manassas, berk, reston and ash burn. across the potomac. over to gaithersburg, up towards damascus and around frederick as well. a few of the sprinkles tracking through just enough to make the roads damp this morning. watch out, they'll be a little slick. it's on the cool side again this morning. the low 60s, don't have as much fog around as we had yesterday mo the minimum visibility is about a mile and a half to two miles. that should not be causing a problem this morning. there's a live view of the capital this morning. you can see the low clouds are tracking over us, our headlines for the morning have an umbrella handy, morning sprinkles between now and 7:00. mild afternoon coming up. you'll be comfortae in short sleeves. a chance of a few showers west, during the afternoon perhaps into early evening. coming up next, weather and traffic on the o

a look at your hour-by-hour breakd overall we're looking pretty good. we have two crashes, one in the landoverd one down 95 sout. as you're sort of headed through dumfries. taking a look at 66, we're good into and out of town, tiny but slow as you're coming outside of the beltway. that's from earlier construction that was in the way. up here, 95 is looking quite good. wide look at the beltway, big picture here. no major issues right now, moving along as it should be for this time . prince george's county side of the roadway, looking good. seminary road southbound below 395, slow with one lane blocked. that should be out of the way by 5:00. back in ten minutes. the white house fence jumper returns to court today. federal prosecutors consider omar gonzalez a danger to the president. the army veteran is accused of

jumping over the white house fence and running across the lawn and into the white house carrying a folded knife. gonzalez faces federal and local charges. at his first court appearance the judge ruled that gonzalez be held without bail. that could be revisited at today's hearing and this is all happening as we are learning of another security lapse involving the secret service. an armed security contractor with a criminal history was allowed into an elevator with the president during a recent trip to the cdc. .hat is a violation of agency and now to the latest developments to control the first ebola case diagnosed in the united states. the patient is a man. doctors are keeping him in isolation at texas health presbyterian hospital in dallas. the centers for disease control says he travelled from liberia to texas around the 20th of september. that patient started showing symptoms about five days later. despite this case, health officials do not believe there's a major outbreak coming to the u.s.

>> i have no doubt that we will control this importation or this case of ebola so that it does not spread w this country. >> the cdc trying to identify family and friends who may have had close contact with the ebola patient. those people will be monitored for possible exposure. health officials do not fear a risk of any airline passengers becoming sick because the pati symptoms at that time. there are a new focus on how ebola is spread with this new case here in the united states. the cdc says the disease is only spread through people infected who show symptoms. it spreads through direct contact, through blo or body fluids, from a person who is sick or has died. symptoms typically start showing eight to ten days after exposure. the cdc says if no symptoms develop within 21 days of exposure, the person will not get ebola. for symptoms of ebola and coverage of this latest case, go

to nbcwashington.com. we have a link related to this story on the home page called "things you need to know." more charges are possible against a virginia teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a student. staffer county sheriff's deputy say a post on social media about the relationship and anonymous tip led them to arrest erica mesa. she teaches geometry and coaches volleyball at colonial for investigators say she sent nude photos to the now 17-year-old student and they've been involved in a sexual relationship since february. 4:34. right now, new distracted driving laws are in effect in maryland. if you haven't started to put down your phone while in the car, you may want to start today. news 4's willette green is driving the highways in montgomery. >> aaron, good morning, yes, we are approaching the beltway in montgomery county here, getting

on near river road. this new law comes down really hard on distracted drivers because . if you're texting or reading messages on your handheld cell phones and you cause a crash that badly injures somebody or kills them, you may face up to a year in jail and possibly $5,000 in fines. now, few other states have adopted such tough laws. maryland is taking a lead on this. >> all right. this is that moving technology we use sometimes. we'll get that information from willette and get it to you. now at 4:35, several other new laws go into effect that you u will face stiff new penalties for driving under the influence of alc with a child in the car. the maryland move over law is

being expanded, calling for you to change lanes when approaching an emergency vehicle if it is safe to do so. the law includes tow trucks as well and having le tha ten grams of marijuana is a civil penalty. you will simply pay a $100 fine and the pot will be taken away. having marijuana paraphernalia like a pipe is still a criminal i'm richard jordan at the live desk. in china, celebratn are under way as that nation marks the founding of the people's republic of china. but not everyone is celebrating. protests still continue. these are pictures from hong kong where the crowd still going strong now into a sixth day, protesters there angry that the government is limiting voters choices in the upcoming 2017 leadership election. those crowds have brought large sections of the area to a standstill, businesses closing, banks also closing. in some cases, the protesting has gotten violent police using

tear gas to subdue the crowd. the chinese government is limiting the exposure of these protests to other parts of the couny beyd hong kong to try to make sure that these protests do not spread. that's why you're seeing celebrations today on this national holiday in china and other cities like beijing. you have the protests still ongoing in places like hong kong. that's the latest from the live desk, guys? >> richard, thank you. searching for a gunman. the security measures being taken in the day ahead to make sure students at buoy high school are safe. redskins name controversy. the new legal tactic being used in hopes of forcing danl snyd team's name. and scattered showers are the story as you head out the door but storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is tracking the warp with your weather and traf

later today, leaders will address on how you share the road with buyicyclistbicyclists. the fairfax master plan could include more bike lanes, secure parking and mixed use communities that include special trails for bicycle a hearing will be held on

october 28th. some paychecks will be going up in montgomery county to the county council voted to gradually increase the minimum wage to $11.50 over the next four years. county leaders will join minimum wage workers this morning at the national labor college to explain the impact the wage increase will have, starting in january, maryland's minimum wage will begin a similar climb to $10.10 per hour which it will reach by 2018. more trouble for dan snyder as he fights to hold on to the name redskins. the fcc says it will consider a petition that calls for the name .o be banned from public airwa e the petition was started by a law professor. the agency's chairman did not offer a timetable for a ruling on this but he has previously said that he personally finds the name offensive and derogatory and hopes the name will be cnged without any

this is one more step in what is a continuing issue for this team name. >> right. really it would potentially keep us from being able to say names like that to show the name on air and things like that. >> exactly. time now to check the forecast. we're t. storm team 4 meteorologist tn w forecast. good morning, tom. >> just enough rain to make the pavement a little bit wet. showers moving west to east, tracking across northern virginia, maryland, the district over the next several hours between now and around 7:00 this morning. and there's the sky over washington, now it's cloudy. a chance of sprinkles between now and later this morning. a much smaller chance, the sun breaks out by noontime, low 70s. upper 70s by midafternoon, mild day coming up. a look at a big change for the weekend and the all-important nationals forecast. that's next, weather and traffic on the ones, 4:51. this was a crash we were talking about earlier. finally got a camera on it.

maryland at 50 eastbound at 410 east/west highway. the left lane is taken up. these are two overturned vehicles. it happened a couple hours ago, still blockage because of that. also another crash, the shoulder closed here from an earlier crash. no major issues into town, out of town, beltway and river road moving. back in a few minutes, weather and traffic on the ones. messages of hate, whether police believe this is linked to previous attacks. plus, alarming discovery. the new information about the deadly toxins found at the national institutes of health. national institutes of health. your weather and traffic are

in cases of rape and incest, just national institutes of health. your weather and traffic are 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. breakingnews, a massive

fire is burning in atlantic city. take a look at these pictures. firefighters trying to gain the upper hand here. this is right along the famous atlantic city boardwalk on atlantic avenue. three buildings on fire. firefighters say the wind this morning is a big challenge for them. this fire started last night in one building, it quickly spread to two other buildings and the fire is still going strong this morning. we know that at least two of those buildings have experienced a partial collapse. incredibly, no one has been injured here. there was one family in one of those homes that had to be taken out, obviously they're now getting help from the red cross. we'll be watching here as .irefighters work to get >> thank you, richard jordan from the live desk. 4:46. extra security will be on hand at buoy high school after a deadly shooting near the school. shots rang out in the parking lot behind the bel air swim and racket club at 50 yesterday.

police s -- a woman described what she saw after hearing the shots. >> i knew it was a gunshot. i instantly called the police and jumped and looked o the window and saw kids running, at least 20 kids. >> late last night a four-door chevy was towed from the parking lot of buoy high school. police are not saying how the car is connected to the investigation. new developments overnight in a teen's shooting in d.c. we're learning that teenager has died. the victim was shot on downing street northeast last night. he was conscious on the way to the hospital but later died. police have one person in custody but they're not revealing the victim's exact age or motive behind this shooting. >> not even the lawyer for jesse matthew knows what evidence connects his client to the abduction of hannah graham. attorney james candelow says he met with police but they have

yet to show them what they have the link to harrington and a 2005 rape in fairfax have several other agencies across the state checking for connections to matthew. police and towns where matthew has spent time are taking a second look at cases of missing and murdered women. it is important to note there have not been any claims to link matthew to any addi 12 minutes before the hour. today, some d.c. police officers will be wearing body cameras. 165 officers will wear five different types of devices including eyeglasses, fitted with a special lens, the police chief the cameras can better document actions and conditions during an incident. the officers who wear these cameras will give feedback after six months. at that point, the department will decide whether to expand the program. d.c. police budgeted $1 million for these cameras.

also today in the district, it will cost you m d.c.'s yoga tax goes into effect today. it adds 6% to your cost at yoga gyms, studios. at regular gyms and health clubs, too. you'll see the extra charge for bowling alleys, water delivery service, carpet cleaning and car washes. the tax could generate more than $28 million in its first year. the live desk watching a developing story right now. the wife of a mayor in california is out of jail this morning, even after police say she shot and killed her husband, the mayor of bell garden. according to the sheriff's department, the mayor got into a fight, an argument. their 19-year-old son tried to break it up, then the sheriff's department says that the wife got a gun and shot her husband several times in the torso. she went to jail. she was questioned by police officers for several hours but then she was released.

prosecutors say that they will be the ones to determine if charges will be filed against her. she's going to be out of jail until that happens. for now, that's the latest from theive desk. >> richard jordan. thank 4:50. we're learning of more forgotten vials found at the nationalence stuts of health in bethesda. it discovered the dangerous agents for a search for improperly stored toxins and hazardous materials. nih says there's no evidence of a safety risk to anyone in the lab or the surrounding community. the discovery comes months after two vials of the deadly smallpox virus were found. a heads up for you in front royal, use less water. the rate of the shenandoah river flow dropped to levels that triggered a voluntary water conservation measure. the northern virginia daily is reporting this. the lack of rain is causing the war levels to drop. save water by washing your car once a week and shorten shower

times. everyone on the washington nationals team, the fans likely to be glued to the tv tonight. the san francisco giants and the pittsburgh pirates face each other in the wild card game. the winner then moves on to face the nats on friday in the national league division series d.c. meanwhile, the grounds crew is sprucing up the park. they tweeted thi they'll get all ready for friday's game. maybe if you're not going to the game, check out yards park during the nats playoff run. the park is not far from nats park in southeast. there will be local bands, food, family activities before each home game. if you don't have a ticket to the nats game, you can watch the game at yards park. there will be more music and fun afr the game. the event sponsored by the capital river front business improvement district. i live over there.

that's a nice park they've made on the water there, a lot to do and see when you go out there. you're just a block or two away from the baseball park. who do we want to play? >> either one of those teams will be tough, the pirates or the giants. they're both fired up. >> yes. >> they're ready to go, so are we. >> yes. >> we have our nats facial hair. >> what should we call it? >> the playoff beard. >> they're not quite beard>> >> that's why tom said facial hair. >> t getting there. >> here's the forecast for friday. if we do play the pirates, it will be a 12:07 first pitch time. if we play the giants, 3:07 first pitch. good weather for the game. it looks like any rain will hold off throughout the rest of the afternoon into early evening. the next chance of rain is not until after that. we do have rain right now, getting a few sprinkles showing

up on storm team 4 radar, from the west to east, the northern sh valley. another shower to the northeast of mt. arie, that's tracking towards baltimore, that will stay north o a few of the sprinkles between now and 7:00 this morning, after that, we should dry out for a time. then a few other showers popping up out in the mountains and shenandoah valley late this afternoon by around the 3:45, 4:00 or so. after that, by 5:30 or 6:00, it will generally b just a few showers after that until around midnight tonight, well southwest of the metro area. temperat rather cool. we're hovering in the low 60s metro area, near 60 farther to our west. what to wear today, i would suggest, again, because its so cool this morning, long sleeves and long pants as you head off to work, too. damp roads, watch out for that.

coming back home, dry roads. by then we'll be in the upper 70s and partly cloudy. a beautiful afternoon coming up mid-70s tomorrow, friday that chance of rain not until the night time and maybe lingering into saturday morning. after that, much cooler. sunday reaching low 60s, 40s in the morning. remaining cool f looking at that accident, is that causing any delays? >> not really delays. we're talking about landover hills here, tom. 50 eastbound at 410. take a look here. as you're passing this crash, you are only going to be able to get by on the right. we aren't seeing any backups only because of course it is so early. that's from an earlier crash here. right there on 50 eastbound. 270 at montross road, headed to the spur, no problems there, 66 and 95 looking quite good this morning. 95 in maryland at cherry hill road is moving right along. a wider look at things, the bigger picture here, no problems around the beltway at all or

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you're watching news 4 today. wel back at 4:58. there's been another hate crime targeting the indian and hindu commune in the loudoun county. vandals threw eggs at the house, damaged the landscaping and wrote hateful messages on the ground. a neighbor says he's disappointed in the community. >> i think we all should live peacefully together, so i don't think this kind of hate crime should be happening. >> since news 4 first told you about the hatefu a weekago, the sheriff's office says there have been four more cases. the latest crime is not related to the others. a new report shows the large racial and ethnic gap between students and educators in montgomery county schools. students of color make up two-thirds of enrollment in public schools but most teachers are white. the largest gap is between hispanic studeuc

the study was done by the county council's office today we're expecting to learn more about a new hotel planned for the alexandria water developer carr city centers wants to build a new hotel on south union street. some residents voiced concerns about this project because of asbestos at the old site. the company is holing an informational meeting at 7:00 p.m. tonight to explain its plans. today you can see a six acre portrait laid out on the national mall. it uses dozens of images of people photographed in d.c. their photos make up a larger image. you'll have to travel high to see the entire piece at once. organizers say one only good spot will be from the washington monument's observation room. you can't just show up at the washington monument to get up there. you have to be ticketed in time.

>> stay with us, news 4 today continues right now at 5:00 a.m. news 4 today st. growing fears about ebola, what we're learning about the first case in america and the steps being taken to make sure the deadly virus does not . changing maryland's marijuana laws. what you need to know about the new law to avoid being arrested. good morning, everybody. it is 5:00 a.m. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun y welcome to october. you might want to have your umbrella handy this morning as showers move through our area right now. >> storm team 4 meteorologist n is here with how long it will be raining in your good morning. between now and 7:00, 7:30, we'll have these passing in, coming in through the west and heading east. these are light sprinkles unlike the showers we had last night that were heavier. they are tracking