>> you're thinking of someone stealing your eyeball. >> got to consider every possibility. stay with us, "news 4 today" continues at 5:00 a.m. >> "news 4 today" begins with breaking news. >> that breaking news, congress and the white house strike a deal avoiding a federal government shutdown. the details just coming into the newsroom. also right now, it is cold for sure. but it is about to get wet too. it is 5:00 a.m. now. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. straight to chuck bell and look at whether or not you'll see rain in your hometown. good morning. >> good morning. okay either cold or wet. nobody likes to be both cold and wet. a chilly one later on today with the rain showers moving in. but it is flat out cold this morning, a lot of 30s on the map, likely to be wet by sundown tonight and heavy rain makes it tomorrow a weather alert day here at nbc 4. more frequent updates coming. there is the radar this morning. rain already in southwestern and central virginia.

nothing in our area just yet. but the umbrella ready for today. 35 now in martinsburg. 36 gaithersburg. 44 in washington. hometown forecast, halfway, virginia, fauquier county, 36 this morning. maybe a sliver of sunshine. cloudy by noon and chances for rain by 6:00 or 7:00 this evening. what to wear forecast in ten minutes. check on traffic instantaneously. >> here i am. whenever you call for me, here i am. earlier crash that we were not even seeing on camera, i should mention, it is now, we believe, out of the way. not seeing it here at all this morning. we're not getting any reports of it either. 66 looking good coming into town there. inner loop and outer loop don't have any major issues there. top of the beltway, live picture for you, no problem. same thing looking at prince george's county here, don't have any major issues to speak of right now. we'll keep an eye on things for you and be back here at 5:11.

cleaning out the barn, that's how john boehner describes reaching a budget deal last night. government spending levels through 2017, extending the nation's debt limit over the next two years. it would also provide $80 billion in sequester relief and for millions of seniors the deal provides a spike in medicare b premiums. now, it is 144 pages, so a lot to go through. we know republicans plan to meet again this morning to discuss. government funding is expect to expire on december 11th, but the debt limit deadline is next month. 5:02. defense attorneys for accused serial killer charles severance are expected to wrap up today. in cord yesterday, the defense team took aim at testimony placing severance in the area of the most recent shooting. a witness says she saw a man who looked like severance in the neighborhood shortly after ruthanne lodato was killed. the defense suggested it was a different man, a man questioned by police. the defense's final witness will be their private investigator,

she's expected to finish her testimony today. severance is accused of killing three people in alexandria over a ten-year period. a man missing for more than a week has been found dead in laurel. workers m s mowing the grass foa car overturned in the water yesterday afternoon. inside police found the body of 26-year-old marcus lee freeman. his family reported him missing since october 15th. investigators spent hours trying to find out exactly how and why freeman crashed. we're also working to find out the name of the woman would who died after collapsing at the lincoln memorial. u.s. park police say the woman who was 50 had some kind of medical emergency, fell down and hit her head yesterday afternoon. officers performed cpr but the woman died at the hospital. there is a new pushback to a vote today on adding tolls to i-66. the plan would cost drivers up to $17 round trip and includes

variable toll lanes inside the beltway. one local delegate says that vote should happen in northern virginia, where residents can be present instead of virginia beach. kristin wright following developments here. we'll have an update from her at 5:15. vdot is considering a possible commuter lot for people who use i-66 outside the beltway. prince william county board of supervisors says it did not support that proposed location near 66 and route 15 in haymarket. some worry that putting the lot there could destroy a cattle farm. vdo t dot wants a loss in that general area and says it will look into other options. it is now 5:04. happening today, the trial against a mother, prosecutors say a ban donned her baby girl begins. police say sandra mcclary left her baby in a car seat on druid hill avenue in pasadena in july. police say mcclary tried to blame the baby's father. she is charged with child neglect and reckless endangerment. a driver accused of hitting a man three times with his car

is now charged with attempted murder. montgomery county police say 25-year-old bryan jackson followed a man who he saw with his ex-girlfriend on sunday. the man left his car to find out why he was being followed and police say jackson rammed him, backed over him, and then hit him a third time. the victim is expected to survive. now to decision 2016, donald trump and ben carson in a tight race heading into tomorrow's republican debate in colorado. for the first time, a monmouth university poll puts carson ahead of trump in the iowa caw cu caucuses. at 5:30, tracie potts will break down how each of the candidates is trying to get ahead. in the day ahead, d.c. police chief will speak with neighbors in the hill east neighborhood. that's an area just east of capitol hill. people living there have dealt with a home invasion, rape, several street robberies and a murder in the last two weeks.

tonight's meeting begins at 7:00 at friendship chamberlain public charter schools in southeast. not far from the neighborhood, police say they arrested several people responsible for a series of robberies. last week there were six robberies in an hour near the navy yard on capitol hill. police say small groups of three to five people are committing multiple robberies a night. the chief says robberies are one of the biggest challenges the district is facing now. she went on to say police made arrests in two major cases in the last four days. heads up for parents this morning. spring ridge middle school in saint mary's county is closed today. the water at the school tested positive for coliform. school officials say it does not look like there is any bacteria in the water. they're closing the school today as a precaution. they expect to reopen tomorrow. again, spring ridge middle school is closed today. right now, millions of americans across several states in the south are still dealing with flooding, caused by torrential rain. look at this. the rain is part of the remnants

of hurricane patricia. louisiana and texas hit especially hard. new orleans is dealing with tornado damage and crews rescued 20 children from a school bus stuck on a flooded bridge near baton rouge. in texas, flash flooding derailed a train south of dallas and sent rescuers looking for the drivers of submerged cars. developing story in afghanistan this morning, just one day after a massive earthquake there, the rescue efforts under way as well as the aftershocks still rocking that region. sexual favors for home repairs? an update on a shocking story out of baltimore including who recently visited with alleged victims. maybe break out the full on winter coat this ♪

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that shook pakistan and afghanistan yesterday. just this morning we learned 311 people died. that number is expected to rise. the earthquake measured 7.5. you can see some of the major damage in this new video, huge cracks in the walls, bricks everywhere. pakistan and afghanistan say some of the people in the worst hit areas are cut off by landslides. they're sending in helicopters now to help. 5:11 now kwharks will you ne need when you head out the door? >> tom kierein is at the green belt metro station with your commuter forecast. >> you need your warmest winter coat out here. it is cold. and humid. only 39 degrees here under a moon lit sky. we have got the full moon above us this morning. but those high clouds are going to be increasing and as the morning progresses, we're not going to be warming up very much. dress accordingly. you'll need a warm winter coat, we will have temperatures during

the afternoon climbing, just into the upper 50s. happy you had that coat and have the umbrella handy we'll likely begin to see some rain moving in this afternoon. a new crash to talk about. where is this, melissa? >> brand-new crash at the inner loop at little river turnpike. seems like it might be pushed off to the right shoulder, but worth mentioning because if it sticks around too long. it could start slowing things down a little bit. inner loop at little river turnpike this morning on the beltway there. st. barnabas, no issues there right now. georgia avenue at coalsville, now cleared out of the way. don't have any road work there. inner loop and outer loop overall looking pretty good right now. 270 out of frederick, no problems. you're on time. i'll see you in ten minutes. >> melissa, thank you. we're waiting to see what the man in charge of housing in baltimore does today. he just met with some city's public housing residents and say their homes are in terrible shape. more and more people have spoken out about housing conditions in

the last month since a lawsuit accused maintenance workers of holding back repairs unless female tenants had sex with them. it is a road a lot of you will travel on your way to work this morning. is it worth nearly $20 to use each day? what is expected to happen in the future of the i-66. as we look live across the district this morning, we're learning about another push to make d.c. a state and arguments for statehood heard today. the nba season begins today. why you shouldn't expect to see the wizards play.

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welcome back. the future of i-66 is uncertain this morning. a virginia state delegate is asking the board to delay a preliminary vote on adding tolls. kristin wright is live at arlington with more on why the delegate says today's vote is unfair to residents.

>> good morning. delegate bob marshall has made this part of his re-election campaign. and he says vdot proposed 66 tolls are highway robbery. this plan that vdot says would ease congestion would cost commuters as much as $17 a day in tolls. on the high end, between d.c. and haymarket. do the math, that's $85 a week. and more than $300 a month. people in car pool lanes would not have to pay, but the hov lanes would go from a minimum occupancy of two to three people by 2020. now, the commonwealth transportation board is supposed to take this preliminary vote on the proposal at a meeting at virginia today. delegate marshall says that vote needs to happen in northern virginia, so that residents can be there adding he doesn't see how the tolls and other changes would improve traffic on 66. regardless, that vote is on the

meeting agenda r today in virginia beach. we'll let you know what happens. back to you guys in the studio. >> thank you, kristen. metro is close to choosing a new leader. multiple sources telling news 4 transportation reporter adam huff the agency is down to two finalists. they say we could be days away from an announcement. metro has not had a permanent general manager for nearly a year now. feeling good right now. >> she has reason to feel good. she's one of two metro employees who helped subdue an armed robbery suspect. this newly released surveillance video shows a man on the platform. metro is recognizing her for the role in the takedown. transit police chief ron pavlik awarded her with a certificate of valor. rhone says the suspect started arguing with other passengers at the anacostia station when she and a colleague confronted him, he admitted to having a dpgun. that's when rhone called transit police and her co-worker held the suspect down.

>> i just did what i thought that i would have wanted somebody to do for me if i was in that situation. >> police say the suspect is 20-year-old rondez tibbs from southeast washington. they say he robbed a man at gunpoint before he jumped on the train at anacostia. a push for d.c. statehood on the national mall today. in a few hours, volunteers will be there trying to collect signatures to petition the federal government. it is part of the statehood or else campaign. vincent original introduced this last july. later today, phil mendelson will hold a public hearing. a review of police practices in fairfax county will move forward today. we expect members of the public safety committee to discuss it this afternoon. earlier this month a separate subcommittee approved the report. among the recommendations, creating a community review panel and independent police auditor position. that person would direct to the board of supervisors and provide oversight in cases of police use of force. news 4 your health, in order

to catch diabetes early, the task force says all overweight or obese adults should be screened for abnormal blood sugar. no nearly 37% of american adults have abnormal sugar levels. a unique program could keep children with autism safe in emergencies, called the isaac alert system. first responders are testing this out right now. mothers like amanda hanson say it gives them peace of mind. hanson knows emergency teams have a better understanding of her son's autism through the isaac alert, she can let them know he has trouble communicating and could wander. first responders see the benefits as well. >> i want them to be able to have more tools in the toolbox to handle the situation for a more positive outcome. >> the isaac alert is part of the isaac foundation's larger autism in the wild program. it familiarizes children with police and firefighters who will respond to emergencies and train

those first responders to be more effective. >> you won't be able to do your black friday shopping this year at rei. the outdoor sporting goods store says it will be closed the day after thanksgiving. how about that? rei wants to encourage you to get outdoors instead of shopping for hours. that makes sense, right? the company is launching a social media campaign with the #optoutside, even a website where you can find things to do. i think it is a terrific campaign, to spend your time outside, rather than -- people say they're spending their time outside in line. >> good luck with that. you're going to need a coat. >> storm team meteorologist chuck bell telling us how cold it is going to get. chilly now. >> shopping is hard core. that could be cardio under the right circumstances if you're headed out to the mall, especially after thanksgiving with the elbow swinging. skies are mostly clear for now. little halo around the moon as

high thin clouds continue to move in. those clouds will lower and thicken and obscure our blue sky and turn it gray by mid to late morning today. skies will be gray. look at the moisture south and west of it, raining from st. louis and cincinnati to raleigh, atlanta, jacksonville, florida. moderate to heavy rain coming our way, not for today. the moderate to heavy rain comes in tomorrow. the leading edge of the drops could make it before the sun goes down today. don't leave home without the umbrella, just to play it on the safe side. couple of sprinkles along i-64, down near charlottesville. we're technically dry here in the metro area. that may not last for long. future weather starting today at 7:00 a.m. by 5:00, mostly cloudy, low clouds, lowering visibilities, by 5:00, rain drops just down to the south and west of the metro area. it should be everywhere in the metro, wet by 7:00 or 8:00 this evening. rain intensity picks up after about 11:00 tonight so that by tomorrow morning, 5:45 on your

wednesday, moderate to heavy rain, might have a rumble or two of thunder tomorrow, 11:00 a.m., yellow areas here, that's where we could have a thundershower tomorrow. breezy and stormy, rainfall amounts copious. 1 to 2 inches on average. here is our computer estimation. 1 to 2 inches, maybe more in the shenandoah valley. half inch to maybe an inch for southern maryland and the south side of the d.c. metro. a lot of rain coming our way tomorrow. that's the reason it will be a we weather alert day tomorrow. go ahead and have that downloaded on to your smart device. speaking of people with smart devices, here is melissa mollet. >> i have a couple of smart devices on my desk this morning. inner loop at little river turnpike, sounds like it may be out of the way, still getting a report here this morning. inner loop at little river turnpike should be clearing, that crash pretty soon here. 95 in maryland, 216, scaggsville road, northbound and southbound,

everything is rolling along nicely for us right now. looking at prince george's county, earlier road work is out of the way. everything is nice and green. hope it stays that way. 95 here at quantico to the beltway, here in virginia, going to take you 18 minutes, you don't have any problem there as far as any slowdowns. all the way from quantico up to the beltway, average speed there, 62 miles per hour. aaron? >> thank you. 5:24 now. today, a new mexico family will bury their 4-year-old daughter. she was killed in a road rage incident, shooting in albuquerque last week. hundreds of people attended, expected to attend the funeral today. police arrested and charged tony torres with murder for that shooting. the search will resume this morning for a missing person from a whale watching boat in canada. five people died when this boat sank sunday night. the coast guard managed to save 21 people from the freezing cold waters. officials say the may day call came in late sunday afternoon, nine miles off the coast.

it seems the boat may have tried to sail through choppy waters. >> kind of a disturbing sight. there was only about 20 feet of it sticking out of the water and it looked like it was standing on end. >> the tour boat owner says they're working with investigators to find out what exactly caused the boat to sink. in 1998, two people were killed when a raft from the same company capsized. this morning, the woman who drove her car into a crowd is in jail on suicide watch. prosecutors say 25-year-old adacia chambers deliberately hit the people watching an oklahoma state university homecoming parade on saturday. four people died and 47 others were hurt. her father and aunt were in court yesterday, they say don't believe chambers' acts were intentional. police say she was under the influence, but do not have the toxicology report yet to confirm that. today, learn more about vehicle tire safety, the national transportation safety board will hold a meeting in

southwest today. the board will talk about a special report on issues with passenger vehicle tire safety. the meeting starts at 9:30 this morning. take a look at thin credible rescue video this morning. it shows a tree trimmer in california being rescued after being trapped inside a palm tree. this happened yesterday in pasade pasadena. the man was left dangling 25 feet up in the air. firefighters say they're not sure how he got stuck in the tree. the man was taken to the hospital. he's expected to be okay. baseball's biggest games begin tonight. the new york mets and the kansas city royals face off in the world series at 8:00. they're in kansas city because the american league won home field advantage for the series this year. this is the second year in a row the royals had been to the world series. the last time either had won was nearly 30 years ago. with baseball about to end,

the nba season kicks off today. six teams play tonight including the warriors who won the nba championship earlier this year, the wizards play their first game tomorrow against the orlando magic. the wizards' first home game is this weekend against the new york knicks. decision 2016 heating up again. but for one candidate that's because of poll numbers going down. where the gop hopefuls stand just one day before their next debate. >> new details in the shocking deaths of two teenagers in prince william counties and parents may be sitting down for a long talk with your own children. live look outside, where it is dry now, that's about to change, though, why tomorrow is going to be a weather alert day when chuck returns with four things to know about the things to know about the forec

the washington post endorses democrat jeremy mcpike for state senate. applauding mcpike's "ideas about getting traffic moving." the post warns republican hal parrish "holds rigid positions against medicaid expansion and common-sense gun safety." and parrish was the deciding vote to restrict women's health clinics in manassas, forcing women to go elsewhere for cancer screenings and birth control. jeremy mcpike is the better choice. i'm jeremy mcpike, candidate for state senate, and i sponsored this ad.

i'm eun yang. new details in the deaths of two dale city teens and why authorities want you to take a closer look at your own children. i'm aaron gilchrist, creating transparency, why officers are wearing body cameras and when the entire force is expected to have them. right now a new problem, water main break shutting down a road. details coming up. and i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell with the four things you need to know about the weather as you make your plans for today. it is chilly to cold outside now. bundle up on your way out the door. rain likely to arrive late this afternoon into this evening.

tomorrow will be a weather alert day here at channel 4. frequent updates on air, online and push alerts through our nbc washington app. potentially one to two inches of rain between the time this starts later today and the time it ends late tomorrow to thursday morning. it is cold, 37 in leesburg. 38 at dulles. 39 at rockville and bethesda. runners, run early or risk running wet today. temperatures from the 30s and 40s this morning, to the 50s by later on today. highs around 59 downtown, 53 in gaithersburg. tomorrow looks to be a washout, that means tricky commutes on the way in and the way home. >> both of us should maybe not come in tomorrow. weather alert day. wet roads. not going to be good. everybody stay home. >> on the same page. >> right now, brand-new problem here in south maple avenue, blocked now because of a water main break from wallace street to tanner hill. also just hearing in my ear now we have a new problem

potentially 95 northbound at 123. i'll check into that for you in a minute. inner loop, that is still being reported, should be out of the way here in just a couple of minutes. 66, no problems, 95 is okay as we zoom in here. and wood bridge area, you see we're a little slow, 95 north, 27 miles per hour. we'll check into the crash on 95 and get back to you in ten minutes. 5:32. this morning, prince william county school officials asking parents to look for signs your child may need help. four teenagers died over the weekend in three separate events. we're learning two teens died of stab wounds. the medical examiner says 17-year-old indya davis took her own life. manner of death for 17-year-old lyle ferringer is still pending right now. teens were found inside a minivan after being reported missing by their families. >> when you have kids, you know, you always worry about them, and just don't want to have any kids. so very sad.

yeah. >> davis attended osborne pike high school. and ferringer went to garfield high school, both in prince william county. it is 5:33. republican presidential candidates are fighting for the top poll position heading into tomorrow's gop debate. donald trump is hitting ben carson hard as a new poll puts carson in the lead. tracie potts joins us live now. how far of a margin are we talking about here and what does this say about republican voters? >> in iowa, he's nailed double digits over donald trump. we're talk ing about 14 percentage points, a huge lead for ben carson in this latest monmouth university poll. that's the third poll we have seen within a week where carson has overtaken trump in iowa. only in iowa now, but it is a big deal going into this debate tomorrow night. >> how is donald trump reacting to the new numbers? >> trump says these are two small polls. in fact, they were two pretty significant polls, the quinnipiac poll and the des

moines register poll which he basically said was a liberal newspaper. he previously said it was a good poll. and now we're waiting to see if he has more reaction to this latest one from monmouth university. he's downplaying the polls saying they're only a couple of small polls, i'm still the leader nationally. >> and what about ben carson? what do you think he's been doing to help him gain some ground here? >> he's foou focusing and honin on conservatives. we have been seeing him do a lot of events with conservatives. his message and style seem to connect with the people of iowa, the fact he's standing by his faith, he has conservative values, he's hitting that republican party base. >> where does jeb bush fit in. >> he's regrouping. he had a meeting with the family yesterday. he's restrategizing his campaign in terms of what he's focusing on, national security and fixing washington. he's even slashing staff by 40%.

slimming down his headquarters, trying to save money, slimming down the travel budget, not where he is expected to be at this point in the campaign. >> tracie potts live on capitol hill for us, thank you. 5:35. hillary clinton is expected to get a big endorsement from new york city mayor bill de blasio. a source telling the associated press that backing is likely to come this december before presidential forum in iowa. de blasio managed clinton's senate campaign in 2000, but initially refused to endorse her saying he needed to hear more detailed policies. clinton's top opponent bernie sanders will be live on the "today" show this morning. see the interview after news 4 today. today, president obama heads back to his hometown to join the nation's police chief. the president will speak at the international association of chiefs of police in chicago today. police across america want universal background checks for anyone trying to buy a gun. they say the checks will help keep guns from people who shouldn't be carrying them. police chiefs say they hope the

public will push lawmakers for legislation that will reduce gun violence. today, the country's top intelligence officials will be in one place for the cia's second annual public conference. director john brennan will deliver the keynote address this morning. conference is happening on gw's campus inside the auditorium. panels begin at 9:00 a.m. do you think police across all law enforcement agencies should use body cameras the same way? the american civil liberties union of virginia does. it reviewed 59 agencies cross the state and found 3% of them require officers to tell the public when they're recording. the group says agencies' rules should be uniform on how long they should store the data and the consequences for those who break the rules. more than 150 baltimore officers are wearing body cameras today, part of a trial period. the department hopes the cameras will boost public confidence, provide additional evidence and reduce the number of citizen complaints. >> this program is part of our

efforts, the police department's efforts, the city's efforts to push transparency forward and progressive leading law enforcement agencies throughout the country. >> the deputy commissioner says every officer will have a body camera within the next two years. >> howard county public schools are welcoming to fix a mold problem at several buildings. some posted pictures of mold and wet ceiling tiles online and brought up concerns that little is being done. the district says they brought in experts to get rid of a moisture problem. they're also working on putting an hvac system at the middle school and repairing plumbing leaks. they hired a contractor to do more indoor testing as well. excessive force or doing its job? the video of a school resource officer that will have a lot of people talking at work this morning. students probably love the idea, but what about teachers? the new survey numbers that might surprise you about having fewer tests in montgomery county. coming up on 5:38, another

look at the current temperatures now. it is that cold. couldn't get it out. temperatures in the 30s and 40s this morning. what can we expect for the kids at narrator: for state senate, who shares our values? jeremy mcpike - supports school funding. thinks women should make their own health care decisions. and favors background checks on all gun sales. hal parrish? as mayor, he slashed education. fought to block women's health clinics. parrish gets an "a" from the gun lobby - they oppose background checks to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. virginia extreme or mainstream? vote mcpike for virginia. feinblatt: everytown for gun safety action fund sponsored this ad.

the school resource officer in south carolina is not on the job this morning after tossing a

student across a classroom floor. ben fields is on administrative leave until an investigation is complete. you can see in the video, the officer pushes the chair over after the student was asked to stand up and didn't. he then throws her on to the floor. this happened yesterday at spring valley high school. there is new perspective this morning in a discussion over the future of final exams in montgomery county. a recent survey shows teachers do not want to get rid of them. they say the cumulative nature of the tests are a unique challenge that students need to master. earlier this year the school boo board voted to scrap them, concerned about overtesting students and losing instructional time. the board president told the washington post the board will consider the survey results when it takes a final vote next month. time 20 to check on weather and traffic on the 1s. today's hash tag is umbrella day. >> tom kierein is at the green belt metro station with your school day forecast. a little cold out there, tom?

>> a puffy coat day. it is cold. it is see your breath morning here. i'm live green belt metro station with the storm team 4 by 4 here at the storm team 4 by 4, our temperature is only at 39 degrees. humidity is way up at that 92%. so it is a penetrating kind of a cold morning this morning. so waiting for the bus this morning, you'll need to layer up, we'll have our temperatures stay only around 40 degrees here for another hour or two. and then have the umbrella handy by the time you're heading back home, rain will begin to push into the metro area by late in the afternoon commute. by then, temperatures will just be in the 50s. so coat and umbrella will be keeping you warm and safe throughout this tuesday. now, speaking of safe, what's going on the roads now in. >> hoping to keep the roads safe. 95 northbound at 123, have that report of a crash, not seeing any big slowdowns at this point this morning.

still, though, a bit of volume northbound at 123. in falls church, south maple avenue, we're sending kristin wright over to that scene to see what is going on. as far as travel times go, 270 from germantown to the spur, top of the beltway, no problems there in virginia. looking good on 66 and 95 north. remember to listen on wtop when you hop in your car. new details in the story the news 4 i-team has been following closely. why it could be a long time before we learn exactly what happened in a deadly plane crash in montgomery county. it is the program that frustrates a lot of parents and teachers, but is it working? what we can learn about common core today. core today. your

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breaking news out of israel. an american principal died in a terror attack from earlier this

month. a hospital spokesperson says that richard laken, who worked in connecticut as a principal, was shot and stabbed in the chest in a bus attack on october 13th. he's been in critical condition, but we just learned he has died. laken was 76 years old. right now we're working on getting a photo of him and more information. we'll bring it to you as we get it. it feels like a hurricane or tropical storm is approaching, but actually the punishing wind and rain we're seeing here on pensacola beach is the remnants of hurricane patricia, a storm that hit mexico several days ago. the winds are taking a dramatic toll. we'll show you the damage and where all this rain is heading next coming up this morning on "today." that rain will be affecting us in a big way tomorrow. wake-up weather this morning, cold, cloudy and dry. mid-30s to mid-40s now, in the 50s today. we'll talk about the impact of

the wind and rain tomorrow coming right up. 95 northbound at 123, brand-new crash in springfield, we'll talk about it in a moment. metro delay as well. details coming up. 5:48 now. news 4 i-team learned what investigators are looking into nearly one year after a dead lay plane crash near the montgomery county airport. the ntsb says they remain in what is the longest part of the investigation of the crash, the fact finding phase. so far the national transportation safety board says it has no timetable for the release of its findings. that crash last autumn killed three people aboard the plane. about a mile from the air park in gaithersburg. a fire in the house on the ground triggered by the crash killed a mother and two children. the ntsb is review ing details about the plane and the pilot now that includes a 72 hour, three-day review of what the pilot was doing before the crash. whether he was getting enough sleep, among other things his experience and hours of flying. and the ntsb says it is possible

they would disassemble or tear down the plane engine and its components to review them as well. these types of investigations also could include checking plane maintenance records. recent report found in the months since that crash, county leaders and the faa have been under pressure from neighborhoods to reduce the number of flights at that airport including later evening flights and training flights. no changes have been ordered, though. a driver accused of hitting a man three times with his car is now charged with attempted murder. montgomery county police say 25-year-old brian jackson followed a man who he saw with his ex-girlfriend on sunday. the man left his car to find out why he was being followed. police say jackson rammed him, backed over him, and then hit him a third time. the victim is expected to be okay. a woman has died after collapsing at the lincoln memorial. u.s. park police say the 50-year-old had some kind of medical emergency, fell down and

hit her head yesterday afternoon. officers performed cpr but the woman died at the hospital. her name is not being released. in the day ahead, d.c. police chief will speak with neighbors in the hill east neighborhood. that's the area east of capitol hill. people living there have dealt with a home invasion, several street robberies and a murder in the last two weeks. the meeting is in southeast at 7:00. the clock is ticking for a piece of american history that may be lost forever. the fs united states is still the fastest passenger ship on record. it is docked in philadelphia. now the ship that broke speed records is in a race against time. it costs $60,000 a month to keep the ship afloat and funds are running out. sue gibbs is spearheading the campaign to save the ship her grandfather designed. >> had never been closer to saving the ship and had never been closer to losing her. the soaring national symbol.

she's the only one left. >> now the owners of the ship that once carried presidents and hollywood stars are looking for a developer to give the fs united states a new life. today we'll find out how your children did on some new common core tests in maryland. the state board of education will release high school test results today. the board said scores may be lower after some changes to scoring formulas. the scores for elementary and middle school opportunities come out december 8th. answering their prayers. some schools in northern virginia could be teaming up with churches. >> more on that in a minute. look at the current temperatures, cold morning. here is radar too. we see cooler temperatures and some rain. not just tomorrow, but starting today. is that right? >> could be raining as early as the -- the sun goes down earlier today. the rain comes up from the south and the west. do have your umbrella ready to

go. that's our hash tag, umbrella ready. you won't need it first thing this morning, but you'll look like like the smartest kid on the block. the kennedy center in darkness. weather impact for today, relatively low, rain showers moving in later on in the day. tomorrow, moderate to high impact, weather alert day here at nbc 4, lots of rain, quite breezy and mild, rumble or two of thunder, pretty rare here late in the month of october. what to expect tomorrow, rain, heavy at times, 1 to maybe 2 inches or more of rain in some locations. winds tomorrow in that 25 to 30-mile-per-hour range. so what does a weather alert day mean? more frequent updates on air, online and push alerts through our nbc washington app. have that brella will need to be the big one. get the big one out today, even though the rain won't that be heavy until after the sun goes down. right now, 44 degrees in

washington. 36 in winchester. 34 in frederick, maryland. 50 in saint mary's county. raining everywhere from the ohio river to the gulf coast and into parts of florida, leading edge of the rain drops now north of the roanoke area. nothing in the metro yet. the air in place over us is relatively dry. so it is going to take a little while, but it won't take all day. steady rain chance there inching in through fredericksburg by lunch time and arriving here after 3:00, 4:00, 5:00 today. again, have your umbrella ready or you'll be sorry. today's high 59 with rain moving in later on. wind and rain and lots of it tomorrow. highs near 70, though. near 70 again on thursday. thursday and friday will be dry. halloween is saturday. dry for trick-or-treaters. we fall back saturday night to sunday. melissa mollet with a new problem with traffic. >> industrial drive at industrial road. all lanes blocked there.

sending chopper that way to look at that problem. they'll stop here for us first and see what's going on. orange, blue, silver line delays. in falls church, wallace street to tanner hill, that is because of a water main break. we're sending kristin wright over to that one. 95 north at 123, where we are originally going to send chopper. looks like it is okay. that crash is probably off to the right side. 66 overall no major issues. 95 north, through woodbridge. i'll see you in ten minutes. now at ohio state university, officers investigating an anonymous threat of violence to the campus. this threat was posted online. details are limited. police are helping campus officials now look into it. we know that students are being urged to stay observant and aware and report anything they think is suspicious. we'll continue to watch the wags very closely.

5:55. new arrests in a disturbing rape case in virginia. williamsburg police say it started when an underaged boy walked a -- a 16-year-old girl to a park. >> at that point stefeveral oth people came out of the woods and sexually assaulted her. one of the suspects in that group of individuals videotaped that particular offense. >> four teenagers are accused in this case, two facing rape charges and police say a 20-year-old was the one who videotaped the attack back in june. he's not in custody right now, but is expected to turn himself in this week. a change in the way you can pass ecigarettes on your next flight. the department of transportation is banning battery operated smoking devices from checked baggage. since 2009, at least 26 cases of ecigarettes exploding, some of which happened in checked luggage. they will be allowed in carry

ones. the rule goes into effect within the next two weeks. you may not have to swipe your debit card at an atm to get money anymore. citigroup is reportedly testing new technology that would allow you to withdraw cash by scanning your eyeball. the company is also testing using smartphone codes instead of pins. bank of america is said to be testing its own cardless atms as well. there could be more support on the way for students in fairfax county. school administrators met with faith leaders last night in the herndon reston area. the two groups discussed how local churches and their members can help students. ideas include providing mentoring, food, winter clothing and summer camps. >> we decided to try and put together this -- to invite the schools and the church and faith communities together to see what we might be able to do. >> the program may eventually mirror a partnership between flores methodist church and hutchinson elementary school. the church and school worked

together for the past ten years. vdot is looking at a possible commuter lot for those who use i-66 outside the beltway. the prince william county board of supervisors says it did not support the proposed location near 66 and route 15 in haymarket. some worry put ing the lot there could destroy a cattle farm. vdot wants a lot in that general area and says it will look into other options now. right now we're tracking a water main break in northern virginia. our crew just arrived on the scene in falls church. we'll show you the service disruptions as breaking news is cause and the impact on your commute as well. while you were sleeping, congress was finalizing a deal to try to keep the government open. the agreement that has been reached and why it could run into problems in the day ahead. all that and more at news 4 today continues at 6:00 a.m.

tackling the issue of tolls. the vote today that could advance a controversial plan and why one local lawmaker is calling for a delay. i'm angie goff. new developments overnight out of afghanistan and pakistan in the wake of that powerful earthquake there. the struggle to help survivals as the death toll climbs from the live desk ahead. new problems across the gulf coast as the remnants of hurricane patricia trigger more

heavy rain and flooding. >> that storm will have an impact here. chuck bell has that and more on our weather headlines. >> welcome to your tuesday, everybody. a mostly cloudy sky out there, we can still see the moon with a ring around it, a cold morning. 30s in the suburbs. likely to be wet by the time you're coming home from work later this afternoon and into this evening and weather alert day for tomorrow is heavy rain and wind is coming our way. right now, the rain made it just north of the roanoke valley, likely to be in the metro area after about 5:00 or 6:00 this evening. temperatures 37, winchester. 46 in washington now. hometown forecast, halfway, virginia, cold start in the 30s and have your umbrella ready to go. right now, news 4 cri's kri wright just arrived on the scene. what are you seeing right now? >> we're on south maple avenue between wallace and