decision to armed guards in thes. buildi and a game-changing flu drug. what its creator says n happen before it's available to you. storm s 4 begins with a team 4 weather alert. >> there's no sign of this cooling down. we're going again with this hot weatheid i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. this could be the hottest day oe th week. cklissa and c bell is here with the forecast. >> the good and the bad news is, one more day to get through the intense heat and it's the last day of an incredible stretch of hot weather to get the month of september going. mostly cloudy sky. a heat index of 85 degrees at 4:00 in the morning. 80 in washington.

82 in anop lis. leesburg, wbe 70 degrees this morning. that won't ltut. the tempes will be in the 80s by 10:00 and in the 90s by lunch time, and low or outside. low to the mid-90s between 100 and 105 degrees. not much of a rain chance today. rain chances go up, up, up for hemorrow. and hang on in the weekend. >> don't love on the weekend. oxon hill, we have a camera to show you this. you can see that on the right. not really causing any delays at this point. it could if it hangs arnold, too much. chevy chase, outer loop to connecticut. mclane teoop before the

troll road. alexandria, 395 after seminary. two left lanes get by the work zone. zoomingout, leesburg, east on 7. all traffic pushed ono river eek at the work zone there. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. we turn to the developing story out of herndon, virginia. theuestions linger after a woman and two children were found dead. police responded to a home on safa street in herndon. chopper 4 was there, as police wereti s up a perimeter and keeping the home secure. the first 911 call came from a man who said he came home found his sons dead. a woman was also found dead. but police havnot identified r or the children. >> it appears this is st

do-related. >> at last check, police were workingo notify family members. students in prince george's county will stay in class all day. every district released students early because of the weather. ten of its school buildings had problems with their cooling systems. the school district says it fixed many of the issues yesterday. some parents were frustrated they hado pick their kids up early, even if temperatures in their school were fine. >> it is what it is. it's really had. and their health comes first. >> the air conditioning is fine. didn't think it was a need for all schools. > a prince george's county spokesperson says the building backlog adds t up $2 billion. the use team 4 found that

prince george's county is rarely alone. one school district report in prince charge's challee, ey're using band-aid approaches in me cases. but they prior size fixing for building for elementary school students. > students in prince william counties are under way. and we're learning new detail about how the county board is keeping children sath. board gave approval to a one-year pilot program. the repyredle prince cnty police officers in elementary schools. there are six positions and three of the spots were already filled. 12348 work t pick a jury for the d.c. msion murder trial starts this morning. darrenenis charged with

torturing andife and son in 2015. yesterday was the first day of jury selection in thecase. lawyers are looking a gasped when the judge told them this could last two months. wept was arrested afterolice found his dny on a pizza crust at the crime scene. now, to the scathing attack from president trump. an op-ed questions the president's entrance for office. he heat, meetings veer off-topic dff rails. and hisul iveness lead to half-baked decisions that have to beck walked the author says there were early

whispers within the cabinet of invoking the 25th amendment, which would start a complex process for removing the president. he tweeted and calle the times g gutless. they did g note the authority because they would lose eir >> you tell me about aa ann anonymous source? no. and the "new york times" is failing. >> the op-ed comes on the heels in the white house. d two of the brett kavanaugh confirmation hearing

led to mor outbursts by protesters. there were more three dozen interruptions yesterday. judge kavanaugh faced questions about his loyalty to president trump. he adedid notwer what he would do if trump asked him tons answer quest >> would a sitting president give an answer to a subpoena. es igators are still trying to figuret outcaused more than a dozen people get sick on a plane from dubai to new york. 100 reporters feeling mel. medics and staff boarded that

plane to check on yoevne. the plane had to be quarantined for several hours, and people were >upset. when someone is flying on you when you fly, the head of thetsa is defending quiet skies. yesterday's lawmakers grilled the admiral. sips march, u.s. marshals have followed dozenss of travel each day. they keep note of whether a catch upneed upneeds. >> the american public does eiserve to know the amount they're being sued. >> i would note that we're fortunate to have the air marshal capabilityupporting this program. >> the tsa chief has made no arrest and foiled no lone plots.

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child is put in your arms. describe that moment for me. >> i think t moment that really sticks out to me was literally looking down at miranda and those eye blood alcoholing back at me and knows that i was her entire world. >> what a special bond. lacking forward to it. still ahead, ip creasing the value of your >> why the sale of coffeed sa sandwiches may do just that. if you had the flu, you know it can last for days. but imagine cutti it in half. chuck? >> good morning, evurybody. temper are in the 70s to get most of yourte days st

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right now. melissa is ready, i lieve. >> are you there? >> i am. oxon hill right now, outer loop of the beltway. we were talking about that, and that hasared out of the way. any longer big delays anyway. >> i can't. >> silver after georgia avenue. left lane getting by the work zone there. mclean before that toll rf d. the rest oe beltway looks fine. look at 270, going 68. that's going to take you 26 going southbound. if you're northbound out of town, at 90, your night is clear, as well. alexandria, with seminary. two left lanes get by that work zone. and leesburg, at river creek parkway. >> melissa, thank su. 14ll ahead, the world can be a dangerous place, especially y

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good morning, everybody. coming up on 4:21 on your thursday morning. and anokyer st start to the day around here. temperatures in the or uncoble zone for now. mostly in the 70s to near 80 degrees and stifling humidity remains in place. that will be here through the rest of the day. we're in storm team 4 weather alert to keep you ahead of what is goingo be another sizzler day outside. there are changes on the way. at's the good news. we have to get through today first. southwesterly flow is going to continue to pump all of that heat and humidity right here into poo the region. with time, that cold front near chicago today, that arrives here late in the overnight hours tonight into morrow. that will be the end of 90-degree weather for a while. future weather for today, there's the tiniest chance you will get hit with a thunder

shower today. the best chances of that happening are be west of the blue rage and out in the shen doleita valley. ae chances of showers late this afternoon and into this evening. i don't think any of us near i-95 have to work about it. temperatures above 90 by noontime. midafternoon temperatures in the mid-90s today. miserably hot and humid. if you're starting to think about the weekend this thursday. it will be tricky on the weekend. if you're wondering, maybe i'll stay here, high rain chances around here, as well. today, h95, w that isolated storm chance. tomorrow, better chances for raineverywhere. temperatures tomorrow, tenol degrees than today. into the weekend, saturday and sunday, cool. saturday going to be rainy and breezy, as well. temperatures in the mid- 0s for

high on saturday and sunday, getting back to 80 on monday. h nef hour, a ten-day and a look at hurricane florence that can be a concern next week. uber is rolling out safety features to protect drivers and riders. it's c led ridecheck, which will detect accidents or unplanned stops. the company will use data to determine if a sto seems unusual or if a car has notd ar to its final destination.e th app will show the general area where a trip started and ended, not the address. you can expect thao see these features in the coming month. do your children walk alone? maybe it's just to a friends house or in school defense. >> we're going to talk to them about valuable advice. they might billion a little

complicated f smaller kids. i tried them at home with my 8-year and they can be quite effective. while a bunch from a wild may not hurtn in adult, if you teach them how to job and poke and get away. go for the eyes, the way they fight back can be infinitely more effective. rob is a black belt. he travels the country teaching people how to defend themselves. >> n to have fear. but walk wi purpose. >> reporter: take the ear buds out. it's most important to be aware. >> you're going to hit. >> reporter: there's four things to know. first, how to get in the zone and protect yourself. >> red zone is you'reyz par by fear. yellow zone, overcome by fear. gray zone, you're attked to up

with. you hand that over. and the green zone, that is fight. >> reporter: yell, scream, fight and run. go for the attacker's most vulnerable areas. >> eyes, nose, groin. the second target areas can be your ribs, your roat, and everything else. fingers, thumbs, palms, elbows, knees and my woot. >> reporter: the most effective strikes? >> there's pressingoueyes in the eye socket. >> reporter: use your elboe, use you knees, and kick. fletcher has a finance program that c help you teach your kids. >> i mean, you just keep throwing the strikes. >> reporter: as they practice how to protect themselves.

>>hat does he have in terms of advice for younger kids for self-defense. >> being in the event is terrifying. but talk your child as much as you can without scaring him. we have these moves at home. and brendan was interested in it. have it on the nbc washington app. always walk in groups if you possibly can. and you want to stay on the same path. >> good advice,a. meli thank you. 4:26 now. coming up, securing our schools one app at a time. plus, a naked intruder caught on camera.he how he trackdown on social media. get to the ross fall fashion event... ...and get the brands you want... check this out. ...at "oh, yeah" prices. from the latest trends to your favorite brands,

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>> this picture fools you. maybe the worst yet, really, when it comes to how it's going to feel outside. despe the heat, prince george's county students will today. all day they missed classes because of problems with air conditioningch in manyls around the county. most of the issues have been fixed now. it is 4:30. you want to make sure that everyone in your family stays hydrated. avoid spending too much time in the heat. it's already 80 drees and the sun hasn't come up for a couple of hours. >> it's 4:30 i the morning and 80 degrees. it's banana town. have chuck bell working with him for your forecast. chuck, this isaz >> it is crazy. we had record high minimum