who may have come in contact with the nurse. we start, though, with your forecast. a crisp morning compared to all the humidity we had yesterday. good morning, guys. today a complete 180. the the mugginess is gone. the threat of severe weather is over. there were a few torno warnings issued yesterday. the national weather service is not thinking it is likely there was any tornadic activity. weather having a low impact on your day. it could be an afternoon light shower around. otherwise, for the most part, relatively comfortable for this time of year. satellite and radar showing plenty of clouds and some fog back around the i-81 corridor. that lasts until about 9:00 a.m. you can see not tracking any rain in maryland, virginia, or the district. melissa, we are at 61 degrees right now. 11:00 a.m., still in the low 60s with mainly cloudy skies.

how are the roads this morning? looking pretty good right now. no real complaints. 66, 95 in virginia moving along. looking good. over to prince georges county, indian head highway, branch avenue, pennsylvania avenue, everything looking good. a wider look at things. everything is green at this point. 270 is moving right g. beltway at colesville road, that's my beltway barometer. if that looks good, we're pretty much good across town. i'm back at 5:11. weather and traffic always on the 1s. . several developments in the ebola crisis. the second dallas nurse to contract the virus is waking up in atlanta. amber vincent was treated yesterday at an emery hospital. the nurse was cleared by the cdc to fly on monday, a day before her diagnosis.

now they are trying to contact passengers who she shared a flight with monday night. the former airlines plane in question is out of service this morning. it flew from cleveland to denver last night. it is parked inside a hangar and will have an additional cleaning. it has been decontaminated three times since monday. frontier airlines out of precaution will place the pilots and flight attendants on paid leave for 21 days. 18 nurses are on paid administrative leave as well. they will be closely monitored for 21 days. they had just attended a conference in dallas. two cleveland area schools are closed as a precaution. a school staff member was on the same plane but not the same flight as the nurse diagnosed with with ebola. they will spend the day

disinfecting both buildings just to be on the safe side. news 4's megan mcgrath live at dulles international with some other precautions. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. airport officials say on any given day, between 15 and 55 people from the three affected countries pass through dulles international airport. today the enhanced screenings are getting under way. the the video in the still pictures that you're about to see here, these were taken at jfk where screenings began last weekend. a similar situation will be going on at dulles. travelers from liberia, new guinea and sierra leone will have their temperatures taken with no touch thermometers. they will the be taken to another area on site for further evaluation and the cdc will decide whether that person is

okay to continue to travel or whether they need to be taken to an area hospital we will be seeing them for the first time at dulles international airr later on tsng. aaron, back to you. megan, thank you. coming up in 10 minutes, a live report from dallas on the concerns for other health care workers at texas health presbyterian for the first person who contracted ebola in the u.s. a man accused of raping a teenager. the teen was walking home from work along cows creek boulevard on saturday. he forced her into the woods and assaulted her. if you have any information give prince william police a call >> the amtrak train was traveling from chicago to new york. it hit the person last night north of the burk shopping center plaza. fairfax county police tell us a person was hit was a woman but

they are still not releasing her name or condition this morning. this morning the new am indications sense actor steven collins. what a woman claims he did to her more than 20 years ago. amelia siegel is tracking showers today. heavy clouds out there right now. a chance of rain in your neighborhood next with your weather and traffic on the 1s at 5:11. the change ta could impact how long you sit in a theater the next time you go to the movies. movies. weather and

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expect a lot of singing and dancing i would say. >> you might notice a change inside the movies. trailers are getting shorter. the national association of theater owners issued new guidelines to say they can't be longer than two minutes each. companies will be able to make a few several times a year at three minutes each. you go to the movies and you have to sit there for 15 minutes and wait to get through all the trailers. >> i like the trailers. it gives me a little cushion too because i don't want to miss anything. >> you're one of those people. >> those people who come in after the movie started? i can't do that. i like to see all the credits, everything. >> ten minutes after 5:00. here's something for you to take a look at this morning as we show you the skyline that still has some clouds. >> storm team 4 meteorologist amelia siegel now. it's just about 5:10. weather and traffic on the 1s. here's amelia.

>> good morning. mostly cloudy skies. high temperatures today will be in the upper 60s and low 70s. washington looking at a high temperature right around 70 degrees. what you need to wear today. long sleeves will be just fine. high temperature around 70. maybe an afternoon shower. you want to keep the umbrella handy. the best chance of a shower west of washington. there's ashburn and fairfax, manassas. i'll be back in 10 minutes. looking forward to what you can expect for the weekend. problem-free conditions this thursday. >> taking a live look at things, no major problems into and out of town. 95, 66, everything looking good in virginia. 270 southbound out of frederick, old hundred road, no problems. it is a little windy right here.

66 at west ox road. no problems 270. 95 in maryland, no problems either. a look at prince george's county coming up. next, a live report from dallas as health officials try to prevent another case of ebola. plus, field fallout. how one town responded after learning of potential safety learning of potential safety concerns from rubber turf in a 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

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5:14 right now. congressional leaders are getting ready to question health leaders about the efforts to control ebola in the u.s. the congress will hear from the head of cdc and head of texas health systems where thomas duncan died and two nurses are now infected. we looked at some testimony. the head of texas hospital will admit mistakes were made. tom freeden admitted the

department should have protected faster before the first nurse nina pham contracted ebola. . and he will stay at the white house to focus on the u.s. ebola response. yesterday president obama warned world leaders if ebola rages it of control in west average it will spread globally. there are fears were hospital staff could become infected and possibly pass it on to others. the texas hospital at the center of this is trying to ease those concerns. nbc's chris is live in dallas with more. chris, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, eun. we have learned texas presbyterian hospital is actually offering rooms for staff members to stay here on the hospital property. those rooms are being set aside for about 75 hospital workers who were helping take care of thomas eric duncan and now, some

of them, helping take care of nina pham, who continues to recover from ebola here in the hospital. obviously these hospital workers are at minimal risk if they are follow the proper cdc procedures. they understand family members might be nervous to have their loved ones coming from the hospital and back and forth while dealing with ebola patients. out of abundance of caution, they are offering to allow any of those 75 nurses and doctors who are dealing with ebola patients here at the hospital to stay on property if they want to do that. health officials here in texas have admitted that they expected that health workers could possibly come down with ebola. now two nurses have. they said yesterday it would not sprays them if somebody else did. some of them have been furloughed and are not working at this point. others have been want volunteer and work and help take care of nina pham you

can do that as well. so that's what some of the hospital workers are doing. now they have the option to stay here on property for the duration of the incubation period for ebola, which is 21 days after being exposed. eun? >> chris, thank you. . also today, we'll learn how the district plans to respond to the ebola case. major school districts in our area are also taking steps. fairfax county is asking students and parents about any recent travel to west africa. in prince georges county, any student with a high enough fever will be asked about travel history. the county's primary concern right now is preventing the flu. we are still waiting to hear from d.c. and montgomery county. it is important to know there have not been any suspected cases reported. go to nbcwashington.com and

search "ebola crisis". right now we are watching the sentencing phase of the oscar pistorius phase in south africa. it is not expected to come down today. possibly as soon as tomorrow. the judge will go on a three-week break after that so there is pressure to get it done. there was testimony from martins, reeva steenkamp's cousin. the cousin testifying that the death of reeva steenkamp has ruined the family. steenkamp's parents are not expected to testify during the sentencing phase. a corrections officer described conditions inside the prison, saying pistorius would likely be held in a hospital section and accommodations would be made to accommodate his handicap while in jail. when asked about a newspaper report that said gang members would take him out if in prison,

he said he was not aware of it. . it is just about 5:19. new accusations this morning against actor steven collins. the los angeles sheriff's department confirms it is investigating whether collins exposed himself to a young girl in the early 1980s. a woman reported it to the sheriff's department early this month. she said it happened in west hollywood in 1983. the 7th heaven star is accused of molesting a family acquaintance in manhattan in the 1970s. pena died at 53 years old. she starred in "lone star" and "had roles in "rush hour" and "modern family". the fbi says william bradford bishop murdered his entire family in potomac nearly

40 years ago. he was put on their 10 most wanted list earlier this y it led them to exhume a body they thought might be his. it was not. he said he will not give up. >> for some reason he is actually sitting at home watching this on the news and laughing at the fact that is is not him and we are going down there and spending the the time to do that, well, we're going to get him too. >> bishop would be 80 years old. you can learn everything they know so far by visiting a special i team page on nbcwashington.com. search "bishop". today we will learn the findings of the investigation of health and safety of local animals in pet shots. scott macfarland said the county is looking at how they are sold to the store and how many are

bought at one time. the council received a a tip in april that so-called puppy mills might be trying to sell dogs to local shops. animal welfare groups and health officials will brief members of the council today. . also today, montgomery county is announcing a special crime unit. this one is designed to protect our seniors. the unit will focus on crimes targeting that group and other vulnerable adults. montgomery county will announce that push later this morning. 5:21 our time right now. your weather and traffic on the 1s. yesterday we were anticiti severe wthe this morning, very diffent >> verni. change. let's check in with storm team 4 amelia siegel at 5:21. . a complete change from yesterday. we were not only dealing with heavy rain but muggy conditions. the humidity is done. a chance of an afternoon shower for today. the morning commute for the most part. the the weather not having any

negative impact. potentially dealing with some patchy fog this morning. otherwise, the temperature around 60 degrees. for the evening commute, a shower is possible. but it will only have a little impact, if any, on that commute coming home today. the temperature around 68. you could forego the jacket by this afternoon. it will be comfortable with long sleeves. a small umbrella will be just fine. light showers later today. 7:00 a.m., mostly cloudy. the area is dry. peaks of sunshine by my to late morning hours. get into the afternoon, only notice a chance of isolated light showers around 3:00. a chance of light shower activity into the evening hours. overnight, skies become clear. with that it becomes cool. very fall like. with that i want to remind you of our tracking fall special.

this saturday at 10:00 a.m. set the dvr. a lot of great stories. for tomorrow, plenty of sunshine. temperature, 55. a beautiful friday afternoon. temperature around 73. great weather for friday night lights. plenty of dry weather in the forecast. the winds do pick up later in the day on saturday. a huge temperature drop. 70 on saturday. 60 on sunday. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. something to keep in mind. how are the roads? >> two thumbs up for the weather and two thumbs up for the commute as well. a wide look at the beltway, no major problems right now. looking quite good as we zoom in. we did have a little bit of a slowdown. you're seeing a little bit of yellow pop up on 50 as you head into town. it keeps flickering. probably just a malfunction on the sensor.

95 in virginia, moving along. beltway at new hampshire avenue also moving along just fine. beltway at central looking good as well. no major problems. 270 into and out of town looking quite good. remember to follow us on twitter @first4traffic. 5:24. today you can talk with transportation leaders about your commute in northern virginia. leaders from manassas will talk at vdot meeting later today. vdot will discuss traffic projects across the commonwealth. the meeting is at 6:30 at the district office on alliance drive in fairfax. transportation could start changing soon in arlington. the county could receive millions of dollars, including rehabbing the bridge over four mile run, changing the interchange in crystal city and

adding sidewalks across the county, including south walter reed drive. this weekend leaders will vote to apply for those function. a high school in washington state is skrcrapping a plans to use rubber turf because of safety concerns raised in an nbc news investigation. earlier this month they aired a series on-air report suggesting there could be a link between the turf and cancer after several soccer players in seattle were all diagnosed with the same type of cancer and they all played on the same type of turf. right now no study has shown a direct link between the surface and any health risk. orioles fans are singing the kansas can city blues. >> the os eliminated from the playoffs losing four straight. baltimore lost 2-1. hardy grounded out the end of the game. stephanie recallings blake will have to pay up on a wager.

she will have to rename the famous crab cakes the royals blue crab cakes. and the mayor is supposed to go see sing royals by lord there. new this morning, the backup plan to get john kerry home to d.c. after the secretary's plane had mechanical problems. what's being done now to make sure you don't have problems on election day. . what to expect when you head out on the roads. that's ahead next with your that's ahead next with your weather and tra

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category 4 hurricane, the first time an atlantic hurricane has reached this level of intensity in three years. it has its sights on bermuda. that area taking preparations now. it is expected to be a strong hit tomorrow. again, it could weaken before it makes it to bermuda. right now the the system is a category 4. it is expected to have heavy storm surge, produce 3 to 6 inches of rain. large squalls as well. right now all eyes on this major system right now that is bearing its way towards bermuda. bermuda bracing for a big storm there. . richard jordan, thank you. now to the weather in our area

area. i hope we're drying out today, amelia? for the most part we are, eun. yesterday the airport reported 1.4 inches of rain. today there is a chance of rain in the forecast. keep the umbrella handy. talking about gonzalo, the first category 4 in the atlantic the last three years. a very powerful system. you can see plenty of clouds across the area. but dry conditions right now. again, that chance of showers cools off until the afternoon and evening. temperatures right now in the upper 50s and low 60s. so comfortably cool as you start off your thursday. no mugginess in the air. that is gone. we were experiencing that yesterday. high temperatures y uppe60anlo7. annapolis, high today of 69. he best chance of a shower west

of washington. only 30%, though. we are overall looking pretty good. just heard about a new possible crash. 66 eastbound just before 15 with the right lane blocked. again, going to get more information on that for you and pass that along. 270 at mont rose, moving along. same thing at the beltway, st. barnabas, getting a little volume but nothing out of the ordinary. overall, quite good into and out of town. no major issues. if we could onlyeep it this way, right? bw parkway looking good, as is 95. coleville road even behaving at this point this morning. back in 10 minutes with a look at travel times. melissa, thanks. 5:32. we're getting proof that sometimes even secretary of state john kerry is just like the rest of us. he is flying back to d.c. on a commercial flight from vienna.

he was talking about iran's nuclear party. his 757 is having some mechanical problems. we don't know exactly what happened. this is actually the fourth time this year that kerry's plane has broken down. 5:33. hundreds of virginia state workers will lose their jobs as the governor aims to close a $2 billion budget shortfall. he plans to lay off 565 employees. most of those workers are in the department of corrections leaders previously agreed to cut $45 million of higher education and $30 million given to local governments. and they plan to raise liquor prices at state-owned stores and sell a state police airplane. the law passed the d.c. council last month after a judge struck down the district's ban on carrying hand guns outside the home. today will help guide specific licensing requirements for gun

owners. and officials will iron out where the guns will not be allowed, such as government buildings and presidential motorcades. an important next few days as you decide who to vote for in the mayor race. they will face off for the last time today ahead of the november 4th election. ward 8 is hosting a forum at 7:00 at anacostia high school. in case you can't see tonight's gathering, bowser, along with david catania and david schwartz stopped by our studios. we posted yesterday's forum on nbcwashington.com. we will also air it here on nbc 4 right after ""meet the press"" this sunday morning at 11:30. your voting experience should be a lot smoother in the district on election day. election officials say they have addressed it. results were delayed for hours after the polls close.

officials blame it on a network problem. it is expected to be one of the most competitive in d.c. in the last 20 years. and many of you remember these long lines in virginia and maryland two yearo. they stop this scene from happening again. both states say they have bought new equipment. they have trained volunteers on how to deal with long lines. officials do not expect any major delays this year since it is a midterm election. >> later this morning, we're going to get an idea of what the first elevated park would look like. they reviewed plans from four different developers and will announce the winning design. it will be built on the support pilings of the old 11 street bridge. that will span the anacostia river. an event to unveil the new design set for 10:00 this morning. three other developers competed to design the park.

the close call for dozens of people after strong storms whipped through our region. and the weather a bit on the chilly side. amelia will help you plan what to wear in your weather and traffic at 5:41. a traffic alert in prince william county. william county. the we just need to break it down into simple steps. is that house for sale again? you're changing the subject. we looked at that house. we have so much demanding our money right now but we have to save for later.

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there could be more rain on the way today even as we recover from serious storms. take a look here. a tree ripped it apart on laurel. 30 people can't go back home. they're in temporary housing. nobody was hurt, but this was a very close call >> i went to bed and closed the window. and then i don't know what happened. i was like two feet from the window. and i was holding the baby. >> you see the little boy, the baby he was talking about. okay. safe and sound. crews had to lower themselves

from a crane to cut the tree away. as you can imagine, thes a lot more work to do today. >> severe weather came quickly. a live look outside right now shows clouds still hanging tough over us. your weather and traffic on the 1s. we get the word on what may be changing today. amelia? we are looking at calm conditions. plenty of clouds around. it could be an afternoon shower. keep the umbrella handy. you may not need to use it. no heavy rain. nothing like what we saw yesterday. i think long sleeves will be just fine as well. by afternoon hours, it will be comfortable with highs around 70. the bus stop forecastth of you in the rural areas, watch out for patchy fog. the threat lingering until about 9:00 a.m. recess, hey, it's looking great. refreshing air. a shower is possible.

for the most part, kids should be able to go outside today. melissa, 61 degrees right now. still mainly cloudy at 11:00 a.m. temperatures at 63. 61 is going to be our high on sunday. more details on the weekend forecast coming up. right now you are tracking a crash? yeah. this crash 66 eastbound before 15. still has the right lane blocked. doesn't sound like a big deal. single vehicle crash and tow truck on the way. no major problem there. 66, looking good. wider look at things. beltway into and out of town, you're fine. inner and outer loop looking good. taking a look at travel times. maryland, 270, your ride is totally smooth and open. southbound from jermantown to the beltway, 16 minutes. outer loop from 95 to 270, fine. in virginia, 66, fairfax to the beltway on time. quantico to the beltway as good as it gets at 24 hours. i'm back in 10. good news as you fill up

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your time now is 5:45. police are hoping that this video leads to some arrests. take a look. this is newly released surveillance of a gas station robbery. one man jumped over the counter while one waved a gun at the clerk. the pair escaped with cartons of cigarettes and rolls of coins on livingston road sunday night. a northern virginia community is trying to get to the bottom of hate messages. graffiti reading no hindus have

been reported a dozen times in ashburn. the board of supervisors authorized a $5,000 reward leading to an arrest. that brings the total reward to $25,000. the case of a student who chewed his breakfast pastry into the shape of a gun may find himself. the board cited with the staff at park elementary school. the board said the school had the right to suspend the 7-year-old. the family is appealing to the state board to get their son's record wiped clean. this morning a principal in fairfax county is accused of discriminating against mothers and minories who work for her. three former staff members and a student filed a federal lawsuit against bailey's lululemon. they say they only hire "pretty young blonds who did have have

families and would only work for her. the county can has a strict anti-discrimination policy a takes all allegations of discrimination very seriously. 13 before the hour. slot machines are not going anywhere in maryland. the board of public works approved a contract to spend up to $2 million to maintain slot machines the next five years. it initially required the state to own slot machines at the state's five casinos however, it was changed in 2012. more and more students are going to prince george's county schools. nearly 128,000 children are in the school system. that's more than 2,700 students more than the year before. that is according to the "washington post" which cited preliminary numbers. kevin maxwell said it reflects more confidence in the public school system. official totals are expected to

come out next month. to go along with the new enrollment numbers, a new elementary school opens in prince george's county today. construction is complete right off route 410 in hyattsville. they will hold a ribbon cutting this morning. the school is environmentally certified and named for a former superintendent of the county school system. a new novak utility center will be built in loud on county. we have been telling you about the vote all week long. last night the board of numbers approved that center near the intersection of evergreen mills and belmont ridge in arcola. neighbors say it will hurt home values. you might see a horse on the highway on your drive in today. earlier we told you about the grass march cowboy express. it is heading into town. cowboys are horseback are finishing their journey from california to d.c.

>> take a look. how much is it impacting your commute? not that much right now. seems to be going at a nice pace. still early at 5:49. this is just a single horse. >> yes, it is. >> behind it a police car to make sure everything is okay. the rider told us he is on his way to meet up with a bigger group on the key bridge. >> okay. right now it's a parade of one. >> you never know. it could get a little dicey when cars start to get impatient. >> nah. yeah, it could. >> you're making me laugh. all right. this is what we're talking about here. lee highway. the cowboys plan to petition the government for moreland control in central nevada and other local communities. >> serious stuff. . just hours from now, millions of you will practice what to do in an earthquake.

it is the 7th annual great shakeout. around the world people will drop, take cover and hold on. a lot of schools are doing this. even government agencies are taking part. the drills begin at 10:16 this morning. before the drill begins we will learn how our area is recovering from the last big earthquake in 2011. it damaged the washington monument, which was covered in scaffolding. crews are working on it now. in just a few hours representatives will talk about the repairs to the cathedral, built nearly 100 years ago. it is truly one of my favorite spots in d.c. . really this is a day everybody needs to think what do you do. none of us expected it when it happened. a couple of people knew to get under their desk. others were like, what's going

on? prepare yourself. know what to do. when you mentioned that earlier, right in front of the green wall, i just slide. i have a plan now. >> i would just scream into the newsroom. >> just a reminder we are wearing purple to stand in solidarity against bullying and to support our lgbt youth. >> i love everyone tweeting us wearing purple to work today. send your pictures. today, total improvement from yesterday. a 180. showers possible. 30% chance of that. a high around 70 degrees. no more humidity. no more heavy rain. and the threat of severe weather has left. a cold front pushed through the area yesterday. you look to the weekend, dry conditions. but a big temperatu from saturday to sunday. you go from 70 on saturday to around 60 on sunday.

and those cool temperatures stick around for m next week. right now temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s. how it feels outside right now will be the high temperare r sunday in your neighborhood. 61 # degrees in washington. 57, gettingeaithersb ss maybe you're taking the dog out for a walk today, for the most part we're noticing mainly dry weather. by noon, mid to upper 60s. 2:00, 68 degrees. we'll hit a high temperature of 70 around 4:00 p.m. this afternoon. for tomorrow, a high temperature of 73 with mostly sunny skies. a really nice day. bit of a chilly start. you know what you can do tomorrow, wash the car. on sunday, a high temperature of 70. partly to mostly sunny skies. the winds will pick up saturday afternoon.

you'll notice the breezy conditions. saturday morning wee our tracking special. so you'll definitely want to tune in to that. especially at 10:00 a.m. a lot of great stories that you can catch on that special. again, 10:00 a.m. on saturday. sunday, it's breezy. but more importantly, notice the temperature drop. a high around 60 degrees. it is a cold start sunday morning. temperatures, melissa, next week remain in the low 60s with a chance of showers on tuesday. right now you're tracking breaking news on 270. this is rockville, 270 northbound at montrose. i just got off the phone with police. he told me four lanes are blocked. we have northboundti getting through. you can see southbound we are jammed. more information and pass it along. new crash bw parkway southbound at 198. overturned vehicle there. going to get more information about tt wl. sounds like actually no injuries. that should be out of the way. we are seeing a little bit of a

slowdown right now. wider look at things into town, out of town. no major issues. 295 passing 50. a little slow. 50 as you kind of pass 295. slow as well headed into town. 66, 95, looking pretty good. 66, a little bit slow as you head through manassas. nothing major. prince george's county, no issues there. tweet us or follow us on twitter @first4traffic. melissa, thank you. new this morning, you're paying less and less for gasoline. in d.c., a gallon costing $3.40. that's down 9 cents a week ago. in maryland, $3.14. if you live in virginia, you're paying the lowest prices. gas prices across the state less than $3 on average. just $2.98. in west virginia, $3.30 a gallon

to fill up your tank. no matter what the gas prices are, you're saving is more money than ever before. fuel economy is at a record high. cars are averaging five more miles a gallon than 10 years ago and 3600 a year. >> the improvement they made, diesel. >> a new suv gets the same mileage as an older sedan. >> that's not what i think i'm hearing, is it? you did not just do that. get ready to hear the the bells a lot more in the weeks to come. this morning we are getting an idea of just how much money many of you plan to make this holiday season extra special. jackie deangeles joins us with the story in "more for your money". jackie, i'm not ready yet.

>> reporter: i'm not either. every year it starts earlier and earlier. that is something we know. the new survey is finding shoppers are planning to spend more this holiday season. about $800 on average. consumers are actually spending more across the board on family, friends, co-workers, pets, even their babysitters. more than half will shop online. finding deals is the top factor driving their buying decisions. you mentioned the low gas prices. certainly the economists say when people are spending less on gas they will spend more on other things. amazon is putting out the help wanted signs. they are planning to hire 80,000 seasonal workers to help staff its network of warehouses. it is a smaller increase than we saw the previous year. again, the bells. gosh, guys. back to you. >> jackie, oh, my goodness.

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accident on the tracks. what we are learning about a woman hit by a train and whether it is having an impact on your commute. no severe weather today but you should probably keep the umbrella in case we track more showers headed this way. amelia siegel live with what you can expect in the day ahead. amelia >> good morning, aaron. a chance of a few showers in the forecast for today. it would only be light rain. only a 30% chance. the weather potentially having a low impact on your da otherwise, it's comfortable. muggy yesterday. partly to mostly cloudy skies. the immediate area in maryland, washington, virginia is dry. some light rain in far western maryland. this is what i'm keeping an eye on. this rain mainly in ohio. we will continue to track this. 61 degrees is is the temperature right now. 9:00 a.m., 60.