church's most recent child abuse allegations. and final good-bye. days of remembrance for john mccain, ends with a tribute, as the maverick is laid to rest in annapolis. good rning, everybody. i'm chris lawrence. >> i'm meaga fitzgerald. thanks for joining us on this labor day monday. we have a quick traffic alertu. for >> the westbound lanes are blocked at graham road after someone got hit by a car. the eastbound traffic is moving. we'll bring you an update as soon as we have information. >> and this holiday is supposed to signify the end of summer. it is steamy out there, sheena >> s.parveen. i'm telling you, as we go through most of this week, we're going to ben the90s. our normal high for this time of year is 84 degrees. we're going to be ten degrees

above that today. and tomorrow, be in the 90s, through thursday. it is warm and a muggy you walk outside. 80 degrees in annapolis. 79, washington, 78 degrees in quanti heantico. as we go throughay today, it will feel close to 103 through parts of the ea. by t afternoon, we have an isolated srm chance. i mentioned, 90s, most of this it feels like the dog days of summer, as the kids head back to school. we go back to the weeke and we have rain. the day is off and the kids are enjoying the pool this afternoon. this is a great place to refresh from the heat. have spf 30 on. we will reach 94. mostly sunny but an isolated storm chance. the kids head back to school tomorrow. we want to get to breaking news. a chaotic sapp in southern california.

you're looking at video of the del mar thoroughbred club from overnight. the san diego county sheriff's department says a man fired a semiautomatic gun in the air of a crowded area. no word on the shooter's current condition. deputies say that he got upset when he was told the concert for ice cube was sold out. the concert went on as planned. a man went missing on the eastern shore. george barnes went out on saturday on a boat from the yacht basin, on the northern part of the eastern shore. he was on the boat and they jumped into the sassafras riv for a swim. barnes has been missing ever si since. he is married to a montgomery county police officer. we learned the name of the woman from maryland in hartford county. the search continues for melissa

lehue. she stopped to help some people who were o a bridge because of high standing water. she was sweptut over the bridge. one of theeople she was trying to help died in the flooding. rescue has gotten to people this weekend. s hadaltimore police div to be taken to shock trauma having difficulty diving in the quarry where she and police are looking for four people after two river boats collided and sank. ten people were sent to the hospital after the boats crashed saturday night on the colorado river in moabi regional park. it was dar andhe lack of visibility could have been a factor. none of the boaters were wearing life vests when the crash occurr. after week of emotional

farewell, senator john mccain now rests at theav nal academy cemetery in annapolis. family and friends gathered for a private ceremony. on saturday, mccain was remembered by two fellow senators and family and friends in washington, d.c. his close friend, lindsey graham, is defending meghan mccain's eulogy of her father, widely seen as a rebuke of trump. >> if you say something bad about her dad, you will knowit, if you're the janitor or te president united states. >> even though president trump did not attend the fhteral, his da, ivanka, and jared kushner was there. and if you missed any of the tribute to senator john mccain, head to our nbc washingtonpp. we have complete coverage of all of the honors.

just search mcc>n. nd the ashes of one of the victims of theapital gazette shooting are at the nationals his widow placed his ashes in ba go pa gone yas. she was one of five staff members killed when a gunman entered the newsroom in late june. he was told the baltimore sun baseball park was a sacred place for john. donald wuerl will meet with police in d.c. to talk about the sex abuse scandal involving him and the church. somebody walked out on sunday mass. >> considerable animosity. >> shame on you. >> cdinal wuerl kept speaking as the man walked out of the church in northwest d.c.

the outburst dame as the cardinal asked parishioners to keep pope francis in their procedures. this is the visible sign felt by some catholic another parishioner turned her back on the cardinal as he spoke. t>> i don't thinky did this out of malice at all. but i think they ased their position. >> cardinal wuerl is facing a storm of criticism and lls for his resignation, as a grand jury accused him of covering up sex he has not been charged with wrongdoing and denies he helped in thecover-up. >> we reached out to the archdiocese for a comment on the mass interruption. they responded with this statement.ne quote, individual in the congregation expressed anger and several left during the cardinal's remas. however, the cardinal was also met with applause and

expressions of support from the parishioners. this sentint was echoed as he theeted the fl who expressed their prayers and support after mass. there's a hunt on for a p killer ince george's county. officers found a woman on the floor inside an apartment in oxon hill. e died on the scene. very limited information at this time. so far, no arrests and no word, yet, on a motive. now, to a devastating development in a story we're taking you from rio de janeiro. centuries of reseaknh and ledge after a fire engulfed the national museum of brazil overnigh you can see the flames consuming the 200-year-oldng buil the museum houses artifacts from egypt and roman art and some of the first fossils found in brazil. no word on what started the fire. o t we're told there's injuries reported. a woman on camera in a road

rage incident in northeast d.c. will appear in court tomorrow. she appeared before a judge over the weeke and is being heldou witht bond. look at this jaw-dropping footage. d.c. pole say on thursday, silver collidedle with a greyhound bus. sh took a tire iron and shattered the bus' and then, got in her car and tried to run over the bus driver. >> it's hard to watch that. wonder what made her so furious. i'm getti our kids' backpacks and stuff ready. thousands of parents are ready to send their kids off to school tomorrow. >> do you wish you knew when the bus was coming so your kids didn't hav t to stand in snow or the rain? so, guess what. there's anor app that. parents inrince orge's county can use an app for the arrival andf departu school busses. the school system is encouraging parents townload it. through this app, they will be

school find where t bus is, if it's on time or if the child missed the bus. ls can ao enable them to track one or more bus and they're arrival times at school. this is brilliant. great idea. >> i would love to have it. a battle over a bible study is splitting a community in northern virginia. cording to "the freelance-star" in frederi fredericksburg," they may evict kenneth hauge if he runs bible study. a nonprofession group that protepr sotects religious freedom defending the poastor. months after sarahrs san was asked to leave an accident, the restaurant is stilleeling

consequences, positive and negative. the restaurant is getting calls about it. and the tourism board is using emergency funds to boost its online marketing campaign to try to create more positive coverage. a man is in jail after breach at tcurity white house. the secret service says the man jumped over a bike aackund 8:00 last night. he was quickly arrested. just down the street at the capitol, people were celebrating lar day little early. >> there was a concert just capitol.of the and darcy spencer has the sights and sounds from the labor day concert. >> reporter: thel nationa symphony orchestra, on stage ontside the u.s. capitol for the annual labor dayrt.

♪ ♪ t crowds are turning out on the west lawn for a beautiful evening. it's the last harroorah of summer. and the symphony is playing. >> reporter: the concert attr t attracts thousands of people that are looking for something different on a holiday weekend. the sound of patriotic classics and works by living >> sounded like a terrific thing. an opportunity to see a world class and to see it outside, on the lawn, in front of this magnificent building. >> reporter: crowds were light in the heat in a dress rehearsal early in the afternoon. by evening, more people made their way through security and settled in for a holiday treat. >>'m here on vacation. and you have this wonderful concert on tonight. i thought i would come along. boy, this security is not something i was used to. >> reporter: the security is as

much a tradition in washington as the labor day concert. at the capitol, darcy spencer, use 4. >> we're soy used to secur being everywhere, you forget, tourists come from out of up to and it's not like >> that's one of the best things about d.c. it's a beautiful everything is free. it's moments like that, you're like, i'm in the most ponerful nan the world. and it's beautiful. >> i know. not many cities in the country can you do so much for so little >> exactly. new research is showing som troublindetails about possible attacks on u.s. embassies. and it centers around a device that you have sitting in your kitchen. plus, an uber driver got left behind in this high-speed chase. see how it came to an end next on news 4 today. >> we're off to a really warm start for this labor day monday. humity is high. temperatures are warm. and later on, if you're going to

be out and about, which i'm sure many peopl are, have the sunblock and stay

you're watching "news today." >> a grieving father of iowa college studt, mollie tibbetts, allegedly killed by -- he pleaded to not use her death for reasons that are racist. her death was used for anti-immigration supporters. mollie was 20 years old. her body was found in a cornfield two weeks ago, about a month after shwhdisappeared e jogging. charged with her murder.n

there was an op-ed poliiece in paper on friday, flaming democrdeblaming crats for her homicide. a woman and her two daughters were killed inca fornia. the three were buried in north carolina where shanann was from. christopher watts is being blamedmuor the ers. he has not entered a plea.>> researchers are shedding light on symptoms thatere felt by dozens of diplomats in china. there's reports that weapons were used that caused some brain damage. that damage from unconventional weapons caused painful sounds that the diplomats heard. a scary weekend for a ride share driver who was just doing his job during the labor day en

we it's from oceanside, california. the driver was allegedly asulted by a passenger. the passenger then stole the car and led police on a high-speed chase down the freeway. at one point, the pursuit stopped at 100 miles per hour. it endedn the beaumont area after the suspect surrendered to police. this.ke a look a that's aee baby d on the left of your screen, stuck between the slats of a fence. it is now free thanks to this officer in eugene, oregon. she covered t eafawn's h with a towel and then, put it on the ground and then it ran off. from the classroom to nats park, one group of high schools is hitting a l of home runs this year. it'sald the its academic team fromlaontgomery bir high

school. they were hoppnored for successn "its academic" show. they won the championship two years in a row. and they say the secret to their success is studying, not just the facts but the format of the game. >> a lot of work to get here. this is our second title in a row. there's so much practice and work and commitment that goes into that. and it's great h toe it pay out, with the surprise and the nationals experience here. >> the team says they're for a three-peat next season. you can watch "it's academic here on saturday morning. i know a lot o kids will be wondering what they should wear on the first day ool sc always important. >> you got to lay it out on the behe make sure's no wrinkles. have your shoes and your backpack. how long out do kids plan what they're going to wear? i don't remember. a week or a day?

>> you had to line up next to your siblings. >> this weather, you can all summer. >> you better dress cool of rrow for the first day school. you will be sweating in the afternoon, maybe in the morning. today, it isda labor a lot of kids and people off work today, enjoying the hot and humid weather. hopefully you can cool down by a pool. if you're heading to the beach, it's going to feel from 100 t 103 degrees this afternoon. we're going to keep the 90s in the forecast all the way through thursday. we're not going to get a breaken until the wearrives. it's 79 in washington. 73n lawrence and in frederick. we have an area of high pressure down to our south. this is just where it needs to be to bring in the hot, humid rer. this is w it was last week when we were so hot and humid. that's where it is again now. you can expect that we're going to feel around 100 this afternoon. your labor day plner, 7: this morning, temperatures

around 77 degrees. very muggy. lunchtime, already 90 degrees. feels closer to 100. 4:00 p.m., we're but closer to 103. at 7:00 p.m., we're near 90. our normal high this time of year is 84 degrees. we're goin to be ten degrees above that. if you have the plans, we're going to be dry most o the y. but lunchtime, mostly sunny, hot, humid. by the w afternooll see a couple of pop-up, isolated thunderstorms. not a huge deal. keep your eye to the sky for the same thing as k thes head back to school. here's your planner for tuesday. it's not looking different from today. as you do head back to school, just keep in mind, y want to dress cool out there. 94 94day, wednesday. 92 tuesday. ndd the weekend, and the rain chances go up the temperatures go down, guys. >> thank you, sheena. the morning commute, going

to be a lot busier this time tomorrow. all the kids back in schoolhe all of grown-ups back in the office. we have tips to avoidhe shock when you head o the door this ut

you're watching "news 4 today." >> summer vacation -- oh. >> all the kids in our area, starting tomorrow. it's going to bring a ton of changes to your schedule, your morning routine and the traffic. >> first 4's traffic, melissa,

as more on what to remember as the kids head backs. to cl >> it's been called september shock. but it's about planning and mentally preparing and taking a deep breath as we kick into gear. ♪ it's a shock to the system. the d.c. area, more than 1.4 million students areoeading back class. more people means more cars and more buses. >> that school-related traffic is so dierent bauecause it changes traffic patterns across the nation. >> reporter: remember to put down your phone, watch your speed in school zones and always ouok twice as crosswalks. >> ifake your eyes off of the road for two seconds, look at a text or look at your phone, you double the chance of being involved in a crash. >> reporter: you never want to pass a school bus. the only time you don't he to stop for a bus, if you're

traveling in the opposite direction and the roa divided by a median. >> even then, children may still cross a divided highway. >> reporter: in montgomery county alone, in the past 3 years, 55,000 peopleetave been ti for ignoring a school bus stop sign. our routes will become slow again. the beltway will bed busy. ryland 370, 90 and g.w. parkway will be hit hard. in virginia, 95 and 295 into the city, just take another breath. if you're one of the lucky ones dad you can telecommute, tuesday, wedny, thursday, are peak tffic days. you might want to pick one of those to sit it out. still ahd, did you watch the aretha franklin funeral last friday? i started with black hair and ended iith all gray. you may have seen this pastor's

sermon. he is catching heat for what he said. but he is standing firm. and confirmation hearings for brett kavanaugh are set to begin this week. why they are beginning too quickly and republicans are in eae way. it's going to up this labor day. htmperatures are warm and humid. but lue, it will be close to 90 degrees. if you head to the pool this afternoon, it will be good to refresh in the

"news 4 today"egins with breaking news. >> that breaking news, one person has been hit by a vehicle in the westbound lanes of arlington boulevard at graham road. all lanes are stopped as investigators look at what happened. the victim is said serious injuries. molette green is on to the scene. good morning, i'm chris lawrence. >> i'm meagan fitzgerald. eun and aaron have labor day off. we're going toaboror them. if you have stepped outside, it is hot as beep. >> i know. my windows were fogging up. >> that's when you know humid when the humidity fogs up your windows. >>hen you get the condensat