your weather headlines, which includes a cool start to your day. >> a southerly breeze is now flapping this flag gently right there by union station. live view on tuesday morning under a clear sky. that southerly wind after this chilly morning will bring in milder weather for the afternoon. we have this dry pattern continuing here, all the way into the weekend. those are your weather headlines on this tuesday. temperatures now not as cold as yesterday morning. above freezing. won't have to be scraping frost off your windshield. low to mid-40s in prince george's, the district, alexandria, arlington, much of fairfax, northern virginia, in the mid to upper 30s to near 40 degrees. your bus stop forecast, what to wear on this tuesday, melissa now has an update on that crash on 270. >> seeing delays here, 270 southbound, crash reported to be

blocking left side of the roadway, we're a little slow headed into that here this morning and then,0 through urba. looking at 66, no major problem there, 90 northbound. we have a crash off to the right side. it is not as slow as it was a short time ago. branch avenue sounds like the crash is off to the right side. still have some volume delays. live look at that situation from chopper in ten minutes. today we expect a judge to sentence a man for murdering his wife and mother-in-law. malcolm thomas pled guilty earlier this fall. thomas brutally beat both women to death in their home in oxon hill in august of 2014. the judge previously said he plans to sentence thomas to 60 years with all but 50 of them suspended. we're learning new information from neighbors about a tragic stabbing that left a 14-year-old dead in oxon hill. neighbors at the apartments there on audrey lane say it

sounded like a football field of people fighting yesterday morning. prince george's county police say sean crawford stabbed his girlfriend's two sons. keyshaun mason died, his 18-year-old brother survived. crawford is now facing murder charges. today, you can help end domestic violence in prince george's county. the county has the highest number of domestic violence cases in the state of maryland. at tonight's meeting, lawmakers will ask for your input on how to change that. it is set for 7:00 p.m. october is domestic violence awareness month. by the end of today, selling tobacco to an underaged buyer could come with bigger fines in montgomery county. underage sales are a growing problem in the county. that's why council members are now considering tougher punishment. molette green is live with more on the changes. good morning. >> some say the penalties currently are just too low, while businesses are cashing in.

residents get to weigh in on the plan to boost these fines from 500 to $1,000 for the first offense and every time they get caught, violators get slapped with another thousand dollar fine. now, our news 4 i-team cameras caught some store clerks in the act over the summer, selling cigarettes to minors, without asking for i.d. and when the store clerk did ask, in many of those cases, they did not even bother to check the i.d. county stats show one in five businesses is currently selling to minors. so there is also a big push to add more money for inspectors to try to get around to do more of these compliance checks. the public hearing is set for 1:30 this afternoon in rockville. i'm molette green, reporting live from gaithersburg. back to you. >> thank you, molette. today in maryland, officials will launch a campaign to help hz theft. attorney general brian frost and craig zucker will be at the

announcement in baltimore. back in 2012, the response to the bill -- child i.d. theft is hard to combat because the victims don't realize they have been targeted until years later. kevin davis has the job of baltimore police commissioner. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake said she's grateful for davis. he met with them on sunday and adopted some of their demands. the mayor said she was confused by continuing protests last night. this fight is now being reviewed by state officials. one of the boxers suffered a brain injury in the match that took place in fairfax. our news partner wtop is reporting the state agency responsible for licensing those matches is trying to determine whether any laws or regulations were violated. the fight in fairfax was

broadcast on nbc 4 and showed cologne getting knocked down twice. he later passed out in the locker room. on his facebook page, the family said the fighter is showing reflexes in hands and feet despite being in a coma. he's being treated at a fairfax hospital. an ethics panel wants to make it illegal for politicians to use campaign cash for personal use. members say that still is happening more than a year after the corruption convictions of bob mcdonnell and his wife maureen. at its final meeting last night, washington post reports the committee recommended reclassifying certain money sources as income to be more transparent about how lawmakers are using the money they get. the future of i-66 getting a lot of pushback after a community meeting. more than 100 people showed up for public information meeting last week. there are three more meetings about the toll lanes planned for this week. we will post the dates and times in the nbc washington app. the tolling plan would cost commuters too much money.

virginia governor terry mcauliffe's administration says changing those into toll lanes would move traffic along more efficiently. the national museum of crime and punishment closed last month. tomorrow it plans to auction off artifacts before moving out. in the online auction you can bid on the stage lighting from america's most wanted, the tv show filmed the crime and punishment museum for years. other items include interactive driving simulators and haunted house props. just in time for halloween. improving school finances but at what price. why some fear a potential deal that would help howard university raise much needed cash amounts to nothing more than a fire sale. a cool start to your morning. things feel warmer compared to yesterday. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein has your when to wear forecast at 6:11.

springing into action. the training exercise that ended with a real life rescue for this water patrol team.

right now, someone new set to be in charge in canada. they chose a new prime minister. this is justin trudeau, the son of former prime minister pierre tru trudeau. he has at least a 54% majority in the parliament there. it was supposed to be a training exercise for emergency responders in texas. but it turned into the real deal. >> you're good. during a swift water training

exercise, responders spotted a young boy struggling in the river. it happened yesterday near san antonio. the boy was riding an inner tup b tube but let go of it. he went under the water. they jumped in to rescue the boy. all the training paid off. >> amazing. talk about the right place at the right time. >> lucky. 6:11. live look outside for you this morning where we anticipate things will warm up pretty nicely today. >> yeah. let's hope soon. tom keir withierein with your w and traffic. you need to layer up again this morning. sensitive to the cold, like melissa and angie and eun and rachel and jesse and britney. all of my other co-workers. layer up. you'll need sunglasses too. you won't need the umbrella. bright sunshine for the morning commute, waiting for the metro

and the school bus. cold. upper 30s with bright sun. jumping into the 40s between 8:00 and 9:00. look at a warmer pattern coming our way next weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:21. >> chopper over branch avenue now, northbound approaching surratt. crash out of the way. the volume and the delays do stick around here for you this morning. it is a little bit slow because of that earlier crash. slower than we typically see along this stretch at this point in the morning. 270, crash on the shoulder and look at that, clearing up quite nicely here for you this morning as you're headed into town. 270 from germantown to the spur, on time. on time 66, inbound and quantico to the beltway, 20 minutes behind, no big deal for this point. listen to our friends on wtop when you hop in your car. the beautiful fall weather may be enjoyable for a lot of us, but it also means misery for those of you who suffer from fall allergies.

we'll show you what is triggering your sniffles and the best ways to relieve your symptoms. right now, we're breaking down a new poll just released by nbc news that shows which democrats are resonating most with voters as they try to

narrator: puerto rico's economy is in a death spiral. to make matters worse, washington has plans to cut another $3 billion from the island's healthcare budget. puerto ricans pay the same medicare taxes, but receive less than half the funding of mainland states, leaving the system on life support. more cuts will push the economy to the edge of disaster and put every puerto rican's care in jeopardy. washington needs to act now to save healthcare for the three and a half million us citizens of puerto rico.

breaking down new poll numbers. just in on that race for president. according to the nbc news wall street journal poll, hillary clinton takes a 20-point lead over bernie sanders following that first democratic debate. this increases her lead. this among party primary voters. as for the joe biden factor, 30% say they want to see the vice president run versus the 38% who say they don't. with biden included in this poll of democratic voters, clinton gets support from nearly half at 49%. that's at 7% increase from last month. with biden excluded, clinton's backing jumped to 58% and that's the standard 33%. voters were questioned for the poll that has a margin of error of plus or minus 5%. we move to the republican side now. marco rubio gaining ground in the republican presidential

race. a new poll showing him in third place now. donald trump leading the pack followed by ben carson and ted cruz and jeb bush. carly fiorina got a boost late this summer from her strong debate performances. this morning she's in sixth place. today we may learn more about a big change to the democratic field. jim webb is thinking about leaving the party and running for president as an independent. webb's campaign announced yesterday that he would not be attending the iowa democratic annual jefferson jackson dinner later this fall. during the first democratic debate, the former virginia senator complained repeatedly about how little time he had to answer questions. the montgomery county board of elections will keep an early voting site in bethesda. the board voted unanimously yesterday. the board had little choice in the matter. last week the maryland board of elections rejected the county board's initial plan to move early voting sites from bethesda to potomac.

starting to have the appearance that they're having a fire sale with everything and now it is the tv station. >> alumni and current students reacting to news that howard university could be selling its tv station. just yesterday howard officials sent out a letter detailing the situation there, they're considering auctioning the public television air space and wireless signal to the fcc to raise ten, maybe hundreds of millions of dollars. the fcc would turn around and sell it to a wireless carrier. the school has been struggling financially for several years. now howard has a chance to raise cash but not everybody sees it that way. >> i feel like there are other ways we can come up with a way to compensate for the debt we have here at howard university. >> university officials say that nothing has been decided yet. they have until december to make a decision on the auction. whut is the only black-owned television station in the country. a mother and her boyfriend should be in court today to face charges in the death of a little

girl you may remember as baby doe. the 2-year-old is actually bella bond. her remains washed up on a boston beach inside a trash bag in june. investigators said rachel bond told a friend that michael mccarthy killed bella. mccarthy's lawyer says his client knew nothing about bella's death. this morning the family of a murdered transgender woman wants prosecutors to bring hate crime charges against her suspected killer. relatives say zella ziona met rico leblond in middle school. leblond has two prior arrests and one case charges were dropped. he's waiting for trial on the other. the death marks the 22nd murder of a transgender person in the united states this year. that's according to the national coalition of anti-violence programs. there is still some damage on the bill cosby mural outside ben's chili bowl in d.c. yesterday afternoon a man peeled

away a sticker jong-un's face that was put on the face of the comedian. smearleader took credit for it saying it would be better to look at the dictator than bill cosby who he calls a sexual predator. ben's chili bowl is not commenting on that stunt. >> it looks like the nationals are interviewing someone for the manager job today. ron gardenhire just arrived to town. he managed the minnesota twins for more than a decade. he was fired last year the report said he's here to interview for the nationals position after matt williams was fired a few weeks ago. hundred of people turned their eyes to the skies at the white house last night. it was astronomy night at the white house. telescopes and mini planetarium and exhibits of moon rocks were scattered across the lawn for lucky students and president

obama says this event is one of his favorites. >> this is some of the most fun i have on this job. they never let me tinker with the telescopes. they don't let me hold the moon rocks when you guys aren't around, but when you guys come, i get to have some fun. >> about 80 national parks, observe toirz aatories and scho astronomy night yesterday. when the president does it, get more access than you might otherwise. >> very cool. great night. a little chilly too. >> let's check in with tom. two super bright spots, venus is super bright, can't miss it. as you're heading out, you're beginning to see the first light of dawn showing up. sunrise getting later and later.

not until 7:22. coldest spot at 34. around the beltway, in the low 40s. mid-40s in washington, nearby suburbs. near the bay, low to mid-40s. storm team 4 radar not picking up any rain, anywhere in our regi region. great travel weather. there is the sky just beginning to show the predawn glow early on this tuesday morning, starting off clear and chilly. we'll stay this way through 8:00 or 9:00. by 10:00, jumping to the 50s. by noon, low 60s. by mid to late afternoon, hitting the upper 60s to near 70 degrees much of the region. few clouds drifting on through. not as chilly. feeling like october, in the upper 40s, low 50s tomorrow morning, hitting mid-70s on wednesday afternoon. lots of sunshine tomorrow. then on thursday, a little milder, may make it into the mid to upper 70s for a couple of hours by mid to late afternoon on thursday. and then on friday, into the

weekend, storm team 4 seven day outlook, highs in the 60s each day with increasing clouds by sunday. great weather for outdoor activities, next chance of rain sunday evening and into monday morning. cooler monday with highs just in the low 60s. county by county high today, that's coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:31. taking a live look here at chopper 4, right now, over branch avenue northbound there at surratt road. big delays because of an earlier crash that is now out of the way. still, a little slow here this morning. right now, brand-new problem on mark. camden south, 35 minutes behind. also metro blue, orange, silver line delays, both directs now because of speed restrictions. top of the beltway, outer loop at university boulevard, disabled vehicle here causing some slowdowns there top of the beltway as you are headed on the outer loop 270 southbound, slow here, pretty typical, gets a

little slower than typical because of an earlier crash. once you get through clarksburg, things clear out of the way and you don't have to worry any longer. i'll see you back here in ten minutes. 6:24 now. families are reuniting for the first time in decades. the countries agreed to allow the nearly 400 siblings, spouses and children to see each other again. for many it is the first time they're meeting since the war between the two countries. more than 60 years ago. officials now believe an eel, not a shark, may have attacked a hawaii surfer this weekend. first worried about sharks. and now eels. the victim and another man were swimming back to shore when he was bitten on the legs. officials thought it was a shark because there was a shark attack nearby just a few hours earlier. but hawaii's coral reef are made of eels including some with large sharp teeth.

>> really? >> after reviewing the bite and going over the description from the victim, they're still trying to confirm whether it was indeed an eel. >> next thing you know, watch out for salmon. fall is in the air. but for many of you that also means allergies. it is ragweed season, which is the biggest allergy trigger during the fall. over the counter daily allergy medicines can help those of you with runny nose maybe. they also say it may not be pleasant. but clearing your nasal passage is important to flush out the pollen. >> to rinse the pollens out in the nose, when you're in times when the allergy load is high and you know you're around a lot of weeds, pollens or allergens. it is good to rinse out with a saline rinse. >> the heat in your home could be making your allergies worse. make sure you change out your air filter regularly. the nettie pot. >> nettie pot, right. >> always fun. 6:25. the brand-new "star wars" movie

trailer is blowing up the internet. >> i cannot wait. here is a little peek. >> stories about what happened. >> it's true. >> just a clip. did you see hans solo? little clip. you have to watch the whole thi thing. i'll put it on my facebook page. the official "star wars" page received more than 2 million views in less than an hour. it is at more than 5 million right now. dedicated "star wars" fans, this movie comes out christmas day. people buying tickets for this show. imax theaters, everything. >> couple of advanced screenings around here. next month, december 18th. look out for that. >> trying to get it to go. >> i've never seen a "star wars" movie all the way through. all about star trek. i can quote every star trek

movie from start to finish. >> i've seen all six episodes. we'll be in line, my whole family. live look now at a busy park and ride lot in prince william county, also a playground for thiefs in recent weeks. what drivers want done to better protect their cars. new information this morning about this frightening crash caught on tape. the charges one of the drivers is facing. a beautiful shot of the capital wheel at national harbor where it is cool, but not as cold as yesterday. the high temperatures you'll see where you live with your neighborhood highs at 6:31.

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>> not as cold this morning. autumn one of my four favorite seasons of the year. we have four distinct seasons and feeling like autumn now with temperatures in the 30s, but not as cold as yesterday, but jumping into the upper 60s, prince george's, upper 60s, county by county highs across northern virginia, upper 60s to around 70 degrees with lots of sunshine. and in southern maryland, gorgeous day there too as well as around the bay. in the upper 60s to near 70 and lots of sunshine there. and off to our north, the counties across the pennsylvania border, around 70 degrees. gorgeous day as well as we get into the mountains, we'll have afternoon highs there, reaching the low 70s. the warmest weather is going to be out in the mountains, a switch. that's because the warmer weather is coming in from the west and that's going to be moving in and coming right over us for the next couple of days. you have an update on that crash, a new one now. >> we have another new crash

here in prince george's county. northbound indian head highway near livingston road, slowdowns and just got that report a couple of minutes ago. 295, southbound, going about 31 miles per hour as you're passing 197, a little slow because of volume. outer loop at university boulevard, disabled vehicle slowing things a tad. southbound volume, looks good. blue, orange and silver lines, delayed both directions because of speed restrictions at stadium armory. travel times in a few minutes. >> for the third time thieves hit the horner road park and ride. the target expensive tires. now commuters say they security cameras installed there. kristin wright has more. >> reporter: -- who hadn't heard about the recent tire theft but wasn't exactly surprised because when he came out to his car once, a few months back, he

really couldn't believe what he found. look at some video we have from vandalism and theft that happened most recently. this time thieves stripped all four tires from a mustang parked in horner road park and ride lot friday and left the car sitting on landscaping blocks. they did the same thing to a honda. this is the third time these thefts have happened in this loss since september. seems to come in waves. this one man i mentioned told us this morning how his car's exhaust was stolen. >> one day came back and big noise and that's when i go down and look at it and, like, man, somebody just cut off my exhaust. >> prince william county police told us that they are going to do something. they're going to set up temporary mobile cameras around the lot as well as step up police patrols and including

plain clothes officers. some people have asked about permanent cameras. vdot which owns the lot says while they do provide lighting, there are no plans to put in permanent cameras at this point. back to you. >> kristin wright, thank you. 6:34 is your time. the fbi is looking for this man who they say robbed two d.c. banks. these are surveillance photos from the robberies. there is a $5,000 reward offer for any information that leads to his arrest. first robbery happened friday at a city bank just inside the d.c. line on connecticut avenue northwest. then a sun trust just down the street was robbed yesterday. the banks are one mile apart. did a high school student hack into the private e-mail account of one of america's top spies? the cia is not saying anything about it yet. the hacker claims to have access to both cia director john brennan's e-mail and homeland security jeh johnson's comcast billing account. he tweeted a link of what

appears to be a list of some of brennan's contracts. nbc news found out all he had to do with fool verizon and aol into resetting the account passwords. the new york post first reported the infiltration and says the hacker is protesting u.s. foreign policy. a space heater caused this home to go up in flames. these are pictures of the devastation on seat pleasant drive yesterday morning. the family was not inside at the time. happening today, frederick county residents can weigh in on medical marijuana. new legislation means strict state regulations on the growing, processing and dispensing of medical marijuana in the state. the local government can only get involved in zoning matters. so lawmakers want to hear from residents. a public hearing set for today at 4:30 at winchester hall. we have been hearing more and more about them lately, the self-driving cars and now technology experts say they are closer to becoming a reality for everyone. driverless cars will be tested out again today on the 95 express lanes in virginia.

how soon could you find this technology in a new car? some experts say as soon as 2017. we took a deeper look at self-driving car and virginia's role in leading the technology in our washington app. be sure to download it and search self-driving cars. 6:36 now. the fairfax county board of supervisors wants to hear your thoughts on the dog tethering issue. today supervisors holding a public hearing, you'll have a chance to let the board know how you feel about the new amendments for the law. the new law would make it illegal to tether your dog for longer than one hour each day. alexandria and arlington already have limits in place. tough on those who provide cigarettes to minors. the new penalties considered in montgomery county for store owners who don't card young customers. two crashes to talk about. big slowdowns here on indian head highway. details coming up. new developments in the oscar pistorius case this

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new details on a crash in texas caught on camera. >> what were you doing when you hit them? >> i don't care. >> i got it on video too. >> i don't care. >> you swerved and hit them. >> i don't care. >> that man is now facing charges after hitting a motorcycle with his car. the driver of the motorcycle said the car driver hit the bike intentionally. two riders were on the bike. they were hurt. it happened on saturday near ft. worth. a crash was caught on a camera

mounted on another motorcyclist's helmet. the blade runner oscar pistorius is back at home now. the olympic runner and convicted killer was released from prison yesterday in the middle of the night. he shot and killed his girlfriend reeva steenkamp two years ago. he served one year of a five year sentence with arrests coming under house arrest. the lawyer for the family said whether he remains incarcerated or not, it makes no difference to them now because reeva is still not coming back. 6:41. weather and traffic on the 1s. we're talking about warmups l e later. >> tom kierein is here with the details. >> dry pavement, driving around the metro area and entire region, only problem driving right into the bright sun, with sunrise at 7:22 and heater on in the 40s for the morning commute. afternoon commute dry roads with temperatures in the upper 60s and just a few clouds coming through.

next weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:51. next chance for rain. how is the commute now? >> look at this, falls road at river road, that is where we have a new problem there with a crash, tow truck there, coming to the scene to get that out of the way shortly. northbound indian head highway, still seeing some delays because of that elier accident. as far as travel times, germantown to the beltway, little slow, 19 minutes top of the beltway starting to slow as well, 23 minutes from 95 over to 270. looking at 66, no problems into town. quantico to the beltway, ten minutes behind as well, 33 minutes. listen to our friends on wtop when you hop in your car. your chance to own a piece of history, how you can buy items once displayed in one of d.c.'s museums. new developments in the stabbing death of a 14-year-old boy. what neighbors are sharing with us about this tragedy. us about this tragedy. your time now is

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a push to crack down on those who sell cigarettes to minors. today, montgomery county will consider tough new fines for businesses who let underage customers walk out of the store with a pack of cigarettes. we're working to get you up to the minute, the minute you're up. we start with tom kierein. >> a chill in the air on this tuesday morning. not as cold as yesterday, but still in the 30s to the mid-40s, a gentle breeze now flapping the flag there near union station. live view, predawn glow in the distance, by 9:00 near 50, by

noon, low 60s. mid to laid afternoons soaring to the upper 60s. few clouds around. chopper 4 over a brand-new crash here at 50 westbound at 202, slowing things a bit. all the taillights here headed westbound, also this crash falls road at river and one on indian head highway. full details coming up. 6:46. selling tobacco to underage buyers could soon come with bigger fines in montgomery county. a growing problem in the county there. today, you have a chance to hear how leaders want to turn that trend around. molette green is live with some of the changes on the table here. good morning. >> store clerks, many of them not checking for i.d.s, allowing minors to buy cigarettes. montgomery county leaders want to get their attention with the tougher fines. increasing penalties from $500 to a thousand for the first offense and every time they don't check the i.d. and they

get caught violators will get hit with another thousand dollar fine. our news 4 i-team camera caught some of the store clerks in the act, selling cigarettes to minors without asking for i.d. and then when they do ask, in many of the cases, they didn't check. now, county stats are showing one in five businesses is selling cigarettes to minors. there is also a push to add more money to get more inspectors in and do more of these compliance checks. this public meeting is set for 1:30 this afternoon in rockville. i'm molette green reporting live in gaithersburg. back to you. thank you. today we expect a judge to sentence a man for murdering his wife and mother-in-law . malcolm thomas pleaded guilty earlier this fall. thomas brutally beat both women to death in their home in oxon hill in august of 2014. the judge previously said he plans to sentence thomas to 60 years with all but 50 of them suspended. we're learning new information from neighbors about

a terrible stabbing that left a 14-year-old dead. neighbors at the apartments on audrey lane in oxon hill say it sounded like a football field of people fighting yesterday morning. prince journgeorge's county pol say sean crawford stabbed his girlfriend's two sons. keyshaun mason died and his 18 yer 18-year-old brother survived. >> you could hear them screaming, i couldn't make out what they were saying. he was so sweet. he had a future. >> someone who knows the suspect told news 4 crawford and the mother fought often. crawford is now facing murder charges. you can help end domestic violence in prince george's county. tonight a town hall meeting, the lawmakers will ask how to change that. october is domestic violence

awareness month. right now, a big reward for two men accused in an assault in baltimore. federal agents with the atf are offering a $5,000 reward for their investigation into the men. police say the men seriously hurt another man punching and kicking him during the riots in baltimore earlier this year. that attack happened just before a liquor store was set on fire. agents already made an arrest in that case. for the next five years, kevin davis has the job of baltimore's police commissioner. people filled the streets as the city council voted to confirm him yesterday. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake said she's grateful for davis and his attention to a group of demonstrators. he met with them sunday and adopted some of their demands. the mayor said she was confused by continuing protests last night. new video and information into the live desk on a huge fire in new york city happening now. take a look at this. this is a building in chelsea, totally consumed by flames and

smoke. it was under construction, we're told, and we just got word from our nbc affiliate on the scene there, they say they found out there was no sprinkler system yet. the contractors filed for application to get a system put in place a couple of months ago. that hadn't happened yet. the fire is huge. just upgraded also to a five alarm fire. it started a few hours ago around 3:00 a.m. see crews still trying to get it under control. we know no injuries were reported, but still what caused it is unknown. 6:50 now. a weekend boxing match in fairfax being reviewed by state officials. one of the boxers suffered a brain injury in that match. wtop reporting the state agency responsible for licensing those matches is trying to figure out whether any laws or regulations were violated. saturday's fight in fairfax w broadcast on nbc 4. he later passed out in the

locker room on his facebook page, the family says the fighter is showing reflexes in his hands and feet despite being in a coma. today, in maryland, officials will launch a campaign to help prevent child identity theft. attorney general brian frost and craig zucker will be at the announcement. child i.d. theft is particularly difficult to combat because the victims don't realize they have been targeted until years later. trying to rebuild that credit after it is ruined is hard. 6:51. tom kierein is here. still has some credit, i think. warm weather coming our way. >> love autumn. we have in addition to the beautiful eye candy we have on the trees changing, the aroma, wood smoke in the air, dry leaves. >> so pretty. >> walking on the sidewalk, like walking on tortilla chips. as we look at our sky cast for

the sun coming up, a beautiful blue sky, lots of sunshine throughout the day today. by noon time, still mostly sunny. by late afternoon, might get a few clouds coming through. into the evening hours, it will be another clear night tonight. autumn consolations showing off again. temperatures now generally in the low 40s around the beltway. nearby suburbs, prince george's, montgomery and fairfax county and alexandria, arlington, falls church, mid to upper 40s around the bay. coldest spots now warrenton, leesburg, further it the north waechb west, milder. sunrise at 7:22. that's getting a little later and later every morning. it will be getting earlier, we turn our clocks back one hour. that's the weekend after this weekend, sunday early morning on november 1st. chilly through the morning. look at our temperature graph, climbing into the upper 60s to

mid to late afternoon. post your pictures. this view from skyline drive, overlooking the foothills. look at the autumn color there. this was taken a couple of days ago. peak color along skyline drive and much of west virginia, post your pics on twitter, facebook and instagram. milder weather moves in with sunshine on wednesday and thursday into the 70s during the afternoon. and then a bit cooler, into the weekend, high 60s, friday, saturday and sunday. should be dry, great for outdoor activities, great for football and soccer. and as we get into early monday morning, late sunday night, that's our next chance of any rain around. a little cooler on monday afternoon as well. melissa has a new crash. brand-new crash, westbound university boulevard, at veers mill road, two right lanes blocked because of that. still have this problem here montgomery county falls road at river road as well. 270 montrose road headed southbound, little volume. looks like it is moving nicely overall.

66 inbound, slow spot here as we dipthrough manassas. slow at wood bridge. problem in prince george's, north indian head highway, a little slow as you're headed up through the northbound lanes. right now, b.w. parkway, not so happy, especially here, southbound as you pass 197 and 95 as you pass the icc a little slow as well. hillary clinton widens her lead in the democratic primary race. that's based on result s just released in a nbc news wall street journal poll. look at the numbers here. coming off a solid performance at last week's debate, clinton is leading bernie sanders by 20 points. vice president joe biden hasn't announced whether or not he'll jump in. if he were a candidate now, looks like he would get 15%. this poll not very encouraging for biden. numbers show more democratic primary voters do not want to

see him run. 30% saying they support him joining the race opposed to the 38% who don't. an ethics panel wants to make it illegal for politicians in virginia to use campaign cash for personal use. members say that is still happening more than a year after the corruption convicts of bob mcdonnell and his wife maureen. at its final meeting last night, the washington post reports that committee recommended reclassifying certain money sources as income to be more transparent about how lauwmaker are using the funds they get. the first apple music subscriber numbers coming in. tim cook saying there are 6.5 million paying subscribers. apple launched the streaming music service in june 30th. as of early june, spotify said it had a $20 million paying customers. this week, you have a chance

to own pieces from a d.c. muu u museum. tomorrow it plans to auction off artifacts before moving out. in the online auction you can bid on the stage lighting from america's most wanted set. the tv show filmed there for three years. other items include interactive driving simulator and haunted house props. four things to know on this tuesday. commuters want increased security at the horner road park and ride. thieves stole tires from cars recently. it does not plan to put cameras in that lot. jim webb is thinking about running for president as an independent. the campaign announced yesterday he would not be attending the iowa democratic annual jefferson jackson dinner later this fall. we're expected to hear from the campaign today. police say a woman's boyfriend stabbed her two sons in oxon hill. keyshaun mason died. the suspect is facing murder charges. leaders could increase

punishment against businesses that sell tobacco products to children. a southerly breeze flapping the flag there near union station this morning. that will bring in warmer weather. we ought to be near 50 by 9:00, low 60s, upper 60s midafternoon. great autumn day coming up. that's the broadcast this morning. thanks for waking up with us. "today" show is next. have a great day. >> great tuesday, everybody. (man) hmm. what do you think? ♪

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good morning. indecision 2016. the pressure on vice president joe biden intense to make his choice known. do democrats want him in the race? the surprising numbers from our new poll just out this morning. hacked. the fbi and secret service investigating cyber attacks against the cia director and the secretary of homeland security and the hearing claims to be a high school student who has already picked his next target. arrested but not sorry. the driver accused of swerving into a motorcycle causing it to crash now charged with aggravated assault, but will he apologize to the bike their he hit? >> to him no because he was doing something illegal. >> this morning