it's going to feel like temperatures are in the triple digits today everybody. good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. i'm eun yangment we're in weather alert mode because of all this heat. we have your "news4 today" team up early working for you. >> let's get to meteorologist sheena parveen on what we can expect for the weather today. >> it's going to be a hot one. don't say we didn't warn you. temperatures feeling from 100 to 103 degrees. we knew it would be a hot one today. but the other thing is, we're really not going to have rain relief in the forecast. we tend to see pop-up thunderstorms not so much today. stay hydrated, stay in the shade. but the other thing is, we're

through tomorrow. big cooldown ahead for many, many days. i think a lot of people may really like this extended forecast. we'll look at that in a bit. 76 degrees right now. it's warm and humid. it's dry. that's good for the commute. already feeling around 100 degrees. you want the air on in the car today. not much in the way this afternoon either. how cool is it about to get. let's check the roads with rob stallworth with wtop. good morning, rob. >> good morning, sheena. the roads are dry. that's the good news. the bad news is virginia. northbound i-395. the first problem is the hov lanes are blocked from the 14th street bridge. after king street, we do have the crash blocking the left lane. use caution. delays northbound back to the springfield interchange. on route 4 northbound after wayson's corner. still with a crash and response. only the right side of the

roadway is getting by. live from the wtop traffic center, i'm rob stallworth. back to you. >> we're following breaking news. four people in critical condition after a train crash. the train was filled with people and ran into an empty train outside philadelphia overnight. >> one passenger said people went flying into walls. when the trains hit, there was blood everywhere. another said the train was experiencing issues before the crash. septa officials have not confirmed that report. it happened in upper darby, pennsylvania. 42 people were hurt. no one died in the crash. >> we're getting an update object breaking news. new details coming in, in just the last 60 seconds. out of bwi marshall airport. a security investigation had been under way. it was slowing down travel plans, we understand, from the airport. we just learned the all clear has been given. the investigation is now over and all the checkpoints at the airport are

they're in the process of reopening the two that were closed this morning. we'll keep you updated here and in the nbc washington app. >> president trump is evict -- winning america's longest war in primetime. an address to the nation. >> it was right on specifics, the plan marked a major reversal for president trump. in recent years, he insisted that the u.s. needed to get out of the country. now he's digging in. >> a hasty withdrawal would create a -- that terrorists, including isis and al qaeda would instantly fill just as happened before september 11th. >> the president did not discuss any additional troops in his speech. but it is likely the new strategy means several thousand more u.s. troops in afghanistan. we're following more breaking news from iraq where secretary of defense james mattis arrived in gh

here. this unannounced trip hours after president trump outlined his strategy in afghanistan. mat fiscal is meeting -- meeting with commanders and other officials. you probably see this video on facebook today. >> you can see it and hear it there. protesters chant ds, blood on your hands at last night's city council meeting. the statue of robert e. lee is coming down sooner than expected. in fact, the council is speeding up the process for two controversial monuments. one of confederate general stonewall jackson. they accused them of not doing enough to prevent the violence in charlottesville a little over a week ago. a white nationalist rally led to counter protests and a wo

calls from the naacp in prince william county for the controversial board chairman to step down are getting louder. >> the civil rights organization says in the wake of charlottesville violence, they're damming to the country and the county. they're accusing stewart of caring more about his campaign seeking nomination for senate than the diverse sf prince william community. >> he provides to those folks. again, the explicit, i don't agree with neo-nazis or white supremacist. but i agree with their right to say what they have to say. typically, they're white supremacists and racist and horrible people. what i don't want to do is label everybody everybody who wants to support our sprum si. that's what the left is trying to do. >> the county board has been on an august ee

september. the congress map will be at the center of it as usual >> don't do it. >> get the camera out. anger outside of the prince george's county courthouse. this is video of the suspect in the triple murder mother attacking our photographer monday afternoon. before the confrontation, a judge ordered a mental evaluation for the suspect. antonio williams repeatedly yelled out during his hearing. prosecutors are not convinced he's actually mentally ill. prince george's county police admitted to stabbing his 6-year-old sister and two cousins to death. the mother found the girls friday at a home in clinton. this morning, dozens of families will wake up to find out whether they'll have to find a new home. >> this is not the first time they've f

in the lind hill condominiums. justin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. things are not the way they used to be. in recent years, the condos have fallen into disrepair. take a look back here. one, two, three floors of windows covered in plywood. fire dj seen outside the outside. squatters have moved in here as well and now there are maim juror fire code violations posted inside their building. family may have to move out in two hours. prince george's fire department was here back on friday doing a walk-through. we were here with them as they posted notices of nonworking fire alarms and standing trash and debris in the building. also unsecured fire doors as well. fire officials saying right now, about 100 people are now living in this two building complex here.

many are -- many have young families. all wondering what's next. a condo association lawyer said there's been talk of a sale of the two-building complex. that would help cover some of the debt. they're now working to see what theng do to make -- they can do to make do. >> you cannot please efrp all the time. we're trying to find a collusion best for any of them. they extend beyond the recent ir issues. >> again, that work and comment will come in less than two hours. >> justin finch, thank you. one, two. smile.

perfect. >> mayor bowser celebrating the first day of school here in the district. she was in continually down where she took a lot of pictures with parents and students. making it a priority this year. she launched a safety campaign to get drivers to slow down and watch for students. >> nice to see the smiles on the first day. a lot of these kids walk. watch out for them. >> while you go to the bus stop, you can see exactly how long they have to wait there. prince george's county is reminding parents you can track your kids, but when school begins by using an app, the app is called bb district by -- several people use it. if you want to give it a try, you can do that. the first day of school is september 6th. this is a warning near the u.s. botanic garden. the second of three corpse flowers here in the district is blooming now. >> how far do you think the smell goes? >> there's only one more of the

stinky blossoms still to go now. in total, three. here's a live look at the new flower. the first one bloomed late saturday night. the plant's stench has been talked about as a stench. garlic fish and diapers. just to make it all really ripe. not a bad looking plan. >> i don't want to go near it. >> we had a lot of fun celebrating the solar eclipse with you on air and social media. >> what a cool day. it's safe to say that it's a fun experience for everyone who had a chance to see it. >> here's some of the pictures you sent enjoying the eclipse from yesterday. >> we received good sun pictures. the clouds. >> take a look at this. using a kcolander to view the crescent shape. >> even if you didn've

glasses, we were on early enough to get a good spot to see the show for ourselves. >> you did a great job. >> i think it went okay. >> you had to be the photo with the -- that's not the issue. >> that's me. that's my brood. we were all looking up getting a neck strain. >> that was up practicing earlier in the day. >> that was my cloud obscured photo. >> so artistic. >> on the way out. >> i couldn't take one picture. i tried through the glasses. with the glasses over the phone. everything. >> i did that too. it is 6:11 right now. >> not all of the eclipse stories had a happy ending. a deadly distraction. a celebration ended with a death investigation. plus, progress for the purple line. metro riders, you could be one step closer to having an easier ride through maryland. it's going to be a hot one today. we

into the 90s. as you walk outside this morning, once the sun comes up, warm and humid. temperatures in the 830s already. by 9:00 a.m., little to

storm team 4 will be checking in with the national weather service on a possible tornado in southern maryland. this video is in charles county around route 234 between leonard town and clements. as you can see in the video, that large cloud mass appears to be a funnel cloud on the ground. >> this morning we're hearing the denseville area saw a lot of damage. there weren't reports of anyone getting hurt. if confirmed, this would be the third tornado to hit maryland in the past month.

>> we're going to be checking on that through the day. locally today, we're looking at the extreme heat in some cases. temperatures in the 90s today. so your school day forecast, 7:00 a.m., warm and humid. by lunchtime, around 90 degrees. feeling like 100. this afternoon, the kid coming out of the bus at the bus stop. it's going to be hot outside. feeling around 103. temperatures in the mid-90s. we have relief on the way, though. it's going to last for quite a while. i'll show you that forecast and how cool it's about to get coming upment let's check the roads with rob stallworth at wtop. good morning, rob. >> sheena, good morning. not a good look in virginia. 395 heavy and slow as you continue on to the 14th street brimg. we have a crash after king street blocking the left lane. also the hov lanes are blocked in the northbound direction. still, doing their crash cleanup there. so use caution. otherwise, if you're traveling at this point, c

the beltway as you pass through prince george's county. looking pretty good so far. no real big issues there. wtop traffic center, i'm rob stallworth, thank you. it's 6:17. it looks like the purple line is back on track this morning. >> larry hogan expected to sign a funding agreement tore that project soon. this new agreement would free up millions of dollars already appropriated and a total of $900 million over the life of the funding arrangement. the purple line would connect montgomery and prince george's counties. state officials estimated a potential opening of 2022. an eclipse watch party left a woman dead in kentucky. that 23-year-old woman was killed when a car hit her as she was standing on a sidewalk looking at the sky. two other people were hurt there. the cause of that crash is still under investigation. many of us had our eyes to theki

there were some just opening their eyes for the first time. >> we're talking about the babies who were born yesterday. how sweet are these little people. meet the two babies. they were born minutes apart at washington hospital. the moms gave birth during the middle of the eclipse. >> the proud parents say they're ecstatic to have the newborns become a part of history. >> i guess she was ready. yeah. >> said he wanted to come into the world on a special day. >> definitely talked about the idea that it would be -- it would be funny if she came during the eclipse. >> shout out to their moms for doing interviews after they gave birth. seriously, that's a lot of work. these parents may be happy to learn that many astrologers believe that babies born during the eclipse may be destined for leadership. one other famous eclipse baby is britain's prince william who was born in 1982. very cool. congratulations. just about

new research out about when and how often women should have a mammogram. cornell university researchers looked at the three most common screening recommendations. they disdiscovered that the yearly screenings reduced deaths by 40%. for some kids, back to school means making a big change. for my little girl, that meant a haircut. not any old haircut. look at that. you see the ponytail. my daughter cut off 12 inches her hair to donate to locks of love. that is a nonprofit which provides hair pieces to children in need who are suffering from medical hair loss. now, she's had really long hair. it was her thing. she was a little nervous to part with it. but she ultimately decided she wanted to help a child who might need the hair more than she does. >> so thoughtful. your kids are conscientious and

can impact it. >> thank you. i'm really proud of her. it was a big moment for her. >> i bet. as a girl, growing up and taking the time to grow that long hair is -- >> you understand sheena, you do. >> i wish i had hair to cut off. maybe. your daughter eun, can cut more and give it to aaron. >> she'd gladly do that for you, aaron. >> i'm almost there. >> she looks doshadorable. >> you won't want the hair down this afternoon. be happy, aaron, you'll be one of the cool ones out there. it's going to stay in the 90s. going to feel like triple digit heat. the outdoor planner, the roads will be dry. stand in the shade today. it's going to be a hot one as we get closer to lunchtime and in the peak hours of the afternoon. exercise, it will be better inside. unless you're doing it early this morning, if you're lucky enough to go to the pool, you want to be in th

76 quantico. clinton 74. 68 in manassas and winchester. it's already pretty humid outside. a live look. radar looking dry. a mix of sun and clouds around today. >> that pressure offshore. giving us the south and southwest wind and heating us up. it's also going to keep us on the drier side. little to no rain relief in the forecast. that's good if you're grilling outside today. but with all the heat around today, you want to be in the shade for that too. feeling around 103 degrees in some areas. take a look, future feels-like temperatures, through the afternoon, there you see the triple digit numbers. as we go into tomorrow, big changes under way. cold front moves through tomorrow morning dropping us into the 830s. look at thursday, friday and saturday. only around 80 degrees. we have very low humidity. it will feel fantastic after we get past today. we'll talk about the heat coming up. check out

good morning, rob. >> good morning, sheena. the biggest impact in virginia. northbound i-95 and i-395. heavy. as you continue toward the 14th street bridge. the crash on 395 is after king street blocking the left lane. then the hov lanes. still closed for the accident investigation between edsel road and the 14th street bridge. if you're traveling at this point in maryland, the capitol beltway looks good with the live shot of the chopper over the beltway at new hampshire avenue. i'm rob stallworth, back to you. sick and tired of you guys. >> you remember that? a reporter pushed to the ground by a congressman. no jail time for this lawmaker. but he just lost another critical battle in court. take a look at this. a parking lot controversy. the reason not everyone is happy about this

a lot of people are talking about this stop sign this morning. >> take a look at this. how about this as a way to stay in shape. we found this photo on red dit. it's a stop sign in a parking lot. it lists the distance in steps to all the nearby stores. >> it looks like walmart is pretty good workout there. reddit commenters said it's in san diego. it's not clear who put it up. let us know if you see this here. >> the farther away you can park, you can walk it target and get your 70 steps in or walk to walmart and get hundreds of steps in. could it be, is facebook falling off? find out where users are going to get the next big social media fix. >> reporter: i'm adam tuss out on the roads this morning to talk about plans to ease the congestion along one of our busiest commuter routes. but would it

businesses? i'll have the details coming up. good morning. it's going to get hot going through this afternoon. temperatures will be in the 90s. but feeling like triple digits. i'll show you

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the sun is just rising this morning. look at that gorgeous live pictu picture. but oh, my goodness gracious, it's going to be hot today. it's like we're making up for the solar eclipse yesterday. take a look at the temperatures at 6:30. it's only going up from here. >> that's why we're in a weather alert mode today. meteorologist sheena parveen is here with how hot it's going to get and when we might see relief. >> yes. that is the big question. the relief in the forecast. when is it coming? how long does it last? >> today will be really hot. feeling like triple digits. anywhere from 100 to 103 degrees. may be feeling a couple degrees warmer in some spots. but we have a big cooldown ahead. just waitnt

then you'll notice it. not today, though. if you're lucky enough to be at the pool, get in the water, the shade. mid-90s for actual temperatures. coming up in a bit, we'll see how cool we'll get. let's check the traffic with rob stallworth and the traffic. >> still a tough ride as you head out the door. i-95 is jammed all the way up to 395. we have a crash at king street blocking the left lane. then the hov lanes were closed due to an accident investigation between edsel road and the 14th street bridge. the eastbound direction, after the fairfax county parkway, we had a crash blocking the left lane. at this point, as we go to the chopper to see what we have, this is oakview drive in new hampshire avenue with a crash there. use caution and stay to the right in order to get by. live from the wtop traffic center, i'm rob

back to you. >> it's 6:32 and here's a look at the top stories we're working for you. president trump will rally supporters in phoenix, arizona, tonight. city leaders have voiced concerns that the violence comes too soon. police are concerned about the possibility of clashes between the president's supporters and his opponents who are expected to protest outside of the venue. >> sick and tired of you guys. the last time you did the same thing. a judge says montana congressman greg gianforte will have to be photographed and fingerprinted after he slammed a news reporter to the ground back in may. in june, he plead guilty to misdemeanor assault but never got jail time. this could allow gianforte's opponents n to use his mugshot against him at election time next year. >> today is one of our favorite panda's birthday. bei bei turns

we're not sure what the national zoo has in store. but maybe a yummy ice cake. bei bei is the youngest giant panda cup at the smait soithson national sdploo. 75 years is the federal sentence handed to a former school aide now convicted of sex crimes against children. >> that will not be the end of it. prosecutors plan to take caraway to court again next month. he needs to be held accountable to the local counts against him. caraway pled guilty to abusing -- he's one of several school employees recently arrested for abusing students who worked in a school without a license. >> tomorrow, the news 4 i-team investigates who is and is not required to be licensed and why some are pushing for more oversight of all adults who work around children. more than two months after a maryland man was

family is finally getting answers. prince george's county police arrested two men for shooting and killing this man in oxon hill in june. the two men had an ongoing dispute with him. this is not the type of abduction story we're used to hearing. a 13-year-old is charged with trying to abduct a 36-year-old woman. on saturday, the teen grabbed the woman as she was walking her dog on elm farm road in wood bridge off prince william parkway. the woman told police the boy ran off when she screamed. police are not identifying the suspect because he's a juvenile. a first of its kind interchange will be dedicated in hay market where route 15 meets i-66. it's northern virginia's first diverging diamond interchange. what that means. instead of looping vehicles off route 15 on to 66 via clover leaf

moves to the left and staying to the left may feel a little like you're dliefg riving in england because they don't drive on this side, they drive on that side. >> good luck: it each looks complicated. >> be careful. 6:35 right now. you may think you have the worst drive in our area. >> one place in northern virginia that's agonizing slow. we're talking about route 23 in manassas. it's considered one of the busiest and most could ngested roads. >> adam tuss is in the middle of traffic now. good morning, adam. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. take a look out the wind shield drive camera. we're absolutely stuck in traffic on 28. this is in the manassas. manassas park area where we are right now. it's a tough ride to get through this entire stretch. you know, guys, route 28 has become a

the prince william parkway to manassas, manassas park, up to loudoun parkway. what do you do? widen the road? that's not really a great option. there are a lot of businesses here. there are some side roads here that could potentially connect the road to make things better. we talked about it with a driver in this area. >> lot of houses. when you do that, the next thing you know, you get all the traffic. the more cars, the more people, that's what it's all going to be about. >> you don't think it's a good idea to widen the road, do you? >> no. the more you widen in, more you have more cars. it will be backed up a miss. >> 66 is a mess. >> reporter: there are a series of public meetings coming up on this guys and you have your chance to weigh in, in the coming weeks. >> adam tuss, live for us. thank you. families on verge of being forced out. the rean

hours away for people in prince george's county. >> we want to thank you for sharing your cooley clips moments with us. some of you had unique ways of sharing of the moment with friends and family. love to see the crescent

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welcome back. our own chuck bell and chief meteorologist doug kammerer took it all in from clemson, south carolina. they had the best view, right? >> the solar eclipse for sure. they may not have been as excited as these people. take a look. lucky passengers bought a ticket to get a view from above onalaska airlines flight. >> look at that. >> gave them a glimpse from 40,000 feet in the sky. on board were professors, meteorologist and an astronaut. >> not only did you get this view, you had all these experts to weigh in on what you were seeing when. >> pretty cool. that is amazing.

it yesterday. today, though, we have a lot of sunshine. no eclipse today. but we have very hot temperatures. 76 right now in the district. it's going to heat up today. we have a weather alert because it will be feeling around 1 h00 degrees by noon. i'll show you the cooldown coming up in a bit. let's check your commute with rob stallworth at wtop. good morning, rob. good morning, sheena. the roads are dry. but they are definitely hot in virginia on i-95. i-395, hov lanes are closed between edsel road an the 14th street bridge and a crash after king street there blocking the left lane. you're in a delay. from the wtop traffic center, i'm rob stallworth. thank you, rob. too cool for facebook. some users are logging off for good. find out why and what could be the replacement for the social media giant. a war in afghanistan, strong words from president trump.

terrorists overseas. >> reporter: after years of living in fire hazards, dozens of families in prince george's county could be forced to leave their homes. i'm

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from now on, victory will have a clear definition. attacking our enemies, obliterating isis, crushing al qaeda. preventing the taliban from taking over afghanistan and stopping master roar attacks against america before they emerge. >> 15 before the hour. president trump rolling a plan and a way forward for the war in afghanistan. >> it will include more troops, but not clear how many. he had strong words during his primetime address saying, quote, we're not nation

we're killing terrorists. >> he said i will not say when we will attack but attack we will. peter alexander joins us now from the white house with more on what could come next. peter, good morning. >> aaron and eun, good morning to you. president trump will tough talk yesterday. he repeatedly has said in the past this war was a waste of money and a total disaster. now he's taking ownership of a fight deep into the 16th year. the president insists this is not open ended or a blank check. he focused on the desire to focus on terrorists in those regions, also about stepped-up engagement with some much america's allies there, including the pakistan, the neighbor there. the president today will head off to feep phoenix, arizona. tonight is a mega rally. the campaign-style event. it will be interesting a what we hear

specifically what victory would look like. a lot of people critical that there aren't details in the remarks. my colleague, matt lauer is here at the white house. he's going to speak with the vice president, mike pence. you can only see it here on the "today" show moments from now. aaron, eun, back to you. >> peter alexander, thank you. again, look for more from peter on the "today" show next. 6:47 now. the statue of robter e lee, the focal point in charlottesville is coming down sooner than expected. >> blood on your hands. >> the decision follows a council meeting filled with tension. protesters stood on the tables holding signs. some had to be removed from that meeting. the protesters accused them of not intervening when there was a clash over the removal of the lee statue. one person killed, dozens injured in the violence there. it's

a scary scene just outside of philadelphia where two trains collided. >> one was filled with people and four people are in critical condition this morning. matt delucia from our sis ister station in philadelphia is on the scene in upper darby, pennsylvania. >> the transit agency that overseas. they're trying to find out what caused this crash early this morning. that is one of the damaged cars as it sits and the investigators are poring over the evidence. trying to figure out what caused this early this morning. 42 people were injured, four critically. video here from the scene a little earlier. authorities, witnesses on the scene tell us this crash happened after midnight. the inbound high-speed line train was coming into this hub. it's called the 69th street transportation center. the train crashed into another train parked and unoccupied. it was filled with ambulances and police. the moments following the crash as you can imagine. we spoke with one oth

and we spoke with him after he got off. >> my face hit the wall put a big hole in the whaall and i we straight down and blacked out. it was loud and it hurt. >> reporter: to recap, more than 3 dods people injured. including four people who are critically injured. big question right now, how did this happen? the investigators working to figure that out. in upper darby, pennsylvania, i'm matt delucia, back to you. >> 6:49 now. a deadline is looming at a trouble condo building in temple hills. >> families who live there will find out whether they'll be evicted because of fire safety problems. >> it was not long ago that hundreds of families woke up in the dark at lind hill condominiums. >> justin finch joins us live to tell us what's next for the families. justin? >> reporter: eun, good morning, the prince george's fire department says they have been unsafe for too long. if today they come and find

code, that means the families who live here, children, seniors and others will have to find another place to live. fire officials should be auto arriving for another walk through of the complex here. on friday, they posted violation notices after finding several hazards, including nonworking fire alarms and standing trash and debris here. the condo association was given until this morning to make the repairs. if they are unmet, fire officials will post eviction notices. we just met one neighbor who says he's just now hearing about all this. >> you hear this news, what are you thinking? you have to leave? >> yes. i may have to leave. >> reporter: if that eviction is called around 58 or so this morning, those living here have 24 hours to -- the red cross

will be on hand to find temporary housing. live in temple hills, news 4, back to you in the studio. >> justin, thank you. you're going to go jail. don't do it. >> anger outside the prince george's county courthouse. the mother of the suspect in the clinton triple murder attacked the news 4 photographer monday afternoon. now, before that confrontation, a judge ordered a mental evaluation for antonio williams. he repeatedly yelled out during his hearing yesterday. prosecutors are not convinced that he's actually mentally ill. prince george's county police say that williams admitted to stabbing his 6-year-old sister and two young cousins to death. his mother found the girls' body friday at a home in clinton. this morning, moms in loudoun county call a new ad from loudoun county public schools sexist. take a look. this is the ad in question. it appears in the loudoun county public schools annual rorp and

promotes the mobile app for the school. the phrase, are you that mom is flashed across the top? the ad details a list of activities a mother might forget. on social media, many condemn the ad calling it condescending and sexist since it didn't say anything about the dads. the school system has since apologized. i think many parents back to school, you know, there's a lot on your plate and sometimes those back to schooley males, the to do lists slip through the cracks. we're all guilty of that. it's tough to be a parent. >> whether a mom or grandmother or aunt or a dad. >> 6:52 right now. let's check in with wtop's rob stallworth keeping an eye on the traffic. >> aaron, folks, if you're headed on the roadway, the beltway through prince george's county, the inner loop between route 50 and landover road, looking for a car fire. use caution. otherwise in virginia on i-395, still the

between edsall road and the 14th street bridge for a crash investigation. some work there. use caution. otherwise, it you're travel at this point or route 4 where chopper 4 is, we had a crash after wayson's corner. it's all cleared and lanes definitely reopened. i'm rob stallworth. sheena, what's the weather look like? >> it's going to be a hot one, rob. we have a weather alert day. we've been talking about it all morning long. feeling like 100 to 103 degrees. actual temperatures in the 90s but relief is on the way. a cold front moves through tomorrow. huge cooldown coming. this is going to last for many, many days. near 76 degrees in washington. we're going to see plenty of sun. the temperature is quickly rising. 72 gaithersburg. 74 clinton. 76 annapolis. front royal at 70 degrees. if you're walking the dog today or you nee

at cuss available for adoption at the humane rescue hine. he did not get adopted this weekend, unfortunately. i know i hope he get a home too. through noon today, feeling like 100 degrees. short walk for the dogs. little to no rain relief. 96 but feeling around 103. here's future weather. 2:00 p.m., we have a couple isolated showers north of the district. but few and far between. most of the area will see little to no rain relief today. but it's going to be a hot one out there. cold front moves through tomorrow morning. not a lot of rain with it. maybe a couple showers at best. then we get this big area of high pressure. it's going to be coming from canada. with canadian highs like this, they tend pull down the p drier air mass. look at what happens after today. 86 tomorrow. then look at this forecast. i don't think i've seen a forecast like this in a really long time. around 80 degrees. almost every day for

sunny skies and very low humidity. that looks pretty perfect, guys. good morning. i'm landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. a new study shows teens leaving facebook faster than expected. e-marketer estimates the user base among 13 to 17-year-olds will shrink more than 3% this year. that's the first time a decline has been predicted for any age group. while that may be bad news, there's a silver lining. teens often prefer ins graham which is owned by facebook. but snapchat will be bigger among teens by the end of 2017. for your business report, i'm landon dowdy. landon, thank you. it's 6:56. here are four things to know. families in temple hills, they could receive an eviction notice if the building does not pass a fire

there's an kl a.m. deadline at that building. last year they -- justin finch is talking to residents this morning. president trump will rally supporters in arizona tonight. large protests are expected. the "today" show will have a look at the president's day ahead and an interview with vice president mike pence. a witness said blood was everywhere when two trains collided outside philly. people in critical condition. look for more in the nbc washington app. today is one of our favorite pandas birthday, 2. we're not sure what the national zoo has planned. we'll let you know. hope he gets an ice cream cake. ice cake. >> i hope so auto too. but it's going to melt today. it's going to be 96 degrees for a high. triple digits. we have a weather alert because of that. a cold front moves through. look what it

we'll be in the low 80s. around 80. some days in the upper 70s. morning temperatures about the mid to low 60s and low humidity. it's got to be really, really nice. >> beautiful weather. thank you, sheena. >> that is the broadcast, sheena. we appreciate you waking up with us. >> see you in 25 minutes. traffic and local news. until then, enjoy your day. >> make it a great tuesday everybody.

good morning. reversing course. after years o reversing course. after years of criticizing u.s. involvement in afghanistan the president announces his new strategy for the war, vowing victory. >> in the end, we will wine. >> but declining to give specifics on just how many more troops that will take. >> our commitment is not unlimited and our support is not a blank check. >> this morning matt is live at the white house to talk with vice president mike pence. breaking overnight, a high speed commuter train slams into a parked train outside philadelphia. more than 40 passengers rushed to the hospital. investigators trying to figure out what went wrong. we're live at the scene. deadly