the letter was supposed to go to petco.e at pepco were so touched, they surprised serenity this afternoon with that new pet hamster and she's already named him. >> his last name hamster, greg hamster. >> he has two names, okay. the pepco workers who gave serenity the hamster say they are hoping it helps her learn respond. >> she even drew the hamster at the bottom of the page. >> i think she learned a lesson. she's gotten a great ward. >> excellent. good for her. >>> all right. coming up, why this weekend could mark a milestone for prince harry and the royal family. soma >>> here are four things to know this afternoon. a 13-year-old girl is suspected of organizing the rape of someone she knew. the victim was kidnapped outside her frederick home earlier this month. two teenage boys are charged in the case. police are looking for a third person who allegedly videotaped the attack. >>> these pieces of clothing could help solve a murder. the sweatshirt, blue shorts and rosery were worn by the victim. the man was discovered earl

this typo making she wanted to ask petco for a hamster. she ended up sending a letter to pepco, the power company. >> lucky for her, the health care worker at pepco understood what was going on. he and a coworker got serenity that hamster and all of the supplies needed. >> i like that they also asked the family. we have more pictures from the special moment as well as the letter serenity wrote right now on wjla.com. that is a big cancer. >> i love that story -- that is a big hamster. >> i love that story. she looks excited. we're dropping down into the mid-70's, thanks to the clouds that will break down after midnight. this will be the coolest morning we have had in the pt off at 65 andt the warmest spots will be toward the bay. that is about as cool and fall-like as it will feel tomorrow. it will make for a nice day for the -- it will make for a hot day. sunou will be out in the all day long tomorrow, you will be feeling that feet. the cloud cover we had today is not really going to stick around for tomorrow. it's going to be a lot of sun

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more than 80 furry friends were up for adoption today at petco in rockville. >> i always like to see families that they get adopted to. i really like the dogs. kimberly: just yesterday, 27 dogs from texas rescue during hurricane harvey arrived at lucky dog animal rescue in arlington. those dogs were also up for adoption today. four or five hurricanes ago. because it was. 4 it really was -- molly: it really was. after maria we have lee, out to sea, and it will come down a little bit. kimberly: what about this heatwave? molly: it certainly is very warm for this time of year. temperatures tomorrow will still be in the upper 80's. i want to play a little game on the map. can you find the cold front? notice where temperatures are in the 50's, in rapid city. d.c. metro at 87, minneapolis at 90 degrees. that cold front will eventually get into the d.c. area by the later half of this upcoming week, but we are still going to be very mild into monday. overnight forecast, redskins game looking good to go. temperatures stay in the 70's under mainly clear skies. northerly winds running three to s

. >> try to go guy some carpet powder to kill the fleas, sold out at target, sold out at petco, sold out at the other pet store, can't get it. >> reporter: they suck your blood, crawl in your hair and sometimes the bite leaves red marks that itch. ex remember it matters say there's -- exterminators say there's a backlog of flea calls and daniel said he'll have to wait until next week for his exterminator. meanwhile he said he'll stay at his girl friend's place. in alameda don ford, kpix5. >>> a new federal audit shows tens of millions in taxpayer dollars were misused to fund the california water tunnel project. the tunnels will be used to ship water from northern california to southern california. the audit shows federal officials gave $84 million in taxpayer money to help fund it, but the water districts were supposed to foot that bill. the general manager of one district in fresno is defending the financial arrangement. >>> facebook has some ambitious plans to turn the social network into its own tv network. the wall street journal reports the company plans to spend up to $1 billio

there is air conditioning in petco. go and visit some cats and cool off.>> to learn more just head to their website. >>> still ahead, keeping toxic items out of the trash and helping his neighbors at the same time. we will introduce you to this week's jefferson award winner. the he continues. here's a live look at the golden gate bridge. you can barely see it under all that smoke. we will have one more check of your holiday weekend right after the break. my name is cynthia haynes and i am a senior public safety specialist for pg&e. my job is to help educate our first responders on how to deal with natural gas and electric emergencies. everyday when we go to work we want everyone to work safely and come home safely. i live right here in auburn, i absolutely love this community. once i moved here i didn't want to live anywhere else. i love that people in this community are willing to come together to make a difference for other people's lives. together, we're building a better california. rid of items too toxic to throw i

famed investor jim chanos said in june that he would give up petco -- bet against against tesla once company gives up burning money. you can take a look at this chart. you miss?" "what'd spoke to chanos who said the financials are still not there. jim: this company is supposed to be making money now. it is supposed to be making money now by 2020. i'm guessing by 2019, we will hear by 2025. this company is structurally unprofitable. its capital structure is way too leveraged. emily: chanos also discussed it going, saying the -- discussed allure ofaying the the currency is to use it on black market. more on that on friday. we look at how wall street greeted roku, next. if you like bloomberg news, check us out on the radio. listen on the radio app, bloomberg.com, and, in the u.s., sirius xm. tracythis is bloomberg. ♪ was eu commissioner for justice. excuse me. let's talk about roku, which went public today. alex barinka here with me in the studio. you spoke with the ceo of roku. it was a good day. what happened? alex: they raised $219 million in their ipo and the stock popped quite a bi

just ask the businesses across the bay around at&t parks, near coors field in denver and petco park in san diego, just to make a few. it will be interesting to see if oakland will see the same results. some caution, some clastic reports have shown that the economic impact for the most part in those cities is minimal, though there are significant impacts in those neighborhoods around the downtowns and around those ballparks. the a's said after says considering they thought about the coal see croom site here, but it made more sense to build a park near lake merritt. they hoping to be playing in that stadium by the 2023. thom jensen, "today in the bay." >> and a lot of a's fans' homes are talking about it. >>> hatching today, the suspects charged in the ghost ship fire are expected back in recall today. they face 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter, one for every person killed in last december's fire. proarors say they allowed people to live in the building you illeg illegally. >>> new video shows crews uprighting an overturned big rig. this happened at the whipple on-ramp to northbound

she wrote a letter to what she thought was petco but the letter was accidentally mailed to pepco thee hamster. serenity and her family were given their new pet yesterday at pepco's headquarters in northwest d.c. they gave her a cage and all the supplies she needs for her new furry friend. curious what she names her hamster, maybe pepco. >>> all right, they're often called the raccoon bandits and police in colorado had a really close encounter with one literally. take a look. the animal jumped on the windshield of a squad car. >> freaky. >> i know, right. as it was getting ready to drive off. the officer pulled off slowly to take these photos and to get the raccoon off of his car. >>> yeah, that's frightening, right? the other story said the raccoon walked away on its own so there's controversy there. you don't want to touch the raccoon. >> no, no. >> we're always online fox5dc.com. >> ♪ sweet 4k tv, mr. peterson. thanks. pretty psyched. did you get fios too? no. mr. peterson, fios is a 100% fiber optic-network. what does that mean? think about it. if you got an awesome new car you'd

the letter was supposed to go to petco, p-e-t.he people at pepco were so touched, they made the wish come true. check it out there. friday and named him brick. what's up, brick? got her hamster. that's a solid name. >> pretty much. that is so adorable. people loving this story all over the place. you know, with kids, this happens. my kidschick-fil-a and call it chick-a-lay. >> love it. >>> it'll be warm out there today. you think today is warm, tomorrow is going to be hotter. temperatures warming 90 on sunday and monday. the average temperature for this time of year is in the upper 70s. we're in bonus territory. summer is continuing throughout the first weekend of fall. let's go to the maps and show you what's going on out there. it is a beautiful sunrise. the sun is just coming up at 6:57. you can already start to see it a little bitn beautiful morning. we do have some fog out there. be very careful if you're driving out and about. montgomery county, coming down through the panhandle of west virginia. along i-81, to the central s

(vicki) it will be at the petco off highway 99 and briggsmore in modesto from noon to 2 p-m (vicki) still. with this heat you might just want to head to the movies.. we'll take a look at the films hitting the theaters... (steve) the best way to beat the heat wave this weekend could be just going to the movies...(vicki) and with no new wide releases opening in theaters, you may want to take a second look at an old favorite. here is the labor day weekend movie roundup.<"put your brush to capturing my wife.""she is a rare beauty.">(steve) "tulip fever" is the only new film opening in even moderate release -- about 600 theaters -- and it's not really "new": the historical drama was shot three years ago, and its debut was delayed several times. oscar winners alicia vikander, christoph waltz (valtz), and dame judi dench star. (vicki) several studios are rushing to fill the void with re-releases and promotions. columbia pictures is playing "close encounters of the third kind" in about 900 theaters, in honor of the sci-fi classic's 40th anniversary this fall. "cars three," which opened in june, i

sold out at target, petco, the other pet store. can't get it. >> a local exterminator says the recent hot weather may be to blame for all the fleas. >>> google's free community shuttles are sticking around mountain view a while longer. they just announced they are renewing the service to the end of 2018. this program started in 2014 and was only supposed to last a couple years, but after a slow start ridership has increased by 60% last year. the shuttles work with an app and riders say they running on time. >> for free, that's good. use it. why not? >> i think it's great. i think it's something that is very much needed in the community. >> many of the shuttles are all electric, but in the recent heat wave that led to one downside. drivers can't run their air- conditioning, oh no, because they drain the batteries. >>> drivers on highway 37 may soon have to pay up to prevent future flooding on that roadway. the busy highway runs between novato and vallejo and experienced problems touring the wet winter. some sections were completely

he was voted, "most likely to get his haircut by a petco certified stylist." [ laughter and applausen -- it's certified. >> steve: certified. >> jimmy: it's certified stylists. >> steve: it's all about -- >> jimmy: and finally for the he was voted, "human gummy bear." [ laughter and applause ] there you go. we have a great show tonight. give it up for the roots, everybody! ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you for watching. it's been a great week so far. there's more ahead. tomorrow night, james franco and kendall jenner will be here. [ cheers and applause ] and we're all going to play a a game of "pup quiz," it's going to be fun. plus, we're doing -- going to dip a little into a little "quadrophenia" from pete townshend and alfie boe. >> steve: oh! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: but first, we've got a fun show tonight. from the new movie, "home again," reese witherspoon is here. there you go. there you go. [ cheers and applause ] we're going to catch up with her and then reese and i are playing a new game called, >> steve: oh. >> jimmy: yeah, stick around for that. yeah

he was voted, "most likely to get his haircut by a petco certified stylist." [ laughter and applause-- it's certified. >> steve: certified. >> jimmy: it's certified stylists. >> steve: it's all about -- >> jimmy: and finally for the patriots is david andrews. he was voted, "human gummy bear." [ laughter and applause ] there you go. we have a great show tonight. give it up for the roots, everybody! ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you for watching. it's been a great week so far. there's more ahead. tomorrow night, james franco and kendall jenner will be here. [ cheers and applause ] and we're all going to play a a game of "pup quiz," it's going to be fun. plus, we're doing -- going to dip a little into a little "quadrophenia" from pete townshend and alfie boe. >> steve: oh! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: but first, we've got a fun show tonight. from the new movie, "home again," reese witherspoon is here. there you go. there you go. [ cheers and applause ] we're going to catch up with her and then reese and i are playing a new game called, "cooler heads." >> steve: oh. >>

facility that petco takes the goods left over and crcrosses his and dumps it into the air every day allay. amy: puerto rico is dealing with an environment of catastrophe right now. you have been to puerto rico a number of times to help the people of puerto rico deal with coal ash, something that been fighting and resisting the dumping of for quite some time. >> i've been working closely with denny larson, with the bucket brigade and telephone you. he and i have worked together helping those folks in puerto rico to get some results when it comes to reducing the coal ash from a lot of the coal-fired power plants out there. what they do is they been dumping the coal ash and dump sites, which is illegal. a lot of the dust and debris from that coal ash flies to the community and gets on the windowsills. if he gets on the windowsills, you can bet it is in the air you are breathing. a lot of the people, particularly kids, are infected by those particles. many of the people are suffering respiratory problems because of .hat exposure something needs to be done. with this hurricane, i'm pretty su

petco is sending more than 250 employees and contractors from our area to florida to help after hurricane irma. they will join about 1800 other utility workers including more than 200 bge contractors and employees. they will work around the clock to help florida power and light to restore electricity. this is expected to be one of the largest restoration efforts ever. >>> a special sight at the pentagon on this september 11th. an american flag unfurled at sunrise to mark the 16th anniversary of the terror attacks. president trump will lead a moment of silence at participate in a 9-11 observance at the pentagon. we're back with traffic >>> a cool start but a warm afternoon. stepping out the door, yes, you're going to need a light jacket. we'll have clouds from irma moving in late. today some early day sunshine followed by late day increasing clouds. mid to upper 70s. it will be comfortably warm across the area today. you'll notice more humidity starting on tuesday, even some showers from irma, its impacts felt wednesday, thursday, maybe friday of next week. at least our weekend right now i