report. we'll keep you updated. b.w. parkway southbound at 198 that crash is cleared. nothing there for us here this morning. 66 right now, you're going about 45 miles an hour the entire way from manassas to the beltway. 95, only a small spot. it's going to be northbound at dale city. a big look=h at the beltway. inner loop and outer loop, don't have any problems there. again, looking good at sudden li road. more on that coming up. good morning. a look at the weather. things are looking a lot cooler. >> chuck bell with your hometown forecast. chuck. >> that's right. cooler weather for the start of the school and workweek. grab your umbrella, everybody. the good news is we get most of

the rain out of here just in time for the pope's visit. your monday planner, plan on getting rained on. nothing all that heavy, but nonetheless, hit-and-miss sprinkles here. across fauquier and prince william and fairfax counties this morning. temperatures are in the upper 50s and low 60s. your forecast for poolsville, maryland, cloudy. touches in montgomery staying in the 60s. impact on your commute coming up in ten minutes. >> chuck, thank you. we're following a story. one man is dead and one man is hur. crime scene teams worked late into the night processing that scene yochl ku see several evidence marker here's. no word on a suspect but police say it with us not a random act. in the district police are investigating their 115th homicide this year. it happened on north capitol in

the noma area. police are offering a $25,000 award for information that leads to an arrest. loudoun county is getting a new supervisor today. there is a special meeting to place someone on the board. shawne williams was arrested. there are 13 people up to fill his seat. whoever's picked will serve until the election later this year. this morning a northern virginia family is mourning the loss of a husband and father. 34-year-old jacob brewer died during the ride to conquer cancer. police say an suv hit brewer when he crossed the line in mt. airy. brewer was a white house staffer. he leaves behind a wife and

daughter. nbc 4 was a partner in the ride to conquer cancer. 6:03, your time right now. and pope francis will be in washington in less than 36 hours. like many of you, we are counting down to his visit. when the pope arrives at joint base andrews tomorrow, you can look for it on the washington app. the president and first lady will be there to welcome him. he's coming to u.s. after making history in havana, cuba. kbu estimated 300,000 were present at the plaza derevolution. after that he sat down for his first official state meeting with his brother president raul castro. that's one of the developments you may notice this morning ahead of the papal

visit. this is father john enzler. in his words he is psyched to be one of the people to meet pope francis. father enzler is the head of the archdiocese there. here's what you can expect. pope francis will be here tomorrow. he'll sep bright mass at the basilica of the national shrine at the immaculate cop exception on wings. we'll cover all of these affairs on air and online. visit the paper for a rundown and map closures you need to know about. we're following late developments in decision 2016. gop hopeful ben carson on the hot seat after hiss comments about a muslim as commander in chief. he spoke to nbc's chuck todd on "meet the press" this weekend. take a listen. >> i would not advocate we put a

muslim in charge of this nation. i absolutely would not agree with that. >> carson's representative said he did not say muslims shouldn't be running but he said american people aren't ready for that. this is days after donald trump didn't denounce a reporter who called president obama a muslim. they're turning poll numbers in carly fiorina's favor. all right. some big chances owing up for the redskins. can you believe this? the cowboys are in first base right now. but they lost tony romo to a broken collar bone. they face the giants and eagles next week. both of those teams are 0-2 so far this year. how about that. and coming up here in the

first "first 4 traffic," details and our slowest spots around town. the tough new restrictions that soon could be the law in one county. but first, new developments out of california where firefighters are struggling to contain a number of wildfires. the number of homes that have been destroyed and where this ranks among california's wildfire season when we go to the live desk next.

ovechkining . developing right now fires r rav jing california.

another 162 homes were burned to the grounds. but the firefighters are gaining some ground. it's 65% contained. there's the big fire in butte. right now it's 72% contained. you can tell out there how dry it is in california because of the drought. a numb tototal of five people hn killed in the fires. aaron? >> thank you. the former stadium is called for curly bier. a group called college park nine said he was racist and segregationist and they delivered a letter asking to bring the issue to the school's board. it's about 6:11. time for "weather & traffic on the 1s." we may need an umbrella today. >> chuck bell keeping an eye on

it for us. hey, chuck. >> ready to go on your monday morning. "weather & traffic on the 1s." it is now 6:11 on your monday morning. cloudy skies over washington. temperatures are going to stay on the cool side today with the showers around. so grab your umbrellas for sure. light rain down to the south and west and light showers are coming our way. don't stray too far away from that umbrella. most of the rain is in montgomery, fairfax and elsewhere. we're going to give you the yellow light. off-and-on light rain will cause slowdowns. a look on sboont into the weekend coming up in ten minutes. good morning. a report of a crash. a person hit a deer out there near river road here this morning. 66 headed into town right now you're going about 41 miles per hour.

95, northbound, 25 miles per hour. a tad slow as you're headed through the city area. as far as other travel times, 270 south looks good. 95 north a couple of minutes behind. it's going to take you 30 minutes from kwanco to the beltway. remember to listen to our friends on wtop 103.5. >> thank you, melissa. what viola davis told the audience after making history at the awards show. first new developments that impact cuban relations. the potential decision by the white house that could put pressure on congress to lift the

new today, it's getting easier to travel to and do business with cuba. new regulations go into effect this morning. they allow american companies, including telecommunications and internet providers, to open locations and hire workers in cuba. now, as far as travel, you can take a cruise directly to cuba. restrictions are also easing up on visitors. they report that the obama administration might not vote against a u.n. resolution. cuba introduces every year to lift embargo and that could be a first. aaron, that vote is next month. new this morning, two americans held hostage in yemen are now on their way home. sam farren and scott darden

arrived last night. the u.n. ambassador was there to greet them. darden was there working for his company and farren was working for a security department when they were taken back in march. now, a story out of selma, alabama. three people are killed there. minter is charged with shooting and ki his girlfriend, baby, and minister. all three are in fair condition right now. they're working to find people behind several shootings on an interstate. however, one person arrested so far says police have the wrong guy. leslie merritt jr. said he pawned his gun and didn't have it during the shootings three and four weeks ago. the police have linked his gun

to four of those shootings. he's held in jail on a $1 million bond. people are oklahoma after their boat flipped over. take a look at this. they say the boat was totally under water by the time they arrived. all 19 boaters were wearing lifejackets when the boat capsized. no word on why it flipped over. happening today, a former peanut company expectative will learn his fate. st stewart parnell will eleven his fate. they're recommending a life sentence. today the anne arundel county executive will introduce a bill to ban medical marijuana. county council members will begin debating the bill next month.

four votes are needed for the ban. that will take place tonight in annapolis. starting today the county is taking appointments online. flu vaccines will begin starting in mid-october. there's a new report. an "associated press" report claims the world health organization took its time declaring ebola as an international health emergency. idiot sate chlorine used weren't properly mixed andprotective body suits were scarce. they say the agency's fumbling around cost lives in west africa. tomorrow the city council will consider increasing the penalty to as much as $2,500. you can wailg in on the conversation tomorrow at council chambers. that meeting starts at 7:30.

you can be part of a public hearing today at a conference center in anne arundel county. they say it will cost about $25,000. the county is creating a tax district to support the development. once it's built they should have a new 17-story 300-room hotel and a 25,000 square foot convention center. it was a historic night at the 67th annual emmys. viola davis became the first black actress to win in a drama and she acknowledged the moment in an emotional and powerful speech. >> people who have redefined what it means to be beautiful, sexy, to be a heeding woman, to be black. r the other big winners of the night included jon hamm. after seven nominations he finally won for his portrayal of don draper.

"veep" upset "modern family" for best comedy. "the voice" won. amy schumer won for her shoerk a, and so did jon stewart. >> i missed you guys so much. >> and with a standing ovation, actor and comedian tracy morgan made his return to the statement. he presented the best drama award for "game of thrones." he thanked his family, his wife, and fellow actors for their support after his accident. 15 month aegs morgan was critically injured when a semitruck hit the comedian can's limo. a fellow canadian was killed. >> he still made a joke of it. he's going to be hosting "saturday night live" next month. >> big show. big return.

6:20. "weather & traffic on the 1s." >> chuck bell is here. cooler air and a little rain. >> looks like we'll break our string. we went seven days in a row, 80 degrees or higher including yesterday. today, not only not making 80, a lot of neighborhoods won't make it to 70. cloudy skies. noticeably cooler skies and rain. even though it won't be a complete washout, it will be our best chance today and again on friday. there's a chance on friday, too, but mostly in the front part of the day. already on a monday morning thinking about your weekend, clouding around on saturday but temperatures in the low 70s. clearing out on sunday. looks like both should be rain-free. but your monday will not be rain-free. much rain showers across shenandoah valley. light rain in parts of prince

william and fauquier county. as a result the drops are evacuating as they get to the ground. they won't take long before the atmosphere moistens up. 60s and rain chances for much of the afternoon. take your umbrella. a light jacket and umbrella and long sleeves today because of the cooler weather. here's future weather. off and on, hit-and-miss showers. temperatures are going to stay in the 60s today. two best days of the week will be wednesday and thursday. next weekend looks dry. troubles on the beltway. >> someone hit a dear. of course, as i take it, the chopper goes black. headed down to 66. there's some additional volume here this morning. no major issue there. beltway overall looking pretty good. right now you can see inside the beltway here as you're headed

inbound, 66. a little slow. you can see a bit of volume, no actual problem. a little bit of volume there. prince george's county, a little bit of a problem. we have a slowdown here. indian head going 21 miles an hour. again, pretty typical for this time of day. b.w. parkway at the beltway rolling along. back in ten minutes. new this morning from the live desk a hearing is happening right now for an internet entrepreneur. the u.s. is trying to extradite here. kim dot-com, that is his name. dot-com, you see there if the black started the site mega upload. millions of people used it to download songed and movies until the site was shut down due to

piracy. he's charged with conspiracy to commit copyright rite. conspiracy, racketeering, and laundering. this hearing could go for weeks. >> thanks. "news4" is looking at raising awareness for suicide. there was an "out of the darkness" walk. i helped kick off this event in rockville yesterday. this event raised more than $80,000 for prevention, research, and education programs. metro has a special offer ahead of the papal visit. tomorrow you can pick up a limited edition of the papal sleeve. if they don't sell out, they'll give away those sleeves near the event during his three-day visit. some students are going to meet the pope.

they say they just can't wait. they say the papal visit will be a huge boost for their group. it helps students with special needs. this is video of the group gathering in silver spring ahead of the visit. the students will get to meet the pope at the vatican embassy or at the white house. and this man will be part of history during the pope's visit. francis will canon nice a man. in the 18th century he founded missions from san diego to san francisco but some native groups say because of what happened under serra's leadership, he was no saint. >> our people were enslaved. they were beaten. they were tortured. women were raped. and it was forced laper and a forced religion. >> now tonight on "news4" at

6:00 i'll have a closer look at it and why the church today believes serra's life was, in fact, saintly. it has sparked nationwide attention. the death of a little girl this morning. that child's mother is expected in court for her role in the child's death but she's receiving support from the girl's father. why he says he believes she didn't do it. overcast skies as you look live from our reston camera this morning. currently 64 degrees here in washington. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell tracking when you'll see rain in your neighborhood with an hour-by-hour forecast at 6:31. right now they're taking a look at the first rush hour commute this morning. what you need to know if you're using it and what raiders are saying about it. the time now is 6:27.

after a man was hit. the impact it's having. melissa? >> this morning we do have it. no major problem there on the camden line. no major delays being reported. we'll keep tweeting throughout the morning if something does pop up, of course, and we'll tell you. 66 at the beltway, no major problems. 277 southbound we're slow here as you're approaching clarksburg. you can see a little slow there through hyattstown. we have issues here.

eastbound prince william parkway at i-95, there's an issue there. we'll have more. chuck? >> sunrise up before 7:00 a.m. a little early morning color. the color you're going to see in the sky will be gray. a low to moderate impact coming your way. we've gone so long without rain that any drop at all might make the roads a little slick, so be extra careful for that. area of light to moderate rain across much of central and south virginia right now. that's likely to come our way, impacting us before lunchtime today. plan on out your day. 60s in the cloud this morning and staying in the 60s with the light rain showers on and on throughout the course of the day. wheel take a look at the bus stop forecast. aaron with news. >> we're talking sort of traffic here. 6:32.

traffic is picking up. the paul sarbanes center is opening in silver spring. we'll check with molette green. she's been watching the first rush hour test for this new station. >> reporter: hey, aaron. you need to head out early, give yourself a whole lot of extra time. we came from across the street. a whole bunch of people utilizing the services, asking them for help. them we saw this mad dash over and over again. people running trying to catch their buses fearing that, hey, i'm lost. i'm running out of time. it's a big adjustment for commuters. >> you can get lost. >> you're walking in tnot walki street. you come here and catch the bus safely. >> reporter: the university of maryland shuttle buses, bikes,

taxis, all together under one rear near the metro and the m.a.r.c. train station access. nearly all of the bus stops that are on the streets surrounding this transit center, coatesville road, this is where you have to be. come out here and learn the new way to get around here at the new transit center in downtown silver spring. reporting live, i'm molette green, "news4." >> thank you. it's going to be a ribbon cutting ceremony in tat the cit hall. they're responsible for north v's long range transportation plan. a man is accused of killing a repo man. he confessed to killing jordan montero. montero came to repo says his

pickup truck last year. dive teams had to pull his body out of the pond on the property. gregg said the shooting was an accident. 6:34. the retrial begins for a man accused of molesting two girls. michael gardner is accused of mow hefting the girls at his daughter's sleepover back in 2011. virginia supreme court overturned his conviction last year. the court said character evidence was wrongly excluded from his defense. this morning we're hearing from the biological father of baby doe. police launched a nationwide effort to find him after he washed up on a beach. joseph amro sew said rochelle told him she was killed by her

boyfriend michael mccarthy. >> i believe everything that came out of her mouth. >> now, police eventually identified the girl as bella bond. a woman is recovering in the hospital after she fell from the rocks in scots park in mclean. she was awake and talking after the incident. they put her in the rescue basket and used a u.s. parks helicopter and took her to the hospital. this morning a prince george's county firefighter continues to remain in the hospital after a devastating fire.

take a look at this scene. the firefighter is being treated for second and third-degree burns. a second firefighter was shocked walking through a waterlogged basement at the springfield home. he's been released from the hospital when the fire broke out on endicott place. investigators are still not clear what sparked that fire. today a train company is taking new steps in the hopes to build a high-speed rail line. it's opening headquarters. they want to build a train that would take 15 minutes to travel between the two city. mayor larry hogan says he supports that technology. tracking right now orange line delays here to new carrollton this point this morning and we have this crash eastbound. this and much more coming up. also ahead, an emotional weekend for people in cuba as

they pack gathering to hear pope francis speak. how the pope is spending his last full day in that country and the preparations you can see here in the days ahead. first, a fiery scene on the water after a boat catches fire. the quick

it was a close call for family after their boat goes up in flames. take a look at that. this happened off the coast of galveston, texas. thanks to a few good samaritans, they survive what could have been a tragedy. two men were chartering a nearby fishing boat when they smelled burning fuel and fiberglass. they rushed into action and managed to rescue the entire family before the boat sank. luckily only one person was

hurt. gas prices still falling in our area. you're saving another five cents a gallon this week. in d.c. it will cost you on average $2.52 for a gallon of regular unleaded. you're paying about $2.27 a gallon in maryland. virginia has the cheapest at $2.03. and west virginia running at $2.28 a gallon. a friend in georgia got gas for $1.71 a gallon. >> you're about to drive to georgia. >> those are high school prices. 6:41. time for "weather & traffic on the 1s." talking about some rain. >> if you're heading to georgia down i-81, you'll be running into raindrops. those are coming our way, everybody. temperatures mostly in the upper 50s, low 60s. maybe a few sprinkles early today. definitely send the kids out the

door with the umbrella. there may be some showers around. seven-day in ten minutes. traffic right now. a crash involving a deer here. we're talking the outer loop at cabin john. it looks like lanes are open. orange lines at new carrollton. still have that. eastbound prince, have that crash there. 270 south taking you some time there. top of the beltway starting to get slow. thank you, melissa. another presidential hopeful facing a backlash. what ben carson said and what they're saying about it. "news4's" derrick ward working to find out what happened. [ female announcer ] business travel isn't just about the going.

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we're staying on top of breaking news right now. a freight train killed a man on sunny side avenue. >> melissa mollet is keeping an eye on any possible delays at the "first4 traffic" center but let's begin with derrick ward live at the scene with more on this investigation.

derrick? >> reporter: good morning. this happened on sunny sign avenue in the beltsway area. it happened this morning. it struck a person on the tracks in this general area here. that train was 57 cars long. it was headed to new york from tampa, florida. now, i don't have much information on the victim. as we said, though, this rail line through here is shared with m.a.r.c. trains. but there are two lines here. that would possibly alleviate any delays. we have seen m.a.r.c. trains moving south. we don't know much about the delays but with more on that, here's melissa mollet. >> orange line delays in new carrollton, green and yellow line delays in both directions. more coming up. it is now 6:47.

the pope is on his way in less than 24 hours. like many of you, we are counting down his visit. you can look for your alert on the nbc 4 washington app and we'll show you when the president and first lady welcome him. he's coming to the u.s. after making history in havana. the cuban government estimates as many as 300,000 were there as he celebrated at the plaza de la revolution. jay, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the pope continues his tour of the island travelinging to the east where he'll spend siem time ultimately in santiago, delivering a mass there, before preparing for his trip on tuesday in washington to begin the u.s. tour. it's what many are call ang amazing memorable meaningful

historical weekend, all the superlatives you can throw in. to listen to the pope speak. before he began the mass, he spent 20 to 30 minutes touring around the square, visiting and waving to the followers who had gathered. really an emotional time. an exciting time for many who had traveled so far. in clugd some who made the pilgrimage to be here as he made that speech, delivered that mass. it's the first time the cubans have heard mass delivered from a pope in their native tongue. that was part of the thrill for many here. he spent the rest of his afternoon or at least the bulk of it in private meeting with fidel castro and later with raul who's the current president. he did say evening prayers with some of the priests and seminarians and closed out what was a long and busy day with

some of the catholic youth in havana. that's the new here, jay gray, nbc 4, havana. >> jay, thank you. they have security fence up. i drove by some of that yesterday. this someone of the developments you may notice ahead of the papal visit. a look at some of the excitement. meet father enzler. in his words he's psyched to get to be with one to meet pope francis. he will feed the hungry with pope francis on thursday at st. patrick's church. >> some 400 or so will be there on thursday and aren't i lucky. >> now, this week's visit will be the first ever for the pope. prish nevers say he he renews joy and hopes he renews

catholics' faith. he'll arrive tomorrow afternoon. we'll have live coverage of that. he'll celebrate mass on wednesday. we'll cover all of it for you on air and online from start to finish. open the app for the papal visit and a look of the maps of roads that will be closed. one man is dead and another hurt after a shooting on greeley place and greeley road. that's in kentland neighborhood. you can see here several evidence markers. police say this was not a random act. police are investigating the 105th death this year. police say the man died at the hospital. police are offering a $25,000 award for information that leads to the arrest and conviction.

this morning a northern virginia family is mourning the loss of a father and husband. 34-year-old jacob brewer died during the ride to conquer cancer. police say brewer was hit by an suv when he crossed the center line. he's from arlington and a was a white house staffer. he leave behind a wife and a daughter. you can search brewer. nbc 4 was a partner in the ride to conquer cancer. >> we're still watching the latest. gop hopeful ben carson on the hot seat after his comments about the commander in chief. listen to what he had to say. >> do not advocate to putting a muslim in charge of this nation. i absolutely would not agree with that. >> now, carson's candidate said

he didn't say they shouldn't run be but that the u.s. isn't ready for that. just days before trump was accused of not correcting a reporter who called president obama a muslim. carly fiorina's numbers are climbing. we need every drop of it. although rainfall amounts are probably going to be on the relatively light side. but look at that picture, everybody. put down your oatmeal and take a look at the beauty of a sky early this morning. the sun just about ready to sneak up over the eastern horizon but already the early morning sky is blaze with colors. enjoy the colors now because the sky will be gray by later on. northeast wind at 9 miles an hour. not a whole lot of rain around the metro yet. in fairfax, prince william, and

fauquier county. the bulk of rain coming our way is down in central and south virginia right now. at the rate it's going. most of the city light to moderate rain should be in the metro area by k9d or 10:00 this morning and not leave until this afternoon. so what to expect today? cloudy and cool. light rain likely. grab the umbrella before you leave this morning. mid-50s in shenandoah valley. courtesy of the clouds and the rain showers moving in, temperatures may fail to make 70 degrees today. that will be the fefr time in quite a while. if you're going down to a baseball game. there could be a delay. future weather, a hit and miss chance. keep the umbrella ready to go. there's your umbrella. staying in the 60. best two days of the week will be the two days the pope is in

town. melissa? >> all right. chopper 4 over this crash. it looks like it's involved a motorcycle. this is right here near 95 this morning. orange line delays. eastbound prynne william parkway at 95, still have that crash blocking lanes inbound. a big look at the beltway. a little bit of volume this morning. 270 southbound at montrose looking pretty normal for a monday morning. guys? good morning. i'm landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. volkswagen is halting all cars using a diesel engine. it comes amid allegations that

they used software that makes its cars seem better. their head quarters is in herndon, virginia. with your cnbc report, i'm landry dowdy. >> thanks, landon. there's a meeting to piemt someone to the word. shawne williams resigned after police arrested him on assault charges earlier this monday. there will 13 people up to fill his seat. whoever is chosen will serve until the election later this year. it's 6 5:55. we're going to show you video of what could affect the redskins season. look alt this. tony romo breakings he kol

barb barbon. we don't want to express ill will but they could teenage advantage. players say they're not worrying about that right now. >> each week they talk about how bad we are as a team. each week they're trying to prove we're wrong. >> giants and eagles. by the way, both of those teams, 0-2. 6:56. four things to know, the new transit center is open. there was running around as routes changed for hundreds of commuters. they're there to help. >> 36 hours before the pope arrives in the u.s. hundreds of thousands lab listens as he steps in. one of the wildfires is now

considering one of the worst in state history. it's destroyed more than a thousand homes there. a person is dead after being hit by a train on beltsville near edmondson road some of far it's not caused any m.a.r.c. delays. it may not be raining now bitt, but it will be. temps in the 60

good morning. coming to mek. pope francis headed to the u.s. this week after drawing huge crowds in cuba. and sharing a handshake with fidel castro. as he gets set to arrive here tomorrow, we're with the pope every step of the way. the surge. carly fiorina jumps 12 points to second place in the republican race for president. the front-runner, donald trump, losing ground. this morning we'll talk to him live. the president and the prisoners. >> hoy y'all doing? an exclusive look at president obama's visit to a federal prison, a first for a sitting president. this morning his very personal conversation with convicted