it was a close race, 10-vote lead for david yancy that allowed shelly simonds for a recount. they went through each ballot and then the board there that did the recount, came out with the idea, established the fact that simonds won the election by one vote. she was ready to take her place as a member of the house of delegates but there was one more stage to go and that's where three panel circuit court judge, three different judges, had to review the results of the election and certify the ballot and that's when david yancy's lawyers came forward with one ballot that should have been counted but wasn't. both names were filled in but there was an "x" through simonds name. the person who voted that we don't know who that person is voted for republicans in every other race. the lawyers for david and the republican party arguing that meant that the vote should count and that would mean that would turn the race into a tie. those judges agreed. and that's where we get now to this kind of unique aspect of virginia law with which requires a lock draw to determine the winner. the simo

yancy and his democratic challenger shelly simon finished the general election in a tie.f simon had won the state house would have been split evenly along party lines 50/50. the assembly reconvenes on wednesday. >>> two weeks from tomorrow we face a possible government shut down. remember that short term last year, it expires january 19 and both sides have staked out their grounds. democrats want the long term funding deal to include a path to citizenship for dreamers. republicans want to include extra spending for defense measures. lawmakers both want to include funding for the chip program, the health insurance program for children. >>> the white house says president trump was left feeling furious and disgusted after claims by his former top advisor steve bannon appeared in a new book. sarah huckabee sanders complained wednesday the book contained outrageous and completely false claims against the president, his administration and his family. more from the white house. >> president trump is trying to shut down a new book that has details about his first year in office.

it's again between democrat shelly si shelly sigh simonds and jeffrey yancy. if republicans win they'll be have a slim majority. there they go. reaching in. >> the bowl is empty. the winner of district 94 is david yancy. >> so that means the republicans will hold ha slim majority again. gop >> this is a drawing. >> after an election, recount, the crux of this was a single ballot in which the ballot filled in for both candidates. andrea slash and picked republican candidate in statewide races. that's at the rusk of this. now you also heard both simonds andian say saying they were not going to throw in the towel and fight to the bitter end. now we are seeing what many of us were kind of like, huh, you are going to draw a name out of a bowl, and that's what's happened. the winner of the voirk house seat, 94th district t republican, david yancy. >> our david culver is there this morning. and of course is preparing a live report for us later today. so stay with us on news4 as that story continues to develop this morning. >>> all right. and new this morning federal

. >> the winner of house district 94 is david yancy. >> david yancy is the incumbent republican from newport news and the random drawing now sends him back to richmond and it keeps republicans in control of the house of delegates. bureau reporter david culver has more on what this means for the balance of power. >> reporter: when we hear odds of winning, lately the lotto comes to mind. an extremely slim chance of taking home the jackpot. but the odds of winning a virginia house of delegates seat, much better in a bowl. >> i want to assure everyone these are brand-new cannisters. >> reporter: in the house district, a 50/50 chance. david yancy versus democrat shelly simonds. roll it up, mix it up, what do you get? >> the winner of house district 94 is david yancy. >> reporter: shelly simonds name second. >> for me all options are on the table. >> reporter: you might ask what brought us to this point. one ballot, this one. after a recount this became the deciding factor in the local race. two bubbles filled, a slash, officials couldn't say for sure who the vote was for. so, they turned

if we were running for office, can you imagine david yancy and shell i amazons sam sons doing this. great. you're well welcome. a drinking certifies test. that would be good. either way, all of that way more entertaining than what they did with canisters. what was it anchor man? nothing of the hair and face? i think you violated that law. it was in the ear. i didn't you see you you have your eye. you got two of them. i do have two, that's to hit up a white house staffer on their cell. did that come natural coming from me. >> all the kids say cell ie. you you don't be able to reach them during white house. the white house is banning staff from using their personal cellphones at phone. they insist the ban is about security , not about leaks. the ban will not apply to the media to who have their briefings in the west wing which i was actually surprised about that. i can think of one person in the white house, who if you took away his cellphone we all would probably be a lot better off. the white house and staffers can still use their government-issu ed devices. the thing is you can't t

republican david yancy will officially represent the 94th district in newport news.he state board of elections picked his name out of a bowl today as part of a random drawing to break a tie between yancy and democratic candidate shelley simonds. the drawing comes after an election recount and legal battles between the two opponents. republicans now hold a 51-49 majority in the statehouse. simonds could still ask for another recount. >> new details following the tragic death of a teenager killed after being hit by a metro transit police officer. the safety improvements approved more than two years ago at the very same intersection and why the work has yet to begin the first lawsuits filed after last month's deadly amtrak crash in washington state. >> ♪ what is >> ♪ >> new tonight a loudoun county virginia uber driver is accused of sexually assaulting a passenger. police say he responded to a call for service around 1:30 last wednesday morning. while on the way to sterling he stopped the vehicle and got in the back seat where he attacked the victim. police arrested him

if yancy wins, republicans will hold a slim majority in the house. if simons wins the house will be evenly divided. it's likely that there will be another recount either way. >>> virginia governor-elect ralph northam thinks he'll be able to work with republicans regardless of who has control of the house. northam sad down for an exclusive interview with news 4's julie cary today. the governor-elect says he's adamant about expanding medicaid, gun control, and decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana. he says it doesn't matter that republicans didn't vote for him. he just wants to unite both parties. >> we have a unique opportunity with the makeup of the legislature this year to i think really bring people from both sides of the aisle and get? good >> when the governor-elect is sworn in a week from saturday, he says you can forget him wearing an overcoat. the soon-to-be first lady of virginia says she'll buy him some long underwear to go underneath his tux. >> maybe a couple of pairs. >>> six numbers that could change one or several peo

. >> the winner of house district 94 is david yancy. >> reporter: democrat shelley simonds sat motionlessghter as the names were drawn and her opponent declared the victor. james alcorn chairman of the virginia state board of elections appeared calm in spite of the significance of today's drawing. >> i don't feel calm on the inside. i'll tell you that. but i do trust the system. so i trust that the general assembly had these conversations about how to handle ties when there wasn't a case facing them. >> reporter: and while yancy did not attend, citing inclement weather, simonds would not immediately address whether she plans to take legal action in light of today's results. >> yesterday i offered my opponent a deal that would have made this final. he did not take the deal. and, therefore, for me all options are still on the table. do i think it's fair? you know, it was a long hard election season and it does seem like of chance. >> ronica cleary reporting there. >> that's right. news continues on digital at fox5d.c.com. >> and we're back at 8 o'clock on fox5 plus. announcer: today on "tmz

. >> the winner of health district 94 is david yancy. >> republican delegate david yancy's name was pulled out of a ceramic bowl in richmond this morning. viewers watched it on news4 at midday. the name drawn means yancy will continue to represent house district 94 from newport news and republicans will keep control of the house of delegates in the commonwealth of virginia. a house race is being contested in court. >> the backlash over fire and fury is gathering its own fire and fury. today a standoff between president trump and his former top advisor steve bannon. for bannon's quotes in that book, lawyers are now getting involved. but the publisher is doubling down and moving the publication date up so the books get to the shelves faster. blayne alexander tracking it all from capitol hill. blayne? >> reporter: yeah, wendy, people want to see it now. they're moving it up. instead of next tuesday as originally planned it is coming out tomorrow so people can buy it starting tomorrow morning. it is worth noting nbc news has not independently confirmed much of what is in that book and the whit

the republican incumbent for the 94th district david yancy led by ten votes after election day, but a recount left democratic challenger shelly simonds ahead by a single vote. a day later the court determined an ineligible ballot should be counted for yancy leaving the race tied. the election board chairman pulled a film cannister with the winning candidate's name out of a ceramic bowl. >> the winner of house district 94 is david yancy. >> if the decision holds, republicans will maintain a 51-49 majority in the house, but the loser of the drawing is entitled to a second recount, meaning it is unlikely this is the last we'll tell you about the virginia house of >>> tonight on "all in." >> did steve bannon betray you, mr. president? >> shock waves. >> i don't talk to him, that's just a misnomer. >> as new questions of fitness for office swirl -- >> what's the president's reaction to the growing suggestion that he's mentally unfit to serve as president? >> and trump threatens to sue. >> will presidents go to court to stop the publication of this book? >> new details on how the writer got

>> the winner of house district 94 is david yancy. >> and that's how it went. that random drawing tips the power of balance in the virginia house of delegates to the gop. republican david yancy's name pulled out of a bowl today so he did retain his district 94 seat. our bureau reporter david culver is in richmond reporting on what the drawing means for the upcoming session. >> reporter: when we think of elections we think of lines. you, the voters and ballots. this, well, this certainly does not come to mind. >> i want to assure everyone these are brand-new canisters. >> reporter: a couple of film and a bowl, handmade, ceramic. quite nice. mix it all up, what do you get? >> the winner of house district 94 is david yancy. >> reporter: the snow kept the republican incumbent from being here in person. his challenger democrat shelly simonds had a 50/50 chance and lost. >> and it does seem like a sad end to the story to end on a game of chance. >> reporter: you might ask what brought us to this. one ballot. this became the deciding factor in the race. two bubbles fi

. >> the people who packed the room for this work shelly simonds supporters and yancy did not attend. >> norfolk, virginia was under a blizzard warning for only the everything was essentially shut down. the schools, offices, libraries and courts were shut down. cars were stuck on interstate 254 overnight. in nearby virginia beach, the iconic oceanfront boardwalk was pummeled. despite it all, some came to get a look. >> it's awesome to see the waves hitting on the jetties. there is ice on everything. it's pretty cool. you see hurricanes all the time, but you don't see this all the time. >> electricity is trying to be restored. power had been knocked out by the storm. >> you are watching television all day and you know reporters do crazy things, especially in parts of the country where they don't see a lot of snow. this reporter in charleston, south carolina, had somewhat of an embarrassing moment in a kayak. >> snow accumulated in the parking lot, 4- i'm trying to hold on. [laughter] >> down she goes! she is okay and everybody had a good laugh. >> somebody will try to do that here now.

. >> the winner of house district 94 is david yancy. >> reporter: democrat shelley simonds sat motionless drawn and her opponent declared the vto virginia state board of elections appeared calm in spite of the significance of today's drawing. >> i don't feel calm on the inside. i'll tell you that. but i do trust the system so i trust that the general assembly had these conversations about how to handle ties when there wasn't a case facing them. >> reporter: and while yancy did not attend, citing inclement weather, simonds would not immediately address whether she plans to take legal academics in light of today's results. >> yesterday i offered my opponent a deal that would have made this final. he did not take the deal. and, therefore, for me all options are still on the table. do i think it's fair? you know, it was a long, hard election season and it does seem like a sad ending to the story to have to end on a game of chance. >> it does seem so strange, doesn't it? >> from over. >> news at 11:00 starts right now. >> ♪♪ >> all right, right now at 11 o'clock hope you're inside, hope you're

republican david yancy's name was chosen. >> he won by ten on election day, then she won by one vote in a recount. >> and you thought the hanging chad went on for a long time. >> seems like a strange way to decide. >> and who takes control of the legislature there. >>> coming up, the jackpots are growing overnight, and with nearly $1 billion up for grabs, one thing you can do to boost your chances of winning. >>> and later, celebrating 26 years of "world news now" almost. we're getting the birthday party started a day early. >>> and tell us what you love about "world news now." tell us what you don't about "world news now" on facebook and twitter. you couldn't do that back in is 99 -- 1992. >> blessedly. breathe freely fast wmy congestion's gone. i can breathe again! i can breathe again! vicks sinex... breathe on. packing to the last minute. guys, i have a couple of things to wash we got this. even on quick cycle, tide pods cleans great 6x the cleaning power, even in the quick cycle it's got to be tide trust #1 doctor recommended dulcolax. use dulcolax tablets for gentle dependable r

yancy one win his name was picked out of a ceramic bowl last week and the wind gives the gop however, a court battle continues over the votes in the 28th district, fredericksburg. a federal appeals court said it won't stop the swearing in of republican and democrat, bob thomas. democrats claim the vote is tainted. voters got the wrong ballot. josh call -- cole was selected by 73 votes and a lawsuit is under way. >> the democratic wave in virginia, it was a problem. in the house of delegates, northern virginia was in richmond and what does it mean to all virginians? >> reporter: it was exciting to witness the enormous change at the virginia general assembly with one dozen new women being sworn into office and bringing diversity with it. the front row said it all. more hugs as the day became reality. >> it's a reality. so many emotions. >> elizabeth and the other legislator are the first to be seated as women in the legislature. >> reporter: the woman in the purple dress is the first transgender person in the virginia legislature. >> on behalf of all the people in the 13th district, inc

spoke to shawn yancy giving us his take on the president's comments. >> haitian have been here for a very, very long time. haitians lost life and gave blood for independence of to contribute greatly. we he have haitian hawaii university presidents and c cabbyes and so forth and we're been greet contributors and the two people working jointly over the years. work as neighbors and partners and it was quite surprising an disappointing to hear the statements were allegedly 345eud we one of the most important men in the world. >> there was no briefing to ask questions but he held an event for martin luther king junior day. he denied reporters asking if he was a racist. >> through his bravery and sacrifice he on eped eyes and lifted conscious of our na nation. he stirred hearts of our people to recognize dignity written in every human soul. >> the focus of the president tension for the issue lawmakers were focused on immigration reform and specifically daca. the white house and conservatives reject aid pros allegingal from 6 senators yesterday and another group of four senators working on

. >> the winner of house district 94 is david yancy. >> reporter: democrat shelley simonds sat motionlessf her husband and daughter as the names were drawn and her opponent declared the victor. james alcorn, chairman of the virginia state board of elections appeared calm in spite of the significance of today's drawing. >> i don't feel calm on the inside. i'll tell you that. but i do trust the system so i trust that the general assembly had these conversations about how to handle ties when there wasn't a case facing them. >> reporter: and while yancy did not attend, citing inclement weather, simonds would not immediately address whether she plans to take legal action in light of today's results. >> yesterday i offered my opponent a deal that would have made this final. he did not take the deal and, therefore, for me all options are still on the table. do i think it's fair? you know, it was a long hard election season and it does seem like a sad end to the story to have to end on a game of chance. >> reporter: drawing names like this hasn't happened since 1971. even then it did same signifi

republican david yancy will officially represent the 94th district in newport news. the state board of elections picked his name out of a bowel. the drawing comings out of a he count against shell i simmons. new tonight oversees a major development in the relationship between north and south korea. the south says the nor has agreed to hold high level talks with its officials next tuesday. the meeting will be the first between the two koreas in more than two years. the announcement came hours after the united states said it has agreed to delay joint military exercises with the south until after the winter olympics will be held i yong chang next month. the fcc chairman has canceled his appearance at the electronics show. the reason the pilot wouldn't let them off the the plane. and coming up on the final five, the nasty war of words between trument and teef bannon has taken another twist. jimmies breaking it all down next at the final five at # one: 30. >> welcome back, fcc chairman a jit pie has abruptly canceled his trip to the consumer electronics show, he was sched

elections is breaking the tie between democratic candidate shelley simonds and republican incumbent david yancye outcome will determine who controls the house of delegates and if simonds wins the house will be split 50-50. >>> good morning. thanks for join, us. >> today is thursday, it is january 4th, live look outside at the boardwalk in ocean city eastern shore is is expected to get most of the snowfall from this 95 may only see a trace. >> we have a lot of school closings in our region. we'll be scrolling that shortly but if you live particularly in the southern part of the -- of maryland schools are closed, parts of virginia also schools closed. a lot on a two-hour delay. we'll get you the details in a few but we want to start with you ladies, because roads and weather the big story today. so let's start with you caitlin. >> yeah, snow is falling for our whole area right now, will continue to fall through the morning hours. icy conditions out there on anything that's untreated and that's basically our main story with the snow impact. it's a moderate for us. we're not expecting those incredi

yancy's challenger a democrat initially won by just one vote and a recount was ordered. >>> and u.s.ney general jeff sessions as we've been telling you appears to be targeting marijuana. the doj overturning a policy that had allowed legalized cannabis to flourish without federal intervention the decision comes as you know just days after california began el issing recreational marijuana. >>> a story we'll follow all day today on cnbc. that's the news update this hour melissa, back downtown to you. >> thank you >>> and look at markets now. we mentioned -- excuse me, record-setting day in the markets. looking at the dow higher by just about 145 points. 25,067 leaders on the dow, merck, ge, ibm and dupont ge up about 6% so far this year. amd, topping s&p 5 hvrn and l00d tyler? >> thank you very much, melissa. >>> the winter storm could bring up to a foot and a half of snow, we've mentioned to boston. contessa brewer drew the lucky saw it live in boston >> reporter: i am one lucky lady you got it right, tyler. what else is almost record highs, no the quite. the storm surge in boston. 4.7

years ago i was a mentor in the big brother program, and let me tell you, my little brother, philip yancy, i still remember until this day. i thought i was doing a good job by giving some of my time but i tell you i gained much more in appreciation with the challenges this young man had and for the 18 months i was his mentor i hope i made a difference. clearly i know philip made a difference in my life. so it's a two-way street. mentoring is not just helping those young people in our communities, but i will tell you it is a rewarding experience. sadly, still, there are an estimated nine million young people throughout the united states who do not have mentors or positive adult role models as a part of their lives outside of their home and that's why i join with many of my colleagues in co-sponsoring the resolution to make january national mentoring month. we need to raise awareness of significant roles of mentors play in the lives of young people across the united states, and we need to promote programs and the creation and expansion of quality of mentoring programs. lastly, i want to tak

shelly simons is hoping that it's final and asked her opponent not to challenge it but yancy says herefers to follow the law which require as recount. tune in tomorrow on "news4 midday" starting at 11:00 a.m. doreen? >> in ten days, virginia's new governor will be inaugurated. ralph northam's commanding victory in november means he's pursing a bold agenda that includes gun control and decriminalizing marijuana. he sat down with our bureau chief julie carey to talk about everything about what is ahead to how he plans to keep warm on inauguration day. virginia's capitol grounds are being transformed for the inauguration of ralph northam. his transition team has set up shop in this temporary office. >> we're excited and ready for january 13th to be here so we can get to work. >> reporter: northam's low-key style is a sharp contrast to terry mcauliffe. >> i think the advantage that i have as the 73rd governor is i have been here for ten years and have relationshipit they know how i like to do things. >> reporter: and northam insists his victory fueled by anger towards president trump is

if david yancy wins, the gop will hold a slim majority. >>> and work crews in richmond are putting thenal touches on ralph northam's inauguration. he will be the 73rd governor of have with the 73rd governor, i have been here for ten years and i have relationships with people on both sides of the aisle. they know how i like to do things. >> and northam insists his landslide victory fueled by president trump is a mandate for his top legislative priority. >> medicaid expansion is important and i'll do everything to make that happen. >> northam points out that more virginians die than auto accidents. >> we need to talk about weapons of war. >> reporter: northam won't know until tomorrow whether they are going to have a split delegation. >> i think it really brings people from both sides of the aisle and get good things done and do what is in the best interest of virginia. >> since they can't drive anymore for security reasons, they are driving all of their cars and putting their house in norfolk on the market. in richmond, virginia, julie carey, news4. >>> frigid temps turn parts of the po

yancy winning the election they had a recount and after weeks of political gridlock yancy's name was the name drawn. >> sandra: 1971 was the last time they had to go back to that. >> bill: unbelievable. republicans had a big lead in the state house. they hold onto a slim majority by one vote after the name was -- >> sandra: what a moment. >> bill: i tell you. you don't see that all the time. >> sandra: attorney general jeff sessions is taking aim at the recreational marijuana industry. the justice department signaling a tougher approach to enforcement of federal law. regardless of what some states might do. we're live in washington garrett, what is the justice department doing? >> doj officials tell us the only thing they're doing differently now is actually enforcing the law. under the obama administration the justice department's policy was to allow states that legalized marijuana to operate out fear of prosecution. yesterday jeff sessions announced that would no longer be the case. going forward federal prosecutors will use their own discretion to decide which marijuana laws to pr

of elections picked his name out of a bowl today as part of a random drawing to break a tie between yancycandidate shell i simmons. the drawing comes after a recount and legal battles between the two opponents. republicans hold a majority in the statehouse. simmons could still ask for another recount. coming up next , an overnight millionaire. we'll tell you where in our area a power ball ticket worth a million bucks was sold. using my reading to prevent car crashes. we'll explain how the new technology if you didn't have the wiping power ball ticket for last night 's drawing don't wor yirks no one else didn't, eitherment the jackpot for saturday now sits at $550 million. the jackpot for tomorrow's mega \million\mills drawing is $418 million. it is the first time both grand prices have been more than $400 million each. and a virginia man is now a millionaire. but he was oh so close to becoming a multi millionaire. tom supplant is his name. he won $1 million in a power drawing last month, but get this he was just one number away from hight the jackpot. he only missed the power ball. he bou

is breaking the tie today between democratic candidate shelly simmons and republican incumbent dave yancyhe seat to represent the 94th district that's in newport news, vir virginia. state officials will physically pull the winners name out of a bowl. the out come will determine who controls the house of delegates. they're going old school with this one. if simmons within the house would be split 50/50. northern california. the magnitude 4.5 quake hit the san francisco area just after 5:00 thyrsi this morning the center 2 miles from berkeley. officials say the quake wasn't expected to cause major damage but they did warn there's always a possibility of some minor damage to older structures in that area. >>> okay, everybody who went out and played the lottery yesterday. the bad news, you didn't within the powerball. the good news nobody did. the mega millions and powerball jackpots swelled to an estimated $968 million. no winning ticket was sold in last night's pore ball drawing. the jackpot now at 550 million for that one with the next drawing on saturday night. meanwhile, friday's mega mi

little problem with that sound bite, but you can tell, certainly getting a lot of attention, our shawn yancyates. she will be live at 6:00 with the interview, and what he is calling on president trump to do. >>> today we celebrate dr. king for standing up for the self-evident truth americans hold so dear that no matter what the color of our skin, or the place of our birth, we are all created equal by god. >> president trump signing a proclamation today to commemorate martin luther king, jr. day. he praised dr. king for standing up for the rights of african-americans, emphasizing the importance of equality. comes just one day of course after lauren just mentioned in her story, he used harsh words to describe immig hate any africa. >> as we mention the martin luther king day holiday coming up monday to celebrate the national park service to wave the fees, means you can go to any national park for free, one of only four days you can take advantage of the deal other free admission days, april 21, for earth day, september 22, and on veterans day. >>> all right, did you see this out of the potomac

. >> the winner of house district 94 is david yancy. >> the luck of the draw helped the republicans keep control of the house in virginia. >>> some very memorable moments caught on camera this week. in the coldest of conditions. gusty winds blew the roof right off this new jersey gas station during the first snowstorm of 2018. this police officer outside dallas slipped and fell on a busy highway narrowly avoiding oncoming traffic. and across the country a few brave souls braved the bitter temperatures for the annual polar plunge. >> announcer: this is "today". >>> and finally, an announcement that had all of us here smiling from ear to ear. hoda kotb named co-anchor of "today." >> this has to be the most popular decision nbc news has ever made and i am so thrilled. >> i am pinching myself. >> you are a partner and a friend and a sister and i am so happy to be doing this. >> there's no one i'd rather be sitting next to in 2018. >> amen to that. >> so exciting. >> i was just saying i had said to hoda that it's just proof that good things happen to good people because she's such a good-hear

. >> the winner of house district 94 is david yancy. >> strange draw, the virginia house of delegatesls names from a ceramic bowl to determine the winner of a closely contested race giving republicans the majority. >>> during the holiday break, i had a slight medical problem. >> recovering, long time "jeopardy" host alex trebek announces a short medical leave from the show after undergoing surgery for blood clots on his brain from a fall. >> i expect to be back in the studio very, very soon. >>> and cold blooded, indeed. frigid temps in florida causing iguanas to fall out of trees. experts warning to leave them alone. they'll be just fine once they warm up. today is friday, january 5th, 2018. >> chalk that up to something i had no idea was true. >> frozen iguanas falling. bizarre. >>> meantime, days after california legalized recreational marijuana, there are growing questions over whether federal authorities are gearing up for a pat crackdown. gadi swartz is at a dispensary in west hollywood with that story. >> good morning, hoda. here in california, if you're over the age of 21, you

this happened after david yancy won a different seat.bshell new book about the white house, "fire and fury" inside the trump white house. it sold out at northwest in about 15 minutes. the release date was moved up after president trump's lawyers tried to block its publication. we'll have a check on weather and traffic. locally-owned novec keeps the power delivery system in tip-top shape throughout the year. that ensures novec customers enjoy dependable power. novec holds the record for the most reliable electric service in the region... and has for almost two decades. novec also uses proven technology and round-the-clock response to maintain one of the highest utility customer satisfaction ratings in the nation. novec. keeping you connected. veronica: brutally cold conditions this morning. the wind chill advisory issued until noon today. five to 10 degrees below zero, single digits will be the warmest it will feel today. just as cold for saturday. the high 18. we'll hit 25 on sunday. dry through the weekend. next week we'll start trackin