priority or nonemergency incidents. news 4 plans to go to this morning's announcement. check out our app or catch news 4 midday for the update. this crowded scene near the friendship heights metro stop is clear this morning. but commuter concerns may not be. reports of an arking insulator brought floods of fire trucks to wisconsin avenue. no one was hurt. metro single tracked the red line until the problem was fixed around 10:00 last night. changes because of a similar problem at a different station last week. molette green will show us live how it is going in a bit. first, more on that -- what to expect today. metro says about six months it is to keep the number of trains passing through low. blue line trains will be the only ones to stop here during peek times and have to go slower than normal so they don't max

out power sources. another option as well, but it takes some time. >> the mother of two children, i would be furious to be told my children have to get up earlier to get a bus to get to school because the line is screwed up. >> buses will take anyone who usually uses the orange line to get to the armory stop. the growing number of miners getting their hands on cigarettes in our area. today, the montgomery county council could stiffen the fines for stores that sell tobacco to minors. right now the fine is $500 for a first offense and $750 for a second. a vote today to increase that fine to $1,000 for the very first offense, the highest fine aloud under state law. 4:31. let's check in with chuck bell, breaking down the hometown forecast. good morning. >> good morning. all hometowns will be wet hometowns at some point during the course of the day today.

umbrella day for sure. cloudy, damp outside. chance for heavier rain moving in later today. and believe it or not, tropical storm joaquin is now off the east coast of the united states. not coming our way anytime super soon, but could bring heavier rain as we head toward friday and saturday time frame. outside this morning, a little bit of patchy fog starting to form as well. so some lower visibility, couple of sprinkles here, southern fairfax, prince william county, coming northbound. toward the district into northern prince george's and southern parts of montgomery county. temperatures generally speaking in the upper 60s to near 70. warm and humid day today. temperatures up near 80. again, you'll need that umbrella. did you bring yours? >> i had mine in my trunk, not exactly useful. bought my son one yesterday because his was too small. some road work here happening this morning that should wrap up right around 5:00, 5:30. southbound wisconsin avenue,

bethesda, had had some road work happening there. beltway at branch avenue, inner loop, outer loop, everything rolling along just fine there. 66 looks good. 95 a little slow earlier there as we're approaching dale city. right now looks good. green moving up to the northeast here. you can see the bw parkway, 95 and 29 all looking quite good. nice and green. i'll see you back here at 4:41. this morning, the fairfax county police department is defending the officer in this video. the officer used a taser on a man after he reportedly resisted arrest. the suspect's brother says the use of force was unnecessary. police say elton cansler walked into the sun trust bank last week and stole a worker's sunglass sunglasses. when they confronted cansler, they say he started to reach into his pocket.

police say he was carrying a 6 inch knife. >> it is a utility knife that folds out. that could be a deadly weapon if he was to get it. >> the tape clearly shows he never reached for it. so where was the threat? no imminent threat to that officer to use that type of force on my brother. >> marco crosby says his brother has cerebral palsy and was shaken by the incident. they have hired a lawyer. defense attorneys say they need more time because they have new evidence from prosecutors. the trial for officer william porter is supposed to start first and that's supposed to be about two weeks. judge williams decided the officers will be tried separately. we expect a former state department official who already admitted to a list of crimes in d.c. to face accusations he solicited sex from a minor in virginia. news 4 was outside court in july when daniel rossen pleaded guilty to 11 counts of stalking

in the district. police say he record as many as 25 women in their most intimate moments without their knowledge. detectives found the footage on his phone as they investigated had him. his sentencing for the d.c. charges should happen next month. 4:35. the u.s. supreme court is the last hope for prisoner facing execution in virginia. governor terry mcauliffe denied a last minute attempt to delay the execution of convicted serial killer prieto yesterday. the execution is scheduled for thursday. defense lawyers argue that prieto was mentally challenged and wanted to move the case to california. mcauliffe said the case has already been decided in the courts. firefighters in prince george's say good-bye to their former deputy fire chief. she served prince george's community for 20 years as a firefighter. blue died in a car crash two weeks ago, the cause still being

investigated. she was 48. this morning her funeral will be at mt. ennon baptist church. the viewing is at 10:00 and the service at 11:00. president obama meets with cuban president raul castro in new york today. this will be the second time they met since both countries restored relations. the two leaders were expected to talk about the economy. president castro has said the u.s. economic embargo is still a major obstacle for cuba's development. live at capitol hill, lawmakers will need to pass a spending bill by midnight tomorrow so as to avoid a government shutdown. senate republicans are upset the majority leader mitch mcconnell struck the provision that would cancel federal funding of pl planned parenthood. this morning we'll have new reaction to the intense dugout

fight between jonathan papelbon and bryce harper. the team suspended papelbon for four games. also accepted a separate suspension from the mlb for throwing at a player. he won't play again this year. cal ripken talked to michelle bash about what happened. >> being on the team for many years, this is not something that is rare. it happens, you know, periodically. and tempers flare. and people get over it. so i didn't see it as a big, big issue. >> nationals gm called papelb papelbon's behavior not acceptable and not in line with how players should conduct themselves. papelbon is under contract for $11 million next year. 4:37, grab your umbrella, storm team radar showing some of the rain headed our way. time is running out for virginia drivers. why you may no longer b be ableo

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a man is recovering in the hospital this morning after being rescued from sugarloaf mountain in maryland. a maryland state police helicopter lowered rescuers to the trail where the man fell about 75 feet. you can see here the hiker being lifted into the chopper. it happened yesterday. the man is believed to be in his 20s. he suffered a head injury. there is no word on his

condition this morning. virginia has 11 days to issue driver's licenses that meet new federal security guidelines. the commonwealth's real i.d. extension runs out october 10th. congress passed the real i.d. act in 2005. it created a set of standard security checks for licenses to make them harder for terrorists to get. i.d.s that don't comply could be rejected at airports starting next year. virginia is currently in the process of getting another extension. it is now 4:41. time for weather and traffic. looks like we need our umbrellas today. >> chuck bell will time out the drive time forecast. >> good morning once again. very cloudy and mild start this morning. little light rain now right through the heart of alexandria and arlington, moving into southern prince george's county, over the capital beltway. could have a little wet pavement this morning. temperatures are already in the upper 60s and low 70s. school day forecast, plan on humidity in the atmosphere.

take your umbrella with you. temperatures low 70s there early this morning. rising up to the upper 70s by recess time. a lot of clouds and rain chances. getting recess a d for today. that's pretty tough stuff there. rain likely on your way home this afternoon into early this evening as well. so grab your umbrella and your rain slicker on the way outside this morning. seven-day forecast including chances for heavy rain in ten minutes. for now, melissa mollet. westbound i-70 at 270, one left lane getting by because of some road work here that has been happening, overnight. that should be out of the way here and reopen fully about 5:30 this morning. outer loop, american legion bridge and the pike two lanes blocked there until 5:00 a.m. difficult to get around that one. 66 at compton road eastbound and westbound. don't have any major issues there. big look at the beltway. outer and inner loop looking good. the clock is ticking when it comes to the government shutdown.

what lawmakers must do before midnight tomorrow. it could be the last day for some kids in prince george's county. county. why they will not be able welcome to fort green sheets. welcome to castle bravestorm. it's full of cool stuff, like my second in command... and my trusty bow. and free of stuff i don't like. and in my castle we only eat chex cereal. chex cereal. it's full of delicious crunchability. no artificial flavors, and it's gluten-free. and that's something even my brother ... sister can understand. mom, brian threw a ball in the house!

lawmakers have to act fast to avoid a government shutdown. the deadline to pass the bill is tomorrow at midnight. tracie potts joins us live now from capitol hill with speaker john boehner now stepping down. are house republicans less or more divided now? >> they're trying to figure out where they are and who they can get to lead them forward.

we're expecting a meeting behind closed doors in the capital basement. republicans in the house talking about who is going to take over for boehner stepping down officially at the end of next month. right now the leading candidate is kevin mccarthy, the house majority leader. they have to discuss when they're going to hold elections, don't know that yet. and who will take over for mccarthy. right now we're hearing this morning that cathy mcmorris rogers of washington will not be in the running. the other big thing they have to deal with is the shutdown legislation. the senate tried to move something forward to extend our current budget until december 11th to give them a few more months to deal with it. it looks like it is possible that they can get that done by midnight tomorrow night by the deadline. one of the big hang-ups there was funding for planned parenthood. and the president of planned parenthood will be here on the had hill to testify. >> tracie potts on capitol hill for us, thank you. she continued to hit me on

my face. after that, i lost consciousness. >> a translator you heard there helping lina tell news 4 she considers the action in this video a clear case of excessive force. she says she may sue the police department. it charged her with assaulting the officer who hit her outside a bar in prince george's county in july. >> now uribe's attorneys say this grainy video shows the officer throwing her to the ground and hitting her head. pictures show her face in the hours after the incident on kennelworth avenue. she spent three days in the hospital. >> translator: when he twisted my arm to the back, he threw me down. >> with sides, of course. the police department telling a different story, saying uribe was throwing beer bottles at people inside the bar. police say she spit, punched and scratched the officer who hit her in the face.

the cop was off duty in uniform working security at the bar when this happened. he remains on active duty this morning. 4:48 now. today, share your thoughts on what the relationship between police and your community is like. tonight the aclu is hosting a forum to talk about effective community policing, starts at 6:30 at the metropolitan church. a man is facing charges for a series of shootings that damaged office buildings in northern virginia. matthew mccarney was arrested last friday. he's accused of shooting over the past couple of months in both herndon and leesburg. in one case, police say the shots caused thousands of dollars in damage. no one was hurt. the companies filed a motion to reconsider, arguing the merger would make electric and gas service more reliable and stabilized prices.

those against the merger say it would do the opposite and harm the environment. d.c. mayor muriel bowser says the companies are working on a settlement that would address regulators' concerns. this morning, we're learning new information about the kind of latex that spilled into the potomac river in allegheny county. the company that creates the chemical compound says this kind of latex will not affect people who are allergic to the natural form of the rubber. the maryland department of the environment says this spill does not pose a health concern. here is something we know you might like to hear. you could be eligible for a refund. the supreme court ruling found maryland essentially double taxed people who paid income taxes within another state between 2011 and 2014. maryland governor larry hogan says around 55,000 people may be eligible to get the county portion of their income tax back. be sure to check the nbc washington app to see if you're one of them. we tweeted out a link for you. a new project is breathing new life into a community in

southeast. the old sheraton terrace community is called sheraton station near the anacostia metro station. the new development has more than 300 new apartments and town homes. most are rentals, about 80 are set aside for affordable home ownership programs. >> commit $100 million each and every year to closing gaps. and that's in affordable housing projects all over the city. not just some ward 8, but affordable housing in every ward. >> all of the units at sheraton station are available for families who make up to $64,000 a year. in prince george's county, some of your children are getting free fruits and veggies at school this year. the county receiving $900,000 grant. it gives 29 elementary schools the money to give students a fresh veggie or fruit snack every day. it is part of the u.s. department of agriculture's fresh fruit and vegetable program to improve students' health. a street smart campaign kicking off today in maryland.

baltimore county leaders are warning drivers across the state to watch out for pedestrians and cyclists on the road, especially as days get shorter and daylight savings ends. more than 2700 pedestrians are hit by cars in maryland, that's each year with an average of more than 100 pedestrian deaths. you can ride the fairfax connector for free today because the bus service is now exactly 30 years old. happy birthday. the board of supervisors decided to provide free rides on the connector as a sort of birthday present to commuters. they also said they want county residents to think about and discover all the different transportation options they got. that's a custom to give on your birthday. here you receive presents. >> everybody is getting something out of this. >> i love that. what are we having? my birthday is not until june. we'll go out then. >> david, yours. >> april 1st. >> what about you? >> may 9th. april, may, june, we're all

paying for dinner for the next couple of months. >> who has a fall birthday. cloudy skies. today is your birthday, sorry about that, everybody. cloudy skies in addition to getting older. not even a pretty day. two strikes on you and not even 5:00 in the morning yet. outside, mostly cloudy, very mild start again today. certainly doesn't feel like october is just around the doorstep at all. 72 degrees now in washington with a northeast breeze at 5 miles an hour. temperatures upper 60s northern maryland. low 70s around the metro. 67 toward culpepper, virginia. clouds and mild temperatures. opportunity for light rain this morning, opportunities for heavier rain starting late this afternoon into this evening as it turns to breezy to a bit on the windy side late tonight to tomorrow. next couple of days could be a little on the blustery side. so temperatures today rising into the upper 70s by noon, near 80 today. rain chance today stands at 80%.

so take the umbrella. highest rain chances are west of i-95 to only medium chances for rain. everyone has that opportunity today. right now on storm team 4 radar, not a lot of rain out there just yet, a lot of moisture southwest of us. that will make the turn and come up to our region for this afternoon and this evening. and all this moisture out here across the ohio valley, that's our chance for some moderate to heavy rain this evening. here is future weather, by 10:00 this morning, the push of moderate rain coming in the blue ridge in the shenandoah valerle. a little break before moderate rain moves into the metro after 5:00 or 6:00. so do expect heavy rain around on the second half of the commute home from work and school today. here is your seven day forecast. near 80 before the heavier rain sets in. even thunder possible for this evening into the overnight hours tonight. showers likely tomorrow. breezy around here wednesday, thursday, and tropical storm joaquin may have a big impact on

the friday, saturday time frame. we'll be keeping a very close eye on that. melissa mollet is keeping a close eye on traffic for your tuesday. >> close eye on traffic for this tuesday morning. right now, still have the road work on the outer loop of the beltway, that section there, really between the american legion bridge and the georgetown pike. two lanes blocked there until 5:00 this morning. little hard to get off on that exit, can still get around that road work. northbound at georgia avenue, also had some construction in that area here this morning. 95 in maryland, skaggsville road, no issues. either way, 66 into town and out of town looking good as well. remember, listen to our friends on wtop when you hop in your car this morning. and the beltway at richey marlborough road rolling along quite nicely. weather and traffic on the 1s. see you back here at 5:01. is the u.s. navy taking a page from the army? the elite job women may soon

hold. new developments in the salmonella case rocking a local restaurant. why fig and olive face a lawsuit in california.

we continue to follow breaking news. overnight shooting in the district. this is the scene in the 1300 block of stevens drive. kristin wright is trying to get more details. she'll bring us the latest in a few minutes. we're also keeping an eye on the rain moving into the area. chuck bell will let us know

whether and when the rain will hit in your hometown. what did the pope think of his trip to the u.s.? what he has to say about d.c., new york and philly. the numbers are staggering. more than 3,000 students in prince george's county have not gotten shots a month into school. tracee wilkins broke this story. the had head of the department now on administrative leave. the school district says they're not assigning blame for the lack of immunizations but are trying to notify parents. parents we spoke with not happy. >> you put other kids at risk when you don't get immunized. and it is really a health issue. >> it is pretty shocking to hear that a lot of kids aren't immunized. >> dr. wakhweya's attorney said she is not on administrative leave, but on personal leave, but, again, prince george's county school officials say she is on administrative leave. any student not immunized by

tomorrow will have to leave their school. may be female navy s.e.a.l.s in the u.s. vice admiral walter carter said he's confident the school can produce female s.e.a.l.s if the military changes its policy. he says the academy produced the most successful female graduates and that proves that it works. both s.e.a.l. and combat crew jobs are to be open to women. google is expected to unveil the new smartphone lineup and android software called marshmallow. goes with the cloud. tech experts say the update gets rid of thousands of bugs and gives a new sheen to the system. the company should make the announcement from its headquarters in northern virginia. fig and olive is facing another lawsuit involving the restaurant salmonella outbreak. the l.a. county health department is looking into more than 20 salmonella cases at the

chain's west hollywood location. here in washington, as many as 150 people became sick after eating at the restaurant in city center. a multistate investigation is under way to find out whether there are any other cases. >> interesting the mushrooms, the croquets and the truffle oil seems to be a common denominator. >> the hollywood lawsuit cites the same menu items. fig & olive says it is confident the restaurant is addressing the problem. "news 4 today" begins with breaking news. >> we are following breaking news right now. violence in the district this morning. two men were shot on ft. stevens drive in northwest in the 1300 block. this is the scene from overnight. the shooting happened just after midnight. police say the victims' gunshot wounds are in the life threatening. we do not know the circumstances surrounding the shooting just