amy cho is live in northwest with more on the fun stuff and how police plan to keep everyone safe. amy? >> reporter: if you look behind me, you can see one of the cross walks that was painted of the rainbow pride flag, one of the many signs that capital pride is right around the corner. the colors all around the city, as bright as the spirits of the people going to capital pride. >> i'm excited to see a lot of my friends who i haven't seen in a while. my friends from charlotte and from atlanta. should be exciting to see them. frankly. it's pride, it's pride in yourself, pride in your community, pride in your life. >> reporter: this morning, volunteers helping spray paint the cross walks. meanwhile, a different type of preparation also going on, safety. organizers working closely with d.c. police on security. >> we do ask folks to not bring bags. they will have the potential to be checked. >> reporter: for those planning on coming, many say they're not worried. >> i've always found when i've come, it's a pretty safe place. better than a lot of other places i've been to that have prid

in northwest, amy cho, news4. >> we want to keep this counter going up, up, up.to the nbc washington app, where we're tracking the giving live and we have a link where you can donate today through midnight. >> ching ching. that's all we care about. for good reasons. >>> a fire that spread so fast it damaged multiple homes and left a firefighter breathless. new details neighbor who is going above and beyond to help out in this situation. >> plus, you've seen singers audition on tv shows, but you've never seen one like this. why this young woman is getting so much attention despite a huge setback. >> and we are bringing you the latest headlines and the weather, even during commercials. so just keep an eye on your ureen introducing fios gigabit connection. ureen superfast internet at an incredible price. with speeds up to 940 megs. that's 20x faster than most people have. and, it's just $79.99 a month online for 1 year. and only $5 more per month for the second year. get fios gigabit connection for $79.99 with tv, hbo for 1 year and multi-room dvr service for 2 year

we're live in northwest, amy cho, news4. >> thank you, amy. how about keeping people dry and cool for the weekend. >> that would be good. the capital pride parade isn't the only thing we've got going on this weekend, doug. temperatures are on their way up, aren't they? >> they are. temperatures today got into the low 80s. tomorrow, we rebound into the mid to upper 80s. well above average tomorrow. we may come close to 90 degrees even tomorrow. so it's going to be a hot one, but humidity not going to be a factor. the pride parade forecast, through noon and the afternoon, 84 degrees. 86 by 2:00. up to 87 degrees, low humidity, but stl especially if you're on the street. that will give you an extra piece of hot air coming off the street. watch out there. 83 degrees by around 8:00. t right now, 81, d.c., 81 in richmond. 79, near 80 degrees in ocean city. a lot of people heading down there. not me. anyway, we'll talk much more about what you can expect for the rest of the week and that heat wave that's moving in the next couple days. >> they need y

we're live at the twin brook med rho stage, amy cho, news4. >>> we're also learning about a imagine plan, a maryland legislator from prince georges and montgomery county are calling for an equitable funding plan "the washington post" reports this would call for the district get about $17 on million a year and each jurisdiction would have to figure out how to fund tha plan later today. >>> washington is expected to fill up the reflecting pool against today. work crews from the national pasch service drained and scrubbed the pool after 80 ducklings were found dead. they died because of a parasite that was found growing in snails that should in the pool. well, officials plan to continue to monitor the water quality. >>> well, one big dao el could completely change how we buy groceries for good. >> a big deal. amazon is taking over whole foods. jolene kent shows us how it matters to you. >> reporter: in a record deal, amazon is buying whole foods. by snapping up the struggling giant, am society gets a networker nearly 3450. the name will stay the same, but inside everything could coolest tec

. >> in hillsboro, amy cho, news 4. >>> the postal service has the final say. if the answer is no, hillsborou hillsborough can try again. >> give back numbers. >> everyone thinks their pet is the cutest. >> the world's ugliest dog competition. some of the contestants are so ugly they are almost cute, right? the competition is dominated by hairless and tiny dogs. >> he's ugly. that's an ugly dog. >> he's cute. this year's winner is a big girl. martha is 3-year-old neopolitan. >> that is looks tired. she's lazy, slow. when she was announced as winner, just goes up on the stage. the trophy and trip to new york city for media purposes there, which is pretty cool. >>> coming up on the "today" show, they are going to take you there and you can see more contestants. if i saw that dog -- >> look. >> i would go. >> wants you to public her belly. >> we had a little cool front. >> yes, we did. proceeding that is moisture from tropical storm cindy. it's all out of here. we are shaping up to have a nice saturday. breezy on the outside. on the back we're going to calm down.

news 4's amy cho is live this morning with a look at what we all need to know before we head out to metrowhat are you seeing, amy? >> reporter: chris, good morning. this is the home for safetrack. one last week of delays and closures. so close to the end here. the shady grove and rockville station are shut down. free shuttle buses between here and twinbrook. metro possible, you avoid the stations and start your trip at either twinbrook, white flint or grof ner. >>> we have posted other transportation options in the nbc washington app. search safetrack. guys, back to you. >> thank you, aimee. >> you should grab your umbrellas before you head out the door. >> that's right. >> chuck showed me on the nbc washington app -- i didn't realize you could -- you showed me how you can really track the radar here and see how close the rain is approaching. that's really cool. >> when you start the nbc washington app, you'll see the current temperature in the upper right-hand side. when you tap the temperature, you'll see a map of the d.c. viewing area up close. that's the scrunchable, the pinchable par

in 20 minutes, news4 amy cho's will take us there live. >>> new details today about a teenager accuseding a fire inside of a storm drain tunnel near north bethesda middle school. the 17-year-old is now facing a number of misdemeanor charges. at least one child had to be treated for minor injuries in that fire earlier this week impact. >>> nicole aromo said she was on track to do something big, but life threw her a curveball. >> that's right, tonight the university of virginia administrator defamed by "rolling stone" magazine about a rape on campus is opening up about the three-week-long >> henry grass from our sister station in charlottesville reports. >> reporter: nicole reflects on some of the darkest days of her life. >> to say that i was wronged in some way, it felt really good in the end, but it was a very difficult process to get there. >> reporter: that difficult process for her own justice started last october, two years after the former university of virginia associate dean was portrayed as indifferent to allegations of gang rape on grounds in a 2014 "rolling stone" article. a

. >> supporting the living, that's what these homes are all about, in riverdale, amy cho, news 4. >>>across the south are cleaning up after flooding and damaging winds, a look at what it means for our tonight and through the weekend. >> major delays on metro is growing outrage from riders ahead this weekend. >> first two crimes, possibly, connected in prince george's county after two men are found dead just blocks apart. >> chopper 4 was over the scene this afternoon, police say they found a man dead from gunshot wounds in the hallway of an apartment building along 45th avenue and just a few blocks away, police in riverdale found another man shot to death. the victims' knew each other. you're looking now with the possibility it may be a murder suicide. >> now to the weather, as cindy moves away from the gulf coast, more people are filling the impact, rain and flooding. the biggest concern as the storm weakens and moving our way. doug is tracking the remnants of cindy on the radar and when and how long it's going to last and what it's doing to mean to the weekend. >> it's going to be q

he was an eagle scout and fellow boy scout carried his coffin, his father sat down with our amy cho to share memories about his son who was killed this past week. >> he was a beloved son, before i knew how beloved he was to the rest of the community, he was a very loved son at home. because of all the busyness that happens throughout the day, the grief is there, but, you have to, you know, you have to focus on the things that need to get done, but now, i'm kind of, kind of scared of what the next couple days will happen because the pace will settle down a little bit and i think we'll probably feel it more, but w learning to cope. >> yeah, williams says he only had good memories, no regrets of his last moments with his son. he and his friend were found murdered inside a car on monday. he were both set to graduate from northwest high school the very next day. sad story there. >>> all right. switching gears a little bit. looking outside right now as the sun comes up over the nation's capital, and yeah, you're going to sweat today. 90s before you know it. lauren's tracking a major heat wav

amy cho has our story. putting the finishing touches on their new coin banks.ut they don't usually keep their creations. when the kids are done with their crafts, they put it in this envelope and send it off to a child in need. >> i've always been a charitable person. >> reporter: every month, she fills over 500 boxes with art supplies. >> every parent wants to raise kind kids. it's just that there's not enough tools and opportunity out there. >> reporter: each month, they help a different charity. this month, it's orphanages in india. >> we've also had kids create pillows for children at homeless centers. i get stories about parents telling me how their kids are running to the mailbox wanting their orange box to find out who they're helping this month. >> reporter: learning how to leave a positive mark. that's the idea behind little loving hands. >>> a prince william county school lunch program gets a gofundme page. because the overdue lunch bill is equaling $160,000. still ahead, the effort of a local woman to get that things paid off. >>> start shedding the