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>> it's been abo three minutes since we mentioned the flag behind us. we have to don. it ag the weather outside pretty dreadful this morning. >> we're tryin to get y ready for what's going on. >> you got to bundle up today. ere's a big week ahead for d.c., maryland, virginia, the entire country as well. >> after months of campaigning, turn out the vote eventsnd political commercials, the midterm elections are tomorrow. this morning, we're showing you the last minute campaign stopet that'sng you ready to cast your vote. >> we want to start with a check on yter com and forecast. melissa has a look at the roads, but we have to start with chuck that's going to tell us this wind and rain outside. >> people are rolling over in their bed like th. where's that snooze buf on? >>u have to get to work
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and school on time, don't waste time hitting the snooze button this morning. rain in along 270 as well so the primary two arteries to bring yople into the c are covered up in rain drops this morning. temperatures are only in the upper 40s and low 50s and there will be precious little in the rise for today. the dog is trying to hit that snooz butt snooze button as well. if he's anything like my puppy dogs notnterested in the rain at all. wet this morning as well. later on in the day, the rain will taper to showers tugh it may be wet from start to finish. the rest of the work week and school week forecast coming up. for now, let's go to melissa. >> good morning. taking a look hert the roads.
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brand new problem in leesburg. cochran mill road, all traffic stopped there now because of an overturned dump truck crash and fuel spill. that could be some time before thatared out of the way. look at our area, we're raining almost everhere. ju a mess as far as travel times, probably in the next hour or so becse of this rain. it's going to be really rough. a inner lo outer loop at the be beltway clear. this is now clear northbound gw parkway. right lane was getting by the work zone. that's now open. >> thank you. your time is 5:02.hi developing morning, prince william county police are investigating two shootings ino idge last night. in one, a gunman is still on the loose after killing two people. police are trying to figure out why a man went on a shooting spree in the middle of a quite . neighborho >> justin is live with more details on both of these shootings. what are you hearing?
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>> the first shoing on the 10,000 block of laurel street. th is a residential block, so imagine the concern that was going on in that neighborhood. e responding officers here having to act very they're walking into gunfire. they were able to return fire at th direction it was coming fr from. >> glad that no residents were injured and no police officers were injured. we were very fortunate. i'd characterize this as a very dangerous situation for the community and for the responding
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police officers. >> police are working to figure out what lead up to that shooting as well. >> a second shooting after that came in as well. just minutes wolater, men found shot and killed in a car. not bieved to beinked to that earlier shooting. that's now under investigation too. we're live here at i'm justin finch, news 4. >> it all comes down to this week. the midterm elections will be held tomorrow. over the weekend, president trump hit the m kacampaiil and ramped up his rhetoric on immigrants anddemocrats. >> as we speak, democrats are openly encouraging millis of illegal aliens to break our laws, violate our bordersnd destroy our nation in so many different ways.
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>> that was in tennessee. the president railed against the media and described democrats as radical and brought up the kavanaugh nomination fight again. when hillary clinton's name was mentioned the crowd chanted lock her up. former presint obama campaigned on the trail as well. on friday, the former president was inmiami to d up more support for andrew gillum, thea democric nominee for governor and bill nelson in his re-election bid and yesterday in gary, indiana, mr.bama encouraged people to vote for senator joe donnelly while he took somewipes atresident trump. >> two weeks before this election, they're telling us that the single most grave threat to america is a bunch of
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poor ,impoverishbroke, hungry refugees a thousand miles away. >> there is a final push for last minute support in northern virginia. there's a closelye watched rac between the republican congresswoman and democratic challenger. democrats are hoping it will continue but republicans say comstock has been a top vote getter in previs ces. >> i got more votes than tim kaine and hillarylinton in this district two years ago. >> i want virginia 10 to be the first race that's called for the democra democrats. >> political exper race could give the nation an early indication of whether that house seat will fp fro red to blue. >> news 4 is your go-to source for information about tuesday's
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elections. we're keeping a close the races and the contest in west virginia. for more information, check the nbcashington app and search decision 2018. our team of reporters and experts will be working for you all election day. tune in at 7:30 tuesday night for an nbc 4 election special. the updates will keep coming through news 4 at 11:00. >>tudents at the university of maryland want their voices heard. >> they're demandi pretty widespread changes after the death of football player jordan mcnair. adam tuss is live in college park. what are we expecting to see or hear today? >> we're expecting dozens of student groups to gather andes pr on campus. this is all coming after the death of jordan mcnair. this campus has been in turmoil for a week and culminating with the fires of d.j. duin last
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week. of course he was reinstated after the death of jordan mcnair at that practice. we studentst more involvement when it comes to picking future presidents. and they want wallace loh to honor his commitment to tire. this h become a national story here at the university of maryland. that's why these students want moref their presence and their voices heard. thank you. >> thank you adam, it's now 5:08. happeningoday jury selection begins for the trial of e el chapo. he o accus running the
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world's largest drug trafficking cartel. estimates are that cartel smuggled more than 200 tons of cocaine into the united states. he escaped from mexican jail twice. once in a laundry cart and again from a long a winding tunnel from his prison shower. he was brought to the u.s. in 2017 under extremely tight serity. >> theremains of a utah town mayor will arrive at dover aire force b tonight. he was killed while serving in the national guard in afghanistan. officials say he wasild saturday by one of his afghan trainees he was expected to return to his job in january after taking a year off for deployment. he leaves behind a wife and seven children. >> this morning we're also learning the shooter that opened fire in a yoga studio had ties to our area and we're getting this new information as the florida state university community remembers the two women that were killed. >> the school held a candlelight vigil onhe school's campus in tallahassee last night.
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>> she was a student and set to aduate inmay. nancy was a faculty member. both were killed on friday evening by scott. he posed as a cusmer and opened fire during a hot yoga class. he then turned the gunnen himself. >> someone called in a bomb threat, but that did not stop sunday services at alexandria's after fred streed altreet baptist church. police swept the building. church leaders of this ndstorically black church are promising to s strong. >> we won't be afraid, and we won't be frightened off here. people around the world have to
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stand against the fear. that's the only way we fight it. >> no word on iho calledthe threat but virginia's governor, lieutenant governor, and d.c. mayor all reached out to lendth r support to the church. >> well, the redskins were riding pretty high after winning the last three games in a row, but -- >> but. >> that win streak came to an ugly eend. >>new atlanta was going to be tough. >> no joke. >> how the team is stayingsi ve before their next match up. >> the redskin three-game winning streak coming to a screeching halt. a mix between self-inflicted wounds and the falcons high flying offense leading to a 38-14 loss. first time atlanta had the ball, 39 yards into the endzone. this, a bad omen for the burgundy and gold. the team that scores first won each of t redskins games this
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season. the redskins beat themselves in somesays a well. racking u 147 penalty yards. years. orst total in 47 >> it's tough when you'rpl aying well to succeed but when you're not playing well and shooting yourself in the fo's, ot going to period hah. >> caught us with our pants down and hits in the mouth. we didn't expect that. how do you respond to that? guys show their true character. >> it was a toughhe day for redskins at the office, but they're remaining positive. theye still 5-3 atop the nfc east and up next, a 3-5 tampa team next sunday. t okay. i'm going think on next week. >> it's the nfl. any given sunday. >> 5:12. still ahead, an opioid epidemic controversy. >> with so many people alreadyd ed, why did the fda just approve the most powerful
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painkiller yet? it's a question folks are demanding questiodeman demanding answers to this morning. do you hate your commute? you're not alone. how some americans are avoiding the rush all ingether. >> wr is coming. we'll show you how to get your car ready for the cold months ahe ahead. tips that could save youth sands of dollars. >> here's important things to know about the next four days. it's raining this morning. tomorr a chance for rain and more november thunder. mild weather on wednesday and a bit of a chill for thursday before another rainhance on friday. what? i'll give you the five day i'll give you the five day foreca
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he turnebusinessman. nben jea. "marylander of the year". endorsed by president obama for his "vision, experience and courage to move maryland forward." ben's vision: mecare-for-all, fully fund our schools, and an economy that works for working people.n the ys jealous has "the stature and gravitas" to lead maryland. we can do ch better on jobs, on education, on healthcare. but it means we've got to believe in each other.
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ben jealous. governor. to reduce the deficit. i'm abigail spanberger, d i approve this message dave e but instead, he voted to increase it by $1.9 trillion. why? brat went washington taking hundreds of thousands from big drug companies,wa ll street banks, and other corporate special interests anbivoting to give his corporate donors big tax breaks, making the next generation pay. dave brawent washington, and all we got was the bill. i believi've heard storiesnt from people across virginiaatg. ave moved me to take action on veterans unemployment, 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 tenate, i'll always listyou and focus on solving problems that matter to virginia and to america.
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i'm tim kaine, and i approve this message. in maryland, democrats mare on the front lines. with so much at stake, ben jealous is the bold leader maryland needs. his plans will get our schools backto umber one and protect our healthcare. maryland's teachers, nurses and president obama agree.ha ben jealouthe "courage to move families forward." let us stand up for our kids let us stand up for families let us stand up for our state ben jealous, democr for governor
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>> this is what the drug looks like. it was designed to help with soldiers pain on the battlefield but safety measures won't matter if the pills get on the black market. >> we have seen this before where people say there's no way we have regulations in place, but even the very controlledav substances shown abuse in the past. >> opioid overdoses kill nearly 5,000 americans last year. when you're headingor to each day, nothing can really set you off like a long andra frung commute. >> oh, boy. a new study finds some people end up leaving a job to find one closer to home. >> they'reg spendin an hour a day getting to and from work. some folks spend an hour each
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way. obviously that could impact your personal life. >> it can play into your performance at work and your work-life balance as well. and you do it every day. >> it's important to talk about when you can start and stop your day. >> you can take one right out of the morning show play book. >> there you go. one of the only good things about getting up in the middle of the night is there is no traffic. >> i pull out at 2:31 every morning and it'str cruise c all the way to work. no red light. 36 miles per hour cruise control all the way up past embassy road and the cathedral. no red lights. it can be done. they're actually timed out pretty well, but when you'reo
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bumper bumper traffic, it doesn't make any difference. right now low clouds and rain everywhere. 53 degrees right now. wind out of the northeast averaging six miles per hour. it's not going to be a ga oe a monday but it's 53 in washington. st a little bit milder the further east and south you get. temperatures mostly in the low 50s. and before 7:00 a.m.,us rainy stops this morning but at least the sun will be back up again. you can see a batch of moderate rain. that is promising to come in our direction in the next little bit. heavy rain now. i-95 south at quantico. leave early or prepare to get
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where you're going a little late today. for the morning hours, the bright yellow colors for moderate rain. our last little bit is around lunch time. occasional lig rain showers throughout the remainder of the day today. itill be 57 f a high this afternoon and 55 when you getp tomorrow morning. back up to 70 tomorrow with a gust south wind and chance for thunderstorms in the middle parts of the day. melissa, the next time we seeth sun is wednesday morning. >> i'm looking forward to pednesday. that's what's hng there. taking a look right now at video just senn here, this is a crash on the beltway outer loop, you can see it's o the rig side of the roadway. it's still on the right side of
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the roadway right now and it's causing delays. take a live look at the camera right now this morning. just bere l. it is so easy to spin out.bl another p on the inner loop, crash reported there. this entire area is covered with that rain this morning. southbound 95, a left side blocked by a tractor-trailer crash and traffic shutdown there crash and traffic shutdown there because of an overturned
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when the nra tried to overturn maryland's assault-weapons ban, attorney general brian frosh led the fight to stop them, defending our gun safety laws to protect the people of maryland. attorney general brian frosh. i waso i'm used tor, getting to work early. now i have a general practice, with acoot of patients who arting on me. many of them worry about pr pident trump taking awtections for pre-existing conditions. and women are frightened they could lose reproductive health care. i it's w glad i have a friend named ben. who's protecting obamacare bfrom president trump.er he's my friend ben. i hope he's your friend, too.d i'm ben ca and i approved this message. centers of america in philadelphia to have her breast cancer treated, she's coming for theperti, rafor the multimodal thepy where the specialists talk to each other and form a
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treatment plan together. we were looking for a cancer team that would help us decide the best course of action. amy me our three specialties, radiation oncology and genetics-there are so different options. rather thagone treatment fitt all, it is a personalized approach to cancer therapy. we have so many tools available at cancer tnt centers of america. this is what attracted amy to our center all the way from new york. cancer is what thedeal with. these were people who were experts in their field. and for us that was the best choice. leartemore about our breast cat cancercenter.com/philadelphia appointments available now. saying barbara comstock'sorses je"promise has turn to dust.".. she's trump's "unquestioning foot soldier." jennifer wexton is the c "clear and convinciice. "smart, serious and substantive" ...
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"ms. wexton would be a breath of fresh air" in congress. tos. wexton would be i'm jennifer wexni and approved this messageve because i'orked across party lines to get things done. that's how we can fix congress and make it work for us again. car problems ha'ren. th not fun. sometimes they can be costly too. there's steps we can take now to prevent problems later. >> the stuff you do in the summer is not necessarily the same stuff that you do in the winter >> good morning, well, you may not be ready for the cold weather rolling in and for you,
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denial is fine, right? but for your vehicle, it's not. at the aaa car car center in rockville, maryland, technicians saythe thing t goes the first as the temperatures plummet is the battery. >> as the temperatures drop, the performance of the battery is going to drop graeatly. >> listen for a slow start. >> the average battery only has a longevity rate of 3 t 4 years. if your battery is four or five ye'rs old, y driving on borrowed time. >> and then take a look. >> usually batteries start to go bad. >> m garages offer free battery checks. make sure the tires are inflated. >> pressure can hea south quickly in the cold weather. it's important because it effects your handling and it also effects the tire wear.nc
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mainte is a must like getting your oil and fluids checked. >> that's something you do not want to do during t winter because as the temperatures drop the water is going to freeze, it's going to expand and it's going to break your reservoir. >> don't forget the undercarriage. it could corrode vital components and most often overlooked is the thing that's always hiding. >> peopleo years and years without thinking about this spare tire and when theyo to use it, it has no air in it. >>e also h that road side emergency kit ready. it seems crazy, but it's not that ba >> thank you. it's 5:26, the news 4 t im
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investigation reveals how uber is surging in theuburbs among kids as young as middle school. how they're doing it without tipping off their parents. chuck. >> 5:27 on a monday morning. time to start thinking about the sekend. good news,urday and sunday will be sunny but chly. more ailbo at this critical moment in america... in maryland, democrats are on the front lines. with so much at stake, ben jealous is the bold leader maryland needs. his plans will get our schools back to number one and protect our healthcare
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maryland's teachers, nurses and president obama agree. ben jealous has the "courage to move families fward." let us stand up for our kids let us stand up for families let us stand up for our statee beous, democrat for governor announcer: the following will surprise you about barbara comstock: barbara comstock: "i think roe vs wade should bend overturn the state should decide it." announcer: that's right. comstock supports taking away a woman's right to choose.dhe voted to defund planparenthd
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6 times, limitingomen's. access to contraception. away and comstock votes with trump ninety eight percent of the time. jennifer wexton: endorsed by the washington post. she'll protect a woman's right to choose. jennifer wexton for congress.pe inence usa pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. i'm jennifer wexton, and i approve this message. seen barbara comstock's fake ad? jennifer wexton backed a deal leading to massive tolls on 66. nonsense. jennifer wexton fought the tolls on 66. and let's call this plan whatt 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%. barbara trumpstock -- everything that's wrong in washington.
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r now it's 5:30. a look at the radar. we start this monday with a weather alert. it is going to be a wet start to llur work week across our area. here's the live look at all the roads from our storm team 4 by 4. just a heads up. extra time on the roads. that rain is coming down. >> gd morning, everyone. >> i'm chris lawrence in for aaron this morning. got to get a check on the forecast ang how that's g to impact your commute. melissa is standing by with
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first four traffic. pretty is coming down hard in places, chuck. >> sure is. one word for how the weather will impact your commute, negatively. it's not going thelp. it will be umbrellas and frowny faces forverybody on a monday morning. it's already raining across most of the area, if notalready. it will be in minutes. long sleeves because we're in the 40s and 50s this morning. we'lltay in the 5 this afternoon. have your raincoat, your rain boots, your umbrella, and put a smile on your face. it's time to go back to work and school. rain on i-95 and rain coming down 270 as well. sure does look like a mond forecast to me. 53 in arlington now. 52 in fredericksburg, virginia. rainy at the bus stop this morning. a rainy reset afternoon highs will stay in the 50s. we'll be near 70 tomorrow, but ncwith a c for some thunderstorms. more about that tuesday outlook coming up. for now let's go to melissa
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that's all smiles. >> all smiles, but really a lot of iss on the roads right now and many of them are because of the rain. we are seeing some delays. taking a look at the rest of the beltway, inner loop here and then inbound indian head highway we have a crash and realdelays there so three different things happening on the y.beltwa left side there is blocked by a tractor-trailer crash so bef aware o that and 270 southbound slow heading out ofri fre and then it opens up. allow extra time for sure. >> thank you. your time is 5:32.
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two men are dead and a i gunma still on the loose. that shooting happened just five miles away from where a man armed with aho rifle at police. >> more on that second shooting. let's get to justin finch live in woodbridge. what are you hearing? >> well,chris, we're hearing so far the shootings do not appear to be linked at this time but you can bet police are workingt f those cases this morning. that one that you just mentioned police are now d acribing asn ambush. this ally begins sunda evening. police are called to the 10,000 block of laurel street. a residential community about 6:00 p.m. last night. report o shots fired there on the ground. as the officers were arriving to the scene, they had shots fired ven at them striking their cruiser and also striking some homes nearby.
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so these two officers had t act very quickly returning fire and striking that 29-year-old male suspect in his upper body. he was flown to the hospital for treatment and that neighborhood was shout down for several hours forol pice investigation. now as to what lead up to that shooting, that remains under investigation. who this shooter is athis time has not been revealed. the two officers that were involved are nn paid administrative leave per department policy. we're live here in woodbridge, i'm justin finch, news 4. >> thank you. also developing this morning, the search for a gunman in a deadly shooting in northeast d.c. right now police are searching forap who shot a gas station employee saturday morning. this is him. they found man shot multiple times inside of the station on brentwood road.
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an yesterday dave chappell campaign for ben jealous. despite poll numbers showing him behind, his support is surging at the right time. still ahead, a look at virginia's closely watched congressional race. why a lot is on the line in this race and remember news 4 is your -to source for the elections. our team will be working for you all electioday. tune in at 7:30 tuesday night for an nbc 4 election special. the updatp will k coming throughout the night right through news 4 at 11:00. >> here's a look at our other top stories. the gunman behind a shooting at a florida yoga studio had ties
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to maryland. he was a former teacher in anne arundel county. he opeire killing two people and wounding six months. >> this is damage left behind at an amazon distribution i center baltimore. two people were killed and one person was injured. the tornado slammed into the building late friday nit. employees said it sounded like bombs going off as the wallll sed. according to our news partner at wtop, this was the first deadly tornado tdt occur during the fall and winter months in maryland on record. it also hit mount airy,aryland friday night. the redskins lose coming up we'll break down the game and tell you how they're
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staying positive beforeheir xt match up. >> always tough to watch. >> a reminder, if you haven't reset all the clocks at home, we're still in the 5:00 hour. it's 5:37. that's because we fell back, right? sleeper e at rutgers university say the end of daylight savings time doesn't give you an extra hour. it just changes yourcycle. the only thing that could do that is your kids. >> that's not going to they recommend going to bed an hour early so you don't wake up feeling tired. they also suggest avoiding caffeine and other stimulants to keep you awake. it will take your body about a week to adjust to the time change. >> there you go. >> maybe next weekend it will kick in. it's 5:37 now. wming up, aning for parents about a shocking trend that could be happening right under your nose. ki using uber to sneak out of
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the house. we hear from a few middle schoolers that heart's more common than you ink. >> he's the star of soccer here in the nation's capitol. the jersey he is expecte the washington post endorses jennifer wexton for congress... saying barbara comstock's "promise has turned to dust." she's trump's "unquestioning foot soldier." jennifer wexton is the "clear and convincing" choice. "smart, serious and substantive" ...
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"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 can fix congress and make it work for us again.
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before he was attorney general, briaghfrosh led maryland's to clean up the bay. so when donald trump's epa attacks our clean water laws, frosh is leading the charge to stop them. attorney general brian frosh. there arepatrick morriseyes ifiled a lawsuit. to take away proteions for people with pre-existing conditions.t i voted to prohem. morrisey got rich as a wasngton lobbyist for opioid companies. my work as your senator took a billion opioid pills off the street. morrisey is simply a "yes" man
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for the drug companies and the polical bosses. i'm cin washington.most independent senator i'm joe manchin, and i approve this message. welcome back. the washington wizds get another win under their belt. the team is now2-7 after beating the knicks. but john wall stole the show. he scored a team high 26 points last night. the wiz take on the dallas mavericks tomorrow. so for the last few months, d.c.
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united, he turned the season around and lead us to the playoffs. ea >> they were in the water before wayne rooney got there, but nowe has one more game and unitedtually against the states. >> uh-oh. >> but you'llforgive him. rooney is goi to represent engld and play againsthe u.s. men's soccer team. it's been two years since he last played for his home country. he's england's all time leading scorer with 53 goals. he's like god there. you can catch all the action on november 15th in london. that match is going to raise money for the wayne rooneyun tion. >> he's so awesome. >> good morning, everybody. it's all c and rainy monday, but it's not all bad news in the foreca b. we'l above average for our temperatures on both tueay and wednesday. but there's probably going to be but there's probably going to be at least one more very rainy
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i'm jennifer wexton, and i approve this message. seen barbara comstock's fake ad? jennifer wexton backed a deal leading to massive tolls on 66. nonsense. 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. the way that it's been rolled out. there's also healthcare robbery. barbara comstock voted to sabotage the healthcare market, hiking premiums up to 64%. barbara trumpstock -- everything that's wrong in washingn.
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to execute a sea wh warrant when wor an arrerant,ready we'd line up and we'd put our hand on the shoulder of the person in front of us. you always kne 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 not special interests. serving the american people, i'm abigail spanberger. i won't take money from corporate pacs because in congress,ger. i'll always have your back, and that's why i approve this message. al kaine: weliberty and justicelag not for some, but for all. i want a virginia that works for all, 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 divide us
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because we're all americans. wei'm tim kaine, and i approve this message because if we ask our kids to say these words... teacher and children: ...one nation under god, indivisibl.. ...we have to be willing to live by them. teacher and childrll: ...and justice for inc
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>> the countdown is on. we're 24 hours away fro the first polls in our area opening for the midterm virginia polls open at 6:00 a.m. republicans and democrats were making furiousast minute pushes to get voters to the polls. >> tracie potts is on capitol hill this morning. we saw president trump and former president obama out on the caipaign what are they saying? >> president trump says you have to vote for republicans because of his record. we're hearing a lot about national things like the economy td immigration and talking a lot aboutt caravan and rallying in the last 24 hoursn the sout today he heads to the midwest withal final dayes in ohio, indiana, and missouri as he tries to get republicansec red so they can maintain control of congress. president obama is out there too. talking about democrats a what he thinks are the big themes of
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this election. he says that republicans are essentially trying to pull the wool over the eyes ofoter v sayo about character. even though president trump is not on the ballot, a l of what we're hearing in all of these rallies is about him. >> both sid really see the company completely -- see the country in completely different terms. remember news 4 your go-to source for information about voting. you can find your polling place and if you need to bringit anything you before you cast your vote. for more information open our nbc washington app and search decision 2018. >> now to video from pennsylvania where a family is lucky to be alive. look at this. the home was basically leveled by a gex osion. this happened last night in the marion township area whichs only 20 minutes outside of philadelphia. you can see rubble sttered everywhere. it looks like a war zone. police say the home had been undergoing extensive
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renovations. the family was staying eight their guest house, n and one was injured. wow. >> angie goff here at the live desk where we're following breaking news. partsghts are back on in of bradley international airport in connecticut, this after a power outage. you can see passengers here waiting to get through tsa since at least 4:00 this morning. one passenger tweeting out this mornimo ing, typically your anes are o time unless you're at bradley and the power goes out. part oferhenal is still in the dark. you can see people are using light ell phones f right now. be sure to check your flight status in case thisffects you. a good idea to check your flight status regardless. >> students at the university of
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maryland are demanding changes after the death of fpltball er jordan mcnair. dozens of student organizations are set to protest on campus >> adam tuss is live in college park. what are you hearing about whae want to see done? i well at the heart of all of this, this a sad story. jordan mcnair died after anns in practice and coaches have been under intense scrutiny about allthf . but the students say, regardless of all of that they want a larger role at the university when it comes to future presidents and elected leaders. this campus ias been turmoil for months since this has happened here and over the last of weeks we saw the head coach ofoo theall team fired, president wallace loh announced he is going to retire at the end of the academic this has turned into a national story when you look at schools and universities and their
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athletic programs and what it education. some people here on campus saying that flat out the university and the higher level people here at the university put spos ahead of ucation. en you start to get into then you start to lose some of the trust of the students and the faculty here at the university. dozens of student groups expected tohe g and protest what they want to see going forward in the future and t larger role they want to have when it comes to elected officials at the university of maryland. back to you. nl>> you can not see the rain coming down, but you can hear it. >> rainy start for everybody thismorning. even adam tuss sma enough to bring hisel umbr. >> thumbs up. job well done. rainy weather will really slow done theorning commute.
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storm team 4 four-by-four this morning. the sun will be up before that will help a little bit, but ids at the bus stop this morning, it will be very rainy, and chilly too. 53 in washington. 40s and 50s all over the region and there's moisture being i pushed straigho the d. d.c. metro area. it will rain steadily and heavily betwe now and 10:00 in the morning. catching a little bit of break now across bparts, there's more rain across northern and western maryland. there's i-95 from the ltway to fredericksburg. moderate to heavy rain. so very, very rainy indeed. u can always use our nbc washington app. there's an interactive feature there. while you're waiting if your ride to get into work, ytr can
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k the rain drops and find and follow me there on my social media page.'s hehe way future weather handles it. rain for the entirety of theng monday mor commute. heavier rain this morning will taper back to light to merate rain around noontime and i do think the rain will taper back to intermittent shors later on in the day. dot count on much. it will be cloudy and mild overnit tonight andomorrow really warm. temperatures will be in the upper 6 to near 70 degrees. an 80% chance of rain and even thunderstorms included in that, although not anywhere near the level of severe weather threat to be facid . more rain friday. dry for the weekend. all right melissa, give me good news, if you can. >> i wish i could. crash on the right side so we're seeing delays th ae. lo how wet the roads are. showing you the radar over our
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map. which is everywhere. mcclain inner loop before georgetown pike has two lanes blocked there. then you're headedth sund at liver road. right shoulder is blocked by the crash there. taking a look at oxon hill, northbound indian head highway there near rb hill and livin livin livingston. that crash is now on thesh lder and no injuries. left side blocked by thele tractor-tr crash and our travel times in virginia don't look bad. same situationdn maryl now. remember to listen to wtop 105 fm when you hop in your car. >> it's now 5:53. here's a news 4 i-team investigation. some kids are using uber to sneak out after their paren faasleep and as scott mcfarland reports, even middle schoolers are doing it sometimes with no way to track them.
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>> lateight here the bars and restaurants, it's not uncommon to see a line of uber cars ready to pick people up and bring them home. but far from the city, the news 4 i-team discovered some drivers were also picking up middle school kids. >>ow many of you have taken an uber late at night? >> all of you. >> yeah. as uber policy requires passengers be at 18 years old. the company will investigate any complaints about drivers doing so. but these middlers schoo told them they often sneak out of the house after midnight and u the de sharing app to meet up with friends. >> i would say most teenageus it to sneak out and go other places. places they're not suppose to be. >> parents alerted the i-team out how it was happening. >> what does a driver think if they pull up to a drive way of a dark home at 2:00n the morning and a little girl comes out. >> we saw her gondercover with
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this mom and her daughter. using a tracking device and following along behind as she calls for uber after ub. >> i didn't think my children could do that because they don't have credit card >> but there is a way to use the app without credit cards. thece one p the driver took the girl, we never expected. for now, scott mcfarland, news 4 team. >> amazon dropping the minimum orderneeded. typically amazon customers have to spend $25 for free shipping or they can p for a prime membership. it starts in time for christmas. target dropped it's minimum orderast week. with your business report i'm frank holland.
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>> still ahead, two violent shootings in one night. we're live with details on the police investigation now underway in prince william county. >> getting your car ready for winter. news 4 today continues. meet aime hoeber.
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mony morning is here and h monday wasn't bad enough, it appears toe brought in the rain. we're in weather alert modend crews are out across the region. cte how the rain and the wind may im your commute. you know it's going to be messy. >> doesn't lookhe good out does it? i'm chris lawrence in for aaron. a big week ahead for d.c. and really the entire country as well. >> after months o campaigning, turning out the vote events and political commercials, the 2018 midterm elections are tomorrow. we're showing you the last
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minute campaign stops and getting you ready to cast your vote. >> we want t get you started with a check on your forecast not going to be an easy ride this morning. it was a beautiful late sunday afternoon. the complete opposite this morning. upn is comin before 7:00 but you won't see it at all today. it wiludbe all c cover and all rain chances for today. heaviest of the rain will be here over the next couple of hours. into prince george'scounty, grab the umbrella. a little bit of a break in the acti once youet all the way down toward harrisonburg. temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s. it's chilly and wet.

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