it is indeed a weather alert day here at nbc 4. what does that mean to you? you knee to be weather ready as you make your plans through the day. the worst of the day will be 8:00 tonight. heavy rain, gusty winds. any time you have the wind and rain combination, there's a chance for scattered outages. there's a small risk of tornado or hail, but those risks are fairly small for today. wind and rain the primary culprit. temperatures in the mid-70s, two and a half hours before the sun even comes up. severe thunderstorms in the mountains of west virginia. it's going north-northeast. heaviest rain in and around the metro to about 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. we'll deal that hour by hour in 10 minutes. chuck, thank you. keeping a close eye on current conditions for you. how are the roads looking

where you are? >> no issues as we drive 66 westbound here. the roads are wet. but no rain coming down, as chuck just mentioned. we're not expecting that just yet. cars are going at the speed limit. you need your wipers from the road spray coming from the cars ahead of you. if you're headed outdoors, this is the time to get out there and start your commute before the heavier stuff comes down our way. right now, no problems on 66 westbound. live from the falls church area. back to you in the studio. >> breaking news on the roads. here's melissa and your first 4 traffic. >> breaking news. still talking about the inner loop just after 270. all lanes shut down from a tractor trailer that jackknifed there. so the inner loop after 270, all lanes closed. we are on the way out there to get us live pictures.

wider look at things, we look quite good. that one problem is definitely enough for all of us. 270 is looking good. no issues until you you hit the spur. georgia avenue southbound at randolph, two right lanes blocked. follow us on twitter. probably going to have a lot of things we don't really like. like this crash inner loop 270 shut down right now. . i'm richard jordan at the live desk. a second health care worker in texas has tested positive for ebola. this worker works at the same hospital where a nurse tested positive earlier. both health workers were treating thomas eric duncan, the first person diagnosed with ebola in america. we are hearing from texas health presbyterian hospital that the

newest case, that worker reported a fever on tuesday, and was immediately isolated. test results came in overnight. right now they are work to go identify any contact or any potential exposures from this newest case. now, we are expecting to hear more from the hospital as far as their security procedures and what they are doing now to treat this newest patient. but, again, we now have a second health care worker who tested positive with ebola. . 5:03. a number of developments today aiming to contain cases of ebola. president obama will discuss the international response to the epidemic with his british, french, german and italian counterparts. plus, the cdc is promising special ebola response teams to any hospital in the future that gets an ebola patient. today they will address the american nurses association to go over how to better prepare front line nurses for ebola. and the texas hospital nurse who contracted ebola on u.s. soil is

reportedly in good condition this morning. and a new poll is out as well. the majority of americans say the u.s. is ready to respond to a possible outbreak here at human. that was conduct canned by nbc news and the wall street journal. 56% say the nation is prepared. 42% disagree. 20% say the u.s. is not prepared at all. the cdc knits it should have acted faster to keep workers from getting sick. they say nina pham may never had been infected if they had sent a rapid response team to dallas as soon as thomas eric duncan tested positive for ebola. they are monitoring 76 hospital workers in dallas who may have had contact witduan. i wish we had put a team like this on the ground the day the first patient was diagnosed. that might have prevented this infection. >> for the next week, the cdc is hosting webinars and phone and

conference calls with professionals around the country to ensure workers and facilities are prepared to respond. ♪ >> the ft. worth community showed their support for nina pham at texas christian university last night where she went to school. the community was out to show support for all health care workers and family affected by ebola. a well-known d.c. rabbi will be arraign odd voyeurism charges. dr. barry rendell is accused of using a woman -- camera disguised as an arm clock.

disguised as an alarm clock. he has been a leader for 25 years. he is a scholar, author, and professor at georgetown and townsend university. members of e naguar stunned. >> it's awful. i have two daughters. >> seemed like a perfectly lovely family man. had children and a wife. you would never think of such a thing. >> the synagogue said it is cooperating with police and have suspended rendell without pay. health officials try to shut down fierce of the enterovirus. where this region ranks in how much money uh-oh. and how long will this nasty weather last today. next is your weather and traffic on t

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5:09. breaking news on the beltway this morning. you're looking at a live were picture. a tractor trailer jackknifed near i-270. this is happening on top of an already messy morning with a lot of rain that many folks have seen overnight.

we'll get an update with your weather and traffic on the 1s coming up in a moment. good news for students in virginia. students in the commonwealth have a reasonable amount of student loans to deal with. virginia ranks fourth on the new report from wallet hub. they looked at average student debt, unemployment rate and percentage with past due balances. utah was the best state for student debt. rhode island ranked the very worst. it is getting expensive to go to college. weather and traffic on the 1s. and the rain is coming, chuck. >> yes, it is. rain is on the way. you'll want to look at this young lady by later today. got the rain coat on. got the umbrella, galoshes. the wind and the rain will combine for a wet day to be outside. be ready for it. flood watches posted for the metro. flash floods across the shenandoah valley. periods of heavy rain in the

metro 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. one to two inches possible. water on the road. turn around, don't drown. your seven-day forecast is 10 minutes away. for now more breaking news and first 4 traffic. a problem on the inner loop. completely shut down after 270. your alternate is 355 to the beltway. this is a jackknifed tractor trailer completely blocking the inner loop in bethesda. otherwise, we are looking quite good. no major issues. this afternoon for your commute home, 66, 95 all moving along, as is prince george's county. no major problems there. inner loop after 270 coming up >> see you soon. we're hearing testimony that could impact how long oscar pistorius spends in prison for the death of his girlfriend. we'll head to the live desk next with what's happening this morning. a down side to technology. the diagnosis doctors are making in response to people using those google glasses more often

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15 after the hour. today is a weather alert day. give yourself extra time as you head out the door. i-66 westbound in the falls church area. the roads are a bit wet from rains overnight. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell will show us how much more rain we can expect and when. i'm richard jordan watching the sentencing phase in the oscar pistorius trial happening now in south africa. we're not expecting that sentence to come down today. inside we have seen cross-examination of a probation officer called by the defense. this is a paid witness for the defense. they say pistorius should do three years of house arrest because prison would not be safe

for him and would not accommodate his handicap. >> a bombshell drop in court yesterday that pistorius has been paying the family of reeva steenkamp $600 a month for a year and a half to cover their rent and other expenses. steenkamp attorneys saying that was kept confidential because pistorius wanted it to be confidential. now they say they plan on paying him back. that's the latest from the live desk. a homeless advocate plans to file a formal complaint about an encounter he had with a mo montgomery county police officer. he is the man in the baseball cap speaking to an officer in downtown silver spring friday night. during that conversation the officer right there unholsters his gun, points it to the ground, and puts it back into the holster. he said he asked the officer what was going on during the the arrest of a homeless man.

the officer asked for identification. cane said he would give him a business card, reached into his coat to get hit and that's when the officer reached for his gun. the incident is under investigation. they say the officer did not know what he was reaching for in his coat. they say the officer never pointed the gun at anyone. but officers can take action if they feel they are in danger >> we are learning an arizona first grader has died after suffering from a severe respiratory illness. so far there is no indication that student had enterovirus. health officials say there is no reason to believe any other students are at increased risk for contracting the disease. a school in new york is closed after a student came down with enterovirus. they did not have a severe strain of the virus. he is currently seeking treatment.

an outside cleaning company has been called to disinfect the school. they will use anti bacterial product to prevent the spread of the virus. this morning a former fairfax county school bus driver is accused of abusing a student with special needs. he drove students to key center school in springfield. search warrant showed an adult reported her suspicions administrators to tcth video. they found out about it through media reports. >> i'm concerned. i'm going to withhold judgment until i hear the whole stor >> miller is chard th assault and batty. he is due in court october 29th. he retired soon after the investigation began and he was put on leave. we reached out to him but have not heard back. today's rain will cause a break in the search for missing uva tudent hannah graham.

emergency management officials say there will be no search today, but it will pick up on thursday. hundreds of law enforcement officials will be out looking this weekend. jesse matthew has been charged in the case. federal prosecutors are responding to former virgini governor bob mcdonnell d wife maureen's rue f aew trial. they say it is "without merit." they were convicted of accepting $165,000 in gifts and loans from ceo jonnie williams in exchange for promoting his company. prosecutors failed to prove they performed any official 5:19. a $9 million federal grant will help people in virginia sign up for the the affordable care act. grant money will be used to hire more than 100 people to help

with enrollment, which runs from november 15th through february 15th. state officials say 300,000 people were qualified for tax credits under the affordable care act are still uninsured. today montgomery county is rolling out upgrade to its emergency warning system. anyone who wants to receive notification must reregister their existing alert montgomery county. a lot have been doing this the last month or so. it improves the speed and reliability of alerts. you can customize notifications. current account holders should get an e-mail with a link to get the upgrade. . communities in parts of georgia are busy cleaning up from tornados this morning. one ravaged more than a dozen homes. there are entire sections of twisted, torn up trees. several large limbs came crashing through as well. what was a dense forest is now mostly gone.

through this morning there are 25 confirmed tornado ith ur 5:21. we are anticipating some severe weather in our region today too. let's two to chuck bell and see what we can expect. >> good morning; eun and aaron. we have a threat for threats. it is lower than the deep south. nonetheless, heavy rain and gusty winds. temperatures in the 70s. it will make it feel like a tropical squall outside by later on today. first thing this morning, we are still dry inside the beltway for now. we have had rain overnight. it is 75 degrees at 5:21 in the morning. that's your first sign it is ing to be a wacky weather today. our average high is 68. here's your future weather forecast, how we will ham this by the the remainder of the morning. heavy rain towards front royal, winchester and martinsburg. by 9:00, still on the western

side of the metro. the leading edge of the heavy rain potential heading into the metro. 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 on the front end to 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 on the back end this afternoon. gradually pulling out by 5:00, 6:00 this evening. the worst of it in the metro probably between 8:00 or 9:00 and 3:00 or 4:00. a lot of potential for heavy rain today. 1 to 2 inches of rain a real possibility. two and a half inches in gaithersburg. 2 in quantico. it will be a high impact weather day today. heavy rain could cause localized flooding. leaves are coming down. that blocks some of the storm drains. that could cause problems as well. thunderstorms leaving charlottesville. severe weather in the mountains of west virginia as well. here's your seven-day forecast. today is a lost cause.

wind and rain all day today. be ready for it. sun is back on friday. 72. all eyes towards the weekend. a little cooler on sunday. still dry. sunday's high, 63 degrees. the worst of it should be over by sundown tonight. more breaking news. it's going to be a stadisastrou commute. the inner loop just after 270, we are having some phoenix get around this tractor trailer. police letting them on the shoulder to get around right now. completely shut down a little while ago. derrick ward is on his way out there. he sent me this picture to see some of the backups as you were approaching this mess just after 270. just a disaster there. another crash 95 southbound, skaggsville road. this could be another tractor trailer problem. more information on that for you and pass it along in a couple of minutes. beltway at river road, that is just fine.

66 and 95 also looking quite good. remember to follow us especially on a day when the roads will be wet @first4traffic. the line was in danger of stopping because funding is supposed to end next month. virginia decided to step in and help pay for the service. starting december 1st the line will run one less trip. there will be four trips in the morning, four in the afternoon. you will pay $5.75 on your smartrip card. if you don't have one it is $7.70 in cash. >> a plan that has a community divided. wawa wants to build its first store in the county can.

neighbors are against any new development in the area. maryland gubernatorial hopeful anthony brown is pulling out all the stops before election day. he will get help from president obama this weekend. he will campaign with him at henry wise high school on sunday. a kentucky senate candidate who refused to say whether she voted for the president is getting support from hillary clinton. grimes will campaign with clinton in louisville. experts thought she had a strong chance to beat mcdonnell in november. but many stopped supporting her race after she wouldn't say whether she voted for president obama. . a forum here at nbc 4.

we'll stream it live at 12:30 this afternoon on nbcwashington.com. you can also see the forum on nbc 4 this sunday at 11:30 in the morning. the election is tuesday, november 4th. well, apparently you can become a google glass addict. doctors in san diego documented the first ca there, a 31-year-old enlisted service member who checked into a treatment program for alcoholism. doctors thought his withdrawal symptoms were solely related to alcohol. turned out he was also having a hard time functioning without his google glass. the man had been wearing glass up to 18 hours a day. he told his doctor that the withdrawal symptoms from glass were much worse than withdrawing from alcohol. a new nbc poll just released this morning is telling us how you feel about the plan to target isis. is the president doing enough? what and what should happen next.

a report from capitol hill. and why a company in this region decided to move hundreds of jobs from maryland to virginia. breaking traffic news right now. a jackknifed tractotrailer is blocking traffic on the inner loop right now near the exit to 270. we will get an effort to clear this crash next on weather and

i'm richard jordan at the live desk with breaking news. just hearing from the cdc after a second health scare worker in texas is diagnosed with ebola. the test results came in overnight. this worker worked alongside nurse nina pham who also tested positive at texas presbyterian hospital in dallas. both were taking care of thomas eric duncan, the first diagnosed case of aoe poe la in the u.s. the cdc is testing to confirm the results that came in overnight just around my night. the new case that health care worker reported a fever on tuesday and was immediately isolated. still remains in isolation ri now. the cdc says it is also sending additional teams out to dallas right now to deal with these two

cases. that's the latest from the live desk. now to some breaking news on the beltway. a huge truck jackknifed on the inner loop near i-270. >> this is going to be a huge problem for those of you heading to bethesda. melissa, tough morning to you. >> a very tough morning for a lot of people. skaggsville road. all southbound lanes shut down at this point. another tractor trailer crash. also had that one of course on the beltway. let's talk about the one on the beltway right here. wide look at things. this is the inner loop after 270. derrick ward sent this picture in a little while ago from some of the backups. right now they are shut down. 66 and 95 actually looking quite good. prince george's county side looking good. again, we're talking about this beltway problem. inner loop after 270.

jackknifed truck taking up the entire roadway. take wisconsin back to the beltway to get around. kind of a mess. then we will add the rain in just a little bit. >> you better come up with a backup plan for how to get to work and the rest of the day with what you're going to do. it is a weather alert day near at nbc 4. the timing now through 6:00 this evening. the threats today, heavy rain and gusty winds could cause scattered power outages and localized flooding. one to two inches possible. specific chance, a low threat for tornado or any hail. but a very high threat for some gusty winds. highest threat localized flash flooding. you won't need the winter coat. in the 70s already. heavy rain moving into the panhandle of west virginia the next few minutes. this rain leaving charlottesville will be on i-66 within the hour towards fauquier and prince william county.

what to expect, heavy rain in the metro. 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. another check on your hour by hour in a few minutes. back in the news. 5:33. new information this morning about how americans view the fight against isis. while you were sleeping a new nbc news wall street journal poll revealed whether u.s. combat troops should get involved. tracie potts live on capitol hill with more on that >> reporter: aaron, good morning. the poll not particularly happy with how the president is handling this. let's take a look at the numbers. 41% of americans say the air strikes alone aren't enough. we also need boots on the ground. another 35% say we should just do air strikes. 15% don't think our military should be involved at all. over half, 55%, now say president obama is not doing a good job handling this. interestingly, one out of three democrats agree with that. the president of course sat down with military leaders from all over the world.

they decided really it's not just on the battle field. there are religious tensions, economic and social media, twitter and other social media having a huge impact here because isis is so adept at recruiting people through social media. president obama said they will need to ramp up communication efforts to fight isis as well is. aaron? >> tracie potts on the hill. the suspected ringleader of the u.s. consulate attack in benghazi is set to be arraigned october 20th. he was indict odd several new charges yesterday, including murder. the charges carry a possible death sentence. he was brought here in june after u.s. special forces captured him.

prosecutors say he was the ringleader of the attack that killed ambassador christe else and three other americans. stkpwhro. the united nations says the world needs an ebola response plan by december 1st. the current plan won't be enough for the future crisis. the the u.n. says by december 1st at least 70% of people infected should be in treatment. this comes a day after the world health organization warned within two months west africa could face up to 10,000 new ebola cases a week. a major employer in frederick, maryland is moving jobs across the river. bethtel will move a significant number of 1,100 employees from frederick to weston, virginia. bestel will be combined with a

civil engineering division. it was one of the primary contractors in the construction of metro's silver line. if you are superstitious, think about what you were doing sunday, october 5th. it is the last time the orioles won a playoff game, and they need a win today. the royals beat the os last night. now 3-0 lead in the best of seven series. you know what that means, they need to win the next four games. if they lose, the season is over. game 4 of the alcs is this afternoon at 4:00 in kansas city. . breaking news on the road at 5:36. we have two situations in maryland, both involving tractor trailer, which can take quite a while to clear. this jackknifed on the inner loop at i-270. another southbound 95 north of the beltway. melissa will have an update for you >> spotty rain will soon be heavy downpours and even storms. your hour-by-hour forecast is

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welcome back. great news if you haven't picked your pumpkin yet. you shouldn't have any problems finding the perfect one. virginia farmers are reporting an abundant crop. they are home to 200 pumpkin growers. october is virginia pumpkin month. >> there you go. and they look good. >> hopefully they won't turn to mush after all the bad weather we're expecting. >> chuck bell with weather and traffic on the 1s a at 5:41. >> as long as your pump kip hasn't been cut or carved, it would be just fine. already put holes in it, that could be trouble. i can tell you one thing, you will need rain jacket, long pants, umbrella. flood watches in the metro and

shenandoah valley. one to two inches possible. drivers, turn around, don't drown. more in the seven-day forecast in 10 minutes. breaking news right now. 95 southbound at skaggsville road completely shut down. another tractor trailer crash here. you can see the police response. the inner loop after 702 completely shut down because of a tractor trailer crash there. alternate is going to be wisconsin avenue. travel times, 270 is looking good to the beltway. the outer loop is looking good. not looking good over to 95. 270 southbound from 118 to the beltway, 16 minutes. quantico to the beltway is 24 minutes. i'm back in 10. melissa, thank you. this morning, grading your produce. the new grading system that could help you select your fruits and vegetables.

. it is only mid-october but it is time to start making plans for black friday. aaron, i can't do it. just how early you will have to get in line to get the deals get in line to get the deals this year.

have you seen the news about barbara comstock? first, the washington post reported, barbara comstock failed to report eighty-five thousand in income. now, we learn, barbara comstock pushed a client's issues in the virginia legislature and didn't disclose it. barbara comstock shepherded a trio of bills through the legislature and into law, but barbara comstock never officially disclosed that all the while she was being paid thousands of dollars. no wonder she hid it.

breaking news right now at 5:45. looking at one of the two major problems on the roads right now. an overturned tractor trailer is blocking all lanes on i-95 south in skaggsville. another tractor trailer accident after the the inner loop on the 270 spur. this is one of the days where you need to take time if you're heading out to work or school. melissa will help you get through it all. she will be back at 5:51 with an update. rain moving into the

recently. you can see all the green on the radar. the strength of this system. plus, how long it will last ahead with your weather and traffic on the 1s at 5:51. a search for two suspects in a police chase in montgomery county. police tried to pull over a car in aspen hill 7:30 last night. it ended on oriental street. when the chevy malibu came to a dead end, the driver and passenger ditched the car and ran into the woods. police have been using dogs and helicopter in that area to try to find them. no luck so far. a string of nine shootings in two weeks have d.c. police stepping up patrols in southeast washington. yesterday a 20-year-old was shot on q street. he is expected to recover. last week a murder in broad daylight at a barber shot. the police chief said the increase in violence is

concerning. >> when people start shooting guns in the middle of the day in barbershops or on the street or in an apartment building or anywhere else, everybody is at risk. >> lanier said the recent crimes have been connected and one person has been taken into custody. police asking you to be on the lookout for a missing man. this is 79-year-old carl michael. he went missing from his group home on pretoria drive yesterday. he was wearing a striped green and black jacket, black pants and maybe walking with a cane. if you have information, give montgomery county police a call. a new playground opens at the largest shelter for families. this is despite calls to shut down d.c. general. a ribbon cutting is scheduled for later today. announcing $90 million plan to house hundreds of families yesterday. but officials acknowledged it will not be available this winter.

it is where alicia rudd disappeared back in march. . democrat bowser and independent david catania and carol schwartz will participate in a forum. you can see the forum here on nbc 4 this sunday a lot 11:30 in the morning. 5:48. police chief kathy lanier will talk about her department's relationship with the community today. she will take part in a forum at the urban institute. michael brown in ferguson, missouri has raised questions about police tactics across the country. she will be one of several experts on hand to talk about possible changes that could be made to ease tensions. she addressed the challenges of life with a single mom and the first time she ever fired her

weapon in uniform. >> strum belled across a pitbull fighting ring in the 600 block of newton street. we were attacked by two pit bulls. >> you can hear a lot more of this conversation on our website, nbcwashington.com. 11 before the hour. a new plan for a utility center in loudoun county. neighbors are against the plan for a new novak center. they approved the center, which would go near evergreen mills in arcola. neighbors say it will hurt their home values. they will discuss it at a meeting tonight >> trying to help you shop smarter. the labeling system will rank good, better or best based on the supplier's farming practices. it will prohibit the use of several common pesticides. you should see it in stores

today. it was developed by whole foods and not an official government designation just to give you an idea what to look for when you are shopping for produce. among the negatives are images of the wedding party, newlyweds outside the church and the couple cutting their wedding cake. so far the winning bid is more than $3,100. take a look at this video from superstorm sandy. strong winds caused a crane to collapse. now that the the tallest residential building in the western hemisphere. it was topped off at 1,400 feet. it will eventually house condos. that cost $100 million. >> and people will buy it.

>> it's hard to wrap my head around that kind of money. we're dealing with several breaking stories on the road. let's go to melissa and your first 4 traffic. 95 southbound at skaggsville road, we have this overturned tractor trailer. take a a look at this. chopper 4 just getting over the scene here. we have a fuel spill as well. it will be a long time before it reopens. 29 to 95 southbound, you can get around it completely. inner loop after 270, we have a tractor trailer here. this is a jackknifed tractor trailer. and take a look. this is the camera off the front of their live truck. not going anywhere unfortunately for them any time soon. it is completely shut down as well. otherwise, actually looking pretty good. 295 just as you pass 50 into d.c., very good this time of the

morning as we approach the 6:00 hour. 66 a little slow through manassas. it opens up closer to the beltway. and 95 in virginia is looking pretty good. just to give you an idea, jermantown, on time. outer loop looking good. inner loop completely shut down. now over to chuck bell. chuck, rain is not going to be helping my deal here this morning too much. >> no, not at all. it has only helped to make the roads slippier. early morning fall color. all factors pointing to an ugly day to drive around town. it's not even close to cold. 75 degrees at this early hour. winds southeast at 17 miles per hour. warm and windy outside this morning. 75, washington. 75, fredericksburg.

70s in the shenandoah valley. it's going to be an ugly day to get around today. heavy rain over the valley in the next hour. western side of the metro by 9:00 this morning. by 11:00, moving into the heart of the metro. the line firms up just a bit. eventually the heavy rain starts to taper after 5:00 this afternoon. you the commute in and much of the early commute home promised to be a wreck. here's outside how much rain we might expect. our computer is cranking out one to two inches across the area. some localized spots could get well more two inches of rain. our best rule, turn around don't drown. a combination of the falling rain drops and leaves blocking storm drains means it will be a high impact weather day. it could cause localized flooding. the perfect day to download our storm team 4 weather app from

google or itunes store. here's the radar. this is the line that's going to hit the metro area. it's just now crossing the virginia/north carolina border. it is about three hours away. so that's 9:00 in the morning in the heart of the metro. it will rain first out to the west. heavy rain leaving charlottesville on i-66, fauquier, loudoun county, winchester. that's only another hour from now. it is already coming down in buckets, middletown, woodstock, into the panhandle of west virginia. be on the lookout. ponding of water on the roadways will be a real problem today. it is a weather alert day. stay weather alert. keep it here through the course of the day or nbcwashington.com. 40% chance of showers around tomorrow. no big deal. dry weather returns just in time for the weekend, eun and aaron.

back to you. . thank you, chuck. spotsylvania county is asking the commonwealth for $10 million next year for road projects. the free answer star" reports they want to upgrade the intersection, interstate 95 exits. the county plans to borrow money to match vdot's fund as part of a revenue sharing by the state. a major sneaker lawsuit. converse, owned by nike, is suing 31 companies, including skechers, walmart and kmart. they say those on companies are selling knockoffs version of its chuck taylors. it served 180 cease and desist letters. we are getting word how early stores will open on black friday. organ, good morning.

good morning, aaron. macy's is opening stories at 6:00 p.m. that's two hours earlier than last year. the holiday season is account for 40% of annual sales. workers can get paid more and take black friday off. meanwhile, walmart is letting customers access digital copies on its website. instawatch has 800 at walmart and walmart.com. it can be accessed via walmart app. aaron, back to you. morgan, thanks >> today school leaders are expected to break ground at fairmont high school. it will be built on the current campus in hyattsville.

$83.1 million project includes an auditorium, and athletic fields. they are considering academics in environmental science, information technology, and performing arts. breaking traffic news. a jackknifed tractor trailer is blocking traffic on the inner loop near the exit to i-270. we have a crew on the scene. an update on the efforts to clear the crash at the top of the hour >> chuck bell said you'll want to send kids off with rain gear. it's going to be a mess out there. chuck bell will walk you through exactly what to expect in the day ahead and when that rain l the heaviest with your weather and traffic on the 1s. take a look at storm team 4 radar. we have you covered here on news 4 today. stay with us. we'll be right back.

big problems on the roads for your wednesday morning. a jackknifed tractor trailer causing all sorts of problems on the inner loop of the beltway right now. melissa is helping you get around the mess and on to work

on time. we begin your coverage with derrick ward, who just arrived on the scene of the crash. let's check in with melissa first to get an idea what's happening on the road. melissa? . it is just a mess over there. we have this second mess. skaggsville, 95 southbound at skaggsville road. your alternate is 29 to the icc to 95 south. this is on its side. it is just jammed. avoid it at all costs. it will taking a while to get out of the way. inner loop after 270, a tractor trailer jackknifed there. it is completely shut down as well. so just a mess there. just spoke with photographer irene johnson, this is from the front of the crash. they are trying to get on the beltway. it is completely shut down. everybody being