more than sunday night games. a push to protect kids as they walk home from school. new ideas to keep kids safe in montgomery county. another cool morning so far. many of us are waking up to temperatures in the 50s. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein to help you get out the door this morning. chilly, tom? >> it is. we've got a clear sky. live view from the tower camera. first light of this wednesday showing up on the eastern horizon. there's capitol hill on that mostly clear sky and for the morning, you are going to need a light jacket through much of the morning. in the afternoon, shed the jacket. you'll be comfortable with short sleeves. the dry pattern continues. many area lawns are parched. we need rain. a dry start with temperatures only near 50 in montgomery. prince george's and fairfax county, near 60 by the bay. at the bus stops, you'll need a light jacket waiting for the metro too. temperatures in the low to

mid-50s metro area between now and 8:00. it will jump into the 6 os between 8:00 and 10:00. you'll be comfortable in the long sleeves. the hour by hour warming coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:11. melissa is still dealing with an accident. breaking news? >> that's right. southbound dumfries road closed near waterway and 95 because of the motorcycle crash. for my friends in stafford county, if you're hopping on there, it's a little bit slow. we have real volume through triangle. opens up for a bit and then it gets crazy again. only 45 miles per hour. not terrible at this point this morning. otherwise, looking good. pretty typical. southbound, you're moving right along. 95 at cherry hill road. no problems there. the beltway at brach looking good. follow us at first 4 traffic. i'm angie goff at the live desk. within the last few hours, an

about face in the adrian peterson child abuse case. the team bowing to public pressure and concerns that reversed its decision to let peterson play while it faces child abuse charges. they're barred from team activities with the vikings until his legal matters are resolved. now, here's some of the statement we got from the team overnight. we have a strong stance regarding the protection and welfare of children. we want to be sure to get this right. it went on to express the team's support for peterson and his family. shortly after that, posted this religious coat on twitter. the pressure may be tough but you will make it through. peterson is accused of hurting his 4-year-old son. he could face up to two years in jail if he's hurt. police plan to once again search property possibly linked to the cold case of the lyon sisters. they disappeared nearly 40 years

ago. they left wheaton plaza. police are working with virginia state police. they're searching property in virginia near roanoke. the family of michael welch once owned land there. he was named a person of interest in february. a congressional staffer accused of bringing a gun on capitol grounds. he's accused of bringing the firearm to the cannon office building in july. he faces felony charges that could carry five years in prison. prosecutors are offering a plea deal to reduce the maximum prison term to just one year. the deal is being offered after a judge decided that d.c.'s law banning hand guns outside the home was unconstitutional. we expect to learn about d.c.'s new gun laws today. mayor vincent gray will announce the emergency legislation this afternoon. it's in response to that federal judge rule on d.c.'s ban on carrying guns. the ruling allows anyone with a

permit to openly carry their gun in the district. last month the council asked for more time to hammer out specifics. it is supposed to take effect on october 22nd. later this morning, you will see extra security at maury elementary school in alexandria. a group of first graders said they thought they saw a man point a gun at them. police searched the area but did not find the man. a lot of people do it. walk down the street with their eyes on the phones instepped of t stead of on the road. richard jordan live in germantown. a young girl was lost that way. >> reporter: aaron, it could be a dangerous combination being at the crosswalk or crossing the street while you have your phone, your smartphone, iphone, ipod, whatever it is in your hand and you're not paying attention to the traffic that is happening around you.

that is the concern here for montgomery county officials. that's why today they're kicking off this campaign. it was two years ago back in 2012 when carissa -- christina morris ward, a sophomore at seneca valley high school, was killed while crossing the street on her way to school. she was two blocks from school at the time. today her mother will be addressing the student body at her former school. talking to those kids, trying to get them to pay attention when they're crossing the street. school officials say they want the high schoolers to go back to elementary school when they learn the basics. looking both ways before crossing the street. they want to ask them to put devices in their backpack or a pocket somewhere. just don't have it in your hand and have your attention on your phone while crossing the street. a lot of the times according to police, these kids are in a routine. they think it's so simple that they don't need to pay attention to what's happening around them. as we saw a couple of years ago,

it could really be a deadly situation. so that kicks off later today. reporting live this morning in germantown, richard jordan, news 4. getting around in arlington should be a lot smoother. v-dot and arlington county leaders will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the interchanges at 10th street and courthouse road. the $40 million project is designed to make it easier for you to get access to those roads. it includes a new trail also. it is official. as we take a live look at nationals park. this will be the home of playoff baseball. the team clinched the n.l. east last night. we have all the information you need on how to get tickets to the game. >> a good night's sleep may come down to what you eat for dinner. the one food that could help you sleep and the popular meal that could keep you up. we'll take you through the warmup in our hour by

it's not just the kids and your spouse that stress you out. people in one british survey say add pets to the list. 54% of people said they lost nearly two hours of sleep because of their pets. 28% said their dog or cat tried to come into their owner's bedroom and even the bed. we know that happens. the most common pet interruption at night was constant barking or meowing. it's like having a baby. >> except the barking and meowing. if you're having a hard time sleeping, you might want to try having rice for dinner. according to japanese researchers it's the key to a good night's key. it's high on the glycemic index. they release more of an amino

acid. eating noodles or pasta led to a bad night's sleep. stay away from that. >> big pasta dinner to sit in your stomach. it is so good. >> ziti. >> i meant not meowing barking, but crying. the crying. you know. okay. >> it is 6:11 and time o check the forecast. we're starting off cool. the weather and traffic an the 1s now. tom, what's going on? >> you sleep with the windows open, that's supposed to help you sleep better too. you woke up in a chilly bedroom. right now, it's only in the 40s. inside the beltway, low to mid-50s. by 8:00 still in the 50s. you'll need a light jacket through the morning. comfortable in short sleeves through the afternoon. upper 70s. kwoit a dramatic warming by the time you head back home from work and school this afternoon. coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s. look at a warm change for the

weekend. how hot it will get on saturday and sunday. now let's check the roads are w. melissa with breaking news. >> chopper 4 over the scene here. this is southbound dumfries road. we still have the three lanes closed between waterway drive and 95. we are seeing some pretty big backups. this is from an earlier motorcycle crash. as chopper pans back, you can see some of the backups as you approach 995. it is quite slow because of this crash. wider look at things. looking good. elsewhere, a couple of travel times. 270 southbound from 118. germantown road to the beltway, 16 minutes. the outer loop to the toll road at 12 minutes. i'm back in ten minutes. see you then. melissa, thank you. a mother's sacrifice. the personal item a school temporarily took from a mom when she couldn't afford summer school. new this morning, strained hospitals. problem spotted years ago that problem spotted years ago that created huge issues d

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no matter which beltway you live near, you have something to celebrate. the nats and the o's both headed to the playoffs. now a live look at the nats park. the ballpark quiet now of course. but it may be buzzing later on today. we just checked the website. you can buy your team gear when the team store opens this morning. fans making their voices heard on social media of course. nl east champs and nat tud are the top two trending term. i like #nothing but october. they tweeted that too. >> love it. >> this is an exciting time to be a baseball fan around the area. >> so fun. hopefully there are a lot morsel bragss as the playoffs get under way. this is what it looked like inside the locker room in atlanta last night. the nats beat the braves 3-0 to clinch the national league east division. this is the nats second division

championship in three years. >> a little bubbly flowing in baltimore as well. the o's beat the blue jays at camden yards clinching the american league east. adam jones gave fans a taste of the playoff pie, if you will. this is the first time the o's won the division since 1997. that was the fun. now, got to get business taken care of too. what you need to know if you want playoff tickets. the nationals start selling tickets on monday. you can buy a maximum of four per game online or over the phone. if you're an orioles fan, you have until friday to register for ticket lottery. winners of the drawing will be notified next wednesday. you can find all the information you need on nbcwashington.com. it is 6:17. a new study this morning shows hospital resources were at risk during superstorm sandy. the department of health and human services looked into preparedness and response. inspectors found several

hospitals in hard hit areas struggled with a surge in patients. others lost power and had problems with generators and some couldn't make it to work. some hom hospitals were cited three years earlier. police arrested devon wallace at an apartment complex in southeast washington. he had been on the run for more than a month. wallace was wanted for the shooting death of 3-year-old bibb at her home in landover. california is in a state of emergency right now. wildfires exploding across that state leaving communities devastated. in one community, flames jumped from house to house. the fire there so ferocious it burned a quarter of the town. 100 structures were turned into ashes. >> horrendous. absolutely just devastating. >> did you think you were going? >> at one point, no.

>> and coming up on the "today" show, we'll hear more from people who had to run for their lives and whether they'll be able to rebuild. that's in a live report ach "news4 today." some in congress want to make sure people on well dare cannot use the money to buy marijuana. the house passed a bill to make it harder in states where the drug is legal. the so-called no welfare for weed bill would prevent people from using government issued you debit cards to make purchases at pot stores. it would prohibit people from using those cards to withdraw cash from atms in those stores. we're dealing with breaking news on the roads this morning. >> let's check in with melissa mollet and the first four traffic. >> this is inbound at glebe road. jammed from washington boulevard. this is from an accident that's taking up the right and right center lanes. tw lanes taken up at washington. also, chopper 4 over this in dumfries. southbound dumfries road.

we had three lanes closed between waterway drive and 95. we're seeing backups build here as well. it was a motorcycle crash. you can see investigate toss on the scene. medivac landing got the person out of way. serious injuries and backups there. wider look at things. you can see overall looking typical with the exception of the situation there. 395 northbound, top of the beltway, we'll show you a live picture in a second. running about 40 miles per hour. just seeing volume in the live picture. don't have any weather problems for your morning commute. you'll want to turn on the heater on your car. it's quite a chilly start. this is a new feature i'm showing you. skycast, storm team 4's short range model can give a depiction of the cloud cover over the region as we go forward through the day. by 8:00, wispy high clouds coming through as the sun climbs higher in the sky. by noontime, lots of sunshine

and during the afternoon going mostly sunny by the time you're heading back home from work and school. by 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. temperatures are chilly. feeling more like early november. not mid-september. it's only 40s to near auto degrees. much of northern virginia, much of maryland near the bay and the potomac, it's around 60. there's the pre-dawn glow over washington now. hour by hour through the day, steady in the 50s and hit the low 70s by noontime. by late afternoon, the upper o 70s. low humidity and gorgeous day. tomorrow, 50s in the morning, afternoon highs in the 0s and partly cloudy. then mid-50s on friday morning. another sunny day on friday. highs reaching upper 7 s on friday afternoon. over the weekend, turning warmer. saturday afternoon into the low 80s with lots of sunshine. maybe even a bit warmer on sunday. low to mid-80s sunday afternoon. and a few clouds coming in late on sunday and perhaps on monday

giving us a shower. that's the next chance of needed rain on monday with highs in the upper 70s. we'll dry out for a period into next week. high 70s on tuesday. next weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:30. a look at the highs in your county for the afternoon. got a wide variety. eun? it's 6:22. as news of domestic violence dominated recent headlines. many men and women are -- using the #why i stayed or why i left. later today, meredith vieira opens up about why she stayed in an abusive relationship while she was younger. >> it started out with we would have a fight and he would sort of grab my arm. i didn't think a lot about it. and then it turned into pushing me against the wall and then it went beyond that to actually taking his hand and grabbing my face and saying i could ruin your career.

>> you can hear more about meredith's experience and how to get help by watching her show at 1:00 this afternoon right here on nbc4. 6:23 is our time right now. today on capitol hill, a second day of testimony on the deadly ebola outbreak. dr. kent brantly will be back in front much house lawmakers after testifying yesterday. he contracted the disease in july and recovered after getting experimental treatment. president obama says the unprecedented epidemic threatens national security. the white house expected to ask congress for an additional $500 million toward fighting ebola. the president says the u.s. will deploy 3,000 troops to west africa to help build facilities and train health workers. a mother couldn't afford to send her son to summer school. so she gave up her diamond ring as collateral and now the school district is in hot water. tamika hamilton lives outside of cleveland, ohio. she could not pay the $400 up front for summer school.

so she signed a contract with the superintendent to hold her diamond ring until she could pay in full. wound up calling me back and telling me the only way that my son could be registered in summer school, if i brought some collateral for him. what do you mean collateral? would you ask me to bring a tv. whatever you have that's worth $400. >> in the end, a school board member returned the ring to the mother. the superintendent says he did the best with -- he did his best with the intentions that he had and says it was a way to allow parents to send their children to summer school if they didn't have the money to do so. >> seems like the other option would have been nor the child not to go to summer school at all. i did have one person on facebook say maybe they could have done april payment plan to help make that possible. the superintendent said they stopped doing payment plans because parents weren't paying. >> it's an issue, maybe school leaders can figure out a way to

allow kids who can't afford to go to summer school get the education they need. the story is enough to make any parent cringe. >> some tourists recently allowed their baby to crawl or sat the baby near the edge a cliff. this is on pulpit rock in southern norway. about 2,000 feet up in the air here. you can see the baby allowed near the edge of the cliff in the photograph. the family was taking some pictures at that point. just to give you an idea, this is a picture of that drop. most adults probably don't want to stand too close to the edge either. the man who took the pictures says he was ready to say something but the family picked the baby up and moved away. so he backed off saying something to them about that. >> we don't know what happened in that situation. perhaps president parents or the adults felt close enough to the baby they were within arm's reach. it makes me really nervous, though, to see anyone that close to the edge, much less a baby crawling.

>> absolutely right. >> so cool for this morning. a live look outside. meteorologist tom kierein will focus on your bus stop forecast coming up in your weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:31. plus americans and isis. how a new york man tried to recruit people to fight for the islamic state. meningitis killed a georgetown university student. the warning just sent out to all of the students.

in cases of rape and incest, just like the right-wing republicans in congress. they want to overturn roe v. wade. so does she. "i think roe v. wade should be overturned." barbara comstock even voted with right-wing republicans to require women seeking an abortion to undergo transvaginal ultrasounds. that's all i need to know. i'm john foust and i approve this messge.

that was epic. yeah. i think it was. bryce harper tweeting last night about the big win for the nationals. clinching the nl east title. in the photo you see his d.c. fire helmet. he thanked them for that helmet, too. >> i love the love. the d.c. fire and ems department returning the favor saying thanks bryce harper for repping our department. the nats clinched the nl east in atlanta. huge party. >> in atlanta. which is big. >> it's huge. >> it's atlanta. >> i know. for the last x amount of games since 2012, atlanta has been

winning a lot of games against the nats. this is great news, super-duper. tom kierein, our official nats chief at nbc4, big night. know you guys are excited too, right? >> i'm a huge baseball fan. because it's played outdoors most locations and weather can affect the games as well. nationals have to go through the dodgers still. they're playing well and through the cardinals again too. hopefully they can keep their mojo going. this morning, we're starting off with a chill in the air. the headlines this morning, you'll need a long-sleeved jacket and we'll need short sleeves during the afternoon. our dry pattern does continue. temperatures around the metro area, highs in montgomery county, prince george's and fairfax counties reaching the mid-70 s. upper 70s in washington, arlington. counties across northern virginia reaching mid to upper 70s during the afternoon with lots of sunshine. southern maryland should be reaching upper 70s as well.

farther to the north, it's going to be cooler. highs along the pennsylvania border, shenandoah valley into the mountains only reaching low 70 s during the afternoon. quite a wide variety. a look at the hour by hour changes as the day progresses when we finally will be warming up later this morning. that's coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:41. melissa dealing with a big delay on the roads. >> absolutely. southbound dumfries road, we have two lanes closed in dumfries between waterway drive and 95. you can see the motorcycle down here. if the chopper pans out, you can see two miles worth of delays at this point this morning. thank you. chopper. you can see how jammed it is approaching the 95. if you can avoid dumfries road, do it. this could last for a while longer. 395 northbound at glebe road for an earlier crash at washington boulevard. completely fine there. wider look at things.

the situation on 395. 66 and 95 in general look okay. 95 through dale city is slow. eun. >> thank you, melissa. it's 6:32. developing on capitol hill, congress is working on a vote on a plan to target isis. at the same time, president obama will get a new update today from central command. that is the military unit this charge of the middle east. tracie potts joins us live on capitol hill with more. tracie, good morning. >> good morning. at mcdill air force base in tampa to get that briefing and make remarks. maybe the president will address what a top general said here on capitol hill yesterday. when the president has been saying over and over there will be no boots on the ground overseas dealing with isis. martin dempsey said to lawmakers, if the situation changes, we may have to ask the president for ground troops. there are questions. they're getting ready for a house vote later today on arming syrian rebels.

not all lawmakers are courtable with that. some are pushing it. others question as one lawmaker put it, we may be arming the new equivalent of the taliban. so we'll stay on top of both of those stories happening today. secretary kerry is testifying and so is jay johnson. homeland security secretary. about threats to the homeland. >> eun. >> tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. tris', thank you. this morning a new york man is in jail accused of recruiting for isis here in the u.s. federal prosecutors charged him yesterday. the man lived in rochester, new york and is a naturalized citizen from yemen. he's accused of encouraging three people to travel to syria to fight with isis. prosecutors say he was arrested in may after trying to buy guns from an undercover fbi agent. right now, you may want to give yourself extra time taking the train up the northeast core do. amtrak said it's single tracking between union station and philadelphia while crews are

making repairs. the tracks were shut down for about ten hours yesterday. that caused a huge mess for tens of thousands of commuters. right now, montgomery county police need your help to find a missing person. this is chantal anderson. she was last seen friday night leaving her home in kensington and getting into a car. although she's a teen, she functions at the level of a 12-year-old. anyone with information is asked to call police. a d.c. mother could make a first court appearance in the murder of her own son. this is video of frances lyles at her 3-year-old's vigil earlier this summer. police arrested her yesterday. in june, xavier lyles was found dead at a home on pomeroy road southeast. he died from multiple blunt force injuries. his mother's first court hearing on murder charges is set for this afternoon. students at georgetown university are being told to wash their hands and use hand sanitizer after a nursing student died of men inziets.

received an e-mail announcing the death of andrea jaime yesterday. she was 19 years old from miami. she died at georgetown university hospital after contracting that deadly illness. students remembered her at a prayer vigil last night. >> you you don't expect -- being a college student, you don't expect somebody to pass away like that. it's surreal. students at georgetown are required to be vaccinated against meningitis. the e-mail to students urged them to call a doctor or health services immediately if they experience any symptoms, especially a high fever. plans to protect our national mall are moving ahead. the u.s. army corps of engineers will begin testing the installation procedure for a new levee on 17th street. that levee would consist of a concrete barrier that crosses 17th street in the event of high water. the troubled $4.5 million project is three years behind

schedule after the they fired the chief contractor. developers broke ground on a minor league stadium on loudon county parkway in 2013. virginia investment partnership promised to bring business to the stadium. but a lawsuit claims they had done little work to develop the property. the lawsuit seeks to terminate their lease and is seeking $500,000 in damages. a heads up for all iphone users. the big change apple will ask you to make today no matter how old your phone is. >> and a huge group much people wanted in connection with the beating of a gay couple. the small detail a twitter user noticed about this story and how he helped police identify the suspects. plus at 6:36, it is chilly so far this morning. but it won't stay that way for long. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein takes you through the warmup coming hour by hour in our weather and traffic on the 1s. at 6:41.

welcome back. today apple is releasing the updated operating system, ios 8. you can expect a new help app and photo editing options. much like a family might share a book or a cd. up to six people in a household can share each other's purchases from itunes, ibook and the app store. the iphone 6 comes reloaded with ios 8. the new iphones hit stores on friday. but the reviews are already coming in. >> people who pre-order the iphone 6 and 6-plus are giving a thumbs up. if you love your iphone and want a bigger screen, go with the standard 6. as far as battery life, users say is lasts longer on the new phones. one reviewer complained of bluetooth pairing problems. bottom line, the users who love apple love this upgrade. they say it's what they've been waiting for. >> if that's what it is, more power to you. just about 6:41.

breaking news in first 4 traffic with melissa mollet. >> look at this, guys. 395 northbound at glebe road. this is very slow from an earlier crash at washington boulevard. we still have the right lane blocked because of that crash. a wider look at things. looks typical with the exception of the slowdown on 395. slow at the top of the beltway as you approach colesville road. 395, you can see the problem here. 495, the 14th street bridge. three times as long as normal. should take you 12 minutes. it's taking you 36. the outer loop between the toll road and 95 is taking you you 12 minutes at this point this morning. see you back here in ten minutes. tom? and when you download the new ios system, make sure you get the new storm team 4 weather app. keep up with the weather. right now, gorgeous pre-dawn glow in the eastern horizon. live view from the tower camerament it's chilly. only in the 40s to near 50 degrees. jumping into the low to mid-70s.

hitting upper 70s by late afternoon. lots of sunshine. you'll need a light jacket. comfortable in short sleeves through the afternoon and this evening. area lawns are parched now. the next chance of rain is coming up at 6:51. aaron? tom, thanks. the search is on to find a missing student. the new message from the school's president this morning. plus, the school record virginia just hit that it does not want. what it means for your kids as they apply for college. it's 6:42. so it seemed like a good time to sell my car. well, we make it pretty easy. in fact, your appraisal should be ready, let's pull it up. now, how long do i have to decide on this offer? seven days, and we'll buy your car even if you don't buy ours.

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right now. "news4 today" is working to get you up to the minute the minute you're up. >> we begin with angie goff at the live desk with another new plan for an nfl player. angie? >> this is a developing story on adrian peterson. he's out again. the vikings just releasing a statement that he has been barred from the team while his child abuse case plays out. take a look at this. in that statement, we have a strong stance regarding the protection and welfare of children and we want to be sure we get this right. adrian emphasized his desire to avoid further distraction to his teammates and coaches while focusing on his current situation. no word from peterson. but just a religious tweet that he posted right after that statement came out. he says that it's going to be tough but he plans to make it

through. the vikings reinstated the vikings nfl star but came under heavy fire from advocates and sponsors. peterson is back from court next month. eun? >> angie goff, thank you. we're learning it was likely a new jersey casino who leaked this video to tmz showing ray rice hitting his fiancee in the elevator. whoever is responsible, recording it on a phone or tablet. that could make it difficult to trace. meanwhile, the nfl players union is now appealing ray rice indefinite suspension. the punishment came after the video went public. they issued an indefinite suspension after ray rice was released from the team. it's becoming all too common. people walking down the street with their eyes on their phones. students are doing it too, apparently. it can be deadly. richard jordan is live in germanto germantown, a community who lost a student walking to school.

>> reporter: county and school officials are concerned about what happens outside the school at the crosswalk that the neighboring streets. students walking over on their phone either on twitter, on facebook sending a text or listening to music. it could all be dangerous. in 2012, a seneca valley high school sophomore, christina morris, was killed. she was walking to school. she was hit by a car. apparently she was distracted, wasn't paying attention and struck by that car. today her mom will be going to her former school to talk to the students there and encourage them to put the phones down. the students will also be hearing from county executive ike leggett as well as the superintendent of schools. there will be a launch of a new campaign to get the kids focused. they know the kids make this walk every day. they think they know it like the back much their hands and they don't have to pay attention. plus, it's so early in the

morning that really, kids are not alert. but they want them to think back to elementary school when they were learning how to cross the street. to look both ways and pay attention to oncoming traffic. that's the message that school officials will get out today. it all starts at 11:00 this morning at seneca valley. hopefully the kids get the message. reporting live in morning in germantown, richard jordan, news 4. thanks, richard. you'll see extra police when you drop kids off at maury elementary in alexandria. that's following a scare. a group of first graders said they saw a man point a gun at them yesterday afternoon. police searched the area but did not find a man. as a precaution, all 18 public schools were placed in a lock-in. no one was allowed in or out until classes were dismissed. in virginia, your children may be struggling with state exams. the virginia department of education says 30% of public schools failed to meet state

accreditation standards this year. the "washington post" reports that is the highest level ever in the can commonwealth. to get full accreditation, more than 75% of students must pass the state's reading and writing test. 70% have to pass the math, history and science exams. today, a new search for answers in the disappearance of the lyon sisters. they were walking home back in 1975. montgomery county police are working with virginia state police to search a property in thaxton, virginia, near roanoke. the family of michael welch once owned land there. he was named a person of interest back in february. in the 1970s welch operated a carnival ride including a stop where the girls disappeared. the president of the university of virginia is asking for your help. hannah graham graduated from west potomac high school. teresa sullivan posted this

message on twitter asking you to call charlottesville police with any information. craig melvin is live in charlottesville with more. craig, good morning? >> reporter: eun, good morning to you. i spoke with the captain last night in charlottesville. he tells me they plan to release surveillance video today. and this is some surveillance video outside the irish pub where hannah graham was last seen. it doesn't show her going inside the pub. but i'm told it shows her outside the pub. at one point she talks to someone, moves in and out of the frame a few times. and that's it. these are thought to be the images of hannah graham. there was a helicopter search last night of the area. bloodhounds were out last night as well. yesterday afternoon, searching for any clues, any evidence of the second-year student here at the university of virginia. her parents, as you know, released that statement yesterday saying they were heartbroken but also heartened by the outpouring of support so

far. we're also expecting a news conference this afternoon here in charlottesville as well. we're expecting to learn more about the investigation and possibly a little bit more about those last minutes shall the last hours that anyone saw or talked to hannah graham. that's the latest from r charlottesville. >> we'll look forward to craig's report on the "today" show after "news4 today." two baseball teams headed to the playoffs. both the nationals and the o's won their respective divisions last night. for the nats, the second time in three years. for the o's, the first time in almost two decades they've been division champs. a live look at nats park right now. playoff gear is going to be available when the team store opens a little bit later this morning. tickets go on sale next week. everything you need to know. pretty cool photos on nbcwashington.com. >> this is a really exciting

time as a baseball fan right here in washington. not far from here, baltimore orioles too. >> everybody feeling good this morning. >> especially our resident, the nats chief today. >> i'm in baseball heaven. we might have a world series here. >> let's hope. it's going to be exciting. this morning, we're starting off with a chill in the air at the bus stop this morning. you definitely need a light jaet. make sure your students are covered up this morning. it's only around 50 degrees now. it will stay this way through 8:00. lots of sunshine, though. between 8:00 and 9:00, near 60. it's quickly going to be warming. long sleeves by then with lots of sunshine. right now, just near 50 in prince george's, montgomery and fairfax counties. a few location this is the 40s. manassas, warrenton in the mid and upper 40s. sun just coming up. live view from the storm team 4 view tower camera. temperature 59 at reagan national. still in the 5 50s by 8:00. lots of sunshine.

have your sunglasses ready. here is a look at the skycast for the morning hours. just a few wispy high clouds coming through by noon thyme. a few of the high clouds as well. during the afternoon, going mostly sunny all around the region. a lot of the cloud cover should be gone by then. i took this photo over the weekend. posted this on instagram, twitter and facebook. i'd love to see your comments too. over the next couple of days, we'll keep this dry pattern going. on thursday, afternoon highs upper 70s, upper 70s again on friday. then over the weekend, feeling a little touch of summer back. low 8 os on saturday afternoon. mid-80 s on sunday afternoon. our next chance of much-needed rain. the lawns could use it. that may not be until monday. melissa here now with breaking news and delays on the roads on this wednesday. >> still real delays in fum f s dumfries, virginia. we're still quite delayed.

however, the crash is now out of the roadway. things are loosening up a little bit because of that earlier motorcycle accident. also, want to show you another slow spot. hawthorne in frederick, maryland. headed southbound. you can see how slow it is the entire way to the spur. that is the volume delay right there. wider look at things, look typical. inception -- i don't think that's the rule here. prince george's county, looking at that. glebe road, aaron and eun, little bit slow from an earlier crash at washington boulevard. thank you, melissa. day nine searches pick up for the siblings from montgomery county for more than hey week now. this case is now a homicide investigation. police are keeping the search site secret because they believe it could turn into a crime scene. the children's father set up his

own search command post in a germantown parking lot. katherine hug will is charged with child neglect and is not telling detectives what she did with her children. detective skills may have helped philadelphia police solve a hate crime. a gay couple was brutally beaten by a group of 8 to 12 people on september 11th in center city, philadelphia. police say the group asked about the pair's sexual orientation and then beat and punched them while holding them down. >> when i had three or four of these guys on me, i turned around and i saw his head hit the ground like hard. and hard but didn't come up. his neck didn't move back up. i was horrified. i thought he was dead. >> philadelphia police released video of the possible suspects. that's when people on twitter putting their detective skills to work. first, someone tweeted a photo from facebook featuring those people in the video.

another person used that information to identify who checked into the restaurant via facebook. they turned that information in to police. so far, no arrests. d.c. leaders are ready to make changes to the city's gun ban. the judge decided that the district's law banning them outside the home was unconstitutional. there will be emergency legislation this afternoon. it allows anybody with a permit to openly carry their gun in the district. last month council asked for more time to hammer out the specifics of a new law. it's supposed to take effect on october 27 th. here are the four things to know before you head out the door. the nats and the o's both headed to the playoffs. both teams punched their tickets last night. you can get tickets starting on monday. all the did he lace on nbcwashington.com. montgomery county is holding an event. they want kids to know the dangers of using their phones while walking to school. this after a germantown teen died crossing the street had

2012. the search is on for a missing uva students. she graduated from there. she was last seen at a pub in charlottesville. the "today" show will have reaction on president about face from the minnesota vikings hours ago it ordered adrian peterson to stay away from the team as the child abuse case goes through court. warmer over the weekend. next chance of rain on monday. >> tom, thank you. that is the broadcast this morning. thanks for waking up with us. have a great day. congratulations to

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good morning. breaking overnight, the minnesota vikings reverse course and order adrian peterson to stay away from the team as he deals with child abuse charges. with public pressure mounting and corporate sponsors lashing out, what will the nfl do next? flames of war. isis releases a new hollywood-style propaganda overnight, threatening the white house and u.s. troops, and it comes just hours after a top military official said u.s. boots on the ground may be need to defeat that terror group. fire and rain. more homes destroyed by those out-of-control wildfires in california as the southwest braces for flash floods and six months worth of rain in