. community. meanwhile this morning people that worship at a church in humphreys will gather to pray against hate. the pastor shares his message of forgiveness. >> it was just

hatred. i don't know why. >> william thompson jr. can't explain what motivated somebody to post racists and threatening flyers on his church door on sunday but he can choose how to respond. >> let them know we forgive them and we are praying for them. >> you forgive them? >> yes, sir, got to. got to forgive. >> the pastor says the cruel po posters are not the only threats he received earlier this year. earlier this year he remembers a disturbing drive-by. >> a truck pulled past us calling us names and throwing fingers up at us and before you know it we heard shooting. >> nobody hurt physically, but for church members it's a test of faith. >> was any part of you hesitant about continuing to worship here? >> no, no. the bible says fear no man. you

>> music minister and pastor's son, eric thompson, says these are teaching moments. unfortunate but necessary. >> i have kids and i want to raise my children to love everybody. i have to be an example of that, but at the same time they have to be aware there's hatred. >> his 16-year-old son well aware of the hatred, choosing to follow his grandfather and how he responds to it. >> we are taught that if we have enemies, we have to forgive them no matter what happens. >> you are turning to love in a situation like this? >> yes, sir, everybody needs love. >> this morning people will gather outside the great praise temple ministries at 11:15. the worship service will follow that at 11:30. the e-mail has led to the resignation of a university of maryland's visiting professor and volunteer. the professor said he accidentally sent an e-mail to students on thursday.

been accepted into a mock trial in the class. the e-mail included comments from his daughter, abigail, who was an assistant coach. in the e-mail latino students were described as mediocre and pretty bad. the professor apologized and he and his daughter will no longer be involved in that class. if you missed the 80-degree weather, you won't have to wait long to see it return. somara tracking how soon summer-like temperatures will make their way back in the area. the challenge this player overcame that led to an incredible moment that his teammates are never going to

welcome back. in college football you are bound to see big upsets. maryland went to texas to take on the number 23 team in the country. they pulled off a huge upset.

>> hill in the end zone for the touchdown. >> the terps coming out of the lone star state beating the longhorns 51-41. maryland not only getting an upset but spoiling the coach's debut with the team. howard beat unlv with a big performance by newton, the brother of cam newton. here's what you will see on your social media media feeds today. >> look at the usc sideline! >> what a moment. a blind long snapper for usc got to see live game action for the first time yesterday. the 22-year-old has been blind since he was 12 because of a rare form of cancer. it was an emotional moment for his teammates and coaches. olson joined the

walk-on two years ago. that's amazing. good luck for him and the team. the rain is moving out, as we take a look outside and the sun coming up over the potomac. somara is planning how to plan for barbecues or whatever you have planned for this sunday. we will talk about a major change coming to a popular running and biking trail and why you may not be able to use it for the next four to five years. stick arod to hear thisun

welcome back. i am storm team 4 meteorologist, somara theodore. a lot going on. maybe planning to head down to the labor day capital -- i just had a brain freeze there. the capitol concert. temperatures expected to rise into the upper 70s and low 80s, and around 8:00 is when the concert kicks off. the grass will be a little camp so make sure you bring a trash bag to put under the blanket. an explosive claim by president trump is debunked by his own justice department. president trump made waves this year when he claimed former president obama wiretapped the phones in trump tower, but the justice

records of wiretaps. the doj reiterated in a legal filing brought by a group seeking proof of the president's claims. the president is expected to make a decision tuesday on whether to keep or get rid of the deferred action for childhood program, known as daca. it allows young people brought here illegally with their parents to remain in the united states. chris gordon has a look. >> reporter: these protesters began the vigil at the white house on august 15th, the fifth anniversary of daca. the demonstration continues. they fear president trump could soon end daca, the deferred action for childhood arrivals program. daca protects hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants. they have been called

allowed to stay in the u.s. for college or a job. this 25-year-old is a college senior, studying global health. >> my worry is dough poeportati. not only for me but for my parents and siblings. >> if you are sent back to mexico what kind of a life faces you there? >> poverty and violence. >> the biggest fear is losing what you already have here. we all have friends and family here, and we are establishing families here, and that's the biggest fear of all. loosing it all because of the decision that the president could make >> that decision could come at anytime. >> should d.r.e.a.m.ers be worried? >> we love the d

>> chris gordon reported there. ten house republicans have written a letter to speaker ryan saying it would be wrong to dough port hundreds of thousands of young immigrants and congress should act on the issue. and life about to change for many of us who walk and bike in chevy chase, maryland. one trail will close to four or five years to make way of the purple line and the construction will not be easy. >> the purple line will change the landscape in suburban maryland and will change many lives in suburban maryland, and a lot that talked to news4 simply are not happy about it. sheila lives in chevy chase and is upset because her son that goes to high school rides his bike along the trail to school but now because the trail has to close for years of construction and a temporary trail goes down sy

him riding the bike. >> my son rides his bike to school and it takes him ten minutes, and without the bike he takes a school bus and it's 40 minutes each way on the bus. >> that is because the bus has to make many stops. and john simon, and the purple line will go next to his business and he's not thrilled. >> i don't think it will take the traffic off the roads that it's expected to. i don't think it's going to bring more people to use this form of transportation. >> there are plenty of purple line supporters. this week a huge ground-breaking with lots of fanfare, but as this project rolls on in some areas like here along the georgetown branch trail, the issues become so divisive that some that support the purple line don't want to be identified. i have been talking to county leaders and they say there are tweaks that could be made to the temporary trail

but enjoy the trail these next two days. it will officially close on tuesday. the houston astros made an emotional return home to minute maid park in the aftermath of hurricane harvey. the astros took a moment of silence for victims and recognized the brave first responders. the mayor threw up the ceremonial pitch. not bad. it got there. the moment was about overcoming the bad in a hurricane-ravaged city. do we know the official rain count of what they got? it was close to 40 or 50 inches, right? >> yeah, close to 50 inches. historical there. >> biblical, as some mightay

nicely overall. outside the current temperatures, 63 degrees. winds out of the northwest. that's good for us. usually when they come from the south it's a little muggy. it should be comfortable as we head throughout the day. here's a look at your radar. the last of the showers moved out overnight, and maybe a few sprinkles falling out towards the bay. not worried about showers for your sunday. just sunshine. here's a look now. 3:00 p.m. and here in the d.c. metro area, notice a lot of cloud coverage. we will lose the clouds as we head into the evening making for a nice sunset. we are looking at calm conditions if you are headed down to watch the labor day concert. temperatures as we head into monday will also be on the rise, and that's because we will see a good deal of sunshine. pushing through 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on monday night, we are just seeing tranquil conditions. we are breezy around 4:,

continue to decrease throughout the day. so it's a transitional day. i have been saying all morning, we are keeping our eyes on the tropics. irma, we can't see the eye. still there, trust me. it's a strong storm. right now already at a category 3 status. and we can say it's going to be strengthening over the next couple of days, out towards thursday. a category 4 impacting the lesser antilles. the storm team 4 10-day outlook. it's going to heat up and the humidity will rise so it will feel like summer. wednesday and thursday, the next shower and storm chances. tuesday night we could see something, but i know wednesday and thursday we will see it for sure. the temperatures will prove to be a stark contrast. temperatures drop into the mid-70s as we head through the middle of the week. doesn't look like we are

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touchdown, touchdown confirmed at 8:21 p.m. central time, 9:21 p.m. eastern time. >> hey, nasa

champ is back on earth. she and another astronaut and a russian cosmonaut landed yesterday. she has a record for nasa and world record for women. she is the most experienced female spacewalker. yeah, but what has she done lately? come on, you know. that's impressive. and then a bird at the national zoo a new bite at life. karl the horn bill now shows off his 3-d printed lower beak. it was created after the typical prosthetics wouldn't last. they used the skull of a hornbill and a 3-d printer to create the new beak. the guy can now pick up and swallow any food his hea

desires. that's amazing. the time is 7:55 on this sunday morning. north korea says it successfully te tested a hydrogen bomb. and trump reacted said north korea's words and actions continue to be hostile and dangerous to the united states and he went on to call the north a rogue nation. and then president trump declared today as a national day of prayer for the victims of harvey. a 19-year-old woman died after a shooting on tugman road last night and two other men that were hit are expected to be okay. the annual labor day concert at the u.s. capitol might tie up traffic, and the concert featuring the national symphony

tonight, and the doors open at 3:00 this afternoon. give us a look at the final forecast for this sunday. >> you can pull up the 10-day. we are seeing phenomenal conditions. temperatures around 80 degrees today and improving throughout the day. lots of sunshine on monday and will feel like summer on tuesday. really a roller coaster ride with the highs. looks like we are headed into a little bit of a lower pattern after tuesday. but the next few days, if you want the summertime conditions you get out and do that. >> you don't want to see the summer end? >> no, love it. >> it's coming to an

our worst fears have been realized. >> we're not heroes, we're just here to help people. >> texas can handle anything. good morning, welcome to "sunday today." i am hallie jackson, in for willie geist. this morning we start with breaking news out of north korea overnight. the rogue nation conducting an apparently successful nuclear test, saying it set off a hydrogen bomb that could be loaded on an intercontinental ballistic missile. the blast by all accounts, many times more powerful than the ones at hiros a