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news4 at 4:00 starts right now. >> live breaking news. a wome opens f at a warehouse in northeast maryland. three people are killed. three others wounded and the shooter confirmed >> the shooting started at a a ri distribution center. >> and investigators announced the shooter was a temporary employee. her name is 26-year-old snochia moseley of baltimore. >> derrick ward has been at the low case where families have been gathering. >> repter: this is still a pretty active scene. you can see the facility is still blocked off as are several of the warehouses.
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take a look at the video. you will see the car. we believehat is the car belonging to the shooter whom you've notified as snochia moseley. she was among several people shot. we were told that herounds may have been self-inflicted. let's hear from the briefing that we jt heard from a local sheriff. >> there are several people shot including the shooter. three others are victim of the shooter who lost their les today. the suspect shot herself in the head. >> reporter: and we were also here at the roadblock earli this morning as people started to gather. not only from the rite aid warehouse. some of the adjacentbuildings.
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folks said some of them came running intoheir facility. they described pandemonium. one personaid a p.a. announcement was made at her khop that this was a rumor and they should go b to work. nonetheless, everyone o was lockdown. people have been able to walk off from the property. they had to leave their cars. they may come back later to get that vehicle. again, with an identification of the shooter who apparentlyad a self-inflicted wound. we did talk to one person who mother works at the warehouse and said it is a high pressure job but nothing that would steam prompt this sort of incident. so in th ensuing hours and days, they'll try to piece together a possible motive. a shooter idtified, self-inflicted wound, took her own life. several others killed and several others wounded. we'll bring you more latern on news4. right now we are live here in
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aberdeen. news4. >> thank you. questions remaining there. and this by the way is the thiro ng with multiple victims the country has seen in less than 24 hours. yesterday there was a shooting at an office complex the middleton, wisconsin. three people were wounded there. the suspect die in a shoot-out with police. a man was shot a injured four people at a municipal building before police shot and killed him. now to a quick arrest and a random murder. the man accused of stabbing the jogger to death in d.c.ow in custody. 35-year-old wendy martinez was killed in her logan circle hood tuesday night. today four of her closest loss.ds addressed their through tears they called her joyful, funny and loving. chris gordon has our story. >> reporter: the d.c.ayor comforted close friends of the murder victim wendy martinez. the 35-year-old was fatally
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stabbed while jogging tuesday night.us she had become engaged a week earlier and spoke to her fiance and a friend before taking her run. >> sorry. she was asking me to confirm that we would go wedding shopping on friday. of course, i sd s. >> reporter: this surveillance video of the suspect wearing a uniqueustard color shirt and carrying a knife led to informion from the third district police officers. the homicide detectives identified him as 23-year-old anthony crawford who lives if an apartment on hyatt place northwest. he was picked up last night a few blocks away at thisark at 14th and girard streets. the police chief saihey don't have a motive for this murder yet. >> we'll be looking at his criminal past but ie d any mental health issues or
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substance abuse issues. >> they a sough court ordered evaluation but abandoned the effort. we are told crawford has a criminal record but there is no indication of violence. d the mayor bowser said fatal stabbing has outraged the community. >> we want people s to feele going about their normal activities. na woman joggingur street is a normal activity. >> reporter: now, murder suspecy anthrawford is expected to make his first court appearance before a judge h.ce at superior court in just minutes. we are learning new information from the charging documentsin cating the victim in this case, wendy martinez, was stabbedeven times. that there was a blood trail leading away from the crime scene. there were a pair of white socks
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found. and an aquaintancf the suspect was a user of synthetic ana and sometimes has unpredictable results. live in d.c. superior court. back to you. >> all right. thank you. and we are working for with you ways to keep yourself safe before taking your next run.z erica gon has those two coming up. let's get back to what we were doing 24 hours it was amazing. you watch it play out here on news4 at 4:00.ni t, firefighters are still out there sifting through rubble at the sior apartment complex. >> more than 80 seniors are homeless after the fire.re. news4's mark seegraves is learning what's being done to then seniors and why the fire alarms didn't work. mark? >> reporter: good evening. take a look over m shoulder. we'll give you a look. u can see they're still on the
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tower ladders. they've been spraying the buildings ally. da they're hoping to getngineers in here to stabilize it so investigators can go in tomorrow to determine what started the fire. >> the fire raged for hourss neighbors,arines from the first responders. there was a problem. reports from sprimsir the alarms in the building failed. >> the alarm did not go off. our sprinklers did not go off. >> reporter: today d.c. fire chief confirmed what they were saying. >> the b deal is that the horns did not work. the building maintenance people, no one heard any horns. that's the early notification. that's what was missing. >> ten residents had to be taken to the hospital. nearly 90 seniors who lived in the complex with taken to the nearby rec center that has been transformed into a shelter. today those vrs being
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transferred to hotels where they will beoused until permanent housing can be found. >> they said they'll give us a place to stay. >> reporter: deborah jones helped get her aunt out of the building yesterda >> she is still here. she's hanging in there. they're feeding them and trying to get f shelter them so god is with her. >> reporter: we can tell you that fire investigators hope to get insideo determine what caused this fire. they are tellingugs t that it is likely they may not be able to determine cause because of the extent of all the damage. all the air conditioners coioapsed. the s citizens will be in a hotel for two weeks and then in more permanent housing. it is unknown when they'll bo
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able get back inside. as for the sprinkler systems,d the chief s they did not fail. in fact, they're designed not to turn on unless they' hit by flames or extreme heat.an because all the fire and the heat was located the building, none of the sprinklers deployed. that's the very latest. news4. >> wow! we have to be thankful that the casualty o list toll was not even higher. thanks. appreciate that. >> so gd they'reokay. >> a man is in custody after police say he shot two officers attempting to serve a warrant in districteights maryland. the man who has not been identified was warmed a shotgun ight when officers entered the apartment located on loring drive, one officer was shot in the shoulder. the other in the hand. both are in stable condition. tracee wilkins will have more at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00.
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new developments from the won kussing judge kavaugh. th christine blasey ford is willing to testify if the trerms fair but she said a monday appearance is not possible. there was a protest outside the office buiingoday and outside senator chuck asgrey's office. several of them were arrested. meanwhile, kavanaugh remained holed up in the white house, getting grilled by lawyers there getting ready f a possible hearing on monday. they said christine blasey ford needs to notify them by tomorrow. as soon as we get some nice stuff in here, we have t talk about changes. okay. what's the word?'r >> y so right. yesterday is beautiful. a pretty nice dayug even t we've seen some cloud cover. we saw a highf 83.
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look to the north. only in the 70s and that's a sign of things changing as they're making their way to the south. i think w bhave one more tomorrow. i think we'll see more clouds today and we've got a lot o clouds out there. rain chances for the weekend. we'll isolate those. and then an unsettled pattern all the way through next week.lk we'll bout that, too and show what you it means as you start off the fir fulleek of fall. fall begins saturday. >> here we go. >> here we go. down t hill. ahead, violated, out of all places the grocery store. >> only on news4, a man caught with a concealed camera in his shopping cart. leaving shoppers uneasy. >> a lot of women do come to the store with their ki. you don't want to be worried about that. >> and you don't want to be worried that this either. sticker shock athe hospital. one woman's $34,000 e.r.
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nightmare. 're working for out what to look for so it doesn't happen t you. tonight dinner may ben danger.ns te of tons
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a consumer alert about a surprise medical expen cost you thousands. >> we are working for you. shining a spotlight on a
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nationwide practice that could blind side you the nt time you go to the e.r. what you need to know. >> ware talking about when a provider bills you for whatever your insurance company won't pay for. if it hasn't affected you, consider yourself lucky. >> it came off the bat. >> a baseball to the face. sending zach hamilton to thy emergeoom with a broken nose. his dad took him to local hospital he knew took his health insurance. >> they said lucky for you, there is a plastic surgeon on call. >> but their luck ended there. a few weeks later they received a bill for $34,000.
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>> i was confused because we had gone through settling the bill the hospital. >> it was for the on call plastic surgeon who was out of network. he billed for the portion their insura didn't cover. it is called balance filling. >> did you assume whoever zach would be seen by was also with the network? >> for sure. >> she said assumed that any doctor working there did as well. >> it has been andear half. it has been incredibly stressful. >> after the plastic surgeon sent their bill to coections, elizabeth contacted nbc 4. although doctor never returned our call, elizabeth told us they di reach settle omt a much lower bill.
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>> she ultimately wants transparency to e hospital, with the physicians andhe providers. so another famil doesn't get caught up in this billing that nearly drained em >> this hospital and other hospitals to make us more aware when we're seeing a doctor who is not in our network and what the outcome of that may be. >> currently hospitals are under nobligation to till what insurance is there. however we've learned there is an effort underway to tackle this issue of surprise balance billing and we are looking into what that means for all of you and we'll have thatoming up on news4 at5:00. >> if you don't know this, and
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as we're saying, if you go in and you're not conscious, you don't have those choices and it isye really an opener. >> the hospital came to them and said hey, you'relucky. we've got a guy. that isn't too fair. >> this is really an e opener. >> so disturbing. >> make sure you're coming back. we have anup te about a homeless high school football player barred from playing because heidn't hav a permanent address. jamal speaks is back on ballou's high school team. he was homelessep and sg a friend's couch. heas worried that not playing would jeopardize an offer he's tten to join them university team next year. well, covenant house set him up with a plao stay and now he is eligible to play again. >> this story really triggered a lot of response.
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people just went nuts abo this. >> so now we hope that tple wi take him. tell us more aboutch the ges coming. >> we had some good stuff and now you're taking it away. >> fall begins on saturday. that's what. we're doi we're going to sees these transition from warmer weather to cooler weather. that's what we've got out there this weekend. outside, you notice a lot of cloud yesterday not much in the way of clouds at all. but today we've got the clouds. coming off the atlantic, the winds in the southeaev at miles an hour. that temperature has dropped over the last couple hours. a nice day. a very humid day. the current dew point is 70. that makes it feelery humid.
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we're not talking any rain today. is weekend, a little differenty. st th a hit the blue ridge then you get clouds forming right along the area. to the east, we have theloud cover. we see it all the time.ig a ridge of high pressure way to the north. we would be in the 90s. look at this. 91, lexington. 70 in nyork. only 74 inia philadel that's what we'll see. not the 90s. >> it is a little bit different.
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83. more clouds. just like today. but still really nice.y a pre good looking friday. 68 and showers onsunday. it is a nasty looking sunday. it is really going to make thingscool. sail deal. then we get back to 82 degrees. right back to shower chances in time for the weekend. coming up, news4 is working for you in the community. >> reporter: we're taking you inside a farm in the middle of southeast d.c. one of our most barren food
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deserts. deserts. find out i put criminals in prison during the day d m jennifer wexton, an a prosecutor, and changed diapers at night. later, when i had a law practice, i volunteered to help moms collect child support. then, as state senator, i worked acrosxuparty lines to target offenders and take guns away from domestic abusers. in congress, i'll stand up to president trump. i approve this message because, like every working mom, what's ahead is as important am what's in the rearviror. ss4 igrns,
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onanyn esidts there d > n>>ew have ac fcessa to fresh produce on e grocery stores. our reporter caught up with a man who plants seeds of opportunity and a growing sense of community in the middle of a food desert. >> we have sweet peppers. we also have beller pepp and we do have hot peppers here. >> four giant green houses backed up to a d.c. water site. they areting way more than organic foods for his neighbors. >> i community.row for the aid concept that w produce instead of selling drugs from the streets. >> what if they say, don't have the cash to buy the produce? >> that comes up. a lot of times, i go in my pocket and put back what needs to be put back ande i g it to
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them. that happens every week. am not into this for the money. i am really concerned about food security. >> reporter: every y d.c. urban green provides thousands of pounds of produce. organic produce just like the and they also sell it at a premium at one of downtown'sfa iest restaurants. >> isn't that the way the world is supposed to workwe 're supposed to use what we have. >> reporter: at the end of the week, the chefuys at a premium whatever d.c. urban greens has extras of and works it intohe menu. >> i grew up here and i truly believe that it is very important for every person, every chef to think about taking their dollars, how they spent their money and reinvesting into their local communities. >> the volunteers are an integral part. >> they help dig trenches and move rain water and they have a blast. if you want to get involved and
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he ou d.c. urban greens, we have a link. you can get involved on the nbc washington app. news4. >> and you can search d.c. urban greens in the nbc washington app. for more information on the program and how to volunteer. neighbor helping neighbor and nourishing andlettg them grow s that's not bad for them. you're an expert. you know, we have our own. >> you're the expert. >> not an expert. >> okay. we'll leave that to chef amy. >> more still to come including new details on the moments awo n walked into a maryland business and fire. >> a woman killed while jogging in a seemingly safe neighborhood in the. distri important tips on how to best protect yourself when you're out
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running. and a major meat
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a baltimore shooting. >> snochia moseley shot others and then herself in the head.
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now she's live in aberdn with search for a motive. jennifer? >> reporter: the rite aid distribution center is right down street behind me. the shootin began around 9:00 this morning. the shooter has been identified as 26-year-old snochia moseley from baltimore county. authorities say she shot six people. three with killed. and then turned the gun on herself, shooting herself in the head. >> we have the active shooter at perryman road. >> reporter: shots rang out around 9:00 this morning in aberdeen, maryland. >> we have to have two. >> reporter: the sheri says first responders arrived within five minutes, rendering medical care and searching for the shooter.re >> thereeven people who have been shot in today's incident. including theshooter. three people are suffering from injuries which they are expected
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to survive. three oths are victims of our shooter. our suspect is a lone female suspect. she has died at the hoomital. fatal injury, self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> reporter: the suspect was a temporary employee at the er ce >> we do not at this time have a motive for this senseless crime. >> i am waking up to, i love you, take care of the dogs and your father. what? what's going on? >> reporter: alexie scharmann learned if thein shofrom her mother. there was a shooter in the building and she was hiding. that's the last thing i heard. >> reporter: minutes later she gotwsood >> my sister received the text. she came out to tell m at 10:33. she said i am outside and >> reporter: one of the lucky survivors as the investigation into this mass shooting begins. as i mentioned, she is from
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nearby baltimore county. authorities have o policthe scene trying to talk to her relatives to try to piece together what led her to shoot her co-workers. back to you. >> police say anthony crawford stabbed thrive-year-old wendy martinez tuesday night near her logan circle me it is good reminder to take precautions wn you'ret home. working with some tips to help you protect yourself. >> reporter: theruesomeurder of a young woman in a well lit part of d.c. it is bringing up memories of f similar cases women who went out for a run and never made it out aliv
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one of the most high profile cases this area has ever seen. channeledra levy disappeared after going for a run in the spring of 2001. her remains discovered in rock creek park the following year. later, molli tibbetts was stabbed by a stranger. here four things i to keep mind when you're out for your next run.ow swell someoneong you'll be gone for. use a tracking app to share your cation. your area well lit? when your ear buds are in, you need to un looking all ad you. to the sides and behind you as well. a few weeks ago, general differ a segment on runners. take a look at what a secret service agent. you shoulddo. >> if you are attacked, think, you want to be fuirce and
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and violent when you strike a person. >> okay. heree go. >> i'll come at you fm the front. >> hands up. break the hold. at's one. simple easy steps. >> another option. ke. down, knee st >> and if someone approaches from behind. i can use my head to come back and crack you in the face. >> anoer important tip, women and men should vary their running route to throw off people knowing which route you're taking. >> good advice. >> the usda says cargo meats soluroons made ground beef a carcass that may have been
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contaminated. 17 other people reported being sick. you should throw out the entire beef. you can find the details on our nbc washington app. well, it wasn't what we wanted. brian king joseph came in third place. he lost out to self-taught magician shin limb. don't worry, this was not going to be the last time that weee brian. >> it can't be. >> i'm betting he signed contract with somebody. >>e is so talented. >> he is quite performer. up next, a m was caught with a camera concealed in his
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a stunning twist in the shooting of two officers in prin police now admit those officers entered the wrong home in a news cference moments ago, the police chief said an informant had tolnvestigators that a drug dealer lived in the it turned out it was a father who did notnow police were entering his home. he opened fire andot wounded police officers. both are expected to survive. the father will not be criminally charged. nstracee wil is working the story with a live report with
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new details coming u right here at 5:00. back to you. >> thank you. the countdown is on and the drnga is buil >> no one can say for sure whether the accuser of supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh will tell her story to lawmakers on monday. we'll tl what you we've just learned. and saturday marks the first day of fall. ♪ [doorbell] ♪ ♪
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if i put criminals in prison during the day i'm jenner wexton, and as a prosecutor, and changed diapers at night. later, when i had a law practice, i volunteered to help moms collect child support. then, as state senator, i worked across partnes to target sexual offenders and take guns away from domestic abusers. i woin congress, i'll stand up to president trump.fenders i approve this message because, like every working mom, what's aheat is as important as in the rearview mirror.
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> a ws day with a lot going on. >> investigators are trying to figure outom why a shot and killed three people at a rite aid distribution center harford county, maryland, and then fatally shot herself in the head. thehooter w snochia moseley. she was a temporary employee at that facility. several shooting victims were rushed to the hospital. a a quickest in the random
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murder of a woman. wendy mtinez was out jogging when she was stabbed to death tuesday night. today pol arrest of a 23-year-old man named anthony crawford. new court documents showed that crawford was a repeat user of k-2. known as synthetic marijuana. >> d.c. investigators say the fire alarm did not go off. at the arthur capper senior central yesterday. they're trying to figure out why but they haven't been able to do a thorough investig nearly 90 seniors are now waiting for a new permanent home after the fire. we've got some late developments in the supreme stand-off situation. there may be a new round of negotiations between senate republicnes and dr. chris blasey ford. the woman who accused braeng of sexual assault. she told the judiciary committes th would be prepared to testify next week under certain conditions and not on the monday deadline being set by the
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committee. blayne alexander is tracking all that down. >> her attorney said only if they can agree on terms that are fair and ensur her safety. she is looking to at least walk the the senators on this and see if there is a way she can come before them next week. now we're waiting t see what senator chuck grassley, the leader of the judiciary committee has to say about the possible hearing. >> reporter: as the clock winds down, pressure is ramping up on capitol hill. brett kavanaugh's accusere christasey ford says she is willing to testify next being but not on monday. >> protesters trying to buy her more time. >> theinre g an option. show up monday or not at all of i consider that to be llying. to be disregarding. >> reporter: standing with graduates of 'sford high school, presenting a letter of support signed by 1,000 fellow alums.
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this as outside groups rushed to air tv ads supporting kavanaugh -- >> he is dedicated to his family. >> reporter: and attacking him. >> we can't let brett kavanaugh decide on our rights forra a geneon. >> in battle mode, eager to defend his reputation. spending a third day this week at the white house preparingo testify monday. but it is unclear whether there will even be a hearing if ford does not appear. >> she is just underz and q and it almost unimaginable skessure. >> reporter: fordg for an fbi investigation before she speaks. the white house and republicans, not budging. today a group of senate democrats sent a letter to thee white hon that very issue saying that without that investigation, the hea amounts to just a check the box exercise. meanwhile, some new poll numbers that show the public opinion of
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vanaugh has shifted. we have the numbers coming up in the next hour. well, it's not friday so there's plenty of time for another shoe to drop. thank you. an emotional d for members of the savopoulos family as the firefiter took stand in the mansion murders trial. describing what he saw when he first entered the burning house, thinking it was just a fire. jim and erica are in the news a room wit look at what's new at 5:00. >> let me tell you. the apparently of savvas and amy savopoulos sat in the front row as a firefighter discovered the burning house was a crime scene. >> megan has bhen covering fire cynic day one. she joins with us the emotional stimony. >> and tonight, we're working for you and your money to make sure the next trip to the e.r. does not put you in debt. >> how a family ended one a bill of more than $30,000 despite
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having good health insurance. and what's being done to solve thatproblem. >> we'll see with you those stories plus a good deal more on yanother very b day in the news. back to you for now. we've got this nice little break, so to speak, from all the rain over the next couple months. we're getting that. yesterday, beautiful, today, more clouds. tomorrow, a day 57 like today. and then saturday is looking pretty good. and then -- yeah we've g some nasty dreary weather as we make our way throughhe first part of fall. fall begins officially on saturday. e first cool day, sunday. a lot more clouds today due to the eflterly . winds now out of the east and that is helping to bring in the clouds. 87 for a high today.
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81 rightnow. down to 79 at 7:00 but still a very nice night. you have plans, don't worry about it. just had a friend ask me about the clouds and it smells like rain out there. the east wind brings in the smell of the ocean and it is still very humid. we might see some showers but don't worry about that. we'll stay on the dryside. 82 in gaithersburg. -up in manassas. a little cool we are the east flow coming in at 79 degrees. we don't expect on it saturday for the most part. sunday, we'll be watching. 71 degrees, cloudy, maybe some sun bnween n and 4:00. about 82 degrees. a little more by sunset. this weekend, fall begins on saturday. single, definitely feeling fallngike and we're tal about heading into fall.
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this is when we start to get some b changes. >> absolutely. we start to see it going down. it has been really hard lately. like doug was saying, 87. i put together some reasons to jif getting into the fall mode. it is not feeli like it just yet. the first one, fall officially starts on saturday. our first full fall day on sunday. the average highs in the 70s. 78 isra our a high for today and tomorrow and our average lows are now ithe low 60s. we're getting into that time of year wn we should be able to open the windows and turn off e a/c. we're not worried about any rain. se sad part we're quickly losing daylight. but as we head into the cooler nths, that's something we have to deal with. .he sunset time, 7: so our day length is getting shorter by 2:30 each day.
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i notice it day by day waking up. it is starting to get a little darker outthere. 2:30. pretty significant. and going to finh on this note. the sunset will be before 5:00 p.m. starting november 9th. we're going to be in here doing the news and it will be dar outside. >> oh! fall back, i know. oh, man! all ight. will be okay. look at the weekend forecast. saturday is looking nice. i don't even want to finish now. that wasn't very nice. >> sunshine on saturday. and then guess what. let's just keep on amelia's baewagon. we h showers through next week, everybody. that's what we've got. temperaturewise, we are going up and down. the battle of the asons. some cool weather, warm weather, all mixed up.
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>> think pumpkin lattes and flannels.ee >>ng nice and warm. a dog in india is getting a lot of attention for putting up a fight against a cobra. this is really cool stuff. >> this dog was trying to save her litte of puppies from this deadly snake. and animal lovers, this moht be hard watch. but don't worry, the dog doesn't get hurt. okay. >> you can see the mother barking seriously. even charging at this snake. >> the dog was able to save three of the puppies. but atunforty, the others didn't make it. eventually people nearby were able to catch the six-foot long snake and take it away. >> that's not a fair competition there. >> you cannot come between a mother and her little babies. >> that's right.gh
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>> tou dog. okay. p ating book to local students hoping to go to college. >> why the montgomery county executives feel so
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who has helped you along the way? a mentor? maybe someone financi will? >> not every one gets the same opportunities. montgomery county is trying to help people on the path to a degree. >> and the program is getting some big help from a well known figure. adam tuss has the story. >> reporter: when his gras arted slipping as a senior at montgomery blair high school. >> i didn't even apply to colleges at the time. i was already behind the curve. >> reporter: he didn't know if he would playing to it college until he got a mennor.
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she needed help. i >>m the first person in my family to go to college. >> reporter: for many people college isn't easy for many reasons. now one local figure wants to help. >> i think it means a great deal. we both come from rather blum beginnings. >> reporter: they are making a six figure donation t hp fund a scholarship program whicher helps montg county students get to their ultimate goal of a college deee. many students finished here at shady grove campus. r him, this hits home. he remembers growing up poor in olouisiana. on 13 kids. the college degree was the last thing he was thinking about. >> i really mean poly. live in a three-room house. no iroor plumbing lighting. those kinds of things. >> reporter: his home t tn churk up a college
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collection. it wasn't much. he got it$12. as the thought that matters. >> what we are trying to do is topi i more students and to give them opportunity. in sodoing, we're able to help them. a little more than $12 a student. >>his will put them on the path. >> they are excited to see me gradua >> reporter: a chance to achieve something that didn't always seem possible. in shady grave. >> news4. breaking stories. >> a woman opens fire, killing co-workers at a warehouse in maryland. >> i don't know if my sister is okay. >> news4 talks to panicked family members about what led to
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the shooting. but first, anguish and anger. >> we are heart broken. wendy should have been shopping for her wedding dress on friday. >> a suspectedr kil and the random murder. >> news4 at 5:00 starts now. o a womanut killedor in her snatched from her fiance and loving family. >> in the last few minutes, wendy martinez' mother spoke to news4. she said her daughter in one word was splendid. should have she was a good girl. i never imagined this was going to happen. in my

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