a man hit andilled this morning in wheaton.hi morning teachers another one prince george county school is packing up. mold is keeping them out their classroom. we're looking at another gorgeous day out there. it's comfortable. it's kind of cool. we'll talk about the weekend forecast in that's in a fewminutes. good morning. i'm molette green.

>> for the second time in a week pedestrian has been killed along georgia avenue in wheato >> it happened this morning shutting down the load for hours.he it's where latest investigation is this morning. what can you tellus? >> reporter: well, there was one man who lived in the area who woke this morning, saw what was happening and his reaction was not again. you can see it's now open in oth directions but it wa closed during rush hour this morning as police investigated d fataltrian accident. this all happened around 4:00 a.m. manas struck by a car on the south side of georgia avenue near the intersection. it appears he was thrown quite a distance landing at the corner. driver of the car did stop and was here when police arrived.

this is the third fatal accident on georgia avenue in the wheaton peea in a little less than two weeks. le say it's a dangerous stretch of road. there's lots ofnd cars lots ofde rians. >> i see pedestrians trying to get across the street any way they can and the car is traveling quickly. >> are you surprised this happened? >> it's happened in other places along this road and other places montgomery county too. people trying to cross outside of crosswalks and that's dangerous. r >>eporter: whether the victim was in the crosswalk or not is part of the i venvestigation. there's an s that's spray painted. that's where his shoes were. he was found on the other side of the intersection. one thing investigators are going to be keen to look avether

are slance cameras. there are cameras on both sides of the building andppear to be where this area accident occurred. that will be something that investigators will look at. back to you. >> all right. thank you. any minute we expect to learn more about another pedestrian killed in maryland. last night a man in his 60s was struck by a car in laurel. police closed several lanes until the investigation cleared. the driver did stay on the sce. a week of convictions, disloyalty and unexpeed candor from president trump. >> news 4 has the latest from capitol hill. >> reporter: for a president who values loyalty. >> it's called flipping and it almost ought to beillegal. reporter: it was a week of pushing its boundaries.

david pecker, long time friend of donald trump now granted immunity by federal prosecutors. their focus a hush money payment to karen mcdougal for a story the tabloids never ran and the president's involvement. this follows michael cohen's guilty plea tuesday. >> they have cohen unrelated to the came paipaign. i'm not charged with anything. >> i am pleased endorse. >> reporter: attorney general je sessions firing back thursday after this attack from the president about his recus r fromsia related matters. >> he took the job and said i'm going to recuse myself. i said what kind of man is this. >> reporter: sessions said in a statement the justice departmt ll not be politically influe sed. thatrked a tweet saying look into corruption on the other side including deleted e-mails and a long list of more. >> the white housengs loo increasingly like a criminal enterprise andhe president is

flailing and failing. >> reporter: the president had only good words for former campaign manager pl manafort convicted this week of bank and tax fraud. the president reportedly asked his lawyers about the possibility of pardoning manafort. many neighborhoods in s our arearted the day in the 50s. the sun is out now. we're starting t warm up. >> it's delightful. we don't have many days like this in august. >> no. definitely not. definitely not. we can usually get a little dry stretch of weather once we go into july and august. usually that includes a lot of humidity. not this time. it'sather comfortable. feels like falth out e. it's a gorgeous day.

79 degrees. we'll continue to move right on up. we'll be in the low to mid-80s today. no rain, comfortable conditions. you see we are dry out there. widen out the view a little bit. have this that i've been watching. this is ahead of warm front. it's going to lift through our area a little bit as we get into sunday. our humidity and heat will weri. l talk about how hot it will get. we have thepo pollen . trying to figure out why that might be the case. that's coming up in about 20 p minutes. he quit months ago but we're learning new details about the resignation of the university of maryland former athletic director. this is another controversy the department is dealing with on the heels of the investigation surround football player's death. kevin anderson used $15,000 of school money to hire a lawyer

for two student athletes who were accused of sexual misconduct. the school says it happened last august and was a violationerf unsity protocol. the president's office found oue whep when the athletic department got a bill. they told anderson to cut ties with the attorney but months later anderson had not followed that order. the university said the decision to hire this lawyer showed a serious lack of judgmen in sexual misconduct case. given the university's commitment tor a f and impartial handling of all such matters. a prince george county elementary school will not see any students this year. >> officials say a mold problem means the not safe for class. >> reporter: good morning. there won't be any school here

in september on the first day of school. b there will n any school at all for the coming school year.b students wil bussed to a new location for the school year. the plan is for during that time for crews to a get insid do work and make repairs to get rid of that recurring mold. district heights elementary teacher and sta heading to their cars friday morning. some with hands full bound for a new claom off campus. come the official start of school in september, youel l won't see much car traffic here anymore. oater the ceo announced this at thursday's school meeting. >> the best option was for us to move the students from district eights elementary school to forestville high school on the school. t day of >> reporter: what's the plan to get students to and from forestville high school. realizing most students here are walkers, they will have buses

pick them up at assigned points every day to get them to and from their classes. they will alter the bell schedule to accommodate this new change as well. this swift shift into bussing students more than a mile away to forestville highw comes afte recent testing turns up super bowls mold had resurfaced. back in spring 2017, news 4 borst told you parents, students and staff come plaapli about mold and dproobreathing problems. some 14 ventilatione fans w repaired. classes there resumed but this time the interim ceo says students and staff won't be back until the wor is finished that mold is gone and the school is deemed safe. >> i feel frustrated. i'm angry. i'm also happy that we have a riw ceo that care enough for our

children ofe george county to remove these children from this school. i've been begging from day one. >> reporte back live, some relief from parents concerned abouthe moldevels here at district heights elementary. per the school board, there's more than $2 million set aside for repairs here. the interim school ceo says that does not mean crews will get right to work. by not having students on campus, they can get to work entirely andake sure the job is done right so mold does not recur here. hopefully, ever again. we're live in district inights. i'm jufinch, news 4. a lot of changes. students aced this year's standardstests. they had the highest pass rate in nthern virginia.

alexandria, fredericksburg had the lowest pass rate. pass rates fell slightly across virginia. of ives the schools an idea the number of students meeting minimum standards. the marine corps mascot is retiring. this is a look at the dog during mos retirement ceremony this d.c.n he's been going through some rigorous training to take over this mascot's >> chester the 14th looks like he's ready. >> yes. >> lay it down. we are working for you to keep you moving with information on major road closures. >> comin up, we have an update on metro. what to expect this we tend and longm. ;

no justice between foggy bottom. regular service outside of that shuts down area. throheh sunday is this is going to last. service between franconia and arlington. no service in d.c. or maryland. track work still continuing on the red line. they are on target for that. last thing to look at here.

monday at 5:00 a.m., blue, orange, silver line, that normal service should be back in here. a weekend closures come during major red line shut down that's closed the red island stations.d brookland the good news is the project is ahead of schedule. we see how metro says it hasre thened the system. >> what i want to show you is a bit of the work we had to aldo. of our work is progressing on or ahead of plan. we're in great shape to return this area to service on september 4th. >> reporter: the uneven platform that used to be sos apparent i now levelled out. we met rider dolly king on the platform not lon ago. you can see how the uneven service affecte her ability to get on and off a train. she literally had to push ander force wheelchair up on the train. >> sometimes i have to do a 360

an back to where they closed if door. >> reporter: instead of demolishing the entire flat form, they lowered the rails in spots to achieve a level surface. >> we found it was better the o lowow -- to the rails. >> reporter: it hadhunks of concrete fall off and the transit agen says that is fixed. it's giving metro some knowledge. ris stretch of the line will re-open september 4th. back to you.>>

you won't be able to get through starting friday, seember 14th the bridge will re-open early the following monday morning. crews will replace the bridge deck. that work starts inr. octo next month's closure is seto bring inne a cra and get ready gor that project. break news. we just received a statement from senator john mccain's family regarding his health. >> the family says they have made the very tough decision to discontinue his treatment. here is part of thestatement. the family says with his usual strength of will, he has now chosen to discontinue medical treatment. our family is immensely grateful for the support and kindness of all of his care givers over the last year and for thenu cong outpouring of concern and affection from john's many friends and associates. the senator had been under goinr tment for brain cancer since july of 2017 and had been absent

from washington since december. we expect to hear a lot o reaction on this breaking news throughout the day. >> we'll be thinking of the senator and his family throughout the day as well.>> perfect attendance not a problem. that's what theids at langdon elementary school werein celebr today and last year. >> now they are on to the next big challenge.ng ins n double digit game reading. and close to that in math. i had chance to talk to some of thetieudents and staff about how they will make it all happen. check this out. we have a bunch of students and staff here. this is langdon elementary ho . all right.

doubleig gains in reading for these students and really closing in on your math test scores as well. what's your plan? >> an overinfusion of writing. >> we haven our s fair. we have kids who are taken things in a big direction. we have mr. chase who brought home top honors in energy and transportation. i want to start down here with jasmine and go along the how will you make it a successful school years? >> hitting high scores than expected. >> you in. >> i want to have the highest scores on all my tests. >> this year is going to be successful ty having highest score. >> chase says he will win the

science fair again, right? >> >> i love it. let's part the sea and dance on what will be a successful school year at langdon elementary. such great group of kids. parents and teachs are working together. >> you cantell. a beautiful story. fans see former mvp adrian peterson running for the red ski redskins tonight. >> he was fan favorite. theme teawith members of the military and their family. you can watch that game right here on nbc 4. kick off is at 7:ak30in. the national news today. how young is too young or your child to be outside alone in

you'll hear from a mom whose decision landed her under investigation. wie are joined by the stars of a tony award winning musical. the name tells us a lot. "passion." more on what we can expect in the next half hour.

illinois mother is defending herself after she was questioned by child protective services after she let her child walk the dog alone. s >> somebody called them about an unattended child walking around the neighborhood for over an hour. she said her daughter,ho is eig eight, was only gone about five minutes. the person responsible for filing the report should face punishment. >> i felt they should have pursued charges against theho person filed two falsein compts. even if you're not 100% on board with your child walking around theblock, most people are onfident that a mom who stays at home with her kids has got good enough judgment to decide when her child is ready or not ready to do that. > she was cleared for any neglect but child protective services says they have to

investigatell calls but it's been a talker this morning. >> a lot of talk on both sides of this. all right. nice day for a walk. >> beautiful outside. >> it wasool when i came in. >> you needed a little jacket. >> i told my husband to come home early because you have to take me out a we need to be outside. >> everybody was out last night. it was late. i was like what night is it. >> i was in the bed. i think every out door table was full. another great evening to get

outside tonight. look at the beautiful sky out there. it's still comfortable. you're going to feel the humidity on sunday. monday, tuesday, wednesda even thursday is going to feel like 100 degrees. it's going to be a little warme next we enjoy it. plenty of sunshine out there so grab the sunshine. degrees. all sun out there. nothing happening on the radar. this oneng has been g over the last several hours. that's going to break up and not ad towards us. it's all ahead of a warm front. that warm w frontl be responsible for us gaining heat on sunday and gngriaight tniha the back of your throat a little

scratchy. have you been sneezing quite a bit. we have pretty high pollen. for the next two weeks it's going to beh fairly h and grasses will continue to increase as well.t grab t claritin because you'll need it. temperatures will get warm next week. talk about the chance of rain in about 15 minutes. conditions are getting worse on hawaii's big island. >> that's because of hurricane lane. it's approaching. how the residennd visitors are dealinge

have new reaction to the breaking news beju. ade aor john mccain has difficult treatment to discontinue his treatment.>> his wife tweeted, i love my husband with all of myar god bless everyone who has supported my husband. >> senator mitch mcconnell said we are fortunate to call him our friend and colleague. >> we want to read part omithe 's statement. the family says our family is

immensely grateful for the support and kindness of all of his caregivers and for the continuing outpouring of love hed affection from his machiny friends. ad been undergoing treatment for brain cancer since july 2017 he's been absent from washington since december. you can find out more action on the nbc washington app. we'll stay with this story througho the da hurricane lane spinning off the coast of honolulu,graded to storm. >> the storm is slamming paradise with more than a foot of rain. mudslides and powerful winds. jay gray has the latest now. >> reporter: tens of thousands on edge as lane slowly pushes toward hawaii. >> you do not need a direct

strike to have major impact. >> reporter: the big island has seen big rains and more expecteo the region. >> we're going to see torrential rains occur for the next 48 to 72 hours. this will likely flood roadways, possibly wash out bridges and cause evacuations and necessitate water rescue. >> reporter: raging water fi spilling out, forcing many from homes. >> we're hypern focused safety and security, food, water and shelter. >> reporter: fema h filled a warehouse ready to move in. >> i wanted to getut as soon as possible. you can't control mother nature0 >> reporter:00 tourists are riding out the storm across state. >> we keep hoping it veers more out. you can't forecast what the weather will beike when you book a year in advance. >> reporter: pockets of sur fer

look to take advantage of the growing waveot r clear sign that lane is movingin. jay gray, nbc news, honolulu. it's been only a few months since flood waters ravaged businesses along main street. the city had barely recovered from devastating flooding just two years before. now state andea localrs come up with plan that will save lives and prevent future flooding. it meansenuildings must be demolished. those buildings constrict the stream causing more intense flooding. that's the musical "passion." it's set in 1860 in italy.

it tells the story of a triangleo good morning you both. thank you so much for joining us. clay, iant to startith you. your character is ge tell us about how you are intwined in this love triangle. >> he's aolder in the italian army. he gets moved to f away camp away from this woman he is in love with. where he meets another woman who is played by natasha who has a a romantic entanglement with. >> you being one of these characters but you're not good for him. >> i wouldn't say that. it's a love triangle of 20in some in the 1860s in italy. they are all really searching for authenticity fo hato have a

experience in life. they are trying to find out what love is. they seek truth in eemp other the find a way out of their wo rld. >> some people would say this musical is one of the most challenging works. why do you think that is or would you agree with that or not in. >> i would agree. the music is difficult.not? in. >> i would agree. the music is difficult.in. >> i would agree. the music is difficult.n. . >> i would agr the music is difficult.. >> i would agree. the music is difficult. >> i would agree. the music is difficult. as actors it's exciting to get to be a part of it. i won the tony award for best musical when it appeared on broadway. >> people love to come twice so

hay hear the ideas and experience the danth of music emotion. >> you can hear in the music the motion that's in it. this isig at theture theater. some very intimate sc ses. thnature theater is a very intimate place. do you think thatddto the play, if shthe show? do can you think it works in its favor? >> absolutely. youoat be insiet to be in the p. you get to be in our world. >> you make it very appealing to want to get out there and see it. you've got some good time to head out to the signature theater. "passion" runs through september 23rd. thank you so very ch. break aleg. >> thanks for hing .

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lauren is back with us. we hope all the good husbands are listening. >> this o right hers making plans. out to dinner. >> am i going to have to text your husband? >> how many times have you texted him? >> he knows. get home early. we want to enjoy the evening. i want to be by the water. >> you have to go early. it was packed yesterday when i wa out and about. it was like 8:30. it was every table. >> the biggest thing is there's no humidity. that's what makes it so good.

>> that's why everybody comes out of their house.ok take a we have a few clouds out there now but they're fair weather. 79 degrees is our temperature. we'll take it into the low to mid-80s today but still comfortable all the way through the day. rorrent temperature the board right now. 79 here in washington. outside the beltway you can see we have a lot of 70s. if you're in the shanandoahva ey, great temperatures. we're dry. thanks to high pressure we will conto be dry all the way up and down the east coast. if you're headed to the beach, it's going to be a perfect beach weekend. no matter if you're going down to south carolina or coming up th jersey. looking good for. we're watching this system crawling through the midwest.

that's going to continue the weekend as it moves to the east. we're going to see the warm front lift through our area sunday. here is saturday, sunday. if you're getti inting coffee, u'for a run. looking all good for any activity you want to do this weekend. sunday will be warmer than sad but still not bad. 85 degrees will be our temperature. it's going to be tta last comfe day. after sunday the temperatures will be around 90. monday, tuesday and wednesday of next week, t operatures, low to mid-90s. we'll talk about the rest of the five days in your ten day. that's in about ten minutes. >> i'm off monday and tuesday. you're tellinge all the right things. >> i'm so happy for you. >> okay.

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it's real. >> glenn close there. she plays a wife who questions her life choices and she travels with her husband who is about to receive a nobel iz >> some says it has oscar written all over it. it?t do you think about >>calling it now. i think she's going to win her long overdue oscar. she's been nominated many times bu never won. i think this one will finally do it. she plays be wife of an author who is finally nominated after her life's work for the nobel prize for his literature.

there's some big fights here. there's big motional scenes and also some smaller moments. she's been great in so many roles before. it's a perfect storm where she's finally going to get it on this one. i couldn't be happier. >> i loved the moment when wd he big fight at the end and then i say i want to get out o this dress. he helped me unzip it. who have been together for a long time. they are down in the bar and you

see them up danci in t hotel room. we're very complex creatures, human beings. many things can be going on at the same time. it doesn't mean that any of them are nottruthful. >> i like the sound of this one too. hereal life daughters in this too, i believe. the s man wok up late night tv is on the road doing stand up comedy again. arsenio hall. who else is in town? >> yeah, get ready. we have sheila e. brad paisley. lots of good options this weekend.

enjoy. >> oh, my goodness.aw ome. wgob entertainment editor, thank you so much,sir. comi up next, teaching your kids to respect animals. why it is important for the thfety of e anim and the howl whimper yap yap yap yip is your dog trying to tell you something? licking, scratching, scooting, and rubbing may be signs of allergic itch, a medical condition that may require treatment. that's why there's prescription apoquel: the revolutionary medicine that's giving millions of dogs the relief they deserve.

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humane education can play al important in a child's development. ews 4 sheena is here with easy learningtips. >> as kids head back to school it's important to remember learning does not need to stop whenhe students leave classroom. encourage teaching children about animal well being. lauren is here to explain. first of all, who is this sweetie pie ? >> this is bhful. her family realizes how much work goes into raising a he hope her next family will have the time and the energy. it is a time consuming process sometimes. >> s is so sweet. she's still very young. she still needs training. >> she about four month old. consider how frequently she will need to use the restroom andhe training needs.

we can guide you through all of that. >> talk about teaching kids about animalsnd learning outside the classroom. this is probably one of those instances where children need to understand puppies are puppies. what are some of the things that kids need to learna ary young age. one of the things we want to underscore is our education program in the classroom is how to interact with imals. how do you approach and welcome an anima to have a positive inte action? themal and the child are being conditioned through every hteraction they have wach other. make sure it's positive. animals should stay away from and stay safe from. even if you have a pet at home who you can touch and play, wi not every animal will be that way. teaching that early on will teach children have a positive

association ofma a. >> what is your program consists of? >> we have classroom programs in which we do repeat visits to th classroom with a range of programs not only the services but also general care and well being of animals. we cave bookbs and summer camps as well. >> teachers areontact the rescue aluliance to set this up? >> yes. we have volunteers and staff available. >> i love that we're starting so youn a lot of things start young and it shapes you as an what are kids learning? we have quite a few books about animal sfl animals. >> animals are a great option and reading about animals to help them learn about the human al bond, compassion, kindness towards all beings.

we have books about how to w interah animals. shilo is a great example of that. as well just the human animal bond. i think children often connect with animals betterhan they might connect with their peers. >> i agreeith that. >> there's value in that. that's what we want to underscore. >> that's awesome. i le this. i love the program teaching kids. they do need to learn at a young age. this is fantastic. contact the humane rescue line if you would le this i your classroom or if you want to get some books. >> me some recommendations. >> see what it's all about. this sweetie pie needs ahope. you can find her, bashful, at the humane rescue for adoption. head to the nbc washington app. >> he hope they find a home for her. last check of the weauter to figure what erika is going to do. >>ll tell mehe good news.

>> listen, you want to head to the pool, it's looking good for that or pretty much anything you want to outside today. low to mid-80s is where we're going to top out. ybe sure you grab the spf and maybe that claritin. that ragweed pollen is very high right now. that's going to be the case as we go into early september. look at all this sunshine. saturday, sunday. the hidity starts rolling back in as we get through the day on sunday. idity then the h and feel the humidity monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday of next week.fe ing like 100 degrees next week. >> good. thank you, lauren. that's going to do it f news 4 midday. thank you for joining us. we're back on the air this afternoon. >> you can get news and weather updates any time with our nbc washington ap have a

♪ we alive, in five, four, three, two, one. >> she was gone for about five tnutes and the n thing i know police were at the door. is there a problem?, wew old is she? well, test 8.5. we got reported of an unattended five-year-old. >> a mom comes under fire for lettinger 8-year-old daughter walk her dog alone. >> john henson and natalie is out. >> thank you, guys >> joining in for the fill in the blankhan friday. >>do we think of this story. this mom ises itigated by police first and by child services for lettinger daughter wal d