>> if you guess this is chuck bell, you're close. >> she looks bratty. >> i was so sweet. >> that's sheena's picture. >> pul up chuck's. >> smiling from then to now. justin bieber before bieber was a twingekleis mother's eye. >> where are the glasses? >> i didn't need glasses until i started to get up at 1:00 in the morning. >> the weapon lunchbox. >> that's one young melissa. >> i could carry sheena in that ox. >> something a teamster would carry. >> she uses that toy. melissa starts eating the minute she walks in. >> if youha needed for the jumbo pencils. >> yes. >> the top of it had a thermos. you used to lock aheos in the top.

>> you could put soup in there. >> look at the team all grown-up now. >> here we are, with gobs of concealer and gallons of coffee. >> let's start with the forecast. >> i think i'm exactly the same. i'm just as sweet as i was in that picture. >>really? you sure about this? >> you know me when i wake up.xa >>ly true. >> the good news is, we've all matured. i've been aging gracefully since that picture. >> is it comedy hour around here? >> it should . people need something to smile about on their way out the door. if allhis isn't entertaining enough, here's something that will put a smile on your face. ok at the four things to know with the next four days. 100% nice, fantastic, in complaints, and summerlike. 0% chances for rain.

temperatures are down in the 60s for most. even a few spot getting in the 50s. 57 in winchester. 67 in arlington. 65 in upper marlboro. perfect d for the pool. bright sunshine all day long. today's high is 82 degrees. let's look at how the commute is coming along. 95, northbound and southbound, looking good here this morning. on the beltwa still have this problem, and it's causing some slowdowns. this isnn loop at annapolis road getting by. silver spring, right before randolph road. that work is this moorning. and 270 to the spur is going to take you 26 minutes. it's 5:02. hawaii is bracing for a category hurricane. this is a look t at monstrous

storm from the international space station. it shows how big hurricane lane is. it's leaving nowhere for residents to run. >> chris lawrence is at the live desk with the latest on this. >> we just checked with chuck bell. he said residents onig island will start to feel the hurricane startingn a few hours and lasting through the night. here's a look atome of the preparations under way. take a closer look. the hawaii national guard is mobilized and the red cross has opened its shelts. it shows the path of hurricane lane. it could be the strongest rricane to hit the island in more than a quarter-century. it could bring up to 10 to 15

inches of rain. unli folks on the mainland, they can drive away. the residents have no choice but the hunker down. kids in our area getting ready for schoolhis morning. school buss will be rolling in loudon county. >> one of the new additions is the academies of loudon. it's a new high school to age students creativity and imagination. students compete to get in. those that get in will go between their home academies and radiology and criminal justice. they have 83,000 students in 92 elementary schools, 17 high 8 schools,ddle schools, 15 instructional schools and 2 charters. students in a flooded d.c.

school will be back to school but not in their normal space. >> justin finch is at elliot-hine middle school. >> reporter: the plan to transport the students to another campus today and tomorrow. we have a look for you now. the buses will transport the students to garnet-patterson middhool. students can be dropped off directly at garnettt son. but officials say bear in mind, it will be limited adult supervision before 45. buses will go back to eliot-hine. but students can getp picked at garnet-patterson at 2:45 this afternoon. you can see some damage to the

ceilings of classrooms here at eliot-hine because of rains that moved through the area on tuesday. we'r f told thatoding happened in multiple areas of the school. it happened tuesday afrnoon. backlive, we can tell you for parents that are questions and concerns, tt the number for eliot-hine, sillak with staff directly about what's happening today and tomorrow, and perhaps what's going forward. i'm justin finch, news 4. >> justin, thank u. talking about the flooding. today, road crews will work to repair a shole in loudon county. the work is scheduled to be completed by tonight. but there's i a chance won't be done until friday. 6 minutes after 5:00. a woman and-year-old girlre recovering after a terrifying

situation. >> they had to rescued from beneath a metrobus. th way authorities phrased this, it seemed like the little girl had been picked up from school, a schl that's close by. >> reporter: that's right. the school is just down the street. she was headed home for the day. but a scary accident that serves as a reminder to both drivers and pedestrians to be extra careful now that many kids are back in school. take a look at the video here. this happened at theti inters of mckinley and broad branch road in waington. now, an 18-year-old woman and a 4-year-old girl who attends preschool at w lafayettee struck by a metro bus. this happened as school led out yesterday afternoon. the young woman was pinned under the bus for a time. the 4-year-old was also hurt. the injuries are serious but are expected to be okay. who was atal fault?

that is being investigated. but it's a reminder that kids e out inull force in the morning and the afternoon because they have returned to school. and heeverybody needs to be awa and pay attention to the rules of the road.p coming later in the show, i'm going to share some tips with a police officer on things that people can do to keep their kids safe going to and from school. right now, ain devel story this morning. one of the biggest names in college football won't be on the sidelines for the start of the season this year. >> ohio state suspended urban meyer for three games for the way he handled a coach in the case o domestic violence. the announcement came last night. meyer's action did not rise to the level of cover-up but showed warrant punishment. the athleticto dir was also suspended without pay for a two-week period.

as headcoach, you're ultimately responsible for everybody's behavior. that's a difficult thingdo to we all know that. however, there were red flags. and i wish i had known. i wish i did a better jobf finding things out. i wish w ias told more things. >> meyer said he thought it wasn't his doing anything about allegations against smith unless law enforcement took action. new tails about the swarm of atv and dirt bike riders who caused problems through d.c. and arlington over the weekend. a d.c. firefighter was a person who was driving an at that crashed in chinatown. it's not clear if he the dozens of others riding through d.c. he was arrested for driving an atv in a public space and put on administrative leave. they made three arrests and seized severweeks. more potential trouble for

pr president trump. michael cohen says he is willing to testify before congress. cohenays he made two hush money payments to silence women believed could derail campaign.'s 2016 predential the president has remainedfi t following cohen's plea deal and the cviction ofis former chairman paul manafort on financial crimes. yesterday, the down with fox news. >> did you know about the statement? >> later on i knew. later on. they weren't taken out of campaign afinance. that bigger thing. did they comeheut of campaign? they didn't come out of the campaign.. they came from >> cohen's attorney says cohen wouldt not accepa pardon. davis saide set up a gofundme pa page to pay for cohen's legal fees. american airlines is

changing rules for cheaper fares. >> it will allow a carry-on bag september 5th. the passengers won't be able to kelect a seat in advance or changes. they also board last. there may not be room to store the bags in the overhead bin. one college football team is taking the term going green to a new level. the university of miami revealed its football uniforms for this season. they're made of 70% econo-yarn. it's perrmed from fishing net and nylon waste in the ocean. we know oprah loves good foods. now, she's turning her attention to pizza. her new line of frozen pizzas for the "o" that's good brand hits the stores today. these pizzas have a twist. the crust is one-third caiflower.

that's the fad now. that's how you eat quote/unquote healthy. each serving is between33 and 380 calories.ok i could t that and polish the whole pie. how big is a serving? is it a slice or half the pizza? >> it's usually a slic i would think. >> all right. coming up, how health officials hope to fight the opioid epidemic with marijuana. and whatr a sin did that led to her being handcuffed and removed from an airport. and a whale of a tale caught on camera. temperatures as you walk out the door are comfortable, especially for those heading to morning, op this feeling a little fall-like out there, with some suburbs getting into the uer oo50s. chuck will showha you wt

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northeast d.c., where another man has been shot and lled. right now, police are looking for four men wearing dark clothes, who were spotted in the area of 7th and girard street, in the edge wowood area. paramedics rushed the victim to the hospital. this is the 100th homicide in the district this year. that time last year,e were at 73. back to you. it's 5: right now. some think that medica mar oirijuana could be the answer to overcoming the opid epidemic. >> but so far, the only evidence that cannabis relieves pain is

from paents. there's no scientific evidence thatrk any of it scientists at ucla are trying to change that. but the federal government considers marijuana a schedule 1 drug, the same as heroin. that means research is restricted. 30 states have legalized some cannabis.edical we haven't heard from a grammy-winning country car arrested on an airplane. this is gretchen wilson on tuesday night. police say she was arrested for allegedly creating a disturbance. when officers tried to interview her, they say she became belligerent towards them. she was going to give a private show at a casino. she f gainede for her song, "redneck woman." you may have heard the expression, whale of a tale. >> there were whale watchers thatot quite tale after a

humpback gave them a bit of a surprise. watch this. >> oh. these people are lucky i many ways. they are excited to being so close to a whale. one guy got the picture, the video, obviously. >> i don't think they expected it. >> not that close. >> the other whale is like, you missed. you were supposed to get the boat. do better. yesterday, i know you were talking abo the gorgeous forecast. i live close to a car wash. i got the car wash and i'm aut to pul into a driveway and the sprinkles pull down. i am like, no. i ll into the garage. we're good. i'm driving around, it's spic and span vehicle today. >> i rewashed mine. i washed it on sunday, only to

get raine on monday and tuesday. it's back to clean now. we have exactly 0.02 of an inch of rain yeerday. no enough to do damage. just enough to make a clean carh dirty w water spots. didspeaking of rain, boy, we have a ton of it. this year, just shy of 40 inches, which is normal for an tire calendar year. we have four months and a little left before we get to the end of it. we're 14 inches of above average of rainfl at national airport. a little more than 13 1 inches at dulles. 17 inches above average in rainfall. no rain today. and our next chance for rain is seven more days away. erika gets to keep her car clean for a while. ie northwest wind being provided by this area of high pressure that pushed all of the tropical moiste out to sea.

good riddens to it. the temperatures are in the 50s in the shenandoahalley this morning. deep creek lake, outside ofla ma, 48 degrees, now, in parts of the mountains of west viinia and western maryland. perfect day for baseball, if you head to nats park. the nice breeze continues.mp the atures around 82. an a-plus start today. a warming trend into the weekend. 86 will be the average e. temperat a high of 89.th 90-degree w returns on monday. we'll be here all next week. good morning, melissa. it looks beautiful but this is n so pretty. roadway and possibly a crash on theeltway this morning. a two-mile backup where that

road work is. one left lane getting by. there and a report of a crash there. suitland near silver hill road. left lane is blocked by debris. it sounds like someone hit a deer. edlver spring before randolph, that is clear out of the way here this dmorning. an looking at 270, slow just after 70 w all the down to the spur. still ahead, a look inside a new d.c. charter school unlike any other. who it's for and why academics are not the only thing being taught. theand a woman who was on jury of the paul manafort trial.

you're watching "news 4 today." >> there's a new charter sch al running in southeast d.c., statesman college preparatory college for boys. >> it's a unique program that aims to build up black and bro boys. and the school places a premium on relationships. in this room, 60 first grade boys and the staff will work on the school's core values, relationips, rigor, and resistance. >> they want to be in deep, personal, bonded relationships u with thes that preside over them and with the students that share the classroom.

>> reporter: heha believes building trust and excellence leads to excellence in math and reading for boys that learn differently. >> they need to make the curriculum that's re for them. they need to ask questions and need to talk to each other. they need to be in groups that support each oer. >> reporter: he leads the social studies and social j class called kings 101. he knows he will be teaching much more. >> i look forward to being a role model for them. a lot of them can't conceive of isomeone that looks like a professional position. >> reporter: as the schl year starts, the boys will earn their way into these empty classrooms it's part of a philosophy of high expectations that will follow them throughout their time. >> high standards, high structure, high support and high celebration. those four things come together to create the high expectations n.at we want for all child >> reporter: the charter school

opens with a staff of 15, mostly black and mostly male, what is a happy by-product of efforts to find the best staff for this program and the students it serves. >> this community said very loud and clr that something different needs to happen for boys. the research is clear. heese young men need to see positive images ofelves. >> on opening day, the students saw mo positive images. these are men showing the students a welcome when they show up to the school. all-smiles. statesman put out a call to the community. many of them showed up to start the year witcelebration and couragement for these fourth graders here. really good effort. >> one of the biggest goals for this schoolets to these boys on a track to college and have them come back to the community and build it up as adults. really nice goals there. >> a beautiful story. onwish them the best of luck this new start of the school year. still ahead, classrooms without cell phones.

it's how we grew up. now, it is a reality again a a local school. we're going to show you the program that is forcing students to disconnect during the school good thursday morning. beautiful weather when you step outside, all thas to the northwest wind. a little breezy. clear skies. teeratures maybe feeling a litt

"news 4today" starts now. >> good morning, everybody. >> a new school year is for public schools. a little throwback thursday for you as the school year starts off. look athat strong jaw. >> aw. >> bright eyes. >> he was meant for greatness right there. >> i think the books are fake, though. >> they are. i feel like that was my preschool graduation picture. >> they told us to. lea we didn't have cap and gown.

>> hello. >> there you go. all of the sass in a little package. >> the package is a little bigger but still all of the sass. >> i like it. let's look at thed weather track. how about that on this busy morning. chuck and sheena h aree to start things off. we'll share their pictures at the top of the hour. >> way back. you hav to go way, way, way back. >> it is in lor. that's good. >> it was color. that is good. color fm came out just before i was born. >> unless you got it fixed. they have places thaan replace anything. >> polaroid was doingmazing things in the '70s. >> you're in color today, too.ut happy ahe weather, too. >> i'm excited about the change in the weather. >> you le the cooler weather. and it makes people in a better mood, especially on a good hair day like today. the ladies wl have a good hair day. 70 in clinton.

at in winchester. beautiful start to the day. the dry a is filtering in. this will control our weather pattern oday and tomorrow and the rest of the weekend. the bus stop is feeling nice.pe the ttures around that 60-degree mark. through the day, nny. upper 70s for some of you by the time we get picked up. we'll look at it heading into the weekend. let's get to the roots a sroads melissa. >>t it doesok better. but it will get better quickly. there's a two-mile backup because of a work zone and a crash. both of those things havecl reportedlyred. now, we should be moving through that area easily in the next 10 to5minutes. suitland near silver hl road, blocked by debris.

the rest of theay bel looks great. have that slowdown hanging around here. look at 66 here. inbound fairfaxcounty, going to take you nine minutes. 5:33 now. new overnight, she is an avid trump supporter who convicted the former chairman of fraud. a juror who decided paul manafort's fate spoke to fox news. >> she wanted manafort to be innocent. t the evidence was clear. she said manafort was guilty on eight charges. that would have been the outcome for ten more charges, except for one juror who held out. >> we tried to convince her to look at the paper trail. we laid it out in front of her again and again. and she said she had a reasonable doubt. that's the way the jury worked.

>> man manafort is facing up to ten years in prison. special counsel robert mueller's office has until wednesday to decide whether to retry manafort on the other ten charges. he will go on trial in d.c.ur >> the others' identities will remain secret. paula duncan wanted america to know more about the evidence.or as the michael cohen case, president trump is accusing his former lawyer to lying under pressure to get a plea deal. he sounded off on twitter after cohen implicated himn accusations. we have team coverage getting you ready for school thisrn g. >> we want to send things over to molette green, in loudon

county, as they retdy for their first day in classes. there' somebody in animal suits and pom-poms going on. hi, molette. >> reporter: they are ready for the 1,150 students who will walk in the doors in a couple of hours. right?w brand-school. brand-new teacher. bra brand-new staff. >> absolutely.or >> rr: the community is abuzz about this school here. we have the principal and h team here. i yeah. >> why the community so revved up about this school? >> we're so excited about the post.ng of goshen we're a learning design school. our kids will be learning through authentic problems and creating their rown. orter: not just sitting at a desk and get a work sheet.

>> no. we're committed to education here at goshen. we'reteex >> reporter: the alligator is excited, too.s that's whaappening in loudon county. i'mmolette green. we'll be back in the 6:00 hour, as well. >> that's what we like to see. good energy at 5:00 a.m >> i love. is that an alligator? yes, it is. >> thanks, molette. flood damage to tell you about. this has closed eliot-hine middle school in northeast d.c. >> justin finch has more on the plan for students this week. >> reporter: the plan is to bring students from eliot-hine another school today and tomorrow, while repairs are happening at their scol. buses will begin boarding here at eliot-hine at 8:00 a.m. and will transport students to garnet-patterson middle school

northwest. e buses will return students back to eliot-hine by 3:15 this afn for dismissal. we are now getting a look at the issues inse of eliot-hine. you'll see some damage to some ceilings inside of the school. we're told that the heavy rains that moved throu tuesday, also caused flooding in several areas of the building here as well. work is now happening on that. back live. parents who have questions going on here, ty can cal the number to eliot-hine, and that will reach the school a garnet-patterson will staff will be standing by for that. live in northeast, i'm justin finch, news 4. other top stories this morning. breaking news, d.c. police confirming a man was shot and killed ghover >> this marks the 100th homicide in the district. the shooting happened near 7th andird street. police are looking for four suspects.

at this time, there were 73 homicides in d.c. hawaii i bracing for a category 4 hurricane. residents on the big island are rushing to make preparations. stor team 4 says the brunt of the storm will be felt today through late tomorrow. > time right now, 5:38. >>n comiup, cutting down on congestion by expanding i-95. where the highway will be soon three lanes wider. first, mushroom warning. they'reopping up

you're watching "news 4 today." >> our soggy summer has led to mushrooms popping up everywhere.

>> and veterinarians say they can be dangerous for your pet. the nontoxic ones can stomach situations. if you're on a walk with your ake a photo, collect the mushroom, get your pet to the vet. >> we can make them throw it up. wolot of times if you get it out of their system, it cause issues. some of the ooxics are deadly. >> take a picture of the mushroom your pet tries to eat so the docr knows what they're dealing with. the family treated in fairfax are all expected to be okay after picking, cooking and eating the wild mushoms. a little chance t dry out and let the funguses disappear in the next couple days. car wash forecast? yes, yes, yes. no rain for six or sdaen . yes, yes, yes to the car washing. and yes to the weather at t beaches this weekend. from the blue ridge to the bay to the beache no chancef rain through the weekend. near-perfect weather. near-perfect weather. sheena has the tades on the

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rigged witch hunt, end quote. president trump tweeted that late last night or early this moore in morning. it's the latest response to michael cohen admitting t campaign finance violations. the president is trying to downplay his exposure. the white house insists he did nothing wrong. what are lawmakers saying? nc president trump is disg himself from cohen this provides no evidence of russia meddling, collusion or moy evidence about russia. democrats, a littl dramatic, calling it a constitutional crisis and saying the president's actions are indictable. sarah sanders said the president has not been chaed with anything. reaction is coming in along party lines. republicans are ignoring cohen and sticking with the russia line of talking, saying this has

nothing to do with the russian pre or election meddling. democrats are calling this a constitutional crisis, saying the president's actions are indictable. they want to postpone the hearings for the judge nominee. some breaking news that could create backlash towards the department of education. chris lawrence at the live deskp >> thetment of education is considering allowing statess to u federal grants to allow schools to buy guns for teachers. five months ago, congress passed a school t safety billt allocated $50 million a year to school districts but prohibited e schools from using that money to buy firearms. the educaon department is looking for a loophole. possibly an academic enrichment grant. they don't have restrictions on weons and would allow the secretary to use herdiscretion.

betty devos could use grant money for firrms and firearm training. such a move appears to be unprecedented. but after the shooting in parkland, devos said guns for teachers should be an option. a woman and a 4-year-old girl are recovering after a terrifying situatio >> megan mcgrath is live in northwest d.c. whe this all happened. it's not far away from the girl's school she was attending. megan? >> reporter: that's right. she was just making her way home for the day, when all of this happened. a very scary situation here. a scary accident, that serves as a reminder to dvers and pedestrians, that need to beca reful because many of the kids in our region are back in school. look a v theeo here. this accident happened at mckinley and broad branch road. that's down the street from

lafayet lafayette, elementary. the woman and girl were struck by m aro bus. it happened as the school let out yesterday afternoon. the young woman was pinned under the bus for a time. the injuries are serious, we're told. they are expected to be okay. who was at fault? all of that is being investigated. but again, it serves as a reminder that everyone needs to be careful, that jurisdictions are back in school. we are getting advice from the experts. if y have younghildren that walk to school, one thing you might consider is a walking school bus, where adults take turn walking the kids to class. >> you have neighborhoods where one parent takes it on monday and wednesdays and another takes it on tuesday and thursdays. and one parent does fridays. >> reporter: as your kids get older, obviously, they're going to be more able to walk to skol school on theirown. it is a good idea to walk that

route with them in the very beginnin t to talk tom about the trouble spots that might be along the route and remind them of the rules of the road. back to you. >> megan mcgrath live for us. thank you. 5:50 right now. e a headache can no matter where you are. but some relief may be coming to one of the wst bottlenecks in that area. three lanes will be added to a stretch in fredericksburg. that's route 17 to route 3. the virginia governor broke ground on the project yesterday. now, to the bad news. it's going to take four years to complete that woat. th means worse traffic, as they add more lanes and p construction equipment in there. >> that's going to get worse before it gets better. >> a12-hour drive to richmond. switching gears to a lighter note, we're getting you ready for school today. there's shocking numbers out of a survey of maryland teachers.

it found 90% of teacher are using their own money for classroom supplies. and more than 40% ofer tea have to work second jobs to make ends meet. the state education association sponsored that study. more than two-thirds of teachers id their schools do not have the funding to help every student be successful. onehe high school in district is trying to go cell phone-free. >> students are required to store their cell phones for the entire day. they have to put the phones in the yonderags. the bags are locked and left on their desk. at the end othe class, they are called up front to unlock the bags. some students don't like the idea. >> if there's an emergency and i can't get to my phonould start to panic myself. i would want to make sure my mom knows i'm okay. >> if the school has to be evacuated, the teachers will bre g out the magnetic devic

unlock the phones. the bags cost about $5,000. the moy to buy them came from the parent/teacher student organization. when i got in the parki lot here, there was a chill, a breeze. >> it's the canadian air. >> , canada. >> a nice day for a light jacket. >> you can have the long sleeves on this morning. temperatures in some suburbs are in the 50s. winchester, 55 degrees. i would say that a little crisp, cool feeling, might remind a lot of people that it may be starting to feel like fall a little bit. 61degrees. 64 in lawrence. 64 in leesburg. a beautiful starto your thursday, as we go through the morning hours. we have plenty of sunshine in the forecast. as you're driving, kee inmind, there will be sun glare on the roads.ow 6:00, humidity, breezy. temperatures in the 60s9: by

this morning. there's the direction from the northwest, pulling the comfortable air mass from canada. the low humidity will make it feel so much more comfortable throughout the day today. throughout the school day, low humidity,reezy at lunchtime. later this afternoon, 82, a perfect day. that's fbelow norma this time of year. we have plenty of sun in the forecast through the weekend. but temperatures will begin to rise. normal high is 86 degrees. we're going to be closer to 90, above normal as we go into sunday. here's your weekendg orecast. lookeat. mid-s.80 at the beach, beautiful, as well. cooler temperatures. 80 for a high, 83 on sunday. we'll see full sunshine next weekend. hot or more humid temperatures in the 90s next week. let's take you to melissa

and see how your commute is doing. chopper 4 over the inner loop, 450. that's cleared out of the way. you see a littlen volume the inner loop. the work zone and then there was a crash. ann annaale, a crash there. laurel after whisky bottom road. thop one justd up here. your travel time, 270 looks good. the beltway, no problem there's. 66 usinbound, fine. northbound quantico to the beltway looks fine. food, you love italian set the alarm on your phone right now. today is your chance to get in on olive garden's never-ending pasta pass. $100 will get you unlimited pasta, sou salad and break sticks for eight weeks. there will be 1,000 annual pasta

passes up for grabs. those let you eat unlimited at olive garden for one y the passes go on sale at 2:00 this afternoon. they will be available for 30 rl minutes or until all passes sell out. last year, the passes were claimed in one second. the nationals may be on a hot streak since getting rid of two stars. ryan zimmerman got a walkoff home run. that's his 11th walkoff home run of his career. that ties him for eighth of all-time. >> as good as the game was, the bestthlete was not playing. >> no. she was there to throw out the first pitch. >> one, two, three. >> katie ledecky posing with

fans for swim night. she is training for the tokyo olympics. she is enjoying a few days of relaxing at home. >> fun to see familiar faces and new faces, as well. it's great to see the swimmers here. to come together as the swim community tonight. >> katie is excited for the new olympic event in 2020. her off-season is just two weeks long. she's getting back in the water in a few days. next on "news 4 today," urban meyer us spended. the college football coach speaking out. and a pennsylvania high school strips cardinal donald wuerl's name off its building. the latest reacti to reports he hid sexual abuse claims while

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"news 4 today" starts now. >> approaching 6:00 a.m. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm erika gonzalez. it's the first day of school for some of you. >> kidngare slowly rolut of bed. if you're bummed about summer being over, this might cheer you up. >> might not, though. >> you can laugh it up for a few

minutes. our days in the classroom. >> that's the cutest girl i've .ever se >> all you do is look in the mirror, right? >> oh, it's me. >> that's sheena parveen. >> tha was first grade or kinlder guakinld kindergarten. look at my necklace. >> that's the fakest smile i've ever seen. >> that's back in the days when you had to crank t the phoneo make a phone call. >> looks like a part of "the brady bunch" in that picture. t >>re we go, melissa, before she joined the use 4team. she was a student and a construction worker. >> a teamster. >> i'm pretty sure her dad gave her a tool box for alu hbox. >> that's what construction workers take to the job. >> i don't kno what's the