rocket explodes on liftoff just off the virginia coast. >> the big question remains what went wrong at wallop's island. >> you can see the aftermath with the explosion. crossing across the chesapeake bay, the same route many took. what have you learn ed for a tie frame and getting answers? >> reporter: pat, we came down here this morning to get answers what residents saw and heard and felt and what investigators were finding out. they're still doing the initiate assessment. you can look over my shoulder and still see it leaning from last night. that explosion was heard and seen and felt for miles danger. >> oh, god! >> reporter: the explosion

happened as hundreds of spectators were watching the most anticipate d launch of thi rocket bring bring supplies to the space station. nobody was injured in this that happened just seconds into the launch sequence. >> launch team launch team, be advised to stay at your consoles. the explosion was seen and heard by just about everyone. >> we had reports by people who had pictures knocked off the wall and windows rattling and i believe one gentleman said his back door window had busted. >> reporter: now, the investigation is ongoing just in its very initial stages, first by air before they allow ground investigators to go in and look danger, they're looking for hazardous material. it will be at least a week before they know the cause of this accident. many know this area is famous for those ponies that cross here and we will learn how the ponies

made it and we will tell you more about the investigation, mark segraves, news4. >> nasa says there are no concerns the space station will run out of supplies after a russian re-supply launched early this morning. >> engines at maximum thrust and liftoff. >> the unmanned rocket was launched from kazakhstan without any problems and arrived six hours later with three tons of food, fuel and other items. the russian launch was scheduled long before the wallops explosion. what a change in our skies. tracking scattered showers. >> let's get the latest from veronic veronica. >> what a big change from 24 hours ago. it dropped 30 degrees.

the green is making its way eastward. this is the weather front and not much left in the way of showers. i-95 to waldorf and central virginia and you can see what's left east of waldorf danger annapolis, maryland, not much across the area. your temperatures in the mid 50s. and it will be breezy and you will need a jacket. the rain will be ending, talking about changes in the next couple of hours and even more changes in the next couple of days we'll show you. first at 4, some frightening moments from a man carjacked at a local car wash. watch as two armed men approach the victim. he puts his hands up and the suspects jump into this is vehicle and drive off. this happened last monday at a

car wash in marlboro heights. an employee was inside the car. as the carjackers approached, he managed to get out before the men sped off. a judge came down hard today on a man who lured two girls on a playground and tried to sexually assault them. he will spend the next two decades in prison. he lured the first out of a toy aisle and took her to a playground and tried to sexually assault her. a month before that he did the same thing to another little girl. d.c. police will hit the streets in a new search for a child who turns 8 years old. she disappeared over the weekend and they made a fruitless search where they found the body of the man they believe kidnapped her. the man was a janitor at a shelter where the rudd's family was staying.

today, police will be circulating flyers all over the homeless shelter area and play te tensburg northeast. seems the city will have to have kids home an hour earlier. teens mu now be off the street at 10:00 p.m. parents of teenagers who violate will face stiff crimes, 300 dollars to $500 for repeat offenses. the new law takes place november 28th. the herald newspapers says this is in complaints about juvenile crime. >> maryland and virginia have laws that require drivers to either slow down or change lanes as they pass emergency vehicles. in maryland there have been five recent wrecks involving state troopers on the side of the

road. they're not sure everyone is getting the message. today, we caught up with one trooper still on light duty two years after a tractor-trailer swiped his car on the side of the road. >> he scraped my car and jackknifed and crashed ahead of me. coming up, transportation reporter, adam tuss, rides along with state police. details on what they're doing to make sure more troopers don't get hurt. a journalistic lawyer and lion in all seasons, just the way they described ben bradlee today. hundreds attended add memorial service to honor the long time "washington post" editor at the national cathedral including the man who helped him topple the

nixon administration. bob woodward. and saying he was even bigger and better than his reputation. >> we knew somebody much better than his very large reputation, even braver, even smarter, much more fun. >> bradlee died last week after suffering from alzheimer's several years. he was 93. an oscar winner coming to the national mall. who's adding her name to the performers in next week's big concert for valor. first at 4. developing right now, investigation under way after a white house computer network is hit by hackers. so who's suspect number one? >> and a brazen attack with guns drawn, how workers in the maryland sub shop reacted when ♪

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you're watching news4 at 4. ♪ and i will always love you i will always love you ♪ >> jennifer hudson and those high notes will be performed next month at the concert for valor. veterans day is november 11th. others taking part in the event are bryan cranston, rihanna, jamie foxx and the boss, bruce springsteen. >> alexandra residents are getting fined for signs on their vehicles. they put the signs on their cars

and park them on public streets. the city has stopped enforcing the law for now and reviewing whether the law is appropriate. last week, a man filed a federal lawsuit when he was cited for signs on his car, a car parked near his townhouse. flying a personal drone over the fedex field could get you arrested. the federal aviation administration just posted signs warning they are not allowed to fly over sports arenas. the faa banned over arena overflights years ago in response to september 11 attacks. those familiar with the notice say it's the first time they've tried to criminalize the use of drones and model plans. but it is a notification the drones are included in the arena ban. right now, transportation leaders are meeting here in washington hearing arguments for and against using telephones on

the planes get advice from the public, trade groups speaking at today's meeting. after hearing the arguments on both sides they will come up with recommendations for transportation secretary anthony fox. >> alabama fears versus facts, officials scrambling what to do about nurse casey hicks cox who about nurse casey hicks cox who has vowed to disobey ebola

after filling out their hogan iquestionaire, aight. hogan was awarded an a- from the nra. but now he refuses to release his responses. the nra opposes comprehensive background checks. they want to weaken maryland's gun safety laws. even support letting suspects on the fbi terror watch list buy guns. on gun safety and terror, the nra is wrong. hogan gets an a- from the nra. on protecting maryland, we just can't trust him.

he contracted ebola in west africa and survived so dr. kent brantley has a distinct perspective on fighting the disease. he just spoke at the white house as president obama tried to rally the country and its caregivers to stop the ebola outbreak at its source. >> the president reminded us there's only one american with an active case of ebola right now. >> he's being treated at the hospital in new york now. jay has the latest. jay. >> reporter: the patient inside bellevue, dr. craig spencer in serious but stable condition. it seems the fight against ebola has dramatically shifted over a battle how to handle those most at risk. a standoff continues in maine

right now. state police outside with nurse kaci hickox, for now, still inside her home. >> i found myself in yet another prison, just in a different environment. >> reporter: hickox was immediately transferred to this isolation tent outside a new jersey hospital when she returned from aid work in sierra leone. after twice testing negative for ebola and showing no symptoms she was allowed to leave but told to self-quarantine for 21 day, something she says is unscientific, unconstitutional and she is unwilling to do. >> i am not going to sit danger and be bullied by politicians and forced to stay in my home when i am not a risk to the american public. >> reporter: this afternoon at the white house president obama discussed the risk the virus poses with other volunteers who spent time in west africa on their way. >> we need to call them what they are, american heroes, and they deserve our gratitude and deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.

>> reporter: back in maine, hickox's lawyer says he doesn't think she will leave her home today. but via skype she made it clear she won't stay inside for three weeks. >> you know, i don't plan on sticking to the guidelines. i remain appalled by these home quarantined policies that have been forced upon me. >> reporter: state leaders say they will do whatever is necessary to make sure kaci hickox stay is a way from the public the full 21 days. >> we are preparing a document to go to the judge and help us out. >> reporter: the attorney says if she's not allowed to leave by tomorrow morning they will fight the issue in court. >> reporter: after being contacted by a doctor in africa says he wants to fight the quarantine as well, he's scheduled to return here in new york this weekend. back to you. >> thanks. we want to know what you think. should there be a quarantine for health care workers who have cared for ebola patients? >> it's our survey of the day. vote by texting or calling

202-601-344. hit 1 for yes and 2 for no. right now, most people support a quarantine. >> lava is testing the result of residents on hawaii's big island. the slow moving stream of lava is inches towards their homes now traveling at 15 yards an hour. if it keeps pace with that, it will cross the town of pahoa's main highway. it took months to arrive. one home disintegrated in its wake and about 50 being threatened. >> we got a little rain. >> if you've been outside, you know it's cool. big big change from yesterday. that's one big change and now we get ready for another change. into the weekend and just as dramatic and noticeable as this last one. your exercise impact this evening, i know some of you still running, putting on a bit

more in the way of clothing and running tights, and jackets, temperatures upper 50s is where they will be holding for 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00. the weather will be damp out there even though the rain is ending, still cool. hanging danger st. maris and calvert and on the way out for those in southland. and we have more danger i-95, fredericksburg, bowling green, and maybe hanging on another 45 minutes to an hour at best. the impact for tomorrow as things are quieting down, we put it at a very low impact and return of sunshine. for tomorrow, it's breezy and cool and we're seeing winds pick up right now in future weather. for the next 48 hours, your sunshine for early tomorrow morning and sunshine for the afternoon. keep in mind the wind is going to start to pick up. bye-bye with upper 70s and 80s yesterday. say hello to even cooler

conditions. it starts friday night. you can see early friday morning, from halloween, clouds increasing off to our west. we should stay dry for trick-or-treating. this is a snapshot of 5:00 p.m. on friday. the rain still sitting in areas of west virginia, tomorrow's forecast. we take it up 56 to 60 degrees. let's go back to that. cooler conditions and sunshine across the area. clouds on the increase for halloween. i will step out of the way and show you that halloween forecast. it's for 5:00, 7:00, 9:00. we drop from 51 to 52 degrees by 9:00, why we tell you, folks, any time you're out trick-or-treating, we have election day coming up. make sure you download our storm team 4 weather app and have it in the palm of your hand and watch temperatures rise on election day and 58 degrees on friday and more clouds moving in and more clouds for saturday.

so many clouds we're talking about rain back in the forecast. that's the weather system that will also allow our temperatures drop from the low 50s to upper 40s. we're talking 30s in some locations, saturday morning, sunday morning, especially. check out monday morning inside the beltway. 34 degrees for a low temperature on monday, yes, we'll be rising in a little bit. when i return, we'll take another look at the radar and who's still wet and what you can expect for your commuter forecast. >> first at 4, nba hall of famer charles barkley making headlines with controversial comments, slamming african-americans. >> why local radio listeners both support and criticize what he said. today's talk danger town with troy johnson. chrysler recalls half a

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relisha. >> trick or treat. >> halloween is just two days away. if your child has allergies

halloween can be tricky. ways to keep the fun in halloween and make sure halloween doesn't trigger dangerous allergies. dr. jackie from gaithersburg is here. halloween wouldn't be halloween without pumpkins. tell us about the tale pumpkins we may see this year. >> for adults orange is this new black. for kids, teal is the new orange. it's a campaign to raise awareness of food allergy. 1 in 13 kids has food allergy. this friday, if you go by a house that has a teal pumpkin outside, it means they have non-food related treats. >> we should all consider putting out teal pumpkins. >> absolutely, if you want to support the campaign. >> there will be a lot of first time trick or treaters out there and a lot of folks worried. who needs to worry? >> first, doesn't worry you will come bust with a food allergy. there is new information

introduced to little kids. 1 in 13 kids have it and ones at higher risk are the ones who have a sibling with food allergy. >> we know many candies contain peanuts. what are some other ingredients you need to work out for? >> sadly, my favorite issing now gnow -- is nouga trks at and tree n if it says, "may contain nuts" or "made in a facility that has nuts" can you eat it? the answer is, no. if you're allergic, you shouldn't take a chance. a bit of a roulette wheel. >> if you know your child has allergy, what other treats should they carry in their trick or treat bag? >> we made a list including hand sanitizer sanitizers! if they are grabbing into a bowl

at the door, bring your epi pen with you, cell phone and emergency contact. the last one, a flashlight so you can read the labels. >> happy trick-or-treating. an investigation under way after a white house computer network is hit by hackers. who's suspect number one, we'll find out, plus, how workers in the maryland sub shop reacted when thieves

bongino. we've had wet weather today and it feels like late november rather than late october for the rain coming to an end. the radar, you see the line of rain breaking up, moving eastward, this is a loop over the last hour, fredericksburg still wet, hanging on a while longer. about the next hour or so, rain moving out of here and temperatures dropping even more. we're in the 50s. 55, college park, bowie, too, you folks danger reston and college park. the forecast for tomorrow morning, 47 degrees. it will be chilly, high temperature, just 59 degrees. get used to it. on top of that, we're talking about even lower temperatures. later this evening, i'll have

more of that later in the newscast. police are looking for a brazen pair of cooks who robbed a local sub shop. they robbed a sub shop in annapolis road and jumped the counter and found two employees in the back, the thieves pointed guns at them demanding money. one man grabbed the cash register for money while the other searched for valuables. the robbery happened last sunday. we're learning more about a security breach at the white house. in this case, the intruders didn't come over a fence, they came over the internet. white house officials confirmed there's been suspicious activity on unclassified white house computer networks in recent weeks. they say there is no evidence the classified network was hacked. they will not confirm reports the hackers are russian. as you might expect, there's an army of cyber-experts on this from fbi, secret service and national security agency.

stepped up federal security buildings across the country, homeland says it's concerned for gather ga possibility. >> reporter: mary wright, a 30 year government worker heads to her office a block away from the white house she says, feeling safer about extra security. >> they need to, they really do. i hate to say we are afraid but a little concerned. >> reporter: wright and others say homeland security made the right call by stepping up security at federal buildings in washington and other major u.s. cities. >> i think it's a good precaution to take. i'm not really worried about anything but always good to be safe. >> reporter: the government is not saying which federal facilities will get beefed up security and no specifics on what the added protection will look like although some

government workers say they noticed changes in their building. >> we work at the justice department. we've noticed, i think, that there are guards that stand more towards the front of the building than usual. >> noticeable, not a lot. you can see an increased presence. but not that much. >> reporter: at this point, with no specific threat, homeland security is calling these measures precautionary, not enough to worry this group of 968th graders and their chaperones visiting the white house from coldwater, ohio. >> i don't see a problem. they haven't interfered with our visit. they haven't hampered our enjoyment, as a matter of fact, it makes us feel safer. i think it's a very positive thing. >> reporter: homeland security also urging state and local leaders to be more vigilant as well particularly against so-called lone wolfe attacks or those carried out by small groups of individuals. news4. >> there is a strange twist in

the prostitution scandal that rocked the secret service in 2012. the lead investigator is now caught up in a separate prostitution scandal. his name is david neland and under investigation for allegedly soliciting a prostitute in florida in may and he quietly resigned in august. he says that is not true. he was head of the inspector general's office in 2012 and led the review of the columbia prostitution scandal that resulted in the dismissal of eight secret service agents. >> she is marking another global first. until today, no one has ever received the nobel peace prize and world's children's prize at the same time. today, all over the world, children voted to give the price to the 17-year-old activist, who accepted the $50,000 prize in

sweden today. she says she will use the money to rebuild iing schools. she became the youngest nobel prize winner in history. seems like we have had one security breach over another, how all those hack attacks could affect shopping. and hall of famer charles barkley is no stranger to controversy and looks like he's landed in it again. in the studio with his controversy

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nba hall of famer charles barkley has never been one to bite his tongue. now, he's taking aim at the african-american, during a recent interview he said quoting we as black people are never going to be successful not because of you white people but because of other black people. this is barkley continuing now, "when you are black, you have to deal with so much crap in your life from other black people. for some reason we are brainwashed to think if you're not a thug or an idiot, you're not black enough. if you go to school, make good grade, speak intelligent and don't break the law, you're not a good black person. again, quoting, it's a dirty dark secret in the black

community, barkley said. and his comments have been a hot topic of discussion across our area. troy johnson is here with reactions from his listeners. this all began with comments about seattle quarterback russell wilson. >> . >> that comes from russell's teammates on the seahawks reportedly saying he's not black enough, in their view. charles made these comments on the radio in philadelphia. he said, we're never going to be successful as a whole because of other black people. that's charles barclay's comment and that's because of those he calls unintelligent. he said if you're not a thug or idiot you're not black enough and black people are criticized by our own for speaking english correctly and strive doing be better. those who criticize these types of african-americans are

creating this backlash of they're idiots. >> and he describes it as a dirty dark secret in the black community, what do your listeners have to think about that? >> some people may think it's racist what he said. that's not really not the case, it's socialism between haves and have-nots and successful people looking down on others not so successful than they are. listeners said they're not surprised what barkley had to time. they heard bill cosby make comments like this in the past. nothing new in terms of this conversation. they're aware he's a savvy media maven. the nash season just began and charles barkley will be on tv an awful lot. he may have had a do. he's created some bust and maybe that worked out for him. >> not all your listeners agree with barkley but some did. >> some say he could have been

more politically correct and some about airing dirty laundry say this is one that african-american should have like family business being aired out and some have sensitivity to that and say it's hurtful to hear the criticism from one of their own. that's the kind of thing that has some people upset about it. again, some people, like, he's spot on and others don't like the fact this conversation is being had out in the public square. >> all right. troy johnson sharing the dialogue from your listeners today with us. we appreciate it. thanks for coming in. pat, back over to you. after the recall of millions of airbag, i'll tell you the auto retail giant in our area that's stopping sales. i'm erika gonzalez and i'll have that story next. showers ending, yes, you can put those umbrellas away.

we have breezy sunshine tomorrow. back to sunglasses, and then you're going to need your coat. 30s, temperatures in the 30s will make an appearance. will make an appearance. we will talk about this we all know washington's broken. but to fix it, it takes people who are independent.. and willing to work across the aisle. that's what i've tried to do in business, as your governor... and in the senate. because it's the only way we're gonna solve big problems... like cutting our national debt, fixing the va, or... bringing good jobs to virginia. it's been a great honor to represent you. and if you rehire me, i'll work everyday... to make virginia even stronger.

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welcome back to news4 at 4. we have reporters and anchors standing by with new stories first at 4. more than half a million trucks and suvs are being recalled tonight. >> consumer erika gonzalez joins us with details, whether your vehicle is impacted. >> yes. specifically we're talking two vehicles, involving chrysler, one could result in a fire and the other a software glitch that could cause you to lose control of the vehicle. the first vehicle is more than 300,000 ram pickups, and ham chassis model year 2010-2014. a fuel problem can cause to leaks and fires. and jeep grand cherokee

dodge durango from model year 2014. there's an interglit sofe glitc can disrupt communication and stability control. and from those and the airbag recalls last week, one dealership chain has decided to stop selling cars affected by that recall. our mailboxes have been absolutely flooded with calls and e-mails from many of you who tried to get your recalled cars fixed. the problem, many dealers don't have the parts available now. now, auto nation, a national dealership chain that sells used cars is refusing to sell cars with recall airbags until they are fixed. they have locations in sterling, lore ral, leesburg and baltimore. i reached out to them today and they told me repairs could take weeks.

safety advocates say four deaths have been connected to these airbags that could spray shrapnel upon impact. if you're impacted by any of these issues we mentioned today, we want to hear your story. please, send us an e-mail at consumer watch@nbcwashington.com. phone us your ideas and we'll take your calls. >> they're keeping you busy, the recalls. >> they are. with the recalls and breaches, we have had our hands full lately. >> thanks. target, home depot and k-mart are just some retailers fallen to breaches. while 42% of consumers are concerned about the security of their information, 56% say they will still shop at stores that had a breach. more good news for retailers, holiday spending is expected to expand 13% this year to about

$1300 per household. >> it was win dethe other day. how much will we see tonight? >> not much. the rain just about over. we're talking more changes for us where, yes, we're drying out. you will need your jacket. tomorrow morning you will need your jacket. this is a look for high temperatures across the area. for the arfternoon, likely to want to leave that jacket on. 59 in d.c. 62 in waldorf, a high temperature. these are the kind of temperatures we just saw during the overnight period a couple days ago. your impact forecast, maybe you will take the kids out for a push on the swing, we start at 4 48-57 degrees and then 59 and we will have sunshine across the area. and 3:00 p.m., 59 and in the

upper 50s, danger 6:00, 7:00. again, temperatures start falling fast not long after the sun will be down. here it is. the next weather system for us pushes in late friday night. we're fine for trick-or-treating. 11:00 p.m., showers start to move in. keep an eye on this area in west virginia, it is high. especially in the lower elevations. >> ververonica, this is one we l watch the next couple of days to see how it develops. a monster of a storm off the coast or closer to the coast. it will have a big impact. where is that storm? it's making its way in as a deep trough moves in. cold air in place, we know that. on the cold side saturday and we will see windy conditions. if this storm is closer to the coast, more rain for our area and more potential for snow even

closer to the blue ridge. and computer models out to sea means a little less rain. once again, much colder and a lot of rain coming up this weekend, that, we know for sure. >> that's for sure. we will be watching it closely, several inches of snow materializing in high spots. for us on saturday, 50% chance of scattered showers on saturday. look at that high, 52, 49 degrees on sunday. windchills in the 40s on sunday. daylight saving time, that ends saturday night to sunday morning. real quick look, early part of next week. 64 on tuesday. yes. election day, dry conditions in sunshine. in fact, our warmest day, out of the next seven. we have a lot more on the storm system for the weekend coming up on news4 at 5. this afternoon, the mystery of the missing broncos fan is

found, paul kitterman disappeared. he didn't have a cell phone on him and only had 50ed cash. his family reported him missing last night. he was found more than 100 miles away after a tip. he said he was just fine and got tired of watching that game and hadn't been watching tv so he didn't know any was looking for him. some stories we're working on in our newsroom. a safety alert. the number of meningitis cases at the university of maryland jumping up. and any who may have been secretly spied on by a local rabbi. it's a health emergency not getting enough attention according to a group of small but passionate mothers who gathered in maryland. families made a plea for help to fight a growing number of deadly drug addictions. >> reporter: heroin addictions and overdosed deaths have been a

major problem in the state of maryland. today, a group of moms affected by addiction held a press conference in annapolis to call attention to the problem and funding for abuse treatment. they say more beds are needed to accommodate the growing problem in the state of maryland. these moms talk about the struggles they're dealing with to get help for children addicted. one mom's son has already died. she is trying to help other deaths. one mom says she has lost everything trying to help her son. she is now homeless. you will hear from her and some of these other parents coming up in my report on news4 at 5. darcy spencer, news4. cities and towns along the east coast absolutely devastated by hurricane sandy two years ago today. what life is like now after the historic superstorm.

after filling out their hogan iquestionaire, aight. hogan was awarded an a- from the nra. but now he refuses to release his responses. the nra opposes comprehensive background checks. they want to weaken maryland's gun safety laws. even support letting suspects on the fbi

terror watch list buy guns. on gun safety and terror, the nra is wrong. hogan gets an a- from the nra. on protecting maryland, we just can't trust him. >> ?? [ loud noise ] >> two years ago today, superstorm sandy hit hard causing mass destruction up and down the east coast and turning roads into rivers. today, federal officials toured flood ravaged neighborhoods still struggling to rebuild.

michael reports. >> reporter: the summer is over at breezy point but the beach is still busy. two years after superstorm sandy, about 100 of the 130 homes destroyed in the massive fire the night the storm hit are up and rising including elena's house on gotham walk. >> this is the tv room. >> reporter: she took us through her new home she just moved back in, in august. >> reporter: how does it feel to have everyone back? >> absolutely marvelous. i just can't wait until next summer when all these people -- these are like your family. >> reporter: the first year was a challenge battling insurance claims and navigating new city construction rules. year two has seen some real progress. >> a lot more optimism that we're going to be done a lot quicker than what we had thought. perhaps in another year we will

have everyone back in their houses. >> reporter: new york city's build it back program has been one thing in the past two years people haven't that much nice to say about it. people said they would apply and heart nothing for months. when the de blasio administration came into power, they vowed to change that. more than 100,000 revereceived y compared to none the year before. >> and cutting red tape over where they need to be. we've taken over direct management from the center to the vendor and the city is out there working with the homeowner and making decisions and moving forward. >> reporter: there are still empty lots where homes once stood. breezy point still has its beach and remarkable views. in this intensely patriotic family, the american flag, the

first thing they put back up after the storm is everywhere, waving under hopefully calmer skies. >> damage from hurricane sandy cost more than $60 billion, the nation's second most expensive hurricane. superstorm sandy is blamed for at least 182 deaths. this afternoon governor chris christie is touring the shore and new york governor de blasio will be in staten island. news starts now with jim and wendy. >> all shook up. new at 5:00. firsthand accounts of the explosion that rocked virginia were on the ground in the investigation what went wrong again. it's going viral, not in a good sense, a meningitis scare at the university of maryland is fretting. we just learned how bad it is. >> one storm moving out but what's moving in has impact.

>> it's video shared on our facebook page more than 4,000 time times. >> by air and ground, spectators looked on in shock. the rocket explode at nasa's wallops island in virginia. the quest for answers intensifies. the questions on the explosion and impact on the community and news on the wild horses that were nearby. we begin with mark segraves in atlantic, virginia. >> reporter: wendy, we came down here to wallops island to hear directly from investigators. here's what they're telling us they have learned so far today. they have spent the day searching by land and air for records and hazardous material. the good news is the launch site itself, the launching pad did not sustain much damage at all. that means the next flight could take place as soon as within the

next three months. >> it shook everything. >> reporter: bob birch has been fishing these waters off wallops island 15 years and less than a mile from the launch site last night. he says the explosion almost knocked him off his feet. >> it just blew up. we felt the pressure wave from it. it really was strong. i was expecting to see pieces coming that way. >> oh, god. oh jr oh, [ bleep ] >> the explosion came seconds into the rocket launch as families watched and also felt it. >> here, this is the sound wave and it's, i don't know, maybe a second or two after the initial crash of it. >> the blast was also felt on nearby island famous for its wild ponies. >> the island is fine. we had somebody to go over and check it out and everything is