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andmorning. welcome to "news4 midday." i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm eun yang. police are searching for a shooter whone o fire in the area of suitland parkway and silver hill road. >>in tracee wilk is live on the scene. tell us what you learned about this so far. >> reporter:ll, first of all, let me show you what the scene looks like now. you're looking down at suitland parkway. we are at h silverl road. so this is what it looks like from silver hill uroad. ee there's a lot of police activityhere. they've shut down a large portion of the parkway. we're told by sources close to
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this investigation that this is all about what appea to be a rolling shoot-out, possibly between two vehicles. one vehicle shooting at another one. we're also told that it looks like this started around nnsylvania avenue at silver hill road and ended here with at least two peopleed transpoo the hospital with injuries. we're waiting to have information confirmed. there were shell casings found includg one belonging to a ak-47. police ati still investiga to try and figure out exactly what's going on and who involved. our understanding is that the suspects are still on the loose. at least two people shot. prince george's county police and park police working together on this investigation. th started before 10:30 this morning. reporting blive,k to you. >> and youentioned that it
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could have b of two vehicles.s are police looking for more than one suspect at this point? >> reporter: it sounds like that's possibly the case. let meust y, i am told that callss flooded with phone starting from around the pennsylvania avenue-suitland parkway or pennsylvania avenue and silveril road area down to here at suitland parkway and silver hill road. a lot of drivers saying that they were s seeing thisot-out etween two vehicles that ended here. >> that is a heavilyraveled ad. we know that. we use it often. this would have happened when there was a lot of traffic in that area. is that right? >> reporteat absolutely. is absolutely right. we don't know exactly who was injured. we're waiting to hear orom police that. we know that there are a number of witnesses cooperating with this investigation. folks who saw this and were able to give police a description of
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both of the vehicles that they believe involved. >> all right. reporting live on suitland parkway where police are investigating the shooting this morning. we'll ton follow the story. let's get right now to brad with more on the roads. >> there was large portion of suitland parkway shut down. brad, what are you? seei >> reporter: well, right now we had to find the needle in the haystack. we're over andrews air force base. looking four miles inside with the h.d. camera. i can show you that's the intersecon of suitland parkway and silver hill road. it's closed between branch avenue and suitland road. one thing to mention, it is n causing an effect on the green line. the suitland metro station is open. and both lin are moving through the area. prince george's county police road rk police have this shut down here. suitland parkway between branch avenue and suitland road. expect delays in this area due to thiur cl you can use pennsylvania avenue or branch to get through the roene. reporting live newschopper
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4. back to you. >> thank you. >> we will follow this breaking news throughout thest news look for updates in the nbc ap washington to an active investigation in germantown. montgomery county police say a s20-year-old man wast and nelled early this morning. the shooting hap at an apartment complex at churchill circle, a shortistance from water's landing elementary school. the victim's identity has not been released. police do not have any suspect information. right now the search continues for a sexual assault suspect in montgomery county. the alleged rape happened near the twinbrook metro station. >> the 16-year-old victim said it happened in a parking garage. justin sanchez near the sce with the latest on the search. >> reporter: montgomery county police are still after this man now wanted for the sexual assault of a6-year-old girl near the twinbrook metro station here on monday evening. and police also pointing out one critical part of the story which is where this girl says that she
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t her attacker. she met him monday evening shortly after getting on to the bus in wheaton near randolph road. that bus bound for the twinbrook metro. along the way she struck up a conversation with that man who she believes is between 24 or 25 years old. that bus madets way here to twinbrook. they got off of the bus there. she says he forced her to a near by garage where she was taken to a stairwell. she said there she was raped. after this he brought her back to the metro station and got away. she reached out to 911. police searchedhe twinbrook metro station and other red lina statio found no sign of the man. the man remains at large. police released a critical cl he has a tattoo under his righty
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e. they will provide more information as it comes in. justin finch, news4. right nowhe monster category-four hurricane willa is closing in on mexico's west coast. it's expected to make landfall sometime this afternoon. thousands of evacuatw-lying areas. at last check, winds are around 145 miles per hour. experts predict it will bring a life-threatening storm surge. the remnants will move to central texas which is still recovering from last week's flooding. our weather looks good. temperatures on the rise. we like that. >> yes, we do. how much morre of that we going to get? >> yeah, the temperatures are coming right on up, guys,neo 70 degrees. a lot better thanay yeste when the temperatures were in the mid to upper 50s. now.ty of sunshine we will continue to have sunshine through the remainder of your day. however, it is going to get breezy later on.
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look at this -- baby leesburg a. clinton at . rrenton at 61. upper 50s in washington. again, warming up. average temperature fortihis of year, 66. this afternoon, throw on the t ip-flops. mi the last time you are able to for some time. wednesday, look at this. wednesday we to our warm coats. it's going to be blustery out there. we stay in the 50s to finish out the workweek. rain possible on friday. that could correlateeo hurricwilla. we'll show you more in 15 minutes. >> see you then. the news becomes a scary situation up the street in tinley town. a man who kickedois way i the fox 5 tv station has a history of mental health issues and apparentlta has ced us, as well. just after 3:00 in the afternoon yesterday, the man broke through the front door of the fox 5 and confronted a security guard. authorities say the guard tried
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to pepper spray to stop him, and when that didn't work, she shot the armed suspect in the chest. fox 5s entifying him as george odemns. we're told odemns contacted the station hoping someone would help him get in touch with president trump. >> would never assume that i would hear a gunshot in this area. >> rep oter: when you found -- >> shocked. >> odemns did not make it into the newsroom, and no ne else was hurt. he is expected to be okay and is charged with tburglary. >>ay the defense will wrap up closing arguments in the mansion murders ial. the prosecution presented closing arguments yesterday. the victim's parents wept as graphic autopsy photos of the three family members and their housekeeper were shown for the last time in the courtroom. the prosecutor, laura buck, told the prosecutors the dna against darin whitt is erwhelming. they said if they think he had help, they ctill find him guilty of all of the murders.
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after the defense wraps up tiday, the prosecut will press rebuttal before the jury begins deliberations. the d.c. learned that attorney general has opened a probe into the sexual abuse by catholic chelergy in washington pointing t the fact that the archdiocese, a nonprofit institution, violated the district's a nonprofit by potentially covering up allegations of sexual abuse of minors. brings the open investigations to 14. there are two waysor now for survivors of church abuse to stories.eir there's a telephone tip line and e-mail account. all messages will be reviewed by criminal investigators, prosecutors, and victim advocates. the reports may be referred to law enforcement or the office of attorney general. teens mega millions draw -- tonight's mega millions drawing could give you oprah-level
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and a win-win for everyone. >> bring out a lot of people. somebody like me, play it every day. but when it gets -- the jackpot like that, ye a, it brings lot of people out. cause it to go up. higher and higher. >> reporter: look at this lia. .his swle've been seeing all morning long and there's a little psychology -- look, he's going through his tickets. there's a little bit of psychology behind all of these big, historical, astronomical jackpots. people eptical players, like me who rarely play, i never play, i even anted up $4 to buy a couple of tickets. and look -- the cash payout is $900 million. can do a lot with that money. >> we're rooting for you. >> i hav a lot of ideas. od luck. >> thanks. mornings another tough on wall street. l a look at what is causing the big losses.
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while voting against lowering the cost of prescriptions and voting against protections for pre-existing conditions for the people he represents. brat sreves his donors' intests. we need someone who's for us. bawell be barbara trumpstock. donald trump is against expanding medicaid in virginia. against 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.
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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." > is>> down more than 350 points. the drop comes after some disappointing corporateni es reports. now chilling new details are emerging in the killing of"whe hington post" columnist jamal khashoggi. >> the president of turkey spoke to parliament this morning, and he didn't hdback. he directly contradicted the saudis, saying that this was now rogue operation, that it was premeditated. he stopped short o directly implicating the saudi crown prince. khashoggi criticized the crown prince in his columns. khashoggi went missing october 2nd after entering the saudi consulate in istanbul. also this morning, thed h of
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the cia, gina haspel, made her way to the region, suggesting that t u.s. is trying to assess turkey's edence i the case. the countdown is on.ct it's e two weeks now until the midterm elections. both the gop and democrats are bringing out the heavy hitters. as news4's tracie potts reports, once-bitter rivals are setting aside differences in order to rally voters. >> reporter: acflas to 2016. >> not going to let them gain power. >> they like to divide us. regime with one critical fference -- he's not lyin' ted anymore, he's beautif >>ted. eporter: president trump campaigning for ted cruz and promising the middle class a break. >> woing to be putting in a 10% tax cut for middle-income families. it's going to be put in next week. >> reporter: the next tax cuts benefit the wealthy and raise defendant. to compensate, medicare and
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social security >> if you believe that folks ke me need a tax cut and folks like your grandma need a cut in social security, you're right, sit home and don vote. >> reporter: people in nevada going after republicans. >> they want you not to vote. >>eporter: andresident trump. >> to use the criminal justice system to try to punish political opponents. that's not how>>merica works. eporter: with president trump criss-crossing the country and early voting hitting record numbers, both sides are firing up supporters with just two weeks to go. that da nbc analyzed shows more women than men are heading out to vote, at least in early voting. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. we're days away now from the 43rd marine corps marathon. tens of thousands people will participate in the 26.2 race ony sund marinedeo of last year
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corps marathon. and there are things for everyone to keep in mind. here's the infmation -- we have more from ashley. thanks for joining us. good morning to you. >> this is a huge event. 30,000 runners. and of coatse spes and family members. what's your best advice for runners and peopl who want to support the runners going down to that area? >> i think our best adviceju is to take in the pageantry of the event, the energy, the enthusiasm. thereill be marines across the entire course cheering on the runners. over 150,000 spectators and all of the volunteers. re's a great event. and t so much to see and do throughout the entire course. >> even if you're notg, runn it's still fun, right? >> yes. >> what about to prepare for weather? i'm going to be honest here, we're probably going to see rain. >> yes. we're hoping that there won't be rain. but it will be chilly. for the past two marine corps y' marathons, t been cold -- sorry, they've been very warm. and runners have been hoping fo coldweather. so here we are.
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and so our suggestion would be to dress in layers, and you can have clothing that you can discard. all the clothing gets discarded will be picked up by u.s. marines and volunteers. that will be cleaned and taken to local heleless rs. >> a great idea. i've heard that runners prefer the cooler weather. >> yes. >> what about mile 11 and 12? >> that's the blue mile. that'sowerful momes. ther photos. and a silent mile for fallen service membs. so there's a lot of respect, and a really greatexperience. >> a way to commemorate during the marine corps race. what about the water monster? >> this is a new way t beat the bridge. everyone that runs the marathon war bess beatiid the . -- worries about beating the
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bridge. this is a self-serving water station. they can fill up water bottles, camel backs. and -- it's a couples water station that also helps out our green initiative. that sounds good. do you have -- you have to be prepared, you're doing it yourself no one's handing you water on the 14th street bridge. >> yes. >> what about the marines at the end? we know they're a big part of this. >> that is, you know, the marquee of this event. that is when you cross the finish line, that is a powerful moment. no matnir if you're r for charities, for personal accomplishment, for your connection to the marin corps. you are running for a purpose and finishing with pride. and that u.s. mars there to finish medal around your neck and say thank you for supporting us. >> don't forget to thank the marines fo their service to our country. what about the plan to get home? we know there are going to be a whole lot of people exiting around the same time >> our best suggestion would be to use the metro. also for getting there in the morning, the marine corps marathon is opening metro at
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6:00 om., two hours ahead time. just usehe metro. uber, lyft, and parking >> a great day. wishing the best for the runners. thank >>u very much. hank you very much. >> check out the nbc washington app for all the closures and how to get around. >>arch "marine corps marathon." pat? > we are following breaking news in prince george's county on the suitlandy. parkwa a
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barbara comstock might as well be barbara trumpstock. donald trump is against expanding medicaid in virginia. against 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." donald trump: such a nasty woman. reporter: shouting match erupted in the senate.
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man: just shut up. [all shouting] tired of all that? me, too. that's why i'm running for the u.s. senate-- to change the way washington works. from healthcare costs to a lack of high paying jobs, nothing gets done anymore because of silly partisan games. but a true outsider could change that. i'm neal simon, and i prove this message, because, maryland, i'll never fight for a party boss. i'll only fight for you. smacks ou love honey cereal, you'll be happy to hear this. kellogg's says it's coming back next month. back in june the company had to pull the cereal because of a nationwide salmonella outbreak. it sickened more than 100 people in 36 states. kellogg's says it's moved pruction to a new facility. cereal boxes will be labelled with "new recipe" so you'll know you're buying a safe batch.
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>> my mom didn't let us this much. very sugary. >> i couldn't either. but wm would sneak t all the time. >> taste really good. >> cinnamon toast crunch. lucky charms. >> fruity pebbles. >> and the milk. >> the otein. >> som vitamins there. ha beautiful day out there. >> i love we're approaching 70 degrees. >> is this just a blip on the screen? >> yep. >> okay. >> yep. yeah. looks like the temperatures are going to start going down after today. enjoy this one-day special. mild out there. the breeze picks up after 4:00. we'll be breezy through the day on wednesday, as ll. much cooler. thursday, very chilly. the wind will die down, but we are cooler onthursday. by friday,he rain in forecast. current temperatures in the 50s, low to mid 60s across the board. the next 12 hours, the
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temperatures are going to be in the mid 60s throughout the afternoon. topping out at 69 degrees today. mid to upper 60s. becoming breezy out there, 4:00, 5:00. winds going to be about 10o 20 miles per hour. just a little on they bre side. we stay breezy overnight with clear skies. the temperature drok into the 30s. aytime ees will be our high today. might be the last time we see it. temperatures are going to be in the mid 50s tomorrow. that is it. w nothing on the radar out there now. looking good. even up and down the east coast. a little lake-effect rain across buffalo. as far as what we're seeing here, this is willa. the eye has closed aittle bit. and it is going to continue to move on shore. winds at about13 miles per hour. that is just a cat-four hurricane. we are -- we are going to slow
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mis down, and it will deteriorate as es on shore to western mexico. that's going to be something es to ustching as it c for this weekend. yeah, we've got rain for this weekend. we are tracking that southern moisture moving into our areang i'm go show you that coming up in about 15 minutes. we'll look at the ten-day forecast, as well guys? >> all right. thanks. we have breaking news right now. a shoot-out on the suitland parkway. a live update next. plus, the latest on new cases of mystery illness causing partial paralysis in children. what parents shooud be looking for.
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independence u is responsible for the content of this advertising. this morning ape shoot-out on e suitland parkway. at least two people injured. >> prince george's county bureau chiefiv tracee wilkins is on the scene with an update. what are you learning? >> reporter: i want to show you theodge two vehicles out heagre -- the d to two vehicles out here. one vehicle has what appears to e a bullet hol above the driver's side door. behind that vehicle, there's another with what appears to be gunshots in the windshield of the vehicle. we're waiting to heapo from ce on this.
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prince george's county police spokespeople telling marthat u.s. p police will be handling this case and giving us information on what happened. we've talked to witnesses who describe a horrific ene. one witness, in fact, two witnesses telling me that they saw a man who was sitting in the passenger side window of a vehicle as it drove down suitland parkway,nd he was firing what appeared to be a large gun. i've been told by sources close to this investigation that may have been an ak-47, that or a -- an ar-15, and that that vehicle oint onu-turn at some suitland parkway, came back around, and kept firing at the person who was the evident target here. and at least one person transported to the hospital with what we're told are critical ri in. here now a witness who explains what she heard.
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they runar out shooting t each other. i was on suitland parkway, i heard nine shots and ran in the house. got to my door, six more shots. i fl on the floor. after i fell on the floor, i went in the apartment, i heard more shots. i said, that's all i know. >> reporter: again, police are investigating what happened here t we're waiti hear from u.s. park police on what they' aling with and what seems to be a violent scene on suitland parkway. multiple witnesses, a number of 911 callsasbout what some kind of a rolling, if not gun battle, definitely at least one vehicle firing shots we'. we'll have more as soon as it comes available. >> thank you very much. the cdc is investigating possible new cases of a rare polio-like condition affecting children. causes muscle weakness and paralysis. >> the average age of those affected is 4 years old. dr. john torres stopped by the
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"today" show with tips for parents who are scared their child could be next. >> it coincides with the terovirus, the cold for children, but they can't make the connection yet. it's unknowns, they're researching it. it's going to take time to find out what's goi on because we can't find the one commonality. >> the basics, wash hands, keep everything nice and clean. >> hat's the mainthing, especially at social situations, at parties or lkplaygrounds. about washing their hands before they touch their face. >> there are 62 confirmed cases in 22 states and more than 150 suspected cases. the dallas cowboys stayed in town after losing to the skins to visit theio nl museum of african-american culture. the team received a private tour before it opened to the public yesterday. cowboys' coach jason garrett is known for taking the team on these field trips for bonding and educational experiences. tomorrow the museum will
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ki off its inaugural smithsonian african-american film festival with this -- >> the best thing we have going for us is being who we are. >> that is steve mcqueen's widows. viola davis said kissing liam neeson was a groundbreaking moment for african-american etresses. we hore on the film and the film festival. good morning, and welcome. good morning. >> this is an exciting time for you, i know. how did you choose "widows" to open the festival this year? >> you know, we were just really thrilled to be able to have a studio film that wou signify e ways in which we want to make sure we're celebrating black excellence. what better way than with an oscar-winning fil. like wido >> the museum hasn't been open that long. this is your first film festivalou why didn't- how did you decide to do it this we're >> -- this year? >> we wanted to remind people that we are not only dedicated
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to the past, but we are focused on culture and making sure that we stayntresh and prend deal with some of the contemporary issues that are facing us, stytelling, complex stories around people and the way that we're telling theam noh ican story through the african-american lens. this felt like the most appropriate way. >> you've got some big moments coming up during the celebration. and one of them will be the screening of "quincy." tell us about that. >> we e so thrilled about this screening. we have quincy jones coming here along with the directors, his -- his daughter, rasheeda jones, and alan hicks. we're thrilled about that. having them in a conversation after the film is going to be an epic opportunity for us to engage in this great film. >> that sounds exciting. >> we're thrilled. >> and on thursday night, you've got an event called "a night at the museum." >> yes, we -- the pt of the
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festival is not only celebrating the great studio production and contemporary works, bhi lighting the museum is dedicated to collecting film and showing it in its original format of 35 and 16 millimeter. we're going to be eedicating thning to celebrating the history of black cinema and highlighting two honorees, madeleine anderson, one of the umrst black women dtary filmmakers, and charles burnett, who didas some --one some incredible work, as well. >>a we've got 40 days, 80 eelms. do you tickets? >> we have four days, not 40. >> i'm sorry. four days. >>yes. and you do need tickets and tickets are still available on line at aafilmfest.si.edu. >> dr. maria combs. great to meet you. good luck. >> my pleasure. thank you. >> back to you. >> it looks exciting. coming up, ordering a cup of coffee is now a lot easier for the hearing impaired at least here in d.c.
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z319wz z16fz 16 y319wy spanberger: i'm abwhen dave brater, and i appwent to congress,. he went washington. [ camera shutter clicks ] while virginians struggle with rising drug prices, brat's taken thousands from pharmaceutical, insurance, and other health care companies, voting them billions in tax breaks while voting against lowering the cost of prescriptions and voting against protections for pre-existing conditions for the people he represents. brat serves his donors' interests. we need someone who's for us. have you heard the one about a chicken crossing the road?
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how about a sea lion. this happened on a busy street in san diego. he was lying on his back yesterday afternoon. maybe he was tired. a crew from seaworld arrived and safely loaded it into acage. it appears everything's okay. and the staff plans to release it bac into the ocean. i mean, what about water -- get himetwater. >>t back to the water. that's why it crossed the road. to get to the sea. >> i love it. enjoying that san diego weather. i don't want do anything ght now. >> i have a question -- this is a very warm day. you told me yesterday we need co nights to make the leaves pop. >> yes. >> will thisarm dayort of interfere with the process all the more? >> not really because we are still going to have temperatures dip below the 50s as we head into t overnights. that's where we need it. once the core -- we need the temperatures to be below, i think it's 55, during the overnight hours. that's where the chlorophyl that's what makes the greenness
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in the leaves. that's what breaks it down. then the color forms on the tree. once the cold nights come. even though we have warmer days, the average temperature for this time of year is 66 degrees. it's not going to d much with this warm weather. but we're need the cold nights. we need sunshine because we've had so mh rain. and that's not making the best fall foliage viewing parties out there. current temperatures now, so nice, 64 in leesburg. headed to the upper 60s. winds will pick up but not until after0 4m. 6:00 as people head home, winds from tone 20 miles per hour -- 10 to 20 miles per hour. tomorrow, the bus stop, heading to work, chilly. blustery it will settle a little through wednesday night, maybe a few breezy conditions outhere on thursday morning. temperatures, enjoy today.
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after we drop into the 50s. nothing happening on the door now. as we head into the weekend, that's when we're looking at rain chances. look at this, a chilly rain. we've got the marine corps marathon. chilly temperatures o saturday. around 50 in d.c. outside the beltway, 40s. we've got rain from what is hurricane willa right now. it's just a category-four hurricane. look at this -- wednesday, we're good. as we go through wed during the day, high pressure in charge, plenty of sunshine. e from mes the moist willa right there. coming through texas where they do not need anymore rain. the clouds roll in on thursday. and look at thisoi -- theure continues to move through here. by friday morning, we're dry. by friday afternoon, friday night, rain moves in. and it looks like that rain is going stay with us through ten we if it stays on track like this. i'll show you the rest of the forecast and into next week coming up in about ten minutes. m thanks. after the breat a woman who is defying the odds as
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well be barbara trumpstock. donald trump is against expanding medicaid in virginia. against 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." we have some fantastic schools slipped. and we have a lot of schools that are in crisis. our current governor has withheld money that
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could've been spent on education. maryland needs a governor whose top priority is public schools. ben jealous has a plan to fully fund education, to bring teacher pay up so that we can attract the best and brightest. ben's education plan is supported by teachers like me. if parents want better schools, then ben jealous needs to be the person they vote for. my name is rachel and i'll be voting for ben jealous for governor. donald trump: such a nasty woman. reporter: shouting match erupted in the senate. man: just shut up. [all shouting] tired of all that? me that's why i'm running for the u.s. senate-- to change the way washington works. from healthcare costs to a lack of high paying jobs, nothing gets done anymore because of silly partisan games. but a true outsider could change that. i'm neal simon, and i approve this message, because, maryland, i'll ssver fight for a party i'll only fight for you.
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a first of its kind in the district and in the u.s. a new starbucks in northeast is designed to enhance the starbucks experience for the deaf and hard-of-hearing y. commun it's located on h street. the starbucks will also be staffed with members of that community, as well. >> a large deaf community lives in d.c. the store provides a model of what a successful business, profitable business run by deaf peoplelian look . >> everyone who works in the store is fluent in american sign language. a local woman has overcome great adversity t create a poverty prevention nonprofit called generation hope. she's also an author and moat available speaker.
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nicole lewis is base friday d.c. sh just won the grand prize for the robin s. jaffe awards. $100,000 to use toward her efforts to help d.c. families in feed. the jaffe awards work to empower grassroots organizations that arempacting the lives of women and children across the u.s.ew nicole was inork last week to accept the award and joins us ow to tell us more about it. congratulations tyou. >> thank you. >> what an amazing organization. suchar an inspiration yo >> thank you very much for having me on. >> first of all, tell us more about generation hope and what do you. >> so, we are a two-generation solution to poverty. we help teen moms and dads get their collegees deg at the same time we're helping their little ones get ready for county. we're hping teen -- for kindergarten. we're helping teens change the lives and legacy for these families and tucation. >> woes it mean for you to win the award? >> it was incredible. i remember when i got the call and miss jaffe was on the phone, and i was completely overwhelmed.
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just honored to beke p out of, you know, 2,700 applicants and nomineesrom across the country. it just is overwhelming. i'm so thankfulnd excited about what this support can do for our program. >> therewore only runners up. what will you do with the money? that can go to a lot of progral. can you ts more about how you plan to use the winnings? >> yeah. one of the things we want to do is create a space in our office where students can come. it's a friendly place to bring children while they estudy. thre rarely places in a school library to bring your kiddos while you're studying. we want a place where they can come, they can study, they can e print,ur computers. and there will be a p for their children. we want to create a classroom on site so we can do workshops and programming on site for our students. so we're excitedbout creating a space that's really all about our students and their children. >> and you probably have a lot of people who come and say, listen, this is what we need. itn you help this particular need. >> yes, yes.
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this is -- you know, our a progm rarity in d.c. and across the country. there are so many young parents that need our services. ything that we can do to increase our capacity to serve them is so important. this makes it possible to do that.an >> >> and tell us about your back ound and what caused you inspiration. >> i got to live the mission that i advocate for. i was a young, poor, single mom, en mother, when i started at the college of william and mary. i was a full-time freshman. my daughter was just 3 months old. i tell my stunts all the time, i did not know how i was going to make it through. i didn't have money for books and tuition and had a littlak girl to care of. i ended up graduating four years with high honors. she walked crossestihe grad stage with me. that fueled my fire. when i learn the statistics about how man teen parents get
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their degree eless than 2% -- degree, less than 2%, i thought this is n okay. particularly in our region where there's such a need for it. >> nicole lewis, congratulations.ke ep up the great work. >> thank you. >> thank you for all your workun with the coy. >> thank you both. coming up, meet three wilson high school grads dreaming of oneess as business partner cup of coffee or tea at a time. i was a navy doctor, so i'm used to getting to work early. now i have a general practice, with a lot of patients who are counting on me. many of them worry about president trump taking away protections for pre-existing conditions. and women are frightened they could lose reproductive health care. it's why i'm glad i have a friend named ben. ben is a national leader
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call today to learn more and we'll send you a $10 visa reward card with no obligation to enroll.i or visit us at ihmedicare.com/2019 a judge in california has upheld a verdict that found monsanto to cause a groundskeeper to get cancer. that judge is reducing the award from $287 million down to $78 million. in july, jurors found that monsanto purposely ignored warnings and evidence its popular roundup product had the risk of cancer. walmart isay expanding hol perks for online next month, millions of products sold by third parties on
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walmart.com will be eligible for free two-day shipping. that's orders of at least $35. for the first time shoppers will be able to return items bought from a third pty to a walmart store. currently you have to print out a return label and send it back to tha ird-party seller. with your cnbc morning business report, i'm frank holland. three high school buddies from the district are of success together as business partners. >> tomorrow is the granted opening of their new coffee shop in union market, and they are brewing up more than just lattes. village cafe is part of their dream to alsoe able to use their coffee house as a space for the community to grow. hungry to serve up success in one of d.c.'s hippest neighborhoods, unon market northeast -- >> my name is kevan. >> mym name is ryan williams. >> colin, creative director. >> welcome to the village. >> reporter:hree wilson high school friends from d.c.'s wards
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7 and 8 and petworth neighborhoods. bud when was they were just -- buddies when they were just teens hanging out together, all grown up, and now business partners at the age of 23. don't mistake them for workers behind the counter. they own the village cafe. >> shouldn't be a surprise that three young black men from d.c. own something like -- it should a regular thing. >> we ames all a -- we came together a year ago with the idea of creating access for ourselves and others. >> repffter: tea, , sandwiches on the menu along with bigger dreams for themselves and their customers. >> the first thing they talk about is wanting to give back to the community. i can give back by buying my coffee here. >> how many great ideas, how many great busine hes, many great relationships started over a cup of coffee? >> we're going to look back having our60th anniversary. >> isn't that a great story? >> indeed. and i love the fact that they
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want to giveback. and they're going to use that space to pay it forward. >> yeah. awesome. >> great example. turning to the weather, fill us in on the rest of the day. >> yeah, rest of today will be gorgeous. amelia came in, was talking about how pretty it was outsidei temperatur the mid to upper 60s. average temperature for this time of year, 66 degrees. on.ill be breezy later through the day tomorrow, breezy conditions. temperatures in the 50s. staying in the 50s forth sday, plenty of sunshine, then friday afternoon, friday night, w h coule rain moving into our area, that could last all weekend. it depends on the track of hurricane willa right now. it's going to join up with another system and com through the deep south, possibly into the mid-atlantic.w, the track could move far enough away from us, from coast, that we don't see anything, that's not looking like the case so far. we'll have a better grasp
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through the next day or so. this is how it looksnow. we'll have heavy rain on saturday, some showers on sunday. some more rain on monday. but say good-bye to the 60s because we're inhe 50s next ten days. >> thanks. cold for me. yes, for us. that's "news4 midday." we're back on the air this afternoon first at 4. >> have a great day.
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