>> just gorgeous. we were outside yesterday, for quite a while. >> double dog walks yesterday for both of us. >> you know, it's not easy. is it easy for you? two dogs at one time? >> the issue with it is i have one tt's apuppy. >> me, too. >> when lucas was still around, two dogs were broken in. >> you have two different walking patterns, makes things complicated. have to untwist myself. >> i'm like this, squirrel right there. >> it's ather goody. you can hang out outside again. >> good weather again, coming up for goday. a great picture of "dumb and mb dumber" on my instagram. forecast for you. great picture entitled "do you hear what i hear?" you're going too want to at that. temperatures mostly in the 60s this morning. some 70s down by the bay. mi to upp 80s with hardly a

cloud in the sky. no rainmakingor clouds, sure. more about the increasing rain chances for the weekend, coming up in a few. orning, melissa. >> good morning. taking a look at the roads. we want to show you chopper 4 here over the top of the beltway. no problems here right now. that is good news. 270 at montrose. main and local lanes. you see the taillights rolling ong nicely. inner loop and outer loop of tht y, looking pretty good. it looks like all lanes are blocked here. prince william parkway. we'll head that way and see what's happening from above. gnal problems around at smithsonia smithsonian. blue, orange and. silver li we have information on a developing story this morning. police have confirmed that two wome were killed by csx train

in germantown last night. >> this happened around 8:00, just between gunner's lake and gunner's branch park. the conductor of the train told police that he sounded his horn and hit the brakes but was not able to stop in time. the train tracks are hard to reh and they're tryin to find out why those two women were there. no names hav been releas at this point. 6:02 right now. this morning, a.c. mother is planning her 10-year-old daughter's funeral. her life will never be the same now that makiyah is ne >> the 10-year-old died on her front doorstep. shwas the senseless victim of a shooting on monday. we have more on the terrible heartbreak this family is feeling. >> reporter: her mother said this was sudden and senseless and happened in just a matter of seconds. but now for a afetime, she her family will have to deal

with this loss. she wased suppo yesterday by family and friends outside of her home in northeast, where makiyah was shot and killed in a hail of bullets. mily and friends came together to pray. they urged anyone who knome ing to come forth. they urged the four suspected shooters to turn themselves in. wilson says on monda night, she had just given her daughter some money for the ice creamtruck. when she went outside, she never made it past the front door. >> i don't wish this on nomo er. i hear this and see it in stories. but i don't wish this on no mothil. this never be okay with me, ever in life. >> reporter: wilson says h18 ear-old daughter was with makiyah when the shootin happened. and the two of them held makiyah when he took her last breath. her funeral is being planned for

some time next week. wilson's 18-year-oler daug she was shot, too. she's being held on outstanding warrant unrelated to the shooting. we have link to the family's gofundme page on o nbc washington app. i'm justin finch, news 4. back to you in the studio. >> justin, thank you. it's 6:04. a spike in drug overdoses has d.c. first responders on alert and asking for you help. yesterday, 11 people were found near 4th and e. streets needing medical attention. nearly 100 overdose patients were taken to the hospital. you compare that to jy of last year. responders received 105 overdose calls for the entire month. the fire chief says a bad batch of synthetic marijuana or k2 are to blame here. >> you see people falling down, collapsing, vomiting, call 911.

>> chief dean says the overdoses are happening across the district, not just in ahoingle neighb. continuing coverage this morning on a possible metro strike. metro's largest unionay sit's making progress to solve a labor dispute with the transit agency but no deal. ayth sides met wedne for a second day in a row. workers are without a contract since july of 2016. union members have authorized a strike, something neither to see happen. news 4 was first to tell yoj about problems with concrete along the second phase of the silver line.re now, t indications the problem may not be as bad as first feared. according to a lawsuit filed by a whistleblower, the wrong type of sas used in the project. and some concrete was improperly mixed. half of the tests are backn the potentially faulty concrete panels. our news partn wtop says that s

far no issues have been found. "the new york times" reporting thatsident trump was first told that vladimir putin ordered the hacking in january of 2017, wwoeeks before he took office. just days ago, during the news conference with putin in finland, he says he believed putin when he said russia had nothing to do with the hacking. these are word thas that the presiden walked backater saying he misspoke. lastight oncbsnews says he does accept reports that russia meddled in the 2016 election. >> you told him personally responsible? >> i would. he is in charge of the country.l ike i feel responsible for things that happen to this country. r of the country, you have to hold him the responsible. >> president trump is able to

sit for an interview with robert mueller. he also maintains that the russia probe is a, quote, vicious witch hunt. l k, there's been no collusion. there's been no phone call. there's been nothing. and i call it a witch hunt.th 's what it is. it's a vicious witch hunt.'s and ery bad for our country. very bad for our country. >> today, democrods plan to ine legislation that would hold russia accountable for its actions. and the president's words on n russection meddling, has caused protests outside of the white house. look at the scene last night, the third night of protests this week. we have details about the woman accused of being a secret russia agent. court documents allege that mariia butina tried to trade sex for access. the fbi says she was part of a campaign to influence american politics. in court, the 29-year-old pleaded not guilty.

the judge denied her bond saying she was a potential flight risk. it's 6:07. now, to a story you saw first on 4. the school resource officer who fired his weapon inside a school in alexandria is back onegular duty. a grand jury indicted karl savoy on reckless handling of a firearm. he was charged with reckless f discharge ofearm. his gun fired inside george washington middle school in march, causing damage but no injuries. new pushback on a maryland county highway. there is a pushback to transfer the highway from federal control to sta control. governor larry hogan wants to take control of the road. the plan would add expss toll lanes to t parkway in prince ou

george'snty. any transfer of the parkway would require congressional approval. ford has a recall coming out today. this involves fusions and escape. the carmaker says a wire to the transmission can get loose and cause the vehicles to cnge gears. it covers models between 2013 and 2016. if you have one of the cars be sure to use your parking break til a dealer sees your car. today, carmakers will lobby president trump to reduce taris. groups that lobbied for car manufacturers and their counterparts will have to testify on capitol hill. the hearing was organized by the commerce department. it would address the tariffs on cars. u.s. and foreign auto industry

reps will urge the president to seek fair trade agreements that he feels put jobs in jeopardy. right now, we are less than a year from a new professional soccer team that will call northern virginia home.d. united announced it would launch an affiliate team. they revealed the logo yesterday. they will play at a sew stadium to open at bolen park in leesburg. it is going to hold 5,000 ns. we will see the debut next spring. happening today in san diego, comic book fans from all over the world will kick off comic-con. that convention runs through sunday. it's a big deal out there. >> it is. >> in preparation, you should put on your "star trek" kcostum and comeo work and show everybody your love for "star trek." >> it is not a costume. it is a uniform.

>> all right. "enterprise," here he comes. still ahead -- some shocking video showing t te impact of pollution on our oceans. >> a popular vacation destination overcome by waves of trash. sheena, how about our weather? >> as long as we don't t al anybody thon has "star trek" bedsheets also, he can wear t uniform to work. today, a beautiful day to be grilling outdoors. sin sunny skies and temperatures in the 80s. one minute. one minute, they get to suit up and put on all theirgear. they'll do that when

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you're watching "news 4 today." >> that is the ocean trying to all of the nd trash. this video was shot in the dominican republic. a group made that video during a cleanup project there. they have a plan to contain more than 30 tons of plastic in the water right now. >> if you hadn't mentioned it was an ocean, it would be hard to tell. s it much trash as far as the eyes can see. it's terrible. it's nev too early to get a jump on your career. many teens in our area is doing just that. >> they are learning how to fight fires and save lives. molette green is live in

manassas at a special firefighter comp. >> we're here at osmond high school in the parking lot for this dressing drill. >> here's what's going to happen. when an emergency comes in, we have about fourin mes to get to where we have to be. it takes a minute to get our gear on and get on k.e fire truc nonstop, we practice getting in and out of the gear. >> you're up and the kids are racing you. >> somebody is in trouble. we even gave you a head start. somebody is in troble. we have get on the fire truck minute. are you ready? eady.m >> go. you get dressed. once you get your boots on, you geour coat on. >> don't cover up your mic. the buckles .here thing?ve to buckle this >> all the kids are winning. i can promise you. goodness. >> i don't want to cover that up. now, you get your helmet on. >> i'my putting m helmet on.

>> all right. and then, we come around. and we're going to buckle this. we won't wore worry about buckling you. >> i have to get my gloves on. >>ouhey're in yr pants pockets. >> ok. i'm sorry. i got the wrong pockets. >> once you get there,e you hav to do work and put out fire. >> kevin, the life skills that are part of this thing, this camp, are critical. >> absolutely. >> not everyone wants to be a firefighter. right. we're teaching skills on how to fill out applications. teaching skills on how to f interview jobs. we're doing tonf things to help you. if you d't want to be a firefighter or athing else, we take care of you to get you through school. >> who finished first? >> jennifer was rocking it. carly was rocking it. anthony was rocking it. great job. give yoursel some applause. > when we come back, four things these campers will take away from this fire and rescue

camp. kevin, thanks so much. thanks, guys. awesom job. >> i needed some help. i did. okay. aaron, i know you're going to talk about me. >> listen we look at it and think it looks like fun. these are the first steps of becoming a lifesaver. they learn this skill. >> and remain calm,he knowing have to go to a emergency and put that on. lette, thanks so ch. now, we want to turn to a r riveting moment in tv history. >> many may still remember this. take a look. >> this is really spectacular. >> based on what you've seen, what do you think the damage so be the. >> this was on the indianapolis nbc affiliate station 5:00 news. 32 years ago this week, it was the first helicopter fooge of a tornado. look at the. wister touched down right as the show was starting.

very close that helicopter, too close for comfort. w it was all we were talking about. still in school. i was doing my sophomore and o junior year ahoma. fined the pilot for endangering his aircraft. out in flyover country, they chase tornadoes with helicopters all the time. they have getter lenses and they try to stay away fro all that. he got in >trouble. >> how about this picture, the sun coming upver the city? a nice red hue. >> this is how i stay out of trouble, having weather like this in the summertime around here. humidity, pushed away for another day and a half, almost two more days. the sunshine is up. sun is now up, just before 6:00. 've lost almost 25 minutes of daylight since the summer

solstice a month ago. the days, they are shortening. our 90-degree day count will be on hold for a while. we had days in the 90s so far this year. we'll be in the mid to uer 80s today and tomorrow. and there's no more 90s on thate day forecast. 73 right now here in washington. but with dry air in thplace, e's no heat index today. dew point, the measure of moisture in the atmosphere, down in the 50s. that will feel good for today and tonight. no weather worries at all. dew point closer to 60 tomorrow. as we head into theen we dew point next up to 70. that's the sticky stuff. as a result of the midity, rain chances are coming back, just in time for the weekend. this area of high pressureill keep us dry for now. this area of storminess across the uppmidwest, near the twin cities, that's going to dive down through the ohio valley. and then, sit over the ohio valley, some time late this weekend into next week. with that big blocking o area high pressure off of the east

coast, we're going to be stuck with rain chances, starting o saturday, and continuing all the way through nextweek. just some ground clutter this morning. temperatures in the 50s and 60s for most. 70s downtown. a fine looking day to be outside. sun is not down until 8:30 this evening. tomorrow, also, fan tatastic ard here. we've increased our rain chances to 50% saturday, 60% sunday, and 70% on monday. the only upside, no 90s over the weekend. >> i guess that is kind of good. in manassas, chopper 4 showing yo this problem. northbound prince william parkway at sudley drive. two tow trucks on this delay. you will see that headed out soon. beltway, no problems. looking good there. signal problem at smithsonian, blue, orange and silver lines

affected. your travel lines, 270 no problems. the t of the beltway getting slow there. 490 and ot6h looking good. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. there's a l of things about travel that can be stressful. your luggage shouldn't be one of them. >> there are a lot of bags available, which one is best? "consumer reports" reporter susan hogan

you're watching "news 4 today." >> welcome back. if you're takg a trip, y need the right luggage. >> what kind is best? susan hogan is working for you to find the best for your trip. >> it rollall the way around. >> enough space. >> zippers. >> reporter: your biggest decision, should yo get soft-sided or hard? hard-sided luggage can be durable and light. aluminum luggage is the most durable but a bit heavier. >>hey are also good for traveling witle fra items, which can crush more easily. >> reporter: and you're guaranteed a no-bulge fit in the overhead bin as long as you buy the right size. ere are drawbacks, taking up the place of soft suitcases when

packing. they lack flexibility. soft flexible can compress into overhead pins. extra pockets means more organized packing. >> the soft suitcases can be vulnable when it comes to security and ripping. buy one of a strong material. >> reporter: en the right luggage won't make travel stress-free. but it can take some of the edge off. and "consumer reports" says pay attention to the wheels. reitcases with four wheels more ergonomic. it can spin in different directions. back to you. it is 6:26. coming up, sharing the stage. an annual award for athletes given to dozens of women. we'll show you the touchling moments from the espys you will be hearing about today. this moing, we'retarting off comfortable. another beautiful afternoon. we'll show you some chans, though, coming in time for the weekend, straight ahead. >> and aiery stunt goes wrong on national tv. the "america's got talent" performance people can stop 'tta

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this is the weather you will be greeted by, when you step outside. aping up to be another beautiful day in the d.c. region. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. melissa will have an update of your commute. first, let's check in on the forecast. we like this weather.yu >> y weather for -- >> yummy weather. >> we went mm, at the same time. >> i wasn't going -- ho it was like y color in the sky. >> suppose. aaron did mention motivating. it's motivating to get outside, workout, go for a run. take the dogs out. >> extra miles. extra walking today. >> for you. >> for all of us. that's how you make the most of it. >> extra lounng, extra sitting. really nice weather. 73 degrees in washington. so a of our suburbs in the 60s. a beautiful start to the morning. low 60s in faith gaithersburg. look at 69 degrees, lorton.

and if you're heading t pool this afternoon, it looks really good. just like yesterday, looks very similao the low humidity, mid-80s. by 2:00 p.m., 87 for a high. have thespf 30 or higher on today. we have big changes for theek weend. chuck is back in a bit with a look at the forecast. let's get to melissa and a look at what's going on. >>bound prince william parkway is close ed temporarily as they try to get this out of the way. as you're approaching sudly manoive, it's about a 1 1/2-mile backup and it's y building becau cannot get through that intersection northbound. right now, you turn around and they will flip you around to get back on prince william parkway after you take that right. burtonsvil burtonsville, blocked by the crash there. no other major problems, fingers d, around the area.

signal problems at smithsonian. blue, ange, silver lines impacted. eun? >> thank you. your time is 6:32. here's a look at the topes stori for you this morning. two women were killed when a csx train hit him in germantown last night. happened in the area around gunner'sake and gunners brah rk. it's unclear why they were on the tracks. you're looking at a massive fire that destroyed a catholic school overnight outside of philadelphia. dozens of residents and eight nones have been displaced by this fire. that school was built in the 1950s. re there new developments about russia's meddling in u.s. els. "the new york times" reports that president trump was first told that vladimir putin ordered the hacking in january of 2017,h two weeks befo took office. last night, in abinterview with

cbs news, trump once againit ated his report for u.s. intelligence agencies saying he does accept reports that russia me led in the2016 election. you'll hear more about that interview in a few minutes on "today." this week, the montgomery board of elections certified mark elrich as the winner of the primary in the election. david u blair hasil the end of the day to ask for a recount. he lost byme 79 votes. we have new video in a sexual assault investigation in northwest d.c. police say the man running in this video had just assaulted a woman in her home. the man assaulted her at knifepoint and took off.

the aclu of d.c. has filed a lawsuit for a questionable stop and frisk. he said thate felt like the officer sexual assaulted him. >> humiliating. something i relive over and over again. it happened on my birthday. it's a memory that i will never forget. he says he wants the officer fired. at a d.c. council meeting, he said the officer was disciplined for this incident and removed from titt particular first responders in the district are seeing a big increase in overdoses. >> they believe a bad batch of s.drugs is to blame with t

>> we go to megan mcgrath. good morning. what happened here? >> reporter: it's causing a lot of ern. there's a concern about this drug that's out there on the streets and the potential harm that it can do. d.c. fire and ems responding to over 100 overdoses since saturday. a lot of them happened here. took at the video here. the fire chief, gregory dean, saying that crews responded to the initial call for help, as responders walked around the area, that's when they found mo and more patients who were suffering from overdoses. it's believed tt a bad batch of k2 is to blame. that's synthetic marijuana. and it's not just happening in one neighborhood. t union station, we've been to the shelt on 4th. we've been here at en441. we've n nomo. bennie road, up on new york. we'reg pockets throughout

the disttect. >> rep and chief dean says that the call load for overdoses is on par what they saw when there was a big spike in t16. that july handled 597 calls for overdose a lot of concern here. back to you. >> megan mcgrath, live for us this morning. thank you. it is 6:36. this morng, molette green is hanging out with freshmen firefighters. molette? >> yeah.ng everythi about this camp is built around teamwork. ok at this hose line, depending on everyone in this line to keep this and put out a fire. we're going to talk, next, about hehow all of campers are ready and certified to save a life. stay with us. first, hon for courage. 141 women share the stage accept an inspiring award. we'll show you the moment from the espys you want

you're watching "news 4 today." >> a touching moment at last night's espy awards. a nearl two-minute standing ovation, as the victims of team usa gymnastics, dr. larry nassar took the stage. >> the women received the arth c ashe award frage. these are the women who gave powerful testimony against nassar. he was sentenced up to 175 years in prison. >> the award the given to those who mirror the spirit of former tennis start and human rights advocate, arthur ashe. three of the coaches who died in parkland, florida, were med coaches of the year. also at the espys, capitals

captain alex ovechkin was named the best male athlete of the year. he was the first to ut tom brady and james harden and jose altuve. he alsoon the award for best nhl player. it was cool to see ovi receiving the award. he was in russia with his wife who is pregnant. >> and snowboarder chloe kim received the award for best female athlete. congratulations to everybody. good moeving, ybody. perfect day to do a little work in the yard. the gardening forecast, our friends at the garden all-smiles and all-sunshine for today. t coupleen dry the l of days. never actually want to water a ct plant. alwaysheck the soil to make sure it needs water before you put water on it. good morning, melissa. >> good advice. northbound at sudley man and

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>> new details in the murder of 10-year-old makiyahwilson. this morning, her mother is trying tome to ters with the fact she will never see her daughter'sli s face today. she is planning her 10-year-old daughter's funeral. she was killed outside of her home in northeast. >> justin finch is live with the message that makiyah's mother has for the four men. >> she cannot believe her baby girl is gone or the four men behind that shootin are ne. let's take you to her homeer yey, where family and friends were gathering. they said prayers, hoping that someone who knows something, who knows the four men, will come forward and give that information. she also said the last moments she had with makiyah were special. she had just come back from the pool with her older sister and a

friend. and makiyah asked her for money to go to the ice treatmecream t. she said that bullets bego fly in their courtyard and makiyah was hit. the car tt brought theen to the area sped away. >> my message is y'all are some cowards. you did this to a baby. y'all are cowards. i want justice for my baby. >> reporter: she points out the sur shootad their faces covered. ho t hard to tell w there might heyknow. her 18-year-old daughter, she was shot, aswell. she is being held on outstanding warrants. she is planning auneral for little makiyah for some time next week. she has m gotten soh support from the community and for those that want to help, she has set up a gofundme avge. we a link to that on our

nbc washington app. just srchilson fund. leave from northwest, i'm justin finch, news 4, back to youe in studio. >> thank you. it's 6:47. for the second tim in two days, the white housis explaining what president trump meant to say about russia's interference in the 2016 elections. >> in an interview with cbs ed news, he r his support for u.s. intelligence agencies and placed blame on vladimir putin. >> do you hold him personally responsible? >> well, i would because he's in charge of the country, just like i consider myself to be responsible for things that happen in this country. so, certainly,s the leader of country, you would have to hold him responsible, yes. >> kristen welker ilafollowing thst for us from the white house. >> good morning. overnight,he president w defiant in the face of the growing criticism that he wasn't toh enough during his summit with russian president vladimir putin.

president trump now telling cbs newsshat he doe believe his own intelligence agencies w say russia meddled in the u.s. election. insisting that putin is accountable and that he told putin, quot we can't have meddling. the comments of his damage control after he appeared to break with his intelligence community for the second time this week, at a cabinetin me telling reporters he didn't believe russia was targeting the u.s. the bottom line all of the mixed messages are adding to the confusion over where ten pres and his administration actually stand on russia and its president. we'll havet all covered this morning on "today." aaron and eun, back to you. >> kristen welker, live at the white house. thank you. we'll see you next on the "today" show. we turn to breaking new out california, where we're following the latest concerning a tent collapse at a military base,t. hunter liggett. this is an army installation.

22 people were injured. a blackhawk helicopteras trying to land last night when the motor -- the power of its rotator blew over a structure, a tent there. fortunately, no fatalitiefatali. we received some newto p in the newsroom from thailand. >> chris lawrence is at the live with that. >> they're touching. look at these photos, showing the coach and his family. he is the young coach who was trapped inhelooded cave with 12 members of his soccer team. this shows coand ek his family at the temple where he .ves in thaila it's been more than a month where they've been this close to each other. b that wasore the team was trapped. the team had to be quarantined. we're getting to see this special momt being shared with the entire world. >> chris, thank you. it's 6:49. metro's large union says it's making progress to solve a l dispute with the transit agency

but still no deal. both sides met wednesday. workers have been without a contract since july 2016. union members have authorized a strike, something neither side wants to see happen. another meeting is schedul for monday. it was the wrong kind of jaw-dropping moment for a couple on "america's got talent." >> the night's final act had high stakes, danger and firis but look at ou the woman saw hit the ground there, popped right back up to show she was okay after that fall. that was a large pad on the stage where she landed. the couple's whole family, 2-year-old son was there to catwatch them. after the fall, they did get up andck tried the t again. the judges put them through to the next round of the competition. scary stuff, though.at to wch that live.

6:51. ecking back with sheena for a look at our forecast. >> good morning. today will be a beautiful day. if you liked yesterday,f don't know i heard one person complaining about yesterday. but today is going to be a beauty of a day. yea lot like erday. we have a big change in the weather pattern this weekend. if you have the weekends, pl we have rain in the forecast. it's not going to be like today. rainy pattern will continue for next week. and it really, at this point, looks le almost all o next week. i'll show you that in a second. 73 degrees in washington. 73 frederick. very comfortable start to the day. we're going to sit under that area of high pressure over the next couple of days. we're looking at sunshine across e end of your week. if you're walking the dog this is tiki. look at the pattern on his face. he is up for adtion. you're walking your dog, very pleasant. 72 by 8:00.m. lunchtime, 82 degrees. by the afternoon, warmer, around 87. the low humidity will make it

feel comfortable again. clear the shelters is comingup head to the nbc washington app for details on that. g area ofigh pressure is going to stay in place today and tomorrow. this is future weather. notice how it starts to slide away on friday. then, we have one weather system to our euth. o our west. they're both going to approach. but on saturday, it's the one th our shat we're watching first. this one looks to give much of therea some rainfall. and that looks to extend even to the beaches. the weekend,oo notng great along the beach, even inland saturday. ighs in the g at low 80s with rain chances. that continues for a sunday, like i ntioned, a rainy pattern in the forecast. have umbrella with you. enjoy the sunshine for the rest odof the week. orning, melissa. >> good morning, sheena.ok g at chopper 4 right now. 66 inbound here this morning, near 243. just seeing the normal volume. nothing in the way but wanted to show you that. northbound 395 at edsall, do

have a crash there. ae slow down. and eastbound, southeast freeway at 11th street, a left lane blocked. the beltway looks good there. burtonsville, left side blocked by a crash. oking at metro. signal problem at smithsonian.an blue, , silver lines delayed. travel times in maryland, 270 looks okay. top of the beltway, normal slowdowns there, inner loop and outer loop, very typical looking. 66 inbound. you can see a slowdown. 95 northbound, going between 35 and 45 miles per our. listen wtop 103.5 f.m. when youop in your car. at what age did you decide on your career? this rning, area teens have made their decision. >> they are taking the first steps to learn how to fight fires and save lives.

news 4's molette green is suiting up right with them at the special freshman firefighter mp in manasas. that's good form, itoo l like. >> reporter: yes. line.ading the hos i'm going to hand it off to carly. these freshn high schoolers are wrapping things u this week. they're getting ready to. and this is a wonderful opportunity for firefighters in training or young people who want to learn howfeo get their kills on. >> a ton of things are happening. yesterday, they were certified in cpr. just putting this many kids in the school system, to have cpr walking the hallways. e learned a ton of things. 90% to85% of our job is em >> i want to bring in chase. you want to be afirefighter, right? >> yes. >> this is a life longf dream o yours? >> yes. >> what has camp experience been like for yo >>it's been fun.

i didn't know it would be such hard'swork. been fun. i got to know more about what we do. >> i love it. get back there, ase, and let me ask you, kevin, they are doing -- they're freshmen now. they will come back for theom soe camp. >> they stay with me for their high schooth career. city of manassas, the high school has emt classes that will help you. >> i love it.o we're going pop up four things that the kids will take away from the camp. advancing to the sophomore camp. everyone is cpr certified. teaches hands-on life skills. and you can become a firefighter at age 16. we're getting them ready. >> molette, looks great. what a great where are you going tomorrow? betomorrow, we're going to at a kick boxing class, designed to helpou workout and give money to charity. it's very, very exciting. >> looking forwerd to that. l see you tomorrow, thanks. it is 6:55.

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