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Transcripts For WUSA Wusa 9 News Saturday At 7am 20160820



>> that's good news. >> almost. not going to be 100 degrees this weekend like we saw last weekend but it will be seasonably hot today and tomorrow and thunderstorms around to contend with as well. let's start out with our michael & son weather camera this morning. we've got temperatures starting on your saturday running in the 70s and, you know, it does feel a little bit muggy outside, a little bit muggier than yesterday morning but take that compared to a week ago, it doesn't feel that bad outside. 66 in frederick and leesburg is sitting at 68 degrees. 68 also in andrews and in culpeper. today we are looking at a mostly sunny to partly sunny sky in the afternoon hours so there will be a few fair weather cumulus clouds -- cumulus clouds, in the 70s, climbing into the mid and upper 80s by lunchtime, low 90s today with a stray storm in the forecast but all in all most of us stay dry today but not the case for tomorrow. this is the next weather system you can see all the showers and storms out to our west that arrive here tomorrow. it's going to bring thunderstorms with it but not only that, behind it look at the drop in temperatures, sunday between sunday and monday, 90 tomorrow, 84 for monday and there's less humidity. we will talk about how long those 80s will stick around in just a bit. tracking metro now, disruptions on the red line ramp-up this weekend in the metro county. several stations on the line will be closed while crews do track work. we are here to help you get around the big mess. pete muntean is live at the shady grove metro station now. >> reporter: shuttle buses are replacing trains between here and grovesner this weekend. metro is aggressively trying to fix track parts the federal government sees as a big problem. crews on the tracks right now trying to do extra work on track crossovers. you remember the train derailment on july 29th. it was on a track crossover not properly inspected. it is the thirst new shutdown since the findings. the tracks here are closed. there are two sets of shuttle buses, there's a local bus that goes to every station between shady grove and grovesner, an express bus that goes from shady grove to grovesner. radio issues were seen as a problem in those red light overruns, operators running through red signals. that happened four times in july, 50 times in the last five years. metro really wants to get this problem solve, though track work back to normal here on monday. live at shady grove, pete muntean, wusa9. >> pete, thank you. we have the latest track work and station closures listed right now on our wusa9 mobile app. 10 days after an apartment exploded in silver springs, some families are still waiting for their loved ones' bodies to be identified. yesterday federal investigators confirmed it was a gas leak that caused the deadly explosion. oneries dent told us he had previously reported smelling -- resident told us he had previously reported smelling gas. the building owners, they ignored his complaint. >> told the management several times about like a smell and we just keep getting like no answers. >> the apartment manager has not responded to our request for comment. the remains of three of the seven people killed have been identified through dna testing. four others including two children are presumed dead but not yet confirmed by dna. and also happening today, family and friends gathered to remember long time tv personality john mclaughlin, he died earlier this week at the age of 89. he was best known for hosting a political talk show for more than three decades. many of them right here in our studios. his funeral will be held at 2:00 this afternoon at the basilica of the national shrine and that's in northeast. a health alert for you chain in the area, the tropical smoothie cafe, you need to listen to this. health department investigators believe frozen strawberries from egypt distributed to all 90 of the chain's branches in virginia carried the hepatitis a virus. doctors diagnosed at least 10 hepatitis a infections in the last few weeks and people who -- in people who ate the frozen strawberries. the chain destroyed the strawberries immediately once the connection was identified. customers we spoke to applauded the quick action of both the health department and the company. >> they have already corrected it, i'm glad they actually corrected it. seems like they care about their customers. >> hepatitis symptoms don't develop until about 15 to 50 days after exposure. the health department expects they may see more cases as people start to recognize those symptoms which are fatigue, fever and yellowing of the skin or the eyes. and this weekend it's your final chance to get immunized for free if you have a student in prince george's public schools. clinics will be held today from 11:00 to 3:00 at the shops at iverson in temple hills. the beltway plaza in greenbelt and the mall at prince george's in hyattsville. you can also go to the health department severally health center. health insurance -- students who do not receive state mandated immunizations will not be allowed to start school on the first day, which is august 23rd. another apology this morning from one of the team u.s.a. swimmers involved in an international incident over an alleged robbery in rio. gunnar bentz provided a former statement of apology detailing the statement he gave to brazilian police. he touched down with jack conger who has yet to address the incident. meanwhile analysts predict the fallout for ryan lochte will be huge. lochte will likely lose some of his sponsors. >> there is a very short shelf he just fell off that shelf. do i want to give my money to michael phelps, katie ledecky, ryan lochte? that is no longer a choice. >> lochte has offered an apology of sorts. he said he should have been more careful and candid and now he described -- in how he described what happened that crazy night. lochte originally said he and his buddies were robbed at gunpoint. police say the swimmers vandalized a gas station and then paid armed guards $50 to cover up that damage. it's been 58 years since ben's chili bowl opened its flagship store on u street. you will want to get in line early today because the first 58 gifts will receive a free chili at noon today part of their anniversary celebration. in addition to that they will be doing giveaways and talent contest with great prizes. the party starts in front of ben's chili bowl on u street from noon to 3:00. and here is a live look right now at monument, the national park service says it will be closed again for the next nine days. during that time technicians will perform a thorough evaluation of the elevator. the work comes after several incidences where people became trapped on the ride up. the most recent happened wednesday when 84 visitors were evacuated down the stairs, the park service blames the problem on damage from the 2011 earthquake here in d.c. you have seen bolt strikes like lightning once again and team u.s.a. track and field games a distinction no team wants to have. we will explain when we go through yesterday's highlights in rio. and a summerlike saturday but looking at storms tomorrow. we will talk more about the cooldown that arrives after it coming up in a few minutes on "wake up washington." always watching, always tracking, wusa9's first weather. >> welcome back. now for the question everybody wants to know, melissa nord, when is the crazy heat going to stop? >> we are almost done, almost. >> okay. >> it's kind of a hazy look. you will notice we've got two cameras pulled up. one is bethany beach and the other one that is our weather camera here in town and it's kind of aid hazy -- a hazy look to the day. going to be typically hot like we haven't seen but not as humid as last weekend so the outdoor plans you can still get them done today. the problem comes tomorrow afternoon when we've got a cold front that's going to swing in. that will bring some storms with it. but along with the storms comes a cooldown and that's what everybody is looking forward to. it is going to be a hazy, hot -- typically hot day for this time of year. 75 right now, we have got an east-northeast wind but that will be shifting to more of a southerly wind later today and that keeps the muggy meter factor, so dew points today a little bit higher than yesterday so it's not going to be quite as refreshing refreshingly hot today versus what it felt like yesterday afternoon. we've got 60s showing up in our suburbs, reston right now at 65, 67 in fairfax and out in prince george's county also dealing with the mid and upper 60s to start off your saturday morning. still around 90 degrees through tomorrow but then we will be tracking thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon. that is the cold front arriving, and after that pushes through, we are looking at just perfect weather from there as we get towards the start of the workweek. pretty quiet here right now but this is the next front we are tracking in. so already notice we have got showers, storms heading toward chicago right now, moved through st. louis, down to little rock, that continues to march eastward in the next day and that arrives tomorrow and that will bring the storm chances followed by the cooler canadian air mass to follow as we get towards the start to the workweek. today starting out with sunshine, a hazy sunshine but that's kind of the look of the day. it will be seasonably hot reaching the low 90s this afternoon but much of the afternoon will be spent 80s. they are not going to be a huge wind today so not much to bring some relief from those summerlike temperatures but just a stray storm possibility as well for this afternoon. now, the best chance of seeing a storm is going to be out towards the i-81 corridor so most of us just feel the upper 80s and low 90s all afternoon. now, i want to take you to the futurecast because we are tracking the next front in and it's not quite here today. this is what it looks like at 4:00 this afternoon but as we roll the clock forward closer to tomorrow, you're going to notice some changes coming. first tonight, clouds will start to increase and as we get towards tomorrow morning, a stray shower will be possible. then lunchtime on sunday, particularly through the afternoon hours as we get closer to about 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, we are going to start to see thunderstorms popping up and this particular model run, you see how it bricks a lot of over here towards the delmarva peninsula, i think we will see additional storm activity here in the metro area as well tomorrow afternoon, a slightly better chance northeast -- north and ea to see those thunderstorms. locally heavy rainfall will be possible, a few gusty winds because it is summertime. got a lot of fuel for those thunderstorms and as we get past about 8:00 tomorrow evening we will start to see the storms dying down and then the cooldown arrives. so 92 today. tomorrow around 90 degrees still, and look at the drop- off, 90 down to 84 on monday. we've got a lot of kids going back to school this week. it's going to be pretty nice weather for them at their recess hour if they are going outside to play on the playground. perfect weather for that, 84 monday, tuesday and then start to warm things back up again as we get towards the rest of next week but not only are we going to see the temperatures dropping, but the humidity drop and the storm chances drop as well. today upper 80s, low 90s, seasonably hot, a stray thunderstorm possibility. tomorrow scattered showers and storms. if you've got outdoor plans sunday don't cancel them but keep your wusa9 app on hand. you will be able to track the storms with our radar on there and also weather alerts get sent straight to ur up. monday turning cooler and less humid, 84 on monday, sunny, pleasant on tuesday and we will start to see temperatures warming back up again as we get into the rest of the workweek. mosquitoes with zika are biting folks in a new american city. this one, it's a big tourist spot. why health officials say it will be hard to fight them off in that area. it's a great day for an adventure. surprises are hiding around each corner. come chase thrills that lead in every direction. yet somehow bring us all back together. busch gardens williamsburg and water country usa. a whole other world awaits. in today's health alert, as kids, they wore braces to straighten their teeth. now the american association of orthodontists find an increasing number of adults are looking to do the same to get back the smile but they want results fast. andrea roane shows us new technology on the market that can lp make that happen. >> reporter: 10 years after she was last sitting in an orthodontist chair, mary is back to correct an old problem. >> i came to get my teeth realigned. they have shifted along since i didn't wear my retainers. >> reporter: she had metal braces at a teen but wasn't going that route again and didn't want to invest that much time. she consulted two orthodontists before choosing dr. alina willis. fitted her with invisalign and introduced her to a new orthodontic device called accedent -- reduces some of the pain related with wearing braces. >> bone turnover is so much faster and so your teeth can more faster and more dental on the roots of your teeth. >> reporter: while wearing invisalign, all she had to do was bite down on the mouthpiece once a day for 20 minutes. >> i would have estimated about 14 to 18 months of treatment. so with acceledent we were able to accomplish our goals within nine months. >> reporter: restoring marion's perfect smile. >> it is fda approved and safe for patients of all ages but you still need to speak with the orthodontist to see if you're a good candidate. turning now to the fight against zika in florida, governor rick scott says there is now a second area of local zika transmission in the state. three men and two women contracted the virus in a 1 1/2 square mile of miami beach. th tourist area of south beach. two of the infected are residents. the other three are visitors. the cdc says breezes and high- rise buildings will make attacking zika in south beach very challenging. >> you also have high levels of wind which may blow some of the products that are applied and of course you have large numbers of people and getting people to wear long sleeved shirts and long pants there would be somewhat challenging. >> yeah, not in miami. the winwood neighborhood north of downtown miami was the first area where the virus was locally transmitted. these new cases bring florida's caseload to 36 infections, not related to travel outside the u.s. the cdc is now advising pregnant women to avoid both infection zones. the zika virus can cause devastating birth defect that leaves babies with small heads. taking a live look now outside at the beautiful lincoln memorial on this saturday morning, let's get over to melissa nord with our fo a little bit of a hazy look outside. you can kind of see how it's not a clear shot. it's a look off in the distance. but there is some haziness and that is a sign there's moisture trapped in the atmosphere. here it's causing a haze in d.c. but we've got some areas where it's actually formed into fog, all the moisture left in the atmosphere so over from luray, over to orange and down to the south of that, that's spots where the visibilities have dropped below a couple of miles. so just keep that in mind this morning. past about 9:00 not going to be a problem. we've got temperatures right now sitting in the 60s and 70s. 75 in town, in the suburbs we are down in the mid-60s which actually feels kind of nice outside. 66 manassas, leesburg, 68 degrees and we are heading for the 90s once again this afternoon. we have had a lot of 90-degree days so far this month and so far this year. we are finally getting to the end of it. 90-degree days in washington, we put them year by year. so far we have had 44 and then going all the way back to 2010 that was a hot summer, we had 67 days in d.c. where the temperature did make it above 90. the average is about 36 per summer so we are getting above that. weekend outlook, two more 90- degree days because we've got thunderstorms arriving tomorrow. that is a sign there are changes arriving temperaturewise along the cold front. so we are going to see the end of the 90-degree days, finally getting here into the workweek. we will check out your full seven-day forecast coming up in just a bit. still ahead, no surprise here, he's bolting into history. usain bolt does it again. his ninth gold medal in the four by 100 relay. plus one day after seeing its olympic hopes nearly dashed, the u.s. women's relay fios is not cable. we're wired differently, which means we can fix things differently. thanks for calling fios. this is ryan. you can't tell me this cord isn't in. i know it's in. it's in, but it's not working. i'm sending 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men's team, they crossed the finish line in third place behind japan but an improper baton exchge disqualification and a decision is expected today on that. this is the ninth time since 1995 the u.s. men's team has disqualified or either failed to get the baton around at an olympics or a world championship. but it wasn't all bad news for the u.s. on the track. the women held onto their 100 by 100-meter relay, the americans claimed gold in 41.01 seconds and gives allyson felix her record fifth olympic gold medal in women's track and field. this comes one day after the team was granted a rerun in the qualifying round. they protested that the brazilian team bumped into them on the hand-off and that caused felix to trip and not pass off the baton. team u.s.a. now has 105 olympic metals, 38 of them are gold. coming up in our next half hour, good news in the fight against the massive wildfire burning near los angeles. and the louisiana residents are surveyinth flooding that forced thousands from their homes. a seasonably hot afternoon ahead but we are looking at thunderstorms for tomorrow followed by some 80s. we will check out your full seven-day forecast coming up in a few minutes on "wake up washington." this is "wake up washington" on wusa9. >> good morning and welcome to "wake up washington." taking a live look outside at the capitol dome, very hazy out there but it's going to be another hot one. welcome to "wake up washington." i'm here with melissa nord. another hot day but we have to remember this is not unseasonably hot, right? >> it's summertime so it's what you're going to get. a handful of degrees above average, that's about typical for your seasonable hot day. >> right. >> but it's nothing out of the ordinary, nothing record high like we saw last weekend. not going to see record heat this weekend, but we got some thunderstorms to talk about for the second half of the weekend. tomorrow they will impact some of your outdoor plans. let's start out getting through your saturday and then we will get to the storms and then the cooldown. here's is our michael & son weather camera this morning. nikki was talking about the haziness in the air. it has been humid outside. each morning there's a hazy look and also some areas each morning where we get patchy fog. 75 right now in town, not dealing with lower humidities here but we will talk about some lower visibility levels further out th a second. 68 front royal, culpeper 69 degrees and we are in the mid and upper 60s also in prince george's county. things are looking okay for most of the metro but as you head out towards warrenton, culpeper, luray, shenandoah valley, we have got areas of fog where it is dense, some of the valley locations that typically are a little more prone to fog. it's only going to be a problem until about 9:00 a.m., then the sun out. hazy this afternoon, hot outside and humid. temperatures at 4:00 p.m. running around the low 90s with a stray storm possibility for your afternoon on your saturday. but look at the difference in what we are seeing today versus tomorrow, versus monday. it's a big swing there in our temperatures. we will talk more about how long the 80s stick around for coming up in just a bit. >> thank you, melissa. tracking metro this morning, a big part of the red light is now cut off for the weekend. metro's general manager announced this closure only a few days ago. this is all part of a new revamped schedule of safety transportation reporter pete muntean is live now at shady grove metro. hey, pete. >> reporter: good morning, nikki. trains are being replaced by buses between here, shady grove metro and grosvenor this weekend. this is all part of metro's more aggressive track work to try and fix problematic parts of the federal government once to be resolved. crews are doing extra track work right now. they are here on the scene. the silver line train derailed on a track crossover july 29th. the federal government says it was not properly inspected. this is the first new shutdown since those findings, while the 5-mile stretch of tracks here are closed, there are two sets of buses. there's a local bus that goes to every station between shady grove and grosvenor. there's also an express bus that stops at every station between shady grove and grosvenor. metro workers are also installing new radio cables. radio problems were seen as a big issue in those red light overruns that we have en running through red signals, that happened five times just last month. live at shady grove, pete muntean, wusa9. >> thank you very much for keeping us up to date on all that metro mess. new new details about an unprecedented rail investigation. criminal wrongdoing is now suspected as part of last month's derailment near east falls church. even metro board members acknowledge this is an interesting plot twist. metro's internal view of the july 29th derailment took a new turn after employee interviews. now general manager paul wiedefeld is calling metro transit that holds people accountable for potentially serious concerns. >> criminal negligence, that is a cause for concern, absolutely. >> representatives from the largest union of metro employees say they never heard of metro transit police investigations like this. turning now to news in spel county. a --nc morning accused of having inappropriate contact with a little girl. 25-year-old jordan bairds sent the girl text messages and touched her more than once. the alleged incidents happened in manassas. police in fairfax county have arrested a man they say was conducting medical exams without a license. he's 54-year-old fabio valderama. he may have been a licensed doctor in colombia but doesn't have a license here in the u.s. and for the first time since the deadly flooding, 18 days ago, people in the hardest hit part of the city have been allowed back in but only so they can move out some of the large items from their homes and businesses. move-out operations will run from 9:00 in the morning until 7:00 tonight, tomorrow and monday. no word yet on when they will be able to move ba homes but crews will open the street to pedestrian traffic by september 16th. a scheduled board will likely focus on the county's head start programs. disturbing allegations here, federal investigators say a 3- year-old was forced to mop up his own urine, preschoolers were forced to hold heavy boxes over their heads, books as well as punishment and a 5-year-old wandered home alone. earlier this week we spoke to a board of education member who said he didn't know about any of this but this morning another board member says board members were told about it months ago. >> on april 14th, that's the date that really needs to stick out, april 14th, if i read it, i would have hoped that my colleagues read it too. >> federal funding has been suspended for the program. if you'd like to attend the meeting it's next thursday and it starts at 7:00 at night. prince george's hospital center says the premature babies exposed to a potentially infected. good news there. the babies were moved out of the hospital's nicu unit last week after the bacteria were found in the unit's water supply. doctors believe the contaminated water likely came from pipes that led to the nicu but staff members are still investigating. hospital officials say the water system is now clean but the premie unit remains closed. and the campaign trail makes its way to virginia today. republican presidential nominee donald trump holds a rally in fredericksburg at 6:00 tonight. in michigan yesterday trump told an enthusiastic crowd he will be bringing jobs back to the state. he also urged african-american voters to give him a chance. >> i will produce for the inner cities and i will produce for the african-american and the democrats -- the democrats will not produce and all they have done is taken advantage of your vote. >> later yesterday trump visited flood stricken louisiana to survey the damage that has left more than a do people dead. and hillary clinton took a day off from the campaign trail but her camp did take a moment to comment on the resignation of trump's campaign manager paul manafort. the clinton campaign said in a statement you can get rid of manafort but that doesn't end the odd bromance trump has with putin. he left amid allegations he worked for a pro-russian political party in ukraine. thousands of people are expected to attend a second annual chuck brown day festival in northeast today. the godfather of gogo died in 2012 of heart and multiple organ failure. he would have been 80 years old this year. the festival will run from 3:00 until 7:00 this evening at the chuck brown memorial park. and in just a couple of hours the national zoo will kick off beibei's first birthday party. they will be giving out frozen treats for the birthday boy and for his whole the rest of us, expect chinese treats. the birthday ceremony starts at 11:00 this morning. the public is invited to attend and you can also watch the pandas get their treats at 1:00 this afternoon. >> you know how i feel about beibei and pandas. >> so cute. >> love that little guy so much. happy birthday. i know he's watching this morning. >> definitely. >> i know he is. >> happy birthday. if you're shopping for a compact car there are plenty of options but do you know how they measure up? we will weigh the pros and cons of three popular models. plus no cups, no straw, no problem. slurpees during bring your own cup day at 7-eleven. perfect weather for a slurpee. going to be hot this afternoon but we are talking about thunderstorms tomorrow. we will time them out coming up in just a few minutes on "wake i'm not a customer, but i'm calling about that credit scorecard. 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(to dog)i'm so proud of you. well thank you. get your free credit scorecard at discover.com. even if you're not a customer. the redskins are halfway through the preseason but in a win over the jets concern about their running back unit amplifies. >> injury, matt jones has the separation on his ac joint. continue to get him checked out, get rehab and hopefully won't be too long. >> i just kind of saw him sitting on the sidelines and he told me he banged up his shoulder a little bit so i don't know the extent of the injury yet but, you know, anytime somebody get hurt, you know, in a preseason game, you know, it's a tough one, especially a guy like that who is going to be a big part of what we try to do offensively. >> we wait to see how long he's going to be out and watch the film and see how chris thompson and marshall and, you know, mack, we will see how they did and obviously rob great amount, my level of comfort is -- will be determined after i watch the film. >> reporter: for more on the redskins preseason, stay tuned to wusa9.com/sports. taking a look now at weather headlines across the country, starting with good news in the fight against the angeles, which is now 40% contained. >> and firefighters did gain a lot of ground yesterday. this time yesterday morning the fire was only 26% contained. the losses, though, they are devastating, more than 59 square miles burned and at least 96 homes destroyed. 200 other structures have also been burned to the ground. 82,000 people were evacuated early this week but with the fire dying down, some are beginning to head back to their home. >> all these people that you care about, you live close to, everything that you work hard for, it's just horrible. >> the cause of the fire is still under investigation. and president obama is expected to visit louisiana on tuesday. he will be surveying the damage from flooding that forced thousands from their homes. officials say this could be the state's biggest house crisis since hurricane katrina. 13 people have died from the floods. now in the coming weeks fema will send shelters and communities to identify the needs of the flood victims so that a recovery plan can be implemented. and not only is it the worst flooding disaster there since katrina but the red cross has determined this is the worst natural disaster in the u.s. since sandy in 2012. >> heart breaking. >> you think back to sandy, that had a big impact and this is just as bad. >> crazy they are all along the same lines because we all remember the images. heart breaking. now a look at the forecast for d.c. this weekend. when are we going to see the 80s, melissa? >> almost here. two more days, that is it, and then we have the 80s, low humidity, it's going to feel like a refreshing almost taste of fall. more like september weather than -- rather what we are dealing with in august. no 100-degree temperatures. i am not even seeing 100-degree heat indices in the forecast for the next few days, not even this weekend. i think the heat index values will stay below 100. 75 right now, you will notice there's a hazy look outside. haze is not just the haze, there's patchy fog which is mainly out to the west, closer to the shenandoah valley. temperatures sitting in the mid and upper 60s in a lot of our suburbs, around 70 in springfield, bowie right now 66 degrees, 68 showing up in andrews, marlboro as well and 69 right now in chevy chase. still going to be seasonably hot this weekend but nothing out of the ordinary for august. we get these typical heatwaves but the last of the heatwave is upon us. a cooldown arrives at the end of the workweek and sending temperatures well down into the 80s. but before the 80s arrive we will have thunderstorms to track tomorrow. we've got a cold front, the dividing line between the mild -- or, rather, hot, muggy air masses in place right now and there's cooler air coming down from canada behind this. that cooler air arrives here and that sends our temperatures down and humidity levels down into the workweek but before so we along the front to get through before the night's weather arrives. today we are still ahead of the front so not seeing great chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. keeping things isolated, just a stay storm and the best possibility of seeing the thunderstorms will be west of the i-80 corridor. temperatures are in the 70s and 60s but as we get the sun up, it doesn't take long before the temperatures are in the 80s. lunchtime today running into the upper 80s and climbing into the low 90s for highs this afternoon inside the city. we will see a couple of upper 80s showing up as well today and again this is about 5 degrees above average, but nothing too crazy. this afternoon futurecast we are going to stay quiet, a stray storm possibility but already tonight those changes with the front start to arrive. we are going to see clouds increasing and a spotty shower around tomorrow morning but the best chance of seeing storms tomorrow will arrive here midday throughout the afternoon and into the early evening hours. it's not going to be widespread to the point where you need to cancel your plans right now bu around, some of these will contain some locally heavy rainfall, gusty winds not out of the question as well. you will notice it's still around 6:00, we've got locally heavy rain but as we get past then to about 9:00, 10:00, the storms are out of here and the cooler air will follow. look at the drop-off in temperatures. 90s today, 90s tomorrow, but then we drop all the way down to the mid-80s and even some spots on tuesday and wednesday will be in the low 80s and the humidity levels, especially tuesday, will be just refreshing outside. going to be really low humidity. so it's going to feel really comfortable monday, a lot of kids go back to school monday and tuesday of this week, 86 for wednesday and that's right about average, we will start to see temperatures back above average from there into next weekend so a brief break but a break from the heat and humidity at that. temperatures for today ranging from the upper 80s into the low 90s, seasonably hot with a stray thunderstorm possibility. as we go into the next couple of days, tomorrow scattered thunderstorms, temperatures do drop off as we go into monday, 84, a little bit breezy outside bringing in the lower humidity, mid-80s again with ample sunshine for monday, tuesday looks nice. next friday, here comes the 90s. only be leaving us for a few short days. >> thank you. all that heat she has been talking about, it makes it difficult for the sultry days and nights of summer. americans spent a lot of money to beat the heat. >> we all love the air on demand but if you can't afford it or you just want to cut your summer bills, there are some ways to keep your cool. keep your shades and your windows closed during the day, run the floor fans if you need them and the center for climate and energy solution says if you use a radiant burner, a roof ridge or build a trellis, those are also good ways to block the summer sun. wall units can be expensive but if you do decide to buy one, look for the high efficiency models to lesli foster, wusa9. mark zuckerberg sold $95 million in facebook shares. it's all part of a process to fund his philanthropic venture to give away most of his wealth throughout his lifetime. you may remember mark and his wife promised to give away 99% of their facebook shares to causes focused on curing disease, building communities and connecting people. they announced the move in a letter to their newborn daughter max back in december. their shares are valued at $45 billion. and listen up slurpee lovers, it's bring your own cup at 7-eleven day and this is anything. standard not just cups -- it's not just cups. cereal balls, a hollowed out melon, doesn't matter as long as it fits in the designated can you tellout in the store -- cutout in the store. it's part of the chain's 50th birthday celebration. byoc runs from 11:00 this morning until 7:00 tonit. out? >> i would definitely have to do a giant pitcher, like you would put -- >> that's a good idea. >> like a big drink in. >> i would have one of the mega wine glasses, the ones that you can fit an entire bottle in. slurpees for days. shopping for a compact car can be tough especially when there are plenty of options. how do they measure up? we compare the hits and misses of three popular entries in this week's segment of driving smart. >> reporter: if you're shopping for compact cars three popular redesigns demand attention, the chevrolet cruz, the honda civic and the hyundai elantra. here's some things we liked and didn't like about each. the civic steering is clearly a standout feature in this car. it's nimble and easy for the corners and a practical call. insists on putting in capacity touch buttons, you have a push area here. to turn it on and off. i want a volume back. the chevrolet cruze. a couple of things we don't like, very straightforward center stack here but missing features, the cruze doesn't have dual zone climate control. a feature that both the elantra and civic have. you like the hyundai elantra styling outside and inside, straightforward interior here and easy to access climate and radio nobody's with lots of short cut buttons. some things we don't like, cabin materials. a lot of budget cutting going on especially versus what you get in the honda civic. all three cars pretty well equipped here and some editors thought the cruze gave the civic a pretty good run for its money. i would say take the civic home, it's the most well rounded of these three. morning. check out something that is trending online. there are a lot of surprises you might get when it comes to your wedding day. you never know what exactly could go wrong but one couple got quite a surprise when they found out a unique convention being held at the same hotel that they were staying in. >> yeah, there's a llama convention. that's a thing? because i need to be part of this. this is a picture of bride and groom with a llama. the couple's wedding coin cited with the llama convention in north carolina. yes, that is a thing. the wedding happened back in march but the pictures are just now going viral. the wedding party took full advantage of the situation, partying with the llamas. when there is a llama, you get your picture taken with that llama. >> is it like a horse drawn carriage but a llama drawn carriage? >> i don't know but it's adorable. >> and where was napoleon dynamite and tina. >> hopefully they were around there somewhere because if there's a llama convention, that's defily i'm superjealous, these pictures are so memorable and they will never forget that moment. >> nobody will ever forget a wedding like that. coming up the latest on seeka concerns in florida as cases -- zika concerns in florida as cases continue to pop up near miami. plus at apology from the living room swimmer fios is not cable. we're wired differently, which means we can fix things differently. thanks for calling fios. this is ryan. you can't tell me this cord isn't in. i know it's in. it's in, but it's not working. i'm sending you a link to the my fios app that going to let me see what you're seeing. really? yes, mr. mcenroe... see that cord? just plug it into the connector on the right. so you can clearly see what's in and what's out? oh absolutely. i like that. tech support that lets your technician see the problem over your smartphone. only from fios. ♪ ♪ the best way to get together, is with the treat you make together. ♪ ♪ welcome back. taking like at some of our top stories. 10 days after an exploded in silver springs, some families are still waiting for their loved ones' bodies to be identified. the remains of three of the seven people killed have been identified through dna testing. four others, however, including two children are presumed dead but not confirmed by dna just yet. yesterday federal investigators confirm it was a gas leak that caused the deadly explosion. and a health alert if you've been to a popular area in the area. tropical smoothie cafe. health department investigators believe frozen strawberries from egypt distributed to all 90 of the chain's branches in virginia carried the hepatitis a virus. doctors diagnosed at least 10 hepatitis a infections in the last few weeks and the people who ate the frozen strawberries. the chain destroyed the strawberries immediately once the connection was identified. and a popular tourist destination has been flagged as the second area where zika has spread in florida. five cases of the virus are no beach area. that brings the state's case load to 36 infections not related to travel outside the u.s. another apology this morning from one of the team u.s.a. swimmers involved in an international incident over an alleged robbery in rio. gunnar bentz provided a formal statement of apology yesterday. he touched down in miami early yesterday with rockville's jack conger who has yet to address the incident at all. ryan lochte has offered an apology of sorts. he says he should have been more careful and candid in how he described what happened that night. let's go back now to pete muntean, who is tracking the first of metro's new weekend shutdowns. hey there, pete. >> reporter: good morning nikki. metro is shutting down the red line for a 5-mile stretch between here, shady grove, all the way to grosvenor for the weekend. metro is more aggressively trying to fix track crossovers, those were seen as a big problem in that july 29th derailment we have been telling you about. metro has closed down off of here, buses are replacing trains, there's a local bus, there's also an express bus, crews on the scene right now also replacing radio cables. they see that as a big problem contributing to operators running red signals, that happened five times just last month. live in shady grove, pete muntean, wusa9. >> pete, thank you. by the way, you can keep up to date on everything involving metro on our free mobile app. as for this weekend, you're going to be standing outside waiting on those trains it's going to be a little warm. >> it will be seasonably hot today. tomorrow some thunderstorms around and then the 80s return finally. >> looking forward to that. thank you so much for joining us. cbs saturday morning is next. >> make sure you download our wusa9 app. you can get the latest news, weather and traffic alerts sent straight to your phone. have a great day. captioning funded by cbs good morning. it's august 20th, 2016. welcome to "cbs this morning: saturday." resignation and reboot after losing his campaign chairman, donald trump reaches out to new voters with mixed results. plus, it's now one of america's worst natural disasters. new concerns about the louisiana flooding. zika hits the beach. it spreads to florida's hottest hot spot but fighting it there might be tricky. pools of regret. one of ryan lochte's teammates gives yet another story about what went down at that r

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