morning. wednesday, july 28th, 2010. it is three days later. utility crews are working to restore power to thousands of residents still in the dark after sunday's storms. in northeast washington, electrical wires still hang from trees and rest along the streets. the power could be out for several more days. most of the outages are in maryland, particularly in montgomery county. pepco is working to restore power to more than 25,000 customers there. more than 5,000 customers are in the dark in prince george's county and in the district, a little more than 2300 customers have no electricity. elaine reyes has the latest from gaithersburg. >> this is pepco's staging area where crews from out of town are waiting for their assignments. the goal is to have most, if not all, the power restored by tomorrow night. >> there would be such an influx of calls, because we said after 3:00, call 1-877-pepco 62. as anticipated, there was a large volume of calls. it created a problem for our technology. >> there have been numerous complaints by customers complaining they are not getting accurate information for repair time. they are enlifting the help of hundreds of workers brought in from out of town. police officers spent the morning rush-hour directing traffic at several dark intersections like this one. pepco says it is prioritizing by safety. >> down wires continue to be a tremendous safety concern of ours. at the height of that, i believe i saw there were over 1700 down wires that were reported. we had shady grove hospital out of service. that was a priority. we had wssc filtration plant. that was a priority. we had four substations out of service. thats wa a priority. at that point, with he could bring back thousands of customers if the substations came back. >> pepco says the call line is now giving accurate information. however, they want to remind customers, if you still have an outage, give them a call and make sure they know about your home. reporting from the montgomery county fairgrounds, elaine reyes, news 4. elsewhere, dominion virginia power is reporting more than 300 customers with no electricity. bge is reporting to restore power to 900 customers. the power outages are affecting stores and businesses, especially supermarkets. this safeway in kensington had to throw out thousands of pounds of food that had gone bad. the store had no power for mon that are 36 hours. that meant that some of the perishable foods had to go. they didn't have generators to keep the refrigerators running. we are following breaking news from frederick. mayor randy mcclement is asking residents to voluntarily conserve water until further notice. the intense heat and low rainfall have resulted in low water levels. they suggest residents try to minimize garbage disposal and use compost instead. use refrigerated water instead of running the tap for cold drinks. use a broom instead of a hose to clean the driveway or sidewalks. use food coloring to check your toilets for leakage. if it seeps into the toilet bowl, you have a leak. taking a look outside, the humidity is moving back in. tom kierein joins us with a look at the forecast. >> the humidity did crank up. frederick, they get some water out of the potomac river, which is running low. the stage at little falls is under three feet. the stage at point of rocks which is near where the frederick water treatment plant gets their water, is under a foot deep. the potomac only a foot deep at point of rocks. there is the sky over northwest washington in the foreground. in the distance, you can see roslyn sort of lost in the haze there, the left of the screen. off in the distance, falls church and the high rises. no precipitation. the temperatures are climbing into the low and mid-80s from the shenandoah valley to the atlantic beaches. 84 in washington, montgomery, arlington and fairfax and prince george's. the current dew points. when they are around 70 or higher, that is sweltering humidity. a little bit dryer and more comfortable farther west and north. out of the mountains now, in the upper 70s. they started out there near 60. in the eastern shore and atlantic beaches, it is a perfect day for getting into the water and cooling down at the beaches. they are getting just a few clouds there now that are breaking up. elsewhere, we have the hazy sunshine and we will have temperatures climbing to the low 90s about mid afternoon with a light, southwesterly breeze. a look at big changes beginning to move in tomorrow. we will have the latest on that to look at the weekend coming up in just a few minutes. >> let's get a check on the mid-day traffic chlth jerry edwards joins us with a look at that. good morning to you and good morning, everyone. things are getting back to normal, slowly, slowly, slowly. let's head out. to take a look, normal. not so fun. 95 southbound construction in place again today as you head south from newington to lorton. capital beltway right there. that's where the delays begin. hov lanes are currently in the process of being flipped over for southbound traffic. once that happens, that should alleviate some of the delays. let's head over to the capital beltway. a hopeful sign is that that camera is functioning. slowly but surely, power is being restored. a couple of issues with traffic lights out along river road headed in towards the district. for right now, on the beltway, looking pretty good. we will keep you updated. >>. >> this morning, we now know what caused last summer's deadly metro crash. the ntsb blames a faulty signal circuit. they are also blaming a broader safety culture within metro. tracee wilkins joins us live with more on this that. good morning, tracy. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. this ntsb report was disturbing and will have affect with metro and other organizations. this report sends a message not only to the officials here at metro's headquarters but also to passengers and they were reacting. >> it has been more than a year. nothing has changed. >> this morning, metro passengers reacted in shock to the national transportation safety board's investigation of last year's deadly metro crash. >> i think they need to step up the game and do something about all these safety issues. obviously, the report said that they haven't been doing much. so they do need to take care of that. >> metro was on a collision course long before this accident. >> investigators say it was due to a faulty track, therefore, having the automated system to move another track. 19 people, including the train operator, were killed in the crash. an overall culture of safety is lacking within metro. they say it is happening from the top down. metro's interim general manager reached this statement saying, there is no higher value or priority than safety. we have taken dozens of actions to improve safety for our customers. if we and i pledged that we will carefully consider the findings and recommendations that come forth from the national transportation safety board and continue to work co-op per tifl with the ntsb just as we have in advance of today's meeting. some passengers we talked to say the trust has already been broken. >> it starts with management and if management is not doing their job, of course, that requires replacement. >> there have been previous incidents where there were recommendations for repairs or changes in behavior or better communication or better processes that were never implemented. since the 2009 accident, metro has implemented the ntsb's suggestions for improvements. they are saying these changes should be made before and there are still more to come. i'm tracee wilkins. live outside metro headquarters. back to you in the studio. a prince george's county man is facing murder charges this morning, accused of killing a mother and daughter in largo. just one pair of the so-called double-double murder in the county. they indicted 27-year-old jason scott yesterday. a former ups worker who lived about a mile from delores and ebony dewitt. he used the u.p. s computer system to research victims. delores' mom spoke with news 4 earlier. >> my family can heal now, move on, knowing he is off the streets. they feel better. my family, my immediate family, feels better. >> sources say scott is still under investigation for three other murders, another mother and daughter killing in the same neighborhood. today things should be back to normal in the "u" street adams morgan area after a water main break. a valve burst at 17th and "u" street. that created a nightmare for drivers. the impact was felt as far away as georgetown university hospital. they didn't have water for three and a half waters. medical marijuana is legal in d.c. it will not go on sale until early next year. the law took effect yesterday. the administration has to draft legislation that will license dispensaries, track doctors and users and identify where to allow the wholesale production. officials say they expect the draft to be made public next week. then, they will undergo a public comment and review period. that could take months. your time now is 11:11. the plane was attempting to land in rainy and cloudy conditions. we will have the latest on today's plane crash in pakistan that left more than 150 people dead. plus, bull fighting is a tradition in parts of spain. now, lawmakers have banned the deadly sport in one region. we will tell you how people are reacting to that. shouldering the load for the nationals has taken its toll. we are following a developing story out of pakistan. all 152 people on board a plane that crashed have died. the air blue flight went down near the capital city of islamabad. two american citizens were among the dead in the worst plane crash in pakistan's history. it was raining at the time but it is not clear if weather was a factor in the wreck. the pakistani government says it does not suspect terrorism. federal investigators are now making their ways to new orleans. they are going to conduct a criminal probe of companies involved in the gulf oil disaster according to "the washington post". bp, transocean and halle burr continue are all part of the initial initial probe. new pb ceo says they are already looking to make changes. >> we will definitely change the company and we have learned fwr it. >> it could lead to large fines or jail fines. bp is at the center of the uproar of the release of the man convicted of bombing the plane. they are trying to see if bp had something to do with his release. it is because of stone walling by british and scottish officials. they want to know if bp sought el megrahi's release to secure an oil agreement with libya. the pentagon has launched a criminal probe into the release of secret documents over the weekend. president obama has expressed concern over the disclosures that they may compromise operations in afghanistan. a british newspaper reports a bitter concern may be the safety of dozens of afghan informants whose names are included in the documents. the co-founder said the documents were withheld to protect the informants. >> we are holding back 15,000 for review that should have this type of material in it. if there are other names there and they are at risk, this would be because of a misclassification by the u.s. military itself. >> the pentagon has named 22-year-old intelligence officer, bradley manning, as a person of interest in the leaks. >> new today, cat alone ya has become the first major region to outlaw bull fighting. lawmakers outlawed the century old sport. some are angry the ban does not cover the annual fire bull festival during which balls of flammable material are taattach to bulls' horns and lit on fire. meteorologist, tom kierein is back with us and we are looking at things changing from what we have had going on so far. another mini heat wave going on. this is the time of year that we are actually probably seeing the last of the really hot weather. on average, we are getting into the time of year where we are starting to see our temperatures cool down. right now, though it is getting a little uncomfortable. for those who are still without power, they want their a.c. back and they want it now. there is the sky overlooking northwest washington and then this is off in the distance looking towards tysons corner, which is disappearing in the summer haze. right now at reagan national, at 84 degrees where the average high is at 88. down from yrday's average high of 89. now, we are getting cooler on average. by the end of august, average highs in the low 80s. the average lows are in the upper 60s, right in washington. cooler in the areas. no precipitation around the region. in the low and mid-80s in prince george's, arlington and fairfax and montgomery counties, around the blue ridge and shenandoah valley, in the 80s there, not quite as humid. dew points in the low and mid-60s. dew points right near washington and montgomery, fairfax, arlington, the district, prince george's county. the low and mid 70 dew points there. around southern maryland and the bay. steamy. these dew points are high as well. it's a steamy morning as well. at the atlantic beaches, temperatures are in the mid-80s. great beach and pool weather. that's a great way to stay cool. in the western mountains and west virginia, it is certainly cooler with higher elevations and upper 70s there now. over the last 12 hours, the high pressure that has been over us that gave us the delightful break, it is off the coast and it has shifted our winds thoo t into the south. it is going to with us here today and again tomorrow. relief is on the way from a cool front, it is now in the upper great lakes region. that is triggering a few light showers there. behind that, we have high pressure, much dryer air, cooler weather in the northern plains. that is going to be coming down near us by late tomorrow. between now and then, we will see this front begin to move in the ohio valley and into the mountains by late tonight and into tomorrow morning. by noontime, crossing through the western maryland border into west virginia. out ahead of that, a few showers popping up around noontime just to our west. during the afternoon, as the front sweeps through, that's when we have the risk for some isolated strong storms. unfortunately, there is a risk an isolated storm could produce damaging wind tomorrow afternoon. this high pressure moves in. and will be in place on friday and saturday and part of the weekend. nice break coming in. for the rest of the afternoon, temperatures uncomfortably warm, into the low 90s with the heat index in the upper 90s or so when you combine the humidity that takes place. a warm and muggy evening too. if you are heading to nationals park, first pitch at 7:05. by then, the upper 80s with a light wind. still around 80 by midnight. a slight chance of a shower by dawn in the low to upper 70s. during the day thursday, another hot and humid day. highs into the mid-90s before the front arrives. lower humidity on friday and saturday should be cooler. 60s in the morning. afternoon highs in the 80s. it will almost feel like fall. on sunday, chance for a few storms and some humidity comes back. not sweltering humidity. with us first part of next week, we will heat up. >> i think we deserve a little fall. >> at least a taste anyway. let's get a check on traffic once again. jerry edwards is in with a look at that. it never gets easy out there on the roads, jerry. >> no, no, it is js ut bust bad badder as you make the drive south along 95 in virginia. it is slammed from the capital beltway down to the work zone in lorton and then backed up to the occuquan river. the hov lanes, not any help, a broken-down bus. they will allow southbound traffic to use the hov lanes. it is really ugly. route 1 is taking a lot of the overflow. a lot of folks, none too pleased trying to get an early start in the weekend. south of town, road work on the outer loop of the beltway, wilson bridge, right lane blocked. oxen hill to alexandria, looking all right. down to, i believe, 17 traffic lights in montgomery county. down from a high of well over 200 after the storm. >> that's encouraging. you buy books and supplies and clothes. we will tell you how to get your children mentally prepared for back to school. plus, a bear cup in trouble. never fear, mom is here. the blue skinned aliens of after tar made 3-d hot. are too many 3-d films now being released. first, here is a look at what's hot on nbcwashington.com. jooirk imagine if it were this easy to spot the good guys. you know, the guys who always do a super job. well, it is. just go to the verizon® yellow pages. and look for a business with the superguarantee® shield. you'll get the job done right, or we'll step in and help to make it right. so, protect yourself with the superguarantee® from supermedia. on its way-- the new verizon® yellow pages with larger, easier to read print. squlooirks. not exactly what an alaska man catches. a bear cub. his mama was nearbyment she made sure he was all right and the bears sk bears scurried back into the woods. >> if you bought tickets for a nationals game thinking stephen strasburg would be pitching, it is not clear when his next start will be. >> i am speculating it is the shoulder. it looks like he can't get loose. >> stephen strasburg was supposed to start last night's games against the braves was but scratched just minutes before the first pitch. the reason, he couldn't get loose. the nationals say his shoulder was tight and they didn't want to take any chances. general manager, mike rizzo, insists this does not appear to be serious. >> we sent him for an mri and it shows no changes from the original time right after we signed him. so no change there. no cuff damage, no labrum damage. that's good news. >> very good news. he isn't sure when heel pitch next. 11:27. coming up in the next half hour of "news 4 midday," today could be the day we find out the fate of arizona's controversial new immigration law. we will have the latest on the court battle. plus, dangerous drinks. what a worker at a local restaurant did that landed him in jail. make a smooth transition from summer to school. we'll have the ways to avoid stress and anxiety as your kids head back to class. right now o on "news 4 midday," pepco crews are working around the clock to restore power to thousands of people still in the dark after sunday's storm. most outages are in montgomery county, 25,000 customers with no electricity. pepco says it could be several more days before everyone's power is back on. two americas among the dead after a plane crash in pakistan. all 152 people on board the air blue flight were killed. the worst plane crash in pakistan's history. the government does not suspect terrorism at this point. a federal judge could decided to whether arizona's controversial immigration law is constitutional. it would make it a crime to be in the state without proper documentation. they could check papers if they believe a person is in the couldn't interest i illegally. if the law stands, it would go into effect tomorrow. kristen dahlgren reports. across the country, signs of what is sure to be a contentious 24 hours before arizona's tough new immigration law goes into effect. the law would require police making routine stops to also check immigration status. if there is reasonable suspicion a person could be undocumented. >> we need to stop racial profiling of black and brown people. >> reporter: some feel it is the only way to seal the border. >> we are right at the fountainhead of this il egg loole flow. it has been beating us up for a long, long time. >> reporter: a federal judge could weigh in soon ruling oen a legal challenge to the law as early as today. >> in my view, the arizona law is unconstitutional. the constitution makes it clear that immigration is an area where the federal government intends to occupy the field. >> reporter: earlier this mopt, the president agreed. >> we face the prospect that different rules for immigration will apply in different parts of the country, a patchwork of local immigration rules where we all know one clear, national standard is needed. >> reporter: today, the battle could come to a head with just one day left before the arizona law takes effect. mass protests and marchs are planned in arizona. legal experts say, whatever the judge rules, it is likely this will eventually end up in the supreme court. kristin dahlgren, nbc news, washington. >> there is also an immigration law in nebraska that is making news right now. the city of fremont suspend pd its voter approved ban on hiring or renting property to illegal immigrants. opponents still want a federal judge to block the ordinance until all the legal fights are resolved. later today, a jury will start deliberating the fate of former illinois governor, rod blagojevich who pleaded not guilty to 24 counts, including trying to sell president barack obama's old senate seat. his attorneys described him as foolish but not corrupt. prosecutors told the jury, he is an experienced politician and knew what he was doing was wrong. we are following a developing story right now of two wildfires in southern california. the most destructive wild fire is near the mohave desert. they have contained about 25% of the blaze. the flames have destroyed about 40 homes. a wild fire in sequoia national forrest is still burning. that has destroyed six homes and burned more than 11,000 acres. officials say it is 5% contained. we want to check with meteorologist, tom deerkierein e take a live look outside. our mid-summer haze is with us. as we take a look at our sky looking in the other direction, it is not quite as humid looking off to the north and west. that's the view from our tower camera, the sky watcher showing a few clouds popping up now in a hazy blue sky. temperatures around the region are in the 80s, low and mid-80s right now. 84 at national airport. the view from space, over the last 12 hours, showing, generally, just hazy skies around the mid-atlantic state. the low level flow is out of the southeast and south. that has really increased the humidity. it is going to be with us here the rest of the day, tonight, and into tomorrow as well. the afternoon highs for this wednesday, into the low 90s. and just eight few clouds around with the hazy sunshine, partially cloudy, hazy, humid and hot. during the day on thursday, we will have our highs reaching the low to mid-90s before a front arrives from the west and actually will be coming into the mountains earlier in the day, perhaps around noontime and then sweeping through the metro areas tomorrow afternoon, between 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. during that time is when we could have some storms developing that could produce damaging winds. that's going to be the prime time for that will be mid to late afternoon as the front does sweep through. the good news is after that front goes by, low humidity returns and it is going to be with us for a couple of days at least on friday should be a delightful day. great beach and pool weather. we will have morning lows in the 60s. afternoon highs climbing into the upper 80s on friday and then on saturday, we'll be in the mid-60s. afternoon highs climbing into the mid-80s. so not very humid. here is a look at sunday. we should have the possibility of a passing thundershower on sunday with highs in the 80s. monday and tuesday we'll be getting more humid again. that's the way it looks right now. aaron? >> thank you, tom. we will take a quick bre humidity really returned. you can see the summer haze along the potomac river. our toweramera showing somewhat lower humidity looking off to the north. we have that beginning to sweep in. that humidity from the left moving from the south to the north. that humidity will continue to sweep up even areas of the lower humidity exist up in frederick and loudoun countys and around washington county and the panhandle of west virginia. still, not really humid there. it is going to be getting more humid there as the day does progress. elsewhere, we have the steamy humidity around the bay, southern maryland, the northern neck of virginia and on the eastern shore. it is certainly very humid there and the temperatures there are into the 80s. now, as we look at the view from space, we have had a few showers down in the carolinas over the last number of hours that have dissipated. they are sort of regenerating in western north carolina. they are drifting off to the south and east. i don't anticipate any storms here today. our greater chance of storms will be tomorrow as we do see a front moving in from the midwest. that front will be arriving here tomorrow afternoon. it is important you do pay attention to the forecast tomorrow and during the afternoon. we don't want a repeat of what happened on sunday. it doesn't look like it is going to be quite as bad as sunday. we still could have some isolated storms tomorrow producing some damaging winds. then, the lower humidity does return friday and saturday. aaron? thank you, tom. yesterday, an emergency landing of a flight that flew out of dulles came about a week after a united flight out of dulles had to make an emergency landing in colorado. that plane landed in denver on its way to los angeles after experiencing some pretty violent turbulence. 21 passengers were injured in that incident. a southwest airlines passenger says actually, this is some video we were telling you about the flight that made an emergency landing in colorado. yesterday, there was a flight to san diego. now, a southwest airlines passenger says she got the boot because a teenager next to her was too big for one seat. the 110-pound woman was flying from l.a. to sacramento. after paying full price for a ticket, boarding the plane, she was asked to deplane. she told the sacramento newspaper that was unfair, since the teen only bought one seat. a southwest spokesperson said the situation could have been handle better. they are trying to spare the 14-year-old embarrassment. >> let's check on the traffic at 11:41. jerry edwards has the details on that. aaron, let's take a live look. a couple samplings along the area. the drive in from the west along interstate 66, hung up. you will find construction taking away the right lane, 66 eastbound on the approach to the capital beltway. you can see the construction barrels out and the truck in that right lane. as a result, for those of you planning on coming east on 66 through fair oaks and vienna, a couple of lanes getting by to the left. one lane is certainly more than enough to cause delays. there is a backup as we head through vienna along interstate 66 eastbound toward the beltway. westbound, you are in good shape until you get to gainsville at the route 29 interchange. let's head on over and take a live look. so far, for the most part, traffic trying to settle down in maryland. over on the capital beltway near route 4, both the inner and outer loop as you travel between the interchange at central avenue and the wilson bridge, no incidents to report. earlier, there had been an accident that has been cleared. montgomery county, the good news is, we are down to just 17 traffic lights or 17 intersections, if you will, that are without power. pepco and the crews that have come in from out of town have been doing a spectacular job as best they can fighting against the elements to get the traffic lights and electricity back on. let's see how we are doing. a little relief in sight for the construction. 95 southbound, the road work does remain in place. as we head south from newington towards lorton, the right lane remains closed off. the middle of the screen, a few cars are just now beginning to make the voyage of # 5 southbound by way of the hov lanes. that's a very good sign. here in the next 15 to 20 minutes. that will begin to take a lot of pressure off of 95 southbound. the broken-down bus that was in the hov lanes had been pointed northbound for the morning commute. southbound lanes are open all the way on down. that's how we are doing right now. aaron, back to you. >> thank you, jerry. moviemakers are bringing in big bucks by adding a simple phrase to movie titles, 3-d. more and more films are requiring moviegoers to dawn quirky glasses and pay a couple extra bucks to see the latest film technology. are we tired of the eye-popping effects already. mark barger reports. >> reporter: the blue skinned aliens of "avatar" made 3-d hot in hollywood. a dozen more are slated by year's end. >> it doesn't have been to i a 3-d movie to be a success. it doesn't hurt. >> reporter: it means more competition, not only for movie going dollars but for the theaters to show them. >> not every screen can show films in 3-d. beyond that, it is about market saturation. do people get burned out on it? >> reporter: they have seen the opening week box numbers decline as a percentage of overall sales. "avatar" set a standard with 71% of the tiblths with 3-d. more recently, toy story 3 saw 60%. another box office hit, "despicab "despicable me" sold just 45% in 3-d. >> audiences may be more careful about spending the extra cash. >> reporter: it is a factor studios have to consider when they convert films not originally shot in 3-d. does it help the story and enhance it or just a way to make an extra buck. >> the director told an audience he has ditched 3-d plans for his sci-fi western, cowboys and aliens. hollywood will gladly accept moviegoers money whether it is for 3-d films or not. 11:45 right now. durable goods orders fall by 1%. let's check in with courtney reagan for the latest on business. she is live. hey, courtney. good morning. stocks are lower across the board. the dow is only down by about 18. the nasdaq, 14. the s&p 500, 4.5. we got strong earnings but weak economic data. that is the trend. asian markets were higher overnight on a set of positive earnings from that region. europe fell largely lower. they did report the good for june. it is the big have the declinement for big ticket items since last august. another disappointing economic report for today. they do put out the latest report this afternoon. that compiles the information on the business conditions. maybe we will get a glimmer of hope there. the u.s. government is preparing a criminal probe of at least three companies involved in the gulf oil spill. "the washington post" reports bp, transocean and halliburton are the initial targets. it could be more than a year before charges are fired. they are assembling a bp squad in new orleans to examine whether the company obstructed justice or falsified test results on devices like the failed blowout preventer and looking whether regulators went easy on the company for the incentive of cash. well, general motors says the chevy volkswagen hybrid will cost $41,000 when it goes on sale this fall. $8,000 more than the nissan leaf, it's closest rival. gm will offer a lease package, about $350 a month that will just about equal the lease and put the volt in reach for many people. it has an auxiliary gas engine that kicks in after about 40 miles on battery power. there is also these government rebates and i have been s rebate and incentives when you buy an electric car. back to you. >> courtney reagan at cnbc. good morning. i'm meteorologist, tom kierein. a live have you from the city camera, the jefferson memorial lit up in the july sun. off to our west, not quite as humid, overlooking montgomery county where the power is continuing to return. they are working hard. the crews are thankful at least for some dry weather today. it has turned a lot more humid. it is getting rather hot too. our temperatures around the region have climbed into the 80s. it ought to hit the low 90s here by early to mid afternoon and will probably stay in the low 90s for several hours from early afternoon until all the way until 5:00 p.m. or so. we are going to have an extended period with the heat and humidity which is going to make the efforts to clear trees and repair power lines more complicated. as we look at the view from space, we do have this haze all around much of our region here as our winds have shifted into the south and southwest as the high pressure gave us our break from the high humidity has now moved off the coast. a humid day. highs, low 90s. overnight tonight should be humid again and during the day on thursday, hazy sunshine and hot into the low to mid-90s before a front from the midwest. that front will begin to move in our way and perhaps trigger some thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon, some of which could produce some damaging winds unfortunately. stay tuned. we will certainly keep you posted on the possibility of severe weather tomorrow and then friday and saturday, lower humidity returns along with cooler temperatures. aaron? >> thank you, tom. believe it or not, many children are going to be heading back to school in less than a month. there are some things that you can do as parents to minimize some of the stress that children maybe go through as they get ready to go back to school. psychiatrist, dr. josh weiner, is here. we appreciate you coming in today. this can be a very stressful point in time for parents and kids as they end up and wind up the summer and think about going back to school. [ inaudible ]. >> this is sort of reestablishing that familiar yarity, the track they need to be on to get back to be where they need to be for the school year. first, establish a routine. secondly, what else? [ inaudible ] . >> they need to know that homework takes a priority. >> you also say that you want to talk to your kids but also there needs to be a two-way thing when your kids are getting ready to go back to school, right? >> exactly. [ inaudible ] . >> what sort of thing do you mean there? if kids are talking about their friends when they get back to school or talking about a teacher issue or just everything? >> it could be anything. it could be anything. they could be worried about some kids that were bullying them. it could be the fact they don't know the teacher very well. you just want to talk to them about. parents need to realize they don't need to have the answers to all the kids concerns. this he just need to be there to listen. >> we are almost out of time. things can get more serious. anxiety can become a real medical issue. what do you look for as a parent before you -- to know that you need to ask for more help, professional help, maybe? >> sure. embrace some of the concerns that you need to look out for as far as anxiety. it would be changes in your child's behavior and sleep patterns, complaining of headaches or stomachaches and you want to seek help if you notice your kid is putting up a big fight or refusing to go to school. >> great information there. dr. josh weiner. we appreciate you coming in and sharing tips with us for parents when they get ready to send the kids back. thanks again. still ahead this morning, we want to go to jim handly in the "newsroom" and see what's coming up later on news 4. hey, jim. we have a busy afternoon starting at 4:00 and 5:00. several developing stories. we are going to get the latest on the rod blagojevich trial out of illinois. it could be decided soon. in arizona, we will have the latest on the immigration law there and the back and forth debate and protest too and we will get the latest on what chelsea clinton is up to. it's the countdown to her wedding. all the day's news here at 4:00 and 5:00. the latest on your forecast if any storms are out there. back to you. speaking of forecast, we want to get one more check on the forecast before you leave. tom kierein joins us with that. the four-day forecast, we will look at the weekend. a big change on the way. hot and humid today and tomorrow with the hazy sunshine. then, we might get some strong storms tomorrow as i've been mentioning. some of those isolated storms could produce damaging winds. stay tune to nbc 4. we will keep you posted about the possibility tomorrow. unfortunately, we might have more power outages if we get stronger storms tomorrow aftersnooafte afternoon. after that front goes by, we ought to cool down. much more comfortable weather for friday and saturday with low humidity in place. morning lows in the 60s. afternoon highs into the 80s both days. sunday, another front coming through you that may trigger showers. we will have more moisture returning. could get some showers and thunderstorms off and on on sunday. starting off next week, a very small chance of isolated storms during the afternoon. typical summer heat and humidity on monday and tuesday. aaron? >> thank you, tom. everybody's favorite train wreck returns to the air today. we are talking about mtv's hit show, the jersey shore. you know who is not excited about it, the new jersey governor. >> some are saying they have increased tourism. >> you are a guy that needs money. >> we will find other ways to increase tourism. we will take snooki and the situation and get back. i will do something else. >> all of the sudden, you are dumping them on me. >> they were yours to begin with. we have enough problems here. we will take snooki and the situation also. >> so much a man can take, matt. >> governor chris christie apparently wants to deport some of the jersey shore housemates. he claims the cast paints a bad picture of the real jersey shore. i guess these are some tourists governor christie would rather do without as you heard him say there. that is "news 4 midday." we appreciate you joining us today. be sure to tune in to the daily connection at 2:00 and 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00. later today, for all the day's news, barbara harrison will be back with you at 11:00 for "news 4 midday." hope you will join us then. until then, have a good one! ♪ (youthful voiceover) >> this is my aunt bonnie and her dog charlie. and this is her big time talk show. who's on the show today, aunt bonnie? >> bonnie: chris o'donnell. i web chat with my mom, alice. dr. wayne dyer. and i get to cook with my buddies, joe mantegna and joe pantoliano. >> aunt bonnie, hair check. come on, charlie! >> don: ladies and gentlemen, here's bonnie! 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