bicycles. there are some positive notes. places like this, the parking lot right outside the station, they're seeing reports of crime this those areas down. as for violent crimes like rapes and murders, no incidents of those sorts reported this year. reporting live in northeast d.c., angie goff, news 4. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here to get us ready for the day. good morning. cloudy and chilly. there's the view from space. we have clouds all over the region coming in from the south and southeast. we have a coastal area of low pressure bringing us rain later today but no rain now. temperatures in the low 50s in most of northern virginia, most of maryland including our nearby suburbs in prince george's, montgomery, fairfax counties. alex alexandria, arlg be top, falls church, in the mid-50s. it's in the 40s now, shenandoah valley out into the mountains and we'll stay in the 50s much of the region until about 10:00, we'll be near 60. and then by noontime should be into the low to mid-60s and

that's going to be the warmest part of our day, it does appear, it going to be right around the middle of the day. but right around noontime, just areas south and east of the metro, southern maryland, northern neck, you could be having rain moving in by noontime. then it does look like it will be arriving into the metro area after that. we'll look at the timing on that. the rest of your wednesday, that's coming in ten minutes. danella, how is traffic? good morning, tom. still pretty quiet out. the a couple of work zones still in place. they're not really slowing folks down. we're going to take the trip now traveling along 295. start there with good news. nice and clear. no work zones, no accidents. now over to truitt 50 in maryland. just as you pass the beltway heading inbound passing 410, the left lane, that's what's blocked for folks. the right side of the roadway is open but you can see very light volume, easy, easy trip as you work your way around the work zone. now over to the beltway, if

you're traveling the beltway, a live look at college park. inner loop nice and clear. outer loop, i'll give you an example how clear, nine minutes, as you make your way from route 50 to i-95. eun, over to you. danella, thank you. 4:33 is your time. today will be a difficult day for one army ranger's family. a dignified transfer ceremony for cody patterson. his remains will arrive at dover air force base in delaware. he is one of four u.s. soldiers killed in afghanistan on sunday. congress could vote today on a bill that makes shaur patterson's family receives death benefits they're due. because this it government shutdown survivors of service members killed since october 1 will not get money to pay for funeral expenseses and travel to dover. tracie potts is live on capitol hill with more. good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. the fact these families aren't getting money has enraged lawmakers, democrats and republicans, and they're hoping it to do something about that today. people who fought and died in afghanistan, fought overseas for our country, not getting money

for their families, not getting money to travel to dover or for funeral expenses, lawmakers want to fix that. house speaker john boehner says they thought that was part of the military pay act that they passed but the pentagon said they didn't interpret it that way. we could see quick action at least in the house today and begin the fact that the senate went along with the military pay act it looks like the senate may want to act on this, too. >> i don't care who it is or how it's shaped but let's get out of this so that these families whose loved ones just died, just died, will receive the benefits at least that would give they will some comfort and solace in this terrible hour of tragedy. >> reporter: the fact this4:35 . today mayor vincent gray and eleanor holmes norton will take their lee to the steps of the capitol. they plan to hold a press conference this morning on the

east launch the capitol to highlight the negative impacts the district is feeling. it comes a day after mayor fwra sent a letter to the president and congressional leaders asking for a meeting. by law d.c. can't spend its own tax dollars. contingency funds have been used to this point to keep the district government running. fwra says that money is quickly running out. 4:36 just about now. we don't know if congress will raise the debt ceiling but we can tell you the senate will vote to raise it before next thursday's deadline. senate majority leader harry reid filed a bill yesterday to raise the debt ceiling with no strings attached until after next year's election. reid is not sure whether he has the votes to pass that bill, but the senate will vote before we reach our spending limit even if republicans try to delay that vote. and today rez obama expected to nominate janet yellin as the next federal chair. she is the vice chair of the federal reserve. if confirmed she would be the first woman to head the nation's central bank. she emerged as the leading

candidate after lawrence summers withdrew from consideration. the president is expected to make the announcement this afternoon in the east room of the bhous. current fed chairman ben bernanke will end his term in january. let's check in with molette green now at the live desk with news about secretary of state john kerry. molette? eun, good morning. happening right now, crucial talks this morning between secretary of state john kerry and top asian leaders. t terry has now arrived in brunei to meet with officials from china and its smaller southeast asian neighbors. a big part of the negotiations will center around cooling tensions over territorial disputes in the south china sea. the summit will also cover political, economic, and security issues. secretarkerry is filling in for president obama who had to cancel because of the ongoing government shutdown. at the live desk, i'm molette

green. back to you. metro riders, listen up. the important information one group wants to pass along to you during your ride to work. the and a bit different for students in your neighborhood today. plus, when will we see the first sight of rain? tom has that in your weather and traffi

welcome back at 4:40. today volunteers will hand out information about aids and hiv at 13 metro stations. hiv is an epidemic in the metro area. of communities of color and gay

and bi-sexual men remain at high risk. volunteers are encouraging people to sign up for the aids walk happening saturday, october 26, at freedom plaza. my co-host here, eun yang, will be hosting that event. today is national walk to school day and we'll see special events to mark the occasion. in prince george's county, dominique dawes will be at a school. veronica johnson will be there as well. at least 300 students between the ages of 4 and 12 are expected to walk to school today. i went to school there. so there you go. >> did you walk? >> i did walk. >> a good walk? >> it was a nice, brisk walk. back in the day they made you walk. they didn't care. no shoes, all that good stuff. 4:41 is the time. a walk to school might be okay. later on today, not so much.

>> you need a jacket, too. right now in the 50s around the metro area. we'll stay in the 50s much of the region until about 10:00 this morning and then by noon the mid-60s and then rain. after that much of the region coming in from the south and east through the afternoon into this evening. once that rain commences, the temperatures will drop back down into the 50s and stay in the 50s. a wet evening coming up raining all night long. we'll take a look at how much long earp the rain will last, that's coming in ten minutes. danella, how is traffic? tell the rain, get out of here, rain. let's head down this in dulles county. still clear. i'm checking our area. not only are you clear checking local roads, making the trip to prince george's county easy. no accidents. and i'm seeing earlier work zones picked up. a live look at 210. no issues as you continue to the beltway. aaron and eun? danella, thank you. video this morning just in. we're learning about this deadly fire at a garment factory. and no question d.c. has a high cost of living. now a new push happening today

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welcome back. i'm molette green. fire at a garment factory kills ten people in bangladesh. we just got this amazing video in interest the scene. the latest blaze comes about six is months after a factory building collapsed that killed more than 1,000 people there that exposed the harsh and often unsafe conditions in an industry that is the world's third largest. the cause of this latest factory fire not immediately known. the fatalities include the general manager. more than 170 were inside and most were able to get out. firefighters labelled up to ten

hours to bring all of this under control. that is the latest from the live desk. i'm molette green. back to you. leaders in d.c., montgomery and prince george's county will announce a new effort to raise the minimum wage. right now the current minimum is $8.25 in d.c. $7.25 in montgomery and prince george's county. the announcements will happen at the council of governments. also today a group is expected to march in protest of the proposed casino at national harbor. stopping the sacrifice zone says it is opposed to gambling in the area. the coalition says it wants to see more minority owned businesses in the area. the march will happen from 4:00 to 6:00 this afternoon across the street from national harbor. the heiress to mars may be to blame for a deadly crash in northern virginia. this happened last friday near

breyer patch in loudoun county. police say 73-year-old jacqueline mars was driving her porsche suv when she crossed the median and hit a minivan. irene ellisor of huntsville, texas, died. she was not wearing a seat belt. no charges have been filed against mars. this tragedy has left jackie filled with sorrow for the loss of life and those who were injured in had the accident. she would lake to express her deepest condolences to the families involved. obviously that statement from her represent ativerepresentati. a carjacking victim, a woman was sitting in the front seat outside a home in biltmore street. she was looking at her phone when someone yanked the door open. >> just pulled my arm and he said get out of your car. right then, you know, i just panicked, of course. i started screaming and i was honking the horn. >> yesterday the bmw-x5 was

spotted. they chase it had before it crashed in landover hills. that's when two teens took off. police eventually caught up with them. an officer suffered nonlife threatening leg injuries in the chase. we'll find out if a former boxing coach will head to prison. thomas admits he diverted thousands of dollars in government grants to pay for his gambling habit. he could spend more than two years in prison. he was a professional boxer during the '80s and '90s and ran a gym for at-risk youth. it is now 4:48. we are learning more about the woman behind last week's capital chaos. miriam carey had a lock box when she tried to ram her car through police gates. police found her passport and driver's license in it. nothing offers any clues, though, why she drove here from connecticut. police shot and killed carey as she sped to the capitol. they said she was being treated

for mental health issues including postpartum depression. we will have a camera at arlington courthouse. rally in support of the falls church health care center is challenging new regulations the virginia board of health is imposing on clinics that perform abortions. they say the board is trying to limit women's access to abortions. nbc news has learned lawyers will file a lawsuit against the united nations, accusing them of spreading cholera in haiti. an epidemic broke out after the earthquake nearly four years ago. it has killed more than 8,000 it and made more than 650,000 sick. a study by a scientific panel found that a u.n. peacekeeper from nepal was likely carrying cholera when a group arrived three years ago. it's believe d that u.n. battalion dumped cholera into the water supply. the u.n. has refused to respond to the allegations citing

diplomatic immunity. later today ousted nfl layer aaron hernandez is due back in court. the former patriots tight end is charged with murder. it would be hernandez's first time in court since he pled not guilty. prosecutors say he shot and killed semipro football player odin lloyd last june. new details about the undercover police detective involved in a violent confrontation between motorcycle riders and the family in an suv. we're told the officerser once did undercover work. he was off duet whichy when he was riding with this it group of bikers. he says he didn't do anything wrong but police says this show shows him punching the suv window. he turned himself in yesterday. it is 4:50. students at princeton are heading back to class after a scare shut down part of the campus. gunshots were reportedly heard in one of the school's oldest buildings last night. police sent out an emergency

alert as well as warnings on twitter and the school website. well, get yourself ready for a stretch of really wet weather. we turn to tom kierein to find out what's coming up in the forecast. >> i did bring my umbrella. >> boots? >> i forgot the boots. >> could have some ponding of water. i know you are sick of this sunny, beautiful weather, and -- wait a minute, what's he saying? there's radar and it is showing fundamental pattern change. it's cloudy now and the storm team four radar showing that moving color, the lower right of your screen is rain. it's raining in southeastern virginia. getting closer to the metro area later today but the morning should stay dry. we are chilly. around the bay and much of virginia and maryland, most locations in the 50s. nearby suburbs in fairfax county, in the low to mid-50s as is montgomery county.

ar arlington, alexandria, and as we look up to our west only in the 40s shenandoah valley and into the mountains. hour by hour today be dressed for a chilly morning. by noontime that will be probably our high temperature for the day around late morning, into the low to mid-60s by then. then likely afternoon, maybe by 2:00, 3:00 or so right into the m metro area we'll have rain falling that will quickly drop our temperatures back down just near 60 degrees during the afternoon. then it does look like a wet night to come. how much rain will we get? how much longer is this going to it last? we'll join chuck bell live on the national mall. chuck? >> reporter: good morning, tom. the grass down here on the mall still fairly dry. as you take a look at our channel 4 computer model how much rain do we think we'll be expecting the next couple of days, indeed, the rain starts to move in as you mentioned during the course of the second half of the day today and the bulk of the rain, we're going to get a lot of rain, but the most amount

of rain will come in the next 24 to 36 hours. who are than an inch. some places more than two inches of rain over the next couple of days but, again, most of this rain is front loaded into the front part of the forecast. so what should you expect for today? cloudy skies now with rain arriving mid to late afternoon. rain could be very steady and heavy at times are from late today, overnight tonight, and through off and on, much of the day tomorrow. then as we get into friday, friday night football, most of the heavy rain should be gone but tapering back to drizzle. those fields will be soggy friday night. >> thanks, chuck. as we look here at the next several days, yeah, going to be cloudy and wet here later this afternoon that rain arrives, off and on showers tonight, through the day thursday and into friday and highs only in the 50s tomorrow. we'll be in the 50s overnight tonight, too. the and then maybe low 60s on friday with occasional showers. we have a rain chance on saturday and sunday looking cloudy and rather wet. maybe milder during the afternoons.

and then we'll dry out the first part of next week with highs reaching the low 0 to mid-70s monday and tuesday. i'm back in ten minutes. another look at storm team 4 radar. now traffic with danella. in our area seeing a work zone for folks traveling 6 inside the beltway in both directionses at the dulles toll road. blocking one of your lanes, left lane. so be aware of that. travel should be in the process of clearing. out from haymarket heading toward the beltway, outside of the beltway. as you make your way to fairfax county parkway, a live look there and not seeing any issues for you as you make your way eastbound and westbound. you are clear. eastbound, ten minutes to get from fairfax county parkway to the capital beltway. thanks, danella. heavy traffic is a major problem where the area has seen major growth. >> some say the old country roads can't handle l the extra traffic. one is where fairfax county borders loudoun county.

a roundabout that intersection. we're talking braddock road in centrevil centreville. that's near cox farms. not everybody is happy with that proposal. >> this doesn't solve any problems. putting a roundabout will push the traffic problem elsewhere. some residents say the roundabout will not affect traffic. they point to the new roundabout at gilbert's corner. those had to be fixed because there were more accidents. word of two new apple devices you may want to put on your gift giving list this year. >> the special request that could earn you a free cup of could earn you a free cup of

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welcome back. three american chemists are up for today's nobel prize. as soon as we learn the winners, we'll let you know. we're looking ahead to friday when the much anticipated nobel peace prize is handing out. the teenage girl who stood up to the taliban in pakistan could win it. she is the youngest person ever nominated for that award. if you are looking to buy someone an ipad for the holidays, you might want to hold off for a bit. a report that apple plans to introduce a new line of the popular tablets on october 22. the new ipads are expected to be lighter and thinner and have more powerful processor. they may announce a release date

for new computers like mac pro and the maverick operating system. if you are looking for getting one of these apple phones, you can get a really good deal right now. walmart, radio shack and best buy are all selling the iphone 5c for $50 orr less. walmart cut the deal to $45. that deal will be good through the holiday season. $50 gift cards to the purchase of a phone. best buy's deal ends monday. radio shack's ends november 2. pretty good. >> radio shack, i haven't heard that name in a while. i remember buying my old calculators there back in the day. consider this, you can get a free tall coffee from starbucks this week. you have to buy somebody else a drink there as well. starbucks' ceo says he's fed up with all the bickering on capitol hill. he wants americans to kol together and support one another and hopes this promotion helps

set the example for how to do that. >> maybe you should buy me a cup today. >> the cynic says this was the best possible marketing thing they could do this week. >> they know what they're doing. starbucks is a successful company. >> they got on tv for free. >> and maybe we should be giving and working together. you want to buy me a cup of coffee or not? >> i'll get you a free cup of coffee. >> no, you have to buy it. new this morning, what we learned about a stabbing in alexandria minutes after we signed off at 11:00. plus, renovating small towns. the sticking point that held up a late night vote. >> and dry skies now but that will soon change. just how soon we'll see the rain move in. good morning, it's 5:00 a.m. straight up. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. we start with these weather changes. let's go right to storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein who is tracking the rain heading our

way. tom? we've had this long stretch of dry, sunny weather coming to an end now. we're going to have a stretch of wet weather for the next several days, so have your umbrella handy, you'll be need iing it. storm team 4 radar not showing any rain around washington, fredericksburg or richmond. there is some rain and it's coming in off of the atlantic ocean. it's a coastal area of low pressure. some of the remnants of tropical storm karen involved as well will be moving in later today but not for the morning. the morning should stay dry. we are chilly