want to bring in robert from apple federal credit union. we're in your parking lot. are you ready for a big turnout? >> come help us fill our bin. we need backpacks for school supplies. kingstown. n to >> reporter: we had one gentleman come in and bring this with his wife. they wanted to support. also the canine alexander motor cl >> you are the president of the club. we see your members put in those backpacks. why did you want to be a supporter today? >> this is all that we're about. giving back to the community. we ride in brotherhood. >> nie are going to children in need. kidsn elementary school in need have the right start, davial >> that's it's about. absolutely. >> reporter: we want make sure the kids get the right start. >> come on aund re. thanks for being an early supporter of backpacks for kids at the apple federal credit union. we'll see throughout the morning, through noontimerioday t in the parking lot. come down and support, right, guys? >> yeah. >>> back to you guys. >> great to see the support at this hour. metro 7 tho000 series railcars been on the t

i want to thank apple federal credit union for this partnership.do you want to say about what thi looks like and how this is for the community? >> this is fantastic. i want to thank everyone in the community. our apple family for supporting us today. we're not at our goal yet. if you haven't come today, stop by a local fairfax county brewery. drop off a backpac and get a pleasant surprise. we're still taking andr collecting ydonations. we have jeff mckay. with the fair fax county school board. what do you thinkut this? >> this is awesome. we have a generous community county.fairfax what's more important than making sure than every one of shot.ds gets a that's what this is all about. i'm proud our cohiunity is t generous and we keep doing >>th. reporter: you know about the immediate in the community. >> it's amazing. 29% of the f students rfax county public schools come to school living in verty. programs such as this with the backpacks and 75 different smaller organizations comthg to to increase the number of backpacks by 50% this year is just wond

apple federal credit union in the kingstown section of oexandria.ant to fill those bins. molette green, thank you. >>> ahead at 6:00 this morning, an amber alert has been called off in west virginia. police are still trying to find a missing child and grandmother. a suspect is in custody. but there's still work to be done to find two people in annger. >> you to find everything you need when it comes to taking your driving test. but this man brought somethinge a. i'll tell what you that was later on news 4 "today." >>> just about 6:00 a.m. weeks of wet weather may have helped bring down this massive tree in northst washington today. more rain could be on the way. >> a red district in ohio could be red no more. this morning, eleion officials are work to go figure out whether the president's push was enough to keep a republican in office. >>> a father inilver spring believes his young daughters ran away over the weekend. but it's what happened online after they left that has him even more worried for their safety. >>> it is 6:00 a.m. now. good morning

we'll be at the apple federal credit union in kingstowne. if you want to make a secure donation online go to nbcwashington.com and search backpacks. >>> a new jerseych t had a surprise when she helped a fellow customer out in wawa. she paid for his snacks. do you recognize him? she didn't. she said he looked like keith urban, that's because she was keith urban. e has a great story to tell students this year. that tour is heading here, keith urban plays at jiffy lube live. >> more reason to do something nice w no justin timberlake would show up if i played f his chick-fil-a. doesn't happen. >> th're warning him. >>> we're learning more about a mother accused of killing her own daughters. >>> a family comese hom to find a man dead next to their porch, sd now another man accused of dumping his body there. that's next as ns 4 continues. >> announcer: "news4 today" starts now. >>> just about 5:00 a.m., good morning everybody i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang thanks for joinings for news 4 today. westerday was hot today may feel hotter. ant to

we'll be collectingew school supplies at the kingstown apple federal credit union from 6:0 a.m. until noon today. if you can't join us, you can still donate. arch backpacks inhe nbc washington app for more information. >>> the historic run comes to an end for d.c.'s little league team. redominantly african american team to advance to the mid-atlantic regional. they took on a team from berlin, maryland on. they scored five runs in the first inning. they could not hold on to the lead. they lost 18-7. the team made the entire area, made d.c. proud. th've done so mu for baseball and lifted the spirits of the community. ads held high. congratulationud we're so prof you. >>> one littleeague team from our area keeping their world series dreams alive. the loudoun south team defeated a team from alabama 9-6. today they move on to the southeastern final against the team from georgia. if they win, they're offrl to t d series in williams port, pennsylvania. >> good luck to them. >>> workout warning. a robbery at the gym turns into a theft at home. how the suspect was able to steal from the

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our teams will be out at apple federal credit union kingstowne branch on wednesday, from 6:00 til noonyou can make a secure donation online. go to nbcwashington.com and search backpacks. always a great effort. we're thankful for the commity. we see so many people donating great school supplies. >> aiming to give away 4,000 backpacks this year. >> i was making a funny. the day after school starts, they put out the halloween candy. you say it's out. >> i've sn decorations. give me a chance to enjoy today. >> if i see one halloween decoration, i'm buying a bag of m&ms and leaving the store.he >>>'s a 100% chance you're cling to get rained on today. it's dy already. another inch of rain yesterday. summer rainfall totalsin june 1st have been crazy. more than double the average rainfall at reagan national and dulles. and triple the rainfall at bwi-marshall where it's addedp to 2 inches of rain. flash flood watches until 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. be on t lockout, especially friday night into saturday. heavy rainni t. high, standing water. very likely to be on somef the low-lying roads. rain

bright if you want to help out with our backpack for kids, our chance ih august we'll be at apple federal credit union. the kingstown branch in alexandria from 6:00n the morning until noon. if you want to make a secure online donation, you can also do so in our nbc washington app by searching backpacks. >>> so if you still have that back to school shopping to do, this i c the weekend toe out to virginia and do it. it is the annual tax free holiday in the commonwealth. today through sunday you don't have to pay sales tax on qualifying school supplies if they're $20 or p less item. clothing and shoes, if they're $100 or lesser with item. you can save on energy star water appliances. maryland's tax free holiday is a week. it applies to clothing and shoes under $100. the first $40 of anyas pur of a backpack. and if you're in d.c., you can come to virginia or maryland and take partn at, and yeah. >> cheaper options. money.little >> 6:08 is your time on this saturday morning. bracingead a community for a potential eruption from a massive volcano. >> twow. pl months after he committed the deadliest mass shoo

if you want to help out, the next chance is august 8th, at the apple federal credit union from 6:00 a.m. to noon. you can make donation online at nbcwashington.com and search backpacks. >>> pop superstar demi lovato breaks her silence after a drug overse landed her in the hospital. and the message she has for all of herns . >>> plus, police officers r lk theires for a man trapped in a burning car. e'll show you the fiery rescu coming up. sheena. >> well, another hot and humid day a we start off, temperatures quickly in the 80s this morning. and around luntime some areas could be around 90 degrees. we'll show you how long the 90s and humidity are going to last bere the next bigger rain chance straight ahead. >>> we have a break in that breaking news we're following r you. two children were shot oveinight fairfax county. one of them has died. the second remains in the hospital. the suspect identified as 33-year-old veronica youngblood is in custody. >> and we're getting a look at this crash in rton. a tractor trailer has overturned on i-95 southbound as we take a closlook. this is right b

we'll be at apple federal credit union in kingstown. the alexandria part of fairfax county. we'll be there from 6:0 in the morning until noon. if you want to make a donation, to our app and search "backpack". >>> a community awaiting a potential eruption from a massive volcano. rs release nvestiga a final report on the las vegas gunman. does it answer the question why did he do it? stay with us. we're back after ts. cancer is smart. it pushes us. we push back. challenging conventional thinking. finding smarter solutions. that's what makes cancer treatment centers of aminica one of the leaders recision cancer treatment. using tools like advanced genomic testing and immunotherapy to bring more options to our patients. cancer treatment centers of america. we're not juhting cancer any more. we're outsmarting it. visit cancercenter.com/outsmart to more. welcome guys! hi! you are gonna love the neighborhood! it's totally wired for fios. is that a good thing? good? fiber-optics can move crazy amounts of data at even crazier spee. and fios is a 100% fiber-optic network, so you can s

we will be at apple federal credit union, thenkingst branch in alexandria from 6:00 a.m. noon. if you would like to make a secure online contribution, go to nbcwashington.com and search back packs. >>> your dog's heart health may be in danger.do your s bowl may be to blame. maya rodriguez explains why. >> reporter: when it comes and to playing in the backyard. michael wilson's dog, arrow, knows no bounds. >> he is my best friend. we go anywhere. play outside all day. >> reporter: he doesn look it now but last year arrow almost died. >>> started to notice he was really lethargic and didn't want to play. >> reporter: he brought arrow to the north carolina state college of veterinary medicine, and dr. darcy aided him. >> function is poor. >> reporter: she start noticing an unusual number of dogs with f form o heart disease not usually seen in mixed or small breeds. nearly three dozen at this clinic alone sharing the same symptoms, fague, troub wreathing and coughing. also something else. >> the dietary ingredients isy what t all had in common. >> reporter: now the food and d

. >> our teams will be out at apple federal credit union kingstowne branch on wednesday, from 6:00 until if you can't stop by, you can make a secure donation online. go to nbcwashington.com and search backpacks. >>> 23 before the hour. still ahead, another reason to say cheers to the guinness opening its first new brewery in america in decades. and it's not too far away. ke'll ta you inside, just know what? no, what? i just switched to geico and got more. more? got a company i can trust. that's a heck of a lot more. over 75 years of great savings and service. you can't argue with more. why would ya?t geico. expeat savings and a whole lot more. >>> you'reatching "news 4 >> crews have been h workingd to clean up the chesapeake bayd et debris out of the water there. yesterday at sandy poite park, 30 volunteers were out helping with cleanup efforts. there's so much debris that swimming has been banned at the beach there in annapolis. >> today, guinness will open its first brewery in the unite t states in mon six decades. and it will be in our area. the new brewery, about ten minutes from the

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