you can come out to the kingstown branch of the apple federal credit union starting at 6:00 a.m. to donate a backpack. >> you can donate until noon or any time online this thursday. watch news4o donate to our phone bank as well starting at 11:00. angie, amelia and lauren, they'll be be there.

as we speak in kingstown, virginia. let's check with angie goff. >> reporter: it's so wonderful. first, let's talk about the weather. it's so nice, it's so cool. it's a little dark. it's a little early. but we are already out here at the kingstown apple federal credit union collecting -- >> all: backpacks 4 kids! >> reporter: how's that four? he kindly donated 50 backpacks. what do you got in that bag? >> in the bag we have some paper folders and some paper. some pens and erasers and then school supplies. >> reporter: could you pick up the whole bag, please. you got to see, guys, this thing, it weighs more than brooke. thank you so much, brooke, for coming out. devin, here you don't start school for another week or so, you're with fairfax county. you decided to get up early and help out, why? >> well, how could i not? it's such a positive foundation for so many kids in this area. it's just overall, it makes me feel warm and fuzzy on the inside. >> reporter: it's warm in our hearts, too. you all are setting such a great example. this is the kind of spirit we want to spread through

we will be out wednesday for backpack with kids in kingstown. we'll be there all morning long. you are going to be doing weather, amelia is going to do weather. we want to meet you. come bring a bag, help kids in need get off to an a plus start. >> it's going to be beautiful. >> thank goodness. >> kids are already back to school. >> crazy to me. as we go through monday, a lot of kids, more kids going back to school. summer is pretty much over. how is the last week shaping up? good today. we don't have the humidity we usually have in the summer. let's go to the map and show you what's going on. we have a wonderful weekend ahead. beautiful weather. it's a gorgeous start today. we are going to continue to see wonderful weather tomorrow as well. if you have plans today, the plans on the inside, then we will actually have, you know, nice weather to deal with tomorrow. but the humidity starts to creep back in. sunday night into monday, then you will feel just a touch of it on monday. this is going to be a great week as we see suny skies and temperatures in the 80s. 70 degrees is the

don't have time to call in to donate supplies towards students, you can meet angie cough down at the kingstown branch of apple federal credit unit next week, wednesday, august 26th, from 6:00 p.m. to 12 p.m. meet angie and drop off your supplies in person. >> thanks to britney and erika. melissa, back to you. >> thanks, aaron. >> a cheating website, secrets exposed. >> this morning, the fallout, the names of people that used it start to go public. if you can't make it to the t >> here is the latest timing on rain as we head into the afternoon and evening. in about 20 minutes, send heavy rain pushing off toward the eastern shore. mostly the area mainly dry. only scattered rain and a thunderstorm or two this afternoon. once we start to move into the late afternoon and evening hours, a line of rain will develop and that will push eastward into the metro area during the evening hours. notice here at 7:15, heavy rain moving through prince george's county, montgomery county, fairfax county, arlington, the district, as well as alexandria. by 9:00, this rain continues to push out of the area making it

prince georges county, kingstown, apple creek, that's where you will find the backpack for kids, drop by and drop off your school supplies. 67 is in between 8:00 and 9:00 p.m. we're going to rise pretty nicely again. we will take a look at the temperatures for not just the next four days but the extended forecast, a little bit of heat coming back. >> new at 4:00, prosecutors revealing new information about the man who was accused in the attack on the train in france. french prosecutors say that the smt watched jihadist videos on the train just before he pulled out his weapon. authorities have formally opened a terror investigation. >> french investigators formally charged the gunman who boarded a train bound for france on friday trying to carry out what investigators believe to be a terror attack. a lot more details were revealed about the attack and attacker. the man specifically targeted that train. he paid $150 for a first class ticket. when he boarded he watched on the train some kind of jihad video calling the faithful to take up arms and came out of the bathroom with nine cartri

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. >> in kingstown, in alexandria, pretty much. >> we are collecting backpacks.it's one, two, five, whatever. bring it. we would love to meet you, too. >> amelia is going to be up there as well. >> so is good weather. >> yes. beautiful. it is going to be sunny out there and gorgeous. it is gorgeous out there this morning. let's dive into it so i can get you along for your day. you want to get outside. temperatures right now, 60s and 70s. we started in the 50s and 60s. itis a chilly start. we are warming nicely into the mid-70s right now. 74 is the temperature in d.c. for your midday, that sun came up. it's going to set earlier as it tends to do just before that 8:00 hour. you know, enjoy the daylight we have while we have it. i know we are going to be crying about it, i will especially once we get to wintertime. at 10:00 a.m., the temperature is going to be nice. temperatures in the upper 70s by noon. lunchti lunchtime, the 80 degree mark. then we warm to the mid to upper 80s. some areas stay. a nice, seasonable day across the washington, d.c. area. the radar and

you can come to the kingstown branch on wednesday from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. to donate a backpack. we have more information on how to donate on the nbc washington app. >>> breaking news right now on the rails. vre, fredericksburg line, if you take it today, if you take it, period, don't take it today. police activity, all trains about two hours delayed at this point. we are sending chopper right now to get above this and see exactly what's going on. sounds like a train hit something there in fredericksburg. southbound old georgetown at democracy, lane closures. blue line delays to largo popped up. yellow line service back to normal. and big look at the beltway, no major problems. chuck? >> all right. a little good news at least for drivers if not train riders. outside in our sky, early morning color is getting brighter and brighter. sunrise a couple minutes away. we lost more than an hour of daylight since the summer solstice. it's still going to be a warm one day with temperatures back up to 90 degrees. the overall weather impact on your day is relatively low

you can come out to the kingstown branch of the apple federal credit union starting at 6:00 a.m. to donate a backpack. >> you can donate until noon or any time online this thursday. watch news4o donate to our phone bank as well starting at 11:00. angie, amelia and lauren, they'll be be there. >>> another new development for bob mcdonnell. he'll stay out of prison for now and -- after a new ruling from the supreme court. chief justice roberts said that mcdonnell does not have to report to jail this sunday. >> he is appealing to the supreme court right now. this ensures he'll be free while they did seed whether to take his case. >>> 5:19 right now. seoul, south korea, holding up its end of the deal after north korea loosened the grip on war. >> the loud speakers blasting pyongyang propaganda are off. if it did not -- but north korea officials did say they expressed regret over the soldiers' injuries. >>> today, a retired congressman who died last week will be laid to rest. louis stokes' funeral is being held in cleveland. vice president biden is expected to attend. he died of brain