impacting the morning commute into work and school but the afternoon commute promises to be a very different affair as clouds will lower and thicken during the course of the day. lots of clouds around the city here early this morning. no rain just yet except for our friends and neighbors in northern maryland and panhandle of west virginia. rain likely this afternoon, nothing too heavy but it will be more than enough to get you wet and make you mad if you don't have the umbrella. there are the showers, hagerstown to maryland. not coming into the metro area just yet. that will change later on today. planning out the day, cloudy skies, upper 40s to near 50 for the remainder of the morning. rain arriving in the shenandoah valley by mid to late morning and metro area by lunch time. the ride home, rain is a likelihood. have a brand new problem on 295. sounds like a crash on east capitol street.

blake lane near oakland. hubbard street could affect oakton high school. folks will be very sad students about that. it should be out of the way by then. 66 and 95 looking good. the beltway. no major problems on the beltway. travel times are coming up. thank you. 6:01, our time right now as we now. 12 days to go and both presidential candidates will focus on battleground states. this is the first joined campaign between michelle obama and hillary clinton. donald trump will hold three events in ohio. we're also getting a look at where the candidates and the battleground states, where they stand in the battleground states this morning. the latest nbc news wall street journal poll shows hillary clinton up nine points in new

shows clinton up 14 points. i'm megan mcgrath live at an early polling place, early voting place in college park. if you can't or don't want to cast your ballot on election day, you can vote early if you're a resident here in maryland. early voting gets under way today at more than 60 early polling locations state. registered voters are people able to vote, can vote. if you need to register, bring proof of address, a driver's license or something with your address or name on it like a utility bill. we're starting to see some of the election workers show up here at the community center in college park. a little while ago, i talked to the chief election officer. she expects things to be very busy today. >> expect this to be a great turn out.

lines in november and i heard a lot of people say that they will be here early voting. >> reporter: early voting in maryland getting under way today through november the 3rd. the hours, 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. to find a location in your area, you can go to our app. we have a complete list. back to you in the studio. >> megan mcgrath. thank you, megan. a very unusual out burst last night during the u.s. senate debate in maryland. schlaga and chris van holland were on stage when this happened. >> you have to leave now. >> i'm a candidate for u.s. senate and maryland and this is how you're treating. people don't know what their choices are. >> police escorted margaret flowers off of the stage. flowers wants part of the debate because she did not reach the 15% in the polls. the debate went on. we'll have details on what the two candidates said coming up. developing now in charles

condition after a shooting outside of a movie theater. this happened behind the amc at st. charles town center in waldorf last night. the victim was with friends and stopped to talk to the suspect when he was shot. a person of interest has been naen for questioning. the man who pled guilty to killing montgomery county officer leotta will be sentenced. he pled gui and hit officer leotta at a check point. the hooters restaurant accused of serving too much alcohol will surrender the lilgtor license and close. a plea hearing is expected today in the case of a former national guard member who was arrested for attempting to provide materials to isis. muhammad jollah was arrested on july 3rd.

participate in what he believes to be a terrorist attack on u.s. soil. there is an urgent search for this 14-year-old missing teen. she was last seen on monday in the 17 -- on monday the 17th in the 3600 block of georgia avenue northwest. a few blocks away station. we posted this information on tour nbc 4 washington facebook page for you to share. prince george's county police offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest in a largo woman's murder. the community gathered to remember alyssa banks. she died after someone shot her

marlboro. he survived. banks was 18. developing right now, a community gathers to help families forced out of their homes. everyone living at the lynnhill condos in temple hill has until tomorrow to be completely out. groups throughout prince george's county are offering assistance to 80 families. that includes meals and resources to help find a new place to live. power and gas were disconnected at the in utility bills. that forced many out in the cold overnight. >> we were sleeping in cars yesterday. the shelters ran out of space. it doesn't feel good to have something taken from you that you worked so hard for. >> a real estate service company is helping people getting into the available properties, including miss messeymoore and

meeting about uniformed culpepered police officers wearing body cameras. it is tonight at 7:00 p.m. according to the freelance star, the cameras will cost $110,000 initially and another $57,000 annually. we have video to r you this morning, coming out of central italy where two earthquakes have rocked that portion of this is a 6.1 earthquake. this is a collapse of a church building there. we understand there have been minor injuries, thankfully no deaths have been reported with this but incredible video coming out of central italy where two earthquakes, the first one, i believe, was a little over a 4 magnitude earthquake and the second one, a 6.1. from the live desk, i'm erika gonzalez. >> thanks erika.

cincinnati bengals this coming sunday in london. today, the team doctor will evaluate jordan reed and josh norman to see whether they can play. both are recovering from concussions after losing to the lions last week, this game is much more important with a bye week on the horizon next week. part of our team is already in london. make sure you're following pat collins on twitter with fun moments. he is asking the tough questions like what is a nickel back. police say he tried to fly drunk. we're learning passengers saw the entire arrest go down at the gate. anger, outrage, and a resolution. the contentious meeting over a cell phone tower proposal. >> take a live look at storm team4 radar as the rain starts moving into our area. a look at the rain timing and

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it is time to check the forecast with storm team4 meteorologist chuck bell. how is it looking out there, chuck. >> mainly cloudy and dry around the metro area right now but there are rain drops here north of fredrick maryland going eastbound into carol county. the friends and neighbors in northern umbrella first thing this morning. the fitness forecast, not as cold. temperatures are 15 degrees or so warmer than yesterday morning. dry for most right now but rain chances go up, up, up. 50% chance of rain by noon and 70% chance of rain after 4 or 5:00 tonight. the outdoor planner, showers likely today. breezy tomorrow, saturday looks great. mainly dry weather for marine corps marathon coming up on sunday but it is going to be a warm reach for sure. hydration will be key. complete check of the whole five

minutes. let's go over to the traffic desk covering issues on the bw parkway. >> chopper 4 just got over the scene with a crash involving a motorcycle. northbound bw parkway at 193. we have the left side of the roadway blocked and now we hear police are redirecting traffic to 193 and there will be no access from 193 to northbound bw parkway. southbound 295 at east capitol, still have that crash causing delays. travel times in maryland, no big p more on this problem here on bw parkway coming up in just a few minutes. thank you. 6:13 right now. covering prince george's county, this morning, we're learning more about a nanny accused of killing a baby. the 66-year-old woman force fed the 8 month old girl who died from asphyxiation. the care giver removed the nipple from two bottles and

liquid. one neighbor says they had been concerned about the baby because they could always hear her crying. a developing story right now in the district. a place of worship turned crime scene. james harling was found inside pennsylvania avenue baptist church in southeast. police say the church rents space to a program that helps people with substance abuse. harling an another man participating in the program got into a fight. police arrested perez green for the killing. now to a story nearly 200 angry home owners came out in force in montgomery county to fight to keep a cell phone tower out of the neighborhood. apparently their voices were heard. the company that makes the towers agreed to put a hold on the process until the matter is resolved at the county level. the original proposal was to install small cell antenna

family homes. people living in that neighborhood say the towers would deappreciate the value of the homes. >> quite frankly, it should not be about money. it should be about community needs. when we bought into the communities we bought into residential communities, not into communities that would have eyesores. >> news4 has also learned some maryland state legislators have become involved in the effort of crafting laws on this to decision 2016 in maryland now where the u.s. senate debate took place between a leading candidates, republican delegate kathy schlaga and chris van holland. verbal punches were exchanged. she called van holland a washington insider and she was knocked for supporting donald trump. before this, a very unusual out burst. >> you have to leave now. >> i'm a candidate for u.s. senate in maryland.

choices are. >> that was green party candidate margaret flowers. she did not reach the 15% threshold in the polls to be part of the debate. the pokemon go game that captivated young people across the country this summer got a political twist. the new app is called hillary, donald go. at certain locations people are able to show their support for the favorite candidate. a college student developed in the political process. when talking about the casting of votes and rooting for your favorite candidate, coming up at 6:30, we'll take a look at the number of people who have already voted. police say a pilot showed up drunk on the job. now he has been arrested and grounded.

alcohol on the pilot. listen to what one of the passengers said. >> it could have injured myself, my son or frankly killed us if the plane goes down based upon him just showing up to work drunk. absolutely ridiculous. >> that man was flying with his nine-year-old son. this happened at 8:30 in the morning. police say the pilot has been removed from duties and is on administrative leave. four are dead after a violent crash outside tampa, florida. the crash sparked a fire that burned one of the the cars and left debris all over the road here. investigators are working to understand what caused that crash. 6:17, new this morning, the u.s., japan and south korea have agreed to step up pressure on north korea to abandon nuclear weapons. diplomats met in tokyo to discuss how to deal with the threat from north korea. broader, international pressure and tougher sanctions are the only way to deal with the

director james clapper publicly called the goal of a nonnuclear north carolina a lost cause. it is 6:18. protecting your babies's healthy bacteria. researchers developed a new type of instant formula that is close to a mother's milk. researchers added hmos to the formula for the first time. they're what help healthy bacteria thrive in continue to out perform girls when it comes to math. nyu researcher aerz found while most children enter kindergarten with similar math abilities, girls fall behind by third grade. teachers may contribute to the lingering math gap. they under rate girl skills as early as first grade.

>> what is going on with the forecast. >> we have a lot of clouds moving in. rain chances are going up as the day progresses. don't leave your umbrella behind. there is the tyson's corner in the distance bouncing off the lowering cloud deck to the north and west. the we might get a peek of the sunshine first thing this morning. cloudy skies in northern maryland and rumem thunder along the carol fredrick county line in northern maryland. those thunder showers are headed into northern baltimore county. nothing going on behind there. we'll have dry weather for the next couple of hours but this weather front outside of western ohio will put the pinch on us and ring out the increasing chance of rain into the afternoon hours and afternoon. umbrellas required. here is the future weather. the high resolution model, it

valley between 9 and 10:00 this morning. by 11:00 a.m., showers moving onto the west sides of the metro. lunch time looks like it will be wet and then showery weather off and on for most of the late afternoon and into the evening as well. rain most likely today between about noon time and about 10:00 tonight. so keep that in mind. highs today, upper 50s to around 60 degrees. breaking news now in first 4 traffic. take a look here, northbound bw parkway at problem. you can see involving a motorcycle, you're probably hearing that alarm in the background. just have an alarm going off. no big problem here. southbound 295 at east capitol street. have a brand new crash causing delays. overall, no major problems in prince george's county. that is looking good. 66 and 95, also rolling along here quite nicely.

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welcome back. we're still here. sorry about the little fire alarm. it stopped. there is no fire. >> we're good. >> okay. hi. do you like haunted houses? >> not a fan. no. >> i do the haunted forest. we have more space to run. >> that is worse than a haunted house. >> days before halloween, you not only have a chance to see one of the haunted can own it. >> if you're into that sort of thing. angie goff has more on a spirited historic mansion that is for sale. >> reporter: not going to lie, i got chills filming this story. the glen sitting house went on the market for $3.75 million. the civil war era home is part of a one acre compound with tremendous history. general robert lee held a war

soldiers. a colonel who died in the house stops by. >> his spirit does linger here. i've had several encounters with colonel burke. i've seen him. >> tonight on news4 at 6:00, more on the mansion's spirited history and the famous american novel written on the second floor. angie goff, news4. >> did you hear her? she says she has seen him. imagine how spooky it is at night. that was during the day. no thank you. halloween i indulging in scary movies. i can't get into horror movies. >> we're looking at what folks across the country find scariness. in maryland it is the movie hostel. i was not ready when i saw that movie. it was rough. in virginia, silence of the lambs takes the top spot. >> i watched that. >> across the country, some of the scariest movies are it. friday the 13th made the list.

>> isn't life scary enough? ride sharing service lyft wants you home safely. it teamed up with buzz wider to give 6,000 adults live. a code will be released on the facebook page. they can be used in washington starting tonight through monday between 10:00 and 2:00 in the morning. we'll be posting on the facebook page as well so you can get involved. smoke and evacuations. this wasn't a metro train. find out wherepa hands during an emergency on the tracks. metro has its own problems. find out what happened since our exclusive report on a train

murder in a church. police make an arrest after a place of worship turned into a crime scene.

the holiday as and a new outlet mall is getting you in the mood to spend. news4 today begins with breaking news. >> first major developments that could impact your commute. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. we have team coverage and a bad accident on the park watch. we begin with melissa mollet and chopper 4. >> let's look at the chopper pictures here from above. brad, you can show us what we're seeing here this morning. look at this. break a major problem on bw parkway. this is northbound there at 193. left side of the road is blocked and the right side is blocked as well. that is because of a bad crash involving a motorcycle. we now know that a med evac will be landing soon. traffic there is going to be diverted there at 193. so no access from 193 to northbound bw parkway. that is what we're dealing with at this point this morning.

helicopter over the scene. got there 20 minutes ago. what are you seeing from above now? >> i will update you right now that the northbound side of the bw parkway is clclosed. traffic is being diverted. it is a complimented scene. i'll point things out to you. we have multiple ambulances on the scene and we saw park police med evac come to the scene and then left. i'm trying to spot them right no ambulances when we first arrived. here is the motorcycle that was pretty much crushed almost by that vehicle and then we have another vehicle off into the trees right here just on the left side of the bw parkway so we'll keep an eye on this and we'll go back to the studio right now. >> thank you, brad. let's check the forecast now with storm team4 meteorologist chuck bell. are we getting rain, chuck?

most will go outside and the pavement will be dry. 4 things to know, the clouds are back, grab the umbrella. a 70% chance you'll get rained on today. mild for the weekend and dry weather returns just in time for halloween. first thing this morning, thunder shower up here across northern fredrick and carol county. couldn't rule out a random rain drop but steadier rain chances come in around lunch time and there after. cloudy and cool. dry for most during the morning hours. showers t valley before lunch time and before 3, ryan in the d.c. metro, light rain likely to impact your ride home from work and school. tell you how to dress the kids and give you the ten day forecast before we reach 6:51 this morning. see you soon. >> thanks, chuck. developing now in the district. church goers were shocked to learn their place of worship turned into a crime scene. a body was found inside pennsylvania avenue baptist church in southeast. perez green is accused of

health services. the company people with substance abuse and other issues. an employee tells us the men were there as guests of mbi and had a fight. harling died at the hospital from head trauma. new reaction this morning to a metro train operator who refused to move a train. transportation reporter adam tuss broke this story on facebook live during news4 today yesterday. they're taking action against the train operator. he refused to move the train because he said over sunday night. metro supervisor timely had to move the train instead. there were no passengers on board but witnesses say other trains were unable to enter the fort totten station for ten minutes. 6:33 right now. today is apparently a good day for holiday shopping, especially since there are brand new premium outlet stores in clarksburg set to open. >> the outlets are located off 270 off clarksburg road.

today. good morning to you, darcy. >> reporter: that certainly is what we're hoping for. i might get some of my shopping done today. the new outlet mall opens at 10:00 this morning. take a look right here. this is the stage set for the grand opening celebration. of officials from the mall as well as montgomery county will be here for a 9:30 ribbon cutting and then all of the shops here are going to open at 10:00 this or an outlet mall. you have the gap, you have skechers, columbia, just a ton of shops. 90 some brands they're seeing. there is also the food court, eateries, a place for kids to play. today they'll have live entertainment until 8:00 this evening. face painting for the kids. also, prize give aways. there is a lot to see and do here. just in time for the holiday season. let's hear from the general

i mean it is rare you find on i-270 a spot like this with this kind of exposure. so that was fantastic, so close to a highway exit ramp, clarksburg is growing. it is fantastic. montgomery county, you don't get better than this. >> that is what he said. can't get better than this. they are expecting huge crowds today. they have over flow parking set-up so they are expecting the parking lot to f the outlet mall. there is an off site area with a shuttle bus for those who can't get on the actual parking lot and there will be activities through saturday and again, everything opens at 10:00 this morning. back to you. >> all right, darcy, thank you. it is 6:35. in decision 2016 this morning, both campaigns are pulling a heavy -- or putting a heavy focus on early voting. >> voters are taking advantage of casting their ballots before

from the decision desk. >> nbc target smart analysis shows that ten million people, ten million have already cast their ballots, early voting is now under way in nearly 36 states and the district of columbia. the analysis also shows that more democrats are at the polls in eight battleground states and more republicans are at the polls in three. the key state of florida is tied and coming up in the next couple of minutes, we'll have a look a gets under way today. back to you. thank you. the gas and power cutoff but help has arrived. how residents are slowly getting help to get out. >> and the redskins head to london but our pat collins is already having fun there. >> what is the nickelpact?

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. coming up on 6:40 on a thursday morning. clouds are moving in. rain drops have landed across fredrick and carol counties. moving into western most howard county. waiting on the drops around town but there is a cold front to the west. it is 12 hours from reaching the metro. between now, rain chances will continue to climb. grab your umbrella and your raincoat. if you don't get wet early this morning, rain is more likely later on this afternoon. 46 at the bus stops early to around 60 degrees today. a 70% chance of rain by 3:00 this afternoon. ten day forecast is coming up in ten minutes. breaking news continues in first 4 traffic. >> breaking news, bw parkway, again, northbound there at 193. shut down northbound. you have to get off there at 193 and right now, still have a three mile back up. this is a bad crash involving a motorcycle and a med evac

right now, again, traffic being pushed off at 193. no access from 193 to northbound bw parkway. travel times, overall, 270 looking typical. top of of the beltway, looks normal. even though it is looking red. a little slow. 66 inbound and 95 northbound, okay, listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. thanks melissa. it is a battle to the end. hillary clinton and donald trump are fighting for every last vote. we have coverage from the battleground states to the polls. >> some maryland residents will cast their votes today as early voting gets under way. a live report coming up. news4 is working to save you money. the simple tips that already are

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early voting kicks off in maryland. what you need know about what you can't do in the voting booth. >> powerful aftershock. new nearly three months after a deadly quake in italy. >> forced out. >> they said they will waive the application fees and move in fees. >> how some people in prince george's county are coming together. >> and if you don't have time to get to the new outlet mall, no worries. >> forget coupon clipping and loyalty cards. i have the shopping hacks that can help you still save money this holiday season. >> dynamic duo.

>> how long have you been dancing? >> seven months i guess. >> seven months? >> did you learn from your sister? >> i learned myself. >> i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk. we have new information just in to our newsroom. a story we've been following since last night continued our coverage this morning. the shooting in wald amc st. charles town center in waldorf. the 18-year-old victim has died. we can also tell you that a 19-year-old suspect is in custody at this hour. again, the new information for you this morning just coming into the live desk is that the 18-year-old victim in this shooting, behind the amc at the st. charles town center has died and a 19-year-old suspect is in custody.

coverage. >> news4 megan mcgrath is live in maryland as voters get ready to head to the polls ahead of election day. megan? >> reporter: yeah, we've actually seen election workers arriving here at this early voting place in college park. they're getting things ready inside and we're going to start to see some voters here potentially within the next hour or so, knox now, if you can't or don't want to cast early in the state of maryland starting today. early voting gets under way at more than 60 early voting locations across the state. registered voters are people eligible to register can vote. now, if you need register, though, keep in mind, you need to bring a proof of address, that is something like a driver's license or something with your name and address on it. something similar to a bill, a utility bill for example. early voting in maryland starts today and will continue through

until 8:00 at night. now, we have on our app, the nbc 4 d.c. app. we have a complete list of all of the locations. you can check out where you can go if you want to vote early and should mention that i spoke to an election official here early this morning and she said that she is expecting things to be quite busy early and throughout the day and in the coming days as people try to avoid long lines on the actual election day. back to you all in the studio. . hundreds of people have no power, roads and there is damage to clean up following back-to-back earthquakes in italy. a 5.4 and 6.1 quake hit the country yesterday. aftershocks are hitting there today. you just saw a church which collapsed in the disaster. several people were hurt. dozens had to be moved to

died and someone else was critically hurt in a massive fire at a building in the upper eastside of new york city. this is a new fire different from another big fire we told you about in new york. we've been covering this from the live desk. here one building went up in flames and two adjoining buildings caught fire as well. the heat was so intense, people had to evacuate other nearby buildings. since bringing you this story, we learned more about a nanny accused of who died from asphyxiation. it was captured on home surveillance video. she removed the caps from two bottles and forced the baby to swallow the milk. neighbors had concerns about the baby for some time because they could always hear her crying. it is 6:48.

at the lynnhill condos have to be gone for good. >> reporter: after the tragic story of the people of the lynnhill condominiums having to leave in three days and find somewhere else to live due to unpaid utilities from condo owners in the condo association, we're now seeing the county turn around and try to help the fellow citizens. prince george county government has the emergency management crews out here. we have seen owners of apartment apartments and the possibility of them qualifying and moving into the apartments right away. we've seen moving companies donating moving services to people who can't afford that and people coming out to help with things like food p and also moving larger pieces of furniture. tragic stories here in this condominium complex. what we're also seeing is the spirit of the people who live here. ministers and every day citizens who are rising up to try to help

transition. we'll continue to follow this story. in temple hills, i'm tracee wilkins. >> we should cut people a little bit of slack when it comes to the knowledge of american football. they don't play it there. >> pat collins put them to the test anyway. >> how many players are on the football team? >> eight? >> 15? >> 15? >> yeah. >> what is a hail use. >> how many points do you get for a two point conversion. >> two points. >> are you excited about sunday's game? >> ecstatic? >> do you know who is playing? >> i haven't got a clue. >> i love it. i put the whole package on my facebook page because it is so funny. he is so good with that. >> good stuff. i have your extra umbrella in my car. >> oh, right.

been looking for it. >> he keeps meaning to bring it back. one of the days he will regret it is still in his car. >> like today. >> rain showers are likely to impact your plans for today. we'll start with the ten day forecast. >> ten days. let's look at it. >> 70% chance for rain today with a high temperature around 62 degrees. we get back to the sunshine but it will be a very breezy sunshine as we get into tomorrow and look at those numbers for your weekend. both saturday and sunday, both look amazing. a lot of people taking place in the marine corps marathon on sunday. it will be a warm day for running. start off temperatures will be in the upper 50s. we'll be in the mid-60s by 10:00 when the really fast people are finishing. when the normal people are finishing noon and there after, temperatures will be in the upper 60s, even into the low 70s by 3 or 4:00 in the afternoon at the finisher's festival. we'll let you know for halloween coming up on monday.

treating with temperatures in the 50s. the next chance for cool weather to come back comes late next week into the following weekend. in the meantime, we have rain to deal with for today. rain across pennsylvania and ohio now and yes, that is a little wet snow across parts of the higher elevations in the state of new york. for us, a little light rain here early this morning but the future weather model brings the rain into the shenandoah valley between 8 and 10:00 this morning. rain into the d.c. metro area by lunch ti a commute. take your umbrella. you will need it. it is a busy morning in first 4 traffic. here is melissa. >> breaking news continuing this morning first 4 traffic. chopper 4 over the scene here. first on the scene, northbound bw parkway shut down here at 193. the med evac has just left. they may be reopening. no word on that. as chopper, thank you for this, chopper. it is looking around to the left. you can see chopper 4 showing delays as you're headed

193 right now. no access, again, from 193 to northbound bw parkway. >> thank you. 6:53 now. we're less than two months away from christmas if you're keeping notes. a lot of folks are starting to think about holiday shopping. >> you know how fast that time goes by. the new outlets in clarksburg are opening. darcy spencer is live this morning with more. good morning to you, darcy. >> reporter: good about holiday shopping until this morning, today is the day, if you drive up along 270, you can see the big, beautiful mall, right off of the highway. there is lots of parking here. today is the day. it opens at 10:00 this morning. this is just a small piece of it. it is a two level mall boasting more than 90 brands. they have the food court. plenty of things to do here. there will be a ribbon cutting at 9:30 this morning and then they're going to have a grand

with live entertainment, plenty of things to do for the kids and they're promising to give away pretty cool prizes and again, the mall opens at 10:00 this morning. back to you. >> thank you, darcy. all right. countdown is on if you can't make the outlets, saving money can be tough and clipping coupons can be a pain in the neck. >> news4 consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you with tips that let you tap the app and >> reporter: everyone has that friend that seems to score the best deals no matter what. now you can be that person with a couple of savvy shopping apps. grocery shopping in general is so expensive. add in a holiday like thanksgiving and the bill can really add up. your grocery bill doesn't have to break the bank every week. the app, saving star, takes over the need for the coupons. the paperless grocery offers all

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follow news4 mark segraves with updates from the polls through the day. >> the world series is tied up heading to chicago. game three is tomorrow night. the cubs and indians have a shot of breaking a decades long drought. >> we have a little drought of our own around here but we're getting beneficial rain fall today. rain fall amounts a tenth to a quarter inch of rain. rain is likely on the ride home than on the ride in. >> big problem on northbound bw parkway. we're shut down at chopper 4 over the scene about an hour from now. med evac has taken off and is out of the way. we're shut down northbound bw parkway at 193. >> all right. thank you. today, two charles county sisters will be in the national spotlight. a video of lyric and melody heard dancing to juju on the beat went viral. >> it is so cute. ellen invited them to dance on the show and hang out with her. the indian head maryland sisters breaking it down there.

today right here on news4. i've been telling aaron he needs to juju on the beat. he won't do it with me. running man on that beat. >> go for it. >> we have all danced together. he has moves. >> i don't do that, though. >> he is leaving you on that island. >> we'll have to put some bengay on this hip if i try to do that. >> i'll do it alone apparently. >> thanks for joining us, f enjoy your day. enjoy your day. >> put the northern virginia, on the issues, barbara comstock and donald trump are the same. comstock and trump promote deportation and reject any comprehensive immigration reform. both oppose background checks that keep guns from suspected terrorists. and comstock-trump were prepared to shut down the government just for politics. time for luann bennett: comprehensive immigration reform now. common sense gun safety laws. bennett tells congress:

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numbers game. three new polls, three very different stories. is hillary clinton ahead in a romp or is it a statistical dead heat? the candidate hitting the road for the first time this morning with first lady m leaks dump show even her own campaign staff worried about potential conflicts at the clinton foundation. commuter chaos. >> i'm going to open the door. just calm down. >> smoke fills a train in boston with frantic passengers trapped inside, some kicking out windows to escape, at least five people treated for smoem -- smoke