that will not be arriving into the metro area until later. right now temperatures are in the low to mid-70s, your predawn on october the 7th. by 8:00 still in the 70s. might have sun in and out. a lot of clouds around. upper 70s by late morning and by noontime a chance of some showers coming through and then later this afternoon could get some they haheavier downpours, severe storms. details on that coming up in about ten minutes. eun? tom, thank you. we have breaking news right now. part of the beltway is shut down because of an accident. let's check in with megan grath. erpass looking down on the inner loop of the beltway here. you can see the accident off in the distance here just after the exit on the inner loop side to the park and ride. we have two vehicles involved, two passenger vehicles involved. a tow truck is here on the scene. right now they have all the lanes shut down on the inner lo loop. they're going to detour you. the work around is going through the park and ride. you go up and then go through the park and ride and back on down and that will take you past

the accident scene. while we do have a tow truck here, it's not as easy as just towing the vaex oehicles out of. there's at least one very serious accident. they've had to bring the accident reconstruction team in to document things. so that work needs to be completed before they can tow the vehicles away and reopen the lanes. ner loop closed right there at that exit for the park and ride in college park. with more on traffic, over to danella. good morning, megan. yes, so thank you for that. again, as you travel inner loop of the beltway to i-95 that's where you're going to see your lanes shut down. we're going to talk about i-95 in virginia right now. earlier this morning in the had hov lanes as you travel northbound in virginia, had construction there. that is clear. so making the commute this morning along i-95 as you travel north and southbound. your travel lanes are open. the drive times from quantico, it's early and it's very clear. 23 minutes from quaubt he quantico to the capital beltway.

the government may still be shut down but hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be back on the job today. defense secretary chuck hagel has ordered all furloughed employees to return to work. tracie potts is live on capitol hill now with more. >> reporter: good morning. this does not mean everyone on shutdown is going back to work, but it does mean several hundred thousand people will be happy to see this, the pentagon building. basically they took a look at the law and said that almost all pentagon employees are essential to keeping this country safe, and for that reason they come back and they come back with pay. that leaves some 400,000 people who work for other parts of the government who will not yet be coming back until congress decides on a budget. the other big date you need to be aware of, october 17. that's the day this government is scheduled to run out of money

to pay its bills. essentially our credit card being canceled. that whole debate over the debt limit is gearing up here on capitol hill as well with republicans saying they do not have the votes to raise the debt limit unless we deal with health care. it's the same issue that's holding up a budget. we're hearing that both issues may be dealt with together. we just don't know yet how or how soon. eun? tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. thank you. stay with news 4 throughout the government shutdown. we'll keep you up to speed until the crisis is resolved. head to nbcwashington.com to get answers to some of the questions you may have. 4:34. secretary of state john kerry is defending the cam tour of a suspected al qaeda operative in libya. the libyan government calls it a kidnapping. he says anas al libi was a legal d appropriate target. he says he'll get a fair trial. they say al libi was involved in the bombings of american embassies in tanzania and kenya. kerry is commending bashar al assad for destroying some of his chemical weapons. he says assad deserves credit

for complying with a resolution calling for the weapons to be destroyed. this is the team of u.n. inspectors making sure the weapons are dismantled. kerry says assad isn't off the hook yet, but he calls the progress so far a good beginning. more than 50 demonstrators died in violent clashes with security forces and others in egypt. supporters of ousted egyptian president mohamed morsi fought with backers of the military who removed him from the office in the straets of cairo. despite the street violence the military continued its celebration marking the 40th anniversary of the start of the 1973 mideast war with israel. developing right now on the west coast at 4:35 the fire started on a california marine base, slowed down dramatically overnight. officials say the camp pendleton fire is about 20% contained. the fire torched more than 2,500 acres of land so far.

initially fast moving flames were being carried by the santa ana winds but those have died down giving firefighters the upper hand. they believe the fire should be mostly contained by tomorrow. a deadly weekend on the roads in northern virginia as a series of car crashes killed half a dozen people. in leesburg an suv lost role yesterday morning on evergreen road. the vehicle missed the curb slamming into a tree and then bursting into flames. both people in the car were killed. neither of their names have been released. police believe the suv was speeding at the time. in fairfax two more people are dead after their car hit a train bridge on south vandorn street near i-95 early sunday morning. they say speed was likely a factor here. 21-year-old devin austin and the front passenger, 23-year-old, were pronounced dead on the scene. other passenger was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. and in ashburn a loudoun county man is charged with drunk driving after a tedly crash. police say mark anthony fw alotta had hit two people while driving on ashburn farm parkway. it threw the man and woman off the bike. they were rushed to the hospital

and pronounced dead. the government is shut down but this morning one retailer wants to make sure military veterans are not forgotten. an attack that stunned the nation and it was caught on camera. coming up, some new developments in the search for the people behind this attack. wild weather, our first look at the damage after floodwaters finally start to move out of parts of the south. and we're staying on top of breaking news now at 4:37. an accident on the beltway has an accident on the beltway has the inner loop closed

february, 2013. a landmark transportation bill is up for consideration. even though it's backed by republican governor mcdonnell... ken cuccinelli joins tea party republicans to block the plan. but terry mcauliffe believes it's time to break through the gridlock in richmond. mcauliffe presses democrats to support the bill. and the bill passes. terry mcauliffe. putting virginia first. "i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad."

we are following break iing news at 4:40. take a look at this live picture right now. the inner loop of the beltway near college park is closed because of a crash there. police lights flashing. we'll have the latest on the traffic. danella sealock will be with us. we've learned government contractors are providing office space for navy employees following the deadly shooting at the navy ward. "the washington post" reports at least three contractors are pro-vlading temporary work space in and around the navy yard. 12 workers were shot and killed when a worker opened fire. the navy says it will move all employees to the former coast guard headquarters at buzzard point. this morning we're getting a look at the damage caused by record rainfall in kentucky. in louisville about 7 inches of rain fell in just 36 hours. emergency crews rescued 12 people from floodwaters.

80 people had to leave their homes. so far no reports of serious injuries. now at 4:41 we haven't seen rain in quite a while but today might be the day. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein watching the forecast. rain coming, tom? yeah, likely by late morning and during the afternoon. that's the live view from our city camera showing cloud cover over washington you now. the storm team 4 radar showing an area of rain in the southern shenandoah valley into west virginia. out ahead of that a the lot of humidity in the air and it is a mild morning, our temperatures are in the low to mid-70s now. we'll stay in the 70s through the morning and might even have a little sun in it and out here the next couple of hours and then by noon a chance of some showers moving in but then likely downpours with thunder and lightning from about 3:00 to 4:00, 5:00 in the metro area. earlier in the day, further west, temperatures will be peaking around noontime and then drop down to the low 70s when we could get some storms perhaps with some severe weather. we'll talk about the details on that coming up in ten minutes.

and now, danella, how is our traffic? well, tom, still following breaking news on the beltway, inner loop in college park. traveling the inner loop of the beltway, you'll be forced off onto the exit for i-95. the park and ride, that's where you're going to loop around to continue back to the inner loop of the beltway, working your way around the accident that has all of your lanes blocked at this moment. still watching it. we have megan mcgrath on the scene back with an update of that accident in ten minutes. we're going to shoot over to i-270 traveling out of urbana southbound. here is what i'm checking for, construction, accidents. as you continue into the rockville area and make your way to the capital beltway, travel lanes are open. back over to you both. danella, thanks a lot. questions after a small child somehow got on an airplane by himself without a ticket. how he managed to get past airport security. plus, it's bare ly been around a week. this morning a warning about people t

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we are following breaking news right now at 4:45. a major crash on the inner loop of the beltway at college park, maryland, has the beltway shut down right now. police activity and megan mcgrath on the scene with the very latest. danella sealock will have us up to date on the traffic in a moment. a week into the government shutdown, some federal workers will be back on the job today. defense secretary chuck hagel ordered nearly all 350,000 pentagon employees back to wok. it comes as the house returns to the hill at noon and the senate at 2:00 with more than just the budget to worry about the country will default on its loans for the first time ever in just ten days. speaker john boehner is demanding concessions to raise the debt ceiling. a big warehouse store is offering to help military families impacted by the shutdown.

sam's club is offering free temporary passes to all members, retirees and their families. sam's says they are offering the passes because commissaries are closed during the shutdown. to get a free pass you'll need to show a military i.d. or proof of past or present military service. he says the offer is good until the commissary is reopened. the affordable care act website is up and running again. it seems like a lot of people are taking advantage of it. the new system is opening the door for scam artists. consumer advocates warn people need to be careful with the public and private sectors going after your business, scam artists are using this opportunity to get your personal information. many of them are calling or e-mailing pretending to have an insurance plan to offer you. the better business bauer owe says only talk with certified application counselors. >> we definitely want to make sure people are comfortable coming it us. we are easily identified by our i.d. badge and our services are no cost at all.

>> it is important to note no one will be asking you for money over the phone or onbehind. another tip to avoid being scammed, never give out personal information if you get an unsolicited call, text, or e-mail. the supreme court begins its fall term today. the nation's is suppose d to st later this month. 4:47 now. the bi-county parkway may not provide as big of a boost to business at dulles as originally thought according to a new study reported by "the washington post." the ten-mile road would run between i-66 and route 50 west

of dulles. supporters of the prince william to loudoun county route suggest that could increase cargo traffic to the airport. a study by george mason says the airport would see an 8% increase in air car fwoe activity. traffic has dropped significantly over the past decade. elizabeth smart is releasing her memoirs today. she was abducted from her salt lake city home more than ten years ago when she was 14 years old. it is called "my story" and details how she survived her ordeal and aided her own rescue by following her captor's orders and manipulating them to bring her closer to home. elizabeth smart will sit down with the "today" show this morning. look for her live interview coming up here on nbc 4. right now the 9-year-old boy who snuck on a plane in minneapolis and flew to las vegas is in protective custody. he went through security screening and on to a delta

flight on thursday. he did not have a boarding pass. the tsa says they have reviewed videotape of the child at checkpoints and are investigating whether they should reconfigure barriers to prevent another incident like had this one from happening again. new this morning, new york city police are searching for two more people wanted for questioning in that road rage beating involving a group of bikers. police released pictures of them and need your help identifying and locating them. part of the incident was caught on helmet cam. the bikers chased the suv and beat the driver in front of his wife and 2-year-old daughter. at that point a good samaritan stepped forward and put himself between the victim and the attackers. >> i felt that they wanted to kill the man, i have to take a chance. i have to step in. >> so far prosecutors charged two bikers with gang assault. police are also investigating as many as six off-duty police officers who took part in the unauthorized bike rally.

dario franchitti is part of this terrible accident that sent his car airborne. he is married or was married to actress ashley judd. he was awake when he was transported to the hospital. a spokesperson says he was only complaining of a sore ankle and back. the degre from the accident rained down on race fans sending two more people to the hospital. they're expected to be okay. the death toll from that boating disaster off the italian coast continues to climb. they pulled 83 more bodies from the water yesterday. at least 194 people died when a fishing boat packed with african migrants sank last tuesday. more than 150 people are still missing. this could be the deadliest accident ever involving a ship in the mediterranean. a typhoon kills two people canceling flights and rail service. the storm made landfall with winds up to 94 miles per hour. then it weakened to a tropical

storm. strong winds knocked out power. some areas are dealing with 8 inches of rain. more than half a million people were evacuated as the storm approached. now at 4:51, time to get a check of weather and traffic on the 1s. it was a hot weekend here. certainly not feeling like october. and it's going to be a memory finally. october acting like an autumn month beginning later today. it is muggy this morning. a lot of humidity in the air. good morning. there is the look at the storm team 4 radar. you can see all that moving color left of your screen. that is some moderate rain to heavy rain. where you see the yellows and oranges, it's coming down hard near roanoke and it's advancing up the shenandoah valley, maybe getting closer to front royal and winchester perhaps in about another three hours or so. and then into the metro area later today. another shower here in the mouth of the chesapeake bay that may be getting close to cambridge or near salisbury over the next couple of hours. between now and then a lot of clouds around. a mild and muggy morning. we're in the low to mid-70s all

around most of the region and the upper 60s shenandoah valley naer 70 in the mountains right now and we'll have this humidity and a bit of a blustery north, southwesterly wind. temperatures will be warmest by around noontime, in the upper 70s. then, when we get the rain falling, we'll get thunder and lightning with that. temperatures will plummet back down into the 60s this evening. now there is a risk of some severe weather associated with this. details on that, we join chuck bell. good morning, tom. good monday morning. the folks at the storm prediction center have put us in the slight risk category for severe weather. obviously this warm and humid this early in the morning in october that's not normal at all. and with the strong cold front coming through we will have a slight risk for strong to severe thunderstorms coming in later on this afternoon. there's even a very low chance of a tornado, so we'll have to keep an eye on that. not much of a hail threat but damaging winds and isolated thunderstorms a possibility and

a whole lot of rain in a very short amount of time means there could be a localized flash flooding risk as well. tom? thank you, chuck. and that threat is between 2:00 to around 6:00 p.m. and we'll clear out tonight down into the 50s tomorrow morning and a the lot of sun on tuesday, highs just near 70. that's about the average high for early october. highs near 70 with some sunshine on wednesday and some clouds in and out and then increasing clouds. as we look at the weekend, there's your outlook. a chance of some passing showers each day, friday, saturday and sunday with highs in the low 70s on friday, saturday near 70 sunday. i'm back in ten minutes. another look at storm team 4 radar. danella looking at breaking traffic. still checking the accident in college park. traveling the inner loop of the beltway as you make your way to i-95, you'll be forced off onto i-95, the ramp, to head to the park and ride. that's how you'll loop your way around and get back on the inner

loop of the beltway. this crash involves two vehicles and there is an investigation and that's what's taking some time. megan mcgrath is on the scene. there is a tow truck on scene. the cars are still in the middle of the roadway. we're going to move from that crash in college park, head over to i-66 for you. folks waking up out of haymarket, gettinging on the road now. easy, clear commute. no accidents. travel lanes are open as you continue to head eastbound to nutley. again, no issues to report on i-66 outside the beltway. richard, inside the beltway as well. thanks. nbc's fourth annual education nation summit is under way in new york city. hundreds are joining policy lady ers to talk about what it takes for young people to succeed in school and beyond. new education standards calls for the common core putting greater emphasis on critical thinking and analysis. they need more support on things like bullying and hunger. the summit ends tomorrow. it is now 4:55.

coming up, hundreds of thousands may be furloughed but some people are still getting a paycheck. coming up in our 5:00 hour, how frustration is growing with lawmakers on capitol hill because of who is getting a paycheck on time. but first, it's an autumn essential for clearing away those leaves. the coming up, we'll tell you why you might want to think twice about running a leaf blower. and be careful what you eat. some surprising new numbers about who may be convincing to you buy things you shouldn't be eating. and we're still following breaking news on the inner loop at college park. part of the road shut down. cars forced to exit on 95. cars forced to exit on 95. megan mcfwrath

february, 2013. a landmark transportation bill is up for consideration. even though it's backed by republican governor mcdonnell... ken cuccinelli joins tea party republicans to block the plan. but terry mcauliffe believes it's time to break through the gridlock in richmond. mcauliffe presses democrats to support the bill. and the bill passes. terry mcauliffe. putting virginia first. "i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad."

welcome back. 4:58. what your teenaged son or daughter is having for lunch today, well, there's a good chance his or her favorite athlete may have a role in determine that. according to a new study teens are exposed more than any other age group to foods athletes endorse. research offers say the athletes aren't promoting the healthiest foods either. they tend to endorse fast food, sports drinks and sodas. fall is here and the leaves are just beginning to change colors and falling. before you clear those leaves from your yard, there are few things you may need to consider. gas powered leaf blowers pollute the air. engineers found a half hour of

yard work with a gas powered leaf blower is the equivalent to driving a ford f-150 raptor 4,000 miles. that's a lot. they recommend using alternatives like electric powered leaf blowers and lawn mowers. >> the average price of gas is 40 cents from this time last year. aaa mid-atlantic says a combination of abundant gas supplies, lower oil costs and the switch to the cheaper winter blend is causing those prices to fall. the agency says it could fall another 20 to 30 cents through the end of the year. the average for regular is $3.53 a gallon in the district. in maryland $3.32. in virginia it's $3.14 and west virginia comes in at $3.44. in a few minutes you'll be able to use a new parking garage at the twinbrook metro station. there are 426 spaces at the new metro west garage. it will cost you $4.75 to park will there weekdays.

you can get in from chapman accident. it will be converted into retail office and residential space. all right. stay with us. "news 4 today" continues at 5:00 a.m. we have breaking traffic news at 5:00 a.m. the inner loop of the beltway is shut down in college park, maryland. let's check in with megan mcgrath with an update. >> reporter: eun, we have the accident reconstruction team here on the scene doing their work. but at the moment still all lanes of the inner loop are closed. you can see the detour there off in the distance. police are going to -- you can weave around through the park and ride lot and get back on just after the accident site. apparently some serious injuries. that's why crash reconstruction was brought in had