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.

north korea will consider deploying the most powerful tactical weapons in response. we are also hearing from president trump. 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. the president and his national security team will have a meeting later today. in a move that could complicate the u.s. relationship with south korea, trump told advisers to prepare the u.s. to with draw from a trade deal with the south. that's according to the "washington post." that move would backup the president's promise to crack down on what he calls unfair trade from other countries. the national security advisers want him to abandon that plan. today is a national day of prayer for the millions affected by what was hurricane harvey. still hard to see some of the images coming out of texas. many will send their thoughts and prayers to

at flooding near beaumont, but near houston the mayor says 95% of the city is now dry. that's good news. jay gray reports. >> reporter: president trump back in the strike zone for the second time since the storm, spending time with survivors in houston and louisiana. >> i want to congratulate everybody that worked so hard. it has been an incredible five or six days. it seems like it's much longer than that. >> the president is asking congress for $7.9 billion as an initial relief package. some say the cost will reach close to $200 billion. but in many areas that recovery will have to wait. >> water is all the way up to my roof now. >> reporter: in some hb

in places where the water is gone, the work is just beginning. >> oh, we feel good to help them out, you know. it could happen to anybody. >> reporter: piles of debris replaced the water. many doing whatever they can to come back. the astros back and playing baseball, but not before collecting donations for the victims of harvey and calling for a moment of silence. but only a moment. there's too much work to do here. jay gray, nbc news, houston. >> this morning there is not only concern about the visible damage but there's change that also kept pooriuring in at the y hall

>> saw it on the news today they were accepting donations at bowie, so we decided to put the jar to good use. >> church members collected items and filled rental trucks with supplies and the pastor said he and other volunteers plan to drive two trucks down to houston today. this morning there's concern about the visible damage from harvey, of course, but also what cannot be scene. ted cruz is home to 41 superfund sites. they are responsible for cleaning up some of the nation's most hazardous waste material. the epa says a total of 13 sites were flooded by harvey and there's concern about whether floodwaters also washed in pollution. be sure and watch this week's edition of

chuck todd will have an interview with tmayor turner. and the u.s. taking control of three russian diplomatic posts, including the russian annex here in d.c. russia says the actions violate international law and they may retaliate. you remember russia forced the united states to cut the diplomatic personnel in the country last month. and then a triple deadly shooting last night on tugman road southeast. a 19-year-old woman was killed and two men hurt. police have not released the name of the victims. if you did not have beach plans this labor day weekend, can you head down to the national mall for a concert, and beware it could cause traffic tie ups. we have derrick ward down there at the

right, darrick? >> reporter: indeed. maybe it will dry out the grass and make it a more pleasurable experience for folks. parking restrictions are already in place. the actual gates will open at 3:00, and at 3:30 there will be a dress rehearsal, so people will start to come down here i imagine closer to 2:00 or 3:00. this is the scene here. you have scenes from past year celebrations. there's always restrictions. you have to know what you can and kpbcan't bring. you can't have glass containers or alcohol or selfie sticks, e-cigarettes and animals, but service dogs or animals are allowed. you won't see the crowds pick

until around 2:30, and the gates open at 3:00. a lot of people come from the dre dress rehearsal and hang around until 8:00 for the concert itself. we are starting to dry out a little bit. it will be nice to see more of the sun coming out today as you take a live look at the national cathedral. somara is tracking how soon all the clouds will get out and when you can get outside and finally enjoy this weekend. plus, escaping the inferno. tp we will tell you about the danger as familiesre force ad

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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 to that decision. the tour is now rescheduled for summer of next year. fire crews are still in the midst of a devastating wildfire in l.a. three homes have now been lost in what is being called the biggest fire in that city's history. at least 5,000 acres are burning and fire crews think it could get bigger. hundreds of homes have been evacuated. an 11-mile stretch of the busy 210 freeway has been shut down. it's not sure what sparked the la tuna fire on friday. erratic winds made battling that blaze tough on firefighters. so far, thankfully, nobody has been hurt. let's look outside right now at the national mall. the sky brightening up and rain moving out. we are in store for a gorgeous rest of th

somara is tracking how you can plan for parades or whatever you want to do. enjoy it while it lasts. and then the major change to

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welcome back. life is about to change for many of us who walk and bike on a popular trail in chevy chase, maryland.

starting on tuesday the trail will close for up to five years to make way for the purple line and construction. the purple line is going to change the landscape in suburban maryland and many lives in suburban maryland, and a lot of people that talked to news4 are simply not happy about it. sheila flick is particularly upset because her son who goes to bethesda chevy chase high rides his bike along the georgetown trail to go to school. a temporary trail goes down busy streets so she doesn't want him riding the bike. >> my son rides his bike to school and it takes him ten minutes. without the bike he can take the bus, a school bus, and it takes 40 minutes each way on the 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

will go next to his business and he's not thrilled. >> i don't think it will take the traffic off the roads it's expected to and i don't think it will 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 are so divisive that those that do support the purple line don't want to be identified. i have been talking to county leaders and there are still tweaks that can be set up on the temporary trail, but enjoy the trail because it will officially trail on tuesday. so many people love that trail. they get out and hike and bike and walk their dogs, whatever. they should get out and do it today. >> yeah, absolutely, capitalizing it on today. as we head through the remainder of the day, we are

we had a ton of rain move through and it was chilly and cloudy. today the exact opposite is taking place. let's get to your headlines right now. what you need to know. drying out today, just give it time. perfect labor day. you just can't beat tomorrow's forecast. and then we're near 90 on tuesday. it's possible a few spots could hit 90 degrees. for now, though, your radar, we are dry in the d.c. metro area. a few sprinkles back west and then nothing to worry about for your sunday. let's time this one out, shall we? 6:00, as we move through the evening, notice how a lot of us will see clearing, otherwise patching clouds moving through the area. in the overnight hours we will begin to really clear things out tonight. if you are headed downtown to catch the concert, it's ago. we push into monday, 11:00 a.m. nothing but sunshine. we will just ride that into monday afternoon. not

tons of sunshine. we are monitoring the next system from wednesday into thursday. temperatures around 80 degrees today. decreasing cloud coverage. breezy this afternoon, but drying. here's a look. maybe you are headed to the beach forecast, still not too -- beach forecast. maybe you are headed to the beach. water temperatures at ocean city about 74 degrees. temperatures will be the highest or warmer on tuesday. low 80s but a good amount of sunshine. not a bad beach forecast for the next couple of days. here's a look at the forecast i promised you. the labor day capitol concert. you are headed down to catch the rehearsal at 3:30. around sunset you will see more sunshine. bring a trash bag with you and put it under the plblanket so y don't have to sit on soggy

grass. tuesday we could be around 90 degrees. wednesday and thursday, our next best chance for showers and storms, some of which may be on the stronger side. temperatures drop into the 70s. as far as the weekend goes, we are shaping up nicely. the temperatures, though, i mean, this is really -- what is it, pumpkin spice latte weather is what i like to say. feels more like fall towards the end of the week. i don't know how i will cope like this, because i am not ready for summer to be over. not ready, adam? >> it will be okay, somara. i don't know about the pumpkin and spice stuff. we'll ask chuck about that in a second. the north claiming to have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. we want to bring in the moderator of "meet the press," chuck todd. this is a big test for the president after

rhetoric, and north korea seems to be stepping on the gas. >> exactly. we crunched numbers here. he has done 18 missile tests, kim jong-un, since donald trump was inaugurated. his father conducted 16 missile tests throughout his entire two decade-reign. it's clear kim jong-un has put his foot on the accelerator here. sanctions are not working and the joint military exercises are not working. we heard from the president this morning and he sent a little warning to south korea saying the idea of appeasement doesn't work. some diplomats in the united states don't like to see that word used. they feel a bit handcuffed because there's not a good military option available to them and none of the diplomacy is working. so is it now time to put real pressure on china and russia, particularly russia who many believe are the ones that helped the

>> you have the olympics coming up in south korea in february. maybe he's trying to make a statement here. it doesn't get any easier for the president in terms of what options he has on the table. >> there are not a lot of options. by the way in a couple weeks we will have a big gathering of the u.n. general assembly, and i have no doubt north korea is going to be the dominant topic and they are going to want to be the dominant topic. they like to insert themselves into the conversation. make no mistake, as much as this can become a focus of this administration and maybe it becomes a laser-like focus for some, harvey aid and the recovery efforts in southeast texas and the rebuilding efforts and all the money that needs to go there, if that is not the first priority of the president and congress regardless of what is happening in north korea, they will pay a heavy political price. this is what makes the presidency hard. it's the crisis, never mind any self-infed

stacked on top of what is already going to be a tough september. >> talking about hurricane harvey, the mayor of houston will make news on your show and he says 95% of the city is dry. >> he says 95% of the city is dry and he has one part of the city that is not dry and they had to order evacuations because of the releasing of water from a dam. tuesday morning he's hoping to have most of the businesses open, and he would like -- school is not going to be ready yet. waiting another week on that. but to start the process of a new normal, if you would, in houston. he did talk about that, this week, the focus for him is housing, housing, housing, almost going door to door to check on those -- maybe there is no water, but maybe it's too dangerous for them to be there. does the house need to be condemned or can it be repaired quickly. that's something the mayor said he told the president, i need rehab housing and we

this stuff immediately before the longer issues. >> did he seem exhausted to you? >> probably not a public official that is not working harder than every other mayor in that region, and you are not getting sleep and you are worried about folks in your city, whether they are getting the right help. like everybody right now in houston, they seem pretty determined. >> that's coming up in ten minutes. thank you for stopping by. a reminder you can see "meet the press" every sunday at 10:30,

touchdown. touchdown confirmed at 8:21 p.m. -- >> another nasa astronaut and a russi russian cosmonaut landed yesterday. she was in space, the oldest space woman at age 57 and most experienced female spacewalker. good for her. meanwhile an impressive collaborative effort has given a bird at the national zoo a new bite at life.

his 3-d printed beak. it was created by specialists after the typical prosthetics wouldn't last. they used a skull of a hornbill that lived at the zoo in the '90s, and then used the 3-d printer. he can pick up and swallow any food his heart desires. north korea successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. president trump responded to the test this morning calling the north a rogue nation. the white house says the president and his national security team will meet later today. meanwhile the president has declared the day a national day of prayer for the millions affected by what was hurricane harvey. d.c. police are working to find out who shot three people, killing

night. two other men who were hit are expected to be okay. in the annual labor day concert at the u.s. capitol might tie up traffic a bit downtown today. some roads will be closed for security. the concert featuring the national sepl tpau knymphony or starts at 8:00, and the gates open at 3:00. the sun coming out? >> yes, just in time to see

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