. a family's mystery could soon be over. i'm molette green, the search for an elderly man missing for weeks hones in on a local park. >> scary for certainty, and the future of a "washington post" reporter hangs in the balance as his dramatic trial comes to a close. >> sun is shining. clouds are coming back, and tuesday may have a rain chance to worry about. forecast just ahead. ready for takeoff, one of the country's most popular airlines warns thousands of you could be in for a long day of traveling. i'm barbara harris. new 4 midday starts now.

developing a family's week's long search could be over. right now waiting to get confirmation after police found a body in a prince george's county park. maryland national capital park police say the body found in a soybean field at watkins regional park fits the description of 80-year-old luben fipps. crews found the body about 80 yards away from where a search has been conducted. the fipps family canceled today's search pending today's confirmation. he went missing september 15th during a picnic there with the assisted living center where he stayed. his daughter told new 4's darcy spencer that fipps suffers from dementia and she was concerned her father had not been properly supervised. that's the latest. we are working to find out how long iran's government will

sentence "washington post" reporter jason rezaian to jail. iran accuses him of collecting confidential information and handing it over to hostile governments. the court says he can appeal the conviction within 20 days. i'm megan fitzgerald at reagan national airport where just yesterday southwest says it was a technical glitch which caused hundreds of flights to be delayed across the country and long lines at airports around the country as well. if you look behind me, you can see that's not the case today. line seems to be moving along regularly here. people are able to access these kiosks here to get their tickets. southwest officials say this is something they've been working on throughout the night. many travelers would agree there are times when flying can be a bit stressful. >> i do. i worry.

and i like to get here early. >> on sunday, that was the case for thousands of southwest customers, some 450 flights were delayed and long lines were seen here at l.a.x. and other major airports around the country. southwest said a technical glitch in their system affected the website, mobile app and phone centers forcing employees to check customers in manually. but on monday morning -- it was a different story. lines moved quickly and passengers didn't seem to have many issues. >> we haven't had any problems this morning. they just told us to be here a couple hours early. >> southwest encouraged travelers to arrive two hours early just to be safe. things were not entirely perfect. >> the mobile website said that we would still have to get a printed pass today. >> i went on their website, but it was down. i couldn't find out if the flight was delayed. >> so far delays seem to be at a minimum and all in all,

southwest customers at reagan say their monday travel has gotten off to a good start. >> so far so good. >> now, southwest officials say they're focused today on getting all the bags that were delayed back to customers and those individuals who were not able to fly out yesterday, they're working on getting them an open see the on a flight so they can get back to their destination. barbara? >> thank you. the smoky haze is finally clearing out in prince george's county in this neighborhood. chopper 4 flew over the burning home. firefighters had some thick smoke to deal with when they arrived. no word on if anyone was hurt. this story still developing in south carolina. recovery efforts going on after historic flooding throughout the state. the water system there is still under repair. workers are still trying to fix the canal used to bring in drinking water. hundreds of thousands still have to boil water heading into the

second week after the devastation. state officials are working to get roads back to normal. a good chunk of interstate 95 remains closed. some folks traveling through south carolina are forced to take two-hour detours. some local members of the maryland civil air patrol are back at home after serving five days in south carolina. a few of the pilots are from leesburg. there's some photos from that mission. the group of volunteers made 138 flights over the flooded region. they helped look for people who needed help. the group also sent photos to fema to help fema get a handle on the damage and what needs to be done now. >> i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. sun is shining. holiday sunshine for everybody who is lucky now have your columbus day off. don't get used to the dry weather. cloudy skies and a risk for showers as soon as tomorrow. talk about that coming up. and also a little bit later in the show, talking about how much

cooler it will be by the time we get to your weekend. so, do be expecting a lot of ups and downs in the weather. right now, it's a beauty outside. temperatures in the low to mid 60s across the region. as you plan out the remainder of your day, plenty of sunshine. temperatures up into the low and mid 70s. we'll time out the tuesday rain drops coming up. >> okay, chuck. a lot of folks around here can't wait until next sunday and the chance for the redskins to redeem themselves after yesterday's tough loss. this play is all anyone could talk about after the game. the interception in overtime that led the atlanta falcons to win. after the game, all the players said the falcons mad a great play, that's all. next week's game is against the jets on the road. we'll be watching running back matt jones' status. he has a sprained big toe, it's not clear whether he will be able to play next sunday afternoon. later today the district will honor the memory of christopher columbus outside of

union station. there's a statue of columbus there. representatives from the embassies of italy and spain will place items at the foot of the statue in a few minutes we'll talk about the other side of the holiday and why they want it changed. local schools call for a different lesson. they call for more parents to get involved with students. plus all eyes are on las vegas. we're getting ready for a first in the race for president. even though one big question still

we're working to learn more about a british military helicopter that crashed in kabul in afghanistan. five people, all nato personnel died. investigator believe the crash was not hostile. this is a security balloon

falling to the ground there. some witnesses say the helicopter may have hit it before it crashed. however until an investigation is done, we can't know for sure that that's what happened. any minute now donald trump will take the stage in new hampshire speaking with seven other presidential candidates. former senator joe lieberman is introducing him. right now these are live pictures. the group "no labels" wants leaders of both parties to agree to create 25 million new jobs in ten years as well as great at balancing the federal budget, securing social security and medicare and making american energy independent. the first democratic presidential debate takes place tomorrow night. hillary clinton, bernie sanders, martin o'malley, jim web and lincoln chafee will take the stage. there is a podium ready in case joe biden decides to jump into the race. and a new poll this morning out from virginia voters shows that what you're thinking about, the 2016 presidential race, the

poll says that voters are warming to alternative candidates, but the front-runners are still in front. for democratic voters, hillary clinton's lead has halved from 80 but still 40%. donald trump is first choice for 23% of republican voters in the commonweal commonwealth. these numbers from the lawson center for public policy. they also say voters prefer clinton to trump and ted cruz as well. but only joe biden polled ahead of all of the republican candidates together. a police officer kicked out of a restaurant, what led to

outside we got sunshine overhead for now. any clouds are well down to our south and southwest. couple of showers off the outer banks of north carolina.

those are not going to be coming our way. our next chance for rain is back here across parts of illinois and wisconsin. the leading edge of a cold front will come our way tomorrow. as you can tell, it's moisture starved. we have a chance for rain tomorrow, but any rain primarily in the front half of the day will be very, very light. out ahead of it, what a great day outside. afternoon temperatures will climb up into the low and mid 70s. when i see you next, we'll plan out the next 24 hours to keep you dry. the president of an olive garden restaurant in kansas city, missouri is apologizing to a police officer who got kicked out of the restaurant. the officer was in full uniform. he was enjoying a birthday lunch when an employee told him the restaurant did not allow guns and asked him to leave. olive garden does have a policy against guns but makes exceptions for police officers. olive garden blames the incident

on one employee's poor decision. a lot of you may be home for the columbus day holiday, there's some things you need to know if you're planning to get out around town today. there's a traffic alert we'll tell you about. and you can watch us even when you're at work or on the go. open up the nbc washington app and tap watch live tv now at bottom of your little screen there. push the button to stream news 4

we have some change force you on this holiday monday as far as transit goes. look first here at metro. open until midnight. off peak fares on this holiday. trains in general running every 6 to 12 minutes and will be running on saturday service. as far as market goc, brunswick running on a weekday schedule. vre, no service because of the holiday. right now students are back in class at umpqua community college in oregon. a shooter killed nine people at the school last week and then killed himself. the community held a vigil in the victim's memory last night. oregon's governor was expected on campus to welcome students back today. we could find out as early as tomorrow if the supreme court

will take up gun control. the court will decide whether to hear a challenge to a chicago law banning certain assault weapons. if the court hears the case and decides the law is not legal, bans in other states could be challenged. if the court doesn't hear the case, it could lead to more states imposing similar gun bans. we are working to get an update on the condition of a man who was shot outside of an nfl game in texas. police say the shooting happened outside the cowboys/patriots game last night. it apparently started with a fight. according to the ft. worth star telegram, one man shot another in the head. we last heard the victim was in critical condition. police arrested the other man. they are trying to determine how the fight started and why. in the mlb playoffs, the dodgers and the mets play tonight. right now it's not clear whether dodgers second baseman chase utley will get to play. the league suspended utley for two games for this slide.

you may have seen it. it broke the mets player's leg. utley appealed the decision. a hearing will happen this afternoon. the teams play at 8:30 this evenin evening. >> talking about our little chances for rain coming our way for tomorrow. in the meantime, future weather through the rest of the day today filled with nothing but clear skies and sunshine. even up through about 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 tonight, skies mainly clear. by early tomorrow morning skies turning from partly to mostly cloudy. here we are stopped at 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. an opportunity for light rain showers, primarily in the shenandoah valley, west of the blue ridge into the mountains of west virginia by 7:30, 8:00 tomorrow morning, those showers moving in to fairfax, loudoun counties. tapering off bien in time tomorrow. could not rule out a mitt or miss shower late tomorrow night.

your seven-day forecast comes up the next time i see you. new numbers on the flu vaccine. the cdc says 92 million doses of the flu shot have been distributed so far. this year is a quad vaccine which means it protects against four different strains of the flew. doctors say there is a big supply of that vaccine now. if you get the shot, you should know it takes two weeks before it's effective against an infection. today we will find out if an after-school program is working to help address the achievement gap in montgomery county public schools. there's a huge performance gap that separates white and asian students from black and latino students. excel beyond the bell was started at seven middle schools in response to that program. the county council's education committee is releasing new data on the program. it's a special day in prince george's county schools. derrick ward shows us how the district is looking to inspire

change with men make a difference day. >> all about choices. >> they're not teachers, at least not kind with certificates who spend their days at black bores or overhead projectors but they are steeped in the curriculum of life and reality. >> this is just the beginning of something that we will continue for the rest of the year. men making a difference. if there's one thing we'll do, respect each other. >> reporter: for the last four years, prince george's county school system has called upon men from all walks of life to speak the students across the school system, offer guidance and stand as examples to studentses from traditional homes and not. >> in 2015, it's not the same as when i was in high school to have these men here and impart in some of these male lives is good. it's positive. >> what's going on behind these doors is a work in progress. they've been doing it for four years and the program has

evolved. >> earlier last year we only focused on male students, this year we are focusing on female students, it's important for females to know the importance of males, know their worth. >> it's a positive. we may not reach everybody but a few will be touched. >> reporter: derrick ward, news 4. columbus day controversy, not everyone is celebrating this holiday monday. a lot of you are talking about it on social media. we're back with that in 60

i'm eun yang, here's what's trending. it is columbus day, on your day off, a lot of you are clicking on the not so flattering style of the story. some of christopher columbus' writings refer to native americans as people who could make good servants. twitter accounts are now

promoting another holiday for today, indigenous peoples day. nine american cities are celebrating it this morning. last year seattle became the second major city to do so after minneapolis adopted that change. our nbc affiliate in oklahoma city could be next to join. local leader there's will take a vote this week. in oregon, one county marked the day with a council meeting last week. it posted this video of a drum

gas prices barely budged in the past two weeks even as oil prices rose. the national average fell a half cent to $2.34 a gallon, that's down more than 90 cents from a year ago. that's your cnbc business report. got to love those cheap gas prices. i was down in atlanta last week,

1.99 for gas. outside for us, plenty of sunshine. open window weather in the nation's capital. temperatures are in the low to mid 60s now. we'll top off in the low to mid 70s later this afternoon. a beauty of a day coming our way. mostly cloudy, risk of a couple of showers mainly in the first part of the day tomorrow. back to the sunshine for wednesday and thursday. partly to mostly cloudy on friday as another cold front comes our way that promises much chillier weather by the weekend. saturday's highs in the 60s. could see some frost in the western suburbs by early sunday morning. it will soon be against the law for public schools in california to use redskins as a team name or mascot. governor jerry brown signed the bill this weekend making california the first to issue a statewide ban. the law goes into effect in 2017 giving schools time to phase out the name. if pumpkin pie is part of

your holiday tradition, you may need to pick another. farmers say canned pumpkin could be hard to come by next month. the culprit? heavy rainfall. illinois is getting hit hard. 90% of the nation's pumpkins are grown there. >> pumpkin-wise, it's a lot harder for the fungus. we had to spay them more than you may have because of the fungus. the weather is so hard on everything for agriculture. you can't get the hay up. if you grow sod, you can't get it out of the field. >> you won't likely notice the actual shortage until next month. this morning, tough questions for the police officers who fired a taser at an elected official. why police say they had no other choice. and an uber nightmare. a local woman calls for a driver and gets into the wrong

right now lawyers for "washington post" reporter jason rezaian are working to overturn his conviction. iran accuses him of collecting confidential information and handing it over to hostile government. he could potentially spend 10 to 20 years behind bars. >> it's a bit easier to fly southwest this morning. a technical glitch caused nationwide delays starting sunday morning, but southwest is

still warning you to expect some delays and arrive at least two hours before you're supposed to board the plane. just got word that the american dentist who killed cecil the lion won't face criminal charges in zimbabwe. that country's cabinet minister announced paperwork for walter palmer, he apparently got the legal paperwork to conduct the hunt. he touched off an international controversy after killing that lion, and some of the backlash sent the dentist from minnesota into hiding. two others still face charges in the case for using bait to lure the lion out of his habitat in a national park. a man fell to his death this weekend along the appalachian

trail inside smith mountain state park. the 43-year-old was taking pictures, jumping from rock to rock when he lost his balance and fell close to 50 feet. people nearby tried to help him but he died on the scene. a scary mistake police can't to stop from happening again. d.c. officers are trying to find a sexual assault suspect. a woman thought she was getting into an uber vehicle saturday morning near wisconsin avenue. instead officers say the driver took out a knife and assaulted her. there's a reward if you can help officers arrest that driver. police are trying to figure out who defaced a controversial statue in frederick. someone splashed red paint on the statue on sunday morning. people who say the statue is offensive want it remove, other believes the move would erase

part of frederick's history. the battle over the confederate flag continues. over the weekend hundreds of people from the group flag for all mississippians marched outside the state capital for a change to the state flag. they want to remove the battle emblem from the state's flag. supporters of the flag were also at the march to counter what they call negative attacks. organizers say they want to see a flag that represents everyone. the group needs 100,000 signatures to place the flag change amendment on an upcoming ballot. >> good morning. hope you're enjoying your day off. a lot of lucky folks have holiday sunshine today. mild 70s once again. chances for rain sneaking back in. here's the way the next 24 hours look. today at noon, 67 degrees and sunshine. 6:00 tonight, mild, 72. clouds come in overnight tonight. by the time you're getting up early tomorrow morning, 6:00 a.m., mostly cloudy. risk of a few showers, but a

mild one even with the showers. temperatures in the upper 50s to 60 degrees. by this time tomorrow, most of the showers will be coming to an end. temperatures back up near 70 by tomorrow afternoon with just a sliver or two of sunshine late tuesday afternoon. >> are development plans underway now that could take some of the stress out of driving in northern virginia. you have until tomorrow to join a special committee working to extend vre rail service. it would be extended from manassas to gainesville and hay market. if you don't want to join the committee, there will be a public meeting next month. right now thousands of people are gathering for the second annual washington prayer gathering on the national mall. the lincoln memorial is the site for what's meant to be a display of unity for churches across d.c., maryland and virginia. more than 250 of them will send representatives. the event will wrap up around

12:30. turkey is blaming different extremist groups including isis and kurdish separatists for two deadly explosions over the weekend. the blast in the capital city killed at least 95 people and left hundreds more wounded. turkey declared three days of mourning. the kurds accused turkey's government of failing to protect them. no group has officially claimed responsibility for the attack. outrage is growing now in southeast texas at what some are calling a case of police brutality. police used a stun gun on a council member outside his home. the video is circulating, and we want to warn you some may find it disturbing. police say their actions were justified. >> i'm not trying to be combative. >> reporter: this morning this 26-year-old councilman says he wants answers.

miller said there was no justification for police firing a taser at him while he was on his knees. >> okay. he's going to have to tase you. you're not doing like you're supposed to. >> reporter: the dramatic videos, one from miller's friends taken from the officer's body camera don't show everything that led to the tasing but they were on patrol when they stopped at his house. >> approached four men for questioning who were in an area that has often been found to be involved with drug activity or other suspicious activity. >> reporter: miller says they were his friends and weren't doing anything wrong. >> i knew the officer. she knew me. i figured i'd let her know these are my guests. you know, kind of -- i guess lessen the tension. >> reporter: the tension escalated as officers repeatedly asked miller to move back. >> officer, comon. >> go over here before you put you go to jail for interfering, man. >> you're doing way too much. >> go back over there. >> reporter: police say when they tried to arrest miller, he physically resisted. >> i feel like it was kind of

unwarranted to be almost harassed like that. >> get in the car! i will light you up. get out. >> reporter: prairie view is the same place that sandra bland was stopped for a traffic violation in july. she was arrested for assault and then died in jail. the medical examiner ruled it a suicide but a wrongful death lawsuit brought by her family is pending. miller was charged with interfering with police and resisting arrest. >> it seems obvious to me. our police department needs sensitivity treatment. >> reporter: they promise a full investigation. >> i don't feel like i should have been detained or arrested or anything. >> councilman miller says he did identify himself as an elected official during the incident. prairie view authorities say one of the officers involved did have a tie to the sandra bland case in july.

in 60 seconds, a national tragedy 15 years later. how the military

a horrible accident, that is what maryland natural resources investigators say happened during a group hunt. a 14-year-old on the trip shot and killed a man leading the hunt. marvin coppage was 75. he was helping the group hunt pheasant. police say he was scaring a bird out of the bushes when the teen shot him. deaths from heroin and opioid use outweigh highway deaths in virginia. last year 728 died from drug overdoses compared to 700 highway deaths. >> a ceremony that took place today to remember the bombing of the "uss cole." a small ship filled with

explosives hit the cole on october 12, 2000. 15 years ago. 17 sailors died. we'll show you the ship years later. this is after retears were made. there is now a memorial statue in norfolk dedicated to the victims of the "cole" attack. naval station norfolk hosted a ceremony there a few hours ago. president obama has some advice for a potential presidential hopeful in 2020. and why some rock legends have a strong message for

i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. sunshine on a columbus day in the nation's capital. tomorrow, we could have some clouds and a shower chance moving in, primarily in the morning hours tomorrow. here's the way the next couple of days look. beautiful sunshine today, 75.

tomorrow, cloudy skies with a risk of light rain, primarily in the morning. should be drying out in the afternoon. sunshine back on wednesday. temperatures today, tomorrow and wednesday into the low 70s. already thinking about the weekend? i know i am. saturday looks cooler, breezy, 63. sunday, down right chilly, highs in the 50s with a risk of frost in the western suburbs. a musician is making noise in the republican race for president. steven tyler is asking republican presidential candidate donald trump to stop using aerosmith's dream on at his campaign events. tyler's attorney sent trump a cease and desist letter. not sure if we can call this an endorsement but president obama has some presidential advice for kanye west. >> kanye announced his interest in running for president in 2020 at the mtv video music award backs in august. so, president obama over the weekend, when he was at a

democratic national committee fund-raiser said if kanye decided to run he would have to spend a lot of time dealing with strange characters who behave like they're on a reality tv show. we're not sure if kanye will actually run, but he seems to be getting attention for his very early interest in making a bid. >> some people get excited by the attention and decide to run when they weren't planning to. >> everybody can run for president in this country. >> that's right. millions of people in this country rely on social security checks. >> and we'll tell you why the price of gas is about to impact

following a developing story in prince georges county this afternoon we expect to hear from the family of an 80-year-old man who disappeared in a park last month. the family will be holding a press conference later today. officers found a body in watkins regional park and it is believed to be that of phipps. his daughter tells us that phipps suffered from dementia. a new poll out this morning about the 2016 race for president. the lawson center for public policy polled virginia supporters, their support for the current front r-runners is dwindling.

hillary clinton and donald trump are still on top. the wild card right now is joe biden. >> he could dramatically impact the race. tracie potts tells us how people are preparing if he does run and the latest on politics and congress. >> we still don't know if biden is in. we have learned if he announces as late as tomorrow it's still possible he could make that debate stage tomorrow night. >> reporter: joe biden with family this weekend, still pondering whether to hit the campaign trail. >> he's a very decent guy. it's a difficult decision. he will make that himself. >> reporter: even if he announces hours before the debate, the rules would allow him to participate. martin o'malley jones bernie sanders and hillary clinton opposing the trade deal. >> we need to stop. >> the other big political question is who is replacing

john boehner as house speaker. republicans are urging budget chair paul ryan to run. >> i think he would be a wonderful speaker. >> we need a tough answer that we just don't have there now. >> i don't think it's about personalities. who will go to the conference and say i'm willing to fight for our beliefs. >> reporter: the first job is coming up with a budget and beating another debt limit deadline. >> we always get right up to the deadline. now it's do or die. you're force dod to do it. that's a stupid way to runt government. >> paul ryan hasn't said he's interested in running. for now, his people are saying he's not running for house speaker. from washington, i'm tracie potts, back to you. some students are getting the day off in montgomery county. not because it's columbus day, but a water main break forced belmont elementary school in olney to close. we're working to find out when

the problem will be fixed. new video of a dramatic water rescue in california. look at the fire trucks right next to the beach. an 11-year-old was caught in a rip current and several other people had to jump in to save her, however they were all caught. firefighters pulled everyone out of the water. >> there were a total of four civilians that attempted to make a rescue, and they were also suffered from minor injuries. >> one of the victims is in critical condition right now. rescuers did not say which one. outside, nothing to worry about for the remainder of the day today. tomorrow morning a little chance for rain. here is future weather starting at 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, i 81 into the far northern and western suburbs, tomorrow morning that rain chance goes

over miraryland and the shenandh valley. during the afternoon, a hit or miss shower. then we dry back out once again. we'll stay dry for the remainder of the work and school week, as we head out of the week and into the weekend. things turn cooler. right now, 70 in gaithersburg. waiting for the kids this afternoon? mid to lower 70s. outdoor recess weather for sure. lawmakers in california are considering using prisoners convicted of violent crimes to fight wild fighters. n nonviolent offenders have been helping for years. violent criminals would have to have security classifications reduced by good behavior to be considered. a bethesda man is dead after an accident on old georgetown

road. montgomery county police shut the road down for afternoons. gary seward was on his motorcycle when an 85-year-old woman ran into him. twitter is reportedly planning company-wide layoffs. re/code says it is not clear how many will lose their jobs. jack dorsey was just named ceo. twitter has about 4,100 employees worldwide. blame low gas price forcs for n increase in your benefits. millions who get social security can expect benefits to stay the same next year. we expect the official announcement next week. by law, inflation moderates to the annual cost of living adjustment. many of those people receive cheap gas prices. a local woman separated at birth has the moment she's been

waiting for and why some americans are in trouble for what they did at the south pole.

i'm eun yang, a lot of you are clicking on some great stories. this picture shows an incredible reunion. we found it on the sarasota herald tribute's website. these two are sisters. a family from alexandria virginia adopted one of them. a family from new york adopted the other sister. decades later, holly and megan met working on the same floor of a florida hospital. they started talking and eventually took a dna test that changed their lives. >> that's right, we have a lot of things ahead of us. >> i know. >> to catch up. >> i know. >> lost, lost, lost time. >> yeah. >> who knows we may retire here together in this hospital. >> what are the chances?

such an amazing story. very cool. athis couple from the windy city, look at this. our affiliate in chicago were there yesterday morning when they said i do at the eight-mile mark of the chicago marathon. how about that? that is a dedicated couple. they met a couple years ago. they were both training for the race in the eight-minute mile pace group. now you know the end of the story. that's what's trending. >> all right. thank you. well, need a little time off for vacation? >> one company is about to offer

former president george h.w. bush's first pitch is one of the most talked about things on social media this morning. he was -- he is doing it from a wheelchair. this was in last night's playoff

game between the astros and royals. the 91-year-old and the first lady did not hide their support for the texas team. the president who is still recovering from a fall d make that pitch from a wheelchair but was in great spirits. >> hi. >> hi. >> what are you doing? >> i'm just hanging out. >> okay. okay. >> you have to see this. a student from georgetown got a chance to raise a lot of money for breast cancer awareness month on ellen. you'll get a chance to see how much money she raised and the special gift she got in return on the ellen show today at 3:00 here on nbc 4 followed by news 4 at 4:00. >> she raised a lot. >> that's the only hint we can tell you. what would you do with unlimited days off? >> the possibilities are endless and this morning the social networking site linkedin announced it will adopt a new vacation policy.

there will be no minimum or maximum vacation days for employees. the only catch is they have to work the time out with their manager. to sweeten the deal, linkedin will turn july 4th into an extra long holiday break. we should mention the unlimited vacation model is really not an original idea. it's been a thing in the tech start up world for many years. >> other companies have changed their policies recently to add more paid time days off, but vacation is just that, vacation. you ready for one? i just got back from one, but you bet. the first day back is always the first day to start think being the next time away. here's the seven-day forecast. beautiful day to be outside. sunshine, 75. cloudy tomorrow. risk of a couple showers in the first part of the day tomorrow. drying out for wednesday and thursday. turning much, much cooler for the weekend. >> thanks, chuck. that's news 4 midday. thank you for joining us. we're back on the air this

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