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welcome back in to news 4 today on this saturdaymo ing. the 25th of august, 2018. good morning to you. angie goff is off this morning. we have lauren rickets with us. she's in the storm team 4 weather tentercking an awesome start to this saturday. that sunrise was awesome. >> gorgeous. i don't ink i've seen a sunrise like that in quite a while. >> and you tweeted it >> idid, and i think you did too? >>ly now. nore pres >> you'd better get to the
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social media. >> i'll put it out there. >> it's gorgeous. it's on my twitter a faceboo page. wonderful conditions out there. and we'll continue to see some very nice conditions through the day. let's go ahead and show you what's going on. that humidity stays on the low w side, are looking at some sunshine out there right now. but just so comfortable out there. currently that temperature low 70s. nice southeast wind. a few clouds in spots. a little disturbance through the upperth levels o atmosphere. overnight just brought us clouds. also gave us a gorgeous sunrise this morning. temperatures will continue to go up into the low to mid 80s today. so again, we areki l at some very nice conditions and yesterda we were in the low to mid 80s. today very similar to yesterday. you canitee ae bit of cloud cover up through frederick county. for the most we're clearing out. we'll talk about when the humidity comes back and tal about that beach forecast as
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promised. that's coming up right ahead. about 9:20. i'm an hour behind. >> you're righid i tweet that out. thanks for following me. you m have atack of papers filled with personal and sensitivemation and you want to get rid of it but you don't know where to begin. we got your ck. the nbc 4 all state community shred is ts morning. this is a popular event. derek ward is covingt all from largo. >> reporter: good morning. as you can see it's a bee heahif activity. don't let the line discourage you. they have you moving through in an efficient way. the line snakespahrough the ing lot. the other end you see what they're headed for. these are the recycling trucks. it's popular here not just for the reasons you talked about, safety and identification security but also reducing some clutter. and that's just as important
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these days. a lot of ushop line. that means you have boxes, bags with mailing labels on them. you want to get rid of them the safe way, tos is how you it. with me now is dr. charlene kes, the president of princege geor community college. this is the community part of the title, isn't it? >> it is the community part. we pride ourselves on partnering alh institutions like nbc 4, state, and shred it to do the right thing for our community. protect their identity. >> indeed, and it helps the environment aswell. if you throw this away, it eventually ends up in the stream and might come back.ig sometimes it blow out of the trash can. today you got that information. with me is travellejo son. a lot of folks know you because you may be their agent. all start has always been a big part of this.ge >> as an ant, it's important that we help our policy holders protect themselves against
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everyday risks. one of the risks customers face is identity theft. right? and it's extremely important that we provide our customers in the community with the resources and know-how to destroy the sensitive documents so they can protect themselves further. >> thank you so much for your partnership. thanyou for what you do and thank you for hosting us out here today. i'm sure all these folks in line, thank you as well. as isaid, don't let this line discourage you. they're moving through here with military precision. people in line at 11:00 will be able to come through and have their stuff shredded. they'll te it outf the car for you, take care of it. all you got to do is bring it down. we're live in o,la derek ward. >> that's the key. i ben line by 1:00. thank you. we appreciate it. let's get breakingew in prince george's county. incredible footage of a fiery crash. it's a deadly crash. it happened on southbound indian head highway at wilson bridge.
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only one vehicle was involved we'rou told, and y can see flames engulfing that car. hee driver was pronounced dead at t scene. we're still working to figure out what led up to this. all new this mornin more drama for the university of maryland's footbal program. an attorney says the coach hired im to represent to players accused of sexual assault. but they say kin anderson hired the attorney. on thursday post" reported anderson used athletic department funding to pay for the defense. dirken i o alreadythe administrative leave after reports of a toxic culture surrounding the football program. wougliams is going to be part of the commission investigating the cultu of the umd football program. wiiams and four other new members were selected for the commission. they have dr.ck frede azar,
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bonnie bernstein, bob urlik and tom mcmillen. they'll join two retired federal judges and a former federal prosecutor. this commission is lookinggr in the p in depth following the death of jordan m air in june. mcnair died two weeks after suffering a suspected heatstre during practice. the board of regents says the commission will have a lot of me and independence to thoroughly look into the program. we do know a separate investigation dealing specifically with mcnair's death is underway and that may wrap up next month. another long-time presidential a has been granted immunity. we confirmed the allys allen wiselberg, the chief financial officer of the trump organization. the invoice was actuallyen reimburs for the hush money paid to stormy daniels, they say. david pecker, the president's
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friend and publisher of the national inquirer was also granted immunity. president trump is not commenting on thoses developme but he did speak at a republican fundraiser in ohio last night. he calond for investiga into james comey. his comments echoed tweets from earlier that morning directed at attorney general jeff sessions.t the presi demanding sessions investigate comey and called out conflicts of interes in the mueller investigation. today marks one year since hurricane harvey slammed texas. it was ay categ 4 storm. 68 people lost their ves. 36 to the deaths were in houston. days of heavy rainfall and unchecked development caused all that majornd flooding damage you're looking at. more than 150,000 homes were damaged. today houston voters are going to decide on 2 $.5 million ins bo to cover damage caused by future storms. the d.c. baltimore region
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now the fourth largest castho market i country. here's where it trails. las vegas, atlantic city, and chicago. "the washington post" reporting the new rankis from the american gaming association. last year our region generated almost $1.8 billion in gaming revenue. that put us ahead of new york city. a big part of that success comes from mgm nationabo h which pulled in about a third of that revenue. eamgmsing a statement saying they look forward to continued growth. 9:08 on this saturday. a war hero, a senator and most importantly, aninspiration. this morning leaders all over capitol hill are issuing well wishes for john mccain after his family makes a difficult announcement on his health. we're going to share some of the praises ahead on news 4 today.
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s morning for senator john mccain. yesterday his family released a statement announcin heill stop treatment for an adressive form of brain cancer. politicians on botides of the aisle are offering prayers and support. >> this is a man who served our country in so many ways and capacities. we just want to keep john mccain cindy and their family in our prayers. >> when he wase by your s as your friend and ally, you couldn't have had a stronger ally, a stronger friend. >> youee don't too many great men. he was one of them. >> the president made no mention of mccain during a republican pay dinner in ohio last night. the two have been at odds since mccain voted against replacing obama care. and before entering into politics, mccain wthe military. it's widely known he was a prisoner of war. he's made the point there is much more to his life than the years in captivity. lester holt explains that forged
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a deeper appreciation for his country and a fiery determination to serve. my country saved me, and i cannot forgetit. and i will fight for her as ng as i draw breath, h sop me god. >> john mccain has spent his lifevi s his country. >> i am the son and grandson of navy admirals and was born into america's service. >> reporter: his reputation as a naval fighter pilot,be ious. >> i was immature. i was reckless.s i cocky, but i also knew that i was going to follow in my father and grandfather's footsteps. >> reporter: if flew bombi missions over vietnam. he was shot down over hanoi, badly injured and thrown into a north vietnamese prison. >> john mccain. >> i don't think there's any dot that i was near death. >> reporter: he was tortured, kept in solitaire, but when given a chance to go home ahead
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of other p.o.w.s, refused. finally after 5 1/2 years mccain was released.af ter marrying his wife, cindy, he moved to her home state of arizona, entered politics first as a member of the house and then in '86 he was elected to the u.s. senate. mccain was a republican rising star, taking a leading role in normalizing relations with ne vietnam. >> it's important for us to recognize that the war is over. >> reporter: known as a maverick, willing to think for mself and t work across the aisle onth everying from campaign finance reform to immigration. he made his second run for thec presiden in 2008, winning the nomination and choosing ati re unknown, alaska governor sarah palin as his running mate. the night he lost to barack obama, mccain conceded with grace. >> senator obama has achieved a great thing for himself and for
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his country. i applaud him for it. >> reporter: mccain wasct e six times to the senate. a republican but unafraid to challenge his own party. >> we're getting nothing done, my friends. we're getting nothing done. >> reporter: guided always by thens lese learned from his father and grandfather. >> do what you know is right. act in a fashion that you can lo back and not be embarrassed but proud. lester holt reporting. at n9:14 this saturday. a stunning start to your weekend as we give y a live look outside. 'l had a beautiful sun rise as well. check in with lauren rickets afr this.te
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