up in flames a home destroyed and a lot of questions remain. why the story of the house fire soon involved some of the people covering it. >> stepping up to the plate. new reaction from the man just picked to lead the washington nationals into the future. and here comes some mild autumn weather. i'm tom kierein, a look at how long this will last coming up. and decision day from party majorities to everything in between. we'll look at what's at stake in your community. news4 midday starts now. right now the fire marshal's

office is trying to figure out what started a house fire behind me. fortunately no one was inside at the time. the house is being renovated right now. the owner had hoped to get back into the house with his family for thanksgiving. chopper 4 was overhead this morning. it got these pictures of flames shooting through the roof of the house on horseshoe lane. when officials got here, the fire was really going and had taken over the home. it has not been lived in for months. at daylight the owner could see the extensive damage. he was hoping to have the renovations done and get back into the house next month. there was a partial collapse at one point this morning. firefighters were just fine. the damage to the home is significant. one of our news choppers was flying overhead, as i mentioned, and had to make an emergency landing. coming up on new 4 at 11:30,

we'll talk to a photojournalist who was on board about what happened. back to you. the washington nationals have named a new manager. i'm angie goss. dusty baker has been named to the job. baker spent 20 years as an mlb manager, six years as a coach, another 20 as a player before that. they agreed on a multi-year contract making baker the sixth manager in the team's history. baker is also a prostate cancer survivor who served in the marines. back to you. we are working to learn more about a carjacking suspect right now. prince george's police shot and killed him after a chase last night. the suspect took someone's camry on riverbend road in ft. washington. police chased as he crossed int southeast washington. when he fired at them they shot back and killed him.

and right now polls are open across virginia. you have a say in a lot of important elections. including a fight over control of the state senate. we're live in woodbridge. molette green has more on the campaigns and how it's going out there at the polls today. we'll have that in about ten minutes. to the race for the white house. ben carson is pulling further ahead of the competition, that according to the new nbc news "wall street journal" poll. carson has a full six-point lead. 29% of voters said they would choose him. 23% for donald trump this as trump releases a new book today to map out his plans to fix what he calls a crippled america. jeb bush was at the bottom with 8% of voters. hillary clinton is expanding her lead among democratic candidates. the poll gives her 62% of the vote. compare that to 31% for senator bernie sanders, 3% for former

maryland governor martin o'malley. less than one-third of voters think she's honest and straightforward. tom? what a wonderful day it's turning out to be. lots of sunshine, a gorgeous blue sky. fairfax county in the distance, in the foreground, northwest washington. you can see the rusty colors of november showing up. another tower cam, off in the distance in the horizon is prince george's county. storm team 4 radar showing some rain way down in the carolinas. that will stay well to our south as we have a dry pattern throughout the day ahead. temperatures warming quickly. already 65 in washington. low to mid 60s elsewhere. mild weather on the way for the next several days. that's coming up. it looks like it's not over

yet. prosecutors in the oscar pistorius case want him convicted of murder but the judges say they will make a decision on that at a later day. he was found guilty of manslaughter in the death of his girl friend. attorneys on both sides headed to court today to appeal to a panel of five judges. during the trial, pistoriecstor testified he thought his girlfriend was a burglar. are you thinking about chipolte for lunch? we have new developments in the e. coli outbreak that made 22 people sick. we know more about what caused it. company officials blamed contaminate prod dues at some of its stores in the west. we now know about a new lawsuit, a woman filed it yesterday saying whatever was in her

burrito bowl gave her that illne illness. some changes inside some local schools. and why this project could have a lot of you finding a

federal investigators are now looking into that fire inside a chemistry classroom at a fairfax county my school. one woodson high school student remains in the hospital and is undergoing surgery for burns. in all five students were injured on friday. since then the superintendent has banned the use of open flames in all classrooms. the u.s. chemical safety board is looking into the fire. it has not yet sent investigators to woodson high school but it considering launching an official investigation into that fire and explosion. we're also trying to learn more about how a young couple dies. d.c. police found the man and woman dead inside a home on

tennessee avenue near c street. that's in the capitol hill neighborhood. officers are calling their deaths suspicious but not murderers at this point. police visit visited the home for a welfare check. a traffic alert to watch out for if you're driving near the national mall. 17th street from constitution avenue to independence southwest is shut down. 17th street is expected to open up around 3:30 this afternoon. these are pictures of the work there. the levee is designed to protect the district from flooding. not once but twice, why one carmaker is in hot water again for the second time in just a couple of weeks.

what a wonderful autumn day underway right now. lots of sunshine. temperatures climbing into the 60s. by 1:00, upper 60s. may touch low 70s by 3:00, 4:00. bright sunshine and a blue sky. this evening getting cool again. by 7:00 p.m., back down to the mid 60s with a star-filled sky. seeing the autumn constellations overnight tonight. we do have some gorgeous november color still hanging in. getting more of the browns and rust colors now in november. this photo taken by tom hardte. love seeing your autumn color photos. coming up in a couple minutes, i'll show you how much longer this mild pattern will last and changes on the way for the weekend. >> that should be nice. this could be bad news for the value of your volkswagen.

according to the environmental protection agency the german carmaker deceit u.s. emissions more than once. the new violation includes 10,000 cars. several schools have canceled classes in kansas city. that's because the royals are about to hold their world series parade. the parade starts at 1:00 this afternoon. the royals beat the new york mets in the series this past weekend. it was their first world series win in about 30 years. keeping you safe. the plea from one community this morning along a busy road. morning along a busy road. the one simple thing they're

you may think all people who run for office are pretty much the same... but not jill mccabe. she's a doctor... who's a pediatric emergency room physician at inova loudoun hospital. she's a mom... who knows the value of a quality education. she's a community leader... who will work in the state senate to reduce traffic and use some common sense. jill mccabe. she's not a politician... and in richmond, she'll work for us.

i'm molette green live in woodbridge where turnout at last check, about 260 at this particular polling place. the chief here managing all this says that's better than they had been expecting. just about an hour ago senate democratic candidate jeremy mcpike cast his ballot inside this poling station. his challenger or opponent in this race, the republican, cast his ballot hours earlier in manassas. now it's all up to the voters. >> hi, guys, did you do it?

>> yeah. >> reporter: a lot at stake as voters rush in before heading off to work. with lots of their mind. >> transportation is a big issue. i have to commute all the way to dulles. >> i want to know we have decent economic opportunities. >> reporter: casting ballots in two big senate races that could possibly tip control to the democrats in richmond. >> i'm a pike person. ofrnlg >> reporter: in district 29, jeremy mcpike wands to hold a see the vacated by a democrat. his party pulled out the big political heavy hitter force him. his opponent, hal parrish has name recognition on his side. both oppose tolls on inside i-66 but are far apart on women's

issues and gun control. >> to me, gun control is a big one. >> reporter: turnout is a concern in an off-election year. >> i live right across the street. we have no excuse not to vote. >> reporter: polls close at 7:00 tonight. so there's plenty of time to get here. remember to bring a valid photo i.d. molette green, news 4. melissa? >> thank you. there are several other races we're watching this election day. in maryland a number of city also elect mayors and council members. in gaithersburg, montgomery county, prince george's county, buoy, college park, greenbelt and laurel. we're also watching the mayoral race in alexandria. today the entire virginia

legislature is up for election in the house of delegates. republicans currently hold control and are expected to keep it. in fairfax there's an open see the on the board of supervisors. in loudoun county, four people are vying to become chairman of the county board of supervisors. tonight we will find out if voters in ohio will legalize marijuana. this is the first time voters will decide whether to approve recreational and medical marijuana at the same time. if it passes, people 21 and older would be allowed to use up to 1 ounce of pot recreationally or get a prescription for marijuana from a doctor. >> brilliant sun in a blue sky on this tuesday. temperatures are really jumping.

after we were down into the upper 30s, low 40s at dawn. right now mid 60s in the metro area and chesapeake bay. off to the west, hovering near 60 near the pennsylvania border and western maryland. shenandoah valley, gorgeous day there. temperatures now in the mid to upper 60s. gorgeous day around the bay. blue waters of the bay reflecting that blue sky. afternoon highs near 70 today. bright sunshine. few more clouds around on wednesday. ought to hit the mid 70s. thursday, a chance of a passing shower, maybe near a record high of 78 on friday. into the weekend, maybe a passing shower morning and midday saturday. otherwise weekend looks cooler. dry sunday and monday. highs in the 50s. >> oh. wow. a terrifying moment behind the wheel as a driver slides backward on an icy hill slamming into a parked suv. a crew from our nbc station in

anchorage, alaska was on the side of the road covering that pile up when that crash happened. icy roads caused more than 80 crashes in anchorage yesterday. right now, a hearing about your safety when you fly. the tsa is under fire for security practices a federal report found the agency missed 96% of bombs, weapons and other security threats earlier this year. virginia congressman jerry connelly here asked the tsa administrator how he's responding to that and other security concerns. >> we put a tremendous amount of effort into not just determining the instant failures but reaching back through the organization to figure out what systemically was going on that brought this to this. >> the administrator said the breaches stem from a culture problem that is agency wide. we'll keep watching this. back to you. metro's search for its next general manager continues today.

neil cohen pulled out of negotiations yesterday. he said he was not happy about having his name out in the media before signing his contract. the board will now go back to the other four candidates and let them know the job is back open. we have some new information at this hour on a hit-and-run accident in montgomery county. a 17-year-old boy was hit at route 29 and tech road in silver spring just before 10:30 last night. he remains in serious condition. police need your help finding the striking vehicle and the driver of that vehicle. this is what officers know about the vehicle. it's a dark gray honda suv, possiy a dark gray honda pilot. and it is missing the passenger side mirror and may have front end damage as well. that pedestrian crash along with several others is why officials in montgomery county are calling for action. community members want drivers

to pay more attention. kelsey holden lost her dad when he was hit by a car on massachusetts avenue riding his bicycle. she saw more distracted drivers in bethesda this morning. >> just a lot of speeding by school buses, maryland transit authority buses, by drivers, we've seen drivers on cell phones doing lots of other things rather than paying attention to the road. >> the group wants to focus on addressing two problem spots in bethesda, massachusetts avenue at river road and river road at springfield drive. the sign of optimism that's a little too permanent. why one guy will always have a painful reminder that his team did not win. you can watch news 4 even when you're not home. pick up the nbc washington app, tap watch live tv now to stream news4 midday every weekday

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you are clicking on this morning. a man who used ashley madison is now suing the site and he doesn't mind if the world knows. the site whose motto is life is short, have an affair is being sued, not because his information was compromise the, but ashley madison misrepresented how many women used the site. according to daily.com he is asking for $5 million in compensation. how far would you go for your favorite team? well, this man says he doesn't regret getting a tattoo of his team's logo with the inscription world champs 2015. here's the problem. the new york mets did not win. you remember their heartbreaking series loss at home on sunday night. josh david said he got the tattoo hours before game one last tuesday. he said he is crushed by the loss but will keep the tattoo.

m & m fans, you are in for a treat. three new flavors are here. they are already popping up on shelves at walmart and target. it is november. white peppermint, hot chocolate and cafe mocha, all sound pretty good. i'm still sticking with my peanut m & ms. many people clean their dentures with toothpaste or plain water. and even though their dentures look clean, in reality they're not. if a denture were to be put under a microscope, we can see all the bacteria that still exists on the denture,

and that bacteria multiplies very rapidly. that's why dentists recommend cleaning with polident everyday. polident's unique micro clean formula works in just 3 minutes, killing 99.99% of odor causing bacteria. for a cleaner, fresher, brighter denture every day. amazon is extending paternity leave for up to 20 weeks. amazon is also allowing employees to give all or part of their paid leave to a spouse or partner who doesn't have parental leave through their job. earlier this year netflix made news when they gave up to a year of parental leave. high five the sky.

gorgeous day. look at the capital wheel at national harbor. it's a wonderful day to take a ride on the capital wheel. beautiful visibility at the top of the wheel, great view of washington and look at the calm waters of the potomac reflecting that blue sky. traffic moving smoothly on dry pavement. some of those rusty colors of autumn and november showing up. afternoon highs ought to be around 70 north and western suburbs and up into the mountains. shenandoah valley in the 70s. south of there and east of there, northern virginia, most locations touching low 70s by mid afternoon. it will be cooler around chesapeake bay, highs in the upper 60s and low 70s. the man in this viral video is now out of a job, i say good. >> yes. you can see him attack an uber driver in the video. taco bell now says the attacker was one of their mid level managers, and that the company fired him.

the driver reportedly told the man to get out because he was too drunk to give directions. then the man grabbed the driver's hair and slammed his head against the window. finally the driver pepper sprayed the man to get him to leave. a tv landmark on nbc turning 50. >> the stars of days of our lives are here in our studio. we'll talk to them about the show and we'll tell you how you can meet them today right here in our area. first, smoke seen for miles, a home goes up in flames, then the people reporting on the story become part of it. we'll explain.

we have a developing story. no decision was made today by judges in the oscar pistorius appeal. prosecutors want him charged with murder. the south african paraolympic gold medalist was found guilty of manslaughter of his girlfriend, rieev reeva steenka. during the trial, pistorius said he thought his girlfriend was a burglar. in maryland, fire investigators are working to figure out what sparked a huge house fire this morning. that was chopper 4 overhead. kristin wright raced to the soon as soon as she found out about it. she is live with the latest. >> yes, a big, big fire here today.

now the question is how did it start? >> reporter: the sky was red. chopper 4 captured these pictures of flames shooting from the house on horseshoe lane. firefighters think it was burning for some time before the 911 call came in. when they got here, the fire was raging. but no one was inside. the house is being renovated. it has been unoccupied for months. at daylight the owner could see the extensive damage. he was hoping to have the renovations done and get his family back into their home for thanksgiving. as if the fire weren't enough, our news chopper out covering the house fire had to make an emergency landing in the neighborhood. montgomery county fire rescue saw smoke coming from the chopper. >> my pilots are well trained. they are extremely safe and knowledgeable about the aircraft and its capabilities. steve miller got us on the ground safely. >> back at the house, the fire marshal's office is trying to figure out what started the

fire. at one point part of the home did collapse. fortunately firefighters are just fine. barbara, back to you. >> thank you. investigators now preparing to examine those black boxes from the tragic plane crash in egypt. a joint committee says it will start looking at the black boxes once the crash site investigation ends and that's supposed to happen today. investigators say the metro jet flight broke apart in midair this past weekend killing all 244 on board. what caused the crash is still a mystery. this morning an american defense official said a satellite det t detected a heat flash when the plane went down but a missile is not to blame. supporters of the keystone pipeline say the company is suspending its permanent application in order to delay the review process until a new president is elected. president obama was widely expected to veto this plan. the state department could accept the transcanada request

or move forward with its final decision. a prince george's county family is dealing with the loss of their 9-year-old girl while her mother recovers from this crash. the girl was killed just before 11:30 last night at woodyard road in clinton. the driver of the other car broke both of her legs. a neighbor says crashes happen at that intersection about once a month. we are all dry here. we have rain way down in the carolinas. that will stay well to our south. then a chance maybe tomorrow, but we'll stay dry today. a gorgeous day. the metro forecast for the the afternoon should be making it into the upper 60s to maybe near 70. then on wednesday, the mid 70s still mild, more clouds around. maybe a few scattered sprinkles on thursday. that's our next chance of rain. that looks to be on thursday. a bit cooler, too. temperatures hovering in the upper 60s.

delightful days ahead. enjoy. that's the way it looks right now. loyal nbc watchers surely know our next guest they've been on a show part of our network for 50 years. days of our lives is celebrating its golden anniversary. we want to welcome deidra hall, and brian dattilo who plays lucas. why do you think it's so popular? >> everywhere we go fans are so supportive. especially now with the 50th anniversary, going on in the

sh show with the murder mystery, lost my son, it gave us all an opportunity to play cool things. >> i have to ask you about that fans don't like it when character the get murdered or killed off. how has that initial reaction been? >> it's tough. but you have to trust the writer for a game plan and a bigger picture. i think the payoff may be down the line. sometimes you have to take the good with the bad, the bad with the good, but it gave people opportunities. >> you were especially good. >> thank you. >> you really with. everybody said so even me. >> deidre, you worked in television and film but you have always come back to this character. it's become so high iconic for the show. why? why is it so special? >> days has always been a great home to me. i'll speak for both of us briefly t allows to us go to the same place, work with the same people, do the same job, raise our families, have a private life and still be in a job that

we love to do every single day. and -- >> you're here for a very special event that's coming up tomorrow at the smithsonian. tell us about that. >> i believe we'll be signing in the smithsonian book store, which is cool. donating some items to the smithsonian. that's amazing to me. i think we have an hourglass, a script -- >> the horton christmas ornaments. which are like gold around the set. >> they're arm guard protected. >> speaking of that hour glass, you have a book signing tonight at 6:30 at barnes and noble, and other cast members will be joining us? >> yes. and this book is iconic because it accomplishes 50 years of days of or lives behind the scenes. they are captivating. >> very nice to have you in

town. thank you very much. thanks. new today, a change on twitter is already making its way around social media with some mixed reaction. twitter says you won't see stars anymore. the social media giant has changed its favorites feature which lets you click on the star so like. you now click on a heart instead. twitter also said the favorites feature was confusing, especially to new users. a fraternity is in trouble over a controversial message about women. and why a new trend at restaurants may not have the effect

a yale fraternity of criticism after being accused of only allowing white women inside a party this weekend.

when the party got too crowded, police showed up and said not to allow anyone else in. one student who was turned away says admittance was on a white girls only. >> someone was at the door saying white girls only. no excuse. the idea of them claiming that didn't happen is disgusting. >> last spring of the brothers went viral as they chanted racial slurs about how black people would never be allowed to join their fraternity. new studies show the calorie studies on menus don't really help you make healthier choices. researcher the say the calorie count was the same whether customers could see the calorie amount of each item they ordered. another study says requiring restaurants to reveal calorie counts changes what restaurants offer, not necessarily what

customers order. i just want the burger and fries generally. >> i don't care what else, i want fries. when it comes to one important task, new is not always better. >> why technology at one part of your trip to the grocery store is not catchin narrator: for state senate, who shares our values? jeremy mcpike - supports school funding. thinks women should make their own health care decisions. and favors background checks on all gun sales. hal parrish? as mayor, he slashed education. fought to block women's health clinics. parrish gets an "a" from the gun lobby - they oppose background checks to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. virginia extreme or mainstream? vote mcpike for virginia. feinblatt: everytown for gun safety action fund sponsored this ad.

a perfect november day underway. a blue sky. we have our peak autumn color right in the metro area. live view from the to ywer came. there's spring valley in the distance. in the foreground is along nebraska avenue. trees are gorgeous. we have peak autumn color. this area in the red and orange gorgeous. past peak out in the mountains and towards the end of the week and on the eastern shore this weekend, they'll have peak color there. your afternoon planner for this tuesday, mild, temperatures near 70 by 4:00.

then by early evening back down to the mid 60s. early sunset. today the sun sets at 5:36. you can find an app for just about everything but some things can't be completely replaced by technology. you could upon find coupons in paper, and they're still more popular than on the phone. media overload. all that time with electronics in your face can add up. wait until you hear how much time our kids

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right now polls are open and you virginia voters could impact several local elections. >> the entire virginia legislature is on the ballot. the result could give the democrats the advantage in the state senate. >> in fairfax, there's an open see the for the board of supervisors in the sully section. you can be among the first to know the results. keep your nbc washington app handy and look out for all of our alerts. turning to the election just one year away. a new poll shows frustration with washington. >> tracie potts shares the important takeaways.

>> reporter: our new nbc "wall street journal" poll shows the economy is still the number one issue for voters. they're split almost evenly on whether democratsr republicans should be here in charge to fix it. new from our nbc "wall street journal" poll americans are frustrated. just over a quarter of people think we're headed in the right direction. more than half think the deck is stacked against them. well over half would fire a member of congress. >> you can't just tell congress you're fired and go to commercial break. >> reporter: the biggest are surprise, ben carson at 29%. >> what you're seeing now is the conservative and the outsider wing has really taken charge of the energy of the party. >> reporter: carson is leading the charge to reform the next debate. >> i think there's general agreement that the last debate was a farce, and that something needs to be done. >> reporter: john kasich, carly fiorina and chris christie won't sign the list of demands. >> i'm not one of these complainers about this.

i said what i thought the morning after. >> reporter: donald trump is negotiating on his own. president obama joked about the candidates ire with cnbc moderators. >> if you can't handle those gu guys, you know, then i don't think the chinese and the russians are going to be too worried about you. >> reporter: jeb bush at 8% is trying to fix his campaign. and looking deep near our poll at the positive/negative balance for some of these candidates, ben carson is on top. donald trump on the bottom. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. to the democrats, hillary clinton is growing her lead. our new poll shows her with double the support of senator bernie sanders. clinton 62%. sanders 31%. martin o'malley 3%. the poll was conducted both before and after last week's gop debate on cnbc. and right now, first lady

michelle obama is wrapping up her first full day in qatar. she visited a crucial air bass in america's war against isis and gave a speech on the importance of girls education. from qatar she will travel to jordan and visit a school supported by the u.s. agency for international development. she also plans to visit petra. new this morning, it's official. dusty baker is the new manager of the washington nationals. we told you bud black was the favorite for the job last week, but reports said the sides could not agree on a contract so they moved on. baker most recently managed the reds two years ago. he also won manager of the year three times. tom? >> you will love what is about to come here. the next couple of days. today is the first day of mild autumn weather. afternoon highs should be around 70 in washington,north and western suburbs from the shenandoah valley to the suburbs

may hit 70. lots of sunshine. around the bay maybe a bit cooler. upper 60s for high. tomorrow, gorgeous day. thursday, a chance of a passing sprinkle, chance of upper 60s for highs. maybe neither record high of 78 on friday. a lot of clouds around. late afraid night, saturday morning a late shower is possible. much cooler sunday and monday. sun back, highs in the 50s. enjoy. thank you. d.c.'s board of elections working to fill big holes in its staff. executive director clifford tatum is resigning next month. the board has been criticized for problems with paper and electronic ballots. polls places also had problems gathering and reporting results for the 2012 mayor's race. baltimore prosecutors want a request to sequester jurors

denied. william porter is one of six officers charged in the death of freddie gray. his defense attorney wants jurors placed in hotels with no access to phones, tv or facebook. prosecutor says those requirements could make it hard to see the a jury. gray died in april after suffering a severe spinal cord injury in police custody. if you feel the teens in your life are always on their phones, you may be right. the average american teen spends nine hours each day watching tv, playing video games or on their phones surfing the web. erica edwards has more. >> reporter: like many kids his age, 14-year-old ben hinkel is rarely far from his phone. >> natural to me. if it's not in my pocket, something doesn't feel right. >> reporter: the average american teen spends nine hours a day watching tv, playing video games, surfing the web, listening to music or texting

using some kind of electronic device. for kids between the ages of 8 and 12, it's six hours a day. >> kids spend more time with technology than they did with their parents, time in school or any other thing. >> reporter: the non-profit commonsense media surveyed more than 2500 teens and tweens across the nation. more than half multi-task, watching tv, texting or using social media while doing homework. experts say parents can help manage kids technology use by loing at their own. >> if you're constantly glued to your cell phone or computer, you're not setting a good example for your kid. >> reporter: the trick is to help kids learn how to use media without losing the ability to connect face-to-face with others. kids like ben prove it can be done. >> they seem to think it takes away from having social skills. i don't think that's the case at all. i can write a complete sentence, carry out a conversation just like anybody else can.

>> reporter: in the study watching tv and listening to music ranked highest among teens. they tended to view social media as more of a chore. erica edwards, nbc news. some of the country's most influential women get their own portrait in washington. we're back in 60 seconds. you may think all people who run for office are pretty much the same... but not jill mccabe. she's a doctor... who's a pediatric emergency room physician at inova loudoun hospital. she's a mom... who knows the value of a quality education. she's a community leader... who will work in the state senate to reduce traffic and use some common sense. jill mccabe. she's not a politician... and in richmond, she'll work for us.

♪ hello, it's me ♪ i was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet ♪ >> no other voice like it. 1.1 million and counting. that's how many of you have downloaded adele's new song "hello." "hello" is the first single from adele's third studio album called "25." that album will be released november 25th. it blasted on to the billboard hot 100 at number one setting a record for the most u.s.

downloads sold in a week. love adele. they are powerful women and now they have their own portrait. the women of the supreme court's new painting was unveiled at the smithsonian's national portrait gallery in the district yesterday. the portrait features the high court's current female justices. the painting is on loan to the museum for three years. two protesters descended from the upper deck during a football game in charlotte last night. they were activists from a group called "we are co point" and the banner referenced a fracking project. i'm eun yang, back to you. >> got a lot of attention. we're back in 60 seconds.

temperatures have warmed up 25 degrees since dawn. already in the mid 60s across most of the region. reagan national up to 67. in the 60s around the bay. off to the north and west, shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia, low to mid 60s there. beautiful day around the bay. mid to upper 60s. metro forecast for the afternoon, we should be peaking low 70s. still mild tomorrow. cooler thursday. chance of a few sprinkles. highs in the upper 60s. we may have a record high on friday. the record is 78. we may be near that. on saturday, chance for a few passing showers, temperatures in the upper 60s. sun back on sunday afternoon, turning cooler sunday and monday. thank you very much for joining us. that's it for news4 midday. >> remember, the nbc washington app has news and weather u

>> today on the meredith vieira show president obama is weighing in on the presidential debachlt he has harsh words for the candidates. >> and why some say it should be banned. >> and susan lucci opening up. and how to protect yourself from an attacker. right now on "meredith." ♪