. >> the ivy city neighborhood has been taken over by habitat for humanity whose machines, staff andormer president were busy building houses. mr. carter joking with reporters that he had just had a vacation last week. >> the vacation in cleveland hospital and got well very quickly so i could be ready for this project. >> in this project volunteers are building six houses from the ground up and renovating six other dwellings. one of the new homeowners is a mother of two. >> i think they are doing a pretty good job today. i started out early. i was like ok what am i doing. >> volunteers are from all walks of life. emily who plays bet young in "desperate housewives." >> i love working with a stud. >> ivy city is one of d.c.'s poorest neighborhoods. >> i have a lot of respect for jimmy carter. it is about time somebody is doing something. >> it is mr. carter's first time back since he built here in 1992 and hope gibson came back to thank him. >> good to see you and how is the house doing? is it still standing? >> some 2,000 habitat for humanity volunteers are busy across the country thi

in the ivy city section of d.c. now let's fast forward to the weather. >>> cloudy and cool.news, the clouds have moved out of t area so fairly dry conditions. look at all the cloudiness out there. low clouds continue to linger across the city. winds out of the northwest at 12 miles per hour. a little breezy and that make it feel even cooler. digital doppler over the last couple hours showing that rain still few showers up there along i-9 that's really about it. maybe a drop here or there. but again, don't expect much. look at the lows. 48 in the city. 40 out there toward frederick. down toward fredericksburg, temperature at 43 degrees. temperatures will warm up a little bit, at least into the lower 60s. that's the coolest we've been since may. >>> overhe weekend work the veteran jrnalists were busted in their georgetown house on marijuana charges. >> police arrested cbs hward d his wife after someone reported the couple was growing pot in their backyard. darcy spencer spoke with the neighbors who say they were surprised to hear what was going on. >> reporter: police stay bus

we're live in ivy city in northeast. back to you. >> thank you, derrick. >>> redskins' quarterback donovan mcnabb is a homecoming king. the former eagles quarterback was triumphant over his old team since being trade todd waington as the redskins won the game 17-12. the skins are now atop the nfc east at 2-2. next up, the home matchup against the 3-1 green bay packers. and in the next half hour, we'll get reaction from players and fans. but before that, we'll check on our midday traffic. let's say good morning to jerry edwards, who joins was the latest. >>> good morning, barbara. good morning, everyone. look at this. going to get the windshield wipers working on the camera up here. capital beltway, montgomery county side, conditions are not so favorable, but the good news is we don't have any accidents to report. give you a perspective here. this is the outer loop, this is the inner loop, and it's been a tough commute. still looking at a few slowdowns around the area but generally speaking much better than it was an hour

humanity's ceo other volunteers at their newest said. 12 homes will be built or rehabilitated in the ivy city neighborhood. he joked that he enjoyed his brief vacation in cleveland last week. that is where he was hospitalized for two days for a viral infection. 15 million customers are waiting for a major refund from verizon wireless. they are paying out $90 million to customers wrongly charged for data usage. customers who did not even have such plans were charged for concessions on their funds that they did not initiate. a warning -- about your laptop. and reports says that laptop computers can burn your skin, causing a condition called toasted skin sydrome. the swiss researchers who found the people who work with them on their laps for some time it can develop a burn pattern. a 12-drawboy develop such a darkening -- the 12-year-old boy developed this darkening. the regional medical center is one of the handful of the facilities now posting wait times online. the similar tool is available at a number of hospitals in the hampton roads area. the state statistics show that emergency room visit

ivy city neighborhood where they are building in this case new homes and rehabbing six others.e will also build homes in baltimore, st. paul, minnesota, and birmingham, alabama. >> if you want to lose some weight you may want to get more sleep. >> researchers from the university of sheu studied 10 overweight or obese dieters. toes those who had 8 1/2 hours of sleep lost more wait. researchers say levels of a hormone that triggers hunger spiked as they got less sleep. interesting. >> you just need more sleep. >> a lot of people on our shift, we talk about that. if you move off the early morning shift sometimes just naturally you feel like you are healthier. the body needs it. >> all right. it is 6:26. another half hour of "good morning, washington" still ahead. coming up, we will find out who is on top and who may have to take their dancing shoes off. >> some of the country's best selling cars and trucks going under tougher tests. what it could mean for the safety rating of your vehicle, coming up. >> grab your jacket this morning. you will need it. we will talk morning temperat

the carters will be teaming up with a group building homes in ivy city.o buildix new homes and refurbish some existing ones. >> 6:51. another check weather and traffic together. we'll start with veronica. >> not looking great out there. >> no. we and nasty. slow on the roadways. by theime we get to the afternoon, probably slow for the evening rush too. even a lite bit of wind to go with some of your wet weather later . let's take a look outside. 7:07 sunrise for today. but little sunshine for the morning. a lot of drops falling. we have a north wind at 15 miles per hour. here's a look at radar. showers around d.c. a dale city. charles county, moderate rain showers are falling. alandria, brandywine all wet. mt. airy, i-70, damascus we have moderate rain showers too. off to the west, i-66, w weather also. again, all kind of moving through southeast to northwest because of that low pressure system that's stuck right around southern delaware. temperature is 52 degrees inland locations. closer to the water temperature. 54 annapolis, salisbury. ocean city 57, 5

next to amtrak's ivy city facility since 1960. some of her neighbors have ved here even longer so they are familiar with the routine sounds of the place which is primarily used for train maintenancend storage. this sound,hey say, is not routine. >> it is loud. it is disrupting. there are old folks this street. and why should they have to put one that? >> maddening. about every 10 to 15 minutes. a loud burst. >> reporter: sheila said she and other neighbors are losing sleep d increasingly frustrated. >> blowing the horn and constantly, for about six or seven hours. >> reporter: residents we spoke to say they realize there is probably a good reason for the excessive use of the train signal but they would have like to have some advce notice on when it would start and when it was going to end. jackie bensen, news4. >>> still ahead on news4 at 5:00, rescue from a dog figing ring. these animals are safe but they need a loving home. >>> what the moss man did that landed him behind bars. >>> how do you get rid of a broken down sofa or mat

. >> reporter: she has lived in the 1300 block of "w" place northeast next to amtrak's ivy city facility0. some of her neighbors have lived here even longer. so they are familiar with the routine sounds of the place which is primarily used for train maintenance and storage. this they sayis not routine. >> it is loud, abrasive, disrupting. i'm quite sure there are old folks on this street, okay? and why should they have t put up with that? >> maddening. about every 10 to 15 minutes. a loud burst. >> repter: sheila said she and other neighbors are losing sleep and growingncreasingly frustrated. >> they moved down the track, blow the horn and it is could not stand for six or seven hours. >> reporter: residents we spoke to say they realize there is probably a good reason for the excessive use of the train signal but they really would have like to have some advance notice as to when it would start and when it was going to end. news4. >> from amtrak, the word is they're going to look into it. >>> some of the men rescued from that mine in chile are now out of the hospital and back home. at leas

now, 12 of those homes are located right here in northeast dc ivy city neighborhood. and i will step out of the way and you can see the work site behind me where those white tents are. construction is going to start at 8 a.m. but the main event won't start until 10:00 and that's when president and mrs. carter will be speaking with habitat for humanity ceo. now, this will be either president carter's first public appearance or certainly one of his first public appearances since he was admitted to the hospital last week. clearly he is doing much, much better. this is also going to be the 27th year for this carter work project in washington. this is a big pet project of his and he has made it clear he did not want to miss this event. and he will be here at 10:00 this morning. now, excuse me, just tripped over my own two feet there. of course, you can see it is still raining. we haven't gotten rid that yet but these volunteers are used to working in the rain and say they will begin to build and renovate homes at 8 a.m. no matter what. so hopefully this rain won't hinder t

they plan to build six homes and rehabilitate six othersin the ivy city section of the district.he carters have been building affordable housing all over the world for 27 years now. >> we have i thk a life changing experience. not only for the homeowners who for the first time in their lives have a decent place they can own they have but a layoff changing experience for every volunteer who is fortunate enough to take part in these work projects. >> reporter: the home should be finish next spring. the d.c. project is part of a wider effort to bull and repair a total of 86 home in the district. baltimore, nnapolis, minnesota and abama. >>> people who live in new hampshire say somebody called them last month, asking about a donal ump presidential bid in 2012. trump said he did not commission that poll. according to "time" magazine, the poll consisted of 30 questions. the questions tested trump against potential republican candidates, and it asked if his media presence would help or hurt him in an eltion. trump saidial though he is not running for office, he will not shy away from ta

the carters will team up with a group to build six homes in the ivy city neighborhood. >>> we'll taketh us. >>> it's gloomy out there, dreary. we've got low clouds. from those cloud a few rain showers are falling. you can see them here on our digital doppler radar. the last couple of hours, e biggest batch on the side of i-85. some occasional showers through the day. 52 the tempature now. we'll get up to a high of 56 to 58. we'll get a little bit of a break tomorrow. 63 the high. then a chance for more coming through on wednesday. >>> take a live look at the inner loop of the beltway. delays begin as you leave springfield most of the way up to 66. no incidents there. headed the opposi direction on the outer loop of the capital beltway, look for delays because of a broken-down vehicle repoed in the roadway around telegraph road. authorities ar headed over to deal with that right now. there we go. look for delays as you leave springfield headed toward telegraph road. >>> today on nbc 4, a local family gets a dramatic home makeover courtesy of nate bechlt rkus. >>> we're back now with mo

city where between 40 and 50% of our kids drop out of high school. we're considered the dropout factory, my high school. i did well in, and went to an ivyeague school. i was the exception not the rule. there's so many kids around the country that are in that environment. black, white, hispanic, all over the country who are in schools that aren't getting the full potential out of them. and we need to do more to make sure every kid has a quality education. and too often i think we end up blaming the students themselves and we blame their parents. when the parents were in the same system 20 years ago, and we're expecting different results, we're not changing the system. >> what you're proposing is powerful and insightful. it's in the middle of a debate. some people on the left and right won't like it. >> yes. >> as an artist, how do you navigate that. >> my point is let's argue about what's best for these students. a lot of times you care more about what's happening with the adults than it the students. i think that's one of the powers of the film i'm a part of "waiting for superman." i wrote the title for the film, it's called "shine." ♪