and is she or isn't she? we have the national zoo's latest panda pregnancy update. we'll get to all the stories in a minute. but first, breaking news out of london. >> chris lawrence at the live desk with details. chris, what's going on? >> eun, aaron, something exploded on a london subway train. it sent a fireball shooting through the train. right now the authorities have declared this a terrorist incident. take a look at this picture. this is a white bucket on the floor of the train. you can see flames and what look like wires coming out of it. it was left in a plastic bag near the rear of the train and authorities say this homemade device debt naded at the height of rush hour. london is about five hours ahead of us. thousands were coming into the city for the morning commute. want to take you to pictures from the scene as paracs

responders descended on this subway system. we have heard witnesses say they saw several people hurt, covered in blood. they say they heard a flash and a bang on the tube line. some passengers are said to have suffered some facial burns. others were hurt in the rush to get out. apparently this detonated just as the train was pulling into the station. people rushed to get out of exits. people in the station were trying to get out and there were some people trampled in that rush to escape. back here with the live desk, we can tell you that the prime minister is going to convene an emergency meeting of national security officials to talk about this incident. that will be coming up in a few hours. we'll stay on top of the story for you. eun, back to you. >> chris lawrence, thanks. we'll keep checking in with chris for the latest on this developing story. now we want to help you get your friday started on time. >> in a few minutes, we'll talk to molette green checking out a hidden gem. many of you have told us

enjoy a quick breakfast outside of the home. let's find out about the roads and your forecast on this friday. >> wtop's jack taylor is standing by along with somara theodore in for sheena this morning. >> chuck bell is outside. because that's where we like to put him early in the morning. >> outstanding in my field you might say. i've been going through my twitter feeds and i retweeted something from nasa. the kissena space -- is into the planet of saturn and they showed the pictures on the final descent. the it's been flying to saturn for 20 years. check out my twitter feed at chuck bell 4. you can see the cool nasa pictures. low to mid-60s around here. it's going to be a fantastic day to be outside today. no more than an

mid-830s. like we like to say in forecasting, somara, the trend is your friend, especially if you like warm weather. >> indeed i do. let's take a look right now at the commuter forecast. this should say friday, not tuesday. as we head throughout the day, temperatures going to rise to the upper 80s. a good commute this morning. this afternoon, 20% chance of rain. i'm not banking on it. temperatures into the mid-80s. wait until you see the weekend forecast. stick around for that. for now, let's see how the roads are doing. jack? >> we got a hiccup, unfortunately, riding into newington on 95 northbound. the activity after the fairfax county parkway. blocked a right lane in the main lanes. this could cause early slowdowns out of lorton. hyattsville out of -- all lanes blocked off from the overnight crash. rail

malfunction at l'enfant plaza. northbound on route 1, you may be down to one lane getting by described by callers as a broken manhole cover. more details coming up. aaron, eun, back to you. you've seen these pictures for the past three years. take a look here. family and friends hoped and prayed that jacob and sarah hoggle would come home. they've confirmed that their mother has been charged with their murders. >> justin finch is live at the courthouse in rockville with more on what's happening today. justin? >> reporter: eun, aaron, good morning. as you mentioned, for those holding out hope now a very sad term. sources telling us that catherine hoggle's children who have been missing for three years will be indicted and charged with their murders

you may remember seeing her face. this is a significant development because now she's moving closer to trial, which is also a significant development because she's spent the last few years in a psychiatric hospital after being found mentally unfit to stand trial. now the mystery surrounding her children continues to grow. where is 3-year-old sarah and 2-year-old jacob. no one seems to know. she has yet to tell authorities where they are. of course, past efforts to find them have turned up nothing. it trns out that her initial charges were misdemeanors and set to expire today. the sources also telling us that in just a matter of hours, this afternoon, she will face that indictment for her children's murder in district court today. back to you in the studio. >> justin, thank you. developing this morning, we're learning more about the final moments of laura wallen's life. it is

last night police confirmed how the pregnant teacher was killed. news 4's chris lawrence is in the newsroom with more. such a sad ending, chris. >> you said it, eun. wallen was shot in the back of the head. detectives say the man who pulled the trigger was her boyfriend and the father of her unborn child. investigators think tyler tessier weaved an elaborate web of lie toss cover up the crime. the nine-day search started at wallen's home and ended in a field in damascus. chopper 4 was over the shallow grave where she was found. tessier was living a double life. he asked her father for permission to marry her despite being engaged to another woman. am police say right before her death, wallen learned that she wasn't the only woman in tessier's life. you can go to the nbc washington app. we've posted the text message that wal

it is seven minutes after the hour. for the second time in just a few weeks, north korea launched a ballistic missile over japan. the u.n. security council will have a meeting today. in a quick show of force, south korea responded with a test of its own. japan called it a dangerous, provocative action. the aftermath of hurricane irma. fema is expected to give a response at 8:so. this comes after president trump toured a southwest florida neighborhood damaged by hurricane irma. look at all the devastation. residents helping in an outdoor lunch line. the president said we're with florida 100%. >> we are learning more about the people who died at a south florida nursing home.

among those. there's a criminal investigation under way after their deaths were discovered on wednesday. meanwhile, up to 64 nursing homes in florida are still without full power. very upsetting and concerning there. >> 6:08 is our time right now. we live in an area with so much culture and history. you don't have to go far. >> molette green is at the airport cafe. would you say you have top flight food? >> reporter: taking it a whole new level. people in this area, they know about this place. the airport cafe. they talk about the food and the view. we've got chopper 4 hovering above. they gas up here, chopper 4 gases up here and they do eat here at the airport cafe. george in the pilot's seat told us that, too. this is what the airport cafe is all about. this experience that you get. dan johnson is a

customer, eats here just about every day. what's good on the menu for you? >> well, i like the veggie omelette. but i sneak a couple sticks of bacon in there and then i'm very happy. >> yummy. how did all of this happen? we're going to talk to the owner about this experience that she offers her customers every single day. that's coming up next. i like the way he thinks. need a little bacon. >> no more veggie omelettes. molette, we'll check back in with you. thank you. 6:09. one of the national zoos panda, mei xiang had people wondering whether she was expecting another little cub. zoo officially announced, not this time. she's not pregnant after all. she's artificially inseminated twice in may after keeping a close eye on her in recent weeks, the zoo panda team thought her hormones and behavior indicated she may have had a successful pregnancy. >> not to be this go around. >> you have to wait until the very

>> checked however they checked. found her hormone levels were back to normal. the panda house has been closed. they'll reopen it tomorrow. >> she might. >> panda wave. little paw. >> bei bei will be there too. the third cub. they're in china. 6:10 right now. >> the mystics versus ed sheeran. they're fighting hard to stay in the semis. how he's making their comeback even tougher. if you're looking for something to do this weekend, h street, the festival going on. temperatures in the mid-50s tomorrow for that. slight chance of showers. overall, it will fare on the perfect side downtown. we'll have more on your forecast for today. stick around. getting breaking news about chelsea manning's future. the job she's already lost

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exercise went wrong. alexander did he lit a was killed on thursday at ft. bragg, north carolina. the cause of the death is still under investigation. this week alone, two soldiers have been killed and more than 20 others injured in military training accidents. today, family and friends will remember comedian and civil rights activist dick gregory. there will be a private family viewing at howard university. he was a beloved figure in washington. he was on the mural at ben's chili bowl. there he was for the revealing. on sunday, there will be a march from howard university to the restaurant in gregory's honor. he died last month at the age of 84. we're following breaking news and a new development about chelsea manning. harvard invited her to be a visiting fellow. now the school revoked its invitation and a dean is apologizing. the sudden reversal is a direct reaction to the

you yesterday. a former acting director of the cia resigned because of her. he couldn't work with someone who leaked u.s. secrets. she was a former analyst who gave information to wikileaks. president obama pardoned her earlier this year. it's 6:16. new this morning, instead of what happened. we're seeing what could have been. take a look at this. the new yorker put out this cover after hillary clinton's book, what happened, came out this week. the magazine says this is what it had planned if she had won the election. it shows her standing in the oval office. it's called the first. after president trump won, it used an image called the wall instead. as you can imagine, a lot of reaction to this image in social media. well, it has great food, especially breakfast. our favorite meal. >> all day long. want to go back to the airport cafe in gaithersburgre

this morning. molette, tell us what this place is all about. >> reporter: people at the airport cafe rave about the food and what they can experience. they see the planes taking off and landing. chopper 4 is about to land. look at that. we're just steps away from runway here. how cool is that here at the airport cafe. you marvel at it. look at the folks here watching all of that happen. the owner is laura kerwin. you've owned the airport cafe for several years. why are you here as the owner and you don't even like to fly, laura? look at this. >> it's pretty funny, isn't it? i looked for a place to buy, a great restaurant. it happened to be at the airport. even though i don't fly, watching the planes come and go all day long is so much fun. >> on any given day, you can see tons of takeoffs and landings. >> when the weather is nice, they will fly all day long. small planes, jets, everything.

>> chopper 4 right there just landing. that was a beautiful landing, was it not? back in to you guys. >> it better be. it's on tv, right? >> molette, we've seen the chopper. you've talked about the food. are you going to get in a plane this morning? >> reporter: we've got something special coming up live from inside the cockpit of a plane. i promise you. it's going to be beautiful. i know. pray for me, eun. >> i'm praying for you, girl. i'm looking forward to it. better you than me. thank you, molette. see you soon. >> reporter: isn't that cool seeing the plane and the chopper land. >> she didn't say whether she's flying it. >> either way. the only real way to fly. i went to an air show years ago. is an open cockpit biplane. this is the most fun you can have. leather helmet and the goggles on. it was so

reason. >> and the firm ground. >> and the outdoors to enjoy. a lot of great things going on. the andrews air show is coming up. that's absolutely free. they don't fly biplanes out there, i don't believe. they have the f-18s and cool stuff. the other thing you can do, if you want to see me tomorrow, you can join me for the first annual best in shaw dog show. if you want more nflgs, go to shaw dog show.com. there's prize money, up to as much as 750 bucks. you can enter online or come in and register tomorrow. the festivity start at 9:00 a.m. the best in shaw dog show. outside a little bit of early morning color starting to show up. sun is not up until 6:50 this morning. still a little ways to go. as our days get ever shorter. the autumnal equinox, just over a week away.

going to be a hurricane again, jose is trying to get a little closer to the east coast of the united states. we'll probably see the clouds and feel some breeziness that from in the tuesday time frame of early next week. for now, not worried too much. the radar scanning the skies, finding a lot of nothing this morning. there will be a chance later on in the day of a popcorn shower or two. rain chances only about 20% for today and tomorrow. afternoon temperatures today upper 730s to low and mid-80s. a great day to be outside. took one from the braves after losing the first two. tonight the dodgers are in town for the beginning of a three-game series at nats ballpark. if you're headed to the beach this weekend, good idea. today, tomorrow and sunday all really nice from ocean city to rehobo rehoboth. enjoy t. >> low to mid-80s, today tomorrow and sunday. an isolated shower chance can't be ruled out. mother nature will n

your weekend plans. >> excellent. thank you for that, sir. you'll find in zaalexandria may have trouble spots. a broken manhole cover. one left lane gets by. hopefully this can get rectified quickly. crash in newington northbound near the fairfax county -- will cause a little bit of a rubber necking delay. better news, riggs road reopened from the overnight crash. all travel lanes now just opened. back to you. jack, thank you. a rough night on broadway for bette midler. >> the singer slips mid show. what she's saying about the fall that stopped her performance in its tracks. ♪ >> from

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>> hopefully that's the hope. if the series goes to a game 4, little bit of a problem. there's a soldout ed sheeran concert scheduled at the capital one arena. >> that means the mystics have to play at the mcdonough arena. it seats only 2500 people. verizon center -- shoot i did that. the capital one -- >> it's going to take me a little bit. >> phone calls from the people over there. get the name right. capital one center. >> capital one arena. >> alex ovechkin will be sidelined from the world stage coming up. why he won't be playing in the olympics this year. looking for something to do this weekend. head out to prince george's county. that's where you can find the joint base andrews air force air show. looking spectacular as far as the weather goes. temperatures in the mid-80s tomorrow. i think when the show starts, it will be a smooth ride. >> reporter: a lot of

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we begin at 6:30 with that breaking news out of london. there was some kind of explosion on a subway. we just found out 18 people are in the hospital. >> no one has died in the incident. police are treating this as a terrorist incident at this point. you're looking at a photo from a man who said he believes this is what sparked the blast. we also have live pictures coming in from london. people were evacuated from the parsons green station. the subway service there has been suspended at this point. chris lawrence is following all of this from the live desk. we'll get an update from him in a minute. right now, we want to get a check of the forecast and the commute. chuck bell as a look at the weekend forecast and then somara theodore and wtop's jack taylor as well. >> chuck, how it feeling? >> tweeting out a picture of the

vanishing venus in our sky. vanishing because the sun is getting ready to come up. there's a live picture from the city camera. not up yet. sunrise at 6:50. our friends and neighbors in falling waters, west virginia. 58 degrees in your backyard. 67 at national airport. the daily grade is a good one today. a-plus weather on a friday. today's high 84 degrees. rain chances today very low but not completely zero. it's not likely that rain will interfere with your friday plans. what about the weekend? let's go inside to somara and how she's doing on a friday morning. >> i'm doing great. looking ahead to the weekend, it's not a bad one. i'm going to say something similar. we're going to be seeing the chances for rain very low heading to your saturday and sunday. 85 degrees for a high on saturday. 83 on sunday. a good amount of sunshine. few clouds moving in and out. overall, i think it's a great weekend ahead for the air show in prince george's county. the h street festival. so much goi

for right now, let's get a check of the roads. jack, how is it looking? >> somara, we had our hiccup on newington northbound. it's been safely moved to the right shoulder. our delays are back in woodbridge. the flashing lights always cause a slowdown. alexandria, northbound on route 1 after sherwood hall lane. manhole cover was destroyed. only the left lane getting by. authorities can hopefully replace it. >> chopper 4 is giving us a live look on 270. not too bad to the lane divide. at 370 looking south to the red light. just taillights, not brake lights. not bad at all. back to you. jack taylor for us this morning. thanks. north korea fired another ballistic missile, this time over japan. >> chris lawrence is bringing us up to date at the live desk. what's going on there? >> this flew farther than any other missile the north has fired. slightly longer than between north korea's capital

it is the second aggressive test flight over an american allies territory in less than a month. it comes a couple weeks after the north conducted its most powerful nuclear test. south korea immediately responded by carrying out a ballistic missile test of its own. while u.s. officials are asking that russia and china do more to reign them in. kim jong un said you can impose whatever you want, they can last a hundred years to a thousand, we'll continue our test. you want to keep it here on nbc. the "today" show will have more on this in a little bit. >> defiant messages there. we're working for you this morning. the pregnant teacher whose body was found in a damascus field was shot to death. laura wallen was shot in the back of her head. her boyfriend, tyler tessier was arrested for her death. prosecutors say he was leading a

that may have been his motive. today, catherine hoggle will appear in court. sources confirm that she has been charged with two counts of murder for the deaths of her children, sarah and jacob. hoggle was the last person seen with the kids in september of 2014. she had faced several charges, including child neglect but was not competent to stand trial. dozens of events may impact how you get around d.c. this weekend. >> megan mcgrath is working on the national mall with the closures you need to know about. megan, it's going to get quite busy down there. >> reporter: yeah. we have a lot of different events. big crowds expected. many of those things are happening in the area around the national mall. you would expect that the smithsonian metro would be the choice for getting around. not so. for security reasons, law enforcement asked fwor the station to be closed. we'll see a lot of road closures in the area.

also a section of independence avenue and a lot of other roads in that area. now, what's going on? one of the big events is being billed as the mother of all rallies. president trump supporters will dpaer at st. 12th and the national mall and will rally from there. another event, another rally. a group called the juggalos, they are fans of a rock rap group called the insane clown posse. they're upset that the fbi labeled them a gang. they're going to be protesting on saturday as well starting around the lincoln memorial. lots going on and it's going to be all hands on deck for the police. >> events going on -- we're working on saturday and they'll be working 12-hour shifts. we'll have plenty of cops here to handle what we need to handle. >> reporter: police are not expecting any problems. everything should be peaceful. but we have a number of street festivals. there's a nats game. just a lot going

>> megan mcgrath live on the nag al ma national mall. we gave you the heads-up. 6 cloud cov:36. president trump signed a declaration condemning -- he urged the -- it also calls on the justice department to quote, use all resources available to improve data collection on hate crimes. in a statement, the president said americans oppose hatred, bigotry and racism in all forms. in just a few hours, free tickets will be handed out for the star studded concert for charlottesville scheduled for september 24th. dave matthews, justin timberlake and pharrell headline. the tickets are only going to be given to uva students and people who live in the counties that neighbor the city of charlottesville. 6:36 now. he's arguably the best player in hockey. but he is not playing in the upcoming winter olympics. now, alex

he released a lengthy statement yesterday after the international ice hockey federation assured the nhl that players under contract would would not be able to play in the games. here's part of what he said. me, my teammates and all players who want to go all lose. so do all the fans of hockey with this decision that we are not allowed to be invited. he goes on to say the nhl players in the olympics is good for hockey and good for olympics and that he hopes that he'll be able to play later on in 2022. so we'll see if there are any changes in the upcoming olympics. bette midler's name is likely in your news feed this morning. she's singing out about a broadway blooper that almost stopped the entire show. molette is out at the airport cafe. look at you, molette. you made it into the plane. >> oh, yes. as you can see, i'm inside the plane here. h

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breaking news. this is in london where a terror investigation is under way. >> 18 people hurt in an explosion on a subway in the station there. we're going to check back in with chris lawrence at the live desk next. >> reporter: two toddlers missing now for three years. their mother set to appear in montgomery county district court he's our pediatrician, dr. ralph northam.

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another terror attack in london. >> a lot of information coming in. a bright spot too, chris, is that right? >> no one has life-threatening injuries from what police are calling a terrorist incident. we've also learned that they're now saying this came from a homemade bomb. an improvised explosive device. as the morning has gone on, we've heard about people catching fire running to get off the train. you're looking at a photo from a man who thinks this is the device that sparked the blast. look at that. it was a bucket with some sort of wires poking out of it. police, paramedics, firefighters, a haz-mat team all responded to this. we saw officers on the tracks and people being walked away. i just heard from a woman who lives next to the tube station who said she was taking her son out to walk him to school

she heard people screaming from the station. hustled him back inside. sort of really brings it home what this was like in that heart of london. right in the heart of rush hour. eun. >> so upsetting. chris, what kind of reaction are we getting about this incident? >> actually, we just heard from london's mayor. he said, "the city will never be intimidated or defeated by terrorism" and he utterly condemns the hideous individuals who attempt to uset terrorism t harm us. >> they'll be having a meeting in a couple of hours. >> chris lawrence, thank you. you have seen these pictures over the past three years. family and friends hoped and prayed that sarah and jacob hoggle would come home. their mother, catherine, has been charged with their murders. >> justin finch is live at the courthouse in rockville with more on what's happening today.

it has been three long years since anyone has seen the hoggle children. their mother, catherine, has been the focus from the very start. our sources now telling us sheila peer in montgomery county district court where she will be indicted and charged with their murder. you may recall she was facing several charges, including neglect. you might be wondering what the holdup was. we're told it was largely due to her mental health. she has spent the past teu years in a psychiatric happen and was thought to be unable to stand trial. the question, will this help find 3-year-old sarah and 2-year-old jacob. that is not yet clear. we're told that hoggle was giving conflicting stories about their whereabouts. she was the last one reported seen with them. you might remember all the searches and stuff like that. authorities say that turned up nothing and so far she has said nothing. also, timing very key in this case. our sources say that the misdemeanor charges thate

we're also hearing she is due in district court here in rockville this afternoon. back to you in the studio. >> justin finch live in rockville, thank you. 6:49 now. developing this morning, we now know how laura wallen was killed. montgomery county police say the pregnant teacher was shot in the back of the head. her boyfriend and the father of her unborn child pulled the trigger. prosecutors say tyler tessier was living a double life. he asked laura's father for his permission to marry her despite being engaged to another woman already. >> he has been deceiving and lying the entire existence. he is a monster and a liar. >> police say they have suspected tessier's involvement in wallen's disappearance from the beginning. the judge ordered tessier held without bond yesterday. police say right before her death,

life. in the nbc washington app, we've posted the text message wallen sent the other woman. search lawyura wallen. fema expected to give an update on the response to hurricane irma. >> president trump greeted residents and helped out in an outdoor lunch line. he said the federal government is with florida, quote, 100%. broadway icon bette midler lived out the saying the show must go on. if anyone can do it, she can. the actress fellow owe. >> she said you don't own me. >> last night's performance of hello dolly. she took to twitter assuring her fans she is okay. mid letter said you may hear i was in a little accident on stage tonight. two set pieces collided. i had to make a run for it and i fell. but i'm fine. >> there was ain

wings. >> the 71-year-old has been receiving praise. >> you have somara laughing too. >> for her role in this broadway classic. taking home the 2017 award. she's 71 and still killing it on the stage. amazing. >> headed for the beach after this. >> 6:51 your time. >> save us, chuck. please. >> definitely the rose of the anchor desk is eun. >> jose out in the western atlantic. the only reason i bring it up, the future track of the storm remains a bit in question. potentially by tuesday, wednesday time frame of next week, it might only be about 150 miles or so off the eastern shore of maryland and the delaware shore. we have to keep a close eye on this. doesn't look like it's going to be making a u.s. strike. but any time you have a named storm in the atlantic, you got to take care of it. outside, there you go. sunrise just now coming up over

what is going to be a beautiful friday. temperatures in the mid to upper 60s. going to be a nice day. 84 today is only a slight chance for a shower. here's future weather to help you plan it out. not a big threat for rain today. but a stray shower or two between 2:00 and 5:00. a possibility. high school football games tonight should be all dry by then. then about your ten-day forecast, it is going to be warm through the weekend. 84 today. 85 tomorrow. 83 sunday with an outside chance for a shower each day. warmer than average all weekend. let's go to jack taylor at wtop. >> hey, chuck. if you're riding on 123 toward lake chain bridge, a crash. car versus a dump truck. never a good combination. 95 northbound, early delays out of dale city towards newington. it's long since been moved to the shoulder. chopper 4 was checking for us. 29 southbound down near tech road in silver spring. i think all the lanes are open. but there was ain

everybody is out of roadway. at least there, we're in good shape. aaron, eun, back to you. >> jack, thank you. it's 5:53. i'm sorry. 6:53. we have to get back to molette green. we're working for you with this hidden gem in montgomery county. >> she is at the airport cafe. i'm sorry, she's in a cockpit right now. what is going on, molette? >> what is going on? >> oh, my goodness. this is why the airport cafe is such a -- it's on the runway. then we're going -- [ inaudible ] [ inaudible ] >> we're having trouble hearing molette. >> the aircraft is so loud. >> keep the picture. she's taking off from the gaithersburg airport. she was at the airport cafe. a nice hidden gem in gaithersburg. >> you look comfortable in there, molette. looking fine. >> enjoying the

>> the barrel rolls or something. >> the loop did he loop. >> the airport cafe is cool. you can have pancakes and then get in the plane. >> somara, i'm going to be eating the breakfast and watching from a safe distance. there we are. >> some of the folks there at the cafe up early with us this morning. they're normally up early eating there. not a lot of people know about this cafe. it's on the runway essentially at the gaithersburg airport. >> so cool. >> good view of the sunrise there. >> yeah. >> i'm going to tell you, i'm knot getting in that plane. >> you're in more danger driving to the airport than in the plane. >> i know this logically. but i don't know. >> i'd do it. >> you would do it. >> in a minute. >> molette, thank you for teepg us about this nice hidden gem there in montgomery county. the airport cafe. please lord god help her get back to the

shiemt she does have a parachute on, right? >> oh, my goodness. it's now 6:55. it's friday. four things to know before you head out the door. two rallies take place on the national mall tomorrow. organizers are already calling one of them the mother of all rallies. it's organized by supporters of donald trump. at the same time, a group called the juggalos will march through d.c. you can find road closure information in the nbc washington app. we now know how laura wallen was killed. montgomery county police say the pregnant teacher was shot in the back of the head. her boyfriend, tyler tessier pulled the trigger. more on his motive in the nbc washington app. catherine hoggle will appear in court today. sources say she has been charged with two counts of murder for the deaths of her children, sarah and jacob. breaking news alerts when the hearing begins. police confirmed that explosion in the

system and they say it was a terror attack. a makeshift bomb blew up a train apparently on train we should say. no one was hurt. no one has died. the "today" show will have more on in right after this broadcast. we also want to let you know, this weekend, fun to be had here. can have fun at an awesome show this weekend. the joint base andrews air show will be going on. high-powered military planes. the thunderbirds going to be there. it opens to the public tomorrow. the whole thing is free. >> spectacular. >> all right. weather is going to be great today. if you're going down, the dodgers are in town for a weekend series in the nationals. first pitch at 7:05. a great night for baseball. if you are beach bound for your weekend, today, tomorrow and sunday. awesome beach weather. ocean temperature still 72 degrees. you can totally get in that.

week. potentially next weekend. >> chuck, thank you. that is the broadcast this morning. appreciate you waking up with us. the "today" show is next. take a live look at molette green up in the air. look at that. >> i think her eyes are closed, though? >> she's probably praying. >> that's right. there you go. enjoy your day and your weekend. >> i could watch this all day. poor molette. make it a great friday everybody.

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