racially-charged language against his opponent. what the mayore1 had to say speaking to thei] redskins. >> "news 4 today" starts right now. 6:00 o the dot here. on. >> we're going to check in with storm team 4 meorologist chuck bell for your forecast. more hot weather, chuck? >> statisticatey the h part of the year is already in the rear-view mirror. it seems like the back-to-school weeks feel like the hottest. l and tt couple of days are prooflpfhat. a long line of car there's. folks reó$- to leave town for the holiday weekend. end today. it will be hot and humid. but it won'te1 be ass danger hot as it's been the last few days. the temperature may be coming but the high humidity is here to stay for all ofok the weekend. that mea that the rain chances are increasing as we get closer

to tomorrow andsaturday. mostly mid andi] upper 70s. the forecast for the kids that have to go today, should have outdoor recess. more chances come in after 3:00 this afternoon once the kids are home. today's temperaturee1 around 92 degrees. make sure the kids have the sunglasses for this mornin may need umbrellas for after-school activities. i'll show you future weather and a peek at the weekend coming i]. southbound parkway after the r(t&háhp &hc% lane. it is on the leftis shoulder4é crash. we are seeing backups because of it. inner loop and outer loop are looking good. side. 301, left lane,xd getting by th crash this jfmorning. district heights, inbound forestville road.ab did vehicle in the left lane. and pretty big backups as folks are trying to get past a crash.

to the messy situation in arlington th melissa just mentioned. crews worked through the night to e1repair water main ónai m9ñxd >> justin finch is live in arlington with thei] latest. rod morning. orter: good morning. people areçó breathing a sigh of reliefr we just found out that the department of emergency services was able to make those repairs and restore water here 1 short time ago. this is officially coming toi] froe department. you can see behind us there, they're working in çóarea too,e ping the water from that big hole there.g they were able to make three imilar water line repairs here, thanks to a rod-the-clock effort here in arlington. a lot of people were impacted by this. 3,000 to 4,000 people. this is not the onlyó[ site. we saw crewsok working at columa

re r frederick street, wh m were another line, patching it up there. we can tell you this work will going one1 for some time. they have somee1 fine-tuning too here, as you are now seeing t( ot of water to pumpe1 outng t( fromxd the broken line. they went on to make repairs, which you have to imagine, as hot as it's been, with school starting back, the kids going to rnhool. the g routinee1 firing up again. it's important to have the water go.dy to now, customers will have that again in arlington. live in arlington, i'm justin fimplg. news finch. thank you. trouble for feccher and relief for parents.e1 >> a fairfax county teacher has been charged with sending inappropriate pictures to + children.ñi l not be re. the school wmi not be that

students at kcameron elementary was involved. he also worked at ae1i] church woodbridge. he wanted to start a children's choir but there weren't enough kids. wefágve information on a girl thatied atnd say point state park. they were inan area marked for no swimminft water pulled her der. three other children were able to make it out of the e1water. fápolice hope this vid willi help them track down @ó person who threatened ae.c crossing g at an elementary school. the driver of this blue suv yelled racial slurs and threatened to run over the guard earlier this week. a witness tells us thesame driver also threatened to shoot peoe at a nearby market. nginvestigators are loot this as a possible hate crime.r the suv had california plates. (

the immigrationñi debate facing charges. jose martineyewas arrested terday.çózv he allegedly yelled at a bicyclist about immigration and3 then tried to stab him. the man on the bike got away. he spotted martinezn the same place the next day and pointed him out to police. he is charged with assault with a deadly weapon.t( hate crime penalties could s added to tse. the race for florida's next governor is ming headlines.t( 24 eurs after ron desantis m the nomination, he is facing controversy.is >> hccused of making a racially-charged remark against andrew gillum. desantis madefáhi the ]/'ment appearing on fox news.fá >> the last thing we need to do( is to monkey this up by trying to embrace a socialist agenda.e( >> there was immediate backlash wits the word monkey, which been historically used to compare black people to animals3

florida's democratic party called the word disgusting. s e campaign insisted he talking about his policies. gillum responded on wnbc. >> we're better than this in florida. i believe the coressman can be i beegret his mentor in politic is donald trump. >> if gillum wins he would be the first black governor in the state's history. eow, to the tributes for late senauú) john mccain. tonight, roads in downtown d.c. tomorrow's viewing at the nation's capitol. mccain will lie in state in the capitol rotunda, a building he served in for more than 30 years. the roads between the capitol r(t&háhp &hc% the supreme court will be east capitol street from second to first street, and first street to constitution to independence.e1 these closures will begin tonight and last through

saturday night. before senator mccain makes his final trip through q washington, thousands turned out to say good-bye in his home state in arizona. people waited in the heat to say good-bye to their six-term to seti(k"tjáju$e most poignant im (r'dy, ñiómìáhp &hc% putting a hand on his casket. the funeral.q new details this morning on lp the charges against most of the adults arrested have beenxd dropped. when policefálpe rathe come pound, they found as many as 11 children starving, barely clothed and in filthy conditions. one child was foundq three of the five adults accused of child abuse were t free. the charges were dropped because

prosecutors waid too long after the arrests to file the charges. the minus after the charges were dropped, the parents of the child who died were charged with child abuse resulting in death. they will be in jail until the former texas police officer convicted of murdering black teenager is sentenced to 15 years in prison.xd the jury found the former polic offiy oliver guilty of killing edwards. edwards was killed when oliver fired in a car full of teens that drove away from a house party. wed edward mother was hoping for a tougher sentence. >> we're thankful for the verdict that we received. we wanted more years, this is a start for us and we can get closure. >> oliver's lawyers are expected >> olivehe sentence.are expected se1 the site of rfki] stadium

getting a new look. the d.c. mayor helpe break ground ofw3 that $500 million project.e1 during the first phase of construction, a sporl complex wi built. construction begins next month and the field should be ready for games in march. it would appear that the mayor is hoping to break ground on a new stadium, well. she joined the redskins for a luncheon downtown d.c. wser made a not-so-subtle pitch for the redskins to return to the district.xde1 >> you only have to look at the capital one arena and see what it has done for downtown washington, d.c. you only have to look at nationalsxd park. and now, what's happening. soon, we will see a similar transformation inardxd 8 at the new home for the washington mystics.ok still, we think sothing is missing. i wanted to be here to welcome you. but also leave u with the

phrase that became very popular last night inñi florida from andrew gillum.t brinom not-so-subtle, indeed. the redskins played at rfk stadium but left 20 years ago. jtrá opened in 1997. >> the thought o the skins winning super bowls att( rfk. >> that's pt of the pitch. after the game at 7:30, we have you covered with the postgame analysis and a look ahead to the regularseason. hang out for news 4 at 11:00. coming cup,thing controversy ate1 the u.s. open. >> why some think the officials unfairly targeted a female player. plus, maryland and virginia. two states named in aq recent salmonella scare. what you need to know. automobiles. labor day aeekend travelersre readyok for summer's last hoora.

how to avoid lines and traffic if you're skipping tow saturday, sunday and labor day, the beach forecast, pretty od. chance for showers kp saturday. a much lower rain chance for sunday. be just fine with temperatures in the 80s. >> more h/a!e food tips coming up next in the o kitchenf chef j.r. s1yrrñ you're watching ne 4fá

today. >> 14 after the hour right now. a live look at reagan national airport for you here. not too bad at this point. that will change as labor day 3o

travel really gets under way. millions of americaup are gearino fly. 16 million peopled )kd are expec storm expected to be the busi st day this holiday weekend. if you're traveling, give yourself a little extra time get through security. a deadly salmonella outbrea3 one person is dead and several have become sick after reportedly eating empire brand kosher chicken products. othe cdc reports that twothe sick people are from maryland lt the halert was issued last week concerning empire. it included whole and part u chicken parts sold to consumers1 between last december and 2018. the cdc urges consumers to cook chicken thoroughly and to wash your hands and the cutting board with warm, soapy water before and after preparing chicke take those precautions. it's the scene as many

parents get their kids ready for school. and they will admit, summer has been full of junk food.ho the new scol year is a perfect hat healthy rt eating regiment. >> molette green is with a local chef who is helping parents prepare healthy meals all year long. >> reporter: good morning. jason said he has been eating junk food throughout the fásumm. hot dogs, hamburgers, pizzae cream? they admit to it. it's time to get our kids bck to healthy eating. chef j.r. kitchen cafe. thanks for letting us ñiin. you have tips that you want to share with é@us. we're trying to get back on track for school. we made a few5a dishes that ar creative. to get kids to eat food, you to

involve them in the process. their own meal. you deconstruct it and let them put it together. you'll eat it, right? >> yes. >> they made it. they'rnot going to throw the food away. >> involve them in the process. you wante1 to be creative with e ealthy foods. >> for breakfast, you can eat spinach and tomatoes at breakfast. we have an egg whitefáñr omeletá spinach and stewed i]tomatoes. >> reporter: who would eat this? they're raising their hands. that.e 1ñ you can get healthy. brown rice, asparagus. everybo knows whate1 asparagus is? >>yeah. >> salmon. you let them add a little salt, pepper to it. and get them involved. >> reporter: all righ we have moips comingq up with chef j.r. and his brannewok

restaurant here. we're going to have really good eating5a throughout the school year, right? back into you. >> i want to breakfast.e1 that looks good. ex> tennis stars will be dealing with another day oeme heat at the u.s. open in new york.e1 being watched closely. this is why a french player took a ten-minute break from the heat on tuesday.r when she stepped back on the ew n she stepped back on the shirt was on backwards. she removed it and flipped it around. n.at's when an umpire hit her with a code violat the issue is that male players often remove their penalized. novak djokovic there, goé.ur'g help on the sideline.ñi the u.s. open has clarified its policy, saying any player can át)áip r(t&háhp &hc% she will not face penalties or fines. >> you see people outside here.

it's 'twonder people do get arrested for the amount of clothes they don't have on. you see people on the lincoln are those shorts? >> when i was younger, i used to run with my shirt off. then dad bodt( set in. maybe something long sleeved is in order. >> it's a humid start to the day today. heat, haze, lphumidity. not as abundant as it'seen over the last fewe1 days. it ise1 very steamy out there. 79, a heat index of 82 at and current temperatures well above 70 degrees, closer to 80. bayside, w 70s to mid 70s. gardening forecast, do youre1 gardening early this e1morning. it wille1 ñi near 90 degrees by noon. of thunderstorms. your gardenintip from our friends, you should inspect your

lawn for grub damage. thy eat on the roots and the 1i qpár&y, that's where the gru are. you treat them now. you have time to recede before we golpñr dormant for the winte. this is the high pressure few days.he las this area of disturbed weather out to our west, will bring more clouds in that will take the edge off of the temperatures. but the humidity is still going to be arnold. temperatures not quite as high. all that humiditye1 means ⌝#ñ rain chances come back. here's future weather by 5:00 this afternoon, and the rain chances sneak toward the metron ars evening. here's your five-day forecast. 92 today. only 86 tomorrow and 87 on saturday. but a an60% c for showery weather onlp both those two dayd better weather for last part of labor day weekend. sunday, a stray showe monday, dry for most but a high back90 degrees.

ten-day forecj+1ñ next half hour. good morning, melissa. a traffic alert in northern virginia. e stbound 66 where the crash was. ta look at thew3 delays. about threee1 miles of slowdown% there. it'sw3 typically slow there. but adding to the pain because of tjf earlier crash. brandywine at 301. left lane is getting by the ash. now, a brokendown vehicle in the delay, as well, causing problems. southbound here on the parkway after the beltway. thacrash is cleared out of the way. as you look at travel times, 270 is good., beltwormal slowdowns there. and 95north. quantico to the beltway, a little slow, as well. p in n tot( wtop when you your car. coming up, children can spend hours each month playing online games. now,there's a warning thatt( ]hq=is are able to infiltrate

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you're watching "news 4 today." >> if your child likes to play games online, listen up. >> predators have found ways to taeset your kids in those gawo/ angie goff looks at what's>d putting your children at risk. >> i worry about them logging e1 on. >> reporter: shann's kids i] don't do social media but they're online.e1 >> they might play a game or two

with their friends before they i go to bed.ar >> reporter:ts beware. online gaming means kids can play in real-time with people from anywhere, making them easy targets.a5 >> child predators are using this technology to track and find your children. >> repoer: strangers posing as players are getting kids to give them names, phone numbers, locations and pictures.rzo the dange, chat rooms.m.p >> you really want to go in and tell your children, no private rooms, o privatekkrpáting. unfortunately, current games today, don't have that as a setting to block.t( i:ájjáp#ety tips,ñr use a pseudoname.r never use a child's real name. use invite only mode so e1 strangers can't pop in.t remind them tline friends should be real-life friends and keep personal information e1 pvate. >> i would put thgaming console in a public place.

>> reporter: monitorivgavior while setting boundaries.i] >> you want to make sure your kids have time for other this in their day, besides staring at the screen all day. >> reporter: angie goff, news 4t new games constantly coming out, it can be exhausting to keep up. do your best.e1 >> they suggest to play the emes yourself to get a grasp of what your child osed to. coming up,en he to jared. now, he's wanted by police. why this man'se1 engagement rin before he canxd say ido and outside on a thursday morning, quiet weatherown byxd reagan national airporsá early this morning. good, fine wrether if yo leaving town for today. how about the forecast for the holiday weekend? that's coming up in a few. he'of accused sending inappropriate pictures to children. more this morning on a man's connection to a

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thursday. the goode1 news is tha there is relief on the way. chuck will fill us in on _ forecast in a moment. a warning if you're wakingn up e1xdarlington. you may not have water when you go to shower or brush your teeth. there's several water main breaks along columb$÷ pike. crews are gettingt( them we'll have more on this situation in a moment. first, ae1 look at the forecast and your commute. >> we'll start with chuck this >> goomorning, everybody. thursday is here. that means friday is just around thee1 e1corner. long,çó holiday weekend for jus d.#eáttpáher will be pretty go t perfect, but pretty good. a quiet start to your thursday. temratures are onthe sticky side. but the high heat is coming to sn end today. the humidity goingx$$uz hang around. rain chances are going up for friday and saturday. butabor day looks pretty good. your thursdayñi morning temperatures arein the 70s, as you step out the door and get the day going.

schoolkids for today, 11:00 a.m. recess time. heat index close to 100 degrees. but not the 1 index we've been facing. after 5:00, a risk of showers and thunderstorms coming in. if you go up to baltimore, the redskins and the racvens play tonight at 30. there's a stray chance for a shower or two.fá ticket, on't have a watch the game on nbc ok4. that's what melissa is going to do.e1e1e1 the first 4 traffic aler inbound 66 was where the earlier crash was. chopper 4 showing you those delays. three miles of backup, adding to the normal pain on 66 on your average morning. it is off toxd the shoulder now. it will getetterq slowly. alexandria northbound.i] 395 before seminary. that's a new one. this is new, as well. springfield,i ro road, a

crash reported there. t( quantico. and after brandywine, left lane getting by the crash. a brokendown vehicle hanging out in that delay. now.nbis 6:32 right this is the elementary schoolteacher accused of sendinp inappropriatctures to children. ryan pick was arrested. he taught at the -- t school he taught at said he will not be back. l>> pick had a for church. and it takes on a new meaning in light of the charges. news 4's megan mcgrath is outside of cameron elementary school.4xpsituation.oksn rm

kids to actually get that project started. the pastor said that pick gave private lessons to children at the churchth but he saye was always a parent present. that's the church's policy, to have two adults in the room at alltimes. ryan pick was añi music teacher here at cameron elementary school. that's in fairfax county. not be returning to the school. no reason to believe that any students at cameron elementa were involved or affected directly. pick is accused of sending inappropriate pictures to children. he was arrested on monday. back to you. >> megan, thank you. 6:33. here's our other top stories this morning. the child molestation "y'hr(t&h% against a dit teacher couldt( go to a juryfá today. timothy threlkeld is accused of having an inappropriate

relationship with a middle school student. he said he never touched the teen. a third person has been arrest for assaulting a federal police officer. police arrestedw3 thomas cooley surveillance videoñi help identify the suspect who beat up the officer and tried to steal his scooter last week. a 15-year-old andñró[ó[ 17-ye were aested onok tuesday. theq widow of shawn suiter s rejecting a report that her husband committed suicide. anndependent view panel said hei] took his own life. yesterday, suer's widow said she thinks it's a cover-up.q suiter was hours a"]lñ fromfy tesg against othere1e1 officers when he died. emotional dpo aal good-byes as his family holds a memorial service. his daughter was visiblyup t. coming up, we have more oñ( the tributes for the late senator

today. he had someone else's credit card to use. for one thief, the next choice was obvious. >> he went to jared, apparently ok a wallet from someone who was taking a shower at the lakewood country club earlier this month.e1 he spent $15,000 at a jewelry company in rockville. the owner of the wallet didn't know it was missing until his bank called him. e1it's 6:35. no good deed go unpunished.i+ r% and one couple who went viral can relate. why the homeless man they raised money for is now suingthem. first, molette green is working for you. filling us in on recipese1 to me this school year a bit smoother. good morning. tips coming up. and chef j.r. has one big one that rents need to know abopaut

you're watching "news 4 q today." >> your time is 6:38. now, tojf new information about% bizarre mystery out of texas. shackled, w&kñ spotted on thi] surveillance video ringing a neighbor's doorbell on friday. she is now faced with ae1 felon this morning.a5 she was in a domestic situation. dead. his death was ruled a suice. investigators say the couple moved into the home two to threp you may remember a viral story aeut a hss veteran who helped a new jersey woman with his last $20e1 whenxl1 shs stranded on the side of the road. >> she ande1 her boyfriend help him by setting up gofundme lp account. now, the veteran is suing the couple. jéhnny bobbitt withhding funds. the gofundme page raised 00e1

$400,000. nehe couple said the was in their bank account andlp they claimy xd tdn't use any of it. sa forensic accounting of the that is down to $150,000 after bobbitt spent money on family, a trailer, a truck and drugs. good morning, everybody. if you'replanning your trip nd you'replanning your trip labor day, honestly, pretty good weather at thee1 beaches. lower rain chances at the coastline than at me. highs low to mid-80s at the beaches. our foten-daycast for right homecoming up. delays on inbound 66.xd a couple other problems comingì% into the district. your travel times straight ahead. coming up today on nbc,r lopez is taking onoke1 ellen's role. "ellen" every weekday at

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you're watching "news 4 today." >> your time is 6:43. staying on top of a situation i] j)pá's affecting ae@ ot of people this morning. >> dozens of customers areo65tro waking up without water, due to o justin finchw3ó[ is live in all this. justin? >> reporter: aaron,lp good morning. yeah. look behind us here.

the work is continuing on south park drive. crews are now digging deep underground, trying to get a handle on a water main break gallons of water to get closer to that line and make those q rep lines. they've been working, now,xd around the clock. we know 3,000 to 4,000 customers have been impacted byll of this. i want to take you to video from overnight. these are crews working at columbia pike and south frederick street there. the cause of this apparenak multiple b are due to crews trying o make repairs to low water pressure, we're told from the arlington department of emergency services. this area. backasut live, you mentioned, there are dozens ofw3q customer who are impacted. you have to imagine they are close to thisñi line here south park drive. if you are traveling in thisxd

area, you willlp see some closus between firstxd street andjf %r columbus st here, as a result of the work. traffic is being divertedere in this neighborhood. we are live inin arlgton. i'm justin finch, news ñi4, bac into you. xd police hope this video willc help them tr down a person who threatened a school crossing guard.e1 the driver of this blue suv s yelled racirs and threatened to run over the guard earlier this week. driver also threatened to shoot people at a nearst market. inators are looking at this as a possible hate crime. e are have new informationok on the death of a girle1çó in annapolis. the 12-year-old name isok kaniya kely. the wa÷xtjf sandy point state park.e1 they were in an areaed mao swimming. three other children were able to make itout of thewater.

the immigration debate turnedxd violent in d.c. cameras were rolling when jose martinez was arrested yesterday he allegedly yelled at a bicyclist about immigration and then tried to stab him. the man on the bike got away. he spotted martinez in the same place the next day andhointed out to police. he is charged with assault with a deadly weapon.xd hate crime penalties could be added to this case. today, tributes to senator john mccain will continue in these are the last moments cindy mccain willave with here1 husband of more thane1ñr 0 ye30r arizona. joe biden is scheduled to speak at tervice today.

roads in downtown washington will be shut down today, ahead ofe1 tomorrow's viewing at th u.s. okcapitol. john mccain will lie in state at the capitoljf rotunda, a buildi he served in more than 30 years. the ad between the capital and the library of congress and the supreme court will close. that is east capitol street from secondo street first street.t( an first street fromt(5a constitution to independence avenue. the closures begin at lp11:00 tonight and will last throughe1 saturdght. at the washington national cathedral. it is invitation only. security will be very tight. closures.e1be road you will be able to watch the funeral on our air and in the nbc washington app. an update on the metro issues we've been following all week for you. twice in tno days, riders iced the blue line train

going in the wrong direction. metro says it was a signal issue. the transit agency insists passengers were n in any danger. the misguided trains went down a track where another train would be goinin another direction. there iso going tbe a supervisor on the platform. the supervisor stops every trthn that entere station and calls in the i.d. number to make sure it goes down the correct track.xdfáes temperatight now are we're closing out argue with some seriously hot and muggy downright dangerous, too. constructi.xd workers in d.c showed us their stockpile of }/páer they need to get through the scorchik udays. and kids at s localools are getting water breaks. the cdc says to watch for signs of heat exhaustion, including headache, nausea, dizziness, heavy sweating andthirst. if you feel anyf the symptoms, get off your feetand find ae1ok place with air conditioning. don't take the symptoms ligh>>y around. not bud light. noe1 patron.

>> if you're sweating like of choice. over national airport, the sun is shining in a hazy sky again. it will be another very warmt(ed very humid daye1 today. the humidity levels are not going anywhere.e1 temperatures will be coming down aç(&ittle bit. that will help soma÷ light southwesterly wind, a heat index above 80 degrees.q it's an air temperature ofjf 81. annapolis, 80 degrees in southern maryland. lowo6k 70s in the shenando valley. temperatures, heat indexçó temperatures will be close to 100 tonoy. but as high5a as 105 we've been seeing.to  come back later onxd this afternoon and ts evening. if you're going to the redskins and the ravens gamein baltimor this evening, you could have a stray shower duringe1 the game.a no huge impact. the area?h1 of high pressure ths been cooking us the last few days is finally giving way.

it will leave the." humidity i place. butlp that approaching cold frop that has rain chances rossq kentucky, thatz(e1 will bringq- rain chances into the d.c. metro area here, starting this afternoon and higher rain chances we get into friday and 'saturday. he1 future weather for today. w quiu through the morning . by 4:00, thunderstorms bubblinge up toward d.c. metro area. we'll see if they live long enough to get here. l those stormte tonight, will be around for your fiday e1 morning. high temperatures today, upper 80s and low 90s. a hot and humid day tolp be e1 outside. fuweather for tomorrow, a the morning.e1 a lot of instability in the atmosphere tomorrow. temperatures wn. butances for rain off and on anytime during the day tomorrow. there's your ten-day forecast. 86 tomorrow. 87 saturday. a 60% chance of rape fin for bof those daysop and next week, back to school

and back to reality. (could be 90 mof next week.. >> it really is trying. thank you,lp chuck. choer 4right now over 66 inbound here at 50. the earlier delays are getting a little better than they were. alexandria northbound 395 before seminary. ae1 crash onheright side this morning.fá left lane blocked by a crash and a brokendown vehicle, as well. avenue.pennsylvania the right lane is blocked 270 looks okay. top of the beltway, no big ok complaints. his morning invirginia, 66 inbound, a little slow because of the earlierok crash. lp listen towtop when you hop in

d.c.'s brian king;zlseph is ng on to the final four on "america's got talent."e1 wowed the crowd and judges to this point. and he passes on to the e1 semifinals. tu, day night at 8:00 p.m.you c an watch it here on nbc.xd from the stage to the tennis court.q featuring the williams sisters is coming up serena and venus will play each other in the 1ird round of the u.s. open. >> serena has w12. this is a rivalry that goes bac1 to the çó1998 austrn.ian op that's ten years ago. >> 20. >> 20 years ago. 20lp yea e1e1ago. and they're still going strong. just imagine that. amazing. >> awesome to watch, for sure. it is that time to say

your kids have been eating all ] summer. >> farewell frenchlp ñifries. the new school year n a c to reset your heklá!e eatinge1 this morning, molette green is live with a chef in prince george's county.e1u >> start cuttin >> reporter: we're in the kitchen with chef lpj.r.he kitchen cray cafe. the kids haveitfá aed over the summer, they've been eating chicken fingers, french fries,f hotlpe1f iogs, hamburgers, everything. earlier, you gave us t of the four healthy e1tips. involve the kid notice the process. being creative with healthy foods.z let's geteqt last two healthy tips. talking to the kis about the importance ofe1 healthy eating they understand.

>> you want energy for school? >> reporter: right? >> jamari, when you wake um, if you eat at night.fa what's yourrite thing on this table? >> the spinach omelet. >> when you eat that, you will be full and happy and have the energy. it's supermportant to eat breakfast. breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day to et you started. oatmeal. >> put the fruit with the jf oatmeal. ch. >> when they make healthy choices, give them ñihigh-five. >> reporter: give evebody a high-five for coming ou4ñá and committing to being more healthy with the food choices. chef j.r., thank you for joining us. we appreciate the beautiful spread ofe1 colorful, healthy food. >> absolutely. molette, what are you working on for tomorrow? >> myes goo tomorrow. it is the kickoff of the last holiday of sumr, right?

labor dayw3 weekend. a lot of people will be cooking, going down to the fish i]market. we'll be at the d.c. warf. what i need you to do -- send me aw3 twittezxsend me a tweet, hi me up on facebook with the best crab recipe. what do you pute1 in your when you cook them? let me know. >> all right. thank you. good morning. brace yourself for a spe in gas prices this holiday weekend. aaa says this will be the most expensive labor day weekend in the past four years.ve the nationalge isñi expected to hit $2.84 a gallon. about 48 cents higher than last year. don't fret. experts say the spike should be temporary, as refiners are t startin switch over to make cheaper winter blen gas. here's four things to know

this morning. former texf police er, roy oliver, sentenced to 15e1 yearsn prison for murderf unarmed black teenager. you can look for the latest on this on "today." xd former vice president joe biden will speak at a memorial for the late senator johnccain in arizona. road closures will go inffect in d.c. ahead ofq mccain's arrivalñi torw.ro in the capitolotda until friday. airports will be packed a'o travelers get an early start on theire1 labor day weekend.xd if you're traviving, yourself time to get through security. tonight's preseason action 4. the skins take on the ravens in baltimore. stay tuned for our coverage followed by news 4 ate1 11:00. good game in baltimore this evening. there'se1 your five-day forecas.

the big game ate1 fedex field.fá maryland hostingfá texas,t.j al college fool season is here. go,xd terps. boomer e1sooner. >> oh,e1 my are you excited? indian head highway, ae1 middle lane blockd there. that's going to cause delays. 66 is clearing up. we're notre dame in our houses and maryland. >> he doesn't want txas to win. >> basically. for texas. >> he does. >> yeah. that is the news for today. we apprec te you wakingxd with us. >> the "today" show is nex we'll see you in 25 minutes. until then, enjoyñi your day. >> make it a great thurs

test. good morning. meeting it eting the mourners. overnight the family of john mccain greets the throngs of strangers whocome to pay their respects. this morning the first public service honoring him, a eulogy fromormer vice president joe biden and then a final flight to washington. the presidentcks a fight with one of the biggest companies accusingoogle of a bias. what theresident is saying about those claims and what the president is really trying to do.st ied. an uber driver shoots and kills a man during a