right now, the gates at nats park are are opening for game one of the major league baseball season. we're live at the ballpark with everything you need to know before the team takes the field. plus pleasantly cool for opening day. we barely have a cloud in the sky throughout the entire day. but i'm tracking some rain as we head toward the weekend. e ll have the latest on th timing. president trump promises a review of the jussie smollett case. s. good morning, welcome to news 4 midday. i'm justin finch >> and i'm pat lawson muse.

baseball's opening day is here. >> firstitch justwo hours away and counting. >> and as you can see, the field is ready and this morning so are the fans e >> we harything you need tonow if you're headed to the the game. julie careyegs our coverage. the fans are behind you and they are pumped. >> you said the gates have just open look at all theseea fans alr in line. there were people here at 10:00 this mning when we first arrived. ere's nothing like the enthusiasm and optimism of openingy. da and look at what we saw a short whilago. those early bird fans have retreat ed ed to a visit from t racing president. they came running through a little while ago. theiggest adjustment for fans this year is life without bryce harper. but everybody i talked to here day say they moved on. and theare especially excited

to see this new and improved natsline. especially excited to see matt scherzer pitching today. now some folks, likesa i id, it's a big deal to themt to be fi in line. it is a tradition for the riley family. we found the very first folks to get inside. here's what they said. >> it's extremely special to us. we have been bringing him since he washe little guy. gone to every single opening day is since he was e rn. and we le atmosphere of the ballpark. it's great seeing all the ushers that we have noun for years. he loves it here. >> i always get a w day offn it's opening day bause i never miss an opening day. >>heere's one of the t most important things for fans to know this year. no more big backpacks inside nats park.

but there's a remedy for that. if you need to bring stuff down to the ballpark, there's binbox. they are storage lockers down on the river front side of the iu stad for $yo2 you can stout ur locker. coming back live out here at the gate, take a look at what we found.he even t construction workers getting into the spirit of nats. they have super man capes on. we'reust hope iing all of this enthuse yampl brings us a win later today. >> if you're among the lucky ones like julie going to nats park, don't forget abo us. this will start with a familiar phaface. >> he makes his fourth opening day start for the nats. he's one of the best pitchers in the league. he's won three cy young awards and had more strikeouts than anyone last year. as julie mentioned the nats are

calling to the #scherzday. >> it was a great off season. we filled the holes we needed to fill. and i think it's going to be a different type of team. a faster team. attempted steals and that kind of thing. i think it should be a really fun seasonod ever stays healthy, that's the key. >> l said when he came back the skyline at nats park looked completely different. there's a n of development going on down there. we'll have more on that in the next half hour. stay with us throughout the midday hour. we'll also have giveaway information. and ouroverage will continue all day. jot us for more coverage 4:00. as we ramp up our opening day, let's check on the weather. how is it looking? >> it's definitely chiut

there right now. there's a bit of a broez out there. winds right now at 10 to 15 miles per hour. they are out of the south. so it's pumping warm air into our area. right now temperatures in the upper 40s. manassas at 50 degrees. we'll be warmer than yesterday. by almost 10 degrees, if you're heading down to the home opener, i would take the jacket. especially if your seats are in the shade. maybe even want a sweat shird der the jacket. but really nice weather. not a cloud in the sky. first pitch at 1:05. temperature around 60 degrees. so comfortably cool. 4:00 p.m. as the game is wrapping up. it's nice at that point. been if you're hanging around longer, doug wilt the salt line for the evening shows. 7:00 p.m. a temperature of 59 degrees. i am t icking rainthe forecast as we look to the the weekend. i'm going to have more on the timing and how that impacts our temperatures coming up at 11:20.

this morning we're hearing from some high school students who became thef target public judgment by their classmates. >> we told you last week about a group of boys being disciplined. they have beenus a of circulating a list that rated several female classmate their physical appearance. >> news 4's megan mcgrath joins us live with that story this morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. they are not happy about what happened, but female students here at bethesda high school are turning it into a positive. they are using the backlash from that t list focus a spotlight on thessue of sexual harassment. hurtful, that's how yasmin droidroib describes it. she's one of 18 female high scho students on the now infamous list. the 18 seniors were ranked by male students on their physical

attractiveness. the results circulated by text. >> it was hurtful to me because i kind of was thinking, why a i not more than enough to be a higher number. but at the end of the day, i realize i define who i am. >> knowing my closest pears in my community h createst that list felt like the ultimate betrayal. that us could hang out with them every day and talk to them, but under that i was still a number. >> some of the students spoke to the "today" show. the teens growing up in the age of me too are using the experien to start a dialogue and hopefully bring about change working with the school they organized a meeting with the male students. >> aot of girls shared personal experiences with sual whatsment and misogyny a they face every day. >> i felt proud that they are it being vulnerable and being

really, really courageous in sharing their stories. >> reporter: now they aren't provide insing detaut school officials say the male students behind that list have been disciplined. megan mcgrath, nbc 4. some legal trouble ahead for some parents accused of falsifying their residency. they are accused of doing that to get their kids to attend d.c. schools for free. yesterday thegenes ce aorney nnounce d a new six-figure lawsuit. cused adults including some current and former employees. in one case in addition to not paying tuition, one parent also committed fraudo rake in public benefits. all the individuals named in the lawsuitiv this maryland has their kids attended d.c. hools. meanwhile maryland lawmakers are considering the bill that would increase construction funding. prince george'sxecutive was in

annapolis testifying in support. the county current hay live has a billion dollar backlog.ld it w also raise annual funding by up to $30 million more over 30 years. >> a dirt bike rider is recovering after being shot i broad daylight as police searched for the suspect. it happened along good hope road in southeast washington yesterday evening police sources say a 34-year-old man was riding a dirt bike when someone in a da-colored car shot him. the car sped off and the victim drove around to the corner where police found him. one neighbor who heard the gunfire says she's shocked about this. >> i heard gunfire because it was i had to come out here i couldn't believe this was happening in the daytime in washington, d.c. >> we are still waitinatto get

an uon the victim's condition. meanwhile police are asking anyone with information about the shooting to give them a call. dirt bikes are illegal in this city. we are just getting word of a sentence for the man who murdered a teenager in northern virgaia. judge sentenced him to life in prison without parole. he pleaded guilty to the crime last year. he attacked the 17-year-old as she walked with friends to a mosque during ramad in 2017. loved ones believe she was targeted because of her muslim faith. if you u the bw parkway, relief is on the it you have been on t parkway lately, you have had to dodge these. massive potholes. driving on the parkway fe ls more living on a dirt road. than a major highway. >> i was rocking and rolling on that story this morning. it was rough out there. the park service plans to shut wn major parts of the parkway this weekend to fix those

potholes. we have more details on when and where that work will happen. o> reporter: for the naushl park service, there'sime like the present they will use thergency contracting authority and close part oparkway to make enhanced repairs. a >> thepplication of an adhe ve patch that should las a little bit longer term, be more durable. >> unacceptable we got to this point. sglrt the move comes after other congressional leaders voiced concerns about roadit cons. >> this situation obviously rises to the level of emergency. a dangerous situation. it's a hazard for motorists. people getting flat tires and injured. it had to end. it has to end fast. >> reporter: consider the work more of a band-aid. the long-term solution is is repaving the entire parkway. that will happen next month. the emergency work starts on friday at 7:30 p.m. and sunday at 5:00 a.m. for complete details on closures, visit

nbcwashington.com. the fig over funding for the special olympics is in the spotlight on capitol hill again today. we have new >>action. and president trump calls a a decision to drop the charges in the outrageous.ett case he's promising a new review. the littest on the n

there's growing controversy in chicago. it c facing star jussie smollett were dropped. this morning the president tweeted saying the f and doj will review when he calls the outrageous jussie smollett case in chicago. he called the case an embarrassment to our nation. chicago police have released new details following a free throw of information act. detectives outlined the connection between the actor and thes broth hired to orchestrate a hatecrime. the top prosecutor who recused

herself from the case insist ises smollett did not get special treatment. they dropped 16 counts in return for twos day of community service and $10,000 in court fees. >> mr. smollett was afforded the same opportunity a thatone in cook county had a nonviolent offense and required background would be able to get. >> smoth lel is is facing a federal probe for mailing himself a death threat, news appears that may be unraveling. developing this morning, prince george's county police are tryg to solve a murder mystery. on wednesday morning somebody dropped off someone at a center. the man dieing from a gunshot wound. police donlt know who sert him or the victim has been identify ie as eric wefr. he and his father appead with me on father's day last year to talk about helping people who

had been in prison. both men had served time in prison and were working on t rebuildingir father and son relationship. the family is in total shock. >> you have those surreal moments where like i'mer n going to see him again. i'm never going to hear his voice again. and it hurts. it hus. >> his father told us p byne he doesn't know how he'll make it throughis th. police are trying to determine the location of the >shooting. self-declared neonazi who killed a woman this charlottesville pleaded guilty to hate crimes. james fields could have a pontial death penalty that attack killed a woman. >> james comey speaks out for

the first time since invthe russia itigation ended. >> temperaturacie potts has mort and the push to release the full report. >> i think it's good he was able to finish the work. >> reporter: fired fbi director james comey in an exclusive interview with lester holt on the ra investigation he ayarted. comey it's good for the country that president trump was cleared of collusion, but attorney general william barr's summaryeft questions tha only the full report canan er. >> the obstruction piece confuses me. i think both director mueller ask attorney general barr are entitled to benefit of the doubt. they are people with sterling reputations. but a lot ohat is said in that letter doesn't make sense to me. ee i think it's clear that director comey has confused on a lot of things. >> reporter: it's not clear when or if congress will get the full report. democrats are demanding by tuesday, but the attorney general says a review to take

out classified information could take weeks. >> they seem to be trying to keep large sections of that under wraps and that's just no going to fly >> we should be consistent in letting the special counsel finish his work. >> reporter: president trump continues to criticize the investigation. >> it was treason. it was really treason. >> we can hear me about this when he rallies in michigan tonight. the big question when is the man bert muellercenes ro going to testify. throw lawmakers say a co ale committe looking a at the object of a subpoena to force him to testify and get aroundos his the attorney general. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. a new book about former first lady barbara bush has some toug words for president trump. the book is is entitled "the matriarch" asksiffers rare t into her thoughts about the president. her dislike of trump was so strong that it led to heart problems. apparently she had tel strong

fegs for years. in journals date iing baa accou to the 1990s she called donald trump greedy ais se bush says in the final years of her life she did not consider herself a republican. right now education secretary betsy devos is is facing tough questions for the second time this week. she's facing backlash over a proposal to cut federal spending for the special olympics. maria shriver whose family founded the organization, don't try to balance the budget on the backs of those with special needs. news 4's meagafitzgerald has more on the fallout. >> reporter: special olympmps is reallytant because they offer these different programs and activities. >> reporter: if there was a moment that gave ilene enormous joy, it would be seeing her

42-year-old brother brian who has down syndrome feel like he's ling his dream. brian has won dozens of medals at the s cial olympic games over the last three decades. >> the sense and the sense of achievement, it's something that actuall eyes.ring tears to my >> reporter: but the federal t dollart helped fund the organization could be on the chopping block. education secretary betsy devos was grilled by members of knk ot tuesday wanting to cut all $18 million in federal funding for special olympics. despite the organization having bipartisan support. a spokesperson for devos said, quote, the special olympics raises more than $100 million philanthropically every year, and while the secretary is is rt personally supe, the activities of special olympics

are better supported with other state, local and private funds. tim shriver is the chairman of special olympics. he says a lot of supporters are concene conc >> they say to me, are we okay? it z it going to te okay? i keling them, we got this. we got your back. this work will not die. >> reporter: the organization says they are going to continue to work with supporters in congress and they will never stop ed a advocating for those special athlete who is don't always tave a voice. thought that their funding would be cut is devastating. >> reporter: meagan fitzgerald, news 4. a favorite feature is back at nats park this season is. we'll hav l theatest on giveaways a the park. plus the latest on the wbig jaer of the

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become the world serie champs begins today. whether you're going to the the game or trying to avoid traffic, we're working for you. garages near nationals park opened about an hourago. you can now get this side the ballpark and the first 25,000 fans will get a free t-shirt. opening ceremonies kick off at 12:15 with first pitch at 1:05. the u.s. army corps quartet will be perform iing tional anthem. whether or not you're at the game, you may spot the flyover by the guardsmen just day one. the season has a lot to offer for fans this yore. >> we have a great slate of giveaways this year. the most bobble heads we have ever done. the first one i on april 12th. i saw the sign for that. it's going to be yog. can't collect them all if

you dependent get the first one. we're bracking backfireworks night. have omething the fans been requesting. it's what summer,baseball, fireworks, they just go together. >> a lot going on. here's a look n at the countdown to the pitch first. we're now less than two hours away. it's a great day for >> it's so nice out there. i will say there's a chill in the air. but for march 28th, we lucked out. >> ab chutely. a bitf a a breeze out there today. e 'll have plenty of sunsh and it's completely dry for opening day or whatever your plans are. i wadriving this this morning. the roads completely empty. i suspect is a the lot of people took the day off toeny. if you are one of those lucky ones, what a greatthay to get oue. even b if it not when the kids are getting home from school, make time to head outdoors and

get freshair. we are 10 degrees warmer today than yesterday. we continue to woarm tomorrow o into saturday. so we're going to continuemio track w temperatures and lock at your second headline. there's some rain in the forecast this weekend. .at's going to be on sund with these warmer temperatures, the cherry blossoms really coming out. we'll have peak blo on april 1st. currently temperatures right now in the upper 40s. someea spots a at 50 degrees. we're at 50 in leesburg. 49 in the district. 50 in camp springs. a high tem orature today 64 degrees. our official high yesterday at reagan nional was 55. so noticeably warmer with mostli sunny out there. check out this wind direction out of the south at about 5 miles an hour. so that nice southly wind is bring iing warmer temheratures intoegion. but also likely more pollen into the area. i'm hoping to get a new pollen report before the hou if i do, i will be putting that

here. you can find it on my facebook and twitter pages. eck out tomorrow morning. this is 8:00 a.m. a chilly start this morning. tomorrow morning it's comfortable. especially compared to this morning and the past few mornings. 52 in washington. 48 in frederick. and as we move through the the day tomorrow, we'll warm to around degrees. i'm going to have more on those weekend rain chances coming 1 right arou40. we are live from therkield at nator opening day. the new and old faces that will be part of today's line up. plus the government is accusing facebook of

get ready. first pitch is now about 90 minutes away. leading up to the game, this morning the team's general manager says he's happy with the

team they have. >> opening day is always exciting time here in d.c. with the team we have, excitement around the neighborhood, we couldn't be happier. >> something fans hope hasn't changed is matt scherzer's dominance. we are live at the ballpark wi more on the starter. a lot of folks are hoping scherzer will make some headlines today. >> reporter: we want to send a happying day to you guys. for some of the players they are treating today like another baseball game. but for others, they are looking forward to the pa january try to comes with opening day. the nationals expectedcoo ete for a world series despite l bryce harpefing for the phillies. the team worked hard on basics and fundamentals during spring training. the payoff all starts today oni op day. it's always exciting.

while the manager says his advice to the players is control your heartbeat, good luck telling that to mr.si inten max shecherzer. >> you're just excited to get back out there. we have been waiting this whole off season. just want to go outhere and compete. >> there's so much anticipation and energye' th all the fanfare and the introductions and the stuff that goes on before the game on the field. and we have been working towar this for a long time. >> opening day is for my family really. hwhere we come from, hard we have worked, on and off the feld, when you go out the the first time just to be able f reflect and know they are watching is hug me. it's the reason i play this gauge. >> repter: they also marking day and season for the baseball family. live from natiols park, news 4

sports. todayf you can believe it, marks 12 years for nationa park. and these days the area near the stadium is hardlyni recble from what it was years ago. mark segraves shows us thabd has transformed ask what's still to come. >> reporter: today nats park is surrounded by office buildings, condos and dozens and dozens ofe aurants. construction this the area is far from over. but this is the not what the neighborhood looked like 12 years ago. before nats park the area was mostly industrial. >> they opened at the perfect time. >> reporter: the business improvement district points out that today the area is is a mixed uscommunity with fices, apartment buildings, restaurants and retail. >>ei theborhood just recently celebrated 10,000 residents. so we have 24 residential buildings. now we're at 57 plus restaurants. retail we have about 40 retailers in the neighborhood.

>> you see the change and that was probably a driving force, but i think the neighborhood has grown so much and it's just so much change you want to get into new and developing neighborhoods. >> reporter: while the are appears crowded now, there's a lot more coming this the next ten years. >> by 2020 we're expected to be 65% built out. with about 14,000 residents.n >> reporter: t by 2030 when all the construction is completed -- >> we'red expec to be at 20,000 residents. >> reporter: in addition to the people now liv here, about 3 million visitme through here each year. and while everyone suggest ises using public transportation to get here, if you have to drive, there's several parking lots around thema ballpark. segraves, news 4.

w> d.c. leaderse hoping to have online betting up ask running in time for opening day. the goal now is get drid for football. mark segraves broke the story on cial media. officials say regulation contracts must get approval before et bets can take place. it should be settled by football season for venues like nats park. they have their eyes on janua 2020 for the launch of a a mobile app. ather round of march madness begins. virginia is now among the teams fighting to stay in the the big dance. >> the number one seed will take on the 12 seeded oregon ducks in it louisville. they spent yesterday practicing. tip off tonight happens just before 10:00. uva going a lot farther this year. developing this morning, facebook is being sued by the

government over its advertising platform. the departmentf housing and urban development says the social medt' gi advertising platform enables housing d discrimination. >> facebook prevented advertisers from reaching home buyers. that's a violation of tg fair housct saying facebook's advertising platforms encourage discrimination by rekriktrictin who could see ads about housing. a spokesperson says the company willl evelop a new por limit ads linked to housing and employment. ro> boeing says it has a fix for itsded fleet of 737 max airplanes. and officials are working to c. but there's still q wstions aboun the play plaens will be able to fly again. >> reporter: boeing has an urgent software fix for its 737 max. on wednesday boeing briefed 200

airline pilots and executives on the details. >> what was explained to us this detail are significant enhancements to the system. >> reporter: this is the upgrade boeing now wts thefaa to approve. two sensors will now provide the angle of attac not just one, now with the sensors disagree an cater indicator light will warn the pie the los. a bad sensor is push iing the plane into the sea. the indonesian pilots tried 20t pull out of the nose dive. now pilots will be able to ri ov it more easily. boeing says max pilots can learn the new system in just 30 minutes on an ipad. congress wants answers. including why the faa was so slow to groun the max after every other country already had. >> there was no factual b wis upch to ground the planes. so conversely, it you don't hav

the factual basis upon which to ground a plane, how do you unground a plane >> reporter: more questions now that the plane is grounded. how will the faa ensure that it's safe for americans to fly again. >> we don't know the primary causes of the accidewhs, but we do you have my assurance we will take the actionhe necessary don't happen again. >> reporter: tom costello, nbc news turning now to powerball. check your ckets. someone just became a winner. >> i'm going to win one da the winning numbers for the $768 million prize match one ticket. so unless you bought yours in wisconsin, it was not you. , 20,37, 44, 62 and the powerball number of 12. you h mayave won a smaller prize, but the winning ticket was sold in a suburb outside

milwaukee. the lump sum for that payout for the winner a whopping 65 million before taxes. wisconsin is is not a state where you can claim anonymously, so hopefully we'll have details about that winner soon. can't believe it. t someone is goibe really ppy. >> lawn care is no joke at nats park. a look at what crews are worried about this season. and the warm-up starts totoy y. it was cold th morning, but we is

we have some breaking news clarksburg.of chopper 4 over the scene of a serious adn collision between a sedan and work van.

you can see it that on your screen. it happened just about apt hour ago. montgomery county fire rescue tellings one person was trap edn e wreckage and taken to the hospital in critical condition. several others sustained minor r injuries. no word on when the scene will be cleared ask those roads reopened, but we'll keep an eye on that story. the scene is set fory' to game at nats park. a g part o the praep prep ration is making sure the field is perfect without w not a blade of grass out of place. the director of field operations lys everything is ready. he's just hoping fs rain. >> last year was certainly a challenging year. wettest year on record. it's challenging for fans,pl ers, everybody really involved. and fingersrossed thi year, we're hoping for a drier yiear.

>> the grass just looks so green. al that sun and water fallinic a day for baseball. >> no rain toda >> no rain today. we were getting ready for the weather day which is taking place in may, they take the grass sori sly. a we look to today, a high of 64 degrees. running 5es deg above normal. currently at 49 degrees. we'll jump up to60. the stronger sun angle and plenty of sunshine to warm us up. 64 is going to be our high today. we're down to a cool 59 we are going to have plenty of clouds around. that being said, t mild days. clouds already in place. but the clouds are ultimately

gobug to win out. we hit the high temperature of 75 degrees. it will be breezy sa afternoon and evening. so keep that in mind. sunday we'll have rain around for the morning and midday hours. we dry out for the later afternoon ask evening hours it will be breezy and windy throughout the day on sunday. and cooler. lock at temperatures just kind of hanging out throughout the entire day. so with that being said, the wh having a low to moderate impact on youek d. so whether you're getting out in the lawn andrd , i would certainly pick saturday if you're heading out to the basin. outdoor exercise on sunday reach for the rain gear if you're heading out sunday morning. here's why. future weather at 6:00 a.m., we have rain in a good part of northern virginia. starting to push into the district. it's raining pretty much everywhere. we continue to see rain around

noon. it starts to push out of the area at 2:00 p.m.'s till blustery with 50s feeling like 40s. on monday we'll have highs in the 50s. and then maybe some late day showers on wednesday we're back to near 60 >> thank you. do you recycle? >> i do. your items that could be recycled are ending up in landfill in our area. ming up, why your efforts may actually b> backfiring. d the next segment could leave you hungry. see what's on the

on this opening day, we are talking ballpark food. it's part of the the experience of going to a major league game. >> they are expected to sell 720,000 hot dogs, 45,000 pounds of barbecue meat and top it off with 5700 gallons of ketchup.

>> good morning, welcome to nats park. we he this amazing food selection. starting off with a walking taco concept. free toe chips, chili, cheese, sour cream, everything you want in a walking taco. next our new steamed b concept. we're doing different takes on classics. we have pork, chicken and mushroom. so diffegrnt bands, looking at the trends and trying to bring flavor to the ballpark in a steamed bun. coming up next, we have old hickory. so this is an in-house smoked barbecue concept we've got. starting off with the short rib, low and slow. beautiful, delicious, bone-in.

next is this beautiful tkey leg. we brine it, close to two days and can then smoke it in a sweea caroliarbecue sauce. and then last with us nbut not e sweet corn. it'sy definitel something great. coming up next, chocolate bag. we call it the one bagger. decadent dark chocolate, complete bag. we have some roasted white chocolate mous inside ask fresh berries on top. and last but not least, we have diffent restaurants represent that we have partnered up with. something like oyster poi boys. wings and a medium rare steak

sandwich. aso come o see us. a great line up that you can have here at nats park. enjoy. >> g so i'mng to the game just to eat. this year you can skip the line to get your food. you can use the caviar app to order foods right from your aat. you'll g alert to pick up your food when it's hot and ready. nationals say t goal of the app is to make sure fans have time to watch the game. now if your child is is pumped about the nats opening av day, them sit down for this. they are offering free baseball this summer t washington nationals youth baseball academy is exprding. this yhey plan to expire and serve more kids here in d.c. news 4 spoke with the executive director. >> it start ed just at the academy a few years ago. dsd as we have grown, we have expanded into wive and six. this year even though we offered to ward eight, we have a site in ward eight. >> now a few days ago, we told you about nationals homecoming

gala. it's of the fundraisers and thisear it raise ead more than million dollars. and a reminder, our coverage of opening day continues all day. doug kammerer will be live from outside the park at 4:00. >>ere's an eye opener for the most part we all try our besttao care of the planet. maybe you sort trash, separating the recycling from the rest o the garbage. >> but wait. what if we told you that you're environmentally friendly efforts might be backfiring. here's d.avidteulver. >> rep the cost to transport and recycle glass and going way up. more than double iing in the pa couple months. add to that increased standards from china ask india, who purchase many of our recyclables.la making here not worth the cost of llcycling. >> a the glass that's going in your bin right now is just ending up in a reservoir and going back to the landfill.

>> reporter: this is one of the rost disheartening parts of this entiress. especially for those of us who hat by recycling we're doing something beneficial that will be repurposed and put to good use. instead many many of the items including glass now in places like prince william county are rejected. >> to help guarantee certainit s get recycled, choosap a focuseoach this your own home or office. >> right now it you focus on newspapers, card board,go it's g to get recycle d. >> reporter: in the meantime, put the glass in the trash. david culver, news 4. a budget airline ceased leaving s overnight passengers stranded around the world. >> what a headache. coming up, what

and new this morning, air budgetne that flies from the airport is stopping all operations. while airlines has cancelled all its flights after failing to reach an agreement with there was several flights to london and iceland. the website now recommends passengers check to get to their destinations. a thursday night comedy

about a bar and its clientele. >> nbc's mark barger talked to the the star whose name has some nbc ties. >> what is this? >> when you hear nbc has a new sitcom, a familiar face comes to mind. it'sy actuais natalie morale less. >> how much confusion over the years? >> lots. lots of confusion. identify gotten her baby gifts before. she's good gothen my auditions befo g. it's annoyss. >> this natalie plays the title character of "abby's." she's the owner of an illegal bar in the backyard. >> if i could be compared to "cheerz r", we'll take it. >> but that classic was set in

boston. this is in san diego. andou filmed oors in a back lot neighborhood at universal studios. >> in theard of one of those houses, we built a bar set and a whole seating arrangement forhe audience and brought everybody in. it's really awesome. >> reporter: even if the setting is unique, she hopes the vibe is familiar. >> it'so goingel like you're hanging out with your friends. you'll want the to make your own in your backyard and have friends come over and maybe char them. >> reporter: or just settle for watching "abby's." l that's a nice outdoor bar. let's get a fieck on the weather. >> i'm just getting the new number this. current temperature at 53 degrees. we're going to have a high today around 64. erbeautiful sunshine out throughout the afternoon hours. and warm tomorrow into saturdhi. s tomorrow in the 60s andw 70s. and despite clouds and an isolated shower around the

corridor. on satury partly cloudy skies and mild out there with high temperatures saturday in the low to mid-70s. on satinday we have rain d the morning midday and early afternoon hours. and it's blustery and oler. so make sure to maik plans outdoors on saturday versus sundaydo. is the ballpark this afternoon. and i'll be here updating the weekend outlook. it'sooking like saturday is the better weekend day. next week it's pretty quiet ono the side. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. >> thank you. and we'll see you later. thank yos for joining for news 4 midday. we'll all be back on the air 00this afternoon first at >> you can get yr news and ou

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