devastating flames rip through a local home. brand-new video of a story we've been following all morning long. we're learning now who was inside that home. >> cloudy morning, we're starting to see a few peeks of sunshine in the washington area. how much sunshine is ahead? the forecast in minutes. back in court. watching a baltimore courtroom where the fate of six officers is up for discussion. and all eyes are on las vegas where just hours from now it will be the democrats opportunity to square off.

i'm eun yang, news4 midday starts right now. i'm megan fitzgerald in reston where fire broke out at about 6:40 this morning at this townhouse behind me on purple sage court. in fairfax county firefighters arrived on scene and say they saw flames shooting out of the first floor window that is boarded up. they had to rescue a couple that were upstairs. we're told who dogs and two cats lived inside, unfortunately they did not make it out alive. investigators tell us this all happened at around 6:40 this morning. they say that this home video was shot by a neighbor, his name is james moran. he said he woke up to sirens, came outside and saw several fire engines on scene battling the blaze. fairfax county fire official says it took about 40 firefighters nearly an hour to extinguish the flames. moran says he didn't realize anyone was inside until he saw crews walking up the ladder to

the second floor of the home. >> down the ladder, got him on a stretcher, they put him in an ambulance, took him over to reston hospital. >> now, fire officials tell us that the couple was rushed to a local hospital here. one of them went into cardiac arrest. but was then revived shortly after they were airlifted to washington medical center. but their condition is unknown. fire investigators tell us the cause of the fire sunday investigation. barbara. >> thank you. a person is dead after being hit by a car in the district. d.c. police say the driver took off after hitting the person on sargent road this morning. as for the car, witnesses say they saw a dark-colored suv leaving the scene. that car was last seen heading south on south dakota avenue northeast. developing out of baltimore, the pre-trial hearing for the officers in the freddie gray

case is underway. just short time ago prosecutors played a tape recording from one of the officers and says she was not threatened or ordered to give a statement. it is those statements that are the focus point of today's hearing. statements that the officers want thrown out because they say they were improperly obtained. officers charged in the death of gray include caesar nero, alici. the first of six trials is set to begin at the end of next month. look for more on this story on our nbc washington app. chuck? >> thanks. your storm team 4 forecast has been carrying a chance for rain showers throughout the morning but the rain is coming to an end. not completely done but most of the rain has fallen. breeze will start to increase later this afternoon behind a cold front. another cold front promises a

big drop in temperatures. for now, the first batch of rain is moving into northern maryland and eastern pennsylvania. the cold front itself is back out to the west. until that front goes by we have a chance to bubble up a few more showers. you can see we're all dry for now. we could see a few peeks of sunshine outside the windows in washington. temperatures in the 60s we should make it to the mid 70s later today. we'll talk about tomorrow and the rest of the week coming up. now to decision 2016. it is a showdown in las vegas tonight for the first democratic presidential debate. you are looking live at the las vegas strip. hillary clinton, bernie sanders, martin o'malleo'malley, lincolnf chafee will be on the stage tonight. coming up, tracie potts will have more on what we can expect tonight from the candidates. one person not expected to

be on the stage tonight is vice president joe biden. he has not said whether he will run for president. the wait for biden's announcement is starting to wear thin on some supporters. political analysts say sitting out the first debate could be a strategic move on the vice president's part. >> a report from the dutch safety board came out this morning about the crash of malaysia airlines flight mh 17. nearly 300 people were on board and died. the report said the bustle that took the plane down was russian made and that it came from an area of rebel separatists controlled. the dutch safety board also said the plane that should have never been in that airspace. a man is in critical condition after a d.c. police officer ran into him. a 23-year-old woman says it was one of the most horrible things she's ever seen. she says the police cruiser's side mirror clipped a man in the

crosswalk downtown yesterday evening. she said she watched the man enter the crosswalk after making the decision herself she didn't have enough time to make it. right now a firefighter is due out of the hospital in kansas city. four firefighters were trapped in this huge fire in an apartment building last night. look at the flames here. the building collapsed. two firefighters died. you can see just how intense this fire was. the kansas city fire department said it was still putting out hot spots today. did police use excessive force on an elected official? this morning new video shows a tasing incident that has a lot of people outraged. and shut down. the two high profile accounts that twitter suspended.

new video shows a different

angle of the confrontation that led police to use a taser on a prairie view city councilman. this is dash cam video. it's one of four videos the district attorney is looking at to see if officers used excessive force. officers tased the 26-year-old councilman after he followed instructions to get on his knees but did not put his hands up as ordered. at the time officers were questioning some of his friends in front of his apartment complex. the police department says it stands behind its officers. a school is closed in prince george's county. this morning we learn what started a fire. an overheated motor in a fan caught fire. the department did not say how much damage it causeded. backlash over the suspension of two twitter accounts. you're looking at deadspin's twitter page which was reactivated last night.

deadspin and sp nation both had accounts suspended after complaints from the nfl, sec and big 12. they say the site violated copyright rules because they had clips of games. for the first time thousands of cue soon have paid sick days where the issue comes

welcome back. tracking a few light rain showers here in northeastern maryland. breaks of sunshine are working their way into the western suburbs. a few breaks of sun here in northwest washington. we can't rule out a shower or two. hit and miss light rain chances until about 1:00, 2:00. later today, again, after 3:00,

4:00, could be a few more showers. rainfall amounts are only going to be a couple hundredths of an inch. have your little umbrella with you to make sure you can stay dry in case a spot shower finds its way over your house or your plans. temperatures will make it up to the mid 70s. cooler weather tomorrow. more about that when i see you next. a former redskins coach says he is ending his career. today is steve spurrier's first day of retirement. he said yesterday he was stepping down as coach of the south carolina football team. spurrier coached the gamecocks for the last 11 years and was head coach of the redskins for two seasons in 2002 and 23. today prince george's county leaders are expected to vote to extend benefits force thousands of county employees if it passes, workers could be eligible for as many as seven days of paid sick leave. the bill would help more than 130,000 employees in the private sector. right now they risk losing money or even their jobs if they take too many sick days off. the bill may put pressure on

state lawmakers to pass a similar measure. it faces a backlash from business owners. if the bill passes, the full council will consider the measure later. get ready for what could be the next supreme court case.

right now, day three of testimony is underway in the charles severance triple murder

case. his ex-girlfriend took the stand a short time ago. he lived with her when police started investigating him for the murders. julie carey is in the courtroom. she is reporting that a ford motor company employee testified earlier about the car prosecutors say was his getaway car after muthe music teacher w shot and killed. a witness told the court that she learned severance wasn't a normal person and didn't feel safe after meeting him. she says she hosted the accused killer and said at one point he snapped and was out of control talking about losing custody of his young son. we're getting more information from his ex-girlfriend, linda robra. she apparently is telling the courtroom that severance told her that alexandria police came in through a window and took his son when the boy was 14 months

old. his ex also saying that he was not fond of the court system. and says any time that there were police officers shot, he would think that was a good thing. severance is charged with three alexandria murders. follow julie carey on twitter for constant updates on the case. today the supreme court will hear arguments on gun control. the high court will consider challenging a chicago law that bans assault weapons. the case comes at a time of renewed interest in gun regulations after recent mass shootings. the court will hear arguments on banning automatic sentences for teens. getting to and from leesburg is about to get easier. the attorney general is with loudoun county leaders and vdot to break the ground on a series of projects. they will announce a plan to expand belmont ridge road and an

overpass over route 7 to alleviate traffic problems. belmont ridge road will be expanded to four lanes between route and gloucester parkway. hundreds of closures and hundreds of people still can't go home in south carolina now. governor nikki haley says the state is in a massive recovery mission following last week's deadly floods. 19 people died. a canal to provide fresh water to people in the capital is under meticulous repairs. it's not clear how long it will take for the carolinas to totally recover. the governor said fema approved more than $13 million of disaster assistance to help them rite now. emergency response teams from our area are awaiting their next assignment. these are photos from virginia task force once. they're the elite team in the fairfax county fire and rescue department. they said the damage recovery and rescues were important but it's good to be home. >> the devastation was

impressive down there. >> we have it very nice here in northern virginia. some parts of the country are not so fortunate now. >> that team always helping in emergencies. welcome home to them. also home%2&hç members of the c air patrol of maryland. members of that team flew above flooded areas and took pictures of the water. their work helped rescuers respond to the worst hit areas. how about our weather check. >> our weather is quiet. a couple of light rain show airs round. most of those are gone for now. if you are running out for errands, take your pocket umbrella with you. there could be a few more showers. 63 in leesburg and gaithersburg. 71 in culpeper, 67 downtown. one or two showers in northern maryland. mostly cloudy, breezy, temperatures near 71 at 6:00 tonight. starting off tomorrow morning in the low to mid 50s under a partly cloudy sky. tomorrow, breaking back out to sunshine, about 66 degrees by noon tomorrow.

when i see you next, i'll show you the seven-day forecast which has a big drop in temperatures. an investigation into possible cheating on fantasy sports sites is not keeping playerses away. this weekend fanduel and draftkings attracted a record 7.4 million players. the previous high was 6.8 million. players are still logging on despite allegations that draftkings employees used inside information to wayne $350,000 from fanduel. comcast, the parent company of nbc 4, is an investor in fanduel. today a man charged th killing an off duty police officer in memphis heads to court. lorenzo clark will appear in court by video arraignment. clark, a convicted felon, is charged in the shooting and killing of officer terrance oakridge on sunday. we are learning more from china where there was another explosion in the port city of

tianjin. we are told no one was hurt this time. you can see when an alcohol warehouse goes up into flames. a separate explosion in tianjin left 173 people dead or missing. emergency responders said this time everything is stable. name a beer, any beer? if a new agreement goes through, chances are a single company will have brewed that beer. anheuser busch inbev agreed to buy sabmiller for $102 million. if the deal is approved, it would mean a single company would make one of every three beers sold around the world. it is a story that could have ended a lot worse. a 2-year-old in south carolina accidentally shot his grandmother. the grandmother survived. the toddler was riding in the back see the when he found a gun

tucked behind the front see the. the boy pulled the trigger of the .357 revolver shooting his grandmother in the front see the. >> that sound was so muffled. it sounded like a firecracker happened outside. >> he thought he was playing. guns kill. what happened was serious. my sister could have died. >> the car and gun owner did not want to be shown on camera. she said she traveled on the road a lot and carried the gun for protection. police say the gun did not have a safety on. the end of an era one legend ary magazine gets ready to cover up. you can watch us on the go, open up the nbc washington app and tap watch live tv now.

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photos of women. hugh hefner agreed to the changes last month. the magazine will still have women in provocative photos, just not nude. some new species of animals have been found in the himalayas. they include a sneezing monkey, a walking fish and a jewel-like snake. more than 200 new species have been discovered. that region seen as one of the most biologically diverse places on earth. a student who yelled at a food service worker is apologizing. that student was arrested last week when he launched a nine-minute expletive laden rant at workers who would not serve him. that rant was caught on camera and went viral. he was apparently drunk and is now apologizing to the workers who refused to give him his bacon jalapeno mac n cheese.

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mostly cloudy sky overhead. most of the rain is in northeastern maryland, southeastern pennsylvania, moving away from us. with the cold front back to the west, there could be a quick passing shower later this afternoon. temperatures should spike up to the mid 70s this afternoon before trending back down to the 60s. turning breezier later today as well. here's the way the next seven days looks. a chance for a quick shower today. breezy and cooler for tomorrow, thursday, plenty of sunshine. another cold front comes by with very little moisture. on the backside of it, way colder weather. as we head into the weekend, temperatures could be ten degrees or more colder than average. fire season is not over yet in idaho. this fire scorched more than 3,000 acres since the weekend.

this fire is burning in boise county. it is moving too fast for firefighters to get a handle on the flames. they say big flames this late in the year can be hard to fight because much of the summer crews have left for the year. people are talk about this one. a woman faces charges after she live streamed her drunk drive home over the weekend. >> i feel like i'm not driving straight, but i should be. because i am -- i am pretty drunk. >> i mean, what more can you say? shaking my head over this one. 23-year-old whitney beall received a dui on friday night thankses to 911 calls and people watching on the periscope app. police pulled her over within minutes, gave her a breathalyzer test. when she was pulled over, she had a flat tire and didn't know where she was. right now on news4 midday,

the fate of six police officers is on the line in a baltimore courtroom. what we could learn about the trial surrounding freddie gray's death before the end of the day. he has a following of millions. bishop, author, music producer, husband, and he's here in washington. i'll talk with t.d. jakes next and tell you how you can meet him. and a developing situation in northern virginia. a home goes up in flames and we're working to find out what happened. we'll tak

right now, the six baltimore police officers charged in connection with the death of freddie gray are all in court. five officers want statements to be inadmissible. the defense argues those statements were inproperly obtained. prosecutors played a tape recording of one officer's statement and said she was not forced to make a statement. gray died back in april. tonight is the first democratic presidential debate. five candidates will take the stage, hillary clinton, bernie sanders, martin o'malley, lincoln chafee and jim webb. sanders is expected to go after hillary clinton's stance on key issues. the less well known candidates will be looking to capture voter attention. and a fire in wereston injud two people this morning. >> we have more information on what's happening.

megan? >> fairfax county firefighters arrived on scene and saw flames shooting out of this first floor window. they realized there were two people trapped inside. they were able to rescue those adults but the four animals died on scene. we talked to a neighbor who captured the entire rescue on camera. >> reporter: neighbor's say purple sage court is usually quiet. >> it's a very quiet neighborhood. >> reporter: on tuesday morning when they heard loud sirens, they instantly knew something was wrong. >> i heard the fire engines as you hear down at the intersection. >> reporter: james moran ran outside and started shooting this home video. fairfax county fire officials say it took around 40 firefighters nearly an hour to extinguish the blaze. moments after they arrived, they realized people were trapped inside. >> young couple, early 20s, lived here for a couple years.

>> reporter: you can see firefighters walking up the ladder, breaking the top floor windows and climbing inside to rescue the couple. >> they got him down the ladder, put him on a stretcher and in an ambulance. >> reporter: the couple was rushed to the hospital before being airlifted to washington medical center. investigators believe the fire started on the first floor, but spent hours on scene investigating while neighbors looked on. >> i hope he's okay. i hope they're both okay. >> we don't know the extent of injuries but they suffered from smoke inhalation and some respiratory issues. as far as the cause of this fire, investigators tell us it's still under investigation. meagan fitzgerald, news 4. >> i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. you're sitting at your desk, making your plans, where you'll go for lunch, will you walk or drive? here's what you can expect. plenty of clouds, very few rain showers for the next hour or two

you can probably get away without the umbrella. you could see a few more showers after that. after 4:00, 5:00 today, the wind will increase out of the north and west. until that front goes by, we'll have a slim chance for a few more pop-up showers. all the rain has temporarily left the area. again, future weather shows an opportunity for a hit and miss sprinkle or shower primarily after 3:00 or 4:00 this afternoon from washington southbound to southern maryland. don't stray too far from that umbrella. now to a developing story out of kansas city where firefighters are still putting out hot spots of a fire that killed two firefighters. the kansas city fire chief wrapping up a press conference. he said their department lost a 17-year veteran and a firefighter who served for 13 years. this after four got trapped in a building that partially collapsed in the flames.

multiple people were rescued. >> firefighter mesh leaves a wife, four young daughters. our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those who lost and injured of the lost and injured and with their peers throughout kcfd. what helps us get through the times is how professional the department responded. >> the fire chief getting emotional talking about this horrible accident. at this point, there is nothing suspicious but still an investigation into the cause of the fire. he has millions of followers on social media. he leads congregations of thousands, tens of thousands. and he is the best-selling author of more than two dozen books. bishop t.d. jakes is here in washington this week. his late effost book "destiny, into your purpose" is in stores

now. welcome, t.d. jakes. what inspired you to wrote this? >> i wrote a previous book called "instinct" when i finished the book people were responsive. but i felt like the book wasn't finished. there was another aspect of it i wanted to deal with as oppose ed to dealing with who you are on the inside. destiny deals with not who you are but where you're going, using who you are to get where you are going. >> how do you find your destiny? >> it's very important to understand that destiny leaves clues that we are pyred a particular way so that we can obtain a particular thing. we come pre-equipped. we are divinely bestowed the giftings that we have. >> is that not just a message of the faithful or of all faiths or no faith? >> it's for everybody. there is not anything created

that was not created without purpose. understanding that purpose brings fulfillment. it's not necessarily money, prestige or fame or things we were taught to pursue, it's a sense of finding where you fit in life and losing yourself dread in the process. when you find where you fit, you understand why you are made the way you were made. >> you are an author, a music producer, you lead huge con g s congregations, you have your own app. how do you balance all that? >> you will leave something undone every day. just make sure it's not the same thing every day. it's about juggling. i'm going to come up short, i don't want to come up short two days in a row in the same area. i will miss the kids one day. the next day i will not be withe

for my wife, but you do not want to miss several things in the same category. >> bishop t.d. jakes, thank you very much. >> pleasure to be with you. >> t.d. jakes will sign your copy of "destiny" this week. he'll be at barnes & noble today, and tonight at the bridgeway community church. barbara, back to you. >> thank you. an emotional return for one of comedy's biggest

variety reports that leonardo dicaprio has signed on to produce a movie for paramount studios about the volkswagen scandal. as soon as possible, that's

what volkswagen says it is the goal in replacing the engines in its diesel cars. vw executives say engines in america and europe will be replaced as quickly as they can. >> comedian tracy morgan is back on the stage. he tweeted this picture of himself performing at the comedy cellar in new york city last night. it was about 16 months since he was in that accident on the new jersey turnpike that left him in a coma and killed his friend. he will be back to host "saturday night live" this weekend. this morning, the common thing we all do every day that

welcome back. here's the view from our tower cam, northbound into montgomery

county. still partly to mostly cloudy skies. still some breaks to allow sunshine to come through. southbound, clearer sky down to the south for now. still waiting on a cold front to come through which will ring out one or two more quick showers. right now 63 in frederick, maryland. 72 in front royal. 73 fredericksburg. 67 in washington. forecast in and around the metro for the remainder of the day, increasing sunshine for now, again, a shower chance. don't turn your back on that rain chance. mid 70s today, cooler and more sunshine for wednesday and thursday. a real-live look at what can go very wrong on live tv a robotic camera goes rogue during a meteorologist's report and takes a tour of the studio. this has happened to us. the anchors try to make a joke of it and the meteorologist jumps back in front of the

camera to finish the report without his maps. that's professionalism right there. live tv, happens to the best of us. most of us know a teen who texts a lot. now a new study says compulsive texting can be bad for you. the impacts can be as bad as gambling, especially in young girls. researchers tracked 400 eighth through 11th graders. the young people choice to skip sleep and ignore homework rather than put down their phones. we see it all the time. young girls prioritize texting so much that their grades suffered. some lie about how much they're texting and some get an attitude abo if you push them about it. >> i know it'ssicoming. this morning all eyes on las vegas. >> a preview of what we can expect and the big question expect and the big question remaining this mo

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a little over nine hours left before the democratic presidential debate debaines. you're looking at the vegas strip write now. there are five candidates who will take the stage, hillary clinton, bernie sanders, martin o'malley, lincoln chafee and jim webb. >> bernie sanders is expected to accuse hillary clinton of flip-flopping on key issues.

tracie potts has more on what we can expect from the candidates. >> reporter: the three lesser known democrats are hoping to get their names and faces out there after tonight's debate. as for hillary clinton, she faces not only the democrats on stage with her tonight but she's already in vegas targeting donald trump. >> are you excited for the debate? >> reporter: hillary clinton outside donald trump's vegas hotel going after the republican. >> ihvwz=sñ don't think it's entertaining when somebody insults women or immigrants. >> reporter: tonight she faces bernie sanders, martin o'malley, jim webb and lincoln chafee. sanders is drawing huge crowds and leading in new hampshire. so far he's refused to go negative. >> what we need are answers to the problems, not just campaign rhetoric. >> reporter: political experts

say the debate could be a big moment for o'malley. >> this guy is a confident, thoughtful, articulate guy. >> reporter: big questions face clinton, explaining donations, her private e-mail server. >> hillary can't duck, she can't hide. she is fully exposed. >> reporter: and whether the bengahzi committee is getting to the bottom of what she knew about the attack or as one former staffer claims a partisan effort to tornado her campaign. in a new "time" magazine interview, hillary clinton targets not the democrats, not donald trump, but carly fiorina, the only other woman in the race saying she doesn't get a pass. her policies need to be fully scrutinized. from washington, i'm tracie potts. back to you. republican presidential candidate jeb bush wants to get rid of the affordable health care law. bush released a two page plan that would repeal the law. the plan doesn't say how many

people would be left without insurance. bush is expected to reveal more details during his three-day trip daughtthrough new hampshir today is your last day to register to vote in virginia's general election. eligible virgins can register to vote online. you can find a link in our nbc washington app. you can also do it in person at your local registrar office by 5:00 p.m. chuck bell has a look at forecast. >> outside we have a cloudy sky. little peeks of sunshine coming through. these showers south and west of the pittsburgh, these are the leading edge, a little spot shower chance coming our way for this afternoon into early this evening. temperatures out ahead of our cold front should make it back up to the low to mid 70s today. more sunshine coming our way later this afternoon. turning breezy at times. saturday looks breezy and cooler

with high temperatures around 60. sunday, a chance of frost west of d.c. and a killing freeze out towards the shenandoah valley. right now, in the trial of suspected serial killer charles severance, we are hearing from his ex-girlfriend who lived with him starting in 2011. she testified that he told her the only good cop is a dead cop. also she said severance asked her to buy him a handgun, the same weapon used in the murders of the three victims. julie carey is in the courtroom. follow her on twitter for live updates. the state department is calling for iran to release jason rezaian right now. he is a "washington post" reporter. he's been detained in iran for more than a year. the state department says it has not confirmed report that was convicted of anything. iran tv reported yesterday that he was convicted and could face 20 years in prison. it's not clear what he was

convicted of. new developments, part of a new report on a malaysia airlines plane crash. flight mh70 was shot down over ukraine last year and nearly 300 people died. the missile that hit the plane came from a rebel controlled area of ukraine. the dutch report also said it tore the plane in half. the missile was also russian made. this morning the white house called the new report an important milestone towards holding someone responsible for the crash. the wedding crasher in chief goes viral. and what your body language says about you even when you're sleeping. we're back in 60 seconds.

we are following the stories you're clicking on. what position do you sleep in? according to buzzfeed the position you sleep in says a whole lot about you. are you sort of a curled up cat like the guy here? if you are, buzzfeed says you

may be perceived as fragile. but you are confident and outgoing. perhaps you're more of a bear sleeper, that says you are tough as nails on the outside but sensitive at heart. >> for any of you freshmen out there, just a quick fyi. we've been voted the most entertaining. >> and musical. >> morning announcement duo in the tri county area. eight years running. we like to pick popular songs and put them on our high spin on them. without further -- >> hilarious stuff here. jimmy and gabrielle union hammed it up in a high school parody doing the morning announcements. there's one couple that had a surprise visitor at their wedding recently.

you can see it here. the san diego couple bumped into the president on the golf course. they were at lodge at torrey pines on sunday morning getting ready for their wedding when they got word president obama was in the area playing golf. they managed to snap a photo with the president making their special day that much more memorable. he gave them some good advice, don't step on the dress. back to you. >> good advice for sure. >> that's the kind of wedding crasher you don't mind. a local one of a kind goes on the auction block. >>nd wedding day emergency. meet the newlyweds who jumped into action on the way to their reception.

today you have the chance to own a bottle of whiskey made at the distillery at george washington's mt. vernon. they used 18th century methods to make the single malt scotch. washington was one of the biggest whiskey distillers in

the 1700s. bottles will sell at auction tonight. one bottle of rye whiskey went for $100,000 during a similar telloff in 2006. a newly married tennessee company spent their wedding day trying to save lives. tara ray and her husband were on their way to the reception when they found out members of the bridal party were in a car accident. the newlyweds turned the car around and headed to the accident. at the accident scene, sarah's mom snapped this picture of sarah in her wedding dress. sarah insists it's all part of the job. >> i don't feel i was being heroic in any way. my family was in an accident, i needed to make sure they were there. it happened i was a paramedic and in my wedding dress. grandma and grandpa had to stay in the hospital but dad made it

to the reception and made it through the father/daughter dance. let's get one last check on our weather. chuck? >> barbara, outside we have some sunshine. temperatures at 68 degrees. warmer down across parts of northern virginia, 73 in manassas and culpeper. 73 in frederick. cooler in gaithersburg. today, partly to mostly cloudy. a slight chance of a five or ten-minute long rain shower coming your way between 2:00, 3:00 and 5:00 or 6:00 this afternoon. most of this will be missed, but i don't want you to be caught off guard from a spot shower. another cold front on friday drops temperatures by the weekend. by sunday or monday morning we may have a killing freeze out towards the shenandoah valley. get ready for a real taste of fall. >> love it. that does it for news4 midday. we are back this afternoon first at 4:00. >> get news and weather updates

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