out helping people now. the mayor of new orleans put the focus on houston last night. >> as houston begins to go through the great agony of what we go through attempting to rebuild, it is our position the nation should be ready to respond like they did for us. >> yesterday was 12 years since katrina. tough time there right now. back to you. >> kristin, tell us more about what the mayor had to say about louisiana? i guess the mayor of new orleans? >> the big thing is he said they're ready for whatever comes, but they think it is not going to be as bad as they originally predicted in new orleans. at least schools, public buildings there are open today. we hope he's right. back to you. >> kristin wright at the live desk. thank you. back in texas, harvey continues its record breaking assault. >> cities of beaumont and port arthur are under flash flood warnings, 12 inches of rain fell there in just six

get another foot of rain today. the situation called dire. the city under mandatory curfew in houston. officials are saying people were looting abandoned homes. the curfew will expire at 5:00 this morning in about a half hour. at least nine people died from the storm. there's no official number, but dozens of photos have been circulating. storms like this remind us how much we take for granted. amelia draper is in texas and showed us how hard it has gotten to find food there. look at this line outside a grocery store in webster, texas. people waited more than two hours to stock up on basic stuff. back at the hotel, sat down with coast guard lieutenant to talk about what flying during harvey has been like. >> it's been weather like i've never seen, flying through

visibility. now we're seeing a lot of medical evacuations and people who need medicine, people who are diabetic or need dialysis, like where can we move them, where is there dialysis available. >> he says on average they're saving about 20 people a day. stick with news4 as amelia continues to bring reports from texas throughout the day and the week. see her reports about how the best of humanity is coming out in the storm in the nbc washington app. while there, find ways to donate, help victims in texas and louisiana. search how to help. 4:32. we want to look at some top stories we continue to follow. these are new pictures you're looking at from the north korean government, claiming to be the missile launched over japan yesterday. it is the first time the north flew a ballistic missile designed to carry nuclear pay load over the u.s. ally. u.s. ambassador to united nations nikki haley calling the latest test

this is the scene a lot of us will never forget. a melee breaking out near the turkish embassy back in may, happened as the turkish president met with president trump at the white house. a grand jury indicted 19 people, 15 identified as turkish security officials. they're indicted on charge of conspiracy to commit a crime of violence. diplomatic immunity could protect some officials from prosecution. only two have been arrested. defense secretary james mattis putting a hold on president trump's ban on transgender troops serving in the military. that means current transgender service members will be allowed to keep serving while the pentagon studies the issue. the president signed an order friday giving the defense secretary until february to submit a plan implementing the new policy. 4:33. today parents of a six-year-old girl allegedly killed by her big brother will say their final goodbyes.

funeral services begin this morning at 9:00 at first baptist church in landover. antonio williams charged with stabbing the little girl and two other cousins this month, also children. all girls under ten years old. police say williams confessed to the crimes but didn't say why he killed them. a warning using the red line, metro police want you to be on the lookout for this man. wayne anthony daymons. police say a teenage girl says he inappropriately touched her and exposed himself on a glen month bound train monday. if you know where he is, please contact police. a night at the bar turns into a nightmare for a woman. she says a man allegedly kidnapped her and drove her all over town. it started early morning hours of august 19, a woman leaving heaven and hell accepted a ride from a guy she met at the bar.

him to let her out of the car but he wouldn't let her, he refused. it wasn't until she asked to use the restroom that she was able to get away from him. he was arrested and charged with kidnapping. new video this morning showing a bus driver desperately trying to stop his bus from driving away, happened yesterday in new york city. the driver got out of the bus, and it started to roll backwards. take a look. he tried to stop the bus and was eventually pinned against a light pole and fell to the ground. the bus kept rolling, crashed into a fence eventually. the driver is in critical condition. this morning, roger federer is trending on twitter for his performance during the u.s. open. we're excited because a prince george's county native gave one of tennis' greatest players a real run for his

he came out ahead early, made federer work to get back in the match at the arthur ashe stadium in new york. the two battled set to set, federer eventually winning in five sets. he took it in stride saying he will use it as motivation for the next match. the 19-year-old is from college park, seen as a future star for american tennis. >> that's an awesome performance, i think he is ranked 70th in the world, went pro a couple years ago. making a name for himself. >> they said it was must see tv, did something nobody ever did, take a set from federer. 4:36. another check of weather and traffic. >> chuck and sheena going to let us know if we need the umbrella in a minute. first, we want to get back to dave. we have breaking news on 95. >> unfortunately, not good news. northbound 95, not one but two big truck

quantico. northbound from frederick and stafford toward the beltway, it will take time. northbound beyond exit 148, all traffic at a stand still. truck crash, fuel spill cleanup for exit 150. then after 150 triangle, another crash. the first one in line is about to clear, the second one may still bottleneck traffic. express lanes are open, route 1 is open northbound. not a good start to the morning rush hour. hopefully a good start for the weather. way better today than yesterday. >> sometimes i try to say we need the rain. we don't need that rain. we had a soaking wet july and august as well. >> and now cool temperatures to follow dry air. this is always comfortable after a rainy day, you step outside and it is refreshing. 59 in gaithersburg, 61 in clinton. 63 in leesburg. really nice start to the day. here's that

we are nice and dry. we're going to look at the rain we had yesterday, it is way offshore in massachusetts now. we're not looking at the rain today. we'll see a mix of sun and clouds this morning. 66 degrees by 8:00 a.m. by 9:00 a.m., not even at 70 yet. coming up, we'll talk about rain chances for labor day. four things you need to know from chuck. >> a cloudy start to the day. i think you'll like today by the time all is said and done. tower camera shows cloud cover around and touch of fogginess. four things to know about the next couple days. number one, for today, sunshine making a bit of a come back by later in the day after a relatively cloudy start. tomorrow the pick of the litter for the week. warm and dry. tomorrow, temperatures in the mid-80s looks like. friday on the cool side again as another blast of canadian air comes in for friday, that cool air sits in place as moisture from harvey arrives saturday. saturday's outdoor plans may need to be

up at 4:51. you see a lot of things on the morning commute. what you might see on the way to work will have you feeling like you're in a jurassic park movie. could changes be on the way to president trump's d.c. hotel. why his lease is now under review. and we're keeping tabs on tropical storm harvey, which is making its way through louisiana, expected to make landfall in a few hours. the latest on that and the situation unfolding in texas.

welcome back. a live look at reagan international airport at 4:42. in a few months, people will be bustling through the terminals to come in for the holidays, believe it or not. millions of americans already booked holiday travel. >> look at the numbers. according to a new report out by bank rate.com, 8 million of you already making hotel reservations, trying to get a good deal. 6 million purchased holiday airline tickets. if you look at the big picture, that's a drop in the bucket. 35 million americans anticipate overnight stays and 31 million plan to take to the skies and fly. >> pretty interesting, the study found that women are twice as likely to wait until the last minute to make bookings which is

>> i guess i tend to think of women as being planners for families. there's a big thing to get it done early. >> 84 days from thanksgiving. it will be here like this. the trump hotel lease between general service administration and trump organization is under review. the gsa office of inspector general is conducting that review. since president trump's election, democrats and some government watch dogs criticized the lease, saying once mr. trump was sworn in, that lease was violated. gsa welcomes the inspector general oversights. good news, bad news about proposed cell phone towers near schools in prince george's county, depending which side you're on. that decision just came down. president trump vowing relief for those hit by harvey and we know when he plans to return to texas. a look at that and more when we go

good morning, aaron. tropical storm harvey hasn't moved much. as we go into the weekend, talk about rnants beingem

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good wednesday morning. much better this morning than yesterday morning at this time. good morning again. temperatures are in the 60s as you walk outside. we're looking at nice conditions compared to yesterday because we don't have the rain around this morning. 64 degrees currently. we'll talk about what to expect labor day weekend with the rain coming up. >> sheena, thank you. 4:46. harvey is over the gulf of mexico and getting ready to make landfall again. center of the storm is. the storm has already effected a big area and caused a lot of destruction and death, and it is headed t

they forecast it to make landfall between 9:00 and 10:00 this morning. back in houston, more than 17,000 people are staying in shelters because their homes are underwater. joel oh steen says his megachurch is now a shelter. he tweeted saying they care about houston and lakewood church's doors are open. he was blasted on social media for not letting people in the megachurch sooner. he says it never closed, despite a post on the twitter feed that told flood victims it was inaccessible. the 16,000 seat arena was once home to houston rockets. president trump back in washington overseeing the government response to harvey. >> this comes after his trip to texas yesterday where he got firsthand a look at all of the damage and promised to get texans back on their feet. >> i just want to say we love you, you are special, we're

i want to thank you for coming out. we're going to get you back and operating immediately. thank you, everybody. what a crowd, what a turnout. >> it was a quick trip. news4's tracie potts joins us from capitol hill. from what we understand, president trump is actually headed back to the region over the weekend? >> reporter: right, angie. the white house confirmed it. he's supposed to be going back to texas on saturday to visit what they say are areas he did not see yesterday. he was in corpus christi and austin. we don't know where he'll go this weekend, whether he will go to houston, the center of so much concern with all of the flooding there. we do now know one in six homes in houston have no federal flood insurance or no flood insurance which could mean a lot of claims to the federal government for assistance. he said this could be the most

u.s. history. >> tracie potts on capitol hill this morning, thank you. police trying to prevent violent rallies playing out in our streets. you may remember these demonstrations from inauguration day and the deadly rally in charlottesville a few weeks ago. another rally, called the mother of all rallies planned for september 16th. conservative group will march on national mall to show support for trump. a counter protest is also planned. d.c. police are ready to keep the peace. >> we expect a busy weekend in washington, d.c., we have a number of groups coming. we will have considerable resources out here to make sure the city is safe. >> d.c. police chief says visitors should feel safe to venture down to national mall, but stay aware of what's going on around them. charles county fair officials are going to ensure your family's

according to news partners at wtop, fair officials ban display of the confederate battle flag. the flag had been on display at the fair for years. officials want to take steps to prevent any type of violence. the fair is scheduled to run from september 14 through the 17th. also want to update this. there's a new clue in vandalism of the confederate statue in leesburg, virginia. loudoun sheriff's office releasing this photo of two potential witnesses. we're told they were in the area at the time, may have seen something. someone spray painted the confederate statue on the courthouse grounds. it happened earlier this month. the graffiti was removed, and there was no permanent damage. last week, detectives released surveillance video of two suspects. and correction for you this morning. today students that never knew second lieutenant richard collins iii take a moment to honor his memory. moment of silence at buoy state

and university of maryland student today. he was stabbed days before graduation from buoy state. moment of silence and reflection at 12:05:00 p.m. on both tam puss. a new candidate jumping into the race for county executive. "the washington post" reports that paul montero ticked off his campaign for the democratic party nomination. he is a former obama administration official that grew up in prince george's county. the current executive, baker, is limited by term and is running for governor now. a big win for many considered parents in prince george's county. the school district has ended a deal for future cell phone towers on its properties. the county school chief executive officer dr. kevin maxwell says the decision was part of commitment to providing a safe and supportive environment for students. milestone communications which would have built that future tower will continue to manage the seven existing

a democratic backed candidate won special election for fairfax county school board. attorney and child advocate won that seat getting 41,000 votes according to "the washington post." she will fill that seat for someone that left the board in june after her husband accepted a work assignment overseas. the morning commute may give you a glimpse at prehistoric times. members of service year alliance plan to protest president trump's proposed budget by dressing up as dinosaurs. the group will be staged throughout d.c. from 7:00 this morning until 9:30. they argue eliminating programs would send us back in time. if you see one of the dinosaurs, take a picture, send it to us using i see at nbcwashington.com. tag us in social media posts, there were other inflatable characters outside the white house yesterday people took pictures of. everybody making statements. >> a

this town. >> certainly are. close to the 5:00 a.m. hour. a lot different story than what we saw yesterday at this time drying out. >> absolutely. dry weather coming back into the picture. don't get too used to it. we have to deal with moisture for harvey for sat plans. between now and then, the weather is pretty nice. here's the latest on what was hurricane, now tropical storm harvey. center of the storm about 20 miles off the coast of louisiana, making a closing run at the coastline. it will be a very wet day down across parts of louisiana, far eastern texas. the real concern for us is what happens to moisture as you get into the weekend. track of the storm and moisture, even though it isn't a tropical system, moving into parts of kentucky by early saturday morning. that means that we will also be dealing with rain around here. there's a check of radar. you can see the rain on the texas coastline.

we will be drying out. yesterday's rain is across eastern new england, moving away from us. future weather shows there's a chance for a few showers today, mainly in shenandoah valley, i-81 corridor. not a big rain, but a shower or two between 3:00 and 5:00. should dry up east of blue ridge. i don't think we need to worry about rain in and around the city for today. temperature wise, on the cool side. 63 in arlington. 57 in fort meade. planning the day, cloudy start today, afternoon clearing. afternoon temperatures today up near 79 degrees. tomorrow, also looks like a pleasant day, more than enough sunshine to get temperatures in the low to mid-80s on your thursday afternoon. planning out the weekend at the beaches, saturday is the day we have the biggest impact or rain chances from harvey. sunday should be improving weather picture. most of sunday afternoon is dry, monday itself is good. around d

chances stacked up on your saturday. here's a peek at the ten day forecast. sunday looks nice, labor day and the day after look fantastic before cool weather and rain chances come back middle of next week. now it will be an ugly ride for friends in stafford and frederick coming up i-95. good morning, dave. >> good morning. it has been an ugly ride so far. we have good news. northbound 95, we believe in quantico both truck wrecks between 140 and 150 are being consolidated a bit. interstate has been closed northbound for awhile. we believe one northbound lane has begun to get by. take express lanes to avoid delay. that's the latest. we will keep you updated. back to you. an uber feature you may not have known existed. how the company tracks you, what they're doing about that practice. it honors the past, is getting major help from the modern age. the miracle you may have noticed pop up lately, how

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only on news4, a group of local artists using paint and social media to educate people about one of d.c.'s neighborhoods they thought they knew everything about. talking about tenleytown, where we are off wisconsin avenue. that's the area where a new mural is going. >> you may not

back hundreds of years. the area was established in the late 1700s when one resident opened a tavern. since then it has become a bustling neighborhood. they came up with the idea, creating the mural so people would learn about the history of tenleytown in a new way. >> someone can whip out the phone, 30 seconds after seeing the mural, see a local expert talk about something that's depicted in the mural. >> they'll create social media accounts and websites to make it more interactive. it took a year and a half to get a grant from the city to pay for the mural. as you know, you have to get a lot of permits to do something like that. >> it should be done by mid october, there will be a party to celebrate its completion. cool thing to have in the neighborhood. after several complaints, uber revamping privacy settings according to usa today. starting this week, uber riders using the

new prompts that include ability to deny uber the right to track your whereabouts. they're working on similar tweaks to the android version. stay with us. news4 continues now at 5:00 a.m. we want to get to breaking news in first 4 traffic. two overnight crashes still causing backups on 95 in virginia. >> get right to dave for an update. you have been tracking this since it began. >> we have. we're going to bring you good news. these are two big truck wrecks, one of them involved a fuel spill. in the past couple minutes, one northbound lane is getting by between stafford, quantico,dale city. one left lane is now getting by. still, big backup