out. let's get straight to the current conditions to see what you are dealing with when you walk out the door. how does it feel? current temperatures right now, mid-60s and climbing. winds out of the west, about 6 miles per hour. a little breezy this afternoon. today's forecast shaping up to be a good one. highs expected to rise near the 80s. a lot more sunshine as we head throughout the day. labor day looking spectacular. tuesday we could feel a lot more like summer here with temperatures nearing 90. we will take a look at what irma is doing out in the tropics. meanwhile we are following major breaking news this morning, and that's likely to increase already high tensions between north korea and the united states. the north says it has successfully conducted a test of a hydrogen bomb. that happened hours after unusual seismic activity near a site where north korea has detonated nuclear explosions

earlier in the day the north released these pictures of their leader, kim jong-un, expecting the loading of a hydrogen bomb into a missile. meanwhile we are also hearing from the president. he responded on twitter saying north korea's words and actions continue to be hostile and dangerous to the united states. he went on to call the north a rogue nation. in a move that could complicate the situation with south korea trump told advisers to begin preparing the u.s. to with draw from a trade deal with the south. that's according to the "washington post." the move would back up the president's promise to what he says is to with draw from the unfair trade deals. today is a national day of prayer for the millions affected by what

still unbelievable to see the pictures coming out of texas. we are getting a fresh look at some of the devastating floods. this is from vitter, texas, near beaumont. as nbc's jay gray reports, many are now beginning to cleanup and the recovery. >> i'm 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 in lake charles, louisiana. >> i want to congratulate everybody that has worked so hard. it has been an incredible five days, six days. it seems like it's much longer than that. >> the president is asking congress for $7.9 billion for an initial relief package. some have estimated the cleanup and recovery will reach close to $200 billion. in many areas, that recovery wi h

>> all the way up to my roof now, my whole neighborhood is flooded out. >> 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, because it could happen to anybody. >> reporter: piles of debris have replaced pools of water in this neighborhood and dozens more of survivors doing whatever they can to come back. 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 silence. only a moment. there's too much work to do here. jay gray, nbc news, houston. this morning there's not only concern about the visible damage from harvey but also what cannot be seen. texas is home to 41 superfu

sites. the epa sites are responsible for cleaning up some of the nation's most hazardous waste material, and the epa says a total of 13 sites were flooded by harvey and experiencing possible damage and there's concern whether floodwaters also washed in pollution. and then watch "meet the press," chuck todd will have the houston mayor on. and then blasting the trump administration this morning, russia says the actions violate international law and they may retaliate. last month you will remember russia forced the u.s. to cut its diplomatic personnel in the country. a deadly scene erupted in the district. gunfire broke out last night on tugman road in

dar darcy spencer reports. >> reporter: a shooting on tugman road this holiday weekend. family members are extremely emotional as they learn 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 focusing on a home where the victims were standing when the shots rang out. family members say the young woman lived here and they have no idea why anybody would want to hurt her. police are still searching for the shooter. >> it's a very unfortunate incident, obviously, and just, again, just reinforcing the

illegal guns off the streets. >> reporter: at this point police don't have a motive for the triple shooting and they are asking for anybody with information to call their tip line. in southeast, tkaurdarcy spence news4 today. and then there could be road closures you could watch out for around the capitol including first street, maryland avenue and pennsylvania avenue will be shut down to traffic. also the traffic pattern on first street northwest and southwest will change between garfield and peace circles. the full concert starts at 8:00 tonight. you can catch the dress rehearsal at 3:30 this afternoon, and the gates open at 3:00 if you want to check that out. it will be nice to see more of the sun today. somara tracking you on soon the clouds will clear out and when you can get outside and enjoy the holiday weekend. plu

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♪ ♪ bad news for fans of tom jones. the singer is postponing his lengthy u.s. tour days before it was set to start. the 77-year-old singer of hits like "she's a lady" released a statement yesterday apologizing to fans but said the decision was based on medical advice. no further details were added about that decision. the tour has been rescheduled for the summer of next year. fire crews in the midst of a devastating wildfire in los angeles three homes have been lost in what is being called the biggest fire

history, and that's saying something. 5,000 acres are burning and fire crews think it could get bigger. hundreds of homes evacuated, and a busy stretch of the 210 freeway has been shut down. so far no word on what sparked the la tuna fire, and so far, thankfully, nobody has been hurt. around here we are in for a gorgeous rest of the weekend. somara is tracking how you can plan for parades, barbecues, whatever you want to do today and enjoy it while it lasts. we will tell you about a major change coming to a running and biking trail and why you

good morning. i am storm team 4 meteorologist, somara theodore. things are looking up for this holiday weekend. we are looking at temperatures rising to about 80 degrees and falling in the mid-70s by the time the concert tonight kicks off. maybe bring a trash bag and put it under the blanket because the grass will still be damp out there. >> thank you very much. an explosive claim by president trump d.ebunked by hi own justice departmen

he made claims former president obama wiretapped trump tower. james comey disputed the president's claim earlier this year. and the doj reiterated the claim in a legal filing brought by a group wanting to prove the claims. and daca is an obama-era policy that involves young people brought here to the united states to remain. local recipients are anxiously awaiting the decision. 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 that president trump could soon end daca, the deferred action for childhood arrivals program. it

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. a 25-year-old here is a college senior. >> my worry is deportation. not only for me, because i'm a dreamer. >> if you are sent back to mexico, what kind of life faces you there? >> poverty and violence. >> reporter: luis aguilar lives in alexandria, fearing what the end of daca could mean. >> the biggest fear is losing what you already have here. we all have friends. we all have family here. we are establishing families here. that's the biggest fear of all. losing it all because of the decision that the president can make. >> reporter: that decision could come at anytime. >> sometime today or over the weekend we'll have a decision. >>

worried? >> we love the d.r.e.a.m.ers. we love everybody. >> chris gordon reporting there. ten house republicans said it would be wrong to deport hundreds of thousands of young immigrants and they said congress should act on the issue. life is about to change for many of us that walk or bike on a popular trail in chevy chase, maryland. starting on tuesday the georgetown branch trail will close up to four or five years. it's all to make way for the new purple line and construction will not be easy. >> the purple line is going to change the landscape in suburban maryland and change many lives in suburban maryland, and many are not happy about it. >> i am disgusted. >> sheila lives in chevy chase and she is upset because her son rides his bike along the georgetown trail to school and now because the trail has to close for

and a temporary trail goes down busy streets, she doesn't want him riding his bike. >> without the bike he could take a school bus and it takes about 40 minutes each way on that bus. >> that's because his bus has to make many other stops picking up students from all over. there are similar stories along the path of the purple line. the owner of custom dry-cleaning, the purple line will go next to his business and he's not thrilled. >> it's not going to take the traffic off the roads it's expected to and i don't think it's going to bring more people to use this form of transportation. >> now, 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 issue has become so divisive that those that support the purple line don't even want to be

>> there are still tweaks that could be made to the temporary trail set up, but enjoy the trail the next few days because it officially closes on tuesday. a lot of people will want to get out and get a run in or bike ride and walk the dog today. you are saying the clouds are moving out? >> yeah, it's going to be a transition day for us. >> my elbow just dropped off. >> way to play it off. >> yeah, it's good. like i said, it's transition day. the rain is out of here and soon the clouds will be and we will be left with nothing but sunshine. yesterday -- i don't know what mother nature was doing, but we were in the 60s. the normal high for this time of year is 84 degrees, but we peaked in the 60s for a lot of us. we are headed to the upper 70s and low 80s today. radar right now, dry. you are seeing showers out towards northern maryland, and we're not worried about that.

through your sunday. low clouds moving through. you saw that as the green there, and i think that overall, maybe around 6:00 or 7:00, we will start to get the clearing. until then we will get breaks in the clouds. tonight we are looking at mostly clear conditions so if you are headed to the concert downtown, looks good. tomorrow waking up to nothing but sunshine and the sunshine sticks with us through the duration of monday through monday night. if you are planning on grilling out today or tomorrow, it's going to be a good day. temperatures today near 80 degrees and drying out as we head into the evening. probably the best time, won't be too out there like on tuesday. we will climb to about 90 degrees on tuesday. feeling a lot more like summer on tuesday. the humidity rises. wednesday or thursday is the next big chance for showers and storms. we will keep an

on thursday night because we could see activity developing there on tuesday night, but overall wednesday and thursday will be the best bet for showers and storms. temperatures do a bit of a dip. from 90 on tuesday back to the 70s. i am also tracking irma. too early to talk about how it will impact the u.s., but we have an our eye on it. we will talk about that soon. for now, adam, back to you. i am mark murray of nbc news. august was a rough month for president trump given charlottesville and the devastation from hurricane harvey, and september won't be any easier. >> consider all the to do items on congress's return. >> there's keeping the government open and crafting a tax reform bill and maybe giving health care one more time in the senate. >> that

plan for any president. >> it's possible that congress might plan on some of these items, like passing a temporary spending bill to hold the fight later in december. >> there's also a question on whether harvey changed the political winds in washington where politics could be less confrontational before the storm, still none of this is going to be easy. coming up, a medical breakthrough helping animals in a new way. you have to hear about the grou

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it was created after the typical prosthetics wouldn't last. the specialists used the skull of a hornbill that lived in the zoo in the 1930s and a 3-d printer to make his beak. good for him. this dreary weather is moving out. somara is updating your forecast for how to plan the start of the workweek. north korea claims it successfully tested a hydrogen

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time right now is 9:28 on this sunday morning. here's what is going on. tensions between north korea and the united states are getting higher, and that comes after the north claims to have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. and president trump made today the national day of prayer for the victims of hurricane harvey. relatives of a 19-year-old woman are mourning her loss in d.c. d.c. police say she was killed in a triple shooting on dugman road in southeast last night. two other men were hurt and are expected to be okay. no word yet on a suspect.

thank you for starting your day with us. i am adam tuss. angie has the day off. somara theodore is here and tells us the rain is getting out of here and sunshine is about to make an appearance. >> yeah, at this point the rain is gone and we are waiting on the sunshine to calmen dear the clouds. yesterday we were stuck in the 60s, folks. it's unbelievable how unseasonably cool we were yesterday. today clouds will decrease around lunchtime. still a good amount. we will see the sun peeking through, and we are in for a nice sunshine. temperatures this afternoon topping off in the upper 70s, near 80 degrees for a lot of us. turning out to be a good holiday weekend. we will break down your labor day forecast for now. back to you. >

breaking news for north korea. they tested a hydrogen bomb. president trump responded to the test calling the north a rogue nation. the white house press secretary says the national security team is monitoring the situation closely and will have a meeting later today. meanwhile south korea says it will use every available measure to isolate north korea including new u.n. sanctions or the deployment of more u.s. military assets. the mayor of houston tells nbc news that more than 95% of the city is now dry. hard to imagine after scenes like this continue to come in. despite that he is ordering a mandatory evacuation for a section of the city and it affects about 4,600 homes that already have water inside of them. the mayor says those homes are not safe for residents or first re

do. i would have preferred if people voluntarily chose to leave but they made the decision to stay, and i have to balance the safety of those that chose to stay and the first responders and their duty to help those that chose to stay. animals from texas shelters are on their way to our area. we were there as 20 dogs were delivered to the humane rescue alliance in northwest d.c. all of these animals were homeless before harvey hit. these dogs will not be ready for adoption just yet but there are plenty others that need homes, and you don't have to pay adoption fees to help clear the shelters. national's superstar pitcher, max scherzer and his wife

and then a local civil rights activist killed on her scooter. she was killed last week when her scooter hit a car making a u-turn. she worked for 17 years at the human rights campaign and was a champion for lgbt rights. her friends describe her as a bright and energetic woman in d.c. and then gathering to pray. david culver sat down with the pastor this week and he shares his message of forgiveness. >> it was just people that had hatred. i don't know why. >> he can't explain what motivated somebody to post racist and t

his church door on sunday but he can choose how to respond. >> let them know that we forgive them and we love them and we are praying for them. >> you forgive them? >> yes, sir, got to. you got to forgive. >> pastor thompson said the cool posters are not the only threats he received recently. earlier this year he remembers a disturbing drive-by. >> all of a sudden a truck pulled past us calling us names, throwing fingers up at us, and before you know we heard some 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. no, because the bible says fear no man. you know, we fear god. >> music minister and pastor's son, eric thompson, said these incidents are becoming teaching

moments, unfortunate but necessary. >> i have kids and i want to raise my children to love everybody. i have been an example of that, but at the same time they have to be aware there's hatred around. >> his 16-year-old son, well aware of the hatred, choosing to follow his grandfather and how he responds to it. >> we're taught if we have enemies we have to forgive them no matt kwraer what happens. >> you are turning to love in a situation like this? >> yes, sir, everybody needs love. >> the worship service will follow at 11:30. if you don't have beach plans this labor day weekend, you can head down to the national mall for a concert. derrick ward joining us live from near the u.s. capitol with what you need to know. big day. >> reporter: good day, indeed. the stage is set quite literally. for one of the events around here that marks

observance of the labor day weekend. here's a map of some of the restrictions and closures, some of which are already in place. we will start to see more as we get closer to the actual event. past years concerts has drawn recent clouds regardless of the weather. the gates will open at 3:00, and at 3:30 there's a dress rehearsal, and the actual concert itself starts at 8:00. things we have seen change over the years are restrictions on what you can and cannot bring. glass containers, and alcohol, and selfie sticks, and e-cigarettes, drones and animals unless they are service on animals. you get to see the dress rehearsal, and you will encounter wet grass but the sun may warm things up and dry them

if you are headed out this way, starting around 3:00, expect to see closures and expect to be directed around the closures and there are access points where you can get in because they have to do the searches. we are live here at the west end of the capitol. derrick ward, back to you. the time is 9:36. if you missed the 80-degree weather, you won't have to wait for long for it to come back. somara tracking how summer-like temperatures will return. making history on the college gridiron. the challenge this player

in college football you are bound to see big upsets. maryland went to texas and pulled off a pretty big upset. >> hill will keep it. to the end zone for the touchdown.

lone star state beating the longhorns 51-41. maryland not only getting a upset but spoiling the debut of the new coach with the team. and then a big performance by kalen newton, the brother of nfl star quarterback, cam newton. good for them. two local teams doing it well. and here's a moment you will see a lot of on your social media feeds today. >> look at the crowd and the usc sideline. >> jake olson, a blind long snapper for usc. he got to see live game action for the first time yesterday. he was blind since 12 because of a rare form of cancer, and it was an emotional moment for his teammates and coaches. he was a walk

an incredible forecast. good for him, the 22-year-old making good on that. closer to home. clouds are looking out quickly on this sunday morning. somara is looking ahead for the best times to fire up the grill today. think about it, how much time do you waste every day looking for parking?

good morning. i am storm team 4 meteorologist, somara theodore. we are going to be drying out as we head throughout your sunday. perfect labor day setting up for us and we could see near 90 by tuesday. therefore if you are wondering if i can squeeze one more pool day out of the summer? i am thinking the optimal day will be tuesday as we approach near 90 degrees. hot out there. and most kids will be out of school, and then looking at nothing but sunshine. and then labor day, stick around for that. and we're also tracking irma. developing this morning more than 100 hikers spent the night on an oregon mountain as a wildfire burns below them. first responders say about 140

eagle creek trail saturday and the fire cut off their path and the national guard was able to rescue two hikers but dropped supplies for the rest that had to tough it out throughout the night. all of the hikers are accounted for. a major u.s. airline now up and running again in houston. southwest airlines started to resume its flights at the hobby airport. united and american resume limited flights into houston on monday. more than 16 million people are expected to fly during the labor day travel period. an e-mail led to the resignations of a university of maryland professor and volunteer. he accidentally sent an e-mail to students on thursday. that e-mail talked about who had been accepted to a mock trial 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 the class. it hurts to hear this. each of us wastes about 350 bucks a year when we leave time on d.c. parking meters, and we waste more time trying to find a parking space. mark segraves talks about how it impacts everybody, even those that don't drive. >> reporter: there are ways to avoid the costs and the hassle, and some of the ways can be right at your fingertips. it's something lots of people don't look forward to, driving into the district and looking for a place to park. >> people behind you might hate you but you have to slow down and look and when you find a spot you need to get it right there. >> a recent study found all that time searching for parking adds up. in new york city, a

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. >> statistics that only americans could come up with. >> while some may be dismissive of the stats the d.c. government is working on waits to help drivers find the elusive spots, using city cameras to show where parking is, and a pilot program in china town where parking prices go up and down with demand. >> it's about 80% occupancy, so if you are looking for parking you can find it. >> the city is reducing the number of onstreet parking spaces hoping to encourage other options. >> you can take metro. we are building a lot of bike lanes. >> they want more people

metro, but then they are cutting lines at the metro station. it's a lot of variables. >> there are apps you can use to find the closest and cheapest off-street parking lot for your destination. in the district, mark segraves, news4. the houston astros made an emotional return home to minute m maid park in the aftermath of harvey. they took a moment of silence for the victims and recognized the brave first responders there. and the mayor threw out the first pitch and the pitch was not on point but nobody cared. the moment was all about overcoming the bad in a hurricane-ravaged city. 40 to 50 inches of rain. >> astronomical and historical. >> the mayor says 95% of the city is dry now and still have a lot of

>> we did get the remanence of harvey yesterday. you c we are transitioning to better weather now that the rain is out of here. how about we take a live look. i can show you and i can tell you. >> yes. >> there's a lot of clouds out there right now but we are starting to get peeks in. hold on to that as hope. temperatures will rise throughout the day as well. for now current temperatures, 65 degrees. interesting because the overall high should be around 84 degrees this time of year. we were in the 60s yesterday for a lot of us. unseasonably cool weather, but we are starting in the 60s today and will continue to climb upwards. mostly cloudy condition for now. we will start to see more improvements towards the evening. tracking showers back west of the blue ridge as well as i-81, and not too worriedbo

throughout the day. the future cast has a lot of cloud coverage around 4:00 or 5:00, and then we will get breaks in the patches in sunshine. and then clearing out, and perfect timing for those headed out to the concert. and that 11:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, we are waking up to more sunshine. that sunshine sticks with us all the way through your monday into monday evening, and then we will start to see clear conditions for your tuesday start as well. we will track our next system moving in near the middle of the week. before we get there, we have our eyes on the tropics. pretty powerful storm out there. i have been saying all morning, it's far too early to give a definitive track on how that will impact the bahamas or the u.s., and then

seeing that move west-southwest at 15 miles per hour. it will strengthen into a category 4 hurricane by thursday. we will keep our eye on this especially as we head into next weekend and the top of next week, but for now, no definitive tracks. we are breaking this down in different ways to get the picture. temperatures in the upper 70s, low 80s today. your labor day, nothing but sunshine with highs in the low to mid-80s. here's a look at that capitol concert forecast. i would bring a trash bag and put it under the blanket so you don't have that icky feeling. temperatures are climb into the low 80s for your subpoenaenday. tuesday, up to 90 degrees and then by

adam? >> nothing worse than sitting on a soggy turf like that. good advice, somara. it was the worst place they could have picked to rob. the surprise two aedrm

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was full of cops. police say the armed suspect walked into the bar on tuesday -- sounds like a bad joke -- while the bar was hosting a police officer's retirement party. they entered the take-out part of the bar and held a employee at gunpoint and all the employee had to do is go into the next room and tell the police officers there, and the suspects ran away but it was not long until the police ran out and took them into custody. better luck next time. take a look here. victoria sanchez gives us a sneak peek at what was found. >> just off the dig site, still covered in plaster and dirt. >> i am the first person that has seen this thing since it died 66 million years ago. >> making surese

pieces are preserved. >> we are using paint brushes and toothbrushes. >> the sand surrounding the pieces is soft. >> we are get into some of the native rock here. >> which should make getting the rest of the two dozen or so fossi fossils out of the ground. >> we have pieces. >> while it's not a complete dinosaur it's one of the best try syria tops. >> we are really fortunate we are finding not just one or two fossils but have multiple elements from this one. >> visitors can get their own close-up look at

triceratops. getting ready for sunshine for our sunday. somara is looking ahead to the labor day forecast and what you can expect for the week ahead. >> reporter: looking ahead to the labor day c on

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>> at 10:00, that breaking news. 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. a family heartbroken. violence on the holiday weekend that has now taken a young woman's life as neighbors demand answers. thank you for starting your day with us. it's 10:00 here in the nation's capital. the rain is moving out. we want to check with our meteorologist, somara theodore, who can tell us about sunshine headed our way. >> yes, the rain has moved out. we are watching the sunshine break through the clouds and we should see more as we head into your labor day holiday. let's look at the radar. the rain is out of here. if you look back towards the west, there are showers we are tracking. i don't think those will make it pass i-81 there. we will stay dry as we head throughout your sunday. speaking

out. numbers will rise in the upper 70s, near 80 degrees for a lot of us. the sun will start to peek through the clouds and by 5:00 or 6:00, we get legit breaks in the clouds. highs expected to top off around 80 degrees. it's going to be breezy at times this afternoon, but i think we are shaping up nicely for your labor day holiday. stick around. i have that forecast coming up. we are following major breaking news that is likely to increase already-high tensions between north korea and the u.s. north korea tested a hydrogen bomb. this is the country's sixth nuclear test and earlier in the day the north released these pictures of its leaders, kim jong-un, inspecting the loading of a hydrogen bomb into a new intercontinental ballistic missile.