new threat from its leader directed at president trump. >> plus, more out of mexico. the search for survivors continues. now, we are learning one of the most talked-about victims never even existed. >> call him starbucks superman. he took action against an armed robber. why he is the one being sued. >> so long, summer. only a few hours left to soak it up. we have your storm team 4 forecast this first weekend of fall. >> listen, it doesn't happen until 4:00 p.m. i am hanging on to these last hours. >> what are you going to do, eun? >> i am going to go outside and go to the beach. >> you should streak on the national mall. >> you are just taking it a little too far. i need to keep my job and my dignity, thank you very much. >> wear a mask. no one will know it is you. >> i have a nice chuck bell

you c you can borrow. >> no one wants to see me running down the mall naked. >> i will say it doesn't feel like fall outside this morning. technically, on your right, we have not started fall. it does feel more like summer. the normal low for this time of the morning is 61 degrees. 72, washington, 68, dulles, 67, in clinton. as the kids head toed bus stop, it is really nice outside. 72 degrees by 7:00 a.m. we do have some clouds. it is not going to be a big deal today. warm for recess. mid-80s by the afternoon. feeling like summer. here is jose. jose has not really moved. it has weakened but if you have been wondering. if you see the clouds around today, that's because of jose, we have rain off the coastline there. this storm is not really going to budge for the next few days. we will be watching it closely. we expect it to remain offshore. we are also watching your weekend forecast closing for the firstee

up. let's check the roads with rob stallworth on wtop. >> good morning, sheena. happy friday. if you are traveling southbound on the baltimore washington parkway, a split at route 50 and new york avenue. we still have a crash with the right side getting by for nouw. outer loop after georgia avenue, headed around to connecticut avenue and two right lanes getting by. southbound i-270 still looking like a pretty good ride as you leave frederick headed to the capital beltway into rockville with no problems. i'm rob stallworth. back to you. >> thank you, rob. 5:02. breaking news this morning. another threat in the escalating tensions with north korea. these may be the most serious ones yet. it is not clear when this will end. pyongyang's foreign minister says the north is considering a ea

it may involve a hydrogen bomb. chris lawrence is at the live desk to tell us why that is so significant. >> it is fusion versus fission. a hydrogen bomb is so much more powerful than what the u.s. dropped on japan. the u.s. has been going back and forth with north korea for months. president trump promised fire and fury and called kim jong-un rocketman. kim fired back at the president personally. he has never done this before. he called the president mentally deranged. the original statement was in korean. the inexact translation came out as dodar. that word is trending

nationally. mayor y may it basically means idiot. a hydrogen bomb would certainly raise the stakes. 30 hours after the earthquake hit mexico, rescuers pulled an elderly woman alive from the rubble. a big boost for the rescue teams that have been working on no sleep, barely any food. at least 50 people have been pulled to safety since the major earthquake hit on tuesday. it continues at a collapsed school. the mexican navy saying those reports we have been hearing about a 12-year-old girl being trapped alive, they were not true. >> remember, we had talked about frida and this rally in the country and around the world to rescue her. officials are trying to figure out how that story got started. at least 273 people have died and 1900 are hurt. now to

concerning hurricane maria. >> the 5:00 a.m. advisory just coming in. chuck bell, what does it show us? >> still, a very strong category 3 hurricane. let me get my graphic up. here we are. here comes hurricane maria's information. still, a big threat to the turks and caicos down in the caribbean. 120-mile-an-hour sustained wind. there is the turks and caicos islands right there. dominican republic is moving away from there. with time, very good news. with this forecast track, it continues to take it away from the continental u.s. for the next couple of days. there is bermuda right there. so far, it looks like it is still going to be able to thread the needle between the outer banks and bermuda. a little bit back to the west. that's not until wednesday of next week. mainly just open water the next couple of days. we will have to

make sure it gets any closer to the u.s. after all that devastation, it is now headed back over the turks and caicos. look at weekend forecast coming up. chuck, thank you. >> puerto ricans have been posting countless pictures of the damage left behind. in was the second hurricane to impact that island this month alone. one man posted this video. it shows the damage in his neighborhood, what was a neighborhood. he credits concrete homes for saving lives. meanwhile, nearly all of the u.s. territories, 3.5 million residents are without electricity, something expected to last for months. 5:06. developing this morning, a third suspect in the violent kidnapping and rape in frederick, maryland, is still on the loose. frederick police say a girl was kidnapped and raped earlier this month. two men are behind bars. derrick is live with more. how the victim says

>> the frederick police say the victims and the suspect attended the same high school. three men grabbed the girl. she was unlocking the door to her family's apartment. edgar chikez hernandez and victor antonio gonzalez gutierrez. the police say the men raped the girl while the third suspect wore a mask and filmed. the police are looking through the suspect's social media profiles. any say it was planned and discussed on social media. still under investigation whether gang activity played a part in the crime. it is 5:07. many of you have been talking on loin about the surprising story of a local massage therapist accused of sexually abusing customers. the suspect was in court and declined a plea agreement. we also learned that more victims have come forward.

one of them says she was touched inappropriately at a massage business. three other women say they were sexually assaulted at two locations in tenley town and buoy. he will be in court next month. today, we mark the first year of a peoples journey. celebrations as the national museum of african-american history and culture turns one. since the opening, the crowds have not stopped coming. nearly 3 million visitors according to the museum. the anniversary celebration kicks off tonight with a fundraising gala. this weekend, a lot of activities on the grounds. they are free. >> that was a fast year. this has everybody from harriet tubman's hymnal to chuck berry's convertible. you can't go in one trip. you have to go multiple times. molette green will

report on all the festivities you can check out this weekend. redskins fans, we know you want it to keep going. built on that momentum the team has a little bit of that after last week's win in los angeles. now, they are playing the oakland raiders here in landover sunday night. congratulations. if you have a ticket to the game, make sure you do have a plan to get home. metro closes at 11:00 on sundays and this game doesn't start until 8:30. if you are going to stay later, you are going to have to make arrangements. you get get a $20 ride credit to use lyft. they have a deal to prevent drunk driving on the budweiser facebook page. plan ahead. you have stretch limo service, field passes, great seats and me! >> if you really want a redskins experience, our own pat collins is taking someone to the game. to get into the spirit, you can check out sunday night football buff. we are going to give you a live look inside.

and gets you in the spirit, right? >> yes. the redskins and raiders is at 8:30 sunday and you can watch it right here on nbc 4. it's a story that will give you new appreciation for your cleaning supplies. coming up, how a vacuum saved a man from being shot. plus, a story behind this starbucks superman. he helped to fight off an armed attacker. why he is the one facing legal frubl now. legal trouble now. >> we are looking at clouds around the area. still watching jose. these are the remnants of jose offshore. as we go through today, it is still going to be very warm, feeling like summer. we are going to take a close look at your weekend forecast coming up. and are you tired of gridlock on maryland's highways? a massive new plan for toll lanes could help ease congestion. a live report coming up. we want to remind

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repeated concussions caused aaron hernandez to have severe brain damage. he suffered from an advanced stage of the disease known as cte. research shows that cte can cause memory loss or even violent behavior. hernandez was serving a life sentence for a murder. in april, he committed suicide inside his prison cell. "usa today" reports that hernandez' family is suing the patriots and the nfl with this new diagnosis. you may remember this dramatic video we showed you from july. a starbucks customer became a hero after he took down an armed robber in fresno, california. he hit him over the head with a chair. well, now, the robber is trying to sue that mom. the mom of the suspect says her son is suing the customer because he was stabbed and cut more than a dozen time. fr

possible lawsuit loudcrazy. >> it wasn't a self defense issue. the guy that attacked the robber wasn't defending himself. >> he was frying to save other lives because there were people behind the counter and the man had a gun. i think there is an argument for this. >> all right. it is not oven thften you can sr job saved your life. that is the case for two traveling vacuum salesmen. i didn't realize people still traveled to sell vacuums. >> they survived thanks to their vacuums. they were wrapping up after a day of selling whether someone started shooting at their van. they tried to get away from the gun fire. when police got there, they saw several bullet holes hit the vacuums instead of the men.

be okay. your commute to work should be back on track this morning. an electrical problem caused workers to stop inspected more than 7,000 rail cars. engineers were called in but found no problem. crews were able to get some trains running. no problems are expected for this morning. it seems like we are always talking about ways to reduce traffic during your commute. maryland's governor has a hefty proposal that could ease congestion. it is going to cost you. >> megan mg gracgrath is on ther loop of the beltway with details on the plan. >> reporter: this is a really big deal here. just one of these projects, word of one of these projects would be big news. how about the expansion of three highways in the state of maryland. we are on the beltway here in the g

morning. rather light in terms of the volume. in another hour, hour and a half, expect gridlock. that's what maryland's mayor is hoping to ease. let's take a closer look. four new lanes, two in each direction, first on the maryland beltway from the american legion bridge to the wilson bridge. then, on i-270 from the beltway to i-70 in frederick. lastly, additional lanes, four of they will on the bw parkway from d.c. to baltimore city. these would be toll lanes. you would have to pay to use them. a lot of people not too happy about that. the governor says this should ease congestion and if all goes as planned, we should see construction starting in 2019.

involved in additional lanes or public transportation. you can weigh in on our poll at our nbcwashington facebook panel. >> i was thinking people would not be willing to pay. if you are talking about reducing congestion and being able to move faster, people are willing to pay. >> if i cannot sit still on the parkway, i might pay for that. megan mcgrath. tl there may be fewer cars on the road. it is international car free day. people are encouraged to use other forms of transportation. we have plenty of other ways to get around, buses, trains, bikes, car pools. reducing our carbon footprint is the goal. for all of you animal lovers, sheena, listen up. a local county is putting a stop when it comes to what animals you can a.

against certain exotic animals as pets. you will be allowed to keep any animals you already have as long as they are registered with the local animal welfare league. county officials say the new rules bring the county in line with state law and neighborhood jurisdictions in case you need a reminder. animals banned include foxes, leopards, tigers, or lions or bears, no crocodiles or venomous snakes. >> i feel like this is all common snakes. you shouldn't have any of those ever. >> apparently, arlington has to put out this memo and say, no tigers in your house. >> you can have skunks or goats. >> do i need a special permit? >> i didn't steal the goat. i was holding the goat. i named him

looks like a joey. it is a little baby goat. the reason why i am showing you this is not just because he is so adorable. i want to see him again. it is because we have all the area fall festivities and events. we were at cox farms yesterday showcasing their fall festival. we have everything on the nbc washington app. maybe you can hold a baby goat. they do have the petting area out there. you can do that if you want to. currently, as you are stepping outside, it doesn't feel like fall. technically, the first day of fall starts this afternoon. 72, washington. 74, annapolis. 64, leesburg. 67 degrees, a good weekend for the wineries. today at the wineries, 83 degrees. tomorrow, 84. sunday, feeling hot. 87. the good news is, we'll be dry. one thing we are watching is jose. the remnants, they are hanging out offshore. they are not moving. it is swinging, quite a bit of cloud cover to start the morning. aside from jose, we are

the turks and caicos. it is expected to stay mostly offshore. feeling like summer. if you like fall, best of both worlds if you don't want the summer weather to end. near 90 by next tuesday. we will look at the ten-day coming up. we'll check the roads. hey, rob. >> folks, northbound i-270. we do have a crash that is spun out into the road. only the right side getting by. blocking the left side. the right side gets by there on the outer loop in forestville still with a work zone set up near allentown and blocking the left lane. live from the traffic center. i'm rob stallworth. back to you.

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high schoolers across our area will be headed to homecoming dances this weekend. one couple has quite the story about how they came together. jacob and grace, 13 years ago, as toddlers, when they both underwent a first of its kind liver transplant. now, after more than a decade of keeping up with each other, the couple is celebrating all they have been through together. they are going to

homecoming dance together. >> they spent every summer together as an organ donation camp and at the camp dance this past summer, they realized a little spark. >> over the years, it has gotten closer and closer but this year it is significantly closer. >> it was kind of subtle there but then grew over time. i was, okay, there is something there. >> homecoming isn't something they are taking for granted. they hope their story inspires other transplant candidates and shows them that nair there is n life. >> even though they had this transplant early on, they felt enough to continue to give back by going to the camps to spread the word about the importance. there were times that the two weren't sure they would even make it through. to see them going to jacob's senior

senior homecoming, this is a wonderful story. >> good luck and have fun. a new mission for facebook, it is joining the russia investigation, how the ads on your feed could prove they interfered in our election. dropping out of the olympics. we just moved in about four months ago, but the living room's pretty blank. it's really nice when clients come in and have done some of their own research. working with a bassett designer was really easy. just kind of ties in very well. we love it!

it's 5:30 and a live look outside this first day of fall. it is not near. you still have about 10.5 hours to soak up summer. >> the sun will be directly over the equator. that's how you know. luckily, it still feels a little like summer. at least for right now, it does. 5:30, your time out there. >> i am eun yang. welcome to your friday. we have storm team 4 meteorologist, chuck bell and sheena parveen to tell us how it feels like summer. >> reporter: it feels really nice. but don't stair at the sun to see if you can figure out if it is over the equator. >> it always appears to be over the equator from this particular distance. >> it feels really nice. >> mild, mild, mild. we do have some cloud cover to worry about.

give way to more and more sunshine. the clouds are being spun off of that doggone jose. jose, can you please just leave us alone for a switch? >> no way, jose. it just keeps on keeping on. temperatures have been mostly in the 60s here early this morning. that is going to keep it on the pl pleasant side. mid to upper 60s in most of the suburbs as you are planning out your day today. some clouds this morning. rain in the forecast today. it is going to be warm. 86 degrees. >> let's go over to wtop and see how we are doing on traffic. good morning to you. >> good morning, chuck. folks traveling on the inner loop in virginia at van dorn street. the right side is blocked due to debris cleanup in the roadway. watch out for that. otherwise, at this point, 270 in the

109. we did have the crash now on the left shoulder. all lanes have reopened. southbound baltimore washington parkway near the split with route 50 in new york avenue. still, blocking the left side with the crash there. blue line trains, single tracking between arlington cemetery due to a track problem. a brand new threat from the north. they threatened to test a hydrogen ocean. hurricane maria has killed 18 people so far. the eye is near the turks and caicos as puerto rico tries to recover. nearly all of puerto rico is without electricity, something

after maria ripped across the island's power grid. president trump has approved federal disaster deck rar raclar the u.s. territory. in mexico, rescue missions going on four days after the major earthquake. this used to be a textile factory. mexican media reporting that 21 people have been found dead in the rubble. the rescuers believe there could be survivors in all. at least 273 people have died and 1900 people are hurt. >> 5:33. an 18-year-old woman fought back with everything she had to keep an tackattacker from sexually salting her. the attempted attack happened in south park port area in woodbridge. the woman told officers a mass suspect confronted her around 4:00 a.m. he forced her to the ground and took off some of her xloeclothe. convicted sex

48 years in prus sison for the killing of two sisters and pled guilty to sexually salting two other girls in northern virginia back in 1996. one of the victims' cousins, ashley welch, said she came forward because she believes there are more victims out there. russians trying to meddle in the 2016 presidential election here may have friday to sway your opinion on sffacebook. they found a suspected russian operation spent $100,000 on political ads between june of 2015 and may of 2017. facebook ceo, mark zuckerberg, says the company is turning over the relevant information to congress and special counsel, robert mueller. >> it will be a historic first. mart

its first female infantry officer. the unidentified lieutenant is expect today graduate from the service's grueling course. she will be the first of three dozen women that attempted to pass. can you imagine how tough this course is? >> i have read about this thing. >> unbelievable. the best of the best. >> the pentagon opened all jobs to women in 2015, including the job of leading infantry service members into combat. good luck. >> what an accomplishment. >> get up and get moving on this friday. these dancers already are. the big name some local students will be sharing the stage with this weekend. >> the new iphone is here. the 8 is in stores starting today. a look at worldwide excitement overnight and a reminder of what it will cos

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hit, cape by the ocean. they are are from northwestern high, northwestern middle school. all this rehearsal there. it is so fun. i love it. >> can't wait to see the reviews. >> on america's got talent, 12-year-old ventriloquist, darsly sdarcy lynn, is stopping by the ellen show. ♪ >> you realize she is doing that without her mouth open. >> everything i know about singing says you have to open your mouth. she manages to do it somehow. darcy lynn is not the only star on ellen's couch today. taylor swift and kesha also on the show today. >> that's a big lineup. be sure to watch for set the dvr and stick around for all the news you may have

"news 4 at 4:00" with pat lawson muse and lee on harris. >> she must sound better when she does open her mouth. her voice is awesome when it is closed like that. not surprised she won. 72, washington. as we go through today, the first day of fall officially starting at 4:02 this afternoon. it is going to feel like summer. if you like fall but want the summer weather, we have both in the forecast. we'll take a look at how your weekend is shaping up. single tracking on the orange line, between clarendon and foggy bottom and single tracking between arlington cemetery and foggy bottom stations all because of problems

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i'm chris lawrence. we have to warn you about an inci

that could affect your commute in the next hour. arlington county fire department is on the scene outside the roslyn metro. right now, tlar is some sort of incide incident there. the blue line is single tracking between arlington cemetery and foggy bottom. it is attempting the silver line. trains or operating between wheelie and boston. we just got word from the arlington county fire department saying that metro is addressing the issue at roslyn. they are not seeing any smoke or any fire at this time. the firefighters are standing by in case it is needed. as we get more information on this, we will be sure to update you. eun, back to you. >> thanks so much. we know you are watching metro and see how it affects the morning commute. we are now watching to see how the u.s. reacts to a brand new threat from north korea. >> the country says it could test a hydrogen bomb. edward lawrence is live on capitol hill to explain why this is so serious and w

done about it. >> good morning. this is very serious. the foreign minister for north korea says they will test or it could test a hydrogen bomb over the pacific ocean. they would put it on a missile launching it over japan. a big concern to not only the united states but the rest of the world. we got here because north korea had its sixth test of a nuclear device in the beginning of september. kim jong-un, the president or leader of north korea, continues to fire off missile after missile even though the world has condemned it. the president, donald trump, has imposed the strictest sanctions to date against north korea that has branched out and goes after the fishing industry. it goes after other industries. anybody doing business with north korea will fall under these sanctions. >> edward lawrence on the hill. thank you. in all this talk about north korea could be having an effect on the olympics. there is a chance france will skip

o the olympics are taking place in south korea and france says it will not participate unless its security is guaranteed. the french are still planning to go. the winter games are coming up in february in pyeongchang. we know more about a story we told you about yesterday morning. a d.c. family waking up to the painful reacist that their son is government. he was a senior a.p. student at thurgood marshall. police say the good student and track star was murdered on wednesday night. 19-year-old saquan gilles tried to rob him. we are told gilles fired a shot but not before kelly was able to fatally stab him in self-defense. we spoke to kelly's father and he described what he will miss most about his son who had such a bright future. >> his personaly,

win, his ambition. >> kelly's godmother tells news 4 he had just left a college prep program moments before he was killed. such a sad loss. 5:57 is our time now. decision 2017. we brought you the virginia governor's debate tuesday night. if you are ready to mike your decision, absentee voting begins today. it includes candidates for governor, lieutenant governor. you may want to consider absentee voting if you have a long commute or a disability or illness. if you want more information about the candidates and the issues, go to the nbcwashington app and search debate. >> we are marking the first year of a people's journey. celebrations begin today at the national news y national museum of history and culture turns

molette green is at the national museum. this is a pretty big weekend. what's going to be happening? >> reporter: i remember the opening like it was yesterday. can you believe we are ready to mark one year celebration of this historic museum opening on the national mall. these dancers are from the conkuron dance company, west african dance company, very important west african culture to the whole design of this museum. joining me now is the artistic director to talk more about the west african experience as part of this historic story telling museum. >> this is a great place to do this here,

make it here. >> your dance company will be performing tomorrow. >> performing tomorrow at 2:00. >> reporter: tell us about the stories that the dance tell. >> our dancing always tell history p the area we live. we are a traditional dance company. we take our tradition and put it in the theater, able to tell history behind the people of africa. >> tell me what this particular dance that they are performing says. >> in dance is more like an initiation dance. we all pass through with it. so we get to that. they look proudly and beautiful. >> reporter: thank you so much. assan konte, with the west african dance company here on the national mall performing tomorrow as part of the community day, the free events. we

extending hours here for folks to come out this weekend and join in the festivities. a full day, saturday and sunday, festivities on the grounds here at the national mall where in museum sits just a stone's throw awhich from t away from the washington monument. i'm molette green. we are back with more on the 6:00 a.m. hour. >> just to see the dance troop at this hour to get a sneak preview. they will be there tomorrow. >> anything you are going to do outside, the weather is going to take it easy on your outdoor plans. don't need to reschedule them. 72 at national airport. a couple of clouds around. these are not rain-making clouds, just something to dim out the sunshine a smidgeon here first thing in the morning have the outside the

temperatures have dropped back into the 60s. 65, gaithersburg. 59 in winchester. a mixture of clouds and sunshine. more clouds in the morning. more sunshine in the afternoon. today's high, near 86 degrees. shoutout to paint branch high school. i got this request in. linganore at governor thomas jefferson school. another great night for high school football. temperatures as you are getting ready in the low 80s today at 5:00. game kicks off between 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. this particular person didn't tell me when the game kicked off. the other one, paint branch, kicked off at 6:30 p.m. if you want to get your game on in the 6:00 hour, send me a tweet @chuckbell4. it is going to be a great night for high school

bearcats of cincinnati. if you are headed to annapolis, gametime temperatures will be in the mid-80s. the redskins are at home against the raiders. tuesday night football. tune in to "news 4 at 5:00" to see who either wins or has to go to the game with pat collins in the limousine. that will be nice. the game is at 8:30 kickoff on sunday night. it will be perfect weather for the redskins game as well. all your outdoor plans, nothing to worry about. temperatures way above average all the way into the middle parts of next week. let's go over to rob to check on traffic. good morning, chuck. good morning, everybody. out through montgomery county, we do have some delays to the work zone after georgia avenue and only two right lanes getting by. they are stacked up as you make your way past university boulevard. otherwise, if you are traveling at this point, southbound on the washington parkway near route 50, the earlier crash is now clear. all your travel lanes have been

single-tracking between arlington and foggy bottom due to track problems. we have some breaking news here at the live desk. authorities in europe have arrested another suspect on terrorism. police say the man they just arrested is from morocco. he is expected of buying explosives from the actual explosives. the new arrest means police have rounded up five people. although two were released. they are still part of the investigation. it is 5:53. we have some old school trix coming your way this morning. the

trick or treat, practical joke, will be made with artificial dyes and flavors. the classic trix mix is set to hit shelves in october. customers can still purchase the natural mix if that is their prern preference. they switched to using natural sources for color but fans say they miss the taste and vibrant colors of all the chemicals, which could be carcinogenic, i mean the original recipe. so they prompted the company to make the switch back to the artificial flavors and dyes that make it taste good. i know that the artificial stuff tastes good. it's bad for you. i'm just saying. >> i'm still here. >> you are eating the original trix now. all the artificial stuff hasn't killed me

>> my kids every once and a while will have that, they like the cinnamon toast crunch. >> twice in the summer? >> yes. you know our schedule. 5:55 right now. cheers erupting inside an apple store in sydney, australia with the launch of the new iphone 8 and 8 plus lined up for hours. they go on sale here in the u.s. the update includes wireless charging and facial recognition technology. you need to know if you are going to buy the new apple watch. the company is having some problems. it tells the verge it is working on fixing a connection issue that it has with cell networks. so far, there have been reports that sales seem modest in other parts of the world. >> it is very expensive. a lot of people will be eyeing to see how the sales go here in the u.s. you want to wait and see what people say and see if there are any glitches and wait a while, which is a smart move. >> we want more from the big release from landon

cnbc headquarters. hey, landon. >> it may be time to switch on that flip phone that you have. this is a perfect opportunity today. the 4.7 inch iphone 8 will retail for $699 and up. the plus at 5.5 inches starts at $799. the new phones will offer glass and aluminum design. faster processing power. despite some of the new features that we are talking about, some analysts are expecting slightly lower sales. many customers are holding out for that premium iphone x model which is due out in november. >> landon, if you want to cash at me $1,000, i'll get a new phone. >> that is a little above my pay grade. >> all apps and use whatever you want to send. >> thanks, landon. coming up next at 6:00 a.m., house cleaning that could sach your life. >> you have that

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mark the one-year anniversary sof this historic and national museum. hard to believe it is one year already. so much effort and thought went into planning this beautiful museum. finally, the city was able to bring it to bear in the great national mall last year. >> so many things inside. if you haven't been there, you have to get in line for tickets or get online and wait. it takes a while. it is worth the trip down there. >> you have to make more than one trip. that number is growing. >> did we count you twice in that 3 million? >> a nice day ahead. if you want to go out there, a great day to do it. it is the first day of fall technically. it doesn't start until the afternoon. eun, count down your hours of summer. we still have hours of summer left. that is kind