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tie hillary clinton tonight to the disgraced husband of clinton's top aide. at the same time, though, trump is trying to shift. he's start he's starting up a tv ad campaign finally. he is also trying to shift aw away -- at least it looks like he's shifting away later this week from his earlier promise to deport a lot of immigrants to this country. strugg struggling, donald trump is making two changes after slamming some undocumented immigrants. >> their rapists. >> reporter: vowing to deport them all. >> they're going back, they're going back. >> reporter: trump could announce wednesday he will not send most back. >> a big part of the trump appeal in the primary was this gut feeling that he's going to be strong and tell you what he really thinks. >> reporter: trump change number two, a tv ad finally. >> the american dream achievable, cha t
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america great again. donald trump for president. >> reporter: a $10 million buy in key states from nevada to new hampshire. trump trails in the polls in all nine, but two matter most in trump's winning scenario. >> look at ohio, which is relatively close, but if he loses florida, there's really almost no scenario. >> reporter: trump today was tweet lg old news, that hillary clinton flunked the d.c. bar exam in her 20s. when clinton's long-time aide huma abedin announced a separation from her husband. weiner was again sending suggestive texts. trump tied that to clinton's e-mails. hillary clinton was careless and negligent in allowing weiner to have some close proximity to highly classified information, trump said. there was no fbi charge, by the way, that hillary clinton nor huma ed
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clearance like anthony weiner read any of those e-mails. despite trump daily going off message in much that same way, today's poll shows that nationally trump has narrowed the gap to hillary clinton. she still leads, but just by seven now. couple weeks ago, it was 13. news4. >> steve, thank you. back to that anthony weiner sexting scandal for a moment. the new york post published photos yesterday. in one of the photos his young son is next to him. the newspaper says weiner texted the photos last year to a woman that lives out west. the new york daily news says it will no longer run his columns and he's deleted his twitter account. he resigned from congress back he ran for mayor of new york city in 2013. he lost that
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tonight, we are seeing new surveillance video that might hold an important clue in the death of a woman who lived in virginia. the woman was 76 years old. she was hit and killed crossing the street and the driver just kept going. it happened last night on north shore drive in reston. darcy spencer joins us now with the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: fairfax county police tell me they plan to do some canvassing in this area. they plan to put up digital message boards as they search for the driver who ran over a senior citizen and didn't stop. residents of the senior living community in reston shaken up after learning one of their neighbors here was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver. many walk through this area every day to shop, exercise, and get groceries. >> that's one thing we need is a nearby
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>> reporter: this surveillance video was taken from a camera near the crash scene at the lake and service center. it shows two cars drive by around the time the woman was hit and killed. fairfax county police reviewed this video in their search for the driver and other witnesses who may have seen the 76-year-old woman get run over in the street. >> it gives you a really eerie feeling. that could be anybody. it was somebody and now she's gone. >> reporter: the victim has been identified. she was hit about 5:30 sunday afternoon. the driver kept going. police initially believe the striking car was a nissan altima like this one. now they say they believe the driver may have been a witness instead. police say the victim was not in a crosswalk. >> we need information. we need to find out where that car is
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thinksthy have information to contact us immediately. >> to have someone hit-and-run, they're hiding from something obviously. >> reporter: anyone with information that could help solve this case asked to call fairfax county police. back to you. virginia state police are investigating yet another deadly hit-and-run. this one happened on the beltway just after 2:00 this morning near the little river turnpike in annandale. police say a toyota camry was rear-ended. a woman in that car died. four others were injured. the maxima also crashed, but the driver of that car ran away. he was arrested, though, walking near the scene just a couple hours later. young head start students went back to school in prince george's county today. that program's been under fire amid allegations ofi
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today, county officials tried to reassure parents. we're in capital heights with reaction. tracee? >> reporter: the county executive said from the moment this scandal broke that he wanted to ensure that head start would start on time. today, they sent the message that they have everything under control. does it shock you to hear? >> yes, it does. >> reporter: parents who were happy with the head start program could not believe the accusation of abuse that happened here. others hope for transparency now. >> we put a lot of trust in them. so i would like to be well informed no matter how small the issue may be. >> reporter: this after three incidents of child abuse and neglect surfaced during a federal audit of the program. in one incident, a child wandered away. in another, kids were forced to hold boxes of books over their heads for punishment. then here, a child was
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mop his own urine in front of his classmates. some of the incidents were not properly reported. >> it's unacceptable for anybody not to report, not to feel comfortable not reporting or feel comfortable that they can do things and just walk back in a classroom. >> reporter: prince george's county executive baker and school ceo kevin maxwell made a point to begin today at one of the county's 35 head start schools. >> that has been our absolute fundamental number one goal is to make sure the children who were supposed to be here this morning have a program to attend and that they will have a program for the entire year. >> reporter: on friday, the u.s. department of health and human services selected community development institute to run the county $6.4 million grant. the county relinquished the money after 50 years of the program. it was a move to help ensure that school would start on time for head start
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with the federal government that consists of members of the rerouting the incoming calls. tom sherwood is here now with new details on just what went wrong. >> jim, there's a lot of power flowing through that building. now we know an engineer hit the all-stop button. mayor muriel bowser officially opening a clothing center for homeless youth in columbia
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it was in the overnight hours. we know about the typical call volume that comes in during that time. >> reporter: the unexplained power shutdown early sunday for 90 minutes was still a mystery monday morning. but now, a district emergency officials at the office of unified communications tell news4 they tracked down the problem. an engineer investigating a water leak hit the all-stop button just before midnight saturday. >> received an alarm for a leak in the building. we had one of our engineers go and check this alarm. we believe at that time during the alarm check that our emergency power off was activated. >> reporter: chris geldart, head of homeland security, said the engineer acted because he feared water threatened the whole operation. >> a lot of danger for firefighters. so the box is there on purpose so the firefighters have one place to go to to shut down
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they're unaware of any major emergency calls=?ñi missed sund morning, but are working to more securely protect that shutdown button. >> we are looking at more layers to put in place for a situation like this to make sure that that button is3ú p only pushed when needed to be pushed. >> reporter: and there are new signs around that button and new restrictions on just who can go near it. this is one of those buttons like the gas station. one button will kill them all so firefighters don't have toù run around and stop them all. >> it is hard to believe that there isn't a backup generator or something. >> there's a backup, but that's connected to the power. this was an all-stop button. like right now, i have to stop talking. >> without pushing a button. >> thank you, tom. surge number eight of metro's safe track program is under way now. it could mean more crowded trains on the blue and yellow
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trains will single track. part of the line will be shut down the next couple weeks with buses replacing trains. this round of work is scheduled to last through september 11th. a very hot day across our region today. a high temperature of 94 degrees. we just missed a record by four degrees. it was hot for sure. take a look at the high temperatures around the rest of the region. we did officially hit 94 at the airport. 92 in lorton. the nearly 50 days now we've been at 90 degrees or above, tomorrow will be 50, i think. tracking three systems, one a hurricane way out in the atlantic, not going to affect us. another down toward the gulf of mexico. these two will come
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we'll talk more about that and the forecast coming up over the next couple days. see you back heere in a minute. there is controversy continuing over what colin kaepernick decided to do or not do during the national anthem. tonight, there is reaction from both sides and the fallout beyond the football field. a double murder. the victims, two friends, hanging out together. gunned down in a hail of bullets. that story coming up. news4. new fears about the zika virus. why a tropical system churning in the caribbean right now could make it harder luann bennett.
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as a professional athlete, colin kaepernick has made millions playing football. now, he's trying to raise awareness and send a message by sitting down, but he's not staying silent. jay gray has the fallout over the quarterback's decision not to stand during the national anthem. ♪ o, say can you see >> reporter: it's the way games begin most every game, honoring the flag and country. but as his teammates and the rest of the stadium stood for the national anthem last friday, san francisco 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick took a seat on the bench. >> i'm going to continue to stand with the people that are being oppressed. to me, this is
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>> reporter: kaepernick's sit-in is, he says, a way to stand up against what he called racial injustice in america. it's something he's discussed openly online for a long time. and those who've talked with him say he's committed to the cause. >> said to me, they could take away football, my endorsements. that's fine. i'm standing up for what's right. >> reporter: the team and the nfl say kaepernick hasn't done anything wrong. the league addressed the issue saying, players are encouraged, but not required to stand during the playing of the national anthem. still, there has been pushback from fans and players. >> you got to respect the flag and you got to stand up with your teammates. >> reporter: but kaepernick insists he'll continue to sit until he sees change. jay gray, nbc news. we've been asking you to weigh in on kaepernick's decision not to stand for the
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"star-spangled banner." 41% say you don't like it, but it's free speech. and 37% of people think he should be sanctioned. there's new information about the men charged with killing a mother in chicago. she's the cousin of nba star dwyane wade. police say the suspects are brothers. gang members with long criminal histories. at least one of them was out on parole. the victim's name is nykea aldridge. she was pushing her baby in a stroller on friday when officers say she got caught in the cross-fire. chicago's top police officer says the suspects represent a frustrating pattern in his city. >> these two offenders are the prime example of the challenge we face here in chicago with repeat gun offenders that don't care who they shoot, don't care whose life they take, and clearly, clearly don't fear the consequences of their
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suspect's past records, superintendent johnson says he wants to see tougher punishments for criminals. here at home, another shooting tragedy. police are trying to figure out who shot and killed two friends hanging out near they home. it happened late friday night along 34th street and northeast. pat collins talked with the victims' relatives and joins us from the scene. >> reporter: people say these two good friends were truly good guys, that they would do odd jobs all around the neighborhood. people say they can't understand why anyone would want to kill them. we begin our story now with daniel, the tow truck driver. >> it's two guys who stayed out of trouble and they were getting their lives pretty much together. it shouldn't have happened. >> reporter: river terrace best of friends, hangout buddies,
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neighborhood knew them. trayvon johnson and rayshard blue, murdered, gunned down together at the corner of 34th and clay place northeast. there were a lot of bullets fired off here friday night. neighbors say they heard dozens of shots in this intersection. hear now from daniel the tow truck driver. >> what kind of person do you think would do something like this? >> got to be a real heartless person, man. know what i'm saying? somebody that wasn't thinking about what a death would do to a family. >> reporter: trayvon johnson was 27 years old. he had a hearing disability. he graduated from the ideal academy. he did two years of college in arkansas and later worked for a trash company and did some handyman jobs in the neighborhood. lorraine h
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>> it's a tragedy the way he died. i don't really understand what happened or why did it happen. you know, everybody's just very hurt. >> reporter: so far, no motive, no suspects in this case. a double murder. jim, back to you. >> thanks, pat. and yet another deadly shooting. this one happened just a few hours ago. it marks the 89th murder in the city this year. shots rang out along buena vista just as kids were walking home from school. in that gunfire, one man was killed. police are on the lookout for a 2001 gold chevy impala. 11 years ago today, hurricane katrina made landfall, slammed into the gulf coast. it was one of the costliest and deadliest
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united states. more than 1,200 people were killed. thousands more lost their homes. it was a category 3 storm that also left behind an estimated $75 billion in damage in new orleans. and along the mississippi coast. a tropical depression could make the fight against the zika virus tougher for people in florida. florida will see rain all week. the storm could intensify downpours on thursday and friday. and state officials worry that could create ample breeding ground for mosquitos. the zika virus is primarily spread through mosquitos that lay their eggs in pools of standing water. florida's theme parks are trying to calm people's fears about zika. disney world, universal resort and sea world are all offering free bug spray to guests. so far, zika cases have been confined to the miami and tampa areas. but theme parks say they are
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precaution. a cheaper alternate amid the backlash on the price of a life-saving drug. what the people who make epipen are trying to do now that they say will help families cover the cost. >> reporter: after a deadly crash along this road, the community calls for change, but it's not the first serious accident along this stretch. i'll tellou about t yhe the extra crispy colonel. my extra crispy, twenty dollar fill-up
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it doesn't really feel like back to school weather out there right now. >> yeah, some of these schools still don't have ac, today with a high temperature of 94, not the best day for that outdoor recess. well, it's been on the hot side for sure all day. high temperatures today of 94 degrees out at the airport. plenty of sunshine, though. look at that, not a cloud in the sky. all right, fine, maybe right here and right there. but most of this is on the clear side. 91 right now. winds out of the northwest at 6 miles per hour. the heat index taking us to 98 earlier today. actual temperatures now still around 90 in most locations. there's no rain. we really do need to see some rain. we've been fairly dry. i'm sure your lawns a little bit on the brown side. we don't have any rain
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and for the next ten days. one chance on thursday, but that's it. tropical systems, there's three of them in the atlantic. gaston which is way out towards the east. then tropical depression eight and nine. first off, here's tropical depression eight. winds at 35 miles per hour moving to the northwest at 6. it's expected to become a tropical storm and move back out to sea without coming onshore. that's good news. a little bit of wind and rain for the outer banks, but that's about it. notice it's off our shoreline wednesday, 45 miles per hour storm around 2:00. if you're heading to the beaches, the threat for rip currents is going to be very, very high over the next couple days. then we get to number nine. it too is expected to become a tropical storm. head back in towards florida wednesday night into thursday. winds upwards of 65
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late this week, early in the weekend. so that one, too, moves away from our region. we're not going to get rain from any of them. this one however will provide us with some very nice weather. it's going to stop an area of high pressure and that keeps us nice through the weekend. today, 90 degrees, still hot. not too humid. temperatures upper 80s to the west. 90 d.c., 91 fredericksburg. the warmer conditions do come back wednesday, but then we see a frontal boundary move through. and look at this, temperatures in the low to mid-80s towards your labor day weekend. really looking like some great weather coming our way. >> thank you, doug. a family tragedy on a busy road sparks change. k.x:what's being done to save l and what people in the community want to see before calling it a
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success. residents of this mobile home park are gathering as they face terrible news. they've been told they have to move out by the end of february. coming up, what's behind the eviction notice and the losses these families face. two pilots arrested after they were accused of showing up to work drnk. u
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now, at 6:30, change is coming to a busy intersection after three family members were killed in a horrible crash. >> it's been terrible for years. i try to avoid it. >> they've been complaining about it for years. why efforts to repair sewage problems may force dozens of families out of their homes. also, a struggle on the tracks with a train fast approaching. >> bracing for the worst, but hoping for the best. and a change of heart from the maker of epipen amid-back lash over soaring prescription prices. first, safety changes are being made in montgomery county now on river road not far from whitman high school. >> it comes after a horrible crash that killed three members of a bethesda family. we learned february's tragedy wasn't the first serious
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he's live now with the changes and reaction from the community. adam? >> reporter: that's right. you spend any amount of time in this community and it becomes clear that they want something done. that's the issue right there. the cross over point between river road right here. some say the safety changes here have taken too long. >> i will never forget it. and i've seen so many accidents here. >> reporter: what judy can't forget is the day her husband and daughter were trying to cross river road and were hit here at this intersection. >> proceeded across, and it was a blind spot coming down the hill. she hit him sideways, totally destroyed the motor. thank god it was that. if she hit them any farther back, they would have both been killed. >> reporter: that wasn't the case in february when a family trying to get to a school play was hit by a speeding car here. three of the four faly
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inside were killed. a memorial still here today. safety changes now being made here, cameras will be installed to activate warning lights when cars are turning. conflict points will also be eliminated. norman is also a long-time resident. >> unfortunately, it took three deaths and a severely injured young lady to wake up the authorities to make a change. >> reporter: all the work expected to be finished in the fall, this intersection is a cut-through to get to whifman high. douglas is a senior. >> there's mostly students crossing here. and we're all new drivers. the more safe it is, better it would be for us. >> reporter: changes under way with safety as the goal. so why not just put in a traffic signal here and be done with the whole thing? well, the state highway administration says there isn't enough traffic making turns here to warrant a signal. back to you.
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a 5-year-old boy has died. police say he drowned in a hotel pool near kings dominion in virginia. a man who works at another hotel says he found the little boy at the bottom of the pool at the days inn and he jumped in. he says he and three other people tried to revive the boy, but it was too late. that boy's family had been staying at another hotel. the pool at the days inn does have a lock, but it is said to be not child proof and there no life guard on duty there. the maker of epipen has a new solution to lower the cost of its prescription product. today, mylan pharmaceutical says it is creating its own generic version of the product. it will be identical to the brand name version, but will cost $300, half the current cost of the epipen. mylan ceo says it will be an easier way to provide patientsc with a less expensive product, but many still say
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>> i'm glad they're potentially lowering the price. but even at $300, it's still very expensive. >> most pharmacies do offer generic vials that cost about $5 for the prescription. but unlike the epipen, you would need to use a syringe and draw up the correct dosage. a return to school for va v's second largest school district today. bureau reporter takes i now inside prince william county's newest school in ma nas sas. >> back to school here in prince william county means a brand-new school for about 1,400 high schoolers. new and just opened high school in this part of the county. for some we met, it means holding tight to a map. >> first, i have to go in and i have to go immediately up the stairs to get to
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geometry class. >> reporter: this sophomore navigating her educational journey. >> even with the map, i was getting lost. >> reporter: she and every other class mate here getting used to this new building which is massive. >> a little bit nervous. because it is a huge school. it's like ikea and kai ser combined forces. >> the high school opens its doors as a center for fine and performing arts. it features a state of the art 1,600 seat theater, a main gym, freshly painted in school pride. speaking of swimming, check out this aquatic center which will also open to the community. >> right now, nine of our 12 high schools will have their swim teams practicing here. >> reporter: the $100 million plus project struggled to break ground at first. there was a controversy over relocating an old family grave site.
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expected to go. the burial ground eventually relocated and the 12th high school in the county went up. but added growth is a challenge. >> space is a premium now. so trying to acquire land is a big, big challenge. >> reporter: meantime for students and teachers here it's about finding your way. while they're welcoming some 1,400 students today, eventually they'll be able to hold another 800 for 2,200 students all together. in prince william county, news4. >> it was also back to school today for students in manassas city and loudon county. students all went back to school today. a police officer goes above and beyond the call of duty trying to save a man on the tracks. see the dramatic rescue that played out in the path of an oncoming train. >
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that's the allegation against two pilots arrested and charged before they got on a commercial flight headed to the u.s. taking a look out towards reston, another hot one. temperatures reached the low
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a new jersey transit officer is being called a hero for pulling a man off the tracks in the nick of time. officer victor ortiz saw the guy jump down on the tracks last friday. a train was fast approaching and the man was not cooperating with the officer. but ortiz found the strength to pull him off at the last second. >> in my mind, i thought this is not going to happen, not while i'm here. i'm going to do what i can to pull this guy through. >> officer ortiz says the man later apologized and thanked him. the officer is now on a much deser
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vacation. we are learning tonight that two separate problems caused mass confusion and flight delays at the airport in los angeles last night. the first incident happened about 8:30 when police confronted a man dressed like zoro. guy was carrying a sword which turned out to be plastic. then a few minutes later, police got several 911 calls reporting an active shooter. police say there were loud noises that spurred those reports, but they don't know what caused the noise. several of the terminals were evacuated. hundreds of flights were del delayed. we're learning more about the pilots showing up for their flight drunk. scottish authorities arrested them on saturday minutes before they were set to fly to newark, new jersey. united airlines removed both men from their flying duties and says it is conducting its
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investigation. families living in fear. why efforts to pump out sewage and improve the neighborhood could end up costing them their homes. and thousands of tickets that were snagged in just a matter of minutes. tell you what you need to know before you get iide thens
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some terrible news created dozens of families tonight. people who live at the east end mobile home park were put on notice they will have to move out early next year. the bureau chief
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explain what's behind this mass eviction. julie, what's going on? >> reporter: well, the residents are wrapping up a meeting right now. they invited casa here to help put a spotlight on this very frightening situation for them. this mobile home park has provided affordable housing for decades. many of the folks are owners, not renters. they fear with that eviction notice, they're going to be forced to not only walk away from their home, but their investment as well. for 14 years, the east end mobile home park has been home for malielissa watson and her family. today, she was hit with a notice that they have to move out by the end of february. >> we all pay taxes, we all go to work. and we feel like our homes just being ripped from us and there's nothing we can do. >> reporter: the eviction notice m dos after years of trouble with the private sewer system on the property.
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it spews raw sewage into yards and on the street. but the property owner says they can't afford to fix it. so after years of citing the owner for failing to make repairs, the city is buying the property. officials there say in order to close down the damaged sewer system, everyone has to move out. for this father of four, it would mean a financial loss of $35,000. >> there's no way we can take it. there's not more places around the area that you can put mobile homes. >> reporter: residents have called on the advocacy group casa for help. they just began brainstorming to figure out whether there are any alternatives to eviction. watson says families here are in a difficult spot. it could be impossible for most to afford to move a mobile home. >> i have a double wide, so i h
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i still owe my mortgage company, and so i'm going -- in order to move, it would cost too much. i can't pay the mortgage on it and find somewhere else to live. right now, i'm looking at bankruptcy. >> reporter: the city has not yet taken over ownership of the proper property, but they tell me once they do, the $1.5 million estimated cost to fix the sewer not something they're able to invest taxpayer dollars in. the city will send out a notice on thursday. they'll hold a meeting next week with residents to try to start talking about the social services they might need and relocation ahead. back to you. we are now weeks away from one of the most anticipated openings of a museum here in the district. but if you were hoping to be one of the first in the door, you're out of luck. the smithsonian's african-american history and culture museum started
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away free timed tickets for its opening weekend, but those tickets sold out in about an hour. the museum has an amazing collection of artifacts highlights centuries of history and it opens september 24th. if you did not get your ticket yet, we have three ways by which you might be able to do that. you can find it in the nbc washington app. just search "african-american museum". >> looking forward to seeing that, the inside of that museum. anybody visiting washington right now though is thinking this is one hot place. >> if they're coming in today and just watching us for the first time -- thank you, by the way -- also later this week, it's going to be fantastic. we've seen one or two days, but we haven't seen a really nice stretch in a while. out there today, it was on the hot side for sure. current temperature sitting at 91 degrees. winds out of the
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miles per hour. the high got up to 94. it felt like 98. this evening, it will be a lot better. about 87 degrees dropping into the 70s. it's a little humid, but not too bad. storm team 4 radar is all dry. going to stay that way tonight. we're going to stay dry for the most part right on through the next ten days. here's the temperatures today. everybody wasd#ñ in the heelt across the region. we did hit 94 officially. 90 roanoke and in richmond. highs tomorrow right around that 90-degree mark in d.c. 89 in leesburg. if you're getting out there, want to play golf. go early tomorrow. a little bit on the warm side. hot on wednesday. wednesday might not be the day to go. thursday, a 40% chance of rain in the afternoon. so you might be able to get out early with a temperature of 84.
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then it gets great. set your tee times for friday, saturday, sunday. labor day looking good, too. high temperatures only in the low to mid-80s. a really nice stretch forwards the holiday weekend. >> thank you, doug. those of us in the nbc family and elsewhere lost a shining star today. bob long passed away this morning. >> he was our news director here at news4 from 1999 to 2003. he also spent a long time covering the news in los angeles. he is a terrific newsman with a shelf full of national awards, but to us, he was one of a kind. a great story teller. >> absolutely an iconic guy. totally old school, snappy dresser, note the bow tie. loved himself a good story, well told. loved himself also some top shelf gin and a cigarette. bob long,
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we will indeed miss him for all time.
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here with us tonight, apparently there's a new guy. >> new guy. yeah. i got my parking permit today. lot of ins and outs. >> good for you. whos
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it could be an answer to a trivia question. that's why you need to pay attention. it's the final week of the redskins preseason and it started with a bang, or least a loud noise. we have more on that in a moment. who is this guy? the team beefed up defensive line with the addition of veteran jenkins. getting ready for thursday's preseason finale against the buccaneers. the game really important for the young guys and those on the bubble. also for jenkins entering his 13th season. ready for the opportunity. >> it's been fun. fe first time i had pads on since the end of last year, even been in a team environment. definitely getting back in the feel of things. >> bring a guy thatbñ>tuj the game, that's been ino
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rooms. it's always good to have people with that kind of character and experience here. so we welcome him with open arms and hopefully to learn a lot from him. >> one player in, but brian stork out after failing the team's physical. the center for the patriots -- crazy story. he was going to be cut by the patriots. then the redskins traded them a draft pick. then there was talk he was going to retire. he did not retire, but the trade was off sometimes in the nfl, that's the way it goes. >> i'm sure he's disappointed. we're disappointed. it happens every year. when people get traded or picked up, they have to pass physicals. and every physical is different. there's really not a lot you can do until they get into pads and into practice. it's unfortunate. obviously a very good player. every physical is different on every team. might be different somewhere else. didn't work out here. he
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they have carried with them -- two-game losing streak. hang onto that panic button. still, over the last 15 games, managed only a 7-9 ryan reynolds. with the mixed results of the team, we have a mixture of fortune for key players. bryce harper, kind of like himself again. from missing five games, batting .379 since then. that's in 14 games. that's a good sign with the playoffs possibly inches closer. playoffs? on the other side, things not going well for ryan siczimmerma. now baker says, yeah, he is pressing first base and hoping to turn things around tonight in philadelphia. hey, the orioles starting a critical series against the bluejays. some manny
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them there. i know you love plays at third. >> you got to love that. >> that's what you want to do -- >> look at this. that's cool stuff. >> be adding a third to his season. try that at home. now, to day one as we go to tennis of the u.s. open in new york. pretty easy going for rafael nadal. looking strong winning 6-1, 6-4 and 6-2. he also played france in a five-set battle. turning some heads, the 18-year-old, but cannot come through with the win. takes it 3-2. but, man, taking him to five sets. >> we will see a lot of this kid because every single tournament seems he gets a little bit better and a little bit better e
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in the first round. that's tough. he's a good kid. >> he is. has a lot of poise. >> got to love this guy. 13 seasons as a defensive lineman in the nfl. >> still going
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