it was the year robert perry set off to the north pole and frederick cook claimed to discover the north pole. wasof my favorites -- it the year of an automobile race from new york city to paris. six automobiles set out on a 20,000 mile race from times square to paris. i can see some of you thinking, how cute drive from new york city to paris? the plan is they would drive across america to the west and up through alaska, across the frozen bering strait, across siberia and towards paris. that was the plan. it did not come out quite the "ay "the new york times hoped it would, but it came close. baseball fans will not forgive forf i've forget to mention one of the greatest years in baseball history when the new york giants battled chicago cubs . almost lost in all of this was it was an election year. have to begin the 21st president -- taft . whole books could be written about any of them. been writtenve about most of them. most treat each of these as isolated incidents, out of the context of what was going on. yearan was to present the in full, to take each of these experiences and see how

culinary prodigy from frederick, maryland, took losing in stride on nbc's "food fighters." danielle taught herself how to cook at the age of 7 after her mother was diagnosed with a rare cancer. danielle won a trip to a girl's science camp at stanford university and walmart donated $20,000 to her mother's cancer fund. >>> in "news4 your health" you may want to listen up if you're wearing contact lenses. the cdc says almost all of you are doing it wrong. a survey found that of the 41 million contact wearers in the country, a third have seen a doctor for red or painful eyes. that may be because 99% of wearers report at least one risky behavior like keeping contact lenses on longer than you should. or wearing lenses while sleeping. those behaviors raise the risk of eye infection by five times or more. stay with us. "news4 today" continues right now at 5:00 a.m. >>> "news4 today" starts now.

won't feel yourself getting burned and you'll be cooking. 10:00 tonight 69 in manassas, 68 in gaithersburg and bowie and mitchellville, 67 in frederick. this is fantastic and by morning there's going to be some 50s, first cup of coffee it's 57 in frederick, even down into culpeper it's 60 and 60 in manassas. really a refreshing start. we're kind of in this pattern. we sort of had the same pattern last weekend actually. by 1:00 low 80s, a great, great day to see a ballgame. d.c. united is playing tomorrow night, nats in town all weekend, like on the billy goat trail, just fantastic. by 9:30 tomorrow comfortable and cooling off quickly, 69 in gaithersburg and headed for the upper 50s tomorrow night. so clear and cooper, open the windows -- cooler, open the windows, 58 to 68. 58 to start, 79 by 11:00, 83 by 1:00, so still very nice sunday, 88 and monday is okay, hot again, even isolated storm possible, highs in the low 90s of after that we're in the 80s. 84 thursday, 87 next friday, sweet! >> very nice. >>> it was not pretty or nice at the stadium last night. >> no. i was there. i saw it up close and personal. we won. >> yeah, but at th

this food fight is -- >> a culinary prodigy from frederick took losing in stride on nbc's "food fighters." danielle mcnerney taught herself how to cook at the age of 7 after her mom was diagnosed with a rare cancer. she won a trip to a girl's science trip at stanford university and $20,000 was donated >>> now at 6:00, attention passengers. why metro is shutting down four stations this weekend and how it could impact you. >> when was the last time you woke up to temperatures this low? check it out. most of you waking up in the 60s, low 70s this morning. the question is though, how long will they last? >>> "news4 today" starts now. >> it is 6:00 a.m. good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm erika gonzalez. let's get straight to tom with your answers in your weather headlines. >> oh, that beneficial rain we had yesterday in some of the heavy downpours that caused the flooding that is now long gone. it's now crossing out of delaware bay. heading out over the open waters of the atlantic and behind that to our west. we have a clearing sky, all dry now on the storm team 4 radar on this friday morning. and the temperatures right now around

frederick took losing in stride. she competed against professional chefs on the show last night. she taught herself how to cookhe age of 7 after her mother was diagnosed to a rare cancer. she won a trip and walmart donated $20,000 to her mother's cancer fund. >> very nice. >> here's some advice. it's probably not a good idea to get in a social media battle with the police. >> especially if they're already looking for you. wait until you hear this story wait until you hear this story and how it ends. here at humana, wait until you hear this story and how it ends. we value sticking with things. when something works, people stick with it. more people stick with humana medicare advantage. because we stick with them. humana medicare advantage. the plan people stick with. >>> a man who taunt the police tweeted here i am. he was want along with another man for a home burglary. now the online twitter battle has gone viral. >> i like a little levy in life, and i appreciate him giving us something to giggle about today. >> all morning long. >> the sheriff had the last laugh tweeting you're on your way to jail. your attp

you will cook in a hurry. 18 minutes will get you a sunburn. 10:00 tonight it's 77 downtown, 68 in gaithersburg, 67 in frederickmanassas. by morning 58 in frederick. that just has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? low 60s outside the beltway. by lunchtime back in the low 80s, full sun, spectacular day. by 6 p.m. we're still mid-80s downtown, 82 in frederick. i think these high temperatures are a little bit low at 6 p.m. i think it will be a little bit warmer than that, still comfortable. now tomorrow night we cool off quickly once again, 65 in leesburg by 11:30 tomorrow night and 64 in frederick. we'll head to the 50s again in the burbs as well. tonight cool and perfect, open the windows. tomorrow morning mostly sunny, refreshing, maybe perfect, 58 to 82 by lunchtime and by afternoon mostly sunny, warm, not humid, just great, highs 85 to 89 and again great tomorrow night. the d.c. united are in town, just a perfect night for that game, too. 76 in oakland tomorrow for a high, 83 in cumberland, 86 on saturday in leesburg and downtown we're looking at 88 or so, only 82 in annapolis. the day planner looks like. this d

yourself cooking and you won't be cooking if you're out on the water. 10:00 tonight still 70s here and there but already upper 60s in gaithersburg, buoy, mitchellville, fredericklle, going to fall pretty fast. by 7:00 in the morning it's 60 in gaithersburg, 58 in frederick, it's even 60 in manassas and culpeper. that's a refreshing start. almost like mid-september as opposed to mid to late august. and then by 1:00 it warms up pretty fast, low to mid-80s, pure sun, and then by 6:00 p.m. 84 downtown, i think these numbers are a little bit low. maybe 86 instead of 84 but still a fantastic afternoon. and then by tomorrow night, look how fast temps fall. by 10:30 66 which is not that late to be out on a saturday night. 66 already in gaithersburg and fredericks, 69 in leesburg and 68 in manassas. cookout tomorrow, the guests are going to need sweatshirts if you're out there late after midnight. for tonight, clear, cool, open the winds, 58 to 68 with a light northerly wind. on the day planner back to 73 by 9:00, back to 83 with sunshine by 1:00. still nice on sunday, 88. and hot again, isolated storm on monday, not a huge deal. temperatures in the low 90s. next seven

frederick. now here's andrea roan with your heart alert. the back to school family festival gets underway from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. cookingonstrations, giveaways, and a parade. plus health screenings for diabetes, hiv aids, blood pressure, and certain cancers, you can visit ask the nurse and ask the doctor tables. and health representatives will be able to answer questions about the affordable healthcare act. the berry farms is on summer in road. enjoy your weekend. >> reporter: a man is barricaded inside a home and now going on more than 20 hours after police say he shot one of his own family members. i'm surae chinn in northeast that story is coming up. >>> this couple is in custody for the death of a 10 week old daughter. you won't believe what the father is accused of doing. more on that coming up. >>> a funeral for wooten high school principal dr. michael -- is taking place. and hundreds turn out for the memorial service. we'll have more coming up in the second half hour this morning. >>> and have you seen this viral video? we'll tell you why this pregnant woman is getting her groove thing shaking. we'll be right bac

frederick, maryland. 59 culpepper. 65 in washington. your hometown forecast, prince george's county, oxon hill maryland, 65 on your way out the door this morning. 81 at lunch time and 79 for cooking in the backyard. it looks warmer and more humid each day. breaking news on first 4 traffic. >> breaking news on the roads. right now, 66 inbound here at nutley street. we have a crash that is blocking the ramp. chopper 4 over the scene here right now. we have backups building. that shot doesn't show you so great, but we have a three mile slowdown as you're headed in on 66. 95 southbound here at route 1, getting by here on the left lane. here at this point a two mile backup. 270 north new crash there. no problems from germantown to the top of the beltway. 66 inbound looks good. 95 south from the beltway down to quantico where that issue is here this morning. we are talking about twice as long as it normally should. listen to wtop 103.5 when you hop in your car. >>> sending a message, how d.c. is putting a stop to the repeat of fender -- offender of selling synthetic drugs. >>> and the skills a young boy used to save his >>> t a lot of faith in our neighbors and trust in them. and this