it's all on nbc washington.com. so go there. >> yeah. we've got a chance now to see what the weather is looking like in london. let's find out what it's like here too. >> kim march tuch incompetent joins us from the weather center. >> good morning guys. our weather getting off to mostly clear skies. it's 80 degrees at this very early hour. 5:34 in the morning. you're up with us. we're happy to have you here. south winds at 10 miles an hour. the humidity at 76%. rounding out the numbers. in res ton, 77. manassas is 79. annapolis and warrenton in the 80s this morning along with college park and leaseburg. the burg waking up with 79 degrees. we'll be taking the 70s up to the north and west and nudging into the upper 80s in cumberland. there are the lower and middle 90s. a sticky high of 94 there. storms late in the day. the farther west you live, the earlier in the day they will begin. and the better chances you have of a soaking rain. think winchester and march continuesburg probably after 2:00. we'll talk about how long the rain will last

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. >> we'll bring you updates throughout the night on nbc washington.com. >>> now, to a news 4 exclusiveve video of a laurel police officer hitting a man in handcuffs after an arrest early this morning. >> hey! >> a bystander shot this video outside the laurel station bar and grill. police responded to the restaurant for a reported fight. as they were taking the man away in handcuffs, the officer clearly hits him. they thought the officer's actions were excessive. >> i ain't trying to get in that man's business, i don't want no problem with either one of them, he was handcuffed and didn't deserve to get hit upside the head three times. >> the police chief was immediately notified. laurel police have opened an internal investigation to review the officer's actions. >>> let's turn to the weather. late night showers moving in. so what does that mean for the morning commute? here's chuck bell in storm center4. >> good evening, everybody. after a busy night of waiting for more rain drops to move in, they are in fact moving in. showers are primarily to the north of the city of washington. up t

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go to nbc washington.com. look at our investigations page. we have tips for what you need to do when you buy a car. >> caveat emptor. >> buyer beware. >> thank you. doug has more about the weather forecast. rain in our future. >> storms continue to grow in intensity. nothing severe. we'll continue to watch them. take a look now. we have been dealing with clouds throughout the afternoon today. even with the cloud cover we still managed to reach a high temperature of 91 degrees. again, the 4 3rd day of 90 degrees or higher. 91 today. 77 the morning low. a warm start. look at this. we really need to see rain. 8.34 inches below average for rainfall for the year. once again, i think the rain chances will be on the increase. temperatures now 87 degrees under mostly cloudy if not completely cloudy skies. heat index at 91. a muggy, soupy atmosphere when you walk out there. 90 in frederick. 84 in culpepper. up to 81 in fredricksburg. they have been in the 70s with showers and cloud cover there. we have rain now. you can see these thunderstorms i'm tal

to find out more, go to nbc washington.com. >> you have to be open to the idea of the underwater camerabe brave. >> you have to look good under water as well. >> hey, how's the weather? >> i saw a guy wearing a swim suit and not just the speedo. maybe we could do it. 88 degrees now. that's the current temperature. the heat index at 91. another humid day across the area. the humidity, the moisture in the atmosphere leading to storms. 91 in rockville. 88 in fort bell. here's what's going on around the region. we have just seen showers and storms develop over the past hour or so. they are starting to increase in intensity. we have a storm around manasis, around fairfax and another to the north and east of gathersburg. right around oaktown. here's 123 here. you are seeing it toward fox mill road. the heavier showers and fairly heavy downs along 66. give yourself time. another shower to the east. this one to the north and east of gathersburg around montgomery village. you can see heavier showers to the east. they will pulse up and come back down. they could produce locally heavy winds, too.

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