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with a check on that friday forecast. what do you think? >> i think you'll like the temperatures more than the rain chances because rain chances are 100%. it's not going to rain on everybody first thing this morning. there's a few drops i montgomery county, howard county and a few more in parts of the valleyha nothing all heavy this morning. but look at future weather here. this is at 5:30rn this afn. heavy rain along i-8 1 and the western end of i-66. that comes right into the heart the city here between 7:00 and 9:00 this evening so be ready for heavy rain and imbedded thunderstorms also a real possibility because it feels like summertime out there this morning. upper 6d to aro 70 degrees now. high today about 74. but a f100% chance rain. some thunder is also possible. if you're going down to the game tonight against pitt, have your poncho ready to go. >> good morng, right now chopper 4 headed over to a problem we're hearing about 270. montgomery village avenue the
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ramp getting on to 270 hearing about a crash. they're going to see what's going on from above. you can see the rain falling across this section of 270 as you're coming out of germantown right now. they have a crash reported there this morning. forestville inner loop after pennsylvania avenue have right lane blocked by that work zone. taking a look at 95 nortcround, h there really slowing some things. we'll take a look at your travel times as well coming up. >> thank you, melissa. it's 6:01 and we're continuing to follow breaking news in southeast d.c. three people including a firefighter were hurt during this apartment fire on alabama avenue. megan, tell us mor about the situation here. >> well, you mention that there are three. injuri they're going to be okay. it was airefighter and two
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residents transported to the hospital. the injuries a not life threatening, but quite a bit of damage here. it was completed engulfed by the fire when fire crews arrived on the scene and there wereretty scary moments as the flames started to spread up to the upperfloors. residents inside got trapped by the smoke and the flames and many of them had to come out on to their balconies bnd be rescue the fire department using ladders. we spoke to a resident just a little while she became aware of the fire because of the smoke detector. she described how she got out. >> so 13 peopl have been displayed. many of the people that live in this building are elderly and
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they're trying to put them in hotels right now. you. >> megan, thank you. >> for some people driving dn i-270, it was a sight they couldn't believe. >> someone got a picture of a prison van with the back door still wide open. take a lo. >> none of them were zwiry. >> another person lost his job at the university of maryland in
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the fall out ver football player jordan mcnair's death. >> the chairman of the board of regents stepped down days after recommending thatd coach d.j. durkin keep his job. >> the cries only grew louder yesterday afternoon and soon after that the decision came down and it isffective immediately. in it's outgoing statement, wrote he became the public face of the board and his decisions, so the decisions have been very controversial. the one that recomnded that he remain as head coach of the football team, that drew instant bl back on campus.
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they wrote a letter and reading here in part, the trusteesrite we believe that dr. loh's seadership is critical for the university at t challenging time and we call upon the board of regents and the chancellor to publicly affirm it'support for dr. loh's continued leadership of the flagship university. back out live here, the question now is will dr. lo get that support? he did say he plans to step down in june of 2019 giving them time to find a new president, but there could be ahance that he sticks around. we'll bring you more on this as it comes in tous.
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we're live here in college park, justin finch, news 4. justin.k you, football players at damascus high school are being investated for hazing. the school has one of our regions most well-known halh school foo programs. the junior varsity team forfeited it's game last night as montgomery county police looked into multiple reports of jv players assaulting a teammate at campus on wednesday. detectives tell us they're in the early stages of the investigation. all the people involved in this are minors. >> today you'le have a lit extra time to cross some of the busy streets in the district. d.c. will retime signals at more than 90 intersections to add more time for pedestrians. it will start around the navy yard and high volume areas in ward 7 and 8. the goal is to eliminate traffic deaths and injuries. >> we're just four days away from the midtermsre anddent trump continues to stomp for republican candidates around the
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country. he haschuled nine campaign stops and just last night he rallied a cro in missouri. once again railing against the >> nevore has a president bdia. had to with stand it will level of partisan assault from the has that president trump had to. >> immigration peyyed a k role in the president's meage. he mentioned the caravan making its way acro mexico heading toward the u.s. border. the president took more than a thousande troops to border and earlier in the day said he had given the troops the go ahead to use force if necessary. >> we're not going to put up with that. we want to throw rocks at our military, our military fights back. iell them, consider it a rifle. when they throw rocks like they did at the mexico military and police, i say conside it a rifle.
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>>o it's important know the majority of people in the caravan are families with women and children. a lot of them are walking to escape violence and economic depression in their own countries. >> the race in the tenth distract is hotlycontested. there's good news for democrat jennifer wexton. she has a lead 54% favored wexton. at least one campaign saw a whole lot of star power this week. >> we're talking about oprah here. >> can't get much bigger. >> she was campaigning in georgia for stacey abrams. if she wi b, she'll the first black woman in american history ever elected to a governorship. >> i have her cell number, i go, give it to me.
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i'm going to call her upright now. so i called her and i said ac , this is open. do you know what she said? she said girl, let me pull over to the side of the road. ou>> oprahed the pavement. she was door to door speaking to homeownersndurprising more than a few people. she also took part in a couple of town halls. she had a message to african americans that say they're not planning to voth. k about your ancestors. >> when you don't ve for what they were lynched for, discriminated against, humiliated for, turned down, can't back for, and you get up and go vote, you dishonor your legacy. >> she also madear it c that she is not looking to run for
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office herself. >> metro wants to give you more options for getting around.os the is starting to worry some. they got together to discuss the budget proposal. it includes expanding rush hour service and only charging $2 a ride on weekends. some board members say $20 million is a lot to ask andul cod effect other transportation projects. commuterschair says need these changes. >> public transportation and 't seem something we c to get to. it's not a luxury. it's not a 'srvice. necessity. >> it's big bucks and it's going
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to squeeze out other tra transportation projects. >> d.c. united's season has come to an end. the team played it's best but couldn't defeatmb co. they went into extra time. out.ent it to a shoot just couldn't keep things going after missing that penalty kick. he's going to be thinking about that. tough defeat for the team's e firsr playoff game at field. whatn't let this spoil these guys did to set theneight tond foundation for audi field. >> 100%. kudos for a great season. united may not be moving on, but just remembes how far t team has come after going from last place in august to clenching a homelayoff game, the team has
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a lot to be proud of. we'll be backse next on. audi field was packed with fans. great to see. >> still ahead, autumn is here and cold air is gng toove in for good. >> todaynot witwith stannotwith. we're keeping your home warmak without bg the bank. >> it's 6:12 now. it's mild. near 70 degrees as you step out the door ts rning. thunderstorms likely between 4:00 and 11:00 p.m..tb college fl forecast, tomorrow at noon, michigan state and maryland. 56 degrees. cool and breezy for sure. and if you're making the trip out to lubbock to see the sooners, cool and breezy out there. i'll give you your five day forecast coming up. looking to get a hair cut this weekend? a lot of guys are. how your next $30 haircut could help someone find shelter. we'llalk about the 25 hour
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we'llalk about the 25 hour cut-a-thon coming up. to execute a search warrant when wor an arrest warrant, we'd line up and we'd put our hand on the shoulder of the person in front of us. you always knew who had your back. with all the money in politics, it's hard to say who has our backs. i worked in federal law enforcement and at cia serving the american people, not special interests. i'm abigail spanberger. i won't take money from corporate pacs because in congress, i'll always have your back, and that's why i approve this message. in maryland, democrats are on the front lines. with so much at stake, ben jealous isanhe bold leader marneeds.
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his plans will get our schools back to number one and protect r healthcare. maryland's teachers, nurses and president obama agree. ben jealous has the "courage to me families forward." let us stand up for our kids let us stand up for families let us stand up for our state ben jealous, democrat for governor saying barbara comstock'sorses je"promise has turned to dust." she's trump's "unquestioning foot soldier."
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jennifer wexton is the "clear and convincing" choice. "smart, serious and substantive" ... "ms. wexton would be a breath of fresh air" in congress. i'm jennifer wexton and i approved this message because i've worked across party lines to get things done. that's how we can fix congress and make it work for us again. >> if you ever wondered whether
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radiation from your cell phone could raise your risk for cancer, a newdy stu may put you at ease. researchers exposed rats and mice to level of radiation similar to those found in most phones. some developed cancerous tumors, but there was no evidence to suggest they were the result of the radiation. >> we keep our cell phones to us all the time. i still don't think it's >> clippers and coffee will both be in high demand as an area barbershop takes on its biggest challenge yet. >> i can't imagine. molette is working for you this morning as barbers prepare for the 25our whcut-a-thon. 's going on. >> look at these barbers already
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prepping. getting ready for thiso start. all right. whoeeds a haircutre over he we have long time customers, a councian, all lined up for this 25 hour cut-a-thon. he is working on his george clooney look. he can spe to theeed of something like this from a personal basis. i want to talk to justi though that arranged all of this to happen here at the neighborhoodh barb. you got to neighborhood out this morning. >> yes, ma'am. >> let's talk about why this is important. you want to raise as much money as possible to benefit -- to help people find shelter. >> absolutely. the homeless community is our community. they'refrur iends, they're our neighbors. they watch out for us, they're good people and it's something small we can do to give tback. s thing starts tomorrow. >> yes, ma'am. >> the money raised will benefit the bailey's crossroads shelter.
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it will begreat. it starts tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. you got the thumbs up o your new look, chris. okay. people are lined up waiting to jump in.at what we want people to do. a $30 h cut wilcut will go a loy for you. this starts tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. and we'll talk to new hope housing about how the money here will benefit those that really need a helping nd. that's t latest. back to you. >> a great effort there. keep cutting. keep cutting. >> great. if we are catching you before you get dressed, you're going to want to hear chuck's forecast. it may not be what you expect. >> especially for your hair. >> vy bad hai day today. lots of moisture in the atmosphere. a bit of a breeze aswell. you'll think to yourself, i thought it was november. didn't we just say it w november yesterday? yes we did. 76 degrees our high temperature
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on theirst day of november. we're likely to be in the 70s for much of the day today.dy we're alrbove 70 now at national airport with the south wind at 12 miles per hour and mostly cloudy sky. up know that something i with the weather if it's 71 degrees at 6:00 in the morning. wake up temperatures will stay in the upper 60s to around 70 degrees. is cold front will bring an end to the warm weather for the weekend and it will come along with a chance for locally heavy rain later on this evening. right now, a couple of showers up nearow hager as well. this is 5:30 this afternoon. rain with imbedded thunderstorms from woodstock to winchester to hagerstown and that's between 6:00 and 8:00. heaviest of rain between 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. this evening. some thunderstorms as well. could pick up a o quick inch rain. there's your five-day forecast. 74 and stormy otoday. rar by 8:00 or 9:00 tomorrow morning.
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breezy and sunny on sunday but more rain but still near 70 monday and tuesday. i'll give you the ten day fofcast in the next h hour. for now, let's get to traffic. >> 95 in, virgin still very slow here this morning because of an earlier crash that's now on the right sidef the road. chopper 4 headed over to the toll road. a brand newblem there, westbound before fairfax county parkway report of a crash and look at these delays as you're headed inbound on 95 in virginia.rs gaitrg, chopper 4 was over 270 southbound. the ramp from montgomery village avenue. that was gone. inner loop after pnsylvania avenue, right lane blocked by that work zone. >> all right melissa, thank well, the temperatures outside are dropping. but this morning we're working for you. >> all morninglong, series of reports where we help get your house ready for the colder months ahead. >> later on ellen. >> i'm so excited because i'm told this will count towardrd m
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courted community service. >> i didn't realize you had been arrested. >> for >> for stealing, what did you steal? >> america's hearts, thank you. >> all right. the star of nbc's will and grace sean haye stopsby. you can watch ellen here at 3:00 you can watch ellen here at 3:00 and sti kaine: weliberty and justiceto a flag not for some, but for all. i want a virginia that works for all,
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with economic opportunity and a chance for a good life. i'll work with anyone to build that virginia. we can't let our leaders divi us because we're all americans.e, i'm tim kaand i approe because if we ask our kids to say these words... teacher and children:pproe ...one nation under god, indivisible... ...we have to be willing to live by them. teacher and children: ...and justi for all. before he was attorney general, brian frosh led maryland's fight to clean up the bay. so when donald trump's epa attacks our clean water laws,
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>> the simple things that can help you save on your water bill. >> that's right. another place that you can save some money is your faucet and joining me is robert with washington gas. why is it important about the water flow and why can you save money that way. >> what you can do is install an aerated faucet and it cuts down on the water that you use. >> how would that work.
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>> you can take the existing water and just screw this right into it. and also, you can use this to stop the watert and open i back up. >> how much does something like that cost, bert? >> maybe, 5 or $6. >> really. >> but the savings is signif ant. >> ye >> so it's cutting down the water. nothing to do with the hot water. >> no. just cuts the t'flow. >> a real cheap fix to save some pennies. >> yes, ma'am. >> notbad. cool, thanks. back to you guys. getting youtips on home ready for the winter go to nbc washington app and search weatherize and watchew4 today tomorrow morning. >> we'll be live for the 6th annual day of weatherization. volunteers are going to h hundreds of families prep their homes for the cold weather to come. >> coming up, relief for the
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wizards? 're 1-6 so far but big changes coming to the court. >> happy friday, everybody. this puppy dog is available for adoption. this is candy. a 3-year-old mixed breed there, available at the humane rescue alliance. you can go to website and find out how to bring candy home to you. temperatures for dog walking today, we're near 70 now. mid 70s at lunchtime but better ge the walking done before 6:00. it's going to be a rainy friday evening here and it's going to rain in charlottesville too. i'll show you storm team 4 radar coming up. >> plus, he spe 27 years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit. didn't commit. see how he i'm jennifer wexton, and i approve this message. seen barbara comsto's fake ad? jennifer wexton backed a deal leading to massive tolls on 66. nonsense.
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jennifer wexton fought the tolls on 66. and let's call this plan what it is, the way that it's been rolled out. it's highway robbery. there's also healthcare robbery. barbara comstock voted to sabotage the healthcare market, hiking premiums up to 64%.a barbumpstock -- everything that's wrong in washington. e there earpatrick morrisey ifiled a lawsuit. to take away protections for people with pre-existing conditions. i voted to protect them. morrisey got rich a washington lobbyist for opioid companies. my work as your senator took a billion opioid pills off the street. morrisey is simply a "yes" man for the drug companiespo and thlitical bosses. i'm considered the most indepeent senator
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>> melissa is going to get you caught up on your morning commute but first let's head over to chuck. look at the warm weather outside. >> absolutely. 71 degrees her at 6:30 in the morning. that's an incredibly mild start. 76 for a high yesterday with all the sunshine and now partly to mostly cloudy sky. temperatures remain balmy. 70 in fredericksburg. 70n prince george's county. 70 in maryland right now. planning out the day day, won't need that coat for this november afternoon at all. it's going to feee more l late summer. temperatures in the upper 60s to low and mid 70s. not a lot of rain first thing this morning. that will change. a round of heavy rainith
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imbedded thunderstorms between d 4:00 a 10:00 this afternoon and into the evening. have your raincoat ready to go sh, but short sleeves. 74 degrees. >> change the outfits for the kids this morning. westbound, toll road before fairfax county parkway. we didave everythin shutdown temporarily. now vehicles are getting through even though the crash is still blocking a lane right now. northbound 95 at lorton. still have the crash on the right side of the roadway as you're heading in. pretty significant thismorning. gaithersburg, southbound 270, the ram from montgomery village avenue. that crash on the right shoulder. nothin in the way at this point. we fly over that for you. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway looking good on this friday morning. >> thank you. we continue to follow breaking news right now in southeast d.c. three peonge inclu a firefighter were hurt during
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this apartment fire onma ala avenue. >> megan joins us live from the scene near the metro station. megan, what are you hearing? >> well, we can tell you that this was a very intense fire. >> there's really nothing left 's been completely gutted. the flames and the smoke began to travel to the upper floors. some of thees rents inside got trapped and some had to come out on toheir balconies to get away from the smoke and they were rescued ber firefig that used ladders to get them down. three people were injured here. one firefighr. two residents. they were evaluated at a hospital and all of hem are going to be okay. but pretty scary moments as people say theyde sy heard at about midnight, the smoke detectors going f.
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theypened their doors and went out into the hallway. that's when they sawhe smoke and realized what was going on. we spoke to one woman that explained what happened. >> when i stepped in the living room, i heard my neighbor saying she couldn't see. her eyes were burning and it was so muc going on in the hallway and i lood in the hallway and i didn't see a light on and i opened the door and a cloud f smoke just hit me in my . fa >> so about 13 people are now without a home. it could be awhile before they get back in. still trying tot figure out w started it. back to you. >> megan, thank you. today a jury will begin f deliberating te of a man charged in the death of a prince george's couy police officer. michael ford is facing 2nd degree murder charges for the death of theof cer. he is not the one that pulled the trigr. he die when a fellow officer shot him during a shoot out at
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police headquaters in 2016. earlier thisor week, testified that he fired rounds at the station so police should shoot and kill him. >> now to some other top stories we're tcking this rning, the man accused of killing 11 people inside a synagogue in pittsburgh pleading not guilty. he could be put to death if federal prosecutors seek the death penalty. >> a daycare provider convicted of killing a baby will spend next 50 years in prison. he was convicted for her death. she w six months old when she died from hemorrhages and broken ribs. detectives say he squeezed and slammed the child down at his in-home daycaren rockville. >> the chairman of the board of regents at the university of maryland stepped down. this comes days after
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recommending head football coach d.j. durkin keep his job following the death of player jordan mcnair. justin finch will have more on tthe pressurehat lead to the chairman stepping down. >> dwight howard will finally make his d.c. debut. it's not clear how long he'll be able to it's still hurting him. so don't be surprised if you're watching and yus see him lying on the floor there when he's not on the bench. >> the wizards need all the help they can get ainst the thunder. they have a 1-6 record. tipoff 8:00 at the capital one arena. time to turn things around. it's now 6:35.p, coming u heartbreak for d.c. united. they turned their season around. now it's over. what wayne rooney had toay after the game. >> plus, working for you at the barbersh this morning. what's going on? >> some good news.
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just had a $500 donation from the business across the street. how does that sound? how does that sound? and the i believi've heard storiesnt from people across virginiaing. that have moved me to take action on veterans unemploymenth opioid epidemic, and pediatric healthcare. but we can't make progrewhe, when our leaders pit us against each other for political gai in the senate, i'll always listen to you and focus on solving problems that matter to virginia and to america. i'm tim kainsa and i approve this m. self proclaimed mother of the chemical weapon corp meet aime hoeber. where she referred to nerve gas as just insecticide developed for people. someone who's made a career cashing in on her government contacts- was sued for using her position as a board member to defraud sharelders. and is now pursuing trumps agenda of defunding planned parenthood
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and denying medical coverageeo toe with pre existing conditions. the more you know aimee hoeber, the less you want to. i'm david trone, i appre i was a navy doctor, so 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 leaderti who's prot obamacare from president trump. he's my friend ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin and i approved this message. dave brat said he'd vote to reduce the deficit. i'm abigail spanberger, and i approve this message.
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but instead, he voted to increase it by $1.9 trillion. why? brat went washington, taking hundreds of thousands from big drug companies, wall street banks, and other corporate special interests and voting to give his big corporate donors big tax brks, making the next generation pay. dave brat went washingn, and all we got was the bill.
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>> he served nearly three decades in prison for a murder he didn't commit. nds hands clothes were tested for gun residue in the case but thee esults cck negative. prosutors were able to free him with that information. >> dixonan beg painting golf courses while in prison. take a look for yourself. his work caught the attention of golf digest magazine.
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the magazine featured his work and now dixon will make a living selling his paintings. beautiful work there. >> new this morning, quite a few surprises left in donation bins. cash, vintage coins, even family heirlooms. >> but that was not what was found. instead, this python, look at this thing, slitherred out of one of those bins. the charity posted the photo on facebook. it collects more than 20 million pounds of donations every year and this may b the most unusual. >> medic. >> good morning. u b e r is offer ing new re ward s in collude ing cash back on fuel dis count s on may not ness
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the opioid epidemic, and pediatric healthcare. but we can't make progress when we're divided, when our leaders pit us against each other for political gain. in the senyoe, i'll always listen t and focus on solving problems that matter to virginia and to america. i'm tiiskaine, and i approve essage. ection.it's a declaration. that when they attack who we are. we show what we're made of. and we donup stand back- we stand for women's rights. r health care. for our kids futures. the washington post says david trone is detailed, studious and no-nonsense-- an excellent successor to john delaney. th e's no sitting on the sidelines. not me. not you. not now. the best choice, by a mile, is mr. trone. on november 6th. vote. david trone for congress. i i'm david trone, prove this message. dave brat said he'd vote to reduce the deficit.st i'm abigail spanberger, and i approve this message. but inead, he voted to increase it by $1.9 trillion.
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why? brat went washington, taking hundreds of thousands from big drug companies,tr waeet banks, and other corporate special interests and voting to give his big corporate donors g tax breaks, makinghe next generation pay. dave brat went washington, and all we got was the bill. in maryland, democrats are on the front lines. with so much at stake, ben jealous is the bold leader marylanneeds. s plans will get our schools back to number one and protect our healthcare. maryland's teachers, nurses and president obama agree. ben jealous has the "courage to move families forward." set us stand up for our k let us stand up for families let us stand up for our state ben jealous, democrat for governor
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t are not angels. these are not little angels. these are tougheople and we're not letting them into our country. they're not coming in illegally. >> four days boaway. parties are pulling out big names in the last ditchffort the midterm elections approach. they're bringing out heavy hitters. president trump is making immigration a key issue as they tours backing republican candidates. >> democrats are also using star power as well. oprah winfrey campaigned for stacey abram in georgia. >> kristen is live in atlanta with more. good morning. >> hi. t good morni you. that's right. to i toda the final day of early voting here in george. both sides have beenulling out all of the stops. the biggest names, and t show stopper, oprah winfrey herself here campaigning for stacey
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abrams. there is a lot of speculation oout whetherah winfrey is eyeing a presidential bid. she put that to rest. she says she's not interested in that. that's not why she is here. she put the focus onnd abrams talked about the need for an geor to vote. she talked about the painful past that a lot of people eihav. ancestors not able to vote. she said if you don't vote, you are disrespecting your ancest s ancestors. so a really impassioned she also said if folks turn out in big enough numbers, their e votes cannot suppressed. that was a not so subtle reference to the fact that there's a bigsy controv in georgia about voter suppression. with democrats accusing the republican candidate of trying to suppress the vote by imposing a stiff new voting law. no he smissed that. he says that could not be further from the truth, but
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bottom line, that's at the backdrop here. also bringing out the big names including vice president mike pence that was here yesterday and had a little fun with the fact that oprah was here. he has a message for georgia, this is not hollywood, this is georgia. that was the vice president. there's going to be more big names coming here. obama is going to be campaigning r stacey abrams. >> that race is so close. literally tenths of a percentage point separating the two. >> kristen, thank you. you can see her full report straight ahead on today. >> anothernge in leadership at the university of maryland. the chairmanf the board of regents has stepped down. >> it comes days after eecommending that the head football coach his job following the death of player jordan mcnair. ljustin finch ise at the university of maryland now with more on the pressure that caused therm ch to step down.
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justin. essure, indeed. it's almost 24 hours agatha student leaders told us they we demanding that chairman brady follow d.j. durkin out of the door and by days end on thursday, they saw dhatand was met. on tuesday of this week we saw raairman join wallace to announce the unpacking of the independent review ofra the pr and death of jordan mcnair. the recommendations of the report were going to be followed controversially reinstatin d.j. durkin as head coach of the football team. that immediately alarmed students andll the way up to e governorhimself. calls grew for him to be removed and then wednesday university president loh did just that saying it was best for all. then thursday chairman brady ve
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ed that he would also be next leaving the university system. in a statement outgoing he writes this, i recent days i have become the public face of the board and it's decisions. in my estimation, my continued presence on the board will inhibit it's ability to move maryland's higher education agenda forward, and i have no nterest in serving as a distraction from that important work. his resignation now effected immediately. he was appointed as board cha of the regents program back in hogan.y governor live in college park, i'm justin finch, news 4. >> thank you, justin. now to a story you'll see only on news 4, an astonishing site on 270 inom mony county. a picture of a prison van with the back doors wide open er yey. the inmates were being transported from that county correction center. >> it was not a malfunction.
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doors were o for ten minutes before someone called 911 and y w a look at your fri forecast. >> everybody riding in on the 14th street bridge there early this morning passief jrson memorial. temperature at national airport 69 sodegrees. h winds kept temperatures up, up, up overnight. most areas nearve or abo 70 degrees right now. that cold front will bring a possibility for some quick, heavy rain coming in during the evening commute. and it couldain at any time. take your umbrella first thing this morning buthe heavier rain comes in later in the day. here's future weather at 4:00 p.m.. mostly cloudy, risk o some showers. watch what happens here. after 5:00, heavy rn toward e leesburg area.
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by 6:00, very closeo e capitol beltway and also by 7:00, 8:00,, 9: some of the rain heavy at times up and down the i-95corridor. a quick shot of rain with imbedded thunderstorms. could pick up a quick inch of rain in some locations. temperatures will be mild. we're alreadyear 70. forecast high today 74 degrees a 100% chance for rain and thunderstos this evening. showers ending early tomorrow. breezy and dry by saturday te oon. sunday new time. sun is up at 6:38. sunset on sunday is at 5:05. if you're headed to th redskins game, temperatures in the 50s. it will be dry for that andour 10-day forecast looks good for the weekend. mostly dry. that's excellent news. >> i do like that. thank you, chuck. chopper 4 headed to a brand new crash. prce william parkway. as soon as we get there, we'll bring you the pictures from above. 95 northbound at lorton, we're still slow headed inbound from
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an earlier accident on the leftside of the roadway. you can s the delays on the map and you can also see route one which is the greatest alternate. 66 looks okay. 70ithersburg looking good on this friday. that earlier problem southbound from the ramp o clear of the way. no major complaints on my part right now. spur.ermantown to th southbound looking good. northbound no worries. outerloop to the beltway. going to take you 20 minutes right now. that'sd. not about 30 miles per hour. 66 inbound no worries and 95 northbound, quanticoo the beltway, it's going to take you 48 minutes. map.ust saw that on the remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car this usmorning. >> know we will not be having another championship parade this year. c. united season ended last
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night after a pretty incredible run. >> their playoff dreams ended with a penalty kick. >> he has to make this kick to send i to the 6th round. he missed it. and columbus still win the shoot out after >>all. oh, just a stunning loss there. this was the team's first ever playoff game at audi field. it's all right. yne rooney shared with us what he told his teammat before this penalty kick. >> be proud of what we have achieved and pefully -- >> they were last place and came back to clench a home playoff. what a fantastic season. we're ready for next season. >> all turne around wit that guy right there. >> there you go. >> one area barbershop is trying to fix homelessness one haircut
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at a time. >> 25 hours. check it out. this is a very, very interesting neighborhood barber shve. classic. vintage. the barbers have multiple tattoos and they have this special connection in dealing with the cermunity in as they try to raise as much money as they can. 25 hour cut-a-thon starts tomorrow. this benefits the bailey's cross road shelter. housing h new hope which helps to find homes forn people need. why is it so important? >> f grateful the support here today. all the funds raised is going to our housing assistant funds. apartment applications, security deposits, everything people need to get out of shelters. >> and people like chris that says he sleeps on the bench ound thecorner, got a new
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ok. treated here like part of the family a here the neighborhood barbershop. what do you want people to know? >> come on in. donate. it's all going to the shelter. they need your support and we'd love toee you. >> $15,000 is the goal. $500, $25, because people saw us on tv. this thing kicks off tomorrow morning a 9:00, ends on sunday morning. are you guys ready to raise money for a gooca e? we're going to do it. we're live from the neighborhood barbershop in falls church. ck in toyou. >> looks like aood time too. >> it's now 6:55. here's four things to know. get ready for another skins show sdown t weekend. they host the atlan falcons. kick off is sunday afternoon at 1:00 at fedex field. he chairman of the board of
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regents at the university of maryland stepped down. the head football coach also lost his job this week when fired by the university president. all of this is spiraling out of the death of jordan mcnair in june. we have more on this changing story in our app. >> three peopl including a firefighter were hurt during this two alarm fire in southeast d.c. overnight firefighters were called to a building on alabama aven. more than dozen people have been forced out of their homes. p.'ll post t latestn the nbc washington >> ty'll start in high volume areas in wards 7 and 8. the goal is to eliminate some of the traffic deaths and injuries. >> grab your umbrella and short sleeves. in the 70s again today but a 10hance for rain, especially heavy on the tail end of the evening commute. >> not going to begood. crash on prince william parkway. chopper 4 showing y delays
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here this morning. delays northbound on 95 near lorton. >> thank you, melissa. get out therand enemkpajoy the m weather. >> thanks for joining us. >> we'll b back 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 who's protecting obamacare from president trump. he's my friend ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin and i approved this message. not to the finish.t. but to the beginning. a fight that can only be won,
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