Quite a bit. The humidity is not going to be down at all. 88 at 9 00 84 at 11. The next couple of days we have another big change in the forecast and this is one i think we will all enjoy. I have got that forecast for you in just a minute. Looking forward to that thanks, doug. Our Team Coverage continues with Zachary Kiesch live in alexandria, people doing all they can to stay cool . Reporter people are doing all they can, chris. One word out here today is uncomfortable. Swept a lot of time in northwest d. C. Running around, talking to folks, trying to figure out exactly how they are dealing with this heat and made our way down here to beautiful alexandria not as many out today as we might expect. The real winners columbia height an opportunity to check on the youngsters up there, just enjoying nice summer day. I think thats the way it was really supposed to be but for everybody out here running around in suits and ties, not exactly a win. You saw lot of folks out there with umbrellas
Violent crime on metro has prompted Transit Police to step up patrols all over the subway system. Today at lenfant plaza, a show of presence as transit officers board trains, check them off, and get off again. The step on, step off program is about security and a sense of r reassurance for officers. They will step on, make sure everything is okay, check with passengers to confirm that, and then step off. Reporter it will take some time to see whether policies like this deter crime on the system. Its up slilly this year over the same time last year. Now, stay away orders are nothing new to metro, but this is the first time theyve gotten them against juveniles and it will be in place at least until these kids go to trial in april. Now, coming up later on news4, we will talk to people about how they feel about the stepped up presence of metro Police Stepping on and then stepping back off the trains. Were live in lenfant plaza, derrick word, news4. Chopper4 just arrived over the scene of a
This week they were encouraged by what was happening with the Six Wilson High School students. They were encouraged by the fact a judge had gone and said they should be banned from the metrorail system. Keep in mind through all of this they still were able to ride the bus system but what you saw today is metro clearly understood there was a pattern with some of the students who were still riding the train. They were at the tenleytown station. They were there when they got off the train this morning waiting for them as they were going to walk to school, and they picked those kids up. What this tells you about everything thats been going on in the metro system lately, specifically when it comes to teens, is that metro really is drawing a line in the sand here. If a judge says youre not supposed to be on the rails, well, then metro is probably going to know where you are going to be getting on and off the train. They will position Transit Police officers there and then theyre going to pic
Women. A glimpse of Jesse Matthew walking through the Albemarle County courthouse to enter a guilty plea, accepting responsibility for two brutal abductions and murders. You have seen their faces, know the painful fates they met. First morgan harrington, a Virginia Tech student in charlottesville for a concert in 2009. She vanished. Her remains found a few months later. Her mom and dad both here today. No one gave up. Reporter Jill Harrington thankful for the determination that led police to matthew. For 6 1 2 years you all were determined and resolute to find the top tier predator that hunted in this community. Reporter standing next to the harringtons, perhaps the few parents who know their pain, john and sue graham. We miss her every day and know that many others do too. Reporter september 2014, uva secondyear Hannah Graham dipp found her remains. Her family always knew shed change the world. This just wasnt the way theyd hoped. But hannahs enduring gift is she enabled this wicked m
Kentucky, republican president ial hopeful donald trump is looking beyond super tuesday to the next contest. Party caucuses saturday in the bluegrass state. A poll conducted last week by Western Kentucky University has trump leading marco rubio by 13 points there. That poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 4. 3 . Virginia is a key state, well be covering results through tonight at 11 00, into tomorrow morning. Make sure you have our nbc washington app, because as soon as the republicans, democrats declare a winner tonight in virginia, thats where we will bring you the breaking news alert. Its also where you can watch all of the victory speeches. Make sure you have our app, were going to be updating this race all night. Pushing out alerts, especially telling you where people voted in virginia, and what counties helped swing the race one way to another. Its also in our app is where you can watch the victory speeches. Youll want to keep it here for expanded coverage of super tuesday