good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist live outside the washington navy yard this morning. there's ban steady stream of vehicles going into the navy yard. those who normally work on the ground here, but today they will all stop to pause and remember those shot and killed here a year ago. in just two hours the ceremony will begin here. we'll tell you about the touching moments planned for the ceremony in a few minutes. but first, let's go to tom kierein here with the forecast. good morning. >> good morning. we had one area of light rain come through the metro area a couple hours ago. another one is coming into washington county near hagerstown. we are getting a few sprinkles near northern frederick county over the next half hour. another batch of light rain now in the panhandle of west virginia. we are getting closer to martinsburg and charlestown. then tracking farther east, maybe getting into frederick and northern loudoun county over the next 45 minutes or so. there's the sky over washington now. we have a partly cloudy sky as

we approach dawn for the bus stop this morning. you'll need a light jacket. it's rather cool in the upper 50s to lower 60s. we'll stay this way through 8:00. then between 8:00 and 9:00, have an umbrella ready with a few sprinkles right into the metro area. by then, into the upper 60s. a look at the hour-by-hour warm up for the next day ahead with weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:11. melissa has an accident to talk about, what's happening with that? this is in the north kensington area at new port mill road. you can see the accident on the right with one police vehicle now leaving. this should be wrapping up in the next 15 minutes or so. take a look at 66 at sudley road picking up in the last 20 minutes. we are expecting volume there. a wide look at things, we look gate good inner loop or outer loop. no problems right now. in dale city, you are slow on 95 northbound in virginia there. remember to follow us on twitter @first4traffic.

aaron? all right, melissa, thank you for that. today we are remembering one of our area's darkest days. it was about this time one year ago today that folks were coming into the washington navy yard, arriving for their work day, just as you can see vehicles going in behind me right now. and they never suspected a gunman, aaron alexis, would come on the grounds into building 197 to kill 12 people inside the building. today we are remembering their lives and celebrating their lives and celebrating their work here for the united states navy. we'll do that with a ceremony happening in a couple hours. my colleague richard jordan is here as well with more on what we expect to be a touching ceremony later this morning. >> these are probably some of the same workers showing up at this time a year ago and now everything has changed it seems like. many of them will be part of the ceremony and the navy is expecting more than 2,000 people here at the installation to come together at 8:00 this morning for this very private and

somewhat simple ceremony. it is strictly for the personnel here at the installation, for the friends and family members of the victims killed, although some family members have decided they will not be attending today's ceremony. you can only imagine what this day is like for many of the relatives that lost their loved ones in the tragic shooting. at 8:00, the secretary of the navy ray mabus will make remarks in a 22-minute ceremony. the most touching moment will be at the end when the vice admiral will read the name of each of the 12 victims. after each name is read, a bell will toll. we are expecting that will be quite an emotional moment here, especially for the people who were here a year ago at the navy yard when the shots rang out. and the ceremony begins at 8:00. it was not long after that the shots rang out here a year ago, so it is quite something. then later on tonight there's something here for the community at canal park not far away for the community to come together.

we are expecting the d.c. mayor vincent gray to come together to share in this moment, remember the lives lost out here and how this impacted not only the navy yard but the community as a whole. >> you're right about that. so many businesses have popped up here in the navy yard. i live here and there are a lot of apartments and houses, so the people who live here want to make sure they remember the lives lost here. canal park, 6:00 tonight, is where the ceremony will be happening for the entire community. richard jordan, we appreciate you reporting here. we also should mention that the building, 197, where this horrible event happened will reopen to the naval cease systems command. the folks who worked there, it's in the middle of a transformation right now. the i-team obtained photos of the work going on. desks are gone replaced by construction equipment and boxes upon boxes. fencing is up outside where a new entrance is being constructed. a $44 million investment to give this building a completely new look and feel according to the

navy. some 2700 people called that building home and they should be able to move back in completely by early spring. the vice admiral will be the first to move back into the building come february of next year. and the idea is that they want to make sure that there is an area in that building where they will be giving an opportunity to remember the coworkers killed here, a memorial area, and it will have a different feel to the building so they can continue their work for the navy in their shipbuilding mission here for the navy. for folks, we will carry this live on nbc4 and on nbcwashington.com. as we have been reporting, the navy will read the names of each of the 12 victims of this tragedy. this is a look at all of the victims. they range in age from 46 to 73. they are from d.c., maryland and virginia. the victims were parents and grandparents. retired navy officers and handymen. one of them was an immigrant.

the husband of one of the victims recalls a communication gap that kept him from calling his wife for 12 grueling hours. see what the i-team dug up as the reason why this happened. the full story is on nbcwashington.com. it is now 6:06. the search for two missing toddlers is turning into a homicide investigation in montgomery county. despite that, their father tells news4 he is confident his children are alive. 2-year-old jacob seen her and 3-year-old sarah hoggle vanished more than a week ago. police arrested their mother katherine hoggle on friday and questioned her for 15 hours. they are building a murder case against her. montgomery county police searched 13,000 acres of land but have not found a trace of the children. a young man hit and killed near howard university. this morning, the best clue police have to track down the driver. plus, a dangerous side effect just discovered for people who take anti-anxiety

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we have a breaking travel alert for you from the live desk. amtrak service has been temporarily suspended between washington, d.c. and philly. what we're hearing is there is a pole and downed wires on the tracks. the crews right now are working to fix the problem, but they can't give us a timetable when this is going to be fixed. so if you do have plans to travel between here and philly, if you have to take it, check your train's status online and also check in with the amtrak app or call them or follow them on twitter. our twitter account @nbcwashington. we just tweeted out a link to help you with your travel plans.

angie goff from the live desk. thank you. 6:10 now. disturbing news for anyone who takes anti-anxiety drugs. people who take the drugs have a significantly higher risk of developing alzheimer's. this specifically relates to the class of drug known as benzodiazapine. if the drugs are taking long term, they can damage neurotransmitters in the brain. we'll take a live look at a beautiful look of the nation's capitol and the washington monument. we see clouds out there. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here now with weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:11. are we going to have rain today? grab the umbrella before you head out the door. we have breaks in the clouds over the metro area now, but storm team 4 radar is showing showers beginning to move in to washington and frederick county coming out of the west as well as the panhandle of west virginia near martinsburg and up to frederick over the next half hour or so.

right now we're dry around the metro area. there's the capitol wheel at national harbor. sunrise at 6:50. by 8:00, you may need the umbrella with a few scattered sprinkles, the mid-60s. a gorgeous afternoon. comfortable in short sleeves as we hit the 70s. a look at the next chance for rain over the next seven days, the next weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:21. melissa is talking about accidents, any problems? we are looking good on 95 northbound through dale city. otherwise, we are looking pretty good. we'll take a look at a couple travel times here, 270 southbound from germantown road to the beltway running on time there. at 16 minutes, 66 east between fairfax county parkway and the beltway. again on time at 12 minutes. gw parkway southbound from the beltway to 395, we are running 15 minutes. 95 from quantico to 495, 20 minutes. nine out of ten parents make

a mistake with their kids' safety on the line. and i spoke to a woman who was shot here at the navy yard one year ago and survived. you'll hear her describe the moments she came face to face with the sho

welcome back. we continue special coverage this morning one year after the naval yard shootings. this is a live look outside the washington naval yard this morning where a ceremony to honor the 12 lives lost will be happening in a couple of hours here now. you can see a steady stream of vehicles coming in. those who normally work here at the navy yard and a lot of people who are family members of those killed here, victims who survive the shooting as well as other members of the navy and the military, the u.s. military on the whole. there was one woman at the navy yard shot and injured here a year ago by aaron alexis and lived to tell her story. jennifer bennett and i had a long conversation about that day about how her faith in god got

her through that day and the difficult days that followed. we want to play a part of our conversation so you can hear exactly what she had to live through as she came face to face with the shooter in her up words. >> i came around the corner of the banister and i got to the mid-level floor of the stairwell, on the fourth going to the third, and he was standing on the third with a shotgun pointed up. i looked him in the eye, he looked back, he blinked and i watched him make the decision. i watched him make that decision. he pulled the trigger and i watched the fire, the blast and i actually watched it hit me. i went down and i realized i was screaming. and i said, that's not helping, stop it. so i stopped screaming. and i assessed my wound. i looked at what i had and said, move your hand, let's see what you've got. and i couldn't move my fingers and said, okay, he shot my arm off and my jacket is keeping it in place. i had a little red jacket. and i said, well, i need to go.

because if he comes back, with one arm, i'm not going to be able to do very much. i called out to jesus and said, jesus, please come help me. and then i sort of yelled that and i walked back up the stairs. i walked three-and-a-half flights by myself. >> just and absolutely amazing woman. jennifer made it to the roof of building 197. was there for 90 minutes before being airlifted and taken to the hospital. we talked to her tonigt5:00 about the moments after she made it to the roof as well as the special bond and relationship she has with the men who helped her survive. that's tonight at 5:00. i have to tell you, this woman as we talked for a few minutes last week, is just tough as nails. she really was thought going to let what happened to her slow her down. she's going to do a lot more work in the years to come. >> just some inspiring words from her and the courage is just incredible. thank you for sharing her story. the park police officer who

faced off with the gunman is opening up about his deadly confrontation with aaron alexis in a story you'll only see here on news4. carl hyatt had only been a police officer for three years prior to responding to the navy yard shooting. he says he ran past other victims to get to the shooter. and then that morning he and two other officers found themselves on the same floor just feet away from alexis. >> the final cubicle row is where we encountered him. dorran turned the last corner and i'm looking down the plexcy glass that goes down the cubicle row. we see him come down, flash from the gun, and then it's just -- the gunfight and it seemed so fast. >> later today on news4 at 6:00, what went wrong for officer hyatt that day and what it's been like for him getting back to work. it is now 6:19. a grieving woman wants her brother back even though she

knows she will never see him again. he died in a hit-and-run crash in the district. police are searching for the driver. let's check in with zachary keisch live from the scene with more. >> reporter: police say this is a water main break that won't be a quick fix. i'm here near north beauregard and king street. that is king street that is closed. it is closed from beauregard up the street here to dawes avenue. this is an eight-inch main break. and police say it is not expected to be fixed any time soon. we know there will be some impacted businesses as they try to work this out. the 7-eleven, wendy's, taco bell among others will be impacted up there. but this is a major, major road

for workers getting to the office. we're seeing drivers here kind of make adjustments on the fly, u-turns and trying to figure out and alternative way to get to the office. i'm here in alexandria where a water main break is expected to impact your report. reporting live, back to you. >> zachary is there on breaking news from a water main break in alexandria. and now to the story of the grieving woman who is mourning the loss of her brother who died in a hit-and-run crash in the district. police are now searching for the driver. 26-year-old bereket haile was killed early sunday morning. his family is devastated as his sister says haile was hanging out with friends at a club across the street from howard university. >> i'm still in denial. i just want my brother to come back to me. i want him to caulk in here. walk in here. >> police are checking businesses in the area for surry

va say lans /* surveillance video to help solve this crime. strong winds knocked down buildings, power lines and trees in baja, california. the hurricane made landfall near the luxury resort cabo s lucas and la paz. it's time to look at our forecast with a chilly morning and the potential for rain. we are here with weather and traffic on the 1s. what's going on? >> i've been getting so many tweets and postings about how much everybody is loving the autumn-like weather. it continues this morning, off to a cool start. and you may need the umbrella, so grab that before you head out the door early this tuesday morning. storm team 4 radar is showing a few scattered sprinkles in the panhandle of west virginia, northern frederick county virginia and north of winchester

up near 81. that's going to be tracking farther to the east over the texas hour but it will break up with clouds throughout the morning. here's the sky by 8:00, sunshine breaking out this morning. then by noon time, mostly sunny and during the afternoon going all sunny throughout the region. just a gorgeous day coming up. temperatures will be holding steady in the 60s where we are right now through 8:00 with a chance of a few of the sprinkles. then by noontime, the low 70s. the upper 70s by late afternoon. beautiful day coming up. another gorgeous day tomorrow. storm team 4 in the four-day forecast, 50s in the morning. wednesday afternoon, the mid-70s. lots of sun. partly cloudy on thursday. sunny on friday. highs in the 70s both days. and we're going to keep this going into the weekend as well. if you have outdoor plans, enjoy. plan for outdoor fun on saturday and again on sunday. a little warmer on sunday. the next chance for rain in the next seven days is coming up on monday. we'll look at the hometown forecast for today coming up in your next weather an traffic on

the 1s at 6:31. melissa, is the commute still rolling well? we do have slow spots starting in virginia, probably our slowest spot here, tom. out of stafford county headed northbound, you'll get very slow from dale city across the bridge and slow also through lorton. it opens just a bit headed into 66. running into town, 45 miles per hour at this point this morning. 270 at montrose road, looking good. a wider look at things, we are slow in the outer loop by colesville road, 45 miles per hour. prince george's county side of the roadway is looking quite good. branch avenue, pennsylvania avenue, everything looking good there. a warning again, metro red line, the power problem outside of glenmont wit delays to shady grove and trains running every ten minutes. it will be slow for those folks this morning. thank you. it is now 6:24. the new study finds that most parents don't know when to move their kids from booster seats to

a seat belt. a survey from the safe kids worldwide found that nearly nine out of ten parents are moving their children from booster seats to a seat belt before they reach the recommended height. the american academy of pediatrics says children should ride buckled up in a car seat or booster seat until they are 57 inches tall and weigh between 80 and 100 pounds. >> at that point, the seat belt, the lap belt will ride across their upper thighs where their hipbones can support them in the event of a crash. and the shoulder belt can ride across their shoulder and chest and not across their neck or their face. >> doctors also recommend that all children under the age of 13 ride strapped in the backseat. you can read a full report on our website, nbcwashington.com. just search seat belt surveying. suspended orioles first baseman chris davis is praised for being a good samaritan. the orioles network is reporting davis helped out people involved

in a bad crash on 295 yesterday. davis saw the wreck on his way to pick up some friends at the airport. a truck was flipped over. then he called other people over and they together managed to flip that truck back over and get the people out. davis was suspended for 25 games over the weekend for using amphethamines. and the nationals have a magic number down to two, so exciting, go nats. and the new effort from one of the redskins' most outspoken critics starts today. and we could see a shower this morning. take a beautiful look outside. tom kierein will lay out the chances that you'll see it in your neighborhood.

and since the navy yard shooting one year ago today, a lot of questions have been raised about security. we're looking at some of the ideas being considered right now and one change that is already in place. here's an idea.

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this morning we are live at the washington navy yard. one year ago today a gunman opened fire and killed 12 people who worked there. they were from d.c., maryland and virginia. they were parents, husbands and wives and will not be forgot up. good morning, i'm eun yang. >> reporter: and good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist live outside the navy yard this morning where we are seen a flurry of activity throughout much of the morning. the ceremony to honor the 12 people killed here happening in a little over an hour from now. so a lot of the dignitaries are on the property here. the building where the shooting happened, building 197 at the navy yard is being renovated and will be reopened to the naval cease systems command. we'll have much more on that as the morning continues. thank you. but first, "news4 today" keeps your weather and traffic together on the 1s.

we'll go to storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein for more. tom? >> grab the umbrella, you may need it north of the met roy area with a batch of rain here in eastern virginia to the south of hagerstown tracking east, maybe into frederick, northern montgomery and howard county over the next hour or so. a few breaks in the clouds on this tuesday morning. vienna, 61. the hometown forecast there. by noontime, 73 degrees. another hometown forecast, takoma park, 62 there. it will be 76 for later this afternoon. rockville in montgomery county, low 60s there. low 70s by noon. mid-70s by the afternoon with lots of sun. the next weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:41 with a look at the hour-by-hour breakdown over the next 24 hours. we have breaking news if you're about to head out to catch the amtrak train at union station. you'll want to figure out alternate plans.

northeast regional between union station and philadelphia is suspended because of downed wires. right now amtrak is not giving any updates or when the problem will be fixed, but we are going to bring you an update when we learn about it. now to get a check on the roads with breaking news on the roads we have melissa mollet. good morning. >> just a lot of volume in the outer loop this morning. chopper is over the outer loop at maryland 95, a lot of volume with the roads merging together there. also, taking a look at 66 hopping on kind of your prince william parkway. you can see that eastbound we have a decent amount of volume. it doesn't really let up through centreville. it will let up a little bit in oakton. that's good news there. otherwise, 95 is the slowest spot in virginia right through dale city. a wider look at things, we are looking pretty good. with the biggest problem here at d.c. 295 slow past 50. again, this reminder about the

red line, delays to shady grove road with trains running every ten minutes because of the power problem. see you at 6:41. thank you for that. we are continuing our coverage marking the one year since the shootings at the washington navy yard here. i want to show you some roses, i just noticed these a few minutes ago taped to a pole in front of the main gate to the washington navy yard. we have to assume those were placed by someone who wanted to show con do lenses for the 12 people killed here just after 8:00 in the morning when a lone gunman aaron alexis walked into the navy yard building 197 and opened fire on the people who were his colleagues, other contractors in the building, those with others working here for so many years. we are here to remember those people's lives and their work and also to take a moment to honor them as well. i want to bring in my colleague at this point, news4's richard

jordan here with me at the navy yard looking into exactly what's happening later on this morning for this special remony. >> there's been memorials here ever since the shooting, the day after flowers were placed at the large anchor at the gate. so there's been tributes throughout the past year. but what we're going to see today is at 8:00, a very poignant ceremony really. it will be here at the navy yard for the people who work here at the itallation for the family members and friends of the victims killed, although some of the relatives have said they will not be attending today's service because of, you can understand why, obviously very emotional day for them today. but the ceremony will begin at 8:00 this morning. the secretary of the navy ray mabus will make the opening statements. then what will likely be a poignant moment is when the vice admiral will be reading the names of each of the 12 victims. after each name is read, a bell

will toll for each of the victims killed here a year ago. they are expecting this to be a really short ceremony. just about 22 minutes long. and originally the navy was planning for about 2,000 people. they say they are actually expecting more than that, possibly more like 2,200 or so. they are working to accommodate those people. in addition to the service that will be held here at the installation early this morning, later tonight there's going to be a larger public ceremony held at canal park not far from here on 2nd and southeast for the community to come together. mayor vincent gray plans to be there for that. >> that's just down the road from here. thank you for that. here's a different vantage point looking from the main gate here at the washington navy yard. you can see building 197. it is now under renovation as they are trying to change the feel of that building before people move back into it. and the folks from the naval cease system command will move back into that building come february of next year.

it's undergoing a transformation right now. the news4 i-team was able to obtain photos of the work going on inside. desks there are gone replaced by construction equipment and boxes upon boxes. fencing is now up outside that building where a new entrance, a new visitor entrance is going to be cop instructed. this is a $44 million investment to give this building a completely new look and feel according to the navy to make it a new home for the 2700 employees who call it home. they will move back into the building with a different name come april of next year. eun, back inside to you. aaron, thank you. today's remembrance puts the focus on menial health awareness. you may recall it says the shooter heard voices and many employees are being treated for ptsd. nbc4 news is looking to help

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getting in and out of one of metro's busiest stations will take longer. in three weeks metro plans to replace three of the 106-foot long escalators in the bethesda station. that massive project is expected to take two years to complete. metro says there will be one escalator running up and one running down at all times. for safety reasons, most of the work will be done overnight. one of the longest escalators in the western hemisphere. melissa mollet is following breaking news in your first 4 traffic. what's going on? >> we have a new crash at briggs chaney road at fairdale.

watch out for this if you're headed there any time soon. and taking a look at the beltway, otherwise we are looking pretty good. a little slow at the top of the beltway outer loop approaching colesville road. d.c. 295 just as you pass 50. now we'll take a look at the travel times for you. 270 southbound from germantown road to the beltway running at 20 minutes. 66 east from fairfax county parkway to the beltway, 17 minutes. not too bad for this time of the day. the gw parkway southbound from the beltway, 15 minutes. 95 northbound from quantico to 495 is running at 37 minutes. maybe a couple minutes slow. now over to tom kierein with your weather looking a little better than my traffic this morning. it is. for some of the drivers between winchester and hagerstown along 81, the pavement is wet. so watch out for that. that's showing up now on storm team 4 radar. that little batch of light rain is now pulling into southern washington county just south of hagerstown and tracking into frederick and northern loudoun over the next few minutes, but

it's breaking down a bit. hour by hour, have an umbrella with you today through midmorning. the mid-60s this morning. upper 70s by late afternoon. a gorgeous day with low humidity. over the next 24 hours, short sleeves. near 70 by 8:00 p.m. then you need long sleeves after that by this tomorrow morning time. the next weather and traffic coming at 6:51. this morning the controversy grows. the new accusations against nfl running backed arian peterson. and one year ago police officers from several different agencies converged here at the navy yard to try to stop a shooter. we spoke to one officer who helped save a woman shot. helped save a woman shot. we'll hear from him coming up.

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a live picture of the washington navy yard. there were so many acts of heroism here by employees and law enforcement. u.s. park police officer matt cooney was an officer that came here hearing the call go over his radio and jumped into the squad car with his partner racing to the navy yard hoping tos rekey jennifer bennett who was shot. we hear from the officer in his up words. >> it was like running through a city block with our rifles up, not knowing where it's coming

from, where we are going. we came down a few blocks until we saw mtv officials directing officers where to go, where people were taking cover near building 197, and he directed us to an officer that was by himself and said, the three of you park police, take this officer, you're now a team and go. there's the door. as we were on the first floor of the atrium area, we heard the park police yell that he was up on the third floor. i found myself with a team on the roof, because we thought alexis was up there at the time, and checked the roof, he's not there, thank goodness, but there we have four civilians including miss bennett. i called the park police helicopter circling overhead and said, hey, this is who i am, this is what i have here, and this is what i need. and what i need is for you to come and take her to the hospital. get her out of here as quick as possible. >> incredible clarity of thoughts there in knowing what he had to get done. we talked to jennifer bennett and the helicopter crew that rescued her, about the rescue

and the bond they created in the last year. we'll hear from her and how she considers the officers family now tonight at 5:00. and we are talking about security in the wake of the navy yard. there's only been minimal movement really on that point. the shooter did have a security clearance and history of violence and mental health issues. there's a number of proposals in the last year reducing the number of people eligible for clearances and digger deeper into police records of candidates for clearances. there's been legislation passed as well but only impacting on a minor level. congress approved funding for the office of personnel management to double-check questionable information. beyond that, no really major changes in place of security procedures at military installations. the background checks movement has bead.

we'll have more from the navy yard about what's happening in here later on today, the ceremony to be happening as we watch more people stream inside to get in place for the ceremony happening in just over an hour now. back to you. thank you. today will be especially difficult for the families of the victims. judy johnson's husband john was at work in building 197 when he was shot and killed. she says the weeks following her husband's death brought grief, pain and anxiety. but one year later she says she's in better spirits and in part because of a personal letter from vice president joe biden. >> and the time will come when j.j.'s memory brings a smile to your lips before a tear to your eye. my prayer for you is that that day will come sooner rather than later, but i assure you that it will come. >> youdy johnson now wears her husband's wedding band around her neck. he never took it off and she wants it next to her heart for the rest of her life.

to read more about who the victims were and the memorials planned for them today, that information can be found in a special section on nbcwashington.com. this just in to the live desk. we have and update on that travel alert. amtrak is operating on a limited schedule between d.c. and philadelphia. this is as crews continue to work to remove a pipe as well as downed wires on the track. they still are not able to give us a timetable when things will be back to normal, so if you have tickets, expect changes. be sure to give amtrak a call to check the status of your trip. more information is posted at nbcwashington.com. angie golf from the live desk. thank you. 6:50 now. the father of two missing children says he believes they are alive. but montgomery county police are turning the missing persons investigation into a homicide case. 2-year-old jacob and 3-year-old

sarah hoggle vanished more than a week ago. police arrested their mother catherine and questioned her more than 15 hours. she did not reveal the exact location of her children and now they are building a murder case against her. the montgomery county police searched 13,000 acres of land yesterday not finding a trace of the children. the children's father is confident his kids are still alive. in the day ahead, a man charged with three murders will appear via video in an alexandria courtroom. charles severance is charmed in the murders of three people. three defensive attorneys will be at the hearing this morning. yesterday an unrelated gun charge was dropped to clear the way for his transfer from loudoun county to alexandria. now 6:51 and checking weather and traffic on the 1s. tom kierein is here with more on the rain and weather.

is it going to rain more, tom? >> we have a few sprinkles moving in from the west. storm team 4 radar is showing showers heading out across the beaches now. and another batch of light rain just about to come into northern loudoun county. that area of rain is also coming out of the southern washington area into frederick county maryland and tracking north of the metro area. have an umbrella with you. here's how the skies look at 8:00 this morning. we'll have the sunshine breaking through. then by noontime, should be mostly sunny. just a few high clouds around. then for the rest of the afternoon, gorgeous sunshine. and a blue sky. temperatures that are right now hovering near 60 in the nearby suburbs. 50s farther north and west. they will quickly jump. in fact, by noontime temperatures will be into the 70s. gorgeous sunrise underway at reagan national. a chance for sprinkles mid morning. then later today, a gorgeous day in the mid-70s coming up. another beautiful day, 50s in the morning with afternoon highs

on wednesday into the mid-70s. a lot of sup with low humidity. storm team 4 four-day forecast into thursday and again on friday, more beautiful autumnal weather. can you stand it? mid-70s on friday and saturday. great for outdoor fun on saturday and sunday. warmer on sunday near 80. the next chance for rain in the next seven days is not until monday with high 70s then. melissa is here to look at the tuesday commute. we still have a problem with the water main break near chesterfield and king street. the ator the gnat is south four mile run drive. zachary tiesch is out there with more on this. what are they doing now? >> reporter: we are hear in alexandria with a water main break with king street closed near north beauregard and dawes.

a handful of businesses will be impacted but the real impact is on the morning commute. i'm here at the intersection of north beauregard and king street. king street is closed and this will impact your morning commute. back to you. as for other issues around town, we'll take a wide look at the top of the beltway at colesville road. a bit slow outer loop as it typically is this time of the day. we have video to show you. colesville road, a little bit slow as we typically see this time of the day. 66 and 95 both looking pretty typical for this time of the day. d.c. 295 is a little slow just as you come down bw parkway and passing 50. otherwise, everything else is looking pretty normal. 6:54. one man is in custody following a triple stabbing in northern virginia. the stabbing happened at south

kenmore street and south 24th in arlington. we brought you this breaking news last night as crews rushed three people to the hospital. no word on the extent of their injuries. as the nfl attempts to repair its image following the ray rice scandal, another one of its star players, adrian peterson, is facing a second child abuse accusation. there are multiple reports that peterson is being investigated for abusing another one of his sons. the running back's lawyer denies the report saying the allegation is more than a year old and police never took action. peterson released a statement yesterday saying he is not a child abuser and did not intend to hurt his son. he'll appear in court next month. re are four things you need to know heading out the door at 6:55, the group trying to get the red skins change their name takes the fight to the u.s. capitol holding a news conference announcing an expanded effort to force the redskins to make the change. top white house officials are heading to capitol hill to

push president obama's isis strategy. the house and senate could vote to authorize it later this week. montgomery county police say that are building a homicide case against a mother of two missing children. 2-year-old jacob and 3-year-old sarah hoggle vanished a week ago. police arrested their mother catherine hoggle on friday. in a few hours a man charged with three murders in alexandria will appear via video in court. charles severance is charged with the murders of the three people. and aaron gilchrist is live with the latest on the navy yard shoot i shooting memorial happening today. >> reporter: good morning.

i'm aaron gilchrist. 12 people will be remembered in a special ceremony happening at the top of the 8:00 hour. the secretary here will come in to honor those who worked for the u.s. navy for years and were killed a year ago. we'll carry that live here and on nbashington.com. >> we thank you for your thoughts and reports from the navy yard. as we pause to remember today, the victims, the survivors and the heroes from that day, we also remember the bravery and resilience of our community. we hope you have a great day. we hope you have a great day.

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