>> good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us on this tuesday morng. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. it's 6:00 a.m. the holiday is over. the summer is over. time to get back to. busine it's going to be a busy one for school starting for a lot of kids today. and parents are ending the weekend. >> it's a rou day fortraffic. and it's rough for anybody who has toe outside. >> melissa is tracking the records. let's start with sheena. she has the weather alert for is school year. >> dangerous heat in the forecast today. before you head out to the bus stop, it is very warm and humid. dress cool because the afternoon will be very hot. feeling like 105 degrees today. a heat advisory with the humidity is going to make it ngerous in some cases. it's 79 in washington. feels more like 83 degrees.p

when you s outside, you're going to nice how humid it is. temperatures in the mid-70s. have patchy fog o there. watch out for the school busses. less than a half-mile of visibility. gaithersburg has been fluctuating quite a bit. the most as you go through tuesday's start. by 8:00 a.m., you will want to dress cool. 3:00 p.m., 94. it will feel like the dog days of summer. we have relief in the forest. >> taking a look at 95. system,ake a look at my

if we can, guys. you can see, chopper 4 over, right now, the montgomery county. hopefully we can takek that b and show you it's active here this morning. chopper 4 over the bus lot this morning. frederick, after bucky's town pike. southbound 15 with aehicle fire. inner loop and outer loop, no issues. aaron? melissa, thank you. we'll keep an t eye onffic for you this morning. in a few hours, the final o grou students to start the school year is heading to class. that will have impact of your morning commute. hundreds of bussers will call this terribleraffic tuesday.

the worst back jum ups on the beltway. today is just the beginning of the traff slowdowns, too. travel times and congestion delays are longer in october than students are more than 0,000 students will make their way to others. >> and hundreds of cool musses on your road with more o how bowi it can make it easier knowing how far away that bus is. you can grab the here's the bus comes in. at the apple play and the goose

addchild. and from there, you set up your contracts,nd a chir couldn't to get them to customize your settings to photoif i kagss and get that was the enrollment. try to grow for a fifth-straight year. more than 134,000 school year. more than 200 cools and interred and for the rt of the school year. and this year begins on a different note. a new leader at the helm monica goldston left the county earlier this summer.l she wil be visiting for the first day of ho, some five

schools this day. and pe lix tellsou back to blass. to take sking drivers their final out there. more walker akss are going to cool. your traffic pattern may be changing. you want to be sure you take who is there today. >> live in bowie, i'm justin finch. >> thank you. the start of a project could slow down your commute for a long time in okay. construction begins a malcon i wh 2021. for the first time in 45

days, metro won't o work shutdowns. rains will be ridersno ctake the gate line because of the ending. >> angie, what's happening? >> a lot of informations goingg sto. there's the scene of two of the four shootings that asked you to police. the shooting halved in the to be familiar witthe area, the southern avenue. and the follow up on the third

shooting and southeast. no record has been made in of the hootings. we will continue to make calls, as well. today, the woman who was caught onamera smashing a bus with a bart o is the truck hitting for him. this morning, we're getting aiv new perse on what led to this accident. nclver's u and told us that's me >> she's who doesn't -- is a pits -- he was bus trying to get

her from leaping the scene. >> you may recall laura wallin went missing in september of last year.ru rs have it that she was killed and brooifed in i m cass. news 4 is working for you. on one of d.c. most high-profile burdens. we'll examine the evidence agai a patolns sit down with some of your students. they did not work. blue agree on one thing. >>here's no evidence of anybody wins.

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he's supreme court's holiday. the accident judge caseth could course. democrats are focused on 100,000 time since we've had them this year. thar than 49% for last night. as the hearings get under way, you're likely to hear un feel terms. it's 6:11. right now, thousands of federa workers has had a change of heart about their raises. we fold you friday, the canceled, for mostworkers. after receiving, we are on both sides of the isles.

we are all heading towards a chovt do hshut down. a 2 thushgs be-year-old and the den stating on a laster. the man at the centerf a controversy is now the latests a the news 4 today. we have a weather alert. temperatures will feel lik 105 this afternoon. very dumd and human with watch in broadcast during our next long-range break here, coming up. look at all these ready to

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♪ 6:16 right now. a newool year equals a new commitment for father figures in our area. kids in prince george's county will have anothererson to depend on. >> the men in their lives are coming together to make their school year a success. molette green has details on the fatherhood initiative. >> look. i'm walking down this radiow of

men. elected officials. i have clergy from first bapti church and from other locations withoute pri george's county before school kicks off, these fatherhood ing the pledge, right? [ applause ] and franklin has spearheaded this effort. i want to read thege pl i plan to be a fatherhood example to the children academic achievement by doing what? >> we know that academic achievement is more that eun's chang will be, too. these dads are doing their job, right? [ applause ]

>> going to the2th grade, you are a part of this group and you have benefited because you don't necessarily have a father as the impact now? >> it's quilled ee eed i would lot of the opportunities have m give the opportunities along the way. >> we're taking the fatherhood pledge coming up. we have more comin up throughout the hour on news 4 today. >> looks great. glad to see allhose men up there standing up. colin kaepernick is one ofe newest faces of mikey. it has a simple message. believe in something, even if it mean s sacrificingeverything. i known for taking a knee for the national anthem. owners colluded to keep him out

of the league. his caseill go to trial. just about 6:19. and sheena parveen is here with more on this first day of school for so many kids in o area. they have to dress like it's summertime. >> not jt today. we're talking about 90s through thursdl. and it w be really humid. not good hair weather, at all. dress like it is summer. we have a ht with humidity in the90s. it will feel like10 and the 90s will run through ursday. cooler temperatures running through the weekend. right now, it i 79 i washington. 70, leesburg. 7 be in lawrence. most areas, mid to low 70s.

at the bus stop,mp atures, mid-70s, muggy but by recess, feeling closer to 100. make sure you stayle hydratedt there. most of the information, you can't pass by isolated thunderstorms. thereou see it. the heat advisory all of the counties shaded in orange with that dangerous heat. this area of high pressure is giving us that wd keeping us hot and humid. not until late thursday, the rain chances this increases. gordon will go from louisiana to the coastline. for us, we don't see that until the end of the. we >> you want to see the pupppp

we're in the 80s. and on te' weekend, looking at even higher rain chances for your saturday a your nday. that's going to knock high temperatures down to only 80 let's see how the commute is going on this tuesday morning. >> right now,r chopper 4 o7 oand they are getting their workout thimorning. 6:20 this morning. everybody is getting ready. montgomery county and othe are really going to pick up. southbound 270 after a buckys. thurman. and iooer and outer loop of the balt wway we were starting get smoke. right lane blaed by a vehicle. and inside before, and the left

lane is open there, and a crash> thanks. 6:21. a some schools an early lunch is pretty normal.

whether it's the first day of school for your kidr it's the second or third week, you can count on one thing, they willgr be h when they get home. >> a good breakfast feeds the stomach and the brain, too. susan hogan has the best ways to feed yourr kids ccess.

>> when my son told me he has lunch at 10:20 in the morning, i'm like, i just fed you breakfast. and i asked, what is susta ting you f rest of the day? dr. tayloroialker isng us. he is a food scientist. i think we have lot o kids like fine. o start the best way them off? >> we prepared a couple of options for you. number one, protein. protein helps kids maintain t focus throughhe day. the other thing will be fiber. we havenstant oatmeal. plain oatmeal, not the one with a lot of i sugar it. and we sweetened it with blueberries and honey. also, eggs. remember how eggs were bad for you. that wasne fake . eggs are really good for kids. they have a vitamin in the yolk and it's important for brain t.

developm we have little eggcups. we snuck some vegetables to the eggcups. >> and these things you can prepare on a sunday and put them in a freezer bag. >> yeah. >> lunch is just as important as breakfast to stay focused on the go. still ahead, the labor day tweet heard around the world. president trump targets his attorney general. i'm for the indictments of two congressmen. >> for oneoc student building. details on that ahead. a father alert today, because of the heat always. this goes back to thel, c the short sleeves, shorts and the

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developing this morning, a powerfulpical storm barrels into the gulf coast. a look at the preparation and

the damage already done. >> a dayt a the pool nearl turned tragic for a local family. the quick action that kept a child alive when things went wrong. thearry nassar fallout continues. the ceo of usa gymnastics steps down. >> news 4 today starts now. good morning, everyone. weome to your tuesday, i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrisgilchrist. we're looking at scorching hot day here today. melissa will have a look at the roads for us. first, sheena parveen has a weather alert because of the heat. >> weather alert because t bngs wi heating up very quickly around here, with the humidity mornin heat this it feels about 4 degrees warmer than the air temperaturehen youalk outside. 79 in washington. the sun is coming up here. it's goi -- our temperatures will start to rise quickly. it feels more like 83 degrees. we have a heat advisory for most

of the area through the afternoon, feeling like 105 degrees today. temperatures as you walk outside. 74 dulles, 74 clinton. it's warm and humid. we have a patchy fog. just be dareful. as you are driving, watch out for the kids. as you are commuting, you probably want to start blasting. temperatures will be topping out in the mid-90s. 105.ing like and we're going to see very little to no rain relief in today'recast. but we have a rainy stretch ahead. i'll show you that coming up. let's get over to melissa. >> good morning. defini ly more on photographi on the road that we have seen in the past couple of months. chopper 4 over northern virginia, showing us inbound on 66, as youhe approach beltway. that normal volume headed l inbound we increased as we

head back to class today. frederick, after up to pike, that is gone. inner loopnd outer loop looking good. you can see we're slic. that's t for this time of day. manassas, two things. a vicle fire there. and dumfries road, a new crash. >> it's 6:32. kids all over therea are getting ready for school. that includes students in montgomeryunty. >> nicole jacobs is live at north wood high school for us. time.almost >> it's almost time. and there's a lot of excitement heren another perho is excited, superintendent jack smith, who is joing us this morning. this is your third year with montgomery county schools. and there's new programs on tap for the county. >>absolutely. new programs at every level.

particularly excited about new technology programsn aviation science. and law enforcement. in fire science and agricuure, in teaching new duelt enrollmen programs. >> giving kids different avenues to take. one thing you are passionate about is the safety aspect ofol sc and you were speakin about the st arm violations that aret prevalere in montgomery county. >> we have a lot of people who choose to drive around buses.e andave cameras on those buses that will give you a tiet if you pass them. st importantly, you are putting a child's life at risk. it needs to stop. i'm for increa td penaltiest people want to put in place. >> overall, teachersexcited, you're excited. >> absolutely. 900 new teachers. a great day and we love having

stunt. this is one of the schools in the county that willo underg generations for the next few years. >> nicole, thank you. 6:34 is your time. the rescue of a little girl at a d.c. pool is miraculous this morning. it was full of children cooling off yesterday, when one child, a 7-year-old girl went un witnesses say she was pulled from the bottom ofoo the p unconscious and appearing lifeless. the pool manager and assistant pool manager performed cpr. they persisted until she was conscious andhi bre. happening today, all eyes on

capitol hill, as brett kavanaugh begins. >> democrats are expectedma to the case that kavangh would overtur bargabortion righ and limit documents that were sealed. we know that 40,000 papers were released. chuck schumer said, lawmakers will not be able to read them before the hearings begin. now, to breaking news. a strong typhoon is hitting japan with strong winds. >> we're tking a historic typhoon in 25 years. we just got new video showing the power of the storm. take a look. one of several t t we'veseen. the wind just completely ripping off that roof.

sheena says that's 75 miles per hour. but they can expect 135-mile-per-hour winds at some point today. another video to show you here. a doomsday movie at that. japan issuing an evacuation advisory for a typhoon on the west coast.an ile, tokyo is far from the center of the storm. but ndit's seeing rainstorms. >> it's 6:46. thousands of federal workers will be keeping an eye on t white house today. president trump said he would ta the holiday weekend to contemplating of both sides of his know.

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you're watching news 4 today. >> today is the day, they're packing that school bag and heading back into class. >> they're heading into scorchingotemperatures. the sun has been leaning on you today. a weather alert day. the heat advisoriesre in place for later in the t day. we expe feels-like temperature to be more than 100 degrees today. >> not only the start of a new school year, but this morning, nwe're closing in the midterm elections. we're about two months away. >> democra hope to flip several seats in the house and the senate, but republicans hope to keep the majority. fe peter a wxander is at thete house. good morning. >> good morning. the democrats need 23 seatsga t

the house. the president, sending ahi twee to t body. this morning, coming , a preview, an rallying his base around candidates he is not on his side. and half of registered voters tell them they want everybody to put out there, how ws for democrats could lead to a barrage of investigations isio the pnt and his administration. >> all right. peter alexander, live for us from the white house.

more on peter's story coming up next. t outfits are chosen, the lunches are backed. it's time to head which school? >> there's a new device with more on this new app. >> the buses are on their way right now. this app gives students a bit of time before being outside the store. it's called her here comes the bus. now, once you have the app, you' use the code of 87646. then, you will pusin your chilast name and student

tv. this year, it said, 134,000 mpb couldn'ts. we'll have more tha 200 schools for the first day. and this school will need new leadership. she holds this as five schools come ba. ere's work for drivers out there. more walkers and drivers, morning between 6:00 and 9:00m. it will be hard. >> justin finch, live for us. thank you. students from district heights elementaryill go to

their buildins closed. it's wolde to six a mold problem. students from district heights, ase mentioned before. now, we're going to talk about a developing story this morning. prop-- hurricane conditions are expected in the central gulf coast by later toy. the wastorm could strengthen by the end of the day. good morning. yes, we're watching our own advisory. a beautul shine is going to quickly soon. 79 degrees feels like83 temperatures will only be going up from here.

a little patchy fog this morning. feeling like 105 degrees today. no relief from the temperatures soon.me it's 73 in frederick.t here's the h advisory for most of the area, as we go through the day today. pontially dangerous heat. make sure the kids find some shade. it will be hot this afternoon. it will be that's going to keep us hot and u humidil thursday night. there's that tropical storm in the gulf of mexico. we will watchset c and it will head towards areas like louisiana and next week. as far as temperatures are

concerned, normal highs, 84. we will be ten trees november 9. and showers across saturday and sunday with highs only at 80. let's get a l goodk at the commute. chopper over the bus lot. they are ready to pick up all thoseki . i'm walking my son to school a little bit later. >> inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, no complaints there, but cut out. 95 ,northbou at wince. and have a lane there. as you zoom in, you can see inbounds here on 210. a little slowdown. southbound top of the beltway.

and eastbound on66 and wtop, when you hop in your ca a new school year means a new commitment from father figures sh pz tin their lives. molette green is in upper marlboro right now. >> these school-aged kids are w readyh the h el p and support and weather-like figure. i tant tok about the pledge that all of these men are taking. and mr. more are taking and can't take. we want to put up the pledge while you walk about the what

that means. >> the call to action, means parents step up. all of the things that we assume moms are going to do has to up to doing that. that prince george's county d are making it happen. >> you don't have to be a buy lodge cam dad of the jis. talk about why that's important for father-like figures to be around? >> leave kid better off than how you found hem them. >> this has been the work in your life. what has it done for you? >> it filled a hole my heart.

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for your cnbc, i'mlessly vicar. here's four things to know, the new scol year kicks off for hundreds of thousands o kids today. we want your kids to have a great school year. >> if shutdown thatet the is all over. you can keep a up wi deplay. right now, gordon i going through today. next on the "today" show. much ego , there's so in my house right now. well, a weather alert today. look at the temperature, 105. we're not going to see rain

reli t. througrsday will be in the 90s. rain chances on thursday. and over tweekend, testimonies finally cooling to around 80. >> thank you. tomorrow on news 4 today, working for you to answer the question that many parents dread hearing. >> that question, it's a trigger. you will hear from a mom who says she is sharing her secret. >> backhand? that's the trick of house. that's the trick of house. yomyu

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