>> every day americans need a champion and i want to be that champion. >> you narrowed the field. >> i humbly and gratefully accept your nomination for the presidency of the united states. >> and so, my friends, it is with humility, determination and boundless confidence in your nomination for president of the united states. >> and it all comes down to this. it is now 6:00 a.m. nand several places across the country including virginia, the polls are now open.

are now able to cast their vote for president and several other races and issues on the ballot. lots of people there. >> absolutely. a look from high above here. chopper 4 over one of several polling places in our area. look at the view. this is the scene at luther jackson middle school at falls church virginia were you can see if i'm not mistaken, that line is wrapped around the building already one minute into this election day 2016. good morning, everybody, it is november 8th, 2016 election day. i'm aaron gri it is here. it has felt like a long race and did you know the first person to announce his candidacy was actually ted cruz. that was back in march of 2015. >> we of course have team coverage for you on this historic day. angie goff is gathering the latest feeds and video coming in to the decision desk. >> molette green is live from virginia where the polls have just opened. >> we're monitoring the latest from new york city.

morning where donald trump is expected to vote and hold an election party later today. >> jim hanley is also there where hillary clinton is expected to do the same. this is the first time since world war 1, both candidates will hold their party in new york. >> as you are getting out the door this morning, let's turn to storm team4 meteorologist chuck bell for the forecast. >> yeah, layer up. if you're headed out to vote here early this morning it is frosty to freezing cold in many neighborhoods. have an extra layer on first thing this morning. fortunately, there is not much of a breeze blowing. nice and mild, temperatures will be way up into the 60s, here is your planner then. plan on 30s this morning on your way out to the long lines early on. we should be in the mid-60s by noon time. mid-60s at 5:00 where when the sun goes down. temperatures will fall back down into the 50s. a look at five day forecast and a peek at the weekend coming up in a couple more minutes.

>> already quite busy here this morning. on the blue line now, single tracking between van dorn street and braddock road. cell phone 270. just after 85 there, we have that crash and we're seeing back-ups there. this is a multi car crash. a warning for you. inner and outer loop, no major problems right now. earlier problem, outer loop at 202 is clearing out of the way. no more issues here. we' coming up in ten minutes. well, today is the day, election day. hello everyone, i'm angie goff here at the decision desk. we're learning about the first set of results from new hampshire. the polls in the small town dixville notch opened at midnight and closed as soon as everyone voted. there were eight voters total. hillary clinton beat donald trump with a vote of 4-2. the other two votes were split

and a write in candidate mitt romney. democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton ended her year long campaign with a midnight get out the vote rally. this is in north carolina. her ending message was about unity. >> what i see now is a sense of potential, of joy. there is no reason, my friends, why america's best days are not ahead of trump wrapped up his campaign in michigan right before a very fired up crowd. his final message was about getting out and voting. >> i'm asking you to dream big because with your vote we're hours away from the change you've been waiting for your entire life. >> both candidates are now back home in new york this morning. donald trump will vote in new york city near his house in

hometown of chappaqua, new york, back to you. there were several key moments leading up to today's presidential election. hillary clinton was the first eventual nominee to declare a run fort presidency on april 12th, 2015. donald trump declared two months later on june 16th. that is when he made the controversial comments about mexican immigrants being criminals and rapists. two months later, the fbi seized hillary clinton's private e-mails she sent while secretary of state. fast forward to 2016. that is when trump and clinton won the majority of the lecs foreshadowing the final race to the white house. five minutes after the hour, the race for the white house could come down to the battleground states including virginia. julie carey has the last interview with vice presidential

polls opened this morning. >> reporter: tim kaine headed home for his final campaign rallies before casting his ballot in richmond and heading up to new york city to join his running mate hillary clinton. >> it is so good to be home. >> reporter: just before he took the stage at george mason university, kaine spent time reflecting on the history making ticket he made last summer. he made a mark of his own, delivering a final rally speech in spanish. and he believes this is the yea swing states the latino vote could make the difference. >> i think that latino community is realizing in this election, not just a difference between the candidates but they have the opportunity to play a role. in a democracy, the more participation, the better. >> reporter: i'm julie carey, news4 today. >> it is no surprise, there is a major battle for swing states as people head to the polls today.

virginia. another race is who will take the tenth district congressional seat. luann bennett is trying to win over barbara comstock. we're live in the commonwealth where there is a lot at stake. molette green has more from people arriving at the polls. it looks like there are a lot of people in line already, molette. >> reporter: 15 minutes soog when wl things got lively and the line to outside here. take a look at the people who are arriving before they head off to work. i talked to somebody who was the first person to get here. he got here about 5:15. nobody was here then. but again, look at the long line of people coming to cast their votes. most of the people i talked to say they minds are pretty much made up about the biggest issues and the biggest races.

say about that? >> i'm still thinking. i'm still thinking. i have the rest of it down but the most important one, i'm still thinking. >> top of the ballot. >> yeah. >> reporter: we're here at centerville high school. this is the location for two precincts, coming up at 6:45, i'm going to tell you what you need to bring with you when you head out to the polls to vote today. back to you. >> molette green, live in centerville, thank you. the ballot in fairfax county. we're talking about the 4% meals tax there. it is a proposal that would raise how much it costs you to eat out. the meals tax will generate $100 million each year. much of that will go to schools. opponents argue that charging more for prepared foods would hurt tourism and unfairly affect low and middle income families. today in maryland, voters will choose a new senator, democratic congressman chris van

senate seat in maryland blue. he is facing off against republican kathy szeliga. 6:09 now. in d.c., residents could approve a plan to move ahead with a state hood campaign. it is the first time it has been on the ballot since 1982. if the referendum is approved, district officials will make a push in congress. former mayor vincent gray is trying to make a political come back. he is running for ward 7 council after lin bowser in the democratic primary a mid a federal justice probe. that has ended. polls have just opened across virginia. if you're registered there, you have until 7:00 tonight to cast your ballot. for more on what you need to bring and where to go, head to the nbc washington app. not following the very laws

want to see before you head to the polls this morning. >> it is election day. donald trump and hillary clinton aren't done campaigning. where they hope to speak out and get some more votes. >> we want to give you another live look from chopper 4 this morning. the lines are starting to dissipate from the aerial view. they were wrapped around luther jackson middle school here in falls church. our coverage of decision 2016

6:13. right now on this election day morning, hillary clinton is in new york. she arrived overnight after making a final late night stop with supporters in north carolina. >> both clinton and donald trump will hold election night events in manhattan.

michigan. we have team coverage on everything you need to know before you head to the polls. i'm angie goff. we got brand new video into the decision desk. it is of tim kaine right here who got up early to go and cast his vote. you're looking at some new video. he is voting in his hometown of richmond, virginia. in fact, that polling place is two blocks from his house. 6:00. we know that kaine will head to new york to be with hillary clinton. by the way, polls opened in west virginia in 15 minutes in d.c. and maryland at 7:00. back to you. >> angie, thank you. storm team4 meteorologist chuck bell is getting us ready to be outside today. voting early, going to be cold, chuck. >> you betcha. 33 in leesburg. 34 in fredrick, maryland.

your early voting will be cold and dry. midday voting, filled with sunshine. afternoon voting will be mild. cool i did when the sun goes down and tracking a chance for rain showers to be here as potentially as early as this time tomorrow. if you're going to go out and do exercising before or after voting, a peek at the weekend comes up in a few more minutes. brand new problem on the outer loop near fedex field at arena drive. do have a crash there. u the left side of your screen slowing things just a bit this morning. 270 southbound after 85, multi car crash. it is now on the shoulder and the back-ups are getting better before. the red is disappearing. i love to see that in a situation like this one. in maryland, you can see 270 is looking okay. top of the beltway is looking okay as far as travel times go. 66 inbound and 95 northbound also good. listen to wtop 103.5 fm for all of your traffic troubles on your

we don't have to accept a dark and decisive vision for america. you can vote for a hopeful and big hearted america. >> we're going to win today and we're going to washington d.c. to drain the swamp. >> hillary clinton and donald trump each work late into the night together. last minute appearances which went past midnight. today, both candidates are in new york. >> they're planning to spend election night in the city there. first, we want to check in live with tracie strahan from the new york city sister station following the clinton campaign today. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you from a very chilly chappaqua new

already here. she touched down at westchester county airport at about 3:30 this morning and there were no shortage of supporters to greet her. a couple of hundred people on the tarmac there as she got off the plane as well as rocker jon bon jovi who supported her as a campaign rally at midnight with former president as well as lady gaga. north carolina of course, that is a battleground state and hillary clinton urged the crowd to get out she took to twitter 30 minutes ago to urge supporters to do the same thing. her caravan came by here where we are in chappaqua about an hour ago and she is going to be voting about a mile away from here at an elementary school. the media not allowed to get close to it so far and no word yet on the timing of her voting. back to you. >> thank you. we continue our decision 2016

manhattan. sarah, what does the republican nominee's schedule look like today? >> reporter: well, aaron, we're assuming that donald trump is resting up. we do know that he is in new york tweeting this morning from the michigan airport saying we will win michigan but also talking about his plans to be back here in new york today. outside of trump towers right now there, is a barricade that police officers have put up here to keep the media and also a heightened sense of security here with dump trucks lining the street to stop everyone from parking outside of trump towers. donald trump ended his final campaign stop. it was in michigan. michigan is a critical state because voters there have picked the presidential -- have picked a democratic presidential candidate for the last six elections. trump and his camp are holding

for an upset one with florida, north carolina, pennsylvania also making a stop in new hampshire. he has done what he can to close the deal it is ultimately up to voters to decide who the next president will be. aaron in. >> sarah rosario live in new york city. there are two other candidates on the president as well. jill stein and gary johnson is the libertarian party nominee r. it is time to check the lec day forecast. storm team4 meteorologist chuck bell says we're starting off chilly but a warm up it will be perfect voting weather for everybody in the district. maryland, and virginia today. get outside and exercise your power in democracy. we've got clear skies and it is cold this morning. western fairfax county out to loudoun county. all below freezing this morning. 29 at dulles, 28 manassas. 28 in warrenton and down near freezing across montgomery counties as well. right here in the city it is

through the morning hours into early this afternoon by 3 or 4:00. the clouds will start to be on the increase but it will be a mild one. temperatures mid-60s at noon. 67 at 3:00. clouds will start to thicken up late tonight. that will lead us for a chance of rain. the leading edge of the clouds it will be here by 6:00 tonight or just now in southwestern parts of virginia but again, rain chances hold off until after midnight tonight so if you're going to be outside watg hopefully we'll have answers by then. cloudy skies tonight lead to another chance for rain after midnight tonight by 7:00 tomorrow morning, rain chances are increasing around here. so keep in mind, tomorrow will be a little on the showery side. 68 today. 58 tomorrow with the rain around. not a lot of rain and most of the rain tomorrow is in the front half of the day. we dry it out, breezy for thursday. veteran's day looks great and the weekend, saturday and

four things to know about the weather coming up in 10. melissa mollet has trouble on the outer loop. >> near fedex field, 270 field after 85, still have the multi car crash on the shoulder causing some delays but as i said earlier it is getting better. inner and outer loop of the beltway looking normal. top of the beltway getting slow on the outer loop as you come off of 95. that is typical for this time of day. county headed into town. inbound 210 quite slow. same thing on 5 there after 301. >> thank you. 6:21 now. our coverage of decision 2016 continues. >> up next, we break down what happens after today's results

i'm luann bennett. over my 35 years living in northern virginia, i've learned a lot. how to raise three sons and build a successful business after my husband passed away. how to bring people together, set positive goals, and get things done. that's what we do in a diverse and inclusive community like ours. that's what we need in congress to get it working again. and that's why i approve this message and respectfully ask

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as we get ready to elect new members into congress, hundreds of new staffers will come with them. >> a news4 i-team review is showing that they're not following their own laws when it comes to diversity in the work force. >> they we found congress isn't following the law when we went looking for records and data showing minority hiring on the hill, we discovered there aren't any. only seven of 29 local members of congress responded with information when we asked for their office's count of minority employees. former staffers say the house and senate both suffer when employers fail to ensure diversity. >> there are individuals within the collective body who are leading by example. but as the collective body, congress is not leading by

hurdle to hiring more minority staffers is money. congress has tightened its own budget and belt in recent years making recruiting and keeping a diverse pool of employees more difficult. scott mcfar lane, news4 i-team. the polls in virginia opened less than 30 minutes ago. we have a look at whether there could be a last minute surprise. >> wheels down in new york. hillary clinton arrived in the empire state while you we have team coverage from both campaign headquarters. >> it is a cold election morning.

yes, we have our challenges. we must give every child a great education, build an economy that works for everyone, end tax breaks for companies that move our jobs overseas. by working together, democrats and republicans, we can do these things. that's why we must defeat those who want to turn americans against one another. i'm chris van hollen, and i approve this message, because united,

election day excitement. voting is under way in virginia and tim kaine just completed his ballot in richmond. maryland and d.c. polls will open in the next 30 minutes. >> new york arrival. the battle ground blitz is now over for hillary clinton who had a star studded show of support.

fire up voters for donald trump. now it is decision day. >> 6:30 right now. the polls opened in west virginia. voting under way to select the 45th president. good morning, everybody, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. chopper 4 is over a polling location in falls church. we have a look at the voting from the ground at centerville high school in faax traffic on the morning commute. >> right now we have the slow down on the beltway through prince george's county. this is near fedex field. still have the crash slowing things there on the outer loop of the beltway. rest of the beltway actually looks pretty good right now. southbound 270, that problem still hanging around the crash is on the shoulder. we see the delays. they're southbound. 66 and 95, no big worries there. we're seeing some delays inbound

polls opened at 6:00. we have a shot from chopper 4 over arlington to show you what it looks like there. and then we've been of course here from the very start at centerville high school, the site of two precincts as well. we had a rush of people to come in here at centerville high school at 6:00 right now, people are just coming and going, a steady stream of folks. so you've seen the view throughout ballots early. they wanted to get it in and get it done before heading off to work. i've got one voter here with me, florence who has cast their ballot. you got here right when the polls opened. when this precinct opened the door and and you wanted to get here because the race for president is the biggest concern. >> yes. my biggest concern was about the discussions with friends. most of my friends said they were not coming out to vote and

friends. it is very important to vote. >> thank you very much, florence. we appreciate your time and your effort to want to come out here and get it done. now you're free and clear to dwoe back to work. >> thank you so much. several big issues on the race for president in fairfax county. the big district 10 race between barbara comstock. the incumbent republican and democratic challg everyone talking about that. we have much more coming up throughout the morning and 6:45, we'll talk to you about what you need to know when you head out here to come and vote. back to you. ? >> we'll see you then, molette, thank you. 6:33, also new this morning, video of hillary clinton arriving in new york overnight. that is where both she and donald trump will hold events this evening as we find out who will become our next president. we have team coverage in

gathering but we begin with news4's jim hanley at the convention center where clinton supporters are hoping to celebrate a victory. >> i'm jim hanley at the javtz center where hillary clinton hopes to make history 12 hours from now when her supporters and volunteers start to trickle in here and fill this hall and numbers start to come in, too. she hopes that this will be a big victory party. this hall holds about 5,000 people. they have done countless run throughs with stand in candidates. there are supposed to be big name act alleges outside on a separate stage. music, live concert performances, the original plan was to have fireworks above this ceiling. there was talk that the coast guard may have had a problem with that. now we don't know whether we'll see fireworks later tonight or not. we're expecting about 5,000 people here.

over the world. we'll be back at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 and of course, what they hope will be a celebration at news4 at 11:00 tonight. i'm chris lawrence at midtown manhattan just outside the trump plaza where you're seeing the evidence of some of the trump supporters's passion. they're telling us they'll be out here all day throughout the election day and into election night showing their support but we've also been others at field offices doing the dirty work behind the scenes. they have the names, addresses, phone numbers of the volunteers who are going to be going out and trying to push people out to the polls and get them to cast their vote. that is a vote that donald trump is going to need if he wants to win the swing states but turn one of the blue states red. >> and our team coverage continues now with dr. michael

walking to the votes undecided about how they'll vote. what is on the table for those undecided voters today? >> they will have to decide for themselves what matters most. whether they believe in the change that donald trump is selling or the competence that hillary clinton is selling. it is different for every voter and by the way, to get to that point and not know exactly what you're going do is still a bit of a surprise for some people. >> and presumably we'll know who will be the president time. do you see or foresee any potential problems that may cause a delay in the outcome? >> we heard throughout the campaign in recent weeks about potential for hacking and some of those kinds of things and then there is also just a general competence or lack there of regarding electoral administration in the states. not every state is resourced in the same way or as good at counting the votes as others. there can always be something like that.

even if it is a clean sort of administration, because the states will be so closely contested. some of the states we may not know until well after midnight. >> you just had to say that, right? >> it will be a long night. >> we'll see you tomorrow, too. there are long lines if you want to cast your vote right now. carlos martinez, one of our sun editors showed us the line charles. we have a birds eye view of a lot of people waiting at luther jackson middle school in fawn fawn. when you vote, share with us. use the man: hey baby, how are you? woman: i have a surprise for you. man: you have a surprise for me? narrator: at dominion, 1 in 5 new hires is a veteran. and when they're away, they miss out on a lot. but they won't miss out on financial support. because we cover any difference between their military pay

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we'll show you pictures throughout northern virginia where the polls opened at 6:00 a.m. and already we're

>> storm team4 meteorologist chuck bell of course keeping an eye on the weather. chuck, my app says it is 37 degrees in falls church. >> that sounds about right. temperatures have been down into the 30s in most of the outlying areas inside the beltway and by the bay a little milder. 45 at national airport but 33 in potomac, 30 in centerville. 38 in winchester virginia and mid-30s up in panhandle of west virginia as well. you need the warm coat here early this morning. sunglasses and a shedable sweatshirt. it will be quite mild later on this afternoon. the kids wha school, prepare for a nice and sunny day. the daily grade today is a plus. ten day forecast in ten minutes. good morning, melissa. >> outer loop at maria drive, we have a slow down because of the crash. still have a slow down. 270 is clear but looking at the travel times 270 from germantown to the spur, new problem on the beltway i'm hearing we'll talk about that in a few minutes. top of the bell way is typically

looking normal. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car for your latest travel troubles. thank you. we quickly saw the lines build up here in arlington but now things are moving at the polls across the state of virginia. across the state of virginia. our live t i'm luann bennett. over my 35 years living in northern virginia, i've learned a lot. how to raise three sons and build a successful business after my husband passed away. how to bring people together, set positive goals, and get things done. that's what we do in a diverse and inclusive community like ours. that's what we need in congress to get it working again. and that's why i approve this message and respectfully ask

vo: here's the last thing washington needs. amie hoeber.

, threatening cancer screening. said she'd invade iraq again if given the chance, and hoeber has fought for a global increase of chemical weapons. we need john delaney. a family man and entrepreneur, he built two respected maryland business, creating thousands of jobs. in congress, he puts working for us ahead of partisan politics. john: i'm john delaney and i approve this message. this election is on us. it is in our hands. >> i choose to stand with donald trump and every american knows we can make america great again. >> i am not going to let anybody

us back in time. >> let's make history together. thank you and god bless you. >> today is our independence day. . today the american working class is going to strike back, finally. >> welcome back at 6:45. we have live, team coverage on this election day. >> all across the state of virginia, voting is under way. same in west virginia and minutes from now, the polls will open in maryland and d.c. >> the big players in this election are hitting the polls you're looking at tim kaine right now. voting in richmond less than an hour ago. the polling place is a few blocks from his house.

>> scores of voters are lined up in our area right now. we'll show you some of the lines in this live picture from the polling place in arlington county. polls opened in virginia at 6:00. closed tonight at 7. we've been showing the scene from the polling places and the air. >> chopper 4 is over a polling location in falls church. this is luther jackson middle school where the line was around the building just before the polls opened, you can see it is busy there and people are moving now. molette green is live there in falls church with more on what voters are saying as they leave. molette, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, eun. we're at centerville high school here. this polling place has two precincts and we're expecting 2,500 people apiece to come through here before it is all said and done. joining me this morning is the

good morning. >> things are going good. a good number of people here at 6:00 in the morning when the polls opened. when you go in there, there are almost no lines. people are moving through quickly. we have new equipment for the check in process working very smoothly. getting people in, voting, and out. and we have a pretty good turn out. you see the flows coming in pretty well. i was in the tech center this morning where they were taking calls and at quiet, the way they were supposed to because the polls were open and everything was going pretty smoothly. >> when people come here, they have to bring their id. we have to let people know that in case they're first timers. >>e yes, ma'am. we require a photo id. if you come in with a driver's license, any kind of employer photo id. if you're a student at a state school, that id works. but it has to be a photo id and

past a year, it is out of date. >> steve hunt, thank you for joining us. you have a long day ahead. >> please remember to go to the right polling locations. >> you have to go to the right polling location. absolutely. thank you. polls opened at 6:00. steady stream of folks here. thank you for joining us as we are just getting geared up for a long day, right back to you in the studio. >> molette green live, d.c. residents will be asked whether the district sho the referendum is a yes or no question. it is the first time it has been on the ballot since 1982. if is it approved, d.c. officials will make a push for state hood in congress. former d.c. mayor vincent gray is trying to get back into politics. he is running for ward 7 council. gray loss to mayor muriel bowser in the 2014 democratic primary a mid a federal corruption probe. that investigation has ended. today, two candidates are

chris van hollen wants to keep the seat blue. his opponent is kathy szeliga. in maryland, democrats out number republicans 2-1. we're watching several key races today in virginia as well. you can follow news4 david culver on twitter for updates throughout the day on some of the races. a congressional seat is up for grabs in virginia's tenth district. luann bennett is running against barbara proposed meals tax increase. a proposal that would raise how much it costs for you to eat out. county officials say that 4% meals tax would generate $100 million each year. i'm angie goff here at the decision desk with the 4 things to know about the races to watch across the country. we begin with the battleground state of north carolina where 15 electoral votes are up for grabs. also on the ballot in that state

people. the controversy over the bill caused ncaa to pull events from the state earlier this year. moving now to another key swing state, florida. it is a diverse state with 29 electoral votes. a key senate race is also happening there between incumbent republican marco rubio and democrat patrick murphy. now on to nevada. winning the six electoral votes in this state may hinge on this is another tight senate race where they are trying to keep harry reid's seat through. and finally, the swing state right here in our backyard, virginia. hillary clinton is favored to win the commonwealth's 15 electoral votes. as we mentioned earlier, keeping a close eye on the race between barbara comstock and luann bennett. stay with news4 as we monitor all of the races. back to you.

>> her last stop was in raleigh, north carolina as he rallies support in grand rapids michigan. tonight, each will hold campaign events in new york city. >> that is where the team coverage continues this morning. sarah rosario outside trump tower. >> we begin it tracie potts inside the javits center. >> good morning everyone on the stage either a victory speech by hillary clinton. her supporters are outside in chappaqua. it was early this morning in north carolina where hillary clinton made her final argument choosing that state because things are neck and neck, literally, the polls, undecisive on whether hillary clinton or donald trump has the edge in north carolina. she spent the last moments of

philadelphia with the obamas. now, for more on the trump campaign and what is happening with donald trump today, let's talk to my colleague sarah rosario. she is actually just a few miles up the road at trump tower. hi, sarah. >> hi tracie. good morning, and good morning to you aaron and eun. right now, donald trump's camp is being very reserved about what the plans are today. all we know is he is vote around 10:30. we haven't been told where he will be voting but it is somewhere in manhattan. he tweeted ten minutes ago saying today we make america great again. before that, his last tweet was from michigan which is where he made his final stop on the campaign trail yesterday which went into early this morning. he made five stops yesterday alone and so he was very aggressive in his plans here at trump tower, it is very busy.

security here. dump trucks lined up along trump tower to make sure everyone stays safe and people can't just drive up to trump tower. so the decision now ultimately up to voters. we'll see what happens throughout the day. back to you. >> sarah and tracie live for us in new york city. thank you, laidies. be sure to join us for extended coverage all day on news4. we'll bring you nbc nightly news with lester holt a half by our live election report starting at 7:00. chuck, definitely a cold start this morning. >> you betcha. temperatures in the 30s for early voters. layer up. it will be one of the nicest election days in quite some time. last time we had weather this nice on election day was back in 2004. sunny and 71. last time we had an election. 2012 it was cloudy and in the 40s. in 2008. it was rainy and in the 50s. we'll be happy to get the sunshine back for today. forecast for today, after a cold

breezy and cool on thursday. veteran's day on friday. looks like great weather for all of the veteran's day activities. it will be blustery and cold over the weekend. saturday's highs only make it to around 50 degrees. melissa mollet has been doing a lot of stuff in first 4 traffic. >> one of things, a problem there on the beltway here this morning. we do have an issue here on beltway. we're talking about one problem there on the inner loop this morning and one problem on the outer loop. so on the inner loop, before bw

minutes. polls open at 7:00 a.m. across maryland and d.c. and a viewer just tweeted me a picture in buoy maryland where lines are long already. >> we on would like to see your images as you are voting today. #decision2016. #nbc4 dc.

in virginia. this includes former governor and vice presidential candidate tim kaine. don't forget to tweet us your election day photos throughout the day today. >> polls in virginia closed at 7:00 tonight and d.c. and maryland they open in minutes from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. you saw the lines growing already. polls are open in west virginia and stay open until 7:30 tonight. >> this morning, donald trump is waking up in new york city where he will cast his vote. the nominee ended his campaign late last night in michigan she is expected to vote at an elementary school soon. >> beautiful weather for election day today. sunny, temperatures in the 30s now. if you wait a little later to vote. it will be up into the 60s. showery weather for tomorrow and turning much colder by time we get to the weekend. >> taking a look here at the beltway. inner loop before bw parkway. still have that crash reported here this morning. outer loop at arena drive has cleared but we're seeing slow downs through prince george's

beltway. right now, as far as any issues, we're actually looking quite good. a couple of earlier problems cleared including that problem, 270 southbound at 85. right now at montgomery village avenue. we're rolling along just fine. >> thank you. that is the broadcast this morning. we appreciate you waking up with us. >> "the today show" is next. we'll leave you with images from rockville maryland where polls are opening in about three minutes on this election day 2016. thanks for joining us. be sure to stay with news4 all day and on the nbc washington app for complete coverage. everybody. i believe america is already great. yes, we have our challenges. we must give every child a great education, build an economy that works for everyone,

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