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light showers and sprinkles in northern maryland and the panhandle of west virgin up into the west virginia mountains.e in the metro. temperatures 50s and low 60s. now that's not too bad. but it's not going to warm up much today. highs today only in the mid to upper 60s, turning very breezy as that front goes by. and noticeably cooler tonight and tomorrow. uva is on the road. durham taking on the blue devils at duke, near 70 degrees for that game. and iowa is in town to play maryland at college park. noon kickoff. temperatures mostly in the mid 60s. if you're going to college park, be ready for a very breezy afternoon. more college football and a check of your seven-day forecast ch> we're working to give you all the developments about ebola in the u.s. one infected nurse, amber vinson, this woman right here, may have been sicker than first reported when she stepped on to that frontier airlines flight. now the president of the airline e-mailed all of his employees to
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tell them. however the cdc says it's highly unlikely anyone was infected. meanwhile, several flight staff are on temporary leave right now to ensure that they do not get sick. >> in dallas, hospital employees are holding protests. >> that's right. the head of the health care system there is speaking out. he talked to nbc's jay gray about everything that's happened. health care workers rallied outside texas health presbyterian. dr. daniel varga for the first time opened up about the struggles his facility has dealt with during the ebola crisis. >>e we didn't perform up to our expectations have devastated us. >> reporte specifically, the initial misdiagnosis of ebola for the first time in the history of the united states, somebody with ebo walked in the front door and we missed that. varga also acknowledgt his staff was not adequately trainea
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and did not wear full body hazmat suits until three days after duncan was admitted. >> clearly, the protection was inadequate for nina and for amber. you've got two sick nurses. >> i got two sick nurses. >> r both of the in yours have been moved to specialized treat facilities. nina pham is at the national institutes of health, amber vinson at emory university hospital. 75 of their co-workers are self monitoring and still considered at risk. >> the good news is that that window is about running out and we're hopeful for that. they're tired right now. they do resent, you know, kind of constant negative coverage. but they're resilient. they're going to bounce back. >> rep a resilience being tested for many right now by the deadly virus. jay gray, nbc news, dallas. >> and jay mentioned there, doctors are treating nina pham
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at nih in bethesda right now. doctors are saying she is expected to make a complete recovery. sh in fair condition. they're also calling her resilient. pham's mother and sister are also in town as she's undergoing treatment. wel be sure to let you know the very latest on her condition as it. one plane flew vinson and pham from dallas to their hospitals. we tracked down the pilot and said he felt safe because the transport was highly regulated with everyone on alert. >> once they're in the inner chamber, the medical crew, still wearing their suits, removed some or all of the patient's bio hazard suit. you want the patient to be comfortable. they've got some e wi that airline company has flown a dozen ebola missions mostly outside the u.s. the plane is cleaned and sanitized each time after it's used. >> a carnival cruise
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ship is headed back to texas right now. it planned to dock in cozumel, mexico, but was denied when port officials learned the woman was on board. the worker handled an ebola-infect specimen. she has not shown any signs of the disease. carnival says the passengers who missed out on the stop will get $200 credit and half off their next cruise. you can head on over to nbcwashingtom to find out everything you need to know about ebola. you can actually track confirmed ca an interactive calendar we posted and learn how the virus is and is not transmitted. t two people hi by car on silver hill road. a man and woman were rushed to the hospital, both in critical condition. th driver of the car did stay on the scene as they investigated. also new this morning, pinned in his car and feared for his life when an unarmed
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teent for his gun. those words from ferguson, missouri, police officer darren wilson to officials. he shot and killed michael brown two months ago. it's still unclear why he fired at brown several times. that incident sparked protests in missouri and across the nation. a traffic alert for you. crews are expected to shut down the eastbound lane of pennsylvan avenue in northwest d.c. to repair a sink hole. this is happening near 26th street. in the west end neighborhood. ddot telling us one lane will remain open in both directions. to expect delays in the area. everything should be back open by 7:00 tonight. >> it can happen to anyone. even the commander in chief. this morning, the president's story after his credit card was declined at a restaurant. uh-oh. a camera's clear image that could help stop a bank robber? we'll show you the picture that could lead to one man behind
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right now, the fbi, offering $5,000 as it looks for this guy on your screen. according to the agency, he robbed the united bank on lee highway in arlington at the intersecti with north harrison street. detectives say this man is six-feet tall. they did not say how much money he took. a liot of you responded to the request for volunteers to search for hannah graham. just yesterday they said they needed 200 more people to search for her in a park outside charlottesvi
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helpfindhann now says everyone is signed up. graham was last seen more than a month ago. meanwhile 32-year-old jesse s c kidnapping and will face a hearin in december. we're learning of another mishap. the secret service says two tourists were able to walk the house gate without being stopped by security officers in 2008. the german tourists say they had mistaken the gate for a public entryway. e not armed. no charges were filed. secret service director did not mention the incident while testifying about a separate breach in 2009. seems even the president is not immunem getti his credit card declined. says it happened to him at a restaurant. i went to a restau new york at the u.n. general assembly. and my credit card was rejected. it turned out, i guess, i don't use it enough. they thought there was some
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fraud going on. fortunately, michelle had hers. >> mrs. obama saying, i got this, picking up the tab. the president told the reporters all that story during a signing ceremony for a new consumer protections following data breaches. time now is 8:40. we want to show you a live look at the national mall. a really big event happening right now. take a look. we're going to tell you how nbc 4 is helping continue a huge tradition that's now 25 years strong. what have you got, chuck? >> great tradition, for sure. howard homecoming today. looks like the weather will be very cooperative for a big bison win. we'll check ♪
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right now, this russian ship carrying hundreds of tons of fuel is drifting in the pacific oce r b attaching a tow line to this drifting ship. the russian ship lost power on thursday. it's not safe yet, however, as the ocean there is still very rocky and very dangerous. right now, hurricane gonzalo heading back out to sea after crossing over bermuda. crews will be heading out to survey the damagy storm made landfall yesterday, knocking out power to more than 70,000 people on that island.
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110-mile-per winds knocked down trees, power lines, damaged bermuda's main hospital. storm surge could create widespread flooding. category 1 storm could still cause heavy winds. many surfers are taking advantage even though there's choppy water out there. y to sa >> r bermuda hit twice. >> so very rare for them to be hit within a ten-day stretch. the infrastructure there, butt it's still very early. we're keeping a track on ana as well t looks like it will stay off the t of th hawaiian islands. between those two systems, we have a very pleasant weekend on the way. however, you need to be ready
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a and usty n push ad air out and allow much cooler weather to come in. f of your weekend will be the chillier half for sure. the view from our tower looking out to the north and east. nice-looking day. fair weather clouds out there. downtown looking over toward capitol hill, 59 degrees. fo r now the wind remains light out of the south at 6 miles per hour. once that front goes by, mid to gusty northwesterly winds, a 25 to 30 miles per hour at times by late this afternoon. right now it's still in the low 60s up in the panhandle of west virginia. s it for you guys today. temperatur won't budge much than that. around the metro area we have another 5 to 7 degrees of actual addition of th temperatures to go. the cold front will get here last. overall impact will be fairly low. expect it to become breezy and cooler. howard homecoming today, good day to be out in washington,
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sunshine. game time temperatures will be in the 60s. it will be breezy later on. your what to wear factors later today, sunglasses and a wind breaker. sunshi today. it will be a pleasant enough day. there could be a couple of sprinkles in northern maryland and the mountains of west virgin later this morning and through the course of the afternoons a colder air spills on in. and then overnight tonight, clouds will briefly increase here in the metro area as the front goes right on by. it might ring out one or two drops in nn montgy county. most of the moi is up in new york and pennsylvania. trailing edge right there. that's the little hint of the rain chance we have today. mountaineer fans taking on baylor, that game could have a risk of a shower as well. lows tonight, dropping back down into the 40s. and tomorrow, another breezy day filled with sunshine, but do expect it to be a noticeable cooldown. highs tomorrow will stay in the
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50s. so, be ready for that. it is seven-day ft time. here we go. 67 today. only 58 tomorrow. by the time you wake up on monday morning, temperatures in the 40s downtown. most of the suburbs well down into the 30s. clouds come back on monday. best rain chances will be tuesday and wednesday. college football forecast, had a ton of requests today. after the big loss to oklahoma last week, playing host to iowa state cyclones, 82 at 7:00 when the game kicks off. tennessee and mississippi, how many letters are in that game? on the road in oxford. 61 at kickoff. that will be a tough climb for the volunteers. rutgers out in columbus, taking on the buckeyes of ohio state. 50 degrees. risk of a shower or two during that game. temperatures dropping back down into the 40s. special shoutout out west, san jose state playing at wyoming today. temperature notice 60s at
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kickoff. back into the 50s later on. we'll have more of your requested games in a few sounds good. thanks, chuck. right now, the audi best buddies challenge is under way at the national mall. >> the group helps people with special needs. veronica johnson is live there, in the middle of all the action. hey there, vj. >> hey, guys. we have a beautiful backdrop. as you heard chuck say, terrific weather. it couldn't be any better. last year the best buddies challenge was not down here by the national mall. they're so happy to have it back. washington monument. right behind me just off constitution, of course. talking about this best buddies.org, its essential focus of the organization is to create those one-to-one friendships. you guys have been buddies for how long?
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>> for two years now. >> yeah? >> yeah but we've known each other since 2009. >> yes. paige, you've been inv in this program for a while. what has it meant to be part of this program? >> i went on a complete whim. i like friends. that sounds fun. i actually got hooked since my freshman year of high school and now i'm a senior in college. i've been in a leader's position for so long, it's giving me opportunit i even imagine not having her in my life. she's been my right-hand man on everything. molly, what does i you? >> best buddies, it means a lot to me. in my family that i have on my mom's side and on my dad's side, i'm the only one with intellectu disabilities on both sides of my family, but the biggest, biggest thing, my big, big influence is my sister
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amelia and emily as well as paige. they have always been there for me and i am so, so happy to be s always calls me her other sister and it humbles me so much. she's so close with her sister. i do feel like part of her family most of the time. >> this is my second year being part of best buddies. that's one thing i always here. not just the individual with the development disabiliti that gets so much out of this. it's also the mentor. >> i can't tell you how different of a person i would be if i wasn't constantly humbled every day. it just makes you look back on yourself and think of everything you have and ama friends you, both with and without intellectu disabilities. i don't see a disability in her at all. >> right. this is a day of celebration, best buddies challenge, one day they can all come together and celebrate the achievements over the past year. it's about getting a job.
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it's about inclusion in community. this is one community that has really, of course, opened their arms today. back to you guys. >> doing a good job out there, vj. as paige said, she started as a freshman in school. when it started, one chapter. now we're looking at thagswide, colleg, high schools as well. thank you, vj. >> you bet. why we're seeing gas price take such a plunge these days. plus, how long this downward trend may last. halloween october 31st didn't quite work out for one town. why leaders voted to delay trick-or-tre plus the support they're getting
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gas prices are plummeting. we just checked in d.c., a gallon costs $3.38 right now. in maryland, drivers out there, you're paying about $3.10 for an average gallon. that's down 11 cents in the last week alone. prices are down ten cents to just $2.93 a gallon. in fact, our producer saw gas in virginia at under $3 inside the beltway, folks, in alexandria. if you live in west virginia, a gallon will cost you about $3.25 on the average. our area isn't the only one
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where you can save money at the pump. janet shamlian tells us how this is happening all over the country. and, as you can imagine, a lot of folks happy about it. >> it's sticker shock, but in a good way, the price of gas taking a certified nose dive. gallon of regular is less than $3. gasoline is now at its lowest price in four years. what do you think this is saving you on gas? >> at least like $100 a week. so that's pretty good for right now. prices have dropped 15 cents, about 50 cents since the end of june. hang on. analysts say it could drop another 20 cents. >> the reason they're falling at steeper rates than we've seen in years is the freefall and crude oil prices. >> r after hitting a as low as $80 on wednesday. pe >> price haven't been this cheap
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in years. it's a blessing and saving at the same time. double whammy. >> r for many, saving even a few bucks makes a huge difference. it used to cost me to fill up. now it only costs me 15 bucks. >> r that's a big difference. a very big differe janet shamlian, nbc news. still to come this morning, why you may be confronted by a police off at one particular restaurant today. plus the invisible that forced passengers to head to the hospital and be checke as the new springfield town center
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pretty shot right here. live look at the white house this morning. today, you can get special access to it. we're going to tell you about a ra that you might want to get in line to attend. ths going be a line, i'm sure. likely, a long line. no question. as for what you can expect outdoors today, we want to get your forecast. >> when we started the day, it was a little chilly outside. you need to layer up. meteorologist c bell outside on the storm team 4 weather deck. how is it looking now, chuck? >> beautiful morning outside here. temper around 60 degrees already on the storm team 4 weather deck. bright sunshine coming on
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through. it's a fine fall day. little bit of fall color starting to show up in our urban landscape. capital wheel out toward the woodrow wilson bridge. smooth waters for now. coming behind a cold front just now moving into far western maryland, mountains of west virginia. thk we're going to stay dry here in the metro. temperatures now 61 downtown. 64 leesburg, still in the 50s. later today, colder air arrives. enjoy it. in the 60s for the rest of this afternoon. it will turn very breezy and chilly tonight. be ready for that. maybe a sprinkle late tonight. on the west virginia ast, the mountaineers risk of a couple of sprinkles. breezy, cloudy. that should r the big team for a big win tonight. pat collins requested this one. he said it will be an irish land
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slide over the noles. a look the tomorrow and your seven-day coming up. >> chuck, thanks. howard university plays its coming football game and then concert at the d.c. armory. you might remember these scenes from last year, people jumping over the fence to get in, which eventually led to a fight where nine people were hurt. there are a lot of things go og n this weekend. howard plays florida a & m university at 11:00 this afternoon. >> this morning, investigators are trying to determine what caused mysterious fume that is sickened more than half a dozen agents at the minneapolis-st. paul airport in minnesota. investigators s the fumes appeared to the ceiling. everyo is expected to be okay. the airport closed one of the
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checkpoints for about an hour. >> well, you might be buying halloween y at t fwroesry store today. as we all know, the day after halloween, it all turns into a huge sugar buffet. in one town, leaders have agreed trick-or-tre will happen the today after halloween this year. you can guess the reason. it's exciting that the children won't have to pick that night where to go. >> people want to participate in that and this allows them to do both things. >> that's right. the high school football team is playing. d a lot of people don't want to miss the game. this has caused some controversy there, as you can imagin checke ann in texas is doing the same thing for their football team as well, moving it up a day. a lot of people are surviving. the fire chief there saying he got one complaint, his 6-year-old daughter. she wrote in.
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don't want to disappoint her, right? you may have a police officee you lunch at red robin today. officers are raising money by serving and collecting tips. the money they raise will go to special olympics maryland. officers from across montgy county will be there. >> given it's the weekend, those of you in northern virginia, you have a new option to check out, springfield town center now open. springfield mall closed two years ago for much-needed upgrades. if you've lived in northern virginia for some time, you remember springfield mall. >> this was the crown jewel for the region. some people forget that. >> this is princess diana and prince charles, browsing the stores in 1985. >> this was the mall she picked
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to visit when she visited washington. it had tt splendor about it. >> crime set in and shoppers shied away. >> we heard a lot of storiest pe parking lot and that kind of stuff. we basically tried to stay away from the area. >> rep by 2012, it was decided the mall had to go. in its new place, the owner decided on a springfield town center. the brighter, cloner shopping experience now open. >> it's beautiful. upscale stores. we'll definitely be here. like an upscale mall than an indoor/outdoor town center the name suggests. >> a lot of developmen the mall yet. that's in the next phase. >> r he is hoping that will include the new fbi headquarters i met with those fi
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as early as last week. and they're concerned about what's walkable from the we mentioned the past crime there. if you want to know how folks are plning to counter that c ce our website. at 1:00, there's a ribbon cutting for the new children's library. at the checkout lane, the food may be tempting you but could also make you gain weight. 90% of the items were candy, energy bars, chips and other junk food. they also found that 60%, more than half of them, were drinks, soda and other sugary drinks. the checkout lanes are contributing to the nation's obesity epidemic. a new study shows one group
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is ditching the car to avoid driving in traffic. >> millenials are looking for other ways to get around. adam tuss breaks down this growing trend. >> i hate driving. driving in d.c. is the worst, metro over anything. >> caroline rudolph is a millenial, loosely defined as between the age of 18 and 33, lives in falls church, doesn't want to be in a car. she would rathe be on a train or a bus. >> it's easier. you don't have to focus. you can be on your phone the whole time. >> rep the younger demographic is choosing transporta options besides the car. according to the aaa foundation, high school seniors with a driver's l declined from 85% to 73% between 1996 and 2010. now the u.s. public interest research group has released a report detailing that trend. t how we' move in the future.
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millenials are attracted to walkable, more urban communities and technologies that enable you to drive less. >> repor like capital bike share. transportation for sure because, yeah, traffic is awful. >> repor through some of our own digging we're finding it may not just be the youth. more established travelers around here also telling us they would like to ditch the car all together. i also know that in areas like clarington where there's limited parking, having a car can be a nuisance. >> adam tuesday, news 4. >> i can see that. a parking attendant badly boaten. now the video police say they need you to see. plus the odd noises you may
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happening today, you can visit the white house gardens, the rose garden, kitchen gn and the jacqueline kennedy garden are opened for a unique tour this weekend only. tickets are free. but they come on a first come, first serve basis. pick them up right now. and again tomorrow at 9:00 at the ellipse pavilion.n enter th that pretty? the lottery to see the national christmas tree lighting ceremony. seating or standing room only tickets. this year's tree lighting will be held thursday, december 4th at 5:00 pm. there will be 3,000 seats and 14,000 standing room tickets. we posted all the details on how
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to enter the lottery on our website, nbc washington.com. search christmas tree. >> thinking about hopping on metro this weekend? heads up, lots of work there planned. we've got you covered. first 4 traffic melissa mollet tells you what to expect on the rails. metro riders, listen up. with lots of track work this weekend, you can expect delays on every line. the brookland, takoma and ft. toften. the ft. toften is open if you're riding the green line. pack your patience. >> good advice. melissa mollet, thanks. county is applying for millions of dollars from vdot, changing the boundary channel drive
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interchange, rehabbing the shirlington road bridge around four mile run and rehabbing the sidewalks around south walter reed drive. they will also give the county money for a number of other different projects. virginia war veteran on a very special a jou she'll finish todo honor others who served. >> what's going on, chuck? >> sunshine right now and it's probably going to be the mildest part of the weekend. cold front arrives today, promising big chilly changes for tomorrow and the days ahead. your colder weather foca.
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okay. so we have some sc you. this is an assault in gallery place in d.c. take a look. two people, a man and a woman walk into this parking lot off s. street northwest. moments later the man walks outside and starts attacking the parking attendant. the attendant just laying there. he is now recovering in the hospital right now. he's just laying there lifeless. we talked to his wife. she says it's horrible to see him this way. >> it was very traumatic. and taking my kids with me and then the kids heard when i was crying and they were shaking,
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and seeing him in the hospital, getting hurt or bleeding. and his face is all messed up. >> just horrible. police are now looking for the attacker today. they say the woman in that video also is a person of interest in that case. >> just a few minutes, you can head over to a bullying preventi fair beginning at 9:30 this morning. a virginia war veteran will finish a long journey today. >> she is honoring 160 women who were killed while serving in iraq and afghanistan. she started in chesapeake and will end up running 160 miles in 160 hours, wrap up at arlington national cemetery. >> zachary keash has her story. >> 22, july 25th, 2008, afghanistan. 160 miles in 160 h honor the 160 women who have
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lost their lives in iraq and afghanistan. step by step, there she goes, captain nancy lacore. but why? >> recognition not just for the women who made the ultimate sacrifice, but their families. >> the navy captain and mother of six knows she's fortunate. this is what they teach you in the military, right, being part of something that's bigger than yourse that's what you're doing. it is. it's an extension of what i've been doing for 24 years. >> rep lacore served in afghanistan herself. unlike the 160 fallen women soldiers she's running for, she made it home. >> i've been struggling with nausea from day one. i think i've got that under control now. h getting all the t was get calories in. i was feeling it yesterday. this morning's run i felt better. she's got the right mind-set and a crew of supporters and a rented rv driven by her husband.
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the breakdown is 25 miles a day. saturday she'll finish up at the women's memorial. the goal is to raise $35,000 and awareness. no matter what your everybody is in danger. the women are making just as much of a sacrifice as the men. >> rep for those women, sisters, daughters, some are wives and mothers, all have passed. zachary kiesch, news 4. >> wounded wear, providing custom clothing for wounded warriors. also, contributions will go to honor service women of all eras. patuxent river naval air station, which means you could hear loud noises in nearby comm aircraft carrier simulated runway. put those ear plugs in starting around 10:30 this morning. >> smart move, right?
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>> yep. looks like the wi might be much of the story today? >> you bet. the cold front hasn't made it here just yet. you'll know when the front goes by. the wind will switch direction. it will turn into a blustery afternoon today. temperatures won't be too far off average this afternoon, mid to upper 60s. by tomorrow expect about a ten-degree drop in afternoon temperatures. e for now, such a nice-looking way to get your weekend under way. fair amount of sunshine through a mostly clear sky here in washington. more clouds out to our north and west. those clouds will be staying primarily in th hh spots for today. it's already 61 at national airport. winds are southeast at 5 for now. again, later on today is when the northwest wind arrives. that's when you'll start to notice the real change in seasons. it's in the low 60s in the panhandle of west virginia this morning. mid 60s in frederick maryland. low 60s in annapolis. still in the 50s in manassas. hourly temperatures will climb to 1:00 or 2:00 this afternoon.
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and as soon as the front goes by, temperatures will start doing a nose dive back down into the 50s s evening. any ti want to stay ahead of the weather, download our weather app at the google play or itunes store. good day for running until 3:00 or 4:00 when the wind starts to pick up. this ou'll need to be run inin weekend, becoming breezy. relatively mild today. temperatures 65. tomorrow, breezy from start to finish and noticeably cooler. so today may be the better day for outdoor yard work. and a breeze will make sure all those leaves are raining down on youra wake raking this week. plenty of sunshine. increasing northwe wind this t out to. the north and west. a risk with a couple of showers. that's really just about it. if you're going out to dinner, breezy and chilly. risk of a sprinkle or two.
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i wouldn't p n the umbrella at all. really the only real rain chance today is across northern maryland just over the mason/dixon line in parts of southern virginia. i e i-95 corridor will have a big impact at all. pushing the cooler air in, temperatures will drop down into the 40s. tomorrow afternoon, fair amount of sunshine. but because of that y breeze it cooler tomorrow with daytime temperatur only staying in the mid to upper 50s. seven-day forecast, it's a dry one for today, tomorrow and monday. today will be the mildest. tomorrow, the coolest and windiest. coldest morning is monday morning. clouds back monday afternoon. rain chances are there tuesday and for wednesday. college football forecast, villanova on the road in williamsburg, taking on the tribe at william & mary.
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carolina is hosting furman today, upper 70s to near 80 degrees. big one in norman today. wildcats. temperatures in the 60s. this will be a tough one. >> i know. luck has been on your side lately. luck counts. >> rooting for the tribe here. home coming weekend. question here, would you call this a birdie, an eagle? golfers, pay attention. is that a vulture? >> just a few feet away from getting the ball in the hole. only thing stopping him? yeah, you've got it, a bald eagle, kicking the ball around, then takes off with -- >> the eagle just took my golf ball. i don't think he's going to get that back. >> is there a penalty stroke for that? >> this morning, what may be one football team's play of the year. the high school's incredible show of sportsmanship for ♪
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started in my dorm room 25 years ago. one of the most exciting things we're working on is i'm in to hire, to hire people with e big issue right now is 85% l unemployment for our population. n countries across the ghoeb. our digital team put more information on one little boy ha today of his touchdown yep. that's 8-year-old gabe wright, scoring the last touchdown at his older brother's high school game. there he goes. gabe lives in wisconsin, has down syndrome and loves the game of foo footba the opposing players were diving at him and missing him. they just couldn't keep up. the team's coach said he planned this for a while. >> i wanted to make a special
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moment for him, special kid. all you have to do is hang out with him for 30 seconds and you see that. >> the team also named gabe an honorary captain this seas. mae he got the game ball, right? >> says a lot about those young players, too. >> something they'll never forget, for sure. all right. quick check on weather. >> turning breezy today and colder tomorrow. be ready for it. >> all right. change is ahead. that's it for news 4 today. >> thanks for joining us. we'll be back here tomorrow morning starting at 6:00 am. until then, have a great satu. as a small business owner, you don't deliver anything less than 100%. so don't settle for less than 0% of the internet. only verizon fios has speedmatch - upload speeds as fast as download speeds.
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