team 4 washington app. this is overlooking the union station. it's been gusting up to around 15 miles an hour, may get stronger as we get into the afternoon hours. and there is the sprinkles we had earlier this morning. getting a few light showers out here in west virginia. part of an upper level disturbance. that may be moving into the metro area later this afternoon. haven umbrella handy. fedex field, the big game today. great weather for tailgating this morning between now and noontime. near 60s and 70s. a small chance of a sprinkle during the game, partly sunny. winds gusting to 15 to 20 miles an hour. a look at a dry pattern setting up into the coming weeks. that's in a few minutes. >> thank you. well, paste your game face on. redskins are hours away from the first game of the season. they're facing the miami dolphins and kirk cousins is a big story of the game.

news4 reporter carol maloney tells us how he'll keep it cool under pressure today. >> this isn't just any given sunday. it's the redskins kickoff to the kirk cousins era 2.0. the 'skins hoping for a better outcome the second time around. cousins started five games last year until being benched because of turnovers. he's not proud of his 2-7 record as a starter throwing interceptions in four of the games. so he's coming in with a lot to prove but the key is to just relax. and not let the moment overwhelm him. >> yeah, it's a big game, yes it's important. but i'm the kind of guy who's going to acknowledge that. it's my job to almost stay relaxed and enjoy the process and enjoy the moment and have fun and put a smile on he face. >> the biggest thing he can't feel like the weight of the world is on his shoulders. he has to rely on people to help him out and we have total confidence in kirk. he has to understand if it doesn't go right early that hang in there and good things will continue to happen. >> cousins will be tested in the first opening day start since college. the dolphins have two of the best defensive linemen in the league.

kickoff at 1:00 p.m. postgame reports at 6:00 and 11:00 and redskins final, both after sunday night football. >> now cousins isn't a big story just because it's first time he's started on opening day since college. it's because he beat out rg3 for that job. he was asked about that and here's what he had to say. >> you know, we're going to play him in washington, d.c. for the washington, d.c. redskins and the nfl, there's always going on that's going to be there and it's so important to just look forward and not look right or left. >> well, again, the game is is at 1:00 p.m. gates open at 11:00 and the parking lots to fedex field, that opened up minutes ago. people are tailgating. well, more breaking news coming into the newsroom. we now know that someone skied in the serious crash on the g.w. parkway this morning. a car ran into a tree near spout

run. park police say all lanes between route 123 and the key bridge are still closed right now. that's all the red on the screen there. a woman died. we are working to learn who she was. also happening today, d.c. is serving as the course for the events d.c. nations triathlon. it benefits the leukemia and lymphoma society. it goes down into independence avenue and rock creek park. all roads should be open by 1:15. and 15-year-old keira patrice richardson suffers from seizures and doesn't have her medicine on her. police think that she may be with renee bridgeforth. she was last seen leaving roosevelt high school on friday. nearly 100 people will look for a new place to live today. 27 of them just children. a fire torched this apartment complex where they lived last

night in prince george's county. and one firefighter is recovering this morning from heat exhaustion we have learned. everyone who lived inside the complex in temple hills got out safety. one man is credited for throwing shoes at windows to get people out. and the family of hannah graham is holding an event to remember her. it's exactly one year sense she disappeared. charlottesville police discovered her body a month later. graham's family will hold a memorial for her at noon. that's at the area she was last seen alive. a loaded gun is off the streets at adams morgan. a man was seen clutching his waist band and when he ran away from the police, he dropped a loaded semi-autd matic. they said he is from lorton and is facing several gun charges. in a few hours that same community will be packed for adams morgan day. the street festival is going to be just a little bit different

this year though. homeowners and businesses came together after the original sponsor cancelled. more of the music and art displays will be indoors and 18th street is staying open to traffic. adams morgan day runs from noon to 6:00. we're continuing to follow breaking news right now. a suspicious vehicle spotted at the pentagon, the pentagon metro station is closed and the bomb squad has been called in. we'll keep an eye on that situation and bring you updates as we get them. we're changing minds here at news4. this is a live look from fairfax county where the out of the darkness community walk is going on today. we're going to check in with news4's david culver. news4's david culver. he's em

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news4 is committed to raising mental health awareness with our campaign changing minds. and this morning in fairfax, there's a walk to end the stigma that surrounds depression and other mental disorders. >> yeah. the out of the darkness community walk is being put on by the american foundation for suicide prevention. david culver is the emcee of the event and he has more. good morning. >> reporter: hey, adam and angie, good morning to both of you. you know, i was just telling this crowd -- you want me to take this mic, i'll take this mic so that i can hear me too. i was just telling this crowd that when we started changing minds as a campaign over a year ago now, we thought, you know, this would be an initiative that would be good for the community. good for folks out here. what we have learned is that working at nbc4 it's really impacted us. look behind me here, we have more than a thousand folks gathered -- oh, some ped feedback here. more than a thousand -- i have to lose this mic so we don't

give the folks at home too much feedback. this is all the folks gathered just for this out of the darkness walk. i can tell you when it comes to suicide it's the second leading cause of death between folks between the ages of 15 and 24. that'shy they're out here. got ryan newcomb, why is this so important to you? >> suicide can be prevented and there's hope and help available for those that need it. we want people to know that have lost loved ones there's grief and loss support. so we're here for them today, to stand for those that struggle with mental illness. if people are struggling they can go to asfp.org to find out more. we're so grateful to nbc4 for the partnership. and we're changing minds so thank you. >> i'm going to tweet that number out too for folks to catch. i want to show people the rocks up here. roy, if we can pan down here, this is something that i thought

was neat from last year. it's continued. people come, they put a name on a rock. somebody they're walking in honor for and in memory of. on the back side, they put an inspirational quote. so what you'll see by the end of this, by noon today, the steps on fairfax corner will be lined with several stones. in memories of folks that they're walking for. a beautiful event to do it too. we'll tweet out images throughout. back to you, adam and angie. >> thank you so much. great crowd on hand for the event and a great event indeed. we continue to track some new developments from california. wildfires spreading faster than firefighters can keep up. we are learning more about why this is happening. and the rain has moved out. tom is going to be back with a look at the workweek that's look at the workweek that's coming ahead we live in a pick choose, choose, choose. but at bedtime? ...why settle for this? enter sleep number ...right now all beds on sale!

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at 9:13 we continue to stay on top of the breaking news right now. arlington county police say a suspicious vehicle was spotted at the pentagon. we can tell you that the pentagon metro station is closed right now. the bomb squad has been called out. we'll continue to follow this story and bring you more information as we get it. well, a wildfire is raging right now and four firefighters are in the hospital because of it. with second degree burns. that is the latest on conditions

in california. the butte wildfire is burning its way through hundreds of acres north of san francisco. it is just a little bit different. it's destroyed at least 86 homes since wednesday. thousands of people are evacuating right now. and nbc's tom miller spoke to some residents who are worried about what's ahead. >> reporter: burning since wednesday, the butte fire keeps destroying property and disrupting lives. >> we have no telephone, we have no electricity. we don't have water. >> reporter: in the small town of mountain ranch deep within the burn zone, linda spence is relying on bottled water and generators to keep going. >> people lost their homes. so many homes are levelled, burned to the ground. >> reporter: the number of homes lost, up drastically to 86 with 51 outbuildings destroyed. they're working to keep it from going up.

chinook helicopters make water drops near san andreas. down below, fire crews put in a fire line. up the road a strike team is using fire to fight fire. with mandatory evacuations in at least ten communities and 6,400 structures threatened, those who live here are on edge. hundreds attend a town hall meeting looking for answers. >> we want to know if they've got an idea of how long it will be or which direction it is coming. >> reporter: with the need so great, those able to help do. this parking lot now a shelter for evacuated animals. >> we need dogs to be well cared for so that their people can -- who have been evacuated can focus on what they need to do. >> tough situation there. well, lightning going in the way for fans trying to watch yesterday's maryland game. football fans had to leave byrd stadium for an hour because of the severe weather. once the fans and the teams returned yeah, a tough day for

terps. they lost to bowling green, 48-27. their momentum was stopped by the lightning. >> another tailgate well under way right now. redskins fans, got some nice weather. >> anticipation building now as professional football opens today at fedex field. great weather for tailgating this morning. we have had the sunshine return. after we did have some morning sprinkles but now those are long gone and the roads that were wet an hour ago they're drying out. getting blow-dried by the wind, it's gusting around 15 or 20 miles an hour. there is a live view, about 2,200 feet above the terrain in northwest washington. we have cleared out temporarily, but i think we'll see some clouds building back in later this afternoon as the upper level disturbance comes on through. right now, that's triggering a few showers way out here in west virginia. that upper level disturbance as

its passes right over our region we might get a patting sprinkle -- passing sprinkle. just a small chance of that. otherwise just a few clouds will be floating on through by the afternoon. look at the temperatures, quickly jumping. we were in the low to mid 50s, shenandoah valley at dawn. now in the low 60s though. oakland, 45 right now. the rest of west virginia is in the 50s. metro area, low to mid 60s nearby suburbs and near 70 near chesapeake bay this morning. a beautiful autumn morning. things are still parched. i took this photo of a lawn in montgomery county on friday under that blue sky. the weekend rains helped out a little bit and the apple trees are almost touching the ground. they're so heavily laden with apples. this photo taken at orrs orchard. i love the autumn apples. temperatures climbing into the upper 60s, near 70 during the

tailgate time. kickoff at 1:00. ought to be in the low 70s at fedex field. a small chance of a sprinkle during the game. in the low to mid 70s during the rest of the afternoon. we'll have that wind begin to diminish a bit under partly sunny skies. here comes the chill. chilliest temperatures we have seen since last spring. since may. it will be down into the 40s. much of the region including shenandoah valley and the mountains. nearby suburbs north and west. down to the upper 40s as well as across much of virginia. eastern suburbs generally around 50 to low 50s, southern maryland. mid 50s to upper 50s right by the baby dawn on monday. then a beautiful day tomorrow. low humidity, lots of sunshine. back to work and school with sunshine and highs reaching the upper 70s. and low humidity but a bit warmer during the around on tuesday. mid 80s again on wednesday with morning lows, low 60s. still not very humid for the

rest of the week. storm team 4 seven day outlook, may hit the upper 80s on thursday and friday and still, comfortably dry, not a lot of humidity around. as we get into saturday, some clouds build into the mid 80s. our next chance of any rain is just a slight chance maybe saturday night into next sunday on the far extended outlook. so between now and then, we stay dry and many of the lawns that are still kind of brown, well, they'll get more and more of that way as the dry pattern is in place for the entire week. average this week is around 80. the average low in the low 60s. much cooler than average tomorrow morning. feeling like autumn. >> all right. thanks, tom. okay, so she's only 5'2" but she's climbing some of the tallest mountains in the

you're watching "news4 today." >> a 22-year-old from our area just completed an amazing climb. >> impressive. sasha digiulian took on the eiger in switzerland. look at how steep that the cliff face is. there on this side. she conquered it too. nbc's wendy rieger asked her how it felt to be on top of the world.

>> reporter: the eiger means ogre in swiss. it can be mean and ugly especially to those who try to crawl up its side. many have felt the lethal breath as they have been blown off or frozen to death in their quest. >> that sunset is unreal. >> reporter: this is sasha digiulian, becoming the first woman to free climb the north face last month. it's a complicated passage, known as murder wall. because of its forbidding nature. >> this entire encompassing of me stepping out of my comfort zone of what i knew and trying something that i didn't know. i didn't know if i could do it. >> reporter: in free climbing one uses a rope and gear only to catch a fall. which means your ascent is determined by your strength and the mountain. >> let's finish this. >> reporter: digiulian is lucky. her passion seized her quite early. she grew up in the washington area, attending the school in mclean.

she started climbing at age 6. she ventured into competitive climbing when she was 8 and she never looked back or down. >> i've never really had to question who i am and what i want because i'm so happy with what i am that i'm most passionate about. >> reporter: her ascent of the eiger took a month and it included her climbing partner. they spent nights making camp in the crevices. >> we are about to dig our bed. >> reporter: they had a few setbacks from weather. >> today was a giant smack down. >> reporter: the greatest danger on the north face of a mountains is storms. that can ambush a climber. the other danger comes from within. fear. >> this climb was probably the peak of my fear. i was scared just about every day. it was focusing on not thinking about falling really and focusing on what i could control.

>> reporter: while physical strength and agility gets you on the mountain digiulian says your mind gets you to the top. >> your mind is overruling your body's exhaustion. you're convincing yourself that you can keep going when you don't know if physically you can. >> reporter: on august 29 they reached the summit. what a mountaintop. just breathtaking. rock climbing is clearly for the rare free range human but the tenacity to reach our individual heights applies even to us mortals down below. wendy rieger, news4 washington. >> i love that story. digiulian has her sights set on el cap in yosemite next and a mountain in brazil. all we can say to her is good luck, again, don't look down. all right, well, we're continuing to stay on top of breaking news. arlington county police say a suspicious vehicle was spotted a

at the pentagon. news4's derrick ward is headed to the scene. we'll go live to him as soon as he arrives. a big day around here. yeah. you can see why. the redskins taking to the gr gridiron for first time and how kirk cousins is avoiding the distractions. check it out, we're at the beginning of a long stretch of beautiful weather. what you can expect today when we return. big game sunday. redskins and dolphins at 1:00. sunday night football here on nbc4. a huge match-up, and we have two who might make a splash today. anyone once for the 'skins, jordan reed, boy, does quarterback cousins need as many

targets as he could get. durability an issue for reed. he said he's 100% now, so looking forward to seeing a healthy jordan reed back on the field. another player who missed a lot of time in the preseason, desean jackson, hurt his shoulder early in training camp. he posted three 100-yard outings last year. sunday night football might be an all out brawl. cowboys' tony romo had two shy of the best year in his season. the giants have one of the most exciting wide receivers in the league. what's next for odell beckham jr. after the offensive rookie of the year campaign? the nfl season returns. ho

at 9:30, we continue to follow breaking news right now. arlington county police saying a suspicious vehicle was spotted at the pentagon. we can tell you that the pentagon metro station is closed right now. arlington county police also say that the bomb squad has been called and officers are holding a perimeter. news4's derrick ward is arriving on the scene now and we'll go live to him in a few minutes and get an update there. good morning. i hope you're having a great one. i'm adam tuss.

>> i'm angie goff. yes, on this half hour, we want to get a check on our weather. we know after the rain yesterday most of that is just moving out. but now we're dealing with the cooldown. >> absolutely. i think my lawn was so happy to have that rain yesterday. >> yeah. >> you can hear the blades of grass giggling with joy as that rain was coming down yesterday. reagan national had less than a quarter of an inch but a few isolated spots got more than that. now this morning early on a few sprinkles, they're long gone and the temperatures are beaking to climb after we were -- are beginning to climb. most of maryland and virginia, around the bay, around 70 degrees. reagan national at 66. there's the sprinkles this morning. getting a few sprinkles now, way out here in west virginia. that's part of an upper level disturbance coming into the metro area, but not until maybe mid afternoon. that might trigger an isolated

sprinkler a quick passing shower, but right now, blue skies. a few clouds coming through by 11:00, low 70s. low to mid 70s by mid afternoon. a slight chance of a sprinkle this afternoon. look at a dry week ahead. all right. we're counting down to the kirk cousins era. the season opener is in three hours, 28 minutes from now. they're playing the dolphins at the fedex field and parking lots are now open. we received this video where you can see the fans already getting their tailgate on. inside the stadium, all eyes will be on kirk cousins. who's the starting quarterback this year. he knows there's a lot of pressure on him, but he's steering clear of distractions. >> you know, everybody has a limit. you have to do your part. you have to play well. but i do feel believed in. i haven't questioned that. i never questioned that. and, you know, i feel like i have all the pieces around me to be able to be successful. >> well, you can still buy

tickets to the game on the redskins website and stub hub. the gates will open at 11:00. >> surprising there's still tickets. a report about problems in the newest rail cars. our news partner wtop reporting that the 7000 series cars are having software issues and that's causing a slowdown in production. the agency is receiving 8 to 12 new cars a month instead of 16. and according to the report the company that makes the cars is fixing issues with the doors and propulsion system. metro is receiving a total of nearly 750 new rail cars. production should be back to normal by this december. we have new information about a sexual assault that caused a chase through the wheaton metro station. around 10:00 friday night a man touched a woman inappropriately and he ran off, jumped on to the tracks and ran into the tunnel toward glenmont. metro cut power and searched for

the man for three hours but didn't find him. prince william police have not arrested anyone that in a shooting that killed a young man and hurt two others. we told you this as breaking news yesterday morning and now we know there was a fight between the men early saturday morning near old linton hall road and charis avenue. claude jackson iii is the man who died. he was from gainesville. now a decision 2016 update and you may recognize one of the men who has joined the race. former prince george's county state's attorney glenn ivey is running. he says if elected he plans to focus on education and the economy. >> we have a lot of work to do but when we come together which can make impossible things happen. and we need to go to work with one thing in mind. there's nothing wrong with america that can't be fixed by

what's right with america. >> at least six other people are vying for maryland's fourth congressional district seat including former maryland lieutenant governor anthony brown. the eadvantageal assembly church is giving help to those who need. they gave out free groceries yesterday as part of the convoy of hope. health professionals had free health and dental screenings. the convoy of help has been helping for two decades. a unique reward might be sitting on a mantelpiece this morning. you could win the best bud award for the top marijuana plant this year. you are only allowed to have pot for home grown and home use so judges couldn't smoke the entries. instead, they tested plants on an peernts -- appearance and odor and for sticky stem. they were judging vegetables and art at the fair. looks like a good event. we continue to stay on top of breaking news right now.

two years ago -- >> no, this is about the pentagon -- >> yeah. >> we're getting a live picture in from the pentagon right now. news4's derrick ward just arrived on the scene. >> that's right. we know that the pentagon metro station is closed because police are investigating a suspicious vehicle. they have set up a perimeter and for more on this, let's go straight to derrick ward.

we want to get back to the breaking news right now. news4's derrick ward just arrived outside the pentagon where police are investigating that suspicious car. >> you got some new information there. what are you hearing? >> reporter: well, this has been going on for a couple of hour news. we understand that it may be standing down a bit. not completely. here's what we know. earlier this morning, three men in an suv drove into the south parking lot. now, that suv crashed and it

jumped a curb. three individuals were taken into custody by pentagon police and the bomb squad was called out out of precaution. county police and fire were on the scene and some are clearing out. but the roads have just seemingly reopened. i mean, just in the time since we have been here. there was an armed pentagon police officer there with an m-16. automatic rifle. we tells you the level of security we have around here, generally with an incident like this. as we understand, three men are in custody. as you can see, some of the emergency vehicles are leaving. the fire department, the ambulances and of course the bomb squad. that's all we know at this point. things seem to be returning to normal but as you can imagine this is quite a dynamic morning let's say it because of the other incidents going on down here. the triathlon which is near this area and the pentagon which is a secure property here in the city. again, we don't know if there was any credibility to the threat that they perceived here, but three men are in custody after crashing their car on the

south lawn of the pentagon. remaining in that car until they were taken into custody. we are live at the pentagon, derrick ward, news4, back to you. >> thanks for the update. two years ago we introduced you to a 14-year-old foster child, named nick. he's a bright young man and he hoped to play college football one day. >> but the biggest wish was to have a permanent family. today, we catch up with him to see how things are going. >> nick, along with his brand-new parents came back to georgetown university where we first met him good to see you again. wow. meet the coach rob scar what that. >> it was two years ago that kevin kelly invited nick our wednesday's child and one with a keen interest in both academics and sports to come and work out with his team. we were anxious to find an adoptive family for nick, one

that would love and foster him. the family was considering an adoption, they saw nick on wednesday's child. they knew he was a perfect fit the minute they heard him. and when nick met them the first time the feeling was mutual. >> it's a feeling you know what it is but don't know how to express it. like a pleasurable feeling in many many ways. >> reporter: his new mom is a teacher and both parents are high school coaches. . the skoech -- coach invited nick to join the team on the field. they all got up early just to welcome nick back to the campus. nick is 16 now and a sophomore in high school. and the coach said he was impressed with his moves and his high academic goals. just like those of his team members. >> recruiting, first thing we do is look at the am -- academics. >> brains and brawn is important in the family.

>> he's got a sister and three brothers now and nieces and grandparents. >> i thought i'd be in the foster home since i was 18, but when i realized a family wanted me i realized there's a happy ever after and it can be a good ending. >> and it is. >> and it is. >> barbara harrison, news4 for wednesday's child. >> great follow-up right there. if you have room in your heart and home for another child, call 188 to adopt me or search wednesday's child on nbc washington.com. great story. 9:42. still ahead, james blake's strong words for the nypd. >> just -- just really infuriating to know i was in a vulnerable position and i was taken advantage of by someone that wears the nypd badge and

tarnishes that badge. >> what blake says should happen

you're watching "news4 today." >> well, tennis star james blake hopes the nypd will change their behavior after surveillance video shows him being mistakenly tackled by an undercover officer. take a look here. blake was texting outside a

hotel last week when a plainclothes officer pulled him to the ground. the cop thought he was a suspect for credit card fraud. >> it was completely unnecessary, whether i was a criminal or not. whether i was a person they were looking for, i still don't think the person they were looking for deserved to be treated the way i was treated. that's the biggest issue, correcting that kind of behavior. >> and that officer has faced two excessive force lawsuits. he's on administrative leave. we're learning that subway had complaints about jared fogle dating back to 2011. subway received one serious complaint, but did nothing. the company says the complaint did not mention criminal or sexual behavior. the woman who filed that complaint also took her concerns to the fbi and secretly recorded conversations with fogle. fogle pleaded guilty to sex with a minor and child pornography charges last month. he could serve up to 12 years behind bars. well, i want you to take a

moment, look at your screen here. just like storm team 4 said, we got a lot of rain yesterday. but most of us didn't see this. i want to say thanks to skip yates who sent us a great video. that's a waterspout at cobb island marina. you see it spinning there. the waterspout knocked over some tables and chairs but didn't cause any widespread damage. >> but the image, it's so cool to look at. you know, to see one of those. but they can wreak havoc. >> yeah, a small boat or canoe, you can be in trouble there. they have winds around 15 or 20 mile per hour, but on the periphery there they could be 30 or 40 mile an hour winds. they could be dangerous, but quickly moving on through. we have some beneficial region. some of the region had some rain. we do need some rain, but we're entering another dry pattern. and as you head out today and you're going to be out running

around, check the latest weather and look at the radar and see a sprinkle coming your way on the nbc washington app. a great day to get out and do a morning run or a hike or a bike ride along the path. temperatures upper 60s by 11:00. noontime, and 70 degrees. a slight chance of a sprinkle in the afternoon. winds may be blustery gusting to around 15 or 20 or 25 miles an hour. partly sunny, low to mid 70s in the afternoon. that's when we'll have the best chance of maybe an additional brief sprinkle or a brief shower coming on through. right now, we're getting some here in west virginia. that's part of an upper level disturbance that's coming through later today. and that is the trigger for perhaps a few more sprinkles. getting some right in stafford county along 95. most of that we had earlier this morning has dissipated in southern maryland and the northern neck. there's a live tower camera showing the clouds around.

breaks in the clouds, sunshine in and out. winds are gusting around 20 or 25 miles per hour now. it will stay this way into the afternoon. low to mid 60s. nearby suburbs in the 60s, near 70 right around chesapeake bay. shenandoah valley, low to mid 60s and even 40s out in the mountains. front royal, sunset, yesterday. gorgeous picture. posted by candice trimable on my twitter page. you can post yours as well on facebook, share on instagram. i love seeing your photos. great weather for the tailgaters now arriving at fedex field and some great football weather during the rest of the game today. partly sunny. temperatures right around 70 at kickoff time at 1:00. low to mid 70s during the game. the winds are blustery. around 20 to 25 miles an hour. look at the lows tonight, down into the 40s, our chilliest temperature since last spring. shenandoah valley and the

mountains, closer to washington, it will be near 50, low to mid 50s inside the beltway. southern maryland, eastern shore, down into the mid to upper 50s near the warmer waters of the day. bright sunshine into the upper 70s. then warm afternoon. cool mornings each day with sunshine for the rest of the week ahead. as this dry pattern is going to last quite a while into next weekend. >> well, thanks, tom. well, we thank everyone who came out and took advantage of the allstate shred it event. >> more than 3,000 came out to the community college yesterday and you dropped off hundreds of thousands of boxes of personal documents. they will be recycled into other paper products. if you couldn't make it out yesterday, the next shred it event is in december. so brides, they plan their weddings months in advance. we all know that. you know that. >> yes.

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you're watching "news4 today." >> you plan it months in advance and pay a lot of money for a wedding. >> both of those are true. so if you don't get what you pay for, it can be very frustrating to say the least.

consumer reporter erika gonzalez is here to tell us what happened to some brides still waiting to relive their big day. >> i like that one better though. >> reporter: emily and her husband married a year ago in a beautiful ceremony in d.c. >> we had sweeping views of the national mall, the weather was perfect. lots of family and friends and it was the guest day. >> reporter: among the expenditures about $3,000 for a videographer. >> we were looking forward to showing it to our future kids and having as a family heirloom. >> reporter: caroline is another bride who hired the same company for her wedding too. she spent nearly $7,000. >> i felt very good about the company and they did a great job for us on the wedding day as far as i could tell. >> reporter: but now, about a year later, neither one of the women have a wedding video to show for it. they hired blue sky films. both women say they have called, gone by and sent e-mails but

just keep getting put off. so they called the news4 consumer watch for help. we set up an interview with the company but the night before our sit down blue sky films cancelled and sent this statement instead saying, quote, while we have strived to exceed our couples expectations, sometimes businesses are handled setbacks. right now, we are simplybehind with our editing. we have working very hard and are fully committed to delivering each couple their finished film at the level of quality and creativity they're expecting. the consumer federation of america says when setting aside vendors for your special day, use the credit card to make purchases even if you're charged slightly more. you have more protection and can dispute charges if need be. also, if you schedule a payment plan with a vendor, it should be heavily weighted on the tail end once the wedding is over and you have what you paid for. the contract with videographer reads clients won't hold the company liable for my damages

due to a delayed delivery date. >> i'm not really confident in their ability to deliver the final product. i think that we have kind of reached that point where it's better for us to part ways and i want to make sure that i have those memories and that i have that footage. >> reporter: you're probably asking yourself why would these couples choose a videographer that may have issues delivering? the reviews were sparkling. >> the company was highly reputable. we had no hesitation whatsoever. >> reporter: blue sky films won the title washington's best videographers in the washingtonian a few years back, something that the magazine tells us is awarded by clients and experts in the industry. on the popular site wedding wire.com, blue sky gets 4.8 out of 5 stars and lots of accolades given by clients. what do you want out of this? >> it's not about the money but about the memories. >> as of today, emily has no

video and caroline got the unedited footage. she's disputed the charges with her credit card company and tells news4 she's gotten back at least some of the payment. for more information about what to look out for when planning an event and hiring vendor goes to nbc washington.com and search vendors. vendors. a suspicious vehicle

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we continue to follow breaking news at 10:00 a.m. a car crashes near the pentagon sparking a large police response. >> news4's derrick ward is live at the pentagon. derrick, have things changed down there? >> reporter: yeah, this happened on the south lot and things have stepped down a bit. we have seen the emergency vehicles leaving, we saw a flat bed tow truck go in there, we can assume that's to tow the vehicle out. this happened earlier this morning, maybe over an hour ago, a vehicle went on to the pentagon lot, jumped a curb and crashed. there were three people in the car, they remained in the car, the bomb squad was called out. pentagon police showed up, set up a wide perimeter around the pentagon property. those three people have been taken into custody as we understand it. the vehicle as far as we can