i'm joe krebs. >> i'm barbara harrison. straight ahead on "news 4 today," new details following the deadly metro crash on the red line. what investigators have discovered about equipment that may have played a role in the accident. >> plus, the swine flu is expected to be a concern this fall. how one local university is doing its part to help find a vaccine. >> and the tough economic times aren't getting any easier. some helpful tips for >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, the new york yankees power pass their arch rivals last night, completing a humiliating four-game sweep of the boston red sox. here's bill seward with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> very good morning to you. 1985, that was the last time yankees swept a four-game series from the red sox. in the eighth, down a run. johnny damon goes deep. solo homer tied the two. mark teixeira. how is that for changing these in the blink of an eye? four games from boston for the first time in 24 years. golf, bridgesto

i'm joe krebs. >> i'm barbara harrison. good morning. straight ahead on "news 4 today," it's the end of summer for thousands of maryland students. what every parent needs to know as kids prepare to head back to class. >> plus, a series of brazen robberies has a local university on alert. what police are urging students to do to ensure their safety. >> a health alert during these tough economic times. >>> od mornig. if you'rjust wakg up, this i"early tay." >>> i sport t san fncco ants are havin n,o e thr fans. at'shat being in th thi of things can dofor a am. rs nbc's fre ggin wth a rly lokt allo spts headlis. >>> good morng. withall es on the .l. wt, it's ea to forget about the surging giants, but noanymore. enteria p t gantsn top witharand sm in he seventh. gian win 9 a tie the roces for the wld card ad in the nl. pitchedompleteame o-hitte bry retidhe he face if the roysere any go, bra wod be aure shot cy oung a mvp wner. he pick u his 13h win, nk the mariners, 3-0. jay cuer me h first trip back to deerin being trded. was booedll nht lo

i'm joe krebs. >> i'm barbara harrison. we're glad you're up with us this morning. we want to start things off as we always do with a look at weather and traffic. we begin with weather. tom kierein right here next to me to tell us about our forecast today. >> not a bita coolery.dato westill mil exceed 90y b lat er ouaris afternoo the the s pleanast pan in in gtinsh.on anlendard touheen h aroud theas e a thou m s rernanasrear of southern m shore in thestean. s 70e erwas well. he rthrathe rat steamy. whenever they're over 70 that'sh nthigh. wagh inri 73 in shington. regional temperatures on the eastern orsh theor low to mid-70s, out in the t mountains noe ast lixrs sover t hou lix s coming through with a few assing thundershowers. those have now dissipated. we're off to a partly cloud . start now. for the rest of the y,ldou c get some afternoonou thunderstorms, highs near 90, maybe some evening showers a .we off and on wednesday. a look at the weekend in five minutes, coming up at 5:01. >> thank you,

i'm joe krebs. straight ahead on "news 4 today," after taking part in one heated town hall meeting on health reform this week, senator benjamin cardin hits the road. >>> and a leesburg man killed in a dog attack. the autopsy is in, but many questions remain. >>> good morning. if you're just waking up this is "early today" n. sports, at one point last night's baseball game between the red sox and the troit tigers looked more like a friday night fight. here's bill seward with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> hi, everybody. maybe the red sox are still angry about being swept by new york over the weekend. because frustrations boiled over last night in boston. hosting the tigers, second inning. youkilis hit by a pitch. here we go. charges the mound. into the ground. bench is cleared. fight night at fenway. youkilis also hit by a pitch on monday. that was the straw that nearly broke youkilis's back. both ejected. works out for boston. mike lowell replaces youkilis, hits a pair of home runs.

i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm eun yang. straight ahead on "news 4 today," growi concerns about swine flu as the local dthea toll linked to the disease s uegrinco toow. what the federal government a the white house is now saying about an imminent outbreak. >> plus, a back to school surprise. students and parents did not expect. thousands of maryland high schoolers were kept out of class on their first day. >> settingde asi >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." >>> in sports, the philadelphia phillies could not have asked for things to look better in late august. they lead their division by seven games. and their rivals, the injury-riddled new york mtsz are mired in fourth place. here's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> the phillies appear to be ready for another world series run after a display of powe against the mr. it is. they started the game with a three-run homer. this time it was ryan howard. phillies up 3-0. had a towering bomb into the upper deck. the phils

i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm barbara harrison. straight ahead on "news 4 today," a travel alert for commuters using metro this weekend. the major delays planned and why you need to have a plan. >> plus, the threat of a dangerous disease as college students return to campus. what administrators and the federal government are doing to keep them safe. >> then cuddle parties are the newest rage to kickback and relax, but before >>> good morning. ifyou're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, new york giants receiver who was a hero in the super bowl two years ago is now anything but a hero. here's nbc fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> it wouldn't haveattered if but how long. how long would plaxico burress in prison for accidentally shooting himself last november. he pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a weapon and accepted a simply bargain with a two-year prison term. to baseball, red sox, after scoring 16 runs in the last t games, boston put up another eight against the blue jays. ma

i'm joe krebs. >> i'm ung yang.traight ahead on "news 4 today," remembering the life of senator ted kennedy. >> plus, a major road project is set to get under way. how that construction might affect your commute. >> then, a major airline once again adding more fees. why you want to carry a little extra cash the next time you fly. >> stay with us. >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, boston slugger dav ortiz with reignite the offense, he may make a few people rget about the firestorm surrounding his use of performance-enhancing drugs. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early lookt all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. it's been an up and down year for boston's did ortiz. after steroid allegations, ortiz seems to be finding his stride for a playoff push. a moment of silence for massachusetts senator ted ken did. opposite field shot into the monster seat. in the ninth inning, tied at two. walk-off solo shot around right. red sox won in dramatic fashion, 3-2. boston leads th

i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm barbara harrison. straight ahead on "news 4 today," gunfire erupts in a southeast washington neighborhood. how police say a teenager was shot inside her own home. >> plus, easing traffic congestion in northern virginia. why a multi-million dollar project to do just that is being put on hold. >> it's already back to the books for many kids in our area. how >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." >>> in sports, the san francisco giants were anything but sympathetic last night against the injury-riddled new york mets. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> good morning. it is often said injuries are part of the game. what the mets are going through is unexplainable. new york, with four stars on the dl, including david wright, after getting hit in the head on saturday. they pummeled new york, 10-1. >>> to los angeles, big match-up, cards and dodgers. fourth inning, pujols sent that into the left field stands. st. louis won it 3-2. >>> texas s

i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm kimberly suiters. straight ahead on "news 4 today," remembering the life of senator edward kennedy. the final preparations under way before he'll be laid to rest. >> plus, upset parents lark out over a scheduling glitch at some maryland schools. what administrators are saying will be done and when students will head back to class. >> the holiday season is just around t >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports,ast name michael vick took the next step in his long road back from prison to the n. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your srts headlines. >>> good morning. it's been over two and a half years since michael vick played an nfl name. the vilified quarterback made his debut with the eagles. go to philadelphia. vick entered second play fr scmmage and shoveled a pass to shawn mccoy for a short game. his only pass downfield a bullet. a first down. it was only inor six plays. one of the receiver, perft four for four through the area for 19 yards. eagl

i'm joe krebs. >> i'm barbara harrison. good morning, everyone. we want to start things off, as we always do, looking at weather and traffic. we'll begin with weather since tom is sitting next to me ready to go. d >oo ginoomorng. i hope you weren't kep awake by any nit.gh night. th ee on gnow, but we have a coue sprinkl near northern virginia. we areetngti ang few sprinkle ngci r t ae arhendey off to the northst. those couldea. those could aacropp thhe area in another couple of m area in another couple of we aren is.ur he t we are in the 70s70m fthroe shenandoah val la ntatic atlantiche s. mid-70s in montgomery and prince george's county. these are the dew points into the lower 70s. it is going to be a steamy day with aftigno hlion cg hsinmbto near 9 degrees. a pretty good chance for showers thchl morning and afternoon we'll see showers. a look at sunday and the next week with the lawsuitest on hurricane bill coming up. stay tuned. >>> now to jerry edwards to look at the traffic out there. good morning to you. >> good morning. hey, good morning. s

i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm barbara harrison. straight ahead on "news 4 today," a 12-year-old is holding onto life this morning after an accident in montgomery county that injured several other young people. >> a teen is seriously burned while trying to re-enact a youtube individual yoechlt we'll have his mother's advice to other parents. >> the redskins hit the field today for >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, the philadelphia phillies pedro martinez made a triumphant return to baseball last night, showing doubters his arm may have a little life left in it after all. here's nbc's bill seward with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> a very good morning to you. last time we saw pitcher pedro martinez he was sub .500 with the mets last year. say hello to the rejuvenated philly flash. three-same cy young winner was looking like his old self. philly offense did the rest. jimmy rollins, we have liftoff. three-run bomb, part of an eight-run fourth for the phils. we go to the fifth

i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm eun yang in for barbara harrison this morning. we want to start things off as we always do with a look at weather and traffic. >> meteorologist tom kierein joins us now for our first forecast. >> we have some thundershowers rollin. gtin'son.th that's severe thunderstorm warning this morning for southeastern st. ry's county. those areas of red on radar, that's where we are getting the thunder and lightning. there is one thundershower showing up. you see there the part of st. mary county that's lit up in yehemaow tre uower a severe thunderstorm warningni from tha one thundershower that's just now crossing the tidal potomac at the mouth of the potomac where it meets the bay. that is moving to the northnd east. it has winds of nearly 60 miles an hour and also some hail as well. so, southeastern st. mary's county, look out. aev terehunderstorm is coming your way and it's going to be moving in over the next 15 to 20 minutes with some very heavyhti gusts of ig p mesiler hour as well as some small hail. elsewhere, we have some light rain

i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm barbara harrison. breaking news first. a hit and run investigation in the district. >>> plus the explosive find inside a mailbox that sends residentout of their homes and into the night. >> big news for football star michael vick who will be back on the field after being signed to a team. >>> and meteorologist tom kierein will tell us what kind of w >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, after weeks of speculation, the philadelphia eagles have decided to roll the dice and give a second chance to troubled quarterback michael vick. here's nbc's bill seward with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> hi, everybody. michael vick is back in the national football league. former falcons quarterback spent 18 months in prison for running a dogfighting ring. vick has been out of football since 2006 and will back up mcnabb in philadelphia. vick's new team, eagles, hosting tom brady and the patriots. brady hasn't taken a snap since injuring his knee 11 months ago but looks pretty good in

i'm joe krebs on this 19th day of august, 2009. lovely picture of the sunrise about to take place, but look at all the bugs. it is steamy and humid out there. going to be a warm day again on this 19th day of august, 2009. >> those are gnats o there. >> they are gnats, and they are not playing baseball. >> i know. pdyela balmo pmorning. night and it was currently night and it was currently .ast loo lik steamy. itks be p loingyiolan be playing in steamy conditions gh t, too. .e have hato ad fewwersovnight o e county. sprinkles in southern maryland county and the lower part of the eastern shore. here's the forecast for today. l we'l he h lots of cloudiness in and out throughout the day, but the big story is sweerg in humidity, afternoon highs reaching near 90. and by mid-afternoon into the ening hours, we could have passing thundershowers. then they'll probably dissipate by later on this evening. then mostly cloudy starting off tomorrow morning in the sweltering humidity in place for owtomori fnd ay saturday. each daynig ihehs tpp uer

i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang in for barbara harrison. we'll have much more on the death of senator ted kennedy throughout the morning, but first we'll look outside live this morning at 72 degrees at 5:00. one more day of a pleasant morning. >> we'll find out if the day will be pleasant as well with tom keirein in the studio. >>> good morning. we are startin off with low humidity in place and a clear rt y.sk we have the summey.r ions overhead and note itonipn io radar this morning. and temperatures i nn s s e region.0 degrees allthe we will see, except now the mountains, 5n the0s. temperatures will climb today with the bright sunshine and a mostly clear sky to the low 90s. then tomorrow we'll heorav0e m clouds around with an easterly wind. it should be cooler as well with highs in the mid-80s. then on fridand a saturday, we could get passing swers as a tropical system could be passing just to the ea.st the front could come through sunday afternoon with passing thundershowers with highs near 80. aaysdrndle aoos oeturns a nd cooler as well

i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm barbara harrison. it's the 13th day of august 2009. let's take a look outside, see what kind of day we have in the making. still dark out there, but we are expecting the sun to rise. it should be there, if we can see it, what, in about a couple hours, tom? >> hour and 20 minutes sunrise. >> tom is here now to tell us what's behind that darkness. >> actually, it's cleared out a little bit so beginning to see a little predawn glow there. sunrise about an hour and 20 minutes ay. mthis no more precipitation.th no more precipitation. unerovthtghhode thundershowers. 7's 73 in washington, near0 in0 7 in the suburbs and the rural areas farther wt0 th aor nnd in the 60s. dew points in the upper 60snear ne 70 70around inwash gton. a little bit drier west and north of us. overnight we had the last of the showers and thundershowers move to the northeast.wa for today, morning suhine, a lofe cwsudldui bing this afternoon, maybe a passing sternoon thundershower, h inhe mid-80s and rather humid. for tonight, skins/raefens game, ereth bay me a thunders

i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm barbara harrison. we're glad you're with us this morning, this monday, august 17th, 2009. look at the sun. it's up from our vantage out in tysons corner. tom here to tell us what we can expect. going to warm things up quite a bit today, hmm? >> yeah, you can just tell. it's not too humid thankfullys we start off this morning. there's the other view of our sunrise from our city camera overlooking the potomac river. sun came up at 6:24. it's coming up later and later now t i let72 a pleasant 72 as we look at the. p weask at the otherhen tatures n inarlington, fairfax a montgomery cnt 60 mid-60s now.mi t mid-60s farthe. in the mountains, a cool morning there, degrees. just a few of tse high clouds coming through as a weak tu disturbance is passing to our east. the big story is the big heat. ought to hit the mid-90s to a. f humidity. clear and warm tonigh 80s through the evening. near 70 tomorrow morning. up into the mid0s as l we get into tuesday and lots of sun again tomorrow. looks like it will be warm

. >> i'm keith garvin in for joe krebs. here's a live look outside washington, d.c. >> it looks beautiful out there. we'll talk to tom to see if we'll have post card weather for july. >> we have a chance for afternoon thundershowers and it is humid this morning. e h aad e aofad sh inngn oup showing radar. no precipitation around the region. 74 in washington. the eastern shore themi 7 d-0. ts he mountains.umid, but you ,id but you can he tud c the clouds on the incr with thelo blips of i southern sthern west virgini waou snerit west virgini er thundowowers. no thundheow e showers could be movin o tr bmeeaartoy metro area by early rnteafoon. then maybe some passing thundershowers by tintotehis e. evs g.ouin about a 60% chance. otheisose,60 m ay m cloudy day with highsea rching the upper 80s. the sunrise would be at 6:13 and the sunset at 8:15. we could have continuing pasng showers through the evening. then by this time tomorrow morning, perhaps lingering showers south and east of washington as we start off thursday. details

i'm joe krebs. today is tuesday, the 18th day of august 2009. looks like a beautiful day out there right now. 75 degrees, kind of clear skies. venus in the blue sky still up there, believe. still looking at that. that's a lovely day. >> it is. >> but it's going to be humid, tom says flgts i was just getting ready to say that. going to spoil our -- >> hey. >> it looked absolutely gorgeous. iy ca st.de typical augu w weatherith heat y.d humidity on the thy.wa today is starting off pleasantly, though, with he t t0s 6 and0s 70s. watch weather watchers checking in this morning. noer sulnod sore to the low 90s. it will be rather humid. hold on. ionto re humid as weet g toght and tomorrow as the humidity begins to push in this evening we may have a passing thundershower early this evening. then by dawn the low 70s. wednesda tyhudars adand friday sweltering humidity and an increased chance ofno aerfton thundershowers etch day. highs near 90 tomorrow and thursday.ay the latest on hurricane bill coming up in just a couple of minutes. >> all right. thanks,

i'm joe krebs. it is friday, it's the 21st day of august, 2009. a live look outside right now. 79 degrees. muggy as well. going to be a warm, warm summer day. >> going to feel like you're walking into a sauna when you head outside. tom kiein is standing by with the forecast. >> hopefully your air conditioning will stay on through the day today. we have the warmest, muggiest morning of the summer under way all around the region, from the shenandoah valley to the atlantic beaches. upper 70s to 80 degrees with high humidity. it's cooler in the mountains, near 70 there. a southwesterly flow coming in ayos the last 36, 48 hours and that's continuing to pump in the tropical humid it. an approaching front, along with the humidity could get us some strong storms from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. we could have, indeed, as the day progresses, some strong thunderstorms developing with damaging winds during that time. highs low 90s. otherwise, maybe some showers tomorrow morningr thundershowers in the afternoon. lower humidity sunday into monday. a look at bill coming u

i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm kimberly suiters in for barbara harrison this morning. it's friday, august 28th, 2009. let's take a live look outside. beautiful morning shaping up. a little bit on the warm side but cool, wet weather on the way. >> meteorologist tom kierein has joined us hooer in the studio for a look at our forecast for today and the weekend. coecur ors v iiewen anne arunde wuntyakgp u to some rpnain morning.ning this that is a line ofat some rswe rs and thunder arntgomery, how montgomery, howabout an hour ag abt an hour ago or two a hours ago. ith there's still some rn a little bit of thunder acro rtnocentral maryland art frederick county, carroll county o ntand iuto washington iou nt cy th satllouti angancidv to the rohn id m t mid to low 70s. 76 now in washington, 60s in the shenandoah valley. as the day progresses, remaining cloudy and humid. t ha a passing morning shower but a greater chance of some afternoon showers and thundershowers s reaching the low 80s.hi some individual thundershowers could produce some brief, very heavy rain. this may conti

i'm joe krebs on this thursday. it is the 20th day of august, 2009. >> meteorologist tom kierein right here next to me ready to tell you what you can expect from this day and a look ahead to the -- getting close to the weekend. we can talk about that a little bit. >> hami r.dihue n tythai ityn the air. you walk fre'ssu .e, that's for sure got cloud coverw otitudloh cov wh us. pit 'sroduci a few showe f ut thwso w oesfar f southwest of washington, just to the west offr edericksburg, southern culpepper county, down to near charlottesville. temperatures in the low and mid-70s all around the region weather watchers rg.orin h tg.inom,umdatoormo very humid today, tomorrow a a lik ihsa.tuayrd a likelihood of mainlya afternon ndaydeth twers aodrs to .rro uld get a morninghorwe in washington and then farther to our east on saturday, mraybe an afternoon thundershower but drier air moving inaturdayy nighand sunday. so,urning muchor me comfortabl gh id hhiitumy. misth thhi humidity. i'll showhi you the forecast fo into next wee

good afternoon, i'm joe krebs. >> i'm kimberly suitors in for jim handly. >>> ferocious flames that have destroyed dozens of flames. >> now 80,000 acres have scorched across southern california. jay gray has the latest now from lake view terrace. >> reporter: the attack continues from the air and on the ground. >> it's like war zone radio and but after six days the army of firefighters working around the clock is still losing the war against mother nature. >> there's really no opportunities to go in there and draw a line to stop this fire so we're trying to contain it best we can but we're really -- this fire is burning whenever it wants to go. >> reporter: some of the most graphic evidence that the fire is in full control is here in tujunga canyon. just yesterday w a community. >> this is usually very green and so it looks like a desert. very sad. this would happen. >> reporter: it's happening across a huge section of california right now. governor arnold schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency. >> there are fires everywhere. we have eight large fires around the state of califo

i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm eun yang in for barbara harrison. today monday, august 24th, 2009. meteorologist tom kierein is in the studio with us to look at today's forecast on this lovely monday morning. pretty nice out there this morning, tom. >> in washington and points west and north. but in southern maryland, northern neck they're getting some thunder and lignihtng rig now. take a look at the radar at this hour. nd torerhum st r ndhuinerstorm warninhurcounty.ty coun. there is ay ponretttr sg tr thunderstorm now just crossing the tidal potomac heading to the coming d east, just now into southern st. mary's county with 60-mile-per-hour winds. very heavy rain, frequent lightning. maybe even some hail. we also have some rain just now nntobeg ein movgi in to c mhaes 'sy ty, and as wellrne hencgeric heov erutso t prntrince george's cou over the next few minutes. temperatures aro 6 t n0so t nea. it's 71 in washington, but in the cool 50s out in t tamos, mountains, near 70 on the eastern shore. these showers and perhaps a little bit of thunder this morning coming through along a s

i'm joe krebs. >> i'm barbara harrison. it's monday, august 10th, 2009. let's take a look outside. see how it is looking out there. you can't tell from this picture, but it's already hot. 80 degrees. tom says it's going to be sweater weather out there. you're going to be sweating. >> that's right. dangerous heat, too, for the elderly especially. heat can be quite dangerous and heat illness is possible this afternoon with the high heat and the high humidity moving in. but right now, by comparison it eselfrs h and cool. lookfr t n' adoveha nyipgprioecit start.rareem t dtura nowreow no no 78. oh, that's much w he t ownow in the low thsu ie snrbbu the suburbs and rural esas.ar e countiesr de hunisthteaou ar dedvthis heat advisoryooth o 10:00 p.m., includes the washington metro area, southernn maryland, the northern neck and the eastern shore. we have a clear start to the day. as the day og,reessses lots of sunshine. temperatures soaring. bewel t'ln ihen mid-80s by 9:0. oon the low 90s.by upper 90s by mi

i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm barbara harrison. it is monday, august 31st, 2009. last day of this month. for some, the last day of summer. i don't know if tom agrees with that. let's take a look outside. beautiful morning out there. 65 eedeons.gr wow. really feels like fall. >> yeah, it certainly does. in fact, it's feeling kind of like winter out in thede mo s, down into the 40s in ysleutldard anwe some of the in west now. elkins only 52, hagerstown down to 59. in washington, 56. ereaorn st te shheinpper u0ea s a e'e oittbifs. there's quite a bit ooussdiclour olssouneoudiar nd. t ng arutsiasr o tso our south east.east. there are some sprinkles in the neck. we may see some passing showers sond ahof e at as washington up t th ugmorod-g,mirning, into early afternoon, but elsewhere mostly cloudy this morning, then some sun back ts afoockternn. highs reaching the mid0-7tes. a very cool morning tomorrow morning, low and mor m f0s lows under a mostly c farsky. tomorrow mostly sunny. delightful highs only the upper 70s, low humidity in place through the rest of the week

i'm joe krebs. it's wednesday, the 12th of august, 2009, and this is what it looks like outside this morning, 77 degrees. still pretty humid, i do believe. let's check, though, with the expert. >> let's go to meteorologist tom kierein, who is sitting right here, ready to tell us all about today. >> unfortunately, it's mostly cloudy, so most people did not see the perseid meteor shower.m igig no w, up 100 per hour. if you're little view of t. ahe righnow, look athedsclre .ie oouclahere. aatcocolor, we've had ows.nighsh those have p ss edipdiatt , bu dissipated, but inia southwrgviia,vi southwestern virginia and eastern ntucky, the's cluster of rain there. that's heading to the northeast and maybe moving into the metro area later this morning, then a de thr deunn shower. cooler today, highs in the mid-80s, and mid-80s each day as we get in toward the weekend and a small chance of mainly hu ter showers as well and remaining huhumid. yere's a look s iunydant next week. partly cloudy each day. just a ver

. >> and i'm keith garvin sitting in for joe krebs. it is thursday, august 6th, 2009. we're going to give you a live look outside, a wet look outside. you may need your em brel has for a little while longer today. >> i couldn't find mine this morning. found my rain hat, though. >> good. i have an umbrella i'll rent you. special discount. we've had seovernight light rain that does continue. where you see the color on radar is where we're getting light rain. those pockets of orange and yellow is where it's coming down nto tinuicoinovg southwest to ts northeast. now 74tn washington, low 70s orgegomery, fairfax andieou ws s e.elelasie w elsewhere. over the last six hours, been watching a weak area of low pressure sliding through the region. that's what's been giving us this overnight rain. we may have some morning showers and perhaps a passing afternoon thundershower south and east of washington. highs reaching near 80. a little sun coming up this afternoon, then clearing out tonight. low humidity. by dawn tomorrow, only near 60 degrees. a delightful break from high humidi

. >> and i'm keith garvin sitting in for joe krebs. it is friday, august 7th, 2009. happy friday, everyone. give you a live look outside. a beautiful shot of the washington monument, pleasant, pleasant, pleasant. >> and low humidity. you can drink that coffee. got good and bad things. >> as long as you give me permission. >> cup of joe already? you don't drink coffee, do you? >> ion d. don't. goth e caffeine back about teaen y a rs back about ten years ago. di shumiety ion g this morning. it's dpped oncoid.erably aboy it while you can because enek going to be returning ovee. highs today into the mid-80s otwi sth lf o sunshine. ouendycl, oucl,cl getting more humid by the afternoon. hi en90 th the heat is on. apr es propsiveprumidity for sunday and monday, highs in the mid and upper 90s, morning lows in the 70s with hazy sunshine. you're definitely going to want to get to theooeal bo or t ayst cool. looks like the heat wave will continue into tuesday, maybe some thundershowers wednesday and thursday into next week. i'm back with another update at 5:11. >> can't wait. >

i'm joe krebs.first day of school and there are crossing guard and school zone safety reminders. montgomery county police remind drivers schools reopen today. this requires extra vigilance to ensure safety during this critical time of the year.reow n weill take a breakow >>> good morning. we have cloud cover and a cool start to the day. light rain falling in southern prince george's county, charles, fredericksburg, heading off to the north and east. temperatures are cool, 64, washington. 60 in the surrounding suburbs. 50s farther west and north. highs today with a little sun back this morning. should reach the mid 70s. tomorrow, mostly sunny. 50s morning, afternoon highs. upper 70s. jerry, how is the traffic. >>> an accident new jersey avenue just about new york avenue has everything jammed up. creating quite a mess. heads up if you are heading over there. police are with it. headed for downtown, 395, the outbound side of the 14th street bridge. loaded up. may have an issue there. inbound, looks lik

. >> and i'm keith garvin in for joe krebs. we want to start things off this morning as we always do, with a look at weather and traffic. >> here's tom kierein back with us this week to tell us what we can expect out there today. >> got a big old moon out there. it's a littletey haz but stillon on, upai f axtyrfunco, fai s60d-n i ge in m70 inarne nrigenc p'sor co, ty, hern maryland near the bay. farther rsinheckheing unhe awa croherstchecking in around s.0hdoah valley and blue ridg lo near 70 on theas ernreteho s ho tsine are the. they show that area o is where it's comfortable, but the area of yellow in southeastern virginia is humid and steamy. looks like it's going to stay that way there today, but another day not too much humidi humidity. details coming up at 5:01. >> a little humidity sounds pretty nice. >> for now. >> on you to the roads now. >> that's right. jerry edwards is reporting for dut any the traffic network. >> hi there. >> good morning. a lot of overnight road work. let's take a live look and see how we're doin

i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. we begin with breaking news. a lie yacht of the senate, ted kennedy, has died. the news is now making political heavyweights mourn. kennedy was diagnosed in with brain cancer in 2008. this comes the same month of his sister, eunice kennedy. he was the third longest serving senator in histor he as 77 years old. me death of senor t ed kdeath of senor tedmohe kg.rn n h mo g.initt titays4 a nd nbcwashington.com for continuing coverage. >>> remarkable political figure from a remarkable political family. now to the first forecast from tom keirein joining us in the studio. >> we are o to a clear srte wi the low humidity in place starting off this wedne we'll take a look at theth l take'l look at the ta pidhe t on the ogi on nper 60 upear n o70ea n 70 in ind mont irrifax, pmence george's and arlington counx,esti . arlington counties.ti rt ldernan southern mand-miarow70 - en shenandoah valley, a few weathe d-60s s awell as through .intviraceiargl es ceem oretuut o on the mountains at this hou are in the upper 50s. another

. >> i'm keith garvin sitting in for joe krebs. we want to start things off this morning with a look at weather and traffic. >> we have tom kierein back with us this morning. welcome back, tom. >> good to be back. good to see you. welcome, keith. >> thank you. >> here we go this monday morning off to work andmeum s um school this morning under a clear sky. es lhumies huovernight. radar n. 73 in washington. mid-70s southerno t mid-70s s ma heattchers reporting in f rn oio of eporting in virginiaar tnd ndhelugee ride in the low and r mid-60s shenandoah valley in the 60s enandoah valley in the 60s to near 70. the mid-60s in then are sh 0ne7. should be a great day at the beaches and around the bay. a wonderf ummehe the way. low dew points in place, too. lower humidity moving in. we're off to a mostly clear start. forecast for today coming up in a couple of minutes. >> great. thank you, tom. >> time for a check on the roadways. >> hey, jerry. hope you had a good weekend. >> i did. hope you had one, too. now it's back to the al world. as

i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm barbara harrison. straight ahead on "news 4 today," a major construction project aimed at easing your commute. how the road work is causing problems, though, for the morning rush. >> plus, a local doctor's office at the center of an investigation. what an employee's accused of doing to patien. >> then, reducing wrinkles and avoiding future signs of aging. could what's inside the human body hold the secret to the fountain of youth? >>> good morning. ifyou're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, the boston red sox's strategy in the al wild card race seems to be very simple, hit lots of home runs. >>> good morning. the red sox offense has been firing on all cylinders. not even roy halladay could stop the home run barrage. david ortiz riding a recent hot streak got things started in the second with a solo blast. jason bay added to his misery. two-run home tore left. halladay lasted five innings. down in minnesota, twins and rangers. fans wondering if brett favre with throw a baseball. ivan rod

i'm joe krebs on this 17th day of august, 2009, 4:54 is our time. we have 73 degrees outside. feels pretty nice right now. wonder what it's going to feel like later today. we'll find out. >> we will. good morning, everyone, and welce. i'm barbara harrison. we will start things off, as we always do, with a look at weather and traffic. tom is here with his forecast for this monday. >> did you have a good weekend. >> yes yes. >> yes. >> the weather was traffic. i went up hawksdale mountain on ay turd morning. i'lltuhow you that. e skinyldr einas wsyas. .le .ppe er te emperatures this morning ar ths cl y,r ad rosar not precipio uppersh,on uppern g 6in icee'n prince george's and gontgomery n momo rlon aairfinndingt arlington counties. these are the current dew. t mio no d. .s not too humid. in the mid andpp unoer 60s,ust rather humid. eastern shore temperatures in the upper 60s now. 60r nn i the inmountas. a weak disturbance passing through just south and east of us, giving us a few clouds this morning. otherwise, off to a digunelful start. for today, hot. ntup io the mid-90s with

. >> and i'm keith garvin sitting in for joe krebs. we want to start things off this morning with a look at weather and traffic. >> guess who's here, tom kierein sitting next to me to tell bus the weather for today and the rest of the weekend. >> ah, it turned less humid. yesterday afternoon, overnight, winds shifted into the northwest. th have high pressure building is morning which is for the most pared carle our sky ra witr ar s a ng ar not showing any a co t's a ests ablore 65 i orwashington.6n e co counties. in the upp 5os0sescr as much of grnhe txcept near the bay, mid and upper0w points in the 50s. that is delightful. 56 dew point in washington, 60s on the eastern shore, 50s in the mountains. off to a mostly lear start. a f higtlh clouds over the mountains and the s nandoah valley temperatures should reach the mid-80s today with lots of sunshine. a look at the weekend, that will be coming up in five minutes. >> okay, tom. thank you. >> thanks, tom. jerry edwards is in the news 4 traffic network. jerry, it's friday, it's early. h

i'm joe krebs. >> and i'marbara harrison. it's friday, august 14th, 2009. looking outside, we can see some daylight now, but there are clouds out there. look, there's the sun getting through those clouds or fog, whatever we have. tom's here. >> the world-famous sun, really. >> yeah. >> 6:30's the time, 72 degrees. here's tom with the forecast. >> sunrise was ten minutes ago. we've had a little patchy fog around, especially in parts of n the central iaenandoahal fog there.i as we look at trar,o n precipitation here, although there had been a few shint s nerhen t or light showers innd the lower partth v oni a tndhe lower part othef bay.f it's 72 in washin upper 60she ts .70 70. li arlington,anir and prince george's counties. sornut pnce george's counties. southern maryland,or near the b, e. ther0s 7 e.er in the shenandoa e arndhe around the blue t e,riat pch ns ibght-mileis vit nght-yle visibility in washington. light fog here. but near zero visibility in the centralhe taser ltix s he t as lt six al flestdront ttalled front far south end of washington has bee

i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm eun yang in for barbara harrison. today thursday, august 27th, 2009. we're going to take a live look outside at 5:00 this morning. 75 degrees it looks like. the capitol dome lit up today in the dark sky but we know that the sun will be coming up eventually. we want to know what the forecast will be like, tom. >> sunrise in about an hour and a haar ,ound 6:30. tof'rof a ar do have a few clouds we dhave a few clouds tr o ou h rtnonoo our noh ra dar. radar. temperatures, 75 iwashingt. a littlend nort h,es andtnorth, morning. slo morning. low 70s in southern maryland, near the bay. dese are the current that'ss. r that's rather humid. a weak front is along the mason-dixon line, pennsylvania border and drifting to the e bns wile b increasing clouds this afternoon. ghhishould reach the mid and upghr 80s before that. it will be a rather steamy day, d quitmihubut cooler on friday and saturday ami likelihood of passinghowe on friday, mainly in the afternoon and perhaps on saturday a smaller chance. a small chance of maybe an afternoon thundershower on a sunday.

. >> i'm keith garvin sitting in for joe krebs. we want to start things off this morning, as we always do, with a look at weather and traffic. >> tom is here right now to take a look at the forecast. we do have some rain out there. >> yeah, it's been raining for the last couple hours. less than a 1/4 of an inch generally around the region. where you see the areas of yellow around the eastern shore, parts of southern southern and had had h atacred ryatattered across muchf o land, virginia, into west virginia. tempermaures in the low 70s around the region, now 73 i nmp wa shin.on over the lt.ix six hours, been tc b low pressure pushing through that may give us more rain this morning and a small chance of an afternoon thundershower later on this afternoon, mainly south and east of washington. highs today around 80, then low humidity moves in for tomorrow. then the heat and humidity return for the weekend.hsighs rs on saturday and sunday with oppressive humidity. look into next week coming up in a couple of minutes. >> all right, tom,

i'm joe krebs on this tuesday, this 11th day of august, 2009. >> and i'm barbara harrison. we're glad you're with us this morning. meteorologist tom kierein joins us in storm center 4 with a look at today's forecast. good morning, tom. >> good morning. still humid but thankfully not going to be as hot today as it was yesterday. we soared to 97 at reagan national. missed the record by one degree. right now 76 at reagan national. it's in the low 70s in montgomery, fairfax and prince george's counties. and as we take a look at the dew points, they're around 70 now so that is still quite steamy, although not quite as humid out in the mountains. their temperatures there in the mid-60s. on the eastern shore it's a steamy start there. temperatures there in the low 70s. over the last six hours we've seen the last of the thundershowers dissipating that we had overnight, and for the rest of the day, afternoon highs climbing to the low 90s briefly. so it's going to be a cooler day. there's also a chance of a passing isolated afternoon or evening thundershower. it's only about a 30% ch

here is joe krebs. >> good morning. dodging dolphins. colorful coral, and playful puppe puppets. >> good to be here, joe. >> a lot of kids that went to the beach this last weekend might have seen dolphins? >> yeah, that's right. and we are devoting two days to the ocean world. we are talking about the dolphins up at the national aquarium in baltimore who have wonderful new program that looks at not just dolphins jumping out of the water, but how dolphins live in the water. it's very, very fascinating. and also it encourages kids to understand what they need to do to keep the waters clean and safe. >> talk about living in the water, and the one of the most interesting things is coral. >> yeah, it's an animal. it's hard to believe that coral d dolphins are both animals. but they are. and the national zoo of all places is trying to grow its own coral. they have a wonderful exhibition in their invertbra house. >> can you take it for a walk? >> it's not good to a leash, coral. >> and let's talk about puppets. >> peppet performances, and that's

i'm joe krebs. news in montgomery county where police are searching for a suspect after reports of a possible armed man on the campus of montgomery college. it's unclear, though, whether these reports are actually credible. police say the campus is not on lockdown currently during this search but we'll bring you more information on the story as we get it. ta're going to take a break andw a look our weath >>> get ready for a hot summer day. we're near 80, highs climbing to the low and mid 90s with lots of sunshine, a few clouds coming through. more of the same tomorrow with moderate humidity. more humid, maybe passing showers and thundershowers wednesday answer thursday. >> a live look, beltway south of town no late issues, a tad bit of volume both directions, to and across the wilson bridge. >> tonight on "news 4 at 5:00" get home grown tomatoes. this i >>> i'm putting together a special team and i need me eight soldiers. h eight jewish-american soldiers. you all might have heard rumors about the ar

i'm here for joe krebs who we imagine is enjoying his day.we are going to enjoy this day looking at the sun coming up. a beautiful picture there. >> isn't that pretty? meteorologist tom kierein here in the studio to talk about the weather for today. >> yeah, un ip u in summer sky. y th wsumm sky. that was a.ur o tycaci.memra our city ca temhirature 73 in o, pe. ncin m mid-60s in pe ri ge or'sntouy danantiunco.es ti. arlington and fairfax counties in the upper 60s.r rt hefartheto the west in the midrt and low 60s. inand low 60s. in the monow. 5 now. these arehe d tewpo .ints it is steamy. teeel s y helo see theello yw z from richm williamsburg, the northern neck, lliamsburg, the northern neck,r syamrtta n but not que bas humid around washington. in fact,ry d aorarni f ng derth ofune squsheitin b of o sunsh pouring through the haze. there's some thundershowers way out in the midwest. ose highhose hh clouds in and out from that n o today. highs reachingnhe t low 90s by mid-afternoon. poor air quality as well. if you have a heart or respiratory a

. >> and i'm keith garvin sitting in for joe krebs.e have a beautiful day, a beautiful start to the day. we see the sun on its way up. and we had a rough couple of days over the past weekend, but today is expected to be a very nice day. >> yeah. that's what venus perhaps? i don't know. tom kierein can tell us up in the upper right hand corner of our screen, tom? >> that was venus. in the southern sky, we've got jupiter. the big old just nearly full moon now setting in the west. at this hour, as we look at radar, no precipitation around the region. it's a mild and delightful summer morning. temperatures now 72 in washington, upper 60s in prince george's county and montgomery counties. it's near 70 in fairfax county and pounts west, around the blue ridge, shenandoah valley. much of virginia in the 60s now. out of the mountains as well. eastern shore near 70. these are the dew points now. it's in the mid-60s, that's much better than the humidity we had over the weekend. drier air moving into the mountains will be with us today as high pre

. >> i am joe krebs, and this friday is august 14th, 2009. >>> the former alexandria police chief was arrested last month after a crash in arlington. he resigned days later. his blood alcohol level was .19%, and that's well above the legal limit of .08%. and again, former alexandria police chief expected to plead guilty to dui charges today. >>> our other big story a. search for a driver that killed a man and kept going. >> this deadly hit-and-run accident happened in southeast washington on the parkway at stanton road. and megan mcgrath joins us with more. >> this happened very early in the morning, around 2:30. police say a pedestrian was talking in the crosswalk at the intersection of suitland parkway and statten road when he was struck by a car. the car september going. it did not stay at the scene. the police are loong for a driver. >> the road closed in both directions this morning, and lying on the side of the road the body of a pedestrian. he was struck and killed around 2:30 in the morning. the driver kept going. police say the man was crossing when the car slammed into him.

i am joe krebs. barbara harrison is on assignment today, on this wednesday, the 19th day of august, 2009. >>> new at midday a. water main break is causing problems for people trying to get around alexandria. it has left more than a couple buildings, including condos, without water. >> reporter: this water main blew early this morning, and a gush of water ran down alexandria street. this is nothing like what we saw earlier this morning. they are doing work. they opened up the pipe again. we are seeing water flowing down the street once again. crews are on the scene. they have located all of the gas lines and other utilities in the area. they also located the pipe that was affected and figured out exactly where the break was. they will begin to dig up the pipe here shortly, and then they will get to work repairing the road. while they do their work, hundreds of people are without water, including folks at a nearby hotel. >> we are going to walmart to get some gallon bottles of water. >> not exactly the

. >> good morning to you, i am joe krebs. on this tuesday, it's the 18th day of august, 2009. in the news, we begin with breaking news. in northeast washington, rescue workers pulled a worker to safety after he fell down a th ro.af sneeg b the scene began arounan g in t a morning at a half finished building on 1st and k streets in northeast. firefighters say a worker on the eighth floor lost his balance and fell down a shaft about three feet by four feet wide. authorities say if there were not a piece of plywood that fell in front of him the situation could have bench worse. >> fortunately debris fell ahead of him, a piece of plywood, in this case, which blocked his fall. had that piece of wood not fallen ahead of him, he may have fallen as much as 60 or 70 feet. >> firefighters rescued the man by bringing him down an interior elevator. he was breathing and conscious. authorities say the worker was seriously injured, but is expected to recover. >>> now to a developing story we are following out of montgomery county. fire investigators are looking into a series of morning fires

i am barbara harrison, and joe krebs is on assignment. it's friday, august 21st, 2009. we begin with the story in prince william coty, virginia, a couple dead after what is called a murder suicide. news4's tracee wilkins joins us live. >> reporter: at this point police are not releasing names of the couple pending the next of kin being notified. what we understand from neighbors is that the wife here is retired from the military, and her husband worked at costco in fredricks. they were planning to move out of the home before they were evict evicted. all the packing and moving stopped. >> it was around 8:00 last night when i thought something was not right. >> abigail called police after not seeing her neighbors for two days. >> i went over there to at the point them on tuesday of this week to help her pack, i packed her pantry and everything. >> reporter: but after the moving in and out and the packing of boxes cam to an abrupt stop. >> nothing, and the dogs came to the door barking. thursday, nothing yesterday all day. >> reporter: the home is the scene of an apparent

i am joe krebs. >>> i am barbara harrison. hot, hot, hot, and humid, too. that's the bottom line in the weather today. it's not even noon and things are feeling quite toasty out there. this is shaping up to be the hottest day of the year. we have team coverage of the steamy and not so dreamy summe storcher, and we will begin with tom kierein. >> it's heating up quickly. in fact, we have not seen temperatures like this all summer long. we are not used to it, so we are more susceptible to some of the heat illnesses that can result with the high heat and humidity. as a result, we have an excessive heat advisory, and in all the places you see in orange is covered. noon to 10:00 p.m. is when we will have the highest heat. the temperature is up to 90. 90 degrees here at 11:00 in the morning. it's going to continue to climb because we have plenty of sunshine. this is the current heat index. this is what it feels like when you add the in humidity. feels like 96 already in washington. the dew point is at 69 in washington. these dew points already now in the upper 60

joe krebs is on assignment. the debate over health care reform rages on. and last time a senator got an earful by people who were upset about the health care reform. >> reporter: 2 1/2 hours before they can get in, three hours before the event even starts, people were lining up. they are here for a town hall meeting on the plan for health care reform. it's being conducted by senator ben carden, and the lines have already been drawn. >> this health care program is not about reform, it's about total takeover. takeover of the health care system, not reforming it. >> on monday he got a taste of what he may be in store for today. the times, things got down right ugly. >> even though there is not a perfect bill. we know this is not the bill that is ult miimately going to voted on anyway, and there is a civilized way of getting the truth as it's understood now. >> reporter: will the debate on health care turn out to be unhealthy? because of some of the rowdiness at the event on monday and rowdiness seen at the other events across the country, security is beefed u