But id go ahead and have it. Temperatures today climbing into the mid and upper 80s. It will be a steamy one. Smart kids not only go you have your umbrella, youre also downloading our weather app, as well. Some plac some places in traffic getting better, eothers worse. Yes in, bethesda being rock ledge and rock spring drive, two vehicles, one out of the screen, both being pulled out of the way here shortly. 295 north at benning road, lanes now open. Police activity off to the right. 66 headed into town, a little slow as you hit centerville and then opening bag ck up which is what we love to see. Prince georges county side of things looking good. No major issues there. Remember to tweet us any accidents you see after you pull over, please, first4traffic. 6 02. Were following a developing story out of missouri. Governor nixon there just ordered the National Guard to ferguson after another night of clashes between police and protesters. Police fired tear gas into the crowds there. They say some of the protesters were looting and hurling molotov cocktail s. This is the second week of violence protests since Michael Brown was shot nd killed by an officer. According to the new york times, a preliminary private autopsy found brown was shot at least six times including twice in the head. We will have more coming up from ferguson all morning. We have a live report at 6 30. The top he copic of domesti after a man abducted and killed his own daughter. Megan mcgrath is live in ft. Washington with the unfolding situation. A very sad story. Reporter absolutely. And there are actually a couple things happening today in the wake of the tragedy. First this morning, the states attorney and members of a Faith Community will be meeting at the ft. Washington neighborhood to discuss family unity and to call for an end to Domestic Violence. And then later at 1 00 in the afternoon, Prince Georges CountyPolice Department will hold a press Conference Also talking about the spike in Domestic Violence. We also may learn some more detail about what happened. Now, this all comes on the heels of a disturbing situation that unfolded on saturday. A father shot the caretakers of his 3yearold daughter as he an gugted h abducted her from the home. And he ultimately killed his child before he was killed following a shootout with police. Investigators say 38yearold Frederick Miller came to the home on farmgers place just before 1 00 on saturday afternoon. He shot his daughters maternal grandfather and great grandmother and took off with the 3yearold girl. There was a chase and exchange of gun fire with police. Miller was killed. And then when they looked inside the car, thats when they found the little girl. Police say that miller had stabbed and shot his daughter. She was pronounced dead at an area hospital. According to court documents, miller had been involved in and ongoing custody dispute involving the child. Megan mcgrath, news 4. Back to you. It is a big day in the Bob Mcdonnell corruption trial. Soon well see the former governor himself on the stand. They face 14 counts of corruption. Accused of trading political influence for thousands of dollars in gifts. The trial could come down to whether the jury believes mctdoe he wi mcdonnell or jonnie williams. Today is eric con toreantor official day on the job. You might remember cantor was unseatsed by tea party backed challenger da er david brat bac june. Cantor is leaving months earlier than expected. No word on what he plans to do after he leaves congress. Redskins preseason game is at fedex field today. And rg3 and the redskins will play Johnny Manziel and the cleveland browns. Kickoff at 8 00. It will be Desean Jacksons first game action in a redskins uniform. He and the other starters will be up there for at least 20 plays. It is a nationally broadcast game. An as jay gruden calls the shots from the field, his brother john will be calling it from up in the broadcast booth. Receipt co pretty cool. And you might want to take metro. Stations will stay open an hour later tonight just for the game. And that means that they close at 1 00 a. M. Instead of midnight. You can only take advantage of this if you do get on by the stadium at Largo Town Center or you can of course use morgan boulevard. However, you will be able to get off at any station in the system. Do you hear the roar coming done your street . That is the sound of school buses on the road. Today is the first day of school for students in Fauquier County oi , also culpepper. There are new changes in Fauquier County. Middle School Students sports are returning this year including girls soccer, boys baseball. In the winter, boys and Girls Basketball will be back. Sam cox taking over as the principal in liberty high school. Culpepper students, might want to give yourself extra time. Expecting traffic delays because of road work. Southbound traffic on James Madison highway turns in to a single laneculpepper. Students from six different schools in the area are affected by that road work. So heads up there. Four counties headed back to school in west virginia, as well. Have a great first day, he ha. Everybody. And its a hot item and well show you what you need to know to make sure youre buying the right tablet for your child. And watching the skies for you this morning. Showers heading east. Storm team tracking whether rain will be a bigger problem today or tomorrow. Plus avoiding that caffeine jolt, why women may want to stick to the skip rather that welcome back. In news 4 your health, there may be a cure for a unique form of baldness. Its called alocia and it makes your hair fall out in patches. When they used the drug on three people, they all grew their hair completely back within six months. Another reason to put down the cup of joe if youre pregnant. Two cups a day raises your babys risk for cancer. Mothers were 60 more likely to develop leukemia in childhood. The risk was 72 it when the mom drank four cups or are more. Researchers say the caffeine may change the dna in the fetus cells. The study was published in an ob gyn skroujournal. Were off to a cool start in a lot of places this morning. Humidity starting to come back. He enjoyed the nice vacation. I think chuck you said we escaped august without that many 90s. So far only one 90 degree day and there are no 90s in your seven day either. Though it will feel like 90 today. Rain showers down to the south and west moving in our direction. So umbrellas at the ready for later on today. Current temperatures are in the 60s in the suburbs to low 70s in town and alongside the chesapeake bay. And it willen deed be a nice day today. Quick warmup on the way, well be in the low to mid80s by lunchtime with highs in the upper 80s to near 90 with spotty showers more likely later this afternoon. A check on the roads now. Right now breaking news. Is this in bethesda, the outer loop of the beltway, right before river road, you can see the crashoff to the left. A lot of backups here. Chopper 4 can pull out, you can see the outer loop with real backups this morning because of the crash. Again were talking about the outer loop just before river road. So no doubt that could build even though it is off to the side there. Hopefully it stays there and people get by. 270 at Montgomery Village avenue, moving right along. Top of the beltway no major issues. Prince georges county side of the roadways, we are looking good. Same thing beltway in virginia. No major problems. Im back in a couple of minutes with a look at 270. Avoiding that trip to the emergency room. Why doctors say parents should shoulder some of the blame for a growing number of playground accidents. Plus putting your cravings for work. The Major University that has a sweet job offer for chocolate as you you finalize your bhak to School Shopping list, the new tablet is a pretty hot item this year. But not every tablet is created equal. Erica gonzalez takes a look at what tablet might be best for your kid. Laura hubbard of the Consumer Electronics association and i teamed up to help you decide which tab sllet is best for you student. This good if you want to introduce technology. For little ones to second grade, an eight like the inota bachlt. You can decide how much screen time do they want, seeing monitoring their progress on apps. Screen time do they want, g monitoring their progress on apps. Next on the list, the kindle fire. Definitely for reading. A great option for all students. For little ones, parents downloading story, all the way up to College Students for textbooks with a price tag of about 300. On to the item that started the tablet revolution, the ipad. Suitable for the elementary student given app restrictions or perfect for the most mature pupil. Cost from 399 to as much as 929. Also a safe bet for middle School Students is the dell venue 8. Its a solid option and affordable, 150 to 200. A closer look at all the tablets and the galaxy, too, tonight at 5 00. Well, today Fairfax CountyPublic Schools will welcome 23450erly 1200 new teachers. They will take part in a program called great beginnings the next generation summer institute. This is happening at south county high school. The Program Provides training for new teachers in the school system. Fairfax county students head back to class on september 2. A new code of conduct is in effect in montgomery county. Out of School Suspensions are being called a last resort. School Officials Say that they want to use an approach that encourages Good Behavior instead of punishing bad. So instead of keeping a kid out of school for a few days, students would complete Community Service or be enrolled in Something Like mentoring programs. And reminder, you can help kids in need by buying their school supplies. Donate a new backpack or supplies in our backpacks for kids cam been. Head over to the Apple Federal Credit Union on sir viceroy drive. We will be there live all morning. You can also donate online by going to nbcwashington. Com. Just search backpacks 4 kids. New this morning, people in Southern California waking up to assess the damage from a 3. 6 magnitude earthquake. It was centered four miles north of big bear city. So far there are no reports of any big injuries there. All eyes on the israel lsh gaza border as the lates cease fire set to he said day. We cou youre looking at video of Israeli Soldiers on the border. Hamas says if expected more out of the talks, but other palestinian groups say theyre ready for a deal. T expected mor of the talks, but other palestinian groups say theyre ready for a deal. A Police Officer recovering this morning and so is the man he shot in frederick, maryland. The driver of that vehicle struck our officer with his car. The officer fired back at the vehicle, strike the driver of that vehicle and then the driver fled. Police say that 45yearold roy turner ran the officer over as he walked over to investigate a suspicious situation. Turner is in the hospital but is expected to survive. He was charged with intent to distribute drugs and trying to elude police. A death being investigated as suspicion. A body was found near a dumpster on nicol lane. This is just a block away from baldwin elementary school. Police believe the man was stabbed to death. The citys first homicide of the year. New this morning, wikileaks founder Julian Assange says he will be leaving the he can with a informationian embecuadorian embassy soon. Hes been hold up at the embassy for more than two years now. The australian fled in 2012 to escape extradition to sweden where he was wanted over sex crime allegations. Ecuador granted him refugee status. Were coming off a Winning Weekend weatherwise. But what does the future hold . Chuck bell is here with some answers we hope. Absolutely right. You ask and i answer. It looks like the week ahead will be a whole lot more august feeling than that nice little september preview that we enjoyed to inifish out last week. Outside first thing this morning, cloudy skies a wait you. No rain on storm team 4 radar in the immediate metro area. A mostly cloudy sky this morning. Cull kenner and Fauquier County going back to school. A couple sprinkle just east of charlottesville. The leading edge of what will be an increasing rain chance later on today. The first little batch is drying up, but the next area down far south we were Virginia High School a real chance at bringing showers to us for the second half of the afternoon. 73 degrees right now at Reagan National airport. East wind at 3 miles an hour, but a cooler 62 in washington county, maryland. 71 degrees in annapolis this morning. 66 in montgomery county, 67 in quantico. Hometown forecast, poolesville at 68 this morning. Mid to upper 80s for highs today. And this evening, redskins and browns at fed exfield. Wa warm and humid. Rain chance 30 . Not a washout. Rain chances start to increase between about 3 00 and 8 00 this evening. 7day forecast for you, rain chances each and every day. But at least youll be at the office and not outside doing yard work. Very true. Breaking news, 95 southbound in maryland, right at the icc, you can see a crash here in the Left Shoulder lane slowing thing wills down headed out of laurel. Also outer loop at river road, slowed things just a bit as youre hitting the spur and heading in to town. To which the be top of the beltway looking good. Slow downs near the icc. 270 slow out of clarksburg, but then clears up just a tad. We are getting chopper 4 over this crash here on 95. Well have that for you coming up. The Holiday Season may be a few months away, but if you think you might need a new oven before thanksgiving, now is the best time to buy. A new range, stove or oven is on sale for as much as 50 less. And thats because manufacturers want to bring their new models out in the fall just before the holidays. And if youre looking to save money on your phone bill, you may want to keep an eye on sprints. The Wireless Company is expected to announce cheaper pricing plans as soon as this week. Sprint tested several plans. They offered a 50 a month plan that included unlimited talk, text and data. 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