corey smith, news 4. >> all right. we've got the latest on the weather wallop. how long are we in for this night, guys? >> a severe thunderstorm warning going until 10:00 and t flash flood watch that goes until 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, so we're going to be in this throughout next -- really the next da or so almost. >> and while we could see certainly some damage out there. there's damage reports. this is kind of a necessary evil, these thunderstorms to get to more comfortable air. i mean, it was excruciatingly hot. >> if we see such intense heat it takes something big to break the heat and that's what we've got out there. take a look. storm team 4 radar tracking those storms that now have come through our area and are all the way up towards philadelphia. philadelphia under severe tharnderstorm warnings and p of northeastern maryland, but no warnings around our area. areas in pink under a svere understorm watch in effect until 10:00. not a whole lot going on now. now this storm came through, and, boy, did it produce damage from winchester over to virginia and

news 4's corey smith reports from manassas. >> i have to learn ho to live life all over again without him here. >> reporter: this has become danielle person's daily routine ver since her son malikayh was killed. she can smell him in the room inand can see him the photos scattered .downstai ♪ >> reporter: she can hear his voice in his music and had a she wouldn't give just to be able to touch him one more time. >> just keep praying and asking god to get me through it. it's hard. >> reporter: tt grief is compounded by the circumstances surrounding malikyh's death. police believe it was an accident. >> to get a phone call at 6:00 in the morning that my brother is gone because of a gun it's like what? how does this happen?at >> reporter: tbullet stopped the music for a young and aspiring rapper who in less than a year behind the mic was already getting calls from record labels. all his brotherkenny is think what could have been. >> i listen to that now, can you hear the improve president. he wuld have been great. >> reporter: danielle person had an inkling of her son's growing popularity

news 4's corey smith spoke to family and friends outside the service. >> reporter: as she was helped into her son's private funeral, katherine brown was surrounded by the community that loved him. hundreds of people came to allen chapel church to say e final good- karon brown, many of them wearing shirts with his face on it, his smile just as bright as everyone remembers. for me heim in disbelief. >> reporter: since brown's murder on july 18th emotions in this community have teetered between despairnd a anger. >> it's just so sad that they are dying at a young age. >> i'm just tired of cong to funerals, especially loved ones, you know, people we grew up .i just sad. >> reporter: if there's anyone who knows what the brown family has been through and the healing still to be done it's yoedy baker. this time last year she was burying her cousin makiyah wilson, another child lost in the digt tricket gunfire. >> my cousin was so and he just turned 11. i'm still grieving about her, too. >> reporter: like baker many thought that makiyah's death was a turning point a here they are again watch

. >> crowds continue torow as we check in with w corey smith the live near the lincoln memorial where the president is the set to speak. >> reporter: yeah,gu , the crowds do continue to fill in. but this rain is kind of forcing people to make that executive decision, are we going to stay or go? we see more people filing in thane see leaving. we're here in prime real estate. the stage with performers a few seconds ago and people are camped out, listened to amelia and i know there's a vip section and this is where u want to be. a perfect spot to see the flyover and and with the big screens set up they will be able to see president trump. a lot of people out here wearing their patriotic stripes and they are hoping that the president strikes a unifying tone, hoping for a hopeful message and one that drives home how proud everyone is to be an take a listen. >> for us all to get together here. ou can tell we're all one nation and just like the constitution, one nation under god. we're here -- i don't think anybody how much we spend because the government wastes ngmoney as it is, so d this t

i'm corey smith. we'll have the very latest on rationsurth of july cel coming up next. >>> and in alexandria, new developments for the man who said he thought he was fighting a werewolf when we brutally killed a popular store owner in everyone's got to listen to mom. when it comes to redfaing the sugar in youly's diet, coke, dr pepper and pepsi hear you.e we'rworking together to do just that. bringing you more great tasting beverages with less sugar or no sugar at all. smaller portion sizes, clear calorie labels and reminders to think balance. because we know mom wants what's best. more beverage choices, smaller portions, less sugar. balanceus.org >>> back now at 5:30, a look at some of our top stories. police are trying to figure out parking garage at the pentagon city mall. they say two people got into an argument outside of the macy's store. at some point one of them pulled out a gun. one of them was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. investigators tell us there is no ongoing threat to th

news 4's corey smith expla ds theign of the suits is a marvel all on its own. >> reporter: 50 years laterthe vesselhat took us to the moon and after a decade of research and restoration we can admire the vessel that allowed neil armstrong to leave the lunar module and step on the moon. >> we have to take our environment with us, and the only way to take our environment with us it is with a spacesuit. >> reporter: while she's never worn it dr. kathleen lewis knows this sdcesuit inside out. >> the this suit was made to fit neil armstrong and no one else.e it hs a little over 60 pounds all told. the outer layer that you see is a thermal micrometeor garment that is used to reflect solar radiation and sunlight. st reporter: it would take some of the sharpeinds in the country to design this suit and the job of stitching it togeer fell into the dell cats hands of everydre seamstes. >> it brings a human side for ways inspiring. >> reporter: staring into armstrong's helmet was almostoo like lng into the past for michael. >> just to see the suit as he wore it with the lunar dust still on it it's ju

. >> corey smith and new details on t tanks. cory? >> reporter: well, wendy, we knew before today that the salute to america was going to be big. military flyovers, a presidential speech and these tanks make it huge t just way president trump likes it, but after talking with folks out here near the lincoln memorial, some are wondering whether this ow of military might is truly a display of fourth ly j independence day spirit, and they are also encouraging president trump to strike the right tone in that speech. >> ask or maybe order is a better word, and you shall receive. the four tanks and military vehicles president trump asked made their w through virginia and arrived in the district earlier this morning much to the chagrin of d.c. congresswoman eleanor holmes norton who is worried about the stress that 60-ton tanks can put on the city streets and the nation mall. >> we're concerned that the tanks could further set us back on wor we have done on the mall. >> reporter: the congresswoman did not hide herat anger what the president's

today as we mark 50 years since we'v blasted off forthe moon, news 4 owes corey smith got a chance toorigin suit up close. >> all engines running. liftoff. >> reporter: 50 years later, still mael at the vessel that took us to the moon and now we can admire the spacesuit that allowed neil armstrong to step foot on the moon. >> we have to take our environment with us, and the only way to take our environment with us is with a spacesuit. >> the while she's never worn it dr. kathleen lewis knows this suit inside and out. >> the this spacesuit was made to fit neil armstrong and no one else. it weighs a little over 60 pounds all told.t outer layer that you see is made to reflect solar radiation and sunlight. >> reporter: it would take some of thesc sharpestntific minds in the country to design the suit. the job of stitching it togethee into the hands of everyday seamstresses. this brings that human sued that i think is truly inspiring. >> reporter: for visitors like michael staring into armstrong's he will smet like almost looking into the past. >> to see the suit as he wore it with the lun

corey smith has a look at how to protect your family. cory? >> reporter: well, adam, accocding to the nearly 600 people have been infected with psychopsoriasis just this year. that includes 95 people right here in the dmv. now spring and summer are a particularly dangerous time for this illness, and when this most recent outbreak, the inums are increase, the risk is elevated so doctorse across th region are warning people to watch what they eat. tonight health departments in d.c., maryland and virginia are working together to the source of the ongoing psychosporea outbreak. so far 132 poem in 11 states have been sickened in this most recent outbreak. in the been 13 confirmed cases this year and in virginia 39 cas have been confirmed since ma 1st with the capital 1 building in northern virginia identified as one place infected and in maryland 42wh preeopl e have sickened with all but five cases report over the last two weeks. dr. benjamin schwartz is the director of the division of epidemiology and population health at the fairfax county health

corey smith, news 4. >> that's going above and beyond the call of duty. >> it sure is. glad they were reunited. >> mm-hmm. >> soore heat and more possible storms. >> yeah. >> tomorrow, and -- and then on thursday, on friday, on saturday. i mean, this is the kind of pattern we're getting into. a dry pattern with the heat over the last couple of days and today we're introducing the storms. t only gets bigger moving into the day tomorrow. a strong to severe thunderstorm tomorrow afternoon. take a look. show you what's happening outside right now. storm team 4 radar. all of the significant weather so far has stayed to the west of i-95 and that's what we've been talking about all day today,ba stayin to the blue ridge and shenandoah volley and seeing the storms forming in those areas. bicktime storms, too, especially is one right here. this is a big one that just kind of died out and making its way into loudoun couty west virginia and frederick county and that now is a very weak area of showers, maybe a rumble of thunder or two but the strongest of that is over w.strongest st

us 4's corey smith shows how one group is turning to music to help people cope. >> young one, carry yourself with grace. >> you can concentrate your powerful ideas and emotions into mething transformative. ♪ ♪ they said look at our history ♪ >> reporter: music has the power to transform lives, even entire communities. local poet isaiah king and look' emcees hope their summer peace anthem,"peace and positivity," n transform the narrative confronting southeast, onting gun violence. >> part of what we wanted to do was focus on, you know, hope evading, positive messages. ♪ >> reporter: the group doesn't have to go far for its source material. their music video was shot in southeast. just a few blocks away from the district's latest homicide. king says these true stories make their music relatable while also forcing the group and hopefully listeners to confront the trauma in their own lives.e it'sthan music. it's therapy. ♪ now he's thinking, oh, why this happening to me ♪ >> reporter: facing it head-on, that's sometimes the only way you are able to really cope with what's going on in your enviro

as news s corey smith shows us now, mrs. obama's message for these local students was simple but powerful. >> i sad in the same seat fivey rs ago. >> reporter: for darrius wesley it as surviving the south se of chicago and emmanuel it was poverty and michelle lost her parents. each student on t howard university stage and the first generation students listening to them have beat odds to get here, and now as they aim toretire, they are getting sound advice from someone who knows their struggle, including a very familiar face. >> hey, y'all. >> reporter: former first lady michelle obama started the reach higher organization in 2014 with the goal of inspiring students to go to and finish college. as a firstne getion college graduate herself, she notes expectations and obstacles facing these students. >> this is not a mistake, you know. u are here because you are more than capable of doing it. >> reporter: many in this crowd have friends and family who couldn't g to college or didn't finish once they got there. the message from

corey smith explains how the design in those suits was a marvel in their own right. >> all engine running, liftoff: >> reporter 50 years later we marvel at the vessel that took us to the moon and now we can admire the vessel that allowed neil armstrong to leave the comfort of the module and step ofootthe moon surface. >> this is our experience of f exploration oanother world. we have to take our environment with us and the only way is with a space suit. never rter: while she's worn it dr. kathleen lewis knows this suit like no one else. >> it was made to fit no one else. it weighs a ttle over 60 pounds all told. the outer layer that you see is thatthermalor mete oid garment made to reflect solar radiation d d sunlight. >> reporter: it woke some of the sharpest minds in the country to design the suit. the job of stitching it together fell into the delicate kands of everyday seamstresses. >> it brings the human side that's truly inspiring. >> reporter: for visitors, staring into armstrong's helmet is almost like looking into the paeet. >> to s the suit as he wore it with the lunar dust stil

. >> reporter: corey smith, news4. >>> the group is going to beng perforive at saturday's peace and positively party in the southeast. >> new technology is bringing relief to people suffering with debilitating knee pain. dorothy beckett hurt her knee two years ago training for a n marathon andeeded surgery. herrthopedic surgeon was able to repair the cartilage tear. in the past, repairs like this were very difficult if not possible. the doctor says it's better to repair the maniscus than remove it. >> can only imagine what would have happened if i hadn't had the surgery. >> there is onedrawback to this procedure. there's a longer recovery time. patients spend six weeks on crutches and wearing a brace to allow the tissue to fully tale. after thaak it can up to five months for patients to return to normal activities, compared to other repair methods, which have back to normal in a month or so. >> five months of inconvenience or decades of no pain.>> nice to have that option. >>> a right. we've got to get to this thing. it's been driving us crazy. first, we had thedress, was it blue, black, gold,

corey smith with more on the investigation. to >> reporter: y we spoke to the family of a 19-year-old in that vieo who said they will seek justice. it's the knee to the head and the pull of the shirt that's so troubling to montgomery county executive. >> there's noustification for that. >> but the chief was not ready to say whether the actions he violated tdepartment's use of force policy. >> and then i see the officer do come extraffic click lar ac -- l at a res of that incident, he's had hisrie the september allegedly tried to sell hallucinogenic mushrooms to an undercover police officer and when they tried to arrest him he sis ed and thi the second high-profile incide high-profile incident. the we asked the acting hief whether the latest filming incident is a setback. >> we're trance parent and we'ring it to look at them. we take these metsers ve seriously. >> tonight justice officis and the commerce department now are trying to find ways to get a question aboutitizenship on to the 20 to censut. hey are acting on orders from

in southeast, corey smith, news 4. >> the tireless effort to make sure 9/11 first responders is getting their medical bills paid for finally was signed off on today. 9/11 first responders surrounded the president wh he sign that had bill into law. it extends the fund through 2092, essentially making the funding perment. activists including comedian jon stewart championed this cause leading to congress passing the bill in a bipartisan legislation effort last week. >> today we come together asne nation to support our september 11th heros to care for their families and to renew our eternal vow never ever forget. >> more than 40,000 people have applied to the fund. it covers illnesses related to the attacks on the world trade center, the pentagon and in shanksville, pennsylvania. >>> even as the president spoke about coming together at that earlier event, he spent much of the wnd using divisive language about elijah cummings baltimore. y of >> the longtime maryland congressman becomes the latest target to become the series of racist attacks by the president on social media. >> we have n rea

i'm corey smith and certainly as the deputy terro director as. both organizations are in firm support of the proposal to reject the appeal here today on the simple facts this is not a single issue, that this is not a quality issue and that in and of itself should be enough to reject the appeal. the rest of my comments i'll be making as an individual. i've been to enough of the meetings, thank you to everybody that is over there, work on this and spending the time, as well as supervisor hainey and trying to do what you can to have all of the conversations with everybody. i know that's not easy. i know you take the full brunt of all of the crap thrown at you and it's difficult but i appreciate it and it's difficult to do. i was at the commission hearing and there were 88 people that spoke in support and 39 people that spoke against it, almost 2-1 support for this proposal because we fo know that people d places to live. we need option and solutions around the city. i've spoken with my supervisor, supervisor brown. we need one. we have people sleepi

corey smith has a look at the massive tanks thn are i the area. tell us about that scene. >> reporter: ask and you shall receive. thta president wanted his ks and he's got four of them plus another military vehicle. earlieroday we'll show these tanks, two abram and two bradleys on the flatbed rail car. ss, and they will be in place for the president's salute to america. they weigh tons, lots of them. 60 tons per vehicle. and that has many local leaders concerned about the damage that could be done to city streets. moreover, they believe that the president is politicizing the fourth of july. this is what congresswoman eleanor holmes norton hady to sa earlier t'today. >> the one holiday where everybody comes together and doesn'tlo even at how you define what your political party, is so he's already by the way in hi he has taken hold of this event made it into a political event. >> reporter: now we are told that the tanks will be somewhere in the vicinif the lincoln memorial. >> hear what the w think,ther or not the president has gone too far or if h

news 4's corey smith reports. >> just moving away from home, you know, being away from m mom for the first time because i'm always with her. >> reporter: as she prepares to go to spellman college, maryland resident nadia wsliams feel all the anxiety and pressure of a soon-to-be freshman but being the first in her family to also to university weighs on her mind. thankfully she and the other in st-generation students this high school audience receive some encouragement from a familiar face. former first lady started the reach higher organization in 2014. as a first generation college graduate herself she knows the expectations and obstaclesac fg these students. >> this is not a mistake, you know. are you here because you are more than capable of doing it. >> reporter: many in this crowd have friends and family who couldn't go tid clem ort finish once they got there. the message from mrs. obama. the transition will be tough buo cannot quit. >> the people in my life who were afraid of that feeling of insecurity during transition, those are the people who are stuck. >> reporter: williams

. >> corey smith. week it's going to be a course full ftivities commemorating the moon landing. can you see a list of all of this on the nbc washington app. >> amelia draper, we may need a port label life support system to go out of this intense heat you're talking about. we'reta lking about heat indices wednesday around 105. ove the weekend it will feel like 110 degrees. if we hit00 degrees on saturday, it hasn'tbeen this hot since august of 2016. hardto believe that it's been three years since we've fficially hit triple digits at reagan national. august 2016 is when we were last there. before we talk about the heat let's talk about theollen port today because i was kind of surprised when i saw it how everything is coming in moderate to highs. trees and weeds coming in moderate. grasses and mold spes coming in high, and as we talk about the heat and humidity moving in, check out your humity levels. i think that will face wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday and sunday says it all. it's feeling oppres

news 4's corey smith is live the mall with more on how that also inspired that gineer's son. hey, cory. >> reporter: wendy, this is going to be a great week to celebrate what is one of the most remarkable feats. we're on the mall where tomorrow, wednesday, and thursday a rocket will be projected on the east face of the monument, all part of the celebration for this week, a celebration that for one father and son will be a family affair >>i always -- i'm always told thh- >> rerter: this is a faher-son trip that got noel hooked on science and space but one trip standsut. one of mankind's most remarkable feats. >> we saw a model with a ck bapack that the astronauts wore on the surface of the moon hand that's what my dad told me. i built parts of it. >> back in the 50 of 0s noah's dadas an enginee in the apollo program and while mission was to get man to the moon his job was to keep th alive. that backpack was known as the port lal life system. >> that's one small step for man. >> reporter: witht it neil armstrong can't take those first steps and utter these words. >> one giant l

. >> and that's where our team coverage begins, with news 4's corey smith. >> reporter: wendy and jim, ple, tanks and yes, military automobiles. they will af be a part oe president's salute to america. this is going to be a huge celebration, a major show of american military might, as you said, but some out here neither lincoln memorial wonder showing off american military might is striking the right tone on independence day. >> ask for maybe a sort better word, and you shall receive. the four tanks and military vehicles president trump requested have made their way through virginia and arrived in the district earlier this morng much to the chagrin of d.c. congresswoman eleanor holmes norton who is worried about the stress that 60-ton tanks can put on the city streets and national mall. >> we're concerned that the tanks could further set us back on wha we have done on the mall. >> reporter: speaking at an event the congres nwoman did hide her anger at what the 's presidentig fourth of july celebration has turned into. ay it robs us of the one hol where everybody comes together and doe

corey smith reporting live. >> pat? >> the late now on yesterday's flag-rning scuffles nearhe white house. two people have been arrested. one is charged with obstruction is aioolice investigat and resisting arrest. the arrest followed this chaotic scene on pennsylvania avenue where a protester set fire to the american flag. turns out he had a permit to burn the flag but not in that area. three people including two secret service ofcers were treated at scene for minor injuries. flames tear through a d.c. home overnight after a fireworks wrong. fortunately everyone inside escaped, and fire investigators say this near disaster llustrates the danger of illegal fireworks. news 4's derrick ward is live on the scene in northwest washington to tell us more about this. derrick, what in the world his house?t >> well, you know, i've had a neighbor come out and say they think a rocket might have ricochetted into a window upstairs. the investigators are still trying to determine what happened, but as you can see, the folks here, the

news 4's corey smith talks as they work hard to epare for the big event. cory? >> oh, wepdndy, it takes a yearo plan for the fourth of july celebration here on the fourth of july. the president's salute to america andthe request today adding new wrinkles and after speaking with the chief of police and u.s. park police no doubt they will be ready on thursday. >> we start planningor july 4th july 5th of every year because we know that every year we'll get hit with something that chaes our dynamic. >> reporter: enter president trump and his salute to america. his speech at the lincoln metarial and several flyovers will join the familiar sights and sounds of the fourth of july in the nation's capital forcing park police to plan for a host ofnew contingencies. >> we can't be flat-footed and use the same plan over and over. >> reporter: the chief says this ar's plan is stil the works though he would not confirm whether tanks or armored vehicles would be a part of the celebration after reports that president trump made the request. d we dot have all of those logistics

. >> more coverage continues with corey smith down at the lincn memorial are carouse have been gathering all day. we heard steffy rollings of thunder, and as the president tweeted he's going to be speaking ndtonight, a that's why so many of the people that you see here behind me have come to the national mall. a steady stream continues to flow in. it's been that way since about 2:00. tyou can seehe stage off in the distance. it has been cleared. that's when that announcement that the program wasye dela was made, but you might be able to hear the helicopter above. got to think that's good news for the folks out here to see the flyover and hopefully the rain will not dampen the fireworks. we'll also get guidance on what people want him to say. many want him to strike a uniform stone. together about togetherness. >> he'll at l st try do that. ention is one nation, the american hair damage, why we all come together, and so reallyre rdless of whatever your political stripes, are everyone is just hoping to hear a message of togetherness and unity but right now everybody hopes that che rain hol

. >> good afternoon, commissioners, corey smith. thinking about the san bruno project as well and i know we were really disappointed that the proposal got turned out. i'm interested to know what the numbers of the sf 25 presentation. they put out a report maybe about a month ago or so going city by city and seeing what production numbers look like. across the board the state of california local jurisdictions are not at the income and housing levels that we need. the san francisco -- 50% or more below market rates. affordable housing is going to qualify for an sp 35 exemption as i understand it. so this is really that balance get lg figured out between state and local control. we know local control has not worked and gotten us into this mess. figuring out where we can improve the situation and figuring out where the state can set minimum standards and to say, city, you can determine where you build it and what it looks like, but yes or no is no longer an option and we think that will lead to a more affordable california which is some

news 4's corey smiths live with a look at source of the outbreak and what you can do to protect yourself. cory? >> reporter: hey, good evening, doreen. yeah, this really has public health officials across the country on ert. nearly 600 people have some down ith psychopsoriasis, including 95 people rightre in the dmv area. now, spring and summer are the times year when people are at the heist risk but with the most recent outbreak the numbers are increasing and risks have en elevated so doctors around the region have been warning people to watch what they eat. tonight health departments in d.c., maryland and virginia are on the hunt for the source of an ongoing outbreak that's spreading across the region. according to the cdc, the microscopic parasite that causes the infection has made 132 ic people s across 11 states. in the district there's been 14 confirmed cases. in the virginia 39 cases have been confirmed since may 1st and the capitale building identified as one place where people got sick, and in maryland 42 cases have been confirmed, and all but five have been reported over the la

news 1's corey smith was there as a family ha loom was returned to its rightful owne moving that even whenou leave the military your service never. stop >> the handing of the simonial first plaque to the family is usually a solemn occasion but not today. >> i now return yes flag to you. >> reporter: the flag was given to the wife after the death of marcellus rris, the world war i vet. the heirloom last week disappeared and he couldn't yet tell his doubter what happened. >> she caught me by surprise when she said -- there was a hesitation and i said, no, it fell off the truck. >>eporter: you might cat a coincidence that tom jarrett happened to find it or maybe ay fate a role because in this veteran's other time ofed nenother man stepped to the plate. >> i didn't feel right. >> reporter: the flag was found along this busy stretch ofnt cel avenue in prince george's county. it was folded and in a shattered display case so jarred immediately knew it was nt significa to somebody. he did the right thing and turned it in. many veterans got the flag back to its rightful owner. >> we helve to h

news 4's corey smith reports. >> next week marks theth 400 anniversary of the firstta represve assemblyn the new world and the fst arrival enslaved aricans to north america. both events shape the commonwealth of virginia, the country and the family of ov lieutenant gnor justin fairfax. >> this is the original deed, the document that freed my great great great grandfather simon fairfax from slavery. reminds me of the incredible jurpy at my family has taken here in journey but that we've all taken and how hope can b inspire us better, to get through dark times, and i think we need a reminder of that now more than ever. >> that's why fairfax plans to attend next week's celebration, omen if president trump shows up. sof its democratic colleagues say they will boycott any event president trump attends. in a statement this weekend members of t house and senate leadership say, quote, the current president does not represent the values that we at the 400th anniversary celebration represent. >> we get caught upn social media and mobs and justice and don't take a step back and think about what's

corey smith on behalf of the san francisco action coalition. hearing these interesting stories, and obviously a lot of history in a really fantastic neighborhood, i have attended a few community meetings and i wanted to hear from folks. up while i know there's a lot of conversation happening, we have to look at the practical reality of this. designating this as a landmark stops homes for people. it will make it harder for people to live in san francisco. 20% of these homes will be below market rate, subsidized affordable for families. i really, really want and the most desirable outcome for me is to try and see if there's something that does work for everybody. our city is changing, so how can we do both? how can we make sure we are preserving the garden garden district and remembering the history, and at the same time, taking a piece of land -- by the pictures, it doesn't look like it is being preserved. it looks like it is in really bad shape. we have an opportunity now. we're going to preserve open space in a site and it will include housing

news 4's corey smith just finished talking with park police about this. cory what, did they tell you t about wha they are doing to get ready for all of this? >> reporr: well, leon, unlike previous fourth of july celebrations, this year the park police have had to work close th outside agencies including the secret service to prepare for this independence day. now, we'll have more on that in just a moment, but i want to show our viewers where things stand with the setup because we are just three days away. take a look at the video. we caused a mavis amount of fireworks that's going to take to pull off the displays on thursday td arriving to location. we spotted these crews unloaded truckloads of mortars and shelves in west potomac park. that's going to be where the second fireworks display will take place after the display over the lincoln memorial. that, of course, is where president trump will be delivering his independence day speech. as you can see, thetage is all set, and much of the security around the perimeter has been up for several days now. now

news 4's corey smith shows us, mrs. obama's method for these local students.t was simple but >>werful. i sat in that same seat five years ago. >> reporter: for darrius it was surviving the south side of chicago and michelle lost her parents. each personh on t howard university stage and the fst generation students have beat the odds to get here. now as they aim to reach higher they are getting some sound advice from a group who knows theirstruggle, including a very familiar face. former first lady michelle obama started the reach higher organization in 2014 with the goal ofde inspiring stunts to go to and finish college. first generation college graduate herself she knows the expectations and obstacles facing these students. >> this is not a mistake. you know, are you here because you are more than capable of doing it. >> reporter: many in this haowd friends and family who couldn't go to college or didn't finish once they got there. the message from mrs. obama, the transition will be tough, but you cannot quit. >> the people in my life woul were afraid of that

assemble an ard-winning panel of judges, anchor wendy rieger, meteorologi chuck bell and reporter corey smithhey did their due diligence, and using an olympic scoring method they worked their way to a winner. >> is urit? >> oudges impressed by what they say. >> i think it shows that people realove their animals and that the animals are a part of the family. >> any time you can teach a pet to do something that's great, but when you can teach a pet toi do somet practical that helps you, even better. >> there are a lot of people much like myself that may spend one or two hours too many with just them and their dog every day, and this contest is proof that that's happening not just at house. >> here now in no particular order the final four. buddy. long day, tired feet, no worries, sock it to me, buddy. >> good boy. >> have a cold, runny nose? here comes magie with the a-choo trick. scout the cat does dog-like high five. >> high five, up top, yeah. >> reporter: and what about onard, a medley of moves. he gets water out of the refrigerator, does a downward dog and frisbee movesor wyth wringly brot

cory smith is on the mall tonight with a look at warning fromtslimate scientis who say we could be seeing many more triple-digit temperature days soon enough. corey? >> reporter: yeah, doreen. this ita a very s warning. it's coming from the union of concerned scientists. they're a nonpartisangr up of climate researchers. they say as the 21st century progresses, we will continue to see extremely hot days. they will climb in an amount that is potentially dangerous. >> it's really hard to stay cool. >> i like the water fall. >> reporter: these children, surviving the dog days of summer is a slaplash in the park. their mother can't help worry about all of theitomorrows as the days of extreme heat pile up on an already warming planet, she wonders if days like this will become the norm. >> i don't want to wait untist what scientis predict. >> the research started a long time ago. >> for climate scientists, that prediction is summed up in stark terms. >> it's going to get hot. that's the bottom line. >> for their newer kiheat study, researchers at the union of concerned scientists spent two years rying to figure out how many dangerously hot days we coul

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