>> are there homes in that area? >> i think there are a few condos. a lot of fun things to see there. stay with us. news 4 continues right now at 5:00 a.m. >> news 4 today starts now. questions about security. new concerns being raised after another man makes it over the fence at the white house. plus, hitting the snooze button. the decision that could give virginia kids a reason to sleep in on school days. welcome to news 4 today for this thursday, october 23rd, 2014. let's take a live look outside right now. 52 degrees outside our studios. not that cold but definitely windy out there. >> here's storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. >> good morning. your headlines for this thursday. hair styles by mr. wind throughout much of the day ahead. temperatures hovering near 50

degrees. a milder afternoon throughout much of the region. right now wind gusts 20 to 30 miles per hour. leesburg just had a gust of 33 miles per hour. most of the gusts are under that, though, around 20 to 25 miles per hour. these blustery winds will be increasing by midday. temperatures right now are rather chilly. 50 degrees. shenandoah, into the mountains, some locations there in the 40s. washington, 50. montgomery, prince georges, fairfax, mid-50s around the chesapeake bay. lingering showers on the eastern shore. those are beginning to pull away. winds coming from this big area of low pressure rotating off long island and the new england coast. that will be with us throughout the day ahead. next weather and traffic on the day ahead. when the winds finally diminish. melissa is dealing with a new accident. >> brand-new crash bw parkway

southbound at 175. police on the way to the crash. sounds like a vehicle off the roadway right now. not impeding anything at this point but it could be once the police and fire rescue get there. inner loop, two right lanes blocked because of construction. prince george's county, looking pretty good. no major problems into or out of town. 95 and dale boulevard moving along. a live look at 66 in 10 minutes. today is your first chance to apply for a new gun permit. d.c. changed the gun law to allow con can sealed carry after a judge ruled a ban by a previous judge was unconstitutional. people will only be allowed to carry a gun if they can justify the need for a weapon. they will be banned in certain sensitive locations arod the district. the the secret service is

dealing with another security breach. another man scaled the white house fence last night. this time the result was very different. megan mcgrath has a look at how the secret service responded. megan? >> reporter: aaron, yeah. this time it was quite different. the jumper did not get very far, 20 feet from the fence before he was taken down by secret service and dogs. you can hear the commotion. it was just after 7:00 last night and just about a month after another man jumped the fence at the white house and actually made it inside. now, after that incident, an additional barrier was put up in front of the fence at the white house. that didn't stop asana. he scaled the barrier and the fence itself. secret service released their

dogs, however, and took asana down and arrested. only got a short distance inside on the grounds. only 20 feet from the fence before he was arrested. the president was home at the time. cret service said there was no danger to the president. two dogs were injured in the commotion. apparently they were kicked. they are being treated by a veterinarian. live at the white house, megan mcgrath >> a trial could be set for the man accused of three high-profile murders in alexandria. charles severance will be in court for a pretrial hearing a. judge roush is also expected to rule on whether to allow cameras in the court. severance is accused of murdering three. judge roush is best known for presiding over convicted d.c. sniper lee boyd malvo. montgomery county police looking for two men who held up a shell gas station in

gaithersburg. shots were fired on shady grove road around 1:00 a.m. you can see the front door is shattered by bullets. nobody was hurt. police say the suspects were well disguised with ski masks and gloves. no word how much money they got away with. >> a navyman is now in the hands of a judge. lee hall is accused of funneling money under a classified contract to build hundreds of untraceable rifle silencers. the the contract was not authorized and hall only sent the money to help out an acquaintance. his defense lawyer said he had a legitimate need for the rifle silencers, which were part of the classified program. a vote today could determine what time your children go to school next year. the fairfax county school board will decide what time they will change. high school at 8:00, middle school at 7:30 and elementary

wouldn't change more than 10 minutes. if the school board approves this plan, could start times would not change until next school year. it went from being a district nobody was watching to one of the more interesting races this november. candidates in the 7th district will take part in the forum. they will take apart in a debate later this month at randolph college where they both teach. a live look at canada's parliament where the nation is mourning after a deadly shooting. coming up, live to ottawa for more on the shooter and the red flags that were raised before this attack. . a cool and windy start to your thursday. tom kierein will show you when the winds will die down in your

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teenagers moodiness may be more than hormones. problems at home and school can lead to a cycle of negativity. southern california scientists interviewed is 00 kids and parents found in-home arguments impacted the teen's performance. and the opposite also true. the effects of the arguments could last up to two days, trapping the teenager in a negative mind-set. so if you're thinking about calling out sick to start your weekend early, you might want to think again. according to a new survey, 28%

of employees admit to faking a sick call. most people say they didn't feel like calling in. i call it a mental health day. some of the strangest excuses were needing a day to fixed botched plastic surgery and getting on a plane. pause sometimes you trip and you're on a 747. >> how does one accidentally get on a plane? i think a lot of people, me included, it's hard to fake it. because you are at home feeling guilty all day. >> you have that problem? >> i do. i guess you don't. >> no. i'm here always. >> yes, right. >> 5:11. a live look outside this morning with your forecast and tom kierein. >> good morning to you, tom. >> you can call in with bad hair today. blustery winds. flag near union station. it's flapping swiftly and a

brisk wind. winds gusting to 30 miles per hour. it's going to be blustery through the morning. getting a little stronger. gusts to 35 or higher around noon time around the region. lots of sunshine. by then, 60 degrees. in the afternoon, hovering in the mid-60s. the winds will diminish by late afternoon on a very clear sky. when you walk out the door, you'll need your jacket. it's only 50 degrees most of the region. weather and traffic on the 1s at 5:21. a warmer weekend on the way. what's going on now? >> same crash. police are on their way out to the crash. bw parkway southbound at 175. getting a report this is a vehicle off the roads. at this point not seeing any slowdowns. 66, live picture here at the virginia visitors center looking just fine. woodrow wilson bridge moving along in both direction. prince george's county side of the roadways, no problems. we are looking good at the

beltway. no major issues. a live look at 270 in 10 minutes >> thank you, melissa. bullying from a far. the percentage of young people who say they are being harassed when they go online. how you can avoid spending

your time is 5:16. developing news out of canada. a memorial with flowers is growing for the canadian soldier killed in a shooting rampage. the corporal was guarding the national war memorial in ottawa when michael zehaf bibeau shot him. we know the shooter's history has red flags. jay gray is live in ottawa with more on why he was labeled high risk. jay, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. eun, we have learned overnight a

bit more about his past. we know bibeau was actually arrested several times the last 10 years on drugs and robbery charges. once on weapons charges as well. his passport was recently confiscated by authorities because they feel he was going to fight with extremists. people we talked to have said he only talked about going to study his religion. he recently converted to islam. this attack comes on the heels of one monday when a suspect again with ties to islamic extremists used his car to run down two military officers. one of those died in that attack. so this country reeling right now. though the prime minister said last night they will not bough to any pressure or any attacks and it only strengthens their resolve. in the wake of what's happened here, parliament will be seated

at 10:00 this morning. so later this morning they will go about business as best they can, trying to show not only this area but the world that they, again, won't be slowed by terrorists here. . all right. jay gray live in ottawa for us this morning. jay, thank you. 5:18. the pittsburgh penguins broke tradition to honor those affected by the shooting. ♪ they played the canadian national anthem along with the u.s. national anthem before yesterday's game against the flyers. the nhl postponed the senators and toronto maple leafs following the attack. the pentagon said this is a precautionary measure. right now there is no timeline for how long security will stay heightened at the tomb of the unknown. the teen was shot at close

range. he was shot and killed by officer darren wilson in ferguson, missouri back in august. a local newspaper obtained a copy of the report. it says brown was shot after a study with officer wilson and suggests brown may have been reaching for the gun and was shot in the hand. the official report differs from the family autopsy that said brown was shot from a distance while trying to surrender. . new this morning, a 3-month-old girl killed in a train station attack in israel was an american. yesterday a man ran over nine people outside a jerusalem train station. the baby's parents were also americans and hurt in the crash. israeli police shot the man as they tried to run away. he is a palestinian man with a history of anti-israel violence. israel is blaming hamas for this attack. the case of three teenage girls investigated for trying to join isis raises more concerns about how terror groups are using social media for

recruitment. two sisters and their 15-year-old friend managed to buy tickets from denver to istanbul, turkey. they were laid over in germany. someone online encouraged them to travel to syria. classmates said all three discussed their travel plans on twitter. nothing showed the girls had been encouraged to fight for isis. you can make your decision official in maryland. early voting begins today. all registered voters can cast a ballot today. select polling sites open from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 in the evening. you're encouraged to get to your polling place before 4:00. early voting next thursday, october 30th. today candidates running for mayor in d.c. will participate in another forum. it starts at 7:00 tonight at plymouth congregational church in d.c. ward 4. independence carol schwartz and

david catania have confirmed their attendance. muriel bowser will attend another event despite ward 4 being her home turf. mark seagraves will serve as a panelist. an elementary school will get a new name. discovery elementary is named after the space shuttle "discovery" and will honor john glenn, who became the oldest person in space. the school board is making a final decision on that name. if you feel like you're being harassed online, you're not alone. 40% say they have experienced online harassment. more than 70% of young people were harassed. it included verbal, physical, and stalking. they said they were being harassed by people they did not know. 5:21 is our time right now.

we got rid of all the rain. but this wind has rolled in. >> our hair will be blowing around. hold on to your hats. meteorologist tom kierein with your weather and traffic on the 1s. the wind has been gusting this morning. and the latest range models showing deep low pressure off the new england coast going to continue to whip us with winds here through much of the day. starting off this morning, the storm team 4 radar showing the deep area of low pressure producing rain that's just off the delaware coast now. it will stay east of us. so we are drying out here now. but it could be causing flight delays from new york city up towards boston and portland, maine later today with the wind and rain up that way. breezy now. we are generally in gusts 20 to 25 miles per hour. packs river up to 35. that was one of the higher gusts. generally the gusts are under that. temperatures right now are just around 50 degrees. so as you step out the door you are definitely going to want to

wear a jacket today. wear a jacket and certainly long pants as it will be rather blustery and chilly throughout much of the morning. during the afternoon, lots of sunshine, beautiful afternoon. still a bit of gusty wind, though. by then, we'll be in the mid-60s mid to late afternoon as you head out from work and school. don't, mostly clear. chilly start to friday morning. afternoon highs on friday, upper 60s. still breezy tomorrow. but not as windy as today. lots of sunshine. on saturday, 40s in the morning. afternoon highs into the upper 60s on saturday. should be great weather for the aids walk, taking place on saturday. temperatures will be in the 50s through the morning. then by the afternoon, the mid-60s. upper 60s late afternoon. great weather on sunday for the marine corps. marathon. next weather and traffic at 5:31. a look at county by county in your neighborhoods today. melissa looking at an accident

day. >> earlier crash on bw parkway southbound at 175. you'll have to stay to the right to get past that. blue line, we have delays right now to the largo town center. bw parkway southbound at 175, stay to the right to get past that. not a big deal, though. we understand it is a single car crash. 2730 and hundred road, looking good. 95 no problems there. beltway at central avenue is also looking quite good. remember to follow us on twitter. thank you, melissa. 5:24. if you work the graveyard shift you might want to avoid eating steak, spinach and brown rice. iron-rich foods disrupt the clock in the liver. it controls blood sugar. because shift workers are up at odd hours it can cause odd blood

sugar levels and lead to obesity, diabetes, stroke. increased chances, i should say. and also cancer. the maker of camel cigarettes is telling employees they cannot light up at work. e cigarettes will still be allowed. reynolds said the the move is to try to accommodate smokers and nonsmokers in their company. from candy to costumes, halloween has become an expensive holiday. this year people will spend $8 billion getting ready for this holiday. how do you keep your wallet and kids happy? think of how many trick or treaters you had last year and plan accordingly. look at the variety packs.

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looking at the stories making headlines right now at 5:30. a memorial with flowers is growing for the canadian soldier shot to death as we learn more about the red flags raised about the gunman before that attack. security at the white house is back in the spotlight this morning after another man is arrested for jumping the fence. voters in maryland can cast

their ballots for the november 4th election. much more throughout the morning. first, good morning to you. i'm eun yang. i'm aaron gilchrist. welcome back on this thursday, october 23rd. we look at your forecast starting with this live picture outside. still seeing some of the clouds we saw yesterday but not the rain. >> let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein to get more on the day ahead. >> the storm team 4 forecast, blustery wind throughout much of the morning. temperatures at 50 degrees. between 8:00 and 9:00, winds will increase. temperatures in the mid-50s by then. county by county, highs today montgome montgomery, low to mid 60s. fairfax mid-60s. washington, arlington, falls church with breezy condition

throughout much of northern virginia. highs reaching the mid to upper 60s. southern maryland, neighbors in the mid-60s with blustery wind. lots of sunshine. the strongest winds along the pennsylvania border from washington, the panhandle. 60 during the afternoon. mountains only in the 50s for highs. winds lighter with lot of s sunshi sunshine. melissa has problems early on. what's going on? >> early problems on metro. blue line delays to largo town center. we are single tracking between friendship heights and van ness. 66 west of 29 in gainesville looking good. no major issues. we're seeing a little more of a slowdown than we typically do for 5:30 in the morning. quantico, 40 miles per hour. beltway at a st. barnabas, a

little volume. up in maryland, bw parkway, colesville, all of that looking quite good. no major issues. i'm back at 5:41 with travel times. we are following a number of developments on ebola this morning. a dallas nurse with the disease could soon be be on her way home. the family of amber vinson say doctors no longer detect ebola in her system. she contracted after caring for thomas duncan earlier this month. vinson traveled to ohio before she was diagnosed with ebola. officials are monitoring the health of 164 people who came in contact with her. this morning the photographer now free of ebola says he still doesn't know how he contracted that disease. amokpo is now out of the hospital and says he is thankful to be alive. he was at the site of various news organizations in liberia.

it was an entire week before he worked with the crews from nbc news. >> the moment i started to feel funny i went home. i mean there was a five-minute period between the first moment that i thought, you know, what's that and i had a thermometer in my mouth. >> he spent two weeks at a special treatment facility in omaha, nebraska. troops are headed to west africa to help contain ebola. they will join 4,000 others already overseas. they'll help build ebola treatment facilities in west africa. the army says the soldiers will not make contact with any infected patients. this group did get training on how to protect themselves if they are exposed to the virus. 5:34. most americans want tighter screening for ebola.

according to the ap-gfk poll, 9 out of 10 want more screenings. almost half favor travel restrictions. a quarter of percent say they really understand how ebola spreads. it is spread through bodily fluids from a person showing symptoms of the disease. you can learn more on nbcwashington.com. in a sign of solidarity, students from virginia tech are honoring uva student hannah graham. hannah disappeared from charlottesville last month. help save the next girl organized last month's vigil. it was formed in honor of morgan harrington, a virginia tech student killed five years ago. yesterday marked the biggest search effort around walnut creek since the discovery on saturday. the state medical examiner still has not said whether the remains that were found are those of

hannah graham. inspectors are assessing a home in prince george's county where a car ran through it. the driver of a mercedes lost control and crashed through a bay window. nobody w hurt. nfl commissioner roger goodell could be on the hot seat next month. we learned a neutral arbitrator should testify, but that decision has not been made public. rice argues he was pup issued twice for knocking out his then fiancee in an atlantic city hotel. first with a two-game ban and then indefinite suspension. the city of minnesota will not ban the name redskins when they play the vikings next month. minneapolis city attorney handed down that ruling yesterday. the attorney says the city has no jurisdiction over speech or property at the university of minnesota. the vikings are playing at the university while the new stadium

is being built. two city council members tried to get it banned november 2nd. giving kids a chance to sleep in. school start times could become a reality for students in virginia if approved in the day ahead >> get ready for windy conditions as you step outside this morning. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein has the high temperatures you will see at 5:41. talk about a desirable place to live. while one of our local zip codes is

welcome back. it looks like d.c. has the best zip code in the country, according to a new study by the the real estate website movoto. >> 20004 was crowned the number one postal code in america. that is the area that borders the national mall, the white house, and several popular museums.

they looked at median household income and households below the poverty line. other cities were houston, san diego, and chicago. there are a lot of great zip codes in the dmv. you know what i mean? >> there aren't a lot of properties there. the people who do live there tend to be able to afford that sort of area. but a great place, nonetheless. >> for sure. 5:41. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. you see the flag. it is whipping there in the wind. that should be an indicator of things to come. >> weather and traffic on the 1s. we start with tom kierein. >> temperatures near 50 degrees. winds gusting to 25 to 30 miles per hour. that's right by union station. we'll have the clouds breaking up by 8:00. the winds gusting to around 25 to 30 miles per hour. and temperatures hovering near 50 degrees. by noon time, up around 60. the winds increasing a bit. gusting to over 35 miles per

hour. lots of sunshine. sunny the rest of the afternoon. still breezy. highs reaching mid-60s. a look at where and when to see a solar eclipse on the next weather and traffic on the 1s. what's going on now? metro delays. a warning to leave early if you take the blue or red line. could be a little slow. blue line, delays to largo. and friendship heights and van ness. otherwise, looking quite good when we look at the beltway. inner loop and outer loop both looking quite fine. 66 eastbound from fairfax to the beltway running on time at 11 minutes. 95 north on time at 24. maryland, 270 southbound on time as well. outer loop from 95 to 270, running in 10 minutes. i'm abouting in 10 minutes as well. see you then. a scare on the ride to school. a student and bus driver are shot by a b.b. gun.

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welcome bag at 5:46. a decision today could change what time alarm clocks go off in your home. fairfax county board will vote on a plan that could change school start times. molette green joins us outside the high school in falls church. >> reporter: eun, good morning. no more meetings, no more work sessions with experts. it all comes down to tonight's vote. here is the the recommended option on the table. all middle schoolers would start at 7:30, dismissal at 2:15, moving them closer to 8:00 a.m. start time. high schoolers will start at 8:00 or 8:10 with a dismissal of 2:55. this group, teenagers, the main

focus of this whole effort backed up with evidence from medical experts that say they improve, they do better mentally, physically, academically if they get more sleep. now, the majority of elementary school students their start times would remain about the same. the cost of all of this, $5 million. a school board, the cool superintendent garza is pushing for this to happen. she supports this. it all comes down to tonight's vote. we're live in falls church, virginia. i'm molette green. back to you in the studio. prince george's county police are trying to link two sexual assaults that happened less than a mile apart in bladensburg and chefferly. her description shares similarities to one provided by one back in september in bladensburg. . the fate of a navy

intelligence director accused of diverting millions of dollars to his boss's brother is now in the happens of a judge. lee hall is accused of funneling money under a classified contract to build hundreds of untraceable rifle silences. prosecutors say the contract was not authorized and hall only set the money to help out an acquaint a answer but defense lawyers say he had a legitimate need for the rifle silencers, which were part of a classified program. a mississippi woman has been convicted of killing her lover inside his silver spring apartment. a jury found katrina ben accused of shooting samoa in 2012. the two were having a romantic relationship and she found out samoa was seeing other women. prosecutors were able to trace the murder weapon back to her. a mother could face charges in a deadly shooting involving her teenage son. 13-year-old caldwell was

accidentally shot by his 14-year-old best friend last month inside an apartment on downing street northeast. according to court documents, the 14-year-old told police he was showing caldwell his mother's gun when the magazine fell out. he didn't noe bullet was still in the gun when he pulled the trigger. shot by a b.b. gun by one of her student passengers. a 10-year-old boy brought the the b.b. gun to school in the morning and was playing with it on the bus on his way home that afternoon. he and a friend pulled the trigger several times, hitting a student in the foot and the bus driver. neither was seriously hurt. parents were upset the gun went unnoticed the entire day. >> of course at first i was a little freaked out. this is my son's very first year in school. of course i was like what? it's not just the school's responsibility. it's the responsibility of parents to make sure this does the not happen again. >> the school says it is stepping up efforts to be more observant and asking parents to

talk to their students about what they can and cannot bring to school. a high school in prince george's county is taking rumors seriously and sounding the alarm about possible violence at six flags this weekend. suit land's high school principal sent the message to parents and mentioned gangs planning to go retaliate for a fight at six flags last month where a teen was critically hurt. six flags responded saying it has stepped up security. turning to decision 2014 this morning. candidates in the 7th district will speak at a forum in richmond. dave brat, jack jamal and james carr will all take part. brat upset eric canter in the june primary. they will take part in a debate later this month at randolph macon college where they both teach. a new report shows colleges are not doing enough to handle

athlete concussions. in in five schools don't have a management plan or coaches and medical staff are not sure if one exists. ncaa requires schools to educate players and keep injured athletes off the field. we ar expect to go get an answer whether robert griffin iii hosni chance of starting against the dallas cowboys monday night. yesterday griffin practiced in team drills for the first time since his ankle injury. multiple sources tell news 4 diana rosini that colt mccoy is expected to get the start. yesterday jay gruden said he doesn't want to rush griffin and there are still several things he needs to work on whether being named a starter. >> it's the smartest way to handle that. you want him to be ready to play. you remember last time he was injured and his head wasn't quite right in terms of the confidence you need to be successful about. >> you want to be back soon.

let's check the forego now. tom is here to tell us more about how windy with it will be today, whether it will warm up at all. >> that sound outside your window is rain. that's the rain rustling the leaves. it is blustery. the latest wind gusts coming into storm center 4 are in the mid-20s generally in the metro area, gusting to 25 miles per hour. we have had a few isolated gusts near the open waters of the bay. it's been gusting 30 to 35 miles per hour. skycast 4 for the morning will allow clouds for the next several hours. clouds beginning to break up. sunshine breaking out. by noon time, should be all clear most areas. just a few clouds during the rest of the afternoon. bright and sunny. and the winds will be a bit blustery. by sunset, mostly clear. should be good enough to see a partial solar eclipse, which will be taking place just before sunset. just a quick look.

just a second. otherwise, damage your eyes. it begins at 5:53 in the western sky before sunset. peaks at 6:17, which is right at sunset. if you take any photos of the eclipse, post them on instagram, twitter and facebook. i will share. would love to see some of your photos. right now it's near 50 degrees. very cool morning with the gusty winds. there is the flag at union station. it's been flapping and snapping with those gusty winds. and temperatures will be hovering near 50 for another couple of hours. near 60 by noon. mid-60s midafternoon with quite a bit of sunshine. milder day, 60s. lots of sun. gorgeous weekend. saturday and sunday, both days. afternoon highs around 70. may hit low to mid-70s mid week next week. now melissa is checking with breaking news early on this thursday morning on the roads. breaking news. crash bw parkway southbound at 175. chopper over this for you.

we are seeing two mild delays as you approach 175. the the left lane is blocked. we have to stay right to get around this. as chopper pans up you can see the the jam this has create. we are initially told it would be out of the way quickly. and then this is happening. if you take 95 instead, you might want to do that this morning. 66 in virginia, looking good. typical for this time of day. prince george's county, also looking good. branch avenue, pennsylvania avenue, 301, everything moving along. taking a wider look at things, inner and outer loop, no problems. 270 moving along. we do have this delay. red line, single tracking friendship heights to van ness. remember to follow us on twitter @first4traffic. eun. check out this scene. it sparked a fireball that caused a transformer to blow. firefighters believe the wires

came down because of the weather. they put out the fire and closed the gas line. nobody was hurt. 5:55. metro is going to get an update today. >> track problems caused a might mayor commute on the red line. you probably remember this from last month. a cracked rail outside dupont circle caused big delays and platforms for thousands of customers. now revealing miscommunication and mis-steps. it took 45 minutes for metro to start repairs. a supervisor went with the wrong crew and had to wait for the right equipment. documents reveal something unusual was noticed on the track 13 days before the rail cracked. commuters say they had gotten used to these delays. >> i know when i take longer rides it doesn't work so well. >> i'm expecting at what point are we going to stop again. >> metro says it is changing inspection procedures because of this incident. a warning for you this morning, the total number of air bags linked to a dangerous

defect is growing again. cnbc's kate rogers is live with for your money. kate, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. u.s. prosecutors are reportedly investigating whether japanese auto parts makers misled regulators about the number of defective air bags it sold to automakers. they have increased the number of cars that could be affected to at least $7.8 million. air bags that inflate could release metal shrapnel. they have been linked to four deaths and several lawsuits. bank of america is apologizing for double billing customers who made purchases using apple's new mobile pay service. the glitch affected about 1,000 transactions. and it will refund the extra charges. apple says it's aware of the problem. back to you. kate rogers, thanks so much, kate. virginia governor terry mcauliffe says he is still paying off his debts from last year's gubernatorial campaign.

he recently transferred money from his political action committee to pay off that debt. one of the governor's advisers say it is normal to pay off debt months after an election. progress is being made during his trip to asia. the governor says he has inked at least one deal that will bring 75 jobs to virginia. and he said there are handshake agreements with five other companies. he is continuing an 11-day swing across asia to drum up investment in the commonwealth. tourism officials have been active on this trip trying to get more people in asia to travel to virginia. another case of someone jumping the fence at the white house. how things were different this time around and learning about the man the secret service took into custody. a live look at union station in the background. a fully unfurled u.s. flag in front of the fixture here showing just how windy

conditions are at this hour.

right now at 6:00, we're following a developing story in canada. a gunman killed a man as he tried to storm parliament. the security question

investigators are trying to answer. check out these temperatures. pretty cool out there. right now the temperatures do not tell the whole story. we will go to storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein in just a moment. >> but first breck breaking news. a crash in the left lane, taking up the left lane for quite some time. a two mile backup on the bw parkway because of this earlier accident. it is just jammed. if you can get off and take 95 instead. just avoid it altogether. that would be a good idea. taking a look at 270 into and out of town, no major problems. if you're hopping on centreville, prince william parkway headed in, in it a little bit slow. it opens up through gainesville. you're fine in oakton and into town. completely clear. lots of green for you this morning. beltway at indian head moving along. no major problems there. see you at 6:11 with