not a part of the smithsonian but still a great aquarium. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" for this monday, september 30, 2013. a live look outside right now. 5:01, time for weather and traffic on the 1s. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein has your forecast. >> the air is freb and chilly on this monday morning. good morning. right now we have temperatures down into the 40s much of maryland and havevirginia and w virginia, a little patchy fog in the rural areas. down into the 40s in frederick county as well as in loudoun, fauquier, prince which wiilliam stafford, spotsylvania, charles county, southern maryland, too, just near 50 degrees. and we have temperatures right around the metro area generally low to mid-50s now. we'll still be in the 50s through 8:00 but them by 10:00 the mid-60s. sun rise is at 7:03. then by noontime for your lunch hour should be mild. you'll be comfortable in short sleeves. pa partly cloudy into the mid-70s much of the region. waldorf, charles county, the hometown forecast there by noontime should be near 70

degrees. i'm back in ten minutes with a look of the rest of your monday. now a look at traffic with danella. good morning. the first 4 traffic center, here is what we're tracking for you. traveling around the beltway, heads up in virginia if you're taking the inner loop in the express lanes as you make your way near route 50 a broken down car there blocking your right lane. again, that's in the express lanes on the inner loop of the beltway. over to i-95 in maryland between the baltimore beltway traveling if laurel and continuing to the capital beltway both directions here. your travel lanes are open. over to bw parkway, the same story here between the beltways, baltimore and capital beltway, a live look at 32 again in both directions, north and southbound. b.w. parkway your travel lanes are open. i'll be back in ten minutes. aaron and eun, over to you. >> danella, thank you. all eyes on the senate today as we creep closer to a government shutdown. congress has a midnight deadline to strike a deal or the money will run out. coming up on 5:03 now, the house voted to approve a plan this

weekend but is considered dead on arrival by senate democrats. now the ball is in their court and what they could decide could have a huge impact on federal wokers. melissa mollet with a preview of what we could see today. melissa, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as we have been saying the countdown is on, aaron. 19 hours until this deadline and, of course, they set the meeting at 2:00 today before this potential shutdown. now the house plan, of course, we've been talking a lot about this, that plan is to delay key parts of the affordable care act, the president's plan by one year, in order to avoid a shutdown. senate majority leader harry reid saying democrats will kill that proposal later today obama, of course, has said he will not let the law be gutted and the exchanges are still on schedule to open on tuesday. now something else to think about a lot here is the federal workers. we're talking about 800,000 federal workers that would end up being furloughed, they would

end up not being paid. they would have to report on tuesday but after about four hours, if they are not essential employees, they would be sent home. we'll have much more on this story for you this morning. on capitol hill, melissa mollet, news 4. it is now 5:04. listen to this, as many as 700,000 workers in our area could take some financial hit if the government shuts down. that's according to "the washington post." one economist says about 60% of the 377,000 local federal workers could be forced to stay home. government contractors will also be hurt. 20% will be affected. stay with news 4 as we tick down the hours until the shutdown deadline at midnight and head to nbcwashington.com for ten ways a government closure could affect you. new this morning, we've learned that the justice department will launch a lawsuit this morning against north carolina over tough new voting rules. the state's new law scales back early voting and imposes more strict voter identification

requirements. the obama administration is trying to fight back against a supreme court ruling that struck down a powerful part of the voting rights act. republicans say the new laws are meant to prevent voter fraud. democrats say they discriminate against minorities and students. happening today in month fwomry county, construction gets under way on two projects that would bring both housing and shopping just steps away from the metro. the groundbreaking ceremony set for today for two buildings near rockville pike and twinbrook parkway in rockville. the buildings will put hundreds of new apartments and a safeway right next to the twinbrook metro station all expected to open in 2015. if you're looking for something to do today or have a few extra minutes, you may want to visit the national aquarium. after 81 years it will be closing its doors in the basement of the commerce building for good tomorrow. renovations to the building were forcing the aquarium out. they are planning to move the animals to the national aquarium

in baltimore. the redskins won't be in action until october 13. that game against the cowboys could be for first place. the redskins finally won their first game of the season by beating the raiders. they're 1-3 this season but only a game out of first place, and that is because dallas lost yesterday. you can watch the skins and cowboys game in two weeks right here on nbc 4. >> it's awesome. what a turnaround. the feud over who is to blame for the impending shutdown spreading to cyberspace this morning. how both republicans and democrats are trying to win your support. plus, a fiery scene playing out in california after a small plane slams into a building. also ahead, why social media sites like facebook may truly be making it hard to move on after a breakup. tom? good morning. a chilly start this monday morning. partly cloudy down into the 40s much of the region. a look

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disorder and given medication between 19949 and 1997. in 2009, that percentage dropped to 14%. researchers believe the prescription slowdown is because of the strong warnings in the early 2000 about suicide and heart disease linked to some of the drugs being prescribed. a heads-up for anyone who just broke up with his or her boyfriend or girlfriend. don't look at their facebook or twitter anymore. social media is making a bad breakup worse by prolonging the grieving process. it could hinder our ability to forgive and move on. >> just about 5:11 now on our monday morning. 59 degrees outside our studios now. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is keeping track of our forecast. another nice day ahead? >> we're off to a chilly start. in the rural areas and many of our nearby suburbs only down to

50 degrees. later today we'll have a nice warm-up. in fact, dramatic change by noontime. it'll be in the low 70s by midafternoon. it's going to feel like summertime, into the upper 70s with increasing sunshine after a partly cloudy morning. even warmer as we get into midweek. we'll look at that coming in about ten minutes at 5:21. good morning, danella, how is traffic? good morning, tom. well, for folks traveling the beltway i'm still tracking a disabled car there. this is the inner loop of the beltway in the express lane. as you are traveling inner loop in the express lane that right lane is blocked closer to route 50. very light volume. let's shoot over this time to the dulles toll road. making the trip all the way out from leesburg heading inbound to the beltway, your travel lanes are open in both directions on the toll road. and i-95 trafficking an accident there. the ramp to 32 still shut down. aaron and eun? danella, thank you. a frightening scene on the bay

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welcome back at 5:15. the halls of congress may be quiet this hour but with the showdown shutdown looming, plenty are making their voices heard online including lawmakers and some of those who would feel the biggest impact. news 4's angie goff is here with more on that. people are really fired up over this, angie. hearing a lot of chatter. two top trending topics in d.c. this morning and we're watching a case of the dueling hash tags play out on twit with speter an president responding to the other side with enough already. using that hash tag in most of his tweets.

warning after potential lapse in funding to answering shipment questions. federal agencies are all over social media trying to soften the possible blow. and we're also hearing how you're preparing for the unknown. a friend was told to report to work tomorrow and wait for an e-mailed furlough instruction. public health worker michael -- maybe he says it best, posting this picture, saying that hard times call for desperate measures, punctuated with that word rising in popularity on line for all the wrong reasons furlough. what are you going to do if a shutdown happens? we're talking about it on our facebook page this morning. >> those were coupons, right? >> this they were coupons. >> thank you. stay with news 4 throughout the day as we work to cover every angle of the shutdown showdown and stick around at 7:00 for the "today" show and more on how missing the deadline could affect you. molette green has breaking news. aaron, we're watching an

extraordinary scene out of california this morning where firefighters worked into the night to put out the flames after a small jet crashed in a a hangar at santa monica's airport. the twin engine cessna say tags took off from idaho last night, and it went off the right side of the runway and struck the airport. no word yet on casualties or how many people were inside. a plane this size can hold eight passengers and two crew members. the blaze caused minor it damage to two other buildings. but that hangar is destroyed. that's the latest from the live desk. back to you. molette, thank you. two intelligence agents say an american drone strike killed four suspected militants in the northwestern part of the country. they say the area is dominated by warlord fighters known to carry out attacks against nato troops in nearby afghanistan. it is the second drone strike in as many days.

three sprekted militants were killed in the tribal areas yesterday. chemical weapons inspectors are getting ready to head to syria. today they will begin the months long process of making sure the country's chemical weapons are destroyed. their plan is to scrap the country's ability to make the weapons by november 1 and ultimately destroy their current ones by mid-2014. this comes days after a u.n. resolution promising to get rid of syria's weapons supply in a response to a deadly attack that killed more than 1,400 people. syria will likely be high on the agenda for israeli prime minister net thnetanyahu. he will meet with president obama later this morning at the white house. the two are expected to talk about seyria as well as iran jut days after iran's new president hassan rowhani had a historic phone conversation with president obama. the first time leaders from the u.s. and iran have spoken in more than 30 years. and prime minister netanyahu

will be coming from new york where he visited the u.n. yesterday. today the 68th session of the u.n. general assembly resumes after pausing for the weekend. president obama spoke there last week. leaders from each member country are expected to pick off right where they left off debating the interests of their nations as well as other issues including iran's nuclear weapons program. the cause of a fire on the bay bridge in maryland under investigation, traffic came to a standstill with heavy amounts of smoke pouring from beneath the westbound side of the bridge. for two hours the bridge was closed off while crews put out the flames and then assessed safety. maryland highway engineers gave the bridge the all clear and traffic resumed about 8:00. construction crews are working on the bridge earlier in the day but no one has linked that work to the fire. a fatal crash in fairfax put a new family in the hospital. police say a man was driving the wrong way down the fairfax county parkway when he hit another car head-on.

the collision cause d the woman in the other car to go into labor. she did safely deliver the baby, but everyone involved is under close observation at the hospital right now. the driver of the first car that was going the wrong way was pronounced dead at the scene. 5:20 is your time now. the day ahead, the brother of hollywood star mia farrow is expected in a maryland cram for sexu sexually abusing two boys. john charles farrow pled guilty to two counts of child abuse in anne arundel county. a judge is expected to sentence him today. investigators say two men came forward last year saying farrow abused them between 2000 and 2008 when they were younger. the abuse happened at his home in the edgewater area. he faces up to ten years in prison. it is now 5:20. amanda knox's second appeals trial for the 2007 murder of her british roommate is under way in italy. the american student was acquitted and released back in 2011. but italy's highest court decided to overturn the case. the court cited inconsistencies including the question of a

motive and dna evidence as a reason it to retry the case. knox will not travel to italy for this trial. she may testify video. and coming up amanda nok's ex-boyfriend is sitting down with is a vsavannah guthrie in "today" show exclusive. we'll find out if he plans to return to italy to testify in the case. that's at 7:00 here on nbc 4. right now, though, it is 5:21. weather and traffic every ten minutes on the 1s. >> let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein for a look at our forecast. beautiful outside, tom. it's still dark. we're about 1:40 away from sun rise. that's a live view from the nbc 4 city camera overlooking capitol hill under a mostly clear sky. a few clouds are drifting in from the west but between the clouds you can see some of the autumn constellations early on this monday morning here in the storm team 4 weather center. getting reports from all of our observers of temperatures down into the 40s much of the region with a little bit of patchy ground fog. you do need a light swrakt be and if you're going to be at the

school bus stop through the morning, in the upper 40s to low to mid-50s over the next couple of hours and then by 8:00 should be in the upper 50s, partly cloudy. a very light wind this morning. and later today as we warm up we will be into the low 70s by noontime. here is your hour by hour storm team 4 forecast afternoon highs reaching the upper 70s by midafternoon and then by this evening under a mostly clear sky it will drop back down into the 60s by mid to late evening and then not as chilly tomorrow morning. upper 50s much of the rejob. a little bit warmer tomorrow afternoon. storm team 4 four day forecast afternoon highs on tuesday with lots of sunshine should make it into the low 80s tomorrow. and then i think it will be even warmer on wednesday. should be into the low to mid-80s braefl fbriefly on wednesday. lots of sunshine. and then we'll have another cool morning on thursday. the upper 50s and low 60s. but another warm afternoon on thursday and again friday, highs near 80 as well as on saturday.

storm team 4 seven-day outlook. a look at your weekend. we'll have it partly cloudy saturday, the low 80s. sunday looking increasingly cloudy. might get some showers late in the day. that's the next chance of rain. i'm back in ten minutes with the hometown forecast. danella, how is traffic? good morning, tom. in the first 4 traffic center, we'll start with the rails because a minor delay on the marc 870. delays just six minutes. metro and vre no delays right now. over to the roadways, still quiet out. a closer look for folks traveling d.c. 295. as you travel bw parkway between greenbelt and all the way to oxon hill in both directions your travel lanes are open. not seeing any accidents and no delays for folks. 395 looks good. a clear commute for folks traveling between the beltway and heading to the 14th street bridge in both directions clear with very light volume. crossing over the 14th street bridge as you make your way into the district, again, no accidents here and no delays. i'm back in ten minutes. over to you. danella, thank you. 5:23 is your time now.

a new plan in the the works for the stalled celebrate virginia north development project in stafford county. silver companies is proposing a new 192 apartment unit complex as part of an 18 acre project. it is smaller than the original 92 acre proposal rejected over the summer. the company will present its new proposal tomorrow with the board of supervisors and the planning commission. right now commuters in new york city and connecticut may be getting a little bit of relief. about half of all trains are finally able to run along a busy stretch of track that lost power last week. crews have been working around the clock since wednesday to try to to get them temporarily working. tens of thousands used the metro north railroad every day to get between manhattan and new haven, connecticut. a permanent fix is still several weeks away. happening today, city and transportation leaders get ready to celebrate 25 years since union station reopened its doors.

a number of businesses inside the station are celebrating as well and throughout the day you can see a number of artifacts, photos from throughout the years as well as an interactive model of future plans to expand the station. the station was originally built in 1907. it cost $160 million to restore it and reopen it in 1988. a beautiful place. if if you live in virginia, you should know the state is creating a database with your personal information. according to "the richmond times dispatch," it will include your driver's license number, your address and some other information, too. the state says the electronic database will help uncover fraud. the aclu says it makes it easier for someone to invade your privacy. the nsa could be checking your face back as much as you do. "the new york times" revealed more classified documents showing more social surveillance. the new information leaked by federal fugitive edward snowden said the nsa was watching america's online activity since 2011. some of the more commonly

trolled places, facebook, twitter and even gps information. >> the government is putting together databases from our personal lives and our professional lives to basically tell a comprehensive story of how we are living every day. >> the nsa says there have been no willful abuses of its program but also admitted that employees have been caught using their surveillance authority to listen to and spy on their girlfriends, boyfriends, and spouses. 5:26 now. apparently companies with female bosses make more money. according to a new report firms where women make up more than a third of board members make on average 42% more profit. the study says the companies that did the best have multiple female managers. >> all right. >> that's great. we need more female bosses and managers. our region has seen an economic boom in recent years. two local counties are gaining national attention for their work.

a cool start to your morning but it will feel more like summer as you leave for work today. a fall warm-up next with your weather and traffic on the 1s. plus, we are less than 19 hours away from a government shutdown. a look at the impact the move will have on our region and what services will be unavailable if no

looking at stories making headlines at 5:30. less than 19 hours to go and no deal in sight on capitol hill as the d.c. region braces for the impact of a government shutdown. firefighters in california still working to put out a fire at the santa monica airport after a private jet slammed in a a hangar. >> and after 81 years today is your last chance to check out the national aquarium in downtown washington. right now temperatures in the 40s and 50s. but by the afternoon you might just find yourself want iing to spend some time outside. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein here with the fall warm-up. tom? but not now. you need your jacket. good morning. that's a live view of capitol hill from our storm team 4 hd city camera early on this morning. we have temperatures down into the 40s around much of virginia and maryland and west virginia. closer to washington, nearby neighborhoods are just near 50 degrees. you definitely need a jacket, upper 50s to near 60 around the bay.

here is how we're looking for the morning. we'll still be on the cool side through 8:00. it still should be in the mid to upper 50s. then a rapid warm-up by 10:00 in the mid-60s. partly cloudy through the morning. by noontime should be into the low 70s. hometown forecast herndon, northern fairfax county there by noon should be around 70 degrees and partly cloudy. a look at the rest of your monday coming in about ten minutes. now a look at traffic with it'lit'l danella. good morning. metro seeing a delay on the orange line because of a signal problem. it says west falls church. your delay on the orange line is in both directions. the over to the roadways still tracking your commute this morning. traveling around the beltway in the express lanes, though, just as you get near route 50 you'll see your right express lane blocked by a broken down car there. el elsewhere around the beltway, crossing over the american legion bridge heading to river road, travel lanes are open. a live look at river road in both directions.

no accidents to report. you can see here crossing the wilson bridge, an easy commute for folks, continuing from the wilson bridge to vandorn street, that drive is just seven minutes. i'm back in ten. eun, over to you. thank you, danella. we are now just 19 hours away from a potential government shutdown. congress must pass an emergency spending bill by midnight, or part of the federal government will shut down. house republicans want the affordable care act delayed a year, but senate democrats say that is a deal breaker. and we have every angle of the shutdown showdown covered for you that morning. right now let's check in with nbc's tracie potts on capitol hill for a look at the impact the shutdown could have on you. good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. this will have a huge impact on tourism. take a look. national parks all over the country would close their doors for the most part if we go into shutdown mode. and if we go into shutdown mode pretty quickly. now what we're looking at here

are national parks, the smithsonian, the national zoo would close as well. there are a number of things that would be affected by this. the irs audits might not happen because of this and that's something a lot of people may be glad to hear. the epa would virtually shut down most of its workers would be affected by this. and there would be delays in many other areas, passports the and visas, gun permits, bankruptcy courts, and a big one, mortgage applications if you're trying to get a federally backed mortgage. that mortgage application may not even get a look until after this is all over. eun? >> a lot of impact. tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. thank you. and the obama administration will decide the impact a shutdown would have on city workers. d.c. mayor vin vent gray designated all employees as essential to try to keep they will on the job. the white house budget office

has the final say on that issue, though. d.c.'s attorney general says the mayor could be arrested for spending any money congress has not authorized even local tax dollars. we are work to go cover every angle of the shutdown showdown as that deadline approaches including how it could affect your commute. we'll have more on that coming up today. plus, find the latest anytime at nbcwashington.com. 5:34 is your time now. let's check in with molette green with breaking news. eun, d.c. water crews on the scene of an eight-inch water main break between cathedral avenue and woodley road. if you live or work in that area, your water service may be disrupted until crews finish their work. traffic not expected to be impacted by all of this. back to you. >> all right, molette green. thank you. police have a new lead in connection to a string of robberies where thieves use taz ers on their victims. police are looking for these three men. take a look at the surveillance

video taken near 12th and n street northwest last monday around 4:00 in the morning. that's when the first robbery was reported. two other taser robberies were reported later that same day just a few blocks away. police described the men in the video as persons of interest in this case. a sexual assault in northwest has residents on edge and police looking for the suspect. this happened around 2:30 yesterday morning. a man forced a woman into an alley at gunpoint and assaulted her. he stole several items from her before fleeing the area on bike. two northern virginia counties recognized as the fastest growing counties in america. according to "forbes" magazine, eight of the ten fasst growing counties are in the suburbs. loudoun county took the second spot. williamson county, texas, came in first place. prince william county, virginia, tied with montgomery county, tennessee, for the eighth spot. all right. 5:35. redskins players will have some time this week to it reflect on the start of the season. the skins are entering their bye

week and they won't be in action until october 13. the redskins head into their week off, though, on a high note. they beat the raiders 24-14 yesterday. it was their first win of the season. the team has a lot more to accomplish this season. >> we're going into this bye week, guys will be able to enjoy their bye week more after this win and then we come back and have to get on a winning streak to get back to where we want to be. >> the redskins are only a game behind first place. dallas takes on the cowboys in two weeks and you can watch that game here on nbc 4. well, you don't need to be a federal worker to be impacted by the looming government shutdown. the impact it could have on your travel plans. plus, call them some lucky kids. the program that is letting hundreds of northern virginia students sleep in this morning. also ahead, a new milestone for apple. the famous brand it is set to surpass. 5:36. good morning. jupiter, crescent moon rising in the eastern sky.

partly cloudy. a chill in the air. you'll need a light jacket. we're down in the 40s and low 50s much of the region. warming up nicely by this

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apparently beating out coca-cola to become the most valuable brand in the world. that's according to an annual report from the brand consulting company interbrand. it's the first time coke has not been number one since about 13 years ago. google took second place here followed by coke, ibm, and microsoft. >> not surprise d at all, right? you see those ubiquitous gadgets everywhere. >> it's apple's time. 5:41. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. >> our own local apples coming out of the orchards. our region a partly cloudy sky. by 8:00 we'll be into the upper 50s. your hour by hour forecast today. noontime into the low 70s. and when you're heading back home from work and skal, come frtable in short sleeves. we should be in the mid and upper 70s by mid afternoon. now it's going to be even warm earp the week ahead. your seven-day outlook is coming and we'll look into october, too, at 5:51. danella, how is traffic?

the first alert traffic center is still tracking delays on metro. on the orange line, because of a significa signal problem at west fallses church. checking on marc and vre, no reports of delays. over to the roadways this morning, a couple of things to it look out for, if you are traveling i-97 the ramp to 32 still shut down. chopper 4 is flying in the air. hopefully we'll have a live look from them in ten minutes. the laws you need to learn today to avoid a run-in with police tomorrow. also ahead, the housing k n crunch that's forcing more and more people out of a popular virginia community. then ahead at 6:00, smokers not welcome. the medical test a company will make people go through to prove make people go through to prove that they do not smoke before

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a tense day on capitol hill.

congress has hours to reach a deal or part of the federal government will shut down. hundreds of thousands could be furloughed and the shutdown could impact you as well even if you're not a federal worker. a adam, what can cravelers expect to see if no deal is reached here? >> reporter: airport operations up and running normally. if the government does shut down thousands of faa employees could be furloughed. according to the u.s. department of transportation, over 15,000 employees would be affected as part of the operation during a lapse. air traffic controllers were impacted during the whole sequesteration battle not too long ago that led to long delays at airports. they could lose a paycheck for

the time being. it's not just the airports, the federal transit administration, federal railroad administration, national highway traffic safety administration could be affected plus in the district there's talk the dmv could be impacted. >> thank you, adam. and stay with news 4 throughout the day as we work to cover the shutdown showdown. >> today montgomery county lawmakers and police will explain the new law that criminalizes synthetic marijuana. in some cases the drugs are available for purchase with no age restrictions. starting tomorrow it will be illegal. and there are a few other laws taking effect that you need to

know about. talking on a hand held cell phone while driving will be a primary offense. police can pull you over just for talking on the phone without a hands-free device. all passengers, even those in the back seat, will have to wear a seat belt now. you will not be able to by 45%. gun buyers will have to be fingerprinted. hillary clinton is hosting a fund-raiser for terry mcauliffe at her home here in d.c. mcauliffe is a longtime friend. former president bill clinton has hosted a number of fund-raisers for him. this will be mrs. clinton's first political event since leaving the state department. the legal team overturned the ban on same sex marriage may have its sights set on virginia now. the american foundation for equal rights is joining a lawsuit filed in norfolk. the lawyers call virginia's ban

on same sex marriage draconian. it is back to work today for members of the u.s. supreme court. today the justices start the fall session with some major decisions on the agenda for them. among them, whether to consider an appeals court ruling that would force argentina to pay more than a billion dollars in debts. that could change how governments deal with creditors. argentina has spubpoenaed them o appeal the case. it is now 5:48. universities in d.c. want their campus security forces to be able to patrol nearby neighborhoods. according to "the washington post" the schools say it would help to better control disruptive behavior by students and appease angry neighbors. the proposal has raised questions over whether campus officers could have arrest powers on public streets and how officers would be held accou accountable for all their actions. a different type of housing crisis may be hitting northern virginia. a new study shows more and are more people are being priced out of the rental market in arlington county.

a study found over the past ten years average rent has jumped 47%. the average salary on the other hand has increased 37%. half of residents in the county make $60,000 a year or less, meaning they have to compete for a shrinking number of low-cost apartments. 5:49 right now. some tough reviews this morning for principals in d.c. public schools. "the washington post" reporting that only about 45% of principals received ratings of highly effective or effective. everyone else more than half of the district's public school principals earned developing or ineffective rating. the bottom 8% with those ineffective ratings lost their jobs last spring. the ratings are base d on observation and student progress. could sleep be inspiring fairfax students to work harder? a fairfax county schools program is allowing seniors to drop their first class of the day and get more rest. about 5% of seen quor are enrolled in the opt out program. in order to qualify seniors had

to be on track to graduate. they have to be able to get to school without relying on the bus. fairfax county schools start the day at 7:20 in the morning. the earliest in the area. there is one couple on the way to making a really weird name for themselves in this town. news 4's angie goff with what this is all about. angie? >> eun, good morning. changing your name and changing the world, you are not going to believe what one couple is willing to change their name to all for charity. >> we're going to change our last name. >> that's jeff and jessica. and, folks, this is not a joke. they say they will change their last name to vansquigglebottoms if they raise $1 million. they have a goal to make that $1 million by the end of the year and as of a few minutes ago they banked a little more than $4,000. so far the real name is safe but

they do say that they are already preparing to change their social security cards, passports, everything just in case. >> that is dedication. >> remember, it's for a good cause before we judge. >> you're right. it would be. i wonder if the government would allow that, though. >> to change your name? >> if it's something off the wall. van vig squigglebougttoms may n be that off the wall. >> tom, i hope the weather keeps going. >> we've had this wonderful run. we're going to keep it going. starting off with a chill in the air. here are the temperatures as you walk out the door in prince george's county. it's only around 50 degrees. also fairfax, montgomery county is only around 50. reports of a little bit of ground fog, some of the rural areas, down into the 40s this morning. right near the chesapeake bay it's in the 50s. and here's how we're looking for the day ahead. we'll have our temperatures remaining in the 50s through

about 8:00 this morning and then by 10:00 should be into the mid-60s and then by noontime i think we're going to be climbing into the low 70s in the city and generally in the suburbs we'll probably be right around 70. then much of the region should be well into the 70s by midafternoon. i think right in downtown washington upper 70s. and much of the region, elsewhere, will be into the low to mid-70s during the afternoon. another perfect autumn day coming. and we'll have increasing sunshine as we get into the afternoon as well. then this evening, under a mostly clear sky. these temperatures, there's the graph. it will be dropping back down perhaps into the upper 60s by early to mid evening, so a delightful evening is coming up. now this is the final day of september. ended on a dry note as a dry month. now let's look ahead to october and, with that, chuck bell with us live who is on the national mall. good morning, chuck. >> reporter: hey, good morning, tom. temperature down here on the national mall 58 degrees by the storm team 4x4 and it has been really dry. august and september both well

below average in rainfall and as we look on into the month of october we only average about 3 1/2 inches of rain. the last two octobers have been fairly wet. the last included the rainfall from sandy and we ended up with double our average rainfall in october of 2012. the other big thing you notice in october is the drop in temperatures. our average hey and low temperatures dropped ten degrees between the 1st and 31st of october. 74 and 54 now all the way back down to highs only in the mid-60s by the end of the month. let's hope we get beneficial rainfall. >> thanks, chuck. as we do look ahead, four-day forecast, the dry pat etern continues tomorrow. upper 50s in the morning. afternoon highs reaching the low 80s. then it will feel like a touch of summer on wednesday. i think we'll make it into the mid-80s on wednesday afternoon. and then thursday, friday and saturday, each day highs near 80 degrees and remaining dry. storm team 4 seven-day outlook,

the next chance of rain may not be in the sunday into sunday evening. i'm back in ten minutes with another hometown forecast and a look at the school bus stop forecast. the first 4 traffic with danella. good morning, tom. here is a live look from chopper 4 over the accident in anne arundel county. taking the ramp to 32. you can see tractor-trailer involved in the accident. one leaking fuel onto the roadway. so crewses are still on scene trying to clear the roadway. so if you're trying to take that ramp to route 32 from southbound 97, that's not going to be an option as they work to clear this accident. also we'll head over to i-95 and talk about your drive time in virginia. the drive from quantico not bad, 25 minutes. that's how long it will take to you reach the capital beltway. this is a live look in the lorton area. northbound and southbound nice and clear. over to metro, this at west falls church metro station has been resolved. the orange line seeing a delay

in both directions. i'm back in ten minutes. over to you. 5:55. check out these gas prices. we found gas less than $3 a gallon at this 7-eleven near richmond, sorry. prices at $3.09 in fredericksburg. gas priceses could keep falling for the rest of the year. aaa mid-atlantic says drivers should expect more falling prices as production companies switch to a cheaper winter blend and crude oil prices drop. that could change, though, if there's a hurricane or anything that disrupts production. aaa reports the price for regular unleaded $3.55 a gallon in the district right now on average. in maryland $3.36. $3.17 on average in virginia at this hour and $3.49 in west virginia. 5:55. now there may be a new way to use mass transit to get between annapolis and the district. the maryland transit administration is considering adding a new stop at the new carrollton metro station on two bus routes from annapolis.

the 922 and 950 buses could soon add the stop. maryland cut a previous bus route between new carrollton and annapolis because of budget cuts and low ridership. increasing development around new carrollton has them rethinking the route. cnbc's courtney reagan is live. >> reporter: one of the casualties of a government shutdown would be the release of u.s. economic data including the jobs report. the bureau of labor statistics says all survey and other operations would cease and nearly all of the agency's 2,400 workers would be furloughed. they say it's possible the data could be released if the white house budget office gives authorization and then the agency would bring in a small staff on friday. there is precedent during the last shutdown in 1995 and 1996 because the risk of the data leaking was deemed unacceptable. a civil trial over the bp

gulf oil spill enters phase two today. they are back in federal court in new orleans. jousting over how much oil was leaked into the gulf during the three months it took to cap the well. the outcome will determine how much bp will have to pay fines under the clean water act. aaron, back to you. courtney reagan, thank you. we have live team coverage of the government shutdown at 6:00. right now we're on the national mall on capitol hill breaking down what the shutdown planes for thousands of federal workers in our community and looking at the vote coming today before the midnight deadline. >> and it's a beautiful start to your monday morning. weather and traffic on the 1s to help you get ready for your day next. 5:57 is your time now.

right now at 6:00, we are 18 hours away from a government shutdown. a vote is scheduled today, but there's no compromise in sight. what it means for the federal workers in our community, how it could impact your morning drive

and looking it at the duel unfolding on social media. plus, breaking news in california. a plane crashed into the santa monica airport hangar. amanda knox has started her trail in the last hour in italy. why she is not in the courtroom this morning. first, though, to storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein to help you plan for your day ahead. here is tom. >> rummage through your closet, find your coat. you will need it this morning. off to a chilly start. prince george's county upper 40s to near 50. just in the upper 40s near 50 as well in fairfax county. much of montgomery county, alexandria, arlington, falls church, most locations low 50s. generally low to mid-50s in the district of columbia rate on the bay. it's in the mid to upper 50s. school bus stop forecast for this monday morning will stay in the 40s and 50s all the way until about 8:30 or so this morning. we'll be partly cl