protest. >> chaos in the streets as tensions boil o a surrounding the shooting death of an unarmed teenager. >> a developing situation that makes the morning routine just about impossible. when water could beackn for dozens of peopl waiting for a virginia water main to be fixed. just a taste of what is to come. the cool temperatures you're stepping outside to this morning. preview of the dramatic drop you're going to see over the next 24 hours. >> tom kierein is helping you prepare for what is in store today. >> autumn in august. look at this gorgeous turquoise tangerine sky. it's a lo sleeve morning. you may need a light jacket the next couple of hours. and then you'll be comfortable sleeveless duri the afternoon. much cooler weather moving in

later tonight. temperatures right now mid-50s much of fairfax, montgomery county, loudoun, prince william, fauquier. prince ge'nt near 60. in the district e it in the mid-60s. for the commute this morning, whether walking or drive, beautiful weathe bright sunshine. low 60s between now and 8:00 ach a 10:00, brighd sunny with a light wind. a look at the hour by hour temperature changes for the next 12 hours, that is coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s. we have some road closures in alexandria to that water main break. russell road between west oak street and we sstreet, all lanes are blocked while they fix the break. elsewhere, southbound 295 looking slow you're approaching t pennsylvania

avenue. 24 miles anthere. and here is a live look at 95 authority bound at lorton, seeing more volume, but no ai g accide report. new this morning, one person is dead after a crash on the beltway. this hapnedut 11:30 last night. two cars collided on the outer loop near the van dorn exit. we're working to find out the complain of the other passengers. no word on what caused that accident. right n we're working to find out more information about two nearby shootings in d.c. which four people were shot. the first scene was at 46th place and central avenue northeast last night.second scene was about a mile away on 48th place northeast. on central avenue, one man was found dead. another was still breathing. two other gunshot victims were found at 48th place scene. both of those men were conscious and breathing. in both cases, police are looking for either a black or gray nissan. right now a water main break in alexandria has kept water

shut off for neighbors on russell road. it's been off through the night and into the morning. zachary kiesch lwi new information oth time line for this problem. >> reporter: that's right. i just got an update and there is good news for residents here in the alexandri neighborhood. the water could be turned on within the next couple of hours and that's good news bee it's been off since last night. i'll tell you why. right now, take peek at that, that is a water main break. you see the backhoe. crews have been here all night long trying to get will thing fixed. things haven't gone according to plan. they needed to make a cut, things took longer than they expected. but again, good news here, folks could have their water back on within the next couple of hours. been seeing a lot of joggers who will want to splash a little water on their face before they head to thoffice. again, virgin amecan water is here. i've talked to folks who here

working on this. you see the gushing water. you crews trying to get this thing up and rego. we're here off pm in laeb wla nd sodfode >y, thank you. and neighbors in prince george's county also have to change their morning routine e of the water. a boil wat advisory remains in effect for the sern part of that county. wssc says it may take longer than expected to finish testing to may go sure the water is good to use. flooding is hampering repairs to a water main break in that area. 10,000 customers advised to boil your water for one hint before you use it. if you're not sure whether you're affected, we put a many of the affected area on nbcwashington.co the streets of ferguson once more streets of unrest, the end of a fourth day of protests. it was met by police presence all in the wak of the shooting

of an unarmed teen by police officer on saturday. last night, police fired tear gas, flash gras and smoke cab canisters. it comes in the of the death of michael brown shot by a police officer ts past weekend. the governor jayon tweeted out a message that he will be showing up and he's calling for quiet on the st i'm derri ward. back to you. it is day two in the man hunt for the suspects connected to a police officer shooting. we wrought yhthe sto yesterday. two office were shot at in a violence series of events. police reportay it started when an off duty d.c. police officer was driving on suitland parkway when a car pulled up and someone fired three shots at the officer's car. that officer was not hurt. next the suspects tried to car jack an off dy ive at

pennsylvania and sohe avenues. he was shot multiple times, but is expected to survive. 27-year-old romeo hayes has been charged. police are still looking for two other suspects. today it a university of maryland lacrosse player will be in court for his sexual assault case. a woman claims benjamin chisolm inapproprialyhe her at a jiffy lube live. police say she had fallen asleep in a lawn area and she said she woke up to the assault. today's court das pushed back to you allow chisolm's lawyers more timrereis case. later today friends and family will say good-bye to a major general killed in afghanistan. haroldree will be buried at arrest lion national cemetery. he served at aberdeen proving ground and he's the highest ranking u.s. ofr to be killed in comba sin the vietnam war. in the corruption trial of bob mcdonnell and his wife,

prosecutors plan rest their case today. yesterday an fbi special agent testified that star scientific jonnie willia snt $19,000 on maureen mcdonnell during a new york shopping spree. the agent also revealed that the mcdonnells were $90,000 in credit card debt just months after he took office. prosecutors clai that financial problems led them to accept money from williams in exchange about on promoting his dietary supplement coa closing in on a solution. the potential deal that may finally provide closure to a number of families forced from their homes by a landslide. plus, the weather is giving us a bit of everything in the day ahead. the dramatic temperature swings we'll see with yho bho forecast. but first, it might be one less thing to worry about. the workout clothes that promise to cut down on the amount of laundry you havedo

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eventually, though, if it you are sweating a lot and you're working out again and again, maybe a couple washes. let's get a look at your forecast now. tom kierein, weather a traffic on the 1s. >> eun, you don't sweat, you glisten. >> how did you know? >> and this morning it's very dry. perfect for a morning run. fresh and cool. but a dramatic warm-up under way. supper 70s by noon and low to mid-80s by mid ano. a look at the next chance of rain at 6:21. any trouble on the roads yet? not so much. route 50 heading in to the district, 65 miles an hour out of annapolis and 65 headed out of bowie. here is a live look at 50 heading in at 202. volume, but no major delays.

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many of you may remember the damage caused by the duckett dam. it forced hundreds of followings to evacuate their homes. the water damaged the riverfront park and several businesses on main street. tonit erwi b a community meeting about that incident. it starts at 7:00 p.m. at the partnership hall they months after being forced there their homes by a shifting slope, neighbors of piscataway hills in ft. washington are very close to a solution. they'reskg county to approve what is known as option five. that would require the county to buy six homes condemned and

repair the main road. it also requirthe water, sewer and drainage system to be repaired in the neighborhood. today some you in hyattsville are saying enough is enough when it comes to teen violence. community members plan to meet to discuss how to curb the problem. two weeks ago, two teens were thought while walking down the street. stray bullets even went into some houses. this is video of that scene. the suspects have not been caught. the meeting is at 7:00 p.m. at lancer drive d 30th avenue, where the shooting took place. later this morning, a funeral for sprint car driver kevin ward. it will be held at his high school in upstate new york. he died saturday night after being struck by tony stewart's sprint car. detectives say stewart is not criminally reon nascar leaders are now reviewing how safe drivers are after the incident. kevin wd jr.'s father says he wants to know whether tony

stewart saw his son on that track before he hit and killed him. he doesn't understand why a driver as talented as stewart was involved in a deadly crash. still not clear when or whether he will compete at michigan national speed way. the lights went out on brad way last night as the theater community remembered robin williams. he starred in a number of stage productions including his opwn one man show. in 2011, he played the title role of a bengal tiger. veterans affairs is sending a significantm of veterans to see private doctors. this follows the scandal over long waits. robert mcdonald says the agency has made more than 830,000

referrals in the past two months. the v.a. has been shaken by reports that will some veterans died while waiting for treatment. some have been accused of covering up scdung problems, as well. virginia governor mcauliffe is creating a new workforce development initie with a focus on helping military veterans find jobs. mcauliffe signed the executive order yesterda creating this initiative. the gerr plans to ask for 10,000 businesses to sign commitments f hiring veterans. >> this afternoon a group will rally outside the united states postal service hopes of getting a speal to honor the late poet maya angelou. she died in may at 86. at 1:00, that group will gather downtown to read her work aloud and deliver me 63,000 petitions cai the post office to create a stamp in her honor. which would be a nice gesture, i think. absolutely. >> a lot of these stamps people

buy and keep for the historic value they might have. >> sure. and we're talking about much cooler temperatures, just feels different outside after that rain a couple days ago. and we're happy about it because it is the middle of august and we're getting falllike weather. >> and the air is very clean, as well. the rain really cleaned things out. and the dry air has come in, a fresh and cool start on this thursday morning. venus shining rightly. sun just now coming up. here are the mpesoue waking uto. you'll be greeted by temperatures in 50s. downtown low to mid-60s and around the bay. sun just about to come up over the potomac river. live view from the storm feel 4 city camera. look at your tv. as fr prist sunrise and way. later today, all the way into

the low to mid-80s. lots of sunshine. low humidity. and another day with low humidity tomorrow with bright sunshine, afternoon highs climbing to just around 80 degrees. that's about 7 degrees cooler than the average. and we won't getne the average high until saturday afternoon. comfortably y. lots of sunshine. and then sunday, here comes the typical usual august heat and humidity. up away 90. and an isolated thundershower sunday afternoon evening. a small chance of that. getting even more humid next week. on monday, into the upper 80s and partly sunny. just a small chance of a storm. then a likelihood of showers and storms around on tuesday. very humid. remaining humid on wednesday. only a small chance again of storms. highs in e r 8s. a look at a dramatic drop in

temperatures ove tonight. that is coming next weather and traffic on the at 6:31. now how is the overall doing receiprtywell. a couple road closures. russell road between west oak street and west spring street is closed due to a water main break. this will be there until about noon. also an accide in alexandria north washington street at wythe street, police on the scene. and beltway in prince george's county, looking at volume, but no major delays. this morning are celebrating fairfax city. and the city is also known as a college tow >> and this is something angie goff knows very well. she joins us live from fairfax to show you the city's unique relationship wit george mason university. hey, angie. looks like you're right back at home. >> reporter: i know, right? i just finished a whole book on

astronomy. i'm exhausted. leak our littl dorm room? the lava lamp never gets old. these days they have the thing called the bungee chair. so cool. okay. let's talk about the relationship ben grge mason pd a fairfax. because when you think about it, 15 years ago, coming up this fall, that's when they opened their doors. now they have 34,000 students and with that number, talking about head count, it is the largest univers in t state of virginia. and ever since it was founded, the friendship between gmu and the city of fairfax has been very strong. gmu and fairfax have joined forces for many th li t pop uhe are lar fall for the book event. this year it coincides with the university's fi11ayf service. students and city members will spend september is doing a range of service projects across cam mus to honor the memory of those we lo on 9/11. and you are part of plans the

events. how can people lea more about it? >> we'd love the community to come out and suit us. so learn more about the day of service. >> and this is the unofficial icon of george mason. >> fairfax couldn't be a better place for mason to grow. it's been a great community. we're very supportive. >> shout out to the fairfax high school footbal players. the whole team came out for us. the color guard. we also have the drum line. a little cheer for you. come on, coach. >> we're number one! >> back to you. >> as a ram, i can only show you so much love. we have that competition been going on for years. mason has been very kind to me, though.

>> and showing a lot of school pride. and so gre for everyone there to show up today. so thank you, angie, and all the folks out there. earlier ts g, fairfax shf talked to angie about a special back to school tradition. 40 homeless children will get school supplies they need by shopping with a deputy. they team up with are for shelt in the area. it's funded threw donations from the community. and amazon has set up a mobile payment system. business owners attach a credit card reader to their smartphone or tablet and then a mobile app reads your card number. the card reader costs about $10, but the app is fry. amazon also imposes a fee each time a credit card is swiped. and the service is not new, but amazon is one of the biggest companies to provide mobile payments. toohe push for de app n n let you use your

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as you step out this morning. a sign of the dramatic temperature drop in store for us. >> tom kierein high school a look at what you'll be dealing with at this timrr. absote gs . lowumy. would i 8:0 to mid-60s. low humidity in place. perfect for outdoor activities. highs reaching low to mid-80s between 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.. then it will start to drop back. and then it wl dramatically after midnight tonight. by this time tomorrow morning, much of virginia, much of maryland away from the bay and into western maryland, it will be down to just near 50 degrees starting off tomorrow morning.

autumn in august. and by dawn tomorrow and around the bay, should be right away 60 degrees start off early tomorrow morning. a look at hometown highs, coming up next weaer and traffic on the 1st. what is going on with traffic? well, very light volume the on the roadways. here is a live look from chopper 4 at 66 at the beltway. looking good. no major delays there. elsewhere, yore seeing a little bit ofea traveling out of centerville. but then things clear up east bound. report of an accident this temple hills near allentown road between tim sl temple hills d y breyroad. and we're continuing to follow the humanitarian crisis in iraq. u.s. special forces found the situation is improving. rev due gf have had access to fd and water through the air drops.

now officials are reevaluating a possible rescue. richard jordan has more from capitol hill. >> reporter:ut u.s. special forces went up to that mountain in northwest iraq to assess the situation. and they found that they were fewer refugees and christians up there who have been hold up for several week. fewer were on thunin than they officially expected and the nes that were there were in better conditio t forces anticipated. this is likely to do with the humanitarian aidt been dropped therer the past couple of days. also the u.s. credits air strikes that have helped to push back the isis militants threatening to kill. but it is still a dire situation. many still threatened with death if they do not conform from their relig beliefs. britain now says that it will

send special er troops to iraq, this is much like the u.s. support t that is there. they will not combat troops. both britain and the u.s. vowing not to have troops on the ground and fighting, but simply there to assist. determi germaldi se supplies to the area. >> richard oor jordan, thank yo. and pope plfrancis is calli for piece. he told a crowd in south korea he wants both sides to avoid what he calls fruitless criticisms and ofor. during his trip, he will take part this world youth day and console survivors of the ferry disaster that killed more than 300 people. bloo today we'll find out the punishment for a gaithersburg man convicted of sexually assaulting his neighbor.

mack broke into the neighbor's home last year and raped her while her son slept in the next room. he could get life in prison. also today, a former church leader will be sentenced for sexually molesting three boys. nathaniel morales led youth ministries. abuse started in 1983 when the youngest victim was just 11 and lasted until 1991. victims will be rt today's sentencing. the search is on for the person who set fire to a montgomery cotyplayground. take a look at the scene now from chopper 4. this is the cedar valley community par along seneca crossing drive in germantown. the fire cost about $100,000 in damage. 6:34. the supreme court could make a final decisioon virginia's ban on same-sex marriage. yesterday an appeals court denied the clerk's office request to ep the commonwealth ban in place. governor terry mcauliffe appeals

the appeals court decision. lawyers for t cayha they willow ask the u.s. supreme court to block any same-sex marriaghi the case is on appeal. but if that didn't happen, virginia counties could begin issuing marrie licenses to gay couples next week. 6:35. today it has been three years in the making and today costco will where that up the case to build a mega gas station in montgomery count the sto applied for special zoning at the wheaton store in 2011, but neighbors blocked those plans andhe deal has been tied up in hearings. closing arguments are today and there could be a ruling as early as the fall. there won't be a walmart coming to as pep hi hill. the mega store is backing offer plans to build a super center on aspen hill road. a group of homeowners in the area opposed the plan. they thought wall h would mean more traffic.

supporters hoped it would revitalize the economy. the current buildi has been vacant since 201 appartently loudoun county s driving econom growth. per capita income in loudoun grew at twice the right of other jurisdictions. and morth f times the rate of pair faxintch halot 2%. struggling to keep order. the clashes overnight between riot police and protesters as tensions boil over again in a missouri community. not what y want to come home to. the mess left behind for some travelers in the wake of the heavy rainstorms. no rain on the horizon, but we will see some wild temperature swings in the hours to come. in the meantime,ckutha sunrise.

if you're headed to the redskins game oay, metro will stay open an extra hour. make sure you enter the morgan boulevard or largo up to center stations no later than 12:10 a.m. to make to the last blue and silver lins. all other metro stations will close at normal times. imagine coming back from a trip to this scene. your car severely damaged because of rain and flooding. take a look. dozens of cars in the long term parking lot at bwi marshall were flooded. baltimore had record rainfall on tuesday. a lot of cars damaged there. still in that parking lot, too. the airport has left flyers warning owners of the possible damage. they're also taking down license plate numbers ag to contact e owners before they

get to the ait so they're not surprised. costly damage. >> one woman's battery worked, but the car had to be towed. so a rude awakening. and we're talking about just beautiful weathig now. weather and traffic on the 1s. >> tom kierein has the forecast. >> yeah, bwi got two months worth of rain in just several hours. this morning, germantown hometown forecasghtn sunny. lyer during the away, ofn, ar 80. a few clouds. dale city, bright and sunny, h a 60. and later this afternoon, also 80 and partly cloudy. alexandria now at 59 bright sunshine there. a few clouds in the afternoon. upper 70s. a look at big weather changes for the weekend. that is coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:51. alexis, any trouble developing? >> no major delays to speak of

beltway in virginia or maryland. this is the ds road. all lanes open without any major delays. 270 southbound out of frederick, we are seeing some slowing as you're leaving frederick, but no reports of skepaccint the area. back to yo not the way you want to start the morning. a number of people are waking up without water oi. crews scrambl repair a broken water main. when service could be restored. plus proof walmart has everything youou ever need. how long a teenager was able to make himself atindene of those sre

you must disburse now. >> anger boiling over in the streets of ferguson. police using tear gas and flash grenades to t to move back protesters anger by the death of an unarmed teenager. >> it is one of several stories we're follow to go get you up to the minute the minute you're up. we start with jay gray live in ferguson with more on the unrest there. >> reporter: goomorning. you can still smell and feel that tear gas still in the air here right now. this is one of the areas where the showdown between officers and angry members of the community played out again overnight. about 200, 250 protesters met by

police. many intact cal riot gear, everything escalating to violence. you could hear gunshots, sporadic gunfire throughout the night, that despads callingor pate peace. after midnight, governor nix on that released a brief written statement saying hlle t area for e tier today. he cam calls the situation, quo deeply troubling. back to you. >> thank you, jay. two peop are on the run connected to a d.c. police officer shooting and we're learning two officers were shot at. the policepos it started with an off duty officer who was driving on suitland parkway when a pulled up and someone in that vehicle fired three shots at car. she was not hurt. next those same suspects ride to car jack an off duty d.c. detect

ti detee. h expected to survive. romeo hayes has been charged. we're working to find out more tore about two shootings where four pele were shot. the first scene at 46th place and central anu northeast. the second scene about a mile away on 48th place northeast. on central avum was found dead, another still breathing. two other victims found at the 48th place scene. both of those men were conscious and breathing. this both cases, police are looking for either a black or gray nissan. new this morning, one person is dead after a crash on the beltway. around 11:30 last night, would c two cars collided. we're working to find out the condition of e other passengers. no word on wh caused the accident. the sexual assault case for a university of maryland lacrosse player begins today.

benjamin chos only wiobe court. a woman claims he inappropriately touched her at jiffy lube live when she had fallen asleep on the lawn area. she woke up to the assault. today's court date was pushed back to allow chisolm's lawyers more time to prepare his case. in the corruption trial of bob mcdonnell and his wife, xros cute tore prosecutan to rest their case today. yesterday a special agent testified john annill spent $19,000 on maureen mcdonnell in a new york shopping spree and that the mcdonner0,00 in credica dus months after he took office and that led them to accept money from williams. later t friends and family will say good-bye to a major general killed in afghanistan. army major general hol greene

will be buried at arrelington national cemetery. general greene who served at aberdeen provi ground is the highest ranking ofr be killed in th combat since the vietnam war. right now things are looking better for residents who woke up without water in alexandria. this is all happening on russell road near a water main break not far from the grge washington masonic temple. zachary kiesch ive a says the problemsil be fixed soon. that is good progress. >> reporter: th r. good news for folks who live in this alexandria neighborhood. water should be on within the next hour, hour and a half on so. and that is good news because it's been off since yesterday evening. and this is why. just behind me right here, there is a water main break. crews are working on. you can see the backhoe. just behind that, gushing water. but they're down there right now trying to get this thing repaired. so here is the scoop. still working on the break. crews from virginia american

water tell me the break was not clean, so they bring in new equipment. they have do that, so they think that they can get it up and going within the next hour and a half. they will thene crews come in here and fix the road. we're at russell road and chapman street. it will be nice to get some fresh water. zachary kiesch, news 4. neighbors i prince george's county also ha to change their morning routines because of the water. a boil wateviti in effect for the sthe part of the county. wssc says it may take longer than expected to finish test to go make sure the water is good to use. flooding hampering the repairs to a water main break in that area. some 10,000 customers are advised to boil your water for one minute bere you you use it. if you're not sure whether you're in the affected area, we have put a map of the area on nbcwashington.c thisorng e learning more about how a teenager lived in a walmart for two days.

he hid inside the 24 hour super center outside of how he avoid being noticed. he hid behind baby strollers and other behind pap products. he changed clothes every few hours and even wore diapers instead of going to the bathroom. a store employee finally found him tuesday night as he was coming out of hiding in an aisle of baby items. >> i'm really -- i'm surprised somebody hasn'tdy been doing this because, you know, they have everything. you can exist in walmart. >> you probably could. the boy even took a pet gold fish for himself. parents tell police he has run away before and has hid -- tried to hide in other businesses and abandoned buildings. but we're glad he's okay. could be a sign of a greater issue, but he's okay. they found him. >> makes an interesting point

about the super center, though, and everything need, you can get there. >> 24 hours. >> pull up a chair. all right. 6:51. >> the wea is refreshing and cool. just a treator this time of the year. >> and out our video window, the capitol dome in golden sun light. absolutely gorgeous. >> that's my big head there. >> mid-60s right in washington. away from the waters, much of the region, only in the 50s this morning. there is that bright sun gleaming off the potomac later today, we'll be jumping into the 80s. about a 30 degree jump from where we are now. low humidity. lots of spiof sunshine. tomorrow low 80s during the afternoon after a school start tomorrow morning. be near 50 tomorrow morning. so another 30 degree jump to tomorrowin the afternoon. low humidity st in place. and next chance of rain, that will be coming on sunday.

about a 30% chance of some showers and thundershowers sunday. lower chance monday, but likelihood of showers and storms around on tuesday with steamy humidity moving in. great weekend coming up, low humidity, aftern highs in the upper 80s on saturday. then sunday, getting hot and rather humid, might want to think about the beach and pool and then ducking thunderstorms late in the afternoon. so a dramatic change by sunday afternoon. up arreound 90 with steamy humidity. keep up with the weather 24/7 with the storm team 4 weather app. download it free, google play and i tunes situnes store. next week, the humidity remains and the heat well. monday a small chance of storms. likely on tuesday. steamy humidit into next week. alexis, how is traffic now? usually slowing on the top side of the beltway.

395 northbound in alexandria, we had an earlier disabled vehicle off to the side at duke street. caused some backups. but traffic flowing. here is a live look at chopper 4. getting back up to speed now. in maryland between temple hills road and brinkley road, an accident there. this morning we're celebrating faf city, rich in history and has an exciting future. >> angie go is taking a look at all this. she joins us from the sherwood community cenr l highway. having go time out there. >> reporter: you you bet. we are keeping things moving here as we are celebrating fairfax. green acres fitness club working it. now, we are on the front leak of learning about great american history. and also learning about the fun stuff in the future. the world famous civil war

graffiti where soldiers everied their war time tales. the historic fai county courthouse. as for thfuture, all eyes are on the future park known as the old town square project. >> the park will accommodate children of all ages. we will have facilities for weddings, we'lle opportunitiesor kids to come out anden joy t enjoy the inter water features. there will be a set up for bands and music and city programs that we basically produce throughout the year. >> reporter: andt pa scheduled to open on december 31st. the mayor says it's going to happen. we're learni sou about the city of fairfax. thank you everybody for coming out. it's been so much fun celebrating fairfax. and here to take us back in time, the barber shop quartet. ♪ round round, i get round, get

around round un get arou♪ >>t a treat this morning. thanks, angie, for showing us fairfax. we know you worked hard at that. four things to know before you head out. three months after being forced from their homes by shuchdit land, people in piscataway hills support the pn to repair the road. and today general harold greene will be buried at arlington national cemetery. and water should be restored to home in the alexandria in about an hour half. the water has been shut off since last night when crews worked repair water main break there. and protests over the officer-involvedotg is ferguson, missouri turned violent agains po fired tear gas into the crowd. a live report coming up on the "today" show.

you need long sleeves now, in the 50s later today, short sleeves. low to m0s. lots of sun. low humidity in place again tomorrow and again on saturday. hot, humid weather moves in next week. how is traffic? we still have the water main break shutting down russell road between west oak street and west spring street. and then usual slowing stop side of the beltway at new hampshire avenue. back to you. that is the broadcast this morning. we appreciat y waking up with us. >> the "tod" is next. we'll be back iut. have a gatay