good morning. right now tens of thousands of people in our area getting ready for a day that they have waited all year for. it is the marine corps marathon and you're looking at a live picture from the course. this is near mile four, a very exciting spot along the race route. in fact ingenuous 4 will be there with their big cheering crowd to cheer all the runners on. >> look for the big peacock. we're watching the forecast for everyone who plans to head outside this morning. good morning and welcome to "news4 today". what a spectacular weekend we've had so far weather wise.

right now runners are arriving to get ready for the marathon. we're joined by news4 jim handly. >> good morning, jim. >> reporter: adam, angie, they are up and about. we got a few stragglers already arriving at the runners village. count on 30,000 participants here for this 39th annual marine corps marathon. i'm joined by the race director. rick, come on in. flawless event last year. what are the biggest concerns, challenges for you this year? >> probably only one thing we don't control even though we have a navy chapdelaine that we impose on him because of the connections he might have is to control the weather. absolutely gorgeous running conditions. a little windy for our jump because what we do today will have one of the biggest american flags coming in. not only that, one of our american heroes, the marine corps has only six medal of

honor recipients and one of them who received the medal of honor from the president back in june is running his first marathon we'll make him do his first jump into the landing zone with the american flag. he has butterflies now. talking with that young man is just, he's on like the other 9,000 first timers that we have, that's his focus. he wants to get across that finish line and he's earned the medal of honor but today what he's thinking about is earning that finisher's model. >> reporter: we have runners from all 50 states, 59 countries. what makes this a special adu? >> the united states marines. we put our name on it. it's a signature event for us.

really the organization skills of the marines and sailors. and they really, this is a chance for america and the rest of the world, because our marines are all over the goeb in harm's way, so when we have international runners sometimes they know about u.s. marines and when they get here and you can actually touch them and, you know, the biggest thing when you finish who is putting that medal around your neck. we're trained to say yes, sir, no, ma'am. when i talk to the runners they are so polite and they are taken back as tough as marines can be, we also have a polite side to us. >> reporter: something different you have runners on four legs, service dogs are taking part. >> at 7:40 here at the marathon start we have 130 and wheelchair

cyclists. first time ever service dogs. we'll launch them at 7:40. they are going on their first dogs of war walk. >> reporter: that's exciting. thank you. we appreciate it. have another great race today. we'll be at it through it all until 10:30. also the people in the hand chairs. you got about how many people coming across? >> it's 30,000 finishers. 22,000 in the marathon. 8,000 in the 10-k. they all come across that same finish loin. you might think it's crew well you go to any other road race they finish on a flat land but the marines finish going uphill the last 100 yards. >> we'll check in with chuck bell about the weather. the wind is starting to whip.

we think we might get up to 70 by the time a lot of people cross the finish line. we'll be back in a half hour. see you then. thank you so much. the big race means road closures. the marathon starts in rosslyn. everything you see in red is blocked off for runners. that includes rock creek parkway, m street in georgetown and everything around the mall. we'll be joined by julie carey and david culver later. storm team meteorologist amelia segal is here. >> the only issue with the marathon as far as weather is the wind. five to 15 miles per hour between 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. they will pick up. even if you're not running in the race you'll notice breezy even a little bit windy

conditions at times throughout the day today. we're still in for at that lovely day. plenty of sunshine. temperatures a touch cooler than yesterday. our high yesterday was 74. current winds right now about five to 15 miles per hour across the area and again notice them increasing during the late morning hours. temperatures coming in the 50s and 60s. 64 degrees is the temperature right now in washington. we are going to drop a little bit over the next few hours, by noon a temperature for most of us in the low 60s. i'll have the full forecast including how warm it will get in less than ten minutes. this morning police are looking for the gunman who started shooting at a crowd injuring three people in hyattsville. it started inside a restaurant. the man left the restaurant and returned with a gun and started

firing. police say all three victims including two teenagers were shot in the leg. you know anything about the shooting call hyattsville police. >> we're learning how a local worker was injured by a snowplow. ddot told us one of their workers suffered serious injuries to both of her legs during theual snow team dry run. that's where drivers go through their routes. k-9 unit that took down the white house fence jumper is back on the job. this is hurricane and jordan. they went back to work yesterday. both dogs had to be treated for mayor bruising after the fence jumper punched and kicked them. the veterinarian has cleared them to return to duty. judge news4 marine corps march on the continues all morning. >> me thrtro is running earlier. before you head out, grab

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. if you are running in be the marine corps marathon you should head this right now. >> it's time to go. take metro. it opened early for trees. you can get up at the pentagon station for access to starting line. don't go tarlg cemetery station it's not open yet. >> to get to the finish line and the festival use tros lynn metro station. there are delays on the orange line today but metro has added some extra blue line service. the marathon begins at 7:55 right now. we're exactly, not exactly but a

little more than an hour away from the moment runners hit the pavement and take off. stay with news4 for our marathon coverage. >> i'm reminded. that seinfeld episode remember when the marathon guy over slept and jerry was responsible for waking him up. >> having the anxiety so much you can't sleep through the night. really is that why you didn't make it last year. >> i ran the race with my mom. we had the time wrong. >> you just jumped in. what we see often when the marathon starts is a lot of people are wearing their gloves and then they start to shed their layers. it is pretty nippy out there. >> it's not a morning where you need gloves. temperatures are all over the place. here's why. a cold front is moving through the area. temperature right here at our station in northwest d.c. is at 58 degrees. but to give you and idea just

over at reagan national temperature there 64. wide variety in temperatures as this front moves through. no rain with it but this is where we'll get our breezy conditions throughout the entire day. breezy and a little bit cooler. our high temperature yesterday 74. today a high of 68. we're talking about big temperature swings this week. near 80 degrees on tuesday. by thursday and friday, temperatures are going to be in the low 60s. saturday, next saturday temperatures for highs are only going to be around 50 degrees. as we talk about trick or treating, friday evening right now looking chilly but mainly dry. here's the marine corps marathon course. winds is out of the west-northwest and pick up to 10 to 25 miles per hour between 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. runners for most of the race will be dealing with that crosswind. as we talk about temperatures for the marine corps marathon and everybody this morning, 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. temperatures in the

low to mid-50s. winds a little bit breezy. breezy even windy starting around 11:00 a.m. and continuing in to the afternoon hours. 1:00 we're in the mid-60s by 3:00 p.m. we're at the temperature of 67. you can find all the forecast information on my twitter and facebook pages just search amelia segal and then as we continue on into the rest of the day temperatures will warm from the 50s to 60s where they are out right now to 67 in manassas, 68 in washington. beautiful day for golfing but you'll be dealing with windy conditions on the golf course. plenty of sunshine. yesterday ten out of ten weather wise. today seven out of ten. still a nice day. spectacular tomorrow. high 72. no wind. tuesday balmy, high temperature of 78. showers on wednesday that's the cold front that will drop our temperatures for friday and saturday, low 60s.

hey, do you like saving time saturday into sunday, high of only 50 next saturday. >> thanks. next up we have reporters notebook for you. that's a look at stories affecting our community. >> we're back in 15 minutes. good morning welcome to reporters notebook. christie comes back to maryland. new jersey governor richris christie comes back to maryland to boost hogan's bid for governor. on sunday the president stumped for democrat anthony brown at a get out the vote rally in prince george's county. joe mad son, how are these heavy hitters doing for the candidates? >> i think they are doing what they are expected to do. i find it interesting that with chris christie he comes in and he sort of sticks his foot in his mouth when he says he's tired of hearing about minimum

wage. that doesn't play well in a diner in maryland, in montgomery county. i think the problem that brown has, you know, we anticipated that he would get the president's support. he's had every major democrat in country supporting him. it's the local democrats that seem not to be seen with him enough to create an enthusiastic turn out. >> do you sense an excitement. voter enthusiasm for this race. >> i don't think you see it. i don't think there's a lot of sizzle for hogan. the problem for him with christie and tom ridge and letters from michael steele and these letters from algorithmer governors, christie willover shine hogan. diners say i think chris christie will be a great president. what about hogan for governor?

in some ways that's hogan's problem. it gets him over the hump it's a good problem. i don't think it's enough. christie is coming in saying i'm a governor in a blue state. larry hogan can be the same. >> dave? >> republicans need to have the democrats split up. that's how they always get in because there aren't that many republicans. is there dissension within the democratic ranks? there appears to be some. there's concern about the way that their candidate comports himself, has treated some of them over the years not well. that he's not sure footed politically. he makes mistakes. we have the bomb care fiasco in maryland, things like that. if that gets strong enough he could be in trouble that could help hogan. at the moment people think they will muddle through and democrats will pull it out. >> probably will muddle through. but it will be very, very close and it boils down to what i

think we would all agree, maybe not, but it's the ground game. and that's what i'm saying worries me. there's just not that enthusiasm as it relates to the ground game in places like baltimore, baltimore county and prince george's county. that he's got to carry those in big numbers. >> virginia voter i.d., virginia voters will need identification to cast their ballots next month. under the old dominion new law if your i.d. has no photo you won't be able to vote. in person you can vote by mail. these i.d. laws have come under fire across the country where critics say they have the greatest impact on the elderly and minority voters, african-american voters who are more likely democrats. how much of a difference is it likely to make in virginia races? >> i don't think we're sure right now. we don't know. another reason is this race may without voter i.d. it makes a

difference. critics say it disfranchises young people and people without cars to go around and get -- you can get a voter i.d. for free in virginia i'm told. it's something, the biggest argument against it is why are we doing it? where's the evidence of voter fraud. the other side comes out even if there's a tiny bit of voter fraud it's too much. it could make a difference in a close election. >> it really -- let's be honest. this is a partisan issue. democrats are not for it. republicans are. there are state legislatures controlled by republicans have pushed this through. this voter i.d. law in texas went through. the supreme court allowed it for now but also remember ruth bader ginsberg wrote a scathing dissents saying it might be

unconstitutional and its a poll tax. it will float back to the supreme court. in virginia it's moving forward. it's still an issue and i agree with dave in this sense, there's really not a lot of evidence of voter fraud. so you really have to ask the question why do we have these laws that are coming through. >> we spend a great deal of time of this on my show. first it is a poll stocks. i've read studies where believe it or not it costs $17 to $50 to get a new voter i.d.. people say what your talking about. in some states you have to get a birth certificate. if you're a poor person or senior citizen only limited income you have to pay $17 to $50 to get a birth certificate. in some states you can't use a military i.d. to vote. you can't show your military i.d. but you can show your hunting license. let me tell you something, this is a civil rights issue and i

hope the supreme court does the right thing and these folks in virginia are preparing not for this election, they are preparing for 2016. >> d.c. votes on marijuana. early voting is under way in the district and maryland. d.c. residents will decide whether to legalize marijuana. even if they do not everybody can smoke it. police, firefighters and people who work with at risk children are prohibited. metro is expected to impose their restrictions. joe, right now the d.c. council is trying to craft a compromise. how big of a problem do you see if there's a city law that allows pot smoking, a federal law that doesn't and private employers who say you can't or be fired. >> good luck. you know what i just thought about. let's take the private employer known as the wizards. they are in d.c. they play where at the verizon center.

they have to take drug tests. if they come up positive are they suspended. i play and live and work in a city that's legal. there's your problem. you're right. this is a major problem. i don't know what the council can do. >> you also have the issue of elected officials they don't have to take drug tests. >> they should. >> katcathy lanier said d.c. poe officers will be held by the standard you can't smoke marijuana. she's made that statement. i do think it will be a murky situation. it will stay in the courts for a while until it gets smoothed out. there's no way to avoid that when you have a federal law, city law, private versus public. a lot of upheaval to put this into place. >> where i hang out in congress there's already evidence on the republican side they will fight this thing. they will put in an amendment to the spending bill that prohibits

the legalization of marijuana. an even shore republican doesn't think it's a good idea. even if all these things happen you still got congress. >> got to take a break. we'll be right back.

d.c. police accept concealed carry permits beginning this weekend and for the first time in four decades you can apply for a permit to carry a concealed gun in the district but the police chief says you have to get a permit. and you have to prove to have been threatened, stalked or a victim of domestic violence. wouldn't that eliminate most d.c. residents and most applications. >> what is difficult is the operative word is proving. what do you use to prove that? is it documents? is it trustworthiness.

it is word-of-mouth. do you have to have family members, friends? once again, these laws get murky when you put certain requirements in. i think it's a way for the d.c. government to say we don't want anyone walking around with concealed hand guns but how do you prove that? >> dave the police chief and others say you got to have strict regulations in a city that's full of dignitaries and high-profile events what do you think about these initial regulations because the council is still working on ooh permanent set. >> it's a dilemma. from a law enforcement standpoint they don't want this. they don't want this change at approximately. on the other hand there's a very strong pro gun crowd in congress and elsewhere that's push forge this and even if there are restrictions put in by the city they will be challenged likely on the hill and in court. this is a train that's moving and it looks from what i see very hard to stop. >> these restrictions are

exactly what will take people to court. there's no if, ands or butts about it. people who want to carry concealed weapons don't want any regulations so they will bring it to the supreme court. i find it fascinating when you think about this that you can have a gun, consoled weapon if you're near a presidential motorcade. please? so you can be standing on the corner of h and 7th in chinatown, presidential motorcade comes around, now what do you do with your concealed weapon. in washington, d.c. and by the way, a nonresident of this town can bring in a concealed weapon. but, to your point about congress i bet you this is one law congress will want to pass. >> quickly to that point, cathy lanier said that's the major issue, because of the district of columbia and all the dignitaries and public officials you have in the city it's very

difficult if you can't be so close to these folks but they are every where. what does that mean? most folks won't able to carry a concealed weapon. what do you do with fit you have it? >> you keep those people out of that area. >> how do you know if they have it if it's concealed. >> this is another huge supreme court fight. >> d.c.'s flag flub. the board of elections voted a voter guide with an upside down flag on the cover. one said it was a deliberate effort to boost turn out and then the executive the director said no it was a% take. mayor gray said it's a fiasco. what do you guys say? >> it sounds like a "daily show" segment. i don't know if it ended up on the "daily show". what's problematic the spokesperson said we did it on person. the executive director said no we didn't it was an error. the spokesperson said the executive director knew about it and approved it because voter

turnout was so low during the primaries we wanted to put something there where people would notice it and click on the website to show there was reaction. >> dave? >> these are the same people who couldn't get the results in on time in the last election. >> the board. >> the board. the same people that have bumbled through any number of election fiascos and both candidates alibi carol schwartz said if and when they get elected there will be changes in the election board. >> stupid. it's just stupid. it doesn't make sense. clearly the left-hand doesn't know what the right-hand is doing. who is the spokesperson who said no we did it on person. the upside down flag means it means distress. that's in the military. save that kind stuff for the military and leave the voting election board out it. >> the mayor said this is a

fiasco. he has no trust in the board. the mayor appoints the members. >> the passing of ben bradley, one of the giants joirnlism, who passed this week, dave mcconnell what are your thoughts? >> extraordinary person. this is the cliche of cliches. one of a kind. he changed journalism in the city, he changed the "post." he changed "the washington post". he brought in style which is an extraordinarily cultural change in journalism. the society page became almost like reading a novel when ben was heavy on it. tough guy personally. i came in contact with him. interviewed him a few times. he was not shy about telling you your questions were dumb. he could be charming and praise from ben bradley like from heaven. >> i'm old enough to remember

watergate. tom procause's comment if he wasn't real you had to create him. i had the opportunity early in my career to work as a stringer at the "the washington post" working on sports. i remember coming into the building one day ben bradley might walk by. >> joe? >> i remember quickly someone wrote that ben bradley gave them advice when they were starting out in journalism. read a lot. learn to spell. and be honest. that's journalism. >> thank you gentlemen. that's "reporter's notebook". thanks for being with us. news4 today continues.

right now runners starting to show up in rosslyn for the marine corps marathon. we're about an hour and a half away from the start of the race. good morning, everyone, and welcome to news4 today. >> i'm adam tuss. tens of thousands of you are running today. we have news4 crews covering every angle. >> practically every mile marker. jim handly up early. he's at the starting line joining us now. >> reporter: 7:55 that is the magic moment when all happens here. they are clearing route 110 right now. you see is a lot of military people here. a lot of marine corps people here. they just rode through under the arches. that's the funnel where all of these runners will be coming through. 30,000 participants this year at 7:55. the man kicking it off is sean

ashton. let's listen to what he has to say about the big event. >> it's pretty amazing to see 2300 marines in the capital city of the nation they defend coming out to interact in a peaceful constructive way with the citizens. it's a pretty beautiful, i don't know how many countries you can go to in the world and have that experience. >> reporter: he' one of 16,000 first timers for this marine corps marathon. we mentioned 30,000 participants in all. some taking part in the 10-k which will start down on the national mall. this all happens here. we're standing right at arlington national cemetery over route 110. we want to show you a picture of the key bridge. that's mile marker 4. that's our peacock zone. great vantage point as these runners cross the potomac for

the first time and we'll be cheering them on. hundreds of you. we hope you join us down there. we have our peacock mascot. we'll hear from chuck bell in a bit about the weather. he's making his way here. he had troubling catching a train. the trains run a different schedule. so many detours too. tough to get down here unless you are a runner. back to you for now. >> jim handly reporting for us. chuck bell ranting on facebook this morning about afraid he couldn't catch that train. hey, we are looking at the emotional run to honor section of the course. this is along mile marker 12. pictures of fallen service members. they lined the roadway to commemorate and honor their ultimate sacrifice and coming up at 7:15 we'll have a live report from david culver. he'll be at mile 12. as someone who has ran this race i'll tell you this is a very

prominent spot and it's really important because it is a reminder of what this race is all about. we all know when you run a marathon there's a huge part that's mental. so having that extra motivation especially right before you hit hanes point, you're in a three mile stretch. very tough and challenging time from people. >> will the weather hold you want for everybody? let's check in amelia segal with us this morning. >> good morning, adam and good morning to you. yesterday was spectacular. today a nice day as well. however it's going to be breezy, especially starting around the late morning hours and continue forge the rest of the day on to those early morning hours. temperature right now in washington 64 degrees. winds out of the northwest at about 12 miles per hour. really start to notice those winds between 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. temperatures all over the place. in the mid-50s for areas north of washington. low 60s for most spots south

d.c. here's how temperatures will warm up? to the early afternoon hours. by 9:00 a.m. rear in the upper 50s. by noon low 60s. a high today of 68. warmer tomorrow. let you know just how much warmer it will be on your monday coming up in a little bit, angie. it's been an emotional homecoming weekend at the university of virginia as alumni and students remember hannah graham. homecoming brought thousands of alumni to charlottesville this weekend. fans and students observed a moment of silence at the football game yesterday. many say hannah graham's death taught them lessons. >> definitely heightened my awareness. you do sometimes feel you're in bubble at charlottesville. i was very careful last night that all my friends had someone to walk home with. >> the medical examiner positively identified hannah's body on friday. the announcement came after

search teams discovered her remains near walnut creek park. the man charged with hannah's abduction is in jail awaiting trial. we're waiting to see if jesse matthew wild be faced with more charges. he's be charged with raping a woman in 20050. forensic evidence links the disappearance of morgan harrington who was killed in 2009. this morning a man is waking up in jail accused of killing a gas station clerk. police arrested robin smith jr. friday night. he's accused of robbing an exxon in hanover and killing the clerk. investigators tracked down smith with then of tips. he's charged with first degree murder and armed robbery. kumar's poed has been sent home to his famine da. excitement is building as

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participant. right now lots of roads closed off for today's marine corps marathon. in more than an hour more than 30,000 runners will cross that starting line. >> security is tight this year to keep those people safe. organizers m with eight different police departments. the marines are providing security too. we're told they will be checking bags at several key areas along the course. minutes from now we'll talk to

julie carey at the nbc 4 peacock zone at mile marker four. first the crucial mid-term elections are just more than a week away now. >> we got several races that are up in the air. "meet the press" chuck todd joins us now with more. hi, chuck. >> i wish it were about ten degrees cooler for the runners. not fair. going to be rough. >> you know at that point someone who has ran it you don't care towards the end. so you just got back from a road trip. your meet the voters trip. you were touring these battleground states. what did you hear specifically from undecided voters and are they indeed the ones that make the difference. >> basically republicans have hit a wall. yes the president is unpopular. yes republicans have, are able to use that against some democrats, democrats are on the defensive. but all of these races are sitting around 45-45. a bunch of new polls will be out

today. republicans haven't been able to break through because the number one issue in most of these battleground states and i got it from the voters themselves is they are tired of the dysfunction and gridlock and they want to see something get done. they don't just sit here and blame president obama they blame the republicans too. they are really conflicted. they want to punish one party, in this case, they would like to basically say to the president we're not happy. but they don't trust the republicans. they don't want to reward the republicans here. how are these guys going to break? i think it's a much more complicated election cycle. this should be simple if you looked at it from 30,000 seat given the president's job approval rating. >> dysfunction in washington. people upset with the people in charge. is there anything you can look at and see it change washington? >> you have this movement, it seems, with more and more senators speaking out about the idea of well maybe they don't want harry reid or mitch

mcconnell in the leadership and that's what i wonder. you look, i think we're up to a dozen democrats who say we need new leadership in senate. you have the independent candidate in kansas who by the way still has a very good shot if he is able to knock off the incumbent republican there and becomes this one man who can control which party gets the majority. maybe he dictates if harry reid or mitch mcconnell get to keep their job. i think that's what voter want. they want some disruption. they would like to see more of these leaders thrown out but they don't know how to do it. if any candidate figures out how to say i know how to do it and prove they know how to do it they will win. that's the problem. a lot of distrust that change can happen. >> we want to talk about the threat of home grown terror. we saw the recent incidents in new york city, canada, plotting in australia. is this the case of the message changing because before we used to see these recruiting

organizations on social media a lot of them saying come over here, join our fight. but now it's more we're being attacked what are you doing? it's somewhat of a sympathizer shaming, i guess sean it effective? >> the question is how do you deal with it? how do you deal with the home grown terror? are these mentally disturbed people looking for attention and grasping on to isis and grasping on to get extra i tension or is this an active recruiting tool? look law enforcement is very, very concerned about this because if there's a conspiracy, conspiracies they can stop because they are listening in on phone calls. when said lone wolf you can't stop -- it's very hard to stop a mentally disturbed lone wolf. who do they work with? the muslim community do they need to get more aggressive and purging their own ranks and identify people that they are convert toigs lam, are they convert toigs lam for the faith or converting to use it as an

excuse to do something else. that's the discussion we'll have this morning. >> looking forward to the show. >> big show. six new polls. >> you can see those six new polls and "meet the press" every sun right here on nbc 4 right after "news4 today". this morning thousands of people lacing up for the marine corps marathon. lacing up those shoes. >> we have live team coverage along the route. news4 northern virginia bureau chief julie carey joins us from mile marker four. >> reporter: i think aside from the start and finish line this is the best place to be. this is mile four. this is the peacock zone. it's a little dim right now to see it all. in the background behind me the balloons are up. the peacock is there along with my nbc 4 colleagues. they are waiting for the runners

to get to this point. probably the first runners will hit this mile four mark at about 8:00. those are the elite runners and hand cyclists. as we're setting up on the bridge we saw a number of walkers walking across the key bridge. don't wilson is a marathoner. he's done some 37 marathons over time. this is his 10th marine corps marathon. he talked to us this morning about why he likes this one so much. >> what i love is the crowds. you get around the mall area people standing on the streets cheering four. the way it's constructed. that's the last part of the last few miles of the race. >> and tribute to the marines and military? >> i served in the military for 23 years. for me this is my heart. i work with marines, the sailor, airmen, coast guard guys, and soldiers my whole career and i

love them all. this is awesome. >> reporter: we thank you for your service and wish you the best of luck. key bridge still open. there was a real scramble here earlier today. there was a bad accident on the key bridge around 4:20. they had to close it down. debris all over the roads. police departments and clean up crews were having to huchtle to get that debris off the road and get the key bridge cleaned up so runners could come across here. we'll be back with you later. when the sun comes up this place will come to life. julie, thanks so much. we are tracking the latest developments in the fight to prevent the spread of ebola here in the u.s. mandatory 21 day quarantine being issued in three states for returning travellers who had contact with ebola patients in west africa. a nursing new jersey is the first person to be quarantined despite testing negative for

ebola. meanwhile cleaning crews spent the day in full hazmat gear sanitizing the apartment of a doctor infected with the virus. crews decontaminated local businesses. a fast-moving lava flow is threatening lives and homes. the p mumpb a lava flow is moving at 10 yards per hour on hawaii. people living in the area are being told to prepare for evacuations. several roads already closed over safety concerns about methane explosions and fires. geologists say the flow will continue to spread as lava heads to the ocean. wild stuff there. let's hope the runners today have a spectacular day. >> i know. someone already writing on the facebook page run with the chuck. >> that's the case. we'll notice breezy conditions for the majority of the day today. winds at about 10 to 25 miles per hour. so to give you and idea is that

anything severe? absolutely not. you'll notice the leaves falling off the trees because of those stronger winds. maybe it tips your trash can over, something like that. temperatures right now are in the 50s across the area. 54 for those of you in gaithersburg. reagan still holding one of the more mild spots at 64. weak cold front moves through this morning. it doesn't bring any rain with it. it drops our temperatures just before the sun comes up. also going to cause those breezy conditions throughout the day today. here's the high temperature in your neighborhood. 65 in martinsburg. high in annapolis of 64. d.c. today hits a high temperature of 68 degrees. our high yesterday was 74. definitely feel cooler especially with those winds. here's the latest fall foliage forecast. most of new england past peak. good weekend if you're looking for something to do for today to head out to western maryland or anywhere in west virginia where the fall colors there now are at

peak. i think by next weekend a lot of the leaves will be off the trees and a lot of the good spots to see that fabulous color are going to be just past that peak color. as far as the d.c. area is concerned, moderate color change across the area. loudoun and frederick county are seeing high to peak colors in the area. as we talk about tomorrow school day forecast for the kids at the bus stop, you need a jacket. chilly start tomorrow morning inside of the beltway. temperatures in the mid-40s. for those in the suburbs north and west of washington, if the winds die down enough there could be frost tomorrow morning. if you have sensitive plants those of you north and west of d.c. might want to cover them or bring them indoors overnight tonight. recess gets an a plus. plenty of sunshine. the wind is not an issue. temperatures in the low 60s. by dismissal no jacket needed at all. high of 72 for monday and abundant sunshine just an

absolutely spectacular day. another great day on tuesday. a high of 78. in fact i think some locations south of d.c. will be in the low 80s for tuesday. little bit more cloud cover around. partly sunny skies. for wednesday chance of showers moving through the area as another cold front moves through. still mild on wednesday with a high temperature around 70 degrees. look at what that front does our temperatures from wednesday to thursday. we drop ten degrees for a high. halloween trick or treating looking chilly, looking mainly dry with temperatures in the 50s and then next saturday, angie, a high only around 50 degrees. >> coming up, caught on camera the video police are releasing in the hope that you will help in the hope that you will help catch

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within the next hour the canon will sound and 30,000 runners will start the marine corps marathon in rosslyn. you're looking at a live picture from the key bridge. >> news4 today is starting the countdown. live team coverage throughout the entire race. >> very good morning to you anthony sunday. i'm angie goff. >> i'm adam tuss. welcome to news4 today. we're counting down the marathon as lots of runners are warming up right now. one word of warning don't drive around downtown d.c. and the pentagon. >> yes. some great advice.

we'll tell you more about transportation in just a minute. right now we want to check back in with jim handly. he's at the starting line and things are starting to lighten up your way. >> reporter: the sun is coming up just a bit but things are not warming up. we still have that stiff breeze out here. a lot of the runners you can see some of the 30,000 who are going to be participating today are walking down route 110 here at arlington national cemetery down towards the pentagon. they will come through this shoot at 7:55. the one we're most proud of is number 444, chuck bell has your official forecast for the race. here's what he has to say. >> this is the perfect ideal running conditions, a little bit of a breeze overnight has actually kept it from being as cold this morning. so we're in the low 50s. that's good stuff. unfortunately, once the sun comes up makes the winds increase. so as you know this coming up

110 -- >> spectators when they go on to our app and you track your runner they know when they go across the start line and every 5k where we have mats out on the course you can see where your loved ones are. >> reporter: chuck is wearing one of those v chips that go on your bib. so loved ones and friends can track where you are. also you're not going to be able to steer clear off of a half a block without them finding you. so don't think you can cheat because they are keeping track of every block that you take. every step that you take which is pretty cool. we'll be here from the start again at 7:55 all the way to the finish. we'll have a late runners crossing at 10:15, 10:30. back to you. >> of course the big race means lots of road closures. the marathon sports in the rosslyn. everything you see in red is blocked off for runners.

rock creek parkway, m street in georgetown and pretty much everything around the national mall. mile marker four at the key bridge, the home of our nbc 4 peacock zone, that's the picture on your left and julie carey is there. on your right that's mile marker 12 at hanes point where we're joined by reporter david culver in ten minutes from now. chuck bell, what can you not do. he's out there running a marathon and giving the weather. >> a little bit breezy. storm team 4 meteorologist amelia segal here closer to home. >> good morning, guys. chuck is exactly right as far as the temperatures are concerned. it wasn't as cool as we thought it would be. the front now through the area. even as that front moves through we've seen our temperatures drop about ten degrees in two hours in d.c. and as the sun comes up like chuck says the winds will increase. the runners will be dealing with a west-northwest wind starting around 10:00, 11:00 a.m. that

wind at 10 to 25 miles per hour and everybody will be experiencing those breezy conditions today across region. again those runners certainly noticing those breezy conditions during the race today. the start right now the winds not too bad, temperature of 61 degrees at reagan. by noon most of the area still in the low 60s. 63, beautiful sunshine today. tomorrow we don't see our temperatures climb near 80. i'll have your full forecast in a bit. >> this morning police are looking for the gunman who started shooting at a crowd hurting three people in hyattsville. the shooting happened last night on america boulevard near east-west highway not far from the mall at prince george's. hyattsville police said it fared with a fight that happened inside a restaurant. the man threat restaurant and returned with a gun and started firing. >> they were all -- there's a bunch of girls here playing, started walking over here to get food and a bunch of guys and they started arguing.

the girls started to walk away and they started shooting and then dispersed. >> police say all three victims including two teenagers were shot in the leg. if you know anything about the shooting call hyattsville police. >> we're working to learn how a local worker was hurt by a snow plow. ddot tells u on friday one of their workers suffered serious injuries to both of her legs during the annual snow team dry run. that's where drivers go through their routes. the k-9 unit that took down the white house fence jump certificate back on the job. take a look. that's hurricane and jordan. they went back to work at the executive mansion yesterday. both dogs had to be treated for minor bruising after the event jumper punched and kicked them. a veterinarian cleared them to return to duty. well it is race day and news4 is just about every where. >> this is a live look at what is one of the emotional parts of the race at hanes point.

david culver is there live. >> we have an idea that started on social media

. exciting morning here in washington and arlington. we're getting closer and closer to the start of this year's marine corps marathon. right now you can see here at the starting line lots of roads already closed off. you're taking a live look at what's going on at rosslyn. a lot of runners walking up towards the arches where the race begins. a reminder you can find a complete list of closures online at nbcwashington.com. all you have to do is click on our marine corps marathon page. >> got the butterflies >> a little bit. a lot of times they are running in place and that helps you out. they are talking with other runners. there's a real sense of commune down there and once that gun goes off -- >> they are all in it together.

>> there's a push this year to add a different kind of halloween decoration to fronts much your house. a pumpkin painted -- >> it's about keeping kids with food allergies safe while trick or treating. >> let's face it. halloween means one thing for most kids. but the candy must not contain peanuts for these twins. they both have foot allergies. last year halloween was scary for their family. >> we were dumping out all the candy on the kitchen table and sorting through it and ben saw a fun size snickers. >> one bite toledo a severe allergic reaction. ben had to spend halloween night in the hospital. now an idea to help keep trick or treating safer for kids with food allergies is getting momentum on social media. the food allergy education and

research group called it pumpkin teal. that alerts kids with food aerjs you're giving out cool things. >> safe candy is sometimes manufactured differently making them dangerous for kids with food allergies. >> they are not being singled out because they can't have something in particular. it helps them to be included. >> the teal pumpkin is a sign that he is scariest houses kids with food allergies won't be hauntsed by treats inside. erica edwards, nbc news. >> trick or treating. almost there. >> you guys ready? >> almost. >> both your daughters. >> "wizard of oz" thing going on. a horse trapped in a swimming pool. how rescue crews got identity you want of the water without a scratch. >> looks like we're in for a breezy one? >> exactly.

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the time right now is 7:13. we're about 40 minutes away from start of the marine corps marathon. you're looking at the starting line right now. news4 has every inch of the

marathon covered from important mile markers to some of our very own lacing up for this race. you can see a lot of runners walking to the starting line right there. >> anticipation building. i want to take you to a very special and emotional part. >> david culver is live at mile marker 12. also known as run to honor section of the course. and it's a pretty powerful exhibit for runners and spectators. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning to both of you. angie you mentioned this earlier in the show coming to this point you're about the midway point of the race. you need something to keep you going. how about something that what this whole thing is about happen honoring two lost their lives, service men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice. we're at mile marker 12. it's clear right now. little bit different as this race starts to get going. from above the mass cam giving you a view over hanes point.

beautiful start. few folks making the walk down to mile marker 12 to that run to honor section. they are wearing blue to honor those who have lost their lives and i caught up with cat who made the trip from new jersey last night. you're wearing your blue. you're thinking about one person in particular as you stand out there and who is that? >> my son-in-law sergeant anthony potchi who was killed in action on march 4, 2010. >> when you think about tony as you knew him, what comes to mind? >> he just the sweetest guy. teased me all the time. father of my three grandchildren and i miss him dearly to this day. i still cry every time i think about him. >> hat made you want to come down from new jersey and stand here. >> first time. my daughter is running today. in his honor. with a picture of him on her shirt. and so i'm here to support her

and her in her first full marathon and also to support tony. >> this comes at a very crucial point in the race. it's the midway point. for a lot of runner it's a hard time because they think we're only halfway there. but then they are reminded why they are running and obviously you'll be there to help them to remember too. >> had my daughter passes by she will try to high five tony's flag there's a flag with a ribbon and his name. i think a lot of the runners will stop. very emotional time i understand for the runners as well as all of us on the blue line. >> a real reminder what this race is about. >> exactly. >> thank you. >> reporter: all right. in about little time from now we'll head down there, photojournalists we'll take the walk down there and show you some of the images for run to honor section. r now angie and adam let's

send it back to you. >> we do have a lot going on right now as race time does approach we are watching what's happening at the starting line very closely and in the next 15 minutes we'll start hearing the national anthem. you'll want to keep it here on news4 to see everything for the marine corps marathon. a lot of excitement down that way. >> an emotional homecoming weekend at the university of virginia as alumni and students remember hannah graham. homecoming brought thousands of alumni to charlottesville this weekend. fans and students observed a moment of silence at the stadium. >> definitely heightened my awareness. i think you do sometimes feel you're in this bubble at charlottesville. i was very careful last night to make sure my friends had someone to walk home with. >> the medical examiner positively identified hannah's body on friday. the announcement came after search teams discovered her

remains in a wooded area near walnut creek park. the man charged with her abduction is in the albemarle jail this morning. we're waiting to find out if jesse matthew will face more charges. he's also been charged with raping a woman in fairfax county from 2005. police say forensic evidence links matthew to the disappearance of virginia tech student morgan harrington who was killed in 2009. matthew has not been charged in the harrington case. developing overnight u.s. troops in afghanistan will be headed home soon. u.s. marines and british combat forces officially ended operations in afghanistan marking a historic day. the last uk based and adjoining u.s. base camp leather neck was handed over to the control of afghan security forces recently. a family in montgomery county now worrying about this woman who has been missing since yesterday. her name is mona mohamed fably. police are concerned for her

emotional and physical health. she's about five and a half feet tall. if you think you've seen her call police. this morning a man is waking up in jail accused of killing a gas station clerk. police arrested robin smith jr. friday night near his home in glen burnie. he's accused of robbing an exxon and killing the clerk. he's now charged with first degree murder and armed robbery. kumar's body has been sent the home his famine da. the business community is raising northeastern kumar's children inner loop today people will lace up their shoes for the goblin gallop in fairfax. the race will happen at fairfax corner. the 1 k fun run begins at 8:30, 5k and walk begins at 9:00 a.m. there are cash prizes for the winners. how many firefighters does it take to pull a horse out of a

swimming pool? this is not a joke. it happened in arizona. the horse is doing fine and is totally healthy today. wow. take a look. somehow it fell into the owner's pool. that was a surprise. a vet came and tranquilized it and firefighters pulled it out slowly. goes to show you firefighters do a whole lot more than run into burning buildings and put out flames. that's incredible stuff. >> prepared for anything. to answer your first question it took nine firefighters to do this and all while doing it they were able to keep the horse's head out of water. >> nice job. >> you know why the horse was in pool? >>. ed to go for a swim. is it hot >> thirsty. >> not too hot today and that's good news for runners. >> good news for runners. high temperature today of 68 degrees. crisp morning out there. winds not an issue. if you're watching right now you're not running in the marathon today.

because of that the weather not having any negative impact on your day. breezy but plenty of sunshine and comfortable temperatures for this time of year. it will be cooler than yesterday but our high yesterday 74 degrees. a beautiful day. if you loved yesterday you'll love monday. tomorrow. the weather tomorrow will be very similar to saturday. big temperature swings this week. highs near 80 on tuesday as we get into thursday and friday. highs drop into the low 60s and wait until you see what next weekend is looking like. talking about trick or treating chilly. temperatures in the 50s. mainly dry conditions for trick or treating right now. there's a radar and satellite combined. clear skies. not tracking any rain. dry through at least tuesday. cold front has moved through the area. didn't bring with it any rain but this is why we're noticing breezy conditions throughout the day today. 61 degrees is the current temperature at reagan with winds out of the northwest. only about nine mireles right

now. throughout the day the winds will be at 10 to 25 miles per hour. gusts potentially around 30 miles per hour. breezy conditions for the late morning hours right on into the early evening hours. 9:00 a.m. temperature around 57 degrees. low 60s as we get into the midday hours. upper 60s for your afternoon. all in all a really nice day. sunday evening beautiful with sunny skies. temperature at 6:00 in the low 60s. good day for golf. good day for riding a bike or taking the kids out to the park or the pumpkin patch. for monday tomorrow again, spectacular day. a high temperature of 72 degrees. sunny skies. little bit more cloud cover on tuesday. look at our high temperature. it's 78 degrees for a high on tuesday. so a balmy day feeling more like summer. wednesday still mild with a high temperature around 70 degrees. there's the chance of some showers four wednesday. that chance of showers with a cold front, that's going cool us down for thursday, friday, right

on into the weekend. high temperatures thursday and friday, we'll be in the low 60s for halloween, expect temperatures in the 50s. there's the chance of showers late friday night, after 8:00 p.m. most of trick-or-tre or treatin looking dry. next saturday high of 50 degrees. daylight savings time end saturday night into sunday. there's a slight chance of some patchy frost early tomorrow morning in those suburbs well north and west of washington. >> okay. thanks, amelia. mail and milk the new mail andhow can i avoid maintenance fees?

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the event will be held at the university of maryland in college park just five days before election. clinton will be urging people to get out and vote on november 2nd. this is brown's second big rally in prince george's county. president obama held a raily for him in upper marlboro last week. >> the u.s. postal service will test deliver groceries. the agency will begin a two year pilot program called customized delivery in the san francisco area. they will deliver groceries between 7:00 and 3:00. it hopes to generate $10 million in new revenue. the time right now is 7:27 and we're watching as starting lynn at the marine corps marathon starts to fill up and festivities are heating up. we'll check back in with jim handly. >> it's jacket weather out there. amelia is looking at serious amelia is looking at serious shifts in the weather when

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>> reporter: we're about 25 minutes away from the start of the race. you can see the crowds are growing here. all the participants making their way down route 110 here at arlington national cemetery. you see the two average, iconic marine corps averages. they will come through that shoot at 7:55. they are warming up. among them chuck bell ahung around us for an extra few minutes. chuck tell us about these last 25 minutes. what's going through your mine. what's going through all these minds down there. you stretched out. carved up. >> ate as much as i could. 6,000 or 7,000 calorie feast yesterday. now it's all about focusing. i ran, being a hometown runner you have the advantage. i got to run the last mile in a couple of my training runs. i visualized a good finish. i was able picture it in my head.

a guy with number one on that's pre-race routine you should be following. >> he's running barefoot. everybody has a bar, a personal best. what are your shooting for? >> reporter: 3:30. anything is a win. below 3:30 is a miracle. i ran a 3:50 last year. that's where i'm in my wheelhouse. >> you want to beat that 14th street bridge because if not you're coming over by bus. >> i can walk home if i need to. it's a fun race. i want to thank the marine corps for putting it on. it's a fun race. there's folks all along the route. you know, fans who come out the cheer. what do you care? it does make a difference for a runner, especially in those last couple of miles to have somebody you don't even know cheering you on. i wore my oklahoma shirt in the past. flying nbc colors i get weather

questions during the race. don't stand in front of me. i get a lot of that stuff. go nbc 4. cold, winnie. my only real concern for today is mile 25. it's the last mile coming straight back up here to arlington cemetery and substantial head wind for mile 25. so i'm a little concerned about that. those northwest winds, you know, 15 to 20 are better by the time you get to 11:30, 12:00. >> that's what amelia is telling us. what to you drink or eat along the way. they have thousands of bananas, orange, like 30,000 bottles of gatorade out here. >> i alternate water and gatorade. sometimes if i'm feeling hungry, i don't get hungry until mile 18 or 19. i might get a banana or orange there. really more of a hydration than food. >> chuck bell, congratulations. good luck to you. we'll see you on the other side as we always do.

you're a strong finisher. we are coming up, adam and angie in just a couple of minutes. we got the sky dive followed by the fall over. dramatic scenes. we'll be right back with you from arlgs national cemetery. >> as chuck runs this morning we'll be tracking -- the peacock will be tracking where he is. the race timing technology let you follow your friends and loved ones online. some ambitious followers will moving all around the map to see runners as often. if you want to follow chuck his number and his run number is 444. that's very cool. we wish chuck a lot of luck out there today. >> in tracking the runners including chuck download the marine corps marathon app and that will make it easy four. you'll have the tracking device in the palm of your hand. >> such a cool event. look at the nbc crew that has come out this morning. that's a fun thing to see as

runners come across the bridge to go into georgetown. go see the peacock. take the kids. have fun. a great day. >> it's wonderful. you make your way around and you see the huge cheering crowd and you cross the bridge. you make that right on to m street which is one of the most beautiful parts of the run because it's so spirited. people are lining the streets of georgetown and gives you that extra push. no turning back now. we have a celebrity on our hands. everybody is coming out to see the peacock. in other news this morning one woman is lacing up her shoes for trees. she is no stranger to this marathon. she's run this thing 27 times. that's more times than any woman in the history of the marathon. >> you're warming up at the start of the race in front and you got veterans who have given limbs and parts and it's so emotional. >> every time. she even ran the marathon the year she was going through

chemotherapy for cancer. she said the best defenders are our country cheer those runners on. take a look we're now only minutes away from the marathon. the countdown is on. it starts in exactly 18 minutes, 55 seconds. we won't go anywhere. stay with news4 for all the marathon coverage during this race. >> take a look, we got jumpers, show a picture of them jumping out of the plane. it's incredible stuff. there they are getting ready to start the whole race here. they will really kick this thing off with a spectacular event right there. getting ready -- oh, my gosh what must they be thinking. >> this is a real moment of pride not just for the runners but the entire country. we'll see a medal honor of recipient who is running his first marathon. he'll be among those jumpers. we're less than 30 minutes from the start of the marine corps marathon. starting to get crowded down there. there. news4 w

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welcome back. the time right now 7:39. we're covering the almost official start of the marathon of monument, the marathon of the people also known as the marine corps marathon. you're looking at a very crowded starting line where the wheelchair start is about to kick-off in just a matter of minutes. >> what a scene there. the two arches there which are a hallmark of this race and taepgs that's growing. it's just a cool event. of course we're all over it here. we'll check back robby incmikoski just a minute. we know some runners are extra prepared for their 26 miles right now. many received a big pasta dinner last night for extra fuel before the day. they told us they hope it helps. >> you know, a run is often 20 miles and another 10-k. hopefully these carbs will get

us through the last 10-k. >> the dinner is part of a long tradition. more than 30,000 runners are getting ready. >> they are coming from all over the place. 59 countries, 50 states and district of columbia. the countdown is on. there we go. the wheelchair start. the race is off. you're looking at a live look right there under those iconic arches as the 40th marine corps marathon gets under way. this following a very symbolic march on colors. the national anthem. and the jumpers that recently landed, a lot of excitement down there today. what these racers are going to experience as they continue, they are going to move along route 110 between arlington national cemetery and the pentagon and make their way towards lee highway where they experience their first climb. >> we'll check in on the weather forecast as well to make sure we

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we can do it with you or try it online. together, we'll go far. the marine corps marathon about to begin. a live look from starting line arlington right now. >> the wheelchair and hand cycle participants we already saw them taking their park and pedaling

away. live team coverage along every angle of the route here as we just watched this amazing event unfolding here. we had some paratroopers. >> we mentioned kyle carpenter who received the nation's highest military honor in june, the medal of honor running his first marathon. extra pressure is on because he's among those parachuting down the starting line and with him he's carrying the american flag, a huge one, 7800 square feet. news4 northern virginia bureau chief is at mile marker 4 on the key bridge. >> reporter: the excitement starting build. not long before we see these hand cyclists coming through here. you can see the nbc 4 peacock zone cheering section back here

behind me. it will get really busy and really noisy before very long as first the hand cyclists and runners coming through. on friday we met one of the guys that's up near the head of the pack. his name is sergeant michael frazier. he lives by fort belvoir. he lost both legs serving in afghanistan. his fourth tour abroad. today he's tackling his third marine corps marathon. sergeant michael frazier was introduced to his firsthand cycle when he was being treated at walter reed. the marine did three tours in iraq. on the fourth in afghanistan he lost both legs in an ied explosion. frazier became a member of team semper 5. they pay for warriors to compete in athletic events.

it brings our service members and families together in all types of athletics. >> reporter: just 17 months after he was wounded frazier completed his first marine corps marathon. >> i accomplished that goal. hey, i did 26.2 miles with my arms by myself. that's amazing. >> reporter: he took a spin for us on a krystol city sidewalk. this year's race is frazier's third. >> from all the marathons i've done the marine corps marathon by far has the best, the best crowd support. >> reporter: frazier said hand cycling has bean crucial part of his recovery. >> mentally it takes my mind off of every day struggles you have to go through. >> reporter: frazier says being on team semper 5 is about the com camaraderie.

for the competition frazier will shoot for a personal best. >> last year i did it in an hour and 50 minutes. anything under that is my goal. >> reporter: so, big shot at semper 5. rear rooting michael frazier on. the marine corps marathon wouldn't be possible without the volunteers. chief among them -- this is troop 197 from locust grove, virginia. they will pick up the trash all those cups that the runners leave behind on miles five and six. what do you say >> keep on going. >> reporter: we'll be back later as some of the competitors start to cross the key bridge. i'm julie carey, news4. >> threw see the paratroopers landing with the american tlag. let's sends it to jim handly who has a unique perspective. >> reporter: that was our money shot. we just missed it coming down

7800-square-foot american flag. a dozen members of the elite parachute team. kyle carpenter was among them. he'll be running his first marathon right after this. again we're minutes way, about eight minutes away from the howitzer being fired. here we have another flag coming down as well. take a look at this moment right here. everybody has their cell phones pointle up, taking a picture of this, capturing it in air. and this is just truly a magical moment right now as people take it in, sun coming up right above the arches. those iconic marine corps arches where in just minutes some almost 30,000 people will be taking part and going through the chutes, coming down route

110 here at arlington national cemetery as the flag makes it way down the ground and on the racecourse. moments ago we saw all of the hands cyclists coming by here, flying through on to the bridge where we are here at arlington national cemetery. 7:55 is the magic moment when it all begins. back to you. >> jim handly, really showing us some spectacular images there at the starting line of the marine corps marathon. a marathon they say is a marathon of the people and for the people and i can think of a prettier picture that symbolizes what this race is all about. and what the marine corps stands for. it reminds you what it's all about. that's an incredible feat. i want reminds you to go out there and what you're supporting. what a great cause. >> we're just about five minutes away from the race officially starting and one thing on a lot of people's mind down there is

the weather. they just got a little bit of breeze to contend with. >> for the most part the weather cooperating. not talking about any rain. not talking about gale force winds. as you saw in that beautiful picture, not a cloud interesting sight. sunny skies. high temperature of 68. that's above our average high which is around 64. you can see on this graphic here we shoot up on tuesday. wednesday we're still mild. and then the seesaw comes down turning much cooler, thursday and friday and a big temperature drop for next saturday. temperatures are currently in the 50s in many locations. 52 is the current temperature in leesburg and gaithersburg. 61 degrees at reagan. temperature here at our station cooler, coming in at 55 degrees. runners starting off with temperatures in the mid-50s. by the time most them are finishing the race temperatures in the mid-60s which i would consider pretty nice running weather. highs today in the mid-to-upper 60s, 68 for a high in

washington. 64 in annapolis and 66 in la plata. beautiful sunshine. breezy conditions. especially starting around 10:00, 11:00 a.m. and continuing on into the early evening hours. here's sky cast 4. this walks you throughout the day. this forecasting what the sky will look like. notice the lack of cloud cover. definitely a sunday where you need your sunglasses. asking a lot of people what they are doing today with their plans. a lot of people saying football. if you're watching football looking outside you'll notice that beautiful sunshine even as we get into the overnight hours tonight, skies remain mainly clear. if the winds diminish enough at the bus stop tomorrow morning those of ewell north and west of washington could be noticing some patchy frost. but aside from that tomorrow a spectacular day. the winds not an issue at all. temperatures are comfortable and once again abundant sunshine. by dismissal make sure the kids have something to do outside.

temperatures in the low 70s, spectacular. that's going to be our high temperature for tomorrow. now, as we look to tuesday a high temperature of 78. that's a balmy day. wednesday we're looking at the chance of showers as cold front moves through. still mild. low 60s for thursday and friday. low 50s trading-in or selling your car, truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, book an appointment. and three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. ♪ find out how much your car is worth ♪ ♪ at webuyanycar.com

>> reporter: welcome back to arlington national cemetery. we just saw the flyover. there you have it, folks. 30,000 strong. they are running today. and they are coming down route 110. this is a 26.2 mile course that will take them by the monuments. this is the people's marathon. the monument marathon. it takes them through parts of rosslyn. it's uphill for the first few miles here before they cross over the key bridge. you can see those osprey. they are coming up over the left, right over the racers. that's the flyover. first up we see these elite runners, everybody has got a v chip on their bib so they can

keep track of where they are, family and race organizers too. again, i started to say that they will be going uphill for the first few miles. when they cross the key bridge at our peacock zone into georgetown, they will pass through georgetown go through rock creek, hug potomac, go down the national mall, the fdr male, tidal basin. they will cross the 14th street bridge and everybody wants to make sure they beat the bridge because that bridge will close at a certain point. it's about, if you're not doing a 14 minute mile up until then then you have to take a shuttle bus the rest of the way. look how packed it is right now. we saw those elite runners earlier and a lot of space between them. this is where it starts to crowd up. they are all bunched in corrals based on their previous times and expected finish times. they are running with similar

groups of timed runners here. we are going to be there for the finish and first finisher should be crossing at 10:15. back to you now from arlington national cemetery they are off. >> there they go. thanks, jim. great stuff. 55 degrees. good weather to get this race under way. >> we want to show you another part of the course right here. this is approaching the key bridge. we have the hand cyclists and wheelchair racers and looks like people already are cheering them on. we wish good luck to everybody taking part in the 39th marine

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