we're talking about a big weather change. i can feel it already. do you know what i mean? finally. no more 90s. do you think it's the end though? >> i hope so. >> i thought it was the end the labor day but it came back. >> within a month, over a month between 90-degree days and now three out of last four have been above 90 degrees. really unusual for this deep into the month of september. the latest 90 on record is october 11th. just a little bit of room to run. temperaturewise, under a partly cloudy sky this morning. we have dropped into the 70s. that's really not that cool at all. it will be a breezy day today. it will be a lot cooler really tonight and tomorrow. saturday and sunday morning, some chilly starts and sweater weather for sunday. but not this morning. 79 in annapolis right now. 79 washington. 72 in the shenandoah valley. a mild start. near 80

a gusty northwest wind, jack taylor, means you have to hang on to the wheel in the high-profile vehicles. >> we'll take that. no worries, no issues. unfortunately, we have major delays building on branch avenue headed northbound. our crash after brandy wine road has one right lane getting by. it has caused sizable early delays. riding towards germantown on ridge road, 27, headed southbound at the intersection with 355, montgomery county authorities are with our crash. two left lanes are blocked. stay right to get by. also use caution on that stretch of 355 southbound. at loudoun county, eastbound at hillsborough road -- under police direction here. jarks thank you. 6:01 right now. the founder of playboy magazine, hugh hefner, has died. the messages in his honor are pouring in online right now. >> some of the words we're seeing. a

a legend. new this morning, people are leaving tributes at the playboy mansion where he died. you're looking at flowers on the gate of the mansion. hefner, whom many called hef, was 91 years old. >> spepeople say he ushered in sexual revolution in the 1960s and was known for lavish parties he threw and the lifestyle he lived. his son cooper said his father defined playboy's lifestyle and ethos. >> playboy made headlines last year when it released a firstish up with no nudity. a month later it went back to publishing nude photos. terrifying moments for parents when they heard an active shooter was in the same building as their children's preschool. you can see in the video, police responded in full force. >> yesterday, a man shot himself inside an office building in fairfax. it also houses a preschool. as news 4's justin finch

but for parents, the entire situation was traumatic. >> what a scare for those moms and dads yesterday. no doubt they are holding their children close this morning. because right behind us there, that's your children's preschool. falls church mer field. if you look on the fourth floor, that's where police say that shooting took place on wednesday afternoon just scarily close to their children down below. those children were among the hundreds evacuated wednesday afternoon. the school inside this office building on gatehouse road off of gallows road here. fairfax county police got the children to luther jackson middle school where they were returned to their parents. that's also where we met a father who talks about a frantic phone call that he got from his wife wednesday afternoon. >> it was my wife. she was trying to pib ck up the

perfect. >> you're stunned. you know, you don't expect this to happen. obviously in the building where your son's school is. >> fairfax officials say that shooting appears to be isolated to that fourth floor up there. that daycare is safely down below from that. no children were hurt and that building is clear to open today. in merrifield, i'm justin finch. back to you. >> justin, thank you. it's 6:04. this morning, a woman is suing massage envy after she says her therapist went too far. this fallout comes from the string of alleged sexual assaults at massage envy locations in maryland and the district. news 4 broke the story last week. four women say they were assaulted by the same massage therapist. the lawsuit names massage envy, the owners of it on wisconsin avenue and the therapist facing charges. she's suing for $25 million in

that engulfed the ecuadorian -- yesterday morning. it took 125 firefighters about two hours to get these flames under control. we know two firefighters went to the hospital. they did not have serious injuries. investigators say the fire appears to be accidental. while you were sitting in traffic on the beltway, a member of the president's cabinet was flying on a private plane. the president says he is not happy with the health and human services secretary, tom price. politico first reported that price spent half a million dollars of taxpayer money using private jets since may. sources even say that though the president is upset, he doesn't plan to fire price. 6:05. today the metro board will meet and at the top of the agenda, it's riders safety. according to the news partners at wtop, documents shows that metro's reporting system and overall safety goals have not been fully achieved yet.

metro's reporting system was launched four years ago and supposed to identify critical safety. we know now who the nats will take on in the first rounds of the playoffs. the world champion chicago cubs. >> let the celebration begin! the chicago cubs are n.l. central champions once again. >> the cubs took on the cardinals in st. louis last night and came out victorious. you can see here clinching the title and ready to take on the nats. playoff tickets for the nats go on sale today. they'll be back at home on october 6th and 7th. if there's a game 5 in the series, they'll be back again on october 12th. mark your calendars. i have my calendar marked. very exciting. i really want them to win the whole thing. >> we're going to have lots of baseball over the next couple of weeks. >> can't wait. i love this time of the year. time now to help get you ready for halloween. we're working for you in the community this morning. ew

live in leesburg checking out the shock tober haunted house for you. see, molette. even with that name, i know it's too much for me. >> reporter: it is. it's a lot. it's a lot to handle. i only got a little bit of it. let me just establish where we are. this is paxton manor. it's a 140-year-old mansion. transformed into a professional haunted house. it's off route 15 near the outlet. i'm on the side of the house near the basement. i heard about killer clowns here. shocktober is a haunted house. a month long event. that's scary and it raises money for children and adults with special needs. so we're going to have the scary details coming up next. when we talk to the executive director of the nonprofit who depends on this event to help children. that's coming up next. >> molette, i'm

rescue you. those clowns are so creepy. i need to come get you. that is ridiculous. >> they don't know. they got the wrong one. >> calm, cool and collected. >> they move too fast, molette might take somebody out. >> seriously. good job, molette. >> did you see those clowns? >> i'll tell you. 6:08 right now. we all think about our commute being the worst around here sometimes. but now we have the facts to back up your argument. the details that may rethink your route to work. plus o.j. is getting out of jail. the timing on when he could be a free man. as you're about to walk outside, we have a mild and dry start. breezy and cooler this afternoon. as we go into the weekend, you might want your jacket. we have

a sad middle aged lady and grace. >> you guys have to wait for the punch line. you never know what jack is going to say. today is the day that one of our favorite shows returns after 11 years. will, grace, jack and karen are all back together again. with the return of will and grace to the nbc4, it's a great reason to celebrate, right? >> party time for sure. the celebration is all over social media. you're looking at a few tweets of excitement, one of which reads, when karen calls, you better answer. >> and news 4 is answering the call to celebrate with a viewing party for will and grace. tonight at lucky strike in northwest d.c. there will be food and exclusive difficult aways. >> a lot of our news 4 colleagues will be there. a little late for eun and i. we'll be there

the show starts at 9:00. >> even if you can't stay for the whole thing, you can come in and celebrate, be happy and go home and watch. >> exactly. it's 6:13 right now. sheena is here. >> hi. >> i am here. hey, guys. good morning. >> how are you? >> we've been talking about fall. >> i'm good. do you like the temperatures outside, eun? >> yes. >> it is changing. >> it is fall. i'm ready for some nice fall weather, too. >> i think a lot of people are ready for fall weather. head to pumpkin patches. a lot of people like to wait until the fall arrives. this morning, it's still mild. we're on the warm side of a cold front. 77 quantico. 72 leesburg. 79 in annapolis. wait until we go throughout the day. we will see a cooler weather pattern in place. by lunchtime, 77 degrees. breezy. 80 for a high today. very comfortable this evening. cooler weather in store for your weekend. we'll take a look at that forecast. let's head to jack taylor and wtop for a look at the roads. hey,

27 moving southbound at 355. the good news, unfortunately, this camera is frozen. good news, is everybody just pulled away. all the travel lanes are indeed open. branch avenue northbound. huh-uh. we still have a right lane getting by the scene of the accident. loudoun county authorities have traffic eastbound on route 9 at hillsboro road. >> thank you, jack. 6:14 our time now. >> o.j. simpson could be a free man in a few days. >> he's expected to be released on prison as early as monday. the 70-year-old has been in prison since 2008 for kidnapping and armed robbery. he was granted parole back in july. a rock climber died in a national park. >> dozens of people were on or near el capoten in yosemite national

the moments it happened. >> boy oh, boy aaron, this boulder was the size of an apartment building. the rock climber who shot the video says 100 feet wide by 100 feet high. >> number 6. >> he was on the face of a hill when the rock peeled off and came tumbling down. look to the middle of the screen. see all the white smoke from the impact as it ruffles down the hill. boulder shattered into thousands of pieces. killed one and injured a woman as well. park rangers helped to pull her out to get her to a hospital. pretty amazing stuff. aaron? >> unbelieve anl. chris at the live desk for us. thank you. this morning, you will not be able to use a new trail in northwest d.c. paid for by your tax dollars. the klingle valley trail will close at 7:00 a.m. for repairs. v-dot says it's repairing asphalt damaged by recent

earlier this month we showed you the erosion causing the pavement to crumble. after our report, they began to notify community groups that the damage would be fixed. the work will last until 7:00 tonight and that trail we know just opened back in june. this morning, we have the results of a new study that shows exactly where our traffic is the worst. we have ideas on this, right? depending where you're going. >> d.c., behind new york and l.a. on that list. so we're driving through some of the worst traffic hotspots in the country right now. the latest global traffic scorecard shows i-95 leads the way in delays, specifically between exit 133a in stafford county and the fairfax county parkw parkway. lost time and productivity. that stretch of road is followed by i-95 nor at exit 143 and the beltway at route 201 in maryland. researchers say these roads are costing all of us in terms of wasted

emissions sniem emissions. >> it depends where you go. there are times in the city. especially downtown during rush hour and the traffic circles, washington circle, dupont is tough. >> the southwest freeway. >> oh, yeah. >> i tried to get up here yesterday afternoon. >> you have to merge. goodness gracious. that's the one good thing about working these hours. we're getting deeper into the fall season. that means halloween and fall weather finally to go with it, right? >> many halloween -- for many, it means haunted houses and haunted forests. we're working for you in the community this morning. molette green is in leesburg trying out the shocktober haunted house for us. >> better you than me, molette. you know what i mean? >> i didn't know in place existed. you know what, i knew about the leesburg outlet not far away. but off route 15, you've got the paxton manor. a real life haunted

i'm in your house. the carver family was banished. they were kicked out of here for doing really bad things. and so this haunted house is the professional haunted house all for the month of october. you guys can come here and see some really scary things. there she is. janice carver. preschool teacher by day and a creepy 5-year-old by night. you can come through the house. all kinds of gimmicks and setups in here. raise money for a very good cause. this is a big fundraiser. melissa high seth is the executive director of the arc of loudoun. the nonprofit here that gets money and proceeds from this month-long event. tell me how you are able to serve children. this is for children and adults with special needs. >> absolutely. the arc of loudoun is a nonprofit that has a wide range

people with disabilities throughout their lifetime. this is our biggest fundraiser of the year with over 200 volunteers. all of the proceeds of this goes towards or programs for children with disabilities sniemts there are two attractions. you can come inside the house and be scared for a good cause or you can go into the basement where we saw the crazy clowns not too long ago. and all of this happening every friday, saturday and sunday starting this week through the month of october. we have a little graphic up there for you. eun, you might want to try it out. but i don't know. >> no, molette. just the music alone is making me nervous. do you know what i mean? i have to say i don't like being scared. the world is a scary place. >> nerves of steel for you. >> seriously. bravo. >> let me ask you while we have you -- >> to be quite -- >> go ahead. >> i was going to say, people want to take their kou

some of these things. i'd be jumping out of my skin. is this okay for young children? >> let me just put this disclaimer on it. they're saying it's pg-13. you have to make the best decision. little kids, no. but bigger kids, 13 and up, yeah, you probably can bring them. eun, i still hear you saying no. >> no. >> still popping up. >> same look. no way. >> carver family members. >> no way. >> molette, good luck. maybe we'll see you later. >> okay. >> same category of watching "it." >> why? >> for tv, we had to have the lights on to see. i have a funny feeling when it's haunted house, it's probably a lot darker. >> that adds to the scary factor. >> that adds to it. there's that place in orlds, last haunted house i went to. oh, my gosh, they take it

have a great hauptnted house around the area. i'll double dog dare you. i can go to the haunted house. i'll go twice. once for me and once more eun. outside, it is anything but cool, though. september this month has finished after a wet, cold start. it is finished out a very warm and dry month. we've only had .04 of an inch of rain since the 7 ft. three weeks in a row with hardly a drop in rainfall. we're almost 2 inches behind in rain for the month of september. three 90-degree days this week alone. now, temperatures for the month are 1.5 degrees above average. maria, the tropical air, the summertime, it was around that air mass from maria, it's being pushed out today. canadian weather muscle going to push the heat and humidity out of here. canada has taken over our weather pattern the next couple of days. you wouldn't notice it this morning. temperatures are already at

temperatures. but this will not last. hourly temperatures today will peak around 80 degrees at lunchtime and hover around 80 for most of the afternoon as an increasing northwest wind blows the humidity out of here. it feels a little humid this morning. not humid by the time we play the nats game tonight. nats and pirates, 7:05. in the mid-60s by 9:00 or 10:00. tomorrow morning, check out these numbers. waking up to 49 in winchester. 57 in town. that's about a 15-degree drop from this morning. you'll notice that. 74 tomorrow. highs only around 70 over the weekend with lows in the 40s and 50s. welcome to what feels like october, jack taylor. >> open that door gladly. in loudoun county, accident activity on 9. eastbound at hillsboro road. traffic was alternating by one direction at a time. the activity, prince george's county, branch avenue after brandy wine, left side of the roadway still affected.

new trouble on 395 going south at the end of the on hmm ramp from glebe road to get -- vehicle overturned. nothing is getting by glebe road, southbound service road, 395 south. back to you. > . [ laughter ] >> remembering the reason for this famous laugh vance left us with one of the best memories of this catwalk moment. we started asking, where is that

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6:26 now. we now have the other side of the story for one of the most infamous and talked-about moments here at news 4. >> wearing that pink skirt and the orange shoes. never quite recovered from that. there she goes. [ laughter ] that had to hurt. that was uncool. that's embarrassing. this is at least the second time -- [ laughter ] >> jim vance and george michael couldn't keep it together in 2006 when this happened. they aired a story about a model at paris fashion week falling twice on the runway there. that clip has gone viral. 20 million views. now when vance passed away a couple of months ago, we started talking about this video. it got us thinking, whatever happened to this

laughing at her? we tracked her down and she lives in poland now. she talked to doreen gentzler >> it's a highlight of my career. i don't know if it's sad or funny. i think it's what it is. it makes me laugh each time i see it. i can't believe this is me and the form of me falling down is very hilarious. >> it is very hilarious. 11 years later, it's still funny. camilla talks about why she fell. it wasn't the heels. plus, how it impacted her modeling career. >> hear her conversation with doreen tonight on news 4 at 11:00 and i think it's great that she can these years later laugh at herself and realize what a moment that was for us and for her. >> still modeling, i think, too. >> there you go. >> can't wait to hear more from her tonight. a man known for living with models built an empire on the american bachelor's dream. ahead, new react

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if you went to bed early, you may be waking up to the news that playboy founder hugh hefner has died. >> we'll get to more on that story in a minute as reaction continues to pour in from all over the country. >> first, let's get your weather and traffic. meteorologist chuck bell and sheena parveen monitoring your forecast. a big change is in store, sheena. >> a big change is in store. i'll tell you, it is breezier now than it was about an hour ago outside. so we're starting to feel those air masses changing here. you will definitely notice it as we go through the day today. currently, completely clear skies. the north wind at 12 miles an hour. but it is a beautiful start to the morning. 75 degrees in the district. it's not very cool outside right now. i would say it's very comfortable though. especially with the breeze starting. 72 degrees in le

80 in annapolis. 76 in fredericksburg. as we go through the day as you're commuting, later on this afternoon especially, i think you can put the windows down. i think you're going to like what's going to happen this afternoon. cooler than yesterday and wait until you see the weekend feeling like fall. you can even wear a jacket out there. let's look at your commute with jack taylor. wtop. hey, jack. >> hey, sheena. not a good start in arlington. southbound you will find at the end of the service road on glebe road, a vehicle overturned. traffic was squeezing by the far right side on the ramp. be prepared for police redirecting. branch avenue knob after brandy wine, blocked. hopefully that can get quickly cleared to the shoulder. fingers crossed as he says it. back to you. jack, thank you. 6:32 right now. we

>> news 4's justin finch is live at the air and space museum where a man tried to get past a guard. justin, what's going on here? >> reporter: eun, good morning. we have been on the phone with police trying to dig up more details

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forward to but not at the risk of getting sick. five more people contracted swine flu after having contact with sick pigs at maryland's county fairs. none has been hospitalized. seven more people came forward with cases last week. swine flu cannot be transmitted human to human. be sure to wash your hands if you feel you've come in contact with animals, a good rule of thumb, especially as the flu season kicks up in high gear. >> cook that bacon all the way through. >> aaron. >> i'm just saying. >> you're going to have animal rights -- the farm pigs. they do. >> i love pigs. 6:35 your time right now. nothing like a good scare, too. >> not this girl. as we get close to halloween, for many of you it's time to plan the trip to the haunted house. people love haunted houses. they travel around the country looking for the best. we sent our molette green to leesburg to check out

one of the best in the area. molette, how are you holding up, my dear? >> i'm doing fairly well considering. we want you to see what's happening at the chopping mall. the chopping mall. that's coming up next. how the public can really get involved in raising money for kids with disabilities. next on "news4 today." there she is. the carver family. >> you look fascinated, molette. 6:36 our time right now. more about the aftermath of maria still ahead, too. the storm has moved on, but a new crisis is unfolding. look at the rising concern in puerto rico and the action you can take from home. plus, epic matchup. wake up nats fans with the playoffs around the corner, it's time to get ready to talk smack perhaps. it's now 6:36.

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see the smile on her face when she looks up and says that's my dad. >> love this story and this wonderful moment. take a look at kaitlyn's surprise when her father showed up. look at that. he's home from deployment last night. she jumps into his arms and he caught her. he's a naval lieutenant and he was serving in the middle east. the caps told kaitlyn she was getting a customized jersey. she did not know that her dad would be the one delivering this jersey to her in person. >> i'm thinking dad was -- got her going a little more than a jersey. nice to get the jersey, though. >> that's not her focus, of course. wonderful moment. >> the preseason game. the caps regular season begins one week from today. >> can you believe it? it's hockey time. >> maybe we'll see more of big moments like that. >> baseball playoffs, hockey. >> let's get to storm team 4 and what meteorologist

owe. >> i'm the one own the left. four things to know about the forecast. goodbye summertime. 91 yesterday. nowhere near that warm for the rest of the week and into the weekend. a cool wind is blowing. sweater weather is going to be back in fashionment sheena has the ten-day coming up. hey, chuck. 395 going southbound, this is the service roadway from glebe road on to southbound 395. we've got the service roadway basically blocked at this point. the main lanes of 395 south are fine. northbound completely unaffected. northbound branch avenue after brandy wine road. the crash blocks the left lane. it's causing a delay. campus concern. confederate flags posted in the halls. the new video that could help

staying on top of the breaking news on the national mall at 6:44. >> justin finch is live at the air and space museum where a man tried to get past a guard. justin, tell us what's going on here. >> reporter: aaron, eun, park police trying to make more sense of this one. really a hard one to make sense of. we're told that just about 4:30 this morning, a man on a motorized scooter makes his way up to the front

space museum and then tries for some reason to get inside. by passing a sign right there that said the museum opens at 10:00 a.m. so no surprise that he is met by an officer who tells him there's no way he's getting inside. in turn, the male on the scooter threatens harm to that officer and somehow in their back and forth, some how, sam way that man was able to get away on that scooter. the relief is that the officer was not hurt. there is no damage to the building. but there is concern now about that man who is somewhere out here and we just don't know what he might do. park police are out there looking for this man. trying to bring him into custody again. he tried to get in that museum but was not allowed in. the officer is okay. we're live on the mall. i'm justin finch. back to you. >> justin, thank you. the other breaking story this morning. the man who founded playboy has died. >>

ushering in the sexual rf illusion in the 1960s. he died of natural causes at the pl playboy mansion last night. people are leaving flowers at the gate. hefner is trending worldwide on twitter. >> some of hefner's friends are posting goodbyes. chris lawrence at the live desk to talk about it. >> he was a complicated man, aaron. he was praised by some, vilified by others. we're seeing tributes come in from a lot of well-known names. ryan seacrest, nancy sinatra. they're using words like legend, an original. swimmer ryan lochte -- rest in peace hef. i will forever be part of the playboy family. thank you for being witty, kind and finding beauty in ain all women. kim kardashian said i'm honored to have been a part of the the playboy team. you will be greatly

posted, hugh hefner was a strong supporter of the civil rights movement. we shall never forget him. may he rest in peace. over on my facebook page, i shared some iconic pictures from a photo gallery on our nbc washington app. head over and check them out. eun? >> chris lawrence, thank you. it's 6:47 this morning. puerto rico is dealing with another major juror problem as a result of the hurricanes. >> there is a drinking water crisis and supplies can't get to people who need them. gabe gutierrez joins us live from san juan with the latest. gabe, good morning to you. >> reporter: aaron and eun, good morning. it is desperate situation here in puerto rico for many people. half of this island still does not have drinking water. while the floodwaters receded in many parts of puerto rico, it's a lack of drinking water that's ravaging this island. it's not so much an

supply as it is an issue of distribution. the governor says that many private sector truckers haven't shown up to make deliveries. so many of the supplies are sitting in storage at san juan's main port. part frt reason for this, of course, for the water crisis, is the collapse of the power grid. there's not electricity to pump and treat this water and also a telecommunication breakdown. no cell phone service to -- it had canceled a cruise. it's now using one of the ships to evacuate people and that is expected to happen later today. aaron and eun, you'll remember that hurricane irma knocked out power to much of the island. 75% of the island. some of the posts have been without power for weeks and expected to continue for months. >> gabe gutierrez in san juan. more from him on the "today" show in a few moments. along with port rick

u.s. virgin islands are in dire need of help right now. it's harder to get stories and pictures from the virgin islands and harder to get to as we. you can donate to a number of charities to help out. we've compiled a list on the nbc washington app. search, ways to help. there are people in fairfax county right now who don't know where they may sleep tonight. >> that is a reality for people living in a brand-new fairfax county high-rise near leesburg pike. they have until this afternoon to get out. derrick ward now with the reason for the mass eviction notice. derrick? >> reporter: apparently, it has something to do with the sprinklers and the trash chutes. this building went up in july of 2016, almost completely full. but yesterday notices were posted from the virginia department of compliance that says that the sprinkler system and the trash chutes aren't working properly in rendering this uninhabitable. we spoke to a couple of residents. one said he hasn't heard about this. another says he was told the

we spoke to people around here. there have been issues with the building since it went up. most recently when there was high winds in the area. a big piece of glass actually blew off that building and landed on a rooftop and damaged some cars. but from what we understand and can see, there was no sense of panic or exodus. we're waiting to get more information about this. but apparently, that's not the kind of thing you want to see in an apartment buildings, especially one you just moved into. it's near metro and transportation. notices wept up saying folks had to be out by 1:00 today. but so far we don't see any sign of that. derrick ward, news 4. it's now 6:550. students at american university want police to catch the man who is suspected of hanging symbols of hate around the campus. take a look. this is surveillance video from tuesday night. you can see the man entering different buildings

construction worker. it's hard to identify him because he's wearing a hard hat and covering his face. campus police believe the man hung ten confederate flag posters with sprigs of cotton. we've posted a timeline of the other incidents in the nbc washington app. all right. 6:51 your time right now. want to get you up to speed on the morning commute. >> let's check in with wtop's jack taylor. how is it looking? >> been a heck of a commute. early crash after brandy wine road still blocks the left lane. our delays back into waldorf, unfortunately. be aware. you'll also find we have slower traffic on 395 going northbound. your lanes are open, but our crash is southbound at the end of the glebe road service road to get on to 395 headed southbound. there's no traffic on that ramp. you're going to be redirected by police. you're also going to find we had trouble in tyson on 7 eastbound

grove. accident activity there is blocking the right lane. my traffic is not fantastic. but sheena, you have got great news in the weather department. >> oh, yes. i have fantastic news in the weather department. we have cooler temperatures coming. so if you've been waiting for the fall weather, it is going to arrive starting with today and especially tomorrow and the weekend. jacket weather into this weekend, at least a light jacket. we'll be seeing very cool mornings. also, we do have quite a dry stretch through about next week. so the rain is going to be a little to none in the ten-day forecast. right now 75 degrees in washington. still 79 in annapolis. it's not very cool out right now, but the breeze is starting to pick up. 73 dulles. 73 clinton. 77 in quantico. if you're exercising today, i would suggest doing it outside. it is going to be a little breezy at times. but you will feel the humidity dropping by lunchtime. 77 degrees. by the afternoon, only around 80 for a high. we're still watching tropical storm maria. it's offshore. going to keep moving away quickly.

this is going to move through today. we're technically still on the warm side of this. you can see the air masses by the colors. behind it, though, we have cooler air from canada. that will start to set in later today. especially as we go into the weekend. if you're headed to the wineries this weekend, because it's going to feel more like fall, look at the temperatures. the weather looks good. 67 saturday, 68 for a high on sunday. now, as far as our weather as we go across the weekend and compared to normal, we're going to be above that today. compared to yesterday, it's going to be cooler. 80 for a high today. normal high 75. we drop to 74 tomorrow. across the weekend, highs only in the low 70s. looking good skywise. two more clouds into saturday. but this is the type of weather that a lot of people have been waiting for, especially as the leaves start to change out there. looking good next week too. all right, sheena, thank you. 6 clo 6:53 rig

spooky haunted house. >> molette green is hanging out with some scary, super scary creatures at shocktober. look at that assembly. molette, what's going on? >> reporter: oh, my goodness, i had to come out of that house. this property is expansive. paxton manor. five minutes from the outlet. who knew all of this was here. they do so much good stuff. in leesburg, right off route 15 at the chopping mall here. we're going to talk about all the things that really continue to help support the programs that shocktober supports. we're joined by the arc of loudoun nonprofit that is benefiting from shocktober, right? >> yes. it's a very important opportunity for us to reach out to the community and share what we do and as far as what we do, our par

opportunities for people with disabilities. everything from our preschool that's on campus, up to serving adults with disabilities who have physical therapy issues for neurological disorders to our advocacy center. the resources that are available to them as well as the aurora school is here on campus too. >> all right. we have all kinds of items that will be sold. >> yes. >> reporter: during shocktober. beer, wine, food and the like. visit loudoun can talk about why this is a big deal. >> absolutely. we want to make sure everybody enjoys the entire experience. visit historic downtown. leesburg, virginia wine month. make a day out of it and see us. >> shocktober kicks off this friday. every friday, saturday, sunday through the months of october. we have a graphic up there until october 29th. $35 if you get your tickets

online. that's basically it. shocktober about to start. the carver family, get to meet them. >> strange people. all right. molette, thank you. 6:56 now. four things to know this morning. many are mourning hugh hefner's death he died of natural causes overnight at the playboy mansion. he was 91 years old. more reaction on his death and a look at his legacy coming up on the "today" show. >> a fairfax county office building and preschool are back open after a shooting. a man killed himself in a law office on the fourth floor of the building. we have interviews with parents who pan ikds during the scary moments on the nbc washington app. these notices are turning lives upside down. giving residents at the adair apartments in tysons until 1:00 p.m. to get out. follow derrick wards on twitter for more. the former prince george's co

federal sex crimes heads back to court on local charges. caraway pled guilty to sexually abusing students. follow tracee wilkins on social media for the latest from the courtroom this morning. that is the broadcast this morning. we appreciate you waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes with all your weather and traffic and local news. look live at the shocktober haunted house there. crazy. >> the town of leesburg, everybody is running. where are they

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