somara, what's it looking like out there?> reporter: i will say, as you take a look at the radar, we had drizzle earlier. but we've been pretty dry. as we continue to head throughout the day, it be on and often situation. let's take a look at the weekend planner. if you're not going to make it today, if the clouds push you, you better get out here saturday. temperatures in the upper 70s on saturday. a good amount of sunshine. by sunday, we're hitting the low 80s maybe with m here and enjoy the food, fun and music. sheena? >> the weekend looks good, somara, for anything at the wharf of the whatever you're doing. big changes in the forecast compared to what we have going on today. four things to know over the next few days. drizzle and cool all day long. it's going to be a gray day. nats game at 8:08 tonight. i'm sure everybody will be watching. huge game. but the good news is, weather does not look as bad to cause an impact. this is amazing. especially for this game. drier and a warm weekend ahead and cooler into next week. we

let's go to somara.he four-zone forecast, somara. [ inaudible ]. >> oh, somara. oh, somara's trying to get the microphone on. and she's trying to get it on and still going. all right, coming back to me. and we're back, everybody. sn somara having a microphone issue. a lot easier for me. as far as riverside high school goes, they asked me to come out for their pink out. they have a football game. i'm dressed in pink. they asked me to come to their game. i'm not able to come, but we're sending chopper 4 out there a little bit later. somara is ready now? i heard somara in my ear. i'm ready to give you the ten-day forecast. again, we're sending chopper high school by around 6:45. tune in there, riverside high school in leesburg. 77 on your saturday, 78 on sunday. 78 on monday. three great days, tuesday high temperature of 74, 60% chance of some shower activity. if not plain rain, we need some rain. we're hoping to get it on tuesday. wednesday and thursday we are much cooler, but not cold. just on the cool si

. >> look at somara. first time out of the gate. >> i'm going to say it all night. i'm going to the fields of horror tonight. i have to say it. >> do you have to say it on the path? >> i've never heard that word in my life. >> it sounds made up. like a made-up story. >> nonetheless, i think it's going to be a gloomy night. it's going to feel spooky out there, isn't it? >> it is. it's going to be that type of friday the 13th weather. it's cloudy and cool and dreary a krots area. similar to yesterday. we have weekend improvements and sunday will be summer looir-lik. temperatures will be in the 80s. the fall weather returns next week for a whil 58 in dulles. 59 frederick. 60 degrees in washington. 59 manassas. you will notice it when you walk outside. let's check your roads on this finally friday with jack. good morning. >> it's finally arrived. frederick county on i-70 headed westbound, we had activity toward 85. the left lane is now getting by, thankfully. authorities arrived and have most of the activity contained to the right side of the roadway. also up in elk rid

good morning, somara. >> reporter: good morning, eun. this is going to be an amazing place, definitely. right now, we are pretty quiet. we did have drizzle earlier this morning. but i think we're looking towards an improving day. at best, maybe scattered drizzle throughout the day. temperatures top in the mid to upper 60 means. >> jack? >> unfortunately, i have breaking news. southbound 95 stafford, an accident with diesel fuel spilled. 95 southbound closed at centerport poarkway. you can get on 95 southbound, though, from the centerport parkway now. improvements are being made. news 4 continues after the break. >>> raging wildfires. the dire situation in california is not getting better. why the primary mission is not containment. a live report minutes away. >>> plus, we're talking about domestic violence attacks. tracking offenders. the new plan putting the power in the lands of victims. we continue to countdown to the wharf in the district. more on wh to expat what cecan you do with two baco, egg and cheese sandwiches for $5 from dunk

we begin with our meteorologist, somara theodore. how is it looking? >> it did make its first land fall near the mouth of the mississippi river and it is beginning to make the second land fall. straight to the storm right now, we are seeing the hardest, the heaviest portion of the storm in the northeast quadrant. no new orleans is not overturn the hurricane tropical storm warning. none tlhe less, that means life threat threatening storm surge. in the orange that's where you are seeing a tropical storm warning out. the storm surge is t forecasted for areas like st. louis and biloxi. it is going to continue to push up into alabama then weakening as a tropical storm. after that, it is going to push out and over towards the northeast. notice the portion of northern maryland are in this comb. we are expecting to see some impact here in our area and i will have a look at that coming up. >>> well, the nats had their backs against the wall until bryce harper, huge home run, the team is just a few ounce from going down 2-0 in the playoffs. we have team coverage

somara. about 30 seconds ago said did the nats win? >> no. she knew they didn't. >> heartbroken. she's on the edge of her seat all night. >> no comment. no comment. >> i caught eun in the makeup room crying. >> it's one of those things. there's always next year. 'v what? >> i know what we can say s how about those caps? >> they've done the same thing to fans every year. >> they're still fun to watch. >> that's right. we can focus our attention on that. >> i think down the road, not right now, this is going to be a good thing. all this suffering is going to make it well worth it. >> i can't wait 108 years like the cubs. please don't make me wait that long. >> we'll be like the indians. 15, 16 years maybe. >> i would like to see it in my lifetime. the nats lost this do or die game 5 against the cubs. it lasted more than 4 1/2 hours and ended after midnight. i was drifting in and out of sleep because i wanted to watch the game. >> sheena was fast asleep by the time they wrapped up this one. >> didn't start until 8:00. >> as soon as i woke up, i went straight to my phone to see the o

molette green and somara theodore will have more in the 5:00 hour. >>> we want to continue following breaking news out of california where nearly 2 dozen wildfires continue to rage out of control. take a look at this video from a sonoma county deputy who was trying to out-drive the flames. 23 people have died. northern california. the fire has destroyed 3500 structures. nearly 20 but authorities believe they are safe. but haven't been able to call loved ones because cell towers have been destroyed. >> the chief of cal fire called this a critical catastrophic event and you can see he is not exaggerating. he just got this new video into our newsroom. this used to be the neighborhood in santa rosa, california. you can see the only thing left standing are just piles of rubble where families used to live. as we said, the piles of debris, you can see, represent a family that no longer has a home. most folks only had minutes to grab their loved ones before running for their lives. >> i didn't have any of my artwork or picture books or things that were really important to us. >> i don't know

somara, what do you say?ng to play any part by the time they're throwing the first i think overalthough it should be a dryer forecast as we head into the game. first pitch, maybe some drizzle. temperatures in the low 60s so it will be cool. make sure you bring a sweater with you. then we have the isolated chance lingering and looming over us. as we head towards the end of the game it will be pretty cloudy. temperatures in the low 60s at that point headed to the upper 50s. overall we're fairing on the better side of this. we could be much worse. that's the good news. your storm team 4 ten day outlook, a few things you want to know. that rain chance starts to really dwindle down late friday night and then by saturday i'll call this the transition day. still a lot of clouds, mid to upper 70s. the sun peaks through. by sunday, nothing but sunshine. mostly sunny skies. highs in the low 80s believe it or not and then we'll start to see things really cool down by next week starting to get into that gist of fall. tha

somara, what does that mean? >> face your fears head object. make it a spooky night. i'm going to the field tonight. i don't know how i got into this. i just hope it all goes well. temperatures tonight are going to be dropping into the mid to upper 60s. it will be very cool. we'll have the cloud cover. a little drizzle and mist. definitely a spooky night out. bring a sweater wuchlt. >>> how about this. a hopeful update on a victim of was from our area. when tina frost could make her way back to maryland. >>> she was crowned homecoming queen. it's what happened next that will vau yelling, girl power. for a baby's heart in thel, first 12 weeks of pregnancy. and a future when prenatal pediatrics leads to healthier children. it's being the number one newborn intensive care unit in the country. and giving parents peace of mind. it's less recovering in our bed, and more jumping on yours. stronger is standing out and standing proud. because we don't just

. >> and news 4 is going to have live coverage of the wharf's grand opening on thursday and somara theodoreing hours, and then to -- >> i'm there with doug kammerer. we're going to continue our team coverage in the afternoon, 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. there's going to be live music, entertainment, fireworks, too. come on down and see us. there are multiple ways to get down there as tom mentioned. you can watch it here, too, on your nbc washington app or right here on news 4. getting down there, it's going to be a bit of a zoo, i must say, on thursday. so, if you want to -- >> get a kayak. >> that will happen. it's going to be crazy on the water, too. >> well, we have some breaking news as we track those fast-moving wildfires out west. california's famous wine country threatened as crews are racing to keep those flames from spreading. >> plus we've got a warning from police tonight about a deadly drug that's led to a series of health scares in our area. >> and just into the newsroom, game 4 as the nats play the cubs, has been postponed until afternoon. so, no game tonight, folks. keep those beard

let's go over to somara theodore. the game looking really good tonight weather wise. >> definitely. want them to bring pink hoodies, pink sweater. it will be cool the later we get. overall comfortable conditions. ge let's get straight to it. friday night lights. temperatures are going to continue to fall through the evening. you can see here we're looking at 65 degrees at 7:00. still cool, clear as we head towards 9:00 p.m. in the 50s. so, again, we're dropping to the mid 50s. a lot of our outer suburbs tonight actually are going to be headed to the upper 40s. that's not all that's going on. we have west field at centerville, eleanore roosevelt at wise. temperatures are going to be in the mid 60s. and dropping into the upper 50s as well. if you are headed to the howard home coming tailgate tomorrow, just know that it's going to be pretty mild to start the day off in the 60s by the time we hit the football game we're looking at the mid 50s. doug? >> go howard tomorrow. looking good for that, too. 77 degrees, high temperature on sunday looking good, too. high around 78. same deal on m