judiciary square metro station to tell uth about . that's a lot of people -- >> reporter: wendy and jim, thi is t kind of crime so upsetting that most people look away, pretend they don't see ything and fail toroeport. but m transit police say they want to hear about these offenders so ty can get them off the trains and buses so many of us take to get around the district, virginia and maryland. metro says a woman rider saw a man exposing himself. she took his picture and notified metro transit police. her quick reaction resulted in thef arrest 31-year-old alfonso davis. >> we had someone doing a lewd act, exposing himself, doing lewd act. we got the information and with the help of theic pu we were able to locate the person within hours and make an arr:st. >> repor davis is the seventh suspect arrested this month for en decent exposure or

misdemeanor sex abuse. metro isublishing pictures and warning offenders that surveillance camera ras today are so clear they're likely to be caught. metro riders are relieved to hear metro is taking action and cracking down. >> they kind interact immediately and respond at a rapid pace ifomething should occur. so it's pretty safe. it's rare now that incidents occur, being as though they're so rapid to respond tots incid of the sort. >> reporter: metro transit police are looking forre three suspects who exposed themselves. coming up on news 4 at 6:00, we will show you the pictures of those suspe cs so you help metro transit police find or identify them. that's the latest live at judiciary square metro station. back to you. >> thank you, chris. in 2016 metro did study the issue of sexualen haras within the system and found that

20% or one in five riders has experienced some sexual harassment. that's a little above the national average. women were more likely to be harassed than then. most of the eincidents happened on the trane as opposed to buses. these are just some of the young faces that have become victims of gun violence in the district. a budding football player, a 10-year-olild, a loving father. today we learned another perp wasost as the district reached a dubious milestone. 100 homicides this year. news 4's megan fitzgerald talked with families of the victims who say their loved ones are more than just a number. >> reporter: when i life stolen to senseless s violence, lid families change forever. isaiah harris's young son now forced to grow up without his father who loved him. harris was murdered ingi may ne geavenue in gresham. tie shonn perry never had a

chance to have a family. he was heading home from school when he was stabb near the noma metro. tie shonn hoped to be theirst ack director of the fbi. >> trying toearn how to go on life without ma kaya. >> reporter: it's a struggle every day for thisother whose daughter was gunned down as she was on her way to get ice cream. now necklaces -- re it says mommy, i know you wanted me to be n earth with you, but god had better plans for me. >> reporter: pictures of her baby girl give her strength to go on. the latest murder was overnight, a 25-year-old killed on 7th street in northeast, marking the 100th homicide of the year. at this same time in 2017, 73 people were murdered whi is a 36% increase. city leade like councilman kenyon mcduffy and mayor bowser say they're doing what they can to stop the violence by providing resources, jobs and

opportunits to people whoeed it most. >> we've worked rthlly hard with office of neighborhood safety and engagement to bring resources to the areas where we're seeing some of the highe o rate gun violence. >> reporter: grieving parents like robert arthur are counting on it. >> he won't call me, he won't ask me for no more shoes, won't ask me for a haircut. >> reporter: arthur lost his n, a senior in high school last september. he can tell you the void of losing a child nev goesaway. >> it's rough when you lose your child to the streets when your child is not that kind of kid. >> reporter: many of these families are still praying for justice while hoping that one day the violence in the city stops. >> reporter: the families like ma kaya wilson a robert arthur's families, they're still hoping police will make an arrest,itskingen in information about these cases to

come forward. back to you. >> a good reminder there, there are people with families behind every one of those murders. all right, thank you very much. megan. the 100th murder victim identified as travis barksdale. police say he was killed in a shooting on evar street. there is a $25,000 reward for information that leads to an rest and conviction. >> a 7-month-old baby missi has been found safe. the mother reported the baby missing after the woman she asked to watch the baby, natina thomas never returned him. as police searched for the,aby and thomnvestigators lrchd the baby was safe at the sixth district police statioki we're w to find out more information about what happened.

attorney general jeff sessions is firing back after president trump criticized him for his t leadership at justice department. the president waled gonzales sessions today on& "fo friends" in an interview that aired this morning. >> as i've said, i wanted to stay uninvolved, but when everybody sees what's going on in the justice department -- i always put justice now with quotes -- it's a very, very sad day. jeff sessions recused himself which he shouldn't have done, or he shoul have told me. even my enemies sayef that sessions should have told you he was going to rekugs himself and then yououldn't have putim in. he took the job and said i'm going to recuse myself.ha i said kind of a man is this? >> sessions responded to the presidents day with statement saying the actions of the justice department, quote, will not be iroperly influenced by political considerations he went on to say he demands the highest standards and where they aren't met, he'll take action.

>>n that interview the favorably lso spoke about one-time company chairman paul manafort but sofpped short saying he would pardon him. meanwhile, a j or at that trial says one holdout prevented them from convicting manafort on all 18 counts. that juror said tou hold didn't see -- couldot see beyond a reasonable doubt. manafort was convicted on eight counts of financial fraud. the judge declared a mistrial on the ten other counts. ot guilty plea for a california congressman and his wife accused of misuscag aign money. duncan hunteris and h wife margaret are accused ofg spendin more than $250,000 onamily trips, golf outings, school tuition, other ntas aso pittrnaonerl fav in the fall election. his lawyer says the indictment is a rush toen judgmt to hurt the campaign before that election. ifou've g a

kindergartner in loudoun county, you may notice they're a bit worn out right now. it's been a long day there. for the first time the county's youngest children are going to class for full-day kindergarten. our northern virginia reporr david culver was there as parents sent their kids off for day one. >> going from mos arms to the teacher. the reality of the first day of school for the woody family. >> definitely a little scary, but we're excited, too. to a miles in his life and my life. >> reporter: he joepd what is now the first year of full-day class for all loudoun county kindergartners. >> this is a huge deal. this is across loudoun county public schools. >> reporter: mill run elementipy school prial knows this has been in the wks for years. the school board gave it the official goead for this school year. >> it's going the set t tone for our students especially as they move into the rest of their educational career. >> reporter: what' today? >> kindergarten. an reporter: is it the first

day? you're going to be here all day? >> yeah. >> reporter: seemingly prepared, her dad says it will hel with the family's schedule. >> last year it was a.m. or p.m., but now it made it easy when we go to work. now we can feel safe and all, so she'll be here in school. >> reporter: for her it means more time to build up that social network. >> i need to make some friends. >> reporter: that's the first task, to make some friend's th a good idea. only t not only are they feeling the excitement of the first day of school, they're also issuing a cautiospecially for those of you who live and work here in loudoun county. in school zones, the sheriff's ffice marking the first day by stepping up enforcement. more visible outside the schools to slow drivers down. a crackdown on summer speeders. back a mill run we headed inside one of the kindergarten classes. at the start of the day, john's parents wen't sure how he'd

fare. weound him focused on assignment one, a self portrait. in ashbu, virginia, david culver, news 4. students k-12 in loudoun county are starting the career without math textbooks. months after dlefrg the new ones, the sup hasn't delivered them. while thedoun county school board works to resolve the s issue, students and teachers will have access to digital resources. >> now to the forecast. boy, what a good looking day we have had all d today. >> we have it for a while, don't we amelia. >> we do, at least into part of the weekend. currently80 degrees and barely a cloud in the sky. low humidity. it's a picture perfect evening out there. by 7:00 p.m., down to 77 degrees. we'r completely dry tonight. no worries of rain at all. another comfortable night. you can open thefres air in. take a look. this is tomorrowrn g, 7:00 a.m., 50s and 60s greet you as you step outhe or.

64 degrees in washington. 58 in frederick, 55 back in winchester and martinsburg. really comfortable again tomorrow, jim. t how long does this weather last? it's not going to last forever. i'll talk more about that coming up at 5:25. >> you've tempted us with a mini stretch. thank you, mill. a high-tech security system makes its debut at a local airport and has immediate success. ahead at 5:00, the cutting edge techlogy you might encounter next time you fly and how it stopped an i fosterm entering the country. one company has the highest job growthn the state of maryland. now it'srying to connect more people to opportunities. metro says it's actually aheadf schedule with its busy red line repairs.

the rhode iand avenue brookline station shut down since july because of the massive rebuildin project. today there's good news. the work is ahead of schedule. when do you ever hear that? transportation reporter adam tusk gotn exclusive tour of it. ris is a story you'll only hear here. orter: that's right, wendy.

you barely ever hea that with metro. we can deliver good news. september 4, that was the anticipated opening day for the red line here along the stretch. it's been shut down betweenen f to and nome ma. september 4th it wil open and metro says everything is looking goo good. metro riders rejoice. the transit ability see says its it's ahead of schedule. >> all ofs our work i progressing on or ahead ofplan. we're in great shape to return this area to service on september 4th. >> most importantly, the uneven platfo u whichd to be so apparent at rhode island avenue is leveled out. we met rider dol king on the platform not long ago. you can seehe how t uneven surface affected ter ability get on and off a train.d she literally o push and force her wheelchair up onto the train. >> sometimes i have to do a 360

and go on backwards before they close the doors. >> reporter: instead ofin demoli the entire platform and rebuilding it, metro says it's lowered the rails inpots to achieve a level surface. >> the floor of the trane has to be the same level as the platform itself. on the aerial structure, we found it was better t lower t rails. >> all new concrete supports them. the platform had ohunks concrete fall off it in the past and the transit agency says thao is a now fixed. some people are now saying, well, if things are ahead of schedule, why can't theyheust open system here ahead of he le. metro says there are smaller punch list items it wants to take care of between now and september 4th.y, weack to you. >> adam tuss, thank you. one of our country's most iiconic bridges is bad shape. in a couple weeks the meml ial bridge wut down for one full week end. the closure will not only impact cars, cyclists and petostrians, but boaters on the river as well. the bridge will close at 7:00

p.m. on friday, september 14th and stay closed until 5:00 a.m. on monday. crews will move barges onto the potomac river and lower support beams down. the entire project to replace the bridge deck is expected to take 2 1/2 years. a story you'll only seews o 4, we confirmed district heights elementary in prince george's county wl be temporarily closed when the school year starts in two weeks. the students will be bused to an empty school instead,ossibly the forestville high school. there are concerns about air quality in the a school the possibility of mold at district heights elementary. wexpect to learn more about the decision at tonight's school board meeting. news 4's shomari stone will have tonight at 11:00. for two years in a row, prince george's county has had the highest job growth in the state of maryland. now the county is rebranding the way it connects people to those jobs. we're working for you tonight if

you're looki o for work just new opportunities. our county bureau chief tracee wilkins takes a inside look at the grand opening of the american job center in largo. >> are you a job seeker? >> yes. >> reporter: there are two leading categories for the unemployed in prince george's county. kayla hopkins represents one of them. she's a high school graduate in her 20s who needs to develop a skill set. >> to have a career is one of my main goals. i don't want to just be, just hopping around to different places. i want somethings tha stable. >> reporter: regina smith represen another growing segment of those in the county. >> i retired the latter part of 2017. now i'm trying to get back out in the workforce. >> reporter: both found themselves here at employ prince george's. >> there's a lot of resources here. >> you serve as the bridge between job seekers and

business t >> reporter:s non-profit county'sder the economic development corporation but is now its own separate entity with an even stronger focus on finding work for the county's 20,000 unemployed. >> we do offer workshops and counseli here. >> reporter: for two years prince george's county led the state in job growth, making surn that res like carl are the atght fit for jobs in this competitive cl >> this area is a very transient area with a lot of very well educated, veryer dse competitionhat your as a result is a lot more tougher. >> for more information one employ priorge's, how it works and how to connect with them, go to nbcwashington.com and search employ prince george's. in largo, tracee wilkins, news some robbers, a couple of women at the dsw iriendship heights armed with a taser pulled off a big robbery today.

three of the women helped themselves to eight pairs of shoes at the store in wisconsin avenue. they walked in just before 3:00 yesterday. the women started loading up with boxes of shoes and wentor the exits. that's when a store employee asked if they needed help paying for them. d.c. police say one of the women pulled out a taser and tried to tase the employee in the face, but it didn't hit her. the women were last seen heading south on wisconsin avenue. it's been decades since she ns in school. but a 54-year-old woman is going back. ahead, the challgeshe's over come and the program that's giving her another chance in wake of adversity. wouldn't we love to t used to thifall-like weather but we

all right. well, it is lovely. lovely >> we needed this bad. >> we deserve this at this point. the goodews is thi lovely weather continues into saturday. >> awesome. he and then heat and humidity are back. >> sounds like with a vengeance. >> it will be that heat when you factor in the humidity it feels like 100 to 105 next monday, tuesday and wednesday. you want to soak up thisth beautiful w that we have

right now. gorgeous again tomorrow, the weekend, it's nice. a dry weekend. it is hot but a little humid on sunday. but then next week it's oppressive and extremely hot, especially monday, tuesday and wednesday. currently our temperatures coming in around 80 degrees. 80 right now in washington. at 82 in frederick and 79 down in fredricksburg with clear skies, dry air in place. our temperatures cool off really nicely tonight. bus stop at the tomorrow morning for the kids, it's comfortable and gorgeous again. 64 degrees as s you'repping out the door. recess it's nice with the tempature around 80. pickup will be all sunshine in the forecast and 85. a few desegarme t won tr ohaur workweek, especially with all the rain, the recorde rainfall had impacting the area on tuesday. here is a look at your humidity lehels and howll increase over the next couple -- i should

say few daysda through sat it's still comfortable out there. areaumidity impacting the through saturday. as we look to sunday, it starts to feel a little humid out tre and next week it is oppressive. again, that heat en decks is going to be around and over 100 grees monday, tuesday and wednesday. you can give the air conditioner a bre no into saturday, but then it's going to be back on in full forceext week. the weather having a low impact on your weekend heading to the pool orbarbecues, it's looking awesome, especially in the shade. want to get the car washed this weekend. we have a nice stretch of long, dry weather. we have our news 4 community shred happening saturday evening. o problems with that weatherwise. for more on that, you can head to our website, nbcwashington.com. re is your storm team 4 four-day forecast. take a look, not only at the b high the lows. usually we don't point these out. they're so nice, i have to.ow tomoorning we start off at 64. saturday morning we start off at 66 degrees. sunday morning it's still

another comfortable start with temperatures in the 60s. we warm to 90 degrees on sunday afternoon. you're definitely feeling the heat, feeling the humidity on monday with hig in the mid 90s. tuesday and wednesday we have highs in the mid 90s as well. monday through wednesday are the days where it's feeli like 100 degrees or hotter with that high mugginess. i have added thehance forate day thunderstorms into the forecast now thursday, friday it's not a washout. but it's that pop-up shower or thunderstorm activity hit and miss that will be potentially impacting the area. weekend is labor day.t riow at least sunday is looking dry and sunday by far from a dywashout, w and jim. >> thanks amelia. ah, the barrels at bull run. that winery is quite popular. >> and coming up, word that it's plndning to ex when we come back onne " 4 at 5:00":00, the big boost to those

efforts. i'm julie carey at dulles airport where customs and border protection is using n technology to make sure travelers are who they say they are. th you wanted to save on prescriptions... so you went online... and got t in a mumbo-jumbo of co-pays, coupons and codes that your brain went offline. next time ask your cvs pharmacist. our pryzrietary search tool an ways to help lower your prescription costs. just drop in.... before you nk out... see what you might save at cvs pharmacy.

metro isg cra down on crime. it announced today it made its seventh ar rft this month after

reports ofcein exposure on the rails. a woman who took a picture of a man in the act led police to the latest arrest. investigators tell us l atst three more men are wanted for similar crimes. a dubiousor milestone the district. the city is dealing with its 10th homicide. last year at this time there were just70 over . the city says it's working hard to crackown on violent crimes and it's making some progress. >> all lanesne have reo after a single car accident on the bw parkway near the maryland 410 exit. chopper 4 was over the scene shortly after the crash. all southbound lanes had been closed. massive backups here. once again, the good news, they have finally reopened. there's a new high tech tool being dloyed atulles airport this week. >> customs officials can now use facial recogniti software to make sure iernational travelers are who they say they

are. >> julie carey joins us live from dulles with word that the new screening has already tidentified its f imposter. >> reporter: on monday, dulles became the 14th u.s. airport to put thisutting edge biometric system in place, primarily forb d international travelers. after just three days they had already made a bust. this is where they found his real passport after the facial recognition something didn't match up. here is a look at how it works, this video supplied by cvp, a traveler presents their passport. that photo is scanned in, then a new photo is taken and compared to the one on the passport

a man arriving from brazil presented a french passpcit. but the fa comparison software revealed the picture on it did not match the one taken by the screener. when the man was pulled aside for more intse screening, he reportedly grew nervou travelers we spoke with today they they welcome the new technology. >> it makes security a lot tighter. if somebody i traveling not with genuine tdocuments, will screen the culprits. >> personally i don't have a big issue with it. a i' about security and getting us through the airport and making everything >> reporter: better security, not the only benefit. customs officials say the facial recognition system will also reducerocessing time foryo ev. about that man with his passport in his shoe, we can't tell you who he isse he was not criminally charged. he was sent straight back to brazil. coming up on "news 4 at 6:00," the plans for thisew technology over the next several

years. when you think of prominent industries in fairfax county, you probably think of high tech or medical. fairfax is one of the top agricultural counties in the state. the winery at bullun off route 29 at centreville, tfls granted $100,000 by the sthee, then ma by the county, so it can expand its operations. that grant money will be put to use immediately with new equipment. when the harvest starts in just a few weeks. >> we or going to get new tanks for red wine fermentation. we'll also get a new press. we'll be adding a lot of omjobs ine making to production to the vineyards to the tasting room. >> this is an industry sectoron that people really think about when they think about fairfax county. it's definitely som that we have targeted for growth. >> handly and i will think about this all the time. consums will see the benefits

with wine they're served starting next year. >> now i'm craving a glass or a sampling. the signs are up, the heavy equipment in place. today demolitio work began at the sent of marriott's new headquarters and flagship hotel in bethesda the work means lane and sidewals es and detours through the construction zone. marriott is moving its headquarters from north bethesda to this location closer to the bethesda metro station. the project is expected to be complete by 2022. the maestro is now on display at the national port rat gallery. this is a 60s photograph of the late american composure leonardrsobernstein. it shows his electrifying conducting style during a rehearsalt carnegiehall. he was once a conductor with new york phil harmonic.

he composed the classic "west sidestory." >> that is something to take in. finally hope for a mother from d.c. she's had a tough life. she lost three sons. a drunk driver hit her, sending her into the operating room for nearly a dozen surgeries, but she's determined not to get beat down. news 4's amy cho on theal l program helpinger regain control of her life. >> that's the program that's used right now thatnsa runs to actually collect all this data. >> reporter: being a student is all about learning what you node to gou where're going. for one student it's also about where she's been. d.c. native wendy paul spent ench of her life with the department of d working to protect people until one day she and her daughter eve were driving in d.c. and dunk driver

slammed io them, ending wendy's career and nearly her life. >> i kind of sank down into a spiral of depression. that affected me so badly that i didn't think that i could doan hing like this. it wasn't in the cards for me. >> a few mons after the accident, wendy's son rasheed would be shot and killed. >> i was always so proud of him. he knew that. he was so happy and he wanted everybody to be happy, i mean everybody. >> reporter: through the loss recovery, this of mom is still on a mission to make her children proud. she's now going to school at bike back center in northeast to learn how to use technology. >> all it takes is you to start try and to start, you know. you'd be surprised what you're able to do. >> reporter: her goal, to get an office j so she can put her new skills to use. she planso continue her udies, computer classes for this mother be drive.

>> i feel like i'm in cmytrol of ife again. that's a great feeling, especial when you felt the lesser for so many years. >> reporter: in nort amy cho, news 4. >> good for her. another testament to the strength of that mom. after the accident she had to use a walker for more than a. ye now she's walking on her own again. when we come right back, after two major floods in two years, ellicott city is now planning for the future. how it's hoping to prevent another disastrous flood. s > a major grocery chain is getting rid of itastic bags. and w got a very nice evening out here right now. however, we've got some changes to the forecast. we're heating up.'r e also going to talk about these pollen levels as well if you want to spend time

the country'sst big grocery chain is ditching plastic bags. kroger says it'oing to be phasing out the plastic over the next seven years. you can still use paper bags there andpahe comny will be selling reusable bags for a dollar each. christina foggie are owns nearl0 28 stores in 38 states, and that includes the chain of harris teeter stores. ve> officials in ellicott city

say the come up with a plan to prevent scenes like this from ever happening gn. the city is still tryinge to c back from two historic floods ntst two years apart. the c wants to buy and demolish ten buildings on the lower pd o mane street. county officials say that buildings constrict the stream, causing more intense flooding. they are also going to improve the flow of w ter throughhe town. the plan is expec yd to take firs to complete. >> i'm confident when ellicott city celebrates its 50th anniversary, people will point back to this year and say that community fixed it. they got it right. >> the overall cost ofhe project, between $40 and $5 million. a new school opens its doors in the district. it's for all boys. aaron gilchrist takes a look at the unique way they're trying to turn students into statesmen.

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a brand new charter school is up and running in southeast washington. statesman academy opened on donday in ward 7 with a unique program desig to educate and build up young boys of color. academics arekey. as news 4's aern gilchrist ex-planes tonilt, the sch also places a big premium on relationships. >> reporter: a smath group ed for a professional development day when we visited the statesan college preparatory academy for boys. founder and ceo sean hardnett is passionate to build up and educate black and brown boys. >> the first three weeks of school is all 60 of the kidshe d all teachers in a room

together, all day long. >> reporter: in this room fourth grade boys and the staff will start working on the school's core values, relationships, rigor, relevance and resilience. >> these young men want to be in deep personal bondeds relationshith the adults who preside over them, but also with the students who they share the cssroom with. >> reporter: hardnett believes building trust and comradery leads to excellence in math, reens and reading for black boys who learn >>differently. hey need an opportunity to make the curriculum and content they're learning relevant for them. they need to ask questions, they do need t tok to each other. they need to be in groups. >> reporter: 23-year-old lamar leads the social studies and social justice class called kings 101. he knows he'll be teaching much more. >> i look forwardo ing a role model for them. a lot of them can't conceive of so lone that lookse me in a professional position.

>> reporter: as the school year starts, the boysar will their way into these empty classrooms. it's part of a plosophy of high expectations that follow them through outim their at statesmen. >> high standards, high structure, high support and high celebration. those four thing come together to create the high expectations we want for all children. l> repher:orrt c tcherhaoo s mostly black and mostly male. what hardnett unapologetically calls the happy byproduct. >> this community said something different needs to happen for boys. thearch is clear. these young men need to see positive images of themselves. difference.ig some of those positive images came on opening day. these pictures posted to instagram tell that story. statesmen put out the cal to the larger community and men, many in suit and tie showed up to start the year with celebration and encouragement.

>> beautiful. l> one of the biggest goals of the schs to get these boys back on track and on a track to college so they can return to help build up their community. i love the emphasis on bonding an mentorship. >> and just being a man, stepping up. well done. an effort to end modern day slavery is receiving bigaj suppt from league. today strikeout slavery took over nats park. nearly a dozen organizations dedicated to ending human trafficking came out. the effort was started last year by los angeles angels player albert pujolsnd his wife deirdre. shis year stephen strasburg signed on a player ambassador. the gel is to reach as manhe people aboutangers of human trafficking, not just abroad, but here in our country. nick jonas is supporting the program and performing after today's game. just over 24 hours before the red skens take on the

broncos on fedex field, they'rew taking their sn the road. dave johnson joins us from the today'som with more on special practice. >> indeed special is the word. there's a rhythm to the redskins preseason. some would call it routine. today a break in routine and perhaps an extra step in t rhythm. it was more than just a change in venue, but a change in perspective. just a day away from the preseason game, the red skens worked for those who serve.un g back rob kelly the first off the bus. the red scenes practicing att join base andrews. a joint vture between the burgundy and gold and aa. military members can watch practice from the sidelines and meet pyers at the end of the workout. a treat for dana mccoy and her 91ear-old da a world war ii veteran. the two share a love for the burgundy and gold. today a thrill for both dad and usdaughter. >> an awesome opportunity,

to be able to have him still here and to beble to honor him. been diehard red scenesfans. he introduced me to the game when i was 7 years old. soot that long ago. it's just an honor to be able to bring him here and to be able to meet some of the players up close and personal. we've just veryer grateful, blessed. >> we thank him for his service. we love that passion. coming up in news 4 sports at 6, the players' take on a day that was nust another preseason day. it was a good day. >> all right. we like that. dave, . the redskins take on the broncos again tomorrow night right here on nbc4. now, preseason game number thred coed the dress rehearsal for the regular season. we'll have live reaction from players and coaches on the red skens postgame report followed by news 4 at 11:00. hurricane lane continues to get closer to theawaiian islands. right now we're looking at a live picture there. the state of emergency i in

place. president trump has declared a disaster in advance. and the massive and powerful storm is forcing tens of thousands to lock down haerything might break loose. leans are longt the grocery stores and gas stations asca yo imagine. streets are blocked because of mudslide concerns. hurricane lane continues to bring heavyains to parts of hawaii with flooding issues being the biggest concern. >> they have not seen something like this, as we've been saying for a long time. >> for of course, i think the big question that's kind of gotten out there is the stormoing to make landfall or not. what that means is the eye actually passes over some land. that's making landfall. regardless it'smpting the island with very heavy rainfall that's definitely going to lead impressive and very damaging flooding issues. we've gotten reports of 18 inches of rain in parts of the island. and the rain just started there yesterday. here is the latest satellite and radar imagery of the very

powerful category 4 hurricane lane. the latest track has it kind of just skirting along the islands as it continues to headoward the north and west. it is expected to weaken over the next 48 hours. we're going to see it imprtting of the island as at loeft a category 2. it's really not going to impact the amount of rain that's falling. it would have a bigger ithact on strength of the winds impacting parts of the island. 10 to 20nches with up to 30 inches possible. not only that, but av30-foot leading to damaging surf, hurricane-force winds aren expected spots of hawaii there tomorrow. currently here back at home, we're at 80 degrees with a autiful wind out of the north. nine miles an hour, barely a cloud in the tomorrow to start your day, it's fantastic. 64 degrees at 7:00 a.m. have your lunch outdoors. if you didn't today, take advantage tomorrow. a high tomorrow of 85 degrees.

what we can see out there and what's bothering a lot ofis fol he ragweed. weed is a big issue with our pollen report. >> you're absolutely right, amelia. wet only is r up there, bup also grasses andolds up there as well, beginning to increase. e've had mold to deal with a summer. let's show you the maps right now. aswa amelimentioning, the ragweed pollen is picking up since g we'ten the sunshine out here. the last week of august as we go into ptember, the two highest for ragweed and pollen concentrations. generally grasses we get it around may and right around now, continuing to climb for september. yors might find yf issue for that tissue, that claritin if you're out ar about o the next couple days. we don't have rain. 85 on turday, 90 by sunday. it's going to feel hot and humid by sunday. saturday the humidity will be

the low side. you willot be and humid on sunday but still dry. more importantly, dro at the area beaches. one of the last weekends we get here in august before labor day weekend. we're looking at temperatures in the 70s and low 80s as you head to thech this weekend. and again, same deal here, by e more it will be a lit humid on the beaches. these are mainly for marylandd delaware beaches. hopefully you get a chance to get out there and enjoy it. as we get into next week, summer not done with us yet even as we head into september, looks like those tempetures are going to be in the 90s, amelia and we've got the huludity. >> ably. tracking another impressive heat wave next week even though we'rt looking the beginning of september. the temperatures are trending upward overall. here is your storm team 4 ten-day. foreca mid '8 os on saturday. feeling humid on sunday. by monday, it's oppressive. 94. feels mover like 100 to 105

degrees. mid 90s again on tuesday and wednesday, feeling very hot, near 100 with the humidity. and then we do have some storms in the forecas thursday, friday and saturday. but it's not looking like a rainy paern, just tho pop-up showers and thunderstorms. jim and wendy. >> we can handle that. thanks, mel. at least 30 states have legalized some form of medical marijuana. >> some experts say it could be a key to managing the opioid crisis. so why aren't there more studies on how effective it

pot f 3 pain. at lea states have some sort of medical marijuana law. but couldaruana help over come the nation's opioid epidemic? s erica edwards finds so far the only evidence that cannabis relieves pane comes from patits. >> reporter:at sep car accidents changed the lives of robby a alex. >> the vehicle i was in hit black ice and we ended up spending quote a while, flipped several mes. >> another car hit us and we rao in a light pole he reporter: both suffered broken bones in t subpoena, leaving them with chronic, sive veer pane. they cdld have tur to opioid

pane killers. >> whatever i wanted, whenever i want. >> reporter: but says they found relief elsewhere. >> i turned to cannabis in lieu of pills. i never turned back. >> reporter: a growing numopr of say they're getting life changing medicine not from a traditiol pharmacy, but a modern medical marijuana operation like thisone. >> reporter: triple 7 in los angeles grows and dispenses medical marijuana. wreck aeshl use is legal, but cam ro wolf says more than half of his customers are not looking for a gh. they want to heal. >> they have horrible pain c h't function on a day-to-day basis without medical marijuana. >> reporter: it's not just joents. people are also putting cannabis oils under their songs and rubbing cannabis safs on anything that hurts.

>> this is something where the public consumption of cannabis has already far tpaced our scientific understanding. we desperately need to catch up. >> reporter: one maj stumbling block, the federal government considers marijuana a schedule one drug, the same as hair wen. that means research is highly restrictive. >> if we can be allowed to study this in a clinical way consistently, i think going to be a lot of things gained. >> reporter: robby and alex who both work for 77 by the way, swear by the pure of pot to relieve pane 1 >> within minutes i'm feeling a reliefe that makes m be able to work again. >> reporter: cannabis may not be a cure but for now a comfort to those who need it. in los angeles, erikaedwards, nbc news. to night a white house in turmoil. nbc newrm con federal prosecutors granted immunity to one of thet' presid friends.

>> this witness, it turns out, knows a lot about a pre election payment to a former playboy playmate. prosecutors want to know did donald trump take part in a coverup that kept vital m information fhe voters just before they went to the polls? blayne alexander reports on that from the white house. >>eporter: leon and wendy, we're looking at a lot of people from the president's inner circle, now possibly giving information about president trump.n it's b very clear earlier this week, michael cohen is ready to talk and h is talking. now it appears another long-time trump confidant may be ready to joan him. today anotherss trumpiate apparently ready to talk. nbc news has confirmed "national enquirer" publisher david peck are has been granted immunity by prosecutors in the michael cohen case.ns th he is free to tell what he knows about a hush money yment to karen mcdougal. cohen admitted he paidon