i'd like to be recognized for question befe weproceed. >> high stakes confirmation hearing for brett cavanaugh that couldn't start without controversy. democrats upset about unsigunse documents. th we'll look at some o changes kids will be dealing with in maryland's biggest school system. all those kids went back to school today but definitely feeling like summer. we'll let you know how hot it will get, coming up.

good morning. welcom to news 4 midday. you can see the feel like temperatures behind me. most will rise above 100 before the end of the day. the confirmation of heat and humidity making it unbearable outside. how hot will it get? >> it's going to be a warm one out there. today we'll do it all over again. it's a beautiful day. we have clear skies across area. plenty of sunshine to heat us up today. temperatures alrea before the noon hour at 90 degrees. 90 here in. washingt 91 in lorton. we already have triple digits.

by this afternoon dangerous heat headed our way. this just the start of it. we have several more days of this. we'll talk about when we can break this heat and humidity. it's coming up in about 20 minutes. anks. fireworks early as the confirmation hearing for brett cavanaugh gets under way on capitol hill. democrats are pushin delay in the hearing after the white house dropped 47,000 documents last night. judiciary committee chuck grassley refused t dela democrats objected saying they haven't had times to review the cuments. they are concerned about confidential documents they can't make puic. think you have to understand the frustration on this side of the every one on this side of the aisle wants to do a good job. they want time to be able to consider what the findings are.

there are tens of thousands of pages of e-mails a other items which could constitute findings. >> senator grs ley accused democrats of stone walling. >> if my colleagues believe that other confidential documents should have been madepublic, ey never told me about them and request the ones they nted. instead of scaring the american people by suggesting that we're hiding some incriminating documents, they should have made ia request that work to get the committee confidential designation removed. >> the hearing hasee already interrupted by many protesters. several of them were escorted out of hearing room when senator grassley began his opening statements. d.c. police say fourwe men shot overnight. we're looking at video of two of those shootings.

this one onbarnaby terrace in southeast. g third shoot happened a few blocks away on valley avenue. there was a fourth shooting near 17th street. a all four victi expected to be okay. a d.c. road proldct c start that will slow you down for a long time. the construction will provide commuters with malcolm x avee from both sides of i-295. it will create wider and safer access ramps. one group of commuters in our areaan expect a quicker trip. metro ridersde won't witing with any major shutdown. for the past few weeks riders

haven't been able to te the red line because of the emergency. schooe of the largest districts in our area kickoff a brand new school year today, county.george news 4 justin finch spent the morning at a newly renovated school. he's live in district heights where thecl ceo wile out her day with a very special visit. tell us about it. >> reporter: this is the olde forestvi here. now housing district heights elementary school.we l have more in just a second. in speaking with her and several parents and local leade that are looking forward to not only this being the first day of school but a new chapter for ince george school.

>> are you excited? >> no. >> why not? >> i am. i'mery excited. >> reporter: take his mom's word for it, he's happy to start the seco grade. they're among many families saying good-bye to summer and hello to a new school year and a renovated virtually brand new building. >> they had like a space for the kids. >> reporter: terim school ceo was there. >> i'm always anxious about first day of school no matter what role i've been in over t ars that i've been here or even as a former student. >> reporter: her tips to parents, try the new here comes the bus app to help track your child's bus. >> you can see where the b is on the arrival and departure pre process. >> reporter: goldstein takes

over. coun s education officials they look forward to t turninghe page beyond tensions. among the top priorities, district heights elementary. new testsver the summer shows high mold levels return after repairs were made. she had classes moved to the old restville high. >> i had to make a decision that was best for staff and students. it wastot the m convenient time. sometimes emergenes aren't. >> reporter: that decision to move classes here came just weeks before today, the start of the school year here. as far as when repairs will be made, that remains unknown for right now. they do aim to have that done by the end of the school year at a cost of more than $2 million. the interim chancellor says he

wants to come there, greet students and teachers andet them knohoe's on their side for the upcoming school year. i'll have moreusbout the app, including the code knew need to register your child on my facebook and twitter as well as our nbc washington app. i'm justin finch,4.ews back into you. >> thanks for that information on thint very imporday. the first day of school fo hu hundreds of thousands of kids. students are also starting classes inontgomery county. >> reporter: the cheerleaders are set. the marching band is every one excited for the first day of school. the unofficial end of summer is upon us. thatoo means sch bells and homework for more than 150,000 montgomery county students. s

it'srting the year with a celebration complete with march band, cheerleaders and dancers.o mory county school superintendent says even if schools get a slow somrtg off of summer fun, the school system is up for the challenge. >> we're up to, as we look for to engage them intellectually, physically and socially. weeally want to dohat every day. >> reporter: the partnership spans beyond the schoobo d. >> many meetings. a lot of trainings. a lot of collaboration throughout the year to make sure the kids have a safe learning environment. >> reporter: assuring the school year is safe and goes off without a oohitch. as s buses pull up into north wood high school, this is onelsf the sch that will undergo major renovations in the next five years. that's also something montgomery county is very excited about.

childreare also back in classes in parts of virginia today. in stafford county, some students were greeted by armot tion officers. it was created by stafford sheriff in demand for growing security. the sheriff's office is piloting this program at three elementary schools this year. now that all of the students are back at their desks, there's a lot of parents asking how mh fortnite is too much.massively taking over. experts say don't ask your kids totally dgive it up.

pope francis appeared to have responded to the amble withinhe catholic church. now there's new allegations questioning the pope's honesty. we have the latest on the crisis rocking the vatican. >> reporter: poprancis speaking for the first time about the latest crisis rocking the vatican. with people who seek only scandal and sdivision, tbes itsponse is violence and prayer.

silence has donee to quiet. according to the new york times hope franc exessed horror. over the weekend they say the po was lying claiming he had briefed. now trying to defend pope francis confirming the pope potentially deepening with the crisis.

>> they should be treed with respect and help. not be a ping-pong ball in internal church politics. >> reporter: catholics divided. stunned by eachew bitter accusations. just in now, usa gymnastics ceo officially resigned. kerry's nine month tenure was criticized because of the larry nassar scandal. she has no experiee in gymnastics or the olympic movement when she took the job back in december. she had the job of reshaping the organization after it came to light that nassar actually abused dozens of women and girls. nassar is serving a life sentence after pleading guilty to child porn charges and state charges of sexual abuse. news 4 is working for you on ne of d.c.'s most high profile murders. join us tonight as we dig deeper into the case on the eve of the

suspect's trial. we'll examinehe idence. we sat down with some ocht region's most legal experts and criminal minds.ocht region's most legal experts and criminal minds.focht region's most legal experts and criminal minds. ocht region's most lecrl experts and inal minds.tocht region's most legal experts and criminal minds.hocht region's most legal experts and criminal minds.eocht region's most legal experts and criminal minds. region's most legal experts and criminal minds. >> thi there's no direct evidence of anybody seein it. we're discussing the potential, that's going to weigh on the minds of the jurors. >> join us at exclusive reporting. the labor day rescue of al little g is being called cu mius. it was filled with children cooling off when a year-old

girl went under water. she was pulled from the bottom of t pool and appeared li lifeless. theerool man and assistant performed cpr. they kept it up until the little girl was breathing again. >> there was nothing left fors to do but transport. retranspo we transported her in is one of those outcomes you don't see too often. we were thankful. >> first responders say it's a reminder of knowing cpr can save a life. > if you don't know about "fortnig "fort

"fortnite," your kids do. >> reporter: it's the wildly popular on ne video game that's has 125 million players as of june. for the new school year in swing, many parents finding getting kitds back in the routine can be a fortnight mare. the frufrstration captured in ts viral youtube parody. millions of homes around the world, haveag to with her son five-hour a day obsession. >> he's ten. >> school is starting again. >> it hasn't because he wants to keep p like he was in the summer. he can't play. he has to make school his number one priority. >> robert, this is what you do pretty regularly? >> yeah. >> reporter: mom understands hee

love because become obsessed too. >> i also play. i'm not that good. i try to do what the cool kids are doing too. >> reporter: we sat down for a couple of games that come with conditions. robert has a one hour limitw n ng he can play during school days. he's got to keep his grades up and has to do with his says. is all this normal? experts say the's a difference tween obsession and addiction. >> the first front of school i ha plenty ofids come in because they are sleep deprived. they are lying and sneebi insnk playing when they shouldn't. >> reporter: kids should en play time. never threaten to take away the game without following through. >> i don't let my kids call it theirs. it's mine.ll those are aine and i allow them to use them as long as they are usingap itopriately.

>> reporter: trying to get a kid to go cold turkey probably isn't a game you want to play. sue figures if you can't beat them, she'll join the squad. >> i hope this ishase and he will get tired of it. the largest short film festival on the east coast starts here in d.c.. this we what you can expect. people along the gulf coast are keeping close eye on gordon this morning. where the storm is headed and how people are gettieady for it.

you are looking live at new orleans where things look calm now where the city and other parts of the gulf coast are bracing for tropical storm ggo gordon. about two million people are underwatch. >> reporter: there are some mandatory evacuations already in place for gulf port, buloxind long beach. those evacuations that are mandatory are in the harbor. folks thought they would ride ate storm out. not going to happen. that's a r atively new law. it was a year ago that two people died. they don't want to see any folks

trying to battle out mother. ev nature. we saw water and we can see where the storm surge of four plus feet, coastal flooding again. the schools are closed in mississippi. some schools as far as west as new orles will be closed. the opportunity exists because of the timing. also to get their cars topped off with. gasoli the reason they would do that is afterwards when there's a power outage, the pumps just don't work. nbc news, back to you. here in the washington area are we going to get any remnants storis >> it looks like most of that moisture will stay north of us. we still can get a little bit. that will be a week out, at least. it looks to drag the cold front rough later on through next week. it's really going to slow down a

lot. that's whate'll be watching. let's go ahead. i got our maps out there to show you what's going on. a lot of rain. this thing intensifies so quickly. overnight, two nights ago into yesterday morning this became the tropical storm. it's going to continue to xitensify because the water is in the gulf of . that continues to fuel this storm. it was weakening a little bit asrlier. now it this huge band of convection. the huge storms right there. it's iensifying even mor right now. some sheer at the upper levels is break it up.ms that s to not be the case anymore. what's going to happen as it moves through the gulf of mexico it's really going to slow down around louisiana and mississi i mississippi. it looks like it sta this trajectory. we may see a fewhowers but the heaviest rains look to stay north. no rain out there right now.

sunnyskies. it's a beautiful day out there. it's a weather alert day because we're so hot and humid. dangerous heat out there. then we have rain chances as we get intofriday, saturday and sunday. pretty much our entire viewing area. we're in the 80s to low 90s right now. tctor in humidity. already feeling like the triple digits in a lot of spots. that number is only going to rise as we continue into the afternoon. again, by 6:00, people are me heading it could feel like 107 in downtown d.c. even late tonight still feeling like 90 degrees. wake up tomorrow morning, 70s and 80s. we're back to near 100 degrees tomorrow. we'l let you know when this heat will break. that's coming up in about 15 minutes. th ks. tennis is in the spotlight right now with the u.s. open in full swing.

see how it's helping. president trump accuses jeff sessions of damaging the chances ofwo u.s. lawmakers. we have more on the battle

> e begin this half hour with an update onat confin hearings for brett cavanacavana.

at the start of the hearing democrats accused the white house of trying to hide cavanaugh's record. they blocked the release of thousands of documents. protesters have repeatedly interrupted the hearing. we saw senator orrin hatch confront one of the protesters. there's updates on thebc washington app. president trump took aim at attorney general jeff sessions in a labor daytweet. the president targeted him for the legal troubles of two g congressmen. both early supporters of the president. president trump said both seats could havey eas re-won but now in doubt. he's referring to duncan hunter and chris kol lcollins of new y. they were both indicted. facxeooktives will testify on capitol hill about how they are fighting election

intte erence on social media. facebook says it's detected, blocked or orremovedthan a billion fake accounts. 1.3 billion, in fact. inn exclusive nbc news interview one facebook executive says the company feels better position to handle foreignrf inence heading into the midterm election. >> is facebook a safer platform now? >> i think we're a much safer place than in 2016, but it is an arms race. collin kaepernick is one of the newest faces of nike. the 30th anniversary ad has a simple message.

believe in something even if it means sacrificing everything. the former 49ers quar known for taking a knee during the national anthem. kaepernick says nfl owners cludscluds -- colluded to keep him o of league. his case is expected to go to trial.kecolluded t him out of league. his case is expected to go to trial. there's been a lot of action on the u.s. open. a group of vet rerans getting t shine on stage. there's no tennis experience needed. all that's required is everyone serving a ball has also served the country. >> the highlight of my week come out here to gear up. come out here and play. >> reporter: at the national camp campus, a weekly clinic for

veterans. >> we need a fellow veteran, get that connection. it's fun. >> reporter: before the group, many of these vets have never picked up a racket. some troubling with injuries and stress. >> i lost my pu that was my purpose. when i found out i was unableo >>ntinue with that, it was very painful. eporter: now john atkins is on the court almost every day. >> it's my happy place. >> us military guys, we love to. pl win.ve to i love it. it's changed my life. >> reporter: on labor day, the honor to hit on one of the most competitive sports in tennis, a trip to the u.s. open. >> this is amazing place. absolutely amazing place. >> reporter: when does that finish? they'll end with way they always do. grateful to have served.

nbc news, orlando, florida. >> greatprogram. speaking to the u.s. open, this was one of the biggest upsets in history. australian tennis star beat five time u.s. open champ roger federer during a tense match.fe rer is now out of the competition. he faces the sixth seed tomorrow. this is a scene from laboratory conditions. one of the movies showcased at the d.c. short film festival. the progrming director here with more on this film festivalc e. it's good to see you, and it' g alwad to talk about films. we just saw laboratory conditions.

that.us about >> one of the things enjoy is the art form that we usually see. weook a film people recognize so they get to see and then they see there's so much short film making being made. it's a wonderful film. it's a nice lead in. >> there's 125 films screened from 30 countries. how do you pick? >> we have a selection committee that helps a lot. we get about 1600 submissions. ranging from 30ecds to 40 minutes. they sort of cut down the list and then our associate director watch about 500 films and decide what's best for the audience to see. >> there's one that is directed by women this year. it's called "polly goes to therapy." tell us about that. >> there's not just one by women

film makers, it's 40. it's a well done comedy. i say that comedy is really hard to do. i don't think people realize that. not only the actors but the way it's done from a directing standpoint. it's sort of the way you don't necessarily want therapy to go but it goes in the comedic way.y we're v excited to show that. thahere are you showing where is it taking place? >> we start on thursday. friday through thursday we're at the east street theater. we skip the sond weekend to to weekend. those films that are jury and udience deem the best of the festival. it's a great way. >> do you have a favorite? >> that's like asking what my

favorite child is. we have a lot of local films. you don't always see a lot of films from the d.c. area. there's a localm f maker very well done. if you're not familiar with film, you'll be excited. >> all right. thanks so much. the film festival runs from thursday to sunday. >> thank you. coming up, the latest on our heat advisory and a look ahead to when we'll cool off. theres a new boy. >> ellen kicks of hier 16th season by welcoming one of the biggest names in music. tune in today at 3:00. stick arod funor

m> oh, god. >> that's not the kind of thing you want to see on a golf course. they rolled up on this giant on friday. he's been hanging out for years. theyave warning posted online that golfers should steer clear of wildlife. that'se wildl already. >> get in my golf cart. this afternoon? i know it's going to be hot because it's been oppressive this morning. direction.t go in any it's hot everywhere. we just talked about it. it's going to be like this.

today, tomorrow, it starts to break a bit over the weekend. still the temperatures are going to be right around normal. we'll look at this. we have the heat advisory in place for our entire area. at goes from noon until 7:00 tonight. that's because the heat index will be right around 105. it'soing to be rather warm as we continue through today. look at this. our current temperatures now, 90 in washavgton. we 80s outside the beltway. it's warm. you facto in the humidity. you get this number. the feel like factorng fee like 99 in washington. already triple digits. feeling like 107 down there in st. mary's county. again, it's going to bever 105 in some spots today. our temperatures will make it to 94. over the next couple of days the, look at this, only reason on heat index is cooler wednesday and thursday, it will be a bit more cloud cover out there. not a lot of cloud cover out there right now.

no rain to speak of. pretty much up a down the eastern sea board. we can have the pop you were eaorms as we into the afternoon. not everybody saw them. they are short live elived. then they dissipate. 94 degrees out there. tomorrow we stay many the low to mid-90s. over the next couple of days we'll have some rain chances later onthursday. rain chances through the day on friday. all the way through the weekend as the frontalsystem pas through the area. some areas in the upper 70s by this evening. we are talking food after theea first the special offer from chick-fil-a. somel lunch options from our area's top chefs.

they will unvail a smart phone this year. it's time to deliver after consumer survey show there's demand for that type of phone. msung will focusing on an actual screen that spins. they saw sales drop20% in its most recent quarter.

chick fill-fil-a is offerin a cke anyone who updates sign in the smart phone app. chick-fil-a hinted the new offer wast coming in july when announced its popular cow calendar. from chick-fil-a to pb and j. lunchbox staples. who better to ask than our top chef. 's good to have you with us. ell us about this back to school assignment. >>if we haverent chefs who let us look inside their kidsox

lunc and this is what we found. >> let's go through some pictures. all kids like pizza. what did you find? >> one thing chefs are doing is breaking out classics. they said ty can make these elaborate meals but the kids want lunchables and pizza. they make their own version of lunchabl lunchables. they stack healthy la, cheese, fruits, eyggies. make their own pizza with a french bread dough. >> that soundsdelicious. kids like barbecue too. >> this is ama mea by one of chef's kids. he's a jior in high school. he started cooking in 8th grade. these were chicken skewers with

soy, garlic. he bakes them the night before and wrap them up with foil. >> you think of barbecue is messy. it's on a skewer. >> iils easy to bake or >> your typical sandwich. >> this is a sub. this isury sandwich from an all purpose chef. his daughter is what healls a pick grazer. lae doesn't want anything fancy. aic turkey sandwich. it's important, utrition is great but he wants to let kids be kids. >> that's sweet. >> this is a meat ball sub. it's a turkey meat ball recipe that's inhe family for over 20 years. he makes the version at the bakery.

he does plain turkey sub. >> you're making mehungry. they're all so coalreadiful and fun to eat. what's the key to making them ecial? >> they kind of highlighted making fun and accessible but f also usi lunchboxes. >> tell us about chef's tim delivery service. >> it just launched. it's kind of what you think of as blue apron meets lunchables. parents can customi boxes with differentfoods. whether they want home scratch or almonds, avocado salad. >> we have meals for the family and meals for the kids to lunch.

thanks so much. great ideas. tastyid s. students in prince george county would probably like those items. we have another person now to depend on as the school gets under way. dads, brothers and big uncles are coming together to make their school year a success. we have tails on the father ood hood initiative. >> reporter: check out the school age kids ready for school with the support of the dad and father like figures who are all surrounding them this morning. i o talk about the fatherhood pledge in prince george county. th is the baby of councilman mel franklin. thank you for gathering this morning before school to kick this of let's talk about the pledge. we'll put up that pledge. you tell us what it tells dad to do. >> it tells dads t sp up. be involved in parent acher conferences conferences, back to school

night. dads have to step up and do too. that improves achievement,or beha and graduation rates. >> reporter: sometimes there's not a biological dad in the use and there's other groups like 100 black men. you can talk about the pact being in a kids life. >> as men we're called to lead kids better off. >> you can speak about zion. you do a lot of work with 100 black men. >> right. >> what has it done for you? >> it fills a hole in my heart. it opens many opportunities for me. >> i love that. we're going to celebrate thesek ds on the first day of right now and let them just march on off. we're in prince georgecounty.

dads, father like figures and their children. >> what a great way to kick off the school year. next, battle over ketchup in a beach community. we'll show you the business

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no ketchup, no problem if you're a vn of salt a vinegar. we have a closer look at the ketchup conundrum. >> they're a almost gone. >> reporter: they are on the beach food allte sta. some say there's only one way to eat them. >> salt and vinegar is thebest. reporter: it's the only ondiment you'll find at any thrashers. they need to look elsewhere for theiheinz or hunts. oir busine other businesses are not playing along. >> we give it to them for free. >> reporter: they may sell their own fries. >> if you buy them. >> you get ketchup for free. >> reporter: over here, they are told they can buy a big bottle of hunt's for six bucks. >> first year we sold 24

bottles. we're probably on 18 already. >> reporr: they have had plenty of run in with thrashers customers looking for ketchup. it does make you want to ask why not serve them. s >> it't on the inside and crispy on the outside. we want you fry and not the ketchup. >> reporter: i'm told no ketchup ever. the manager here knows some of its custoaurs areng problems with other businesses. >> they can't get it here, they get it somewhere else. >>eporter: they don't wan any customer arguments because thrash won't catch up with the time. they are happy to take cash if they are that desperate for the red stuff. >> makive bucks profit on every bottle i sell. >> i like them both. fill us in onhe weather. >> crabs, lobster, turkey, everything. i also have ketchup with me. at's ridiculous. heat advisy probably goendon'

wab want to be outside eating french fries because it's so hot out there. that goes until our temperatures in the yellow right here. the heat advisory is in place because this is what it will feel like out there over next couple do i haves. it will feel like we're over 100 degrees. clouds increase onthursday. we'll have a chance for rain thursday afternoon. isolat chances thursday and tomorrow. we'll have a fntal system that pushes through on friday. that will bring rain chances through the week. >> thank you. that's news 4 miay. see you again first at 4:00.

. i don't want to be here with anyone else. >> either do i. i was in paradise for you. i am leaving. >> i need to focus on this time and really figure yourself out so you can fully give yourself to someone. >> oh no. it had to be colton,