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with a check of our commute. let's check in with chuck bell and sheena parveen. the kids need to know what? >> hi kids. hope you enjoyed your summer vacation. >> they look happier. th teachers or chuck bell? >> oddly, chucks very happy about other people's childrenbe g in school? >> children should be in school learning. it's all very selfish. fewer kids at the community pool this way. 's like adult swim time again >> the grocery store. i'm hap for you, chuck. congratulations. >> i'm happy for me. id think the will like the back to school forecast. >> i think they wiho. we'll them the bus stop. let's talk about your commute this morning, chuck. chuck's commute is going to be fine. let's talk about the kids, though. temperatures this morning, upper 60s through the suburbs. 73 washington. good news for those heading back
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to school. we are nice and dry, to rain around the ea. we don't expect rain through the day today. as you walk o the door, 73 degrees. we have a o l sunshine in the forecast. going to feel like summer. roads.re on the temperatures near 80 degrees. today will be hotter. back in the t90ss afternoon. wait until you see the rest of the week's forecast. chuck is back in a few minutes with that.al we'll about the bus stop weather as well. let's check on the commute with melissa. >> we have a partial closure. 355 north of -- careful through that are structure fire. seems to be pretty large there right ounow. we be closing lanes in both directions as we try and get the apparatus in and out of that area.da beth inner loop, one right lane is getting by t work zone. zooming into virginia, left lane blocked by the work zone and
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southbound seminary 395, two left lanesetting by there. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. it's 4:02. now to what could be a ireak the carjacking connected to her >> the woman o who says her car was used in that little girl's murder in d.c. last month. theictim who asked not to be identified was robbed at begun point outside of her home july 1st. two men pistol whipped her and took off in her infiniti sedan. she immediately knew it was her car. >> when he othat door and i realized that you could see but you can't see the shirt, as well as my car was stillin mi i knew that was my car. i want these people brought to n justic just for my crime, but for that crime. i can't imagine what her family, her school friends, i can't
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imagine what they are going through. >>20 ear-old kevin eugene jones from lanham has been arrested. no one has been arrested fora kye wilson's murder. developing this morning, an outbreak o violence in the district. right now, d. policere looking for the person who shot two men on mt. pleasant street northwest near the powell rec center. it happened around 9:00 last night. both victims expected tove re someone shot a man at 12th and nash near thomas circle. the victim was conious when the officers arrived. no release of a descriptiont ri now. we know the name of a man killed inside a barbershop. he was 29 years old. he was killed yesterday afternoon at a barbershop near the maryland line. police believe this was a targeted attack. it's 4:03. now to an update on a catholic
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church scandal brewing in our backyard. the man serving as archbishop of th washington diocese is accused of being involved in a cosystematic r-up of sexual abuse that lasted decades. the accusations are mamong the findings in a grand jury report. >> some of his former priests grand ng the 300 for a jury accused of sessixually abug children. he's known to have approved the transfers and hundred of thousands of dollars of confidential settlements. he rejects the grand jy report radio. spoke with us at wtop >> the report will paint a very dark picture bause it goes back over 70 years. >> priests were raping little boys and girls. and the men of god who were responsible for them not only
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did nothing, they hid it all. for decade. >> in a statement, cardinal worrellaid he acted with concern for the victims and to prevent future acts of new information on the growing troubles for the university of maryland football program. school will take full responsibility for the death of football player jordan mcnair. at least for now, head coachj durkin is still the head coach. mcnair died from a heat stroke in june after collapsing during a foball workout in may. rick cou resigned over this. they apologized and said the university accepts, quote, legal and moral responsibility for his death. >> you entrusted jordan to our care. and he is never returning home agai
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>> head coach d.j. durkin and other assistant coaches are on paid leave following an espn report claiming widespread abuse in the proam. williamloh will investigate. >> metro leadership is lying and that it in fact did give special treatment to white supremacists during sunday's ute the right rally. supporters were given a trainseo themes and the train at the vienna metro station was marked special. furthermore, they were not given up. >> rallies here all the time. we understand that. we are a fir amendment rights city. but tre is no time that we have allowed any group to come an deens the t system. >> the union says it will hold a truth rally tomorrow at the metro center metro station call
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for general manager pl wiedefeld to resign. it says all trains remained open the public and that all orange line trains were marked special on sunday because of track work. if you plan to hit the road for t labor dayholiday, chances are good you'll see a lot of virginia officers starting friday through labor day, the state will set up nearly 90 dui checkpoints. nearly 0 officers will be watching out for drunk 25driver. 0 people died from drunk driving-related crashes. duringhat campaignast year, more than 700 people were we've learned that at least 35 people are now dead after a highway bridge collapse in italy. three people are still missing. we're hearing the cries of people as they watched the tragedy unfold. highway collapse during a severe storm yesterday sendirs
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plunging to the ground. officials are launching an investigation to find out whatd sparhis tragedy. officials say that work was being done on the bridge's foundation when the collapse happened. it's now 4:08. to the latest details concerning the terror attk in london. the suspect is a 29-year-old british man born overseas. officials say he drove car into a cyclist, and headed for the most heavily guarded building in britain, the uk parliament. the bbc is reporting that investigators are searching three addresses in connection to yesterday's it happened yards from last year's vehicle attack that killed five people. today all power has been restored to everyone on the island of puerto rico. that's 327 days after hurricane ria. the last of the repairs were made yesterday. $139 billion for reconstruction,
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though. last week, puerto rican officials confirmeds many as 1400 people died as a result of thathurricane. most of the deaths elate to power outages and flooding that kept resident and first responders from getting arod the island. happeni toda closing argue umgts in the paul trial. the former trump campaign manager is on trial for allegedly hiding millions of dollars in income for helping ukrainian politicians.eg manafort's l team didn't offer up a defense saying prosecutors didn't meet thbu en of proof. sources lity show of playing out on television and twitter between two former reality stes. f them happens to be the president of the united states. >> former wte house staffer omarosa manigault newman. >> yesterday press secretary sarah huckabee sanders said she
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uld not guarantee that he had never used that word. >> i can't guarantee anything. but i can tell you that the president addressed this questiondirectly. i can tell you that i've never heard it. >> manigault newman was fired seven months ago. the past few tase she's released secret recordings of president trump and other staffers as s releases a tell-all book. the president called her a lowlif and adog. a veteran on the mission to help others like him is cycling from new yorko florida. yesterday, rolled into washington. he's paralyzed from the waist down. he hand cycling more than 100 miles a day to raise money for thenonprofit group campaign. it is aental health and wellness program that supports servicemembers. the group helped him when he suffered a traumatic brain injury in iraq and injured in a car crash here at home. >> made my family a little bit
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more whole because what we don't realize is all the invisible wounds that we suffer from, all the mental health issues that we have, that is what people don't quite get. w>> rail i awarded a purple heart after his inries. you can follow his journey online. >> 4:11 our time right now. customers had to run for cover after a man started shooting inside a busy walmart in pennsylvane. >> now polre trying to figure out what made him do it. plus a renta home nightmare. his $4 million home was trashed. why he ended up in handcuffs. good morning everybody. it is quiettart to the day. temperatures still in the 60s to around 70 degfies. looking day today. plenty of heat and humidity for the next couple of days. rain chances creeping back up
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welcome back at 4:15. we're following breaking news out of new york. >> a smoking manhole caused a panic ovnight. angie goff has more. >> we want to bring this to you. we received video from the scene. you can see how much smoke was coming out of this manhole. it was the queens midtown hunl and near the united nations headquarters. there was a statement released saying the report came as a smoking manhe, not an explosion as social media is suggesting this morning. no word on how many -- causedthn area. some people are without power. this is less thante two weeks a manhole fire on the upper west side had multiple buildings without power. now back to you. five people are hurt after a shooting inside a crowded walmart.
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this happened in pennsylvania last night. police say a man fired at least ten shots near a cash register at the store of the gunman and woman drove off together and crashed into the back of a police car. both suspect were arrested. there's no update on the victims' conditions.ho theyd be okay, police say. take a look at the damage done to a home in denver. nine people hurt in a gas explosion. one person seriously hurt after being trapped in the rubble. officials say this is one of the biggest explosions in that city in a cade. investigators are still trying to figure out what caused it. the new school year begins today for students at marjorie stoneman douglas high school. new safety measures in place but students won't have to go through metal detectors 17 students and faculty were shot and killed there by a formern student o valentine's day. the building where that shooting happened will not reopen.
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now to a terrible situation for an airbnb owner. he found his rental home ashed. when he tried to proo -- h this is wha home looked like after theht party and fig over the weekend. broken glass, blood on the doors and the floor. andrew's lawyer sayshat he rushed to the house after hearing about the damage. the lawyer says he took h gun because he was concerned for his own safety. when he pulled out his gun to stop the group from taking off, sheriff's deputies placed him in handcuffs. >> i think jack thought when he saw the people trashing his house and they fled the t scene avoid the police, he would be the focus of the investigation rather than the people that did $80,000 damage to his home. a>>rews was charged with five counts of abduction, plus firearms charges. investigators say a fight broke out a that home when another
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group crashed the party. none of the renters has been charged. >> terrible situation. >> yeah. t if you prevent somebody from leaving bym holding t begun point, that's abduction. >> right. i you're looko go add a pet to your family, now might be the perfect time. >> nbc4 and area sheltersg are gearinp for the clear the shelters event. all of the fredericksburg e them out ou can t for a day. look at te lit guy. you can learn more about the nimals and give pets a break from the shelter. >> remember, this saturday shelters are offering free or reduced priceon adop for more information, search clear shelters in our n washington app. this is my favorite time of the year. it really is. i love it. >> adorabl dogs. every time i feel like you mentioned somebody, he or she gets adopted, right? >> i like to think so.
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i like to. hope every single day should be clear the shelters. but this is special, like you mentioned the adoption fees are reduced or waived. some people might get confoed. if you to the nbc washington app, it's all shelters weparticipating. ave a huge list that everyone is closest to you. i love clear the shelters. i really do. >> working on saturday? >> i am. i'll b ther chuck and i will also be there together. so this will be a big eventh fo the of us. it will be fun. today is a good day to walk the dog or adopt a pet. the cats need homes too. i do the dog walking forn'ast. really do a catwalking forecast. be a little strange. they need homes too. the best time to walk the dog is .early this morni we're back in the 90s by the afternoon. the next rain chance wil late friday. so we're going to stay dry through the rest of the week until late friday. shower chances over the weekend. but fort clear the shelters on
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saturday, we should be mostly dry. but we have a chance for at least a few showers around. 73ight now in washington. 66 in gaithersburg. 71 i clinton. maybe not as cool as yesterday rning but not bad. nice and dry on the radar as you step outside. if you areut exercisingde this morning, feeling pretty nice out there by 7:00 a.m., around 73 degrees. plenty of sunshine. you wanthe hat, sunglasses, 0 spf higher. going to be around 91 for a high. pretty good weather if you're headed for the pool for those who don't have to go back to school. at least the kids who have g to back. make sure you have the sun block or stay in the shade. futureeather keeping us dry today. we have a little bit more in the way of cloud cover. friday, mos of the day will be dry until we get to the late afternoon and evening. that's our fext chance scattered showers or late-day thunderstorms. so, again, that's not going to be all day friday. it will mostlyhe be in evening. over the weekend, the rain
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chances are not the washout type rain chances. on saturday, expect mostly cloudy skies with a chance for showers around s our chances look a little lower. look at that high temperature on sunday. we're talking about potentially in the low 80s. leto over to melissa mollet and check on the roads. >> in clarksburg, update. 355 is now closed between old hundred road and clasburg road. 121 closed because of a large ructure fire. trying to get more information. if 355 is shut down, that's tough for a lot of people. you're going to haveo use 270 this morning until the apparatus is out of the way and are able clear that. in rockville, northbound 270 the exit for montrose, the et d the ramp blocked by construction. i drove by that on my way in this morning. inner loop of the beltway, one right lane gets bye the work z there. more on this issue in clarksburg coming up. ,eun? >> melis thank you. it looks like a trendy office in silicon valley, b b it may
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the futuref education. we'll take you insid a high school unlike a other at nyno
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this morning, we're getokng a t a high school unlike any other in northern virginia. >> theew academys of loudoun will open. the fac feels like a trendy silicon valley office. it's leesburg on 120 achee. there's open space, lounges and walls for students to jot down ideas. the specialty offerings range from radiology to auto service technology and criminal justice. look at the filities here. students from all loudoun county high schools need to apply. they'll alternate days between their home high school and the academies of loudoun. i bet there will be a lot of applicants just to go into that
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build and experience that. cool. tty new supplies offered at the top of the back to school list. >>ou want to add one more, how about a trip to see your child's pediatrician. there's a few doctor recommendations for the new school year. >> your usual requirements for students enrolling in school. don't let that be your child's only time seeing a doctor. say, for example, they're in a sport or want to start one. in that case, you should make an appointment. >> you want to make sure thrt oheir h is in good shape if they're ready t take on the sport. >> dr. curt newman, ceo of children's national hospital was also a pediatric surgeon. he recommends routine back to school doctoit v saying they grow more important as your child grows older. >> havinghe conversation in those -- maybe giving the child some time with the doctor, if they have any questio and
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build that relationship so there's trust. >> for parents of kids wh allergies or other health concerns, back to school checkup can also be critical. >> if a child gets exposed to react ng that maybe they to, you want that plan in place whether they need an epipen, they get out of the trouble they're in or go to an emergency udepartment. ant to have that plan. you want the school to know where to send thech d. >> fitz your child's first time going to school or starting at a new one, it may help to go by for an early visit to ease their nerves. >> the same school, they knoe whe bus goes or where they're going to be dropped off, they have it their mind. this isn't so hard, i can deal with it. >> justin finch, news 4. 4:26 now. still ahead, a virginia girl tts a lesson in life many of us never hadlearn. why this 10-year-old delivered a baby and how she figured out
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what to do all by herself. good morning everybody. four things to know about the weather. after a cfy art, we're dakely to be back in the 90s the next couple of. cooler weather for the weekend. car wash forecast, absolutely. next chance
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right now, a possible break in a murder investigation and it's because of the victim of a different crime. >> i knew that was my car. i mlieve that car was used in this heinous act. >> hear from the woman who says her car was used in the death of a 10-year-old girl. plus, another sexbu scandal for the catholic church. 00 predator priests unmasked and d.c.'s highest church leader allegedly in the cover-up. taylor swift breaks her silence about her own sexual assault case. a look at her thank you to fans now going viral. i don't know what turn my life would have taken

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