using their air conditioning well into october. flipped the switch to heat. >> if you don't think it's cold enough this morning, wait until tomorrow morning. frost and freeze advisories. colder weather coming our way. for this morning, the first thing we're dealing with, a little precipitation. look at this. snowshoe, west virginia. those are snowflakes flying up in the mountains. yes, indeed. hasn't added up to too much. there's some colder air spilling into the region. looks pretty. i love it. then i tend to like snow. up in the mountains of west virginia, it's a pocket of cold air aloft overhead. there's no cold front or anything like that. with that cold air aloft, we are wringing out a couple lonesome raindrops. this won't be lasting all day. most of it should swing out

we're in the 40s to 50 now as you plan out our day. plan on a cool one. temperatures staying mostly in the 50s later on this afternoon. a closer look at the freezing cold start possible tomorrow and the weekend coming up. >> thank you, chuck. prorngs county police are interviewing people in connection with this person. he was pictured on camera near the crime scene. shomari stone has exclusive information on what authorities have learned so far. >> reporter: a dark cloud of worry hangs over bowie, maryland. although wind chimes ring peacefully, mia has anxiety. >> it's upsetting. she lives near where police say a man sexually assaulted a woman in the culling ton station neighborhood. >> it's

more aware of just your surroundings. >> reporter: the woman told investigators she was jogging on this popular trail in the neighborhood about 4:30 monday evening. suddenly the man emerged from a wooded area. he grabbed her, sexually assaulted her and police say she was able to fight back, break free and then he ran away. >> i saw him walking down the street right here. >> prince george's county police walked door to door talking to homeowners, passing out flyers showing a person of interest on a bike. police sources tell me only on 4 they found the man at his house about 5:30 wednesday evening. he's not involved with the sexual assault and he's cooperating with police. while detectives continue investigating, mia hopes they catch the attacker. she wishes for brighter days. >> i just want to be safe. i want my daughter to be safe and i want all the women around here to be safe. >> reporter: if you have any information about what happen

maryland, police want to hear from you. call prince george's county police. in bowie, shomari stone, news 4. >> right ni, there's a search on for this elderly man. ronald stuckey is 66 years old. he was seen in northwest d.c. he may be in need of medication. if you happen to see him, please call the police. we're following breaking news. police are telling us there's a barricade situation in rockville. it's happening along calf street. we're working on more. we'll bring you the latest as soon as they get there. after two years of board meetings and community debate, a high school in northern virginia will learn its new name. the fairfax county school board will -- it's originally named for a confederate

one possible name justice high school. also today, you may notice longer lines at the airport. new airport security measures will take effect for every flight coming into the u.s. from a foreign airport. tsa will conduct closer inspections of electronics and thorough passenger interviews. intelligence suggested isis was able to smuggle explosives into laptops. it is the long awaited release of thousands of secret files related to the assassination of president john f. kennedy. 3,000 documents will be released to the public for the first time. members of the intelligence community urged president trump to block that release but he tweeted over the weekend that he had no intention to do so. turning now to the latest on that dossier about president trump. clinton campaign officials tell nbc news hillary clinton didn't know about the research that went into it until it was published online earlier thi

wasn't made public sooner. meanwhile, president trump pounced on the report that democrats helped fund the resear research. >> it was made up and i understand they paid a tremendous amount of money and hillary clinton always denied t the democrats always denied it and now only because it's going to come out in a court case, yes they did it, they admitted it and are embarrassed by it. >> clinton's campaign and the democratic national committee say they didn't know they were paying for the research. the "washington post" reports a republican initiated the original research during the gop presidential primary. nbc news reached out to all of the republican primary candidates and all of them denied paying for it. this next story pretty unbelievable. get ready to see this. check this t.

all right. this little boy is from ohio. he's only 2 years old. he's been working on his launch angle. his dad mike is screaming so loud, we thought he was going to cry. no. he wanted to keep on swinging. look at that. pretty cool to see. chuck, that is one proud dad. i think he already has visions of the kid in the world series. those million dollar paychecks coming through. >> million dollar paychecks. what do i need to put on for that. sign me up. we've got chilly temperatures back into the picture for the next couple of days. off to a cool start this morning. most areas in the 40s to get your day started. there's a stray drop or two falling from the sky as well. more about how dry the rest of the week is looking coming right up.

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>> for 12-year-olds. >> exactly. i stepped outside today and i'm like, wow. >> it's cooler. see a droch p or two on the way. >> my car was wet. >> just because i polished the car yesterday. now we'll have water spots all over it. the rest of day will be dry. don't need the umbrella today. >> increasing chances. sunday could be a sloppy affair. more about that coming up. >> boy oh, boy, it's the video that's hard to watch and hard to look away from as the car plows into a local bar or restaurant. it's the trick you don't want to have to deal with when it comes to the halloween treats. how the candy your kids score could send them straight to the hospital as we continue to help get you ready for hall

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hey guys, i'm chris lawrence. welcome back to "news4 today." boy oh, boy, thanks for bearing with us. it's a chilly start to the mornings. yong if it was the warm weather late in august. >> august? >> it felt like august. it did feel like august until a week ago. >> you have a bad case of parent brain going on. >> i do, chuck. killing my brain cells one at a time. >> into the halloween candy early. we had cloudy skies early this morning. not much in the way of a rain threat. that being said, there have been isolated spotty sprinkles across the area. mainly cloudy in d.c. 51 degrees with a northwesterly wichbltd there wind. there's a pocket of cold wichbltd it's generating cloud

sprinkle or two. one or two drops in winchester, northern parts of fauquier county and the plains. manassas and manassas park. one or two drops near quantico. as i mentioned, it won't last terribly long. here's a look at future weather. it always looks more impressive on the computer model than on radar, indicating that there could be a sprinkle or two between now and 9:00 or 10:00 this morning. thereafter, the little pocket of cold air moves away and we go back to sunshine by later in the afternoon. it's actually going to turn out to be a pretty day to be outside today. nowhere near as mild as it has been. yesterday broke our streak. we've been 70 or higher seven days in a row until yesterday. today, we will be staying mostly in the upper 50s and low 60s. as you start out this morning, certainly chilly enough. 40s to around 50 degrees right now as you plan out the day today. cloudy and a stray sprinkle or two between now and 9:00 or 10:00. back to

noon. be a chilly evening as well. by the time you get up tomorrow morning, a chance of a frost advisory now across the d.c. metro area and a freeze warning now through the northern parts of the shenandoah valley and the panhandle of west virginia. start off temperatures in the morning down within a couple of degrees of the freezing mark far north and west of town towards the city. sea level, warm, water of the potomac and the urban heat isle. warmer in town, you don't have to go far outside the beltway tomorrow before you see a serious coating of frost or a freeze as well. cold start tomorrow morning, friday afternoon, two thumbs up for your friday afternoon. temperatures up near 67 degrees. the great weather starts this weekend but it doesn't end that way at all. a likelihood of rain moving in quickly early sunday morning. some showers in the shenandoah possible by saturday evening. sunday looks ugly indeed. the only way to make

good is one point ahead of the cowboys who come to down at 1:30 at fedex field. sheena is back in a few minutes to give you the ten-day at 4:51. don't go away. >> thank you very much, chuck. halloween can be a scary time for kids and some of their parents as well. not because of all the ghosts and goblins. it's actually the candy in all those bags. my family knows firsthand what can happen if your kids get ahold of something they're allergic to. take a look. my little boy went from this to the e.r. in a matter of hours. all it took was one piece of candy. towards the end of our halloween party two years ago, nico found a reese's cup on the ground and ate it. >> i don't think i've been more scared in my life. my wife saw it first. >> he got pale and dark circles under his eyes. it got worse and worse and worse and went into a full

>> for us it was peanuts. what else do parents need to look out for? >> it could be egg or milk. that's if you worry about with candy. >> dr. jackie says you'll notice something is wrong. >> any kind of swelling, particularly in the lips, in the throat. any shortness of breath. coughing. of course, a rash. >> but some of the allergy warnings are only posted on the big bag. trick-or-treaters need to bring it all back home. >> it's worth it for parents to look it up. >> basically, i'm resigned to hanging out at the snack table just to ensure that he doesn't eat anything. >> my son was hooked to an iv and shot with an epipen. we learned the lesson the hard way. >> it's never going to be the same. >> yeah. i can tell you, my wife at the time was pregnant. we had our 4-year-old daughter at the home. she couldn't go

heart racing the entire time. he's okay today. we keep a much, much closer look at what he's eating and what he's around. halloween is a fun time for families. being safe is the most important thing. be sure to check out our nbc washington app and search ready for halloween. to get more safety tips to make sure it's a fun experience overall for the kids. it is now 4:25. coming up on 4 cloud cover 26. "news4 today" continues with aaron and eun. forget about aaron and eun. >> forget about you. forget about you. whoo! >> the muse ix makes me cry. >> we'll hug in a minute. >> we were outside in the rain trying not to get her hair wet by the way. running inside. >> just a little bit. >> you look gous

>> i'm hab i to have you back. i'm going to lose my mind. i think i have pictures. >> we have the tissues ready. we're expecting the full on waterworks. >> aww! >> so, so sweet. >> i'm going to miss being home because it was so fun, as you know. being home with them is so sweet. but i know i need to be back here with you guys. >> look at her. >> she's a mini melissa, by the way. >> i cannot wait to see how she starts to develop her features. >> i have that same dress as well. >> sheena tells me, get away from the green screen. i have to do my weather forecast. >> it is time to do. i want to look at the pictures, though. they're adorable. >> we'll look at more later. i've seen them all anyway. before you step outside, i will say we have a few sprinkles. this is not a rain issue this morning. we're talking about the wet roads out there.

we have sprinkles mostly in parts of northern virginia, near the district. if you're driving, you might notice sprinkles. it is chilly this morning. you will definitely need a light jacket when you head outside. in the 40s. 48 leesburg. 49 manassas and clinton. 51 washington. 51 in quantico. tomorrow morning, we expect many suburbs to be in the 30s. coming up, we'll talk more about that and who is under a watch for frost. this morning, light jacket, temperature around 50s by 8:00 a.m., by 9:00 a.m., 53. i can't believe i'm tossing to melissa mollet for weather. it's been so long. >> i'm wondering if i remember how to do this. >> beltway -- >> it's okay. you don't have to say anything. >> riding a bike. i'll stand here and smile. perhaps get tears. beltway at seven locks road. outer loop at connecticut. that's cleared out of the way. live picture of beltway at seven

inner and outer loop moving fine. no big worries. in virginia, eastbound toll road between fairfax county parkway and centerville road, a work zone blocking the ramp to centerville road. downtown rock creek parkway between the kennedy center, traffic alternating at the work zone. >> nailed it. bravo! whoo! like you never left. >> check back in a couple of minutes. 4:28 is our time. prince george's county police are hoping to learn more information about a sex assault. this happened in bowie on monday night. police thought they had a lead about a possible suspect. sources exclusively tell news 4 that the man they saw on surveillance camera near the crime scene was not involved and is cooperating with police. monday night a man sexually assaulted a woman on the trail in the colling ton station neighborhood. we spoke to one woman who uses the trail all the

attacker is still on the loose i don't want to go through the park anymore. i want to be safe and all women to be safe. shouldn't be targets. >> the woman who was assaulted was able to fight the man off and runaway. if you have any information about that attack, you're asked to call police. we've put the number in the nbc books nbc washington app. search bowie attack. breaking news now. a barricade situation just ended in rockville. >> justin finch is at the live desk with the latest. what's going on here. >> just got the call from our crew at the scene. they're telling us that barricade situation on tap street is over. things began about 1:00 this morning. we don't know what caused this barricade or if there were any weapons. however, we'll update you once we get more information. back to you guys. justin, thank you. we'll stay on top of that story. it's 4:29. we haveor

we brought you yesterday morning. montgomery county police are looking for a second robbery suspect. a man says tuesday night two men tried to rob his mother and sister outside of their silver spring home. some of the crime was captured on surveillance camera. the man was shot when he tried to intervene. the suspects hopped in their car and drove into d.c. and crashed near catholic university. d.c. police arrested one man and recovered a weapon. investigators say the suspect knew the victims and targeted them. up to two years -- after two years of meetings and intense community debates. >> today a northern virginia high school name for a confederate general will learn a new name. they will hold a vote on the name for jeb stuart high school. one possibility gaining momentum is justice high school. today, new airport security measures will take effect for every flight coming into the u.s. from a foreign