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most neighborhoods especially in the nearby western suburbs are in the 60s. rain drops are on vacation for the next few days. clear skies, noticeably cooler west of the city. upper 60s to near 70 in town. labor day forecast, corn on the cob. low humidity, mid 70s. near 90 for a high today and great outdoor grilling weather later on this afternoon. so what to wear today on your labor day, just sunblock, shorts and t-shirts. little extra water wouldn't hurt you either. nothing to worry about today or tomorrow and it looks good too. rain chances are starting to creep up on wednesday. for today, nothing to worry about. sunny and hot and, you know, we're stuck at work. that's the worst i can come up with. >> thank you, chuck. we are tracking breaking news in prince george's county. we are working to find out what has so many police on temple hills. molette green, what can you tell us? >> reporter: not a whole lot at this point. just that we know that there is one person here dead at the scene. we're at the princess estate apartments here in temple hills, maryland, not too far from st. barnabas road. let me show you what we're seeing right now. there's still evidence tape up and crime scene investigators working this scene. we can't tell you how this person died, what the circumstances were, whether this was a shooting or a stabbing or a combination of the two. i had a chance to talk to briefly some of the people who live in this apartment community. and they told me that they didn't hear anything in the overnight hours. so i am still working this scene. it is still very active. lots of police here on the scene working this. still unclear if there were any suspects or a lookout for suspects at this time. but we're continuing to stay on top of this developing story throughout the morning and as soon as we know more, we'll bring it right to you. reporting live from prince george's county in temple hills, i'm molette green. back to you. >> thank you. another homicide investigation is developing this morning. this time in southeast washington. we promised we would follow up on the body police found in this burned out car. it belongs to a man and he had at least one gunshot wound. investigators first went to the scene on xenia street about a car on fire. they're working to find out more about the victim and the time lines of the events. a woman killed as she waited for a bus in springfield. the driver is suspected of drinking. we spoke to the victim's husband who said he lost his best friend. >> i'm sorry. >> reporter: abraham is grieving after his wife was struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver as she waited for a bus half a mile from their springfield home. >> just kindness. >> reporter: fairfax county police have charged this fredericksburg man, 22-year-old corey english with driving while intoxicated. they believe speed and alcohol were factors when he lost control of his acura on old keene mill road. here at the scene, you can see the path that that car took literally mowing down the bus stop sign where the victim was standing. she was just a ten minute walk away from home. her husband says she was waiting for a bus to go to work, just before 3:00 in the afternoon. and that she was a student at george mason university. just a semester short of graduation. >> she had been quiet, careful and a great student at george mason university. trying to make the ends meet. >> akula, a d.c. cab driver, has had a lot of financial challenges and health problems and he says his wife was everything. >> i don't know how to live my future life without her. >> reporter: for neighbors its brought bam painful memories of when a well loved pediatrician, dr. sullivan, was struck at the same intersection. drivers are going way too fast here and want police to do more to slow them down. darcy spencer, news4. we are working to find out how loudoun county will replace supervisor shawn williams. he resigned hours after he was arrested for assaulting a neighbor in ashburn. a dispute broke out after a block party where williams lives. the sheriff's office fays williams forced his way into a neighbor's house and then pushed a man during an argument. williams resigned via text message to board chairman scott york. >> a lot of us have been worried about shawn for a long time. by stepping down, he's taken the right step, the first step to getting the help that he needs and i just wish him and his family the best. >> this is not shawn williams' first run-in with the law. he withdrew from the race from board chairman. he admitted to having several drunk driving and domestic disputes. one of the more serious charges came in 2006 when he was accused of beating up his girlfriend in his grandmother's ocean city condo. williams assaulted the woman after becoming suspicious when another man called her cell phone. the charges in that case were dismissed. it is to be a day to relax, but why more and more of you are spending the day at the office. those of you who did get out of town are probably up and getting ready to make that drive home. a live look at the bay bridge for you here which will be jam-packed in the hours ahead. what you can expect when you hit the road. that's right. we're not bitter that we're at work, we're glad that we beat the rush home on labor day. there's the way we're painting it here at the station this morning. morning. temperatures now in the 50s what did iran's supreme leader get in the nuclear deal? to start with, $100 billion. they keep their nuclear facilities and ballistic missiles. there won't be surprise anytime-anywhere inspections. and after ten years, restrictions are lifted and iran could build a nuclear weapon in two months. congress should reject a bad deal. we need a better deal. what can i make for you? how about one of our reuben sandwiches? choose from tender corned beef or oven roasted turkey breast, topped with sauerkraut, melty swiss cheese and thousand island dressing. enjoy one while they're here! subway. eat fresh. today president obama is honoring labor day by signing an executive order that could affect a lot of you. it will require all federal contractors to offer up to seven days of paid leave every year. we expect the president to talk more about this when he speaks in boston. vice president biden also on the road today. he's heading to a parade in pennsylvania. sick leave and similar policies are expecting to be a rallying point for democrats into the election year. if you're working this labor day, you are not alone. dedicated to american workers, nearly half find themselves heading in to work. bloomberg bna did a nationwide survey, found that 41% of employers require people to work on labor day. among those clocking in today are emergency health care workers and security guards. most of you working in restaurants are also probably heading in to work also today. >> it makes sense. it's labor day. labor on labor day. that makes sense to me. >> well, it does. especially for moms, people who are expecting a baby today. get it? but it makes sense. also for the retail, people have the day off and they feel like they can capitalize the -- >> are you shopping today? >> i might. today is a great day to get outside. we have a cool start but things will heat up. >> let's look at your forecast now. chuck bell is in the storm team 4 center. >> you don't know angie well if she is going shopping today. any day that ends in "y" is a day she goes shopping. 71 downtown. 63 ft. belvoir. 59 at dulles international airport. there are some cool pockets out there. your hometown forecast today, beautiful potomac, virginia. mid 80s's by lunch and flirting by 90 degrees. 88 in manassas. 90 downtown and 90 in frederick. as far as rain chance, nothing to worry about today or tomorrow. it will start to increase by wednesday, thursday and friday. for now, back into the news. thank you. the minnesota dentist at the center of a hunting controversy making headlines again. what he is saying about the shooting of cecil the lion as he heads back to work for first time in weeks. plus a teenager learning a tough lesson about her ♪ 5:16 right now. today is labor day. while it's quiet on the roads right now, that won't be the case in just a few hours. this is a look at the chesapeake bay bridge. tough to see there. but not many cars on the road right now. the scene was a lot different on saturday though. a power outage caused ten mile backups. well, thousands will be heading back home from their holiday weekends today. the last way you want to end it is sitting in some traffic. kristin wright has more tips on avoiding that traffic. how are thing looking right now, kristin? >> reporter: they're fine right now because it's so early in the morning, but 95 here is going to look absolutely nothing like this as a lot of people pack really every major highway in our area to get back home. aaa estimates about 800,000 people in our area alone are traveling this labor day weekend. most of them by car. so take a look here. we want to show you the top three bottleneck spots in our area. first is 95 north between d.c. and baltimore. also the beltway at the 270 split. and then 95 south down to fredericksburg. so no surprise to anyone who lives here today, but also not the kind of situation you want to be in after a nice holiday weekend. so the big thing you want to do is leave early or leave late. those are the best two options that will get you home in a decent amount of time. we have two pieces of good news. those are that gas prices are lower than they were this time last year. and also that most jurisdictions have suspended road work just to get people a little bit of a break as they try to get home from the holidays. back to you. >> kristin wright for us with tips on the traffic there. and a little bit of a brighter side. thanks. metro will open up two hours later. this is due to the holiday. the system will open at 7:00 a.m. and close at midnight. there's also track work going on on the tracks there. unfortunately red lines are running every 24 minutes and you can wait for 26 minutes for a train on the orange, blue and silver lines. 5:18 your time right now. thousands are expected to pay their respects in illinois today where a popular police officer was shot and killed nearly a week ago and he'll be laid to rest today. lieutenant joe gliniewicz was killed while chasing three suspects -- suspicious men in fox lake. there's a public funeral this morning at gliniewicz's hometown high school, then mourners will line the streets for a procession through town. passing the department where he worked for more than 30 years. >> there can't be enough support for our men and women in blue right now, it's a tough time for their families. >> fantastic family and anybody who contributes to protect and serve this community, i'm sorry, i couldn't do his job. >> lieutenant gliniewicz was a father of four boys. police are still tracking down leads trying to find those plea suspects. tragedy in ocean city during this holiday weekend. an 8-year-old girl drowned. city officials say she was swimming with friends in shallow water when she was hit by a big wave. the girl was overcome and pulled into the inlet waters. a police boat found her a quarter mile off shore and she died at the hospital. the minnesota dentist who shot and killed a beloved lion will head back to work. now, during an interview with the a.p. a.p., palmer said he acted legally and had no idea the lion was one of the treasured animals in zimbabwe. zimbabwe said they were going to extradite him. he'll be back to work tomorrow. the kentucky county clerk jailed for refusing to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples now awaiting a ruling on her appeal. lawyers for rowan county clerk kim davis filed that appeal yesterday. tomorrow, a crowd is expected to rally in support of davis when republican presidential candidate mike huckabee visits her. granting a same-sex license would violate her faith she said. a fire may have been a lot worse if the building was sopts close to the -- wasn't so close to the fire department. firefighters arrived in seconds to the condo's on wyndham way yesterday morning. even with the fast response its took 75 firefighters around an hour to get all the flames under control. two residents had minor injuries and one firefighter did have minor burns. 5:21. if you have been upset at your son or daughter for racking up a huge phone bill, sometimes it takes a different approach to change their behavior. >> yeah. we see how one dad got really creative to teach his daughter a valuable lesson. >> reporter: you could say it's haute couture on hold, at least for the moment. this closet closed off until jared kramer's daughter pays off the latest phone bill. he sits down and tells us how his daughter broke the news. >> i was driving. and she called me and said, you owe, you know, $500. >> reporter: his solution, lock up the closet, label clothes and shoes with dollars. >> she thought it was a slap on the wrist, don't let it happen again. i think she has been taking it pretty well. >> reporter: in fairness to 13-year-old julia, the data debacle is a huge mistake. she's an honor student who works with kids with special needs and her work ethic is strong. >> julia woke up at 6:30 this morning and she started to do chores. she's been working ever since. >> reporter: she has soap and a toothbrush, but that's it. she is learning her lesson. >> she said, you know what, dad, i know you love me. i know i messed up. i'm going to work -- i'm going to work this off. >> reporter: for now, still a lot of work needs to be done, but jared has a message for all the parents who say this tough love will pay off. >> i want to thank them for their positive support on it. you know, it's easy to just ground the kid and put them in their room for a day or two or whatever and not talk to them about it and i think a lot of parents have kind of backed up a little bit and was like, you know what, something like this were to happen, it's better to kind of stand up for themselves and have their kids face consequences. >> this guy should write a book. this is genius to me. >> that's -- this is a challenge that parnents are dealing with. all the kids have cell phones. many are using instagram. that is really popular. but it is a data eater. that's another part of the story. anything that's heavy with video and pictures, which is all the rage these days. >> the kids don't need that. >> they don't need a phone. >> make a phone call, send a text message. >> remember the phones we used to have, with the long cord that would get tangled up. live look outside. 69 cool degrees outside our studios. >> oh, yeah it feels good, but meteorologist chuck bell here to tell us we are going to start a september heat wave. >> yeah. i'm busy untaking that phone cord. she can straighten up all the cords around our place. nice and quiet over our fair realm early this morning. the downtown monument lights are still on. they'll be turning them off shortly. nice, mild morning. going to stay awfully warm. temperatures up to near 90 degrees today. that's needed rain in -- there's needed rain in the forecast but not until after work and school resume. 57 now in martinsburg, west virginia. 57 in beautiful luray. 64 in stafford and fredericksburg. you want to follow me @chuck bell 4 is my twitter handle. you can follow me on instagram. we're posting some of your labor day shots. i'll give you the old retweet. the sun is at no up until 6: -- is not up until 6:42. hourly temperatures, mostly in the 60s at 8:00. 80s after 11:00 this morning. future weather for today, near 100% sunshine. maybe a few more mid and high level clouds but no chances for rain today. we'll be dry overnight tonight as well. now, as far as humidity goes, pleasant to sticky outside later on this afternoon, but humidity going back into the uncomfortable range as we head towards tuesday, wednesday and maybe even on into thursday as well. a lot of outdoor activities going on. the nationals and mets. first pitch at 1:05. near 90 degrees. if you're spending the day in the mountains this morning, quite pleasant, in the 70s. low to mid 80s later on this afternoon. first check of your seven day forecast, back into the 90s tomorrow and wednesday. with the humidity starting to build up a bit. slight chance for a shower wednesday afternoon. best chances for rain this week is thursday into friday. all eyes on next weekend already. less humid weather returns on into next weekend. back into the news now. 5:26. now to a story about protecting your money. chris clackum shows us the latest and greatest way to keep your credit card information safe. >> so you would like to put your card in, where the light is and put the security code part in first. >> okay. >> reporter: swipes will be out, inserts will be in. the much anticipated chip and pin credit cards are about to become the norm at retailers nationwide. >> october 1st is the deadline when retailers are trying to have chip readers put in place. >> reporter: about 60% of all stores are said to already have the readers. while credit card companies have until the end of the year to get the new safer cards unto the and -- into the hands of consumers. >> we have seen dramatic drops of fraud as soon as chip cards are given to consumers. >> reporter: however, they are not truly chip and pin. just chip and signature for now. the credit card industry arguing it's asking too much for asking consumers to remember another four digit pin which the retailer industry refutes. >> americans have been using pins for 30 years. we use them at atm machines every day. there's nothing difficult at all about using a p.i.n. >> reporter: the deadline is here for what 80 others have done. adopting chip and p.i.n. credit cards. chris clackum, nbc news. >> all about security. >> it is. in the last two months alone, i have had three situations with security breaches with cards, so -- >> wow. >> i i know it takes some getting used to, but it could be worth it. pushing for a name change, why supporters of the online petition saying reagan should be dropped from national airport's title. pope francis' plea to catholics as the number of those seeking asylum grows. a look outside on this labor day, we are expecting things to heat up in a hurry in the hours ahead. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell has your hour by hour looking at the stories making headlines right now, a homicide investigation under ware in prince george's county after a body is found at a temple hills apartment complex. thousands are expected to pay their respects in illinois today where a popular police officer shot and killed nearly a week ago will be laid to rest. and president obama expected to sign executive orders that will require all federal contractors to offer up to seven days of paid sick leave every year. it is 5:31. good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm angie goff in for eun yang. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell has more on your warm-up that we'll see hour by hour in our forecast. >> hey, there, angie and aaron. good morning. monday off to a quiet start across the area. 71 now in annapolis. 70 in washington. 63 down in spring field, virginia. skycast 4, this is what your sky will look like for today. mostly sunny, but like yesterday there will be some high level cloudiness from time to time. but on the whole a very pleasant morning. mostly in the 60s through 7:00. into the mid 80s by lunch hour. flirting with 90 degrees for highs today. near 90, right around 4:00 or 5:00 this afternoon. then a pleasant evening coming up with anything you want to do. highs for tomorrow, back into the low 90s. still holding off on a rain free forecast. we'll talk about the rain chances in ten minutes. for now, back into the news. >> chuck, thank you. now we turn to decision 2016. we have seen a summer of political shakeups from the rise of donald trump to the struggles of hillary clinton and jeb bush. now labor day kicks off the fall campaign season and nbc news has a new poll. nbc's tracie potts has the latest numbers. >> reporter: good morning. let's focus on new hampshire, because that's where donald trump has a new number two coming up right behind him, although not that close. it's hillary clinton, who has lost her lead in new hampshire. our new nbc maris poll shows hillary clinton's negative numbers up in iowa and new hampshire. she's still leading iowa, but in new hampshire senator sanders has a nine-point lead even if vice president biden joins the race. >> don't tell anybody i think they're getting nesh vous. don't tell anybody. >> reporter: donald trump still has solid leads in both states. in new hampshire his closest competitor is now john kasich. >> they're going to want somebody who can actually get the job done. >> reporter: kasich, carly fiorina and lindsey graham will be at a picnic today. marco rubio and rick santorum will be in south carolina today, but the big story remains hillary clinton and her dwindling lead. >> this is one of the most important elections that we have had in a really long time. >> reporter: some supporters are concerned about her e-mails. >> there's just a lot of unanswered questions right now. >> i think it's been blown out of proportion. >> takes a lot of work to install a private server system in your basement. >> reporter: labor day picnics and parades, unofficial start to the campaign season. the unofficial candidate who is in the polls but hasn't declared, vice president joe biden, is leading a labor day parade in pennsylvania today. >> tracie potts, thank you. a murder suspect is in jail this morning and it didn't take police long to get him there. it's the latest in the rise of violence in the district. the man faces charges after a double shooting in northwest. we counted as many as 13 evidence marketers on 7th street, close enough to coolidge high school. officers arrested etheridge hours after he shot hooper. another man is recovering from a gunshot wound as well. as we mentioned we are tracking that rise in violence after this morning we are now up to 108 homicides in d.c. now, that's in addition to sunday's deadly shooting of a 22-year-old man who died in that shooting friday night on 25th street northeast. police found a man's body with a gunshot wound saturday inside a burned out car on xenia street. there are 105 homicides in all of 2014. a developing story now overseas. france's president just announcing his country will welcome 24,000 refugees. this comes one day after pope francis asked every catholic church in europe to help migrants fleeing from their countries. he's already accepted two at the vatican. germany and austria have opened their doors to migrants as well. migrants from several different parts of the middle east say that they have been treated horribly by the police. >> the police are not -- so that's why we need to run away and just go. maybe to germany. but run away. we don't want to -- want them to catch us here. >> now, many hungarians are upset about the treatment to the migrants. many are bringing food and supplies to the train station in budapest. in less than three weeks pope francis will make his highly anticipated trip to the u.s. several are getting ready to receive the holiness. the archdiocese launched a papal video contest. the winner will get four tickets on september 23rd. you can check out which churches the pope will stop on our app. today there are a lot of free ways you can celebrate labor day with the entire family. the town of kensington will have a parade this morning. that or head over to gaithersburg if you want to be part of the 77th annual parade. you will hear high school bands and see antique cars as well as fire trucks. if you're looking for other talent, check out glenn echo's art show. so you probably have seen this video online. two high school football players tackling a referee. we'll show you the fallout from the cheap shot. and some scary moments for visitors to a zoo in indiana. the animal escape that put the facility in lockdown. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. wake-up weather, temperatures mostly in the 60s. a beautiful way to get your labor day started. we'll look at the day and the we'll look at the day and the week ahead which includes it's also a story about canals and the artificial heart,oers. electric guitars and rockets to the moon. in other words, this is the story of america- land of the doers. doin' it. did it. done. hard-working doers and smart-working doers. olds changed the way we put things together. and keepin'em together? that was walter's doin'. doers built this country. they built the dams and the railroads. ♪john henry was a steel drivin' man♪ hmm, catchy. they built the golden gates and the empire states. doers turn nothing into something. and something into something else. doin' got this nation done... along with the hula hoop, blue jeans and that little thing we call the interstate highway system. and all this doin'? it takes energy, no matter who's doin'. there's all kinds of doin' up in here. or what they're doin'. what the heck's he doin'? energy got us here. and it's our job to make sure there's enough energy to keep doers doin' the stuff doers do. to keep us all doin' what we do. welcome back. 5:40. a california cell phone company wants to change the name of ronald reagan national airport. credo mobile is trying to get back at republicans apparently. the gop criticized president obama for changing mt. mckinley to denali. well, republicans did that same thing to reagan national back in the '90s. they want to change the name back to washington national airport to honor george washington. the company launched a petition. it has more than 60,000 signatures right now. two high school football players are suspended for intentionally knocking down a referee. look at this video. this happened in -- in san antonio. friday night. do you see that right there? players from john jay high school knocking down that ref from behind. well, there is an investigation underway right now to determine whether either player hit the ref on purpose. both students have been suspended from the school and the team. the coach highly embarrassed has apologized over this. as we mentioned they don't know if it was deliberate -- >> look at that video though. >> either way, it's disturbing. never seen that. >> neither have i. if it was deliberate those kids should never play sports again ever. period. >> talk about a lack of sportsmanship. >> at this young age, come on. >> i know it's intense when you talk football in texas, but nothing justifies that. >> pretty cool around the district. chuck bell is in the storm center with -- >> with what? >> with your accurate forecast. >> now i'm nervous. what is he going to ask me for now? >> what do you have, chuck? >> cupcakes, maybe? >> if i only i had cupcakes to share. we have a big range of temperature, a 15 degree spread. 70 in washington and annapolis. 64 in fredericksburg. taking the bike out for a ride this morning, perfect day for a ride. just don't forget your helmet and extra water. temperatures in the 50s and 60s early this morning. mid 70s by noon. upper 80s to near 90 today. perfect day for baseball. the nationals and mets first pitch is at 1:05. seven day forecast in ten minutes. for now, back to you. >> thanks. the end of an era approaching in southwest washington. what boaters are telling us ♪ this fall at dunkin donuts, get lost in pumpkin. pick up your favorite pumpkin-flavored beverages and baked treats, like the new pumpkin cheesecake square, while they're still here. america runs on dunkin'. know you can deposit checks right from your phone transfer money to someone quickly and easily speak to a financial 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year. in july, a judge ruled that catherine hoggle was not competent to stand trial on child neglect charges. a hiker from vancouver was able to signal for help from a flashlight, so canadian search and rescue teams would find them. the 68-year-old was able to use his flashlight to signal a helicopter. rescuers had to rappel about 200 feet down a cliff and others climbed a water fall to get him out. so staff at an indianapolis zoo are trying to figure out how a 4-month-old cheetah got loose over the weekend. the zoo was on lockdown for over an hour before they could track it down and tranquilize it. >> i didn't feel like we were endangered at any point in time. but you could tell it was something serious by the looks on the faces of the employees. they did a good job. they did a good job of getting this to a safe place. >> yeah. nobody was hurt though and the cheetahs are being kept off exhibit until the zoo finds out how one got away. about 60 boat owners scrambling for a new place to dock. their current home in d.c. will close for good at the end of the year. now, some of the boat owners tell news4's derrick ward they'll miss the place and they don't understand the decision. >> this is a hidden gem, you don't know it's here until you're on top of it. >> reporter: blue nose, 50 years on the water and still seaworthy. but as they mind the cut of the jib and hoist it, their main concern this is the one of the last times they will set sail here. the national park service will shut it down. they lease it and own it. the cost of modernizing it and ensuring it's safe are too high to make it a feasible marina. >> i don't understand why they made a unilateral decision to close it down. >> there's repeated requests to improve the marinas and they have been denied by the national park service. >> reporter: even the park service acknowledges the clean pa reyna -- marina practice is part of the comeback. elizabeth remembers childhood outings here with her father. there are the anecdotes from the era like the secret coke machine. >> if you press the right button, you get a can of schlitz. >> reporter: but she said this is part of linking washingtonians with their waterways. >> this marina for people with modest and moderate means is an incredible resource. >> reporter: after the december shutdown, they want to keep it as a river access point with kayaking. but the folks are looking for ways to change their mind, hoping the ship will change as it already sailed. derrick ward, news4. a fire forced people living at these apartments in -- the north park apartments to briefly evacuate yet. the apartments are on park avenue and the fire department says it started in the kitchen of one apartment. and smoke quickly then started to fill in the hallways. a traffic alert to pass along the you. expect lane closures on a busy road on rock creek. pepco will close several lanes of clingal road in northwest. this is between adams mill road and the bridge over the creek. pepco says the contractor from another company started a mineral leak while doing work in that area friday. utility companies used nontoxic mineral oil to insulate the labels. bill euille says voters should not count him out even though he lost the primary. he says he'll run for re-election as a write-in candidate. news4 was there as he made that announcement people want him to run. they're stopping him on the street. >> this city is worth fighting for. i was born and raised here and i will not go quietly into the night. >> he lost the democratic primary to council vice chair allison silberberg in june by slightly more than 300 votes. today is the last day of summer for lots of students in virginia. thousands will head back to the classroom in fairfax county. more than 57,000 high schoolers will get to sleep later this school year. the 22 high schools will start between 8:00 and 8:10. changing start times means changing bus schedules. the police will be helping to keep that morning rush smooth with all the extra buses. well, arlington county schools will open students back tomorrow. and discovery is opening for the first time in the morning. it's named for john glenn, and is the first school in 13 years. there was concern the school wouldn't be ready for the first day. the school has slides and movable walls, pretty cool. officials say it was designed to reflect new ideas about teaching around learning. spotsylvania and alexandria and stafford is back in session tomorrow morning. we are going to have complete back to school coverage right here on "news4 today." well, it was the photo to have on your instagram this summer in d.c. a cannonball into the ball pit known as the beach. well, today, the more than 650,000 plastic balls will be packed up and moved to the dupont underground. volunteers ve signed up for shifts to help move all the balls. the dupont underground is opening up in the old trolley stop place below dupont circle. they will be part of a display in that area. >> yeah, i have been there. it's cool. you know what the story is now though. >> uh-oh. >> what lies beneath. they're calling it -- >> the world will never know. >> know that before you jump in? >> ignorance is bliss. >> they call it the great iphone vortex. because, you know, flip-flops, reading glasses, they have it all there. big lost and found. >> the director says let's go. >> so much for all the witty repartee i had to say. you used it all up. >> sorry. get it back next hour. >> that's right. outside, a quiet start to your labor day. skies are mostly clear. and temperatures are mild inside the urban centers where temperatures are still in the upper 60s and low 70s. get outside, it's noticeably cooler. mid 87 yesterday. we become very close to 90 degrees today. if we make it that will be our 50th day 90 or higher. even if we don't make it today, tomorrow and wednesday are sure bets to be back in the 90s. flawless finish, plenty of sunshine. it will be a hot one and it will be perfect for anything you want to do outside. anything up to and including your barbecue plans. 57 now in the panhandle of west virginia. 70 in annapolis. 63 in stafford and quantico. not laboring too much, at least in the next couple of hours. temperatures below 73 degrees. above 80 after about 11:00. try to have your run done by then. pool forecast, last good afternoon at the pool. around 90. plenty of sunshine. warm, on the sticky side. doing grilling outside this evening, sun's not down until 7:29 today. temperatures mid 60s by 8:00. up near 90 degrees and rain free and a dry start tomorrow. but a four day week, anybody can do a four day week. wednesday, back up into the low 90s. little bit more humidity. chance for a shower or a thunderstorm late thursday. hopefully we can dry it out in time for next weekend. ♪ just a snippet of some holiday fun this weekend. the nationals symphony orchestra gave the free concert last night. all thanks to the kennedy center. you can stay with us for our next hour. we will walk you through some of the free fun planned for today. news4 for your child's health, whooping cough and how it spreads to infants. babies are more likely to get it from their siblings than from their moms. researchers saying saying this might be because more school age kids are getting whooping cough. infants face the greatest risk of death from the illness. well, e-cigarettes have jumped in popularity among teenagers in recent years. now new research suggests some teens are using them to smoke marijuana. erica edwards has how it could happen in front of your eyes. >> reporter: are these teenagers getting a hit of nicotine or secretly getting high? >> teens have actually discovered how to use e-cigarettes for marijuana. >> reporter: researchers from yale university school of medicine had them fill out questionnaires. 18% of the kids said they vaped marijuana. >> other kids who said they had both used e-cigarettes and had experimented with cannabis in the past, the number was up higher to around 27%. >> reporter: often they're smoking hash oil, a thick resin extracted from marijuana plants. it tends to be more potent than the average joint and there's little to no scent. that means they could be smoking around unsuspecting teachers or parents. >> their fear of getting caught has gone down. that's a big deal. once you remove that fear of getting punished, they're going to experiment more. and i'm not surprised one bit about it. >> reporter: what's more, incidents of marijuana may disrupt normal development of the growing teenage brain. erica edwards, nbc news. drum roll, please. there we go. the top -- well, you weren't going to give it to me. top names for 2014, they're out and, alexander and elizabeth are topping the list. and in maryland, noah and olivia. this is according to the social security administration some i guess you can expect a lot of wills and olivias running around. what do you think about that? >> those are good names. good, strong names. not weird. you don't have to worry about your kid being teased. >> they all seem like they have a royal tie to it, you know? with the new royal baby being born. i wonder if that's an influence to that. >> 5:57 now. a deadly shooting overnight in temple hills, maryland. in temple hills, maryland. what we just learned from th here in vineland, new jersey, home of progresso, we love all kinds of chicken soups... but just one kind of chicken. it's white breast meat chicken every time. because white breast meat chicken releases its flavor into the broth and absorbs more flavor from it. and in vineland, it's all about flavor so if you're not going to make your own chicken soup tonight, do what we do...make it progresso. "news4 today" begins with breaking news. >> that breaking news in prince george's county where police are investigating a deadly shooting overnight in temple hill. you're looking at live pictures. police revealing new details about the case in the last 20 minutes. we are live with more on what happened. also ahead, a top loudoun county politicians texts his resignation after an embarrassing arrest. and many of you wake up to temperatures in the 60s. it's going to warm up this afternoon. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell with your weather headlines. >> thanks, aaron. a beautiful, mild and cool start. rain chances don't start to come back into the picture until wednesday afternoon or thursday. and we'll be back up near 90 degrees later on this afternoon. the overall weather impact on your day will be nice and low, relax. no weather worries today. your labor day forecast, beautiful day for anything and everything you want to do outside. early morning golf and jogs and bike rides, low humidity. temperatures mid 70s at 9:00. it will look and feel like summertime today. plenty of heat, temperatures upper 80s to near 90 degrees. if you're outside this afternoon, drink extra water. it's a t-shirts and shorts kind of a day. check on those weekly rain chances coming up. >> thank you. major breaking developments in the past 20 minutes at the scene of a homicide in prince george's county. police tweeted the update from an apartment complex on dallas place in temple hills. news4's molette green is there this morning.

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