and then after that a rapid warlup coming. we'll have temperatures by 10:00 into the mid-60s. sun rises at 7:03. then by noontime for your lunch hour ought to be in the low 70s and partly cloudy. hometown forecast upper marlboro, prince george's county there by noontime near 70 and partly cloudy. a look at the rest of your monday. that's coming in just a couple of minutes. and now back to you, eun. thank you, tom. crews are trying to fix a broken water main. the eight inch pipe broke in northwe northwest. some people in the area do not have water right the now and will not get it back until the pipe is fixed. we're told this work is not creating any traffic issues at this point. you should be fine for now. let's check in with danella and the backups we are seeing this morning. in the first alert traffic office here is what i'm tracking for folks now. traveling in anne arundel county taking the ramp to route 232

interest i-97 that ramp still shut down. a closer look at chopper 4. it looks like the trailer on that is ripped in half. what they're dealing with now is a fuel leak as well. so on the roadway looks like there is some fuel on the road and you could see as the chopper zooms in this will take some time to clear. that's what i meant by the trailer being 0 open, ripped open. it looks like two involved in this accident. for now that ramp is shut down. also shut down if you're traveling route 29 southbound at 108, a crash here blocking all of your southbound lanes. you can see folks are just at a dead stop. i'm back in ten minutes. back over to you. 6:02 now. the senate is now on the clock as we quickly spiral to a government shutdown. a midnight deadline is looming as congress plays the blame game over who will take the fall. melissa mollet is live with the hurdles they have to overcome today and how a shutdown could

affect you. melissa? >> reporter: that's right. nice to see you this morning, eun. we have 18 hours at this point until that shutdown deadline. we have been talking a lot about this in the past couple of weeks, even the past couple of months, approaching this day. we will know at midnight what's going to happen. we know the senate is convening at 2:00 this afternoon to, again, talk about this and see what perhaps can happen here. the house plan is to delay key parts of the affordable care act by one year to avoid a shutdown. of course senate majority leader harry raed has been saying democrats will kill that pr proposal today. obama has said he will not let the law be gutted and the exchanges still set to open on tuesday. and let's talk about these federal workers that could be affected. if they blow this deadline, again, things could go into effect tomorrow morning. we're talking about 800,000 workers, federal workers, who would be furloughed. now they would have to report to work tomorrow, on tuesday, but they would, most of them, if they were not essential employees, have to leave after

four hours of work. keep a close eye on this for you and bring you more reports throughout the morning. on capitol hill, melissa mollet, news 4. 6:04 now. we are still waiting to hear if d.c. mayor vincent fwra wigray succeed. he designated all city employees as essential to try to keep them on the job. of the white house budget office has a final say on the issue. d. d.c.'s attorney general says the mayor could be arrested for spending any money congress hasn't authorized, even local tax dollars. right now a group of 20 chemical weapons inspectors is preparing to leave for syria. they will start the months long task of destroying the chemical weapons. their goal is to dismantle their ability to make weapons by november 1st and destroy their current ones by mid-2014. friday the united nations passed a resolution to get rid of syria's weapons supply, a response to a deadly attack last month that killed more than 1,400 people. today the brother of hollywood star mia farrow is

expected to be sentenced for sexually abusing two boys in maryland. john charles farrow pled guilty to two counts of child abuse in anne arundel county. investigators say two men came forward last year saying he abused them between 2000 and 2008 when they were younger. it happened at farrow's home in the edge water area. he faces up to ten years in prison. maryland's bay bridge is safe again after a fire shut it down for two hours last night. here are some of the pictures viewers like you sent in. you can see the smoke coming up and over the west span of that bridge. fire crews arrived on the scene at 6:00 to put the flames out. we've learned some construction crews were working on the bridge earlier in the day. no word yet on what caused the fire, though. maryland highway engineers inspected the bridge and found no structural damage. to see more of the pictures of the bay bridge fire go to our website nbcwashington.com. today is the last day you can visit the national aquarium. after 81 years it will be

closing its doors in the basement of the congress building in northwest washington. renovations to the building are forcing the aquarium out. the owners are looking for a new location. the staff is planning to move the animals to the national aquarium in baltimore. a huge fire after a plane crashed overnight in california. the safety issue keeping investiga investigators from getting close to the plane. plus, your address, driver's license number, and more all going into a virginia database. why critics say that database creates a dangerous problem. smokers need not apply. the medical test a company will make job applicants take to make sure they do not smoke. and it will warm up to feel more like summer than september today. your weather and traffic on the your weather and traffic on the 1s next. [ taps baton ]

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might find it interesting to know the state is creating a database with your personal information. according to "the richmond times dispatch" it will include your trifr's license number, your address and other information. the state says the electronic database will help uncover fraud. the aclu says it makes it easier for someone to invade your privacy. if you're a student the consumer financial protection bureau wants to hear from you. this afternoon the bureau will be holding an online forum asking students to talk about their money. everything from credit cards to checking accounts will be openly discussed. all you need to do is logon to consumer finance to take part. >> i didn't have any money as a student. >> they'll try to get you to get a credit card and get you in trouble, too. >> standing around waiting for you to sign up. approaching 6:11 on our monday morning. 57 cool degrees outside our studios right now. >> let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. 6:11 time for weather and traffic on the 1s. chilly now.

mild later. storm team 4 hour by hour forecast. temperatures by 8:00 should be into the upper 50s. but right now only around 50 degrees so dress accordingly but then you'll shed your jacket during the afternoon. we'll be reaching the low 70s by noontime. should be into the upper 70s much of the metro area this afternoon. these are highs expected, prince george's county, as well as montgomery county and fairfax county. many locations, upper 70s, as well as the district of columbia. we'll take a look at your week ahead, even warmer midweek. your seven-day outlook, a look at your weekend, too. that's in ten minutes. how is traffic now, danella? the first alert traffic center right now tracking an accident from twitter. tweets about an accident affecting your northbound lanes of route 5. so if you're traveling branch avenue just before you reach the beltway, crashes in the far right lane, spoke with police there and it looks like you might be getting by just one lane as you continue northbound. also checking on the earlier accident, route 29 southbound at

108. all the southbound lanes still blocked so big delays traveling in columbia, mayryland. i'm back in ten minutes. over to you. amanda knox's retrial is under way right now in italy. we're following the updates from the live desk. and find out why she does not have to be in the courtroom. plus, is your boss a woman? plus, is your boss a woman? why it may mean your company i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad. for 30 years i've worked as an obgyn, my job is to protect the health of women.

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welcome back at 6:14. the latest you need to know about the looming government shutdown. congress has until midnight to cut a deal. if they don't about 800,000 federal workers would be forced off the job without pay. the senate says a house package

essentially is dead on arrival. this whole situation has people fired up online. angie goff is here with some of that reaction. >> yeah, aaron, a lot of people are talking about "breaking bad" this morning, but the real life political drama on the hill also re really heating up. obama care and the shutdown remain top trending topics in d.c. the blame game just getting started. feeding what's becoming the battle of the hash tags on twitter, the senate must act. enough already. now from a warning to contractors from the fbi to prepare for freezing projects and the u.s. navy reaching out it to federal agencies are all over social media trying to soften the possible blow. and you're also preparing for the worst, people being told to report to work tuesday and wait for e-mailed furlough instructions. and if a picture is worth 1,000 words, here you go, one government worker post iing his coupon collection writing hard

times call for desperate measures. what are you going to do if the shut yun happens? we're talking about it on "news 4 today's" facebook page. over to you. breaking news out of california at 6:16. crews are on the scene of a small jet crash at the santa monica airport. it's not clear how many people were on the plane but emergency crews say the crash was unsurvivable. the heat from the massive fire is keeping investigators from taking a closer look right now. the faa says the two engine plane was attempting to land last night when it went off the runway and crashed in a a hangar. the plane was coming from idaho. news 4's molette green with some breaking news out of italy. thank you very much, aaron. happening right now amanda knox's retrial for murder. court is in session, but the 26-year-old university of washington student is not in florence, italy, for the proceedings. italian law does not compel her to be there. that country's highest court ordered the new trial after knox

and her ex-boyfriend's 2011 acquittal in the death of a british foreign exchange student. knox had already served four years in prison for her roommate's gruesome killing. the appellate court to re-examine forensic evidence, a murder weapon never found. also a bar owner who says knox falsely accused him in the murder is expected to be part of these new proceedings. that's the latest from the live desk. back to you. molette, thank you. coming up, amanda knox's boyfriend is sitting down with savannah guthrie in a "today" show exclusive. we'll find out if he plans to return to italy to testify in this case. that starts at 7:00 hear on nbc 4. 6:17 now. we're staying on top of breaking news in pakistan. 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 suspected militants were killed in the tribal areas yesterday. today the united nations general assembly picks up where it left off, the 68th session resumes after pausing for the weekend. president obama spoke there last week. leaders are expected to talk more about the issues like syria and iran's nuclear weapons program. 6:18 right now. new this morning, the man overseeing the pentagon is touring a very tense part of the world. chuck hague sl visiting south korea's demillar tarized zone, 50 miles or so from the border with north korea as part of a four-day visit there. his first since taking office in february. last week -- late they are week, rather, he will meet with south korea's president during a ceremony marking the 60 years since forming an alliance between the u.s. and south korea. dk it .c. police are lookin three men they believe are responsible for using a taser on people and robbing them. officers are using this surveillance footage to find these three men. the video was taken around 4:00

in the morning last monday somewhere near 12th and n northwest. the same place the first robbery took place later that same day. two other taser robberies were reported in the same area. d.c. police are looking for a man who sexually assault add woman in northwest and stole from her. the victim told police she was forced into an alley at gunpoint in northwest sometime around 2:30 in the morning yesterday. the suspect assaulted her and stole several of her personal items. he fled the scene on a bike. it is now 6:19. right now things are getting closer to normal for commuters heading to new york city. trains between new york and new haven, connecticut, will be able to accommodate half of the normal crowds for the commute. that busy stretch of track lost power last wednesday and crews finally set up temporary power. a permanent fix is still weeks away. food service workers are in high demand due to the booming

restaurant scene here in d.c. wamu reporting restaurants employed about 50,000 people last year, and this year that number grew by 3,000. restauranteurs are saying they are having a hard time filling those jobs with experienced workers. >> we want to given you a sense of how odd the season has been for our redskins, their record is 1-3. they just won their first game of the year and they're just one game out of first place. can you believe it? head coach mike shanahan isn't too thrilled where the team stands right now. >> you feel like you might be getting a little bit of momentum but we can't worry about that. we have to worry about ourselves and start playing really good football. >> the skins play the cowboys on october 13. that game could be for first place. a lot on the line. >> definitely a head scratcher there. >> this division has been whacky. >> keeps people paying attention, though. >> and the fact we have a chance -- i mean, i feel it

brings us hope. >> 6:21 our time now. weather and traffic every ten minutes on the 1s. here is tom. good morning, the weather will be a little wacky, too. off to a chilly start. by the time you come home from work and school you'll be in short sleeves f. a chilly start. down into the 40s much of the region. that includes most of west virginia and virginia and maryland. nearby suburbs around the beltway, prince george's, montgomery, fairfax counties right around 50 degrees, arlington, alexandria, falls church low 50s. low to mid-50s in the district of columbia. there's your temperature graph. you can see a quick warm-up. in fact, by midafternoon we should be into the low to mid-70s most of the region. increasing sunshine after a few morning clouds and then this evening under a clearing sky, we'll be down into the 50s tomorrow morning and then a warming trend on tuesday and through the rest of the week.

tomorrow afternoon, afternoon highs up into the low 80s with lots of sunshine and actually make it into the mid-80s on wednesday. lots of sunshine then, too. we'll keep the mild trend going. afternoon highs near 80 again on thursday, friday and saturday. partly cloudy as we get to your weekend. storm team 4 seven-day outlook, the next chance of rain may not be until late on sunday. i'm back in ten minutes with a hometown forecast. how is our traffic? we're going to head over to columbia in maryland for folks traveling 29 southbound and 108. at one point all of your lanes were blocked. this is a live look from chopper 4 right now. as you continue the commute southbound, you can see the right side of the roadway is what's blocked at 108. and you are seeing delays because, again, all of the

traffic was temporarily blocked. for folks traveling southbound route 129 expect delays as you make the commute in columbia, maryland. again, you are going to be getting closer to the exit ramp for 108, and that's where the left side of the roadway is what's going to get you by the accident there. aaron and eun? thank you, danella. it is now 6:23. two northern virginia counties are being recognized as the fastest fwrofast est growing counties in america. eight of the ten fastest growing counties are in the suburbs. loudoun county took the second spot and williamson county, texas, came in first. prince william county tied for the eighth spot. parents, listen up. we have a consumer alert to tell you about this morning the take a look at this journey girl travel trunk. it holds dolls. the company is recalling almost 13,000 of these because the handle is too sharp apparently. there have been about six reports of incidents including one that required stitches.

you can return this trunk to toys 'r' us for a full refund. apparently companies with female bosses make more money. according to a new report firms where women make up a third of board members make on average 42% more profit. the study says the companies that did the best have multiple female managers. well, this morning we have a warning for those of you who will shop for insurance under the affordable health care act. thieves apparently expected to roll out their own scams. tomorrow millions of americans can begin looking at online plans in those health insurance exchanges. interest security experts say crooks will try to get your credit card and bank account information via e-mail. >> we need to be suspicious of it. if it comes -- if it's unsoli t unsolicited, comes from someone you don't know, that should be an automatic flag. if it's poorly written, another flag. >> another thing that will help people no matter how annoying it might be, every time you go to one of these websites, go up to that address bar and type it in manually and relog in that way.

>> the government is not calling, e-mailing, or knocking on people's doors to sign them up for health insurance. a reminder here, too, the insurance marketplaces are only for people who don't already have insurance. u.s. doctors are scaling back when it comes to prescribing certain types of medication to young children. researchers looked at more than 43,000 kids ranging in age from 2 to 5. they found 43% of kids were diagnosed with a behavior disorder and given medication between 1994 and 1997. in 2009 that percentage drastically dropped. researchers believe the prescription slowdown is because of the strong warnings in the early 2000s about suicide and heart disease linked to some of those drugs being prescribed. well, if you're looking for a job there might be one company you have to cross off the list. >> yeah, there's a hospital chain that says it won't hire smokers. they say anyone who lights up is

not welcome to apply. and don't think you can just lie on your application here. the ceo says potential new hires will have to undergo nicotine screenings that detect the use of chewing tobacco and nicotine. it goes into effect november 21, the same day of the great american smokeout. well, without compromise, the government will shut down when today ends. the paperwork that will be harder to get and the millions of dollars a shutdown will cost d.c. every day. and get ready for new driving laws in maryland. the new rules on how to use your phone in your car. plus, why the legal team that helped overturn

welcome back. it's 6:29. in the coming hours voters will be watching the capitol to see if the people they put in office with come to a compromise. if there is no deal, the government will shut down at midnight.

and thousands of our neighbors will go on furlough losing their income. our team coverage of the shutdown continues in minutes. and at 6:30 we are in the 40s and 50s around the region this morning as the sun comes up, those temperatures will rise, of course. time now 6:30. tom kierein is here with our forecast. good morning. still mostly dark around the region. about a half an hour before sun sunrise. sunrise this morning at 7:03. a few clouds around this morning. here are temperatures greeting you when you step out the door, much of the region in the 40s, closer to washington, nearby neighborhoods near 50 degrees. upper 50s near the by. elsewhere it's in the 40s. patchy fog in some of the rural areas. by 8:00 we should be in the upper 50s much of the region and partly cloudy. by 10:00 ought to be in the mid-60s and by noontime temperatures should be climbing into the low 70s and partly cloudy with a light wind. i'm back in ten minutes with a

look at your monday and into monday afternoon. hometown forecast alexandria there by noontime near 70. danella, how is traffic? good morning. well, in the first 4 traffic center, tom, good news on route 29. this is in columbia, maryland, that earlier accident i was tracking for you as you travel near 108 has cleared to the shoulder lanes. a live look from chopper 4. your delays remain. they are about just over a mile. so if you're traveling in columbia, maryland, this morning and you take the commute, a closer look at chopper 4. again, southbound you are pretty slow as you continue past 108. the good news here your travel lanes have now just reopened. we'll shoot over and talk about some good news on i-270. your normal delay southbound at 109. you are sluggish from frederick. no major delays just yet. this is a live look in germantown. now are for the good news, to the capital beltway, your drive

time just 16 minutes. as you travel southbound, northbound clear as well. i'm back in ten minutes. danella, thanks so much. this is decision day in the shutdown showdown. congress must agree to an emergency spending bill by midnight or part of the federal government will shut down. >> that means furloughs for hundreds of thousands of federal workers, millions of dollars in lost revenue and headaches for millions of americans who don't even work for the government. nbc's tracie potts is live on capitol hill now. >> reporter: good morning. and this could have a huge impact on where we live. national parks here and all over the country are going to be closed. now what that means is park rangers and other employees will have to sit at home without paychecks, essential employees like firefighters in the parks, for example, would stay on duty because that could be an emergency situation. but the parks are going to be closed to visitors. the last time this happened in the mid-'90s, 9 million visitors were turned away from our national parks in the d.c. area

and it also means the smithsonian will be closed, the national zoo will be closed. nih researchers will be off the job, clinical trials may not happen. the pentagon is taking a huge hit. one of the things they're looking at later today hae on capitol hill, pay for the military. nearly 1.5 million workers who have to go to work whether or not there's a shutdown. courts, federal courts, may or may not be open. some should have enough money, we're told, to stay open for about ten days, and this is interesting, the irs audit office closed. you won't have to worry about them until the shutdown is over. >> tracie potts live on capitol hill for us, thank you. as mentioned, a shutdown could be devastating to the local economy. accord i according to "the washington

post" it could cost the city $200 million a day. one of the area's 377 could be forced to stay home. the smithsonian would be closed and the national zoo as well. 6:34. a montgomery county family will join lawmakers and police it to talk about the devastating effects of synthetic marijuana. 22-year-old charlie's family blames k-2 for his death. tomorrow it will be illegal to buy synthetic marijuana. they are sold in tobacco shops and convenience stores. today's news conference is at 10:30 in rockville. there are a few other laws taking effect in maryland 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 a phone without a hand hands-free device. all passengers, even those in the back seat, will have to wear a seat belt. new gun laws take effect tomorrow. you will not be able to buy 45 different types of assault weapons or magazines that hold more than ten rounds. gun buyers will have to be fingerprinted. 6:34 now.

some d.c. universities want their campus security forces to be able to patrol nearby neighborhoods. according to "the washington post," the school says it would help to better control disruptive behavior by students and appease angry neighbors. questions whether campus officers could have arrest powers on public streets and how officers would be held accountable for their actions. terry mcauliffe's campaign will get a boost from hillary clinton. she is hosting a fund-raiser for the candidate. mcauliffe is a longtime trend of the clintons. hillary clinton is scheduled to host another fund-raiser for him next month. the legal team that helped overturn california's ban on same sex marriage may have its sights on virginia now. according to the "washington post," the american foundation for equal rights is joining a lawsuit filed in norfolk. the lawyers call virginia's ban on same sex marriage draconian. >> if you are looking to rent in arlington, expect rising prices. according to "the washington post" a study by arlington

county shows more people are being price d out of the rental market. 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. and a live look at union station this morning at 6:36. today city and transportation leaders will celebrate 25 years since the station reopened its doors after a massive restoration project. throughout the day you can see a number of artifacts, photos from throughout the year 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. possible at the lays in your travel. the cuts in airports that could make it harder to fly. plus, skipping class to

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welcome back at 6:40. new this morning for the first time in 13 years coca-cola is not the most valuable brand in the world. according to an annual report from the brand consulting company interbrand, apple is now on top. go google took the second spot angie goff has new details on a business venture for aol. aaron, this just in. aol trying to make a bundle

comeback announcing this morning a new subscription bundle service. it's called gather and it bundles a number of existing subscriptions and offers them at a discount. for instance the man cave package offers maxim and kcar ad driver magazines along with the ad-free perfection of pandora. customers reportedly save more than half of what they would pay for the services separately and there's also a create your own bundle option. these packages run about $15 a month. subscriptions to choose from include games, shopping, and that man cave package is not too bad. maybe something you'd like there, aaron. >> maybe, yeah. i'll have to look into it. it is now 6:41. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein with a beautiful look outside, tom. a wonderful view of our sun rise over the potomac. that's a live view from the nbc 4 hd city camera. as your nostrils flare with the aroma of breakfast there is a chill in the air. it's only in the 40s much of

west virginia, virginia and maryland, our nearby neighborhoods are generally only right around 50 degrees. and throughout the day today we'll have temperatures quickly warming with temperatures by noontime into the low 70s. we'll have a light wind. then mostly sunny. by midafternoon should be in the upper 70s, much of the region, including right around the metro area. just a few clouds in and out and a light breeze. i'm back in ten minutes with your seven-day outlook. a warm-up on the way. that and a look at your weekend. danella, how is traffic? we're going to take a closer look at the beltway. i'm tracking an accident there. the inner loop of the beltway near gallows road you'll see the left lane blocked because of the crash and starting to see a big delay here just as you approach braddock road and you pass it and you're pretty slow heading to 236 little river turnpike there. another thing to look out for, inner loop. this time getting closer to route 50. there's a disabled are car. it's been there for a while blocking your right express lane. i'm back in ten minutes. aaron and eun, over to you. it is now 6:42.

right now we are live at reagan national airport. if you plan to fly, we'll tell you how the government shutdown could change your plans. plus, you could soon have a new option for public transportation between annapolis and the washington area and the new honor coming for a former

at 6:45 we are now 17 hours and 15 minutes away from a government shutdown. congress must reach a deal on a spending bill by midnight to avoid the shutdown. the senate will convene today to consider the latest offer from house republicans. they want to delay parts of the affordable care act for a year. senate democrats are about to kill that plan. the shutdown could have a big impact on your travel plans if you're flying out of town. our transportation reporter adam tuss is live with everything you need to know. a adam? >> reporter: eun, from planes to trains to cars, if the government does shutdown, the u.s. department of transportation could mean that thousands of employees are furloughed there and that could mean here the faa takes a hit. now the usdot says over 15,000 faa employees would be affected because of the government shutdown. you may remember that air traffic controllers were impacted during the whole sequestration battle not too long ago that led to long delays

at airports. traffic control towers not expected to be affected even if the government does shut down this time but the program that trains new controllers would be suspended. aviation rulemaking would also stop. airline performance analysis suspended, so there certainly could be a trickle down effect. also the national highway traffic safety administration could be impacted. also the federal transit administration and the federal railroad administration. this could have a wide ranging effect at the ustot. back to you guys. >> adam tuss live for us, thank you. a big portion of the affordable care act republicans are trying to overturn is supposed to take effect tomorrow. new insurance exchanges to help uninsured americans get cover e coverage. those policies won't take effect until january 1. everyone must have some form of coverage by the end of next march. nbc news is helping answer your questions about the new health care law. dr. nancy snyderman had will tell you exactly what it

involves this week during nbc news special coverage ready nornt the new health care law. in the day ahead the brother of hollywood star mia farrow expected in a maryland courtroom for sentencing for sexually abusing two boys. john charles farrow pled guilty to two counts of child abuse. two men came forward last year saying farrow abused them between 2000 and 2008. the abuse apparently happened at farrow's home in the edgewater area in mayryland. he faces up to ten years in prison. today work begins to it destroy syria's controversial chemical weapons supply. within the last few minutes a group of 20 chemical weapons inspectors started heading to lebanon. they hope to dismantle syria's manufacturing ability by november 1 and ultimately destroy their current weapons. in response to a deadly attack last month that killed more than 1,400 people. syria likely high on the

agenda for face-to-face meeting today between israeli prime minister nbenjamin netanyahu an president obama. netanyahu will be here in washington today. the two will meet at the white house and they're expected to talk about syria and iran. the president had a phone conversation with iran's new president, hassan rowhani, on friday. it was the first time leaders from the u.s. and iran have spoken in more than 30 years. and you may soon have a new way to commute between annapolis and the district. the maryland transit administration 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 that stop. maryland cut a previous bus route between new carrollton and annapolis because of budget cuts and low ridership but increasing development around new carrollton has them rethinking that route. today may be your last day to visit the national aquarium. after 81 years it will be closing its doors in the basement of the commerce building in northwest washington for good tomorrow. renovations to the building are forcing the aquarium out. owners are looking for a new

location. the staff is planning to move the animals to the national aquarium in baltimore. it is now 6:50. covering northern virginia this morning, sleep might be a major motivator for some fairfax county high schoolers. the county started its opt out program with seniors allowing them to drop their first period class to get the more sleep. so far about 5% of seniors are enrolled in a program to get the extra zs. to quaul fay seniors must be on track to graduate, get permission from parent and their principal and have a reliable way much of getting to school without using the bus. fairfax county has the earliest school start time in our area, 7:20. that's early. you have to catch the bus, you have to get up really early, staying up late to do homework. >> and today a lot of people getting up early to catch the bus and so forth. let's turn to tom kierein as we approach 6:51 and get the forecast. we've had great weather for outdoor activities. take a look at this photo. i was hiking along the

appalachian trail and came upon annapolis rocks west of frederick and look what this guy was doing. eun was going to join him but she did not have enough rope. >> i didn't. i would have been right there with him. right there. >> it is a popular spot for rock climbing. loved it out there. it was a great weekend for outdoor activities. i'm sure you had fun, too. right now near 50 in the nearby neighborhoods around washington it's only in the 40s in many of the rural areas where we have patch patchy fog this morning and as the morning pro-degreeses a rapid warm-up. your temperature graph. low 70s by noontime. mid and upper 70s by midafternoon. you need a jacket now but you'll be comfortable in short sleeves when you're heading back home and then this evening under a clear sky, we'll have our temperatures dropping back into the 60s through the evening, a pleasant evening coming up. well, this is the last day of september. what do we have to look forward to in october? chuck bell joins us now live. he's on the national mall. good morning, chuck. >> reporter: hey, good morning, tom. you can see a little bit of your breath out here this morning.

temperature 58 degrees here in the storm team 4x4. august and september combined, we're about four inches behind in rainfall and this isn't necessarily the time of year that you can make up an awful lot of ground. we only average 3.4 inches of rain during the entire month of october. the last two octobers were much bet wetter than that. we had almost six inches of rain but that came with the landfall of superstorm sandy. temperatures, we're going to be 80 at least four days in a row this week. we did that last october as w l well. you can see there object the graph by the end of the month average highs into the mid-60s. so october, that's the time we see that big old cooldown. tom? we are going to be way above the averageses as we get into october. tomorrow the first day of october, afternoon highs should make it into the low 80s. lots of sunshine. then may make it into the mid-80s on wednesday afternoon for a brief time. going to feel like summer. summer saying not so fast. not quite giving it up yet.

and then on thursday, friday and saturday storm team 4 seven-day outlook, feast your eyes. beautiful weather for outdoor activities, too, for hiking again over the weekend. and afternoon highs reaching the upper 70s on sunday with increasing clouds. don't have a chance of rain all the way until it does look like now maybe late sunday afternoon into sunday night. and now let's check your monday morning commute. here is danella, good morning. good morning, tom. the first alert traffic center looking at delays still on metro orange line. an earlier signal problem is gone. your delay remains in both directions on the orange line. let's talk about the marc, 407. five-minute delay there. however, for folks taking the vre, no delays. a live look from chopper 4 around the beltway taking it to new hampshire avenue. you can see heavy volume here. this is normal delays. traveling i-95, though, around powder mill road, you are slow and continuing on 0 slow as well. here is the drive time interest from i-95 to georgia avenue. the outer loop, that drive will

take about 14 minutes and the heaviest volume is between i-95 and just past seeing new hampshire avenue as well. aaron and eun? >> danella, thank you. new this morning pope francis announcing pope john paul ii and pope john paul xxiii will be declared saints the sunday after easter. pope francis made the announcement during a meeting with cardinals to celebrate the official and canonization. they will offer prayers and special events throughout the day. the shrine is off michigan avenue in northeast d.c. near catholic university of america. it is open from 10:00 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. later this morning construction gets under way on two projects that will bring housing and shopping within steps of the metro in montgomery county. the groundbreaking ceremony is set today for two buildings near rockville pike and twinbrook parkway in rockville. the buildings will had put hundreds of new apartments and a

safeway store next to the twin [ metro staying. they're expected to open in 2015. and happening today we'll hear about the number of criminals who return either to prison or probation. the state department of public safety and correctional services will make the announcement late they are morning. the number of people who have become repeat offenders has dropped year to year since 2007. here are your 4 things to know before you head out the door. amanda knox's second appeals trial in the murder of her british roommate is under way in italy. she may testify by video. crews are on the scene of a small plane crash at the santa monica airport in california. it is not clear how many people were on the plane when it crashed and burst into flames last night. emergency crews say the crash was unsurvivable. stay with news 4 and nbcwashington.com for updates. and a judge is expected to

sentence john charles farrow for child sex abuse. he's the brother of hollywood star mia farrow. he faceses up to ten years in prison. we'll have updates on nbcwashington.com. >> reporter: and 17 hours now until the government could shut do down. we know the senate con vengs at 2:00 this afternoon. of course the house planned to delay key parts of the affordable care act by one year to avoid a shutdown. senate majority leader harry reid says democrats will kill that proposal today. the exchange is open tuesday. the president will not allow his plan to be gutted. on capitol hill, melissa mollet, news 4. and we have sun rise at 7:03. temperatures now in the 40s and 50s quickly warming into the upper 70s this afternoon. feeling like summertime through much of the week ahead with afternoon highs reaching the 80s. then over the weekend increasing clouds, might get some showers on sunday afternoon. but that's the only time we're going to have rain here in the next seven days. danella, is traffic getting stupid? >> it is. and, unfortunately, look at this, tom. the orange line dealing with

another problem. now a disabled train at did you know loring metro station causing more delays. on the inner loop of the beltway, once you get closer to route 50, still seeing a crash there. heavy delays from the interchange all the way to the dulles toll road. aaron and eun? >> thank you, danella. of that is ne"news 4 today." that you for starting your day with us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes with weather and traffic and any breaking news. the

good morning. final countdown, the government now just hours from shutting down. the deal unlikely. plenty of finger pointing between republicans and democrats. can anything break the stalemate? >> unsurvivable. a private jet heads into a hanger causing a massive fire. crews are struggling to reach the victims. we're live on the scene. back on trial again. amanda knox and her former boyfriend are facing a murder trial for the third time today. she won't be there. he might testify. he talks to us in an exclusive interview today, monday, september 30th, 2013. from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and