we'll explain the new recommendations that will keep you healthy. we're going to start with this dangerousituation in hawaii. >> take a look, folks. powerful torrents of flood water pounding down on parts of island state later this afternoon. hurricane lane is to blame for all of this. this is a live look at current conditions in honolul you can see the waves just kicking up there and palm trees blowing as the storm creeps closer. >> if there is some good new it is that the system has weakened slightly. just today downgraded to a tegory 2 hurricane. >> an upatdrd look at the path but we begin with jay grey in honolulu. >> really the impact of lane varies island to island right now. you have the big island ravages by flood water. people actually getting out and

on to the beach for a bit here becae the strong rains and the most severe conditions not expected here untilinater this ev lane seems to be losing a bit of intensity, but forecasters this is still a very dangerous storm. >> we're extremely concerned about the potentials for inland flooding, landslides occurring transportati the communication infrastructure. >> in many areas,she damage i already done. catastrophic flooding has washed away roads a swallowed entire communities and the attack from mother nature is expected to continue. >> this is going to be a marathon-based event. the bottom line is we're going to see torrential rains occur for the next 48 to 72 hours. >> reporter: a prediction that worries the 300,000 oro tourists that are still here. a >> were scared because we never expected a hurricane and never experienced

>> reporter: there has never been one like this. lane the strongest hurricane to track according to monster storm may not make landfall but brush close enough to cause serious >> the hurricane will pass seriously close through the today into tonight and saturday. >> reporter: which means no one on t island can let down their guard. yeah, you know, the next fewda will be very difficult, very tense for so many watching and waiting to see exactly where lane turns next. for more onthat, let's get over to amelia for the latest on the track. elia? >> well, jay, the latest on the track still has lane moving th towards the n and then taking a nice, sharp curve towards the west. when you hear that lane is going to pass extremely close to the t islands what means is the center, the eye. but you have to remember hat hurricanes a hundreds of miles wide. hawaii has been feeling the

effects of lane as you saw there for days now. when we talk abo hurricanes, we break them up into four quadrants. this i the stormdirection. let's s it's movering ing up tos the north. the ximum hurricane impact. the front left quadrant will bring the storm surge and that's what parts of t islands are dealing with right now. theai biggest impact fromand wind, as well as storm surge flooding and in the back right quadrant, significant wind. as it t mak turn towards the west, that's what part of the islands are dealing with. the back left quadrant has the lowest impact and that ishe only quadrant not impacting the state of hawaii. cong up in 15 minutes. >> you got it, amelia. thanks fthat. by the way, a lot of folks talking and sneezing about allergies. you have the low down on that. we'll send it back to you in a little bit. meantime, tributes are pouring in for john mccain this

afternoo earlier today, mccain's family announced the arizonaenator s discontinued his medical treatment for brain cancer. in a statemen his wife said, i love my husband with all my heart. god bless eryone who was here for my husband along this journey. mccain was diagnosed with the aggressive brain cancer last summer and has been away from the capitol since december. back close to home a man maryland is getting ready to go to trial for the c bdoded dnd calculated murder of his pregnant girlfri a beloved high schoolteacher. she was found in a shallow grave damascus last year. police tell us her boyfriend shot her ind the head then buried her body. megan fitzgerald has the unusual request today from prosecutors during a court hearing. >> reporter: it has been nearly a year since laurel was murdered. her body found in a field in

damascus. we watched asie her boy stood next to her parents pleading for her return. but hours later, he was charged with her murder. now, in less than two weeks, this case will go totrial, but before it does, the state's attorney from montgomery county and the defense attorney were back in court arguing if certain evidence will be shown during the trial. >> we have agreed we would not introduce sonogram pictures of her child during the course of the >>trial. eporter: the second issue discussed in court was whether jurors would be taken to the location where her body was found. the defense argued it would orlimit the ability the public to walk the trial, but the prosecution argued that it is absolutely necessary. >> the unique nature of the topography and the land would be relerant to issues of identification of her killer, as well as issues of for

meditation. >> reporter: he took wallen t the open field in damascus the day before she was murdered. wallen took a picture of the location and sent it to her sister. it was a photo that eventually helped police find her body because the next d prosecutors say he returned to the same area to kill wallen. the judge called the idea a logistical migh logistical nightmare and said it is very unlikely he will allow jurors to travel to the last location where laura waen was last seen alive. now, the judge said he will sdecide if ae visit is necessary for jurors. when the trial gets under way, it is expected to start on september 4th. back to you. >> those poor parene to relive it all over again. megan, thanks so much. we are less than twoeeks away from the start of the d.c. mansionurder trial. went is accused of killing three members of a family and a

housekeeper in 2015. a pretrial where prosecutors and the defense argued over what evidence will be allowed. prosecutors are zeroing in on he suspect's facebook activity. during the19-long saga when thew familyas tied up, tortured and later kill a lull in his posting and messaging which they think is significant. the former head of the centses for disea control and prrrention has been ated and accused of groping a woman in new york. tom freeden was taken into custody in brooklyn. he was the director of the cdc from 2009 up until last year. he is accused of grabbing woman inappropriately at his apartment last year. he isharged with sex abuse and harassment. in a statement, he denied the charges. well, we'ren counting d the preseason game number three. the closest thing to a regular seasone game you're going to in this preseason. >> that's right. long-time coming.

redskinsosting the denve broncos here in town. you'll see it all right here on nbc you'll see a big name, too, adrian peterson is live at fedex field with more on what we can expect tonight. hi >> tonight i going to be our preview of what this team might look like come that regular season game. so, tonight, we'll see the most action we have this preseason from the first team offense and defense before that september 9th opener. we'll get to see more of new quarterback alex smith. we saw him only inne series against the jets last week. so, pect toee more of number 11. and adrian peterson will be making his redskins debut. the veteran running back joined the burgundy and gold this week. he still hasn't decided, though, how long we will see the starters tonight. >> i don't have a feel yet. you know, i just want to see how the day is like and see how i feel after pregame warm up and what kind of energy i feel like and how they come out. a lot will be h determined

they come out and how they play. >> so, som won't be seeing taking the field tonight jordan reid, chris thompson and zach brown and we hear from their teammates on how excited they areo see adrian peterson in his first game as a redskin. sherree burress. >> thanks. >> we'll see you at 5:00 and 6:00, too. you can watch the redskins take on the broncos right here on nbc 4 tonight. >> sherree has you covered with a post-game reportll ed, of course, by news 4 at 11:00. a lot of fans going to enjoy beer at the game tonight. we know that, right? do thatve been known to a time or two. maybe celebrating the start of the weekend perhaps. but new research out there that may make you think twic you'll want to hear it, even if you d't drink a lot. look at theewest on-demand business coming to d.c. a new service at your fingertips you literally shed a little

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loves you. >> yeah, i guess. thatas broken. we'll deal with some humidity coming up and she'll also talk about ragweed. if you're scratching or sneezing, a lot of people in our newsroom are in the last couple days. major safety concerns along usy stretch of road in montgomery county. a 41-year-old man was killed when a car plowe into him. this happened in wheaton and it's the second fatal pedestrian crash in that same area just this week. news 4 nicole jacobs there live now with the latest. nicole? >> leon, the concerns are nothing new and, unfortunately, theangers aren't either. the victim was not in the crosswalk. montgomeryounty police have been trying to combat this issue for months now, if not they say at some point everyone has to do their part. before dawn friday morning, the

flashing lights were all the indications. >> i heard the sirens and everything, i just didn't knowt what was. >> reporter: a pedestrian hit and killed here at the reedie drive and georgia avenue. >> it's bad. it's sad. >> reporter: shoes about and the hurearo. he died at the scene. a crash still under investigation and one of fouroun they in the last two weeks. >> it tells us we have a huge and the problem is everybody has to do their part to prevent these crashes fromoccurring. >> reporter: captain thomas runs the traffic division of montgomery county. he says in allour cases the pedestrians were not in the crosswalk. >> a car weighing 3,000 pounds going 30 miles an hour has way more force to kill you than the handgun i carry on my side. >> reporter: an educational campaign in the county is coming soon, alerting pedestrians of the dangers on the road and

precautions they should take. >> making that eye contact and making sure you are paying attention and you're safe and that you're sn or being seen. >> reporter: because this area of wheaton and others in montgomery county have revealed a disturbing trend, one they hope can be curbed if everyone slows down and pays attention. the driver in this case did remain on the scene. at this point, noe charges h been filed. coming up at 5:00, we'll hear from pedestrians who frequent this area and hear exactly what they experience on a daily basis. jim? >> nicole tjacobs,nk you. another case in point, a car struck and killed a 65-year-old reman in l last night. police tell us this happened as th tried to cross fort mead road. victim has been identified now as arnold wilfred mumford. the driver did stop and called 911. he td police he didn't see the victim in the roadway.

>> so much of our lives revolve around our digital devices. deliver hail someone to your next meal all using your cell phone. >> soon, you'll be able to rent space to store your stuff, even if it's just for a few ikurs. i this. a new app called bounce is getting ready to debut right here in washington. news 4 jackie benson explains just how it works. >> reporter: the estimated0 million plus people who visit washington, d.c., this year will bring with lhem aot of luggage. those numbers are why a new temporary baggage business has chosen the district as its third city in the u.s. our bounce partners would utilize space kind of like this room. >> reporter: people will pay $6 per day to have their stuff stored and insured after, for example, checking out of a hotel. >> each tag has a unique number on it. >> reporter: customers are given

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day. makes sense. >> could be very handy. >> there you go. all right. amelia, you think this thing is going to stick around for a while. this is a slow mover. >> just imagine a rain sitting over us for days and days and that's why the flooding concerns from lane are the biggest concern for hawaii. take a look. right now it's a categor 2 hurricane. maximum sustained winds at 105 mi and the thing that jim and i were talking about is when you think about a hurricane and you hear officials saying it will pass dangerously close to the island, they're talking about the eye. but with this storm. we're seeing tropical force winds extend outward to 140 miles per hour. haii has been feeli the impact for this for days and continue to feel the impact on into thewe end. very slowly moving and only towards the north at 2 miles hour. as we head into tomorrow morning, it starts to weaken to a caturory 1cane and then

becoming a tropical storm into sunday and starting to make that move towards the west before it th continues its path out to sea. back here at home, we're talking about ad.ice week but it is hot out there on sunday. but not as bad as tuesday and wednesday. we're not only tracking a heat wave, but when you factor in the mugginess, going to feel like 100 degrees close to 105 fwr tho for those days. keeping a close eye on your labor day weekend,ight now not picture perfect and not terrible erther. first, is your pollen report for today. grass is coming in moderate and weeds coming inhigh. and the rag weed being t culprit and mold spores down to moderate thanks to our recent day of dry weather. as we te a look at our pollen doutlook. ragws peaking now through the first week of september and grass pollen will continue to climb through september and our mold spores willontinue to come down with this nice stretch of dry weather. currently our temperatures

coming in the 70s and 80s. 83degreesn washington. ht back and it is a fantastic friday n out there. clear skies means temperatures fall in60 the 50s and s, once again. so, a gorgeous start on your saturday morning with a high of 85. tomorrow, pretty much a repeat performance of today. so, if you like today, you're going to love your saturday. ior think even so because, hey, it's the weekend and you can enjoy. you can enjoy your time off of work tomorrow night. yo can open t windows and that is the last time for a while because it does start to turn hot around here. 95 on tuesday a jim and leoni'll have the ten-day forecast coming up at 4:45. >> nice to wake up and see the sun. >> no humidity. >> morecoming. >> beautiful weekend ahead. >> that's right. make sure you have plans to get out and enjoy it. ahead today at 4:00, new troubles for a well-known chef fr our region accused in the me toomovement.

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allegations he's faci. this is the fourth isabella restaurant to close this year. the compa that owns founding farmers and farmers fisher a bakers are settling a lawsuit that accuses them of labor l. violatio the company is paying a total of $1.5 million to more than 900 current and former employees. the employees say their sick leave didn't match up with a 2014 d.c. law. now, some employs also say they were being paid the tipped nnimum wage, e though they didn't receive tips. news 4 is all about working for y in the community. >> that's right. next at 4:00, how this local group is helping womenan vets land a new job. plus, w have changes on how you can get the flu vaccine this year. roll up your sleeves, but

back now with the sad news we brought you at the top of the hour, senator john mccain has decided to stop treatment for that aggressive brain canc er he's been battling since last summer. the republican senator from arizona has a long hisry of esteemed public service. >> the tributes, as you might imagine, tre beginnipour in now. >>ah leon and jim.

we are seeing an outpouring of suppor tweets, statements so many people offering their prays and thoughts a well wishes and a profound sense of sadness guys withshis n that came out today. here in washington when you talk about politics, senator john mccain is a larger than life figure in politics and there have been a couple themes that we've really seen aseoe have begun paying tribute to him today. one, that he is living a lifetime of service. you erknow, hed in the u.s. senate for more than 30 years. hefore that, of course, he served in vietnam war and prisoner of war and he hasre ly capping off a lifetime dedicated to serving the united states. andhe other thing about this guy is especially given the political climate right that he represents civility in politics. so manyf these well wishes are coming not just from his own party republicans, democrats and people he worked with throughout his time on capitol hill. heouadsly worked with a lot of people across the aisle.

he hadou that f friendship with joe lieberman. so, a lot of people are saying, look, he' somebody who didn't just stay along the party lines, but he did what he always hasbe eved is right. so, a lot of people are saying this is not an unexpected announcement to come today. as you know, he was facing a very aggressivera form of cancer. still battling that aggressive form of brain cancer and he al upd the odds of surv until this point. a lot of people just sending their prayers and saturdayness to arizona today. >> a lot of peopa wrote him off ong time ago. john mccain, as we know, wasot a man to mince words and he and the president have had a bitf a back and forth over the mont. >> asecently as this month there was an issue when president trump passed up an t opportunit pay tribute to john mccain during a visit. what was all that about? >> something that his cleagues

in the senate wanted to really honor john mccain. so they named defense authorization act for him and president trump decioed not to me john mccain's name as part of that act and not during that speech. really, that is kind of the latest without mentioning senator mccain's name, that's important to point out. the president has taken repeated digs at the senator withoutng mentioim by name, but has haways come back to this issue ands senator mccain voting against a bill that would have repealed he was one of three republicans to ultimately doomed that bill. >> blayne, thank you so much. d.c. school s have finishe their first wee of classes under dr. amanda she takes under a school system that is under fire from a grading and graduation scandals that at least 90eaers lack

their certifications. on news 4 on saturday alexander tells erica gonzalez d.c. school systems will learn from their mistakes. >> one thing we learned through the past yr is grading and graduation scandal is there was a need to better connect with milies. our students and their parents, their caregivers. >> a lotif ofrent dynamics going on. everybody has a different situation at >>home. it's our charge to understand those dynamics so we can help some of the students overcome some of the challenges they face. >> you can watch that interview on sunday right here nbc 4. by the way, dr. alexander said she would like to see the word interim taken away fm her title. she would like to keep thatso j. >> students already celebrating the start of the school year. last year the kids in langum elementary had perfect attendance and now sharing their

next challenge with molette green. >> check this out. we've got a whole bunch of students, staff, teachers, everybody here sring on a successful year. we're at the home of langdon elementary school under the leadershipf kimmy husband who has a plan to keep things going and upwardmoebltbility, right? double-digit gains in reading and test scores. one thing you're focusing on? >> writing in all content aas. >> right down in the front we have our science fair kids who have taken things in a big direction. g we'v our winner here over at the corner. mr. chase who brought home top honors in energynd transportation in the science fair. want to start down here with

jasmine and go along to ariel. y how a going to make this a successful school year? >> hitting high scores on all of my tests. >> i want to be having the highest scores on all my tests. >> this year is gng to be successful by having the highest sce inpark. >> and chase said he is going to win that science fair again this year, right? maybe. all right. i love it. so, let's dance on in to what will be a successful school year at langdon elementary >> i love it. >> are they ready or what? >> they're setting the bar. >> and setting it for themselves and each other. >> i think a little competition, too. they want to get the highest score. every one ofthem. let's check back with them in months.ight, nine you guys can do it. >> you can do it. we know it. a lot of you go back after labor

day. if you still have back to school shopping to do, we have some tips for you on how to save. check things out there. >> maryland has a bit more time. sometimes the most difficult obstacle for a veteran is transitioning to a civilian life and landing that first job. tomorrow the group final salute is helping womeneterans jump that hurdle by becoming workforce ready. >> for the women veterans and military women w come here will receive free professional clothing, free shoes, accessories and also get free d afessional makeovers head shot for their linkedin profile. >> theevent runs from noon until 5:00 in the evening on cameron street in alexandria. wa-ins are welcome. for more formation, search final salute in our nbc washington app. they do great wk there. it's almost that time of year, again. >> here we go, folks. roll up the sleeves.

we're talking about flu season and last year'sas as doey. if it hits you, you know ewit. the way to get that vaccine and we'll walk you through the cdc new recommeations out just today. a cap to europe on the cheap. also the time of year where football g season isting under way. coming up, the forecast at fedex field tonight. fit, take a look. this is tomorrow morning what we're waking up to. first of all, the week od. second all, temperatures in the 50s and 60s, but it won't last for long. i'll let you know when it feels like 100.

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exquisitee.ta robin leach dies. leech had a stroke back in november of last year that led to ahs moong recovery. his family said he died in his las vegas home on on. prince george's county police have charged this man. franklin scott with first and second degree murder in shooting deathhe of lamont adair. he targeted him. hurricane lane lashing hawaii right now. the b isl appears to be getting the brunt of it so far with more than 30 inches of rain in some spots. all that rain sparked flooding and landslides, too. many roads are closed. there is currently only one

highway still open running across thatla . leon? >> amazing pictures. you have to be of a certain age to remember to equal rights rallies in the '70s and '80s. never reached their goal to get three quarters of the state to ratify the era but there is a new campaign under way to revive the e.r.a. in virginia. virginia beau chief julie kerry explains whesand introd us to its earlier warriors. >> this banner saw a lot of marches in major cities in t united states. >> reporter: it's a relic of the past, of a dream unfuesilled. th fairfax county women were on the front lines of the fight to get the equal rights amendment passed in virginia before a 1982 deadline. >> that drove everything. people, you know, had to make sacrifices to get this work done. ilnd beme life-long their 70

friends. she took a leave at her work at ibm to run a phone bank at arlington calling across virginia to drum up supports to back up the e.r.a. >> it was fun. t> reporter: the women remember this e.r.a. van tould travel around the commonwealth a rolling billboard that seemed radical at fi >> i was rather horrified when i saw the van for the first time. it's like, well, thi w is too bold. you know. >> reporter: but their hard work ended in ntdisappointhen the virginia general assembly failed to ratify the e.r.a.hr now, t decades later, a new spotlight on virgini t it's poisedo become the final state needed to hit the three quarter of the state ratification requirement. a new generation of women leaders kicking off the latest campaign this weekend. >> it would behrling if virginia would ratify and that

the congress would then accept the ratification. >> reporter: ahead at, 5:00 i'll tell you who is picking up the torch and what could be ahead. he risked his life to help others and now a local firefighter is in a battle for his life. fighting off a type ofr can that firefighters are prone to. >> wendy is in the newsroom now with a look at what is new at 5:00 tonight. >> aox lot ofs are filled in that smoke that comes off of a fire and his job mayave put him at risk exposing him to all of those toxins tha cause cancer. so, ahead at 5:00 a new effort to understand that between the job that firefighters do and the cancer that is killing them. and how you can help this locald firefighteris battle against this awful disease. also, once a a marine,ays a marine. this little guy is leaving the service and going out in style. we love us some marine mascot.

we're going to see how they're going to honor him tonight. big night. >> doesn't look all that excited. he just has tt low drooping face. >> he's saving it. he's saving it. he doesn't want toon peak too so. >> got to go big tonight. >> thank you, wendy. we'll see you in just about ten minutes. big night for the redskins an redskins nation all coming up at fedex field to watch the guys aig this preseason game where they have to fight for their jobs>> retweeted a tweet from julie dau hajulie donaldson saying do you want to see tonight? just no injuries. >> none. >> you know. it's not football weather out there tonight, but it is gorgeous weather. rightow our temperatures are in the 80s. we're at 83 in washington and 82 degrees over in manassas as well as college park. fedex are heading down to field, this is what you can anticipate. you picked the right time to go.

fantastwalk the weather. 7:00 p.m., 79 a degre game gets under way at 7:30. if you are not going, we have ht here. r mild at 74 degrees and by 11:00 p.m. it's comfortable with clear skies around 71 and hints of i fathe air. here's your forecast for the weekend. tomorrow sunny skies from start to finish. 66 degrees at 8:00 a.m. and by e 5:00 p.m.it our high of 85. on sunday, i want to point this out.ut i can't rule an isolated thunderstorm, especially west of washington, but for most, if not all of us, it is looking like a dry weekend. 8:00 a.m. on sunday,r warmer n 70 degrees with a high during the afternoon around 90. ,efinitely hot on sunday, but it's not all that humid out there. wever, we have been spoiled. so, it's probably going to feel more humid than the actual metrics are indicating. your beach forecast you're getting out of town to our maryland, delaware beaches. water temperature now at 77 degrees. that will be the high at o beaches tomorrow. sunday a high of 81 and plenty

of sunshine bothdays. just fantastic beach weather for the late summer months. onsaturday, it'scomfortable with your humidity levels, once again. enjoy it. take look at what happens on sunday. it starts to feel a little bit humid out there and next week monday,da tu wednesday, it's oppressive. checking a heat wave. one of e weeks with the humidity feeling like 100 degrees or hotter in the afternoon hours. if the kiddos are heading back to school, f looking juse at the bus stop, but the after school activities, make surepa u the extra water bottle or encourage them to drink more water, especially if they're playing outdoors. mond at the b stop it's warm temperatures in the 70s. it's dry. wednesday it just hot and mid at the bus stop out there. take a look. storm tm 4 ten-day forecast. 93 for a high on monday. tuesday and wednesday highs in the mid-90s. but, remember feeling more like 100 to 105 degrees with the mugginess anc then the c

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thiweekend, all eyes are on ireland for pope francis' visit. this will be the first papal visit to ireland in 40 years. nbc billneely takes us there. >> smiling faces everywhere.

ireland is preparing to welcome pope francis withflags. not everyoneecause this is a country traumatized by scandal of child sexual abuse by priests, covered up by the catholic church. >> the earthquake that completely shattered the foundation of the catholic church. >> reporter: this week the pope asked cat everywhere to pray for his visit. days after the church was rocked by the release of the pennsylvania grand jury report. it detailed the abuse over decades of hundreds of children by priests. >> above all, this is a wake-up call for everyone about the importssce of the of sex abuse. >> reporter: the pope in a letter this week called the abuse a crime. el d, some are critical. >> it was absolutely not one single proposa in that letter intended. he >> all words, no action. >> all words, no action.

>> reporter: the l it pope ireland was seen by half the population. >> a year and a half later. >> reporter: he won't be weoming this pope, he'll be listening for an apology. >> the popelust needs to t the truth. that the vatican directed a deliberate cover up of the rape and abus of children. >> reporter: even ireland's prime minister will urge the pope tomorrow toreform the church, not just to apologize. >> because words are not enough. appaologies sometimes are not enough. >> wor are never enough if they're not followed up by actions. >> and the church and the u.s. now faces mor scrutiny. missouri's attorney general announcing its own investigation and illinois may follow suit. >> bill neely reporting.

so many around the world will be watching to see how the pope handles this trip. >> you know it. >> you know it, still be hundreds of thousands of people out to see the pope in person. >> this visit just under a bit of a dark cloud. leon. ou, news 4 at 5:00 is starting right now. right now at 5:00, tributes to a great the messages of support for senator john mccain after he stops treatment in his battle with brain cancer. > murder mystery. the hunt for new evidence after the man suspected of killing a mom and her son in their home is freed. nished business. virginia in the forefront after a new push to ratify the equal rights amendment. nearly a century after it was first introduced. and saluting sergeant chesty. >> he doesn't sit as often as he should but i think he served faithfully. t >> reporter: hhe marine corps is honoring their beloved mascot on his last day of duty.

good evening, everybody. first up tonight at 5:00, fresh concerns innt montgomery c tonight as the nber of pedestrian deaths continues to climb. >> a particular concern among e very busy stretch of road. just this morning a car struck m 41-year-old on georgia avenue in wheaton. and it's the second fatal pedestrian crash in that area this week. >> news 4 nicole jacobs is live for us at the scene. nicole, what are you today?g >> jim and wendy, montgomery county police are stillrying to get a handle on these dangs. they've launched several safety campaigns and another is starting in t coming weeks and drivers and pedestrians simply paying attention can make all the difference. >> people are always in a hurry. >> reporter: that rush mixed with more people, more rs,

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