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turn out for someone who wasn't even a student at their school. >> also first at 4:00. get ready for more rain. we're timing it all out. just as so many of you get ready to hit the road. >> first at 4:00 this afternoon we are tracking fast movement developments in the suicide bombing in england. >> and learning so much more about the men, women and kids who were coming out of that concert on monday. >> classmates held a moment of silent today as people left flowers at their family restaurant. a pr officer also among the dead. >> and counter terrorism experts think another attack could be eminent. >> that's in part because of what they've learned about the suspected suicide bomber. >> investigators think he had connections to terror groups and maybe part of a bigger cell.
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with a closer look at the investigation. >> chris and pat, the level of activity across the uk is intense and it's i canning up. there were several raids executed across the country overnight. we want to start with the latest arrest. the suspected bomber's brother and his father are now in custody, both of them were picked up in trip owely, the capitol of libya. he knew his brother was planning the attack and both had connections to isis. u.s. officials say that abib did also traveled to syria in the last 12 months. >> a series of raids were executed this month. five in connection with the bombing. british police are saying that it's clear that they are dealing with a terror network and not just one person. today, neighbors of the suspected bomber said there was no indication that he was planning an attack. >> he used to play football over the
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lad and there was no outward signs of radicalization that you could probably associate with some of the people that have carried out some of those acts. >> manchester police say they are confident that they have identified all of those that were killed in that bombing. one of the victims actually was a police officer. terrorists attacks heighten our sensitivity to potential threats especially in a high profile town like ours. megan fitzgerald taugz with an expert about what you need to look out for. >> >> law enforcement across our area has been saying that they are on a heightened sense of awareness in light of what we've seen happen in manchester. they're always saying if you see something suspicious, say something. do people really know what that means. take a listen to what that means. >> that's a really great question. i don't know. maybe it's one of those things, they say, you knowt
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>> it's when you sincerely feel like you may be in danger or the people around you may be in danger. >> reporter: we spoke with a security answer those answers aren't far off base. he added something else for people to think about. >> the suspicious package, the unattended bag, the person in 90 degrees out is wearing a winter koechlt use your instincts. make the call. it could save lives. >> our coverage from manchester is getting started. we'll take you there live at the bottom of the hour and the tribute being paid to the victims today. remember you can get updates as details break any time anywhere on the nbc washington app. >> today we witnessed a moment of reflection on the campus where a promising future was violently cut shor
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the university of maryland and bowie state university stood in solidarity to reflect on the life of army second lieutenant richard collins. he went to school at bowie state but he was murdered in what police are calling an unprovoked attack on maryland's campus. >> we're here to honor the life and menlry of this extraordinary young man to give our support and stand in solidarity with his family, friends and the entire bowie state university community. >> after a moment of reflection behind the chapel a large group walked together to the bus stop where collins was killed. >> our weather is also one of the big stories this afternoon. by now we're a little used to the rain but we're also tracking the chance for some storms this afternoon. team coverage with doug and amelia in the storm center. tell us more. >> the rain continuing to make its way our way and y'r
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bit earlier. >> so 12 days this month we've had rain and well, why not? more rain moving in tonight. >> and maybe some storms as well right on through the day tomorrow. take a look outside right now. not much going on in our immediate area but it is a cool afternoon for sure. temperatures held down only in the 60s right now. no rain around the immediate area but just down to our south and west, we're looking at some thunderstorm activity, even a tornado watch in the southern portions of virginia. we don't think we'll get into the severe weather here but we'll have rain moving in and that's what the area of low pressure but all of this yellow is a tornado watch, parts of southern virginia, tennessee and kentucky, all under tornado watches right now. for us we'll stay on the stable side of things. 64 degrees today, 60 in ocean city, 63 in richmond. we've got an updated forecast. i'll show you hour by hour of the forecast and an update on the memorial day weekend. i've added more
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forecast too. >> all right. thank you, doug. new information today about a murderer that happened more than 30 years ago. the victim's body was discovered in a field in beltsville. no one knew his name until now. chris gordon just spoke to the victim's daughter about this key development in the case. >> reporter: this murder mystery is more than three decades old. it happened right here along route 1 baltimore avenue in beltsville. a man was walking with his son back in october of 1984 in these woods and they found the skeletal remains of a man, police say he had been shot in the head, but they have not been able to identify him until now. recently the fbi using advanced fingerprint technology identified him as bennet lewis a 27-year-old former marine from louisiana. today i spoke to his daughter, his only
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>> my reaction is i'm heartbroken because now that i know -- he left for the marines when i was a newborn and i'm never going to get that day for him to come home, not even his remains. the only thing i got is a pair of shoes that he had on when he was murdered. >> reporter: ahead what homicide detectives say they need in order to close this cold case. that's the latest in beltsville, maryland. back to you. >> your fitness tracker says a lot about how active you are but it may not be doing as much as you think it is. we'll tell you what yours may be overlooking. >> and ready to roll, the long awaited upgrade coming for thousands of metro riders. >> plus this story has a lot of folks fired up, a straight a student barred from her own graduation ceremony because she broke the rules or because she's pregnant. >> and we're working for you even during the break. >> you can check out storm team 4 and the top stories on
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to take on the "tom insurance companies and the credit card companies and the wall street banks... that's what tom perriello is about." progressive causes have been my life's work. i'm tom perriello... and before and after congress i led non-profits to battle climate change, poverty and president bush's attacks on civil rights. now i'm running for governor to reduce economic inequality. because together, we really can build a virginia that works for everyone. you wear a fitness tracker to monitor your health and your exercise but how accurate are they? in some cases, not very. a study by stanford university tested 60 volunteers as they worked out. of the seven
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of them accurately measured heart rate. that was good, but none of them gave the right information about calorie burned. in fact, the most accurate device was off by 27%, the least accurate device was off by 93%. to find out how your tracker is performing, search fitness tracker in the nbc washington app. if you are planning to hit the road any time over the next few weeks we've got some good news for your wallet. the price of gas now 22% below the normal range for this time of year, the data firm reports there have only been two other years when it's been cheaper to fill up at the start of summer and that was last year in 2005. the reason for the lower prices, the supply's high, the demand is down. >> well, we want to know what your memorial day weekend plans are. it's the subject of our nbc washington flash survey today. so far half of you say you'll be
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you can still vote, go to the nbc washington facebook page and let us know what you'll be doing. >> the roads may be crowded this weekend even if you're planning to leave tomorrow and the best times to hit the road and bit the backup. >> plus managing children's allergies is difficult enough but it gets a lot more complicated this time of year. what you and your children's school should be doing to keep them healthy and keep them focused in the classroom.
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desk with new information about a mother who was fighting deportation in a big case in virginia. now we just learned that governor terry mccul la has pardoned a driving offense. she was taken into customer did i by i.c.e. she had been arrested back in 2013 because she was driving without a license. at the time the obama
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deportation but during a check-in on thursday, i.c.e. officials sited a traffic stop at the reason for her detention and once again ordered her to be deported. immigrants rights groups are currently fighting for another stay but it's not clear if one will be granted in her case. in a statement the governor said this pardon will not necessarily stop the deportation but he says he hopes it sends a message to the president that tearing families apart will not make the country safer. from the live desk, i'm leon harris. >> you're about to get a bit more breathing room on the silver line. metro's newest trains will give you more space. i just retweeted our transportation reporter adam tuss who broke this story and discovered when we'll see them start rolling. so 2007 series roll cars will start rolling on the line. they'll only run on weekdays to help with all the extra passengers. the silver liner run with older and shorter six car
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it is the season for field trips, recess and lots of fresh air. managing your child's allergies at school can be tougher when they start getting outdoor. in news for your health keeping them healthy and focused inside and out side of the camera. dr. jackie, allergies, cause us to miss work so we know that the allergies cause children to miss school. how much school time, class time are we talking about here? >> sadly, a lot. they affect over 40% of the kids in the united states, that adds up to 10,000 missed school days per day in the united states and then there's also this problem called presentism which means you may be in school or in the chair but you're not all there because you're so distracted by the fatigue and itching and sneezing. >> and while the medicine they may take mayp
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better is that hurting them? >> it does. it can do them more harm. if you give them ben drill they're literally asleep before they got to the end of the exam. better medications to give them are the nasal sprays, they don't have those side effect easy. >> it's really an issue that you think needs to be attacked on two front. first of all, at school. what can schools do to keep the kids from missing so much class time and perform better when they're there? >> there are things they can do like simple things put a high efficiency filter in or ask the lawn crew not to be mowing the lawn when the kids are around. keep the windows closed on those high pollen days and one little tid-bit especially for the little kids keep them off the carpet. there's a lot of dust mites there, if they already got to fight the pollen, don't make them fight the dust. >> the best way to manage your child's allergies ist
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maintenance medications. they don't need to come to school. nasal sprays take them every single day like tooth paste, eye drops and consider allergy shots because you can get to the root of the cause there. it's a more long-term solution and it may even help prevent asthma in little kids. >> and what about students with allergic asthma. that's more complicated and they need a rescue inhaler. should they carry one around in their pockets at school? >> i'm not a big fan of that, i really want an adult to be there to help them out and i want the parents to be able to know they had the attack. i'd rather that thing stay in the nurse's office. >> what do you tell a parent, just write me a note so my kids doesn't have to go outside at all. >> i do give those. let them stay inside and first of all i feel bad for that kid. it's field day. it should be fun. i want them to be able to go outside because they need the exercise. the other is realize kids who don't treat their allergies,
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and let it roll, you're really doing them a disservice. there have been study after study that those kids do not do as well in school. so get with your allergist, figure out a plan, there are medications they can take, there are things you can do, both at home and at school that can make it so they can have a really great end to the school year. >> we want that for all of them. >> absolutely. here comes summer. >> great advice. weekend weather is tearing up the south. first at 4:00, we take a closer look at some of the damage and some of those storms are moving into our region, when the windy, rainy weather arrives and what to e
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people in one part of georgia are cleaning up from a round of severe storms. last night the high winds up rooted trees and damaged homes on wilmington island. some families say it brought back some pretty bad memories of hurricane matthew which pounded that area last year. >> oh, yeah. >> we remember matthew. >> we do. >> and what do we have in our area today? >> for us it's just cloudy and cool. it's cool outside. yesterday i said temperatures today would be 73, pretty nice afternoon. that's not the case. not at all. that's a busted forecast for sure. i thought
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not only have they been here all day but they've thickened and lowered and the temperature is only 64 degrees. our average high temperature 77 so nowhere near that and take a look at the rest of the forecast starting to see some showers moving in here around 7:00 but the real rain comes in around the 11:00 and continues overnight tonight. here's the current temperature, 59 degrees in winchester, 62 in gaugesersburg, so a very cool day all across our region and the radar right now we're on the dry side and i think we'll stay that way throughout the evening, the evening rush should be dry, should be rain-free but we are watching the rain. here's the clouds. the cloud cover continuing and look at this storm system. this is a pretty strong storm making it's way in. we got tornado watches in one, two, three, four, five, six states now across our region. we have those tornado watches for us. we're not going to see any of that severe weather but we are tracking that moisture that's going to continue to make its
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you, chris. you guys just did the allergy segment. you should have done it then. 60 degrees right now in roanoke, 64 in washington. take a look at this map. the warmest temperature on the map, buffalo, new york, at 76. that doesn't happen very often. very rare do you see all 60s in this area, buffalo being the warmest and we're on the cool side for sure. this evening as i mentioned, i think we're dry through about 7:00/8 k but the rain comes in after 11:00. you see some heavy downpours overnight. 7:00 a.m. tomorrow still dealing with showers but watch what happens tomorrow afternoon, if we're able to get some sunshine at all, we have a good chance of seeing a couple of thunderstorms break out and some of those could be on the strong side. so this is a situation we'll be watching tomorrow, not a widespread weather event or widespread severe weather event but something we'll be watching and the showers remain just about all day tomorrow off and
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but take the umbrellaorw going r a high of 76 if we get some of that sun. showers likely, thunder possible and yes, i am expecting it to be warmer tomorrow. we'll get into more of a southerly wind. this weekend, 75 breezy on friday. friday's looking pretty good. most of saturday pretty good with a high temperature of 80. could be some showers late in the day but most of saturday is dry. sunday is the day we think now is going to be a fairly wet day, maybe some thunderstorms on sunday, a high of 77, memorial day, a chance of showers early with a high temperature of 80 degrees. this does change the beach forecast. the mountain forecast as well. amelia draper and i are back in at 4:45 and we'll give ut latest on that. >> we're hoping the weather holds out for our weekend cookouts, we're putting grills to the test this afternoon. which ones bring the best sizzle and savings. >> because rising concerns on campus. we're addressing some of your worr o
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>> announcer: you're watching news4 at 4:00. >> i'm pat lawson muse. security forces in manchester, england are conducting raids as authorities say it's unluck i didn't the concert suicide bomber acted alone. there's heavy security around key landmarks across the country. 22 people died in the blast on monday. let's go right now to jay gray live in manchester with the latest on the investigation. jay? >> reporter: good evening, pat. night fall here in manchester and crowds still gathering at this memorial in st. anne square and at others across the entire city right now. this community working to cope as investigators work to piece together how and why this
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as the investigation grows in manchester tonight, a stunning revelation. the local paper quoting british security officials who say accused suicide bomber salman abedi likely did not assemble explosives in the attack and that the bomb maker may still be on the lease. >> this is very clear that this is a network that we are investigating. >> reporter: a number of people have been arrested, including an older brother in manchester, his younger brother and father detained in libya. >> these family member arrests are going to be part of that network. who else did he communicate with? who did he talk to online? >> reporter: intelligent sources say he had no connections to isis and may have recently traveled to syria and libya and likely received terror training overseas. as the search for evidence and answers continues, so does the outpouring of emotion here. thousands gathering at memorials across the city as they honor the 22 lost. the youngest victim,ea
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saffie rose roussos remembered today during a private ceremony at her school. >> as you can imagine there were tears from the children and the staff, but we know together we have to hold on to the love amongst us. we owe that to saffie and her family. >> members of a local mosque paused for a local silence this afternoon before condemning the attack. >> this act of coward dus has no place in our religion or any other religion for that matter. >> reporter: but there are constant reminders that it's happened here including armed police and military personnel on guard across the country to make sure it doesn't happen again. now he was noticed to british intelligence officers before the attack. u.s. agents were aware of the suspect as well. that's the latest live here in manchester, england, chris back to you. >> thank you, jay. here at home this afternoon, there was a moment of reflection at the urs
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collins who was stabbed to death while visiting the campus. collins attended bowie state university and was supposed to graduate yesterday instead his family had to accept his degree and now they're planning for his funeral tomorrow. >> now the man suspected of killing him is a student at maryland and shawn urban ski allegedly belongs to a white supremacist facebook group which has a lot of people wondering if this was a hate crime. troy johnson is here. investigators say they need more time before they make an actual determination on the motivation, but what are you hearing? >> a lot of people really are also eager to learn more information about this situation because they want to know if this young man who had so much promise, so much ahead of him, was he targeted or even worse for a lot of people, was this a situation where it was a random attack and really senseless violence happening on another college campus.
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urbanski had to the alt-right group. folks are saying that that shows somebody following a demiss siff group that's outwardly shieg extreme bias toward latinos, jews and african-americans could have been influenced to the point they're turning those views on hate into violence. that has a lot of people concerned and that's something that we really cannot tolerate. >> this may or may not abe hate crime but we have seen instances of hate on college campuses recently. what are your listeners saying about what's fueling these events? >> chris it could be, you know, the people with extremist views feel like they can get away with it at this time, at this time that we're in right now. they feel very comfortable with the accosting people with hate speak. >> emboldened. >> and we've seen those situations here in our area. ju
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georgetown university, their viral videos of people telling folks to head back to -- get out of america and stuff like that, virginia we had a situation with these -- the alt-right group at a confederate statue. out and about saying what they want to say, that has people very concerned. i talked with crystal today she has an interesting take though on all of this violence. we all need to recognize that we don't live in a post racial america and we should listen to these angry voices even if we don't like what we hear. >> our differences are what makes us unique. we need them. unfortunately, someone with a racist view of things may bring violence to the table. they have the right to be heard. for good or for not. there's other angst inside of that individual that's causing them to act so extreme such a violent nature. it's more than just race. you don't have to like
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have your opinion. just don't put your hands on anybody else. >> it's a very interesting take. is that a common belief among some of your listeners? >> not really. that was a certainly all truistic viewpoint but it's one that's valid. a lot of people are saying that we don't have time for this kind of tolerance, we've been in these situations before as african-americans and they say that, you know, they feel like people that are expounding these kinds of viewpoints are on the wrong side of history in america. we've already adjudicated that and it's time to move forward and they say if you're not going to choose to be politically correct, you know, you could be met with the same kind of outrage from the other side. one person actually said you are entitled to your opinion in this country, but you're also entitled to the consequences of what you're saying. >> all right. thank you very much, troy. good point. well, are you ready forhe
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to head out of the town for the holiday weekend. we are working for you with ways to avoid the grid lock and it's not just traffic that we know we'll have to face, we also want to know about the rain. will it be a problem when the next round of rain and even storms will roll in on us. and we're bringing you the latest headlines and weather even during the commercials. just keep an eye on your screen until we join you her ine
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narrator:to do time is what is right. ralph northam. army doctor during the gulf war.
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progressive democrat. in the senate, he passed the smoking ban in restaurants, stopped the transvaginal ultrasound anti-choice law, and stood up to the nra. as lieutenant governor, dr. northam is fighting to expand access to affordable healthcare. ralph northam believes in making progress every day. and he won't let donald trump stop us. we are working for you this afternoon and letting you know when's the best time to beat the bay bridge traffic. if you're heading to the eastern shore this weekend, if you're planning to leave on thursday and friday, leave before 10:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. if you're heading out on saturday, leave before 7 notice morning or after 5 in the afternoon. we have your complete memorial day weekend guide in on the nbc washington facebook ge
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and our picks for the top ten beaches in case you want to swim. >> the bay bridge, the most patient man. >> it's a fun time for foodies you can vote for your favorite local restaurants. >> we got a few ideas. it's part of the annual ramie awards that honors our region's best restaurants and the heros in the back who make all that magic happen. you can vote on four of the categories. here's a look at the list. voting ends next wednesday. >> the ramie's is also taking over our instagram page today to showcase some of this year's nominees so follow at nbc washington and share it were you friends. nbc washington is the only place where you can cast your vote so search restaurant awards in the nbc washington app. the winners will be announced at a black tie event on sunday. >> you can almost smell the burgers and the hot dogs that
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cookouts coming this weekend. which grills will do the best job at the best price? >> plus the straight a student won't be allowed to get her dip employeea at graduation. her parents say it's because she's pregnant. why the school istanding by s
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a high school senior at a christian school has stood out in the classroom for the past four years but now the spotlight is on her for a different year. she won't be allowed to walk with her classmates at graduation. her parents are putting up a fight but the school is sticking by its decision. >> reporter: she has a 4.0 gpa, she was president of the student council and an officer in the prestigious key club, despite all that she won't be walking at her graduation from heritage academy. 18-year-old maddie runkles got pregnant last year. the school decided she could finish her classes but can't walk with
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june 2nd. >> to have a girl whose seven months pregnant walking a graduation would be easily misunderstood bringing even more pressure on to maddie. >> principal dave hobs says the decision was made with maddie's best interest at heart even though her family has opposed it. >> i'm glad that she's decided to keep the baby and not abort the baby yet she's not being disciplined because she decided to keep the baby. >> to enroll at heritage academy, students have to sign a student pledge to avoid things like alcohol, tobacco and illegal drugs. and when they sign that dotted line, they're also taking a vow of abstee nens. when maddie chose to breach that bible standard of disciplined plan had to be established. >> however the students for life antiabortion group says maddie has already gotten a two day
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from the graduation is taking things too far. >> the school has shown students that it was easier to choose abortion than to choose life. because she chose to carry her child and courageously made that decision, she's been punished this entire semester for being pregnant and that's just wrong. >> now maddie's parents have planned an alter tif graduation ceremony for her next weekend. she's due to deliver in september. she's planning to start her college career by taking online classes through liberty university. >> wish her luck. >> we're still developing two men charged with selling trade secrets to china. >> jim and wendy are in the newsroom with a look at the story that we're working on. >> coming up at 5:00. it's international intrigue in a d.c. courtroom today. both men accused in a scheme to sell a type of military equipment to a chinese
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contractor. >> stoim broke this story. he's going to be joining us. he'll have more on the implications of what they did. we have video of the fbi raiding their place. >> plus it's a law designed to help tenants to help them stay in their homes. the news4 i-team could give rent huge payouts. now there is a new twist. we'll tell you about that even tourists may be eligible for this cash grab. >> still ahead how it is holding up those people who are hoping to buy dream homes and is even driving up the rental rates in our area. i'll be talking to robin of the "the washington post," their fashionista editor about melania trump and how she's rocking it over on this european tour this milled eastern tour. >> the eyes of the world, a lot of people are watching her more than the president. >> everyone looks at the wom
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when the pleasant and first lady go on a major trip. >> everyone's watching wendy and chris right now. >> we could put a potted plant here. >> i happen to find handly's tie exceptional today. >> and your suit is quite dashing as well. >> who we talking about? >> an exception to every rule. thanks guys. amelia has her eye on the weather. storm team 4 has been tracking the chance of more rain just as lots of us get ready to leave town. >> we got team coverage for you. first we want to go outside, doug the one on the weather deck today. >> a little bit of the chilly side out here right now, the wind blowing as well. only 5 to 10 mile an hour and with the cloud cover and damp still makes it feel a lot cooler across our region. the showers may hold off right on through the next few hours. the radar
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you can see the showers well back in toward west virginia. look at this pattern. we've got the shower activity now coming in through west virginia, down around roanoke. some severe weather, notice that red box down there, that's a tornado warning for parts of north carolina, tornado watch in the yellow, that includes parts of southern virginia and that whole system trying to move our way now. you notice you just heard it on my microphone, you can hear the winds picking up across the region as that storm moves closer. tonight going to be rather breezy at times and we'll see that rain continuing to move in. however for the commuter forecast, dry road, temperatures around 64. tomorrow morning and tomorrow afternoon's rush should be rather wet and tomorrow afternoon we could see a couple stronger storms. high temperature there rarn 75 degrees. this is a very tough pattern as far as forecasting goes. we've been working on this and working on that memorial day forecast as well and
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looking more on the wet side for that memorial day weekend. >> it's not going to be a washout but it's not looking picture perfect. take a look at the next ten days. at least we're in the 70s. we leave the 60s. again as doug said dealing with rain at times. friday we keep it dry but breezy. mid-70s and here's a look at the memorial day weekend. saturday a high temperature around 80 degrees. most of the day mainly dry but some rain later in the day on sunday. some rain and even some storms at times especially during the second half of the day once again if i had to pick a day to stay indoors over memorial day weekend it would be on sunday. a high of 70 and monday being memorial day right now, a high around 80 and we can't rule out unfortunately a few showers. if you're heading to the beaches, you definitely want to pack the sweatshirt and rain jacket as well, but look at the temperatures at the beaches. only in the low 70s on saturday and then upper 60s on sunday and monday with some showers around later sunday and early on monday. if you're heading out to the mountains, tak
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forecast here. temperatures there, well, still on the cool side, guys. only around 70 degrees and then by monday more rain potentially in the forecast. this is been a rainy may as i said earlier. pretty much half of the month we've had rain, but then next wednesday we'll stay partly sunny, memorial day weekend is a tricky forecast. you want to stay tuned for updates because we will be updating the forecast. >> that sounds like stay on the beach and out of the water. >> long sleeves. >> thank you. if you're looking to upgrade your grill this summer. we got what you need to know. the latest tests by consumer reports reveal you don't have to spend thousands to get one that delivers. susan hogan is working for you with the details. >> reporter: dusting off that grill and realizing it's time for an upgrade, well consumer reports put gas grills to the test measuring three key performance factors like how hot the grill stays after
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across the cooking surface and how well the grill handles indirect heating so when you have the temperature down low for slow cooking something like ribs. the how big of a grill you buy. this $3,200 napoleon prestige pro is the only large gas grill that earned a recommendation. consumer reports says you'll get more bang for your buck with a mid side grill. this $1,200 weber genesis earned a spot on the recommended list, but so did this 270 nex grill from home depot and if you're short on space, consider this smaller char broil. it costs just $300. and if you're a fan of charcoal grilling, consumer reports took a report at the weber grill 18 inch kettle grill and for 80 bucks you can get a good even heating and it's a great choice for cooking up the basics like burgers and dogs. back to you guys
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>> they danced until noon. students from fairfax county high school most with special needs celebrated prom today at the waterford banquet hall in fair oaks. they are having fun. they enjoyed lunch but the dance floor was the biggest attraction. >> i'm looking forward to my friends that i like moving our feet and really dance around and spin around. >> to dance and slow dance. >> it's so much fun and hang out with my friends. i'm looking forward to dancing and boogie and hanging out with my people. >> the waterford doe natures the space for this annual event, a florist, photographer and deejay are also donated. >> they had a cool time. >> there is a new plan underway to keep local children from going missing. we'll tell you how d.c.'s
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>> we are working for you and letting you know what's going on here around the washington area as we get ready for the memorial holiday weekend. >> that's right. there's a lot going on obviously. we are going to also be taking a look at the issue of missing teenagers in the district. this has been an ongoing problem and one that mayor bowser has been trying to take a closer look
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mark segraves. >> reporter: earlier this year the d.c. police increased their effort to publicize missing teen reports. that move coupled with a false report of high number of teens being reported missing in a single day in d.c. sparked a social media frenzy. >> the mayor has acknowledged her administration could have been done a better job of informing the public of the change in publicizing these cases. >> we are not experiencing an uptick in missing children in washington. in fact, over the last year or so, we have seen the number of missing persons reports go down. >> reporter: bowser said the majority of missing teens turn out to be runaways who return home within a few days. the mayor created a working group of public and private sector experts on juvenile issues to come up with ways to reduce the number of runway teens and provide support to the teens and their families. one of the most important recommendations of the working group could
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months. connecting wrap around services and ongoing support for the teen from all agencies once a teen in crisis has been identified. >> i want to emphasize this is the first phase of a lot of ongoing work and that -- we know we need additional resources. we're going to stand this up this summer. >> reporter: debra shore has been helping troubled teens since 1974 when she founded the sasha bruce center. up until now teens in crisis don't always have a safe place to go and get help and that's one reason so many runway. >> the kinds of struggles that so many young people are facing in this city and we're -- i'm just grateful that this is going to move us towards a system where they're going to be a lot less alone. >> reporter: in the district, mark segraves, news4. >> announcer: news4 at
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starts now. >> right now at 5:00 tonight. a moment to reflect, a moment to remember the outpouring of emotion today at a gathering for that bowie state student murdered this past weekend. >> fbi raids and stolen secrets, the international intreeg in a d.c. courtroom today. >> and the first lady's fashion statement around the world will hear from "the washington post" fashion critic about the meaning behind her style this week. >> we're going to begin at 5:00 following new developments out in england. nbc news at learned that the father and brother of the suspected manchester suicide bomber are now under arrest. >> we're getting word late this afternoon of more raids by police today. our leon harris is in the newsroom tracking what else happened while you were at work today. >> manchester police say that their investigation is intense and is moving quickly at this hour and we see proof of that in two raids carried out today in different parts of the city. check this out

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