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snow. first, here is where things stand right now. thousands are without power thanks to this storm. pepco has 8,000 customers with outages. domini dominion, virginia, more than 6,000 outages and bge has 1,000 spring where neighbors are dealing with both. >> reporter:s841q0ahoh good eve. we are across the street from holy cross hospital. take a look at the house behind standing in the fraredont yard pickipick ing up sticks when the storm happened. >> i saw it and then heard it. >> this house is on damron
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silver 1f=ñspring. >> a big gust. i bet you it was 50 miles an hour. i saw it go down on the house. >> reporter: not far away in kensington, another house crushed by a fallen tree. >> actually, we have a few houses. w one in prather and dealing wi that. firefighters having tough access getting there. the electric meters are smoking and trees and wires are down. >> reporter: heavy rains and strong wind pounded our region. on canal road, a tree fell on a car near fox hall road and causing the driver to hit a truck. the driver of the car4;)e transported to the hospital. montgomery county had thousands of calls in one hour and several trees hitting homes. >> a tree came down and trapped a box truck. there were arcing live wires around. the truck couldn't move and
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cut the#¿ó tree and got the dri out and no injuries. >> reporter: now the owner of this home isfvñbqu11e in very good spirit, considering what has happened to his house. he tells me that just last week, he and his wife were out at the dulles expo shopping for home improvements because his wife wants a new kitchen. he says when she came home and kitchen but he had to tell her, in fact, the kitchen was unscathed! now all of their resources are going to be going to rebuilding this side of the house. that is the latest out here in silver spring. back to you, jim. >> thanks. doug kammerer continues our team coverage now. what is coming overnight now? >> overnight we have something else that is making its way. that is the wind and the colder air. now right now, still tracking as those storms have moved on through. they moved through so quickly earlier this afternoon. the storms themselves moving 50 to 60 miles per hour. they made it across our ti
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west virginia all the way out into the atlantic ocean is how fast they were moving. now we are tracking more. look back to the west. more storms. pittsburgh down towards charleston and the actual front that is sweeping on through. take a look at this. this is what is happening earlier today. every single one of these dots is a severe weather report, all of which were wind-related. some of those wind gusting over 60 miles an hour in montgomery county and over 70 miles an hour, 78-mile-an-hour was the highest wind gust through portions of the quantico area. tracking rain across southern maryland and fredericksburg area and rest of the region dry and should stay that way but stay windy. up to 30 miles per hour in d.c. and 44 camp springs and 37 fredericksburg and a wind advisory now placed into effect on through early tomorrow morning and talk about that know is in the forecast. get your[(1 latest forecast on apa
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as noted, the storm was really widespread. in missouri, a tornado touched down last night. it was on the ground for 15 miles. it did damage to those buildings and homes there. one person was killed. a dozen others were injured. once the sun came up, survivors were able to see the full extent of that damage. >> is there more devastation in illinois. governor walked the streets today to get a look. up to six$szp tornadoes touchen here last night and killing two people. one town has 200 homes of severe weather damaged 50,qe4 of them. the governor says a good warning system saved lives here. >> search for human remains in one of two fairfax county locations has now been suspended until tomorrow. detectives have been scouring two separate parks for hours. they are looking for remains after police received a tip
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night. one of the locations the alexandria section of fairfax county. megan? >> reporter: jim, fairfax county police tell us they don't think there are human remains at the lemon road park in mclean so they stopped searching there. as you mentioned tomorrow morning the search will resume here at home run park. now police are telling us that they don't know if there is any connection between what they are searching for and the missing cases that we have been covering, specifically the missing woman who left montgomery county and her body was found here in fairfax county last month. but they are telling us they believe this could be at gang-related. all throughout the day, many neighbors who live along crater place have watched as fairfax county police and35
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>> reporter: second lieutenant told detectives that human remains were in lemon road park in mclean, so officers were÷/á searching that area as well. >> we don't know if a crime has been committed. we are working off the tip that there may be body in the 5e[ypa >> reporter: neighbors have been paying close attention to the police activity that is just yards away from their homes. many say they noticed that this tent went up last night. it surrounded with crime scene tape and appears to be guarded by police but investigators insist they haven't found anything yet. >> worriedlpúóñ because the kidu know, they are always outside. >> reporter: some neighbors who didn't want to go on camera say they are even more concerned because of what they have been hearing at night. >> i was sitting in the dining room and all of a sudden i hear this pop pop popdkc( like a ba gun. i heard 2 ton sunday and at 7:30 last night. >> reporter: police haven't confirmed that they are
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shooting but, nevertheless it's still a concern for at least some of the people whoue live here. >> i'm scared! because, you know, i'm homei%6i day. >> reporter: fairfax county police tell us the search out here in alexandria could take up to several days. >> megan fitzgerald, thank you. new information about a police involved shooting in camp 3cs anton feral is facing murder charges. an officer was called to the home for a family dispute and investigators say that farrell walked out of the house with ñ1 knife and ignored repeated orders to drop the weapon. farrell was shot in the thigh and is expected to be okay and is held tonight without bond. a possible threat at a muslim center in fairfax county. an employee at this mosque in falls church got a
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what police say was prejudice language in it. it came yesterday. investigators say the envelope had a postmark that appeared to be from another country. earlier this week, police respond to do a similar threat at two islamic centers in silver spring. president trump's inaugural address has been nicknamed in some quarters the american carnage speech. last night the address in congress took a different tone and could be known by his line the time for trivial fights is behind us. mr. trump laid out a bold and optimistic vision last night but he added few supporting details. lane alexander is on capitol hill with new reaction. >> you're exactly right. that softer tone, that softer delivery is what we heard from president donald trump last night. certainly a much different tone than we are used to hearing from the president and now,@5:7toda many on both sides are asking the question will that speech now translate into action? >> thank you very much.
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today meeting with leaders of his own party how to turn his speech into a reality. >> it begins as of now and we think we are going to have tremendous success joot meeting comes less than 24 hoursb&ns÷ a an address that struck a >> everything that is broken in our country can be fixed. >> reporter: today that softer approach is turning head. here in rural ohio, signs of approval. >> i thought it was very hopeful. >> i think folks that -- our elected folks need to give him a chance. >> reporter: a message to some on capitol hill who appeared doubtful the president's plans can move beyond talk and questioning how we will all pay for it. >> a president who says one thing but, in reality,dád+'áuáus another. >> reporter: in his speech, the president touted his success on jobs. >> for the construction of the keystone and dakota access
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pipelines, thereby creating tens of thousands of jobs. >> reporter: but we put that through a fact check and, in reality, that number is lower. 16,000, according to the state department and mostly temporary jobs. other points raising questions? his unemployment numbers and plans to boost military funding. and on immigration reform. >> i wish he would send over an immigration bill. >> reporter: the president did not go as far as expected, an issue for many republicans. and, today, right on the heels of president trump's speech last night, for the first time in history today, the dow closed above 21,000. jim, back to you. >> thank you. the sustained ovation for the grieving widow of navy s.e.a.l. ryan owens my be known as the enduring imagine from the address last night. he was killed in raid in yemen last month. last night's moment of unity stands in contrast to questions raised after president trump's interview yesterday on f
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he appeared to evade responsibility for the mission that he approved. >> it's a mission that was started before i got here. this was something that was, you know, just they wanted to do. and they came to see me. they explained what they wanted to do, the generals who are very respected. my generals are the most respected that we have had in many decades, i believe. and they lost ryan. >> top officials from president obama's administration have contradicted the white house accounts. they say they did not approve that raid. president trump and his administration have come under fire for repeatedly calling the mission a success because of information gathered. a number of officials told nbc news this week that the raid has yielded no intelligence of value, at least not so far. all this comes as president trump promises to boost military spending. tonight, new reaction to last night's speech, including a homeless1xi3áp' who met trump on the campaign trail.
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for the third time this week a community in southeast d.c. is dealing with violent crime. somebody shot and critically it happened right across the street from a school. pat collins in congress heights with more on this story. pat? >> reporter: jim, another shooting here in congress height. it's getting to be ordinary and that is getting to be troubling. today, in broad daylight, a man shot in front of this school. he was in this car when it happened. i counted eight bullet holes. the eagle academy was put on lockdown. some parents came early to pick upe!&d their children. >> it's shaking them. every day there is a shooting in this area. this willlow road all the way down and it's happening more and more and
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that in the neighborhood. i don't know what it stems from. >> the neighborhood is always happening but the school is a good school and our safety for the children is good. >> reporter: last wednesday, a few blocks away, in broad daylight, two construction workers shot and wounded on alabama avenue. across the street from a church p.m. there's something going on in congress heights and it's and when it happens in broadh)p daylight, it's doubling troubling like the gunmen have no fear that the people will see them or do anything about it. i talked to one woman who lives here. she is scared to leave her home. she asked that we not show her face. >> we scared to come outside. we can't even sit on our front. you put all this money into buying your own property and you can't even go outside. it's
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>> reporter: anc commissioner paul tranthan says the problem is gun. >> the maimxlñr problem too mann in our streets in the hands of people don't know what the guns are really for. >> reporter: police say the man shot today is in critical condition. so far, no suspect, no arrests. dorene, back to you. >> pat, thank you. we know the name of a woman found dead overnvjxw the weeken prince george's county. the mother is trying to find closure. >> it's hard. >> reporter: she wants to know who would shoot her 18-year-old daughter, shamina wood and leave >> she did not deserve to go that way. >> reporter: woods body was discovered before 3:00 a.m. sunday morning in the 10,000 block of yellowwood lane in springdale. a quite well-kept suburb and?k! found lying in the intersection by a neighbor.
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multiple times. >> she was pronounced dead on scene. >> reporter: initially police unable to identify her. her mother says the last time she spoke to her daughter was on thursday. >> reporter: she says her daughter recently turned 18 and the family lives north in baltimore in rosedale. police are investigating who she knew in prince george's county. >> we are trying to figure out whatever we can to solveb
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walk in a busy part of fairfax. construction is finished in this area. this morning. that intersection has additional turning lanes, better traffic signals, and improved sidewalks and crosswalks. we are working to find out 9q step for lord & taylor and the ghost town that used to be the mall at white flint. in 2015 a federal jury awarded 31 million dollars for lord anne taylor. lord & taylor sued them"y f for allegedly breaching a contract that allowed the mall to stay open through 2042. instead the mall emptied out and the property surrounding the store was demolished. yesterday a federal appeals court upheld that vert and not next round of affairs on metro hitting northern virginia
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doug. >> and it moved through so quick. we were talking about that coming through early in the afternoon. then moving on out of here. but it's still hard to believe. these storms moving at 60 miles an hour at times and that is one of the reasons why we saw such strong wind around our region. things really starting to calm now across the raer but not done cant weather just yet. the rain for the most part, is out of here and right now, down at the airport still sitting at 69 degrees but look at the winds. southwest at 23 miles an hour. and we have seen gusts over 40 in parts of the area this afternoon. temperature wise still 66 degrees in gaithersburg and 63 in fredericksburg. even though the storms have moved through the cold air is not back yet bought the cold front is back to the west. after that cold front moves through the winds pick up even more and you can see the area under the wind advisory here. everybody here in the browa$÷ color, does not include pull culpepper or
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prescribi drg cul-- look at that line. it made it through the entire region from west virginia all the way up to the atlan".ue within about two and a half hours. that is how fast this was incredible. we wish we could make it from d.c. to ocean city in two and a half hours but the storms had no problem doing that. now the only rain left over toward the chesapeake and fredericksburg area and i-95. if you're traveling that way and getting ready to say toward richmond or north carolina, much bigger deal down to the south. still dealing with strong storms down to the south.á zo o notice where the front is right back to our west. that is the front that is going to bring in the colder temperatures and take a look at the numbers. record for the date. 69 now. 50 columbus and 32 chicago. the
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making its way our way. i want to show you what that brings in on future weather. tomorrow it's the wind. windy conditions about all day tomorrow. on friday, it's something else. notice the colder air coming in and here comes a chance for snow. yes, it will be snow early on friday. could mix with rain in parts of the area by around noon but we are going to have to watch this very closely. a clipper system. farther it heads to our south we could get accumulating snowfall out of there. to the north, more rainfall. this is a system we will watch very closely. not expecting it to be a big deal by 5:00 it is out of the region. friday is the day to watch. highs only in the upper 30s to antonio looking early légwily. weekend not bad but a cool next week. more on that coming up. coming up, a homeless veteran weighs on the
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reaction to president trump's joint address to congress is still coming in tonight as people dissect every strength, while pledging to make our veterans and the military a priority. >> the time for small thinking is over. the time for trivial fights is behind us. we just need the courage to share the dreams that fill our hearts. >> the president also pledged to get our wounded service members the help they need when they9%k return home. cordon talked local veteran about that promise. >> good morning. >> hi. >> have a good day, ma'am. >> you too, sir. >> reporter: chuck weston was wounded in the war in iraq. the army vet says he is homeless and a struggle to get the medical help he need. where do you live?
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friends. >> reporter: you're basically homeless? >> yeah, basically, yes. >> reporter: weston says he wasn't surprised to hear president trump tell congress he wants veterans to get better treatment. weston says he met trump during the early days of the republican primary at an appearance here in washington, d.c. >> but donald trump took a few minutes to talk to me and said he was going to make -- this is way back then. he said he was going to make veterans a first priority. >> reporter: members of the american legion from across the country meeting here in washington welcomed the president's commitment to veterans. >> if the v.a. can get the funding, a lot of the things that has been lackinguv in the past through v.a. will become available. promised a historic investment in] át military safe. >> if they must, they have to fight and they only have to winñ >> win, yes.
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spoke to say president trump's speech was a good start. and now they would like to see how he executes on his promises. reporting from northwest washington, chris gordon, news4. we have been asking for your opinion about the president's address. take a look at the results of our flash survey. pretty mixed reaction. an equal number of people, 37%, saying it was either better than expected or terrible. you can weigh in just head to our facebook page and cast your vote.-vfí the president's supreme on capitol hill this morning. today on the hill, list of senators to visit included vermont senator bernie sanders. the confirmation hearing for judge gorsuch isp:t9 set for ma 20th. >> police in fredericksburg are
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assaulted a woman inside a restaurant bathroom and happened inside the capitol ale restaurant two weeks ago. they say the man struck up a conversation with a group of friends in the restaurant and then allegedly followed a woman into the restroom and sexually assaulted her there. the suspect said he was from miami and was in the area to do contract work at a nearby military base. if you ride metro in northern virginia, safetrack surge number 13 is definitely not youréwñ lucky number. begiaturday, service will be disrupted from huntington to braddock road on the yellow line. on the blue line from braddock road to van÷vcq orange street. david is there now to tell us about this. >> reporter: here is the date metro rider put on the calendar. sunday april 9th. when metro officials say they
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say that the yellow and blue lines will run smoother than day, though, if you well, you should plan another reagan national airportt;j about o get a whole lot more tense as safetrack surge 13xñvn begins. >> i imríe it will be tough for the people who ride it all the time. >> reporter: i don't want you to kañthis your train, the yellow line? as it is, you want to catch the first train possible. you never know how long it might take until the next one. to ask their names. back to what it should be. >> reporter: northern virginia and metro leaders warning of what is to come. expect single tracking and long delays. especially where the yellow and blue lines go through alexandria, arlington, anticipate and fairfax county. >> plan your ride, decide where you need to go, when you ne
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get through this one as well. >> basically, i need to really fo to leave from my house. >> reporter: riders like susan easley already preparing herself start leaving out maybe 45 minutes earlier than usual. >> reporter: there is some relief knowing that in 36 days, it will be over. >> the good news this is our last major one. >> reporter: after 13 comes, well, surge 14. maryland green line riders from green belt to college park? you're next! metro general manager paul weedfield saysbc9ore details on surge 14 come out in the coming days and weeks. if you're still trying to figure our digital team is working for you. head to our app and search metro alternatives. vance? >> thanks, david. dramatic end to a high-speed chase and tell you about that coming up.
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18-year-old kid driving that thing. they arrested him. fortunately, nobody was seriously injured. >> waz, a popular road navigation app is pushing back after our report yesterday about safety concerns on a local road. neighbors on manning place in northwest d.c. say the app is sending thousands of extra cars down their road. the most recent study showed traffic increasing from about 500 cars a day to 1500 a day. a spokesperson said it's not the app's fault. saying, quote. end quote from wase. the cherry blossom could hit their peak bloom in just two weeks. national park service today predicted that peak bloom will be between march
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17th. that is when they sayzr=z 70% oe trees around the tidal basin will be in bloom. tom sherwood reports now, it's forcing organizers of the cher blossom on festival to make some changes. >> reporter: the cherry blossom festival has been around for 90 years. >> he's that biggest, greatest, most fun celebration there is. any player is one. i don't need to say we are going to make this cherry blossom festival great again because it's already great, you know?
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would bring the blossoms unusually early. >> the projected dates are march 14thth, to 17th, 2017.jq >> reporter: that is even before the month long festival was officially to begin days later. the festival planners scrambling to move up some events. >> okay. what does that mean for the festival this year? the festival will now start on march 15th and the presenting events and programs and tours will all continue as scheduled through april9d 16th. jo jo >> reporter: the district's blue high school band helped kick off the festivities today. warm weather or not, it means millions of dollars for the district. a rare look inside a local ar in a major renovation project. and more on the cleanup after strong li o
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when james freer first offered to build and donate the arc for a national gallery on the mall, he was turned down. but he didn't give up. that museum finally opened in 1923 and closed now for only the second renovation in over 90:el years. >> the gallery has the most important collection of works from american artist james whistler. his storiyed past as barbara harris
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brings the art to life. >> reporter: now you wouldn't think these two guys were about to get their feathers ruffled but one called foul, accusing the other of overcharging for services involving the redecoration of a dining room. and their portraits of the artist and the patron. >> reporter: on the left artist james whistler. on the right, wealthy art patron frederick leland. curious flocking here on the other side of the atlantic to hear those stories. but for now, there's something peaceful in the quiet chaos of the restoration under way here. the deserted hallways and bare walls. the calm of winter in the garden. this serenity seems a sharp contrast to the stories of the flashy arrogance of artist james whistler. >> he is one of the great flamboyant figures of the art world. >> reporter: he was flamboyant? >> ya. >> reporter: whistler in a round and about
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with the reason a man named charles freer built this beautiful building. >> a young man without a great deal of money he started buying prints. >> reporter: freer who only had an elementary school education worked his way up in the railroad business. as his fortune increased, so did his interest in art. he was bowled over when he saw this collection of works by james whistler. >> the story is the very next day, went to a new york art gallery nodler and company and bought the entire 26 impressions. >> reporter: he showed up at whistler studio in london. >> the two of them became famous friend. what becomes important it's whistler who introduces fryer to asian art. >> reporter: freer had a selection of asian art along with the largest portfolio of the works of james whistler, including the controversial peacock room.
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america as a tribute to his friend james whistler's memory first to his home in detroit and now as part of his entire collection given along with a building that houses it on the national mall. inside, the well-lit spaces are out whistler had taught freer that art was best displayed. >> and i think it's one of the most beautiful museum spaces anywhere. >> reporter: charles freer who no heirs left a legacy larger and deeper than the collection that will soon fill these walls again. >> he really felt that art could help people find redemption. something that, through it, through all of the bad things that happened in the world, art can soothe, art can take us to a higher place. >> you actually feel that way when you're there in the freer gallery. the freer and
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companion gallery together have been called the hidden gem along reopen next fall. >> that is one of the most pleasant spaces in washington, d.c. >> absolutely. >> i never knew all that. i knew about whistler's mother. >> you have to see the peacock room. >> thank you, barbara. >> you're comm. welcome. >> doug is back with our weather. >> where is our roller coaster ride going? >> snow.e!c0i we had a record high temperaturg today at 80 and that prompts severe weather.
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gusty winds but, look. very quick. the winds came through. the rain came down. it moved out just as quick as it came in. the winds gusting between 50 and 70 miles an hour. we saw 78-mile-an-hour wind gusts over toward quantico earlier and well over 60 miles an hour in parts of montgomery county with that same storm system. out there right now the wind gusting but not because of the storms. 69. winds out of the southwest at 23 miles per hour but gusting over 40 in places and we do have a wind advisory in effect and those winds will continue to gustah: 40 to 50 overnight toni and most of the area right on through tomorrow morning. 66 the current temperature in leesburg right now and 69 river dale and we are incredibly mild. now the front is still back to of the front but the front itself is back to our west. still dealing with showers down towards southern maryland and the fredericksburg area. notice the temperatures, high today 80 degrees in washington. the first 80 of the season. no wonder ther
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81 richmond and to the west on the mild side. cold air was way back here but it's racing in across our region. you can see that front right here towards parts of west virginia and producing more thunderstorms right in there. that is the cooler air that will move in during the day tomorrow and i mentioned some snow. snow around chicago land area. our next storm up towards canada now and an alberta clipper system moving quickly and here friday morning. tomorrow, no problem. chilly. 46 at 7:00 a.m. windchills in the 30s tomorrow morning and windy noon and 49 there and 51 high. we will see sunshine but it's ather windy day across our region as we move through the next coupled. 51 on thursday. now friday, 42 degrees but a good chance of some snow early in the day and may coined with the early morning commute and i will watch this closely and have the latest tonight at 11:00. i wouldn't be surprised to see some accumulating snow early friday m
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most part. and then on saturday and sunday, not a bad weekend but a cool weekend. one of the cooler weekends we have had. 61 on monday. right back into the 60s next week. could even be a couple of more thunderstorms into the middle of next week. yeah, our little recovery coaster we have seen wants to stick around a while. >> thank you, doug. sports is coming up. we will hear from jay gruden for the first time since kirk cousins franchise tag. find out hoe close the head coach thinks the two sides are to a long-term o+ñdeal. >> here is lester holt with a look what is coming up on in this. >> we take a deeper look at the issues both parties seem to support fixing our bridges. take a sobering look at what is at stake. the uber meltdown and huvemble apology that followed fromhat t
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long-term deal. here is gruden at the combine when asked how close the two sides are. >> we would love to have a long-term deal done and, obviously, that will happen in the near future but we like where he is going with his game and we feel good about having him as a redskin a long time. we can offer him the world but if he doesn't want to sign it he doesn't have to sign it. then we have to do maybe a better job -- i think it will happen. i really do. but we will wait and see. i'm going to coach the players that are here and hope kirk is the quarterback. éñ cong into tonight's matchup against the raptors who they are tied with in the eastern conference standings. wizards off their first win since the all-star break. out lasting the best team in the league, the golden state warriors. safe to say john wall and the wizards with one of their biggest wins in the year. the wizard jumped on the warriors 12 points for wall but
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tying a career high with 19 assists. a statement win against the nba's best in front of a sellout crowd. tonight, just as important.x'÷iç the wizard face aa3au-ujuj team right behind them fourth in the conference. tip-off at 7:30 tonight. now back to the warriors. they lose the game and lose durant limping off early in the first quarter. his left leg after tangled up with a teammate. durant will be re-evaluated in four weeks. there is no timetable for his return. so the team says there is a possibility he still could return during the regular season. one more wizard note. the team has officially signed brandon jennings. he is not in tonight with the team in toronto. the wizards have waived danielle house. anthony renden after struggl
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national league comeback player of the year. rendon renerging with 20 home runs and 85 rbis which he spoke about with carol maloney. >> now comeback player of the year? >> yeah. i didn't know i left! >> i said comeback player of the year? >> yeah. but i'll take it. any notoriety is good notoriety so i'm happy. >> your overall impressions of this team and where it's headed. >> 9 atmosphere is going to be the same. we are always loose, calm, we got new guys but they are all pretty laid back as well. i think they are starting to feel, you know, how we go about our business here. and i think we might be able to put together a good run. >> a college basketball game last night a fan stole the show. unlikely young hero emerging from the stands. at the boise state and fresno state game check this out. the ball lodged behind the backboard for several minutes and different people use different objects. broomry
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as they try to make more attempts to get the ball dislodged it07ç wasn't wor this dad gives his son a boost. the kid climbing up there, not very easy.lue he tries a couple times and he had to be the coolest kid. he got a very cloud cheer from the fans. everyone loved it and they were able to keep playing. how cool isf.wnv]y that? >> nothing like a helping hand. >> and that ball! i hope they gave him that ball and free tickets for the rest of the season. totally cool. >> do you think he appreciates he has made the highlights on sportscasts all over the country? >> i saw it on facebook and it had thousands of shares in one day. >> i'm happy to see rendon. one thing you love about the nats this year they have some personalities on this team and guys that make really good
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clown around a lot so i'm looking forward to this. >> who is helping facilitate that? >> dusty. >> it has to be. is there a looser manager anywhere in baseball? >> you look at the?bñ teams aro mlb, good manager. >> you show up on gameday and play and we can have us a good old time! "nightly news" isoming up cne
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