thank a veteran for their great service to this country and a chance for some thunder coming up on our thursday. here's future weather for tomorrow. nothing to worry about today, just windy and sunny. tomorrow mid to late morning starting about 8:00, 9:00 in the morning up through the midday hours. there will be a chance for a quick passing rain shower that might have a rumble or two of thunder. for your veterans day, nice dry day. a bit of a blustery start. highs today in the low 60s. eun's back for commuter forecast. chopper 4 just got over this problem. this is the one we've been talking about all morning. inner loop, ramp to allentown road. it was off to the left side of the roadway. right now the ramp is blocked temporarily as they get that out of the way. you cannot get off of the beltway on to allentown road right now this morning. also, red line single tracking between rhode island closed because of track repairs.

fox mill road work there. melissa, thank you. we're following developing story, a controversial political action committee supporting d.c. mayor muriel bowser is shutting down. news 4's tom sherwood tweeted the news last night. fresh pac was formed by bowser's closest allies. it has come under withering criticism for raising large amounts of cash for firms and businesses doing business with the city. mayor bowser is on a mission for trade and is not available for comment. today a group of community leaders will announce a new probe into mayor muriel bowser's deals with pepco. she struck two deals in the last month. one revived the epsilon merger allowing it to move forward and the other secured land for d.c. united's future stadium. molette green is live with more on what this group wants to look at. >> reporter: eun, good morning. critics of the merger are questioning the timing of it. later this morning they plan to

call for an investigation. they want to see the paperwork and find out if there was anything at all unethical, whether the mayor's super pac had a hand in this at all. initially mayor bowser supported the d.c. reg did you lator that flatly rejected the pepco merger. what is raising eyebrows days after striking a reported $25 million land deal with pepco for a new d.c. soccer stadium -- d.c. united soccer stadium at buzzard point. bowser said the merger is right for the city touting a $78 million package of incentives. critics want to see if all of this passes the smell test so later this morning they will call for an investigation and ask questions about the fieldea. that's the latest, molette green, news 4. coming up on 6:03 right now. new information about the suspected driver in a deadly

crash in high yachtsville. four people died here. late last night investigators named medardo flores of chillam as the driver who ran into a crowd outside a church. hours ago "the washington post" said he was repeatedly cited for driving on a suspended license and pled guilty to a hit-and-run two years ago. he hit a car and then ran into the crowd. an elderly couple and 6-year-old were among those who died. major support for muslims at virginia tech in the face of a threat against them today. take a look, thousands of people held a rally against hate at the school last night. these are photos from twitter. according to the richmond times dispatch the rally was organized in response to hateful graffiti found in a bathroom threatening muslims. those tax plans are the best that we have right now. >> new insight into republican

plans for tax policy and job growth. different moderators and fewer candidates on stage may have helped bring out substance in the debate. nbc news political analysts say it's hard to pick a winner here. the top eight candidates on the stage in milwaukee talked all things politics, the policy and taxation. jeb bush had a good night but it's probably not good enough. >> without us leading, voids are filled. the idea that it is a good idea for putin to be in syria, let isis take out assad and putin will take out isis, that's like a board game. that's like playing monopoly. that's not how the real world works. >> ohio governor john kasich tried to gain some traction. quiet night from donald trump and ben carson. nbc's tracie potts will have more analysis for us. 6:05. today we will honor the nation's veterans for their service. president obama will lay a

wreath at the tom of the unknown soldier this morning. it is one of many events taking place across our region in remembrance of veterans day. the president will lay that wreath around 11:00 this morning. at the world war ii memorial in just a few hours another wreath laying ceremony. more than 16 million men and women served during world war ii. a special tribute will be held at the vietnam veterans memorial at 1:00 this afternoon as well. on this veterans day, new numbers in about veteran homelessness. virginia governor terry mcauliffe is talking about a shift in homelessness in his state. they found homes for 14,000 vets this past year. the university's president stepped down but tensions remain high at the university of missouri. the incident on social media that have students on guard this morning. blustery and cold conditions as you look live at national harbor. tom keir vin oierein out in the

with your forecast. we are watching conditions across parts of the rocky mountains and the plains as a horrible storm pushes its way across the country. yikes. the conditions people in denver

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developing in missouri right now, police at the university of missouri are now saying there are no threats to the campus. they investigated several on social media overnight. multiple posts threatened black students following the protests at the school over the last several days. now the university alert system and police are saying there is no threat and that students should not spread rumors. right now 106 bikers in texas facing indictments for engaging in organized criminal activity. the indictment is a response to this brawl and shootout at a

restaurant in waco. nine people died and 20 others hurt during the shooting. this came out of two motorcycle clubs sort of mixing it up here, getting into a fight. the bikers got into a shootout with police when they arrived on the scene. more than 160 bikers arrested following that shooting. it is just about 6:11. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. things are looking up, weather wise, right? >> i would agree. go outside to meteorologist tom kierein. we'll tell you. >> out here now, quite a chilly temperature now. 52 degrees. the birds are just starting to chirp and they're saying, chilly, chilly, under a clear sky. southeastern sky that is venus and jupiter. peak gusts this morning, 20 to 30 miles an hour. we'll have them all the way until noontime. dress accordingly. wear your wind breaker and we'll have temperatures hovering just until 50 degrees. heading back home, a peak in the mid 60s mid afternoon. late afternoon back down to near 60 as the winds do diminish. check on traffic on this

wednesday morning. what's happening now, melissa. >> good news here. just wrapped up on the red line. back on time. no longer single tracking. no more track repairs slowing you down there this morning. still do have this problem in fairfax, fox mill road shut down at waples mill because of emergency repairs after that crash and a pole coming down there. right now travel times 66 and 95 in bound both directions there, both things are just fine, both roads i should say. germantown to the beltway just fine. belt way to 270 nice and green. it's an old favorite especially when you're sick, but that famous campbell's chicken noodle soup is getting a makeover. look at the changes in the ingredients. plus, we're watching the situation in akron, ohio, right now as investigators begin digging for clues in the wreckage of a small plane crash. what we're learning about the

welcome back. 6:14. a storm system is moving fast into colorado bringing a triple whammy. rain, wind, snow. this is video from flagstaff, arizona. people are already trudging through several inches of snow. nbc's leanne greg is live in denver with how people are getting ready there. i can see the snow falling around you, leanne. it just doesn't look right.

>> reporter: oh, i know. good morning. huge flakes. it started overnight with a little bit of rain and then for several hours now it has been snowing a fast-moving storm, three to five inches are expected here in denver before it moves out later this morning. up to a foot of snow in the high country, maybe even 20 inches or more areas above tree level. depending where you are in colorado is how you are going to be impacted. what a difference. temperatures pushing 70 degrees. skies were clear. later this afternoon they will be clear once again, not quite as warm, but, still, this big system is moving to the east where later today tornadoes are a threat in the midwest and whiteout conditions in eastern colorado and parts of kansas. so it's some very serious travel issues. eun, that's the latest from denver. the faa and ntsb are on the scene right now of a fatal plane crash in ohio. we're hearing that we're going to get an update after the sun

comes up because investigators saying they need daylight to do their work. there's the right video. the owner of the plane believes nine people were on board when it crashed into a building. right now officials say two people died. no one on the ground was hurt. still too early to tell what caused the plane to go down but we're hearing that weather conditions were not the best. we're going to monitor a news conference coming up later this morning. that's the latest, aaron. >> angie, thank you. 16 after the hour. video from that plane crash, really unbelievable. take a look at this. it was a four unit apartment building and another unit that caught fire. the hawker jet was two miles from its destination. witnesses say it clipped some utility lines and slammed into a small apartment building. >> appeared out of nowhere and just veered on its side and just flew right into those buildings, into the duplexes there. it was just engulfed in flames immediately.

>> oh, my god! >> people inside those buildings, a neighbor was snap chatting, you saw her there, she was talking to a friend when a plane flashed by her window. we'll send you new information from a noon news conference to your phone through the nbc washington app. a 16-year-old is in what police call mental health custody after officers used a stun gun on him. fairfax county police say he was address sie-- aggressive, errat and a nuisance. the conflict began after the student refused to go to class. he locked himself in the bathroom. police say he threatened himself, polic and others before officers decided to use the stun gun. today thousands expected to attend the funeral of a fallen police officer in kentucky. a funeral for officer daniel ellis will be held later this morning. hundreds of officers attended a visitation for ellis yesterday. he was shot last wednesday while searching an apartment for a

robbery suspect. he was a seven year veteran for the police force. 6:18. someone used a sling shot to throw something over the white house fence. the secret service said it happened and one person was arrested. agents swept the area but did not find anything suspicious. the man faces assault charges. new details. it appears the district's legalization of small amounts of marijuana has resulted in fewer marijuana arrests. in fact, arrests are at an historic low right now. as of friday there have only been seven arrests related to possession this year. compare that to last year when there were nearly 900 arrests. almost all of them were before the new marijuana laws took effect. in 2013 that number was more than 1200. the washington city paper broke down those numbers. former president jimmy carter is on the road to recovery. carter says he is responding well to treatment and no new cancer growth has been found. the 91-year-old shared his cancer diagnosis with the nation in august. he said doctors have found tumors on his brain. for now he will continue his treatment. in news for your health at

6:19, talking about flu seasonment waseason. want to pass along the flumist vaccine is available. kids 6 months to 17 years old can get the shot for free. this is in fredericks county, virginia. the health department is holding two clinics in frederick. the dates are november 16th and december 7th. kids who are obese at a young age may already have serious damage to their hearts. researchers in pennsylvania compared 20 obese kids to 20 kids of normal weight. images of the heart showed the larger children had thickening of the heart muscle, a sign that can lead to heart failure and even sudden death. the research shows that obese children as young as eight years old can show signs of heart disease. are you loyal to one grocery store? if you said yes, you could save more money at another, would you switch?

checkbook.org shopped around and every couple of years it researches grocery prices and it released the latest findings. wegmans received the top honor. there is a game changer. tonight at 5:00 erica gone sal less will show you how you can save $1,000 on groceries a year. i'm listening. tonight on news 4 at 5:00. so you have to hear how police ended a standoff in arizona. police chased a shoplifting suspect on to a roof in phoenix. you see him right there. they surrounded the building here and then he came out with that list of demands. he wanted three donuts and a cup of coffee before he would come down so they got him three donuts and a cup of coffee. powdered jelly was his choice. >> powdered jelly. >> police picked it up from the dunkin donuts and he surrendered. >> he had a hankering. you're making demands while you're surrounded by police?

>> it happens in the movies. usually there's a jet and something else on that list. that'll do ya. >> 6:21. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. is it a donut and coffee kind of morning, chuck? >> absolutely. it's always coffee and donut weather in my opinion, anyway. nice hot cup of coffee or tea to get your day started today. a little cool outside this morning. biggest impact on your way out the door though is going to be the wind. skies are clearing out nicely after the clouds and rain drops of yesterday. it's a breezy to blustery day coming up for your veterans day. drive for all the outdoor veterans day ceremonies, highs up into the 60s. bonus material. check out the wind gusts. winds are gusting between 20 and 30 miles an hour right now. 20-mile-per-hour gusts in annapolis. 34-mile-an-hour gust in leaseberleas leesberg, virginia. most of the morning up to around 60 degrees by noontime. highs today low to mid 60s.

nothing to worry about for today. layer up. you'll need your wind breaker, sweater and jeans on your way out to school early this morning. as far as rain chances, nothing to worry about today. best chance for rain comes up tomorrow. in fact, that's our only real chance for rain in the next five to six days. here's future weather. dry start at 7:00 in the morning. a fast-moving chance for rain showers could bring even a rumble or two of thunder through the metro area between 8:00 or 9:00 in the morning to 1:00 or 2:00 before things dry out. keep that in mind for tomorrow. here's your seven day forecast. 60s with a lot of wind around this morning. laying down a lot this afternoon. thursday chance for a rumble or two for thunder. we dry it out friday and stay chilly as we head into the weekend. it's time for traffic and a check for chopper 4. >> lighter on the beltway. love to see that any time of day. fox mill road still shut down in

fairfax at waples mill road after an accident that took a pole down. we are shut down on fox mill. you'll want to avoid that for some time this morning. beltway and telegraph, bottom of the beltway looking good. right now in upper pindell road, slowdowns. somebody hit a deer. i'll see you at 6:31. another first four traffic alert for you today. southwest d.c.ddot crews are closing all lanes on d street southwest. making repairs to the bridge over the ninth street expressway starting at 7:30 tonight. the work ends at 5:00 tomorrow morning. d dot says it shouldn't have an impact overnight. get ready to pack your patience on the roads. repairs scheduled for both the memorial bridge and key bridge. tens of thousands of you use them to get between d.c. and virginia every day. there are already delays, lane

and sidewalk closures to deal with at the memorial bridge right now. the key bridge has been deteriorating for the last 30 years since the last major rehab. this spring crews will fix concrete piers and replace steel beams which will result in lane closures. a fresh start this morning for a sticky attraction. crews started steaming, if you will, seattle's famous gum wall near pike's place last night. they had to get through oh, 1 million wads or 2200 pounds. tourists started adding to that colorful collection 20 years ago. city officials say the sugar in the gum was starting to disintegrate that brick wall. a big change is coming to an iconic american brand. campbell's says it is tweaking the ingredients in one of its chicken soup recipes. they're throwing out the additives. the demand for healthier, natural foods forced campbell to

change the recipe here. >> m, m good. >> the national zoo. the panda cubs are on the move. >> take a look. there's bei bei. took his first steps. look. what's computer than a panda learning to walk? the zoo shared the video on social media. oh, ouch he's tumbling over. moments after taking those steps he was scooped up and cuddled by mei xiang. toddlers look like frankenstein. check in with mom and baby. live panda cam. aaron's favorite. see them? they're awake. >> changing diaper. >> okay. seriously, i can't get enough of mei xiang or bei bei. he is adorable. 12 weeks old. 10 pounds. >> getting big. get a lot bigger. >> that's for sure. 6:26 our time right now. the battle over those popular daily fantasy sports sites

heading up. how fan duel and draft kings are fighting back after a decision to shut them down in new york state. a live look in northwest washington where local veterans are taking a chance to help those less fortunate. we'll take you live to miriam's kitchen for a look at the work they're doing there. >> you're going to want to bundle up as we're dealing with cold and blustery conditions around d.c. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell has t

right now some local heroes are doing what they can to help others. you're looking live inside miriam's kitchen in northwest washington where local veterans are hard at work right now. what they're doing for those in need in just a few minutes. we start this veterans day off with cold and windy k&n pro series as you look outside this morning. we will see a warmup in the day ahead. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell has your four things to know. good morning, chuck. >> good morning, eun and aaron. happy veterans day today, everybody. if you see a veteran, give them a handshake and say, thank you very much for your service. what do you need to know? it is chilly and breezy this

morning. be ready for that. cool and kind of a blustery start for the day. a little bit of improvement later on in the afternoon. a chance of a rumble of thunder. and the weekend so far looks chilly and dry. there's our sky right now. almost crystal clear now. veterans day is going to be a blustery morning. wind breaker weather for sure. dry today at least for all the veterans day ceremonies. highs today will be generally in the 60s. it will be noticeably cooler by the weekend with highs in the 50s by the time we get towards saturday and sunday. feeling very november like as we get towards the weekend. >> i guess so. all right. cooling off here this morning. taking a look now at one of our problems this morning. fox mill road shut down at waples mill. emergency repairs after that accident. again, a vehicle hit a pole. pole came down and we have some wires blocking the roadway there this morning. checking on that one for you right now. 66 and 95 overall okay. have a crash at tall cedars parkway. in bound 4 at upper pindell

road. lanes blocked there. overall beltway looking good. i'll see you with travel times in ten minutes. happening today, crews will be back at an apartment complex in prince gorges county. they're going to bore into the soil trying to figure out why the building started shaking over the weekend. one resident even spotted some cracks in her walls and ceiling. firefighters evacuated two buildings on good luck road. no one was hurt. this morning one of the women caught groping and twerking on a man at a d.c. gas station is behind bars. the encounter was caught on a surveil lanes camera. police arrested 22-year-old ayana marie knight from las vegas and charged her with sexual abuse. the victim tells news 4 he wants the other woman caught immediately and satisfies he feels violated and embarrassed. we now know the name of a man found dead in an alexander

park. his name is 24-year-old jose peres. police say someone slashed his throat. investigators went over every inch of the playground and searched the streets. so far no suspects. 6:32 right now. we will see if there are more ads for this for two huge fantasy sports sites. the attorney general said fan duel and draft kings got cease and desist letters. they promote games of chance, not skill. in other words, illegal gambling. after the order draft kings said it would, quote, vigorously pursue all legal options. fan duel said the attorney general was trying to get press coverage. nbc 4's parent company comcast is an investor in fan duel. the lunchtime favorite is back today. chipotle restaurants across washington state will reopen after a recent e-coli scare. they have not found the source of the e-coli. 40 people got sick earlier this month. hundreds of samples were tested

but no e-coli was found. next year students montgomery county public schools took the day off. they voted to close on september 12th, 2016. it coincides with the islamic holiday eid al-adha. parents and students fought to get the day off saying it was no different than easter, good friday, or yom kippur. students had to take an excused absence to celebrate the holiday. >> we have more equality montgomery county. i hope more counties like baltimore county and other places around the country will take this as a blueprint and move forward. >> teachers will use the day as a professional dare. the board has not decided whether students will have the holiday off in years to come. today we are honoring our nation's veterans for their service and their sacrifice. northwest washington this morning local veterans are serving those who serve their country. news 4's derek ward is live in miriam's kitchen in northwest

with more on what's happening there today. derek, good morning. >> reporter: good morning again. well, you know if you've been following us this morning you can see how much they've picked up here in terms of action and activity. this is all because of veterans day. it's been a tradition here at miriam's kitchen to take care of the city's homeless population, a city that's seen the veterans population decrease significantly. it used to fill 1/4 of the dining room. now they can fit everyone at one table. that's a good thing. this has been going on, as i said, for a couple of years. this has been going on for a couple of hours. any minute now they'll be opening the doors and making sure that everyone is fed. we have a lot of new volunteers who showed up, some who are veterans and some who can offer a unique perspective on what the veterans population is dealing with. this is a continuum of help. it's not just a soup kitchen. don't call it that. there are services here. they help funnel people out of the streets and into actual homes and apartments and

substantial living places. there's a program called veterans now which is sort of a group of local organizations like this to get together. they get together on the ground and they say that they have actually made a dent in that population. still a lot to do but definitely today they can celebrate some successes. we are live in foggy bottom. derrick ward, news 4. >> thank you. a local veteran will be awarded the medal of honor at the white house. he attended walter johnson high school and ran track. he was seriously injured in afghanistan three years ago when he tackled a suicide bomber. he was part of a security team escorting a colonel to a meeting. his instincts and training kicked in as soon as he realized the man was a threat. >> we have to get him away. like get him away as far as we can. talking about eight seconds here. there's no -- it's just -- you just react.

you trust your training. you trust your instincts. you trust that you are -- you know, you have the internal fortitude to go out there and do the job that you have been tasked to do. >> four men were killed in that attack but officials say many more would have died if rowberg hadn't jumped into action. he's had more than 30 surgeries on his leg. he can no longer run. president obama will present him the medal of honor tomorrow and tomorrow lester holt will have him. the interim director of the office of professional management could get the job full time. president obama is nominating beth cobert. millions of federal employees accounts were compromised. the former director resigned. taking a stance against hate. the incident on campus that had this crowd of students rallying at virginia tech. in bound 4 here this morning and your travel times coming up

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you're watching "news 4 today." 6:40 right now. we want to let you know about a new kind of app that some children are using. >> it prevents parents from seeing inappropriate material on their kids' phones. in fact, the so-called ghost apps hide whatever information your children don't want you to see. they look like something else. a calculator. you can only see what's really on it with a special code. an investigator of internet sex crimes says parents can keep the apps off with parental controls. >> find out what does the app do and why do you want this? if you agree with it, then you

put in the parent pass code, the kid doesn't know it, and then you allow it to download that app. >> the vectors of parents often say their kids would never use these apps but that you can be sure by using parental controls. how many parents say, oh, my kid would never. my child would never. just better to be aware, educated, take the proper precautions. protect your kids. 6:41. live look outside. starting to see a little bit of sun coming over the horizon. all the clouds clearing out. >> looks pretty. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here with weather and traffic here on the 1s. >> sunrise 5 or 6 minutes away. very gusty outside this morning. winds gusting between 20 and 30 plus miles an hour. on your way out to the bus stop this morning, put some rocks in the pockets of kids under 50 pounds. chilly. temperatures under 50 this morning. a b for recess. some of the grass is still wet from yesterday. high today, 64 with the

sunshine. thursday thunder chances in ten minutes. for now, melissa mollet is right here. i know. i have a couple of problems. you're right there. a couple of problems here in south riding. the parkway there at hope stone terrace, still have that accident being reported in that area. no word on exactly what is blocked. then over here, in bound 4 at upper pindell road. looks like that should be clearing up soon. 66 in bound, 95 northbound looking good as far as travel times. 270 no problems. top of the beltway also on time. wouldn't you love every day to be just like this? i'll see you in a couple of minutes. can i just -- let me just -- some heated republican candidates who made the biggest impression as they laid out more policy ideas. plus, raising concerns about a conflict of interest. why some are questioning a land deal of the new d.c. united

right now, making a difference on veterans day. a live look this morning in northwest washington where some local veterans are taking today and a chance to help those less fortunate. >> it is one of the stories we are working on right now to get you up the minute you're up. let's start with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. good morning, chuck. >> good morning.

skies have cleared and we're off to a very gusty start this morning. winds are up in the 20 to 30 mile per hour range. there's quite the breeze to contend with. chilly and it will be dry for all of your veterans day ceremonies today. seven day forecast and talking about thursday thunderstorm chances. >> hearing in my ear chopper ahead, brand new crash on 70. this problem in tall cedars parkway at hopestone terrace. have an accident there causing some closures. it is now 6:46. we are following a developing story right now. a controversial political action committee supporting d.c. mayor muriel bowser is shutting down. news 4's tom sherwood tweeted the news later last night. the independent committee called fresh pac was formed by bowser's closest allies. it raised large numbers of cash and individuals doing business with the city. mayor bowser is on a trade mission to china and was not available for comment. today a group of community

leaders will announce a pope into mayor bowser's deal with pepco. she struck two million dollar deals with pepco in the last month. one was the epsilon merger and the other secured land for d.c. united's future stadium. molette green has more on the documents the group wants to take a look at. molette? >> reporter: aaron, good morning. d.c. united plays here at rfk stadium, but critics question the timing of a new land deal for the team and the mayor now supporting the pepco epsilon merger. later on they'll ask to see all of the paperwork. they're going to ask for an investigation to even check to see if the mayor's super pac had a hand in all of this. initially mayor bowser supported the d.c. regulator that flatly rejected the pepco merger, but days after striking a reported $25 million land deal with pepco for a new d.c. united soccer stadium that will be at buzzard point in southwest, bowser

announced her support for this merger. a deal, she tauted, guarantees that puts taxpayers and ratepayers first. getting her support was critical to pepco epsilon executives to try to sway regulators to at least give this merger a second look. we'll be at the press conference news conference that is set for later this morning and bring you all the very latest on this possible investigation. that's the latest live from rfk. back to you. >> molette, thank you. it is now 6:48. we're learning new information about a deadly crash that killed four people in high yachtsville. an elderly couple and 6-year-old died. so did the driver police say caused the crash. he clamped into a van outside a church this past weekend. late last night police identified the driver as modando flores of chillim. he was repeatedly cited for driving on a suspended license and pled guilty to a hit-and-run

charge two years ago. right now hurricane kate has formed in the atlantic north of bermuda. this is the fourth hurricane this season, and this morning winds are near 75 miles per hour and moving northeast. officials saying that swells from kate are already impacting bermuda and could cause life threatening conditions at the shore. aaron? angie, thank you. major support for muslims at virginia tech in the face of a threat against them today. take a look here. thousands of people held a rally against hate at the school last night. these are some photos from twitter. according to the "richmond times dispatch" that rally was organized in response to hateful graffiti found in a bathroom. the graffiti threatened muslims. today on this veterans day virginia's governor terry mcauliffe is going to announce veterans homelessness is effectively over in the commonwealth. the announcement is happening at the virginia war memorial in

richmond at noon. also today ben carson will be in virginia. he'll have secret service protection when he visits liberty university in lynchberg. >> i want a government really, really small. so small you can barely see it. >> good night for senator rand paul. this morning a sense of unity among the candidates running for the republican presidential nomination. plans largely lined up for creating jobs with a focus on cutting taxes and reducing government regulation. we want to go to nbc's tracie potts who's live on capitol hill this morning. tracie, this was a night for the sort of middle tier candidates? >> reporter: exactly. we saw donald trump and ben carson obviously the front-runners at this point, but those middle tier candidates that you talked about really stood out when it came to showing differences among this large group. rand paul who you just heard talking about smaller government even when it comes to the military. carly fiorina advocating for a strong military. so did marco rubio no matter

what it takes to make sure that we remain safe in this country. jeb bush actually had a good night and certainly he's admitted that he needed to have a strong debate. >> tracie, what about the front-runners? ben carson spoke pretty plainly about what he feels is a media attack against him. >> reporter: it did not dominate the debate. he was asked what do you think about the things that you said you did in your past that turns out you didn't do in your past or can't be substantiated. he did say that he thinks that there's a media attack against him. he says that he does not mind being vetted but he did not like being lied on as he put it. he believes the people that support him know that he's honest. that was sort of his statement on that and then he moved on. >> tracie, also some deep view vieds exposed last night, too, specifically over immigration policy and on defense spending. >> donald trump wants to build that wall, aaron, and he wants to deport 11 million immigrants

from the country. not everyone thinks that's the best idea among the republican field. john kasich said it's a silly idea, that's the way he describes it. not adult. jeb bush said you're talking about tearing families apart. the military spending, you have some candidates like rand paul who want to shrink spending, including military, then you have others who say we've got to spend whatever it takes to make sure we have a strong military, especially given what's happening in syria and other hot spots around the world. >> tracie potts on the hill for us. traung, tracie. it's now time to turn to our forecast. chuck, not too bad out there. skies are clear. >> yeah, it's a good looking day outside, but on your way out the door this morning, hold on to your hat. it's going to be a windy one for sure. skies clearing out. yesterday's rain drops a thing of the past. no chance for rain on veterans. anything you want to do outside will be unimpeded by mother nature except leaf raking. if you take your day off to rake leaves, mother nature helping

you out. winds averaging northwest at 12. winds gusting at 30 miles an hour at times. expect a lot of blustery weather. dry weather. highs in the 60s. winds gusting to 36 miles per hour at leesburg. hold on tight early this morning. high profile vehicles also may be buffeted a bit by the breeze. temperatures though will climb from the low and mid 50s up to the low and mid 60s by later on this afternoon. plenty of sunshine. most of the wind energy in the morning hours. winds will lay down a bit by later on this afternoon. you'll definitely need a wind breaker on the kids this morning, jeans and a nice fall sweater. it will be dry. going out to dinner tonight, mid 50s at dinner time. 52 degrees between 8:00 and 11:00. if you're going outside, not much to worry about. severe weather across most parts of the country. nothing in the way of severe weather.

a rumble of thunder between 8:00 in the morning and 3:00 in the afternoon tomorrow. timing out the passage of rain showers, right around lunchtime will be the peak of our rain chances here in washington tomorrow. seven day forecast then, other than a little of a rain chance with a rumble or two of thunder, most of the seven days appear to be dry. it will be chilly with highs only in the 50s. breaking news now from first four traffic. breaking news right now in frederick. take a look at this. we have a big crash here. 70 westbound right now is shut down after 15. you're being pushed off there on to 340 this morning. chopper 4 on the way. we'll bring you pictures at 7:27 when we cut into the "today" show. tall cedars road still have that crash. prince gorges county no incidents and the volume is nice and light. 66 looks good. so does 95. a little slow southbound as you're headed out of woodbridge. disabled vehicle slowing a little. 270 at montrose road, no

problems northbound or southbound. across the beltway and all the routes into and out of town rolling along nicely. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. today we will honor our nation's veterans for their service and sacrifice. ploem lay a wreath at the tom of the unknown soldier later this morning. one of the many events happening in remembrance of veterans day. the president will lay the wreath around 11:00 this morning. at the world war ii memorial in a few hours, another wreath laying ceremony. more than 16,000 men and women served during world war ii. a special tribute will be held at the vietnam veterans memorial at 1:00 this afternoon. here are four things to know right now. a standout night in the latest gop debate. not for the front-runners. rand paul and jeb bush had arguably their best debates. not clear whether it will be enough to affect the polls. governor terry mcauliffe plans to announce the drop of the number of homeless veterans

today. announcement set for noon. we learned not only a name but the reports of a suspect in a deadly crash in high yachtsville. medardo flores was cited for driving without a license before he slammed into a church. federal investigators will provide an update on a plane crash in akron, ohio. two people died when a plane smashed into an apartment building. right now take a look at this, 70 westbound at 15. 70 westbound is shut down in frederick right now. we are sending chopper to get a look at this. tractor-trailer crash. could be shut down for some time this morning. chuck? outside today very windy conditions early this morning. temperatures are in the low 50? we'll be8s in the low to mid 60 for highs 3ñtoday. yo day. rumble or two of thunder. on the whole, a dry weather pattern is here to stay for quite a while. weekend awfully chilly. highs only in the low to mid 50s

and low to mid 40s. it is november. saw that coming. >> not really. >> we didn't? >> it's so warm! >> thank you, chuck. that is the broadcast this morning. we appreciate you waking up with us. the "today" show is next. we'll be back with weather, traffic and any breaking news. hope to see you then. until then have a great day. >> make it a great wednesday, everybody.

good morning. who won? who lost? who held on in the republican candidates square off for the fourth time. jeb bush on offense going directly after donald trump. >> the he's absolutely wrong on this. we're not going to be the world's policemen, but we sure as heck better be the world's leader. >> ben carson saying he can handle questions about his life story. >> i have no problem with being vetted. what i do have a problem with is being lied about. >> all the highlights from the debate straight ahead, and the question was it a game changer for anyone? oh, my god. >> moment of impact captured during a live chat. the fiery crash of a small jet into an apartment complex in ohio. >> the plane just kind