start the day with the chicken you love. get the feeling of chick-fil-a, for breakfast. ♪ i'm live atlear the shelters. this is marshmallow. he's so cute. we'll talk about what you need hereow before you come out today and also who else is up for adoption.

let's get to alexandria and see what's up with wendy first. >> reporter: hi. good morning. this is tiger who is a brown tab by. i grabb him because he looks like my nina. he's fabulous with the big beautiful eyes. and he jumps to jump i'll put you back in. there we go. take a look at tiger. they have 29 cats and 8 or 9 kittens, and tiger, they're aor up f adoption. if you're looking for a cat, we're team cat. come get tiger and all the cats and kittens today as we clear the shelters. ck to you. >> news 4 today starts now. we haveli to r that it's the first time that some of these animals are on camera for the first time.e theyshy. >> and we all feel that way meeting with wey. >> she can be intimidating. >> she is. and we are gng to check i with her later. we have a whole gang helping us

clear the shelters on this saturday. the 18th of august, 2018. good morning. i'm david culver. >> i'm angie goff. we're all about the animal love this morning. a great show ahead.en las here telling us what we do need to know for anybody today.headed out you're saying if you have outside plans, having a plan b is not a bad idea. >> yeah. if you have an outdoor party, as we head tndough august getting into the end of the summer, a lot of people have outdoor itplans. summertime. but half a backup plan today. we're going to have wes of rain. it's not going to be raining all day, but waves of rain will move through the area. s we've seee areas get a little wet this morning. we had some heavy rain overnight last night. severe thunderstorm warnings. i had a couple peoplewi oner say some of the loudest thunder they'd heard. we had a few storms last night. now we're looking at justom rain. could bring heavy downpours. maybe an isolated storm later this afternoon. but what you see outside right

now is what you're going to get. the gray conditions. temperatures are g the 80s. in it is going to be warm and humid. but what's happening is thel frons going to be headed through our area. that frontal system is going to ts good time getting through. really not passing through until tomorrow. and w areooking at some more showers and thunderstorms tomorrow. 80 degrees right wenow. l take the temperatures in the mid to upper 80s with a rain chance at each hour. we'll talk about the fa conditions headed our way. cooling doat. th's coming up in a little bit. >> all right. thank you, lauren. 9:03 right now. happening today, another meeting at the university of maryland between two pa >> this is after news that the maryland board of regents is overseeing two major investigations stemming death of jordan mcnair earlier this summer. we have the latest with derrick rn college park. >> reporter: good g. we're outside the building near thestadium. there's a meeting going on among football players, their parents,

the school's athletic director, and we also understand that the presiden of the college has addressed this assembly. it comes on thls h of the death of jordan mcnair, a student who died june after he died in may after a football practice during the emmer. and suffered a heatstroke. now, in the ensuing investigations that hav happened, what happened the latest news is that the t university state board of regents has taken over a two-track investigation. t the ks at the culture university as well as the circumstances around the t practice andhe decisions made. dee university presint has said the university accepts legal and moral responsibility for the disions of its athletic training staff. and theoach is on leave now officially as the investigation ensues into the circumstances. there's a closed scrimmage later today. it's likely it will be among the topics discussed here and maybe

assuaging some of the concerns of the parents as their students take the field in this program which is under intense scrutiny right no we'll have more on this later. right now we're live at the university ofla ma. news 4, back to you. 9:05 is your time on saturday. they are not related by blood, but they came together last night to pray insoutheast. >> they share the strong and unique bond after the discovery of some buried secrets. news 4's jackie bensen explains. >> we pray for comfort of families. >> reporter: being the family member of someone missing is a small and often very lonelcl . >> this isn't a blame thing today. we're not saying the police didn't do this or somebody didn't do that. e're saying what could i have donebetter. >> reporter: most of those who gathered near where the skeleta remains of three women were found in april have missing family members themselves. these three all lived in the neighborhood and dippeared in

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paying it back doesn't come in the form of an iou it comes from asking what can i do? add a new family member to your family today. we are teaming up with hundreds of animal shelters across the country to host clear the. shelte >> this is the day. let's check in with sheena at in northwest d.c. sheena, i saw your post on the nbc washington instagram. friends king a lot of there. >> reporter: oh, did you see the one where i got the big kiss? the dogs love me we're in the dog section right now. th i beauty. this eva. she's available in northwest washington. this morning she's getting ready to find her fever home, and aside from eva, we have a lot more dogs here. this is becca, the head of

adoption. if you're coming here to this location, and remember, we have multiple locations arod the area. find the one near atu. an you tell people about how many ds we have available? >> at this location alone because we have two adoptn centers, we have around 50 and almost the same at our new york avenue northeast location. eva is about three. she's great with dogs and people. anfar as being here today, it's a really exciting day. all our animals are spade, neuters, microchiped, vaccinated. >> what about the adoption fees? >> the adoption fees are waived. that's amazing because they comc with so stuff when they go home with you. some retail and licensing fees may still apply.f >>ou're adopting a cat -- we'll show you that section later. ifou're coming to adopt a cat, you suggest your own carrier. >> you shouldon if you have one, we can sell you a $5 card boboard carr:

>> repor what do people need to bring with them? >> we require a valid photo i.d. that of the person adopting.he if's kids under 10, we ask theye present so we make sure they're all comfortable. >> reporter: you have to do the meet and greet to make sure you're compatible with the animal you're uadopting. yo might have just said this, bu what if there's another animal in the home? >> we'll counsel you on how to do a proper introduction. today we can't accmodate introductions. our counselors talk you through how to be successful a home. it's better to have your dog at home because it's aul stres environment for them. >> reporter: we like to think clear the shelters is every d of the year. today is special because we're waiving fees here but how does today feel overall compared to other days of the year for you guys? >> it has this anticipation in the morning, because our staff

isere earll the time, but you can tell that everyone is moving a little quicker. everyone is giving a dog and cat talks. the volunteers were here super early walking dogs. you can tell we feel it. >> reporter: we appreciate everything you guys do. this is not the only location. head to our app and find a location near you. we'll have more. coming chuck is here with me. we'll hear from him as well. >> awesome. sheena, we'll check in with you and chuck late w anddy is out there as well. >> that's right. >> 9:14 on this saturday. thislear thehelter saturday as we give you a live look now. let's go to alexandria to show you where wdy is at the animal welfare league of alexandria. we'll c he

welcome back. clear is shelters is in full swing right now. >> it's nbc and telemundo's mission to fiom forever for animals in our shelters. let's head back to wendythe animal welfare league of alexandria. nina has just written in she's not happy seeing you wh other cats. i don't know how you'll explain it when you get home. >> i peknow. ally a cat that looks a lot like nina.wa 't tiger lofabulous? what we have going on here. first off, this is olaf. he's been hereonger thanost dogs because he's so happy and

jexuberant. het runs off. he's theappiest guy in the world. he was named aer the character on frozen. todayot we g to let him go. let him go. so also we have a big check here. this is erin fromar homew trails rescue. this is patrick hall and this is stella handily who is the ceo here of the animal welfare league in alexandria. patrick, take it away. >> so this isd our sec year of clear the shelte. wifeot a great partnership with heward trails. about five years. and i just want to get out and create somess awarene between the unique relationship between the shelters and the rescues and the -- and get the wonderful animals in loving homes. >> that's wonderful that you're doing that. erin, you're a rescue. you're going to split this money between here and the welfare league. how much does this help? >> it's a huge help. as a nonprofit private rescue,

we rely on donations to survive. it's the only way we're able to he adoption duce fees and get the animals adopted. >> great. stella, this has to be helpful. >> w even thoughre a city shelter, we only get about 50% of our funding. from the ci this year our focus has been on the a lot of community outreach programs where we have been offering rabies vaccines and pet food to help people keep their pets with theri and not b them to shelters. >> i think alexandria i was hearing is doing something wonderful informal while we'ree ng the shelters, if you're not here to adopt, think about o tion. there's a program called clear it forward because eventually these cages while they'll be empty today, they'll be refilled in a week or less. so please think about giving a donation and throughout the year so you can clear it forward and wean get the animals adopted throughout the year, not just on this one day. so thank you very much.

this is. so exciti olaf has been uncharactestically calm, and he is so fabulous. can we let him go for a run? can you get him off his leash? there we ikgo. he's me in the morning. here we go. all right. ol is going to be taking off soon. back to you. you go, olaf. >> yes. >> ready? one, two, three. >> he's doing his thing. >> three, two, one, go. >> nope. >> a mind of his own along with you know if she's up this early on a saturday, it's for a cause she cares about.ll >> andhe staff and the workers there, they are so passionate about animals, and a t of them, they do it because of their heart, and like she said,here's not a lot of money that's coming into these places. it's clear the shelters today and everyday. >> absolutely. and crazy thing is there's not only cats and dogs there.

there are tons of rabbits. and reptiles. >> turtles. tons of rabbits. you don't have to just adopt a dog or acat. >> olaf was looking to go for a run. today he may encounter showers. >> yes. i have a feeling he may like that as well. it a looks like dog that likes to little muddy. maybe some heavy rain afternoon.s a few light showers out there this morning. if you woke u byhe heavy rain last night, we had severe thunderstormarnings throughou the area last night. bringing heavy rain and lots of lightning and thunder. i'm not expecting any severe storms out there today.ld there ce an isolated storm later this afternoon, but nothing like yesterday. andth even int overnight. the thing is we've had -- yesterday we hit 94. we've been in th 90s for quite some time. now the temperatures are staying in the 80s. in fact, by the end of th workweek, it will feel more like

fall around our area. yo can see weave a few light rain showers out there right now. pretty much through the shenandoalley and going back through. and then a few showers up baltimore. what's happening is this is a frontal system, and it's going to take its time getting through our area. we're going to deal with not only today but also tomorrow as well. because that'sal f when it will scoot through. current temperatures, up to eighty in d.c. as well as in fredericksburg. temperatures topping out in the mid to upper 80sdespite t cloud cover and forecast for rain showers here and there throughout the day. mid to upper 80s. 87 at reagan national airport with waves of rain. a few showers andvy a few h downpours later this afternoon. 9:00 we see the few showers. thin is l up pretty well with this model. again, we're seeing the showers out thereou right now t

clark county. looks like they dissipate. we may stae dry inshe beltway as we continue through the remainder part of the morning. the reds, yells, signifies heavier rain, maybe an isolated thunderstorm. we'll watch for more rain throughout the afternoon, throughout the evening. even a few showers overnight be a little patchy fog by tomorrow morning. then we'll have a chance for showers here or there tomorrow morning. coverage for swers is better today than tomorrow. we'll have the chance and maybe a thunderstorm tomorrow. we'll time it out. 8:00 a.m. for sunday. looking dry. if you're going to be out through the afternoo again, 'll have a few showers. a slight chanc of showers on monday. by tuesday another frontal syhrem rollsgh the area, and we will have some stronger storms. poatibly severe r. temperatures start to drop as we get into thursday and friday. humidity drops as well. starting to feel great

welcome back. you can add a pet to your family today. >> storm team 4 is live at the humane rese alliance in northwest d.c. that's something he knows pretty well. >> how's it looking there, chuck? >> reporter: a big crowd here already this morning. ets of peo coming out here trying to get a new furry family member for their household. pets are just a great way to have family unity around.

the kids have been involved. thts adul. everybody gets a little more exercise with a dog to walk. people have been out here since early this morning. this is ismael.ut she's been -- he has a walking cast here. walkingking for a slow down first. >> yes. >> reporter: you're going to get a good dog walking buddy. cast, it re out of the will be awesome. i th patrick morasko helping people fd the rigat for them? >> exactly. i see the cat line is getting a littleonger than the dog line. >> reporter: well, that's because cat people are more deircated to having t cats. >> absolutely. >> reporter: how many cats do you think there are at this one location? >> here online there was about a cats. there's more ove the new york avenue location. >> reporter: there are cats and dogs here and at the new york avenue location. go to our app or website and

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welcome back in to news 4 today on this saturday morning. i'm david culver. >> i'm angie goff. people are alreadywa in line ing to bring home a new best friend in northwest washington. take a look. >> i can tell it's a big day

ound here, because our control room is acting like the fourth of july as they look at the cats and puppies on c thisar the shelter satu hay. do yr that in. >> that's why our director was in my ear during commercial break saying i want it. i was like what are you talking about? and he we are. she is precious. >> all right. we'll have much more of is. look at this video. you could run it all day. sorry, w have to get to lauren now. >> i want to see that video all day. iant that cat. this is why they wouldn't send me out there. i would adopt all the cats. it's great for clear your atelter. the r? we're not looking at downpours right now. gray a few showers as we continue through the day. that's what you can expect. not the prettiest start of the weekend. again, we'll take the good with the bad. a few showers out there. rightow now to the south a west through leesburg and through the central shenandoah

valley, strong thunderstorms over the overnight. maybe an isolated thunderstorm today. mainly waves of rain throughout the day today. plenty of clouds. if you're lucky, you'll get a few peeks of sunshine. right now a chance of showers just about any time during the day. we'll talk abo when this rain finally gets out of here. it's going to be a while.ll and then w talk about a cool down coming our day. that's coming up in theext 20 minutes. another meeting at the university of maryland between two parties. >> after news the maryland board of regents is over eing who investigations stemming from the death of jordan mcnair earlier this summer. we continue the coverage this morning live in college park. derrick? >> reporter: good morning. behind me you see the football house. that's where a meeting is going on at this hour with the university of ryland's athletic director, the university's president and players and parents of the

university's football team. this stems from the death of a player in june. it was may when jordan mcnair llapsed from a heatstroke during a summer practice. hen died june. in the interim, ahanvestigation ensued. the coach is on leave and the state board of regentsas taken over the university of maryland's investigation into the circumstances of his death. now, university president lowe has said the university accepts legal and moral resr nsibility the decisions of the atetic and training staff. and this investigation is looking at two things. the culture of the football program at the university of maryland and the circumstances of that day when jordan mcnair fell and eventually died. now, parents are still coming into this meeting. we spoke with one about some of his concerns going in. this man says he has some concerns but he also has faith in this program. take a look. >> when i first hrd about

jordan, it was a heck of a bl. it was surprising. when the espn thing came out, i'm sorry to say, i w kind of upset, because this program is no toxic. this is a great family environment. my son has not complained abo anything. i and i know most of the team personally. everybody has come together. we've gotten tight as a familyor >> rr: now, he has played football. he's coached football, and now he's the paren of player here. he says he wants to see what this investigaon turns up. it's something that needs to happen. he also expressed his concern and support for the coach whose future here at the university of maryland hangs in the balance. we're live in college park. back to you. >> derrick, thank you. 9:34 right now. today is a special day here. nbc and telemundo-owned stations are teaming up with hundreds of

shelters across the country to host clear the shelters. >> it is a tion-wide pet adoption drive. and sheena continuing toak humane ds at the redfield line in northwest. >> reporter: hey. good morning, guys. yes, we're at the humane rescue alliance. we are in kitty city. right? this is an area where you have the cats where anyone adopting a cat where will come through here. this is a big guy. >> this is leroy. he cameo us through our community cats program. he's a friendly guy. obviously really big. really tweet. and he's looking f a home. quieter home for leroy. he doesn't love a lot of change. >> reporter:ow many cats do you have her total? >> total between the two shelters we have 126 cats. >> reporter: and a lot of adult cats. and the adult cats, the population has been an issue. what do you recommend with

people coming here who want an adult cat but already have a cat or dog a home? >> our counselors and volunteers can help them see what who are okay with living with other cats. and then let them know how to introduce the animals when they get their new cat home to try to set everybody up for success and be a family. >> reporter: i love what you do here. it's amazing. kitty city is the perfect place to come if you want to adopt a cat. download our app and head to nbc washington. that's where you'll find a location near you. you need to find a location where you live. we'll talk more about this and today and what you need to know out.e heading >> sheena live in kitty city in northwest. thank you. then to alexandria. this is the animal welre ague of alexandria. wendy continuing our coverage next on the clear the shelters cturday. we'lck in with her in just a little bit.

at 9:36, another warning about verifying our uber ride before you jump into the car. i policentified the man they said posed as an uber drive on u street in d.c. the passenger was beaten and forced to withdraw money from atms. officers believeus thect is tied to other armed kidnappings. >> reporr: this is a picture of 22-yr-old jesse benjamin nun. he drove up to a man in the 13 00 block of u street northwest pretending to be a ride share compan about a monthago. police say the man got in the car thinking he was going to smoke marijuana. instead of lighting up, they say nun and the accomplice allegedly robbed him of his cell phone, walletre andt card. detectives tell us they drove around to atms beating him with the gun, forcing him to withdraw

cash. and then throwing him out of the car in maryland. the man was treated and released from a hospital. >> police believe nun and the woman may be related to other armed kidnappings that occurred earlier in the summer. esride share compa remind you to make sure you check the driver's name, the photo, and the license plate before you get in the car. in northwest d.c., shomari stone, news 4. scary stuff. right now the time is 9:38. a live look in d.c. over thorp street where sheena and chuck are standing by in d.c. northwest. d we have a lot of people lined up ready to give a pup, a rabbit, a cat, a forever home. more on clear thene shelt more on clear thene shelt on news today.4

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our friend wendy found a wounded starving bedraggled cat

roaming down a country road last month and stopped to pick him up. >> as we focus onesetting h for animals today, wendy wants you to know about a service shelters provide that you don't realize you need until you find a wound animal a ask yourself what to do now. >> he was a mess. skinny, bli o in eye. parasites in his a e stomachs. i fed him and wrapped him in a towel. and h slept iny lap. the next day the spca agreed to keep hee. i couldn't him because i have nina, and she has a virus that can be transferred to other animals. this shelter h a special clinic that houses hard luck cases like reggie. this facilit alone spent $75,000 last yearnhese six homeless animals. it's their mission. >> we want to get them adopted, and get them into good homes.

we've got to get the better. >> reporter: i couldn't see reggie for more than a month beuse he was so sick, and last week we were reunited. look at him now. he has put on weight, gotten fluffy, and is a sweet, happy little guy. he is still too ill to be adopted. and he may need a few more months before he's ready for a home, but he is one of many still in the shelters' sick bay. animals that can't tell us abous their pt but are alive today and have a promising future. >> wendy joining fs livem the animal welfare league of alexandria. i hadn't even seenhat fore. i didn't know you had done that. that's really cool. >> yeah. >> reporter: it was the sunday right before the fourth of july, d i was coming from my little farmhouse, and he's walking in theide of the road, and i think reggie was done. he had just been -- he was a mess, and my car went by.

he didn'tven flinch. i don't know about you, but i can't leave an animal onad i pulled over, and i said here, kitty kitty thinking he'd run into the woods. he turns around and comes toward me, and as soon as i picked him up, he was skin and bones, but he was purring. the point of that is can you believe $75,000 a year just at that shelter alone for these animals? again, if you aren't adopting today, please consider a donation, and angie, here's you puppy. this is chloe. a little labrador puppy. >> thas what my daughter wants, a black lab. >> reporter: she's up for adoption. the shelter opens at 11:00. come get a new family member. >>wendy, thank you. something

complete your family with a four-legged friend. >> clear the shelterss happening in d.c. and virginia. wendy is live. the entire commercial bre all angie was talking about was that lab. >> so cute. >> reporter: i know. angie has been sendi me show me puppies, show me puppies. i ve enough cat and dog hair on me to make several new animal out of them. i'm here with joanna with the animal welfare league of alexandria.r this is coope who is being a really good boy.

you're being a goodboy. joanna, what do people need to consider as they're coming day? it's one thing to have the oh, gosh, i want an animal.'s another thing, does that work for you? there is a responusbility. yoube responsibility as a pet owner. what do they need to ask themselves? >> absolutely. first off we want to kind of consider their lifestyle. when he's really active, will you do well with an active playful cat who lik to run around. maybe a dog to take jogging. for people with a laid back personality, we have dogs and cats t who like hang out, go for brief strolls. considering what your lifestyle is. elking to the families and making surerybody is on board and ready to take on the responsibility and preparing supplies and other pets at home. making sure that they can still be mfortable. >> reporter: and that's something you guys do h here. if ye a pet at home and

you want to make sure the pet is going to bond with another peto that ye bringing in, you guys will help them? >> yes. we will. we have adoption staff hereell versed in all aspects of is. we walk people through from getting them he to some of the more complicated things like introducing dogs to other dogs or cats at home. we do dog meets here. we let people bring their dogs in to sit. >> reporter: that's wonderful. and this is cooper. >>bo he's onlyut nine months old. ,f you're looking for an acti playful cat, cooper is your man. >> reporter: and make sure you're home. a lot of people, we have a busy area. and work is demanding, and make sure t'tt you d adopt a pet and leave them in an empty house. absolutely. especially the first few weeks. it can be stressful. have time to be home and get

them akcclimaacclimated. >> reporter: is it kitten seasee? >> it has for months. we go to september and october. we're hoping they will all find their homes and we tended to ttens throughout the summer. >> reporter: thank you. and consider oper. he's warm and cooper. my nina was five and a half when i got r. an adult cat is great. imperfect animalsh go w us imperfect people. >>ri that's t. >> she's like dr. doolittle. >> she is. the cathierer with cooper. we have to show this video. t live. he's chasing a ball. brittany spanie >> it went over the ngnce. he's to just get some water. a good day to hydrate outhere today. >> it's in alexandria. >> i love it. >> making the rounds.

>> i think the ball is on the other side. somebody better go get it. >> dog days of suer. >> painful for him. he wants to get the ball. >> he's like is something going to that for me? >> he's enjoying outdoor time right now. and he may be limited with the amount of time outdoors. it's expected to rain on them? >> a. few showe in alexandria i think they're going to be dry for another few hours butaves of rai throughout the day. >> the humidity is going to fall? >> not untilt, wednesday ni thursday, friday. we have a while. >> i got ahead of myself. a we got little while before the humidity goes down. but thursday and friday, oh, my gosh. it's going to be so nice a thursd friday feeling au autumnik le into thursday and friday. we have a couple kind of ryanny days. we'll show you the maps. periods of rain today. morehowers tomorrow. isolated rain and stronger storms as we get isolated. isolated rain chances as we get

into monday. strong storms possible on tuesday. take a look right now. you can see a few isolated showers from leesburg down through the central shenandoah. vall they're drying up. you can see they're drying up as they get toward fairfax. isolated stuff out there right now. but wre going to keep a chance for showers throughout the day today. mainly because of this frontal system. we've got a frontal system that's going t moveery slowly through our region, and that's going to kick off showers notod only t but also tomorrow. 80 right now in d.c. fredericksburg at 81. outside the beltway, temperatures in the 70s. if you need to go outside to do outdoor plans, have a backup plan. we will have some showers later on this afternoon and maybe heavier downpours. bring your umbrella. most of the shelters open at 11:00. l course you can go find all theations for clear the shelters on the nbc washington

and t while you're there, you np. can also maybe take a look at the rain chances. rain chances every day unt about wednesday of next week. that's probably the day to get the car washed. temperatures mid to upper 80s. as i said, not raining all day.r intermitten showers through the area. you can see just a few throughout the morning. but really we stay dry here in the d.c. area until about 2:00. the red, yellow, that's heavier rain. maybe an isolated thunderstoe. nothing l we saw yesterday. but those are going to come through as we go through the evening. this is 8:00. still havehowers around. we're going to keep a chance of showers through the overnight. you'll wakep to a little fog form morning. temperatures in the mid 80s tomorrow with a few showers and isolated cnces of showers and thunderstorms. you can see the coverage not as wide and as bigda as i think today is the best chance of rain out of this weekend. tomorrow a chance. it's not quite as strong. we'l even have a chance on monday of a stray shower passing e region.

temperatures in the low to mid 80s for sunday, monday, even into tuesday. tuesday a warm front lifts rough the area. and then the cold front pulls through on tuesday night. that will kick offbl pos some severe thunderstorms into our region. and then the temperatures start to fallt a little s we get into wednesday night and then thursday, fritd, the hidity is on the low side. and temperatures are in the low to mid 80s. lel right. t's take you one more time out back to clear theer shelt where we find this cute little pup out there. mahmallow.

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