posing for a purpose. the world record. hundreds of people will be attempting to break this morning. hello, everyone. thank you for joining us. >> welcome to "news4 today" on this sunday, may 6. the only thing that's miss prosecuting this sunday is the sun. >> i know. what is it? that's -- it is not supposed to be like that. that's not too bad. >> good news is that it was forecasted. and forecasted weather is always good weather at least on this end of the desk. you may not be happy about the cloud cover. it is there. it is not going anywhere. so now you need to make the most with your cloudy sunday and it is not going to be a are iny day. you don't need to worry about that. you can boldly go out and wash the car under a full deck of clouds. that would say that you have full faith in the forecast. it is not going to rain today it does look awfully gloomy outside this morning bunt you probably already noticed you can actually see the washington monument in that picture. an hour or so ago you could not.

the fog has lifted. and i do think we will get a sliver or two of sunshine around here before the day is lou. but it is going to be on the whole, a day you will remember as a cloudy one. 62 in downtown washington. 63 now in manassas, virginia. 63 in culpeper. 62 in fredericksburg. my confidence in the no rain, very, very strong. nothing showing up on doppler right now. can't rule out a drizzle drop or two but even within 200 3shgs 00 miles, their yea drop to be found. clouds yes, rain no. temperatures today upper 60s to around 70. and you may get a brick or two of shine. further north you live today, the better your chances are of seeing a little break or would of the sun. then back to work and school every day for your monday. and wouldn't bother of you if it was on a monday. it will be just like this again tomorrow on a monday but a little warmer tomorrow. we will have a little extra sunshine. on the whole today and tomorrow will be kissing cousins.

we'll call it. very similar. >> we will take it. >> thanks. incredible heartache for a fairfax county woman physically and emotionally. first she suffered a stroke. then friday, she learned her daughter died in a hit-and-run accident. 21-year-old shalinda was on her way to visit her mother in the hospital friday morning when the accident happened. police say that arrington got in an argument with another driver on harrison lane and then run over. investigators believe that this could be a case of road rage. arrington's mother is begging important more answers. >> whoever hit her, just come forward. i'm fair. i will give you the chance to tell me what happened. >> a witness told police that arrington's confrontation was with the driver of a dark colored suv with temporary tags. if you know anything about friday's accident that can help

detectives find that you are asked to call fairfax county police. d.c. police revisited a cold case working with a mother to rye to solve her son's murder from four years ago. melvin seals was shot and killed in april of wait on moore street northeast. it was at the height of the gang wars in the trinidad area. yesterday seals' mother canvassed the area along with the help of police cadets and says she simply wants justice and closure for her son's murder. >> you want to be able to dance the victory dance. i want the person that killed my son in jail. if he's already in jail i want him to sna there. he needs to be prosecuted for killing my son a $50,000 reward is available for anyone with information on this case. the race important the white house socially under way. the president has been in campaign mode the past few months but now he has made it official. julie carey was at the kickoff for his re-election campaign in virginia and she has the story.

>> reporter: it looked and sounded a lot like wait. rousing rally at virginia commonwealth university. president barack obama officially launched his 2012 campaign and m the state where he made history four years ago. the state now considered a must-win for re-election. >> virginia four years ago, you and i began a journey together. >> reporter: the president says that journey will take a little longer to restore lost jobs. but credits his administration with reviving the american auto industry. he told supporters a mitt romney presidency would mean tax policies of the past that favor the wealthy and leave the middle class behind. >> this isn't just another election. this is a make or break moment for america's middle class. we have been through much to turn back now. >> reporter: several virginia republican party leaders sat in on the rally and afterward accused the president of failing to deliver on wait promise. >> under barack obama's failed policies, the average household income is down $4300.

price of gas is up $2 a gallon. >> reporter: obama supporters say that they are confident virginia voters will once again back the democrat. >> the base is energized, period. >> i believe he has kept his promises and i believe he satisfies pretty much bringing the economy up. >> reporter: barack obama and mitt romney came to the commonwealth twice this weekend. there's no doubt they will continue to be frequent visitors to must-win virginia in the months between now and election day. richmond, julie carey, news4. >> after virginia president obama was off to ohio. he spoke at ohio state university to a crowd of more than 14,000. the commander in chief touted the auto industry's comeback and as well as his health care overhaul as as reasons why voters should consider voting for him again. ohio like virginia is considered a key battleground state in the november election. as president obama begins his re-election campaign, he is

keeping a close eye on the monthly jobs report. "meet the press" moderator david gregory joined us earlier this morning and he says the president is well aware that if things don't improve he could find himself out of a job. >> the more people feel like they are worse off than they were four years ago, the more they may look for an alternative. the hole was so deep that the climb out is going to take longer than you might expect but we are doing the kinds of things to make it happen. >> be sure to tune in to "meet the press" this morning. david has an exclusive interview with vice president joe biden. "meet the press" airs at 10:30 on news4. the libertarian party chooses there presidential candidate. former new mexico governor gary johnson will represent the lib tear wran party in november. johnson was originally run something the republican race but will now square off against president obama and most likely mitt romney. johnson running on a platform that includes drastic cuts to government spending and he would

also legalize marijuana and replace the income tax with a higher national sales tax. a judge called a recess after five men accused in the september 11 attacks used stall tactics at their arraignment this weekend. the five men, mohammed is the self-proclaimed mastermind of the september 11 attacks, the group defy annually disrupted saturday's military hearing at guantanamo bay, cuba. they knelt in prayer, ignored the judge and would not listen to the arabic translation of instructions. the defendants asked all their charges be read out loud. experts say that yesterday's arraignment should have lasted just a few hours at most. but instead stretched nearly 13 hours. the judge scheduled the next hearing for june welfare. right now crowds are gathering for a number of events at the national mall to raise awareness in their fight against cancer. first up, the avon walk for breast cancer. this is a would-day event that started yesterday.

participants are walking either a marathon course of 26 miles or 39-mile marathon and a half. the event raises money for breast cancer research and it is the tenth anniversary of the avon walk. the event wraps up with a closing ceremony this afternoon near the washington monument. >> there is another event going on now. it is an attempt at a world record. >> news4's derrick ward is at people plaza. that's where a large crowd will be will. >> we have been talking about the race to the white house. this is a race technically going away from the white house. but it is for -- definitely for a good cause. you see the crowds starting to gather here. the race is under way. this is a race for hope. it is a product the case foundation in the name of finding the route to the fastest cure for brain cancer. now, this race is actually under way. so you remember zacking. struck by cancer survivor zachary letterer.

and, you know, it went on youtube and went viral. it was a twist on tebowing. it was an attempt to do the largest single gathering of people simultaneously, zacking. "american idol" contestant david cook is among those here to help with that effort. you know, this is all in fun but it is a good cause. we spoke to one woman who is down here with her child. he attends the brown academy in alexandria. and, you know, because it is such a good cause, she wants hem to have fun but also feels that he needs to get behind good causes and it is good to get him started young. >> my son's school, brown academy, they have a team. he's 10 years old. and it is important for kids to recognize how blessed they are, to support and causes and for -- brain cancer, research, and you never know, it is not directly affecting my family right now but just never know. i want my son to be able to appreciate how blessed he is and

be able to support important causes like this. >> reporter: indeed. you know, in the future that means one more person in the vast crowd of people who care. people who put their feet, i guess, where their thoughts are. indeed they come out and do something. now, this race will go up to the capitol and cop back. if you are headed down this roy, you will encounter street closures. that's where we are live, news4. back to you. >> derrick ward reporting live. thank you very much it be linting to see how many people participate in the zacking event. >> you have been known to zack. >> yeah. strong man pose created by zack letterer and truly is an inspiration for so many and will be starting his six weeks of radiation on tuesday. we wish him well. time now is 9:10. a royal visit. why prince harry is coming to washington this week. all the ladies are listening now 37. also i ahead laushgs suit in the christmas day fire in connecticut. who the home's owner says is to blame for the fire that killed

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this is the 75th anniversary of one of the greatest tragedies in u.s. history. hindenburg blew up 1937 at the air station in new jersey. 35 people were killed, including one person on the ground. no one has ever been able to confirm exactly what caused that explosion. but this traj did yrage i did l end of the ear. >> a father plans to sue the city of statement poured. an attorney for the client said the city did not make sure fire alarms were properly install

street. building inspectornot find any problems. fire investigators said the fire started when a contractor threw fireplace ashes in or too close to trash. the fewer killed the three girls who were 9 years old and a pair of twins who were 7. their grandparents also died in that fire. the lawsuit is expected to be filed within the next month. federal officials say that they were investigating a neo-nazi in arizona before he went on a shooting rampage. j.t. reddy believed to have killed his girlfriend and three others last wednesday. ready is a white known supremacist and founded the u.s. barreder guard. the fbi said they were looking into ready's involvement in the national socialist movement at the time of the deadly shootings. >> the united states lose one of its most iconic landmarks? human rights official for the united nations says that america should return land that is sacred to native americans. that includes the site of mt.

rushmore. america's treatment of native americans can be considered racial discrimination. his report will now go to the u.n. human rights council. ladies, keep calm and carry on. britain's prince harry is headed here to d.c. he will be in town tomorrow to accept an award for his charitable activities on behalf of wounded servicemen. harry will attend an awards dinner hosted by the atlantic council at the ritz-carlton hotel. he will also visit wounded veterans at the british ambassado ambassadors' residence. his training as an apache helicopter pilot. he worked with walking with the wounded, a british organization that retrains and reeducates veterans. the atlantic council is a washington-based think tank. tonight a legendary story haunting prince george's county haunts the big screen. "return of the goat man" premieres in silver spring. it chronicle it is local legend about an experiment gone wrong at the usda research center in belts i will have in the '50s or

'60s. the half man, half goat roamed the woods of prince george's county and devoured animals and occasionally humans. one local man turned the goat man saga into a real-life horror movie and you can see that frightening flick today. "return of the goat man" has the red carpet premiere at 8:00 at the affi silver theater in silver spring. advance tickets are $27. >> this is your only time to see it because we were actually trying to plan a viewing party that all of us could go to and realized there was only one show time. >> maybe when it comes out on dvd. >> or if it is sold out maybe they will have another showing. >> there you go. we will start it. it will be a thing. we will get -- what do they call it, a trend, get it trending. trending on twitter in no time. >> could be a good day to go to the movies. >> good day. good day for movies, book reading, sitting at home and making a pot of beef stew. whatever you have to do to make your sunday palatable. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal.

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did you see it? last night we had a souper moon. it passed about 15 thousand miles closer to earth than average. that made the moon appear larger and brighter than usual. we want to see your perspective of the super moon so tweet us or send us your pictures on facebook by search iing "news4 today." i was super tired. >> i was super at work but we had a lot of clouds around last night. i really didn't get a very good view of it. we had a few people send in a couple of pictures but we immediate more. if you have a great picture of it send it in. we were cloud challenged around here yesterday evening. >> how often do we get to see the super moon? >> it won't be that big again for another 17 years. the moon is on an elliptical -- >>and cicadas at the

same time. little bit of high water along hains point today. not a big coastal flooding problem but nonetheless, often the times the big ful moons like that, astronomical high tides are higher than average. if you live along the water, running down hains point today, you will notice the water is elevated. certainly not anything too tear bli toybl worry about. didn't have too ferocious of an onshore breeze. an onshore wind though. light wind. five to ten miles per hour across most of the area. cloud deck has eased up a little bit. looks a little nicer outside now than it did an hour or so ago when we were mired in the fog. it is still plenty cloudy out there. on the cool side. 62 now at national airport. there is the easter lynn wind now. still. ing 7 miles per hour in washington. that easterly wind will be a big part of the remainder of your day. 59 now in easton, maryland. 61 in annapolis. 63, culpeper, manassas, and

leesburg. 64, hagerstown and frederick. we will be rising into the upper 60s and low 70s for a time today. hometown forecast annandale, virginia, beautiful fairfax county. 61 degrees right now with the cloud cover out there. first peeks of sunshine, little after about noontime today, temperatures up into the mid and upper 60s. maybe nosing in on about 70 for a high temperature today. not too far above 70. back down into the low 60s by this evening. so if you are going down to the nationals and phillies, we are going for the sweep of the phillies today. first pitch is at 8:05 this evening. good night for baseball. cloudy and cool. no chance for rain. first pitch temperature around 67 degrees. here's radar. no drops anywhere too close to us right now. we don't need to worry about rain today or tomorrow. showers across alabama, not coming towards us. these raindrops in the upper midwest. low headed up into eastern canada. that cool front will be dragged through here late tuesday and into wednesday time frame. that will be our next trends for the rain showers around here.

cloudy with a patch write fog. most of the fog is gone now. clouds will remain much of the day. slifrs of sunshine is about all you should expect. then for overnight tonight, clouds remain. the fog returns early tomorrow. like today, tomorrow afternoon, clouds gone. or the fog is gone. clouds will remain. few more big breaks of sunshine for tomorrow before the warm, humid air rushes in here monday might into tuesday. with all that, here is your forecast for today. fog is dissipating now. drizzle is all but gone, too. clouds are still out there. noticeably cooler. ten degrees cooler than yesterday. highs today in the upper 60s and low 70s. the all-important forecast on down through the week ahead. cloudy today and mostly cloudy tomorrow. then turning warm and humid. little bit stormy here late tuesday and into early wednesday. we do need the rain. still about five inches behind in rain for the year. every drop appreciated before summer rolls in here. then turning warm and dry again as we finish out the week. head into next weekend. should any unexpected drops arise, i will be tweeting about

it this afternoon. >> all right. thanks, chuck. 82 days until the 2012 olympics. organizers are putting the final touches on the venues. thousands of fans turned out important the final test event at london's olympic park. athletes competed in front of 40,000 people. organizers plan to make a few final changes before the actual games. they say the athletes that took part in the games loved the stadium. the olympics kick off july 27 right here on news4. it was a bright sports day yesterday. if you are a fan of d.c. sports teams. >> who isn't these days. dan hellie has the highlights in this morning's sports minute. >> good sunday morning, everybody. your sports minute starts with the washington capitals. your caps beat the rangers 3-2 thanks to a late power play goal

from mike green. best-of-seven series now tied at would games apiece. game five is in new york on monday. nationals on the verge of sweeping the evil phillies after a 7-1 win over philadelphia. jayson werth's lee-run homer poured a four-run homer. they can close out the series tonight on espn's sunday night baseball. they are loving it. os get seven runs in the third inning in boston. mark reynolds with the second homer in as many games helped give the os an 8-2 win with the red sox. orioles now 18-9 on the year. same record as the nationals. i will have another is your kentucky derby winner. down the stretch. thrilling win p.m. i will have another was a 15-1 long shot to win the derby. d.c. united, 2-0 winner over tornado fc. bicycle kick here. sealing the deal.

and that's your sports minute. everybody, have a great sunday. >> i think i will have another will be catching on. >> oh, yeah. >> lot of people saying that. >> lot of people doing that. the derby, i'm sure. >> the time is 9:26. warren buffett finally speaks publicly about his cancer diagnosis. what the wealthy businessman says about his health and impact it will have on his investors. what's so fun write? why some doctors are advising you to belt out a good laugh today.

welcome to "news4today." >> fairfax county police say a deadly hit and run could have been the result of road rage and they are looking for the driver. the car hit 21-year-old shalinda

arrington on friday morning. arrington was on her way to the hospital to see her mother who recently had a stroke. d.c. police are hoping to solve a murder case that's four years old. yesterday a mother teamed up with police cadets to canvas the neighborhood where her son was shot and killed. melvin seals was murdered during a rash of gang violence around the trinidad neighborhood in 2008. president obama kicked off his re-election campaign with a rally in richmond, virginia. the president spoke at virginia commonwealth university before heading to ohio state university in columbus, ohio. both states are considered still up in the air for november's election. police in maryland are investigating a deadly shooting involving a father and his son. it happened in the 7900 block of spice barry circle in gaithersburg last night. police say a man was arguing with his 22-year-old son. the father then allegedly shot the son who died in a parking lot a short time later. the investigators have not released their identities or

have said what they were actually argue being. one of the victims in a maryland church shoot sing on life support and is not expected to survive. st peters episcopal church in ellicott city released a statement saying reverend mary marguerite comb will donate her organs. comb and a church secretary were shot thursday by a homeless man who then killed himself. the secretary died from the shooting. the church says it is holding a private service today to begin the healing process. police say they found two bodies in their search for a tennessee mother and her three daughters. the authorities issued an amber alert for joanne and her girls yesterday. two bodies turned up in a mississippi home with ties to the man charged in their abduction. he's 35-year-old adam maze. girls ages 8 p. welfare and 14 were last seen april 27 when her husband reported them missing. the fbi describes maze as a family friend. they don't know if they went willingly with maze.

authorities have not said if the bodies were found with the mother or any children. shareholders from warren buffett's company reject planned to name a replacement for the 81-year-old ce o'. the vote was part of berkshire hathaway's annual shareholder meeting. the afl-cio proposed the idea. officials there say they just wanted an annual update on the planning. buffett, who has cancer, says it is a, quote, nonevent. shareholders say that they are okay with buffett's updates and they are confident plan is in place to eventually replace him. >> he said that he's not going to miss any work, that his treatment is going to be just a simple few minutes a day, just -- just walks a few blocks from his office. walks and gets treatment. he won't miss any work. he said he will be perfectly fine. >> buffett says he gets regular updates on his health and that house company's board discusses his replacement more than any other subject. voters in france are casting ballots in a presidential runoff

election. rler were polls suggest that the outcome could unseed sarkozy after just one term. he is running against socialist challenger challenger hollande. the winner will serve a five-year term which includes a seat on the number security council. >> this morning the hikers that were once detained in iran are celebrating their honeyman. they got married yesterday in san francisco. shourd, bower, and fattal were arrest order the iraq/aran boarder and were accused of spying. she was released after 14 months but baugher and fattal stayed in prison for more than two years. fattal was the bestman at the wedding. the happy couple says they are staying in the san francisco area. right now in italy, the newest ship setting sail on the

maiden voyage. the trip comes four months after the costa concordia tragedy. 32 people died when the ship hit a reef. and half of it sank. the ship's captain is accused of veering off course before the crash. the new ship is now the largest from italy and owned by carnival based in miami. a new report shows more and more students are working to excel in high school. 2 million students are preparing to take close to 4 million advanced placement exams. those are the ap exams. that's more than double the number of students who took the ap exams ten years ago. more and more states and high schools are pushing ap classes as a way to raise standards and grades. more students are succeeding as 18% of high school grads passed at least one ap exam last year. those are great numbers. i remember taking the ap exams. lot of preparation goes into that. >> yeah. not easy. you know, if you -- guess if you score high enough you cannot have to take college courses.

it is beneficial. >> absolutely. you may find yourself asking what is so funny several times today. >> and it is for a good reason. today is world laughter day. organizers hope to get people in more than 70 countries to participate. world laughter day is actually founded by a yoga expert. that was back in 1988. it is an effort to create a global consciousness of the time now is 9:36. it was one of the most talked about stories of the week. a new jersey mother accused of bringing her 5-year-old kid into a tanning bed with her, well, now, "saturday night live" is weighing in on the controversy and you won't want to miss it. >> who needs the kentucky derby? a look at another huge race featuring tiny pooches. happened right here in our area.

biden on "meet the press." romney heads to ohio and obama's big fund-raiser with george 3ç1. on monday, mitt romney heads to ohio. the key battleground state that he likely needs to win. on tuesday, president obama will be in albany, new york, for aechb at a manufacturing facility. on wednesday, romney raises money in oklahoma. the white house host as performance honoring the of burt bachrach. we will see if obama sings. on thursday, president obama goes to seattle and los angeles to raise one in l.a. is with george clooney which is expected to bring in a whopping $12 million. that would be the biggest presidential fund-raiser in american history. ♪

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welcomeó8h this morning's "wednesday's child" is tanika. >> she wants to own her bridal salon some day. barbara harrison met up with the 16-year-old at a bridal shop northwest washington recently. >> reporter: 16-year-old tamika wants to learn the bridal business because one day she thinks she might want to own a couture bridal salon like this one. >> when the bride comes in, our consul tan will meet with her roitsch hitched bridal salon owners explained to tamika how it all works. >> bride comes in. >> reporter: julia and karen thought it might be fun to let tamika try out her skills with a pretend customer. >> hello. welcome to hitched. >> thank you. >> we have a lot of dresses here for you. >> great. >> let's start over here.

>> okay. >> so do you know what kind of fabric you want? >> reporter: owning a bridal salon is only part of her future plan. she is concentrating on doing well in school. what kind of grades are you making now? >> i'm a "b" average student. >> she is really driven and dedicated. and determined to pursue all of her dreams. >> reporter: tamika was a wednesday's child two years ago. although disappointed she didn't find a forever family there, she hasn't given up. >> i always wanted something permanent. something that i always r and a family gives you that. this is home. i can come back and go off to college or work and i just want to$ dinner. it is just something i belong to them. they candace own me. do you know how you are going to have your hair for your wedding day? >> reporter: tamika showed patience and kindness with her customer. something we think she would bring to an adoptive family who will surely love her. >> i just want a family that's

going to be there for me and i will be there for them. >> reporter: barbara harrison, news4, "wednesday's child." >> looks like she has a bright future ahead of her. did you have room in your heart or home, call our special adoption hotline. 1-88-to-adopt-me or visit our website, nbcwashington.com. we are feeling a bit of a cooldown here in the washington area. it is not bad. >> no one will complain about this one today. temperatures are going to falwell short of the 83 we made yesterday. not anywhere close to that warm for today.

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>> hello. sorry about all the smoke. i just came from the sa !.e >> tan sag lon. >> tanning salon. >> like she stayed in there a little too just knew the tanning mom would make an appearance on "saturday night live." eli manning hosted last night. rihanna was the musical guest. imean, come on. >> we are just jealous, that's what she said. you are all just jealous. >> she said you are fat and jealo jealous. she had some mean words for snook write. she was criticizing her. from your perspective, too much sun there? >> little too much sun there. mother nature will give us a little break from the sunshine for today. today you won't need to worry too much about slathering on the sun block. we have a nice deck of cloud cover out there. little spf.

spf, 10, 15, not a bad idea on day like today to keep your skin moist. you won't need to worry about sunburn today. cloud cover is thick now. whole lot thicker earlier in morning. along with the fog. now the fog is gone. and thing are brightening up just a touch. it will continue to get a little better by later this afternoon. on the whole today and tomorrow, filled with cloud cover. that's all right, though. cloudy days and warm season not always such a bad thing at all. there is your live view of the national cathedral. high up on top of the hill northwest washington. nice looking day outside today. as long as you like a little break from the early summer preview we had yesterday. 83 yesterday. we won't be anywhere near that today. we are at 63 now. east wind at 7 miles per hour. easterly winds mean an onshore flow from the ocean and means generally a lot of low level moisture which generally leads to cloud cover. here's what we see out there this morning. 64 in new market, maryland. 61 from damascus and gaithersburg. tall way down to bethesda and chevy chase.

out into northern virginia this morning. burke and chantilly, towards south riding, virginia. temperatures in the low 60s this morning. nothing showing up on doppler. we will be rain-free for your sunday p you are going out to the nationals game tonight, perfect weather for baseball. cloudy skies are can wear jeans to the game tonight. first pitch temperature right ruined 68 degrees. first pitch is at 8:00. up to our north and west, this is our next chance for rain. marching through the northern parts of the grit lakes now. cold front dropping down into northwestern missouri. that is the combed front which will bring us our next chance for rain late in the day tuesday on into tuesday night and wednesday. for now, though, just cloud write. patchy fog is all but begun. high pressure that's driving that easterly breeze, that's going to leave with us a mostly cloudy day today and again tonight after the sun goes down, all of that low level moisture willing, i think, once again leave you a nothingy start first thing tomorrow morning. as that area of high pressure moves further off the coastline we get a little bit more of a southerly componentnent the wind. by late in the day tomorrow, as a result, few extra breaks of

sunshine tomorrow. compared to today. and maybe a degree or two warmer as well. before our next rain chance rolls in here tuesday afternoon and into wednesday. for your sunday mostly cloudy. cooler than yesterday. sunny patches coming up later on this afternoon. not all sunshine but little sliver here and there make you feel good. highs today upper 60s and low 7 ons. tomorrow much like today. only a little warmer and a little bit more sunshine. we will call eight mostly cloudy day. highs tomorrow, if you see more sunshine, you may be up into the mid 70s. most of us will held in the low 70s tomorrow. you will notice humidity roaring back tuesday. back up near 80 degrees. with showers likely tuesday night into wednesday. and that. staying just about average all the way through the end of the week and on into next weekend. you need to stay ahead of the weather on the remainder of your p sunday, could follow me on twitter. >> it was pretty warm yesterday. nice relief. >> i like -- this is great for runners and cycler. >> cooler weather. thanks. time right now is just ten

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