ebola crisis. 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. comfortably cool.

tracking hour by hour the chance of rain in your neighborhood later today. are you tracking breaking news right now. >> we are in rockville. 270 northbound at mont rows. i just spoke with police. four lanes closed. four vehicles involved in the crash. you are jammed as you hit the spur. no word on any injury. wider look at things. we're a little bit slow bw parkway as you head inside the beltway. we have that crash. bw parkway north of that southbound 198 with the overturned vehicle. into town you're a little bit slow. out of town completely fine. opens up in oakton. 95 in virginia, slow after

quantico. melissa, thank you. 6:02. the texas hospital where two nurses contracted ebola is fighting claims about a lack of safety protocols. texas health presbyterian followed the guidelines when thomas eric duncan was admitted. one of the nurses amber vincent was transferred to atlanta and is being treated at emory university hospital. plus, we know the cdc did not stop vincent from flying even though she alerted them she had a fever days before she was diagnosed. the frontier airlines plane at the center of that incident is out of service this morning. it is now parked inside a hangar in denver to be decontaminated for a fourth time. as a precaution, the entire crew was placed on paid leave for 21 days. three area hospitals did the same thing for two dozen nurses who were on that plane. two cleveland area schools also closed today. a school staff member was on the

same plane but not the same flight. schools say they are doing this and they will spend the day disinfecting the plane. traveling from a west africa an country. megan mcgrath is live with more. megan, good morning. good morning, eun. the number varies. airport officials say any given day between 15 and 55 people from the three affected countries passed through dulles airport. enhanced screenings are getting under way later on today. the still photos that you will see here, this is all from jfk in new york where screenings began last weekend. we will have a similar situation in dulles. travels from liberia, sierra leone will be assessed for the risk of ebola infection and have their temperatures ta

>> okay. we lost megan's microphone. screenings begin today. we'll have temperatures taken and be monitored. up to the minute updates at nbcwashington.com, search "ebola crisis". in an hour we are expecting an update on a person hit by a train. the person was traveling from chicago to new york. it hit the person north of the burks shopping center plaza. the person hit was a woman. they are still not releasing her name. they are expecting to give us an update after 7:00 a.m. vre not reporting any delays in the area this morning. prosecutors say a respected d.c. rabbi may have taped hundreds of women changing at a georgetown synagogu he walked out of courtroom after

pleading not guilty to voyeusm charges. he used a camera disguised as an alarm clock to tape women changing. his passport was confiscated as well. we want to hear ways to improve your commute. leaders from manassas will be there. they will to hear your thoughts on route 28. you know from traffic can slow to a crawl at that road. vdot will talk about transportation projects acss the commonwealth at 6:30 at the district office on alliance drive in fair fox. 6:05. pet safety is a priority especially after what news 4 i team discovered. the county is investigating the health and safety of animals in local pet shops. scott macfarland shows that the county council is looking into how pets are sold to stores and how many they sell at once.

council received a tip in april that puppy mills might be trying to sell dogs to local shops. animal welfare groups will brief members of the council today. growing threat at sea. as we track hurricane gonzalo. tracking the potential for more rain as well. what to wear and what to bring with weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:11. leaving the laptop behind. the growing trend for people who

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minutes each. the association says movie viewers's feedback prompted the change. apparently more of us are using our smartphones to access the internet than ever before according to the u.s. commerce department. between july 2011 and october 2012 downloading mobile apps increased 22% to 33%. checking e-mail went up to 43%. and logging on to social networks from 22% to 33%. breaking news with melissa. what's going on? >> breaking news, rockville. 270 northbound at montrose road. the main lane shut down because of a four-car crash. local lanes are completely jammed with everybody trying to merge. get off on wisconsin avenue. inner loop from virginia, probably take wisconsin also and avoid this. it's going to be a bit of a mess

this morning. wider look at things. we look good. 295 just past 50 is a little bit slow as expected. 66 from fairfax county to the beltway, on time. 95, five minutes behind. not pad for this time of day. 270 from jermantown to the beltway taking twice as long. 95 and 270 on time. 10 minutes. amelia, i hope your weather is looking better than my traffic. >> melissa, there is. only a 30% chance of showers. i think long sleeves will be just fine. high temperature around 70 degrees. future weather, 8:00 a.m., mostly cloudy skies as we get into the late morning hour looking at limited sunshine. for the afternoon hours, spotty showers. they will be light in nature. thank you, amelia. protecting young athletes.

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your time is 6:15. news 4 i team will be watching all the developments as they resume a search for an 80-year-old man who murdered his entire family nearly 40 years ago. the agency thought it found him after a tip led them to exhume a body in alabama. now it says the body is not his. if you know anything you can to help the investigation, call police to learn more about the i team special page search "bishop" on nbcwashington.com. police are asking for your help. they're looking for a man accused of raping a teenage in woodbridge.

investigators say the teen was walking home on powells creek saturday night. a man forced the teen into the woods and assaulted her. if you have any information, give prince william county police a call. today police chief cathy lanier will testify at a public hearing on d.c.'s new gun law that allows people to carry hand guns. a judge struck down a ban carrying hand guns outside the home. this is the first time gun rights and gun control advocates will weigh in on the bill specifics. a gun ban remains near federal buildings and presidential motorcades. i'm richard jordan at the live desk. we are watching the sentencing phase of the oscar pistorius trial. it could come down as soon as tomorrow. testimony came from reeva steenkamp's cousin. that country saying steenkamp's

death ruined the family and pistorius must pay for what he did. steenkamp's parents will not be testifying. so this may have been the only opportunity to hear from her relatives. there was also a corrections officer testify about the conditions inside the prison saying pistorius would serve time behind bars and would likely be kept in a hospital section and there would be accommodations for the double amputee, likely keeping him inside that hospital section and providing him with some other benefits that could help. things like railing in a shower, those kind of accommodations. we're waiting for that sentence again to possibly come down tomorrow. that's the latest from the live desk. thank you, richard. 6:17. a new ride for secretary of state john kerry back to d.c. he is flying on a commercial flight from vien ta. he was talking about iran's nuclear program. we're told the 757 is having mechanical problems. we don't know exactly what

happened, though. this is the fourth type this year kerry's plane has broken down. hundreds of virginia state workers will lose their jobs as governor mcauliffe aims to close a $2 billion budget shortfall. he plans to lay a off 565 employees, most of the workers in the department of corrections. leaders previously agreed to cut $45 million from higher education and $30 million given to local governments. the governor also plans to sell a state police airplane. and the budget shortfall could also affect you when you want to have a drink. the governor has ordered the department of alcoholic beverage control to hike the the cost of liquor at state-controlled stores. that could affect restaurants that serve alcohol as well. they would end up passing the cost along to you. the agency has not yet decided how or when it will raise prices. . we know how much money one candidate in our area raised in his campaign. according to the "washington post", democratic senator mark warner has $8 million he can spend in the last few weeks

leading up to the election. he raised an extra $2 million in the year's third quarter for a total of $16 million this year. the report did not say how much his gop opponent ed gillespie has raised. you can vote on november 4th. people remember these lines two years ago. they are taking steps to stop this from happening again. they have created smaller, more manageable precincts and trained volunteers on how to deal with the long lines. election officials do not expect major delays this year since it is a midterm election. an important next few days as you decide who to vote for in the next d.c. mayoral race. the three will head off for the last time today ahead of the november 4th election. the forum will start at 7:00 at anacostia high school. in case you can't attend

tonight, they stopped by our studios. we posted yesterday's d.c. forum online at nbcwashington.com. we'll also air it again right after "meet the press" sunday morning at 11:30 here on nbc 4 you can go to a vigil today about affordable housing in d.c. at anacostia high school on 16th street southeast. peoples platform in peace is holding the vigil. they say too many low-income people are being forced out of the district and they want d.c. council to take action. that vigil at 6:30 tonight. gonzalo is strengthening to a category 4. it is expected to pass over bermuda sometime tomorrow. >> we don't expect it to have any impact on our east coast. we still have to deal with clouds and maybe a little rain. let's check in with amelia siegel for a look at our forecast. >> good morning, eun and aaron.

the key, a little rain. no heavy rain in the forecast for today. and there's not a threat of severe weather like there was yesterday. your forecast for the morning hours, patchy fog in the more rural areas. otherwise, mostly cloudy and dry. a temperature of 63 this morning. a jacket or long sleeves will be just fine. by the time the evening commute comes around, temperatures in the upper 60s. but there is a chance of a shower later today. about a 30% chance that you are dealing with light rain. high temperatures today will be in the upper 60s and low 70s across the area. 70 in washington. and la plata, 65. in winchester, the clouds went out today. limited sunshine around. the best chance of showers again will be this afternoon. now, for tomorrow on friday, finishing out this workweek, it's a chilly start. temperatures in the mid-50s tomorrow afternoon. we're comfortable.

a high of 73 degrees with mostly sunny skies. keeping tomorrow dry, the weekend remains dry as well. saturday, a high around 70. partly to mostly sunny skies. the winds pick up later in the day on saturday. it is breezy on sunday. more importantly, it's cooler. look at the high temperature. only around 60 degrees. if you are going to the redskins game sunday afternoon you want to prepare for that. definitely feeling that fall chill in the air. monday, tuesday, wednesday, high temperatures remain in the low 60s. melissa continues to track breaking news right now. breaking news in rockville, montrose road. all lanes shut down because of a four car crash with injuries. local lanes still open. it is jammed northbound and sound. if you have not completely headed out yet this morning obviously, alternate is going to be your outer loop or the inner loop either way to wisconsin

avenue. another situation this morning, bw southbound at 198, the overturned car, we are seeing slowdowns. apparently not blocking any lanes. 66 and 95, no problems. beltway is moving along. you can follow us @first4traffic on twitter. a high school in washington state is scrapping its plans to use rubber turf because of potential safety concerns raised in an nbc news investigation. earlier this month, nbc news aired a series of onair reports suggesting there could be a link between the turf and cancer after several soccer players were all diagnosed with the same type of cancer. they all played on the same type of turf as well. right now no study has shown any direct link between the surface and any health risk. 6:23. in news for your health, the fda says it has not received enough evidence to remove a black box warning on the anti-smoking drug

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stage to debate charlie crist because crist used a fan to keep from sweating. it violated the rules against electronic devices and called it distracting. the governor came on and did go through with that ba the reality is when we have the debates, candidates and their teams go through a long list of things they all have to agree on, even what things are on the stage, the height of the podiums, glass versus cup for water. if something is not on the list, you end up with a situation like that. police are dealing with a problem in colorado we could see around here as marijuana laws are relaxed. denver police are warning parents to watch out for marijuana disguised as candy popping up all over the city as we get closer to halloween. it's difficult for experts to tell the difference. look at that. oftentimes the edible marijuana

is shaped like a chewy treat, gummy rings or possibly che chocolate. throw ag atoo qbl how a push on capitol hill could impact your travel plans. plus, the scams you need to be watching out for as people try to make a bust off the health care scam. worst-case scenario. the steps you and your children can take in the day ahead to prepare for the potential for an earthquake. that doesn't mean you won't see rain in the hours ahead. helping you prepare for the potential rain with weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:31.

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the ebola crisis getting political in the day ahead. the debate expected in the hours ahead and how it could impact your travel plans. breaking news on the roads. melissa is here with your first 4 traffic. melissa. good morning. breaking news at mont rows. four vehicle crash blocking the

main lanes. now you can see the lanes, at least some of them, have reopened. it looks like the crash has been pushed off. southbound is also still very slow. if you want to take an alternate because you can see how slow it is right here. your alternate from the outer loop, you can take wisconsin avenue. this should be kind of back to normal in the next half hour or so. also an accident investigation. this is a fatal pedestrian crash here. this is northbound richie highway at cypress creek road. that is closed completely. your alternate is 97. 66, 95, moving along. no major problems otherwise. eun, back to you. thanks so much. no rain as you step out the door this morning. but you'll want to track down that umbrella just in case before you leave the house today. a line of showers is rolling towards us and could dampen your plans for later today. storm team 4 amelia siegel.

>> you want to keep the umbrella handy. if you do see rain today, it would be light in nature. patchy fog around hagerstown and martinsburg. that burns off by 9:00 a.m. recess for everybody is looking great. by dismissal, though, the late shower does threaten. however, i think the kids will be able to get outside after school and enjoy our high temperature of 70 degrees. this is skycast 4. this is how the sky looks throughout the day today. notice limited sunshine. for the most part, though, the clouds win out. light showers around 3:00 this afternoon. that threat continuing on into the evening hours. so 11:00 a.m., still in the low 60s. by 3:00, our high temperature of 70 degrees. amelia siegel, thank you. it is 6:32. developing now on the ebola crisis. congressional leaders getting ready to question health leaders about the efforts to contain ebola in the u.s. and calls to ban possibly ebola

patients from traveling. tracie potts live on capitol hill with the latest. tracie, good morning. good moin those being monitored should not get on planes as we saw with amber vincent. there are plans to ban travel into west africa. but president obama says that won't work. there is a hearing on capitol hill. we will hear from the head of the cdc. 13 pages of advanced testimony. he is going to be questioned about whether they did enough quickly enough about whether hospitals around the country are prepared to accept ebola patients. we are hearing testimony from dr. daniel varga. he overseas the hospital with the ebola patients down in dallas. he will testify they did make mistakes. he will apologize. and handing them a flyer about what to do is not the same as

making sure they are trained on how to get in and out of that protective equipment. we will be watching for all of that testimony here on the hill today. eun. >> tracie potts, live on capitol hill. tracie, thank you. there are people out there trying to crash in on this ebola crisis. three people have been caught trying to sell treatments or therapist for ebola. the fda has warned the businesses now. there are no approved drugs or vaccines to treat or prevent ebola. we have the latest breaking information. . spreading hate messages in loud on county. they have been popping up a dozen times in ashburn. the loudoun county board of supervisors asking for a $5,000

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welcome back. 6:39. right now take a look. there's a cowboy on a horse headed towards d.c. >> a what? >> a cowboy on a horse. >> okay. >> galloping along. >> and live evidence. >> route 29 in fairfax city. earlier we told you this could slow your commute. as you can see, we say nay, not really slowing thing down very much. >> they're like uh.

many plan to petition the government today. they are tired of federal land control in local communities out west. they rode all the way from california to do something ou it. there are some people who are concerned about the horses. they swap them out so they don't get too tired because that's a long way to ride. this could create a problem. lee highway is a busy road. >> let's check in with melissa and see what's happening now. >> other slowdowns elsewhere. 270 northbound, rockville at montrose road, four car crash. all main lanes were closed. they have all reopened except for the exception of one. it is slow. southbound we're sl. that is a problem there. also, another problem here, just got a call about this as well. a viewer sitting in this 30 minutes. toll road at 123. a crash had the entire thing shut down. now just one lane reopened.

hopefully it works out in just a little bit. slow around town. 270 southbound from jermantown to the beltway, 32 minutes. 95 to 270, 22 minutes. 66 east from fairfax into the beltway, 19 minutes. we are slow around town. i'm back in 1 and right now we're looking at temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s. 57 in leesburg. 51 in washington. keep the umbrella handy. light showers are possible is afternoon d eng. i think long sleeves will be just fine. maybe a light jacket. because by this afternoon we're looking at high temperatures around 70 degrees. bethesda, high of 69. as well as fairfax. i'm back in 10 minutes with a look at the weekend. >> see you then. amelia, thank you. don't look now but the holidays are just around the corner. that means a look at how much people will be spending on gifts this year. new developments in the growing ebola crisis. several precautionary steps taken to contain the spread of

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today we are watching as dulles airport begins to roll out new screening processes for people who may have been exposed to ebola. megan mcgrath is live at

dulles with more. megan, good morning >> reporter: wello morning. we are starting to see signs of concern among travelers. take a look at this video inside dulles terminal here. a man hopping a plane headed to dubai is wearing a surgical mask inside the terminal. he wouldn't talk to us on camera. i did approach him, had a conversation off camera. he said, yes, he is wearing that because he is concerned about being exposed to ebola as he travels here. advanced screening gets under way in dallas. still pictures was shot at jfk in new york where screens began last weekend. a similar situation will be happening in our area travelers from liberia, sierra leone and new guinea. they will have their

temperatures taken with a touch-free thermometer. if there are red flags, they will go over to the cdc. people on site will further assess the situation. the cdc will make the decision whether that person can continue to travel or whether they need to go to an area hospital for further evaluation or treatment. we have been watching things in the terminal. there are no flights on board that are from the three cups affected. 14 before the hour now. frontier airlines at the center of this latest incident is out of service this morning. the latest ebola incident is now parked inside a hangar. frontier placed the entire crew on paid leave for 21 days. they did the same thing for two dozen nurses on board.

a school staff member was on the same plane, not the same flight, though. the schools say they will spend the day disinfecting both billions to be safe. more on the "today" show about the ebola crisis and what's being done to prevent the spread in the u.s. fairfax is asking students about any travel to west africa. prince george's county, any student wh a high enough fever will be asked about the history but say the primary concern is about spreading of the flu. it is important to note there have not been any suspected cases reported in our area. we are expecting an update very soon on a person hit by a train in virginia. the amtrak train was traveling from chicago to new york. it hit the person north of the center shopping plaza. the person hit was a woman. they're still not releasing her name or condition this morning.

they are expected to give us an update after 7:00 a.m. vre is not reporting any delays in the area this morning. 6:48. prosecutors say a respected d.c. rabbi may have recorded hundreds of women changing at a georgetown synagogue. the rabbi walked out of court after pleading not guilty to voyeurism charges. investigators uncovered hundreds of pictures of women on e rabbi's computer. police say is he used a camera disguised as an alarm clock to record women changing. his passport was confiscated. pet safety say priority in montgomery county. they are investigating the health and safety of animals in local pet shops. scott mcfarland reports council is looking at how pets are sold to the stores and how many animals the stores buy at one time. it shows the council received 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 council today. there are a lot of new students in prince george's county schools this year. nearly 128,000 children are enrolled. about 2,700 more students than the year before. it cited preliminary members. county schools ceo kevin maxwell are reflected more confident in the school system today. later this morning, a better idea of what d.c.'s first elevated park might look like. they will announce the winning design this morning. that new park will span the river using the pilings from the 11th street bridge. it will include picnic space to enjoy the view from the river. >> the neighbors are excido see it.

let's get a look at our forecast as we approach 6:50. we saw all of this rain and rough weather yesterday. >> for the most part we will get that sigh of relief. a chance of dealing with a late afternoon or evening shower. a 30% risk of that. still keep your umbrella handy. otherwise, it's comfortable today. comfortably cool. high temperature this afternoon around 70 degrees. starting tomorrow right on through your weekend we are looking at dry conditions. however, a big change in our temperature from saturday to sunday. we'll drop from around 70 on saturday to around 60 on sunday and will remain chilly into next week. right now for the most part is in the upper 6 0s. we're looking at 59 degrees in camp springs. mostly cloudy skies across the

area. here's how temperatur warm throughout the day today. nice weather for walking the dog. 1:00 the temperature around 67. 3:00, is when we will hit our highs. 69, 70 degrees. for tomorrow, a touch warmer. high of 73. mostly sunny skies for your friday. wondering what to do tomorrow, be happy that the workweek is starting to wind down, wash the car. no rain in the forecast for tomorrow. keeping it dry not only through the weekend but monday asel sunday, high temperature of 70. winds will increase during the afternoon hours. it will be breezy for saturday afternoon and evening. during the morning, we're going to have our storm team 4 tracking fall speller. that is going to start at 100 a.m. in thmoin mark your calendar for th. a lot of good stories. 10:00 a.m. it is cooler. noticeably cooler sunday. 48 in washington. 30s in the suburbs.

and high only around 60 degrees. keep that in mind if you are headed to the redskins game. low 60s. temperatures remaining on the cool side in the low '60s all right. right now, amelia, breaking news in rockville. 270 at montrose. the crash finally out of the northbound lanes. we are still quite slow southbound. pretty jammed all the way from jermantown. it will take three times as long. northbound is actually slowing quite nicely. taking a look at some of the backups, backed up all the way here. very, very dark red at 14 miles per hour back from 370 almost to the spur. slow go at this point this morning. talking about our other problem. eastbound at 123, one lane open from an earlier accident. 66 you can see we're probably pretty average for this time of day as we approach the 7:00 hour. about 45 miles per hour there. 95, if you're hopping on in

stafford, virginia, heading northbound, you're a little slow. it opens up. slow through dale city. we have a vehicle disabled off to the left side of the roadway. so watch out for that. if you're headed out in the next 20 minutes, st. barnabas, typical volume. follow us on twitte twitter @first4traffic. 6:53. today you can talk with transportiolee about your commute in northern virginia. leaders from manassas and manassas park plan to talk about the a vdot meeting tonight. we're told it can take 45 minutes to go just six miles. you will hear from vdot about traffic projects across the commonwealth at 6:30 at the district off alliance drive in fairfax. you won't be getting the new apple ipad plus. production won't happ until early next year. manufacturers had to delay

production because they are strugglg keep up with demand for the new iphone 6. it is expected to have a 13 inch display. a new survey says we will spend $800 on holiday shoin the national retail federation says more than half of us plan to shop online. nearly two-thirds will hit e discou stores for gifts. new this morning, a new report is highlighting the impact student loans are having on families. ed report from the consumer financial protection bureau says private student lenders are not doing enough to help struggling borrowers avoid default. the agency has received 5,300 complaints this year, an increase of 38%. there are new tools to help you take action if you went into trouble with your student loans. they have a sample letter to help you request lower monthly payments. you can find that on nbcwashington.com, search "student loans."

6:55 is your time. four things to know before you head out the door. ask your children about the great shakeout today. lots of schools will drop, take cover and hold on as earthquake safety drills are happening. police want your help finding a man that looks similar to this. he is accused of raping a teenager on her way home from work saturday in woodbridge. an update soon on a woman hit by a train in burk, north of the burk shopping plaza. no delays in the area this morning so far. screenings for ebola begin at dulles international airport. this applies to travelers coming from the ebola affected areas of beginy, liberia and sierra leone. high temperature o 70 degrees. mostly to partly sunny skies. an afternoon or evening shower. if we see rain, it will be light in nature. for tomorrow, we're looking at

plenty of sunshine. a high temperature of 73 degrees. but, again, most if not all of your thursday is mainly dry. still have breaking news. 270 northbound has cleared from the crash. southbound jammed all the way from jermantown. take a look. going 14 miles per hour. also dulles toll road eastbound at 123, one lane open at this point this morning. 66 looking pretty typical. no major issues but a little bit slower than we would like to see. northbound out of stafford county a little bit slow thrgh dale cit take a look at the horse guy. >> he's still out there? >> police escort. meeting up with other friends at the key bridge. >> all right. there you two. >> good luck to him. >> exactly. hey, notice this morning we e all weang purple. you'll see that across the the networks of nbc universal and comcast showing solidarity with

. good morning. "today" exclusive. for the first time a furs that works at the dallas hospital at the center of the ebola crisis in america speaks out. her shocking claims of mismanagement, disorder and disregard for protocol that may have led to two co-workers being infected. hurricane gonzalo, wrindz are swirling towards bermuda. half prepares for a hurricane of its own. a woman comes forward and says former "seventh heaven" star peter collins expoegsos