chris clackum, nbc news. >>> the nationals finally got some help in the bull pen. team traded for two pitchers from the oakland athletics, shawn doolittle is one of these. the wall green's w looks like logo in her photo now. the other pitcher they acquired was ryan madson who was with the phillies for a very long time. >> it sounds like they're going to be an interesting couple players. doolittle's fiancee tweeted a's fans will misses terribly. i'll bet forever grateful for how you embraced up. >> we like weird. normal is boring. we know that. >> that's right. >>> if you stepped outside, you now how muggy it is out there, and boy, not getting any better. >> we warned everybody all weekend. mound comes around and they are going to pump up the humidity on us, sheena. >> i'm telling you last week we had the extreme heat and humidity. this week it's coming back. the same pattern, currently it already feels like the 90s, chance of an evening this morning, so keep that in mind. i think we'll see a couple pop-up thunderstorms. wednesday think friday, though, no rain relie

chris clackum, nbc news. >>> all right.time for another check on your storm team 4 forecast. >> chuck bell, what's up? >> it's gonna be hot. >> it's hot all right. >> we got a bit of a break from the heat last year. >> yeah, last year. that's not going to be the case this time around. and temperatures already pushing 90 degrees now. outside on your city camera view, downtown washington, which would be lit in fireworks you can do a better show in the backyard than we can put on the national mall tomorrow night. come down and enjoy. 88 degrees, already feels like 90 down at national airport. that's even with a north wind, this averaging 12 miles an hour. you know something is cooking in the atmosphere. s temperatures, upper 0s, i was at the pool yet, spent a lot of time up to here in the washington just to try to stay cool. after you're done with the pool, 94, 90 at 6:00, sun is not down until after 8:30. if you hear thunder, that's also a the app, and follow me on social media. meanwhile, for rain chances today, really thing

chris clackum has some tips. >> all at low prices and payment. mail ads, you might think -- but "consumer reports" is now vising shoppers to steer clear of ploys. that said, though, other car buys experts say the coming weeks really are the best time to get new wheels, especially if you're okay with a 2017 model. >> dealers want to clear those out. you'll see more discounts on those model. >> ron montoya with edmunds.com, clearing them out to maybe way for the 2018s. try to avoid falling for the new batch of car buys myths out there. >> shopping on a rainy day, shopping 15 minutes before the dealership closes, shopping on bla black. >> where you, not the dealers ship do >> >> he also says it's a myth you save money by getting your own loan instead of through the dealership. >> a lot of these loans are subsidized by the manufacturer, and you can 1% or potential 0% loans, which is not something you can go ahead from a credit unions. >> and 0% loans are worth a lot more than cash incent i was over time. >>> pretty interesting how all that works out.