live desk. >> one of the firefighters that you mentioned is hurt. we're working to learn the extent of that injury. take a look. this is a picture of that house on fire. it required a massive response from montgomery county fire and you can see significant damage caused by this fire. officials saying the home was under renovation and nobody was living in it of the this is a really busy area. whittier ulevard. you cut through to get to bradley boulevard, you can from the map, whitman high school up the road. molette green is t headedt way and will have the latest in the 5:00 hour. we'll stay on top of it. we're in for another day of blazingot temperatures. it feels like it's 200 degrees humidity. h the >> it might as well. >> we're in weather alert >> melissa mollet checking on the commute for us. we'll start with chuck and shna and a look at this forecast. they're still smiling but it's

too hot. stopolt. >> it's n here. >> i still don't understand why i came backac fromion in the first place. it's so much cooler at the beach. >> because you had to. >> oh. >> it's okay. you'll get more days off. >> it was very hot and humid. if you go to the beach weekend, you'll be in for a shock. we're talking about cooler temperatures,elieve it or not. today not so much. we're mild and muggy outsidre 79 d in washington, 82. annapolis, low 70s i many suburbs. the humidity is there and patchy fog again. a lot like yesterday morning. warrenton, a half mile visibility. if you're mainly north and west of washington this morning, be careful as you're driving around the kids ar at the bus stop. be careful with that patchy fog. take is slower on the roads. the bus stop forecast again. dress cool toda themid-90s this afternoon. feeling like between 100 and 105

degrees. the heat is also going to continue tomorrow. but we have some really big changes fort weekend. we'r talking about temperatures potentially 10 degreesel normal for this time of the year. today will be 10 degrees above normal. let's go to melissa mollet and see how the commute is going. melissa? >> good morning. because of this earlier house fire in bethesda, we have potential closures. again, bethesda,r whitt boulevard near river road, a big fire response, i saw it when i was driving up river road to the ation. so potential closures through there. including maiden lane. we'll keep an eye on that. that sticks around. when school kicks in, that will be a mess for a lot of kids and teachers and parents there. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, no problems. earlier roadwork is gone. manassas, eastbound 66 near sudley, right lane is blocked. 270 southbound looks good. 70 to the spur, you're on time.

aaron? >> thank you. the second day of school will be shorter. all prince george's county schools will dismi students two hours early today. >> that's because of this w hea. itas similar in baltimore yesterday. several schools were let out early due to the weather. we checked several districts. prince george's county is the only county that decided to dismiss students early. keepn eye on the nbc washington app in case other districts decide to dismiss early today. we'll keep you posted on "news4 today." a developing story we're tracking this morning. thousands of people are waking up without power along the gulf coast. tropical storm gordon madell landate last night west of the alabama/mississippi border. this is a look at the track of the storm. it remained below category 1 hurricane strength is beingbl ed for the death of a child in florida. angie goff at the liv desk wit the video showing the destruction from the storm.

angie? >> we're continuing to track the developments, as mississippi governor phil bryant declared a state of emergency. ehis makes more resources available to hardest hit areas affected by the storm. you're looking at the latest video that we're getting into the newsroom right now. a closer lookhere. you see the force, the inbe ten intensity of the wind here. the national hurricane center predicting a light breaking storm surge along parts of central gulf coast. e storm being blamed, as you mentioned, for the death of a ttle bit in pensacola florida after a tree toppled on to a mobile home. here's a rare view of the storm snatched from the space station. the storm will start to die down, butt's still carrying a lot of rain and wind with it. we're going to stay onfop it. for now, back to you. >> angie, thank you.

it's 4:03 right now. we turn to the other major weather japan dealing with the aftermath of the most powerful typhoon there in 25 years. in that part of the world, they use the word typhoon. we call it hurri nehere. eight people dead, dozens injud. it pushedhi a s around like a toy ship. it slammed into theide of a bridge connecting the airport to the mainland. the ship was damaged and the collision knocked out the bridge. hundre of peopleere stranded at the airport. thousands of d.c school parents are learning 'their kids personal information was exposed online for nearly six months. >> no social security numbers were listed, but there were plenty of personal details. officials tell us the information was inadvertently uploaded to the d.c. council website. it included students' names,

date of births student i.d.s, attendance information. we asked howhe school system is handling this problem. >> we areur making that this does not happen again. part of the next step are to make sure that there is a thorough review of information. >> d.c. public schools removed the website on augustth after an employee noticed the problem. the letter wasn't sent home to parents until august 31st. the deputy chancellor says the cause of the delay was sure they had correct student addresses. it's now police arrested a man after an hours long standoff and barricade situation in the district. this hapned on 22nd street northeast in the brookland area. police bloed off streets after getting the call of a man in a distressed state. took positioncers

in streets and alice. a policeot ntor managed to convince the man to -- a w tan maule death by her dog. this happen weeks after she adopted the animal. her husband found her at their home in we're told the pit bull mix was standing over her body. her husband called 9-1-1 and tied the dog to a fencepost. conway's family is shocked. >> this is one animal she ought she couldsave. an animal that needed to be rescued. the animal, unfortunately, killed her. >> the dog was euthanized. pit bull from the out of state. happening today, a family were tortured and killed in their northwest d.c. mansion more than three years ago. there's a lone suspect. he pleaded not guilty.

dna evidence will be crucial in the case. you can get caught up by watching our mansion mrs, inside the investigation special. is now in our nbc washington app. we should mention that the trial beginsto y. also today, the second day of confirmation hearings for supreme courtee nom brett kavanaugh. last night, protesters took to the streets v cing objection to his nomination. some were inside the hearing yesterday. >> the chaotic and contentious moments continued when democrats attempt today delay the hearin furious over what they say is a lack of documents related tona kah's time working for the bush administration. hours into the hearing kavanaugh was finally able to deliver his own opening statement. >> confirm to the supreme court, i would be part of aeam of nine committed to deciding cases according tohe constitution and laws of the united states. >> the official question and

answer session starts today. expect democrats to ask about gun and abortion rights and ruhengs ander kavanaugh sitting president can be investigated. if confirmed, he will fill justice anthony kennedy's seat. john mccain's replacement in the.s. senate could be disproportion in today. former senator jon kyl will tee eat that mccain held for six years. the timing is wrategic. l give republicans another vote in the confirmation figh he will only serve through january 3rdiz after that, a's governor will have to appoint someone else to serve the final two years mfccain's term. president trump is blasting teran journalist bob woodward's book about his presidency. it's called fear i trump the white house. on twitter, president trump said it was filled with so many lies and sources.

>> he also quotes others who claim they james mattis had the prehengs of a fifth or sixth graders. he said he reached out to interview mr. trump for the b k book. the board is considering hiring armed officers to patrol elementary schools. prince william county recently gave the district half a million dollars to test the new program. ithe allows district to hire five safety officers and one supervisor. they willmo rotate all county elementary schools. rhe county will use retired police officers he job. 4:10 is the time now. a look inside a starbucks location unlike any you've seen. >> plus, what's the best way to quit smoking. science hasanhe er. look out below. the scene of a construction oject that went very wrong. >> oh, no. chuck?

>> yikeo four thingsow about the weather the next couple of days. ooh again. heat and humidity in abundance for todayornd tw. watching for increasing rain chances in

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program by the end of the year. if you know seone who smokes, they'll tell you quitting is tough. cold turkey may not be the best ongs.re archers at the university of minnesota recruited 1200 smokers. uithose who q immediately struggled the most and had more problems with withdrawalmp ms. but those asked to gradually quit were able to stick it out. they ended up smoking fewer cigarett every day and had more days when they didn't smoke at all. >> for the first time guidelines have been released on how to treat children with the cdc doesn't -- if yourst chd ts to vomit after a head injury or loses consciouess, a doctor may order a ct scan. concussion symptoms generally clear u on their own within a few months. they say kids should rest for a few days before gradually returning to nor lactivity. >> it's now 4:15. new video showing a construction

project gone very wrong. do you see what happened here? >> o yeah. >> a crane fell over and split a home in be half through the ddle. >> oh, my goodness. >> the crane went through the second story of this orlando, florida, home. the roof was under construction when the crane fell. eren't properly set and it eventually tipped over. i always wonder how >> me too. >> stay up so high. the weight of the truck destroyed the house. a big mess altogether. the home is probably going to cost a lot to getfixed. luckily, no one was hurt. that's the upside o >> it always amazes me. i give people major props. you see a cr se, you the workers, all this work being done and it's done quickly on the sky rises >> there's a lot of construction in my neighborchod. i w one saturday. took two days to fully install them and put all the supports in place and everying is ready.

most of the time i think they do due diligence. >> how is that thing balanced? okay. well, that's scary. >> i almost use the wordy shouldn't use on tv. >> what word would that have been? >> people are td off. >> i can imagine. it's very warm outside this morning again. this afternoons going to be very hot again too. we have a weather alert today. it'soing to be a lot like it was yesterday. we're even starting out the fogning with patch depending where you are. by the afternoon, it will feel like 105 degrees. wait until you see the weekend forecast.av we a huge change for the weekend. we're talking about a plot of cool air mieing in b it or not. right now, temperatures mostly in the 70s. upper 70s in the district. 82 in annapolis. many suburbs in the mid to low 70s.ai we have low visibility for warrenton down to less than

a half mile. it'stly going to be west of the district as we go through the morning. you could be running into patchy fog. be careful out there with student at the bus stop. again, as school continues, of course. we'll see sunshine as we go through the day. little to no rainrelief. at best, a puff of shower or storm. it will be mostly dry and hot. mid-90s. feeling around 100 to 105 degrees. ll have that very warm south and southwest wind flow. andhe allumidity still streaming in from the gulf of mexico. speaking of whichp parts of mississippi andlabama bringing heavy rain. it keeps moving north and eventually swept up into a cold front and partly responsible for givi us cooler weather over the weekend. here's future weather. gointhrough the afternooou see a couple pop-up isolated storms. that's about it, ifthough. ou see one, you'll be lucky. it will help temperatures out. now looking at tomorrow, mostly dry. not until late tomorrow. that's 9:00 p.m. see the approach of showers and

storms. mostly in the northern counties, though. not for everybody. friday we have a better chance for rain. clouds move in, mostly in the afternoon. we see the showersmid-80s. look at the weekend, saturday and sunday. look at that. 76 for a high st. everything is looking cooler now. 74 sunday, cloudy skies, showers. ahock to the system. melissa mollet, let's check on traffic. bethesda, whittier boulevard near river road, molette green will be there with that overnight houfire. the big fire response. so potential closures near whitman high school othe we talk about this a lot. whittier a pretty cut-through for a lot of people between scver and bradley. whitman higol there, busy as well. alexandria, southbound, 395 afterseminary. two left lanes get by that work. beltway, nosajor probl right now. 95 in maryland, 32 down to the beltway. you're on time. >> ready?

>> all right. >> come on. >> you recognize in lovely family. that's melissa mollet and her kids and her husband jake. see, she doesn't check the commute and traffic. she is a mom, she has three bestiful kid and they made it a family event walking her son brennan to his first day of school. barrett looks ready too? >> she's going to school? >> she had the backpack on. she goes next week. pit'stty cool. >> practicing with our backpack on our back. >> i can't believe she's going tooo pres >> it's always fun to walk them on the first day. it was hot. >> it was really hot. it was fun. melissa, thanks. still ahead, we're talking about back to school. it means busier schedules. >> that can make planning dinner more challenging.mi co up, meet the local mom who found a solution.

later on "news4 today," first the washington capitals now the o mysticsn their way. details onhe first-ever appearance in the wnba finals. tonight on ellen -- >> i gave the answer that was on my mind. had nevereen asked the question before. tried to be honest and that's what came out. >> texas congressman a senate candidate o'rourke stops by to talk about a question he was asked at a rally and his response that went viral. catch ellen here on nbc4 after news 4 -- befo news 4 at 4:00. re

check out this. a mercedes-benz c. i don't know what that is. the company unveiled a first anticipated electricsu v. ah. aaron, anct ec suv. mercedes parent company -- get about 280 miles per gallon. all right. w ill go on sale in the u.s. in 2020. how much on hele? that's t question. >> one million doars. no. you got to be on camera for that. >> 4:24 right >> can you do it again? >> we're done. moreeople sickened in a nationwide salmonella outbreak linked to honey smacks cereal. some stores are still selling the recalled product. 30 more illnesses reported. the it was recalled in june. some p iple have been pthe hospital and the outbreak has not turned deadly. no one should be eating that cereal. >> i remember wanting that when

i was little. >> never had it. >> it's delicious. i'm just saying. >> it's a questn that a lot of parents dread hearing. what's for dinner tonight? >> especially now that school is back in session. consumer rornter susan hogan sca down with a mom who found the solution for her family. >> help me set the table. >> michelle is a mom on the go. she always makes time for family dinners with her husband and three kids. >> that's how our time when we reconnect with one another. sit down, have a meal tog. her, togeth >> i love to cook. >> coming up with recipes wasn't easy. >> is this ready? rated with fru trying to come up with meal plans. so i just did an inter stearch one day. it came across e-mails. >> it's a meal plan service and it's been a life changer for michelle for the past six year >> it will list every meal that they have for this week. >> michelle chooses theeals for her family and here's the

coolest part. the app creates an automatic shopping list from the recipe. >> it does it in categories. it's easy to go through the store or use any of theirsh ping features that you have so that you can make it really easy on yourself. >>he says the app saves her money too. they don't call for ingredients you'll only use once. >> i have our tomatoes, garlic and oil. >> even the kids like to get involved and enjoy tasting the fruits of their labor. >> yeah. you like the noodles? >>here are a lot of meal planning services out there. the one that michelle likes to use, e-meals cost her about $5 a month with a yearly subscription. back to you. good morning everybody. what was tropical storm gordon now spinning to parts of central mississippi andal ama. with a plume of tropical moisture that led to the storm, it's in place er us.

another hot and humid day coming. forecast straight ahead. >> speeders beware. a new kind of camer set up to catch you. ahead at 4:30, we'll show you what i

that breaking news at 4:30. the jobghter injured on while fighting flames in bethesda. we're told and home construction caught fire overnight. a hundred firefighterso respondedis scene. the flames are now under control. this is still causing road closures, though, along whittier boulevard down the street in high school. we're working to find out how badly the firefighter was hurt molette green will join us in a few moments with a live report. i'm aaron gilchrist. i'm eun yang. we're also tracking the rising temperatures on this weather alert day. it's already 79 degrees outside. it's only ffling -- because all the humidity. the warnings are severe right now. one lol school district is sending students home early today. >> wll get to that in a moment. first to the forecast with chuck and sheena.