hope that she'll be found. and hope for her family. hannah, we love you so much. please come home. >> smartphone lights were raised in place of candles. they have found great comfort in show of support. we are bringing you updated information on air, on line and on your phone. when news breaks, you'll first to know with push alerts >> i had heavy rain coming in to work. >> 4:31. let's go to tom kierein with a heads-up on the situation. >> there is a ponding of water. poor drainage in the low-lying areas, especially on some of the ramps. watch out for that. light to moderate rain the last couple of hours. generally under a quarter inch totals. these pockets of yellows, a few

scattered showers where they are a little bit heavier. light rain and sprinkles. they should stay east of the metro through much of the morning. upper 50s farther north and west for the next several hours. dress accordingly. certainly have an umbrella with you. driving this morning, you will be especially countering wet roads with temperatures hovering in the 60s through much of the morning. a little bit of drizzle. a clou cloudy afternoon. at 4:41 we will take a look at the nationals forecast and hour by-hour look this evening. thank you, tom. 431. you heard tom saying it's wet outside. news 4's megan mcgrath is out on

the roads. how is it looking now? . well, we're on the inner loop of the beltway in montgomery county. take a look at the live camera. you can see the road conditions we're dealing with. we have moderate rain right now. an hour ago we had heavy rain. it is starting to let up a little bit. we are expecting it to go back and forth to light. what does this mean for your commute? when it rains, add some time to your commute. we are seeing some problems. not a major problem but a nuisance. 66 at the beltway, you can see the brain drops and beltway at river road. outer loop, very, very wet as you head into town. just be careful if you head out any time soon.

95 in virginia, they are looking good. this rain could cause an issue later on in the morning. leave early if you possibly can. wider look at the pelt way, no major issues. again, going to have just pause of this wet situat everything through dale city is moving along just fine. see you at 4:41. now from the live desk, new air strikes. u.s.-led air strikes in syria targeting oil refineries this time. and 14 militants have been killed as well as five civilians. according to officials, the civilians are the family members, wives and children of those militants. five of them killed in the latest round of attacks. the air strikes hitting refineries, oil fields, kpoupdz, check points and military vehicles out in eastern syria. that is the latest from the live de

it is now 4:34. we should hear today what led a police officer to shoot a teen in may. the officer said he shot the team while he was lung at with the knife. the teen was suicidal. tonight georgetown university pride board plans to talk about a student assault two weeks ago on m street. a student was walking at 1:30 in the morning. a man came up to him, made a derogatory remark approximate his perceived sexual orientation. the meeting is at 7:00 p.m. on campus >> a man is facing charges for murdering this young mother with four children. conyers was found dead 10 days

ago. two of her children were in the apartment at the same time. police are not saying whether the two knew each other >> the trial for the accused boston marathon bomber will not come here to d.c. a judge says there's no reason to believe that tsarnaev can't get a fair trial in massachusetts. the defense attorneys wanted it to be moved saying he couldn't get a fair trial in boston. he is accused of working with his brother to detonate two bombs at the finish line of a marathon in 2013. the formation of a new state ethics commission. the "washington post" is reporting that the commission will focus on campaign finance reform and nonpartisan redistricting. it comes less than a month after bob mcdonnell and his wife were

convict on charges. rick boucher will head that new commission. a rapidly spreading vie has turned up in our area and the symptoms you need to watch for in our kids. tracking potential problems you could encounter on your way to work. when the rain will finally let up. a live look on the roads. 4:41 traffic on the 1s. the surprise change at the

welcome back. metro's silver line striking gold with riders apparently. less than two months after opening the line is 60% of its projected ridership for the first full year of service. 15,000 are entering the the system on the silver line every week day. they are well on its goal to 25,000 riders after one year. metro may saop be headed in a new direction. the head of the agency will be stepping down. richard charles announced he will be retiring in january. he has worked through fare hikes, extensive delays but said things are better than when he started. he says he is approaching 70 and ready to spend more time with his family. >> the nats hoping for better weather. they will delay a delay/night

doubleheader. fans who were supposed to go last night can come today at 1:00 p.m. the second game is 7:05. separate admission is needed. it will be another busy day tomorrow when the nats have to play another doubleheader with the marlins. and with the weather the way it's right now, i'm not sure they're going to be able to play tonight. >> we'll take a look outside right here right now. >> yeah. it is still raining. we have light to moderate showers coming from this coastal low pressure that's off the delmarva coast. scattered light to moderate showers, tracking off to the northeast. eastern shore getting some of the heavier downpours. first pitch at 1:05. by then we still may have a few lingering sprinkles. temperatures in the my-60s.

by the seventh inning stretch, it's cloudy. a little bit of drizzle in the 60s. by the afternoon, back down to the mid-60s. for the evening, first pitch 7:05. mid-six and cloudy. a light chance of a sprinkle. the rest of the evening should be clueoudy and cool. a big change coming in starting tomorrow. let's check in on the roads with melissa. what's going on. >> going to have issues because of this wet roads. 270 at clarksburg road, we are seeing wet roads. some of the cameras have drops on them. beltway at branch avenue, looks like thing. it's fall on the camera at least this morning. 66 and 95 in virginia, no problems right now. wide look at the beltway. inner and outer loop just fine. no issues there. bw parkway into town, out of

town looking good. same thing. a possible crash at the beltway. i'll call police and see what's going on and be be back at 4:51 with info on that >> the cleaning effort that landed a number of athletes in the hospital. another night of unrest. the situation in the streets of ferguson overnight as protesters gather for a second night. gather for a second night. it is now

in cases of rape and incest, just gather for a second night. it is now 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.

i'm richard jordan at the live desk. more protests in ferguson, missouri, even as federal investigators are there as part of the civil rights investigation. a crowd gathered at a university auditorium to express concerns following the shooting death of michael brown. well, apparently some people in the crowd thought investigators were not taking them seriously. that ignited further protest.

the justice department has given recommendations, telling them their police officers should wear badges at all times. that's the latest from the live desk. >> thank you, richard. it is 4:45. a daughter charged in the killing of her own mother. mercer is charged with conspiracy to commit mur. her mother nancy was found dead in her home may 18th. she was a nurse at washington hospital center. another woman, christina brown, is also charged in this case. . fairfax county is taking action following a sudden surge in heroin deaths. heroin-related deaths in northern virginia doubled in-year time period. he's asking for a study on documenting the problem to help curb the spike in deaths. the number of deaths may actually be higher because hospitals aren't required to report overdoses to police. this morning we are learning

surveillance helped police make an arrest in unsolved murders in alexandr alex a redford escort was found speeding in front of the house the day she was murdered. severance is charged with murder. he is due in court next month. another big day for president obama. the focus will be on world health with a conversation largely on the ebola outbreak. the world health organization estimates 6200 people in west africa have been infected with the disease. today aims to mobilize a wider response to contain the epidemic. >> a new warning about a rapidly spreading virus. there is now a confirmed case of

entero virus. symptoms can first appear to be a cold. last week the first cases were confirmed in virginia. there are now 22 states. and where the fbi headquarters should go. they are holding the first of four hearings yesterday at one of the proposed sites in green belt. in addition, land stks over and springfield, virginia are being considered. the first meeting is october 2nd. the redskins trying to bounce back tonight after a loss to the eagles sunday. they will take on the new york giants at fedex field. there are a lot of questions heading into tonight's game. we have the four things you need to know before t >> reporter: good morning! it is four things time. four things you need to know before the redskins host the

giants tonight on thursday night . number one, kirk cousins. is this his first short week as a start senator yes, it is. he's a big preparation guy. how will three days of practice impact his performance? number two a short week for jay gruden. and it didn't can come at a worse time with 17 players on the injury report. we're going to see if he is able to fill the holes. one of the backups being thrust into the spotlight. the rookie corner will start in place of deangelo hall. is he ready to cover the the lights of victor cruz? they say they have a lot of confidence anymore. finally, special teams or what is currently known as the not so special teams. in both loss this is season, this unit has been called the way. so there are a number of questions to be answered don

tonight. it starts at news 4 at 4:00. metro open an hour late. the last blue line at 12:24. morgan boulevard, the the last train leaves at 12:14. the last blue line leaves at 12:32. you'll be able to make transfers at certain stations. nats playing tonightment skips playing tonight. >> and the only person under pressure is tom kierein. we have been seeing all this rain three professional sporting events on one day. the doubleheader with the nats and skins tonight. and the first time i have used my wipers for the last time in a month it seems. i had to figure out how to turn them on. oh, yeah, here they are. showers lingering across

northern virginia, maryland. heaviest rain off the atlantic seaboard. they are continuing to pass of. they begin to pull away throughout the rest of the day. right around metro, we are getting light to moderate showers. the pockets in the orange. rather the yellow and the green. those areas will continue to track farther to the north, getting this off to our north and . this is going to be pull away as the morning goes o. have an umbrella with you. we will have showers with us from time to time into late morning. generally just about a tenth of an inch to a half an inch. and the northern part of maryland and into northeastern maryland, northern eastern shore. one to two inches ofrain. there is some ponding of water. so watch out for that.

of course all the roads are wet so that is fender-bender weather. isn't that right, melissa? >> that's right. >> as we look at our sky now, all the pavement is wet. that's the view from tower camera. 63 with rain at reagan national. temperatures will hold in the 60s through the rest of the day. a little drizzle by noon time. the rest of the afternoon, cloudy. a small chance of sprinkles and drizzles in the latter part of the afternoon. summer is back. up around 80 degrees. saturday and sunday, reaching the low 80s. morning lows near 60. here's the seven-day outlook next week. remaining mild. highs reaching 80 nearly each day. monday, tuesday, wednesday. . might get showers on tuesday. checking on the roads, have you had any accidents yet? >> brand-new accident.

who knows if this was because of the rain, tom, but it is possible. we will see this happening throughout the morning, of course. bw parkway southbound at 41 410/east-west highway. you can see a lot of water on these cameras. 66 at cedar lane, also drain drops there. beltway at indian head highway, not looking to terrible. 95 in virginia. headed into town and out of town, looking good. no construction in the way for you. inner loop and outer loop, no issues right now. follow us on twitte twitter @first4traffic. be careful with the wet roads and allow a little extra time perhaps. >> what a good reminder. thanks, melissa. we heard how great exercise is is for your health. but the of your body you could be hurting when you get in an

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targeting air bags inside your car. it could cost you a a lot of money to replace. at least seven cars have been broken into this week along south 6th street near fort myer. insurance experts said it could cost $1,000 to replace the air bags. they can go for $200 on the black market. if you plan to bike to metro, they say it is safer to leave your bike at one of its stations than it was this time last year. metro transit police say there has been a 30% drop in bike theft the first half of 2013. crooks would use bolt cutters to take bikes right off the rack. metro is now offering bike lockers and recommend you use u locks on the front and back of the bikes. today you get to weigh in on

the new bus center. it is right near cartharpin park. it would be better positioned tore bus toss serve route 15 corridor without causing more traffic headaches. it will save them $340,000 a year because the buses would be closer to the schools they angry over football players being sidelined because of burns caused by their equipment. 15 players from spring brook high school in silver springs reported rashes or burns last week. coaches ordered them sprayed down after thinking one of the students had a staph infection. the chemicals were so strong it was only supposed to be used on hard surfaces. >> it was horrible to watch my

son in the hospital on his 16th birthday as his wounds were being cleaned. >> one student spent three days after his burns became infected. doctors told him he would have to sit out this football season. jimmy john's may not be fast enough. the sandwich chain the latest victim of a data breach. the cash register system at the 216 locations it has has been compromised. the breach only applies to cards swiped at stores. online orders were not affected. it's not clear how many have been impacted. jimmy john's is offering free credit monitoring if you think you have been a victim of the breach. apple is scurrying to get an update to the new ios update. some lost service, others say they couldn't use the

fingerprint id system. they are saying reinstall the first ios update from the apple itunes store. that's one of the frustrating things about apple. the directions you don't easily get it on the phone. you have to go to the website and look it up. this ios 8.0.1 is really -- you are looking at me -- >> i know you had problems when you upgraded. i haven't done this. the last time created some problems. i'm a little shy about going for it now. now that they will work out some of the problems, i will go back to it. >> in a few weeks. >> i'm in no rush. stay with us. news 4 continues right now at 5:00 a.m. >> news 4 today starts n . a major shift in the search for a missing uva student. the work in the day ahead to preupbg pack the accused of abducting hannah graham.

as you step out the door, heavy rain making for soggy conditions on the roads. melissa is tracking problems that could slow your commute. but first let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein with the impact this rain will have on your morning plans. >> be prepared for a wet morning. when you step out the door, you will have a few sprinkles. you may run into a moderate shower. we have scattered moderate showers across maryland and the district. in general, most of this is tracking north and northeast and pulling away. but we have the scattered, moderate to heavy downpours from culpepper, faulkier, fairfax, loudoun, potomac, montgomery, frederick, howard now getting moderate showers and central anne arundel. that is what is happening this morning. it's a cool morning. you need a light jacket. 50s