i'm steve handlesman, nbc news, washington. >>> and stay with 7news for race, on air and online and of course on our 7news mobil and tablet apps as well as whdh.com. >>> 7news turning to your forecast. a beautiful day in the city. very warm for this time of year. temperatures in the 60s in some spots. logical near 70. jeremy riner is here with more on this midweek warm-up and please tell me it's gonna stick around. >> next question. compared to yesterday at this time, temps 10 to 15 degrees warmer than where we were. we were at 70 last hour. now out at logan, 62. bedford at 68. norwood 71. 60s and 70s across southern new england, a nice mild afternoon. in the eastern half of the united states, experiencing some early to mid fall warmth. now, there's also cool air on the maps, as well. head out through southern canada. temperatures in those locations 50s and 60s. not bitterly cold but returning us back to where we should be this time of year. and ma moving process, that's delightful afternoon and evening. clouds overnight tonight, mild for you morning commute, low 60s. a few scattered s

i'm steve handlesman, >> steve, thank you. if you live in maryland, you only have a few hours left to vote early. take a look at the long lives we found at this polling precinct in prince georges county. you have until 8:00 tonight in our next half hour. hear why these voters want to cast their ballots now instead of waiting until election day. >>> this afternoon, a lot of us saw rain drops for the first time in days and right now storm let's go to the storm center with doug kammerer looking at what's next. >> they are expected changes this time of year. what's not expected normally is when we top 80 degrees in the month of november we have only done it four times. today one of the warmest all time november days with a high of 83 degrees across our region earlier. that's a record shattering the old record. still tracking that's moving southward. . behind it, we have the cloud cover and then the front is to the north. we're tracking this front making its way down from the north. as it moves south, much colder air. . 25 degrees

we're bringing you team coverage this afternoon starting with steve handlesman at thhi steve, what are you hearing? was this a cordial meeting? >> absolutely. you could see it. first face to face that ran long and ended with kind words looked like a return to civility. >> thank you very much, president obama. >> reporter: the president-elect and president obama discussed trump taking over. and most of all, i want to emphasize to you mr. president-elect, that we now are going to want to do everything we can to help you succeed because if you succeed, then the country succeeds. >> reporter: trump is cleared to hear top secrets. >> e we discussed a lot of different situations. some wonderful and some >> reporter: on monday obama called trump unfit. trump called obama ineligible. today trump said he will keep seeking obama's counsel. >> mr. president, it was a great honor being you and i look forward to being with you many, many more times. >> reporter: calling obama a good man. >> very good han. >> on capitol hill, trump talked legislative action with mitch mcconnell and house speaker pau

we begin with steve handlesman on capitol hill. >> mitt romney, a a huge surprise just to get invited to trump tower. unlike secretary of state, the president-elect's pick to be his national security adviser a at the white house does not require senate confirmation. which in the case could have again. . donald trump's close aid reportedly his pick for national security adviser. the retired three star general is controversial, appearing on russian tv and with vladimir putin. also in trump tower today, trump aids confirmed with south carolina governor hailey. as a source reports trump will talk this weekend to mitt romney about that jury roomny's angela merkel urging that nato not be weakened after trump questioned if the u.s. would defend allies against russia. trump and flynn making the former head of u.s. intelligence nervous. >> our nato commitment has to be reenforced. >> the current intel chief quit today as planned. >> it felt pretty good. i got 64 days left. . >> on capitol hill, vp elect our economy. >> reporter: trump promisd to rebuild highways and bridges to put people to wo

steve handlesman, news 4. >> a gorgeous day today. highs were in the 60s. and clear skies out there. so as the sun goes down weaver going to fall into the 50s pretty quickly. we have stay itted clear and dry. so you want the warmer jacket. here's the thick. we're already thinking about the weekend. it's thursday afternoon. so as you look to your sunday you want the warm jacket and the gloves. maybe a few but temperatures will be much cooler. i'll let you know when the cool air arrives in my full forecast. >>> cooking that thanksgiving meal can create quite a a mess in the kitchen. >> you could be doing more damage than you think. consumer reports susan hogan is working for you with an important warning. >> no one likes to clean up after a big meal. but one wrong disposal can create a plumbing disaster and you can't mission take the smell of bacon or grease it lees behind. have you ever done this and thought nothing of it? assuming hot water and dish soap will send it through the pipes, right? wrong. >> hot water cools. when the water cools, the grease cools

is steve handlesman is tracking the race. >> donald trump figures a lot of voters finding out now health care premiums are rising with help him when he needs it the most and where he needs to win. >> donald trump calculates he has to win. he's focused not on e-mails but >> premiums are soaring. doctors are quitting. companies are fleeing. >> trump promised a special session of congress to repeal obamacare that he said hillary clinton would expand. >> it's one of the reasons we must win on november 8th. e we must win. >> check out 270 to win. ohio, iowa and or nevada and utah. or wisconsin. to get more than 270 electoral votes. trump heads to wisconsin encouraged by taking the lead in today's abc news "washington post" poll. trump at 46% and clinton at 45% nationally. the poll found strong enthusiasm declining since the fbi revised her e-mail investigation. she headed to the biggest battleground in florida where >> i will repeal the health care law. i will replace it that will be better. >> reporter: turnout is the question now. will the bad news on obamacare premiums and the renewed e-ma

i'm steve handlesman, news 4. >>> a closer look now at early voting. as of today, more than 26 million votes have been cast. democratic voters have outpaced battleground states including virginia and north carolina. republicans are outpacing democrats in three swing states including pennsylvania. and it's a tie in florida right now. nbc news is using data provided by target smart to analyze the breakdown. we note we do not know how any of those voters decided to cast their ballots. >>> now to local reaction to the fbi investigation into hillary clinton's e-mails. former d.c. mayor vin says the justice department did the same thing to him a few years ago. but it didn't cause the same reaction. mark segraves has our report. >> the reaction is opposed to me. >> reporter: vince gray says the e-mails being found days before an election is exactly what federal prosecutors did to him >> jeff thompson's guilty plea pulls back the curtain to expose widespread corruption. >> reporter: gray knows there's a difference between a mayoral and presidential election bu

also sources say michael flynn is the president-elect's pick for white house national security steve handlesman has more. >> reporter: michael flynn at trump tower again. he's reportedly picked as national security adviser. the retired three-star general is controversial, appearing on russian tv and with vladimir putin. also in trump tower today, trump aides confirm south carolina for secretary of state. president obama stood today with germany's angela merkel, urging that nato not be weakened after trump questioned on the stump if the u.s. would defend nato allies against russia. trump and flynn making the former head of u.s. intelligence nervous. >> our -- our nato commitment has to be reinforced. >> now there's 64 >> reporter: vp-elect mike pence urged quick action on the trump agenda. >> revive our military. >> reporter: trump promised to revive highways and bridges to put people to work. democrats like the sound of that. >> we hope we can have the biggest and most robust infrastructure legislation. >> reporter: but a request for big spending could wipe the smiles of republicans' faces. unt

live from the white house, steve handlesman, news 4. >>> more protests in the wake of the presidential election. people gathered outside the white house and then marched down pennsylvania avenue chris gordon is outside that hotel now talking to some college students who joined the demonstrations today. >> reporter: this is the scene of this afternoon's demonstration at the entrance of the trump international hotel. the day began with the demonstration at the white house. protesters today very e emotional, but they remain they were pushed back by secret service police. about the time that president-elect trump arrived for his meeting. they were allowed to remain in lafayette square park, across the street from the white house. these local college students say they feel excluded by the policies of the new president. >> what americans still think this country belongs to them. they did not care about what the terrible thinking about muslims and black people. we have. >> my mom is a muslim immigrant. i wouldn't exist if donald trump had his way. >> reporter: there were also supporters of pr

from new york city, steve handlesman, news 4. back to you. >> thank you, steve. our team coverage continues now first at 4:00 with chris lawrence in new york covering the trump campaign. in doing so. by contrast, there's an incredible excitement and buzz in this city right now. . so much security, so many events going on where steve was just atd to here to trump tower. governor mike pence is making his way to the hilton behind me. at that point he will head over a few blocks to trump tower for a special vip event. you mentioned it earlier. donald trump was his vote. some people who are in line to vote booed and heckled him as he was coming in. but people across the street were choring him. one male yelled out "lock her up" over and over. he seemed to be very optimistic about what was going on. and very calm and in sort of at >> what happened a couple hours before, events could be described as a topless tirade. two women and a came into the voting place and ripped off their shirts. they had some anti-trump slogans stomach. they marched around the polling location

steve handlesman is at the white >> just two days after such a wrenching election, here at the white house today this first ever face to face between barack obama and donald trump ran long. it ended with nice words. almost like a return to what democracy and government are supposed to be. >> reporter: the president-elect and president obama discussed trump taking over as commander-in-chief. >> setting up the white house, i want to emphasize to you, mr. president-elect, we now are going to want to do everything to succeed. >> reporter: trump is cleared to hear top secrets. >> we discussed a a lot of different situations. some wonderful and some difficulties. >> reporter: on monday obama

steve handlesman is tracking this race for us. >> reporter: his team agrees he figures that so many american voters just now are finding out their health care premiums are rising that it could help him when he needs it most in the state where is he most needs victories. today in pennsylvania, the

we begin with steve handlesman on capitol hill. >> reporter: this race is at the closest point it has ever been. that's raising concern at the sovereign poverty law center. and raising concern here in suppression efforts aimed at voters of color that chould change a few thousand votes could conceivably change who wins on tuesday. florida, florida, florida. donald trump went to jacksonville in a state now tied in the polls and fired off unsupported charges. >> healthcare health care has engaged in a massive far-reaching criminal conduct and equally far-reaching warned if clinton turn out is weak, trump wins. >> he can't hear you bo, but he can hear you vote. >> reporter: in early voting in florida and north carolina where trump and clinton are tied in the polls, african-american turnout is down. worry about voter intimidation is up. trump is warning the vote will be rigged. former clan leader david duke,

steve handlesman, news 4. >>> today president obama also campaign season. >> it's become normal when somebody just says whacky stuff. as long as they are famous, we think it's okay. saying character doesn't matter. let me tell you something about this office. if you disrespect the constitution before you're president and threaten to shut down the press when it says something you don't like or threaten to throw your opponent in jail in a live presidential debate, if you discriminate people against different faiths before you are president, then that is what you will do in office except you will have more power to carry out the twisted notions that you had before you were in office. so you can't make excuses for this stuff. this isn't a joke. this counts. >> the president urged younger voters to understand they have a chance to shape history. >> to the republican ticket, donald trump on his way to a campaign event in north carolina at this hour. his son is campaigning on his behalf in nevada. donald trump jr. is expeced to take the stage at a rally u in las vegas. a nevada newspaper is