mr. vance, back to you in the studio. >> thank you very much. we appreciate that. >>> looking at weather now. it has been terrible in other parts of the country. three people dead 12 others missing after record-setting rains did severe damage in parts of texas and oklahoma. officials there say the missing are from families that had gathered for the long weekend and that group likely includes children. we'll hear from some of the people who suffered the impact of all that in our next half hour. meantime here at home no major storms but we will soon be dealing with some significant heat and humidity. veronica? >> that's right. even afternoon thunderstorms. nothing like those folks across the plains dealing with. throughout this weekend, today we're seeing one of our warmest days as temperatures rise into the low to mid-80s across the area and comfortable. 82 degrees. montgomery county. prince william county. falls church and manassas. meanwhile, breezy on top of that. so many reasons why today is nice and all going to change and lose the wind and

mr. paul vance is remembered tonight for dedicating more than 40 years of his life to ensuring that children got a good education. he died on saturday at the age of 83. in 1991, dr. vance became the first african-american educator to lead montgomery county schools. he agreed to come out of retirement the next year to lead the d.c. public schools and served in that role for three years. >>> you probably drive on some rough roads for your commute but one road crew is fighting back with a high-tech and pricey laser vehicle. transportation officials say this million-dollar truck pays for itself. news 4 transportation reporter adam tuss explains. >> reporter: call them the road doctors. >> laser systems, camera systems. >> reporter: maryland state highway's automated road analyzer costs over $1 million. its mission, giving you a better ride. >> this is the same camera they use for the nfl in the football games. >> reporter: it analyzes processes and tells crews what needs to be fixed so efficiently that crews say it pays for itself in manpower hours alone. all right. you won't find any rock stars

ashlee vance wrote the biography on mr. musk, which is out next week. cover picture, i absolutely love it, a picture of mr. musk as a boy. there he was as a child. give us a quick snapshot. we know the man, the myth, the legend. what was he like as a kid come as a teen? ashlee: he was into science fiction. there was this other side of him that i uncovered for the first time. he was a real loner and had a hard time in school. people bullied him. he didn't have any super close friends. it's interesting that he has become this celebrity ceo. his friends and said this would be the last person you would expect to do well this. he was definitely smart. he just kept to himself, so nobody knew what was going on inside his head. erik: everyone wants to know what is going on inside his head. what makes them so successful? what drives him to take the risks that he takes? what was most surprising? ashlee: elon is a unique case because he talks about wanting to take man to mars and becoming a -- some people think it is a stick. this is his life's quest. he is so dri