breaking news right now, one person is dead after being pinned beneath a car. police are tg to figure out how it happened in an alley behind his d.c. home. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist, heat index values already over 100 degrees in annapolis. more heat and humidityo come before cooler weather for the weekend. complete forecast straight ahead. right now supreme court nominee brett kavaugh taking questions from lawmakers. among them tough questions about gun control and d.c. assault weapons ban. good morning, everyone. >> we begin this morning with

breaking news. one person is dead aftereing pinned under a car in northwest d.c. >> news 4 chris gordon is live on the scene with more on how th happened. chris. >> reporter: d. police are calling this a crime sceav but it maybeen a tragic accident. i'm standing beside an alleyway. as you look down it, s you'll that in the 2300 block of tunl road, there are driveways that go downhl toward homes. it appears that a bmw rled down a driveway pinning a man against a wall. we heard that he was under the car. we have heard that he is pinned to the wall by car. now we are toldhat relatives became concerned when they did not hear from the man. 9:00 this morning, relive came to the scene and saw his condition, pinned to the call.

called the ergency 911. d.c. firefighters say that man was dead when they got here to the scene. nehbors say that he worked for the world bank. specifically thein rnational monetary fund. we have not confirmed that or his 'rentity. not passing it along. it does appear that a bmw rolled down the droivewayinning a man here. back to you. it's another weather alert day. the sun is out. it's heating us quickly adagain. d in the humidity and it will feel like 100 degrees or more this afternoon. >> we would love some chuck bell is here. how hot is it going to be today? >> we topped out at 95 yesterday. that's high. we'll be within ao degree or of 95 again today.

94, 5, 6, somewhere in that ballpar ballpark. record for today is 97. preebl not going to get all the way equaling a record. tye real issue is in addition to be hot, the humis still here.the real issue is in addito be hot, the humidity is still here. more of the same tomorrowefe some heat relief. 91 in annapolis. 88 in fredericksburg. hourly planner, afternoon temperatures hovering in the low to mid-90s all afternoon. lots ofro humidityd here tomorrow as well. it's only the second day of classes for some kids but biggest in one of the school systems could be getting

out early. >> it's all because of the september heat wave. let's check in with justin finch. tell us what' happening there. >> reporter: hey, there. there's already a sizzle going on in the air right now. students will be getting home early because the home is to have the students home or way home says the county so they can beat this heat. dism dism dismissal comes twoar hours because of the heat. the county shared word on twitter tuesday. high temperatures that could feel like more than 100 degrees at times as reason.

>> we have no choice. >>eporter: she walks her daughter knowing she'll be back soon to pick her back up. it's not a huge inconvenience because she says for her safety hat matters the most. >> i'm sure other parents have to make aerarantarrangements. for me it's fine. lose porter: events will at 4:00 p.m. today. i asked thatom will she mind picking up her daughter early on friday.y and she said she wouldn't mind in theory but she would be concerned thaterer daug first week of school routine tould be disrupted. she said it m be a challenge for the county to cool more than 200 schools for more than 100,000 students.

she said you have to choose safety each ti no matter what. as for tomorrow's plan, that re nes to be seer remains to be seen. i'm justinew finch, 4. back into you. take a look at this scene.ou montgomery cnty fire officials are working to learn what caused this house fire in be tesda. ook about 100 firefighters to put it out. >> reporter: firefighters o the house fireis raging in the middle of the night.ce unrtain if anybody was inside the home because of the car that's parked right in front. neighbors told firefighters that the residents were staying elsewhere while this home was being renovated. the car in the drive mad firefighters wonder and they did

do some initial searches a the flame just raged inside the 7,000 square foot homes. >> when you have car in the driveway usually mea somebody is home. that was the first thoughts. that was the focus of our intention initially when firefighte refighters first arrived. it was dangerous. there was some interior structure collapses. this fire destroyed this m hous. $1lion in damage. firefighters did some searches. the walls inside collapsed and the roof completely caved in on them in was quite an effort to put out this massive fire in the middle of the one firefighter suffered dehydration as a result of the conditions here. >> such a tragedy. rightud now brett

kavanaugh is back on capitol hill. this is a live at president trump's supreme court nominee answerin questions in front of the senate judiciary committee. he weighed in on an issue that matters to us here in washington. >> you specifically argued that the d.c. assault weapons ban was uninstitution unconstitutional. what did you base your monclusion that assault weapons are in c use? >> again, this is all about precedent for me. trying to read exactly what the supreme court said. if you read the mcdonald case and i concluded that it could not be distinguished as a matter of law, semiautomatic rifles from semiautomatic handguns. >> democratic senators are expected to grill him on abortion, gun rights and executive power. repuicans appear to have enough votes to confirm

cavanaugh. turning now to the latest happenings inside the courtroom in one of d.c.'s most high profile murder cases. moments ago the defense and prosecution agreed on the evidence being used doing what's expected to be the long darrin wit trial. he's the lone suspect. he plead not guilty. dna evide be will crucial to the case. you can watch our mansion murders inside the investigation specia in the nbc washington app. jury selection continues today in trial of man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend. he faces life in prison for allegedly killing howard county teacher laura wallen. shwas pregnant with his child when she died. she sappeared last september

and was found buried in aield. we're hearing from the family of a woman mauled to death by her owndog. her husband found her after the attack monday night at their home ico mbia. we're told the bit pull mix was standing over her body. he called911 and tied the dog to a fence post. the family is in shock. >> this was one animal she thought she could save. an animal that needed to be rescued and the animal, unfortunately, killed her. ed.the dog was euthan conway had adopted the pit bull from out of state. new this morning, toyota plans to recall a more th million vehicles including its galine high bride prius model. there's an issue with the engine harness. it issues effects vehles in japan. there is now a new quicker option to pedal your way through

the dmz. these new electric assist bikes areable starting today. according to our news the bikes have a motor to help boost speeds upo 18 miles an hour. the bikes are not permanent. it's a pilot program through november. if all goeselit could be expanded next year. the same model is being trialed in san francisco, new y.k and montre it's like the place to test it. one of the major tech companies doing to prevent manipulation by forei government. lawmakers want the answers today from, facebo twitter and google. a live look at the questioning afte the break. president trump is tweeting about liable laws as more is revealed from bob woodward new book. the latest on the book and the president's reaction.

taking a live look at two of the top names in social media testifying before the senate intelligence committee. >> twitter ceo jack dorsey and facebook executive cherylrg is in the hot seat. there were stern words for >>th. ith the benefit of

hindsight, it's obvious that serious mistakes were made by both facebook and twitter. each of you have come a long way with respect to recnizing the threat. the bad news, i'm afraid is there's still a lot of work to do. >> googleas also invited to testify. they declined to appearn person. president trump is still lashing out on twitter over that new book that details dysfunction and chaos in the white house. the president said quote, isn't it ashamed someone can write an okticle or totally make up stories and form a picture of the the person that's the exact opposite. e book is write been veteran journalist bob woodward. we havebo more the book. >> reporter: journalist bob woodward's new book "fear" describes a white house in his words in the midst of aerve

aide calling it break down. >> you see their ggstng. >> having somebody in the oval office who not only is inexperienced and in over his head but is prone to taking these impulsiveec and rkless actions. >> reporter: with staff taking extreme measures. former economic adviser swiped a letter fm the president's desk to keep him from pulli out of a trade agreement. defense secretary ignoring an order to kill syria's president according to unnamed sources. >> reall frightening. it's really petrifying to see a white house in such chaos. >> reporter: chief of staff john kelly denies calling the president an idiot as the book claims adding that president trump called attorney general jeff sessions mentally retarded and the dumb southern. the white house called t book fabricated stories from disgrundi

disgruntleemployeemployees. he asks why he never caed. >> i never got a call. i never got a message. who did you ask about speaking to me? >> aboutix s people. >> they don't tellepme. >> rorter: questioning the credibility of the author's image of a white house in turmo turmoil. according to the book, a white house is paralyzed by the russia investigation. nbc news, washington. another new on the scene democrat just beat out a long time incumbent. ayna pressley won in massachusetts. he conceded the race less than an hour and a half after polls s closed. she said she's going to be a good congresswoman and went on the say that massachusetts will be well served. a new kind of speed camera is making drivers think twice before they hit the ga they are getting even smaller and popping up all over the

district. the new cameras have highlu tion sensors and the ability to record up to 20 vehicles. d.c. police could not tell us how many are in use but they heve gone up in areas where larger boxy cameras have been vandalized. those incde places such as massachusetts avenue and upton street northwest. we're hearing from man suing six flags. nicholas men is suing the park for $6 million. he said guards overreacted aft d aagreement earlier this summer. this is cell phone video showing part of the incident. was shirtless in the water park on father's day when we went to another part of the srk, he was told to put a shirt on. d he have told to leave. >> they are like you can't cuss. what you mean i can't spe 500 s dollars inhere. >> he says he was being escorted out of park when guards say he

was resisting. that's when he say he was thrown to ground. the lawsuit claims assault, battery a false imprisonment. six flags disputes the claim. new video this midday showing a lion getting into a car with tourists. oh, my goodness. take a look. the king of jungle hopped right innd started climbing all over people. this happened at a safari park in crimea. >> i can't believe the people are that calm. this happened weeks after a woman wasy hurt b a different lion at the same rk. the park is known for allowing visitorso have close access to the animals. >> wow. >> it still make me nervous. >> friendly kitty. adhd is fairly common in children. for parents the decision to treat wh medication is tough. trackingth gordon. storm has been downgraded but can still cause problems

people are sands of without power along the gulf coast. tropical storm has weakened to a depression but it made landfall with winds up to 70 miles an hour. y gray has the latest from gulf port, mississippi. hey, there. good afternoon. we still have some pretty

ominous clouds here. there's no wind, no rain. the surf is relativelycalm. nothing like it was overnight for so many along the gulf coast here. gordon made its way across the shoreline bringing with it strong winds. 70 miles an hour. gusting to 80 at times and driving rain that caused flooding in some low lying areas. we also saw power lines down. tens of thousands withoututas qi they could. it slowed down dramatically. it's lingering and t going bring rain from the south e' w thugh the going to have some issues. they have already been dealing with catastrophic floodin there. the storm that's moving much slower is going to drop more rain in anrea that just doesn't need it. that is the very latest from here in gulf port, mississippi.

back to you. turning n to the weather here. we're just dealing with more of this heat and midity. >> why did i ever come back froh beach? >> why did you? >> it's hot outside. in all fairness it was equally hot at the beach. esover 100rday at the coastline. >> brutal. >> the heat is everywhere. north, south, east and wese of nation's capital. there's heat relief coming but it's going to be probably friday afternoon but you really start to notice it. there's a live picture of the u.s. capitol building. a very hazy sky outside this afternoon. four things you need know about next four days. again, for today extremely hot on tomorrow. becoming a lite more cloudy. i think it keeps temperatures ten degrees cooler today than tomorrow. as we get into the weekend a

saturd sunday could be quite showery indeed.d that will h temperatures about 20 degrees colder than that. highs today upper 80s to low and mid-90s. not much of rain chance. factor in the huredity. these the forecast heat indeive indexes up 100 degrees for thefternoon hour. notice though on friday cooler weather andud more c cover. still a bit of the heat index. eventually it will turn its way over the ohio valley us cloudiness and moisture late friday and then on into t weekend. so, a very long way to go. nonetheless, rainhance will be coming back over the weekend. any rain chances, somewhere between slim and not.

maybe another one in howard or frederic county by4:00. not much rain chance for today or for tomorrow. there you can see t cooler weather and the higher rain chances for the weekend.y ten-orecast and a look at hurricane florence, coming all right. thanks. a plane is quarantined at new york's kennedy airport. what we know about the issue on thplane. the personal information of d.c. students found online. how it was found there and what is being done to correct this problem.

we have brehting news r now. a plane has been quarantined at new york kennedypo a after mbout ten passengers became ill. the flight was fdubai. it landed around 9:00 this morning. getting ngers are medical attention as a precaution a representatives of the cdc are on the scene. now a story you saw first on news 4.ou nds of d.c. public pahool nts are learning their kids i personalormation was exposed online for nearly six months. the information included names, datese of rth, grade level, attention information, housing status and whether the students are eligible for special ed. officials say the information was uploaded to the d.c. counsel

website. we asked the deputy chancellor of educaon about how the school system is handling this. >> we're making sure this does non. happen ag part of the next steps are to make sure there is a thorough review of information. dcps removed it august 9th after employees noticed it. they didn't send a letter home to parents until august 31st. that's because offials made sure they had correct students addresses. you may be surpr ed h many children are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. 10% of u.s. kids are told they have adhd and parents must decide if medication is needed. here d tocuss is dr. joshua winer. first of all, how does make help to treat adhd in kids?

>> the mainstay of treatment is medication called stimulants. these will be ritelin adderol. all these medications work they same they increase the brain chemical called dopamine to the front part of the brain. it activated that area of the brain. that front part of the rain is just not as active as would be if somebody didn't have ita. >> what are thpros of using this medication in kids?

>> you want to intervene early and make a b difference for these kids because ifufntreated adhd. there's lots of problems resociated. yoot going to do as well in school. you'll probably haveti lot more fi with siblings. ents.arguing with pa you're likely to get into car accidents. the list goes on and on. the sooner you can intervene, e more quicklyou can change the trajectory. you turn school spoo place where they feel good. they feel successful. this is a massive problem. these kids just don't feel hungry during the day.

if you don't eat enough during the day you get angry and irtabi irritable. they have the potential to stunt your growth. if you take them for years you can end up half an inch or inch shorter than you might be otherwise. there's personality changes. kids can become a little more flat and robotic. not really smiling or laughing or talking as mu they could have difficult falling asleep. they have rebound where they get really hyper. those are much less common issues. really the biggie that i see all the type is the appetit suppression. >> you can see why parents it's a big decision to make. real quick, how long would a child have to stay on this medication once diagnosed? >> generakly sg the meds

kick in veryou quickly. ife under this care of somebody, you can get it figured out i about month. you stay on that medication for about a ye g. you try t off and see how thing gs go. edeation called eveko. out of all the stimulants throughout, it's medication that's less likely to call appetitesuppression. a lot of people don't know about this. i think people should be awar i because it's such a big problem. that edicine can addre issue, i think it can help a lot of people. >> thank you so much. walk out weekdays. it started at the smithsonian museum. visitors can entering on a first come, first basis monday through friday. the walk ue system will b in place for the entire month of september. passes are still required forth weekend. there's a new children's

book out by a d.c. author and it's set at the museum. it's called simone visits the museum. kelsey brockmore is here to tell us about the new bookrihat you'veen just released in the nation's capitol. why was it so important toth wre book? >> i wanted to remind children that it's okay to get out and explore. i wanted to remind children that they don't have to be confined to just ack five b radius within their home or local school or local rec center. d.c.s full of free cultural opportunities. get out there and go.lore. get out. go see it. >> it's about a loc child from a southeast washington who gets an opportunity to get out of her neighborhood and see the world. >> exactly. ait's about young black girl from southeast d.c. she spends the day with her

mother during ordinary things. >> you've got a lot of lessons in the book. your become ground is interesting. you work in science and >> i do.ing. >> you'vchosen to write a series. >> this is the first book in a series. others will me seeco. it needed. although ihe in science and engineering field, i have been able to flirt from circle to circle across different economic levelsifferent socio economic backorounds. it's int to remind children from ward 7 and ward 8, what thego out and see city has to offer. i want to remind them and let them know the looking out for them. someone who understands that experience and trying to detell them that. >> this is passion of yours? >> it is a passion of mine.

i've mentored. i've always tried to live a life of service. i look at this as another contribution to give back to the other generations that have followed. >> i understand y wanted t write this book for ten years. >> it's been a long, long time dream of mine. i'm so excid. about t years ago i decided to just go and put 100% effor into and make it happen. i just had the support of so many. i'm so thankfulor that. >> i mentioned lessons. what's the main lesson of this book? >> it comes down to three things.ri family, and love. if we can all remember we have family and friends that are there for us. if we've got that pride that we do a good job. we do theest we c and we have love. the golden rule. that's what this book boils down. >> launch later this month. >> there's a book launchr septem 22nd.

>> simonevisits the museum. grag congratulations to you. >> thank you so much. congratulations to you. >> thank you so much. look at these temperatures oh, my goodness. this is what it feels like outside. we g a break from the heat this weekend but rain could be a problem. coming up, chuck takes a lo stay with us.

check out thi mid-morning surprise for middle schoolers in alexandria. they brought in brand new backpacks for the students. the sixth graders jumped at the chance to pick out their favorite color. there's eugh f all 260 students at the school. we want to thank nbc viewers who donated the backpacks and supplies and even money during our backpacks for kids campaign. we appreciate every single one of you who comes out. >> that's fantastic.

thank you all. chuck, we'llha you once you cool things off for us. emperatures way above average. wavehrow the word heat around unnecessarily in july and august. when our average high is 89, 92 or 93 is really a heat wave. 94 thisf time the year is heat wave material. floren hout heout here and the one will be helene. most likely is for florence to st to sea. itat's filled eight or nine days away. too early to shut the door on any possible run at the ent coast the u.s.

we'll be watching very, very carefully. what was gordon continues t race out as it moves into arkansas, western tennessee and st. louis.ly eventuhat moisture will find its way here. in the meantime before it does, it's all about there tempera we're in the uppe 9 80s and low 90s. rain chances are below 20%. t headed downthe cardinals and nationals game, stilln the 90s on your way down to the stadium. still in the 80s h no matter many innings that game goes. as long as the game is over before 4:00 a.m. tomorw morning, it will still be bo80a degrees. a quick rebound into the mid-90s again for tomorrow. extreme h heat andidity today and tomorrow. you can always use your nbc washington app toind any local cooling stations in your neighborhood. nothing wrong with that.

cooler weather does move in for the weekend. pretty high chances for showers. afternoon highs in the 70s. next week it would be in the thursday, friday time fre. thank you. we're going to introduce you to a young author who isiving with scoliosis and sharing your challenges to help raise awareness about the condition. w> a trillion dollar company andll look at what is mashing up a

aew book is out drawing attention to a condition this affects seven million people in the u.s. it's called "spines." the condition is scoliosis. you're busy. you're in ap statistics. >> it's a great >>process. congratulations. >> thank you. >> what is scoliosis? >> it's affects about 3% of the u.s. it can range from crazy curvatures up to 50 t 60 degrees or minnal like 7 degrees. people are justed at physicals when youend down. most people don't know what it was. ididn't know what it was. when got checked they told me i could gette tr physical therapy, a backr brace

surgery, which i was trying to avoid. all the proceeds in my book be donated to the scoliosis oundation for research and methods to prevent surgery and other harmful treatments. >> you were diagnose ed when yo were 12? >> yes. >> did you have to wear a brace? >> yes. >> how did that affect your life in. >> first i had no idea what it was, how it would affect my life. in days i had my x-rays and i had my back brace. i had to wear it to school, under my clothes. people would hug me on the first day of school a be like, oh, my gosh. that was crazy. throughout whole process i've learn a lot about myself physically andll men that was the main inspiration for my book. images.me about the >> i photographed 28 girls and women of all ages and my

grandmother is in the book as well. the main thing we know about scoliosis is it's caused genetically. i can probably show you a few photos. i included x-rays. >> did she know she had scoliosis at the time? >> shent knew but treat methods were a lot different. it's hard to detect it when she was well. this is one of the youngest girl. she's six years old. it includes her back brace. all black and white photos because i have a passion for photography.o i wanted highlight an artistic aspect of i also include their stories in the back as wello inspire young girls. the book is great for anyone who just found out they have scoliosis. if they have someone in the family or if they are impacted in any way. >> more girls are >> yeah.? it's ten to one. >> how did you find your

subjects for the book? >> it w through my orthopedic. he was great. i got patients through him. socialdi facebook, instagram. i talked personally to people. it's my goal to try to spread awareness about this. i pushed really hard. >> a beautiful book. >> thanks for sharing jour jone with us. all proceeds will go toward resear require operation.n't >> thank you so much. for the first time we now have some guidelines for treating youngsters wit concussions. the cdc does not recommend od x-rays or blo tests the diagnose them. if your child starts toomit or lose co dciousness, ator may order a ct an. it can clear up within a few

months. kids should rest for the dirst thres after suffering a concussion before gradually returning to their normal activity. it's a first for the the washington mystics headed to themp chaionship

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club. just one month after ape. itzo comes after an stock price crossed $2,000 mark for the first time last week. amazon has emerged as theost powerful force of e commerce capturing half of theretail market. the company has diversified generating tons of revenue from the cloud computing busins and ad revenue. amazon stock is up 75% this year and more than 3,000% since the bull market began in 2009. instagram is working on stand alone shopping app. the app will let you browse collections and buy them within the app. more than 25 million biusinesse have instagram accounts. four out of five instagram users follow one business. a shopping app would be a big revenue opportunity for stagram parent company, facebook. i'm kate >gers. ew this morning, we know

who the washington mystics will face insthe fver wnba finals. the seattle storm beat the phoenix mercury overnight. that meanshe mystics will head to the other washington for their first game on friday. they tophe atlanta dream in game 5 last night. the series was tied at 2 whe d.c. pulled off the 86-81in. this could be the third championship for teams. first we have the caps and now we're cheering on the mystics. >> d.c. has become home to me. now we immediate the city toeh rallyind us. we're not finished yet. >> that's why i came to d.c. was to make history. it's ver special. it's special to do it with this group of people. we just have a great locr room and it's an exciting team to be a d.c. fan. i'm glad i'm on the winning side

of it now. >> game one takes place friday night in seattle and home games will take place at the eagle bank o arena george mason university. >> have another d.c. championship. tickets will go on sale later this morning starting at $20 each and makinghis one swe sweeter. youem mightber jeffrey owens as the funny son-in-law on the cosby show. this week he's gone viral after someone spotted him working at trader joes. >> the pictures of him bagging groceries are starting conversations about dignity and work in this country. >> here it is. tla lite snack for our movie marathon. >> reporter: on the cosby show tor jeffrey owens was the always sincere elvin. some were surprised to see pictures of the actor working cash register.

what smed like job shaming turned into the spotlight o hard work. messages of support pouring in. terry crews tweeting i swept floors after the nfl. >> the people taking his pair and taking judgment are trash. >> reporter: he's played many roles since cosby including more recently on the and larelementary. he said he worked there for the flexibility so he could still a awe dictiaiaudition. hehe's left because of the fuss. director tyler perried has already offered him a job. whether you next see him in a hit production or a produce aisle, it doesn't matter. he's now most famous for teaching us the value in every job. nbc news, new york. >> important message we can all n. the last is about the weather.

tell us what's the lunch hour will be li. >> it's going to be hot through lunch hour today. if you're starting to think about the weekend which is what a lot of people do on wednesday, beach goers be ware. pretty high chances for rain at the coastline. temperatures only in the 70s. honestly, a cloudy, cool, rny weekend probably considered good news compared to how hot it is. heat indeover 100. we'll keep an eye on florence. >> thanks. that's news for 4 midday. we'll be back wit the latest first at 4:00. you can get the news andr weatny time on the nbc washington app. have a great day. see you in the morning.