are people really getting out of town? >> reporter: good morning, adam and eun. ahead of the storm, the seven counties bordering the gulf coast are under mandatory evacuation orders right now. so people are leaving the area. the governor of texas has declared a state of emergency in 30 counties preemptively. so that emergency services can get to the affected areas more quickly after the storm. part of the risk, it's expected to linger over some already saturated areas for several days bringing more than 2 feet of rain. already stores are seeing shortages of fuel, of flashlights, of water as people prepare in these counties that are not currently under these mandatory evacuation orders. the area has not seen a hurricane, potentially, of this magnitude in more than a

a major hurricane, of course,or than 110 miles per hour. adam and eun. back to you says. >> sara doh dallof on the gulf coast. >> erika, you're watching airports for delays. what are you seeing? >> a lot of canceled flights. more than 60 flights canceled. a few dozen more in dallas, brownsville, the corpus christi airport with flights. that's about 75% of the planes flying there. this video is from the national oceanic and atmospheric. all the wind and rain. it's a category 2. besides that, planes should not be flying. you can feel the impact of this storm on your wallet the next time you get gas. some gulf coast refineries are expected to shut down until the storm passes. the disruption in gasoline supplies could make prices

officials say this anything like the overnight rise from hurricane katrina. in 2005, gas prices went up 40 cents overnight as katrina made landfall. harvey could go down in history. amelia draper is headed to texas to cover this storm live as it makes landfall. say with "news4 today" and all weekend long for her live reports. >> 4:32 now. new information on a possible government shutdown. a senior official at the white house says president trump would likely accept a short term compromise to avoid it. that would mean lawmakers could pass a resolution that funds the government for a few months, but does not include money for a border wall. but that same official says the president would ultimately demand funding for the wall in any long-term spending plan. four accidents, two of them deadly, are raising major concerns for the navy and those risking their lives to serve. the commander of the u.s. naval operations says a collision mo

and an oil tanker theer singapore is evidence of a disturbing trend. two sailors from our area died in june when a navy die stroir collided with a cargo ship near japan. two others have been missing since monday's accident. this morning a family is dealing with the loss of their son as police investigate another possible gang murder. police say they found the body of miguel ruiz on tuesday. he was 18 years old. he had been missing for three weeks. his body was found in prince william county, 40 miles from his home in fairfax county. police think his death is part of a string of recent gang murders in northern virginia. multiple agencies are trying to bring closure to this family. >> no matter what agency it is, we're trying to get family some closure. they have a loved one who is deceased and we want to make sure they get justice. >> fairfax county police made three arrests in connection with the teen's disappearance.

juvenile were taken in and charged with abduction and gang participation. now to a story only on news 4. a burglary victim says that his house was broken into. when he called police, instead of helping, they made fun of the situation. a southeast d.c. resident says his home was broken into this month for the second time. the alarm company contacted him, but he was out of town. as you can see here in this video, the police did show up but left after no one answered the door. it wasn't until eight hours later that officers came back again after a neighbor noticed shattered glass. it was then that home surveillance camera caught officers doing something the owner never imagined. >> we've got police out here dancing in my home and acting as if this is a joke. this is serious. this is my life. >> a spokesperson for the d.c. police say the two offs

conducts and the department released a statement saying in part "their behavior is not representative of what we do here to help the environment. we work tirelessly to uphold a daily basis for residents and visitors of d.c. we remain committed to providing positive interactions with all and hold the trust of the community in high regard." it's 4:35. want to get another check of weather and traffic. >> let's check in with meteorologist sheena parveen with a look at the forecast. there was rain out this, too. >> yes, there is a little bit of rain. but it's quickly moving away from the area. that is the good news outside this morning. we have a few showers on the radar. by the time most people get outside, you may run into wet roads out there. but we'll be drying up as we go through your friday. finally friday, here's a live look at the radar. most of the rain is now east of 95. east of the beltway. so that's good. charles county this morning dealing with some of that rainfall currently.

some of that rain on the h anna that's where we have light to moderate rainfall. that will continue to move away. mainly from west to east this morning. we'll be seeing the drying conditions. take a look at the temperatures, though. this morning, it's cooler in some areas than it was yesterday morning. 67 right now in washington. 64 clinton. 60 martinsburg. winchester, 54 degrees. it feels like fall this morning. but, again, your commute as many of you are leaving. the rain will be gone. don't be surprised if some of the roadways are wet. we'll see a mix of sun and clouds today. by this afternoon, highs around 80 degrees. we'll take a closer look at hurricane harvey and how it impacts us locally. let's check in with jack taylor this morning. good morning, jack. >> good morning, sheena. so far, so good. we had a couple mishaps early. for now, our beltway is quiet. we had the early crash before 355, that was quickly pushed to the shoulder. this is going to be the

be careful riding the roller coaster between the silver spring stretch and bethesda. an accident along 450 near 197. authorities headed to the scene. a live look at 395 going northbound leaving springfield headed north to the 14th street bridge. all your lanes are open and volume light. traffic is moving pretty well through the area. back to you. aaron, eun or adam. >> or whoever. we're all part of the same team. a threat and major concern for thousands of local government work eshs. concerns for a government shutdown and the options president trump may accept to avoid it. you got to see this. the play-by-play on the gridiron that had nothing to do with football. fans from both sides are

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the perfect place -- oh, yeah. sitting down in the zone coverage. >> see if he can move. he's tired. man, is he -- >> this is what happens in the preseason. focus on a squirrel running across the field because the game is so nonimportant by the second. this was last night. eagles and the dolphins. the announcers had some fun breaking down the squirrel's moves before it headed to the sidelines. preseason football can get pretty boring. the squirrel made the eagles/dolphins game interesting to watch. lookik

may be. >> see the tail. there was like a puff on its tail. that's a philly squirrel, that's a tough squirrel. >> you know that's a philly squirrel? . you may be right because the eagles won. >> the eagles did win. >> final score, didn't pay attention. 38-31. lucky charm. it's funny how you knew that it was a philadelphia squirrel. >> i know my -- >> come on, eun. ridiculous. big game tonight. prince george's county bragging rights. the team that didn't lose one game but they're facing a team with a longer winning streak. bishop gorman, a high school in las vegas. the other guys have won 54 games in a row. how do you wrap your head around that. >> that's a lot. >> this is the first game of the season and it will be on espn tonight. i want to see the local team do .

eun. we have showers around locally, but all eyes are on hurricane harvey spinning in the gulf of mexico. could become a category 3 before it makes landfall. bad news fort state texas. i'll show you how the rains could impact us locally and what they may be expecting in texas, as well as our weekend forecast for this weekend. it's all coming up. it was a massive hack that put personal information from government workers at risk. who prosecutors may now be holding responsible for one. biggest breaches in history. and can you believe this? it may finally be happening after years of delays and court battles. >> no way. >> the next big step happening soon to bring the purple line to a

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god friday morning. finally friday. the weather is looking really good for the weekend. especially east of the beltway. we have a few showers mainly in maryland now. those will be gone shortly. most of your commute will be on the dry side. we'll look closely at the weekend forecast and the cool temperatures and then i'll show you what's happening with hurricane harvey in texas. that's straight ahead. it's 4:45. president trump is calling out house speaker paul ryan and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell by name. he's stepping up the attack on them -- >> edward lawrence joins us from washington. how are speaker ryan and mcconnell reacting? >> the reaction to the government shutdown threat, pretty harshly saying that's not going to happen. in fact, paul ryan had a town hall yesterday where he told a crowd in wisconsin, he could

acti the personal attacks, that's a little bit different. it's been a little muted right now. the white house saying they can work together and the staffs from the senate majority leader and the house majority leader are saying that they are in contact with the white house and can work with them. so we'll have to see how this strained relationship goes forward. >> edward, are republicans in congress going to move forward with their own agenda, not involving the border wall, then? >> yes, there's no appetite in congress whatsoever to fund a border wall from the leadership on either party, democrats. >> reporter: republicans. they're moving forward to deal with the debt ceiling limit on september 30th without funding the border wall. now, the white house has signaled they are interested or could handle a short term solution of funding the government for three months without the wall funding and then fight that later. >> edward lawrence on the hill this morning for us. thank you, edward. many are calling him the new face of terror.

claims to be threaten your safety and the security of our country. take a look. the propaganda video features a 10-year-old who says he's the son of an american soldier. the little boy speaks fluent english and says he moved to syria with his mother two years ago. he's also shown playing on a deserted playground, then loading an assault rifle nix to an isis fighter. time right now is 4:47 on this friday morning. this morning, fairfax police are looking for whoever splashed white paint on this monument dedicated to confederate soldiers. it happened yesterday at the fairfax city cemetery. the paint has been removed. the mayor of fairfax says it doesn't reflect the value of the community. more breaking news. the heir to the samsung empire is going to jail. >> erika gonzalez track tg from the live desk. >> he was the head of samsung in south korea. now he's going to jail for the next five years. we've got brand new video to

wn, lee was found guilty of ame corruption. he bribed south korea's president to try to start a merger. the scandal brought down the president, too. he was also found guilty of perjury and embezzlement. back to you guys. >> erika, thank you. thousands of you had your information made vulnerable in a hack of opm in 2015. we may now know who was behind that hack. a chinese national has been arrested for using the same type of rare malware used in the office of personnel management attack hack. the washington reports that the man is in charge with hacking the government but prosecutors are suggesting the connection. the opm has considered one of the worst ever computer breaches against the u.s. government. >> this morning, thousands of unsuspecting and hard working people have had their credit card numbers stolen and used to buy and sell illegal cigarettes. the group behind the scheme were caught because of a gas station

he saw one of the 12 suspects with 50 to 60 credit carts and called police. this is according to the police. cameras were there when two homes were raided prince george's county. agents took boxes of papers and dogs and spent a lot of time around the outdoor kennel at one. homes. >> he was -- he bred these things here. and they used them just like that. >> neighbors and sources close to the investigation said there was dog fighting at that house in temple hills as well. but agents could not confirm that they're investigating that dog fighting. the investigation is over, but we may never know all the facts after a woman was buried alive at the beach in ocean city. the medical examiner says ashley o'connor suffocated in a three-foot hole. they say she had been drinking and don't suspect foul play. while she climbed into the hole and what caused the collapse is

o'connor is from texas and was in ocean city on vacation with her parents in july. the purple line almost ready o roll. can you believe that? >> a groundbreaking ceremony is set for the long awaited light rail line. it's been held up in a court until federal appeals court stepped in. the project will get $900 million in federal funding. 16 miles, 21 stops connecting prince george's and montgomery county. the purple line could be ready for riders as early as 2022. i'm going to be your teacher this year. >> how sweet is this. it's a tradition that makes going back to school really special for kids. teachers in fairfax county bound across neighborhoods for their traditional welcome walk. it's a chance for students and teachers to connect before the first day. things can get a little hectic, don't we know. teachers say theer

help kids come to class ready ive learning experience. >> it's a nice touch in fairfax. >> this weekend in prince george's county schools, it's getting kids ready for school with the back to school fair. this is a one stop shop for parents to make sure their kids are ready for the first day. kids will receive a free backpack and required immunizations. school officials will be there to answer any questions parents may have about student services. the fair starts tomorrow at 9:30 at the prince george's stadium in bowie. this is fantastic. everyone gearing up for the big day. >> what happened to summer? >> am i the only one that feels like -- >> no, i totally feel that way. >> gypped out of summer here. >> sheena, we're mourning the loss summer all month. >> was it because of all the rain we got. i feel like we -- >> remember, we had the cold front move through and it's been unseasonably cool. i will say it feels comfortable, but eun and i like the heat. >> we miss the summer for sure. >> if yore

this weekend, temperatures will be in the beach weather. i like 90s. one thing we are watching close to a coast is hurricane harvey. take a look at this thing. it is nearing the texas coast. this is a category 2 hurricane. it strengthened at 1:00 this morning. it could become a category 3. that would be a major hurricane before it makes landfall. the center 150 miles from corpus christi. a lot of gulf moisture in this storm. this could lead to a lot of flooding in texas. we're talking maybe 20, 25 inches, maybe 30 in some spots. huge deal for the state of texas. there's a category 2 storm. look at the trend. this is going to do something that could be messy. could become a category 3. staying close to the coastline. that's going to enable it to continue to get the gulf moisture dumping a lot of rainfall. flooding will be a huge concern. eventually, maybe not until monday night or tuesday

this is not pushed around by a steering current causing it to stall there locally. it could bring rain for us. i'll show that you in a second. right now it's 67 degrees in washington. 64 in clinton. little bit of rain in charles county. that's going to be moving into calvert county, annapolis. future weather taking us through the afternoon. a mix of clouds and sun. we can see an isolated sprinkle at best. but overall, the day will shape up nice. if you're hiking tomorrow, your hiking forecast looking good. starting out in the morning, 68 degrees. by noon, 77. your week yepd is looking nice and dry. an area of pressure offshore. next weekend, labor day weekend, you see the chance of showers sunday, that could be the remnants of harvey. we'll update that as we get closer. for now, check on the roads this morning with jack taylor. wtop. hey, jack. >> hey, sheena. a work crew was hanging in there despite the wet roadways on 95 going southbound near route

not csing any slow downs. crews should be wrapping up. they've done overnight work in the express lanes. leaving springfield toward mcclain, the express lanes had been closed. they'll be open. otherwise, the beltway has been quiet. one early accident on the topside before 355 that was quickly cleared to shoulder. so far so good. take it easy as you head out there. there are some wet roadways. again, as more of us get on the roadways, more rubber meets the road, things will dry out. adam, eun, back to you. >> jack, thank you. it is a giant deal that could save you big bucks at the grocery store. the items you might want to stock up on when amazon buys whole foods ziemts a health trick that claims to help you lose weight and better skin. we separate fact and fiction when it comes to apple cider

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>> it was tough to drink. the last weekend of summer vacation and students are getting ready for a change on monday. this is the first pre-labor day start. they're making preparations to welcome students back on monday. superintendent scott brand says, despite the shorter summer vacation, parents will be happy with the change overall. >> more instructional time before end of the year state assessments and our i.d. and a.p. tests. i'm excited that kids get out earlier in the summer. that's a big plus too. >> it's the first day of school for the new superintendent. he's taken off for karen garza. >> it's a big job. large changes. stay with us. "news4 today" continues now at 5:00 a.m. "news4 today" starts now. now at 5:00 a.m., gaining strength. storm team 4 tracks hurricane harvey as it picks up speed and moveslo

>> millions in its of town. storm team 4 tracking what we can expectvesn and the danger from the gulf coast. >> only on news 4. local officers making fun of a burglary victim. how they were caught and the action the department is now taking. good friday morning everyone. we made it. let's do it. i'm adam tuss in for aaron gilchrist >> i'm eun yang. our big story this morning. tracking hurricane harvey. it's a big one. >> that's huge. a dangerous situation on the gulf coast. we're going to check your commute from wtop's jack taylor in a moment. but first the friday forecast with sheena. what do you got? >> we're talking about cooler temperatures this morning. that's nice. as you're standing outside or heading outside, i'm outside on the patio. we're looking at really nice conditions this morning. a few showers passed by quickly. but today will be dry. again, we're talking about hurricane harvey. eventually this will bring us some rain. maybe for more