so as it enters the warmer inte least to a category 1 hurricane as it makes land fall early sunday, somewhere in louisiana, mississippi and alabama coast line. again, storm surge flooding will be the concern there. it then continues up toward our area, bringing us rain here on monday. the impacts here, some much needed rain. likely around an inch or less. we could see a little bit more, but i'm not seeing enough right now to lead to flooding concerns here so some good news. we could see some wind. monday might be a storm team 4 weather alert day due to nate and it would be from the rain, guys, versus any sort of wind. the winds we see now would not be damaging here in our area thankfully. leon? >> thanks, amelia. we'll check back with you in a bit. we are also following a developing story in montgomery county where investigators are trying to find a man behind a violent and brazen attack. >> right. a woman waiting at a bus stop in gaithersburg was pulled into these woods and sexually assaulted along

news 4solutely shaken. >> reporter: the attack against a woman waiting at this bus stop this morning is spreading fear in the neighborhood. >> i am very worried because if it happened to someone else, the next time it may be me. >> reporter: this evening detectives returning to the woods where the victim was attacked. police are calling it a sexual assault, a possible rape. they are collecting evidence they hope will lead them to the man who grabbed the woman at this bus stop at about 5:30 this morning. dragged her into these woods, assaulted her and then ran off. police say the victim is physically injured and traumatized. >> right now our detectives are still trying to interview her, obtain some information about the suspect and we're trying to identify him. >> i am in fear. >> reporter: margaret tells me she takes the bus two or three times a week, but after today's attack here, she is switching to another bus stop

>> i will go in another station or where there is more people. >> reporter: local resident christine washington says she's keeping a closer eye on her young children. she is shaken by the attack which occurred just across the street from her home. >> actually, just pretty much walk them where they have to go and then i tell my older son just be careful if you have to catch the bus because obviously it's not safe any more. >> reporter: now, police say the man responsible for the sexual assault here at this ride-on bus stop remains on the loose tonight. he is a danger. so, they are asking anyone with information to help them catch him to give police a call. that's the latest live in gaithersburg. leon, erica, back to you. >> scary stuff out there. thank you, chris. while you were at work today we learned some new details about what the las vegas gunman did before the mags kerr. nbc confirms stephen paddo

tracer rounds last in the dark. irs records show that he earned at least $5 million in 2015, most of that by gambling. and there is still no clear motive for the killings and no credible information to support claims with a connection -- of a connection with isis. nbc's sara dallof is in las vegas and she's digging into two more puzzling discoveries and both of them make it clear paddock wasn't always alone in his room. >> reporter: high above the las vegas strip, workers replacing the windows shattered in sunday's attack. while in the shadow of the hotel, 58 lives recognized by people bringing flowers, candles and prayers. >> i felt like it was something i needed to do, pay respect for those that were lost in this insanity. >> reporter: five days after the attack, investigators are trying to determine if anyone else was in gunman stephen paddock's hotel suite while he was staying there,uz

charger that doesn't match anphs that show his key ward was used to enter the room after the car left the garage. abnormalities that need explanations but need to be resolved. >> we are confident there was not another shooter in that room. whai cannot confirm to you today and what we continue to investigate is whether anybody else may have known about this incident before he carried it out. >> reporter: meanwhile, funerals for the 58 killed are set to begin as the coroner begins releasing remains to grieving families. a victim's resource center is up and running helping with transportation, lodging and financial assistance. >> make sure we have one-stop-shop covering all the services to our victims, incredibly important. >> reporter: and a heart breaking tribute next to one of the city's most recognizable landmarks. white crosses representing each of the dead, photos on some, hearts on all.

>> washington could play a big role whenomes to gun rights. meet the press moderator chuck todd will join us for that discussion in about ten minutes. ♪ ♪ >> all right, all right, all right. let's make some october balm. the gates are officially open at nationals park. the team is about to hit the field for what many hope will be a playoff game. >> the crowds are moving in fast. we have all the baszs covered for you tonight, folks. team coverage this eepg from nats park starting with wendy rieger. starting to get crowded out there, wendy. >> oh, my goodness. i was just looking at this half street up there, it just says constant, it looked like someone opened floodgates. people are pouring down the street. they're coming from the bars and the subway. a couple guys rode their bikes here. that's the way to get here. ni

this was staickrted back in 185. the k is the hardest consonant in the word strike so that's why you're getting this sign. tomorrow night you get a towel which is good, too, but this is special obviously this is the first playoff game of this season. and given what kind of weak we've had, bryce harper who is from las vegas, he is doing an homage to his hometown and what they've been through there. he was warming up yesterday in a #vegas strong sweatshirt. he also wears -- showed some cleats on instagram that have vegas strong on his cleats. so, it's his way of showing support for his hometown. even though we're all excited, it has been a rough week and we could use some good news. we're lucky here in washington that we have these two fabulous teams, of course the cubs won the world series last year and

nats. so,ha weather. in fact, it's finally gotten nd of breezy here. it actually feels kind of nice. >> that was me, that was me. >> i know it's you. keep doing that. keep doing that. >> it feels great out here. >> it does. it finally feels good. it was hot and sticky earlier. >> it was. the excitement back here, guys, i have to tell you, go ahead. [cheering and applauding] >> say hey, everybody. i was just running through the concourse trying to get here for my next live shot, guys. again, it is such an electric feeling here. so excited we're playing against the cubs tonight. we're going to get them home. going to beat them in our hometown. i'm excite ed about that, too. everybody waiting to get in. so many more people have to come in. we still have an hour and a half before game time. and the bottom level is almost already full. the cubs are just taking batting practice a minute ago. let's talk about your weather for tonight. again, with we do have a nice breeze now. it fee

temperature now about 77.'s wt for game time. by the end of the game going to be 72, 72, 73 degrees. lot of people have jackets, maybe a light sweater. you may need that by the time the game is over. right now we don't need any of that. absolutely. >> julie carey is also here today and she has been talking to all these fans coming in. this is quite a crowd. julie! >> reporter: hey, guys. well, doug said it. it is really just bursting with energy. i've been too big games over the years, the very first nationals opening day. steven strassburg's first start. other playoff games. but the excitement here tonight, you can just feel it out here. and along with that excitement, well, fans are just as optimistic about what could happen. game time, more than five hours away when this crew rolled in from virginia beach. it's their third trip to a nats playoff game and they hope tonight wbe

the 18 inning game. we came up last year for the game and ended up getting rained out. we're hoping for a little better luck this year. go nats! >> awesome. i think that is the best washington team we've had in about -- >> reporter: going to a playoff game, a tradition for this man from canada. somehow he scored these tickets today when he arrived at nats park and just walked up to the window. his tie to the nationals goes back to the team they used to be. >> for all my life, that's why -- and they have a good team. hope they win the series and we'll see from that. >> reporter: cederic griffin is hoping for a long playoff season for two reasons. he's a fan and he sells t-shirts and hats just outside the park. and today he had a chance to pass on his good wishes personally to outfielder michael taylor when he rolled in for game one. >> he actually rolled up on his skateboard. >> reporter: what did you say to him about the game? >> that we're gonna win. i'm

big things. >> repor a optimistic. this nats team will be moving on in decisive fashion. >> we'll win the series in four. >> reporter: but the cubs fans, of course, they have other plans. >> you know, after 108 years of losing, we've got plenty of winning to make up for lost time. so, no. the time is now. we're going to repeat cubs all day, baby, cubs all day. >> reporter: few too many blue can you be shirts out here for my liking this afternoon. in fact, a few too many can you be fans in my own family. the midwest relatives, they're not supporting my nats tonight. carol, let me send it out to you on the field. >> hey, julie, there are a few cubs fans here. the red is starting to stream in. you can see behind me, they're taking off the batting cage. the defending world series champs are leaving. they were asking that question, is this the year? they were asking that at this time last year. now nats fans are asking that. but i can tell you that here on this

asking that question. ask it th. they're saying let's enjoy this ride. you can see the fans starting to get in their seats. that's important. everybody should be in their seats first pitch 7:31. so, that's the message, you guys. if you can, stop hand wringing. you don't know what's going to happen. from the past three failed postseason runs, he said the one thing i've learned, you can't predict it. just enjoy it. >> i don't know. if you've been stung about four or five times, every time you hear a buzz you're going to get nervous. i'm sorry, that's how it is. you know it. >> it's good advice, though. good advice. we'll all be like let's enjoy it tonight. >> carol maloney, thank you. >> thank you. a security scare at a federal agency last month turned out to be a false report. the news 4 i-team recovers threats who work there on the rise. what's going on here? >> with one tweet the president weighs into a race

but is it going to backfire? meet the press moderator chuck todd joins us next. >> plus we've been watching this case for years. a woman suddenly vanishes. eight yes later the words herar

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now to the week in politics. >> we are again in the heat of

battle. nbc news reports of a the president and sent the white house and state department into a tail spin. >> the aftermath of the nation's worst mass shooting, republicans and the nra appear to be willing to revisit a specific gun regulation, but there may be more to this. this may be a bit of a split cal strategy at play here. we'll talk about that just now with nbc news political director and moderator of meet the press, chuck todd joining us now. >> i want to make sure i'm properly attired. >> just so everybody knows. >> we're all on the same team today. >> don't want to throw anything off. >> exactly right. >> it's because i'm going from here to the game. >> all right, okay. >> speaking of seats, rex tillerson in a bit of a hot seat this week. let's talk about the week he had. last week he got seemingly undercut on north korea. this week this talk about him calling the president a moron comes up. can he function effectively as a secretary of state representing this president? >> i think long term the answer is no.

going toe tmer, now former hhs secretary where you can have an acting -- this is something that impacts the world. long term no. there is a huge asia trip coming up in november. the president's first visit to china, rex tillerson, in fact, just came back from a trip to china where he was doing some of the sort of laying the groundwork for this. everybody we talked to said they have to get through this trip. you can't have a new secretary of state coming in. but unless there is just some sort of spontaneous reconciliation between these two, it's a marriage that's over between those two, but they just haven't decided when they're going to sign the divorce papers. >> could it be the end of the year? >> i don't think he does. it depends what your definition of end of the year is. january 20th, right? is it november right after election day? i think as soon as this asia trip is over and as soon as they figure out who they want there, i think that's the

indow you'll see. does not perceive that the secretary of staaksor the president, then what's he there for? >> right. >> not going to be effective at his job. >> let me ask you this, chuck. it was just last week that house majority whip steve scalise returned to work, a beautiful moment where you see the house on its feet and he lets us into this intimate moment where he's revealing his prayers to god and what could have been his last. recently you sat down with him after the las vegas massacre and your conversation i believe included gun safety. we're going to listen to a bit of that clip and we'll calm back to this on the back end. >> what do you make of this bump stock? of this accessory that takes a semiautomatic weapon and turns it into virtually an automatic weapon? >> i know there are people asking the atf to review their 2010 decision and i think they are. >> tell me about this -- >> there is a but there. congressman scalise is a very -- best way to desib

maximalist view of the second am longer conversation about this. he believes in some ways the right to bear arms he says predates the constitution as far as the founders are concerned. he is a very maximalist position on what that -- what the second amendment covers on that front. and when you hear him, you'll see that this is why there is this -- just a huge gulf, okay, between -- and steve scalise, he's not one of those -- he doesn't sugar coat his position on this. he's not trying to -- he has in his mind a very principled position. you have those who want more regulation here. we're not going to get anywhere. politics didn't change. bump stocks are going to go. that's because many republicans view it as a loop hole. so, i think that's gone. but the politics didn't change. here's when it's going to change. it will change when somebody loses reelection because they didn't support gun control regulation. right now i can give you a long list of

>> -- gun col. i have a tiny list, nonexistent. until that changes, then the conversation -- >> we have a second here to talk about one other campaign. the virginia governor race between ed gillespie and ralph northam. president trump weighed in, tweeting something about ralph northam is fighting for ms-13 and sanctuary cities. some folks are thinking that might backfire on him. >> you know, i'll be honest. i have been scratching my head at how the gillespie campaign has been using this ms-13 issue. i think this is a very serious issue that law enforcement is dealing with in virginia. i think it is not -- i think they are assuming a higher level of knowledge by the voters on this issue than people realize. i think it is not -- i'll be curious to see. i think they believe that combining ms-13 with the immigration issue as a whole and that president trump has

looking for. look, his support is d hard tru people. >> right. >> so this is an issue they are hoping to rally the cause. i have to tell you, i think -- i think that the gillespie campaign hasn't figured out how to message this in a broader way yet. >> david culver's piece was talking about ask them, you saw the tweet and didn't retweet it. well, it already had 40 million backers behind it so we left it -- >> gillespie has been trying to walk that tight rope. he knows president trump is not popular in northern virginia and he needs a lot of northern virginia republicans to come back to his side. at the same time he needs the base in southwest to come out for him. it's a tight rope. >> we'll let you get back to the nats game. >> that would be nice. i'll be in the solicit seats. >> inside. we know. quick reminder, chuck's exclusive interview with congressman scalise airs on meet the press sunda

dash toward the u.s. coast line. we are tracking its every move. where it will hit and how it could impact us. >> and which part of your weekend could get wet? doug joins us live from nats pa for team coverage frorkm

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racing through the caribbe weekend as a hurricane. >> amelia draper kicks off our team coverage from the storm center. mel, so how far away is this from impacting us, when does it become a rain maker? >> it becomes a rain maker columbus day. if you have that three-day weekend, you already had plans, out with the kids, you might want to make back up plans. i'll show you where nate will have the biggest impact on the gulf coast. you can see from new orleans on into parts of the panhandle of florida there. we are looking at hurricane warnings, hurricane watches, tropical storm watches and warnings as well. and these tropical storm watches continue up into a good part of alabama. so, this means these areas right along the coast here from new orleans out toward pensacola could not only see some rainfall stacking up to about 1 to 3 inches, but more importantly, storm surge flooding and some strong gusty winds that will lead to some wind damage and power outages as

su a category 1 hurricane. back here at home tomorrow, it is dry from start to finish. it is going to be breezy. for the midday and afternoon hours if you are headsing down to the park, that will at least make you feel a little more refreshing out there as the game gets underway a little bit earlier. if your seats are in the sun tomorrow, it's going to be warm. doug has more on that in a minute. 7:00 a.m. we are dry, 84 high. repeat performance of what we've had the last few days. on sunday notice we're cooler, 79 for a high, plenty of clouds and light showers are possible at times. sunday, though, is not looking like a wash out thankfully. but if you are running in the army 10 miler on sunday morning, as the race gets underway likely dry by 11:00 a.m., doug, some showers are possible. running in the rain no fun. playing baseball in the rain no fun. likely they probably pause the game, right? but we don't have to worry about that. >> we don't have to worry about that at all. we have some great weather out here tonight. i'll tell you, you guys ready

>> yes. absolutely perfect october weather. some people are like itobe weat baseball, it is supposed to be a little cooler. give it an hour or two. it will be perfect, perfect for a game. that is actually when we start in an hour, guys. going to be a fantastic night. show you first off the temperatures around the area. actually right now where we are at the airport, those temperatures in the upper 70s, as we move through the rest of the night tonight for that first pitch, temperatures tonight are going to be a little bit cooler. tomorrow's game, people ask me about tomorrow's game already and no. the other question is, are you coming to that game, too? no, unfortunately i cannot come to that game. but the forecast looks good. although it's going to be hot, 84 degrees at the time the game starts at 5:30, and cooling a little bit by the end of the game. as far as the next ten days goes, look at this forecast. saturday looks good. sunday is the day we have a chance of shower activity. not expecting a lot, but then monday is when we watch the remnants o

our region. will it be far misses us with t rain or directly over us that we get both rain and a little bit of wind? monday could be a weather alert day here at nbc 4 so that's something we're going to be checking. but nobody right now is worried about rain on monday. we are worried about the next three or four hours. everybody say -- how is your night going? we'll tell you in three hours, right? three or four hours when we're leaving here with a win. we're going to send it back to you guys. go nats! [cheering and applauding] >> they're just that happy. that happy three hours from now. >> right. >> that ain't gonna happen. thanks. when you go to work you're supposed to feel safe there, right? the news 4 i-team reveals a major security concern for thousands of federal workers. what's changed and whether there is enough being done to keep them safe. >> plus after more than a decade, a heartbroken family finally gets answers in a case that has haunted washington for so long.

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>> announcer: you're watching news 4 at 6:00. >> new at 6:30, every day thousands of federal workers head to their jobs at 1200 pennsylvania avenue and their goal there is to protect the nation's environment. >> right. but an investigation by scott macfarlane and the news 4 i-team reveals they are on

>> reporter: it's a building in d.c. that's rarely attracted news or tourists in the past. in september that changed. reports of a gunshot triggered a major police response at the headquarters of the environmental protection agency. it turned out to be a false report, but security scares here are on the rise. do people truly threaten to kill e palomino, a workers? >> yes, yes, yes. >> reporter: federal records obtained by the i-team show investigations into threats epa workers have soared this year from 40 to 70. a large number of them threats against the new administrator. patrick sullivan investigates the threats for the epa office of inspector general. health and protecting agency immersed in hot button issues. >> it engenders a lot of emotion. some people who are emotional will act out by sending a message or making a phone call. the worst

>> reporter: in one case the accused is a herself. barbara jordan is awaiting trial in d.c. accused of sending an e-mail threatening to murder former head gina mccarthy and other colleagues. writing she was out side the hotel and i'm going to murder those expletives and i hope they drop dead like flies. she has pleaded not guilty. here is the biggest spike in threats. scott pruitt at times a politically contentious choice, hot button issues like climate change and air pollution. the epa has its own internal security and has increased the protection of pruitt to 24 hours a day 7 days a week according to multiple reports. no one with the epa would speak with the i-team on camera about this. >> as long as your name is visible, you are a potential target. >> reporter: but it's not the only federal agency seeing a rising number of threats. federal agents have investigated more than

owens who was onclked by a disgruntled taxpayer, this is an unfortunate part of life for employees who meet face to face. >> the noisy protesters aren't the ones to be concerned about. it's the quiet one parked in the van down the street. >> reporter: the epa and inspector general help the agency protect its workers here in d.c. and nationwide and they do provide armed protection when needed to specifically targeted workers. this is a thing that is increasing and nobody is happy about it. >> terrifying. you think you're just going in to do your job. people don't have any idea about what you do there in that building. and you feel threatened. >> the epa works face to face in a retail way with the public. it is one of the distinctive agencies that way. when you get face to face with the public threats can happen. >> the climate, sign of times. >> scott macfarlane, thank you. >> after eight long years,

finally get some closure. but the ordeal is far from over. the man charged with killing butler pleaded guilty. it is contingent on cruz leading investigators to her body. she disappeared from her home in northwest d.c. bhak in 2009. her family spoke with reporters outside the courthouse today. >> we could have did this eight years ago. why did we have to go through it all this time? we're just glad now that it's over it kind of gichlves my mot from some relief from what she's been going through. >> we learned more about what actually happened. rodriguez cruz strangled butler after an argument. if he does not cooperate with the authorities and lead them to the body, the charges go back to first degree murder. >> a man accused of the pretending to be a pilot and trying to sneak onto planes keeps popping up in our area. since the beginning of the summer he's been caught at large and small airports across vi

the tsa in the look out for thi guy that you see on your screen. he goes by several names, but they are pretty similar. he tries to get into sensitive areas claiming he's a passenger, an employee, or a crew member. >> just imagine walking outside going to your car. the car that you work so very hard to buy, and you get there and the tires are missing. well, that happened to a man in bowie. thieves left his new honda sitting up on bricks. but he's not alone. crooks smashed windows and grabbed phones and electronics out of 50 cars in the last two days in prince george's county. that's roughly one break-in every hour. the owner of the honda didn't want to show his face, but he says he feels violated. >> i'm a hard working guy, you know. and for somebody to just come through in the middle of the night to take something i work hard for, i don't know, man, it's sad. >> well, you can't exactly hide your tires, but police want peop t

field. as congressmcalise gets his life back, we are learning chilling new details about the ballpark shooting that left him fight fogger that life, including how long the gunman may have been planning the attack. >> and the sunset tonight at 6:43, check this out. a beautiful shot of nats park right now as the sun is going down. also make sure to check out the basically full moon out there tonight. now, as we look to the weekend, the long holiday weekend, nate will bring us rain. i'll have

after receiving that huge ovation on the house floor, congressman steve scalise is taking another step toward recovery. he's going to throw out the first pitch at tonight's nats game. >> scalise was o

baseice alexandria. today prosecutors released a chilling play by play of that shooting. >> the report says the gunman had been planning the attack for months. news 4's mark segraves takes us through that report. >> reporter: the gunman came to washington in march from his home in illinois and began planning his attack as early as april. according to the report from the commonwealth attorney for the city of alexandria, 66-year-old james hodgkinson had video of the alexandria baseball field on his cell phone that was shot back in april, months before the attack. and he had been seen several times around the ball field in the months and days leading up to the shooting. during that attack, the suspect fired at least 70 shots, and police fired at least 40 times. according to the commonwealth's attorney, it was congressman steve scalise who was shot first. then matthew micah, a lobbyist, was shot in the chest. the

a congressional staffer, was he lay on the ground trying to hide from the bullets. the gunman was eventually shot three times by police. the commonwealth's attorney's report conclude the the use of deadly force was justified. all of those injured are said to be recovering well. scalise's injuries were so serious he remained in the hospital for six weeks after the shooting, and only returned to the house floor last week. mark segraves, news 4. >> news 4 helped celebrate hispanic heritage month at the organization of american states. last night was the annual news 4 celebration where we get to honor people making an impact in the hispanic community in our area. and next saturday will be featuring a one-hour hispanic heritage month special highlighting stories that showcase the very best of our community. in news, sports, education and politics. you can look for that next saturday morning at 9:30 right here on news 4.

last night. that rum cake dangerous. a decision it that could determine whether women get birth control. we are looking at which employers could take it away. >> millions of americans are under a hurricane watch as tropical storm nate barrels down toward the u.s. where it's going and what's in ste for your weekend.or

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virginia's school air and water protections, and taking away health care from thousands of virginians. as a candidate for governor, i sponsored this ad because i've stood up to donald trump on all of it. ed gillespie refuses to stand up to him at all. we are working for you with a closer look at the trump administration's new birth control order announced today. it could impact how thousands of women get contra exception. now, this rule broadly expands the number of employers that can choose not to provide birth control for their

it expands the exemption to rel moral objections and it also expands the types of companies which can opt out. the old exemption was for small religious groups. well, now any nonprofit organization or private company, and even some public companies, can opt out. higher education institutions and hospitals with religious affiliations, they can also qualify. now, the administration is making these changes based on the definition of what they call preventive care. the obama administration argued contraceptives are preventive because they stop unwanted pregnancies. that mean they had to be covered at 100%. but the trump administration says contraceptives can also cause medical problems and as a result aren't necessarily required as preventive medicine. women's groups are arguing this will leave thousands if not millions of people without needed coverage. but the trump administration argues that 99.9% of women will remain covered. they also say the federal government subsidizes many other groups which

erika? >> while we are getti to first pitch at nationals park, it looks like there is more than title on the line. d.c. mayor muriel bowser and chicago mayor rahm emanuel have a bet going. they are offering up beer from vice district brewering company. meyer bowser is wagering what, ben's chili bowl as well as some d.c. brow to wash it all down with. got to love that public pale. the losing mayor will make a donation to hurricane efforts in puerto rico. we love that story there. very nice. >> doug and wendy are still at nats park. i tell you, anybody who wins is going to make a great with that kind of deem. don't you think? >> hi, guys. >> hi there. >> hi. >> i was busy dancing. we're going to have a good time. >> we are going to have a good time. we are going to have a good time. >> we are out here w

before. he always has great suits. look at the shoes, top to bottom. >> obama administratibaum, baum. >> you were here last year? they were here last year, this is our year. >> my cubs. >> i like that. >> hanley is wishing he had that outfit. >> oh, hanley? >> this is one of many characters we have seen. we also got to meet -- pat's an obvious. what are you going to be doing to help them win? >> they won't need a whole lot of help. they're going to do it on their own. the players involved are the ones that make the decision on the field. >> obviously. >> right. sfwh >> what have you got here? >> i do this to get on tv. i wear this sash, the hat, all that good stuff. then we go on, howou

>> yes. there you go. >> anything, other obvious things we need to know? >> other than i have a beard and i'm wearing a sash and the nats are going to win the world series. >> love it, love it. >> all right. so, we're talking about tomorrow's forecast. that's what we're going to be seeing. you already have tomorrow's giveaway. >> yes, i do. tomorrow's giveaway is the rally towel. see, tonight you need it to wipe the sweat off your brow. your brow towel. but it's all gotten a little cool here. it is tomorrow is going to be nicer? >> you're going to need it to wipe it off. temperatures tomorrow afternoon for the game right around 84 degrees at game time. that's going to be a hot one for the game. and then cooling through the 70s right on down by the time the game is getting over tomorrow night around 8:00, 8:30 or so. we've had a great time-out here. >> we've had -- >> dancing up. >> here we go, ladies. here we go. here weo.

>> we have the greatestnd the g team. there's just been so much enthusiasm and love and it's just been the best, happy est place on earth was right here. and all through tonight. see you at 11:00 as well. >> i'm tossing it back to amelia. i'm putting the hat on because i'm going in. i'm going to the game. i cannot wait for this. i know you know me well. i'm so excited. i'm so excited. all right. we're tossing to you. >> i'm going to the bar. [ laughter ] >> it's her birthday. >> from louisville, kentucky. >> doug is having a fabulous time down there. he was so looking forward to this. i think he really wants to go to the game tomorrow night as well. beautiful night at the ballpark tomorrow. it is warm and it is dry. feeling more like summer than fall once again. but as we look to sunday, take a look at your second weather headline. some showers at times, it's

rain be is in thefocast. especially during the second half of the day right now. you want to keep that in mind. we need the rain and the good news there are more rain chances in the forecast next week. tomorrow, though, we're dry. 84 for a high. partly sunny skies and it will be a bit breezy so nice outside during the afternoon and evening hours. now, on sunday, some light showers are likely at times, otherwise cloudy skies around. 79, i do want to stress sunday, not a bad day overall. we will have plenty of dry time on sunday as we look to monday we're going to get some moisture from what's left of nate. take a look at nate right now. winds at 60 miles an hour. really moving quickly at 21 miles an hour. it does ng look like it will -- the eye at least will pass over the yucatan peninsula. what that means it won't help to tear that storm apart. so, it could quickly intensify to at least a category 1, maybe a category 2 hurricane as it takes aim for parts of the gulf coast, including parts of louisiana, mississippi, alabama. and then on into florida. and then look at the track.

bringing us h some beneficial rain. so, the impacts from nate we'll see likely around an inch, maybe more, maybe less, we could see some wind but not i'm not seeing that be a huge issue now. winds do not look to be damaging at all. monday to be a storm team 4 weather alert day just because of the rain on monday. a lot of us have off on monday. erika and leon d'antoni -- a mama dauz, thank you. it could be a nuisance day with rain in the forecast. and you see the more chances offer for rain wednesday, thursday and friday. but then finally feeling like fall thursday and friday, next weekend temperatures in the low to mid 70s. 80s finally. >> it can snow on monday as long as the nats win tonight and tomorrow. that's all that matters. >> thanks, mel. >> okay, we're just about 40 minutes away now from the game, game one almost here. how the nats players saying they are going to slay the

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>> announcer: this is the xfinity sports desk. >> all right. can't wait to get started. >> carol maloney! yes, we are excited to see what happens. we're all keeping our fingers crossed, carol. >> all right, carol. >> let's get it started. not since 1924 has this city celebrated the last baseball game of the season. those washington senators,

you guys don't either. wendy and doug are staring at me, what's she talking about? it's been a long time. we're celebrating now as you guys know if you've been watching. but the players -- >> it feels good. it feels good tonight. really does. >> the trick for the players, they tell me -- >> and we have amazing fans. >> these fans are the best fans. they're still going, still partying. they're celebrating tonight. the trick for the players is not to look ahead or too far behind. >> it's completely different each and every year and i think it's a unique scenario. sure, if you look at the franchise we haven't made it out of the first round. i don't think our chances are better or worse. it's just different year this year. >> in '12 we won the world series. every time we make it to the playoffs we make it to the world series. only one team is going to win the world series. we're going to prepare and do everything we can g

full at the end of the c october it does. >> this year we're more battle tested than we have been in the past. the expectations are a little bit more, but those things are always going to be there when you have that kind of talent and that clubhouse. that's a test, it's a challenge for sure. but i think we're ready for it. >> as you know by now, steven strassburg mounts the field. in the month of september, hoping to continue that success into october. and if you're wondering about what he performed, how well he performed against the cubs this season, one start striking out 13 baters in the nats, 8-4 wins back in june. and dusty baker announcing this afternoon, geo gonzalez will get the ball for tomorrow's game two at nats park. game three in chicago on monday. of course sherzer still trying to get healthy from that lingering hamstring injury. earlier today he walked o

waiting forwentarring any set b will toe the rubber at wrigley field on monday. a redskins update for you. josh norman tweeting today indicating he's going to miss four weeks with his rib injury. oh, the gallery doesn't like that news. redskins on a by this week. norman will miss the 49ers at home on october 15th. >> not good. >> also out against the eagles in philly and cowboys at home. potential return game could be week nine in seattle on november 5th. all right, capitals home opener tomorrow night against montreal, maybe alex ovechkin can repeat the season opener. hat trick in the first season. 18 hat trick of his career. more importantly caps win the season opener. rocking in d.c. tomorrow night. caps home opener capital one arena. now, back here at the nats, we have four things to watch out for. re

been so great this season. hoping he performs as well in the big stage. table setting trea, extra important in the playoffs. can steal, he can bunt. great numbers against the cubs this season. a .429 average. a healthy harper, back from the injury, can he return to form? and containing contreras. the cubs catcher, five home runs in seven career games versus the nats. nats going to breathe a sigh of relief if they can contain him. you know curly ws flying out of here tonight. only curly ws. i love doing sports with these guys flanking me. that was so fun. >> it's fun. i don't know what you're talking about, but it was -- i enjoy watching you. >> it was an opinionated sports. it's going to be a great series. >> it really is. >> counting on stras, no stress. that's right. all ri

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