receiving experimental drugs. >> this is after someone called on the president to put someone in charge of the ebola outbreak to fight the disease here and in africa. >> that request comes after the president met with his national security team to discuss how to keep ebola out of the u.s. they are considering stepping up screening efforts at several major airports including dulles where a significant amount of flights from west africa arrive every day. nbc news learn that is the cdc person at dulles will ask passengers about their travel history and take their temperatures getting off a flight. most people we talk to are for it. >> i think they should do a lot more a lot of places, not just west africa. >> reporter: but more screening on several levels is good. >> sure. >> in response to questions on additional screening, u.s. customs and border control says

if a traveler shows signs of being ill, "the traveler would be isolated from the traveling public while the cdc and local officials investigate." since we brought you breaking news last night, the scene has been cleared. the single-car crash happened on southbound interstate 95 near route 198 in laurel. state police tell us one child was taken by helicopter with life-threatening injuries. one adult was hurt. today we could find out when a former day care worker will stand trial for alleged child abuse in virginia. prosecutors say kiera springs helped assault three toddlers in woodbridge. sprigg on the right and another woman sara jordan. there are the photos. they covered children's mouths with kepts. jordan's trial is expected to begin next month. 4:31.

the new leader of the secret service will be on capitol hill today. joseph clasp will be briefed by the senate judiciary committee about recent security incidents. he was sworn in yesterday at the interim director. clancy spent 30 years with the secret service. julia pearson resigned under pressure last week. today voters will get help deciding on who they will get to choose to be the next senator. the candidates will square off in a live debate here on nbc4. "meet the press" moderator chuck todd will host the debate between mark warner and republican challenger ed gillespie. the debate starts at 7:00. that means a 30-minute edition of "news4 at 6:00" followed by "nbc nightly news" airing a half hour early. this coming just as a new poll shows the race tightening between anthony brown and republican larry hogan.

"the washington post" university of maryland poll shows brown with a nine-point lead over hogan. brown led by 14 points in the cbs poll last month. 11% of the voters say they are undecided. >> a will the of big elections to be looking out for. and we are talking about the forecast. a little warmer and we are talking of rain as well. >> tom kierein is here with your forecast. a few sprinkles have been coming down after midnight and they are quickly moving down across northern virginia and maryland. the areas in light green are in the light range. just sprinkles in northern montgomery county, loudoun county, prince william and faulkier. into ann arundel, all the roads are just damp. there's enough water on the roads to make them a little slick. so watch out as this tracks

away. we'll gradually see the roads drying throughout the morning. right now it's fairly mild right around 60 degrees. most of the region and for the morning commute, watch out for damp roads in the lower 60s. look at the hour-by-hour breakdown throughout the day and when rain returns. that's coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s at 4:41. now melissa has a water main break. we'll have megan mcgrath out there to keep us updated but southbound route 1 between the right lane we are seeing that blocked due to the water main break. 66 and 95 in virginia, no major problems. prince george's county side of the roadways looking good. a wider look at things, no major problems anywhere. we'll keep our fingers crossed on that. the beltway at colesville road is moving right along. i'm back in ten minutes. 4:35 now. somebody is impersonating a police officer in arlington.

police tell us he pulled over a woman and tried to convince her to ride in his car. she said no and the man ran away. he's somewhere out there right now and neighbors say that's troubling. >> i mean, typically it's a safe community so that's why i'm surprised and shocked something like this would happen. >> the incident happened on north quincy street in the ballston area. today a case will be heard whether prisn grow a short beard because of religious beliefs. this involves an arkansas inmate. prison guards there refused to allow beards in prison except for medical reasons. it's a matter of security because prisoners can hide banned items in their beards. 18 other states back that argument. same sex couples can legally marry in five more states including virginia. the supreme court refused to hear appeals from the states, so with that utah, oklahoma, wisconsin, virginia and indiana

began issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples. the rest of the counties in the states are waiting for guidance from the circuit court on when to do so. soon they will be allowing to marry in six other states including west virginia. when all is said and done, 30 states and the district of columbia will recognize same sex may remember. >> i, erica turner, take you -- >> this comes as a couple in centreville exchanged their vows outside the arlington courthouse soon after the ruling went into effect. they became one of the first virginia couples to marry under the new law. we found an alexandria couple who plans to get married in the district but now they are making last-minute changes. >> it is really important to get married here in northern virginia. we'll have to change the venue, so we'll be looking at a couple new sites on the virginia side here in alexandria along the riverfront. >> the couple rushed to the

alexandria courthouse where they received the last marriage application with the designation, bride and groom. the clerk since recreated an updated version reflecting the new law. all right. the nationals have another chance to be pumped 4 the pennant tonight. if they win, you will see them back in washington later today. you don't see a play like this every day. take a look at this huge error from the pitcher that led to two of the nats four runs. they also had some great pitching which they are hoping for more of today. >> both teams know each other, we have played quite a bit against each other. they know what we do and we just got to go out there and execute. >> joe gonzalez starts against the san francisco giants tonight. you can watch the game at 9:00. how are we going to stay up to watch the game? >> i'm not going to stay up to watch the game. you can be happy the redskins next game is not in primetime because it has not been kind to them this year.

the team now is in a deep hole in their division after a loss to the seattle seahawks. it was a close game because the referees took three seattle touchdowns away for penalties. the linebacker recently left the game with an injury but should be able to play on sunday. i really want -- i really am always a redskins fan, but this season has been yucky. >> you can be a fan and acknowledge reality. that's where we are. >> that's true. new developments in the battle against isis. two prominent republicans support the president's air strikes but this morning they say he's not doing something to make the battle impossible to win. and a little bit of a damp start out there for some. you might need an umbrella on the way to work. tom is back to tell you whether you need it top way home at 4:41.

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welcome back. this year we are waiting to find out who won the nobel prize in physics. that announcement will be coming here in the next hour. we'll bring you the latest as that comes available. the administration will release the outlook for winter fuels. it's expected that propain-fueled households will spend more on heat this winter and more customers will use natural gas. inventories are building earlier this year but limited storage

facilities could impact the supply again this season. >> do i have to think about putting my heat on in the house? >> i don't know how you don't have your heat on already. >> i just bring out my thick comforter. >> good for you. many of us have the heat on. but this morning it's not so bad. the weekend i had the heat on with mornings in the 30s. but this morning it's milder with scattered showers around. good morning. your weather and traffic on the 1s right now at 4:41. we are seeing a few scattered sprinkles now in northern virginia and nearby suburbs in montgomery, prince george's county, fairfax, loudoun and prince william all tracking quickly to the north and east. we'll have damp pavement here for the next couple of hours. then gradually drying out. just a chance of a lingering sprinkle around 8:00 hovering near 60. then by noontime, partly sunny with temperatures by then in the low 70s and hitting the upper 70s by mid to late afternoon. so a beautiful afternoon is

coming up. then overnight tonight some showers likely returning between 8:00 and midnight. scattered showers and back down to the 60s. this time tomorrow morning, partly cloudy skies for the lunar eclipse. a look at that and our rain chances for the weekend in the next weather and traffic on the 1s at 4:51. how are the roads now, melissa? overall we'll okay but we have a couple things to warn you about. southbound scaggsville road is closed from route 108 to hall shop road. that will cause problems out of town this morning. and inbound cabn john parkway we have a crash there with police on the scene near clara barton. a wider look at things, no major problems anywhere this morning. 66 at fairfax county parkway moving right along. more on the water main break coming up in ten minutes. new criticism this morning of the president's isis strategy. what two prominent republicans say needs to happen for the terrorist group to be defeated. the grandmother of two missing toddlers speaks to

news4. what she has to say about her daughter's mental illness and the one thing that may lead her

14 before the hour. two republicans are criticizing the president's strategy in syria. lindsey graham and john kerwe a mccain are against the president's plan.

and mohammad cane was arrested before boarding a plane to turkey. court documents said he left a letter to his parents saying he was going to sneak into isis and join them. aretha franklin and mark wahlberg are expected to be among the guests at one event. tickets to the event cost $25,000. the president will also make the fund-raising rounds during an event in connecticut before ending his day at the white house. starting tonight we could see a difference in the protests in ferguson, missouri. a federal judge ruled that police cannot make protesters move if they are demonstrating peacefully. for months now officers have forced protesters to walk around while they protest or faced arrest. the judge said that violates the protesters' first amendment rights. catholic university must decide whether students can host a program about gay rights. college democrats plan to show

the story of gay politician harvey milk but the school canceled the event calling on officials to let the show go on. the catholic university says the film night is being postponed not canceled until the school can determine the intent of the program. it is now 4:48. things are much calmer this morning after a close call for firefighters in montgomery county. check out the scene here from chopper 4. a ladder truck out of service after catching fire in silver spring. the truck was headed to a fire when a mechanical problem caused it to fill up with smoke yesterday. crews quickly put the fire out but there's heavy damage. the department says it will bring in another truck from the reserve unit. as a 9-year-old shooting victim fights for his life, d.c. police are looking for the shooter. friday night a stray bullet struck the child in the head at the mayfair mansions complex in northeast washington. it was right by a playground.

his injury was so bad that a police officer drove him to the hospital rather than waiting for the ambulance. news4 spoke to the boy's sister who did not want to appear on camera. >> i just would like the community to keep praying for my little brother. and, you know, at some point it all needs to end. >> two adults were also hurt in the shooting. while police did find weapons near the scene, they still have no suspects in custody. if you live in virginia and you want to vote next month, you're running out of time to register. the deadline is october 14th, exactly one week from today. you'll have some help this week in arlington. the voter registration office is adding hours and locations to help you in the days leading up to the deadline. in our changing minds campaign, we are hearing from the grandmother of two missing toddlers in montgomery county. the children's mother suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. lindsey huggle wants to find her

grandchildren and hasn't spoken to her daughter since she was arrested. if lindsey could talk to her daughter, she would say to take her medicine and ask where they found the children. it would be the best hope to find sarah and jacob. >> there were beginning subtle signs that something was odd, but it's -- not sure this would be anything you would predict. >> she says she is considering seeking guardianship over her daughter and that could enable her to make medical decisions on her behalf. to see more of the interview with lindsey huggle, go to nbcwashington.com. for now michael fell ups can not change his mind about stepping away from swimming. usa swimming as suspended him. this means he will not compete in next year's world championships. phelps plans to enter a

treatment plan. ♪ tell me what you want to hear ♪ >> all right. that serenade is from ryan sill from sterling, virginia. he's a contestant on "the voice." ryan picked stefani as his coach. you can see the competition here on nbc4. a local guy, we wish him well. >> he sounds pretty good. all right. 4:51 and 62 degrees outside our studios. a little warmer to start things off. >> we are singing about the nats. >> so exciting. you were screaming in our house, i have to tell you. >> still alive. here's how it looks at at&t park. it's a later game today than

yesterday. 9:07 our time. 6:07 in san francisco. by then, still beautiful weather for baseball. the low 70s and partly cloudy for the rest of the game with temperatures dropping back into the 60s through the game. good baseball weather. here we've had morning sprinkles passing on through. now most of them are exiting virginia. just a few lingering sprinkles in montgomery and prince george's and ann arundel tracking off to the north and east and quickly pulling away. as the morning goes on, things will dry a bit. here's how the skies will be looking for the rest of the day. by noontime, partly sunny. during the afternoon, partly sunny. by mid-afternoon, showers showing up out of the mountains to be tracking off to the north and east. by later in the afternoon, moving into the panhandle of west virginia. shenandoah valley by 6:00 p.m. after that, between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m., the showers creep closer to washington. and then after that, around midnight or so we'll have a few showers rolling on through. and then ending by dawn tomorrow. highs today before then, beautiful in the upper 70s. mostly cloudy, just breaks in

the clouds. getting nice autumn colors showing up. this photo taken in falls church a couple days ago by derek boyd posting that on instagram, twitter and facebook. i'll share and that's how you can connect to me. this time tomorrow morning we'll be looking for the lunar eclipse with the skies partly cloudy. that starts at 5:15 in the morning. look in the western sky and the moon sets at 7:18 as the moon passes into the earth's shadow to turn dark and almost a very deep red color. then tomorrow that sun is back with highs in the mid-70s. a beautiful day. the mid-70s again on thursday with another gorgeous day. friday freezing clouds into the lower 70s with some showers. friday night lingering into part of saturday morning is the timing now. sun back saturday afternoon. and highs reaching near 70. then sunday, we might get a few showers off and on. otherwise partly sunny and cooler in the mid-60s. a few showers as well on monday with highs reaching the mid-70s. melissa is here now with a water

main break. other things are going on this tuesday morning. yeah, this water main break is going to cause issues for my friends in prince george's county. southbound we have the right lane blocked with the northbound lanes getting by. as you come down to the beltway there in beltsville, it will be nasty as the commute sort of progresses here. you're okay right now, though. wider look at things. we look good coming into and out of town. no major problems right now. 66 and 95 are moving along nicely. prince george's county roadways moving nicely for us this morning. you have this situation in howard county southbound scaggsville road closed from route 108 to hall shop road because of a downed tree. you have to try to get around that. 95 at route 1 in virginia, no problems there. remember to follow us on twitter @first4traffic. stiff competition in the casino business. the price maryland live is paying because of a newer casino just a few miles up the road. and they are supposed to make your drive safer but are the so-called programs in your

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welcome back. leaders want your up pit during today's public meeting at 7:00

p.m. at oxon hill high school. rushernl. baker is hosting it today. there will be a special ceremony to remember james brady, the former white house press secretary passed away in august. he was shot during the assassination attempt on president ronald reagan back in 1981. the museum will host a memorial at 10:00 friday morning. vice president joe biden is expected to speak at the service. new numbers from montgomery county schools say more latino students are in the schools there according to "the washington post." 30 years ago latino students made up just 5.2% of students. today they make up nearly 30%. the numbers are also rising for asian and black students in the county. maryland live casino's new competition is hurting their profits. new numbers show the horseshoe in baltimore made $22 million in september while maryland live made more than double that.

its revenue is down nearly 10% compared to september of last year. the state's largest casino had been making steady gapes since opening in 2012. this is the first time it saw a drop in monthly revenue. cleaning up the chesapeake bay makes sense for the environment and the area's bottom line. a new study says the region would reap an additional $22.5 billion a year under the epa's plan to clean up the watershed. they plan to reduce pollution by 60% by 2017. farmers in certain states say it's too costly. maryland, virginia and the district are in support of the cleanup. all right. stay with us, "news4 today" continues right now at 5:00 a.m. a live look from beltsville this morning at the scene of a water main break. we'll tell you how this will affect your morning commute. and it was do or die. so they did. the nats live to play another day in the playoff.

what a thrilling game. it was so awesome. and a good result, too. >> it was for sure. good morning, everyone. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang on this tuesday, october 7, 2014. we'll take a live look outside at 5:00 a.m. 62 degrees outside our studios. not a bad way to start the morning. >> tom kierein is here with your forecast. >> good morning. we've had a few passing sprinkles over the last few hours. most of them now exiting virginia. just some lingering sprinkles in maryland now heading off to the north and east. just enough to make the pavement damp this morning all around the metro area. a few lingering sprinkles now from near fairfax up to great falls across the potomac and from near potomac up to gaithersburg and over near alney. through bowie and heading to northern ann arundel county, getting a few sprinkles this morning. what to wear? well, not as chilly this morning. so long sleeves, long