. now at 11:00, tracking hermine, hurricane due to make landfall in florida tonight. looking closer at impact op our weekend. no late

for the springsteen convert. >> and my interview with d.c. police chief cathy lanier, before she leaves for nfl. good evening everybody. hurricane hermine is gaining strength right now as it turns towards florida. >> gulf coast and our beaches could be impacted. >> meteorologyist doug with the latest. >> latest advisory from the national hurricane center. look at where the storm is now. watching it intensify. it's cloe now. south of tallahassee here and about to make its way on

feeder bands down here. seen warners with damage there. eye of the storm did become better organized in the last few hours. this area of florida south of tallahassee, good news, not very populated at all. but seeing record storm surge already and numerous tornado warnings issued. winds at 80-mile-per-hour with this storm, moving to the north, northeast. moving farther down so the south and east. much less impact for the d.c. area. but still we curve back here and could curve farther to the west saturday into sunday and could have major impacts along the shore. tracking it with radar. it's storm ranger4, this is our radar on wheels.

right now to start tracking that storm. filming this and headed to north carolina and coming to your region to fill in the radar gaps. on it for you, continue to track from the storm center. get ready for a brutal night. that's message from the national weather service to people on the west coast. >> could be up to 20 inches of rain. in cedar key florida, what promises to be a rough few hours. >> reporter: one of the townsant florida coast getting pounded. increasing threats for higher storm and possible tornadoes. all as hurricane hermine races to landfall.

landfall sometime late night between app cola and the beach. has closed the state offices to keep people safe and warning people about the dangers of downed tree. find shelter. get off the coast and get to safe spot. he's asking people choosing to stay through the storm to make sure they have everything they need until the storm passes. including food, water, medicine, canned goods and take proper safety precautions, boarding up homes as well. 6,000 national guardsmen are on standby for tomorrow if needed. projected rainfall at least ten inches. rert

now is good time to download the nbc app. get forecasts wherever you're headed. >> and in an hour when clock strikes midnight, metro will shut down for the night. holding firm on that midnight close. >> but there's a push to keep trains running later. especially for special events. not even the boss can keep the trains running later. >> reporter: bruce springsteen is legendary for the length of his shows. going on so likely means when people come out of nat park won't get on the metro because the station closes after midnight. >> they came from the navy yard station. excited to be heading to ebruce springsteen a

band perform. but changes mean the metro station will likely be closed by the time it ends. >> we have a plan. uber, just figure it out. no rush. as longs with we get back at some point. >> we're at greenbelt station, so either get a taxi or try to uber. >> reporter: when the state tra track maintenance began, proposed making the closing permanent and 10:00 p.m. on sunday. congress people have cited need of constituents to depend on the metro to get where they're going. >> it's unreliable. now we rely on uber.

of options, it may take a long time for some people to get home tonight. jackie bensen, news4. breaking news impacting the morning commute. rhode island station will be closed all day tomorrow. inspecting the ceiling after two incidents of falling concrete. shut down most of the night and had to close again this afternoon when more fell. nobody injured. shuttle busses will take to the brookland station tomorrow. bullets cut a young life short in d.c., a teenager killed and pizza delivery driver shot on the job. we know the two shootings are related and talking to people in the neighborhood, they say enough is enough. >> reporter: just outside a web of yellow crime

janel smith helps her kids do their math homework on the sidewalk. >> pretty frustrated right now. one, it's hot and kids in school all day. want to relax. >> reporter: can't cross to the apartment building, it's a crime scene after a shooting. yellow markers show the shell casings. gunman shot a 17-year-old this evening. was in critical condition and died in a hospital. >> once told me what happened, my reaction was not again. >> reporter: this is the only scene. over here a block, that's where the pizza delivery man was shot. >> injury in the lower body, serious. >> reporter: d.c. police say they're related. teen is a student at anacostia high school. janel smith is tired of the violence. >> come to the point where kids

can't come outside. >> reporter: ironically doing homework outside while police search for shooter, dedicated mother try to keep the kids focused on the education. news4. a baby in critical condition after her mother was attacked by a teen who according to police told them he didn't want to be a father. 18-year-old dakota brothers is being held on attempted first-degree murder and assault charges. stabbed victim. prosecutors say he intended to kill the woman and baby. 6 months pregnant. infant delivered prematurely and mother in stable condition. fairfax deputy who shot and killed a man outside the hospital also involved in another

say martinez had been discharged from the hospital and having a mental health episode. fired his service weapon when martinez ran toward him with a sign post. officials say the deputy also involved with the struggle with mckenna at the fairfax county jail. died after shot with stun gun. death ruled an accident. next up, melania trump files lawsuit about a story posted online about her. and chief cathy lanier talks about her move from beat cop

. breaking news right now at of laurel where police tell us they're working what appears to be a double homicide. coward county police investigating a death of two people found in 9500 block of queensguard court. police expect to be on the scene through the night. much more on the story on news4 today. and on the app. d.c. police chief cathy lanier will leave her job in a few weeks for a new job with the nfl. been on the force or many years, almost ten as chief. talked with me about

>> been so passionate about policing whole life, couldn't imagine doing anything else. but at the same time, i didn't feel that passion for doing it somewhere other than here because this is my city. >> chief lanier says will bring same passion to the nfl, job that comes with huge challenges, superbowl security, player misconduct allegations and much more. but this is a woman who never backed down from a challenge. filed a complaint against people in the department. she won the charge. >> i remember a captain who i liked very much. saying at time, you did the right thing and everybody here supports you, but you'll never go past the range of captain. i took that to heart. everything above the range of captain is appointed. i wouldn't have gon

the next few years. that's the way the environment was back then. but i guess he was wrong. >> chief lanier had become the most popular public official in town because she's out in the community all the time. she shows up and expects team to do the same. believe this relationship has helped d.c. avoid the dangerous and deadly confrontations between other police departments and their communities. >> i feel good about our relationship with the community and that stands out the most because of what is happening nationally. other thing that really stands out to me is ability to drop homicides below 100. >> cathy lanier will move to new york after a lifetime in the d.c. area. said she's going to need a whole new wardrobe, worn a uniform to work every day for 26 years.

maryland will have a lasting reminder of the dangers of drunk driving. took part in a joint sobriety checkpoint. officer liotta was struck and hit by drunk driver while he was conducting a traffic stop. each person who drove through received a card with his picture and message reminding them to drive sober. melania trump is suing a maryland blogger and a news site. over alleged involvement or a escort agency. referred to her as high-end esco escort. tarpley retracted later and said the blog wasn't diligent on fact-checking. search on app. mother teresa i

to sainthood and tonight learning more about the ceremony at vatican. the official portrait was unveiled in washington today at st. john paul the second national shrine. at holy comforter-st. cyprian church going to honor her image. that will be displayed on the facade of st. peter as basilica on sunday mass. doug is back with more about the approaching storm and track seems to change slightly every time we talk. >> that's the thing with these, changes with the speed and how storm. latest change is good news for our area, don't think will have much impact on the d.c.

points west. east that's a little bit different. temperatures earlier today, once again on the cool side for a change. how by that? look at shower activity right now. making the way into the d.c. metro area. may hit where "the boss" is still playing. heaviest is south. springfield and frank ownia and mount vernon, going to move over in the next ten to 15 minutes. watch out. showers are dying but hermine is strengthening. well-defined. category one, 80-mile-per-hour. anytime the bands come in, chance for heavy rain and tornado threat too. numerous warnings. 80

the northeast. about to come on shore. make its way up along the coast and a little farther south and east away from our area. takes even the rain shield from the d.c. metro area but comes off the coast and maybe comes back a little bit. we've been watching it. 60-mile-per-hour at 8:00 on saturday. maybe tropical storm winds on the coast. that's why there's a watch. jersey shore and down virginia beaches and northern neck here and parts of chesapeake. think we'll see some winds in places but in city and around town. mountains may not see any rain. some rain. not expecting much from the storm. gusts 20 to 30 at the

sunday down words the beaches. heavy rain and gusts 50 to 60-mile-per-hour. and the details have to be worked out but this is a pretty good bet moch moving on. saturday 8:00, southern maryland and towards the beaches but no rain from d.c. to the west. that's what i'm thinking. may not see any rain from this at all. may all be over towards the beaches. sunday tries to come back in. may change a little bit. but stay tund. 83, beautiful tomorrow and low humidity. weather alert on sunday for potential for strong winds and heavy rain closer to the chesapeake. but even fine there. labor day not bad, 84 with sunshine and then a

in late next week. got a lot. look at next week, close to 100 degrees again. >> going to be an interesting weekend. thank you doug. coming up 49ers quarterback has company in the national anthem. michael phelps is here. calm down, hayrr

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store power at howard university this morning. host of nbc4's late night and "america's got talent." >> but a surprise guest brought down the house. >> give it up for the first lady. >> erupted after the first lady graced the stage. offering advice to students and told them failure is an important part of success. >> nobody up here went straight line to success. there are bumps and slipups and embarrassments. >> so true. nearly 250 students backed the event in business school. he's also enrolled as freshman at the university this year. >> good stuff. >> one more check as we get ready for the weekend on this approaching storm. >> hermine about to make its wa

on land. georgia and parts of south carolina including charleston is on tornado watch. going to track it all weekend. storm ranger down there, our over doppler radar on theback.

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