news 4 today starts now. >> live right now we're counting down to the start of the 42nd annual marine corps marathon. they're warming up anxiously awaiting the crack of the gun at the starting line. working for you, we have live team coverage all morning long. >> thousands of spectators are watching that forecast. maybe a crisp start to the morning but the question is how high will temperatures rise. >> into center, springer says he's got it. the houston astros win the pennant. >> he's got it. there it is. the

show down. >> what a game that was. >> we welcome you in on this sunday morning. >> good morning to you. chilly start. >> this is one of those days that you want a certain type of morning, crisp and cool and spectators want to enjoy too. >> it's going to be a great day ahead, huh? >> it's not going to be that bad out there. now for the runners it might be a little warm. for the spectators probably perfect. let's go ahead and show you what is going on. 54 degrees is that temperature right now and i think we're going to stay right around there as you head out the door this morning. now as we continue through about 7 or 8:00 a.m. you can see we have that sunshine. the sun coming up about 7:24 and then we will have warmer

temperatures. by the finish line. the 30 hour finisher. temperatures in the upper 60s but the longer you wait the higher the temperature is going to go. mid 70s by this afternoon. we'll talk about when we can cool down coming up. >> thank you. it is a day thousands of folks have been training for and it's finally here. the 42nd annual marine corps marathon. >> things will be getting started in just under two hours from now and as usual the race starts and ends in arlington. tens of thousands of runners will pass through. that means dozens of roads will be closed. >> a logistical challenge getting around. am i reading this right on a sunday morning? >> there he is. >> live in arlington. what's up aaron. >> there's few things that would get me up this early on a sunday morning. the marine corps marathon is one of them. there will be thousands of people running through parts of northern virginia int

virginia to get to the finish line. you may be able to hear the music behind me. really good music at the starting line. there's a few marine theres now making sure that everything is set up and ready to go. when things start to kick off we'll see a spectacular fly over and getting people pumped and ready to start the race. it's going to be a spectacular race. >> it's going to be amazing. it's been simpler with the metro opening up at 6:00. that makes it easy for our runners to get here to the start line and focus on running the race and also lets the marines do what they do best, organize, set up and execute. >> so you'll have obviously about 30,000 people registered to participate in the marathon, in the 10k in all the e

what do you expect? folks coming to this race for the first time to watch, what are they going to see when they watch these runners today? >> the runners need you. so if you're listening come out today. it's going to be a beautiful day to spectate and maybe if you're not a runner you'll get the urge to come back out here next year for us but bring the family. it it's, the runners need the motivation. if you come out here in about an hour we're bringing back, the american flag is going to come into the starting line. we have the fly over, the ospreys and no other race putting these people down the range. >> we appreciate the time this morning and we will let you get back to work. we know you have a race to get off and things will be starting around 7:30. the marathon starting line, the gun you'll hear that at

this morning. and crystal city will be a great place to have the kids come. there's lots of fun, moon bounce, face painting and all of that stuff. it's the place to be if you have kids that want to come see a little bit of the marathon happening here in arlington and d.c. we'll send it back to you. >> looking good this morning. thank you. if you're going to the race and not running we'd like you to join us at mile four. that's where news 4 will be set up to cheer on the runners. >> we'll have a report from her coming up probably within the hour. a full list of road closures this is something you'll want to check out especially if you have to be in the car and driving around the race route not a great idea but head to our app. >> now on to break news this morning, maryland state police say a van overturned and caught fire on the corner of

one person has died. we don't know if there's other people in the van. other vehicles appear to be involved. route 301 is closed in both directions. >> let's take you now into the distri district, northeast in particular where one person was rushed to the hospital after a fire. it happened in an apartment building on 8th street. the fire started around 8:30 last night. it was electrical in nature and isolated to one room. >> some people who normally live at a high-rise are waking up somewhere else this morning. that's because a transformer caught fire yesterday at the promenade tower. we first told you about this yesterday. residents still can't return because the building doesn't have electricity or running water and the elevators don't wo.

getting out. >> always taking care of one of my children to look her right in the face and say we're safe. we're going to be fine. >> six people were taken to the hospital because of all the smoke. the fire caused about $1 million in damage. >> this story is just bizarre and disturbing. a student that lives off campus says that a man came into her bedroom, woke her up, and then left without taking anything. this happened around 3:00 saturday morning near route 1. there's been at least four similar incidents near the college park campus in recent months. in each case man goes into a home usually through an unlocked window or door. so far nobody has been arrested. >> the redskins won't have northbound norman when they take on the eagles tomorrow night. their best corner won't be able to play due

that's despite practicing this week. other vets in the secondary are questionable to play. this could be a chance for the other defensive backs to take on more responsibilities. the skins will take on the eagles tomorrow night at 8:30. >> into center. the houston astros. >> the houston astros to the world series. they won 4-0. this will be the first trip to the world series for the astros since their first time going in 2005. the astros now going to face-off against the l.a. dodgers in the world series. >> congrats to the astros fans, but hey. all

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we're not looking at really any rainy conditions until tuesday. so we have all day on monday. a little bit more cloud cover and then cooler weather is coming. we will see cooler weather by the weekend. wednesday and thursday of this week. so current temperatures out there right now. we are in the 50s right here. 54 degrees outside of the beltway. it's a little chilly. 47 in

and so again those temperatures are going to stay right there. the sun comes up then we'll start to move them on up. marine corps marathon. temperatures in the mid 50s as you make your way out the door this morning. especially into the d.c. area if you're coming from the suburbs and then at the pentagon when you're getting ready to go, temperatures in the mid 50s. we have that 7:55 start. through the 50s, however most of the race will be spent in the 60s but by the finish line we'll be in the low 70s. that is not the ideal weather for running 26.2 miles. marine corps marathon at the end a little on the warm side. i do not believe humidity will be a problem today. if you're running later on throughout the afternoon we'll be dry. a few clouds trying to built in later on tonight and that will set the scene up for tomorrow. temperatures in the mid to

gorgeous day out there. again it's going to be sunny and warm out there today. let's look at the radar right now. nothing going on on the radar but let's widen it out and then we notice especially to the west, i didn't wind that far enough but we do have rain headed our way and behind that frontal system we have much cooler conditions. still some mild temperatures off to the west but again we are going to start to see some cooler conditions headed into our area. upper 70s for tomorrow. late night rain we're talking about after i'd say about 9:00 we'll start to see some rain moving in here and that will continue through much of the day on tuesday. some heavy rain possible for that morning commute. here's your ten day forecast. 80% chance of rain on tuesday. it will be breezy. wednesday-thursday back in the low 60s and plenty of sunshine. next chance of rain after that not until tuy.

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plus weather and warm up over the weekend. it's going to be a picture perfect day to get out and hit the pavement. >> secret jfk files for the first time the kennedy family is speak out about the plan to release government documents on the assassination of the president. >> news 4 today starts now. >> good morning to you. it's a chilly start to the morning. we're in store for a wonderful day ahead. >> those of you running and perhaps getting up and shaking it off a little bit and stretching we'd like a chilly, crisp, cool start on this big race day. along side megan fitzgerald and lauryn rickets tracking the forecast. >> i have warmer temperatures. if you like yesterday, megan liked yesterday, we're looking at a carbon copy of yesterday

temperature. we have a few clouds out there and it's nice. it really is. outside of beltway we have temperatures in the 40s. but looking ahead for the marathon of course we have chuck here. live coverage here all morning so temperatures in the 50s. the 7:55 a.m. start. it's going to be warm to finish. especially for the spectators out there it's going to be nice but of course you're watching and not running for the runners it's going to be warm. temperatures in the low to mid 70s by the time they cross that finish line. plenty of sunshine. not a lot more sunshine in the forecast. especially over the next 72 hours. we have rain in the forecast. talk about that coming up. >> all right. thanks. the countdown is on for the start of the 42nd annual marine corps marathon. >> the race gets started in just over an hour from now in arlington and that's where we find news 4's aaron gilcrest live this morning.

the music playing and announcer talking to the runners. there's runners arriving here as we speak. we have seen a steady stream of people working their way toward the start line. the marines have it all set up and ready to go and we're expecting to see close to 30,000 runners participate in the marathon, the 10k and the other events today. it's going to be a packed house. we want to bring in somebody on the list of celebrities. oprah winfrey, jill biden, those celebrities and with them in the list of runners over the years, our own meteorologist chuck bell. >> you put me in the same category as oprah. i'm impressed. >> you belong there. this is going to be your 12th marathon. >> i've run all 12 years but i only finished it 8 times. the last couple of years i have been

with the team. last year i ended up running 19.5 miles last year on race day. >> it's that last trip back over the bridge back on to this side in virginia that kills you. mile 20 is the 14th street bridge. you have to beat the bridge. be over the bridge by a certain time and that's where most people's wall is is around the 20 mile mark. >> i'm wearing three layers of gloves and hat when i'm not on air. last year was the warmest on record for this marathon but this year what, what do we expect? >> it's mid 50s now but it's cool. this is relatively good running weather but it will be 70 degrees by about 11:00 in the morning and that's the three hour finisher mark and for a lot of the every day runners they finish in the 4 to 5 hour range. that's noon to 1:00. that is super warm for runners. hydration is going to be critical for anyone

be on the course the more important it will be to stay hydrated. they have water stations every two miles. always drink before your thirsty. >> chuck bell, we'll let you get down there and stretch and then work your way over to the start line. this is the number we're cheering for. how do you like that for a bib number. >> get a number like that. >> good luck chuck. we'll see you later on today. chuck is ready. the runners are getting here. it's still dark this morning. you can see a convey of vehicles with the flashing lights coming in behind me here. they're getting the vehicles in place to be able to start this on time. 7:55 is when we'll hear the pistol fire and the runners will start working their way down 110 here into d.c. and then back into arlington. david, megan. >> okay. aaron, can we say, six layers and gloves. >> a little cold out there. >> i keep telling you i don't handle the cold very well at

i'm lucky i don't have a parka on right now. >> the next blizzard you see us out in you'll think differently. >> exactly. >> we'll check in with you later. >> thanks. so if you're going to the race and not running we invite you to join us at four mile. that's where news 4 will be set up to cheer on the runners. >> a big team going out there. julie will be athere live. a report from her within the hour. driving, this is not the day to do it. we have a full list of all the road closures that can effect you. meantime, new details on that commercial bus fire in howard county. this shutdown part of i-95 last night. they say there were 40 people on a college bus when it caught fire on the southbound side of 95 before ruoute 100. it's pretty scary. it's unclear what college t

headed. there was some sort of engine failure. everyone did get off the bus without serious injuries but medics checked them out for smoke inhalation. >> police in montgomery county hope they can one day give closure to a family as to why a 19-year-old family was struck and killed by a car. this happened early yesterday morning when a driver hit him on shady grove road in rockville. he died at the hospital. the driver stayed at the scene. families are devastated after three young men died early saturday following a crash in charles county maryland. >> darcy spencer spoke to the uncle of one of the victims killed that says his life ended before it got started. >> this is a photo of him with his dad. the boy graduated from an adult education program in charles county thursday. tragically he and his two friends died in this crash early saturday morning. the boys uncle came tth

happened. >> he had his whole life ahead of him and friday night he got off and went out with his friends. got off at 10:00. and at 2:09 that was it. >> the video from southern maryland news net shows how violent the crash was. the driver took off when a maryland state police trooper tried to pull him over about 2:00 in the morning. >> as soon as she activated her emergency equipment the vehicle accelerated, actually even pulled over on to the shoulder for a brief moment as if to stop for the trooper and then accelerated exceeding speeds of more than 100 miles per hour. >> police tell me they believe he drove the wrong way and hit a concrete median and went airborne and slammed into a tree near the convenience store. he probably ran because he was scared. >> he was doing the right thing and because a friend of his m

for it. they were all in it together and they were all friends for many years. >> people dropping off flowers here at the scene. maryland state police tell me they believe speed and alcohol were factors in this crash. >> the victims mother lived in puerto rico and she was able to survive the hurricane there but now she is trying to make her way back to charles county to be with the family. >> i want to give you disturbing numbers just out. maryland police are seeing a surge in the number of reports involving hate or bias incidents up 40%. 285 cases in 2016 according to the baltimore sun compared to 203 the year before. police say at least 11 other reports involved people that made a reference about president trump. >> right now, an explosive new report by the new york times that fox news former host

o'reilly $32 million after his contract and he agreed to it after a sexual misconduct settlement with the former colleague. now this story, you probably heard about it but the $32 million settlement alleges that o'reilly forced her into a nonconsensual sexual relationship and sent her sexually explicit material. o'reilly lost his job at fox in april after the times reported that other women had accused him of sexual harassment or verbal abuse. a spokesman for o'reilly said the 32 million leak is obviously designed to kill his chances of getting a new tv job. >> president trump says he's going to allow the release of thousands of government documents related to john f. kennedy's assassination. they have until thursday to disclose the remaining files. it follows a man date that

documents to be released within 25 years. at an event in michigan, the great nephew of president kennedy responded to questions about the president's move. >> it's been kept behind closed doors now for sometime and i absolutely tend toward disclosure of government documents. that being said it would have been nice if there was some communication between this administration and members of our family. >> we should point out that the white house has left open the possibility that president trump might still stop the release of some of the documents. >> live right now, our coverage of marine corps marathon continues. we'll take you to the biggest cheering section in town and don't forget to tag us in your photos. use the #working for you. >> plus me too. a look at

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they'll start the race. another 10 minutes later they're underway. >> at 7:55, meantime tracking what folks headed out this morning can expect. >> headed out this morning so we had that up during the commercial break and i heard the announcement saying these marines got up at 1:00 a.m. and i was happy to hear that because i know we get up in the dead of night as well and when they got out there it was chilly. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. and we're going to see rain because it's coming soon. >> we saw two former presidents breaking tradition. they took aim at president trump without mentioning his name. joining us now

for nbc's meet the press, chuck todd. first question how significant were the comments? >> quite significant when you think about the fact that president bush never criticized any roll back of policy or anything the obama years were doing to undo bush years. president obama has been very hesitant so far as well. neither one of them were hesitant during the campaign but they have been. but there's this code, whatever you want to call it, the president's code, but this issue of civility and politics and the issue of america's reputation around the world is concerning major figures in our history. the two former presidents, john mccain who is a republican nominee. he started this weekit

speech he gave being concerned about the direction president trump is going to all of this coming in the same week as this absurd and disgusting polarization over the condolences. i think it's very important. >> megan and i were talking about this, the me too that was going out and i know that you did something a little different. you went and spoke with the women on the hill. >> well, we have been hearing about women in differ walks of life telling their stories. here's some women in power reminding women that even these women that got into power, they went through the same, they had their own me too moments. so look we gave them the opportunity and four chose to sayre their stories so very

>> very powerful. >> what amazes me is you have your gibib ready. >> i am. i'm going to run now. all the show moderators run first. >> i'm going to go and represent. >> and the cheerleader for chuck todd. >> i appreciate that. >> do great. >> it will be perfect. should be able to finish around 10:10 and get over here and get the show started. >> don't miss us at 10:20. >> that should workout okay. >> we'll get you some water too. chuck todd. we'll check in with you later. >> all right by the way chuck is going to be on the 10:30 if he finishes the race in time for meet the press. sfend ♪ >> gets you going. e

this morning. mile four. >> there's a lot going on out there. the marines have been out there since 1 krk this morning setting up. now julie will be updating us as she cheers on the runners at mile four. >> all right. julie is live out there for us now. good morning, julie. >> good morning. i love mile 4. this is my 8th or 10th year at mile four. it's such a great spot. the runners come off across the bridge. they still have a lot of energy. i'm ready to cheer them on. i have dusted off the cow bell. that might have been loud. we'll be clapg for you heping f at this location. that's where our

secti -- cheering section is going to be. even though it's quite it's been fun out here this morning because runners are walking across the bridge for georgetown to get to the start line. so had a chance to talk to some of them and wish them good luck and one of them we met is emily. this will be her fifth marine corps marathon. she's done 15 overall. she talked to us about what brings her back to this one. >> i love to celebrate the marines and i love the feeling of everyone coming together today and just celebrating d.c. the feeling of this marathon is like none other. >> so again we'll see some of the elite runners come across the key bridge probably as early as about 8:20

to be much longer. you can see some of the law enforcement checking out the bridge right now making sure that everything is good to go for the runners and you can see across the way, there's some folks headed down to that start line, probably some butterflies in their stomach as they get ready to take on the marathon. back to you in the studio. >> i want to point out with a you are wearing is what is appropriate. gill crecrest with the 7 layers the gloves. >> i am losing my mind. it's not 3 degrees outside. >> it's supposed to be a nice day too. >> it's cool right now. >> he's used to this seat which is a little bit warmer. >> you guys are like what? >> that's all right. it is going to be warm as the

i have never run a marathon before but chuck was saying once you get into the 70s when you finish it takes a toll on the body. so we'll see how that, of course live coverage all throughout the day. let's show you what's going on with the weather map because it is a beautiful morning out there. the sun coming up, 7:24, 7:25 a.m. this morning but you can see that sunrise once julie pointed the camera that way. it was gorgeous out there. what we're looking at today is pretty quite. we will have a cloudy day on monday. rain on tuesday and then fall finally returns on wednesday. 54 downtown right now in the district. 47 at dulless at this point and then we can see 48 in leesburg. as far as the marine corps marathon goes temperatures through the 50s this morning and then we're in the 70s by early this afternoon an by later on this afternoon we'll be in the upper 70s. so if you're running

throughout the afternoon, again it's not going to be too bad. it will be on the dry side. temperatures today, 78 degrees. sunny and warm out there today. nothing happening on the storm team four radar but we do have a frontal system bringing rain to portions of the midwest. severe thunderstorms down through missouri. that is headed our way but not until tuesday so we will have the clouds from it tomorrow but we will not see the rain until tuesday. that's when we brought that up to about 80%. it will be breezy on tuesday. we'll be in the low 60s on wednesday and thursday. next chance of rain could be at the weekend but right now it looks like tuesday we kept it out for the weekend. >> we are about an hour from the start of the 42nd annual marine

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keeping that promise to him but telling myself i can do things even when it feels like i can't. i didn't feel like i was ever going to get past that and i did and i survived and this reminds me that i'm still strong. >> johnson is going to run along with ten other gold star family members. that's one of the things that if you're there and watching this it's incredible to see, everybody has a different story and has a purpose for their run. it's so self-serving to be there on the side watching it. it's so inspiring. >> she says she has run it before and every time she cries. it's hard not to. i mean, you know, it's such a powerful moment and live out there, since 1:00

less than an hour away. it's a beautiful morning. >> it's a beautiful morning and exciting moment. look at all the reflective shoes making their way through the dark of the morning. we have so much more marine corps marathon coverage ahead right now on news 4 today on what is a beautiful start to this day. >> absolutely beautiful. of course that includes an hour by hour look at the forecast. time now is 6:57. we'll be right back. how's it going down there? that's good. lica misses you. i'm over it though. (laughter) that's fine. i miss her more than you anyway. ♪ ♪ hey, my window is closing. yeah that's okay. alright miles. i love you. (phone hangs up) ♪ ♪ yeah i love you too. ♪ ♪

>> anxiously awaiting the starting line-up. live team coverage all morning long. >> thousands of spectators and runners are keeping an eye on the forecast. maybe a crisp start to the morning now but the question is how high will the temperature rise

yankies. >> welcome in on this sunday morning. it's going to be great at the beginning and then toward the begend a little warm. but as chuck bell tells me, the temperatures make it into the low 70s that's not ideal running weather for running 26.2 miles. especially at the

here's the temperatures. inside the belt way here we are in the 50s so if you are some of those people coming from outside the beltway. so it is a little cooler and then once you get into the d.c. area it's a little warmer so temperatures at 55 degrees. let's take you hour by hour. by 10:00 a.m. already in the low 60s in the district and temperatures in the upper 50s elsewhere and then by one already in the low 70s. woo we'll warm up quickly. mid to upper 70s this afternoon. we have rain on the way. not today but rain on the way. we'll let you know when you can expect it coming up in a few minutes. >> all right. we'll check in with you then. a day thousands of folks have been training for. it is finally here. i love it. >> the 42nd annual marine corps marathon we're talking about. >> things will get started later this hour and the race ss

tens of thousands of runners will pass through d.c. that means dozens of roads will be closed. >> i think this morning i owe an apology to aaron gill crest that's kicking off our coverage live in arlington. nikki on twitter give aaron a break, 54 is chilly. let him layer up. so you do you. >> wait a minute. aaron, are you still wearing the gloves, that's the question? >> i am still wearing the gloves because my hands get cold. listen, though, this is a lot of excitement building here. we want to give you a view of what we see. a steady stream of people, runners and spectators making their way from the memorial bridge area here down to route 10 and the arch as you see there that arepr

some of those folks or spectators will be on the side of the road. some will participate. some 30,000 strong we anticipate this year from all 50 states and 17 different countries. this is an operation that takes a lot of effort. there's been mar reens oines ou all night long but this thing is a well oiled machine. >> operational has been simpler with the metro opening up at 6:00. that makes it easy for our runners to get here to the start line and focus on running the race and also lets the marine do what they do best. organize set up and execute. he. >> people are coming up and walk through and heading to get down to the race start. the marathon starts at 7:55. an opening ceremony here including a fly over and a sky

going to happen here around 7:30. it's going to be an exciting morning and we'll have some finishers pretty early on in the 9:00 hour. david, megan. >> thank you. all right. breaking news this morning, maryland state police say a van overturned and caught fire on the corner of route 301. one person has died. we don't know if there's any other people occupying that. no other vehicles appear to be involved. it's closed in both directions. >> it's pretty devastating scene there. >> breaking news coming out of northeast d.c. one person rushed to the hospital after a fire. it happened in an apartment building on the 4,000 block. the flames started around 8:30 last night. fire officials telling us it was electrical in nature.

one apartment. >> some people that normally live in a high-rise are waking up somewhere else this morning. a transformer caught on fire yesterday at the promenade towers. we first told you about the story yesterday on news 4 today. residents can't stay there because the building has no electricity and running water and the elevators don't work. many residents are seniors and they had to get help getting out. >> taking care of one of my children to look her right in the face. we're safe. we're going to be fine. that's most important. six people were taken to the hospital because of all the smoke. the fire caused about $1 million in damages. >> i want the tell you about another disturbing encounter near the university of maryland and college park. a student says a man came into her bedroom and woke her up and

around 3:00 saturday morning on knox road near route 1 there's been at least four similar incidents near the college park campus in recent months. in each case a man goes into the home and usually through an unlocked door or window and in some of the incidences someone was actually assaulted. >> the redskins won't have josh norman when they take on the eagles. the best corner won't be able to play due to a fractured rib. other vets and the questionnaire are questionable to play. this could be a chance for younger defensive backs to take on more responsibility. the skins will take on the eagles tomorrow night at 8:30. >> world series now. >> not happy about this. all right. the catch you just saw, well, you din see it but there was a catch last ni

houston astros they won. they shut out the yankees in the series 4-0. this will be the first trip to the world series for the astros since their first game going in 2005. talk about a well deserved win. the astros will now face enough against the l.a. dodgers in the world series. sour grapes for me. but you know what, astro fans c congrats. >> it was a shut out. >> all eyes are on the starting line of the marine corps marathon. we'll have more coverage just minutes away. >> that's right. starting to see some daylight there as well. we'll continue our live team coverage coming up. meantime, lady gaga and the presidents. may sound like the name of a new brand but it's not. a look back at the night to put politics aside.

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you're looking at a live picture of the marine corps marathon. coverage all morning along. we're minutes away from the start. 7:55 the race will kick off. >> there's a lot of excitement

there's a good number of things going on ahead of the start of this race. they're going to have and i think shortly now a sky dive at 7:33 here. the start line and it's really an exciting day. a lot of people filling in already. >> both mentions t they're maki sure that everything is in order. great day ahead. a charity event like no other. >> talking about five former us. presidents and grammy award winning artists coming together to ray money for hurricane relief. ♪ presidents all attended the concert in texas.

bush also attended. hurricanes to sex sex, from a fla, apuerto rico and the u.s. virginia a lans. >> could not be prouder of the response of americans. >> i'm here to urge you to give to this fine fund. >> president trump delivered a tape message and said during does assisters like this americans always come together to help one another. if you want to help out you can still make a donation. head to our nbc washington app. we have a big cheering section that needs you. help them out for the marine corps marathon. you can join us. we talk about mile 4, it will

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you know this. you have done it several times. >> just hearing you say runners are in place gives me butterflies. you're in that corral crammed in with thousands of other runners elbow to elbow and waiting for it to go off and then everybody takes off. this is a real special time over there this morning. right along the river we'll swing the camera over and show you how beautiful it is down there. i have run this race before several times. this is typically the most lonely place along the race. it's some what isolated. it's harder for spectators to get at it. you see we have a helicopter that almost sounds as if it could be getting ready to land right above us right now. and just a really isolated part of this race. beautiful for the

usually it's just marines at the water. throughout the morning people have been telling these stories of runners with inspiring stories. earlier this week i got to meet steve nugent. for 14 years he's been battling two liver transplants and 14 months ago he was on the wait list and told me he said his good-byes to his wife. the call did come and he did get his liver but what motivated him was the idea of being able to once again run a marathon. it's been 30 years since he has run a marathon today. he's going to do that with the help of his family and friends. trying to raise awareness and money for organ donors. we'll be out here bringing it all to you. that's the latest. back to you in the studio. >> that's the ses

this so inspiring to watch. we appreciate it and also appreciate the fact that mark has his sleeves rolled up. he's not wearing gloves. aaron just take note of what other people are wearing. >> aaron is quite bundled. he has the gloves. >> and twitter one liners that are just up here. >> you even drove in without the top of your jeep. >> that was by mistake. i have a sweatshirt down here that i came in with a hat and all sorts of stuff on. but it was chilly. we are looking at this temperature driving. it's going to be a carbon copy of today,

temperatures are going to be in the upper 70s. another beautiful day. we have some rain on the way but that's not coming until tuesday. temperatures out there now in the 50s here in the district outside the beltway. with temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. as we get into early this week, tuesday we have some rain on the way and it could fall as early as monday night and then behind the frontal system and the rain temperatures are going to fall. it's going to start feeling more like fall into wednesday and thursday of this week. so again, w

80% chance of seeing rain showers on the day on tuesday. it will be breezy. temperatures drop a little bit but then we rebound into the weekend. another frontal system comes through late next weekend into early next weekend. rain chances and another cooling of the temperatures. >> we're going live outside to the marine corps marathon. we're minutes away from the start of the 42nd annual event. the final touches put in

>> we have a wonderful day ahead. >> it's now officially 7:24 which means we have sunrise and you can see folks out since well before sunrise. some of these marines getting there at 1:00 in the morning. some of the runners getting ready for the start. the official start is 7:55. the start is going to be 7:45 and a woel lot of things happening an we'll be bringing those to you throughout the morning. >> the official white house twitter account posted a video yesterday. it is show casing the extension and renovations of what's happening inside this newly released video shows the updated wous featured, fresh

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>> you can see right now they're skydiving. >> here comes the sky dive. that's a cool thing to see happening. we're talking about a weekend weather warm up around here. picture perfect day to get out and hit the pavement. >> and secret jfk files for the first time the kennedy family is speaking out about the plan to release government documents on the assassination of the president. ou

john f. kennedy's assassination are going to be released but before we get to that story, it's supposed to be a beautiful day. >> a little chilly but it's supposed to warm up. >> it is. we'll keep you company. it looks like for spectators it's going to be particularly nice. >> they're head dound wn to wat the marathon. you're going to need this. sun already coming up. it's 7:29 right now. came up at 7:25 and must be a beautiful view if you are skydiving right now and, in fact, some people are skydiving at this point. let's show you the parachuting into the start

we were just waiting for them delivering the flag and it gets under way here in about 25 minutes so again looking good for the runners and the spectators this morning. it's 55 degrees right now. by 10:00 a.m. in the mid 60s. by noon already in the 70s. very similar temperature trend as we did yesterday. for the finish line for the marine corps marathon it's going to be warm. temperatures in the low 70s. we do not have the humidity or a breeze, just sunshine and warming temperatures. nice for spectators and for the runners out there. we will see some rain early this week so we'll be talking about when you can have some rain drops and when you need the umbrella coming up in a few minutes. >> the countdown is on for the

start. that skydivi diver coming in. >> that's incredible. >> it's a personal moment for everybody that's out there. the national anthem. ♪ oh say can you see by the dawn's early light, what so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming ♪ ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight ♪ ♪ or the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming ♪ ♪ and the rocket's red glare, the bombs

proof through the night that our flag was still there ♪ ♪ or say does that star spangled banner yet wave ♪ ♪ ore the land of the free ♪ and the home of the brave [ applause ] >> with that the opening ceremonies of the marine corps marathon are underway here. we've seen scores of runners lined up here. you just heard the national anthem being sung by rachel bartlet and you're watching the sky dive. i believe we can still

and i can see the american flag being carried by the patriot pa parachute team but part lined by flags and every branch represented here as well. this is a race that brings together, obviously lots of marines running this race today. lots of former marines as well. thousands participated every year. mere you here you go. the american flag coming down now. we'll see this flag come down almost right between the two arches down here on 110 and if

going to be an awesome site. here they come. right behind the trees for us up here on the platform but maybe there's a camera on the ground able to capture that a little bit more easily as the final sky diver comes in and touches down here. going to have some osprey's as well. 30,000 folks registered to run in the marathon today and they'll kick off here from route 10 for the marathon. the 10k will start on the national mall. everybody ends up at the marine corps memorial here at arlington county later on today. it's an exciting time. we still see a few runners streaming in to get into place here. a very organized well oiled machine as i said a little bit earlier. folks into position at the starting line and they kick off everybody here at 7:55 this

>> i love this. looking through the schedule of events that's put out by the marine corps marathon organizers and watching the precision, 7:33, exactly what they planned. >> military on time. >> that's how they do it. they are on time. >> impressive. >> if you're not going to go to the race or if you're not running in the race you could still go and you could go to mile 4 and cheer. that's where news 4 will be set up to cheer on the runners and cyclists. >> we're already there. we'll have a live report coming up within the hour so meantime we should mention you can see one road there. there are dozens of roads and bridges blocked off this morning. so you want to find a full list of closures. they're helping out this morning. go to our nbc washington app. >> that's right. a live look right now of our coverage of the marine corps marathon.

runners are getting ready to run the 10k race along the national line and the starting line there the wheelchair and hand cyclists in about nine minutes because they're going to be promptly kicking off at 7:45 race starts at 7:55 and don't forget to use the #with your photos, #working for you. we'll be right back.

the runners will take their mark before they head out. >> it's exciting to see all of those folks gathering. people from news 4 out there. along with chuck bell and doing the 10k this morning. so a lot of news 4's team joining the big group. >> a beautiful start to the morning. an explosive new report by the new york times that fox news gave former host bill o'reilly a $32 million contract after he agreed

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>> aaron is live with more. good morning to you aaron. >> good morning. there's so much to see happening as we get ready to start things off this morning. we can see that the wheelchair and hand bike racers are in position for their start at 7:45 this morning and you may not be able to see it but there's two massive osprey's heading poo

into our area. it's awesome to see a representation of our military might but for folks here to run this marathon as they have been this is something that's just a sight to behold. flying over the race start line. as i look down on to route 110 here in arlington, there is a sea of runners as far as i can see down heading toward the 14th street bridge if you will here on 110 or the crystal city area and you can hear the noise there. now that sound of those mighty aircraft coming in closer to the race start line. flying

>> i mean, how cool is that. pretty awesome there. we're a few seconds away now. after that fly over we're a few seconds away from the beginning. from the start of the marine corps marathon with the wheelchair in hand like racers participating today. we'll hear the pistol fire off for them in a couple of seconds here now and then ten minutes from then the marine corps marathon and 10k will start from different locations and start here in arlington and on the national mall. >> aaron, i'm glad you paused for the osprey. it gaye us -- gave us chills. gave me such a sense of pride and on the day to remember our falling hoon roars and those that

protect our nation, wow. what a moment. we could feel it here. >> listening to that rumble. 7:46 now so we know that the hand cyclists and wheelchairists have started their version of the race and those folks, talk about inspiring stories. really, really impressive to watch them as they continue on. runners getting ready for this 42nd marine corps marathon. starting in about nine minutes from the start of the runners portion and nbc 4 will be cheering on the runners and we need your help. especially along the key bridge. >> that's where julie is right now. it marks the 4th mile of this morning's marathon. so what's happening out there julie? >> well we're building up our cheering arsenal. i have the cheering for y

sign. i have the clapper and my cow bell and look back behind me there. we have some reinforcements. the nbc 4 flags up and the peacocks out there and we are ready to cheer on the runners. within about a half hour they'll be coming off the parkway on to the key bridge. i met an amazing runner this morning. she lives in georgetown walking across the bridge. her name is lynn james and she is 66 years old. this will be her 16th marine corps marathon. i'll let her tell you how she got hooked on running marathons. >> i started out at age 50. i wanted to do something like running a marathon and i did it. so my second goal for my running was okay i'm going to do one in all 50 states before i'm 60.

turn 60. >> and i don't know if you could see her bib number there but it was 16118 because she's run 16 marine corps marathons and 118 overall. you can see the runners on the starting line queued up and ready to go. i'll send it to you in the studio. >> giving julie company there at mile 4. help cheer on the runners as they're making their way through. as julie mentioned this is the start. originally it appeared to have been 7:45 that the hand cyclists and wheelchairs were still there. we anticipate any moment from now they'll begin their race. >> exactly and then 7:55 is when the runners are supposed to take their

crystal clear skies. can't ask for a better morning. perfect running weather right now. >> that was awesome. >> yeah. >> to come up and sky dive with that sunrise. >> isn't it beautiful? >> yeah. >> i know. >> michelle just tweeted me. she said how inspiring it was to see the parachutes flying in. >> i know. good luck to all the runners. it's going to be warm by the time they finish and i thought it was going to be rather nice. temperatures in the 70s but chuck bell that's done this several times before that's also out there and also at mile marker 4 so make sure that you stop by there if you're headed out that way he said once it gets into the 70s that's not necessarily good for those runners toward the tail end so it is going to be rather warm. now won't be quite as warm as a month ago. that was

temperatures now in the mid 50s. so it's chilly out there but with that sun now we're going to start to warm up. here's a look at the start line. even if you're just going to watch, temperatures are going to remain in the 50s but by this afternoon we'll be into the low 70s so it's going to be nice for spectators but a little warm for runners. if you're headed out there maybe bring extra bottles of water. 78 will be our daytime high today. sunny and warm. carbon copy of yesterday. if you like yesterday you're going to like today. even a little bit of yard work it's going to be gorgeous. a few high clouds but we will be dry. clouds pushing in overnight ahead of our next system. we are dry and loo o

thunderstorms going into louisiana. this will be pushing into our area but not until tuesday. we'll see some clouds out of it tomorrow but not until tuesday. tomorrow light jacket, sunglasses, even with mostly cloudy skies and short sleeves so tomorrow morning around 60 degrees through the early morning and then we'll warm up into the upper 70s once again. rain coming late tomorrow night. after about 9:00 we'll start to see rain from the frontal system moving into the area. could be heavy at times and could see it on tuesday so plan ahead for that so that will be the only day we have for rain. an 80% chance of rain. south winds 10 to 20 miles per hour. then wednesday-thursday. here it is. wednesday-thursday temperatures in the low 60s. that's good. 5 to 7 degrees below normal and then temperatures start to rise as we get into next weekend. >> thanks. we did mention that the 7:45 time line was supposed to be for the start of the wheelchair and

they're still there. we're hearing from the announcer on the ground there that they have delayed that bause of ec how's it going down there? that's good. lica misses you. i'm over it though. (laughter) that's fine. i miss her more than you anyway. ♪ ♪ hey, my window is closing. yeah that's okay. alright miles. i love you. (phone hangs up) ♪ ♪ yeah i love you too. ♪ ♪

. >> you can see now they're getting ready to start there momentarily. >> so the cyclist and hand cyclists are beginning. there they go. kicking it off. this is the start of the marine corps marathon right now. we want to get to aaron gilcrest tracking this from the ground right there. an incredible experience this event here in washington d.c. and virginia. and wow. love watching this. it's so inspiring to see this. aaron is tracking the issues on the ground. what you have you learned. >> i assume you can hear me now. you're seeing the wheelchair and hand cyclists off to the races here if you will, literally. there was a delay. something on the track needed to be c

the start of the wheelchair race from 7:45 to 7:55. about 90 or so participants in this portion of the marathon at this point now going to run the same 26.2 mile track that we expect to see all the marathon runners on. there's going to be a delay obviously now in the start of the regular marathon as well. it was scheduled for 7:55. as we understand it now the marine corps marathon, 30,000 registered runners for that event will be starting at 8:05 this morning. we'll see them start to run through here at 8:05 this morning barring any other sort of delay and i can tell you we expect they will be able to do that right on time. >> that's about a ten minute delay from when they were initially expected to start. you think about how comfortable they are. we'll keep tabs with you on twitter as well. that does it for us here on news 4 today. >> thank you so much for

us. live coverage of the marine corps marathon will continue all throughout the morning and of course you can check us out on twitter, facebook, social media and also road closures so open up that nbc washington app where you'll be able to maneuver your way around. but we'll be back at 9:00. >> we will and we hope you can continue to follow some of the live updates to our nbc washington app. some of the pictures there breaking up but that's because we have coverage from all over. we'll show you all angles of this. we wish the runners the best. if you're headed out to mile 4 join our team out there cheering on all the runners for this ralph northa m: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad. narrator: they call him enron ed. because washington, dc lobbyist ed gillespie represented the worst of the worst. lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. corporations sending jobs overseas. and of course the enron scandal. now, enron ed is lobbying for donald trump's agenda. like cuts to virginia school funding,

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