breaking news at 11:00. a body found as a falls church strip mall. we're live at the scene with the latest from police. u.s. airlines are gting pressure to ground the boeing 737, after two crashes inv ving thane. we'll have the latest on the investigation and what's being done to make sure passengers are safe. we've got some much cooler temperatures out there ttoday. an we warm on up as we head of ugh this last full week spring? we'll have the details coming up on the ten-day. >> announcer: "news4 midday" now.ts good morning, everyone. welcome to "news4 midday."

i'm molette green. and i'm corey smith. let's get to breaking news. a suspicious death under way near the falls church area. >> in the 1600 block of arlington boulevard. amy is live with fairfax county police. aimee, what can you tell us? >> reporter: mollet, police tell us police discovered a dead body outside ever this gas station. all we know, it's man. police have not yet identified him. i'm going to step out of the way nnd give you a look at what's going here. loss of investigatin one of the customers is the someone who discovered the man outside and called police. it happened around 7:30, right around where the sun was cing up. to give you the context of where this is, it's a very busyng shoparea, with a grocery store and restaurants. we've also seen a number of parents around here with young kids, wondering what thee crime tes i still in the

early stages of figuring out how the man died. >> if we do hav anybody who saw anything, calls 703-691-2031. e emergency number, with any information. >> reporter: and we have confirmed the gas station does have working surveillance cameras so those may be able to shed light on what happened. live in falls church, aimeecho, news4. now for the deadly ethiopian airline crash, this smorning, investigators are trying to figure out what went wrong, a growing number 6 caof carriers grouing the max 8. here's nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: boeing is on notice. the faa said that it expects to order mandatory desig changes to the 7837 max 8 by the end of april. the critical question, is there any connection between the max 8

crash in ethiopia, and the lion air max 8 crashn indonesia last october? in a letter to boeing employees, the ceo writes, we are confident andhe safetf e 737 max the work of the men and women who desig and build it. but the faa chairman sai the worldwide fleet should be grounded. lown in thehose u.s. >> aircraft ought to voluntarily ground the aircraft. >> reporter: and the faa says, if we identify an issue that affects safety, the faa will take immediate and appropriate action. meanwhile, one of the world's biggest flie efgest flight atte wants transparent action. >> we're calrang for appearance here so crews have can confidencehe flying on planes. >> reporter: the pressure is on to find out why two brand-new

planes flew out of the sky. boeing says it's a software patch and an upgrade they've been working on with the faa. meanwhile, the world is waiting laom the box data from that ethiopia crash. tom costello, nbc news, washington. >> what can you d if you're concerned with flyinon one of ese planes. if you go to your reservation, yo can see what kind of airline you're falling on. following breaking news. nbc news has learned about a large scale colle entranc exam and recruiting cheating scandal. it's basically a pay to play scheme. the scandal involves georgetown, stanford, ucla and yale among several other selective schools. one bribed the parents as

recruits for the tennis team play ing some who did not tennis professionally. act tsses felicia hof an are two involved in the scheme. the u.s. attorney's office plans to hold a press conference in about 30 minutes. all right. to the stitch gears weather this morning. we've got sun out there. it looks beautiful but still quite chilly. >> yeah, lauren, you're always weatherwise. heat what happened? >> what's up? >> we got a little chilly today because a front system crossed through the area last night. dry frontal system, that's why we'ree lit breezy out there today and that's also why the temperature droppeth frontal system came through without a lot of fanfare. at least we have the sunshine out there right now. just a gorgeous day. however, a little on the breezy side. northwest winds at 15 miles an hour. yesterday, we were coming oe of est bumping that temperature up a little bit.

but in the northwest, we'reto goineep the temperature down. we'll top at right around 50 degrees for the daytime high today. we still have windchill in the s and 40s. winds go right after 6:00, 7:00 tonight. light through the day tomorrow. beautiful day tomorrow, but we do have rain on the way. anges are coming on that ten-day forecast. we'll talk detail that'sup comi at 11:20. guys. >> thanks so much, lauryn. the clock appears to be take on the robert mueller investigation. several w investigations thik could give us a hint where it's all headed. >>ws s tracie potts has more on that and what house speaker naen nancy pelosi said. >> i'm not for impeachment, house speaker nancy nancy tells "the washington post." it divides the country and he's just notorth .

our day-to-day is not about him, it's about the american lepe >> reporter: white house speaks person sarah huckabee sanders says we're not that concernedng ad impeachment should never have been on the table. >> to get to removal, you willt need least 20 republican senators in the other house of congress. that's just a political reality. >> reporter: a house vote today rge the justice department to release robert mueller'sull report on russian election rf inerence. this week, there could be signs of where that investigation is . head a second sentencing tomorrow, for former trump campaign chair paul manafort on unrelated financial imes. >> i don't have any doubts that mr. trump is going to pardon t some point. the question is when. >> he'll make that decision when he's ready. r eporter: on thursday former trump adviser roger stone gets a trial date and explains to a judge how his new book on russia does not violate a gagde or also this week, status hearings

for forr national adviser michael flynn and rick gates. both are cooperating with prosecutors after pleading guilty. late sunday, we learned about any awe investigation. a new yor organization subpoenaed and they're trying to find out how major banks were financed. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. and right now, you're takag ive look on the house budget committee holding a hearing on president trump's 2020 budget. the actor director russell vogt iter testifying president trump is asking congress for aost $9 billion more to build the southern border wall. the budget also includes increasing defense spending to $750 billion and building a new space force. the president is also proposing cuts to health care, to health care spending, hud and

education. lawmakers have unt the end of september to pass a budget. take a look at these image chopper 4 captured at a massive marching across myland's capitol for more money for schools. news4's justin fin has details on how that could affect prince george's county schools. >> reporter: that billion dollars now being talked aboutow would break across the state. here's in prince george's i county,could mean tens of millions of dollars, money that many say is simply long overdue. that's why we saw the waves ofo here yesterday in annapolis. thousands of teachers, parents and students wearing red for education. and demanding that state lawmakers do something to fund public schools as soon as possible. on the table right now, a billion dollar proposal getting backing from democrats, it calls for over two years to have teacher raises, as well as

retainop teachin talent. here in prince george's county, one school board member is hoping some of thatoney goes towards new school buildings. >> we need money to fix our schools. our schools are falling apart. a lot of them are back to 1980. we really need new schools. a reporter: that proposal also calls for pre-k program to be expanded statewide. what my say is not only a good program for children, but also lace a strong academic foundation for their futures as well. in prince george's county, i'm justin finch, news4. and congressman from virginiaweeted this, gerri connollie tweeted toll on i6 is $46.50 and we're crawling at 13 miles per hour. outrageous. time to provide relief. he had a silar tweet last week, saying time for heard in

richmond. >> at least fixing the potholes right. >> it's not potholes, it's money. hey, we want to pause for a moment and say happy birthday to virginia mcluren of d.c. >> not just anybirth. today is miss virginia's 110th birthday. according to a facebook page.ed she mo d.c. in 1941. this is video from her visitth white house when she was just 106. miss virginia was so excited. she said visiting the white house was som that she never thought she would live long enough to get to do. and that was,f course, when barack obama was in the white house. >> we just got word that michelle obama has tweeted her a happy birthday. i'm sure the obamas remember her. >> of course. a viral video helped trigger a recall. and we're going tou show the very dangerous situation that happened involving a 5-year-old who had to be rescued. and the largest cocaine bust

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your time is 11:14. secretary of state mike pompeo says staff in the embassy in en caracas, vezuela are being .removed this we >> the secretary says the situation reflect the teriorating situation i venezuela. this is the sixth straight day that people there have gone without power. the blackout is just the latest crisis f a country in chaos. the u.s. is stepping upts condemnation of nicolas maduro afterea recognizingr juan guaido as interim president. now to that massive cocaine bust at the port in newark. it's the latest at that port in 25 years. investigators say it's a worrisome sign of the comeback of the and dealers are making it even more dangerous with a troubling

new twist. nbc's pete williams reports. >> reporter: federal drug and customs agents say they noticed that this container which came off a ship in south america showed signs of tampering. and the cell phone video shows them beginning to unload what will they found inside, 1.6 tons of cocaine. street value $77 million. the drugs were wrapped in burlap bags, backed inpp a sg container for dried fruit. the demand in the u.s. peaked a few decades now drug cartels are looking to exploit the opioid idemic. >> cocaine was the nemesisth in 1990s but this is traffickers trying to merge cocaine and fentanyl to create new markets. >> reporter: most drugs is smuggled into the u.s. through checkpoints. and more than 90%ro comesm

colombia where production is surging. now with the dangerous trend of mixing it with fentanyl, drug and inspection agents say they expect to find more big drug shipments like this. >> pete williams wasracing how drugs got into the u.s. and how it was involved. and conor mcgregor is altercation an outside the ring. mcgreg smashed anhone when a tried to take a phone. mcgregor allegedly slapped the phone out of the fan's hands and stomped on it multiple times. mcgregor has been charged with felony, strong arm robbery and c misdemeanominal mischief. it's a video that you've probably seen on a social media hoege. >> it s a ccer patient's room being raided. nolan sd officers stormed his

hospital room while he was trying to sleep. they apparently received mplaints from a security guard who said he s marijuana.he said he had taken thc oil and is battling end of stage pancreaticcancer. officers did not find anything there. the hospital thenlo azed to he and his family. this is video of an ocean rescue and the unlikely item that saved his life, his jeans, he used his pants after falling off a yacht last week. i don't even know how to do that. he pulled the legs over and helps them get air inside and had him stay afloat for three hours. i don't know i'd have thees ce to do that. got to find a wray to survive.

>> yep. now, tocary video of an incident that sparked a nationwide night mare. >> yeah, you see a boy climbing into a cooler, that's when he uts the lid and it latches trapping the boy inside. lucky, you can see the parents were nearby, scrambling to hear where his cries are coming from, before ultimately realizing he's in the cooler. igloo makes that cooler and the company has voluntarily recalled the marine cooler. hda is recalling 1 million vehicles because the takata air ags can explode.etsed inflaters. the recall involves ara models from 2001 to 2016. the cdc out with new arming numbers today on the

growing measle outbreak >> officials say confirmed cases of the disease have more than doubled in the past month. >> as chris ten kristen dull gren repo graenl reports. >> reporter: according to the centers for disease control, there are now 228 confirmed cases in 12 stas fromoa t ast. that up 117 cases in one month. 22 in just one week. >> we're continuing to see the numbers rise because the disease is so highly entagious. anry time you have pockets of unvaccinated people, the disease is going to spread very quickly. >> reporter: officials confirming six outbreaks. in washington state, more than 800 students believe to be exposed to measles in oneounty have reportedly been told to stay home for up to three weeks as a precaution. a public h emergency was eaclared in the county in

ltjanuary. new york state is facing two outbreaks. many of those sickened, part of an orthodox jewish where there's a debate whether vaccinations are against their religion. one doctor in a hot spot telling nbc news, he's accelerating the measles outbrk for local children. measles can spread from coughing zid sneeng, lingering in the air for up two hours. symptoms include fers, rash and runny nose and eyes. and while there's been an increase in vaccinations in at least one state hit by the latest wave of cases, health experts warn i takes a few weeks to develop immunity. and even with a vaccine, you're not completely safe. >> if you had the measles vaccine and have had two dose you're 97% protected. so there's still a very small chance that you could theoretically getstick. all right. we're back on the weather roller

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davis has beenhe wearing t burgundy and gold20 since 16 after more than a decade in the nfl. he's also been an advocate for promotingrts appreciation in d.c. thschools. e mayor calls davis, quote, tremendous value for our kids both on and off the field. a celebration will be held the truesdale education campus. >> love it. the only m, he went to dunbar high school and my high school, mckinley, we were like rivals. so, i mean, just one little problem, otherwise, i'm happy. >> all right. keep that secret. >> odokay. >> n really cares. we're going to stick with sports, though. i know it's cold outside. are you ready for some olympic spirit? >> always. we're counting down the days until the 2020 olympic games. and thsummer games. the tok oanizing committee is excited. they kicked things off with a

caravan that will travel across tokyo and theegn to spread the excitement. the games begin july, 24th 2020, jot it down on the calendar. >> you know what, i thi i'm out of town. i'm out of town for that. >> hey. >> can use some summer olympic weather, though. >> yeah. >>eve got about days until spring starts, how about that? >> all right. >> that's a drastic change from sterday. >> iknow. i know. >> it feels like. > i haven't been outside since 3:30 this morning, so i haven't felt it. but we'rechilly. yesterday, we were 62. today, we're rig 5 around degrees. a little cooler than yesterday. average temperature for this time of year, 54 degrees, just a smidge below normal for thi time of year but we're going to bring it right back up for the next couple of days. it's a beautiful day, no denying that. this time yesterday, we had the cloud cover. but now, weave sunshine out there and we continue to have

sunshine, a little breeze. if you get that cwashed, maybe you don't have to dry it all the way. that breeze will take car of it. i definitely will go to the car wash, because we're not go to have any rain until friday. today, breezy andy chi out there. wednesday, we'll have a lot of sun out there. not a lot of wind. the wind settles down and stays calm side as we go into your wednesday. thursday, looking mild. and tn we do have some rain and even some warm temperatures, as we get into your id. look at the current wind gusts out there right now. we are stilling the gusts gusting up to 25 miles an hour. at's going to be normal as we head into the afternoon, but then the winds settle down after about 6:00 p. tonight. temperatures, though, a little on the chilly temperatures in upper 40s to low 50s. today, 51 here in d.c. could be in upper 40 out in shenandoah valley. again, plenty of sunshine. winds will calmin d that

evening commute. again, look, planning ahead, if you're hded outdoor, we've got that cold breeze to deal with. the sun going down ten minutes after 7:00 p.m. tonight. now, we're lookingad at the right now. nothing happened. each if you're traveling around the mid-atlantic, looking good and looking dry. as i said the nex tease of rain is not until friday. we'll have scattered showers and maybe even a few thunderstorms.o rrow, we're dry once again. and those temperatures come right on up. we'reoing to ben the mid-50s as we get into your wednesday for your hump enday. ver the next five days, not looking too bad. look at that, mid to upper 60s, thursday and friday, drying out for saturday.co ng up next, we're going to time out the rain, letting you know what to expect for the commutes. it's holiday weekend, st. patrick's day. we'll show you that in deta coming up. >> thank you, lauryn. anoer day of flattened tires on the bw parkway.

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>> announcer: you're watchingew midday." right now, wells fargo's ceo is back in front of lawmakers. tim sloan is being questioned about the progress he's made cleaning up the bank. >> yeah. that hearing in front of the house committee is called holding megaanks accountable. an examination of wells far go's pattn of consumer abuses. sloan started the hearing by telling lawmakers he hopes to regain the trust of customers. >> when i stepped into this role, i promised that accountability and transparency would define our efforts, and they have. above al wells fargo is committed to making things right earningcustomers and to back the public's trust. >> problems of wells fargo started back in 2016 when it was

discovered that bank employees opened millions of potentially fake accounts to meet sales goals. if you've driven anywhere across the region, you've probably hit a pothole. chopper 4 flew over these potholes yesterday morning. the potholes can cause serious damage to your car or your truck. ivers are pleading with road crews to fix one of the busiest roads around the area, aroun the bw parkway. >> yeah, itor looks m like the moon out there. transportation reporterm ada tuss took a closer rook at this growing problem. >> reporter: crater after crater, after crater, after crater, after crater, after crater, it literally goes on for miles, specifically, on the uthbound side of the baltimorwashington parkway just south. >> i think the sign should say rough road, no, it should say road with d potholes, be

careful. >> reporter: this gives you an idea howch rough this str is along the parkway. take a look at those holes right there,se are easily three, four, five inches into the ground. and theyust go on and on the parkway. this road is in terrible shape. and the national park service says it's going to need consiste t warmerperatures to completely repave the road here. but it's clear, more action is needed sooner rather than later. >> that was adam tuss reporting for us. >> the coast guardfficer accused of planting a terror attack that included promint members of the media has pleaded not guilty. christopher hassettas arrested yesterday. ederal prosecutors called hassett a self-described white nationalists.or invests found 15 firearms. hassett faces 30 years in prison if convicted of all chars. >> also back in court, the lawyers for gerald ramos.

he's the man accused o killing five inside the capital. his lawyers are going to change his plea for by reason of insanity. the judge has denied that request. rays has until fri to change his plea. now, to the story of the young coupl whose relationsh was tested after a violent robbery more than six years ago in d.c. t.c. maslin suffered a traumatic brain injury that left himun le to talk or walk. and his wife left with the tas ofaring for a man that seemed like a stranger. >> it has made them both incredibly graful for love a life.tz doreen gr reports. >> reporter: if you saw them walking down the street together, you might think beautiful family. and you'd be right, but there's

so much more tohis family store. >> police are working on a time on of that beating case capitol hill. >> reporter: 6 1/2 years ago, t.c. maslin was attacked and robbed after he walked home to capitol hill after nats game. his skull was shattered. a severely shattered brain injury. our hearts ached foran this m and his young family. we met t.c. and abby maslin about six months over. his hospital sta wasver and abby had left her teaching job behind to take care o t.c.'s intensive therapy. and their 2-year-old son asjack. it overwhelming, but they were determined. >> there he is. >> hi. >> reporter: this is t.c. maslin today. >> the imagery itself is not always evident to people.

it's sort of - whato i want to say? >> invisible. >> invisible injury,right. because you wouldn't see me walking down the street. but if you listen to me, you might catch it eventually. >> reporter: after years of therapy and intensive ee iviive he's back at work in his former position as an environmentalist. his first goal was reading to his son. >> i saw the value ofg havy son, having my wife, having my health. i just kept my eyes on the prize of getting back to that. >> reporter: and abby was right there with him. >> if i hadn't kept the idea in my hea that this was possible, i don't know that we would be here. i think the hope is what has kept us working so tirelessly over all these years. son waster: their important to recovery, too. >> yeah, jack has been a light

roughout the entire journey. he was the constant reminder that life goes on, that life is vibrant. that there is light in the world. during really dark days. >> reporter: jack's an energetic 8-year-old now who looks just like his dad. and he has ain cha little sister now, rosie is 2 1/2,sh ing smiles and joy in mundance. thelins are living back in their old capitol hill neighborhood. abby is teaching at th same elementary school she left years ago. and she's written a book about experience. >> this is a book about brain injuries. but it's a book for anybody who had to reinnt their life at one point. who had a plan or vision for how things might go and then needed to look at the world. >> reporter: abby describes the terrible shock of t.c.'s injury. the pn of the lon recovery, but especially the emotional journey for all of them.

abby's book is called "loveou hard," something t.c. said to her when he couldn't find the word. >> i look into his eyes. love is hard. there's no way i can save this rriage if i keep comparing t.c. to the person we both lost. it's time to stop sitting submerged in my grief and start nquering it instead if i can find a way to genuinely and profoundly love the new t.c., i will h done more than saved my marriage. i will have transformed myself in the process. >> how do you feel reading that out loud?>> t's still true. it will always be true. >> it's beautiful. it's beauful. yeah. >> yeah. i just love you that much. >> i know. >> i really do. life is not totally back to normal for the maslins. t.c.'s health challenges continue. and the future is unpre actable

wi traumatic brain injury. but they've lived with the unknown for so longnow, that they can face it together withoufear. >> just a beautiful love story there. abby's book "love you hard" hits bookstores today. she'll be on the bookstore scene tonight and we've posted a complete list on our website. we want to wish aappy birthday. happy 30th to the world wide web, we' show you how google is marking the occasion. >> thanks to the web, of course, >> thanks to the web, of course, a that rocking chair would look grahh, new house, eh?e. well, you should definitely see how geico could help you save on homeowners insurance. nice tip. i'll give you two bucks for the chair. two?! that's a victorian antique! all right, how much for the recliner, then? wait wait... how did that get out here? that is definitely not for sale! is this a yard sale? if it's in the yard then it's... for sale.

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on friday. but the temratures going to be around 70 degrees. the average temperature is 51 for tomorrow. 56 as we get into wednesday, look at that. so, after today, those temperatures move right on up. but we're going to top out at 50 degrees right now. it doesn't feel like that right now. it's actually going to feel colder even if we top outt0 because we've got the winds with us. northwest winds at 20 miles an hour but the f windchilltor staying in the upper 30s and mid-40s, that will be the range throughe day. but our temperature, air temperature, will take us right around to 50 degrees. pretty calm out wethere. o have quiet winds after about 6:00 p.m. tonight. nothing showing up on the radar. even looking good and dry across the mid-atlantic. as you head out the door, grab that light jacket. not as breezy. and touch warmer. we'll start with the 30s warming up into the mid-50s tomorrow. then thursday, mid to upper 60s.

clouds start to pile in thursday afternoon to thursday evening. look at that. we do have rain as we get into friday. could have rain around for that friday evening comme. with thunderstorms in the mix. we'll have scattered showers o there. looks like we'll dry out just in time for theek d. weekend temperature right around normal, seasonable for this time of year. st. patrick's day is sunday. looking beautiful for that. we'll talk about that on the ten-day forecast coming up in ten minutes. after the break, we look at services like rent the runway. and this was my morning workout. i'm getting fit for

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health issues. >> and why did you want to take on this big issue of pay equity and genderdi rimination. >> so, i was very young when i startedim choo, i was 27. i wanted to design beautiful shoes but i had no idea the challenges i was going to face being in siness. and the bias and discrimination i was going to face being a woman. and i decided i really wanted to address these issues withy new company. what we've done is taken our marketing dollars and decided to deploy those for a purpose or cause, rather than pretty pictures in a magazine. >> do you find as more and more women are speaking out, more and more womenou like are starting businesses with value, that you've seen change? and what more is it going to take at this point? >> well, it' going to take more because there's still a 20% gapw

when have done, strategically, they've educated themselves. andterying to eduhemselves out of the gap, it's closed it b somewhat it's still not enough. really, there needs to be a giant culture shift in the mination against women. i think part of it is society sees men as the breadwinners. and we need to chang that. women's incomes are not pplement tear to a male-headed household. >> you're at the top of the business world. you have started your own y, compour own brand. what advice would you give women in terms of advocating for themselves? >> speak up, i would say, and get the facts. you know, look at your peer group. earning.what they're ask for transparency on salaries. and then take that and present thato make sure that you can close without closing the gap. >> we have long way to go. thank goodness people like you who try to get work and headway onthat. >> tamara mellon, thank you f

joining us. it's been a pleasure. >> thank yo all right. you can't outwork a bad diet. that's one of the rules. we're going to continue to quest to get you inshape, exercise and meal planning go together. >> yeah, d itsn't work without the two. this morning, i had a chance to spend time in theym with my trainer. we worked on areas t really want to target, the abs, body.uts, the upper but all of this hard work means nothing without the right diet. >> reporter: feast your eyes on healthy options for breakfast. lunch, a snack and dinner g in t four days a week with conversion fitness trainer leona brown who alway sasz ys -- >> you can't outtrain a bad >> reporter: a bad diet stands in the way, so like me, can't, a job, social

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all right, in texasll a s doughnut shop opened but nobody showed up. >> nobody showed up, all of thah anged with just one tweet. nbc's kevin tibbles reporthe >> reporter: was a hole in the heart of billy's doughnuts. the houston area shop grand opening hasll of the right ingredients, except customers. >> slow very slow. on the first day. t >> reporte cream-filled jeopardy am was in until son jeffrey tweeted this about his sad dad. ikes.than a half million

that sparkling sprinkle of customer is now out the door. sorting baker's smiles, a baker's dozen at the time. >> iwas so sweet it put tears to m eyes. >> that's why i really wanted to do it. i wanted to support them. >> chocol>>e. billy's doughnuts sell like hot cakes. >> chocolat >> pink. >> reporter: do not despair, while billy is sold out tomorrow, folks say ty'll be back tomorrow for a jelly and old-fashioned doughnuts. kevin tibbles, nbc news. >> got to love the ns. >> when i get off this diet plan, there's a dghnut on my list. >> you can have all of the doughnutmollet, the way you've been work out. i love that story, by the way. all right, guys, today is going to be a little breezy tonight. temperatures on thep and up.

wednesday looking good with lighter wind. upper 60s on thursday with increasing clouds. chance on friday ofst ms, a frontal system comes through. look at what that front does for temperatures saturday sunday. breezy on saturday but good.atrick's day looking with the temperatures staying in the low to mid-50 which is seasonal for this time of year. >> thank you. that is it fordd "news4 ." thanks for joining us, we're back at news at 4. >> this water tastes nothing like a doughnut but i nee all of it. we'll see you in the morning. >> enjoy your tuesday.

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