thursday and friday this coming week. thanks. we are back with another good morning. swinging through the swing states. donald trump and hillary clinton both in pennsylvania today. one of many battlegrounds to hit in the days to come. donald trump announcement. clinton bringing out star power. this after 24 hours after a suspicious powder found at headquarters. and war on yoga pants. a rhode island man says women should stop wearing yoga pants out and about in town. reaction was swift. and craft beer boom. sales for the brews are through the roof these days as more people try to make their own at

popularity? craig is taking us inside the super secret testing lab at sam adams. today, saturday, october 22nd, 2016. ?? >> i'm turning 10. >> i'm turning 30. >> i'm 40. >> i'm 50. >> celebrating 30 with the "today" show. >> upbeat music. good morning. welcome back to "today." a brave crowd with the rainy new york weather. >> they are feeling it. >> lively. >> we're glad they're here. let's start with news. latest on the race for the white house. election is two and a half weeks away. both candidates swinging through

nbc's kaci hunt is in ohio with more. >> reporter: good morning, stephanie. with 17 days to go, donald trump still insisting this election is winnable for him. he will layout his closing argument in what his aides say is a major speech in gettysburg, pennsylvania and talk about what he would do in the first 100 days. on the campaign trail, trump is acknowledging possibly for the first time, the possibi could lose. >> you know, these guys have said, doesn't matter if you win or lose. i say it matters to me if we win or lose. i'll have over $100 million of my own money in the campaign. if i lose, if i lose, i will consider this -- and the nice part about saying that and i tell you that because i'm not taking all this money from all of these people that hillary is taking money from. >> reporter: hillary clinton for her part trying to run up the

she did say that she would sympathize with donald trump if he loses. ?? >> you know what that means? young people will -- in an election. i lost elections. you don't feel very good the next day, do you? but we know in our country the difference between leadership and dictatorship. right? >> reporter: she was there pushing back on the idea of a rigged election which donald trump has been talking about quite a bit on the campaign trail. she will also be traveling to pennsylvania today. making stops in pittsburgh and philadelphia. we should mention there was a suspicious substance that arrived in the mail at her midtown office. briefly ended up evacuating her brooklyn headquarters. at this point, the law enforcement said it is not

>> thank you, kaci. stay dry. in other news, thousands of pennsylvanians are facing a threat to drinking water. heavy rain on friday setoff flooding and mudslides and ruptured a gas pipeline. 50,000 gallons spilled into the creek. officials are looking for water contaminations. similar conditions in massachusetts caused flooded streets. invti forward into the drowning deaths of construction workers in boston. the workers, 12 feet deep in a trench, were swamped when a water main broke. coworkers fought through the water to rescue the trapped men. the fire department recovered their bodies last night. a mega media merger. say that five times fast. at&t is reportedly looking to

and tnt and others. worth up to $100 million. and loud cheers erupted when malachi took to the stage on friday. students were there to discuss the struggles as refugees. the youngest nobel laureate talked about the survivor of the and dylan dreyer on the plaza with another check of the

good morning. we have blustery winds and clouds around but the cloud cover breaking up to our north and west and sunshine in the shenandoah valley and in our western suburbs and getting some light sprinkles and moderate showers now in southern maryland and saint mary's county. that's heading to the eastern shore. later today we'll have the sunshine and gusts of wind to around40 only reach near 60 and we have a special guest on the plaza. this is fred shropshire from wnbc. you are here celebrating with all of your other colleagues and everybody. tell me what's going on with make a difference day. >> we set this day aside.

empower the community. we have folks like that across the country. more than 60,000 of them getting their hands dirty. doing projects with goodwill and collecting items. we have a station in atlanta working with women and children shelter. a couple of stations in texas with the uso. and to put service projects together and tell the community we care as a company about making an impact. >> do you to participate? >> you can go to makeadifferenceday.com and put in your zip code and find a service project in your area. you can get your family together and create your project and make sure you register on the web site so you will be eligible for a grant of $10,000 to give to a charity of your choice.

>> thank you so much for making us all aware of what's going on today. in most of the country, it looks good to do all of the events. guys, back to you. >> dylan, thank you. coming up, we will get in the middle of a very divisive issue here. candy corn. love it or hate it? the halloween treat continues to really divide this country. then a big surprise for prince fans. i'm sure all of us are prince

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we are back on a saturday morning. it is time to trend. we will address the candy corn in a second. >> let's address it now by popping it in. >> first up, a man is waging war on yoga pants. he wrote a letter to the editor in "the times." saying please n, the yoga pants. he says yoga pants are adorable on children and young women who have the blessing of youth. however, on mature adult women, there is something bizarre. he says yoga pants on adult women provides an unforgiving perspective. here's the thing. his address is on the letter.

will march to his house tomorrow. >> that's a bold letter. how bad is your day going that you need to write that? >> show of hands here. who has called out sick? >> never. >> you are a goody two shoes. >> when do i have time to call out? >> in previous jobs, of course. >> you have never done that? >> definitely college. >> after reading the findings of careerbuilder's list of the wild excuses for calling out sick. we have nothing to worry about. i ate cat food when i thought it was tuna. the hair removal cream i used under my arms caused a chemical burn so i cannot put my arms down. >> that is a good one. >> how do you know it was a guy? >> no, it could have been a girl

that. i don't know. >> why look at me? i'm the pall bearer for my wife's cousin's pet. i cannot make it in the office because i'm bowling the game of my life. i'm blocked in by police raiding my home. >> okay. we have to move on. this is sweeter and serious. earlier this week, we showed you this map which features the popula candy corn is the top pick for south carolina and oregon and texas. not everybody was happy with that. one comment on twitter, if you enjoy candy corn, there is a good chance we did not get along. it can be divisive. either you love it or hate it. we want to know what you think. head to today.com and tell us where you stand. >> i hate it, but i'll eat it when it's there.

candy corn hater. >> we can't be friends. file this under friendship goals you want to have. amy schumer and goldie hawn filming in hawaii together. what do they do when they have down time on the set? film a video to "formation." ?? ? i got hot sauce ?? >> awesome. amy said it best when on an island with goldie, wanda and john cusack, you get in formation. lady gaga performing in new york now, but now returning to bars

"joanne." it was a tribute to her friend with stage four cancer that moved everyone. the song is one she wrote. take a listen. ?? years ago i said you'd make it so we're still friends ? ? tough girls on the mend so when i'm feeling ?? >> sweet. lady gaga is the musical g on "snl" tonight. and prince fans, the late artist is getting new music released after his death. warner bros will release "prince forever" on november 22nd. it is filled with 40 of prince's greatest hits and unreleased song he recorded back in 1982.

"purple rain" will be released. he has a treasure trove of unreleased music that could fill up 22 albums. >> that was the greatest pop start ever. it gets better. coming up next, say cheers to the craft beer boom. but first this is "today" on

?? ac with the look at the recent explosion in the craft beer industry. every time you turn around there is another creative beer on the store shelves. >> it is the golden age of beer. when i got the opportunity to take an exclusive look in the sam adams secret testing lab to find out what is behind the craft beer boom, there was no way i was saying no to that one.

at this month's great american beer festival in denver, colorado. 60,000 beer lovers attending. beer is having a moment. sales from around $90 billion in 2005 to about $105 billion last year. and if it seems every time and everywhere you look, there's a new brew, you're right. in 1978, there were 42 brewing companie i today, more than 4,800. most of them are so-called craft brewers. small, independently owned like the boston beer company. >> craig. >> jim. >> i've been waiting for you. i have a beer ready. >> i love it. >> it doesn't get better than that. >> this is like coming to the vatican and getting communion. >> you may not recognize his name, but to the beer faithful, jim cook is an american savior.

everybody thought american beer was watery, cold, busy, cheap in a can. i knew that america could make some of the best beer in the world. >> so the sixth generation brew master used his great, great grandfather's recipe to launch the first popular craft beer. >> just like sam adams created political independence for america, i wanted beer independence. >> ror break way from the empire responsible for years of blah tasting beer. it is not just small brew companies. >> it is a do-it-yourself culture. you enjoy doing it yourself at home. >> reporter: more want-to-be brewers are mixing hops and wheat at home.

make beer. >> reporter: it is true. i brew at home. i was thrilled when my friends let me see the areas and help concoct the next top sellers. >> we never allow anybody else in the brewery to film. this is where our new beers begin. this is where the creativity and magic happens. this is where we brew lots of different beers. most of them fail. >> but this one we hope. under the tuteledge, i created the fuzzy melvin. >> that was the best thing ever. >> the art department at sam adams. i brought back beers for you. dylan dreyer -- in december you can have one. >> happy saturday. >> cheers. >> cheers indeed.

>> did you taste it? >> i tasted it before the story. >> delicious. >> it is hoppier. >> it just came out her nose. >> you're not a beer gal, are you? >> hold on. >> oh, i'll get that. >> have some root beer.

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good morning. on news 4 today. >> reporter: early voting starts in d.c. in just a few minutes. we'll tell you where and how the 10-year-old who captured hearts across the country. windy and chilly on this saturday. we'll get some sunshine back and a look at a cool pattern over the next ten days coming up. the clutter in your cabinets could be dangerous. the push today on where to drop

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right now on news 4 today, the little boy with a lasting legacy. his story captured the country. today his family lays him to rest. fighting to gain ground, where donald trump and hillary clinton are focusing their attention with 17 days left until election day. clear out your medicine cabinets, the nationwide effts unwanted or expired prescription drugs today. but first good saturday morning to you. i hope you're having a good one. we are in for a windy start to our weekend. >> blustery outside today. let's check in with tom. our summer in october is gone blown away by the winds that have been coming in around 40 miles an hour this morning. they will stay that strong into the afternoon.

clouds. looking off to the west. we'll have these clouds breaking up, but some lingering light showers here in far southern maryland and crossing the bay. they'll be moving away from the metro area. as the winds move in the air will stay blustery. this cool pattern will continue for the next ten days. the family of a virginia boy that captured the hearts of people across the country will say good bye. josh hardy died last month after years of he was 10 years old. his family fought a drug maker to get an experimental drug for him. his funeral is today. yesterday many attended a custom celebration for him at the conference center. if you have unneeded or expired prescription drugs today you have a chance to get rid of them no questions asked. it's national prescription drug take back day with 5,000

running from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. you can find a drop off location near you in our nbc washington app. let's turn our attention now to decision 2016 where early voting is under way right now in the district. we are live with a look at how it's going. >> reporter: good morning. this is early voting in the district. it started a couple of this year's election. early voting starts today and on friday they will open up eight more polling places, one in each of the city's wards and it will go from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. you can do on site registrations at each of those locations. early voting lasts until november 4th.

commissions and a referendum on whether the city council should petition congress for d.c. statehood. with me now is alice miller. tell us what people can look forward to when they come to vote this year. first of all, what's the no excuse absentee voting. >> it's that voters can vote early voting with no excuse. they come in and they vote. we don't need a reason. they come to theol from now through november 1st. we will get them their ballot or they can come into any voting center and vote absentee. >> reporter: and new voting booths, correct? >> yes. this year we have put in place what we have called the express vote voting machines. they are user friendly for those that may have visual or hearing

designed to be of use for individuals with limitations, any voter can use them or any voter can request a paper ballot. >> reporter: thank you for letting us watch this process in action here today. we will talk to you later about more about what you need to do if you are going to vote early, what the parameters are and when you can register to let you participate in your democracy. live here, news 4. >> thank you very much. meanwhile hard to bie race for president. today donald trump will begin laying out his closing arguments. he's making stops in pennsylvania, ohio and virginia beach. hillary clinton and tim kaine will appear together in two stops in pennsylvania. brian moore has the latest. >> reporter: with two weeks left before election day, time is on hillary clinton's side and she's hoping the numbers are with 200

had in our entire history and that is really good news for our democracy. >> reporter: in ohio the key to donald trump's white house hopes, she spoke directly to his supporters who are losing faith. >> i know you may still have questions for me. i respect that. i want to answer them. i want to earn your vote. >> she's the most corrupt person ever to run for the presidency of the united trump took turns criticizing clinton, the dishonest media and the rigged system, but he sent a message that was far from scorched earth. >> i'm going to fight to bring us together. we are a divided nation and we are going to be a issue in a of spirit. we are going to love everybody. >> reporter: for the next two weeks it's still war between trump and clinton.

in pennsylvania. one aid calls it trump's closing argument and a preview of his first 100 days as president. news 4. a big name will be campaigning for hillary clinton in northern virginia today. singer song writer and actress miley cyrus headed to george mason university and she will go door to door to speak with students about the stakes in vice president joe biden not holding anything back against trump on friday. he tore into trump over the comments he made in the access hollywood tape. he called the comments disgusting, but he didn't stop there. >> the press said don't i wish i were debating him? no, i wish i were in high school and i could take him behind the gym. >> biden called trump's comments

assault. check the latest in decision 2016 starting at 10:30 after news 4 today. a hacker group called new world hackers is claiming responsibility for a massive cyber attack on friday according to the associated press. that claim can't be verified at this time. the attack disrupted access to the internetnd network. >> we have to make sure we have a network that can withstand these probes. >> the current assessment is that the hacks were a classic

harold martin was arrested in august and accused of stealing top secret government information over 20 years. the former nsa contractor is a flight risk and he should stay in jail. his attorney says there's no evidence that suggests that martin was going to give the information to a foreign country. i will be honest, this is one of the perks of the job that i will miss most, force one. >> one of the last events president obama says he's going to miss the most, the final celebration and why it's so special to him and the first lady. a decision that could have cost these drivers their lives, the danger as flooding hammers

it's with a little bit of bitter sweetness that this is our final musical evening as president and first lady. i know. it's going to be all right. >> president obama last night reflecting on his final musical night at the white house. ite scott, usher and other artists. the president nixed the idea of twerking joking there will be no twerking tonight, at least by me. the event will air november 15th on b.e.t. construction on the silver

reduced to one lane. a flagger will direct traffic there in that area until the project is finished. central massachusetts was hit with harsh weather that led to severe flooding in the area. officials spent the night helping people stuck in cars in the flood waters. power outages remain f the state. a couple of sprinkles this morning, but the rain quickly moving out and tom is tracking what you can expect hour-by-hour as you plan your weekend. a news 4 exclusive to share with you. her search for justice went nowhere for nearly four years. the new action after a

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to a news 4 exclusive. a d.c. judge makes a surprising ruling in a jail rape case. a transgender woman claims d.c. corrections officers placed here inside a cell with a known jailhouse rapist. he sexually assaulted her. as news 4 reports, her efforts to get justice went nowhere for nearly four years until now. >> every day i think about i was traumatized. i was raped. i can't -- i can't -- i can' of the victim known as jane doe. it was shortly after two attorneys began representing her in a lawsuit that faced many hurdles, among them the fact that corrections officers actions on the job are mostly protected by what's known as qualified immunity. >> the y has permitted the case

claim that they inflicted cruel and unusual punishment on her. >> reporter: she was serving time in a d.c. jail on an unlawful entry charge. her file contained the alert ks. transgender. ks means keep separate and she was initially housed alone, but o man who had a known history of sexual violence in the d.c. jail. >> the guards knew what they were doing. this wasn't just an accident. >> reporter: the lawsuits claims that a review of security footage from that night during which she was raped twice shows half hourly cell checks were not conducted. >> there was nobody coming to check on me.

department of corrections says that the agency does not comment on pending lawsuits. the trial is scheduled for december. time right now is 8:47. nbc 4 is working for you in the community today doing what we can to try to prevent suicide. the walk starts at the washington monument 4:00 this afternoon. a resurgence in prince george's county is expected. the regional medical center is replacing that current county hospital and it's going to take shape at the boulevard at capital center. officials saying the new hospital will stabilize the area and serve as an anchor to commercial development. >> in the same time we're

quite the right direction in terms of economic developmentment. crews plan to break ground this spring and finish by 2020. a lot of you are going to like this next video. twin panda cubs in a zoo in china celebrating their first 100 days of life. >> they feasted on >> they are cute. >> i wouldn't know what to do with myself. >> they're still bears. >> they're baby bears. they were born in july and they're the first babies for their mom and there are 15 giant pandas at that particular zoo. >> send a couple more our way. we're going to be losing another

we need to make more pandas. >> the pandas need to make more pandas. tom, it is windy today. >> looking behind us, either we're having an earthquake -- >> that's not happening. >> that's the wind shaking the camera. we've had gusts of wind up to around 40 miles an hour this morning. the leaves are swirling around. there may be a few small branchs coming down in neighborhood streets. as we look overlooking capital the choppy waters over the potomac river. temperatures in the mid 50s and sunshine beginning to break out. by 2:00 we'll be in the upper 50s. then back down to the mid 50s by 6:00 p.m. and less windy and by 10:00 getting chilly to around 50 degrees. radar showing the rain we had earlier this morning now crossing the bay heading to the

just a few lingering sprinkles here. that's the last of it as we have dryer air pushing in on these northeast winds getting sunshine in the shenandoah valley where it's in the mid and upper 40s now. quite a chill in the air. we're hovering to the 50s. in downtown we're in the mid 50s. getting beautiful autumn color in the west. it's past peak in northern new england and peak in maryland and parts of west virginia. this photo was taken yesterday afternoon before the rain arrived in black hills park. that photo taken by larry helms. post your pictures on facebook and instagram. the black hills park a great place to go for a ride. tomorrow we'll be in the upper 60s and a lighter wind on sunday.

today's gusts will diminish overnight. a chilly start tomorrow and then a pleasant start to next week but it gets chilly again mid week. as we get into thursday and friday that's our next chance for rain. next weekend looks nice. that's the way it looks. >> thank you very much. a small town business with a big legacy, how generations have

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>> i've been doing this for 14 years. >> reporter: -- the old soda county is where family recipes are recreated every day. across the store behind the other country organization is everything. >> we try to meet and service our customers with a personal touch. >> can you verify the address? >> reporter: for 16 decades madison drug has been a place to get your medicine, a spot to sit and >> reporter: and of course, one of the best stops in madison for a quick bite to eat. >> we call everybody by name. we greet everybody that comes in the door. >> reporter: for a store that dates back to the 1850s, madison has remain central to what madison drug's owners provide. >> the primary reason is to serve the health needs of the community. >> reporter: working together, the current ownership group has

that's nothing compared to the century of business that predates even them, all on the same footprint. the original building burned down years ago. >> somebody's been doing it since 1856. >> reporter: in an industry dominated by national chains, providing prescriptions hasn't always been easy. >> we're very disturbed by some of the insurance plans we have to accept or not accept because we lose >> reporter: but madison drug says the level of service you make makes it worth it and the prices, some say they're not what you think. >> we have to meet the competitor's prices head on if not cheaper. >> reporter: as the store marks the big 160, the owners have no reason to believe this institution is going anywhere. >> we want to keep it going as

>> very cool. showers moving, but it's the wind you'll have to watch out for today. tom is updating his forecast with a big cool down. safety inspectors jumping for their lives. the dangerous situation and why the speeding train came through. we are talking about howard university's homecoming. the major security plan that's

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here are the top stories we're following for you on this saturday morning. family and friends preparing to say good bye to josh hardy. the 10-year-old boy died last month after years of battling his cancer. his morning at fredericksburg baptist church. a group is claiming responsibility for a massive the claim has not been verified. you have a chance to get rid of prescription drugs in your house. it's national prescription drug take back day. we have a list of drop off locations in our nbc washington app. news 4 today starts now. at 9:00 on this saturday, hope you're having a good one so far. >> so glad you could join us. >> you're choked up about it. >> i am.