you don't need a jacket, mid to upper 60s. >> i'm more of a spring and fall person than a summer person. yesterday running outside, boy, did it feel warm. a lot harder to run in the warmer weather. that's for sure. it will be another toasty afternoon. afternoon highs 79 in gaithersburg. 83 in washington. 84 in fredericksburg. certainly warm weather for today. warm and dry to boot. warm and dry temperatures. sunday, also plenty warm. not record highs to finish out the month of april. monday, may 1st looks like it may be our next chance for everybody to get much needed rainfall. now for a check on friday traffic, let's go over to melissa. >> good morning, prince gorges county looking good. most of the problems we have been having are out of the way. that is good. taking a look at 66, fairfax county parkway to the belt no big problems there. listen to wtop 103.5. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway defining this problem on 66 and have cleared out of the way. >> melissa, thank you. developing now, metro is preparing for a possible sickout of workers and it could impact how long it takes you to get where you need to go. hundreds of bus and train operators are upset over their contract negotiation. >> many may decide not to show up for work today. news 4's justin finch is live where trains just started running a few minutes ago. justin, what are you seeing? >> eun, as a matter of fact a train just left here a short time ago. so far we know metro received some 500 plus sick or absentee requests for today. we know all so far have been denied. on the off chance that workers don't show up for work today, metro is rolling out these 123 coverage. this morning at the new carrollton station we did see metro workers showing up for work. seemed pretty normal. so for now it's seemingly back to work with the largest union locked in negotiation talks. now some union members demonstrated during a metro hearing on thursday before turning their backs on general manager paul wiedefeld. a show of displeasure with the contract and sick leaf policy, lack of raises and benefits cuts. >> a fair contract that wouldn't hurt our family or our community. >> any time you are in a ask contract negotiation, it can be tough. unfortunately i think we have some issues here that i addressed. it plays out the way it plays out. >> reporter: back live we did see a train here leave a short time ago. another train due on the tracks shortly. so far we can tell you, again, just in caseworkers don't show, there is a policy in place to keep workers on staff so hopefully service won't be disrupted too much. many had no idea this was happening. the hope, metro says, the customers won't notice an impact if there is one at all. live in new carrollton, justin finch, back to you. 5:04. starting this weekend v. dot will be shutting down two of four lanes of the neabsco creek bridge. the bridge has a hole in the deck and it needs to be repaired. the first phase of construction starts tomorrow night at 9:00 and will last through monday morning at 6:00. next weekendt from friday night at 6:00. it will stay that way all weekend. the bridge carries 71,000 cars all day. we have all of your commuting needs covered in the nbc washington app. head there for ultimate routes 495 and the metro contract dispute. the app is free to download in your app store. 5:05. check in with erika gonzalez and the live desk. inmate put to death in arkansas. >> this is another execution in that state as they work to carry out another conviction. up until yesterday evening the supreme court was still reviewing last-minute documents filed on his behalf, all of which were rejected. williams is the fourth inmate to be executed in just the past eight days in the s arkansas. back over to you. >> erika, thank you. 5:06 now. we turn to a developing story in the district. police want you to be on the lookout with a green car. they say it was involved in some type of incident on pomeroy road southeast. no one was injured though. police arrested a man they say sexually assaulted a woman in the middle of the day in a busy area in silver springs. the woman says she was walking along castle boulevard wednesday afternoon when a man dragged her into a wooded area, sexually assaulted her and then took her money. 33-year-old antonio comara was arrested yesterday and remains in jail. section 5. people in the community are determined to do their part to help. last night the d.c. democratic women's club invited them to a meeting to the issue. the group says it understands some of the young people are run aways, but it doesn't think all of them haveville lun tarlly left home. the group wants police to prioritize finding the missing teens. >> we're bringing in individuals from across the district to discuss this matter to determine what we can do. police say there were 2200 cases of missing children last year. so far this year they've dealt with 730. coming up, we wrap up our special reports on keeping our kids home and hear from d.c. mayor muriel bowser about stuff she's taking to protect teens at risk. right now it is a race against the clock for lawmakers to strike a deal to keep the government open. today lawmakers expected to vote on a measure to keep the government open for one last night they decided not to deal with the affordable care act. come on, capitals. the playoff series isn't over yet. it's just the first game. they lost at home and that's a tough way to start things off. >> all about two big stars here, alex ovechkin and sidney crosby and of course whether the series is revenge for last year. >> haven't forgotten about that. r. >> news 4's carol mahoney, no surprise for the caps. that's all they know. losing the first one at home to the chosen one, that's the nickname for the penguins sidney crosby, that's tough to take. crosby finds the net not once but twice. two goals inside a minute to start the series 2-0, pens. ove's goal cuts it evgeni kuznetsov evens the game at 2-2. nick bonino breaks free and beats holtby for the game winner. caps lose the first game of the series 3-2. >> we can't play like that against this team. they are talented and skilled. every mistake they're going to use it. >> reporter: you cannot lose the first two games at home and expect to win a series. kapsz know they cannot give another one to the chosen one again. from verizon center, carol maloney. >> chosen, schmosen with sidney crosby. the caps and ovechkin and all of the players happening here. tomorrow at 7:00. they will anchor the news 4 power play. news and sports before the game at 8:00 and carol maloney inside the verizon center. >> tall and make your patio tomorrow. it is going to be so gorgeous today, tonight, tomorrow. tomorrow you're going to want to sit in the shade because we have near record high temperatures for your saturday. this morning though you do not need the jacket. we're close to almost 70 degrees in some spots. chuck and 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(tuition monster chuckling) visit virginia529.com. 60s to 90s. >> yeah. >> in just a day, right? >> not happy about this at all, personally. i don't like temperatures in the 90s in july and august when they're almost normal. here at the tail end of april, 92 potentially tomorrow, that would be a new record high temperature for today. going to feel plenty summer ri outside today with temperatures in the 80s. sheena has a peek at the whole five day forecast including the weekend. tgif, melissa. >> i am so happy it is friday. weather i'm very excited about. safe track surge number 14, still have that first college park and green belt station closed tomorrow. beltway looks quite good. no major problems into town or out of town. much more coming up. >> thank you, melissa. caught up on top stories. four people behind bars this morning in london for planning a terror attack. last night british police carried out a raid in london. a woman was shot during the operation but is expected to survive. we're learning more about the two u.s. special forces operations who were killed fighting isis in afghanistan. the soldiers were wounded tuesday night. they were medivaced out thursday need and died. this happened where the u.s. dropped a 21,000 pound explosive two weeks ago. this will add fuel to th the national mall. >> thousands are expected for the people's climate march tomorrow. al gore and actor leonardo decap pry owe will be there. hundreds of smaller climate marches are planned in cities across the country. virginia could be one of the states hit hardest by rising sea levels. noaa report says levels could rise 10 to 12 feet in the next 80 years. florida would be the most affected state by total population, but virginia is in the top five. study says under most extreme circumstances landmarks such as the jefferson memorial, the naval academy, jfk airport and mar-a-lago could all be underwater by the year 2100. >> i just can't imagine that. even thoh we could be losing precious landmarks. >> you always see these things about what could happen in the future. certainly something to obviously keep our eye on and keep in touch with for now. our weather as far as temperatures are concerned, it was warm yesterday. >> it was. you could feel humidity creeping in. if we go towards the weekend, we have near record high temperatures. going to keep getting warmer. warm today into the week. today will be in the 80s again. near record highs tomorrow. not as hot on sunday. if you're dining out today, beautiful day to do so. by lunchtime around 77 degrees. happy hour, 83. by dinner time, still around 80 degrees. i think you'll want to be outside today. tomorrow is going to be hotter though. look at these near record high temperatures. ragan, record high 91. forecast is 92 for tomorrow. dulles, 87. forecast, high 90. bwi 91 the record we are dry. a few showers passed by. drying today. temperatures this morning mid to upper 60s. it is a warm one. here's future weather. nice and sunny this afternoon. maybe a couple patchy showers tonight. saturday by the afternoon hours we could have an isolated shower, more temperatures. still warm, 92 saturday, 82 on sunday. by monday starting off in the 80s with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. closer look at your extended forecast coming up. let's check the roads with finally friday melissa beltway. i don't like that. river road between willard avenue and western avenue. still have that showing there. taking a look here at 270 from 70 down to the spur. so d worries. all the way up into the beltway and northbound. >> thank you, melissa. 5:18. a dad in kentucky is alive this morning thanks to the quick thinking of his son. >> his son is 5 years old by the way. aiden was in the car with his father when it hydroplaned, blew a tire and rolled down an embankment. his dad shane was pinned so aiden climbed out of the back window and up the 20 foot embankment to look for some help. two cars stopped and called for help. here's little aiden here describing what happened. >> we kept spinning. then we went -- fell down, the car did. >> aiden was climbing out the window in panic. he turned around and looked at his daddy and was like, you're getting out of this car one way or another, dad, and then he took off up the em bank zblmt how about this. aiden did all of that with a broken leg. >> stop it! >> f hospital also with an injured leg and some broken ribs, too. >> that kid. >> what a story to tell, first of all. >> how -- that is just one brave and smart kid to have the presence of mind being in pain to go get help for his father. 5 years old. do you know any kids who are constantly impressing you with their smarts or talent? over the next few weeks we'll be telling you about some local super kids. >> one prodigy is next called the einstein. he's taught jimmy fallon and dwayne johnson information about science. >> please welcome roman yes dolphin jr. >> just 7 years old and already schooling celebrities on science. what a gentleman. >> watch this. >> his parents realized early on their son had a gift for learning so they made it a point to home school >> that includes field trips to places like nasa. >> we've been learning along with him and trying to stay a step ahead. it's a lot. >> what's your favorite subject? >> organic chemistry. >> reporter: something most kids don't study until college. >> you can mix it with another chem zblal what does the kid oo genius want to do. >> i want to make a drone and put it in the galaxy. >> star or no star, this kid already is one. aimee cho. >> i can't believe him. i don't think i understood half the things that he was saying. organic chemistry? >> stars, how you and i are not very smart. >> with his jacket. >> he is a' doshl, too. >> good for him. >> we're going to tell you about all of these local super kids each friday through the month of may. we know out there. you can leave a message on facebook, twitter, instagram. use #nbc 4 dc, we'll look for it. >> how a trip to the restroom had him kicked off the plane. enjoy your sunny personalities, we're going sugar free monday. >> what are you trying to say, aaron? >> i'm putting the warning out there. >> we want to see what kind of effect it has on our he you're watching "news 4 today." i'm not really clear why i'm being asked to leave. >> delta airlines is defending the decision to -- of a flight crew that removed a passenger from a flight for using the restroom. he used the plane was delayed on the runway. the plane ended up going back to the gate. all the passengers had to get off. hamilton was not allowed back on the flight. delta said it is crucial for passengers to listen to employees, especially during takeoff and landing. closing out our week long series, a look at district's efforts to find missing youth. we're hearing from mayor muriel bowser. >> she announced a plan to invest in agencies about leaving home. she spoke with us about her new initiative and community action. >> they want to make sure kids are safe. they want to know what they can do if they have information about a kid, they want to know if they find a child and a family that needs help and support, who they reach out to. so the community has been very supportive. >> this year d.c. police have logged more than 700 missing juvenile cases. those are typically youth who leave home and come back. right now mayor bowser five children. no foul play is suspected. this afternoon is a very special episode of the ellen degeneres show. she's opening up about the struggle to make the episode long before other shows had gay main characters. >> this was before facebook so if you wanted to announce something, it was the only way you had to get a sitcom. i can't describe to you how challenging it was to get this episode made and at the time it was so controversial, which is why i thought this was important to celebrate the anniversary and remember what it was like back then and appreciate how far we have come. >> oprah winfrey and actress laura dern will join ellen. you can tune in or set your dvr for today at 3:00 p.m. and stick around for news 4 at 4:00. chuck said get ready to sweat. >> absolutely right. it isn't too bad this morning. 50s and 60s as you get your friday started, but your friday is going to end up in the 80s and we may be in the 90s as we get into the weekend. don't go away. more "news 4 today" just around the corner. and speaking of sweat, rebook is offering a sweatshirt with stains that look like sweat. we'll explain how the company is having fun with a local competitor. and a local mom stops her daughter from meeting up with a person on social "news 4 today" starts now. good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gill crest. welcome back to "news 4 today" at 5:30. >> we're helping you get out the door on a friday. melissa will have a look at your commute. we'll start with chuck bell and sheena parveen. we're ready for the warmup. >> yes, we are. i love the warmup. tomorrow is warm, not hot. >> i'm blaming you entirely. >> that's okay. i love summer. >> i know you do. i know you do. i wish that i could appreciate 90 degrees a little more. i sure don't appreciate it much in the month of april. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. toasty warm day. low and mid 80s in a few spots. it will be a beauty of a frida little hint of early summer. perfect weather for baseball. the nats are coming back in town. i believe we're in first place after all of those big wings. temperatures for baseball tonight starting out around 80 degrees. most of your baseball time will be in the 70s. we're talking more about that record heat for tomorrow coming on up. for now let's go over to miss melissa mollet. >> nice and dry. i ka thank you guys for that this morning. top of the beltway, looking good. those routes are just fine. prince george's county in town and out of town. river road between willard and the western, we do have that work zone. we have a lane taken out. it was pretty slow when i came through a little while ago. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, no big issues there. live look, 66 at fairfax county parkway. no problems eastbound or westbound. >> melissa, thank you. 5:31. here are four things to know possible worker sickout. more than 500 employees denied sick day requests amid tense contract negotiations. they're frustrated by a lack of raises and cuts for ben knits. metro has added extra staff just in case. news 4's justin finch is keeping an eye on the slowdowns that are possible today. it is a race against the clock for lawmakers to pass a short-term spending bill to keep the government open. they must strike a deal today or the government shuts down at midnight. it looks like republicans will vote on a measure to keep the government open for one week while they work on a longer term spending deal. montgomery county police say this man sexually assaulted a woman. he dragged a woman from castle boulevard into a wooded area. he assaulted her and took her money. d.c. police want you to be on the lookout for a green car, possibly a mazda with a redskins sticker on it. incident last night on pomeroy road in southeast that left a police cruiser damaged on the driver's side. no one was injured. now to delaware where investigators are trying to figure out why an officer was killed. ballard had approached the car sealey was in and sealey started firing. he was killed by police after barricading himself inside his family home for hours. corporal ballard was an eight year veteran of the delaware state police force. >> those who knew him say his leadership skills went back to his childhood in prince george's county. erika gonzalez has more on who he'll be remembered here. >> reporter: in addition to friends and co-workers remembering him, corporal ballard leaves behind a wife and a young daughter. long before he became a state trooper he was part of a civil air patrol program as a it allowed people to work with the air force. ballard was a man that will be remembered for his commitment to others. >> he was a big, loveable teddy bear, i guess you could say. he had a big heart. he was always there to help people. and he will definitely be missed by everyone here and i'm sure everyone in delaware. >> and memorials to corporal ballard have been set up outside the delaware wawa where he was shot. he's the 13th officer to be shot and killed this year across the united states. in the newsroom i'm erika gonzalez. 5:34. a 14-year-old boy faces assault charges after police say he stabbed a girl near a bus stop. investigators tell us the boy attacked another 14-year-old near eastern middle school yesterday afternoon. the school is on university bull will he ward near silver springs. the girl was taken to the recover. a mother took matters into her own hands to catch a suspected child predator lurking on instagram. d.c. police say joshua gibbs met a 13-year-old on instagram. what he didn't know was the 13-year-old's mother saw the post and pretended to be her daughter. the mom exchanged messages with gibbs and agreed to let gibbs send an uber to pick her up. d.c. police followed the uber to gibbs home and picked him up. gibbs says he uses instagram to find girls. the fire responsible for all of this damage, $39 million worth, was an accident. investigators still don't know what caused monday's historic fire at college park, but they know it was not set on purpose. the prince george's county says it could take weeks to sift through the rubble by hand and find the cause. they're asking acceptsend them photos of the early stages of the fire. a big defender is coming to the redskins and who's coming home? the team drops defensive lineman jonathan allen in the lineup. allen was a star at alabama. he is from northern virginia. he went to stone bridge high school in ashburn less than five miles away from redskins park. congratulations. quarterback cousins tweeted at allen. welcome back home. there were reports he was going too get traded to cleveland but the team said no. >> can you shed any light on whether you guys entertained any calls for a trade of cousins. >> not one call. >> you didn't entertain any calls? >> not one. no none. thank you. >> i don't think it gets clearer than that. there are questions about whether cousins will get a long-term contract. he's playing on the franchise tag this year. >> if they don't agree to a deal he will likely become a free agent when the year is over. keeping kids in the classroom. a local program raising attendance levels and making kids feel like they belong. >> it is a story you want to hear before you feed the family dog. the food recall alreadyo blame t ♪ [doorbell] ♪ ♪ when you have doctors working as a team for your health, you get the care you need to help you thrive. ♪ visit kp.org to learn more. kaiser permanente. thrive. ♪ covering prince george's county now. teachers and school officials know that keeping kids in the classroom keeps them out of trouble. >> prince george's county has a program that rewards good attendance and shows kids they belong in school. news 4 tagged along as students from a middle school attended a pep a rally. the program is called, i belong here. the goal is to show students they can be successful through education. >> you belong on a college campus. you belong in school, and you belong in places that will see you as a successful and productive citizen of this county. >> i'm going to be the first person to go to college in my family. >> schools have participated in this program they've raised their attendance levels from 70 to 90%. way to go. >> pretty awesome. the nation's premiere science and technology laboratory for the u.s. army is in prince george's blab tori. they're at adelphi. they shared a message on the theme count on me. my thanks so evelyn bond. it was a huge turnout. i want to shout out this is jenna brady and that's the rtoc. great day. thanks for having me. it is a scandal, a student scandal that has a lot of students on edge. students drinking something laced with xanax from school. what moms and dads need to be on the lookout for. any warning before you are shopping for mother's information. another warm day across the area if you're driving today for your commute, of course, if you're working today, temperatures on the mild side. clear this morning and dry in the afternoon. good morning, melissa. >> good morning. crash on 270 and for years, fios has been promising fast internet to small businesses. but for many businesses, it's out of reach. why promise something you can't deliver? comcast business is different. ♪ ♪ we deliver super-fast internet with speeds of 250 megabits per second across our entire network, to more companies, in more locations, than fios. we do business where you do business. ♪ ♪ now at "news 4 today," the deadline to keep the federal government up and running is closing in. we're live from capitol hill. will congress strike a short-term spending bill? two consumer alerts including one you definitely want to know about if you have a dog. the food being recalled after testing positive for a drug used for euthanasia. and a warning to anyone doing some mother's day shopping this weekend. the scams going around that could trick you. as a parent you're always worried about your kids and drugs. >> but, first, our top what parents need to know after several students recently became sick at school from xanax. welcome back. 5:46. covering northern virginia this morning where there is a growing investigation concerning young students sharing drinks at school possibly laced with that prescription drug. >> news 4's megan mcgrath is live at river bend middle school in sterling where this recently happened. megan, tell us how loudoun county sheriff's office is handling this? >> reporter: they held a big meeting last night. questions like this, what's in your medical cab knit? what's the access for kids. those are among the questions discussed during this meeting between the loudoun county sheriff's department and parents. it was a very well-attended meeting. this meeting happens from time to time. it's been scheduled for months but it took on new focus last night in light of allegations that several river bend middl a drink 2456s laced with xanax recently. good turnout, as i said. about 100 or more parents here attending that meeting. a very frank discussion of the issues. one mother said she'll take a closer look at the prescriptions in her house. >> i was so worried because i thought to myself, a lot of these drugs i have in my medicine cabinet. so i was thinking to myself, wow, i need to be a little careful because i have a lot of teenagers that come to my house. i don't know what they would do. now this is happening at middle school, i need to be a little bit more alert. >> reporter: and the investigation into this incident is ongoing at this point. back to you guys. >> megan mcgrath. thank you. tomorrow is national take back day. it's an annual eventim keeping prescription drugs from getting in the wrong hands. it's getting special attention. news 4 spoke with a substance abuse program manager for loudoun county. they say keep an eye on your kids' behavior. >> you want to look after some of those things, those warning signs that we sometimes talk about, change in friendship, change in behavior. >> as for the physical warning signs of xanax, experts say to look out for things such as drowsiness, impaired coordination or slurred speech. president trump hits the 100 day mark of his presidency tomorrow. he's giving congress a big to do list that includes tax reform, health care reform and several high profile investigations. >> but the bill that directly affects most of the people in our area is a spending bill to keep the government open. without one the government will shut down at midnight. news 4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill with the odds that congress can pass something today. tracie, good morning? >> eun, the odds are better than ther it's the thing that caused democrats to say no the first time around overnight to a temporary extension that would have extended spending for another week while they try to work this out. now republican leaders have said, no, they won't deal with health care before they try to meet this midnight deadline. there will not be a vote this week. that could open the door for more cooperation. we are expecting a vote on this to avoid the deadline to at least extend for a week government spending. that should happen sometime late morning into mid afternoon. >> tracie potts live on capitol hill. thank you. the first debate will be held this weekend in fairfax. news 4's tom sherwood will monitor that debate. tom northrup is running against tom perriello. you can watch a live stream washington app. a group of moms will be nursing their babies on the capital lawn. this is part of a nationwide nurse in. an event to bring attention to breast feeding laws. it will bring attention to discrimination around breast feeding and workplace pumping. in news 4 your health, a virginia company is using virtual reality to help patients recover from strokes. they just got fda approval to roll out the savo-vr. the virtual reality system can be mounted on top of a tv. it has a motion tracker. the patient stands in front of the tv and he get them to repeat the questions. >> i think it's a great tool for the clients because it uses real life activities, it lets them practice things that they're inherently motivated to get back to doing. >> they saw big improvement in upper extremity activities. new study of linking smoking to autism. researchers found that a woman who smoked while pregnant may increase her granddaughter's risk of having autism. researchers analyze data from 14,000 people born in the united kingdom. they found girls whose maternal granddaughters who smoked may affect their developing. a rare total solar eclipse is going to happen this summer. it will be the first total eclipse visible from coast to coast since 1918. the u.s. postal service is celebrating with a pretty unique stamp. it's the first of its kind to use heat sensitive you touch the photo and it turns into the moon. >> that's so cool. i love that. >> it's monday, august 21st. i've already requested the week off. >> the calendar. >> erika and i are going to the great state of oregon. it goes from portland, oregon, down -- >> what? this is the kinds of stuff i do. >> he said what as if it were totally normal, and it is. >> if you want to see it on the east coast, best viewing down towards charleston, south carolina. we will not be in the path of totality here. you may go somewhere fun. a mostly clear sky here over in washington. those clouds are moving on out. temperatures so far this april we've averaged 62.3 degrees for the month. the all-time record for warmest it. we'll be warmer than average today. we're going to break records probably tomorrow and be warmer than average on sunday as well. we will be crushing the old record for the warmest april around here. in fact, look at these numbers for tomorrow. the record is 91. we're forecasting 92. bwi and marshall may or may not break the record there. nonetheless, it is going to be super warm. here's your ten day forecast. 83 today, 92 tomorrow, 82 on sunday. there is a slight chance of an isolated shower or thunder shower saturday and sunday both but rain chances are generally only in that 10 to 20% chance of rain. >> it will not rain on melissa mollet's crab bake. >> chopper 4 over 197 at powder mill road. have a downed poll and wires there and a utility crew, as you can see them there on the scene. inner loop and outer loop on the beltway, no problems there. everything rolling along fine. willard road between willard and western, still have that work zone there. 270 at 109 had a report of a scratch southbound. not seeing anything there. travel time 66, 95, 270 and the top of the beltway looking good. remember to look at wtop 103.5 this morning. united airlines has reached a settlement with a passenger dragged off a flight this month. the settlement is confidential. the attorney calls it amicable. they unveiled changes to company policy. dr. dao's lawyers praise the airline for, quote, doing the right thing. meanwhile, southwest airlines is working on a way to end a practice of over booking plights. the airline is prepared to roll out a new reservation system next thing southwest ever wants to do is deny any customer a flight. last year it bumped 15,000 passengers from flights, more than any other u.s. air line. new recall information from the maker of a pet foot. they're willing their beef dog food. the food tested positive for euthanasia. so far there's only one report of other deaths. a heads but a facebook ad scam. this ad says lowe's is offering free $50 coupons to celebrate mother's day. it's fake and so are similar offers at home depot, target and ikea. this is what we know about this. you go to get that coupon, users click on the facebook ad. it takes you to a page that looks like you're on the retailer's page and take a survey. there's no coupons. >> they are aware and they warn customers to only trust coupons on their actual website. rebook is poking a little fun at nordstrom. earlier this week we told you about a pair of $425 genjeans t appeared to be stained with caked on mud. now rebook has its own preworn apparel. actual sweatshirt with sweat stains. for those who don't have the time to put in the real work, now if you could see the results as well as just sweat stains. actual physical appearance. the shirt appears to be sold out, but it was never really for sale. drawing light to the rye dick cue louse of selling clothes that look dirty. >> i'll dirty jeans for you 5rks. no need to pay $400 >> for sure. kicked off. another passenger booted off his flight. the reason he was forced to leave and what the airline did next. plus, dc's missing children. we told you how the city plans to combat the problem. now find out who's going to pay for it. >> reporter: there are concerns that workers may not show up for work today at metro. there is a plan in place in case they don't. a new look at why some workers may not be calling out. it's custom made so you know it's good quality. i'm just speechless because it's perfect. now news 4 sickout. will they cut a deal to avert a government shutdown. critical issues on line. drama in game one. the playoff series is still up for grabs. "news 4 today" starts now. it's friday. we are just starting to see a little bit of sun coming up over the horizon here. it is going to be a beautiful d day, i almost said in central america but i meant in the mid-atlantic. >> we live in north america. i'm just letting you know. >> good morning. we know where we are, we do. >> i'm aaron gill crest. >> i'm eun yang. thanks for joining us early. >> aaron already has weekend brain. we just stop thinking. >> how about the heat, guys. >> welcome to guatemala in the forecast. temperatures equatorial warm. >> near record highs as we go into tomorrow. 66 degrees currently. you do not need a jacket in the morning. look at the temperatures rising into the mid to upper 70s. we're talking about another warm day in the 80s. we are drying out as we go into the weekend we are really going to be heating up. let's take a look at the forecast as we go through this afternoon. good morning, chuck.