we'll let you know for sure exactly when theypen up. vote early or vote late. you also have an interactive radar feature so you can help-o ti what might be the best time for you to go. chances for thunderstorms today whic is rare enough in november highest chances for severe weather will bend along east of the i 95 corridor. all rain free forhe now but showers and thunderstorms could be in the winchester area as early as abo 8:30 on 9:00. frederick marand by 10:15 and

here in the washington area by 11:00 aon it will be mild with temperatures in the mid to upper 60s. but watch out, those thunderstorms could be severe. good morning. >> good morning, still have the fog hanging around. we're seeing it in manyf the affic cameras. here's 95 in virginia.x fairounty parkway. you can see it in the distance. i came down 270. it was foggy there this morning. northbound lanes have reopened. no problems. looking good there on the beltway and north of the beltway, we're talking about all of that looking just fine. aaron. >> melissa, thank you. back nowop to our story. the day the country has been counting down to. it's decisionday, election day, polls across the country getting ady to open this morning and

voters in virginia will be among the first to cast their ballots toda a they'll ope 6:00 a.m. >> and polling places in the district and maryland open at 7:00 a.m. now to local races we'll be following for you today. in maryland, larry hogan has double digit lead in the polls for the governor's race. he hopes to ride the blue wave all the way to an upset. it's a hotly contested senate ce in wvirginia. senator joean mon faces patrick morrisey. one of the most closely watched is in virginia 10th congressnal district. >> she received an 11th hour presidenal push from barrack obama. he and tim kaine made a surprise visit to her campaign office in fairfax county yesterday. president obama made a short speech emphasizing the t importance ofs election.

making sure working families get a fair shot. but most importantly, the charter of this country is on the ballot. who we are is on the ballot. >> senator kaine is also campaigning, he is running against republican corey stewart to keep his senate seat. out esident trump went all in his final campaign push for republicans. he visited ohio and missouri focussin on immigration. coming up, tracie potts will continue our coverage with a look across the rnation. >>ide share services are making sure that you can get more affordable rides to the polls. lyft i providing 50% off and they're als offering free rides to underserved communities. uber is offering $10 off a single ride to the polls on the

lowest cilt option ale in your city. they're also offering three 30 minute trips f d.c. residents to get to and from the polling stations. >> the county government generally closes on election day and democrats argue that if other services such as the golf course are open, buses should runs well. they noted they will be available today. >> the news 4 i--team will be on voter patrol tracking any problems at the polls. if you see any issues, you can send the team a tip or sendn e-mail. >> we'll get you the latest as the polls begin to close.

tune in for our election special. re's a look at our other top stories this morning. all trains will be back to normal. it crashed into a tractor-trailer no one was hurt. >> two people are dead after bad crash in woodbridge. a sedan collided with it. itpe hd around 8:30 last night outside of garfield senioc highol. they're investigating what caused this. >> the investigation into an officer involved shooting continues this morning. it happened yesterday afternoon. the suspect fired several rounds

at them. >> dozens of university of maryland students chanted andrc mad on campus yesterday. they're demanding change in the wake of football player jordan mcnair's death. the school's president remains committed to retiring. students want to be included on he selection of future presidents. >> it's now 4:36. coming up, amazon narrowing in on a site for its new headquaters and our area is in the running. up next, the new twist that could give two cities an economic boost. plus texst man alive crowned niovt. >> not getting that. >> we have to show you who jimmy fallon helped people magazine

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welcome back. an update on where amazon will open the second headquaters. >> nbc news reporting the

company may move into two cities.et the wall st journal also reports the company plans to split the jobs the two winning cities. over the weekend, the washington post reported there are strong signs that amazon would beo moving crystal city. 20 other locations including d.c. andontgomery county are also on the short list. >> a decision onhq-2 is expected by the end of the yearp king of amazon, if you're making the holiday list, make them now. heres a way to save some money. free shipping on all orders are being offered now. the delivery window is between 5 to 8 days. amazon says the free shipping is for a limited time, butot did say when it would end. it's a way to lure in people to spend more money, chuck bell. >> what? i didn't do it. atever it is. all right. what do you need to know about the weather? fog this morning. chance for some strong storms coming in later on this rn

afn. there you can see on the radar, the cold front to the west means business. i'll talk more about that and show you future weather and the ten day coming up. >> plus election day has arrived. we're working for you with everything you need to know bere you head to the polls. a live report from capitol hill next. announcer: the oullowing will surprisebout barbara comstock: barbara comstock: "i think roe vs wade should be overturned and the state should decide it." announcer: that's right. comstock supports taking away hewoman's right to choose.voted parenthood 6 times, limiting women's access to contraception. 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. independence usa pac is responsible for the content of this advertisg. it's a declaration.tion. that when they attack who we are. we sho

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. schools and libra oes in area have been transformed to places that let you vote kl qu >> but local kids are volunteering to make sure that everything goes smoothly even though they may not be old enough to vote. >> so the assignment for tonight -- >> it takes a small army of people to transform the public meeting room into montgomery county polling place. >> you future voters couldis lee oom and go to the bathroom or to go to the break room. that's it. >> as the clock ticks down, a good deal of the muscle work,

th and up the voting b other things was being done by members of the program. >> why did y come back? >> it was a nice way to help out the community. >> they emphasize that a lot in training. >> this is the way, like this. >> the program which has 1,400 participants wrt sta in 2004 by t montgomery county board of elections. >> it involves making sure the equipment is lined up and connected and tables and chairs are l up and that they're posted as directed by the stat

>> it is finally election day. we're less than two hours from the first polls in our are from opening. virginia polling places open first at 6:00 a.m.rend t already been record breaking voter turn ou >> more than 35 million early voters -- early votes have bee counted nationwide. i want to show you new numbers here coming in from nbc news data analytics lab in states that havearly voting, 42% of voters are republican, 41% are democrats and 17%ave either independent or another party affiliation. in 2014, 21 million ballots were cast before electionday. tracy continues our decision 2018 coverage froll capitol how was the final day of campaigning? >> so it waste sting. it was like what we have seen before but president trump going to missouri to make his final argument with the big senate

race there they're saying democrats are trying to demolish and destroy the country. there's races we're wching very closely. if democrats can pick up 23 seats, they may win control in the congress. we could end up with a divided kong guess for the last two years of presint trump'sterm. there's races we're watching very closely in arizona, in nevada, in the midwest, down south, not to mention 2-thirds of the governor's seats are up for grabs this time. a lot of races to watch. >> let's turn to the congressional race in maryland's 6th district. he announced that he was fighting cancer during his campaign but now says he's cancerfree. she tried to distance herself

from president trump. if she hewins, would be the only woman in the maryland delegation. ey'll also have two state-wide elections. >> let's take a look at them. the first is about gambling revenue for education. a yes vote would require tax revenue for casinos to be earmarked for k through 12 public schools. opponents argue some of the money should go to other priorities. the second question is on election day voter agistration. yes vote would also allow them to come up with same day registration on election day. in other headlines this morning, the head of prince cogeorge's ty of permitting inspections and enforcement is stepping omwn. >> this after a little girl was electrocuted over the summer.e sh suffered a severe electric

shock. they blamed failed code oversight for that accident. >> 8 local middle school students arerecovering after a school bus crash. you're taking a look at that crash from yesterday. it was reallyri s. a dump truck and bus collided in silver springs. the driver o the b was also taken to the hospital. everyone is expected to be okay. the students were all headed to the middle school. >> the marching band has been suspended fhazing. there's no details about the allegation but one reportt insistss serious. an e-mail said the marching bands activities were suspended to ensure the continued safety of students. >> there's a new sexiest man alive. people magazine refers to him as a sweet, smolring super star. we're talking about edidris elb

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>>aybe you should grow a little grey goatee. you'd be in there. >> it's gray. >> welcome to the club. i this one everyone could agree upon. blake shelton people were blowing up twitter because they were not happy about it. >> storm team 4 weather alert for you on election day. normally don't have to worry too much about severe weather this late in the year, but after we had two ef-1 tornadoes last friday, that was a wake up call that things are little out of kilter in the atmosphere right nol things w settle down in the week and into the weekend. it will be chilly around here next week. thick fog across the area. visibility down only to a mile or two across most of the d.c. metro area this morning. low beams on. speeds down this morning. winds out of the south at 12 miles per hour. a sprinkle or two of rain possible here early t morning. temperatures, as i mentioned,

mild. 50s everywhere. lo 50s in th valley. mid 50s around town. here's your election day planner forecast. a foggy start in the 50s this morning, but 8o 100% chance of thunderstorms today starting in the valley by 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 in the morning and midday chances here in the tro and drying out later this afternoon. so voting early this morning or later in the afternoon up to the time polls close. that could be your best option tod tod today. highest chance for severe asather will be along and of the corridor.no much going on out there right now. this little line of showers here could be into winchester by

9:00 a.m. there's the chance for thunderstorms by 8:30 in the valley. that storm arrives i o thed.c. area.an then migrating into southern maryland between 2.0 and 4: it might take longer than that to get the rain turned back off but by4:00 or 5:00, everybody should be starting to dry out. vote early or vote late. there's your ten day forecast. mildith the storms around. mild tomorrow too. 65. chillier on thursday. anher soaking oain comes on friday. the weekend chilly and dry and turning noticeay pre-wint pre-winter-like toward the middle of next week. >> beltway at branch avenue.

the rainomg down in some spots and the fog causing a yucky morning commute. woodbridge, we just spoke to police, smoketown road, crash investigation is done. no problems there as you're looking ate 270 down to th spur, no problems here on 270, everything is nice and clear though i can say this morning it was definitely pretty fog so be careful. having to use the low beams. after the crash at the gaithersburg station, yesterday br brunswick line train service is back on schedule. >> 4:54 and everywhere you look you're being encouraged to go vote today. check out the homepage of google right now. when you click on the wordsvo g you can enter your address to find your polling place. now we turn to theio ele freebies around town. >> that i voted sticker can take pretty f today. it can get you a free order of chips and queso with any

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nhl. >> fans were wearing special shirts to help support cancer research. >> the caps are back in the winning column last night. >> get ready for a rivalry game against the pittsburgh penguins. thank you. you're feelingit. puck drops at 7:30 p.m.. still ahead on news 4 today, it is election day. we're cering the biggest races in our area and across the country. >> plus the information to know before you head out to vote today. and we're still tracking a developing story this morning. two peopl w killen a car collided with a bus. details we're askinin stigators for this morning. that's all when news 4 today continues. ♪

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>> we're keeping a close eye on anotr round of rain and wind this morning. >> good morning, everybody. >> today isn't only important because of the weathes it election day. this morning news 4 has team coverage of the biggest races in maryland, virginia and d.c. we'll have live rep wts ont you need to know before you head to the polls today. >> it's not only the local races we're keeping an eye on. the results of this election could change the crse of the

country. >> we wanto begin as we always do with a check on your commute and forecast. melissa has a check on the roads in your first four traffic. but we begin with detai on this storm team 4 weather alert. >> vote early or vote late today because there's a chance for strong, potentially severe storms from late morning into the early parts of the afternoon. keep that in mind. go tthe app store. download our nbc washington app. 'll send push alerts for any watches or warnings being issued for the area. there's a chance that we could be facing that late this morning and early this afternoon. that's the best way to stay aheadeaf theer once you leave your tv or listen to wtop current temperatures in the low to mid 50s, though it's anything but cold this morning and temperatures will be mild today. mid to upper 60s for high temperatures. so that's not the issue.