today the man accused of brutally murdering a d.c. family and setting their home on fire will be in court. it was one of of the biggest stories in our area when it broke in may of 2015, darren wentz is accused of killing a family in a mansion in northwest washington. they charge wint with the help of dna of a slice of pizza found at the scene. also today, the appear in court. the judge will consider setting bond for kilah jones. jones stabbed minor to death last week. jones is claiming self defense. minor threatened her and stole her cell phone. that is when jones stabbed minor in the chest with a steak knife. she called an uber and left the crime scene.

later. 4:31 now on this friday morning, a windy start for a lot of folks today. >> all i heard was 80 somewhere. i just heard 80s. 80s? >> i knew it. i just have to say 80 degrees and eun's ears perk right up. sunday will be close to 80 degrees. number one, hold on to your hats and young kids today. it is going to be a blustery and windy day to be outside. wind breakers and sweatshirts, perfect for today and tonight. if you haven't put shorts, you have the chance to get them again saturday and sunday. rain chances staying nice and low and more warm weather coming our way for next week. highs in the upper 50s to 60 degrees to give you a heads up on how to dress kids, let's go to melissa mollet. she is on the 202 this morning. >> everything looking good. we have the camera back up at landover road. no problems there.

you 27 minutes. don't have any worries. same thing if you're headed northbound on 270. everything is out of the way. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm, our partner when you head into the car. top of the beltway rolling along just fine. we'll look at 66 coming up. >> we'll see you then. although there is no white stuff in the forecast, not yet, prince george's county is taking time to prepare early. today the department of public works and transportation are holding the annual sno dry run. it was under way 30 minutes ago. drivers are familiarizing themselves with the roads, looking for possible road hazards and making sure the vehicles are ready to roll once the flakes start falling. molette green is doing a ride along with the snow officials this morning and will gin us live in a few minutes. a woman is in custody accused of assaulting police officers during a traffic stop. fredrick police say officers

avenue. she kicked and tried to bite them when they attempted to get them out. she tried to eat drugs. she faces multiple charges. dozens of temple hill families evicted will be allowed back into the homes but it will likely be a cold, dark weekend at the lynnhill condos. a judge reversed the order requiring everyone to be out by today. there is no power or gas at the condos. those it finds a way to pay the utilities more than a million dollars. the resident's struggles continue. >> we need action. the lights are still out. it is cold. the gas is off. >> i just thank gods that we have an extension that we have a place to sleep tonight. >> the utility companies are scheduled to meet before a judge a week from today. local leaders are working to

close to 150 people arrested in north dakota after a day of protests turned violent. fires were set, improvised firebombs thrown at police and people chaining themselves to items over the controversial dakota access pipeline that stretches more than a thousand miles going close to the standing rock sioux reservation. environmental activists say the water and sacred burial sites. it is called a blow to government prosecutors. a jury in oregon acquitted seven anti-government protesters of federal conspiracy and weapons charges. the protesters were arrested after the take over of a federally owned wildlife sanctuary in oregon last winter.

bundy. the stand off at the wildlife rescue landed for 41 days. the protesters used violence to occupy the reserve. the defendants argued they were protesting government over reach and posed no threat to the public. more problems for metro this morning, this time from the employees. they're accusing the transit agency of creating a hostile work environment and putting their safety at risk. union members told the metro board that they're bei because of a rush to get trains rushing. metro management denies the claim saying self imposed slow downs of service have sky rocketed due to an emphasis on safety. a train operator refused to move a train, claiming his shift was over. metro's latest safetrack surge is getting attention. phase 10 gets under way on the red line. there will be no service between

november 22nd. metro will run free shuttle buses. the green and yellow line will be a good alternative. it will make it tough for marine corps racers and spectators expect road closures and parts of downtown washington and arlington. officials will go extensive transportation plan. metro is not opening early. the starting line will be kept open for 60 minutes longer than previous years the health expo kicks off at the national harbor and tomorrow as well. shuttles will run both days. the marathon runners can pick up the pacts to the race. the shuttles will be available from the eisenhower, branch avenue and metro station.

finish. we'll have live coverage on the nbc washington app and on news4 today on sunday morning and if you're at the race, join us at mile marker 4 to cheer on the runners. we're better at cheering than running. >> yes, every time. you're right. it hasn't happened in more than 71 years the history being made no matter who you're cheering for in the world series. >> you will need a jacket today. chuck bell tracking strong winds and what the kids can expect at and what the kids can expect at the bus should be within reach. that anything that matches your taste can match your budget. that green living doesn't have to cost much green. we believe that you should always have room for the little things. and that your dream kitchen should work as hard as you do.

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20 minutes before the top of the hour and what do you like to say, chuck? little kids on days like today? >> rocks in the pockets. >> absolutely. gusty winds outside today. that is the only problem with the day today it wille temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s now. wind breaker, insulated wind breaker at that. jeans and sunglasses, don't have to worry about the umbrella for today. that little girl is windblown and not too happy about being out in the wind. put a rock in the pocket. temperatures near 50 this morning. up to around 60 degrees by later on this morning, she is going to be smiling. we'll all be smiling about this weekend. the only real problem this weekend, melissa, maybe almost too warm for running the

>> i'm very happy to have the weather coming back for a little bit even. 95 northbound, southbound, everything rolling along fine on 95. no big issue there. 66 east of compton road. eastbound and westbound lanes, looking quite good and rolling along well this morning. you might notice the cameras in virginia look better. we did upgrade them last week. they're more clear today. taking a look at the inner loop and outer loop. >> thank you, melissa. ticket prices have gone down for tonight's world series game in chicago. >> it will only cost you about $2,000 to get you inside wrigley field today. it is the first world series game at the historic ball park in 71 years. they play the 8:00. the world series is the best of seven series of course and the games are tied right now.

check it out here or on the nbc washington app. we'll have that at about 5:17. a major scare on the campaign trail. what we're finding out about a plane that skidded off the run way with mike pence inside. >> if you call 911, you might expect an ambulance every time. where one chief says that isn't

welcome back. it is 4:44. expect to wait if you're voting early today or this weekend. people stood in line for up to two hours yesterday on the first day of early voting in maryland. today, eight more early voting locations open across d.c.

but you can vote absentee if you cannot cast your ballot on election day. a new quinnipiac university poll shows the commonwealth will likely go to hillary clinton. a survey of the battleground state shows she is 12 points ahead in virginia. >> both campaigns are in the battleground states today. i want to start with governor mike pee at laguardia. impacting his events today? >> probably not. they're removing the plane so he will be on another plane today. he is supposed to be in pennsylvania and north carolina. a couple of battleground states while donald trump hits the new england area, new hampshire, maine and heads out to iowa where hillary clinton will be today. he has been hammering the clintons on the latest wiki leaks reports that bill clinton's for profit activities

from the obamas in the final stretch before the elections. >> she is. yesterday she was out in michelle obama in north carolina. today she will be in iowa. she talked about the importance of people voting after reports that the trump campaign is trying to discourage younger voters and african-american voters that would likely vote for her from even going to the polls in many states, especially the early voting states. today she gets he will be in florida campaigning for clinton. >> thanks. with fewer than 90 days left in office. president obama is freeing federal inmates. he is commuting the sentences of 98 prisoners. he has granted clemency to 872

end in 2018. today a maryland man accused of stealing top secret documents from the nsa will have another bail hearing. hall martin was denied bail last week but the lawyers are hoping the judge will change his mind. he was found to have taken reems of documents. federal investigators are looking at the possibility that martin didn't leak the documents but that his computer was hacked. we expect a nanny accused of killing an eight month old heir first court appearance. the original hearing was postponed so prosecutors could find an interpreter. the defendant cannot speak english. the nanny forced the baby to swallow too much liquid, causing her to suffocate. the case is a reminder to research the people who care for your children. >> we have to be so very, very careful who we leave our children with and there is

children. >> several neighbors we talked to were concerned about the baby for some time because they could always hear her crying. the search continues for two suspects involved in a brutal sex assault. the victim is a 50-year-old woman. she met them at a restaurant late saturday night. they all left together. she says she was assaulted inside a van and one of the attackers allegedly pulled out a gun and forced her manchester street. anyone who may have seen anything is asked to call police. it is a story you heard on 4. mark segraves was first to report that d.c. fire wants to extend the contract with amr private ambulance service for another five years. that recommendation is coming from fire chief gregory dean who is also proposing drastic changes for 911 medical calls in the district. sending an ambulance for every medical call isn't working and

the 911 call center will triage calls and decide how and when to pick you up. no serious injuries in this crash in northeast d.c. it happened yesterday afternoon at eastern avenue and randolph street involving a metrobus and charter school bus packed with elementary school kids from ideal charter school. the operator of the school bus told first responders he couldn't stop. it was a scary situation as you might imagine for the children here. you can see first responders doine the little ones calm. >> you forget that is part of their job, too. it has been ten years since a prince george's county mother lost her son but gwen scott has never stopped looking for his murderer. >> i want other people to see that i loved him. and i have not forgotten him. i don't want them to forget him. i want them to, you know, to help me to have a comfort. >> in 2006, jonathan scott was

car on 57th place in cheverly. no arrests have been made in his murder. there is a $25,000 reward for information that leads to the killer's arrest. it was a case that stunned our area and the country. the murder of chandra levy. her mother, susan, will appear on the today show to speak about gary condit's new book. >> i don't think i plan to read the book. i'm not sure what the story is. the story for me right now is a lot of pain and emptiness for our family. >> condit had a relationship with levy and was once a suspect in her disappearance but was eventually cleared. you can watch the complete interview on "the today show" after news4 today. happening today, d.c. mayor muriel bowser and other city

builds. the discussion will folk yuls on the state of the district's infrastructure and innovation. anybody interested in attending should be at georgetown at 10:30. no snow on the ground just yet but one agency is getting a head start on preparations. >> prince george county officials are hitting the streets this morning and molette green is joining them. she joined us live from forestville. good morning, what are you seeing? >> reporter: oh, my goodness, i'm i my photographer irene and vanessa gordon watson who has been driving these things in the county for 28 years. in fact, was one of the first or is the first woman in the county to be able to do this. we're going on a dry run, leaving the command center now at the department of public works and transportation hub here and we're going to just take a -- >> so, technology being what it

>> she is in a moving truck. we lost the signal. we'll try to get her back a bit later. let's turn to chuck bell. >> this is way advanced preparation. way advanced. >> last year, we didn't get our first inch of snow until the blizzard started. the third week of january before we had any snow last year. >> let's do that again. >> i don't want a blizzard. >> i'm okay as long as it is another 20 and 30 inches, i'm okay with waiting. >> i was going to say, you meteorologists! >> if it is only going to snow two or three times a winter, let's make them count for something. >> oh, chuck! >> oh, eun. i gave you a ride home last year. >> i know. you and aaron. >> we did everything we could to make it as easy as we could. clouds and rain yesterday, out it goes to sea. northwest winds are howling and will stay that way for the remainder of the day and so you'll need to tie down on your hat for sure today. no chance for rain.

chillier than we might want it to on a friday. we're in the 50s across the area. the northwest wind will prevent much of a warm up. the forecasted high only about 62. that is where we were yesterday. it will feel completely different because the sun will be out and it will be that cool, dry air as well. northwest winds today, probably over 20 miles an hour for much of the afternoon. what about tomorrow? tomorrow will be a nice day as well. nowhere near as windy as today and considerably warmer. up into the 70s in m a lot of events surrounding the marine corps marathon. fitness expo today in the 60s, tomorrow, the kids run, they run a mile tomorrow for the youngsters in the 70s and then on sunday, itself, start off temperatures in the upper 50s to near 60. it will be almost too warm to run by later in the day. i'll be tweeting more about that in the weekend forecast on the social media platforms @chuckbell4 on twitter and find me on facebook. if you're going to the mountains

in the 70s. a quick peek of the 10 day forecast. near 80 on sunday. how about 80 again next wednesday. crazy warm stuff. not much of a chance for rain. we could use a few drops. i'll break down the day hour by hour. good morning melissa mollet. >> i like what i see over there. again, reminder, safetrack surge 10. this starts tomorrow. we think one more day of freedom here. red line will be closed between between noma-gallaudet and fort totten because of safetrack surge 10. we're getting by the work zone until 9:00 a.m. looking at prince george county, no major problems. 95 to the beltway, nice and clear. i'll see you in a few minutes. millions scammed and unaware. the most common ways thieves are stealing from you online and the

>> kids are getting excited for trick or treating. you might want to snag candy for yourself. always a toll to play. the creative battle for the best candy in our a

we now know what the next mac book pro looks like. it has a touch screen on the key board instead of volume, home and other volumes at the top of

screen you can customize and a siri button and you can use your fingerprint to log in. it comes in 14 inch and 15 inch versions. apple introduced the first mac book 25 years ago this week. it sounds like a very big iphone. >> right? >> just saying. >> have you been a victim of cyber crime? 45% of people worldwide have been duped. the survey from mark fraud is fake requests to reset pass words. about one in six people have lost money, too. 20% of the people lost more than 1,300 people. 65% of victims never report the crime. halloween is around the corner meaning your kids will bring home a whole lot of treats. make sure others aren't trying to play any dangerous tricks. listen to these tips. make sure they don't eat the candy before they get home.

scan for tiny pin holes or tears in wrappers. above all, whg in doubt, toss it out. once the candy is checked, though, the big decision is what to eat first. i make my kids pay candy tax, right? because they live in my home and they have a roof over their heads, right? i get the tax. we have a really fun game to help you pick your favorite candy. >> sort of think itself like the nba playoff bracket but for candy. >> march madness. >> we have posted this on the nbc washington facebook page. you can find everything from sour to chocolate, carmel nuggets. each day go vote in the current round of candy match ups. in the end, there will be a supreme candy. >> that's right. it is the ncaa. >> championship game. >> march madness. i don't know how reeses peanut

here is why. according to business intelligence company called euro monitor, each american consumed about nine and a half pounds of chocolate. half of that is just me. and make sure you eat that today. guess what? it is national chocolate day. >> this is almost right up there with your birthday. >> exactly. every other day is national chocolate day at my house. don't tell the kids. >> stay with us, news4 today right now at 5:00 a.m., the rocky landing involving a vice presidential candidate as donald trump and hillary clinton fight for key battleground states. it is 5:00 a.m. now, good morning everyone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. let's get to meteorologist chuck bell to find out more about our weather. windy today, chuck? >> it will be very windy all day long today. you'll notice that the instant