i'm meagan fitzgerald. hard to believe we're almost in june. halfway through the year. >> going to fe like the summer today. and lauryn ricketts says time to break out the shorts and flip-flops, whatever. >> bathing suits. >> sprinklers, pool. if youidn't do it yesterday, then, yeah, got to do it tomorrow. ta yestday, we made it to 84. we're already at 71 now. those temperatures are going to keep going up and up. and we're headed into the low 90s today for first time this year. a lot of things going on out there as well. we are getting towarden the d of spring andeaded into, what will feel moike summer. hazy out there. it looks like it is summertime out there. we have got some fog, we had that htovernig we also had rain overnight. but right now we're just dealing with dry conditions, and temperatures, look at this, 9:00, 60s and low 70s. average temperature is in the mid-70 so we're already ahead of that

right now. we'll continue to see temperatures go right on up, look at that. by the time we head to the noon hour, 84 degrees. let's talk about the events going on, we havecattered showers and thunderstorms later on this afternoon, once again. a little bit more widespread than yesterday. we'll talk more about that. that's coming up in a little bit. >> all right, lauryn, thank you. this morning, police are victimi in investigating a deadly crash. a man was killed after being hit by a car overnight. >> seems like we say this all the time. and police say they found this person's body along route 301 in upper marelboro where we find derrick ward. >> reporter: this scene has just cleared, just seconds ago. we are looking at route 301 south. this was closed just a few minutes ago for a fatal pedestrian incident. we have video of the scene as the investigators were wrapping it up. what we know is that at about 5:30 this morning, maryland

state police started getting reports of a body layin inhe median, when they got here, thed d indeed find a man in his 30s. he had been struck by a car, paramedics called, he was pronounced dead on the scene. no car on the scene immediately, butstate police say a short distance away, they did locate a car that appeared to have struck cuis individual. two ocnts inside. they say those people are now cooperating with this investigation. again that is all we know at oiis pt. however, we do know that the individual is only being identified as an african-american male in his late 30s. maryland state police took this opportunity to remind folks that if you are walking along a road like this, which really isn't involved, but if you're walking in the dark hours or around dawn when this appears to have happened, they advise you wear reflective clothing, bright colored clothing so you can be easily seen by motorists. we don't know if anything like that was a factor in this incident as it is under investigation. route 301 south has opened after

this fatal pedestrian accident at 5:30 this morning. that's where we are live, derrick ward. back to you. >> thank you. developing this morning, a violent day in nor d.c. three people were shot and one ended up dead. lasshnight's gs were fired at t street and summit place directly in front of mckinley high school and langly elementary school. two men andne woman were hit. one man was killed, and the woman is sffering life tireatening injuries. the other vic is expected to survive. officers say they're still looking for tee to four men who are driving ava white n. bike memorial put up in a safety advocate's honor has been destroyed by speeding driver of all things. it happen yesterday morning on florida avenue in 12th street. that ghost bike was put in memorial of david salovesh who was killhit ailled by a truck recently. it served as a stark reminder of what happens on the road and what can happen.

that is until a speeding car hit and tookff. friends of salovesh are grieving yet again, so soon after losing him. >> one person that we want to tell about this is dave. you know. makes me feel so angry. makes me feel like i was sad because i lost my friend. >> the driver who hit the ghost bike got out and ran away. police say they have not been able to find that person. the woman whoo crashed i maryland restaurant killing a boy scout leader will spend he next year in jail. cameras capturing the violent moment on impact, the driver vernelle robinson slammed her car into babe's boy's tavern in upper marlboro in 2017. 73-year-old scout commissioner isiah pugh died of his injuries a week later. the washington post says a judge senteced robinson on friday. prosecutors said she was speeding at the time. her lawyers claim the car accelerated suddenly and they plan to appeal.

and a driver may lose a finger after an unfortunate accident while changing a tire e on the tway. the man was driving a trailer hauling landscaping equipment yesterday. he was on the inner loop near the rockville pike when he got out to change a tire. w the jack heas using failed, pinning i had hand between the tire and the wheel well. rescue crews werele to lift the traer. ey rushed him to the emergency room, but his thumb may have to be amputated. 9:05, turning our attention to politics now, new from the white house, theresident is distancing himself from some of the controversial abortion laws being passed in several states around the couny. series of late night tweets by the president laid out his position. he said in part, quote, i am strongly pro-life with three exceptions. rape, incest and protecting the mother.t the same position taken by ronald reagan. he went on to brag about more than 100 new federal judges that he's appointed and two supreme court justices.

then saying republicans are going to have toick together in 2020 to protect what he called hard fought gains for life. republican congressman breaks from hisarty and accuses president trump of impeachable conduct. justin amash fired off a series erof tweets yesty, the michigan lawmaker said he read the mueller report and that there is evidence the president obsted justice. he also said trump would have been indicted if he was not the president. amash stopped short of calling for impeachment proceedings. to the latest in decision 2020 right now. joe biden calling for less anger and more unity in the upcoming presidential election. that message resonated at a rally in philadelphia yesterda here is joe right there. political analysts say stnnsylvania, michigan and wisconsin are muin states. while calling for unity, mr. biden did not hold back on thee currpresident. take a listen.

>> if american people want a president to add to our divisin, lead with a clinched fist, a closed hand, they don't need me. they've got president donald trump. >> now, democratic presidential candidate senator elizabeth warren andbernie sanders also campaigning yesterday. warren spoke to voters in new hampshire while sanders rallied supporters in georgia. later this morning, the other front-runner in the democratic nomination, bernie sanders, is going to join chuck todd for an exclusive interview on "meet the pre." that all starts right here at 10:30 after "news 4 today." it was a memorable start to the preakness stakes. take a look. >> they're off in the preakness and bodexpress launched the jockey at t start. >> yes, yesterday, the horsebo dexpress bucked his jockey as the gates open. saw it here on nbc 4.n the horse ra the entire race without him, but it was war of will who captured the win. >> horse is immediately li

disquafied once that happens. but unbelievable. hard to imagine the agony that some families go through when a loved one goes missing, right? that's why d.c. police are offering free help for those who are going through that. police held their missingn washington, d.c. event yesterday. this sat the temple of praise church. they're partnering with local and national agencies to try to help connect families ith specialists in the field. we talked with d.c. police about why it is so important to get relatives and the community involved here. >> couldn't do it without their ps and knowledge. sometimes they might be sitting there thinking about something and able to findhe missing person. >> family at the event received free professional counseling. want to tell you what is happening today. we're hours away.'rom dc.'s first professional rugbygame. >> the team will square off against shannon rfc of the all ireland league. the next few weeks, old glory

will host four home games at catholic university. gates open at 11:00 a.m., it is set to start at 5:00. >> no equipment, like no helmets. >> i know. this is a tough game. very rough. >> and good luck to those guysh as tey go out there today. take a listeno this, power to the people or nosey neighbor goi going too far? we'll explain a proposal that would letou write a parking ticket forgh your neir. we're back after this.

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than the one next door. greg. why? i can't handle beltway traffic anymore. i gotta get in the express lane. you're kind of freaking us out. you know what? just try waze carpool. it matches drivers and riders who are headed in thesame - that way you can say hi to the express lane, and share the cost of the commute. but what about davide? and victoria? seriously. download waze cpool. you could end up riding with coworkers... or neighbors. it's that easy. rpride together with waze l. welcome back. i don't know what to say about next story.io obvly no one likes parking ticketon the windshield, but imagine if your neighbor could give you a tcket instead of a city worker. legislation would allow residents to issue tickets for

violations. nico nicole jacobs explains how this could work. >> reporter: on the streets of d.c., what if you add to this equation more hands giving more tickets? >> i think it is a great idea. >> reporter: it is part of the citizen safety enforcement pilot program aimed at targeting safety problems in the district. >> an app that the city would develop where they would be able to take a picture, have to be time stamped, have to show the violation, and then the person who d d parked illegally an created the hazard and the risk would then get a ticket in the mail. >> reporter: councilman charles allen of ward 6 proposed it to coincide with vision zero enhancement omnibus amend act of 2019. we don't have enough enforcement officers out there. we'll oftentimes see a vehicle that is blocking a fire hyant, a cross walk, a bike lane, and by the time you actually call, have somebody show up it 30

minutes to an hour later and th at car is long gone. >> reporter: but the pilot does come with opposition from the everyday person. >> that is a lite weird with me to have everyday people policing each other. >> repoer: initially just ten people from each ward would be trained to ticket. >> reinforce what drivers, bikers and scooter people that, viu know what, you're a mog vehicle. and you need to be -- pay attention to people on the sidewalk. >> reporter: councilman allen says this is one ofy proposals, and while it is a ways down the road from a vote, he's hopeful with it, the s district will an increase in transportation safety. councilman all says other cities tried similar pilots, so this would not be first of its kind, but he also says it is time for the district to get more serious about everyone being able to get to their destination safely. in northwest d.c., nicole jacobs, news 4. >> i'm going to give you a

ticket. with the proposed legislation, and as nicole said it would allow up to ten residents in hoeach ward to become autzed to issue tickets. >> how much are the tickets? >> could be a regular parking ticket. >> that's a lot of money. a lot of power. for now, it appears that those citizen ticketers wouldnot be able to give tickets or fines in zones for parking violations. >> interesting. >> anyway -- i don't know. >> hard enough to read the signs. >> it is hard enough to readhe signs. a live look outside your window if you haven't stepped out today, you'll see, it is azy out there. it is going to be steamy. we're in store for a hot day ahead. she'll be back to let us know what lour workweek forecastks like.

welcoc bak. of course you've seen them ra racing during the home games and behind us here. but thoseacing presidents do more than just run. did you know that? >> pretty goodwith the chicken dance. but running with those giant heads is harder than it looks. and who better to tell you about thishan news 4's jim handly who found out first hand what it takes in this week's hand it to handly. >> reporter: they're known as the rushmore four and they live to race during every fourth inning. every year by invitation only, 20 to 25 competitors are picked

from tryouts to run throughout the season as an oversized id present. the runners are from all walks. what does it take? what do you look for to be a strong racing president? >> not about the speed so much. that can be taught. but it is about the charisma, you know, understanding the costume itself and big movements. and, you know, little bit of showboating sometimes doesn't hurt. >> reporter: i suited up to audition as abe. you would understand if he had a big head, he boasts the winningest record, topping 200 victories at nats park. these are abe's pants? the real abe lincoln stood at 6'4" this one stands at 12 feet. try lugging this lincoln around your back. the noggin alone is 50 pounds. in terms of running, what should i focus on? >> staying upright, not falling. if you fall, it is going to hurt. it is not just youripping on

ur feet and falling. it is like two of you almost, so that momentum will take you right to the ground. >> reporter: once they get buckled in, you never hear froms the presiden rule number one, they don't speak. they just smile and keep moving. after a warmup stretch, it was time for a dry run.r >> on youark. >> reporter: a 40-yard dash, or try. g >> set, go! >> nice job, teddy. 6.23. abe, ready? go! and stop. 13.35. >> reporter: teddy set the pace and the bar. >> want to show abe how to get back up? right back u boom. >> reporter: with max scherzer's ityes looking down on us, as time to do the race fans see from center field to first base. abe gets a head start and ends up eating their st. >> turn two is where it gets dicey. once you get past that turn,

straightaway for the most pa. >> score!he george, 's your winner! >> when abe comes off, you are drenched. you take the noggin and your nec and your shoulders, that where you feel it. on the long summer days, heat is the biggest challenge. they can be in costume for five to six hours. the easst part of being a president, the victory pose. whether it is deserved or not. >> interesting. >> we should get -- we should do it and see win could w the race. >> i know. that would be fun. >> you and david should do that before he leaves. >> no. >> come on! it would be fun. >> how about i footrace david? >> i'll time it. >> you can time it. good to go. >> i'll record the footage. >> you should do it outside today, right? it is going to beck sti

>> muggy. >> summertime. >> it is summertime. temperatures are right around -- a breeze from time to time. out of the south, that will bump up the humidity a bit. join adam and i, down in arrlington. >er fest. >> quarter fest. >> bands, food. >> we'll be there from 12:00 -- one shot ofyoyou, want to do -- we're going to -- that's pretty much what i do. we're going to be down in arlington from 12:00 to 6:00, tuss and i emceeing a quarter fest down in the ston area of arlington. come join us down there. we're trying to get meagan to come down with us. >> i'll be there. >> okay. she'll be here. you said it on air. live city camera, it is hazy,fu beauti outside. plenty of sunshine. i believe we'll have a good deal of sunshine today. storms move in after 2:00. hot and humid through monday. temperatures and humidity drop by the time we get to tuesday. warm. temperatures are in the 70s. halfway there. i don't know what is happening.

we're in the 70s out there. temperature right there. 71 degrees in.c. as we go through the noon hour, temperatures are going to be moving to right around 90. i say 91 in d.c. after 2:00, that's when we start to see storms moving around our area. 91 degrees for today. sunshine early and, again, some storms could be a little on the strongeride later on this afternoon. so, for sunday outlook, getting yard work done, cutting grass, storms this afternoon, get it done early. farmer's market looking good. warm. then dinner tonight, again, stronger storms around, might want to check the nbc washington app, radar on there, in case yod wantner outside. nothing happening on the radar now. frontal system that will slowly move our way for tomorrow. and t two days in the heat humidity. nationals and the cubbies, taking them on once again, hopefully a win toda too. temperatures rolling through the

80s. first pitch at 7:05. any storms we see will bringai heavy and gusty winds. coming up in 30 minutes or so, i'll time it for you with our future cast. we have that chance of showers and thunderstorms, same deal tomorrow, temperatures around 90 degrees. then the temperatures as we get into tuesday and wednesday, drop back to the 70s. rain chance on thursday. right now memorial dayeekend looking dry. keep your fingers crossed. hopefully we'll keep it that way. i'm mark murray of nbc news. >> i'm carrie dan. >> for all the focus on the mueller report, climate change and medicare for all, a month traditional issue resurfaced heading the next year' presidential election, abortion. >> earlier this month, republican georgia governor brian kemp signed legislation banning abortion in the state after six weeks of pregnancy. >> then this past week alabama k governor ivy signed a bill into law effectively outlawing abortion at any stage.

>> all the bills and laws are intended by abortion points to start court challenges to overturn the 1973 roe v. wade supreme court decision. >> there a question about whether these cases ever make it to the supreme court because the this is not a bed.

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welcome back. scary moments for countryic mus star travis trit after his tour bus was involved in a fatal crash in south carolina. it happened around myrtle beach. two people were killed and another person was injured. on twitter, he wrote his bus was sideswiped by a wrong way driver. bad for rote he felt the lives lost and was really shaken up. the south carolina highway patrol is vestigating. nearly released video shows a brazen i theft thatnvolve nad a high speed chase in florida. this happened on may 2nd. started when a florida trooper saw a man that looked like he needed help. see him here. when he went to speak with someone, authorities say shane jensen took it as an oprtunity steal the cruiser. later as troopers tried to approach the car with guns drawn, jensen accelerates through the shoulder to escape

the roadblock and after an exciting chase, he jumps out, hops the median, o runs through coming traffic and into the woods. mygo odness. eventually caught and no one was hurt. that is the important thing here. wow. if you want to go outside today, good day to go outside. a little warm, though. lauryn ricketts will be back to lauryn ricketts will be back to let us know what

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"news 4 to starts now. >> 9:30 on this sunday morning. going to b a hot one on tap today. and want to thank you for starting your day with us. time to get out of bed now. it is 9:30. thanks for being here with us. i'm adam tuss. >> good morning to you. i'm meagan fitzgera. >> i'm making you laugh. >> what are you laughing at, lauryn? >> last week, it was culver and tuss on the desk. it was mother's day. he was, like, mom should be out of bed. tuss was, like, yeah, dudn't be so y and now you're telling people to get out of bed. >> if you are out of bed and going outside, what is it looking? like >> we're looking at hazy conditions out there. hazy conditions out there right

and let's go ahead and look at the cera outside. we have plenty of sunshine out there. ree'll see temperatu come on up. we're in the low 70s now. we're headed to low 90s for daytime highs today. 91 our temperature. 10:00 a.m., 73 degrees. lok at this, by noon, we're already in the 80s. and then by 4:00, nearing 90 deees if not over that 90 degree mark for some of us. we have a chance for scattered storms. that's likely to happen after 2:00. plenty of sunshine up until then. once we get the storms and not everybody will see them. we will have a few out there.a etter chance than we did yesterday. we could see heavy rain and gusty winds. small threat of tornadoes and little smaller tw threa of hail. winds will be the main threat with anything that we see later on today. let's time it out for you. that time, that future cast coming up in 15 minutes. >> wel check back withyou. thank you. we're following breaking news in northeast d.c. now. police say achld was shot at

an illegal event at a rec center. officers were called to the rec center on 14thu street before 1:00 this morning. they found a juvenile who had been shot and about a dozen or two dozen bullet casings. the child is expected to be okay.ar so fo arrest has been made. developing this morning, a sholent day. three people t, one ended up dead. last night gunshots rang out. that's directly in front of mckinley high shool and langly elementary school. two men and one woman was hit. the woman suffered life threatening injuries. the other victim is expected tos urvive. officers say they're looking for thrwh to four men were all in a white van. >> gang violence continues to dominate the headlines with gruesome murt murders and atta. erika gonzalez has reaction from one of the area's leading experts on the infamousms-13 gang and the old on our area.

>> reporter: a 14-year-old girl is the latest victim of the notorious ms-13 gang. at according to police. the body of the girl was found in a creek in riverdale. police say she endured a horrific death allegedly killed with a baseball bat and a machete. three teens are now facing murder charges. tonight, on news 4 at 11:00, we sit down with the same police sergeant who once too to learn about the gang and its ties to our area. you've seein our area ms-13 gang members as young as 9 years old? >> starting the ocess. you look at them, it is the innocence. may not know right from wng, but the gang knows that, so they'll take that for their benefit.: >> reporteralso tonight, we talk about the role parents can play in protecting our kids and communities from the ms-13 gang. we hope you'll stay tuned for my sit down interview tonight at 11:00.

erika gonzalez, news 4. new this morning, a new report claims president trump may be preparingo pardon several members of the military accused f convicted warcrimes. the news comes from "the new york times." officials told the paper that the trump administration has made several expedited requests for paperwork needed to make the pardons on or around memorial day. according to the times, some of the requests include a blackwater security contractor who shot dozens of unarmed iraqis in 2007 as well as the ase of a group of marine charged with urinating on dead taliban fighters. earlier this month, president trump pardoned an army lieutenant convicted of killing an iraqi during an interrogation. a republican congressman has broken from his party and is accusing president trump of impeachable conduct. justin amas of tweets yesterday. the michigan lawmaker says he read the full mueller report and there is evidence the president obstructed justice.

he also said trump would have been indicted if he was not the president. amash stopped short of calling t for impeachroceedings, though. be re to tune in to "meet the press" on nbc 4 this morning. one of the democratic front runners bernieanders will join chuck todd for an exclusive interview at 10:30 after "news 4 today." and thisrn mog, a staff member from a montgomery county high school is in trouble for his alleged acts during graduation party. the principal of quince orchard high school sent a letter home to parents saying on thursday, the employee went to a graduation party where students openly consumed alcohol and plaed drinking games. the principal says the appropriate actions have been taken and that the police are involved. >> time is 9:36. talk about a close call. a california man lucky to be alive after he was speared by a tripod that tas thrownhrough his windshield. look at this. this happened on thursday. my goodness. the van's wind shield smashed by

the tripod. the man in the passenger seat had a partial lly punctured lun and broken ribs. some pretty scaryn mome for tourists in the heart of new york city. an electricalsp billboard ked into flames in times square. cell phone video captured it all. it was a hectic scene yesterday. afternoo you can see the flames shooting from the side of the signs. firefighters say the building was not damaged and no one nearby was hurt. >> always something in the big apple. he's one of the best college football players to come out of the university of virginia. after 11 seasons in the nfl, chris long is calling it quits. he made it official on twitter yesterday saying inpart, i put my heart and soul into every minute of it, gratitude and love to those who lifted me up. long ended his career with the

philadelphia eagles. he won back-to-back super bowls andinished with 333 total tackles and beyond all that, he's a good guy. did a lot for his community. the first new treatment for severe depression inar ye and doctors say it works fast. >> doreen gentzler has reaction from two moms month say the medication saved their life. >> reporter: an old drug is giving patients new hope in the fight against depression. doctors call ketamine a game changer because it can work within hours, compared to all the other antidepressants which can take weeks to kick in, if they work at all. those who have used it say the treatment dramaticay improved their lives. >> i feel free. i look forward to waking up every day. oo look forward to life, lk forward to the future. >> reporter: ketamine has been around for years, used safely an as an anesthetic in the m. operating roo it also has been abused as a party drug known as special k. w

doctors sayn given in low dosages in a controlled medical setting, it is safe. coming up, you'll hear from a local psychiatrist who took part in the clinical trials for ketamine, why she says this drug is different from anything else available. doreen gentzler, ws 4. a local mother is turning her tragic loss into something good for other ki and their families. leon harris joins us next with harris' heroes.

welcome back. so we have seen this over and over again. light and he rising out of a tragic loss. gavin lindbergh wrote to tell us of the work his wife has done to cheer up sick children after they lost their son to cance w >> soon found out gavin is as much a hero as his wife wendy. the lindberghs are this week's hris' heroes.

>> reporter: candy, toys and smiles. r one. anot >> reporter: wendy and gavin lindbergh are visiting children's national health system as they do every week. >> m&ms? yeah. >> there you go. >> thank you.co >> you're wee. >> good choice. >> reporter: the kids here really look forward to thists trea and treasures cart, all wi stocked u candies and toys. >> they see that logo, they know it is break time. and it is -- they're ready to me have sofun. and get to pick out whatevery thewant. >> reporter: but thisl wonderfu idea was born out of the worst kind of loss. >> evan had four years of relentless treatment, diagnosed when he was 3 and passed when he was 7. we think of that in every single day, and we try not to think about evan in the context of neu neuroblastomo. >> reporter: they established the evan foundation and this

weekly tradition. >> pretty quickly decided that we wanted to spend the rest of our livesnd trying to fi cure for this disease. >> when he with walk in, we feel his spirit with us. that's the kind of kid he was. and extra benefit for us as we he get to say his name over and ovain. >> the staff here says they have done so much more than just hand out sweets and treats. you can see the faces light of the kids when the treat cart comes around. i'll add that, even the staff's faces light up. >> they have given us a lot of resources to do the research that we do and it is a very exciting time in the work that we're doing, we're seeing significant breakthroughs. >> reporter: just by walking the halls, they're saving lives, holding the memory ofe heir littly close in their hearts. >> evan was our light and our ve love andthing we wanted in a baby boy. we only got seven years with him, but they we the best

seven years. >> wow. >> through the evanat foundn, the lindberghs have also raised half a million dollars towards nero blaar neuroblastoma resear. already 71 degrees, good morning, reston. moving along there, maybe headed to the airport, going to be a hot ee. make she windows are up and the ac is on. lauryn has the fullre fost when we come back .

welcome back. we're talking about a dramatic rescue in the cno canal this week. a car crashed and flipped wednesday, rescuers pulled two meto safety. >> quite a scene. the rescue was unusual, but this can be a busy tim of year for swift water rescue teams in our area. as mark seagraves found out, he went ouer on the wat with them just hours after they saved those men in the canal. >> chopper 4 caught the scene as the montgomery county swift water rescue tam brought the two men to safety. >> they were in pretty tugh pe, one was a traumatic injury. >> reporter: after that early morning rescue, the swift water team was out on the potomac exercises, training on these rapids above great falls.

>> you try to get your weight to the front of the boat. : >> reporterwhile the river is scenic, looks can be deceiving. >> the water, while it may look calm on the surface, it is re crbulent and very dangerous. it is also veryold still. water temperatures only in the 50 dees, 55de grees. which can lead toot hyphermia very quickly. >> reporter: captain trke sam has safety tips for anyone headed out on the river for some fun. >> kayak with somebody. make sure somebody knows where you're going, where you're expected to be back.or >> rr: and for those of you hiking -- >> hydrate. we run a lote of h related illnesses. 70 degreesd beautiful. >> reporter: these teams train about once or twice a month. not just dugng the sprinnd summertime, but all year long in all types of conditions. in ts winter, i rescues in

frozen waters. several years ago, they had tor ree drivers from a massive water main bak on river road. but the most dangerous rescues theyun are here, at great falls. >> youopant to it is not what you're dispated for. could be very difficult, very dangerous to get somebody out of there. >> rerter: mark seagraves, news 4. good warning. >> can be deceiving. calm and ten that current -- >> any water by the potomac, be careful, especially around great falls. people gokai y kayaking in that >> t iscrazy, yep. >> nuts. >> dangerous. >> might be nice to go ktaking o potomac today. >> hot. >> really warm out there. come see us in arlington, we'll be down there, trying to get meagan to go. >> i'll be there. >> we'll be at quarter fest in . arlington we're emceeing it from 12:00 to

6:00. >> going to be a good time. >> road closures down there now. i heard from wtop, they had a girls on the run race going on, i think still going on now. it is warm. they're getting that done early because things are heating up by this afternoon. we also have a chance for showers and thunderstorms later on this afternoon. if you want to take that car for wash, take your chances, we do have scattered showers and rm thundersaround later on throughout the afternoon. after 2:00, not everybody going to see them, that's the thing. take your, chances want to get that car washed. current temperatures out there now, 60s and we70s. re headed to 91 degrees today. first time at 90 this year.e so sunshinrly, i think we'll have a good deal of sunshine throughout the day. storms moving in after 2:00 or 3:00. so of thosecould be rather strong. quarter fest, that's where we're going. and now n.meaga scattered thunderstorms out there.

kerfuffle at meriwether post pavilion, dodging storms for that. old glory rugby, d.c. rugby team, they play at 5:00 at catholic university. gates open at 11:00. humid out there, hydrate with water. storms later on for that. keep an eye on that. lu luckets spring market, go early rather than later. shenandoah valley, best chance for showers and thunderstorms. nothing happening out there now. this is arontal system that will edge close to us through the day, pass through tomorrow.w will p all this warm weather away from us. let's time out everything. we're dry, we're dry, all the way through the afternoon, 3:00, that's when we see scattered shower and thunderstorms moving in. a lost peopft lot of people aske nats game. first pitch at 7:05 against the

cubbies. could have showers and thunderstorms with that. if we do see a stronger storm tomorrow, later on. we he could see some gusty winds. also some heavy downpours. not everybody going to see them. we'll have a chance for showers andhunderstorms around for tomorrow. tomorrow once again, very hot. partly sunny skies around. temperatures in the upper s tomorrow, 88, 89. and then that frontal system will come through. temperatures drop on tuesday and wehunesday. the dity drops on tuesday and wednesday, beautiful tuesday and wednesday, another chance of rain on thursday. keepg next weekenddry, memorial day weekend. not enough evidence for me to put any rain in there yet. but things could change. keep ithere, we'll keep you updated on that. and you keep it

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