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susan hogan has more. >> you have been looking into the rental scooters. >> it is interesting.rst thing to know is whether there's any da basically on scooter related injuries. we contacted the consumer product safety commission this morning and they tell us that electric scooters, lumped in this point along with hover boards and since 2013 more than 95,000 people went to the e.r. due tonjies. the majority of those injuries including fractures. as i said, again, no spefic data on, you know, t spraeparat out electric scooters. >> what about the laws in the distrect? >> thereaws in the district and there aren't. we reached out to the district department of transportation. here's what we have learned at this point. there is a 10 miles per hour eed limit with these scooters and they can get up to about 15 to 20 miles per hour and not allowedksn sidew in the central business district an allowed on other sidewalks roughout the city and you are urged to be courteous to everyone on did sidewalks and riders 16 years of age or older to use one and unfortunately we're told there is pp hel

susan hogan on what you need to know about freezing your credit and a famy memilbe >>> let's get toak the bg news coming in right now on the death of university of maryland football player jordan mcnair. we have the firstook at the results of a report into the university's handling of the death. the 19-year-old died after a collapse in a practice this summer. chris gordon looking over the findings by the panel. chris, you have had a chance to look at it for abit. what are you learning? - >> reporte the way they practice and train to prevent illness. that they are increasing the number of medical training staff at practices. adding on-site cooling stations. taking more frequent recovery breaks and longer recovery breaks. that they're monitoring the health of student athletes more frequently and more closely an increasing the training of staff. all this coming from the independent investigation evaluating whether the football training staff took appropriate action when jordan mcnair collapsed from the heat this spring. rse report will help determine whether the uniity of maryland footba

she's sharing her secret with our consumer reporter susan hogan. ♪ >> help meet the table?> reporter: michelle is a mom on the go but she always makes time for family dinners with her husband and thr kids. >> that's our time where we can reconnect with one another sit down, have a meal with one another and talk. >> forget takeout food. >> i love to cook. >>ineporter: c up with recipes wasn't always easy. >> tell me if it's >>ready. i was so frustrated trying to come up with meal plans. i did an internet search one day and it came across emeals. t' >> reporter: i a meal plan service and it's been a life-changer for michelle for the last six years. l they ill list every m have for this week. >> reporter: michelle chooses the meals for her family and here's the coolest part, the app creates an automatic sho fing lim the recipe. >> it does it in categories so it's really easy to go throughr ine sto and you can use any of their shopp features they have so you can make it really easy on yourself. >> reporter: she says the app saves her money, too, because the recipes don't call f

. >>> next, susan hogan is working for you after a hover board set a local apartment building on fire. how to tell if the hover board you own is a hazard. >>> and television gets toward honor its best. live to los angeles. >>> and tracking the remnants of florence in our region. waiting for a liver transplant.. will die waiting. don't wait. find out about living-donor liver transplants at upmc today. living-donor liver transplantst mean less g and better outcomes. upmc is the nation's leader in living-donor liver transplants. so, why wait for a liver transplant? call upmc today. upmc. life changinmedicine >>> you can see with the radar we're watching, a stream of storms moving through the region. we've got an eye on that for you. we'll have an update comin up. >>> this afternoon a consumer iert about hover boards after one started a fir bethesda over the weekend. it was chargingnside an apartment when it caught fire. sending five people running for their lives. susan hogan joins with us more on this developing story and it is a story we've heard before. >> you've got trit t. so take a

susan hogan with what you nee to know about this. >> facebook says nrly 50 million accounts were targets in the security breach so here is itat we know so far. attackers exploed a vulnerabilit to steal access tokens which ty could then use to take over people's accounts. access tokens keep people logged into facebook so they don't have to reenter theird passw every time they use the app. the breach was discovered esday and the vulnerability has been fixed. they arees resetting the a tokens of the 50 million accounts affected plus an additional 40 million accounts as a precaution. so do not be surprisedf you are prompted to log back into facebook or any app that used that facebook log in. stems fro a change made back in 2017. the company said it is not clear who was behind the attacks and the other accounts. back to you. >> the river is overflowing its banks. >> the h rain been falling for the last few weeks. >> last night alone, the area picked up around a inch and a half to two inches of rain or even more in some locations. and thedo shen, the potomac and even the bay having issues. so

as news 4's susan hogan explained, that assumption could turn into a costly mistake. >>ti a crical dilema facing patients in the er. >> passing the buck will not fix this problem. >> reporter:awmakers say they have a crisis on their hands. >> theyhaan chargever they want and no one is telling them they can't. sond theidual is just stuck paying the bill. and that's a problem. it's a big problem. >> reporter: it's a problem called surprise balance billing. here's ow ithappens. if you end up in the emergency room at a hospital you know takes your insura'se, the a possibility the doctor you see doesn't. so that out of network doctor bills you for whatever your insurance company won't pay. they call it a surprise, because you're the last to know. >> hospitals aren't in a position when a patient comes in in an emergency setting to inquire about who their ar insuranceer is, because the front line staff at the hospital is focussed on their primary job which is addressing medical needs o that patient. >> reporter: 28 lastates hav ls protects patients from surprise billing. >>

i don't know too many instances that i can think of where that situation happens. >> susan hogan withplans on proposing legislation that offers consumer protectiongainst balance billing. when you check into a hospital you can ask to be see by a doctor who accepts your insurance. the problem is they may kotw the answer and hospitals cannot insurance ut your until they stabilized you. by that point, it may be too late to ask. y have one of these surprise bills, you can file a claim. 8:49 your tim now. lauryn rickets with us in studio. >> what's going on? >> summer is coming to an end today. >> 9:54 on the dot, temperature p.m. >> w have all of today to enjoy the weather. >> it's already fall. we're talking about footbae. we talking about -- what else? >> parades. >> pades, yes. >> you with us? >> it's been a long two weeks wi i florence and just came off vacation. >> yes. and you're seeing rain. >> yes into this weekend and even early next. it's not going to bode well for people. done with rain, but unfortunately we have rain in the forecast. let's go ahead and show you what's going on.

. >> consumer reporters susan hogan, explanes how she got a woman's money back from not bun one, but twoco mpanies. >>> a father bmes himself a the desperate search for his 6-year-old son stretches into day five. >>> on the move, a turtle in a local zoo gets a second chance life and freedom thankso a contraptio >>>iv back with pictures from chopper 4, a terrible crash in fort washington involving a cement truck. there was as many as five people injured including two children. this is india head highway at east swan creek road a route 210 is shut down. we'll continue to follow it. >> that is ugly. >>> now, nbc 4 responds to a virginia woman whod neeur help twice. >> two major companies, two frustrating complaints, and no resolution until she turned to susan hogan who has theilde susan? >> reporter: that's right. ca work for you every day, answering yours, your e-mails, including a call from one who gavep with customer service whenhe felt they gav up on her. what do this cell phone andve on ha in common? >> frustrating. >> aeporter: both caused lot of headaches. let's start with her ce

. >> susan hogan is working to fi the delivery services that can take the stress out of llopping. >> as you would expect convenience comes with a price and a new survey by washington consumers textbook discover it. >> they add a big mark to the prices you in store.on your own fresh direct charges a 24% mark up. amazon prime now 15% higher, instacart mark up, 36%. at costco, 20%. enough to wipe out a lot of that warehouse price advantage but surprisingly none of the services were rated high for quality. >> one of the problems we fou is i say about half the orders we got, half our proce was like -- we would have complained if this were really an order for us. it was squished or missing or really small. most of these services require yearly memberships, service fees and don't forget tips too. if you want to try one ou many offer two week free promotions. just don't forget to cancel before the promo ends. to see the full rept go to nbc washington app and search produce. back to you. >> storm team 4 weather alertu. for still a lot of active flood warnings out there until 7:15 this morning

consumer reporter susan hogan if workin you with the proper way to clean your computer without damagingports tester richard fisco knowsop la >> they get dirty. they are full of germs. they need to be >> when his daughter brings a filthy laptop home fm college -- >> i grab her the good news is, i know just how to clean them. come with me. you probably should start with the you can see black keys, they are not going to show a lot of dirt. trust me, they are filthy. clean your keyboard less than you clean your bathroom in most cases. >> aan vac with a brush attachment works on brush. to tackle germs, you need to get more serious. dip a soft clock in water mixed with a splash of alcohol. make sure ne drips into the ityboard. clean your screeh a type of cloth you would use to your eyeglasses. a small skirt of detergent diluted with water will help you tackle more stubborn smuds. dampen the cloth. >> with a little time, a little elbow grease you can get most ofour screen really clean. germ free. dirt free. smudge free. >> left with residue fro last alcohol ickers, that mixture works wonders o

susan hogan has what you need to know. >> reporter: we're talking about surprise balance billing.t's when an out of network ceovider bills you for whatever your insurompany won't pay. if it hasn't affected you yet, conser yourself lucky. but as one falls church family discovered, youran luck run out with just one trip to the emergency room. it happened so fast. >> it came off my bat and it was like an i pitch. >> reporter: a baseball to the face, sending 17-year-old zack hamilton to the emergency room tth a broken nose. his dadook him to a local hospital henew accepted their health insurance. >> the hospital said to them, plasticr you there is a surgeon on call. >> reporter: but the hamiltons' luck ended there. a few weeks later, they received a bi for $34,000. >> first i was like, wow. i was confused because we had already gone through the process settling the bill with the hospital. i was like what could this possibly be for. >> reporter: iwas from the on-call plastic surgeon, who to theon hami surprise was out of network. he build the hamiltons for the portion their insurance d

consumer reporter susan hogan is woing for you to find out which stores in our area offer the best prices. >> washington consumer tech book recently sent shoppers to ten area grocery stores with a list of about 150 common t items buy, and they alsoye surd customers about quality. let's check out the results.or >> rr: wagmans is the fan favorite. 94% rad it superior overall. prices were on average 7% lower than giant, 14% lower than safeway, 19% lower than who foods. overall, price rite prices came in substantially lower than all of the grocery stores.f in termsality, though, giant, safeway, shoppers, target, and walmart received low marks from their customers. and that whole foods/amazon im ct, well, the survey found produce prices have lowered a bit, but it's still the area's most expensive grocery chain. >> you have amazon and walmart and target and all these different companies re spending a lot of money, investing a lot of money to be in this business. and the reason isn't so much that they think they're going to make tons of profit selling groceries. what they want to do is say, okay

consumer rornter susan hogan sca down with a mom who found the solution for her family. >> help me set the table. >> michelle is a mom on the go. she always makes time for family dinners with her husband and three kids. >> that's how our time when we reconnect with one another. sit down, have a meal tog. her, togeth >> i love to cook. >> coming up with recipes wasn't easy. >> is this ready? rated with fru trying to come up with meal plans. so i just did an inter stearch one day. it came across e-mails. >> it's a meal plan service and it's been a life changer for michelle for the past six year >> it will list every meal that they have for this week. >> michelle chooses theeals for her family and here's the coolest part. the app creates an automatic shopping list from the recipe. >> it does it in categories. it's easy to go through the store or use any of theirsh ping features that you have so that you can make it really easy on yourself. >>he says the app saves her money too. they don't call for ingredients you'll only use once. >> i have our tomatoes, garlic and oil. >> even the kids l

consumer reporter susan hogan has what you need to know. >> reporte when you go to th emergency room probably the last thing you're thinking about iss does t doctor take my insurance. you're probablyin ass if the hospital does, the doctor does, too. that assumption can be a costly mistake. it happed to the hamilton family when their son zach went to a local e.r. after breaking his nose during baseball game. two weeks later they received a billor $34,000. at first i was like, wow, you know, i was confused because we had already gone through the process of settling the bill t wi hospital and i was like, what could this possibly be for. >> reporter: that bill came from the doctorhat treated zach in the emergency room. how could this be possible? he hamiltons have healt insurance. tonight we'll make sure you have the information you need so you're not caught off guard with ae surpr bill. >>> happening now, companies across the country are already staffing up for the holidays. this year though workers are in demand than ever before. >> dhatand is pushing stores to oer more percs and highe

our consumer reporter, susan hogan, has her storyte >> rep a breast cancer diagnosis put a lot of things into perspective for maria silver. >> and it made meha realize tt life is too short. and i always wanted a pool.or >> rr: so, without hesitation, this mom went into hypermode, researching pool mpanies that would mak her and her little boy's dream come true. >> my mom said the pool is supposed to be our vacation. >> reporter: leisure pools boxes. off the the company put her in touch with a local company to do the work, apple valley landscaping. the owner told maria her pool would be the first they ever but that didn't bother her. >> i was assured that with their first pool build, they would have an engineer on site di ncting them so there w mistakes. i signed the contract in september 2017. >> reporter: 49,0$49,000 and on year later, that dream pool -- >> that giant hole that filled with rain, became a swamp filled with frogs anded ed ttadpoles name it. >> reporter: there was one problem after other. >> the crane had to lift it over the use. and the ordered the wrong side crane. they p

susan hogan hasdetails. >> we spent months digging up information on these motorized partitions fromevery school district in our region. we wanted to know how many are there out there and what rules are in place to protect our children. you may remember hearing the l stort may, a 9-year-old boy died after getting caught between a moving partition and the wal in his school gym. how it happened is still unclear. fairfax county police tell us their investigation is on going. >> that's still a question i have. how could that have happened and it shouldn't. >> retired fairfaxounty teacher carol bailey wants to makeure it doesn't happen again. what she is doing to try toec pr students and find out what their investigation uncovered that prompted this reaction from her. >> it's just mind boggling. you can't imagine and particularly after this? >> plus we're working for you with an easy way to finf out your child's school has one of these motorized walls. that's tonight at 5:00. >> 4:22, coming up a fire sparked by a bst inside a bethesda apartment. now we know which electronics caused this

susan hogan describes how to find the right generator for your home. >> reporter: severe weather can cause problem in homes. when a neighborhood lost power in a storm, this woman gave her husband an ultimatum. >>hi i want t generator and i want it now. >> reporter: if you're in the market for backup power, start by assessing your>> needs. ake a list of the stuff you can't live without. >> reporter: here a few scenarios to use as a guide along with models that did well in consumer reports tests. if you just want to power yourf ge, some lights and a phone charger or a laptop, consider e lightest typef a generator. this yam haha model is sficient. this mide predator did well in tests. if you need to run a large sump pump or a water well pump, a larger portable generator can handled all of this plus gas furnace. and if you want whole house powe aermanently installed stand by generator can make you forget there s arm outside. this champion model kicks in automatically and can power everything in a typical home simultaneous. as for the ball family, they installed a whole hou generator and

. >> susan hogan is here with the best w to fuel your kids for success. >> when my son, jack, came home nid told me when i just had you morning in the m. there's kids that eat breakfast so learly. and thch early at options. >> number one, otein. min tan elps kids focus. we sweetened it with blueberries and honey. remember how egg were bad for you? >> yes. >> they are good for kids. they have a development for wayne development. we nuclear some educables in thesan ew you prepare them as a sunt and prok th the week. >> absolutely. just pop them and go. >>hat they eat for lunch as the same as breakfast. dr. wallace will share some easy thoes every breakfast. >>> we're so focus and energetic. still ahead, the labor day tweet. thisime, he charges for the fimt of two young questions. for one business body, the school building will be off limit because of that. >> a heat advisoradvisory, look quickly the temperatures warm up. humid and we wel close to 80 but showing 100 hit this afternoon. >>> developing this morning, a powerful tropicalar storm bls into the gulf coast. a look at the preparati

our consumer reporter susan hogan has what youeed to know. >> reporter: we're talking about surprisealance billing. it's when an out of network provider bills you for whatever your insurance company won't pay. if it hasn't effected you yet, consider yourself lucky. but as onehu fallsh family discovered, your luck can run out with just one trip to the emergency room. >> reporter: it happened so fast. >> it came off my bat and hit here. >> reporter: a baseballo the face, sending 17-year-old zac hamilton to the emergency room with a broken nose. his dad took him t a local hospital he knew accepted their health insuranc the hospital said to them, lucky for you, there is apl tic surgeon on call. >> reporter: but the hamilton's luck ended there. a few weer, la they received a bill for $34,000. >> first, i was like, wow, you know, i was confused, because we had already gone through t process of settling the bill with the hospital and i was like, what could this possibly be for? >> reporter: it was from the on call plastic surgeon who, to the hamilton's surprise, was out of network. he bille

consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you on the changes being made to keep your fsaily on the roads. >> well, the insurante insti for highway safety tested the metal bumpers on the back of semi trailers. those actually prevent you from going under the truck in the event of a ceish. t north american manufacturers passed all three hetests, earning tough guard award. that accounts for about 80% of trucks on the road in the u.s. theiihs says its testing in 2013 revealedeaknesses in these guards. cars were breaking throughm. t researchers say that their testing has led to design changes to make our roads safer. back to you. >>> we're also seeing big changes in store for drivers in arlington. starting next summer, they won't have to display vehicle decals on their front car windshield. the board voted earlier this week to use license plate reading technology to enforce hicle registration instead. the decision to eliminate the requirement will not go into effectmmediately. car owners will still need to display those 2018, '19 yellow decals until july of next year. >>> still ahead on

susan hogan has the best ways to feed yourr kids ccess. >> when my son told me he has lunch at 10:20n the morning, i'm like, i just fed you breakfast. and i asked, what is susta ting you f rest of the day? dr. tayloroialker isng us. he is a food scientist. i think we have lot o kids like fine. o start the best way them off? >> we prepared a couple of options for you. number one, protein. protein helps kids maintain t focus throughhe day. the other thing will be fiber. we havenstant oatmeal. plain oatmeal, not the one with a lot of i sugar it. and we sweetened it with blueberries and honey. also, eggs. remember how eggs were bad for you. that wasne fake . eggs are really good for kids. they have a vitamin in the yolk and it's important for brain t. developm we have little eggcups. we snuck some vegetables to the eggcups. >> and these things you can prepare on a sunday and put them in a freezer bag. >> yeah. >> lunch is just as important as breakfast to stay focused on the go. >>> still ahead, the labor day tweet heard around the world. president trump targets his attorney general. i'm

susan hogan has the investigatn intoio waiting for a transplant.. will die waiting. don't wait. find out about living-donor liver transplants at upmc today. iv living-donor transplants mean less meiting and better out upmc is the nation's leader in living-donor liver transplants. so, why wait for a liver transplant? call upmc day. upmc. life changing medicine (music throughout) >>> we want to get you to the breaking news. as many as 100 people are evacuated from their homes because of a fire at an apartment complex in lanham. shomari stone? >> reporter: the people are outside standing outside umbrellas. some weren't able to grab them as the rain comes down. the fire is continuing to burn. moments ago,efighters were able to spray that part of the roof that you're looking at through the trees. you can see there's white smoke. it was dark plumes of smoke right there. what they're doings monitoring this fire to see if there are going to be any more hot spots and continue to spread y let's sho where the fire started. you can see the fire raging. it has gone through the roof. good new

. >> n at 5:00,onsumer reporter susan hogan is working for you. >> you can sav money so you can buy the cheap bag. >>> new atix og, the man who shot and killed a police officer on her first day on the job is set to find o h ifwill face the death penty. al kainmy dad ran an. i learned hard work and a trade from him and his workers. then i went to honduras as a missionary and taught kids to be carpenters and welders. our economy works best when everyone has a skill, and taught kids to be like shipbuilding.ders. that's why i created career and technical academiev acroginia and passed a law to expand job training for young people. i'm tim kainsa and i approve this m. here in virginia, we have to build an economy that works for all. not to the finish.t. but to the beginning. a fight that can only be won, if we stand together for one cause. him. expert care for every new beginning. i put criminals in prison dung the day i'm jennifer wexton, and as a prosecutor, and changed diapers at night. later, when i had a law, i volunteered to help moms collect child support. then, as state senator, work

plus, consumer reporter susan hogan with the home improvement that can saveou cash on your insurancees. >> and breaking now. day of reckong. >> bill cosby handcuffed and hauled off to prison. >> once known as america's dad. today a judge gave bill cosby a tlnew sexually violent predator. this is his mug shot. taken moments after cosby was led away in hand cuffs. >> the judge in that pennsylvania courtroom made it very clear. it doesn'tf matter you are rich or famous. no one is above the law. >> the once beloved entertainer will spend at least three years in state prison. he is 81 years old. a jury convicted him of drugging and molesting andrea constand. dozens of others came forward after that but theirpp allegatis ed too long ago to be prosecuted. >> today, several of cosby's alleged victims expressed relief and closure. >> i'm very happy fong mr. cosby will doimeprison. >> okay. >>osby can be pared after three years. his defense team argued that his age and disability will k from being a threat. >> we'll have much more onpp wh

. >> susan hogan has what you need to know. >>> when you go to the emergency room, probably the last thing you're thinking about is does the doctor take my insurance? you're probably assuming if the hospital does, the doctor does, o. well, that assumption can end up being a costly mistake. it happened t the hamilton family when their son zach went to a local e.r. after breaking his nose during a baseball game. two weeks later they received a bill for $34,000. >> at first i was like, wow. i wasconfused. we had gone through the process of settling the bill with the wspital. i was like,t could this possibly be for? >> rm orter: the bill came f the doctor that treated zach in the emergency room. the hamiltons have health insurance. tonight on news 5 we're working to make sure you have the information you need so you're not caught off guard with a surprise bill. >>> happening now, companies across the country are a staffing up for the holidays. this year though workers are in more demand than ever. >> that demand isto pushings to offer even more perks and higher pay.nc companies iding tar

. >> consumer reporter susan hogan has what you need to know. >> reporter: well, when you go probably rgency room, the last thing you're thinking about is does this doctor take mye? insura you probably are assuming that if the hospital does, the doctor does,too. well, that assumption can end up being a costly mistake. it happened to the hamilton family when their son zach went to a local e.r. after breaking his noyes during a basebl game. two weeks later they received a bill for $34,000. at first i was like, wow. i was consed because we had already gone through the process of settling the bill witthe hospital and i was like, what could this possibly be for? >> so that bill, it came from the doctor who treated zach in the emergency room soow is this possible? the hamptons have health insurance soou're not caught off guard with apr se bill. >>> look forward to that tonight. schuck bell back with now. >> we are really looking forward to this weather. warm and low humidity? >> well, not too humid. >> okay. >> plenty warm. >> okay. >> not tropical though? >> not tropical. dew points have d

susan hogan is here with some information that you need on protect your home, your finances and your car. >> it is too early to say what the flooding potential will be here, the time to prepare is right now. so let's get right to four things do you know thikend to keep the rain outside where it belongs. so elevate. your appliances, furniture, everything up off the ground. especially critical, utilities such assy heating ems. it is recommended to use cindier blocks or plastic crates. and don't forget to get your car etay from lower areas. call and it done. a working sump pump is critical. it is always a good idea to install a back-up battery or a generator. clear debris from your gutters. the leaves haven't really started to fall but still check all of your gutters. make sure your down spouts are facing away from your home. survival kits. every home should have one always. eake sure it is self-contained, a collection of that you go grab and throw it into your car. include flashlights, water bottles, first-aid supplies, and also, d forget a water proof case for your phon unless you hav

. >> susan hogan is working for you. >> that's right, ford is recalling 1.6 million 150sn the united states due to a fire risk. the recall impacts f 150 regular cab and super crew cab vehicles model years 2015 through 18. ford says there is a potential fire risk relating to the seat belt. the mechanism thatr causes y seat belt to lock up when you suddenly brake or crash can actually generate excessive sparks when it deploys. those sparks could ignite gas exhausted by the chanism. ford says it is aware of 23 reports of smoke or even fire in the u.s. and canada, but it does not know of any accidents or injuries from the issue. now, if you own one of these impactedtrucks, you will receive a recall notice in the mail. and of course the dealer will repair it for free. back to you. >>> mercury announced that it will stop destroying products. earlier it was revealed that they torched unsold designs. they say it was a common practice to protect its image and keep its crothing fm being sold cheaply. after outrage, the company says that it will now effort reusing in eirnd anve don't sell. >>>

consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you on how to spot a flood damaged car. >> it'sllegal in most states to sell flood damaged cars without disclong the damage. but, that doesn't mean it won't happen. >> too often a flood damaged car is a total loss. >> mecnics should conduct a thorough inspection but there's things you can do too. >> first thing you want to do is come over to the front of the car and inhale and see if there's a moldy ousty smell. you definitely want to walk away from the car. next pop up the trim paifl. he carpet is dirty or there's sediment or rust. also the door pocket. if there's sediment or dirt or stone that's what happened and as it drained away it settled and hid in there. pop off thperiod kcaps. that means it was taken out so it could air dry. look where a spare tire would be kept. see if it's musty or moldy smelling. see if there's any rust on paneed crews or the look along the back of the engine bay and there's some soft material here. when water rose it stayed when the car is flooded it's going to recede and leave flood line. if there's anything l

. >> susan hogan reporting there. to avoid illness or death caused by carbon monoxide poisoning, never operate your generator in an enclosed wespace. alk about losing power, and electricity, and a sampling of at there. >> yeah. >> lost your light a l zl we got it back. >> it didn't brighten up so much -- >> i hope yry can things out. >> when i was coming in this morning, it was bad. along 395, it was real bad. we've got an few isolated storms. not everybody is seeing them. they're highly concentrated and those seeing them are getting a idt of rain right now. >> it see anything in arlington when i came in. >> we don't live that far away from each her. i live in alexandria. it was a downpour when i was coming in. look. you're right. it did nothing. articling to arlingt arlington, yli're right. ton had heavy rain last night. we had ongoing flood warngs. now we still have flood warnings. we'll talk about those. let's talk about this rain. u can see it blew up through prince william county. lots of lightning. it's weakenin

susan hogan has details. wespent mon digging up information on these partitions for every school district in our region. he wants to know how many are there out there and what rules are in place to protect our children. you may remember hearing a story last may. a 9-year-older boy died a moving caught between a partition and the wall in his school gym. how it happened is still unclear. fairfax county police tell us their investigation is on gog. >> that's still a question i have. how could that have happened? >> retired fairfax county teacherarol bailey wants to make sure it doesn't happen again. so tonight we'll tell you what she's doing to try to protect stud ots and find what our investigation uncovers that prompted thisre tion from her. >> it's just mind boggling. you can't imagine. and particularly after this? >> plus we're working with you for easy way to find out if yoch child'sl has one of the motorized walls continue at 5: >> your time is 6:25. coming up a fire sparked by a blast inside a bethesda ap

susan hogan has some of the updates that canou help save. >> replacing a roof can be one of the mostxpensive house repairs. >> it's a significant up front cost. >> but it prevent even more expensive issues caused by water aks and insurance companies know that. >> it will reduce the insurance claims drastically. >> you could seediscounts ranging from 5% to 35% depending what kind u live and of roofing materials youch se. >> no surprise, insurance companies are lking for upgrades that will improve safety and security so it's worth considering a home security system. you might save on premiums. >> discounts may be more likely if your home secury system is connected to an outside monitoring service. >> any type of accidental misuse of an outlet, these will trip. >> upgrading toafer standards s not glamorous but a definite plus for insurance companies. >> we found one company that would give up to 8% off your premiums if you upgraded your electrical and plumbing. >> add in stationary generator to keep everything humming and a power outage and you might also get a discount. >> don't forget

consumer reporter susan hogan has dails on the big change. >> reporter: that's right.eightatchers said it is changing its name bause consumers are ditching their diets, insteadpting for wellness. the name will be ww. the move is in part to expand to focus beyond weight loss to healthy overall living. it will have a new logo. wellness that works. they'v announced they are eliminating all artificialnt ingred from their products. and there will be rewards for women working toward healthier habits. back to you. >> how about o the habit winning? a comeback for the ages. this is by far onees of the to ever do it. tiger woods back on top again. that was a mob scene unlike any i think i've ever seen. tiger woods cruised to his 80th n yesterday coming back from back injuries and other controveies in his life. he seems to have it all put together now. that is his first win ithe pga tour in five years. he hasn't won since 2013. the all time record by two right now. >> fantastic. he had some emotional reaction to that, too. >> i'm telling you. you ask guys whos, love spo what was

consumr repor susan hogan sat down with one local mom who found the solution for her family. >> help me set the table. >> michelle is a mom on the go. she always makes time for family dinners with her husband and three kids. >> that's just how ourn time w we reconnect with onehe anotr. sit down, he a meal together and talk. >> forget take-out food. >> i love to cook. >> coming up with recipes wasn't easy. >> tell me if it's ready. >> i was so frustrated trying to come up with meal plans. i did an internet search one day and i came across meals >> it's a meal plan service and it's been a life changer f michelle for the past six years. >> it will list every meal that they have for this week. >> michelle chooses the meals for her family and then hee's oolest part. the app actually creates an automatic shopping list from the recipe. >> it doe it in categories. it's really easy to go through the store orny you can use of the shopping features that you have to make it really easy on yourself. >> the app savne her too. because the recipes don't call for crazy ingredients you'll once use >>

consumer reporter susan hogan is working for y with a proper way to clean your computer without damaging them. richard knows laptops. >> laptops get dirty but they're also full of germs and they need to be cleaned. black keys are not going to show a lot of dirt but tru me, they're filthy. you clean your keyboard less thanour bathroom in most cases. >> a handy vac with a brush attachment works well onust but to tackle germs you need to get more serious. dip a soft cloth in water mixed with a splash of alcohol. next clean your screen wh a clean cloth you used to your eyeglasses. a small squirt of dish detergenw dilutedh water. help you tackle smudges andda mpen the cloth. >> with a little bit of time and bow grease you can get most of them really, really clean. >> left with residue from last year's stickers that same die l -- mixture works wonders on the case. >> use it sparingly and make sure that you dilute it with water. if you use too much it m actually take the letters right off of your keys. back to you.om >> cg up a d.c. musician hitting high notes on a national stage. how you can h

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consumer reporter susan hogan breaks it down for us. >> let's get started.t three miles of any run is awful. once you get over that hump it's the best feeling ever. >> when i walk is when i get serenity. >> reporter: it's alw get any kind of exercise by which one is actually the best? >> is important that you choose an exercise that you can do regularly and then the main difference is just that running burns calories faster tn walking. >> reporter: for instance, running for half an hour burns about twice the calories as half an hour of walking. but if the walker covers the sameistance just over a longer time she'll catch up calorie wise. but what about the other health benefits? >> running and walking are both excellent for heart health. when you run your heart does work harder when you walk but that doesn't mean that runners have beater heart health. >> reporter: both groups have a lower risk of heart disease than inactive people. one large study even found the walkers might have a slight advantage over t runners. another benefit >> i don't have the injurie

consumer reporter susan hogan is norking with the best way to fuel your child for success. >> well, that's jack 14 years old, when he came home and told me he has lunch at 10:20 inm he morning ke i just fed you breakfast, i'm like what is sustaining you for the rest of theay and he's exhausted? dr. taylor wallace is joining t, because icient think there's a lot of parents in my situation who have kids who eke breakfast early and lunch so early at school,that's the b way to start them off? >> luckily we've prepared a couple of options for you so number one protein. protein helps kids maintain focus throughout the day. the other thing is goingo be fiber. so here we've got soment ins oatmeal. remember plain oatmeal, not the one with a lot of sugar i it, and we've sweetened it with a little blueberries and some honey. also things. remember how bggs were for you. >> yes. >> that was fake news. eggs are really, really good for kids. they have vitamin called coline in the yolk ander it's important for brain development. here we have some little egg cups and snuck some vegetables in the egg cuts.

consum iestigative reporter susan hogan's in our newsroom with details about the actions taken after his death. susan? >> doreen, this is such a heartbreaking story. the year-old was just helping a teacher operate the motorized part when he somehow got caught between it and the wall. it happed at franconia elementary school may 18th. we've learned that not long after that tragic accident, fairfax county public schools started asking for more information about anl add safety device that can be installed with huge partitions. it's called safe ph and it has motion sensors that will actually sound an alarm and stop it from moving if someone gets to close to the moving partition. the school district tells us it has no currentns p to purchase the safety device and, quote, opportunities s to improve safety practices and procedures. we do know that fairfax county has 127 motorized partitions in its schools. theeaker of device tells us it costs between $5,000 and $6,000 to install each one. fairfax county did revise its policy regarding thepetion of these partitions right after wesley's death

enougn't get consumer reporter susan hogan working for you to find out which stores in our offer the best prices. cently sent shoppers to ten area grocery stores with a list f about 150 common items to buy, and they also surveyed customers about quality. let's check out the results. >> reporter: wegmans ifan favorite. 94% rated it superior overall. they were on average 7% wer than giant, 14% lower than safeway, 19% lower than whole foods. overall, price rite prices camel in substan lower than all of the grocery stores.f in termsality, though, giant, safeway, shoppers, target, and walmart received low marks from their customers.an that whole foods/amazon impact, well, the survey found produce prices have lowered a t, but it's still the area's most expensive grocery chain. ma>> you have amazon and w and target and all these different companies really spending a lot of money, investing a lot of money to be in this business. and the reason isn't so much that they think th're going to make tons of prot selling groceries. what they wa to do is say, okay, they want to get you used to buyg e

consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you with the telltale signs of a flood-damaged car. >> reporterel states to flood-damaged cars without disclosing the damage but that doesn't mean it won'thappen. >> too often when a flood damaged car is declared total loss by an insurance company, i that informa't communicated to potential buyers. >> reporter: if a car doesn't carry maximum surance, flood damage may not be disclosed in thcar's title. "consumer reports" says a mechanic should conduct a thorough inspection, but theres are thing you can do, too. >> the first thing you want to do is come over to the front of the car, inhale and see if ere's a moldyr musty smell. if you have that, you want to walk away from the car. next, pop up the trim panel on the side of the door here. if the carpet is dirty forthere's any saidment in he tlso the door pocket, if there's sediment or dir or stones, that's what happened when the water came into the cars. pop off capsnd covers off the seat belt to see if it had been taken off. look at where a spare tire has been kept. see if there's rust on exposed sc

susan collins, like lisa murkowski and bob corker and dean heller. so, you know, as pointed out at the end of the last hour it's four moderate republican governors, including hogan of maryland, kasich of ohio, baker of massachusetts -- everybody thinks the republicans are together. no, they are saying let's take a pause and have an investigation. who knows what susan collins is hearing and thinking tonight. >> martha: chris, thank you very much. great to be with you throughout the day today. as you say, we will watch this as it moves forward. it only takes one vote for the republicans to lose in that. so we will see how it transpires. thank you. good to be with you. >> chris: thank you. >> martha: let's watch together lindsey graham today. as he laid into his colleagues in that room in an incredibly forceful way from the senate side the moment of the hearings. watch this. >> if you wanted an f.b.i. investigation you could have come to us. what you want to do is destroy this eye's -- guy's life, hold the seat open and hope you win in 2020. you said that. not me. you have got nothing to apologize for. when you see sotomayor and kagan, tell them i said hello. i vot