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first, we want t check in with lauren rickets in the weather center.good morning, lauren. >> good morning, meghan and david. we're looking at some very- a very dire situation still ongoing in eastern north carolina and south carolina. right now we're on the very northern edge of any clo that is coming through florence. a lot of this coming from the cean, the atlancean with this easterly flow we're getting. we have the winds com off the atlantic. it brings moisture and brings it into here in the form of cloud cover. we've seeing that and drizzle. we get saturated and i forms in

first, we want t check in with lauren rickets in the weather center. good morning, lauren. >> good morning, meghan and david. we're looking at some very- a very dire situation still ongoing in eastern north carolina and south carolina. right now we're on the very northern edge of any clo that is coming through florence. a lot of this coming from the cean, the atlancean with this easterly flow we're getting. we have the winds com off the atlantic. it brings moisture and brings it into here in the form of cloud cover. we've seeing that and drizzle. we get saturated and i forms in drizzle. a few out there right now. here's the outer most band of rain toward the richmond area of florence. look at this. it's now tropical storm windst miles per hour. heavy rain continueses to move over the same areas. we tl look att in a few minutes. otherwise know it's going to be breezy out there todaynd tomorrow. temperatures low 70s and headed to around eighty for dtime highs today. anything this weekend, the outdoo parties for the weekend, tomorrow and today going to be

lauren rickets, heavy rain out there at times? >> at times.ecially into the afternoon and into the evening. had a few pretty heavy downpours overnight last nig as you may have heard. especially after about 9 p.m. and then we had a few overnight early this morning, i should

. >>> today is a storm team 4 weather alert day.av we lauren rickets tracking heavy rain.ck in with her right after this. >>> well we've got a weather alert day out there today. a few showers lining up along 301. heavy rain from clinton down to waldorf. and a few light showers around fairfax county. isolated chances ofrm s until about noon. more scattered showers and thunderstorms later this afternoon moving from the west to east. about a 40 % chance of storms tomorrow afternoon. temperatures around 90 deg isolated chances on monday. it's hot through next week. low 90s. >> lauren, thanks. rewe'll have a update of headlines in about 25 >>> we ar back on saturday morning. september 1st, 2018. a live look at the washington national cathedral where in a few hours, the funeral for ca senator john will begin. that begins our check of the headlines this morning. 2,500 mourners will bid farewell to senatorccain during t service. a day before he i laid to rest at the u.s. naval academy. the processiowill pass the vietnams memorial i d.c. presidents bush and obama will deliver eulog

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lauren rickets is tracking florence this morning.e'll check in with her on the latest on the other side >> we are looking at foggy conditions. this is a camera behind our viewo low mid 70s through the morning. 80s today. passing showers cannot b ruled out. north.d have sunshine, this is the outer most band of florence. florence churning and the south carolina, north carolina coastline. a few showers out there today. i believe we' have peaks of sunshine. if you have plans, don't cancel them. keep an eye to the sky with passing showers moving through. by monday, tuesday, that's when we'll see the remnants of florence pass to the west. that's why we're looking at heavier raitu monday andday. i think the heaviest rain is along the shenandoahvalley. should end by tuesday night. the first day of fall is saturday. sunshine. ll right. lauren, and as lauren continues to keep tabs onen fl, we'll go live to jim at 8: 30 this morning in north >>> good morning. breaking overnight. fury of florence. the monster storm downgraded to a tropical storm