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on ice. >> we are live with coverage of tonight' biggame. molette green will join us with what's ahead and how the chpions will be celebrated before the puck drops. >> we want to start with a check on your commute and forecast. melissa mollet is standing by but we begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. >> it would be a slush fest outside. temperatures way above average. partly sunny but it wasn't going to affect usn the d.c. metro area. going to be in the 80s again today and warmer still coming our way for tomorrow. winchester, laray. they're not going to make it to the washingtonar . 63 in leesburg, 69 incoquan your forecast planner for today,
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after clouds this morning, we'll get back to sunshine. in the low 80s f afternoon highs later on in the day. more warm air where that cam from, melissa. you can follow the latest forecast on the nbc washington app. silver spring here, chopper 4 over a brand-new problem. o minor crash the right side of the roadway. things aren't slowing too much. if weave any response, that could change here pretty soon. eastbound 66 before sudley, still seeing the delays building heavily. if you have another favorite alternate, you might want to do that for the next 40inutes til this gets completely cleared outy. of the southern avenue. inner loop and outer op, the rest of the beltway is looking good. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. 6:01. modeveloping this ing, the fbi says it may wrap up the fbi's background investigation into
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supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh soon. >> they say the investigation could posbly beompleted before the friday deadline. atrneys for dr. christine blasey ford say investigators have notr. interviewed he she is the first to level a sexual misconduct allegation against kavanaugh. that's despite attempts to contact them. last night president trump mocked dr. ford atig a cam rally in mississippi. >> how did you get home? i don'tremember. how many years ago was it? i don't know. i don't know. i don't know. >> senate majority leader reiterated a vote on kavanapgh willn by the end of the week. also developing, a scare at the pentagon. envepes suspectedf carrying the deadly poison ricin shut down the mail delivery there.
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authorities say they were addressed to james mattis and john richardson. in houston a letter arrived at the campaign headquarters of senator ted cruz.or tests anything hazardous there were negative. we are working for you about what you need to know about the presidential alert you will receive on your cell phone later today. it's a test of the nation's similary alert system to the system we have on television. the test will happen at 2:18 this afternoon. fema will send out an emergency alert to every smartphone turned on and in range of a cell>>towe. orthern virginia parents are concerned about their child's safety at school. a meeting will be set tonight for a possible security threat that was not reported. justin, what is the situation now? >> reporter:
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>> reporter: well, eun, the threat has been resolved. the parents wil hold a pta meeting centering on safety after that scare back here in august. on the 17 of august parents say they found out on their own a man called the school threatening to shoot his ex-girlfriend. august 20th the loudoun county sheriff's office was on the case and the man w arrested and charged. parents saw a deputy on campus and that was done, the principal said, out of an abundance of caution. that threatresolved. police gave an answer, more than a month after thatcahreatening ing that came in. they say that was upsetting. they have been asking for answers for zbleeks when you ask them point blank, is there a w threat mhere my children are going and n they sayo and you find out that's a lie, completely unacceptable
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>> reporter: we now know that man has been ordered to stay away from the elementary. his ex-girlfriend no lger at the school the principalsaid. topics a will include safety audit and hiring a safety ce of developing this morning, prince gorges county police are investigating a stabbing.o vi from the scene late last night at the surry square apartments off pennsylvania avenue. families could be seenteeking of their windows to see what was happening. the victim is in critical it con. in d.c. police are investigating a crash that killed aedtrian on central avenue in southeast. police tell news 4 the crash involved c one but could not happened.e crash time is 6:05. terrifying moments for two
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georgetown university medical students caught on camera. >> they were studying at the tenley town library. they walked across wisconsin avenue in the crosswalk. you see it right here. the car hit themnd kept going. we slowed the video down andre bl the people's faces. both students say they're lucky to be alive. >> there was no empathy from him. i hope he is notow a to drive anymore. >> one of the students was worried. >> now to chef verily where a community isg rally around an 8-year-old boy who was hurt in a deadly motorcyclent acci mcclain had taken the boy for a short spin monday afternoon. they crashed on old landover
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road at 66th avenue. it's believed mcclain tucked his body to cushion tfall. his sister says she has a long road to hoe. >> he came through jaw suery. he'll have his jaw shut for six weeks. he won't be able to talk and he'll be on a liquidll diet that time. a go fund me page has been set up. workers will not be getting a raise in d.c. the businesswns said it would have forced them to fire workers and close. business the council must close a second time before the bill is sent to the mayor. it was passed byoters to make $15 an hour in 2020.
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> meanwhile, amazon is boosting the hourly wage for all worker it includes whole food employees and thousands ofworkers. a job scam is from amazon. here's how it works.e better business bureau will receive a voicemail, text message or e-mail inviting potential candidates to aly for a high paying job. the fake job rep will hire peop to earn $6,000 a month. here's the catch. the scam requires new employees to pay a $200 enrollment fee before starting the job. after paying the fee you'll never hear from that person again. t experts s timing for the scam couldn't be better. >> kids go backnd to school parents now have extra time and they mig be looking for an
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at-home opportunity. >> the better business bureau says be cautious of any job asking for any information or money beforehe position starts. right now first lady melia trump is making her first stop. she is in ghana. mrs. tmp will also travel to mawali initiative.gt the wash capitals are ready to rock the red. >> we will welcome the stanley cup champs back to the ice at the capital one arena. molette green is live with a look at all of the fun set for the homeopener. she has a guest now. >> very excited guest. don't we love slap shot? are you excited for today?
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i know. and what did you say about aaron? he can't really skate well? oh, okay, yeah. t we won'tl aaron that. okay. so we'rexced about this banner raising day, aren't we? oh, my hogoodness. exciting. the big game tonight as the caps defend the s anley cupinst the boston bruins, right? a whole rundown ofactivities. let's run down what we're going to see today. okay, so wve got the rocking the red carpet event. you're going to be out there, right? fknow, i know. that's when thes at 4:00, hey get to escort some of the team members and take pictures and all of that kind of fun. then y have the opening -- the outdoor viewing r partyht outside the capital arena. you can watch all of the fun, festivities, evenhe game. the banner ceremony that will begin later this evenin that will be so much fun.
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they want fans in the arena early. so much love. i love slap shot. ah. it wouldn't be a rocking the red day without you. thanks so much for joining us on "news 4 today." and no more talking about aaron, okay? >> molette, i had no ide you spoke slap shot. that is very impressive. holding a who conversation. fantastic. >> it's good to be bingual. >> yes. we love it. so excited for the caps. 6:11 right now. stillahead, why some of you may want to look at upgrading your i.d. especially if you plan to travel. a new push to put a bridge over the potomac.
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where it may be. plus, pack your bags. delta has new way to travel with your pet. chuck? good morning. wednesday is a good day for wednesday is a good day for we
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kaine: my dad ran an ironworking shop. i learned hard work and a trade from him and his workers. then i went to honduras as a missionary and taught kids to be carpenters and welders. our ryonomy works best when ee has a skill, like shipbuilding. that's why i created career and technical academies across virginia and passed a law to expand job training for young people. i'm tim kaine, and i approve this message. here in virginia, we have to build an llonomy that works for
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you're watchingy. "news 4 to welcome back. at 6:15, troubling news for parents of teenagers. the cdc reports a dramatic rise in a popular ecigarette called juul. its sleek design replicates a flash drive. many of the ecigarettes are
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being sold to kids underge the a of 18. just last month the fda issued more than 1300 warning lette to retailers who illegally sold juo kids under age. they want to prevent it going to minors. new details in a push to build another bdge across the potomac river. it would create another link. >> they have identified twolo tions where they think a bridge makes sense. adam tuss went up and showed us. take look. they're considering the parkway. loudoun county says it could be done without impacting too many homes. this is where the need montgomery county's help. >> this could be a parkway, sot'thing t scenic.
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something -- >> a new crossing has been estimated to s costeral billion. if you're a driver, you may need a new license. in two years non-compliant i.d.s won't be good enough to let you board a plane. te are other forms of im.d. that can be used. >> 6:17. delta airlines plans to make changes to the way it transports pets. they're teaming up with a pet startup care pod. it offers safety, nitoring, tracking and transporting pets. no word on when passengers can see t new pods. a safe way to take your dogo along with yo vacation. >> exactly right. >> people would vote lou off the he would steal everything, napki napkins, peanuts. >> drive to the beach.
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>> drive to the beach, exactly. good beach weather this weekend. >> yeah, love it. >> if you're planning on going down t to the beachs weekend, good idea. the weather will be perfect for. early octo at home, skies, a couple of clouds out of here early day. 69 degrees right now in bashing ton. that's at done. more than enough sunshine to put it back. nontoxic insecticides for around the doors a window sills. that will keep the crickets and creepy crawlers from getting to your house. this cool front on the mason dixon line will come to a complete stop. it will retreat backrto the today and leave us in the warm sector. we're not going to get any
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drop in the temperatures. chances are low, a few drops into the shenandoah valley. future weather never brings anything in the way of an ornized rain chance. cloudy skies around this morning. sunshine later on in th afternoon. tomorrow sort of the worreverse. clouds will increase and there's ahance for a few showers after 6:00, 7:00 tomorrowftnoon into tomorrow evening. that is the next cold front which will drotu tempes for friday and for saturday. not cold but just a littleos to average. so there's your tomorrow planner up to 88 degrees tomorrow. then high temperatus back to average. low 70s. could have a little dzzle around. we'll be right back in the 80s on sunday.n- y forecast next half hour. >> i've got to tell you, i like
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i love it, love it, love it. ti tysons, crash here. rest of the beltway is looking . go couple oflowdowns as approaching over shady grove road. everything is rolling along nicely. that c ish gone but we still have all of that volume a delay hided in here. the top of the beltway, slowdowns reflected there in the 30 mile per hour speed limit. in bound on 66, 11 minutes. melissa, thank you. just about 6:21. a few weeks ago we said good-bye toys"r"us.
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you're wating "news 4 today." well, for more than seven years the t hmy show been part of many of your morning routines. >> this morning will feel a b different. that's because yesterday's broadcast was the final one people are tiaing to s media. they call the tommy show on twitter, quote,dc institution. people are saying you're the soul of the city. pouring it on thick, right? >> i can't even. my phone has been vibrating of thdeck. people we didn't know was listening. been incredible, what happened. >> so the rad station is changing but we are t.s
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kelly's k are teenagers and i'm not sure they like that. >> jena is doing obedience with her dog and here i am with my 4 famiyi. we're s in washington, not going anywhere and i'm saying, thank you. it's incredible. >> people obviously it's nice to know that you're still here. they want to knowat. they want to reach you while they figure out what's going on? >> you can get in tch on social media #tommyshow. or goo tommy show.com. that's where we'll be able to
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tell you. y>> school day forecast, a little clo outside. sun is coming up at 7:06. another day in the 80s means another day with shorts, sho sleeves, sunglasses for the ride home. the overall daily gradetoday, b plus. would have been an a but a little too warm for october. >> not bad. we'll check back in with molette green. she'll bring in a very special guest. >> reporter: special guest number one, the stanley cup right here beside me and
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barbara comstock might as well be barbara trumpstock. donald trump is against expanding medicaid in virginia. ainst protections for pre-existing conditions. and he sabotaged the healthcare market, hiking insurance rates up to 64 percent in virginia. barbara trumpstock agrees. voting with trump 98 percent of the time. jennifer wexton believes healthcare is a right ... and successfully fought to expand medicaid in virginia. "i'm jennifer wexton and i approved this message... because change is coming."
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"news 4 today" starts now. ight now at 6:29 we are taking a live look at the ice because in just a few hours hockey is back. we're working for you at capitals iceplex this morning as we prepare for the puck to drop
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for the first time since the nley cup. he s >> which is like ten minutes ago. >> it feels that way. riding that whole we all summer. celebrations continue and here we are. good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. we appreciate you waking up with us. we're going to fou in on the threat at a local elementary school and an alert all-americans will be getting on their phones this afternoon. first we'll check with your commute with melissand mollet begin with the forecast from storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. what can we expect, chuck? >> another day with temperatures higher than average. won't feel like hockey season at all. there are a couple of sprinkl and we'll be back in the 80s by the afternoon. no rain aroun town. there are a few drops around page and shenandoah county. very low rain chance today. most o that tiny chance is focused along the i-89 corridor.
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10 to 15 degrees above average. 84es deg here afternoon high today with only that tiny little 20% chance of shower. over the next couple of days bordering on hot around here tomorrow. then cooler weather for friday and saturday. more with the ten day forecast coming up in a few minutes. we'll have the wednesday morning commute with melissa mollet. >> thannandale, right now we kn the left lane is blocked by the crash here this morning. starting toee the tiniest slowdown that is going to build as this progresses this rning. chopper 270 at shady grove, moving them down t herethe american legion bridge. outer loop, thank you, ,bror circling that, disabled tractor-trailer ongh the hand side of the roadway. eastbound 66 before sudley road,
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no problem there. delays starting to look better.o hbound 95 in virginia as you're kind of headed towards woodridge, a little bit slow there as well. aaron? >> all right, melissa. thank you. tracking two breaking stories this morning. the first out of stafford county. t officialre have issued a boil water alert for certain areas after complications from a water main break yesterday. take a look if you're looking up in the areas you s listed here in southern stafford county that you need to boil your water. this includes the areas south of eskimo hil road a east of i-95 and mountain view road and ramoth church bring the tap water to a rolling boil, let it boil for a minute and expect this to in effect
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for two days. police are searching for a woman overnight who was assaulted. she was assaulted in 15 west guide drive. it's now 6:33. here are the other top stories working for you this morning. >> the fbi investigation into the sex assault allegation againstrt supreme c nominee brett kavanaugh could wrap up any moment now. sources tell nbc news the inquiry may end before the friday deadline. without interviewing the accuser, christine blasey ford. last nightresident trump mocked dr. ford's testimony she gave last week.he hear whaaid coming up. two marijuana advocates were arsisted o the office of andy harris. harris said the women tried to force a door open and bruised his wrist.
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. harris worked for crdeiminal lieization. >> today millions of cell phone users will receive a presidential alert. this is not a persona message from the president, it is a test of the nation's emergency alert system. similar syste that you may see on tv from time to time. the test will happen at 2:18 this afternoon. seems like only yesterday the washington capitals were nning the stanley cup championship, now they're defending the cup. >> molette green is live with a very special dwes. hey, molette. s> reporter: good morning, guys. look who joining us, team owner is sitting right next to the stanley cup. first off we have to take car of business. good morning, len. your wife, they're drinking your
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morning and my wife has been buying rings that the players received the othernight. >> let's take a look at the ring. >> take a look at the bling. >> this is a smaller version that's wearable. we're excited about tonight. excited to share the banner raising with all of our fans insideutndde of the arena. we enjoyed the ride we were just on. once they drop the puck, it's foer. we moveard. >> yes. so can you put all of the celebratory events into perspective? how are youeeling about all of that? >> well, i'm -- i have great gratitude to all of the fans in the community. they've lived up to everyone's exayctation. i a felt we had the world's greatest fans and last season we can say we had the world's greatestockey team and the parade was unbelievable.
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the viewing parties were just over the top. >> what are your expectations for the season? >> well, it's very demandingo not have much of an off season, go right into the new onseason. ne hand i think the momentum can carry us. i do think it's an analytics. when we lose we hear let's wait until next season. now we have to internalize it. >> you'll spend the day with this beautiful, beautiful is very, very special. this was a populist game.
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65 years to come off the trophy. ut the what i love a trophy and the way our players just shared it with the community. >> yes. it's not ours, it's our fan's and it's really special to see the way the city just rallied around the trophy and watching the play er >> going to be a great day all around. >> yes. >> thank you so very much. thank yo so much. back in to you guys. >> all right, molette. thank you. news 4 will be broadcasting live starting at 4:00. here's another look at the other major events happening at 4:00 p.m. the caps will rock the red carpet in front of the arena. if you can't get inside. >> fans are asked to be in your seats by7:15 p.m. for the raising of the banner. raising of the banner. there is a cool giveway aft aer
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you're watching "news today." 6:41 right now. our local six flags wants y to get close to six feet under. >> i don't want to get close to i have a long life to live. would you stay in a coffin for 30 hours? for $300 and free season tickets? six flags will pick six ptople tay in a coffin. >> the contest will take place next weekend. here's your cnbc morning business report. i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarters. geoffrey the giraffe may get a
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you're watching "news 4 today." right now at 6:45, we are countingn d until the stanley cup champion capitals take to the ice again. in just under 13 hours the caps will take new season of hockey defending their championship title. we are worng for youhis morning out of the caps practice arena. we heard from team owner but we
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have much more ahead. slap shot happening out in front of the camera there doing a pose. work it, work it, work it. going to have another live report. >> we also learned he communicates which is a new development. there are reports the fbi could end its investigation the sexual no, ma'am my days. last night president trump mocked dr. ford'sestimony a a campaign event in mississippi. >>ne whahborhood was it in? i don't know. upstairs, downstairs? i don't iknow. bu had one beer, that's the only thing i remember. and a man's life is in tatters. a man's life is shattered. >> senate majority leader mitch mcconnell reiterated a vote onv ugh will happen by the end of the week. nbc's peter alexander is at the white houh the latest. >> this morning the fbi's
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background investiettion into kavanaugh is winding down. sources familiar with the matter tellin c nbc news itld be completed at any time. that has infuriated christine blasey ford's lawyers who have argued it is, quot inconceivable that the fbi would not interview her. kavanaugh has vehemently denied ford's claims. if he lied to congress, that would be a problem. now back to you. f>> 6:47 right now. today millions people across this country will receive ati presid alert on their cell phones. it will look a lotik lee what yu behind us. >> this is not a personal test. darcy? >> good morning.
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>> reporter: you may have gotten an amber alert or perhaps a tornado warning, so it's really loud. you can hear the tones and it can be a little bit jarring. here's what you need to know. the alert is going to hit 225 million mobile devices. 225 million. many of us will get this on the same time it will start at 2:18 this afternoon. unlike other alerts, you cannot opt out of thisone. you're going to get it whether you want it or not. the test will last half an hour. you may not receive it right at 2:18 this afternoon. here's what it will say. presidential alert in the subject line. the text willsay, this is a test of the national wireless emergency alert system. no action is needed. now this is expected to be used innt the e of a national emergency.
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of course, there had been some talk,ocspecially onl media, about the president possibly using this in an ap opriate way. it is a presidential alert but, again, it's meant to be used in thevent of national disaster. back to you. >> darcy, thayou. 6:49 now. parents in loudoun county will meet to talk abote security r a threat at an elementary school. asking for his ex-girlfriend. >> when you ask them point blank, is there a threat made on the place where m children are going and you're told nofind ou completely unacceptable. >> when some parents kept their
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kids home from school, another e-mail was sent out saying the staff member was away from the school, the man accused o making the threat is not in jail but has a no trespass order against him, it prohibits him from coming to the school. tonight the pta is expected to vote on a proposal to seek a fhool wide safety audit and push for al-time security officer. virginia is one of eight states receiving federal grants to advance school safety. that money will be used to assess threat assessments at schools. more than $80000 will be used to assess teams which will intervene with anyone wse behavior poses a threat against themselves or others. errifying moments for two georgetown university medical students were caught on hecamer >> twere studying at the teniallyown library when they decided to take a break for food. they were walking across wisconsin avenue in the crosswalk where you can see the car plows into them and kept ting. slow down video and blurred the video. they'r now searching for the
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heit and run driver. both students are going to be okay. >> that's my biggest fear, right now he's probably still driving. >> one of the students was wore that she woulde paralyzed. both had to miss classes but they are okay. 6:51. we need to check in with melissa mollet. >> annandale, inner loop after the little river tuilpike. four backup this morning. we have an express lane blocked and everything is on the lef side of those main lanes. that delay is massive. it has grown very, very quickly because of this. so take aook at the map. i put a little arrow on there showing you this pain on the beltway. as we zoom c in you see the backup has been building in the tast couple of minutes. taking a look 66. right now okay.
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headed in bound. gaithersburg, 124 at brink,th crashe. slowing pretty well here this morning. let's take a look at what 270 is doing. 32 miles an hour.r ouoop going 21 miles per hour. back to virginia, 66 in boun 95 northbound, 40 miles per hour and 32 miles per hour on 95 northbound. remember to listen to wtop 105 f.m. good morning, chuck. another pretty day. >> yes, another open window day for sure onhe ride in to work and school this morning. skies are mostly clear over washington. there are more clouds out to our west and there's a lot of this is going to continue until deep into the middle of next week. the warmest day set back in 2000. for the month we were more than
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average.ees above five out of the last six october have been warmer than average. 2015 being the outlier. for today in the mid to upper 60s o a wednesday morning. high temperatures later on s?day, how about the low 80 rain chances, pretty low. scan the skies out here. they had a couple of rain drops in the mouains of west virginia as i've been saying all morning. drying up as they come eastbound at the blue ridge. no rain today around the metro area. we get back to sunshine before later on in the afternoon. dr weatherovernight tonight and into tomorrow. then tomorrowrt sg with sunshine, clouds building tomorrow afternoon. there could be a shower or thunderstorm in here late tomorrow evening. not a big chance for rain y impactinr thursday. here's your ten-day forecast. behind the front we get a couple of cooler days. temperatures ithe low 70
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a lot of clouds around for friday and saturday. saturday very cldy. atch of drizzle or two but no rain out for the weekend. then, boink, right back into the ll80s for next week. that is a crazy start to the month of october. >> sure is. >> you're welcome. time to defend the cup. >> we're going to head back to news 4's molette gen live at the capitals iceplex with a look at alls of the da events. hey, molette. >> reporter: oh, my goodness, seeing the ring and all the blipg and being next to the stanley cup this morning. so awesome. and in a matter of hours slap shot, you're going to begin -- the capitals are going to start defending their championship bling. they'll be decked out rocking the red carpet. starting at 4:00 in the
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afternoon, the team and fans get to take pictures and sign autographs. the outdoor viewing party. you can stand outside on g street and watch the festivities starting thisaf rnoon. then the banner raising ceremony. they want be the fans in their ses by 7:15 for all of that buzz. then of course after the big game, after the caps win, okay, everybody's going to walk out getting a replicaf the banner. so it will be a lot of fun. news 4 will bethere. we have leon harris, doug camera and sherry burries lined up to cover all of the festivities throughout the day. >> very exciting. >> big celebration, molette. thank you. ig6:55 now. here are 4 things to know this morning. what would you do with $405 million? for f that money is up grabs in the next mega millions jackpot. no ticket matched all six numbers drawn last night.t
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the n drawing will be friday at 11:00 p.m. stafford cnty officials have i shall out a aa of it.al offici say expect the boil water alert to be in effect for a few days. there are reports the fbi's investigation onrt supreme c nominee brett kavanaugh could end at any time. more on this developing story coming up on they" "to show. today millions of americans will receive a presidential alert on their cell phthes. is not a personal message from the president. it is a test of the nation'sy emergelert system. similar to the system we have on television. that test will happen at 2:18 p.m. taking a look at the first 4 traffic alert. annandale, inner loop after littler, ri chopper 4 showing you the delays.
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