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and i'm jummy olabanji in for larry smith.. so much to cover this morning on the newest attraction at the national harbor.. but before you start cashing out..and rolling the dice.. lets head over to eileen wheelan for a check on the forecast.. toss to eileen - arctic airmass approaches today - u - rain/snow mix sunday night, chilly rain monday - another arctic blast late next week (highs low 30s!) today: cloudy morning, becoming mostly sunny after noon. breezy & cold. highs: 43-49 winds: wnw 5-15 mph tonight: mainly clear. cold & breezy. lows: 26-30 feels: 15-20 winds: nw 10-15 g 20 mph friday: partly to mostly sunny. unseasonably cold & windy. highs: 37-43 feels: 26-33

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traffic. to get the latest alerts sent right to your phone... just log on to wjla.com slash text and enter your phone number. another restaurant is the victim of a false news story. this time it's a new york location that has been targeted. those calls came after social media users connected the brooklyn restaurant with comet ping pong here in dc. one caller referencing an email from server and noted clinton attended a donor's birthday party at the roberta's restaurant years ago. no arrest has been made in the case. an update this morning.. on the suspect accused of firing shots inside comet ping pong after reading fake news stories. edgar welch spoke with a new york times reporter via video-conference. welch reportedly admits he traveled 350 miles to d-c- to investigate claims about a child sex ring. he insists he planned to take a look -- and then go back home.

drive. thankfully no one was hurt in the shooting. in the interview, welch acknowledged he went about it in the wrong way. the father of two -- however -- is still not convinced those stories he read online are completely fake. edgar welch faces a judge for a preliminary hearing this morning. a close call at a gas station in montgomery county overnight after a taxi-cab caught fire. just after 11 last night, firefighters responded to an exxon gas station in gaithersburg. investigators say a taxi-cab caught pumps. fire crews were quickly able to hit the emergency shut off for the gas pumps. no injuries were reported. it's 5 and coming up on good morning washington.. shocking new details in that deadly warehouse fire in oakland. why investigators are ruling out that the flames were intentionally set. its the final countdown! right now your taking a live look at mgm's newest casino at the national harbor. all you need to know before the doors open

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through sunday - rain/snow mix sunday night, chilly rain monday - another arctic blast late next week (highs low 30s!) today: cloudy morning, becoming mostly sunny after noon. breezy & cold. highs: 43-49 winds: wnw 5-15 mph tonight: mainly clear. cold & breezy. lows: 26-30

mph friday: partly to mostly sunny. unseasonably cold & windy. highs: 37-43 feels: 26-33 winds: nw 10-15 g 25+ it's 5 and

a big break in the investigation into those deadly wildfires in teneseee.. suspects now accused of sparking the fires..

plenty of glitz and glamour. some of entertainment's biggest stars will be performing there in coming weeks. and of course you can't forget about the nightlife and restaurants inside! kidd oshea joins us live the casino with more. kidd? developing right

the deadly wildfires in tennessee. two juveniles have been charged with aggravated arson in connection to those fires. the teens were taken into custody wednesday morning and authorities are looking to see if more charges are possible. they are entitled to have a de a juvenile court judge will decide if they will be held with or without bond. transferring them to adult court is also under consideration. 14 people died and more than 17-hundred buildings were damaged or destroyed in the tennessee wildfires. more than 130 people are still recovering from injuries they sustained in the fires. jummy.. an update this morning in the investigation into that deadly warehouse fire in oakland california. we are now learning the building possibly

equipped with makeshift stairwell. officials also say the warehouse had no exits on the second floor. recovery efforts are now complete with the final death toll at 36. atf investigators say they see no evidence the fire was intentionally set. the fire appears to have started on the first floor and a refrigerator is being examined as a possible point of origin. time now for weather approaches today - unseasonably cold - arctic airmass approaches today - unseasonably cold through sunday

- another arctic blast late next week (highs low 30s!) today: cloudy morning, becoming mostly sunny after noon. breezy & cold. highs: 43-49 winds: wnw 5-15 mph tonight: mainly clear. cold & breezy. lows: 26-30 feels: 15-20 winds: nw 10-15 g 20 mph friday: partly to mostly sunny. unseasonably cold & windy. highs: 37-43 feels: 26-33

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good moirning washington i'm autria godfrey. and i'm jummy autria godfrey. and i'm jummy olabanji. good morning washington. toss to eileen - arctic airmass approaches today - unseasonably cold through sunday - rain/snow mix sunday night, chilly rain monday - another arctic blast late next week (highs low 30s!) today: cloudy morning, becoming mostly sunny after noon. breezy & cold. highs: 43-49 winds: wnw 5-15 mph tonight: mainly clear. cold & breezy. lows: 26-30 feels: 15-20 winds: nw 10-15 g 20 mph friday: partly to mostly sunny. unseasonably cold & windy. highs: 37-43

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opening of the mgm national harbor. the one-point-4 billion dollar play-pin is finally ready to debut! sam sweeney is live inside with all you need to know ahead of tonight. sam? tonight you can

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for a big night at the national harbor. we are just hours away from the opening of mgm's newest hotel and casino. it's what a lot of you have been waiting for! sam sweeney is live inside giving us the scoop on what you need to know before those doors open at 11 tonight. on the flip side this morning-

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- arctic airmass approaches today - unseasonably cold through sunday - rain/snow mix sunday night, chilly rain monday - another arctic blast late next week (highs low 30s!) today: cloudy morning, becoming mostly sunny after noon. breezy & cold. highs: 43-49 winds: wnw 5-15 mph tonight: mainly clear. cold & breezy. lows: 26-30 feels: 15-20 winds: nw 10-15 g 20 mph friday: partly to mostly sunny. unseasonably feels: 26-33 winds: nw 10-15 g 25+ tonight's grand

plenty of glitz and glamour. some of entertainment's biggest stars will be performing there in coming weeks. and of course you can't forget about the nightlife and restaurants inside! kidd oshea joins us live the casino with more. kidd?

announcer: now, "good morning washington," on your side. autria: right now at 6:00 a.m., ready to roll. it is opening day for the mgm national harbor, a billion-dollar gaming venue that is expected to have a huge economic and traffic impact on

we prepare you for the big day ahead. good morning to you, washington. i'm autria godfrey. jummy: i'm jummy olabanji and we want to start with a check of the forecast. we get right over to v.j., who has a chilly day out there. veronica: this morning, some cloud cover, well north of d.c. and through montgomery county, maybe northern loudoun county, yoco cold-looking sky that will unfold when the sun comes up. we are tracking a cold front that will bring some lower temperatures into our area. chilly conditions today, cold for the upcoming weekend. by the afternoon, we will have sunshine. eventually when the front comes in mid to late morning, they could be a sprinkle or two. you can see it right there. that is a flurry, possibly