>> news 4 at 6:00 begins with breaking news. >> russia interfered in our01 2 elections in a sweeping and systematic fashion. but special counsel robert mueller says despite numerous links, he cannot show that the trump campaign tried to assist those russian efforts. >> and while there is evidence, president trump openly and repeatedly tried to muddy the investigation. mueller opted not to charge the president with obstruction of justice. today the white house declared vindication and total victory. within minutes of a news conference from a attorney general william barr before the report had eve been released to the public. president trump left for mar-a-lago just a short time ago and did not take reporrs estions. >> democrats accuse barr of shielding the president. now they want to hear directly from robert mueller himself. >> the president was frustrated and angered by his since

belief that the investigation was undermining his presidency, propelled by h political opponents and fueled by illegal leaks. >> this should never happen to other president again. this hoax. it should never happen to another president again. >> the mueller report outlinedb ding evidence that president trump engaged in obstruction of justice and other misconduct. >> it was clear thecopecial sel believed that no one was above the law and that includes the president of the united states. >> now the muellereport is 448 pages long. here it is. partially redacted. but still plenty to unpack here and sift through. >> you've got to lift it with two hands. bair wi bear with us. we're not going to r it all, but we do want to give you key finings. on the issue of crdination with russia, quote, while the investigation identified numerous links between individuals with ties to the

russian government, and dividuals ashe individuals associated with the trump campaign, the evidence was not sufficient to charge that any member of the trump campaign conspired withr coordinated with representatives of the russian government to tnterfere in 2016 election. end quote. >> on the issue of obstruction, quote, if we had confidence after a thorough investigation of the facts that the president clearly did not commit obstruction of justice, we would so state. based on the facts and the applicable legal standards, we are uble to reach that judgment. accordingly, while this report does not include or conclude that the president committed a crime, it alsootoes n exonerate him, end quote. >> nbc news justice correspondent pete williams mwa among the first to get the report. >> as pete reports tonight,re while there many questions unanswered in those hundreds of pages, there are many more that still are begging for answers.

>> there are several questions here that this report doesn't answer. number one, why is it? i mean, we understand what the report says. that the evidence pointed two ways. but many prosecutors other than folks in the justice department have said he' the special counsel, it's his job to make these decisions, why didn't he? willi william barr felt why couldn't he make the conclusion and w hll probablye to wait until mueller testifies. william barr said he had no kzt mueller testifying before congress to answer these questions. that's one thing. secondly, why didn't the special counsel insist on interviewing the president. you see what they say in here, thatas they thoughtally they had enough based on his public statements and the statements of other people around the president. they decided it was near the end of the vchinvestigation and the was no point in dragging it out finally this unusual statement by a prosecutor that they didn't

exonerate the president. many former rosecutors have said that's an odd thing for a prosecutor to say. they're not in the exoneration business. they either bring charges or they don't. >> pete williams, some of the most dramatic pieces of that report include president trump's reaction to mueller's appointment in the first place. he called it the end of his presidency. nt he also at one poi tried to order that mueller be fired. nbc's blayne alexander picks up our coveraep. >> rter: nearly two years in the making, special counsel obert mueller's russia report is finally public with redactions. according to the report, when president trump learns that mueller had beened appoint in may of 2017, he panicked launching anay expletive sing oh my god, this isterrible, this is the end of my presidency. in mueller's 448-page report, he details several examples of justicel obstruction of including the firing of fbi

director james comey and one instance where the president orded don mcgahn to order mueller's firing and mcgahn refused. the efforts were mostly unsucceun ccessful. that does not exon -- exonerate. still, president trump declaring victory. >> i'm having a good day too. it was called no collusion, no obstruction. mueller found no criminal conspiracy between the trump campaign and russia. something highlighted today by ttorney general william barr echoing a frequent phrase from the president. >> as he said from the beginning, there was, in fact, no collusion. >> that not sitting well with democrats. also upset the president's lawyers got a look at the rept rlier this weekdays before congress. >> the special counsel made clear that he did not exonerate the preside and the responsibility now falls to

congress to hold the president accounble for his actions. >> reporter: strengthening their call to see the full report without redactions. and lawmakers wncl get a cha to question barr directly. he's going to be on capitol hill early next month for two days to answer questions before lawmakers, but democrats today are intensifying their calls to hear from the special counsel himself. inrfact, bar was asked by reporters about that very thing during a news conference today and he sai n he would have problem with mueller testifying. >> blayne, we're hearing that some members of congress arere aly expecting to receive a version of that report with fewer redactions. what do we know about that? >> yeah. far fewer redakctions. he's only going to leave redacted the information pertaining to grand jury testimony. certainly a much different than public will receive and other members of congress. this is only going to the gang of eight and the cha and

ranking member of the house judiciary committee and senate judiciary committee, but still, the question will this be enough to satisfy democrats? probably not. they've all said they want to see the full report without i redactions ands something they're willing to fight for. >> all right. blayne alexander reporting. thank you. in sessions is not right now, so their reaction has been coming in all day from all over the country. >> news 4 scott macfarlane is at our live desk what some of our local members are saying. scott. >> jim and doreen, just one republican in maryland's congressional delegation, reprentative andy harris of the eastern shore on social media said the special counsel has clearly exonerated the president from allegations of collusion. he call s it wasted time, energ and money. a different statement on the facebook page of chris van holland. he wrote that was quite a spin barm attorney general barr on a report he has allowed no one but the white house to read so far just like when i questioned him under oath. he wanted to make it clear he

believed president trump was not guilty of obstruction ever justice but refuses to give facts to back it up. as the long-awaited report was released, we found most of the delegation out of town going on kbre congressional tours, some oth out of the country. but montgomery county congressman jamie raskin was on th hill and heid speak to news 4. >> we understand that impeachment is a serious constitutional remedy that's reserved fornly the most serious conduct. in any event, we have a constitutional oversit power that goes way beyond that and we're going to exercise that oversight power to make sure that the rule of law is being enforce. >> virginia senator mark warner, top democratic member of the senate intelligence committee is expected to see an unredacted or rss redacted version of the muellerort. senator warner tonight says in the days to come, it is essential that congress hear directly from the special counsel regarding his investigation. at the live desk, scott

macfarlane. news 4. scott, thank you. and we have much more coverage to come right here on news 4 at 6:00. nbc news political director chuc todd will join us onset at 6:15 to talk about the report and where our political system goes from here. stay with us coming up at 7:00. let's turn to the weather. this tee tomorrow we will b in the middle of our first waive of potentially severe weather. flash flood watches aredy alrea in effect. >> it's coming, folks. let's go to storm team 4 teorologist amelia draper for a first look at our forecast. hi, amelia. >> good even, jim and doreen. the national weather service has already issued a flash flood watch for most of the area. this is going to start tomorrow ndat noon a run through 5:00 a.m. on your saturday. on storm team 4 radar behind me, it's that system that's headed our way. check it out. all of e areas heren solid green are going to be under that flash flood watch. this is the entire d.c. metro area. wn through charles county, up through frederick county and

maryland and even back into parts of the panhandle of west virginia. as we track waves of heavy rain moving through the area tomorrow, mainly later in the day. in totale'll see about 1 to 2 inches, up to 3 inches if possible in some locations. and i can't say this enough, if you have a flooded road tomorrow, especially during the overnight hours, turn around, don't drown. flooding is going to be the biggest concern i'm tracking. but also the potential for some damaging winds. i'm going to have much more on that and the timing coming up at 6:25. >> all right, amelia. thank you. now to the murder of a young man in maryland. >> just 22 years old, hece rely moved to our area to start a new career. he gotne gun down in his own apartment complex earlier this week as he left for work. >> the victim had raised concerns about the man now charged with killing him. >> he has been a model child

every parent would want. >> reporter: if there was such a thing as perfectng yourman, it was tryique hudson. he graduated from north carolina and wasecruited to work as an engineer and is why he moved here to an apartment. we spoke by phone with his clo family friend. >> i cannot pull out everything that he has ever done that's ever been disappointing. >> reporter: she says he got along with everyone, but a man in his building didn't seem to like him. >> he was on his way to work and coming from down the stairs because he lived above the gentleman. >> reporter: on monday morning he was heading to work when police say his neighbor, 53-year-old james bermback, shot and killed him near the stairwell. this neighbor didn't want to be identified, but says her husband heard the incident, saw the aftermath, called 911. >> he said they hea some gunshots and he came out just to see what was happening.

>> reporter: bermback was in his apartment and s.w.a.t. team embers moved in to make the arrest. court documents show this isn't the first run-in he had with hudson. two months earlier hud n tried to get a protective order on the suspect after telling a judge bermback used his hands to threaten his life. >> you know how you slit somebody's neck. and he did that. >> but the judge denied the request sayinghere wasn't ough proof. now family members and friends are devastated and left with so many unanswered questions. meagan fitzgerald, news 4. >>ov our team cerage of today's breaking news continues right after this. throughout the 6:00 hour, we've got live reports to help with the key takeaways fro the

mueller report. up next, nbcic news polit director chuck todd joins us live right s here in thedio rchl. also ahead, former general governor says he will not get into the race to run against president trump. what he did about the crisis at the p of the virginia government. after a fire inside notre dame thedral, aca

warm weather and sunshine out there today is allgebout to chan >> i hope you enjoyed today because it ain't lasts. this time tomorrow we could be in the wave oen potally severe weather, amelia? >> exactly. i'm tracking the potential for two rounds of severe weather

tomorrow. the biggest concern i'm seeing is going to be heavy rainfall that could lead to some flooding concerns. today our official high at reag national, 79 degrees. tomorrow, though, is a storm team 4 weather alert day. i've been talking about this all week long. the potential for heavy rain that could lead to some flooding and some strong even severe thunderstorms impacting the area. storms could not only bring the heavy rainfl but damaging winds as well and maybe an isolated tornado. as the system pulls away, weco uld see some shower over the weekend, but the weekend is not a washout. we are going to have plenty of dry time, and then next week it's all about the 70s. right now we're at 78 and will be mild through the evening with increasing clouds overnight tonight. at 11:00 we're only around 71. it's still going to be really comfortabl y here's what can expect tomorrow on your friday. i'm tracking two waves of heavy rain. what i'm seeing right now, that

first wave favoring t2:00 p.m. o 6:00 p.m. the second favorin10:00 p.m. we have the potential to see two areas of heavy rain. one during the late afternoev and ing hours and the other during the overnight hours. in total about 1 to 3 inches of rain. gusts up to 50 miles an hour. maybe an isolated tornado. and again, turn around, don't drown. if you do come across a flooded road out there tomorrow night, even on into saturday morning. t otherwisorrow will be breezy mild with plenty of clouds and a high of 75 degrees. maybe a shower or two out there dung the morning urs, but the chances for rain really increase as td dhe day wears on. a few spottybl showers possi on sunday. doreen, i'm going to have much more on saturday and sunday coming up a little bit later. >> all right. thanks, amelia. news 4 is learning more

tonight about why former governor decided not to run for president and itead to change his focus to helping reelect virginia democrats. the commonwealth top three office holders all democrats tainted by controversy. he is assuming the role of a stand-in governor in some ways.v northernginia bureau chief julie carey looks at what's ahead. >> it was a tough decision. i really wanted to run for president. >> reporter: but instead former virginia governor terry mccauliff is staying home to help the ones mired in controversy. normally it would be governor ralph northam's job to campaign th democratic general assembly, but on sunday northam was forced to cancel a campaign appearance for a northern virginia state senator when demonstrators gred at the venue. on monday word that campaign donations to theop three democrats had all but dried up.

>> for me that was the final piece. the party needs me now. we can win the house. we can win the senate and take v to the next level. >> he says he's also about preserving his legacy. prince william county delegate was part of the 2017 blue wave democrats gave control of the house then. e i think that the governor is a surge ofrgy that we need here in the commonwealth. >> reporter: but she doesn't think the cloud over the governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general will be a drag oner campaign. >> i think what my focus is as a legislator is not what happens at the top of the ticket, but what happens right in my back yard. >> reporter: the state a republican party leaders are continuing to keep a spotlight on the controversy facin the top three democrats, but here at the local level there's a different focus. republican rich anderson is trying to win back from the loss two years ago. thecandals in virginia a factor to run again.

>> it was very embarrassing and as a result i wanted toet back into the fray. >> reporter: anderson says the governor's trouble not something he'll be bringing up to voters. >> i'll tell you what i'm hearing and it's the classic kitchen table issue. transportationn, educ public safety, jobs, economy. those sorts of things. >> in northern virginia, i'm julie carey, news 4. news 4 is working for you. maryland's governor signed a new law inspired by a news 4 i-team investigation. nhe law sponsored by delegate c.t. w will better protect schoolchildren with strict or background checks forho public sc teachers. starting this summer, maryland school districts will have to check all prior employers for their potential hires, not just the mosten r the new requirements alsoto app ny employee who has direct contact withinors in the schools. still to come, the capitals try to bounce back after gettish ut out in game three of their playoff series against the hurricoes. we'll g live tohe watch party

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beginning, there was, in fact, s collusion. >> what did youay to people on both sides of the aisle who are

concerned you are trying proto protect the president. >> i'm not sure your basis for saying i'm being generous to the public. >>ttorney general william barr didn't have much patience today for questions about his view of the special counsel report. >> now the report is out. we're all processing it. we're all forming some of our own conclusions. there are conclusions all over the map from the coverage i've been seeing. nbc political director and "meet the press" moderator chuck todd is here on a very busy day watching the coverage, so much of it comes down to what was bob mueller's intention? what's your take? >> well, first of all, let's unpack. the president is out there screaming no obstruction, no collusion. that's not what the report says. the report says it was attempted obstruction and there was an attempted conspiracy. s

muellernt a whole couple of pages defining collusion is not in the law and conntiracy. it's iesting they decided to explain that to the reader about why they don't necessarily use collision, they use conspiracy. he lays out all sorts of attempts and even makes it clear this is where bill barr has presideput himself into a real partisan fight. basically mueller is saying it's up to congrs to decide the obstruction question. it's pretty clear that the parameters they were operating under, that the u.s. isn't necessarily lfking to see i they can do it themselves. they also left it open if possible the president could be charged once he leaves office. i do think this report certainls not exonerating for the president. it shows the attempted obstruction. his own staff basically stopped him. and on conspiracy, they were trying to work -- they had no problems working with the russian government. theyanted to. they didn't get direct access.er

whatev the russian government did, they didn't do thrghhe trump campaign. that clearly muellerfound. but that didn't mean the trump campaign wasn't open to it. that didn't tean themp campaign didn't take a potentially any call that came b and said we've got dirt on hillary clinton, -- and by the ay, it comes fro russian government, do you want some. theirirst reaks let mction wasn me call the fbi. the reaction was from donald trump jr., if it's what you say it is, i love it. the american people have to decide if they're comfortable that we had one of the two major political partiesarticipate in an attempt to do is. >> you mentioned a lot of people saved president trump. >> yes. his own white house lunsel. >> a of people were afraid this week that their names would come out. do you think we're going to hear about fallout of people in his administration? >> here's what's interesting. the people that clearly were trying to protect t from himself, they're not there anymore. this to me is something we all ought to digest.

the first 18 months, reince priebus and mike pence essentially built this administration through the transition. and they stocked this administration with wha i would call republican professionals. pewle who sort of k the rules. knew the guardrails in that west wing. looking at don mcgahn. he wasn't the only one. all those people are gone. everybody who protected the president from obstructing are gone. sessions, gone. mcgahn, gone. priebus, gone. bannon,n. eve gone. these people that were trying to be careful. they're not there anymore. when you look at the sort of -- is this the president now without guardrails? is this a president without those folks protecting him from himself? i would argue that that's whatt we have righw. >> a lot more to come. now we will see what congress es with this information. >> it is. by the way, the president politically, the timing couldn't have been better. they're not even here.

holiday wkend. i mean, you know, the rollout this thing couldn't have gone any better politically for donald trump. it was bill barr who was in control. >> chuck todd, you can see more of chuck's insights and full coverage of the release of the special counsel report ahead on nbc nightly news. that's right after news 4 at 6:00. new clues tonightn what may have started that massive fire at notre dameat chedral. the investigation taekes a new turn ason work cnues to save the structure. and protecting our treasured landmarks right here at home. news 4 chris gordon shows us what's happening inside the

welcome back. tomorrow we'll be in storm team 4 weather alert day. the greatest concern tomorrow is heavy rain tdt could lea to flooding. just about everybody under a flash flood watch. so the potentialor damaging winds with gusts up to 50, maybe even 60 miles an hour. i can't rule out an isolated tornado based on the wind profile throughout the atmosphere. if you're traveling tomorrow night, know yoacmight come ss some flooded roads. >> amelia, thank you. back now at 6:30 with some of the highlights from the redactef version opecial counsel robert mueller's report released today. those 400-page document details russia's efforts interfere in the 2016 election. it also includes numerous links between trump campaign associates and individuals with russian government ties. >> but mueller's team did not find suspicion evidee to charge anyone with conspiracy. the verdict on obstruction is less clear. the special counsel noted thatm the t could not say with confidence that the president did not commit obstrucheon. >> t white house is claiming

victory, but top democrats on the intelligence committee have a different view. >> news 4 blayne alexander joins us now with more on that angle. blayne. >> reporter: jim and doreen,s democrave made it clear they are not happy with the way the attorney general handled this rollout. they made it clear they want to hear from the special counsel himself and have the opportunity to ask him questions. so today we heard from senator wark er. he of course is the top democrat on the senate intelligence coittee. he said that barr fundamentally mischaracterized mueller's findings in what he calls a preechfe tiff press connce. in the days to come, i'll read from the statement, directly from mueller regarding his investigation and renewed his call to see the full unredacted report. that was echoed by the doocrats ead the house intelligenceit comme. congressman adam schiff. >> the attorney general is not the erpresident'snal lawyer. although he may feel he is. he is supposed to be the highest law enforcement officer in the

la he is supposed to represent the interest of the american people. the report outlines mults pell attempts by the president to mislead the country, to interfere with the investigation, to make false statements to the american people and to urge others to lie people.merican it is clear the special counsel believes that no one was above the law and tha t includes president of the united states. >> reporter: guy, today we're seeing the top democrats really intensifying their calls to hear from mueller. we heard from senate minority leader chuck schumer andsi nanc peloaying there is a crisis of confidence in the attorney general right now and the only y toestore it they say is to hear directly from mueller. jim and doreen. >> all right. blayne alexander, thank you. thank you,e blayne. we'r not done with our coverage of tonight's big story. coming up at 6:45 vgs we'll go ho live to the white e. >> peter alexander will join us with how the president's team is responding a what he's working on tonight for nbc nightly news.

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new information on the possible cause of the fire at he notre dame cathedral in paris. paris police now believe an electrical short circuit may haveis all . >> french officials say this is only an initial assessment because investigators don't have the ability to go into the buildinget y and do a full examination. that's because of potential safety hazards. right now wooden planks areup holding he flagragile walls. >> it put a spotlight on landmarkeafety all over world. >> that includes here at home. today news 4 chris gordon got a firsthand look at efforts being made at our washington national cathedral to make sure it stands tall for years to come.

>> reporter: at 2:00 p.m. our time, churches worldwide joined in recognizing the tremendous loss caused by the devastating fire at notre dame. it's raising awareness of fire safety. today we got a tour inside washington's national cathedral. we are sharing this view of the oof area rarely seen by the public. the attic. unlike notre dame's roof which was supported by heavy timber and wood beams, the national cathedral was built with steel support beams and concrete. and they are now spending $3 million to improve fire andif e light safety system. >> we'll make sure our fire alarm system is as up to date as possible. >> like notre dame, staffld of the rs parts washington national cathedral. the earth wake caused more than $30 million to the stone work.

less than half the prepare work has been done and fundraising continues to pay for almost $20 million worth of work that is still needed. we've geto do the entire south of the facade. all these pinnacl need to be removed, repaired, reinforced, and put back together. >> the washington national cathedral and notre dame look last hey're built to forever. but if there's one thing the fire in paris showed us, it's that money must be spent on modern safety renovations in order to preserve the historic buildings for future generations. reporting from northwest ashington, chris gordon, news 4. president trump arriving soon at mar-a-lago. he's had time to send out a few tweets from air force one. we'll go live to these white h next. how his team is responding to the release of the mueller

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were called naval combat demolition units or moreon comm at age 17 bill dawson was pert of the first team of frog men. he's the last surviving member of the that ground breaking unit. dawson authored a book about his unique experiences. before they were seal, they were frogs. >> knowing today what i helped start developed into what it is today, it's one of the greatest outfits in the worl >> after returning from serving his country, dawson joined the d.c. fire department where he served his community for more than 20ebrad hear 94th birthday surrounded by friends and family including his granddaughter and great granddaughter. >> he'll talk to you for hours about all of de travels hid and all of the experience he gained. it just made him feel really proud of his service. >> greg is a.c. firefighter

who spends his time helping dawson get around. >> he's part of that brotherhood in the fire department for one. he's done a lot for our country and community. >> dawson has another accomplishment. >> inspiring. the fact that he's collected a pension for 45 years, that's even more inspiring. >> as for what dawson credits for his longevity and surviving two very dangerous careers. >> somebody is looking out for me all them years. >> with the last surviving frogman, mark sea gravgraves. >> he is inspiring. back with our top story. the redacted muell report released today. president trump left the white house a couple of hours ago without taking any question. >> tonight he's ciming victory even though the special counsel detailed attempts by the president to interfere with the investigation. >> democrats taking issue wit the claim of total exoneration

and an attorney general who they say sounded more like the president's personal attorney. joining with a closer look, peter alexander. we know they've been preparing a counterwe report. are expecting to see that? >> jim and doreen, good evening. we had heard from rudy giuliani and jay seculo worw. they had the counter report they were prepared to release. this evening we're getting newt indions from the president's legal team they feel so y emboldened they not be putting out the counter report. the president heimself projectig confidence landing within the last 15 minutes or so in florida where he will be spending the weekend at his mar-a-lago property. he was joined on that flight by the white house counsel who will help give the president a better briefingf exactlyll the details in that report.

the president today saying it was a good day for him at an even with wounded warriors. interrupting that event to celebrate the moment saying no obstruction, no collusion and more bradloadly saying this sho not happen to anybody else. robertr' muelle report detailed deeply unflattering elements of the way the president handled himself. conducted himself over he course of the last couple of years. while it may not accuse him of any criminal wrongdoing,ce it wl ainly offer new ammunition for democrats on capitol hill. jim and doreen. >> peter alexander on this momentous day. we thank you for taking time with us live from the house. >>here's much more tonight on nbc nightly news right after this broadcast. wi now amelia is back more about our weather. we need to prepare for the storm that's coming in tomorrow, don't we? >> we're going to have some heavy rain moving through. it's not so much during the morng or midday hours, but as

the day wears on. during the afternoon, evening and overnight hours. check it out. this is what the storm prediction center is thinking as far as the potential for severe weather goes. areas to our south in red are going to have the best chance for strongnd thustorms that could produce gusty damaging winds, maybe some hail, maybe a orw tnadoes. but look at our area, guys. everybody here is in yellow. eerybody has anal chance to see some damagingwi nds, very eavy rainfall and maybe an isolated tornado. then you see t wt severther threat drops off as you head to the north into the pennsylvania and back intoes the w on into west virginia. let's time it out with future weather. here we are at 7:00 a.m. cloudy skies, maybepotty shower or two out there until we hit the midday hours. once we're at noon we start to see more in the way of scattered showers. at that point still showers moving through the area. plenty of clouds. as we head on into the afternoon hours, 2:00 p.m., i'm stopping future weather here.

you can see some rn out there. remember, this is just one computer model. we look at many. i think that as early as about 2:00 p.m. we'll start to see some arrive rain developing, maybe a new rumbles of thurnd. you can see by 5:00 it is pushing out toward the north and gst. then we a break in the action until the next wave moves in later in the evening. then this waive continuve conti impact us on into the evening. there was very heavy rainfall out in northern virginia, especially in loudon counties. you had a little bit of light shower activity me in during the afternoon hours with that cloud cover. on to the severe weather. here we are at 9:00 p.m. continuing to track areas of heavy in, some gusty winds and just plain rain. by midnight there's still that potential for some r heavyn and strong winds out there. as we look toward 3:00 a.m., we start to see this threat pushed out of the area and maybe a lingering shower after that on nto saturday morning at 8:00

a.m. but throughout the day on saturday, it's really looking mainly dry with increasing sunshine, a breeze and pretty hecomfortable with t high of 75. on the cool side for sunday, i'm seeing plenty of clouds in the forecast. a few spotty showers. we start off at 52. we warm to about 65. again, sunday i thi's there the chance, a better chance that you're dealing with rain, but i have to say we are going to have plenty of drying time out there saturday and sunday as well.re currently wround 80 degrees still. 78 here in washington. 81 back in leesburg. here's a look at your stormeam 4 10-day forecast. tomorrow is breezy mostly cloudy. then we're tracking heavy rain moving on into the area. as we look to sunday, maybe a lingering swer. then increasing sunshine. for monday we're going to have a mix of clouds and sunshine. we'll keep it dry in the low 70s. tuesday through next weekend all 70s there. >> we like it. >> yeah, we do.

coming up, a pivotal game for the caps tonight as they try to take the momentum back. davy up next with sports. >> first here's less tor holt with a look ahead.n >> we've bee looking through the mueller report. tonight we'll tell you what it says and what it doesn't say. also if youe of a certain age, why cwh y tha c

>> announcer: this is the xfinity sports desk. >> caps and hurricanes, game four starts in just a few minutes. wem et teaverage. >> boy, do we. sherree burruss is at pnc arena. tommy mcfly at the viewing party at capital one arena. we begin wit dave johnson. you're the only one rocking red in here. >> it's all i could do. tommy's got $5 and sherree is at

the game. t somebody haso work here. in hockey the "o" in offense is not supposed to be for zero, but that's the goals the capitals scored in game tee of the hurricanes. game four tonight and we're reminded hockey is like chess odly it hurts more. head too much t reirden is making moves, chaing the line. giving up eight goals in theiv last periods. as you just saw,rr she burruss is in raleigh. >> t capitals hope to tip momentum in their favor game four tonight. sticking with tradition after a playoff road block, a new skater take the first lap to start practice. andre burakovsky getting the honor of the hot lap. step one in tit caps trying to rebound against the canes. >> no one left the rin yesterday saying we almost had that one, you kew. they difficult opponent. they're going to be ramped up again tonight. i expect them to be better than they were game three. >> defenseman witnessed thete innse atmosphere monday.

tonight he'lline battl those elements and probably nerves getting ready for his first career playoff game. >> next to my t debuthis year, i think it's probably one of my biggest days in life. i've just got to enjoy it. >> the biggest line change on offense, t.j. oshie bumped up to the top line with backstrom and ovechkin. from raleigh, sherree burruss, news 4 sports. getting close to puck drop. sherree burruss tweeted out a four leaf clover. yes, we are superstitious.at th why we've dispatched tommy mcfly to the watch party. you were there last yea we know whatppened. now you've got to bring us the coverage again. >> i mean, if you're saying i'm good luck i'll take 'r. we having a good time at the watch party, right? we got our crew. a big day for you, right? >> right. 30th birthday today. >> yes, celebrating brandon's birthday. lindsey, how is it going in the

southern maryland crew? >> it's going great. ea're really excited to be here. >> are you r for a big night? >> yeah. we're rocking the red. >> yeah, what he said. we're rocking the red. are you specking a big night tonight for the caps? >> yeah. >> you can see all of capital one arena. the line is coming through security. it's going to be an awesome night. nothing like watching the caps with a couplho tand of your close friends with the ice on the jumbo screen. let's go. dave accide dave, back you to. >> until 7:00, $5 beer down there at capital one arena. enjoy the game down there, tommy. he's got it going. i just love to see ifis somebod predicting a hurricanes wane, see what happens. that didn't happen. get ay day for the nationals. a team thats hardly getting away with anything. a 9-6 win over thethiants. ey squirmed when the giants scored f tr runs in ninth

inning. is afternoon before boarding a flight, a chance to win the giants series and get above .500. isn't that what it's all about? going on a springday, getting messy, eating som ice cream. mom comes in, cleanup duty. but still lays her focus on the ice cream bar. mom, get out of here. speaking of laser focus, how aboutuan soto. that one is going left. hold on to your ice cream. stays in the park. his hitting streak, a career high 16 games extended today. then in the fourth, the second homer of the year. why not strik up the handshake line asat prick corbin tosses 7 the nationals win it 4-2. to the redskins. the draft i only aeek away. they should be good on the defense line.

theyd signett eioannidis. also da'ron payne on rooki deals. we'll keep them in town. we'll get set for the caps game. >> meanwhileany predictions? we're minutes away. are we going to see a different caps? it has to be a different team. that's such an unusual situation. we shut out andht really thoug after the ovechkin fight you'd see it go the other way and instead the hurricanes took control. i think it's going to be different tonight. if it's not, you're not going to see me in a leather smock. >> the hurrines are fired up. >> no. that's the thing. a series didn't begin until the road team wins andithe caps want to be that road team tonight. >> they do. dave, we'll see you a 11:00. >> if they win. >> we hope wll sigh for news 4

at 11:00. have a good evening.

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