weather alert today, heavy rain and thunderstorms moving in to the area. coming up i'll show you where they're heading and where you can expect -- what you can expect if you're heading out. police announce an arrest after a teen is shot on the metro train yesterday. i'm justin finch. we are following the latest developments. a mom says that her children were victimized by entertainment giant disney. >> and

company to court. hear how she says that disney tracked her little ones' every move. >> "news4 midday" starts now. >> thanks for joining us this morning. i'm chris lawrence. >> i'm angie goff. we want to begin with your forecast, it's waert alert today. and sheena parny, you have been very busy this morning. >> and we have a flash flood watch, this is heavy rain. these are lightning strikes here in parts of charles county. it rained over two inches an hour down in quantico coe and all this thunderstorm activity is continuing to slide up 95. so we're nearing the district in about 30 minutes or

and annapolis 20 minutes after this. it's continuing to move in from the south. the radar image is showing us heavy rain, but very quickly closing in on the beltway. expect anywhere from about one to two inches possible. here's a flash flood watch through this evening. the county shaded in green, so a lot of maryland involved as well as the district. but really in much of northern virginia we could be seeing higher rainfall totals. we go into the early afternoon. we still have the rain around for the evening commute. coming up in a bit, i'll show when you this will come to an end and how much rain we may be seeing by the time it's all over. we can see the embedded thunderstorms through the rest of the afternoon and into the evening. of course we'll watch that closely. but the main concern is heavy rain for a potential for flash flooding. don't drive through the flooded roadways. we'll talk more about the timing coming up. >> keep the umbrellas handy. good news for commuters worried about the shooting on a red line train. metro transit police have a suspect in custody. we are live with a closer look at the new developments. justin? >> reporter:

morning. as we come on the air right now, new information now from metro transit police, identifying the person who was arrested last night. he's 18-year-old jermaine brown of maryland, arrested at a capital heights motel. he's facing a charge -- a single charge of first degree assault here in montgomery county. we are learning the victim in this case is 14 years old and is said to be the half brother of the suspect here, jermaine brown. again, we have been on the phone with transit police throughout the morning working to get some new information on what's happening here. yesterday, we do now know at least one arrest has been made. police said they had several leads to work in this case. security now stepped up at the takoma metro station. transit

investigators work to round up all three persons of interest in connection to sunday's shooting. after announcing this morning they made one arrest overnight, in prince george's county. >> well, i had seen the photos and they're pretty good quality. i'm sure they're caught. >> reporter: all three have been sought after since sunday afternoon. about 3:00 p.m., a teen was shot in the stomach area aboard a red line train traveling between silver spring and takoma step. then the three young men were seen leaving that train car to cross the platform and board another train. >> [ indiscernible ]. >> reporter: investigators stopped the train on the tracks, sweeping it for clues that could include video. many have surveillance cam systems on board, so there could be more video that could help police in addition to cameras throughout the station. meantime, they plan to keep their guards up. >> i'm on the orange line, the green line, the blue line in the evenings. i keep an eye out. even if i'm listening to my music. i watch. >> all in all, i feel safe. i haven't had a problem.

30 years. >> reporter: and again, some new developments coming to air right now from metro transit police. they have identified that one person arrested overnight. he is 18-year-old jermaine brown of maryland. the victim in this case is a 14-year-old half brother of the suspect in this case, not believed that he was the target of the shooting. police also saying it appears that the shooting happened in maryland when those shots were fired. one round hitting that 14-year-old boy. the other two striking the rail car. we'll have more on the nbc washington app throughout the day. back to you in the studio. >> thank you. while we're talking about metro, your commute on the green line could be delayed today. the branch avenue and suitland stations are closed throughout august 20th for track work. shuttle buses are replacing the trains. the naylor road station will also shut down on the green line. you're going to want to watch your speed on the roadways the next time you take the beltway. starting today you could get a ticket in maryland thanks to the new speed cameras we have been telling you about. this new crack down impacts 495 and they're tryto

workers. the cameras will ticket cars going more than 12 miles above the 55 miles an hour speed limit and it will cost you 40 bucks if you're caught. now to arlington where this man is accused of fly -- trying to intentionally hurt a baby. on sunday, he set a floor mat on fire and taylor then pushed a baby in a stroller toward the fire. the woman grabbed the baby and got out of the apartment but the fire kept burning. damaged 30 units in the building. taylor is facing several charges including child endangerment. in montgomery county, crews found a severe hoard condition when they went to fight a house fire. it started in the basement sunday at the home. the pictures from the scene show a lot of debris surrounding the house. no one is hurt, but the fire did about $100,000 in damage to the house. and if you see this

brandon lewis is 16 years old and his family hasn't seen him in two weeks. last time was in d.c.'s columbia heights neighborhood. d.c. firefighters are coming together to help one of their own firefighters. smothers jr. is still in intensive care and he was country hurt last -- critically hurt last week when he was hit by a fire truck. this morning, there's a fund-raiser to help with the medical costs. they're asking for $20 donations. it's happening at the tune in in southeast d.c. from 8:00 in the morning until noon wednesday. while the white house is undergoing renovations, president trump is at his golf course in new jersey for what his aides are billing as a two week working vacation. but he is paying close attention to the situation happening in the far east, north korea. nb t

>> reporter: well, while president trump is on a working vacation his secretary of state's overseas with this message for north korea. >> the best signal that north korea could give us that they're prepared to talk would be to stop these missile launches. >> reporter: back home, "the new york times" reports vice president pence is courting donors collecting millions, laying the groundwork for his own possible presidential run in 2020. and in a statement, pence called that laughable. and absurd. >> in 2018, zero concerns. that is complete fiction. complete fabrication. >> reporter: meantime, the deputy attorney general says leak investigations will not target journalists. but the white house and congress could be fair game. >> identify somebody no matter what their position is, if they violated the law and that warrants prosecution we'll prosecute it. >> including members of congress? >> including anybody who breaks the law. >> reporter: even a top obama official said he's concerned. >> theks

there should be a concerted effort to identify and go after leakers. >> reporter: the justice department has promised to triple investigations into government leaks. speaking of that, there are multiple reports this morning that the special counsel in the russia investigation is turning to the white house looking for documents on former national security adviser mike flynn. tracie potts, washington. the purple heart may be the one medal no veteran wanted to earn. but the men and women who wear it are thankful to be alive. today, we commemorate george washington's creation of the medal in 1782. amy cho has more on the special ceremony on purple heart day. >> reporter: chris, good morning. yeah, this was george washington's home and he's the one who invented the purple heart award. as we speak, dozens of

have done for our country. it was invented back in about 1782. it's given to people who have been wounded or killed in action. such incredibly brave veterans now about a million purple hearts have been awarded since world war ii. about 40 of those people are in there today for the celebration. it included the national anthem, the presentation of the colors as well as speeches. we spoke to fellow veterans about what the award means for them. one veteran told us he spent over a year in the hospital. >> well, the award does signify serious bodily injury at the hands of the enemy. i do consider it to be my personal award. other medals and awards seemed pale by comparison. >> it really is just a special honor and it's also a blessing for my fellow comrades that have received this most precious merit medal. >> reporter:

heart celebration should be going on for about another hour here. amy cho, news4. >> 11:11. it's a murder mystery involving a college professor and a hairdresser. >> yeah, when we return, we'll trace the steps of this bizre ar

two scouts died in what the troops said was a freak accident. they were electrocuted on saturday. the boat got too close to a power line and the voltage came in contact with the mast. a third scout was hurt and is in the hospital now. a college professor accused in a bizarre murder case will head to court this morning in california. police say the northern western university professor was involved in a stabbing in chicago. as nbc's miguel almaguer reports, another professor all the way across the ocean is facing charges in this case. >> reporter: wyndham lathem and andrew warren had been on the run for more than a week. >> subjected considered armed and dangerous. >> reporter: after the body of 26-year-ol

cornell-duranleau was discovered stabbed to death inside lathem's upscale apartment. a brutal murder. police found two knives. one with the blade broken off. leaving neighbors shocked and alarmed. >> we would think it never happens inside the building. we're a highrise. >> reporter: the manhunt ended when they surrendered separately in the san francisco bay area. chicago police tweeting, both individuals will be held accountable for their actions. we hope today's arrest brings a small level of closure and justice for trenton cornell-duranleau's family. lathem, a professor of microbiology was an authority on the disease known as play. lathem sent an apologetic video message for his involvement in the murder. police believe lathem and the victim had a personal relationship, but have not revealed a motive.

his arrest ending a week of anxiety on the northwestern campus. >> well, it's kind of shocking, you know? >> reporter: andrew warren who worked in the payroll department at oxford university in england came to the united states three days before the murder, police say. it's not known if he has any prior contact with the victim. in a strange twist police in lake geneva, illinois, on the day of the murder $1,000 donation was made to the town's public library on behalf of the victim. >> the person that made the donation did not want to leave his name. >> reporter: a bizarre turn in a murder mystery with two unlikely suspects. >> that was miguel almaguer reporting. northern western said professor lathem was primarily a researcher and never taught undergrad. those men will be

>> a lot to process in that case. we're learning some new information about that terrible accident at the ohio state fair. the way the carnival ride crashed raised a lot of questions about safety. and now the company that makes the fireball says a corroded support beam caused the catastrophic failure. a teenager was killed last week and and the ride itself is 18 years old. the manufacturer says it worn down over the years. similar rides around the world are no longer being used. a couple days after the u.n. security council slapped new sanctions on north korea the regime is showing no signs of backing down. in fact, as nbc's janice man i can reports, pyongyang insists it won't give up the nuclear missile programs. >> reporter: president trump spoke today with south korea's president moon jae-in, both agreed there needs to be maximum pressure on north korea. this is something

underscored by secretary of state rex tillerson at the asean forum in the philippines. he said that the vote at the u.n. was a good outcome, but now the tests need to start in order for talks to start. >> well, the best signal that north korea could give us that they're prepared to talk would be to stop these missile launches. >> reporter: attention is on china as the foreign minister had direct talks with the foreign minister. they can't be the one to stop the regime from stopping it. in an editorial today in the people's daily that's the main communist party newspaper, it said that the icbm test did need to be punished but the sanctions need to be targeted. north korea for its part officially condemning the sanctions saying they're a violation of sovereignty. and that their nuclear program will never be on the negotiating table. now back to you.

for some parents this is the most wonderful time of the year. >> not us. >> no. well, they get to go back. >> right. not the stuff you have to do to get them ready. we're talking about back to school. but for some it's pretty stressful. we're working for you to cut down on the stress as you get your famy readyil

struggling to pay off those student loans. according to "the washington post," there is a little known virginia law which requires colleges and universities to move accounts of less than $3,000 that are 60 days past due to private debt collectors. well, debt collectors, they can add as much as 30% fee to the unpaid account. about 15 states have laws instructing schools to use collection agencies when they cannot get it on their own. well, the kids are enjoying the last few weeks of summer vacation. parents are working to get them ready to go back to class. and nbc's chris clackum has some tips on how to relieve that back to school stress. >> reporter: even if the new school work where you live is well under way a retailmenot survey finds nine out of ten parents are stressed out. >> they're stressed about how many things they have to buy. the supply school list getting

>> reporter: they sent out sarah with some advice on how to relieve that stress. >> what that means for parents, you don't necessarily have to do all of your back to school shopping in one weekend. >> reporter: another back to school survey by deloitte found three out of four parents will at least start their shopping online. which she says is also less stressful. >> they're doing a lot of searching for what they need in terms of apparel and even technology on the internet this year. >> reporter: waiting until after school started to finish shopping is another good idea to get everything on the teacher's list. and if your child needs musical or sports equipment, think renting. instead of buying. >> i recommend don't necessarily go all in and buy a lacrosse stick or buy a piano or something like that. look into renting. >> reporter: back to school season's the second busiest for retail, son

and doesn't end until september. chris clackum, nbc news. >> i'm just amazed -- i can't believe we're almost at that time of year already. here -- >> i know. the new numbers -- $688 is what expected to pay for the school year, that's up from last year. a lot of money. >> that's a lot of money. as we take a look outside we heard and saw some -- you can hear the rain coming down outside. >> and lightning earlier. there might be -- we'll look at the radar in a second. but charles county had a big thunderstorm. it is moving up towards the district right now. we have all the heavy rain we have been telling you about. it's actually here now and it's moving through. and it's going to continue to spread mainly through washington. around the beltway. as you get further north of that. look at the radar now. the red here, that shows you where the heaviest of r

north and the northeast. we'll zoom in, i mentioned lightning earlier. there you see it. we see this near la plata and this is moving up to the north and the east. so it's kind of sliding along the i-95 corridor. near woodbridge that heavy rain continues there. over two inches an hour. but the good news about this area of rain even though it's very heavy, it's moving at a pretty good pace. we don't like to see it sit in one spot for a long time. but there's more heavy rain behind it. so once that moves over that area of heavy rain, we have already seen there's a chance we could be seeing some localized flooding. around fredericksburg, the heavy rain up in manassas over to culpepper and it will keep moving up towards the district. that's the direction that it's heading right now. if we -- as we track it, it's moving around 40 miles an hour at last check so it will be nearing washington about 11:40 and then headed north, gaithersburg, closer to about noon. you see that rain moving in from the south and

we go through the rest of the afternoon. one to two inches of rain possible with the possible flood flash watches. always avoid high water, you don't want to drive through i. we go through 2:00 p.m. that still continues. by the evening drive some of it could in fact be winding down. then we'll see huge improvements as we go through tonight, but tomorrow going to be dry. wednesday, thursday will be dry, next chance of storms will be friday. we'll look at the radar coming up. stay tuned.

you're watching "news4 midday." >> right now investigators are trying to figure out if a bombing at a mosque in minnesota may have been a hate crime. >> and the powerful blast it shattered windows and damaged an office. nbc's blake mccoy has the very latest developments. >> reporter: broken glass and scattered debris at a bloomington, minnesota, mosque. this morning the fbi

>> we have seen an outpouring of love. we have seen cries for tolerance. >> the attack on the synagogue is an attack on a church. it's an attack on all faith comm

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job for planetary protection officer. he says he's seen a lot of movie about space and his sister, well, she already calls him an alien. he calls himself a quote a guardian of the galaxy. nasa officials told jack that if he studies hard he can make it there one day. >> that job pays up to $187,000. that's a good one to start with. >> a real job that protects, you know, microns from space. pretty cool. i wish him luck. we are a week in august, talking about going back to school. nbc4 working for you to make the transition from summer camp to classroom as smooth as possible. >> that's right. susan hogan she's been busy. she has different spin that your family is ready for the school year ahead. >> reporter: it's so hard to find time to get back to school shopping in with everything else you have to do. as a busy mom, you work or what have you. so we are going online shopping but ts

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you can sign up and donate to your school. a massive clean-up is under way in the midwest this morning. >> we'll take you to tulsa, oklahoma, as folks there are literally picking up the pieces when a

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folks in oklahoma are used to tornadoes but certainly not in august. now people in tulsa are cleaning up after a powerful ef-2. >> there are questions about why there wasn't more warning. catie beck reports. >> reporter: a rare august tornado tearing through the heart of this normally bustling shopping area. many buildings and businesses destroyed. the roof of this home shattered after a tree tore a hole through the living room. toppled power lines leaving thousands inhe

perhaps the saving grace, the twister touched down after 1:00 in the morning when most people were home. the roof of this tgi friday's collapsed with patrons and employees still inside. a family of six sitting right below, trapped beneath the rubble. >> i ran to where i heard the screaming and yelling. >> reporter: the tornado formed so quickly and unexpectedly, it touched down before warning sirens had a chance to go off. tulsa facing the damage that has been done. >> it's a miracle we can stand here right now and talk about this happened. it's over with and now we are moving toward recovery. >> reporter: officials here are still assessing this damage and asking folks to stay out of this area as much as possible. the record books say only three times in the last 50 years has the tornado touched down in tulsa in the month of august. catie beck, nbc news, tulsa, oklahoma. first responders are

to assess the flood damage in new orleans. this is video from sunday as a drone flies over the hardest hit neighborhood. the downpours overwhelmed the city's pump station. the rain was falling at about two inches an hour with more in the forecast today. you know, here at home we have got our own areas. some of which, you know, may be worried about flooding as the day goes on. >> right as we worked in early morning, it was dark and early. and the flash flood warnings were already out. >> yeah. for much of the area. it goes until this evening. we had the rain falling and it's just continued. but now we have had heavy rain around the area. we have thunderstorms too. some lightning embedded in that heavy rain. it's still mostly south of the district, but it is quickly approaching the beltway. here you see it on the radar. so the green shows you the lightest of the rainfall and then the yellow gets heavier. the red is the heaviest. we'll zoom in a similar area. moving into princor

county now. this is where you see lightning. some of the heaviest rain in prince george's county. precip rates at over two inches an hour. this is moving though. not sitting in one area, but we do have more heavy rain behind it. that will be trailing behind it so there's a chance we can see some localized flooding, especially in areas prone to that. right down 95 fredericksburg up to woods bridge and approaching the beltway this is heavy rain. it will continue sliding to the north and east. there you see the motion, it's moving into the district. then areas north up through baltimore and then continuing to slide away. but that won't be until later on today. now, the flash flood watch for the district that continues down into parts of virginia, across 95. much of maryland here, one to two inches of rain possible. never drive through flooded roadways. so now we're looking at 2:30. the heavy rain continues. we're looking at it through much of the area and then we quickly by the evening commute start to se

now, the nats play tonight at 7:00 p.m. i think a lot of this rain will be out of here. don't be surprised if there's a delay, but there you see as we get closer to the evening hours and the late night hours things are going to be drying up and improving. rainfall through i would say the late afternoon hours today, anywhere from one to two inches, maybe more as we see more heavy rain move in. again, this is one thing which is causing us to have that flash flood watch. temperatures only around 70 degrees right now. for today, a high of only 78 degrees. tomorrow we're much drier. 82. and we stay dry through thursday and friday. well, disney now is facing a lawsuit after a mother says they tracked her child online. >> how they plan to fig back agahtin

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bags, even people went flying from a very scary situation aboard a flight to philadelphia. >> passengers and flight attendants were hurt when severe turbulence rocked the plane. >> medic 37 -- >> the plane was coming from greece and it was able to land safely in philly the other night. some show coffee right there that was splattered on the white ceiling of the plane and others

tarmac once it touched down. >> the thought that went through my mind, when a plane goes down this is what it feels like. >> reporter: american airlines says that three passengers and seven flight attendants were hurt and taken to the hospital. the seat belt light was on, but not everybody had their seat belts on. the climate change is shifting the jet streams and increasing the risk of turbulence in the air. biotech company in d.c. may help you treat jet lag. vonda is studying a drug whether melatonin can treat the condition. they're studying the effects when a person travels five to eight time zones. several studies have been approved but the results won't be published for quite a while. so some new developments on a lawsuit that involves the popular children app thatas

a mother is suing disney and is accusing them of selling their children's actions to companies. >> the disney princesses -- >> reporter: this morning disney is under fire. accused of unlawfully tracking children through online apps like its princess palace pets game. amanda rushing a mother in san francisco claims in a lawsuit that disney used dozens of apps to collect personal information about kids without parental consent. according to court documents, the entertainment giant then sells the data to advertisers, violating the suit claims a federal law protecting children's online privacy. known as copa. >> it's a particular problem with children and apps because we have decided that children under 13 shouldn't be subject to this kind of data collection. for the most part because they're innocent. >> reporter: the

identifiers to track information such as the child's location and internet habit, information which could be used to create a valuable profile for advertisers. >> virtually all apps do this kind of data collection. they have to make money somehow, they all make money by collecting data and selling it. >> reporter: disney wrote, disney has a robust cop pa compliance program. the complaint is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of cop pa principles and we look forward to defending this action in court. >> match your tasty treat. >> reporter: concerned parents should set a password so kids can download apps by themselves. read the app's policy for selling to advertisers. if you're not satisfied check to see if there's a way to opt out of the data collection policies. >> if you're not paying for the product then your kids arehe

product. >> reporter: something parents may not want in this digital age. for "today," tammy liter. this morning, we have the story behind a video. >> it all started as a scenic drive through the mountains, but and ended up testing one man's will to live. >> this is mick. i'm leaving this message hopefully nobody else has to see this. >> reporter: he recorded himself stranded in the desert in arizona. the temperatures were in the triple digits and all he had was this. a cooler with a bottle of water, two beers, a sandwich and chips. ohman said he couldn't realized his body was shutting down because of his heat so he taped a good-bye to his family. >> that was very emotional for me. you know, i was trying to keep my head about my the whole time. but when i heard myself starting to say that i choked up. it was tough. >> did you think that this mi

>> oh, yeah. man, absolutely. >> well, he spent two nights in his car here before venturing out to find help. he eventually ran into a dirt bike rider who called for help. ohman said he's so thankful his story did not have a different outcome. >> sure his family is as well. 11 minutes away from the noon hour. we are going to get a final check on the forecast on this weather alert day when "news4 midday" continues. >> don't forget, you can watch "ellen" right here on nbc4. today the comedian is catching up with jason

it's august so it may seem a ways away, but before you know it it will be winter. we're working for you with some home projects you can start now before all that cold arrives and causes a real problem. check your siding for cracks, separation or damage and patch up any open spots. make sure your windows are effectively sealed with weather-stripping. if you have noticed any leaks in your roof from any of the rain we have received, make sure you get those patched up right away. inspect your chimney and fireplace to see if it needs to be professionally cleaned as well.

michigan. they plan to build a research and development center in state to be close to the auto industry. the "detroit free press" said michigan's governor said he spoke with foxconn's chairman. the reports come less than two weeks after foxconn announced it would invest $10 billion in a new factory in wisconsin. speaking of apple it's reportedly planning to release an apple watch that can make calls later this year. currently the watch has to be connected to the iphone to send a message or stream music. reports say that major u.s. wireless carriers plan to sell the new device, but it's unclear whether you have to buy a separate data plan. with your cnbc morning report i'm landon dowdy. a lot of banks offer overdraft protection. you can wind up paying more in fees. susan hogan has some ways to

>> reporter: we have overdraft protection to help us avoid that embarrassing moment when we purchase something and we don't have enough funds in our account, but now consumer reports said there's a way to avoid the overdraft fees and also not have overdraft protection. overdraft fees can range from annoying to painful for instance with wells fargo and bank of america, they're $35. pnc charges $36. collecting overdraft fees is good business for banks generating an estimated $33 billion a year. >> that's big money. at least two large banks have been accused of using deceptive practices to get you to sign up. don't be pressured in getting the protection. it's not mandatory. >> reporter: consumer reports said you're better off declining altogether. one study

than $20 a month. sign up for text and e-mail alerts that flag low balances and link it to a savings account which can cover short falls for free or a small fee. >> we recognize signing up for mobile banking apps that you can check your balance before you make that purchase. >> reporter: that way you'll know before you swipe if you've got enough cash to cover the charge. if you do get charged an overdraft fee, most will waive one or two of your fees. but if you're noticing this is happening often, you may want to actually take a look at your budget. i'm susan hogan. news4. the solar eclipse might mess with your google maps. a professor at georgia tech said it can impact the signals to and from your gps. a layer of the earth's atmosphere is expected to change for the day. the eclipse could also affect radio stations. it's almost here. two

storm team 4 will give you coverage. time now to get our final check on the forecast. >> you know what's keeping an eye to the sky. and it's a gloomy one right now. it's sheena parveen. >> it is gloomy. we hope it won't look like this the day of the eclipse. of course we'll update you as we get closer. we have a lot of heavy rain, moving into the district a lot of heavy rain in charles county. moving into prince george's county. alexandria, moving through the beltway up into washington. this is going to continue to head to the north and northeast. future weather here, 2:30 this afternoon, still looking at some areas of heavy rainfall. we have the flash flood watch in effect, so we could see a few inches of rain falling in a few spots. 5:00, this will come to the end and winding down around the evening commute today. good news for the nats game though, because after about 5:00 p.m. it doesn't look like we'll get anything heavy at that point. we'll start to dry out overnight and into to

periods of rain, some heavy with embedded thunderstorms. temperatures only stay in the 70s with the rain around and the cloud cover. tomorrow will be much drier. 82 degrees. wednesday and thursday look really good. dry conditions, sunny next rain chance comes friday afternoon and evening. possibly into saturday, but again, we will be watching your weekend forecast very closely. just stay dry today. >> thanks. we're about a month away from football. now, the washington redskins have been practicing for weeks. soon they'll get to put their skills to the test. this thursday night is the first preseason game. the team is taking a trip up 95 to baltimore to face the ravens and you can watch it right here on nbc4. and then stay tuned for the primetime premiere of "snl's" weekend update. of course news4 at 11:00. >> sounds like a pretty solid lineup. >> i can't believe we're a month away from real football. amazing. t

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