word of aftershocks in chile. a 5.4 magnitude aftershock has been reported. 12 people were killed in the shake. no one was hurt in the aftershock and little damage from the aftershocks that followed the big quake. chile is bracing for more. aftershocks can be felt for months after an earthquake hits. kristin white, thank you. more on the deadly floods in utah. we're learning more. zion national park who told us the woman was found missing was found dead yesterday. she was one of seven hikers who died. in the town of hildale, they'll be searching again for a 6-year-old. and a man is missing in arizona as well. we have an update on the wildfires in california. chuck says cooler temperatures

are moving in there now. however, the valley fire north of san francisco is still 35% contained. the beautte fire is more than hf contained. 4:31. we have an update on the weather and what to look forward to for the weekend. >> chuck bell haas the details. >> you guys are look forward to the weekend? >> a little bit, a little bit. >> half-mile visibility in frederick, milliliter, five miles in the panhandle and 5 miles in culpeper. temperatures now 57 in gaithersburg and rockville. 56 in charles town, west virginia. there's your skycast 4 for your friday. other than poor air quality, other the whole it's going to be a nice day. low 80s by lunch time.

mid-0 mid-80ser if a high this afternoon. we'll talk about the early chances for rain next week in a couple of minutes. for now, a check on traffic. good morning. >> good morning. we still have roadwork at temple avenue. at branch avenue at curtis drive, there's roadway. it should be out of the way in just a little bit. a bit look at the beltway here. inner loop and outer loop everybody is looking good here as well. nice and green. it's just not around this morning. that's a nice little treat, bonus for us here on this friday morning. b.w. parkway looks good southbound and northbound. so does 29. no problems on 270. 66 looks good. a little slow here because of some roadwork southbound here as you're approaching dale city headed southbound. back in ten minutes. >> thank you. we'll see you in a few minutes. a kentucky state trooper killed on the job will be laid

to rest. joseph pond der was shot and killed sunday night. the man was killed after a brief standoff. ponder had just been on the job for nine months. today we expect to learn more about the actions of an army sergeant facing desertion charges. bowe bergdahl may take the stand on his second day in the military sentence in texas. bergdahl was held captive in afghanistan for five years before he was detained by severthe taliban. >> this woman is very much alive and she's asking you for help. she's the one we first introduced you to her after a nasty derecho in 2012.

a tree fell on her and it severed her spine. the timing couldn't be worse. she recently lost her job and that means her health benefits are gone as well. this, you would think, would make her angry. >> i don't have time to be angry. what am i supposed to be angry at? the tree that fell on me? >> friends starting a go friend me account. she's very grateful for that. she wanted to work. she wants to focus on what she can do. a developing story. another shutdown showdown is brugge. a live look at the capital where congress has until september 9 30th. congressional leaders are working on a compromise but there are still potential deal breakers here that have president obama and both sides.

coming up in a few minutes we'll talk with nbc's tracie potts about what this could mean for so many of you. virginia's health wants to roll back strict restrictions. governor terry mcauliffe wants to reverse the rules. they argue the rules help protect women's health. >> 4:35. new legislation from capitol hill in the effort to slow down the spread of sinsynthetic drug. names like legal weed are scarily misleading and the drugs are closer to bath salts than marijuana. be sure to check back with us later today. and today we will find out how security will work during pope francis's visit to philadelphia. homeland security secretary jeh johnson speaking with the secret

service and philly's mayor. the pope arrives saturday and leaves the following night. the pope sent a message to the cuban people telling them jesus loves them. the pope araves there for a four-day visit. he'll celebrate mass in the nation's havana square. coming up on "news4" at 5:00, you can find out about the road closures and security alerts on your nbc washington app. if you plan to take the metro, you want to hear this story. metro work will affect three of the lines sunday. the red, blue, and yellow line trains will run every 24 minutes. and one thing they eat open at 6:00 sunday for people trying to get to the navy half marathon.

the closest stop is the smithsonian station. the facility will be right noekt the silver spring redline station in montgomery. this is in downtown silver spring. it has spotted for more than 30. >> the donald under fire. what happened that has trump in hot water. >> if you're just getting the kids laid out. here are the current temperatures they need to do at 57 degrees in manassas. it might help you decide on what you're going to wear. >> the older kid doesn't do his own thing? >> he does hit own thing. i let him. he can figure it out. we're going to tell you about the fallout after a comedian comes

welcome back. you won't see steve rannazzisi in commercials anymore. he's the main character in "the league." buffalo wield wings says it's pulling all ads that showed him. he said he deeply regrets having fabricated that story. rubenstein has pledged another $4.5 million so the

began breeding program can go on. his first donation in 2011 helped expand began reproduction research. mei xiang is right there taking a little snooze. it's 4:41 in the morning. she had two baby cubs. now there's bao bao and now we have a brand-new cub. very exciting. he is a huge donator to so many different causes in washington, d.c. >> $4 million to make begans. >> listen. we'll take it. >> send me $4.5 million. >> you can't breed begans. >> i didn't mean that. the watt wa"weather & traffic o 1s." >> oh, my goodness. i've got horrible images in my brain now. aaron, you're killing us. we have fog this morning. 62 in rockville and chevy chase.

60 in brandywine, maryland, 57 in manassas. out at the bus stops, mid-60s under the clear sky. a for recess today and 80 at dismissal time. the most important bell on a friday is at 3:00. >> it absolutely is. right now my son is only in kindergarten. we have some roadwork. you can see that right lane is blocked with roadwork. it should be out of the way this morning. you can see where the southbound delays are happening here this morning. 395 north at duke street, that should be cleared as well. taking a look at 66, remember to listen to our friend on wtop 103.5 when you hop in your car. we'll have a live look in ten minutes. >> thank you. a developing story in montgomery county. why dozens are expected to show up wearing the confederate flag to school today.

this is in montgomery county, virginia. we'll tell you more about that. even though some students were already suspended. >> we're just weeks away from a federal shutdown. how it could impact you ♪

4:45. to a developing story. is there another government shutdown looming? yes. if the government doesn't reach a deal by the end of this month, many of you may be affected. we have nbc's tracie potts live from the capitol this morning. tracie? >> they came out and said, yeah, we want to do this quickly. we want to reach a short-term deal so we don't hit this deadline. nancy pelosi on the house side says she's optimistic.

harry reid on the opposite side is pessimistic and it would be irresponsible to let this happen again. there are already 40 conservative republicans who say they're not going to let this budget pass including money for planned parenthood. they want to pull that out. president obama said he would veto that and, therefore, the fight looms. they're working that out. also on the campaign trail, we heard ted cruz and others saying they d not want to pass this budget if it including money for planned parenthood. hillary clinton in a new statement says she's urging congress not to hold up the entire budget just over the money for planned parenthood. they have to start the planning process. the interior department tells us they're already starting planning in case they have to

shut down. it ooh's process. they can't necessarily shut it down and do it overnight. remember last time the national park shut down, they lost over $400 million from people not being able to come into the parks. they're obviously hoping that doesn't happen again. >> tracie potts on the hill. thank you, tracie. there is a forum happening today. donald trump is expected to face a major grilling about his response to a question in new hampshire last night. listen to the question and then what he says in response. >> problem in this country. it's called muslims. we know our current president is one. you know he's not even an american. >> we need this question. >> anyway, we have training camps rolling where they want to kill us. that's my question. when are we going to get rid of them? >> we're going to be getting rid

of a lot of things. a lot of people are saying bad things are happening. we're going to be looking at that and plenty of other things. >> democrats especially critical of trump and his answer. right now hillary clinton quoted, it was disturbing that he didn't question about the president. he said he was caught off guard. he didn't hear the statement about the president and his statement was specifically about the training camps and not muslims. it's the organizations 45th annual legislative conference. both attorney general.#teñ lore lynch and susan rice will address them aet the center. rice will speak around 2:30 this afternoon. the so-called yawning bank robber is in custody this morning. they've arrested the man they

believe robbed the bank . when he left, he dropped some money that he stole from the bank. he has not been charged yet. police have not given us his name. a teenager accused of punching and knocking a man down on an escalator has pled guilty to assault charges. he pled guilty. smith had an argument with the man on a metro train and then the metro train shows the exchange inside the eastern market in april. the argument continued onto the platform. smith was attacked as he arrived at the top of the escalator. a developing story in southwest virginia right now. two dozen high schoolers are starting their first day of suspension for fight thaurg school's ban on the confederate flags. dozens of students refused to change and they plan to do that today. we're talk about christianburg

high school. they can't have the flag on their clothing, cars, or the school parking lot. >> it was a year of fights. they were racially charged and racially motivated. >> the flag's use came under heavy debate after a gunman killed nine people at a historically black church in south carolina. after the shooting a gunman came out posing with the confederate flag. uva is asking for funding over the next two years. close to $13 million is reserved for cyber security upgrades. both the university and hospital have had major data breaches this year. terry mcauiliffe is expected to make his decisions in early december. 4:50 a.m. right now.

chuck bell is with us. it's been nice to driern to work with the windows down, wind in my hair. >> you're not worried about messing your hair up? >> he use as bunch of hair sprays. >> that's right. working for you, aaron. >> a nice stretch of weather. air quality. it got a little gunky outside. on the whole our warm weather is expected to continue not just for today but all the way through. most if not all of your upcoming weekend. that's the most important part. we need to keep it nice on the weekend. it's a clear sky now. obviously the sun is not up yet. 66 degrees. winds ow of the the west at 5 miles an hour. september temperatures have been four degrees warmer than average and since august 1st in the last six weeks we're down 3 1/2

inches of rainfall in the last six weeks. it has been certainly dry around here recently. sunny and warm again today. same area of high pressure is in charge of us and as a result, poor air quality may be a problem again later on this afternoon. so unhealthy air for sensitive groups. temperatures now, mid to upper 50s north and west of town. 54 in frederick, maryland, 57, here 59 in fredericksburg. it will be up to 70. 82 today. highs again this afternoon. might be in the mid to upper 80s in downtown washington. the sun's down at 7:12. hagerstown. 82 in annapolis. you can get the car washed and drive through the weekend. nationals and tmarlins tonight. if you're traveling for the

weekend, showers down across florida and these rain showers in the upper midwest now, that's the leading edge of the cooler air that will start arriving on sunday afternoon. sunday will be the last of the warm days. noticeably cooler aunld here next week. highs in the low to mid-70s. monday, tuesday when pope francis arrives, rain chances there. that's like overcast with light rain and drizzle and mist. so enjoy the sunny warm weather while it's here. melissa, over to you. >> 95 again at gordon boulevard still has some volume as you'rehooded southbound because of the roadwork in your right lane. 270, middle brook road. northbound, no problem. southbound, perhaps a little earlier, maybe getting out of town. 66 in and out of town, that's nice and green and moving again. 95 southbound you can see some of the slowdowns as you're

headed into the city. branch ave at curtis does have some roadwork here. b.w. parkway, i-95, everything rolling along just fine. "weather & traffic on the 1s." we'll see a live look>gdñ at 66 >> melissa, thank you. just days after a maryland woman died from a suspected west nile case, they take action. what neighbors can expect to see this weekend. what some are calling a crisis when it comes to ambulance response

welcome back. several laurel neighborhoods will be sprayed for mosquitos. that's after a woman died from west nile. her neighborhood had been sprayed twice this summer. some neighbors don't want the pesticides on their property but fushls want to protect not only their property but themselves as well. >> all of the residents take a real hard look at their property to eliminate any sources of stagnant water. >> the state department of agriculture will begin spraying this sunday at dusk. we have a consumer alert for you. if you shop at target, loosen up. these very popular water bottles

are being recalled. the inner plastic straw in the fliptop portion of the twist-off cap can break. there have been nine incidents of them break iing. >> contact the maker zack for a replacement cap with a straw. toyota drivers, listen up. a massive recall from toyota. they're calling more than 4 400,000 rav4 suvs. you'll receive a letter in the mail if yours is part of this recall. baltimore county police are getting body cameras. the first 450 are getting them this july. it will cost about $7 million for the first five years.

baltimore city police baltimore county police is separate from the city where the riots broke out. the district has seen a surge in calls this summer. this year the average jumped from 3,800 calls day to 4,400 call as day. noncritical calls can tie up ambulances that could be saving lives. >> we're doing more broad public education about how and when and where people can access transportation. in some cases they need to go to the emergency room. in some cases they need to go to the doctor. in other cases we know we have a lot of calls that do not require us to send an engine and an ambulance. >> 22 new call center employees graduated from training yesterday. 11 of them will be call takers, the other 11 are dispatchers. it's the first dispatch

graduation in more than five years. breaking news the prince george's county where a woman is dead and man is in the hospital after a shooting. officers went to the 23'd parkway at barnabas road. they found a woman dead inside the home and man with multiple gunshot wounds outside. megan mcgrath will have more on what led up to the shootsing. her update in about five minutes. good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. chuck bell has your first forecast. does that mean we're going get another warmup, chuck? >> you bet you. a mostly clear sky in washington. off to a quiet start but it will be a warm finish. poor air quality again. good news about your weekend. air quality is code yellow but there is an opportunity to get to code orange by later on this