here's nbc's chris clackum. >> reporter: a battlerf&my of hiddenø fees usually don't see until after$% bill, "consumer reports" asked for our opinion, and got an earful. >> 96% said they were annoyed by hidden fees they experienced in wentporter: like when they to buyñfá tickets or pay a phon cable, car rental, hotel or airline bill -- >> 85% of people said in the last two yearsoce they have notd a hidden fee in a bill. >> reporter:nna from "consumer reports" says there were so mant complaithat they launched a new website, asking consumers to share their hidden fee horror stories. and the w@etñ round-about ratess getting results. just lasteek, marriott was slapped with a lawsuit by the accusing thef hotel giant o charging deceptive and ór misleading resort fees. >> the thing called aesort fee is lumped in with taxes and other fees. >> not just one company a ing badly. it's a marketplace where consumers are losing power. >> reporter: what advocates want from retailers is full disclosure. up front. >> require them to put the total amount you're going to pay right up front people c make

. >> nbc's chris clackum explains.mes your bank won't even catch them until it's too la. >> this is what i got in the mail. >> reporter: it was in robert pike's mailbox three years ago, a legitimate-looking cashier's check paying him to become a mystery shopper. >> i was supposed to go to walmart, th courtesy of the clerks, t cleanliness of the place. >> reporter: a similar offer was just recently sent via fedex to a colleague's child, this time using a legitimate-looking money order. >> they're pretty good at n findi ways to help you artmoney. >> reporter: justin pritchard has written about scams like this and says it generally includes6 depositing the check you're sent then returning a portion of it to the scammer. >> the main red flag on all ofh t is that you're sending money. right? in almost every case you're supposed to be receiving money o but somethey convince you to send money and they're very good at that. >> reporter: via skype from colorado pritchard sat can take days before your bank figures out the docum

here is nbc chris clackum. >> reporter: only a few weeks away from th sound of summer, giving way to the sound of a differe rt. which means it's time to start back-to-school shopping. >> only way way to buy. don't feel pressured to buy ng everythion your school's supply list before the first day of school. >> reporter: retailers are already wall-to-wall with their back-to-school sales which retail experts say should be approhed with patience. >> ask the teachers what isin gog to be needed early and what might be needed later on because you'll get better deals in september. >> parents will continue to spend theirloney on the usua suspects for back-to-school. clothes and computers. gadgets include anything from cloud-based technology, even wearables like the applewatch. >> reporter: retail me not expert says though gadgets might add to the $500 per child that parents are already spending on back-to-school shopping this year.c hris clackum, nbc news. >>> new this morning, it is a moment a mother and daughter waited 65 years for. watch this. an anve ry test brought a mother and daughter

here is nbc chris clackum. >> reporter: only a few weeks away from the sound of summer, giving way to the sound of a different sort. which means it's time to start back-to-school shopping. >> there is only way to buy. don't feel pressured to buy everything on your child's school supply list before the first day of school. >> reporter: retailers are alirady wall-to-wall with t back-to-school sales which retail experts say should be approached with patience. >> ask the teachers what is going to be needed early and what might be needed later on because you'll get n tter deals eptember. >> parents will continue to spend their money on the usual suspects for back-to-school.cl othing and accessories and even computers. >> reporter: but gadgets arg also poppin on back-to-school lists. >> gadgets include anything from cloud-bad technology, even wearables like the apple watch. >> reporter: retail me not etexpert says though gadgs might add more to the $500 per child that parents are already spending on back-to-school shopping this year. ngris clackum, nbc news. >>> new this morit is a moment a

chris clackum, nbc news. >> got to keep safety in mind. >> yeah. >> out there having fun, too. all right. >> it's beautiful. >> look what you did! >> thank you so much. l right took credit on wtop. now another platform i can take credit for it. have you been outside yet?n >> >> i haven't either. we've been here since 4:00 a.m., 3:30, really. >> it is beautiful out there. low humidity. sunshine. i see a whole bunch of cameras from outside, from all over the area. but it is absolutely gorgeous! now, the humidity is coming back overnight. so get outside and enjoy the day today. because the heat, it's coming. it's on the way, and it will arrive tomorrow. in fact, temperatures today right around normal, but usually we have the humidity. we don't have that today. but we will tomorrow and temperatures will be in the low to mid 90 tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, sunday, and those heat indexes will be close to 100 after today. but no heat index measurableut there today, because we just don't have any humidity. and that's what we get when we get the humidity and temperatu

. >> chris clackum, nbc news. >>> we're all thinking about safety on the fourth of july, and as you get ready to head out the door this morning, 580 and dublin, we see the hazy skies overhead. nice cool temperatures as you get ready to head out the door in the upper 50s and low 60s. then here's a look at our highs for today. this is the weather we have enjoyed all week long with low 80s in a few spots. it will reach mid to upper 80s for inland parts of the east bay. danville up to 84. in san mateo, a high of 80 degrees. if you are headed out to el cerrito, it's going to be great. mostly sunny skies, reaching up to 70 degrees in the middle of the day. if you get out there early you will feel the breeze and take in more sun. if you are going to milpitas today for the red, white and boom. at 5:00, 76 degrees, breezy and sunny. it cools down quickly in time for the fireworks, right at about 63 degrees. as we go throughout the rest of the forecast it will be heating up for the weekend. a few more degrees as we get a northerly wind. go into next week we have more cooling in the forecast. in f

here is nbc chris clackum. >> reporter: only a fewweeks away from the sound of summer, giving way to the sound of a different sort. which means it's time to start back-to-school shopping. och >> there is only way to buy. don't feel pressured to buy everything on your school's supply list before the first day of school. >> reporter: retailers are already wall-to-all with their back-to-school sales which retail experts say should be approached with patience. >> ask the teachers what is going to be needed early and what might be needed later on because you'll get better deals in september >> parents will continue to spend their money on the usual suspects for back-to-school. clothing an accessories and even cputers. >> reporter: but gadgets are also popping up on back-to-school lists. >> gadgets include anything from cloud-based technologes even wearaike the apple watch. >> reporter: retail me not expert says though gadgets might add to the $500 per child that parents are already spending on back-to-school shopping this year.ac chris clm, nbc news. >>> new this morning, it is a erment a

nbc's chris clackum rports.rter: only a few weeks away from the sounds of summer are giving way to the sounds of shopping. >> don't need to get everything on yourchild's school supply list. >> reporter: retail remembers wall-to-wall with back-to-school sales whichrohould be appached with patience. >> ask the teach what's might be needed. >> clothing and accessories, even computers. >> reporter: gadgets are upso popping on back-to-school wish lists. >> gadgets include anything from tech the apple watch. >> reporter: retail may not says those gadgets might add more to the $500 per child parents are already spending on back-to-scckol. chris cl, nbc news. >> right now the weather alert has powerful storms are making their way through our area. this was the scene in mt. airy earlier today. the camera was knocked out of the tree and down to the ground w. we're kicking off this week with some wild wet we are, folks. hello, everybody. i'm jim >>handley. nd i'm wendy rieger. this is round one of what we can expect. this