county shut down for hours after a pedestrian is killed while trying cross the street. what impact it will have on your chute and plans for the day ahead. chuck bell is here with what you need to know before you head out the door. >> good morning, aaron and eun. a view from northwest washington. . streetlights bouncing off the cloud bottoms. a few sprinkles into culpepper. be on the lookout for that. they will be moving towards the metro here as they head late morning and lunchtime. temperatures are mild. 57 in frederick, maryland. 57 in lorton. 62 in arlington. 62 in annapolis. you won't need much of a jacket. maybe long pants for the morning chill. a cautionary umbrella for the sprinkles we will be facing. cloudy.

clammy for the morning drive for those of you having to work today. cloudy and mild temperatures today. up near 70 degrees. high at national airport right around 71. breaking news at news 4 traffic. >> good morning, melissa. >> breaking news in wall door of. this is the fire angie was just talking about. 2800 block of crane highway. we have one southbound lane of crane highway just out of the frame. that is blocked. northbound is completely open. the southbound lane blocked because of all the fire apparatus in the way. thank you very much, chopper, for showing us that. bw parkway at 193, we have a crash there. same situation we have been talking about for a while. still slowing down. south capital street. prince georges side, of course looking good right now. no major issues. 66 and 95 moving along. we want to remind you about metro. running on a saturday schedule.

and the penn line has a saturday schedule. no camden or brunswick today. 6:02. a second ebola case has been identified in the u.s. a health care worker at texas health presbyterian hospital in dallas, texas has tested positive. that is the same positive where thomas eric duncan was treated and later tied. the cdc says a breach of protocol at the hospital led to this new infection. this is the first known case of the disease being transmitted in the u.s. at noon, the cdc will hold a press conference on how that health worker is doing. more positive ebola cases have equal fear in the u.s. very concerned. los angeles county said a sick woman on a flight did not have ebola. she was on united airlines from jfk. she had flu-like symptoms and

was vomiting. after checking her symptoms and travel hiory, it was determined she did not have ebola. a patient at a massachusetts hospital is in isolation this morning after being tested for ebola. the man recently traveled to liberia and went to the hospital yesterday complaining of a headache and muscle pain. doctors say he is not at a high risk for the virus. in the week ahead, screenings will begin at dulles international. health workers will be taking temperatures and asking questions about possible exposure. the screenings will only happen from travelers coming into the u.s. from west africa. they began screenings at new york jfk airport. the ebola virus is having devastating affects. one man lost his brother to ebola. he and his brother left liberia to escape the civil war. but taylor's brother went back after studying to become a

minister. one friday in church his brother became suddenly very sick. >> on saturday he was in critical condition. we were praying for him. but on sunday it got worse. and monday morning 3:00 a.m. he died from ebola. >> taylor is studying health care information systems. he plans to go back to liberia after graduation to help modernize the health care records symptoms. coming up, a live report from dallas. jay gray will have the latest on the ebola patient in isolation. a pedestrian was hit and killed while trying to cross the street at glendale. prince george's county police say it happened on lanham at 10:40. i man was crying to cross the street when a car hit him. it does not appear the pedestrian was walking in the crosswalk.

the driver stayed on the scene and is cooperating with police. d.c. police need your help to look for a cabby they say sexually assaulted a woman. this happened along kennedy street in northwest. police say a woman got into a cab early sunday morning and the driver assaulted her near brightwood park. he was driving a red d.c. cab. it was a four door with gray stripe. call police if you have any information. five minutes after 6:00 now. today marks exactly one month since uva student hannah gram went missing. police say they won't stop searching. but they have nearly finished looking in the eight-mile radius where they disappeared. after that they will only look for her based on tips and leads. matthew's hearing is a month away. we'll let you know any new developments in this case. new calls for marian bowser to return $20,000 from her campaign. she received the money from a

former manager from the park southern apartments in southeast washington. when the district had to take over that complex, independent david catania asked her to return the. an audit shows $100,000 in unaccounted money. they face another independent schwartz in next month's election. the area will mark this columbus day. there's a ceremony in d.c. the u.s. marine corps. band will play and spanish and italian diplomats are scheduled to speak at columbus plaza in front of union plaza at 11:00 >> town in turmoil. the latest on what hit ferguson community and why the day ahead could be much more difficult for police there. you could encounter a little rain as you head out the door. we're tracking the impact it could have on your evening plans too. your hour-by-hour forecast with weather and traffic on the 1s at

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welcome back. great news before you grab the cup of joe. it doesn't matter whether you drink regular or decaf. both keep your liver healthy according to the national cancer institute in bethesda. researchers say drinkers who drink coffee on a daily basis have lower liver enzymes. you have lower risks of developing diabetes, cirrhosis, liver cancer. maybe you know it's a good idea to sit at the table for a family dinner. what you can say can impact your child's weight.

researchers at the university of minnesota monitored low income or minority families for one week's worth of meals. children who were not overweight tended to have a positive family dynamic and heard encouraging statements from their parents. kids who ate quickly or in their rooms had a higher risk of obesity. >> so much to be said for sitting around the table, talking to each other, making eye contact and sharing what's happening in your day. it goes a long way. >> it is hard for working families. >> after school kids are getting so busy it's harder to do. >> 6:11 on this monday morning. it's the holiday. clouds are happening tough over the district at this hour. >> let's check in with chuck bell. weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:11. good morning, eun and aaron. a fairly quiet start to your work and school week. temperature now 59 degrees at the university of maryland.

56 degrees at george mason university. 56 to 57 degrees in fort bell. 58 in calvert county. no rain in the metro just yet. sprinkles out to our west and southwest. they will be coming our way the next two, three, four hours. you may have the umbrella ready to go to play it safe. nothing but a couple of drops outside first thing this morning. sprinkles likely between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. just cloudy and mild temperatures today up near 70 degrees. stay ahead of the wetherby following us on storm team 4 weather app. free at google play and itunes. stay ahead of traffic with melissa. >> thank you, chuck. megan mcgrath. she just called me and said traffic is getting my. no major problems. it should be out of the way soon. also talking about this fire. southbound crane highway. southbound lanes of crane highway in wall door of because of the fire. a travel time. here's a look at virginia. 66 east from fairfax to the

beltway, 10 minutes. 95 north from quantico to the beltway, 22 minutes. not so bad. overall looking good everywhere else. i'm back in 10 minutes. standing up to the abused. several football players targeted by hazing as the school cracks down on those behind the abuse. right now we are monitoring the situation in a south african courtroom where sentencing is under way for oscar pistorius. why we may have to wait to learn his fate. we'll go to the live tkp. ♪

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sits in court waiting to learn his fate for killing girlfriend reeva steenkamp. legal argument. testimony going on right now. a defense psychologist saying the olympian is a broken man who lost everything. the sentencing could take up to a week. you're looking at video earlier when pistorius arrived hugging family and friends entering the courtroom. pistorius convicted for culpable homicide. he maintains he shot steenkamp by mistake >> 16 past the hour. this week could mark a change against isis. president obama meets with 24 military leaders tomorrow to discuss their plans. so far the president has focused air strikes against isis. critics say he should begin a ground based attack. right now fighting is severe in kobani near turkey. the u.s. may use turkish

military bases. . we're hearing from the parents of an american held hostage. he was captured last year. isis is saying he will be the next person they kill. nbc's peter alexander asked his father how he felt when he learned his son was taken. >> just tell the people watching right now, look at their kid and ask that question and they'll have all the answer they n >> we will hear more about this story live from peter alexander less than a half hour from now. 6:17. new this morning, the taliban is claiming responsibility for this deadly attack in kabul. a suicide car bomber targeted a nato convoy. at least one civilian died. three others were hurt. . developing right now, waking up in ferguson, missouri with a new plan for today. they say they will hold their own moral monday there. that's a reference to protests in north carolina where hundreds of demonstrators sang and shotted in state legislature to

make themselves heard. many were arrested. we could see many more acts of civil disobedience in the coming weeks. the 17-year-old who fell from the fifth floor of a dorm is doing better this morning. that is according to the freelance star. the buy was reportedly visiting a student when he fell from the window early saturday morning. state police are investigating and say foul play is not suspected. gay couples in alaska can begin turning in applications to get married. this is all because a federal judge ruled yesterday that struck down the state's 16-year ban on same-sex marriages. alaska was the first in the nation with such a ban. the state's governor plans to appeal the ruling. same-sex couples can get married in 29 states and the district. sexual assault, hazing and high school football. this morning seven players have been kicked out of a central new jersey school after they were all charged.

hundreds of people gathered last night for a vigil. it forced four freshman teammates sexually violated them. they have been suspended the rest of the season. >> kids were violated. and the football season is nothing compared to the pain and hurt that they probably will have to go through for the rest of their life. >> so far no coaches have been charged. it is not clear if they even knew about this alleged hazing. a poll shows martin o'malley's's might be flipping. 6 in 10 voters said they would not back him. only 14% said they would back o'malley according to a poll for the baltimore sun. today montgomery county can will introduce a new alert system to keep you and your family safe.

the new system should work better and faster during a disaster. it will let you customize what kind of alerts you would like to receive. . scenes like this one aren't too far away for us. the first heavy snow fell in colorado over the weekend. it is so far away. winter weather came earlier than ever. last month about an inch of snow blanketed colorado, nebraska and south dakota. more power to them. >> chuck bell tried to comfort us by saying they are at a much higher elevation. snow is much more typical for folks in colorado and such. none of that here any time soon. >> no. >> you snow haters aren't going to bring me down. i like looking at the snow, dealing with the snow. i don't even mind forecasting. though it can be a challenge. we don't have snow anywhere near

us. in fact, the cold weather is causing a surge of warm weather we will get to enjoy on the east coast much of the coming week. no trouble finding the u.s. capitol building. skies are cloudy. visibility remains fairly good. temperatures in the 60s no 70s later today. a chance for passing sprinkles. you can see on storm team 4 radar, coming our way later today. the big mess of weather is a deep area of low pressure that will bring severe weather to parts of oklahoma, arkansas, texas and louisiana. that is an important part of our forecast. by the time we get to wednesday afternoon, that area of low pressure will be impacting us in washington. for now, though, a few sprinkles in winchester, culpepper. be on the lookout for a passing drizzle drop or two. rain chances today low to medium

rain chances. even if you get rain today, rainfall amounts will be a few hundredths of an inch. out the door weather in the 50s to near 60 degrees. 59 in fredericksburg. county by county in the meo. passing sprinkles. upper 60s to near 70. and the overall impact the weather will have on your day today, fairly low. it is more of a cloud issue than anything else. by lunchtime today, an opportunity for sprinkles up to the northern and western side of town. mostly cloudy skies will stick around for today, tonight as well. rain chances highest out in the blue ridge. wednesday, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, heavy rain with thunderstorm chances comes in wednesday night, early thursday. here's your seven-day forecast. 71 with a passing sprinkle. 77 tomorrow with mostly cloudy skies. thunderstorms possible wednesday and thursday. wednesday afternoon, wednesday night, that's the bullseye to

watch for most carefully. breaking news with melissa. breaking news in wall door of. you can see we have a large fire at a sporting goods store. only one lane, the southbound of crane highway, is getting by because of all the fire apparatus 270 into and out of town, no problems there. we are moving right along. a wider look at things. taking a look right here. 295 northbound. just smoke with megan mcgrath. cars are out of the way. looking at virginia now, 66 heading into town. if you're on 29 or 15 all the way in, you're looking good right now. 95, no major issues. prince george's county looking good. metro running on a saturday schedule. penn lines running a saturday schedule as well.

no camden or brunswick. thank you, melissa. 6:24. orioles aren't out yet. they sure could use a win today. they have to win four of the next five games in order to get into the world series. the next three games are in kansas city. they will head back here on friday. shortly after 8:00 p.m. metro running on a saturday schedule because of columbus day. that means trains will come every 6 to 12 minutes. train stations will be open until midnight since it's a holiday. off-peak fathers will be in effect. parking lots and garages also free. before the high-speed rail service moves forward, officials need to hear from you. four meetings will be held next month. the project expanse a 150-mile corridor from d.c. to richmond as part of a nationwide initiative to improve service to higher speed rail service.

a new study of sleep-related infant deaths finds sofa sleeping is especially dangerous according to children's national medi most occur on sofas from infant to 3 months old. babies were placed on their stomachs and sides instead of their backs. well, it may sound like baby talk to you. but unlocking the key to child language development.

researchers studied babies 6, 8, 10 or 12 months old. they watched babies play with their toys and parents. by watching them interact with their surroundings, researchers can learn how children communicate and develo language. >> babies will do things like look at the toy and look back at us as if to say, wow, that really cool. they do that with their eye contact or their gestures. >> smart little people. the project is still in the first phase of a five-year study. researchers say they hope the result will help parents and pediatricians with delays or challenges in language development. good news for travelers. it could help cut down on delays when you fly. the milestone we have hit with gas prices. why filling up could be less of a pain down the the road. a small line of showers and the impact they're having on you. the forecast with your weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:31.

right now we are tracking

the situation in dallas where fears of ebola are growing after a second person is diagnosed with the disease. we'll go there live for more on that patient's condition and the toll the ebola is taking on the community. you might encounter light showers. we are tracking the impact the rain is having on your commute and the conditions you will be dealing with the next 48 hours. chuck bell is in for tom with your out-the-door forecast >> good morning, eun and aaron, once again spp a clo. there are rain drops to contend with out towards winchester, loray, fredericksburg, culpepper. a few more towards stanton and harrisonburg. they will be impacting the northern and western side of the metro here mid to late morning, lunchtime today. have the umbrella ready to go. as far as temperatures, it's mild. 56 in hagerstown. 59 in quantico and bred

ringsbu ringsbu . just a littl umbrella today. bus stop weather first thing this morning, be umbrella ready. coming home from work and school later, still cloudy skies. maybe a sprinkle or two. temperatures near 70 degrees. melissa, again, with breaking news and first 4 traffic. good morning again. talking about the situation in waldorf at berry road. some southbound lanes closed. one lane getting by. otherwise, looking good. beltway at old hundred moving along. no problems there. maryland, 195 at 198. laurel looking good. a wider look at things. no major issues at this point that we are dealing with as we are looking at the beltway. inner and outer loop are fine. south capitol street northbound, that is out of the way but looks a little bit slow. taking a look at 95 in virginia.

as you hop on in stafford county you are looking good on this columbus day holiday. hopefully people off today. make your commute just a little bit easier. make in 10 minutes with traffic time. thank you, melissa. 6:32. police are investigating a shooting in northeast washington in the 1300 block of e street after 1:00 a.m. an suv with a driver's door open was taped off as investigators looked around. one man was shot in the shoulder. he was conscious and breathing on the way to the hospital. a crash in oxen hill kills five people. we are hearing from the victim's family. two mothers were killed friday night on livingston road. the women were sisters and had 10 children between them. the youngest is 6 weeks old. they were stopped at a light on livingston road when another car slammed into them. their family now is devastated. >> you have those moments. like my daughter -- you know,

she didn't even want to look in the mirror because she looks so much like her mom. >> there were two children in the other car as well, a teenage girl and 1-year-old boy. a driver is alive but is in critical condition at the hospital this morning. prince george's county police say speed and weather were factors in this crash. right now a prince william county police need your help finding this woman. she is 20 years old. she was last seen sunday afternoon at her home in manassas. she left voluntarily but may need help. the federal aviation administration will reopen a facility intentionally set by fire two weeks ago in aurora, illinois. it canceled thousands of flights. contract employee howard is accused of cutting cable and setting fire to a basement telecommunications room. howard is being held without bond. the faa is now reviewing

security and contingency plans nationwide. the top candidates for d.c. mayor could spend a lot of money in the final weeks of the campaign. finance reports show bowser, the democrat, has $1 million to spend before november 4th. david qaa tap ya's campaign has $560,000 on hand. bowser is seen as the front-runner. recent polls show he is gaining ground. on wednesday, all three d.c. mayoral candidates will be here for a forum sponsored by nbc 4 and the "washington post". you can watch it live online at nbcwashington.com at 12:30 on wednesday. next month you can vote to make marijuana legal in the district. but if it passes it could be a long time before it takes effect. the "washington post" says the d.c. council could delay sales while it determines exactly how to regulate the drug. in fact, there is a appearing to discuss just that. ultimately, it could be more

than a year before you can actual my buy marijuana in d.c. a huge prayer service at the lincoln memorial at 1:00 in the afternoon. thousands of people from churches across our area are expected to be there to pray about the city and the needs of the city, especially for people who are homeless or sick or anyo six more days before you can watch the redskins try for their first win in more than a month. tomorrow it will be exactly one month since the team's last win. take a look here. fourth quarter. interceptions. kirk cousins. skins are 1-7. right now. the team plays at home sunday. watch them face the tennessee titans at 1:00 p.m. two children taken for a dangerous ride. the new incident fueling debate about the safety of the portable bounce houses. gas prices at the lowest level they have been all year. we're going to tell you why and what experts believe will happen

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6:40,000. prices at the pump have flipped to new lows of the year. even better, signs indicate prices will head lower. news 4's richard jordan is live in bethesda. drivers are seeing low prices in our area. richard, good morning. hey, eun, good morning. it varies depending where you pump. the district tends to have higher gas prices in virginia. that's the cheapest in the region. there has been a 20 cent drop in gas prices just in the last month. let's take a look at the numbers. the national average $3.20 for a gallon of regular. now, in virginia, it's even lower than that. it's 20 cents cheaper there. maryland, it's holding true there. it is about $3.19. so just a cent me low the average. the district the highest in the region. about a quarter more than the

national average. $3.34. the experts at aaa say the reason we are seeing the low prices is simple. it is supply and demand. supply is high, demand is low. the reason why supply is so high, it has been a relatively quiet atlantic hurricane season. so there hasn't been any disruption to the oil refineries that we would typically see this time of year. if this continues, the experts say those gas prices will drop even further. reporting live in bethesda, richard jordan, news 4 >> richard, thank you. now to breaking news on the roads. >> melissa has your first 4 traffic. what's going on out there. >> new crash, new hampshire at adelphi road. wider look at things, looking pretty good. no major problems right now. a tiny bit slow from that earlier crash near south capital. 270 southbound, jermantown to the beltway, 16 minutes.

95 south to the beltway, 8 minutes. looking good. 66 east from fairfax to the beltway and 95 north, quantico to 495, on time both places. chuck? good morning once again, everybody. cloudy skies outside. rain free for now. rain chances creeping up later this morning. temperatures are already in the upper 50s to near 60. it is independent a mild start. no drops in the metro but towards mount jackson and loray. hour by hour through the day, 50s this morning. mid-60s by noon time. highs today even with plenty of clouds near 70. back to the news. . chuck, thank you. the threat of ebola threatening to have an impact on the economy. why it could drive up the prices on what you eat every day. the safety of bounce houses. the latest accident involving one of the play structures and the steps you can take to make sure your children a

15 before the hour. right now news 4 is following several developing stories to get you up to the membership the minute you're up. >> we begin with peter alexander wh spoke to the paren of an american held hostage by isis right now. >> reporter: eun, good morning to you. we were invited to ed and paula casic. he converted to islam after he was taken hostage.

he now goes by abdul. his face was shown in this video clip from isis about 10 days ago. of course the parents's anguish has turned to desperation. they spoke to us about an audio recording they received just two weeks ago. that was news that had not been released before. we will tell you a little bit about what they heard from their son. more about a letter they received from him as well. in addition to more details about the communication they have been having with isis . all that coming up a short time from now here on the "today" show. >> looking forward to that. thank you, peter. it is now 6:46. a second ebola case has been diagnosed in the u.s. a health care worker at texas health presbyterian hospital in dallas has tested positive for the disease. jay gray is live outside the the hospital where that worker is in

isolation this morning. jay, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, eun. the officials with the centers for disease control call this latest development "deeply disturbing." they won't release the name of the hospital employee. they do say she spent extensive time with thomas eric duncan, who ultimately died as a result of the virus. spent time with him while he was in dialysis, took a turn for the worse and was much more infectious. she only came into contact with one other person. that person has been isolated. they are right now being monitored. but they also warn because this infection apparently occurred because of a breach in hospital protocol that at some point even more health care workers here could, again could, become infected with the virus. that's the latest live in dallas. back to you. jay gray. jay, thank you.

screenings will begin at dulles international in the weeks ahead to keep your family safe from exposure. health workers will take temperatures and ask questions about possible exposure. the screenings will only apply to travelers coming into the u.s. from west africa. over the weekend medical workers began screening passengers at jfk international. more possible ebola cases have people here on edge. los angeles county say a sick woman on a flight at lax did not have ebola. the woman was on united airlines flight from jfk. she had flu-like symptoms and was vomiting apparently after some questioning of that passenger about her travel history and checking her symptoms it was determined she did not have ebola. a patient at a massachusetts hospital recently traveled to liberia and went to the hospital yesterday complaining of a headac a doctors say he is not a high risk for the virus. the ebola outbreak in west

africa could impact chocolate prices. the ivory coast, the largest producer of cocoa beans shut its borders. that is putting a crimp in the my grant workforce as the harvest season begins. the outbreak could push prices higher. it hit a three-year high last month. stay with news 4 for the latest developments in the fight against ebola. dr. anthony falchi will discuss the latest case in the u.s. at 11:00 a.m. here on nbc 4. new this morning, a pedestrian was hit and killed while trying to cross the street in glendale. prince george's county police say it happened at duvall street at 10:40. a man was trying to cross the street when a car hit him. it does not appear the pedestrian was walking in the crosswalk. the driver did stay on the scene to cooperate with police. d.c. police need you on the lookout for a cabby 24th say

sexually assaulted a woman on kennedy street northwest. a man got into a cab early sunday morning and the driver assaulted her near brightwood park. he was driving a d.c. cab, 4 door. call police if you have any information. it is a topic that has divide some fans. today you are invited to sound off over the redskins name. they are hosting a panel tonight. reporters have chosen not to use the redskins names in their articles and a former player who supports the name. it is free to the public 7:00 at the eaton theater >> the two candidates vying for the office of governor will face off today. democratic candidate anthony brown and republican candidate larry hogan will take part in an hour-long debate today. a recent baltimore sun poll shows brown with a slight lead ov.

we will break it down in our news cast later today. according to the "washington post", it could be bad for business. maryland casino revenues went up 32% between 2012 and 2013. just last month, maryland casinos made $82 million. however, in west virginia, delaware and new jersey profits were down, which could spell a trend for casinos in the near future. 6:51. a new report raising doubts about a major donation to a d.c. mayoral campaign. there were already concerns abouthe park southern apartments. the district took over the apartments last spring. a new audit found $100,000 missing from the complex's account. complicating things, a former manager there donated $20,000 to bowser's mayoral campaign. david catania said she should give the money back. it is time to look at the

forecast. a slight chance for rain. luckily, it's not going to be a complete washout today >> no washout coming your way today. a cautionary sized umbrella. a couple light showers. that's all you will have to contend with. the same thing for tomorrow. by middle of the week, you will need to be weather ready indeed. we have heavy rain, maybe even thunderstorms to contend with wednesday afternoon, wednesday night, lingering into early thursday. but that's a couple of days away. for now, a quiet start. 62 degrees right now with a southeast breeze at 3 miles per hour. the overall impact will be fairly low. lots and lots of clouds. only a couple sprinkles from time to time. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s in shenandoah. upper 60s in washington. hometown forecast for bethesda, maryland, it's going to be a nice day today. cloudy. a few sprinkles up to about lunchtime today. temperatures reaching well into the upper 60s to near 70. stay ahead of the forecast by

following me on twitt twitter @chuckbell4 or storm team 4 facebook page. there's our mid week thunderstorm texas and louisiana today. that's the system that arrives here late on wednesday. in the meantime, between now and then, a couple of showers around today. i wouldn't even necessarily need . rain will be really light. a couple of sprinkles late morning, to about lunchtime. mainly north and west of town. turning a bit humid tonight. continuing with a south breeze. highs mid to upper 60s. low 70s as well. tomorrow during the course of the day, mostly cloudy. spray chance of a sprinkle or two. look how warm it will be. near 70 today. mid to upper 70s tomorrow. upper 70s on wednesday. there's that thunderstorm chance wednesday afternoon, wednesday night. maybe even into the overnight hours, wednesday night, early thursday. showers end slowing thursday. but friday and the weekends look

amazing. melissa, good morning. good morning. breaking news new hampshire southbound at adelphi. we have one right lane taken up from that earlier crash. otherwise, we actually look quite good. probably because of the holiday. not too many folks out and about. remember vdot lifts hov restrictio 66 and 95 looking good. prince georges side looking quite good. maryland, 95 is moving along. another reminder today is a holiday. running on a saturday schedule. the penn line, saturday schedule. no camden or brunswick. a 2-year-old is in critical condition this morning after a bounce house blew away while he was inside. two poise were playing in the bounce house in new hampshire when it went airborne and moved 50 feet. the 2-year-old was airlifted to

a hospital. it was not anchored down or set up for kids to be inside. people working at the ranch where the bounce house was said they blocked it off and only inflated it to let it dry out before a fund-raiser. >> this was unfortunate. it wasn't ready. it wasn't tied down properly. it wasn't meant to be used. >> it is not clear how the boys got inside. a bounce house accident like this one are becoming more common these days. you may remember this. five children were hurt in colorado and new york after two different bounce h what do you do to keep your kids safe? hammer in at a diagonal angle into the ground. check the reasons and that the ground is firm. do not let your kids inside a bounce house if the winds are higher than 20 miles per hour that day. 6:55. right now news 4 crew in charlottesville where uva student hannah graham went

missing one month ago. jesse matthew will face a hearing in december. they won't stop searching but they have nearly finished looking in an eight-mile radius where she disappeared. when it's done, they will only look for her based on tips and new leads. here are four things you need to know before heading out the door. depending where you live, you can expect to find cheaper gas prices. the national average is $3.20, a new low for the year. oscar pistorius in the sentencing phase of his trial. he faces up to 15 years in prison. a pedestrian was hit and killed while crossing the street in glendale at duvall street last night. it does not appear the pedestrian was walking in the crosswalk. a second ebola case has been diagnosed in the us. a health care worker at texas health presbyterian in dallas, texas has tested positive for the disease. this is the first known case for the disease being transmitted in the u.s.

four-day forecast time. 50s to '60s. up near 70 for a high today. a couple of sprinkles armed today. turning very warm. upper 70s tomorrow. thunderstorms wednesday. melissa. >> happy columbus day, everybody. look at this. how often do you see that much green on my screen? not often. virginia, hov lanes restrictions lifted. >> did you notice aaron shaved? >> oh! >> you can see his face again. >> thank you, melissa. thank you for joining us this morning. >> the "today" show is next. >> the "today" show is next. see new 25 minute

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good morning. breaking news. a crowded american airlines plane quarantined on a runway in nashville overnight other fears of ebola. one of three incidents across the country in the past 24 hours. while in dallas the first person-to-person transfer of the virus. a massive storm system moving across the midwest and into the east over the next two days. tornadoes, heavy rains and flash flooding expected. dylan is tracking it all. rallying for the victims. the community of sayreville, new jersey, comes together in the wake of that football hazing scandal at the high school. several