county. future weather carries a better chance for thundershowers moving after 3:00 this afternoon. take your umbrella on your way out the door. it's going to be a warm one today. temperatures in the mid to upper 80s. might even flirt with 90 on the national mall. let's go back to jack taylor at wtop. good morning. it's been a tough ride for those inside the beltway. 66 eastboundwf[ñ not used to th kind of delay. some tree limbs are down from lynn tunnel. 270 southbound, accident activity potentially after middle brooke road. we don't have any kind of delay behind it so far. also in the district, leaving new york avenue southbound into the third street tunnel, south capitol street, sounds like we

we'll keep you posted on that. 6:01. right now, many drivers are looking to get an early start to the holiday weekend. a live look, you saw the image from chopper 4 there of some traffic. right now, we want to get toé3÷ megan mcgrath live at the bay bridge with how things are looking on the roads. megan. >> reporter: things are looking pretty good. over a million people are going to be traveling out of town for this fourth of july week. many of them will be crossing the bay bridge headed to the beaches. take a look behind me here. a live look at the bridge itself. crossed a little while ago. didn't wait at all at the toll no traffic at all. as the day progresses, that situation is going to change dramatically as people leave town. so the advice here is leave early or leave late. not everyone is traveling to the beach. about 43 million people are traveling nationwide in a variety of

areas. that's definitely the most popular mode of transportation. 7% of folks are going to take a plane. 5% will be traveling by train, bus or taking a cruise. a lot of people out and about. this is record-breaking numbers here. more people traveling for fourth of july than traveled during the memorial day weekend in our area. so that's a little bit different. cheap gas prices. that's helping people make the decision to leave the house, and take to the car, and really nine out of ten people are going to be driving, so if you are out there on the areas highways, expect a lot of company and plan accordingly. back to you guys. >> megan mentioned those lower gas prices, that many more cars $2.54 for regular unleaded on average to fill up. gas is cheaper in virginia at $2.37. gallon in maryland,

if you are headed out of the area, the national average is $2.28. we're getting you ready all morning for the fourth of july. coming up, we'll look at the best places to see fireworks and plans for monday's parade and celebration on the national mall. overnight developments about the deadly terror7dv attack at istanbul airport. an official at the turkish presidency confirms that 11 more people have been arrested. that follows 22 arrests in police raids yesterday. police want to find anybody who is connected to the suspected airport bombers. we learned they were from three countries, russia, uzbekistan and kurdistan. 44 people were killed at the airport on tuesday. still no terror group has claimed responsibility. i'm molette green at the live desk. at a critical moment in a developing story. a planned 6:00 a.m. strike right at the start of one of the busiest summer holiday weekends. we're

trump taj mahal, that's where a thousand employees, part of the main casino workers union walking off the job. these are live pictures from the scene. they said they would start at 6:00 a.m. these include the cooks, servers, housekeepers, bellmen and others. dealers, not part of this, are expected to show up for work today. the union and the casino once run by donald trump failed to reach a deal over wages and benefits. we'll stay on top of this developing story. back to you. >> thanks, molette. parents in fairfax county really upset over the direction of the school system's sex ed courses. another issue came up last night. recent graduates are asking they include a more sexual education program that includes lessens on transgender issues. >> if i had an opportunity to be in a class

understood jenner identity, i would have been better off. >> fairfax county has already gone too far of next year's curriculum.ízg;zfnñ we have to learn a little longer whether fairfax county high school will get a new name. stuart. the group would be made up of students, parents, alumni and members of the community. they have until june 2017 to make recommendations to the board. coming up in about ten minutes, we're going to be join by the brand-new superintendent for montgomery county public schools. dr. jack smith is stopping by news 4 on his very first day on the job. our conversation with him about his vision for the school system just a few minutes ago. away.

hillary clinton trying to get an advantage in virginia. "the washington post" reporting that governor terry mcauliffe and senator mark warner and tim kaine is lending staffers. donald trump has formally started vetting his picks for vice president as well. he's considering former house speaker newt gingrich and new jersey governor, chris christie. both received vetting paperwork. trump has said he will unveil his choice at the republican national convention. there's a special event at the smithsonian air and space museum tonight.çñ t the agenda includes live music from the united states air force band, star gazing, a film festival and an after

the olympics in rio are officially next month and we've been telling you all about the olympic swimming trials. the other trials to know about, the track and field trials begin today. they are happening at the university of oregon. you can watch hem right here at nbc4 at 9:00 tonight. right before that, at 8:00,lt)k swimming trials, katie ledecky, she will be back in the water, racing in the finals for the 100 meter freestyle. the bethesda native finished 7th in the semifinal round to earn a spot, seven seconds -- she was really close to the first place person. you know, the numbers are tight in these things. also, swimming tonight, michael phelps and ryan lochte, they will face each other on the 200 meter medley. this is an effort to get into the games at august 5th. is the technology ready for the open road? a deadly accident that had inig

look at the auto pilot feature of one particular car. clear skies right now as we watch the chance for rain[ro heading into the holiday weekend. chuck bell has your beach forecast at 6:11. plus where tonight's

. good morning, i'm meteorologist chuck bell. outside this morning, a good-looking sky here in northwest, washington. storm team radar carrying a chance of storms later on this afternoon. you'll take a look at max 2, you will see the flag not moving too much just yet. can we get over to max 2 and i'll show you the forecast for today. not going to happen. i t

a chance -- ha! see. you have to pretend to the computer that it don't care and up it shows. chance for thunderstorms moving in after 3:00 this afternoon.!j. o could be strong, potentially severe. doug will be keeping an eye on that later on this afternoon. beaches this weekend, it will be very nice. there will be a chance for a shower on monday. more about our rain chance on the fourth coming up in minutes. let's go to jack taylor at wtop. chopper 4 is in germantown, we've got an accident on 270. southbound, toward middlebrooke avenue. fire and rescue remain on scene and they are going to take away two right lanes. authorities remain on scene. there's a big fire truck there. it sounded minor in nature. v dot remains busy. 66 eastbound inside the beltway before ross lynn tunne

dealing with tree limbs that came down over the sound wall. only a single lane getting by. big delays building trying to get out of falls church. several high schools in montgomery county are about to get new turf soccer feels. the school board announced it settled a legal dispute with montgomery soccer incorporated. they will invest up to $5 million in fields at several schools. the youth soccer organization will get access to the fields when not in use by the schools. montgomery county public schools has a brand-new superintendent. >> that person is dr. jack smith. he was named back in february after serving as the interim state superintendent of maryland schools. >> that's right. and he is here live with us this morning on his very first day on the job. he's s

today. thanks for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> what does this first day look like for you? obviously, it's starting with us and what happens after that. >> i'll head back to the office and start workinäp on the varis questions and challenges and issues and opportunities that exist for 157,000 students in montgomery county. >> obviously, you've spent some time in the interim state superintendent role. you've had to work with school districts across the state. you are coming into the largest school district now in maryland. what do you see as challenges that you think you would have +z$ address right out of the gate? obviously you've been aware of what's going on. >> montgomery county has a strong history and tradition of learning and opportunity for students and a great many students in the school system do very, very well. not everyone does well, however. so any time anyone in any educational position takes a role, they have to immediately pay attention to what's going very well for students and areas for improvement. i'll immediately begin looking at

student learning and because some of our students do not have the opportunities and the choices they need when they walk off the stage with a diploma. >> is there new vision going forward and do you start making those changes right away or do you give some time for parents, for teachers, for students to get to know you before some things start moving around? >> i think we do both. i have no plans to make wholesale changes in the district right away. even with staff, i plan to work with the stafforvxv that's ther. we immediately begin building relationships and coalitions on behalf of student learning and student success, and those have been in place in the system and i just want to continue to build those and strengthen them so that more and more students have opportunities as they finish each level of school,p,á2ñ elemy to middle, middle to high, high to life. >> all right. we appreciate you joining us

this first day on the job. >> your time right now is 5:16 and there is a new push to eliminate all deadly crashes in montgomery county. leaders say the number is unacceptable especially those involving pedestrians. ten the year before. one county council member says he is literally afraid. >> it's terrifying because at any point someone could back out and my instinct, i sort of rely on my knowledge that i can leap out of the way of any car, so i'll be safe but i can't do that anymore. >> he recently brokeis h hip and now walks with a[zçw cane. especially crucial. federal investigators are looking into a deadly crash involving a tesla electric car. the car had an auto pilot feature. a man in florida died back in may when

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$250 fine. and an increase to the minimum marriage age is 18. smoking in a car with a child younger than 8 is illegal. virginia has to recognize out of state concealed gun permits. new, this morning, we could be close for some big news for the wizards. according to yahoo sports, the team is working on a big contract for guard bradley beal. it will be worth $130 million for the next five years. sm1fñe agency started at midnig. if that contract goes through, it could be finalized this morning and signed next week. how are you feeling on this friday? feeling good? feeling lucky? you may want to get a lottery ticket. the jackpot is now at $415 million. if you pick the lump sum option you bring home $286 million. the drawing is now among the top

history. >> we know the numbers -- more and more people play when we get to jackpots this big. >> they keep going up and up. i'll pick up a ticket. thank you very much. >> staying vigilant this holiday -- let's go to chuck bell and talk about the forecast. >> we can do that. there's going to be a chance for showers coming upñlá÷ a little this morning, down across southern maryland. everyone has a better chance of getting rain, maybe some stronger thunderstorms, mid to late afternoon, up into the evening hours tonight. you'll probably want to have that umbrella to play it on the safe side. current temperature 71 at national airport with a light breeze out of the southeast at only 3 miles per hour. overall, the weather impact on your day today will be moderate because of the chance for some storms coming in. mainly after 3:00 this afternoon. one or two of them could be strong to severe. we'll keep a close eye on that. have your nbc washington app count loaded and ready to

possibility. if you are going to be outside, playing around a golf, be careful after 3:00 this afternoon. if you have friends or relatives that are going to be out golfing and out at the pool and you are the one sitting at home or at the office, if you notice thunderstorms coming in, give them a friendly phone call or text and let them know there could be trouble on the way. going to the nationals game tonight, there's a possibly of a delay, but they should be able to get the game into completion. there's fireworks after the game tonight as well. first chance for rain today will be across southern maryland and it will be in downtown 7:30 tonight. the cold front is back here across northwest ohio. the rate it's going, 12 to 13 hours from reaching the i-95 corridor. that puts it aboutm< this evening. that will be the peak time for any thunderstorm po

evening may get started with a thunderstorm. today, a 60% chance of storms and highs near 89 downtown, but only low to mid 80s for highs over the week, with more sunshine and lower humidity. no problems there. monday, unfortunately, pretty good chance for rain showers which may interfere with the fierngs. they have never had to postpone them before. if they do, they move them to tuesday. it's been a little tough on 270 so far. brooke. the vehicle left the roadway. jammed itself into the guardrail. you will find it very heavy and slow back. 66, out of falls church, headed to a point just before the ross lynn tunnel. treeiü(s!s came

get this out of the roadway as quickly as possible. back to you. staying vigilant this holiday weekend, the security measures in place along the national mall as we get set to celebrate the fourth. plus the dos and don't

a scary story on board a cruise ship. an eight-year-old boy is in critical condition at the hospital right now after he nearly drowned. you are looking at a photo of the pool on board the royal caribbean's cruises anthem of the seas. someone found the boy in the pool not long after they left new!$tuáátáu night. he was in the water 8 to ten minute before he was pulled out. the ship return to shore. neighbors in boise are returning home today to rubble. investigators believe the fire near that city was started by illegal firework in idaho, of course. the flames are no longer threatening homes there. the fire hasur

than 2,600 acres. no arrests have been made. if you are heading out of town, we want you to enjoy your vacation. it's supposed to be relaxing. >> that's not always the case if you are leaving tips. you should be tipping people. there's a good rule of thumb. >> if you leave a sml tip for bad service, you should also say something to the manager. there's a whole quiz about tipping you could take on line. you explain what went wrong. that was miriam cross from kiplinger's personal finance. we put a link on that to our website. just search vacation tipping. you might call it a cool new display where you can catch the new exhibit in town dedicated just to icebergs.

humidity is increasing, that mean rain chances are also increasing. i'll give you the four things you need to know about the forecast coming up at 6:31. starting today, metro will be offering refunds. we will tell you how the new

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responding to its riders. the change that takes effect this morning on metro as the transit agency gears up for the next phase of safe track. but first, the storm team is tracking changes for you. we're starting the morning off with that beautiful weather we'6w32,/ enjoying t couple of days. >> not going to last. isn't that the reality all the time? [ laughter ] >> storm team meteorologist chuck bell is here with four things to know about this forecast. at least it look pretty to start. >> not a bad way to get your friday morning started. temperatures are noticeably milder than yesterday. most of the outlying areas are 10 degrees warmer now than the same time yesterday. the four things you got to know about the forecast. the humidity making a big comeback. you'll notice it for sure. thunderstorms are likely

afternoon. if we're having any severe weather threat, it will be 4:00 to 11:00 this afternoon into this ]oç>xevening. we'll be watching for a preg chance of rain coming up on the fourth of july. today and úfwptomorrow, a mile start, temperatures in the 60s this morning. 85 degrees at 7:00 tonight and 60% of chance of rain at 7:00 this evening. tomorrow, clearing skies, temperatures in the 60s. that lasts into sunday as well. for now, it's traffic top. wtop's jack>4vñ taylor is follo troubles on 66. unfortunately, these are rather large tree limbs. 66 eastbound, they are blocking the right lane. single lane getting by. out of falls church this morning. 270,

pace. chopper 4 had been over the beltway near river road where we had some earlier activity with the tractor-trailer. it looks great. aaron and erika back to you. starting today, metro is giving refunds to passengers who decide not to wait for a train. news 4 meagan fitzgerald is live with more on this new grace period and new tips for the holiday community. >> reporter: starting today riders will have 15 minutes to decide if at the present time to wait for a delayed train or they can leave and get a full refund on their fare. other important things to get to, whad]wvk to keep in mind if plan on taking the metro rails this weekend. the two week shutdown of the blue, red, and silver

they will not be doing trackwork on the fourth of july to hopefully make traveling smoother. starting on july 5th, there will be no metro rail service between national airport and braddock road station on the blue and yellow line. that closure will last until july 11th and the new phase, the new surge will take place on july 12th. we have all this information with the road closures, with the metro closures, and everything you need to know thi@1j weekend and moving forward on metro on our nbc washington app. back to you. >> everything is back to normal this morning following a disruption on the red line. construction crews hit a gas line near 10th and michigan avenue in northeast d.c. yesterday. service on metro and csx lines was suspended because it was so close to the tracks. authorities want you to stay vigilant for this week's independence day celebrations. you can expect more security on

the crowd wibles so large there will be eight access points with security checkpoints. park police are telling parents to keep their kids close. >> if you have small children under the age of five, please right down two adults names within the group with telephone numbers, this way we're able to call those the family members and reunite them with their parents much more quickly. >> fireworks could be moved to tuesday with the talk of storms. they have never postponed for weather. most roads near the national mall will be closed monday for the fourth of july parade and fireworks. that aparade starts before noon. most road closures start at 6:00 in the morning but they will end around midnight. we want to see your fourth of july celebrations. use the

you won't be alone on the roads or at the airport starting today. security is being increased for the fourth of july holiday. travel is expected to be very busy. a big reason, gas prices are they are at the lowest levels in decades. the secretary of homeland security says expect extra presence at airports and train stations as well. also as you enjoy the sites and sounds at the national mall, remember there is a strik no -- strict!h"ry no drone rule in pl. thousands of people in d.c. could soon be paying more for power. pepco exelon has asked for a rate hike. residents would see a 1.5% increase per year.

>> icebergs have invaded the national museum.bsfk there are even icebergs you can sit on. the exhibit opens on saturday. the old center of the building museum is being transformed by the icebergs. you can walk around and walk inside. the exhibit runs saturday through labor day. t'iths is year's successor to the wildly popular beach that filled the floor last summer. >> tough to top that. i think we might do it this year. it's spectacular. it's bigger. it was harder to build. >> some of the icebergs are nearly 60 feet tall and there's even a 20-foot slide down one iceberg. tom sherwood, news 4. >> why didn't tom try the slide? >> i would pay money to see that. getting to enjoy the air and space museume

the popular attraction celebrates 40 years. beautiful sunny skies as you head out the door. we're watching the threat for storms. chuck bell has what to wear forecast at 6:41. plus, the damage people in las vegas are dealing

folks in las vegas are cleaning up from flash flooding this morning. down pours of rain and hail led to raging water there. look at all that. firefighters had to rescue six people. thousands are without power this morning. coming up on 6:41. i want to get a check of your weather with storm team meteorologist chuck bell who let's us know how things are shaping up. >> things are looking really nice for saturday and sun. unfortunately, we have a chance for storms this afternoon and there still remains a chance for rain on monday, the fourth. more about that coming u

6:51 with that ten-day forecast. friday morning, comfy start. low to mid 60s in the suburbs and 70 downtown. some of you will need your shorts and sunglasses for early afternoon. rain chances 60%. rain becoming more and more likely after 3:00 this afternoon. here's jack taylor now. 270 southbound, we believe the accident activity after middlebrook road is finally off the roadway. they had the right shoulder, all the activity, traffic is moving better there. 66 east, we're still very heavy and slow before you get into the tunnel, dealing with the tree limbs that fell down in the roadway. only the left lane is getting by. back to you. more than 1 million people will leave town this holiday weeke

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the crowds you can expect on this get away day, but first, storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell has your out the door forecast. pertinent, finishing, to your drive times there. >> nothing to worry about here this morning. temperatures in the 60s to near 70 now. there will be storm chances coming in later on this afternoon and into this evening. nationals and reds, first pitch is at 6:05 tonight and there could be a rain delay as those storms coming on through. what about the rest of the weekend? that forecast comes up at 6:51. >> families are hitting the road to an early start to the fourth of july weekend to celebrate this independence day. megan mcgrath is live at the bay bridge now tracking millions who are expected to travel this weekend. >> an absolutely beautiful morning here in the chesapeake b bay. you can see the folks traveling over the bridge. they are headed in the eastbound direction and so far, so good. we're not seeing any traffic

day progresses, we're expecting that volume to build. right now, just two lanes headed on the eastbound span, later on this afternoon, they will do reverse traffic on the;&9m what ñ but they have not started doing that yet.jfñwg usually they are around 10:30, 11:00 is is when he we see that switch over there. over million people from our area are going to be traveling this holiday. 43 million nationwide. a lot of folks out and about. 88% are going to be driving. 7% are going to actually hop on planes to reach their destination. another 5%, well, they will be taking trains, buses or many people actually going out on cruises. so lots of activity here over the next deferral as a as people enjoy the long holiday weekend. keep in mind, if you are going to be driving, you are going to expect -- you should expect a lot of ç55company, gas prices a cheap, so those roads, those

crowded. back to you in the studio. >> megan mcgrath live for you on the bay bridge. keeper -- cheaper gas means more drivers on the road.dñ we've just learned that a chechen extremist ispo+8uju to be behind the attack that left 44 dead. hundreds wounded. a u.s. congressman who chairs the house committee on homeland security says this man directed the triple bombing and police are searching for him in that country. this man is known to h

as a top lieutenant in the islamic state group, war ministry. desk. we'll stay on top of this developing story throughout the morning and of course the "today" show will have the latest developments at the top of the hour. thank you very much. today president obama is expected to issue a report open the number of civilians killed in u.s. military and cia drone strikes.deé killed in u.s. military and cia drone strikes in pakistan, yemen and africa since he took office. we're also told that mr. president obama will issue an executive order. recent graduates are asking the board to include a more diverse sex education program that includes lessons on transgender issues. >> if i had the opportunity%p be in a class

understood what gender itd was in sixth grade, i would have been better off. >> fairfax county has already gone too far according to some parents. they are unaware of the changes. fairfax county school board whether to create a work group aimed at renaming jeb stuart high school. that group would be made up of students, parents, alumni and members of community. they would have until june 2007 to make recommendations to the board. starting today, montgomery county public schools has a brand-new superintendent. dr. jack smith was named to the position back in february. he was serving at the time as the interim school superintendent for the state of maryland. he stopped by news 4 this morning to talk about what's first on his agenda.

we immediately begin building relationships and coalitions on behalf of student learning and student success, and those have been in place in the system and i just want to continue to build those and strengthen them so that more and more students have opportunities as they finish each revel delve level of school. >> we're going to post the entire interview in our nbc washington app. today is july 1st. that means the olympics have officially next month. today, athletes are competing for a chance to join the track and field team in rio. the track and field trials are happening at the university of oregon starting today. they will run through next week. some of tontd's highlights, the shot put and long jump competitions and the 10,000 meters. three stars, bethesda's katie ledecky, along with michael phelps and ryan lochte. you can watch it all right here on nbc4. that starts at 8:00 tonight and

time that lochte and phelps go up against each other. >> because they are so old? >> i did not say that. i did not. >> i think they are both 31 which apparently is -- >> yeah. >> is aged in olympic swimming. >> michael phelps says this will be likely his last olympic trial. >> if you can still swim the [©÷ laps, why not? >> this morning, what we have to worry about now is the increasing humidity. we have storms coming through this afternoon and evening hours. 71 degrees right now rat national airport. light wind out of the sweeft, averaging only 3 miles per hour. temperatures in your neighborhood, 61 if you front in front royal this morning. 63 at fort mead. warmest location is annapolis at 74 degrees. bay water temperatures near 80.

today, a mild and dry start here this morning. we'll be plenty warm today. we'll be in the mid to upper 80s for afternoon highs today. hourly temperatures 3:00 and 4:00. likely to spike up to 88, 89 degrees. 63% chance of thunderstorms this evening. this area of storms here near tapanhanock virginia. this cold front is 12 hours or so from reaching the i-95 corridor. swil maximize our chances for thunderstorms around 4:00 this afternoon and about 9:00 this evening. keep an eye out for that. if you have friends or anybody out playing golf today, give them the heads up. if you start to hear the thunder, that's the sign you need to move indoors. here's future weather. our computer models are not very impressed for our chances for severe weather today. don't turn your back

nature this afternoon or this evening. heading to the beaches, saturday, sunday, and monday, monday. ten-day forecast, saturday and is sunday looks good, the fourth, looks like a good chance for rain showers, may last into firework time. we'll be keeping a close eye into that. later parts of next week, the temperatures will be back up in the 90s. it will start feeling like july. here's jack taylor. it's been a tough one inside those the beltway, falls church, headed toward the ross lynn tunnel. tree limbs fell over the sound wall. big delays.b qa otherwise,o k 270 southbound go into the act. there was a crash down in middlebrook road. there was an abrupt delay out

germantown. news chopper 4 it had been flying out near the prince william parkway, not too bad right now. just a little crowded. all in all not too bad if you are headed out. back to you. happening right now, about 45 minutes now into a strike outside an atlantic city casino. take a look at workers who walked off the job and right on to those picket lines at the trump taj mahal. that happened at the top of the hour. still going strong there. on strike, these workers are ák housekeepers and bellmen considered critical infrastructure. their union and the casino couldn't reach a deal over wages and benefits. dealers, however, on the job. not part of this strike. we don't know if the casino is bringing in other workers for the busy holiday weekend. that's the latest from the live desk. >> thank you so very much. starting today, you can get a refund at metro stations

don't decide that you want to wait for a train. it comes in response to customer complaints. meetingk%2 began -- meagan fits girled has more on what you need de back in march after a lot of customers complained having to pay for a ride that they didn't take because of significant delays. here's how it work. metro says that customers=od h up until 15 minutes to decide if they want to wait for that dd÷8;eápr' or leave and get a complete refund. in addition to this refund policy, metro says starting on the fourth of july, they will not be doing any roadwork or alleviate traffic for people that are coming in town and taking metro. they also tell us that they are encouraging people to take metro that is furthest away from the national mall just before the fireworks and just after the firewo

trying to avoid large crowds. starting on tuesday, the next phase of safe track will take effect, there will be no metro rail service between national airport and the brad rock road station on the blue and yellow line. that will go until july 11th. we have a complete list on our nbc washington app. backe@21 to you. a special event about to happen at the air and space museum. a night at the museum. this is the first time the smithsonian doing this. it's in honor of the 40th anniversary. live music from the u.s. air force band, star gazing, a film festival. four things to know this friday morning. reports are saying the wizards are very close to a big contract with bradley beal. he could make $130 million over five

>> dr. jack smith spending his first day at montgomery county public schools superintendent starting right here with us at news 4. he most recently served as the maryland schools. expect more security at the national mall for the fourth of july parade and firework. there will be eight access areas with security checkpoints 43 million americans will hit the road this weekend. aaa a 88% will drive and 7% expected to fly. that is the news for us. >> we will see you back here at what if we designed a stain for your deck... that not only looked as handsome as charles stephens' barrel on his farewell voyage over niagara falls...

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