"news4 today" continues now at 5:00 a.m. that breaking news out of northwest d.c., an overnight fire investigation that could impact your drive to work. we'll take you there live for an update. and he scores! hat trick. >> talk about a strong start. the caps, they pull off an incredible wichblt we'll show you the highlights from the ice. let's get some of that luck for the nats too. playoff baseball begins today. the news 4 team is heading out to the ballpark to bring you everything you need to know. first, good morning. it is 5:00 a.m. right now. i'm aaron gilchrist. i'm molette green sitting in for eun yang who is about to join us from nats park in a few moments. >> you know, you think about the nats had this rock star season. >> yeah. >> just one good game, one big win after another. you roll into the playoffs, all this great energy, you've got ha

and we'll go on to the world seri series. >> you have the type of weather they're used to playing in, which is always good. what always makes me nervous about the games when they start up, if we have a cold snap or something, you're like oh, no, they haven't played in this weather yet. their muscles will cramp or something. not today. it's warm weather. i don't know if you noticed, the more humid air in place, the higher chance of a home run because the air is more buoyant and the ball travels farther. it's going to be more humid today and tonight. you'll be noticing that along with the warm air. here's a look at satellite. maybe a few sprinkles over petersburg towards winchester. this is not a big deal. we don't expect rain in the forecast today. look at these temperatures, though. around 60 for much of the area. 67 right now in washington. as you head out for your commute, roads staying dry. warm through the afternoon.

finally frida to jack taylor and wtop. good morning, jack. >> once again, thank you for the dry roads. thank you, thank you. fox hall at reservoir, unfortunately, northwest it remains closed. fire department activity continues. with hoses across the roadway, there will be no vehicular traffic. on 50, in bowie, westbound after 3 and 301, the paving project wrapping up. two left lanes have been getting by the project. mt. airy, crews may wrap up by 6:00. 70 westbound leaving 27 towards new market, the right lane had been getting by. we keep an eye on these guys especially with it being friday. potentially moving around. hopefully cleared quickly. back to you. thank you, jack. breaking news now. the scene of an overnight house fire could affect your morning commute. >> news 4's megan mcgrath live at the scene. what can you tell us, megan? >> reporter: guys, this is the 1600 block of fox hall road. the fire was in the house right hi

if you're familiar with the area, it's right across the street from the jetty's sandwich shop. a nail salon and dry cleaner here as well. however, the problem at this point is not the fire. it is this. take a look. we have hose lines all across the street. they're crisscrossing all around fox hall road up to reservoir. can't get these up quick enough considering the rush hour is around the corner. it will take time for them to drain them and get them out of here. the end result is fox hall road is closed in both directions in the area of reservoir road 1600 block. folks will want to plan accordingly a cut through to get downtown. i'm told that it will be about an hour, perhaps an hour and a half before they're able to get the hoses and then some of these fire trucks out of here. the fire itself happening overnight a little after 3:00 in the morning. a dental office in the basement. they believe it started in the basement and then spread to the first and second floors. everybody gotou

the problem now is really the traffic impact and certainly for the homeowner, a tremendous amount of damage. but no injuries in this. if you normally take fox hall in the morning, you want to plan accordingly. this is going to be with us for a while longer, certainly through the beginning of rush hour this morning. you can see when the photographer -- they're still spraying water inside the house. you can see how long it's going to be. megan mcgrath live for us. 5:04 is the time now. we turn to the las vegas massacre. this morning we have a complete list of the 58 people killed in the worst mass shooting in this country's history. they were mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, grandparents, grandchildren. the youngest 20 years old, the oldest 67. >> they were at the route 91 harvest festival to celebrate, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries and this shared love of music and one of the victims of sunday's shooting had ties to our area. denise burditus from west virginia died in her husband's arms sunday

>> amazi grace ♪ how sweet the sound ♪ >> last night we saw denise burditus' hedgesville community come together and honor her life and memory. they gathered there at the high school football stadium for this candlelight vigil. burditus' mother-in-law remembers her as a strong military wife who never complained and her friends from high school, they were there and said she always kept in touch no matter how much time had passed. we turn now to the five days after the shooting. investigators still don't know why stephen paddock went on that rampage. but they're looking into the possibility that he may have had mental health issues. his girlfriend, marilou danley says he would lie in bed moaning and screaming oh, my god. investigators, though, don't believe his mental health deteriorated so much to make him carry out this attack. investigats

>> seconds after those first shots rang out, people were running for their lives trying to find a safe spot. >> las vegas fire truck just happened to be driving by the concert site when that attack started. firefighters jumped into action, of course. we've told you the shooting went on for ten straight minutes. all that time first responders dodged bullets to try to help people who had been injured. you think about the fact that there were 22,000 people in that crowd. many of them were police officers, firefighters -- off-duty. >> yeah. >> while the majority of people were running, a lot of the first responders, instinct kicks in and they try to direct people to places where they can find cover or help people who were hit. >> you landed in las vegas shortly after all of this happened. took a flight out there right away to cover this. what strikes you most about your experience out there? >> it was

estrip. i had been there vacationing before. there's hustle and bustle. but there's this long area, no foot traffic but eerily quiet. things are slowly getting back to normal by the time we left yesterday. you can learn more about the victims who died, including one woman who was about to be proposed to when the shooting started. that's in the nbc washington app. the safety of your parents and grand parents is something many of you care about. some of you may have been talking online since a caretaker received a one-year prison sentence for abusing a 95-year-old woman. that was caught on camera. we should warn you, it is tough to watch. you can only see roxann bucchan-straker's hand. she tells the woman to eat and moments later hits the 95-year-old over the head. prosecutors say the object she used was a cell phone. this happened last december in

silver spring. bucchan-straker pleaded guilty to abuse of a vulnerable adult and sentence today prison yesterday. this morning, three siblings waking up without their mother. she is in jail facing felony charges. fairfax county police say she left them in her hot car while she went into work yesterday in falls church. you can see the hole that one of the kids poked in a window covering just to get some air. that hole is what got the attention of the guy who called police. this is the mom. alexa falk son. her boss spoke with news 4 and said she's a young mom who was trying her best. >> just moved her. or at least just started. her baby-sitting fell through and i think she probably thought she could keep them in the car while she went back and forth. >> the kids were 5, 6 and 7 years of age. they're now staying with their stepfather. president trump is weighing in on the virginia governor's race with a tweet. the president made the

ralph northam is fighting for the gang ms-13 and sanctuary cities. he encouraged voters to choose gop candidate ed gillespie. he's been running political ads accusing northam of supporting sanctuary cities. northam repeatedlied out -- he responded to the tweets saying looks like ed gillespie's ads must have reached his target audience, donald trump. when a way to start the season. capitals star alex ovechkin scored more than half the team's goals in the first game. >> score! he scores! >> he made a statement with that hat trick, folks. this is ovi's 13th year with the caps. he's no old man. they beat the senators in a shootout last night. next up, the capitals home opener against montreal set for this saturday. >>d

talk about routess funny. >> cam newton came under fire for that comment. this morning, he has a new message he wants you to hear. how he's saying sorry just ahead. we're going to check in with our news 4 crews down at nats park. eun and the gang getting us all ready for playoff baseball to begin. i think the nats and the fans will love the weather shaping up for later on this evening. currently, we're pretty much dry across the area. just some cloud cover and not so cool to start your friday morning. we'll check your weekend forecast and a check of the tropics coming up next. >> reporter: and an after-schoolworker accused of touching a

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good friday morning. we've been talking about this for quite a few days. tropical storm nate. very organized looking. that's why i circled it. it's way down around central america. take a look at the updated track from the national hurricane center. making landfall somewhere near louisiana, mississippi and then

area. that would be the leftover rain from the future weather. shows that rainfall moving into the gulf coast states. that tropical rain will be getting here early. we'll talk more about the local forecast coming up. sheena, thank you. 5:14 now. vice president mike pence spoke at the national space council on thursday. today he heads to puerto rico. he'll be there for a two-day trip to visit hurricane maria victims. this comes after the president made a visit there earlier this week. doreen gentzler is working for you right now there. she's taking unside a medical clinic that is desperately trying to keep patients alive. at least 6,000 people on the island of the of puerto rico need kidney dialysis to survive. for most, it has to happen three times a week. >> they will start accumulating toxic substances or fluid which can accumulate in the lungs. leading to respiratory failure and other

>> you can view more of what doreen has seenndn app. just search puerto rico. 5:15 rig the news that no parent wants to hear. someone at her child's school arrested for abuse allegations. >> it happened involving a 10-year-old girl. justin finch is live in bethesda with a look at what the school is doing for parents and students there. justin, good morning. >> reporter: molette, good morning. we're hearing from school staff that a psychologist and counselors will be on hand at carter rock springs elementary school. parents are going to have to have hard conversations with their children to find out if they too were victims. taking you to roy andre simmons iii. he's charged with sex offense, inappropriately touching that 10-year-old girl here at the

programming here a the ol. thursday afternoon, montgomery county police say simmons surrendered and confessed to touching that girl. the investigation here beginning back in may of this year. the girl says the incident itself happened last november while she was away from her fellow students. the staff here also saying that simmons has been fired from his post with the county. detectives also asking parents to speak with their children and see if they were victimized. if so, the parents are asked to call the county special victims investigation division. live from bethesda, justin finch. news 4. back to you in the studio. >> justin, thank you. breaking news out of norway. the nobel peace prize has been awarded a few minutes ago to the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons. this announcement came a few

nominations for this year's award. decided to honor the group for its work trying to get a treaty passed to ban nuclear weapons. 5:17 right now. we're counting down. just 14 hours to go to first pitch. >> 14 hours, right? >> the nationals play the cubs tonight. our very own eun yang joins us live from the field at nats park. you know you love being out there this morning, girly. >> reporter: i really do molette and aaron. one of my favorite days of the year. to be down here on the field at nats park for the playoff game 1. it is such a thrill. even though you're 14 hours away, the grass is pristine and beautiful. when we arrived to get into the field, the members of the ground crew were spray cleaning, power washing all the seating area to make sure that everything is ju

everything is just right. you know who is working harder? the players. we want a win. all the tickets are sold out. just to let you know that. we're going to have everything you need to know about getting down to the game. if you are coming. about security. what you can and can't do and the festivities to get you excited about the huge playoff run. indeed, it's going to be a great day. molette and aaron and bit way, happy to see your face. great to see all your amazing reporting. maybe i'll see you someday, aaron. >> it's going to be a little while. we'll catch up again soon. >> i know. >> eun, see you in a minute. >> she had on her red jacket there. >> that's her signature for playoff season. >> i wouldn't be surprised if she was applying for a job with the nationals. that's why she said that. a foreshadowing. >> she'll be back. don't start rumors. >> monday right here in this spot. meanwhil

see, like, tank tops and flipflops at the game tonight. >> oh, yeah. you have to have the -- you know i love flipflops. >> i have mine on right now. >> you do. i didn't know that. molette is going to the game later. the nationals geared up. make sure it's short sleeves or a tank top or shorts. it's going to be a warm one out there as we go through the day. so that's what you need to wear. also your sunglasses. a mix of sun and clouds. you don't need the umbrella. that is the good news. baseball weather setting up for the nats. not wirnt-like weather or cool fall temperatures. that's not going to be back until the end of next week, believe it or not. currently, not as cool as we have been. 59 in dulles and manassas. 67 in the district. 61 frederick. clinton 63. quantico 63. if the kids are walking to school this morning, it's good morning to do that. by 7:00 a.m., 66 degrees. 8:00 a.m., 68. 3:00 p.m. temperatus

83 degrees b00 it will be a day in the mid-80s. now we do expect to stay dry today. we have clouds around right now. a few sprinkles over maybe petersburg. some of the higher elevations. that's really about it. as we go through the afternoon, you'll notice that mix of sun and clouds. things stay dry. future weather through today and tonight. 7:00 p.m., nice and dry for the nats game. then into your saturday, we'll see clouds around the area. overall, we stay dry. sunday, we start to see the rain chances moving back in. early next week, we start to see the tropical rain moving in from nate, tropical storm nate down to our south. if you're picking out a pumpkin this week, saturday looks good. feeling like summer. sunday is when we'll see the rain around the area beginning in the forecast. 78 your high on sunday, monday. 79 with the rain, as well as tuesday. we're still in the 80s by then. we'll take a look at the ten-day and see when the cooldown

let's check the roads withgoodn. >> good morning, sheena. our northwest troubles continue. our closure of fox hall road at reservoir. unfortunately, it's a structure fire from overnight and all lanes remain blocked. crews will work on the rock creek parkway at the kennedy center until 6:00 or 6:15. traffic alternates by one direction at a time. be cautious. you may find a delay. we had problems outside of linden on 66 eastbound. this is car versus deer. unfortunately. left lane is closed. headed towards centerville and the beltway. a friday pace early. back to you. my word choice was extremely degrading and disrespectful. >> cam newton saying he's sorry. it's a video you'll see all over your social media feeds. >> up next, hear the new apology from the nfl

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welcome back at 5:25. you'll see this on your time lines this morning. cam newton apologizing for his comments about a female reporter. >> the qb posted a video to his social media accounts calling his comments disrespectful. >> to the daughters, the sisters and the women all around the world, i sincerely apologize and hope you can find the kindness in your heart to forgive. >> the female reporter is also apologizing for racist tweets she made a few years ago about native americans and african-americans. newton lost at least one endorsement over his comments. >> ron rivera said his quarterback, quote, made a mistake with his conduct. we are counting down to the playoffs to the nats. the first post-season game just a few hours away. there's the clock. what you need to know before you go. live team coverage is ne

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good morning everyone. october playoff baseball is here. we are live at nats park for the kickoff of the post-season home opener today. >> from the ballpark to our nbc4 studios, your "news4 today" team is here with the latest on everything you need to know. >> as you can see, we're inside. eun is out there with chuck with more on what people can expect outside today for the fun day ahead. hey guys. >> hi. good morning. we have to have our trusty meteorologist chuck bell here because everyone wants to know what kind of weather we're going to have. it really does feel like it's going to be summertime. >> so awesome. the boys of summer prefer warm weather. we will not be dodging snowflakes or raindrops or anything like that. temperatures running about 15 degrees above ave.

october. we'll take it. it's perfect we for a game one win over the defending world series champion chicago cubs. >> we can. -- hopefully it's not 180 years before the nats win a world series. >> we're standing here on the sideline. >> we will be, god willing. >> my only real question is, can we stay here inside the ballpark the rest of the day, until the game? >> let's find that out. we'll hide in the bleachers somewhere. >> perfect weather for baseball after an 85-degree friday afternoon. game time temperatures back into the mid-70s. no sweatshirt required for the game one spectators. all right. jack taylor, let's find out how friday morning traffic is coming alo g.

unfortunately,n thas closing fox hall road and reservoir in northwest for the time being. hoses running across the roadway and a lot of equipment on scene. nothing is moving on fox hall. anne arundel county, eastbound, coca-cola drive, we have a crash along the right side of the roadway. be there until k6 or 6:15. volume pretty light. but there is the potential for a minimal delay. back to you. >> thank you, jack. if you're waking up, we're following breaking news that could impact your commute you're looking at video on fox hall road in northwest d.c. here are live pictures of that scene coming up. this is right across the street from jetty's sandwich shop and a dry cleaners. >> the fire is out.

but fox hall road atro is still directions as you can see here. >> that's popular rush hour route. be sure to plan accordingly. >> now to the other top stories this morning. new this morning, we now have a complete list of the 58 people who were killed in the worst mass shooting in u.s. history. the youngest, 20 years old. the oldest was 67. however, five days after that shooting investigators still don't have a motive for stephen paddock going on this deadly rampage. but they are looking into the possibility that he may have had mental health issues. >> tropical storm nate is leaving a deadly trail through central america as it barrels toward the u.s. seven people have died in costa rica. heavy rain from the storm has caused flooding and mudslides. police announce the arrest of roy simmons. he's charged with

10-year-old girl. he worked for an after-school program and has since been fired. now to a disturbing incident happening inside wallet whitman high school in bethesda. two white students apparently ganging up on their black classmate, calling him the n-word. >> this happened twice in two weeks. >> just really disappointed. i want our students to at least feel safe, they can have civil discourses and feel welcome at our school. one incident is unacceptable and we have to do a better job. >> the principal sent home a letter letting parents know what happened. they've held discussions in classrooms about what happened. the two students who the name calling have been punished although the principal would not tell us what the punishment was. the nfl says it has -- it is prepared to -- >> the nfl is prepared to ban a fan who called a redskins -- redskins receiver terrell

n-word at kansas city chiefs game monday night. the story went viral when tmz posted a video showing pryor cursing and flashing an obscene gesture. he said he was targeted from the second quarter to the end of the game. on instagram, pryor apologized to his teammates. the nfl is investigating the incident. kwwe are here live at nats park to talk about all things for game one of the playoffs. chris lawrence is joining me on the field. i know you're a big baseball fan. >> huge. i grew up watching the tigers. they tricked me. they told me, you show up at 5:00 in the morning, stay and have a great seat. that turned out not to be the case, eun. >> reporter: they have more work to do before they can get the players on the field. they kick us all out to make sure this is prepped and ready to go. >> i know. all right. we're working for you guys because we want you to have the best possible experience at tonight's game. take a look. here's basicallyt

to know. first of all, wear red. you know the cubs fans travel like crazy. they will come thousands of miles to see their team. there will be some blue here. we want to see you in red. bring the right ticket. you may have a few playoff tickets. bring the one for game one. get here early. you don't want to be stuck in security when the nats are up to bat in the third inning. what not to bring. you know the routine by now. don't bring big bags, glass containers. inappropriate signs. what are those? one of those things where you know it when you see it. >> we know some of you may park far away and walk away toss get to the park. you can't bring mace or pepper spray or anything like that into the game. in terms much getting home, going to be pretty easy. metro will be open until 1:00 in the morning. unless it goes into extra innings, you should be fine. you got the circulator. it's free. extended hours. it will take you back into northwest d.c. and we got the baseball boat.

after the last pitch.e oldhe town alexandria. of course, you uber, lyft, ride your bike. there's a bike dock out there. you can leave your bike as well. >> lot of good information. . thank you, chris. we'll be live at the ballpark all morning long. chris is here, chuck is here. follow our coverage all day. watch news 4 at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. when wendy rieger, doug kammerer and carol maloney will be here. the game starts at 7:30 tonight. thank you, eun. moving on now. a surprise move. the nra makes a bold decision in the aftermath of the tragedy in las vegas. what it means for the rights of gun owners now. plus, a school scare in maryland.

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today. looks like he takes after his dad. the redskins have a bye week this week. they play again sunday, october 15th at fedex field. i think cooper really planned this really well because he has this time off with his dad. love it. they're adorable. >> couldn't ask for things to line up better. perfect timing for sure. this next story may have you thinking twice about fall flavors and scents. schools in baltimore will go back to school. they were forced out of their classrooms by a strange smell. the haz-mat crews arrived and found that pumpkin spice air freshener was causing the trouble here. >> i mean, so much trouble that two students and three adults had to be taken to the hospital as a precaution. dozens of students were treated at the scene. this is just the most bizarre story. >> it really is. the president of the school says there's a chance the smell may have been coming from a burned-out light bulb. but that

you know thewh pumpkin spice coffee. >> nothing? >> i can get into it in a few weeks when it's cooler here. i know eun feels the same way about that. too soon, right, eun? >> reporter: too soon is right. i am not a big pumpkin spice fan. the ashe fresheners, we're going off the deep end. the playoff matchup between the nats and the cubs, we're looking forward to another big matchup. the racing presidents coming up. well, we're off to a not so cool start for your friday morning. but i will say for the nats fans and the players, it's going to be baseball weather this afternoon. it's 67 degrees right now in washington through lunchtime. we'll warm up quickly to near 80 degrees. then you can expect mid-80s later on today. coming

wha to expect into the weekend and more rain in the forecast. that's coming up. in northwest, we had a structure fire. it was affecting fox hall road at reservoir. unfortunately, lanes are closed. they're wrapping up. hopefully lanes will beoving agai mn.

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i'm eun yang live at nats park. the playoffs begin today. we're ready to play ball. >> eun, good news. the weather is looking great for the nats game. look at the temperatures throughout the afternoon. mid-80s as you are commuting out there. the roads will be dry but it will start to feel like summer later on. we'll take a closer look. the forecast is coming up. a 10-year-old girl victimized at the hands of an after-schoolworker. i'm justin finch with that story in a live report.

the breaking news that cout vid overnight house fire. this is on fox hill road in northwest d.c. the scene is right across the street from jetty's sandwich shop. there's a dry cleaners there too. i want to show you live pictures from the scene. the fire is out. we know everybody got out okay. fox hall road at reservoir, there's been some progress in the last few minutes. they may be clearing the scene fairly soon. now we turn to las vegas. >> the push to regulate bump stocks, the gun attachments used in the las vegas massacre. tracie potts live on capitol hill to break down why democrats, republicans and even the nra now calling for regulations. tracie in. >> homolette, let's repeat that. when is the last time the nra called for

or gun accessory. t, the nra has said they want the federal government, specifically the atf, bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms to take a look whether it violates federal laws. there should be some restrictions on the accessories that allow the guns to be essentially firing as automatic weapons. meantime, we're hearing the same thing from the white house now. spokeswoman saying that the president is willing to consider this ban and very much wants to be involved in discussions about it here on capitol hill. republican leaders like paul ryan have said they want to take a look at it. they're open to this. democrats, obviously, pushing hard for it. interestingly, it could be the first small opening that we've seen where democrats and republicans might be able to agree on some things involving gun control. certainly, it doesn't address

have for years. >> tracie potts on the hill for us this morning. thank you. i'm union back here on the field at nats park. security will be very tight tonight and throughout the playoff series. in chicago, where the nats will play next week, police are preparing three closures and will have extra officers in place for game three. however, the plans are based on the cubs playoff run last year and not the shooting in las vegas. i know people were concerned how that would affect the playoff games. it has to do with the crowds last year and that they won the world series. back on the field again. we're joined by a very fun group. this is the nat pack. they're in charge of getting all the fans excited and getting everyone ready. come on. bring in the racing presidents. fan faves. look, teddy and abe. >> i didn't know they were such good dancer.

run. >> they must train for this, right? >> yeah. teddy -- winning hasn't been teddy's thing this year. he can dance. don't try to challenge him on the dance floor. >> abe is a pretty good dancer. but he'll stick to running most of the time. >> tell us what fans can expect this season, especially with the playoff run. first two games at home. >> this post-season, we're looking forward to advancing to the nlcs. >> yes. >> that's the biggest thing. we're giving out cards tonight, the red rally towels tomorrow night. we have a lot going on in nationals park. of course, all the fun and game enter tanment. >> there's a lot of work for you kbies too. >> there's a lot of work. we interact with thousands of fans every day. my arm gets a little tired from throwing out t-shirts and caps. butt

sure everyone is having a fun time. >> abe, what's going on here? who is going to win today? yes. >> all right. >> any predictions? >> predictions as far as the race or the game? >> the race and the game. the game we can all say -- i am related to abraham lincoln. >> you are? >> i got to go with my guy abe as far as wing. don't ask me how. >> we're all related somehow. that's what i say. >> some way, shape or form. >> of course the nationals will win. stephen strasburg is on the mound. >> there's a lot of pressure because we're playing the cubs. they won the world series. it did take 108 years. we're going to get ours this year. we're getting a ring. we want a ring. >> really want one. mike, stick around, there will be a lot of excitement and we'll talk about the forecast which looks perfect for baseball. back to you guys. >> that was a lovely segue, eun. >> you must haveon

>> this is what i do for a living.k in with you guys at the park in a little bit. rile good baseball weather. >> i love mascots. i hope they have little fans inside those mascot uniforms. >> what it smells like in there. >> i do wonder. there should be ventilation. >> i think they do put a fan in there. still hot. >> i'm sure they sanitize it. >> i'm sure they do. >> it is baseball weather today. just in time for the nats game. 80s into the weekend. 80 degree temperatures today. 80s into your saturday. we have tropical rain coming. the first chance is sunday. the tropical rain will be here starting monday into tuesday. i'll show that you in a second. temperatures, though, not as cool this morning. 67 in washington. 59 dulles. 59 frederick. 61 front royal. it's comfortable. bus stop forecast, 68 degrees by 8:00 a

we should stay nice and dry. normal high, 72. look at as we go into the weekend. sunday is the next rain chance. we'll be cooler, around 78 degrees. monday, though, we're still going to be close to 80 with rain moving into the area too. here's a look satellite and radar, few very light showers west of winchester. rest of the area is seeing clouds this morning. again, we stay dry. this is future weather. 7:00 p.m. this evening for the nats game, nice and dry. chuck will be at the 6:00 with a closer look at the nats forecast. saturday afternoon, we'll see a mix of sun and clouds. we do stay dry. a few showers overnight and then into your day on sunday: sunday we have the scattered showers. sunday, these are the remnants much tropical storm nate but it will move inland and start to bring us rab rain. fall foliage, a lot want to know the

t locally, we're looking at mid to late october across much of the area for that nice change in color until the leaves fall off, of course. then we go into sunday and monday. you see the rain chances from that tropical system. tuesday, we're still in the 80s. not cooling down until the rain clears. chuck is back live at nats park in a minute. let's check the roads with jack taylor. good morning, jack. >> sheena, good morning. we're checking in with megan mcgrath. we have issues in northwest. megan has been on scene of the overnight structure fire that closed fox hall road to reservoir road. hopefully most of the hotspots are taken care of and they can pull the hoses out of the area. for now, if this is a normal path of travel and you're heading out the door, you may find you need a few extra minutes because macarthur boulevard is trying to keep things in check. southbound, beyond 109, past our camera shot, we had a crash crowding the right side of the ro

the right shoulder. caused an early delay for a friday. an issue moving into the district that's affecting both sides of 295. north i-295 and south -- heavier inbound on to the 11th street bridge. after the 295 merge, a couple vehicles were involved. the left lane is closed. aaron, molette, back to you. >> jack, thank you. 5:54 right now. if you get an e-mail from apple, don't open itment it may be a scam aim today get your personal information. we reached out to apple and it gave us four signs to flag the scams. here you go. the e-mail is fake if the message looks significantly different from other messages you've received from apple. it's asking for credit card numbers or account passwords. the message is unsolicited and includes an attachment or a link to click. this is a huge red flag. experts say to not open it. planning t b

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he's a big basebalre tigers. we converted you as well. >> tigers are an american league team. i grew up, same as you, my grandfather played in the negro leagues before baseball was desegregated. i grew up watching him talk about baseball and sitting on the couch with him and you know, that was sort of our only real personal interaction is around baseball. so that's kind of what baseball means to me is my grand dad and my father taking me to ball games as a kid. >> what a wonderful story to share. it is america's favorite pastime. it's thrilling, smells different, the grass is gorgeous. we're expecting a great day. we'll tell you everything we need to know about the game coming up. back to you. >> great day indeed. we'll check back with you in a little bit. tell you what's coming up at 6:00 a.m. by now, you've heard

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good morning everyone. we are live on gameday at nats park where the kickoff of the post-season, it feels great out here. we're feeling great about our chances. aaron and molette. sheena and jack, it's feeling like a good morning. hope it lasts all day and through the end of the game. >> it is a good day to win a baseball game for sure around here. >> this is the one to win. getting started for the playoff season. beautiful picture of nats park. all ready to roll for good 'ol baseball. >> that's right. you know what's important about today is the all-important forecast. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here to let us know. what kind of weather will we have? they're going to start coming down early. >> first of all, chicago is a cold weather town. they like it cold. they like to

this. >> they are a long suffering, freezing cold city. >> yes. >> so we are a warm weather town. and the weather forecast for game one and game two could not be any more favorable for the home team. >> yeah. here we go. >> here's your game one forecast. game two in a second. there's the look down here at nats ballpark. what a great day for baseball. how about this? 77 degrees at first pitch time. which is just after 7:30 this evening. by the time the game is over, game one will be in the bag, temperatures into the low 70s. what about game two tomorrow. 5:30 first pitch in the afternoon. 84 degrees. are you kidding me? there's no way a cold weather team is going to win a game at 84 degrees. no way. >> i like your predictions and thanks for serving up great weather. >> my pleasure. >> for the first game of the playoffs. game one tonight. game two here tomorrow night as we