it is friday, october 17th. . let's take a live look outside right now. it is a chillier start to your day. 57 degrees outside your studios. the stormy days are behind us. things are looking good today. amelia is filling in. >> how perfectly it works out that today is friday and beautiful weather to go along with it. plenty of sunshine. overall a nice day. the weather not having any negative impact on your day. you might want to grab a light jacket or throw on some long sleeves. 58 right now inhi this morning we're looking at a temperature currently again of 58 degrees. by 7:00 a.m., our temperatures will fall a few degrees. cool but mostly sunny skies with the sunrise at 7:19. temperatures in the mid 60s. highs today will be in the 70s. i'll have more of your forecast and what you can expect this afternoon in 10 minutes. melissa is tracking breaking

news in frederick. >> we're talking about 340. all lanes shut down. your alternate will be ballinger creek park. no word how long this will be around. if it stakes around, you want to take the alternate if you're headed into town. wider look at things. no major issues. construction has actuly cleared out of the way, which is good on this friday morning. beltway at branch avenue moving along. taking a look at 66 and 95 in virginia moving well as well. lots of green on the screen. see you at 5:11. >> see you then. thank you, melissa. 5:02 now. new developments on the nurse with ebola now in maryland. we can now show you nina pham's arrival in bethesda. chopper 4 was high above after an ambulance arrived at the national institutes health. now we are learning what kind of

treatment nina pham will get there. megan? >> reporter: well, eun, nina pham arrived at nih just a little bit before midnight last night. she said said to be in stable condition and good spirits. pham was flown from dallas to maryland by special charter plane to frederick municipal airport. she was wearing a special protective suit. she could be seen holding the hand of an escort. she then got into a waiting ambulance, walking on her own. pham was driven by motorcade to nih in bethesda and taken to the special studies unit, a highly specialized isolation unit equipped to deal with infectious diseases like ebola. there's space for two patients. she is taking up one of the two beds in the unit. it was built in 2,000. now the world renowned eupl

tpholgs will oversee her care here at nih. she was officially diagnosed last sunday. she is one of two nurses who contracted ebola caring for thomas duncan in dallas. we are hearing from d falchi. it is too early to say. they have to thoroughly look her over. they will make decisions whether she will be given any kind of experimental medications. it is too early to commt that at isoi. >> megan, thank you. 5:03. new this morning, we have learned a dallas health care worker who handled a lab specimen from the liberian man affected with ebola is on a cruise ship and has been quarantined. so far she has shown no signs of the disease and has been a

symptomatic for 1da. amber vinson, the second nurse to contract ebola is stable. she is being treated at emery hospital in atlanta. yesterday they decontaminated her home. she was diagnosed tuesday, a day after she was due to go to cleveland to plan her wedding. owners are trying to contact customers who may have come in contact with vinson. frontier airlines is trying to notify people on seven flights, not just the two flights the nurse took. they are notifying travelers on the flight with vinson and those who flew on a later flight using the same plane. you can head over to facebook with your ebola questions.

we'll have a health expert answer them starting at 4:00 p.m. today. five minuter . anthony brown is drawing criticism for an ad that features baltimore police officers. >> they are illegal. >> assault weapons have no place on the street. >> the republican challenger larry hogan over his record on gun contro officers are not allowed to appear in uniform. they say the officers were not in full uniform. they had their badges but they were blurred. you won't see many ads for ed gillespie but you can expect more soon. records show the nominee for senate canceled a lot of tv ads. election day is less than three weeks now.

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if you have tro waking up your kids for school, they may have a sleeping disorder. children need nine hours of sleep every night. if your kid is snoring or falling asleep in the day they may have sleep apnea. children who do not sleep enough

can suffer from weight gain have trouble in school. new studies suggest daily trimming will damage your nails. cutting your nails incorrectly and too often can cause stress across the entire nail bed changing its shape. that can lead to painful spoon shaped nails. opt for straight nails. >> i don't trim them every day but i probably am doing it incorrectly. never thoug about it before. >> if you cut too short that really hurts. >> it does hurt. >> 5:11. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. >> amelia siegel with a look at the day ahead. good morning. >> good morning, guys. what you need to wear, definitely the sunglasses. mostly sunny skies. you can get away with long sleeves, a light jacket. high temperatures thisftno in the low 70s.

right now it is a bit cool outside. 58 degrees. but here is skycast 4 at 8:00 a.m. the sun comes up. only a few clouds in the sky. high temperature thftno of 73. a big temperature drop on sunday. i'll let you know how much cooler we are in 10 minutes. right now continuing to track breaking news in frederick. >> we're talking about 15 near 340, all lanes blocked. a helicopter is landing because of an accident, a car versus semi truck. alternate is ballinger to get around this crash. no major problems now. much of the early road work out of the way. prince georges looking good. lorton moving along as well. >> thanks, melissa. we are tracking the path of hurricane gonzalo right now and how strong it will be when it slams into bermuda.

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doctors diagnosed nina pham with ebola less than a a week ago in dallas. she will now get specialized treatment at nih. leaders at nih say they are taking every precaution to make sure the campus remains safe as doctors treat this ebola case. one staff member says pham's arrival has created tension. >> worried at all? yeah, it's always a concern now that it's here and it's become a real reality. but i mean, i take the metro

every day. >> our medical system is pretty good. i feel if someone gets sick they can handle it. >> as a reminder ebola is not airborne and cann be transmitted by food or water. you can only get it through blood or bodily fluids of an infected person. it causes vomiting and diarrhea. that's why those who care for ebola patients likeamy membe and medical workers are at higher risk. we put it right on the home page to help you separate ebola facts from ebola scare. hurricane gonzalo is rolling towards bermuda. people have been bracing for the category 4 storm, boarding up doors and windows. amelia siegel is tracking gonzalo in the storm team 4 weather center. what's the latest? >> here's the latest, richard. gonzalo impressive maximum sustained winds at 130 miles per hour. this will be impacting bermuda

throughout the day today, on into the evening. the worst conditions between 5:00 and 10:00 p.m. this evening. gonzalo causing waves 25 to 30 feet high around it. not only will it bring an impressive storm surge but three to six inches of rain. and of course very impressive hurricane force winds. again, the worst expected to hit bermuda during the evening hours. i'll be back in less than five minutes with more on what we can expect here. thank you, amelia. today we'll learn about how much time one prince george's county man will be in jail. it happen back in 2012. he lured a girl away from her father in the value village on university boulevard and then assaulted her in a nearby park. police said he tried the same

thing on another girl one month before that incident. >> 5:19. hunter biden is making headlines today after nbc news learned he tested positive for cocaine. hunter biden is vice president joe biden's son. he is 44 years old. he tested positive for a drug last year. they did not make the the news public because it was treating him like any other sair. the vice president declined to comment on the story. more about a shooting behind a school last year. carl pierson was 18 years old. he killed one girl that day before he killed himself. according to newly released documents, he showed another classmate pictures a gun he planned to use and showed another classmate photos from sandy hook and he said they were funny. right now at the live desk, final arguments coming from the prosecutor at oscar ss tore's sentencing hearing. you can hear what it's like

outside the courthouse in pretoria. just a short while ago we heard the double amputee's lawyer argue for house arrest, saying his client did not act with deviousness when shot and killed reeva steenkamp and has lost everything and now has nothing. we could find out his sentence as soon as tuesday. that's the latest at the live desk. eun? . we now know what killed comedian joan rivers. the 81-year-old suffered a lack of oxygen and suffered brain damage while undergoing a procedure. she was rushed to the hospital in late august after going into cardiac arrest and died several days later. today marks 25 years since a deadly 6.9 magnitu earthquake

shook the san francisco area. it only lasted about 15 seconds. the quake caused billions of dollars worth of damage and buckled freeways, brought down a bridge and knocked buildings off their foundations. 63 people died and 3,700 were hurt. it hit just before a world series game at 5:04 on october 17th, 1989. >> and this morning the san francisco giants are going back to the world series. >> swung into right. the giants win the pennant! >> how about that. doesn't get more exciting. the giants beat the st. louis cardinals with a walk-off home run. this is the third time in the last five years that san francisco has made it to the fall classic. they'll take on the kansas city royals. the giants won in 2010, 2012. don't get me wrong. there are a lot of giants fans

out there. but the royals haven't won in decades. so people are jumping on the band wagon. >> 5:21. >> let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist amelia siegel. >> good morning, eun. beautiful morning wmaly clear skie a nice fall chill in the air. with that, grab a light jacket. we're looking at high temperatures in the low 70s. 58 is where we're at right now. calm winds. but they will increase throughout the day. 5 to 10 miles per hour. that southerly component will help to warm our temperatures. yesterday's high was 68. a little bit warmer for your friday. visibility not real an issue for most of us. those of you in manassas and culpepper dealinwi fog you will see patchy fog until 9:00 a.m. cool conditions. definitely need sunglasses, though, especially if you're traveling eastbound.

temperatures for the morning commute in the upper 50s. for the evening commute not only is it dry but you can roll down the winds with temperatures around 70 degrees. high temperature, 73 in washington. 70, frederick. 68 in leesburg. for tomorrow, nice day. just a few afternoon clouds. mostly sunny skies. high temperature of 68 degrees. it will become breezy tomorrow afternoon. breezy throughout the day on sunday. more importantly, the temperatures, it's a cold start. in the 30s outside. and overall cool. high temperature of only 59 degrees. so saturday looking like the better of the two weekend days. as we look to monday, well, temperatures remain on the cool side with a high of 62. partly sunny skies. after that, temperatures, not only do they remain below ample, but a chance of showers in the forecast tuesday, wednesday, and

thursday. so today the warmest day out of the next seven. we're going to send things over to melissa now who is continue to go track breaking news. route 15 near 340, still completely blocked. hearing reports that a helicopter could be landing after this car versus semi crash. alternate is ballinger creek pike. figure your alternate. wider look at things. no major problems inner loop, outer loop. moving right along is 66 and 95. smooth sailing at this point this morning. and the beltway at route 1 also looking quite good. remember to follow us on twitter @first4traffic. you can like nbc washington. today you will get to check out dozens of new shopping options at the new springfield town center. it officially opens at 10:00 a.m. they have been busy since 2012. there will be an h&m, dave and

buster's and regal movie theater. >> get your resumes ready. the fourth annual d.c. job fair from 10:00 this morning until 2:00 near the waterfront metro. this year's fair will be different than in past years. a it is open to anyone who lives in d.c. emergency crews now know what attracted all of these bees to a mini van. of all things, it was honey. >> makes sense. >> this happened in florida near ft. myers. 220 gallons of honey spilled from a truck all over the highway. the woman who owns the van drove through the accident scene. when they finally stopped, the bees swarmed her van. it turns out that the van's owner is allergic to bees. >> that makes it much more frightening, right. >> the last thing you want to be

is in a pool of honey. >> all that wasted honey. sad. >> we are learni abo the spooky souvenir an australian man brought home from his vacation in bali. >> it sounds like a crazy nightmare but this really happened. a spider survived in his stomach for three days. a apparently that spider burrowed through a small appendix scar. the tiny creature traveled up his torso. look at that red mark right in the middle. it looks like a scar. from his belly button to his chest. this happened while on vacation. once he got home, doctors removed that spider through his belly button. >> hot, sorrying burning sensation. it was like nothing i felt before. i was just mind blown. i really couldn't have ever believed that in my wildest dreams. >> the spider was dead when it was removed.

it has been sent off for tests. i didn't know this could happen. >> this is bizarre. we should learn what type of species the spider was in the next few days. i would rather take my chances with the bees and honey rather than have a spider living in me. it is the way to go if you want a cheap set of wheels. why you may be getting in over your head if you want a used car. a warmup in store for your day with your hour-by-hour foreca forest > the f time we are hearing from dallas nurse nina pham. the message she had for well wishers before making isri wishers before making isri to bethesd wothe way als dismantles someone like stuarty. is so painful. embryonic stem cells have so much promise, but barbara comstock voted to ban that research funding

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>> i'm rich jordan in for aaron gilchrist. a live look at 5:30. waking up to very pleasant conditions out there. >> let's check in with amelia siegel now to get a look at how the weather will shape up. >> good moin mostly sunny skies. right now i am tracking a little bit of fog around manassas and culpepper. elsewhere, no fog in the forecast for thimorning. students heading off to school this morning. the weather looking great from the bus stop to dismissal. absolutely beautiful afternoon. those of you in maryland that have is off today, make sure the kids get outside and enjoy the spectacular autumn friday. temperature around 56 degrees at 7:00 a.m. by 11:00 a.m., mid 6 0s. 3:00, low 70s. our high in washinonod about 7 even a nice evening. 7:00, temperaturesn upper 60s. but as the sun goes down with clear skies it will be turning

chilly last night. redskins play the titans. kickoff will be breezy and cool. a closer look at the weekend coming up. melissa continues tor breaking news in frederick. >> all lanes blocked because of a serious crash. your alternate is ballinger creek pike. no doubt this will be shut down for some time. taking a look at 66. if you're getting on near 15 or 29, hay market, completely fine. no problems out of town either. 95 north of triangle is also looking good. no major issues there. prince george's county, a smooth ride. looking at the beltway overall, very good movement. a little bit slow heading out of town. eun. >> thank you, melissa 5:32 is your time right now. developing now, president obama is trying to ramp up the u.s.

response to the ebola crisis. there are a number of top officials already in place. but the president is under pressure to elect an ebola czar. tracie potts is live on capitol hill to explain what that means. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. as you know, there are already people from the cdc, from health and human services here in dc. but does there need to be one person in charge? president obama now says he's open to that idea. here's what he said after a meeting on ebola yesterday. >> it may be appropriate to appoint an additional person not because the three of these folks haven't done an outstanding job. it's not that they haven't been doing an outstanding job really working hard on this issue but they are responsible for a whole

bunch of other stuff >> reporter: the reserves and the national guardilhe over to west afternoon. but people coming in, no travel ban. there's a lot of pressure here on capitol hill, especially republicans for the president to stop anyone from coming in from the west africa atns they will have to travel from one place to another and end up coming into the united states anyway and that will make the situation worse. eun? >> tracie potts live on capitol hill. tracie, thank you. 5:34. we are seeing and hearing from nina pham as she recovers from ebola. before she was mov to bethesda, a doctor recorded a conversation with her. he shared pham's gratitude for medical staff. you can see pham sitting upright

and alert. she became emotional when talking about her trip to maryland but overall is in good spirits. her pet dog is in isolation. she had to leave him behind when traveling to bethesda. officials feared the dog would have ebola and would ha tbe put down. so far no sign of the disease. the pet will stay in isolation 21 days, the incubation period for humans. a lot of fear and misinformation about ebola. news 4 will be looking to get your questions answe one of the doctors from loud on hospital is holding a q and a. submit your questions. that will begin at 4:00 p.m. today. 5:35. today marks five years since a virginia tech student nt missing in charlottesville. morgan harrington was missing for more than 100 days before she was founde. today her parents will tie a black ribbon around a lamp post

in charlottesville for her memory. they said they sympathize with the parents of hannah graham. police have received 4,000 tips in this case. a man accused of jumping the white house fence and making it into the building is facing new charges today. police say after they arrested omar gonzalez they found 800 rounds of ammo, along with a machete and hatchn his car. a federal grand j charged him with resisting arrest. gonzalez has pleaded not guilty to several other charges. protecting your money from criminals. steps being taken to boost security of your debit card. plus, not the money saving option you thought they were. why many people are getting over their heads when buying a used car. a bit cool as you step outside this morning. it's going to get better in a hurry. the high temperatures u n expect t d ahead with weather and traffic on the 1s.

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it's now 5:45. looking live at the national institutes of health in bethesda right now. that campus is where doctors are treating nina pham, the nurse from dallas diagnosed with ebola. governor martin o'malley will join maryland health officials today to get an update on ebola.

today's briefing will provide an overview of the state's readiness plan. important to know there have been no cases of ebola in maryland. officials confirmed an inmate at the county detentionter who was taken to the hospital on thursday does not have ebola. the inmate had a fever after returning from a tr ter leo leone ma in isolation since her arrival on monday. again, the tests came back and the results are negative. . all right. get this. a student's big excuse for missing class caused a campus ebola scare. she said she and her family were quarantined for possible ebola exposure. students were evacuated yesterday because of it. she made up the story to avoid being dropped from a class. that student eventually fessed up after being isolated for real. on nbcwashington.com you can

find what local school districts are doing to prepare on nurse nina pham's move to nih and facts you need to know about ebola. police want your help to find a stolen dog in prince george's county. this 10-year-old boxer's name is arwin. she was taken earlier this week. the thief took a diamond ring, laptop and kindle firement a lot of you are talking about this on facebook right now. if you know anythin about what happened to the dog, call prince george's county police. three deputies in frederick county, maryland face a lawsuit saying they wrongfully killed a man with down syndrome. according to the "washington post" a judge decided to uphold the lawsuit agait deputies, the sheriff's office and frederick county. he died when the deputies tried to force him out of a movie theater last year. a lawyer for the deputy says he will try again to have the case thrown out before trial. time 5:47. we now know how much money bob

mcdonnell raised while he was on trial for corruption. he received $78,000 for his legal fees. his legal defense fund has now raised $300,000 since it was opened last year. however, supporters believe their legal fees are even higher than that. mcdonnell and his wife maureen were found guilty of corruption last month. maryland lieutenant governor anthony brown is drawing criticism for his latest campaign ad which features baltimore police officers. >> they are illegal. >> assault weapons have no place on the streets. >> brown is running for governor. the ad attacks republican challenger larry hogan over his record on gun control. a police spokesperson told the baltimore sun that officers are not allowed to appear in uniform. they said the officers did not have on their badges and the uniform patches were blurred. many officers are angered by the ad because they said it does not represent the department's view on guns.

it seems ed gillespie is running out of money. records show the republican nominee canceled several tv ads even though election day is only three weeks away. the campaign does have money and that gillespie spent $300,000 on a new ad campaign. according to the spokesman you will start to see the new ads tomorrow. 11 minutes now until 6:00. with just a few weeks until election day, one thing is clear. some of you are still unhappy about the leadershipn c. emotions got heated during a mayoral candidate forum by ward 8 community groups. it is the largest meeting of the three candidates before the election. some people we talked to say they are still not sure who to vote for. >> i was still not totally impressed by any one of them in terms of the immediate action i think every resident here wants to see. >> early voting starts monday. you can catch our forum with the candidates for mayor.

it was moderated by tom sherwood and colby king of the "washington post". it aye sunday morning at 11:30. if you live in d.c., you may have noticed something wrong with the voter guide that recently came in the mail. take a look. more than 300,000 voter guides went out with the d.c. flag printed upside-down. a spokesperson for the board of elections initially told us it was intentional to raise awareness about low voter turnout. last night the executive director admitted it was a mistake. we're told the guideilnobe be reprinted. loudoun county schools are growing and some schools may be overcrowded. three schools have 100 or more students projected and at least one has more students than the building can officially hold. the school's principal said administrators can handle the high number of students, though. the county schools gained 2,500 students just in the last year. . it is all treats this halloween for store owners. national retail federation said

we will spend $80 on everything from candy, costume, decorations. consumers are on target to spend $7 billion total for halloween. it is the second fastest holiday for consumer spending. kids love these costumes. and adults too. >> $80 isn't much when you think of candy and costume. >> mostly chocolate fome but you k >> it's supposed to be for the kids. give it away. >> right, give it away. chocolate. seriousl they keep a close eye on it because they know. >> nice weather for the weekend. >> beautiful. dry right on through sunday. however, we're tracking a major temperature chang saturday to sunday. so you have something to do outside. yard work. definitely get it done on saturday. here are your weather headlines. pleasant today. pleasant torw. cold start sunday morning. temperatures in the 30s and 40s.

not only that, but it is breezy throughout the entire day. as we look to next week, temperatures remain on the cool side and a chance of showers. right now temperatures are in the 50s. 53 in reston. 54, leesburg. 53 over in bowie. mainly clear skies right now. 3:00 temperatures wil warm up throughout the day. your hour-by-hour forecast, kids off from school in maryland today. we'll take them to the park. 10:00 a.m., low 60s. in the afternoon we're hanging out in the upper 70s. tonight for friday night football, dry conditions. 6:00 to 8:00. temperatures not too bad. in the upper 60s. if you're going to be out later, definitely need the sweatshirt. temperatures at tt int wil be in the low 60s with mainly clear skies. here's your fall foliage forecast. maybe you're doi leaf peeping this weekend.

the peak color is maryland, down into west virginia. still low color change in the d.c. metro area. saturday, high temperature of 68 degrees. it's breezy saturday afternoon. and it's breezy the entire day on sunday. you're noticing the winds. you're also noticing the chill in the air. sunday, high temperature of 59 degrees. university of mary s their homecoming game on saturday. weather looking operate for that. look at next week. we remain chilly. and a chance of showers tuesday through thursday. right now you are continue to go track breaking news. breaking news again here in frederick. we're talking 1534 all lanes blocked. very serious crash. your alternate will be balling her creek pike. a wider look at things, typical this time of day. top of the beltway near university boulevard. prince george's county looking good as you look at indian head

highway, branch avenue, pennsylvania avenue. 301 looking quite good. beltway at new hampshire, a little bit slow. pretty typical as u approach the 6:00 hour. remember to follow us on twitter @first4traffic. . if you've been holding out on getting the e-zpass, if you open a new e-zpass account will get a week of toll-free travel on the new i-95 express lanes. they are on track to open in december. the free week will be sometime early next year. everyone will need an e-zpass to travel on those lanes. if you car pool you should get an e-zpass flex. you can travel toll free at any time if you have three or more people in your vehicle. you may want to avoid the red line. three stations are close. you can't use brook line, tottenham or tacoma. if you plan to ride the green line, it is open for those trains.

however, work on all of metro means wait times everywhere could be as long as 16 minutes. new stuff in the day ahead aimed at protecting your money from hackers. jackie deangeles is live with "for your money". >> good morning toyou, eun. president obama expected to announce that the u.s. will boost security for government-issued debit cards amid concerns about the safety of american financial data. the government will start issuing social security via debit cards with an internal chip making them less vulnerable to fraud. they will issue 5 million with chips by the end of next year accounting for roughly half of them in circulation. tar bucks will let customers pay ahead. the coffee chain has been pushing its mobile payment app. they can be traded for free food

and drinks. starbucks will take 10 people who pay with the mobile app to win starbucks for life. that will be one food or drink item each day for 30 years. that's a lot of starbucks, guys. >> it certainly is. we know a lot of people who would want it too. thank you, jackie. another casino in atlantic city could close based on a judge's decision today. they asked the judge to cancel the union contract at the taj mahal casino. they could not afford to pay for health care and pensions. if the contract is not canceled, the casino will have to shut down. a heads up in alexandria. you could lose phone and internet because of broken copper cables. an independent contractor drilled through two copper cables while taking soil samples. crews are working around the clock to dig up, remove and

repair the broken cables. no word how long it will take. a new option to get around chevy chase in d.c. a brand-new capitol bike share opens this morning at mckinley and connecticut avenue. mayor gray and mary chay will take part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony. that ceremony is set to begin at 11:00 a.m. construction on the new eisenhower memorial could start as soon as next year. the u.s. commission of fine arts approved a revised project yesterday. that key approval could pave the way for a ground breaking sometime in 2015. it has taken a lot of criticism. congress still needs to fund the $140 million project. so far $63 million has been appropriated. we are sitng on top of a a developing story. a nurse from texas being treated in bethesda. megan mcgrath just went through security at nih. she will be inside to show us the special unit treating nina pham.

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right now at 6:00 a.m., doctors in bethesda are treating a texas nurse with the ebola virus. megan mcgrath is live to tell us about the special unit where the

nurse is receiving care. >> but first melissa is following breaking news in your first 4 traffic. breaking news, frederick county. 15 at east baffert road near 340, we have all of 15 completely shut down. all lanes blocked because of a serious crash. chopper headed to the crash right now to get more information. alternate is ballinger creek pike. a helicopter had to get one of the people o tre partially blocking things on the beltway. apparently cars are getting around. just fine at this point. things look good. no major problems on 66. 95 looking good. all early morning construction out of the way. prince george's county looking just fine. i'm back in 10 minutes. amelia? tracking fog across the area in gaithersburg, manassas and culpepper. as late as 9:00 a.m. this morning.