latest advisory from the national hurricane center. what does it say, sheena? >> it's not looking too different from before. we didn't expect it to change too much. computer models are agreeing. it's going to take a north turn into the week and then it's going to be impacting part of the state of florida. that still has yet to be determined. here's a look at irma from the puerto rico radar. you can see the rain and it's still a very, very big hurricane. the center of it is nearing the turks and caicos right now. it's going to stay on the path to florida going through the next couple of days. mass winds 180 miles an hour. expected to be a major hurricane even as we go into saturday morning between cuba and the bahamas. that would leave this over very warm water. favorable for it to stay a major hurricane as it impacts the state of florida. the entire state is in the cone. so it's not yet clear on where this thing is going to be hitting. we'll be tracking it. more updates throughout the day. we'll talk more about this in a bit. let look at the local weather, what you can expect for your thursday. >> good morning, sheena. good morning to the folks at

today. we're expecting a lot more sunshine. we started off with damp conditions. take a look at the forecast. 75 degrees is what we're going for. the patchy fog on the roads this morning, that's expected to burn off. take a look at the weekend forecast as well. this is a major bonus. temperatures in the low 70s. comfortable. reminiscent of fall. not quite fall yet. lots of sunshine. temperatures to peak in the low 730s. hey somara, our troubles in anne arundel county on 100 westbound as you approach i-the 7. you see the headlights sitting still. all travel lanes of 100 west blocked and diverted on to southbound i-97 until further notice. now, the district south on d.c., 295 before east capitol street. metropolitan authorities dealing with an accident. only the left lane is getting by at the scene. also got pretty sizable early delays on 210 coming northbound before the beltway. last heard the crash was in the left lane

traffic well before kirby hill. back to you. >> jack, thank you. it's 6:02. hurricane irma is now just north of the dominican republic and it's churning toward the turks and caicos islands. >> it's still a category 5 hurricane and could cause massive damage there. it's supposed to slam into florida this weekend. we're now seeing the kind of damage irma is leaving behind. we have team coverage tracking the storm. we begin with chris lawrence at the live desk. chris, good morning. >> boy, the pictures are scary, eun, aaron. i'm going to start with sad new information. we've just learned that someone has been killed on the island of anguilla. that brings the total number of dead to ten. that's the number we know of. we know the number is going to go up at some point today. most of the did he seaths confie in st. martin. there's a french side and other side. this half is controlled by france. that's where we're getting the death numbers from. it's on the

the dutch side. plenty of flooding there at the dock. reports say more than a million people in puerto rico don't have power. irma destroyed pretty much all the buildings on the island of barbuda where half the population is now homeless this morning. eun. >> chris, thank you. devastating indeed. sheena parveen picks up our coverage to talk about how people track such a monster storm. >> this can be a economy indicated process here. >> they're called the hurricane hunters. we've shown videos the past couple of days. the hurricane hunters flying through the hurricane. this is the only way to get observations of the storm when it's far out at sea. the hurricane hunters fly into the storm and show you what they do. this is an actual track from the hurricane hunters. take a look. the plane goes inside the storm and flies through the center and grabs the highest wind speeds. this was an older one. this is our most recent one because there is currently a plane right now. i

observations. this is the most recent one we have with winds over 185 miles an hour. more at flight level, but either way, this hurricane has max winds of 180 miles an hour. still a category 5. i'm going to he sho you the updated track and the local forecast through the weekend coming up. >> sheena, thank you. as the evacuations continue, we expect to our our area airports get busy. this is video from reagan national airport as people arrive from florida. one woman arrived yesterday to ride out the storm up here with her sister in montgomery county. another man left his condo behind in sarasota and flew to his home in virginia. as people are trying to leave the southeast, first responders from our area are prepared to head in and help. montgomery county fire, rescue, maryland task force one is on stand by. the haz-mat team has been sent down south to respond to hurricane irma. we've been following the storm's track hou

nbc washington app for more live reports from david culver as irma gets closer to south florida. you can follow him on twitter at david underscore culver. breaking news in montgomery county this morning. a man is dead after he was hit by an unmarked police cruiser on veers mill road. megan mcgrath is there live with more on what happened. megan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. all of this unfolded last night on very busy veers mill road. if you take a look right here at this intersection here. now, we've got video to show you. take a look. it was 9:45 last night. a 74-year-old man was driving a motor scooter. he was southbound on monterrey drive and was crossing over on veers mill. successfully got across the westbound lanes, but when it got to the eastbound side, that's when he was struck. the scooter was struck by an unmarked montgomery county police cruiser.

was on duty at the time. he immediately gave first aid. the man on the scooter was taken to a nearby hospital but he later died of the injuries. now, it's unclear exactly who was at fault here. there were a number of witnesses who were here on the scene. stayed on the scene and talked to investigators. at this point, they're sifting through all of that information trying to piece together exactly what happened. but a 74-year-old man was killed. back to you. >> megan mcgrath live in montgomery county for us. megan, thank you. the intercounty connector in maryland is expected to be renamed in former of a former governor. he said a top priority to ease congest con between montgomery and prince george's county. they will make it official later today in rockville. we'd like to say celebrities are like us. we've seen your kids' photos. now the

prince george started school in london today. he's going to a prep school. the prince is 4 years old. his mother kate middleton isn't in the video. she's pregnant with another little prince or princess. >> she's suffering from the morning sickness. >> that's probably the teacher there with prince william there. if you went through football withdrawal over the last few months, a lot of people have, don't worry the nfl regular season is back. >> it kicks off tonight when the defending super bowl champion, new england patriots take on the kansas city chiefs. you can watch the game right here on nbc4. coverage begins at 7:30. be sure to watch news 4 at 11:00 after the game. fans, the season opener is sunday at 1:00 at fedex field. look forward to that. >> every weekend, race home from church. don't tell me anything, i got to watch the game live. >> new video from a football star's run-in with police. he's claimed they use

for ourselves. the story behind the footage you'll be seeing all over facebook. it's still foggy out there. we'll take a look at that. current temperatures rights now, 60 degrees stepping outside. more about your forecast this weekend in a moment. >> reporter: i'm back at my hall ma matter howard university inside the freshman dorm. there are free haircuts under way. >> doing a fresh fade on this guy. >> reporter: doing a fresh fade on this guy. let's move into the waiting room. full of howard university students. waiting to get their haircut. look over here. y'all ready? >> look over here. we've got free doughnuts and coffee. we've got music from howard university radio. all of that and more and cheerleaders right there. >> coming up on "news4 today." >> it's a party. i love it. >> ladies, are you exhausted after a s

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he'll get it done as governor. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, and we need to provide access to affordable healthcare for all virginians, not take it away. we are tracking hurricane irma as it gets closer and closer to the united states. the turks and caicos islands are next. the storm caused a lot of problems on the island of st. martin. chris lawrence mentioned several people were killed on the french tied. side. on the dutch half of the island, the area next to the beach was damaged. we have team coverage of irma and sheena parveen will have more on its forecast coming up. now to a story first an 4. the violence in charlottesville changed the way the washington national

>> four stained glass panels honoring confederate generals stonewall jackson and robert e. lee. they'll be placed in storage once they come down. the cathedral say they're an ab stock al to church teaching. made it from charlottesville to d.c. the journey is not over. after a ten-day trip, they held a rally at the mlk memorial. now they're camped out at farragut square. many will camp out there until the march for racial justice in d.c. on september 30th. >> the dave matthews band is responding to the recent violence in charlottesville with a free concert. pretty big headliners have signed on to perform. including pharrell williams, justin timberlake and ariana

get tickets on our nbc washington app. search dave matthews. well, it was a disappointing night for prince george's county's dannel damon on "america's got talent." take a look. that was the moment we wish went the other way. they were eliminated from the competition. but what a journey for the group. i really believe this is not the end for the choir. they've put on amazing performances, making a name for themselves. great to watch. >> it's a national choir. they'll probably do a little traveling, get a few more gigs. >> i'd pay money to see them again. you can watch the second round next tuesday night at 9:00 right here on nbc4. >> gray heaves it up. that will do. the washington mysticing hold off the young dallas wings. >> yep, the

about to get more crowded. for the first time since 2002, the mystics are advancing in the post-season. they beat dallas last night. there were heated moments. at one point two of the players got into a little fight there after fighting for a rebound. powers was eventually ejected. the mystics will face the new york liberty on sunday. >> mi little girl went to a mystics game. they had a fun time. good role models. when you go away to college, you have to get acclimated to a new lifestyle. for guys, that means finding a new barber. >> you went through this. >> seven barbers i went through when i moved to d.c. >> molette green is working for you in the community with a great option for students at howard university. molette, good morning. look like a great time over there. >> reporter: oh, my goodness, i'm inside a very crowded waiting room at the first ever on campus

howard university. h.u. >> you know. >> look over here. we got the cheerleaders doing their thing inside the barbershop. all the way live. see what's happening inside where the barber is hard at work doing a fade. lemont z. doing the work on malik here. we've got robert cradle who put this together. this is a $25,000 effort. free haircuts. >> all right. modern technology, wait a minute. we'll try to get back to them. >> it happens. she's at howard university where the students are getting ready. let's go back to her. i think we have her back. >> the mao alma mater. love it. back to you. >> all rightment thank you, mo

the nats are just leaving miami. not a day too soon. this is video from last night's game. the nats won. they swept the marlins. look at the stands, no one in the crowd there. not surprising. florida is under a state of emergency. we've seen thousands of people leave the state. the nfl postponed the miami dolphins game this weekend as well. with this kind of threat of hurricane irma, people have to get out. >> nobody in the stands. everyone -- it's like a mass exodus out of the state, especially in south florida. the only place you can go is north. you can't go east or west. everyone has to leave. we're still watching it. >> however, here, it would be a good day for baseball. >> fantastic. >> compared to yesterday. it was gloomy and wet. sunshine in the forecast. great weather going from today through the weekend. you're really going to like it. right now as a

of damage in the turks and caicos coming up through the rest of the day. 60 degrees right now in washington. i'll show you irma's update in a second. 56 dulles. 59 degrees clinton. 59 gaithersburg. the thursday commute looking good. we have the patchy fog out there. keep that in mind. developing sunshine. 75 by the afternoon. staying sunny. here it is. hurricane irma, category 5. north of the dominican republic headed towards the turks and caicos. this is a very large storm. it's over 350 miles wide. max winds near the center of that. still at the cat 5 strength. it is traveling again towards the turks and caicos. then between cuba and the bahamas. a lot of models keeping it over -- it's going to stay a major hurricane. the water temperatures are about the mid to upper 80s. that is very, very favorable for continued strength. >> we see it moving into potentially the state of florida. now, i say potti

there's a wide range here in the forecast cone. so at this point, it could go closer to the bahamas. we'll have to watch where the center of it is expected to head. either way, it will be a major hurricane. it will impact florida in some way. we'll have more updates coming up going through the afternoon and evening as well. if it impacts us, which we expect some of the remnants, that wouldn't be until next week. mostly sunny and dry. same thing -- we could get outside. temperatures in the mid-70s. low humidity. sunny. monday, we should start to see increasing cloud cover from irma. it will start to get breezy, too. 74 for a high there. then we get cloudy on tuesday and wednesday. that's the day where we'll see most of impacts from the leftovers. windy and rainy. the ten-day forecast coming up. until we get to those remnants, you can really just enjoy today and through the weekend. we're looking at forecasts as we

even heading to local wineries. temperatures farther off, loudoun county and wherever you're heading, highs around 70 degrees. normal high this time of the year is in the mid-80s. unseasonably cool as we go through the next several days here and into next week with the clouds increasing. temperatures will stay unseasonably cool. then again, we'll have the rain and moving into the area again. i want to show you that forecast track again in case you missed it. it's trying to load here. that's why you see the cloud cover. dominican republic, there it is. currently, irma to the north as a category 5. >> let's head over to jack taylor with a look at the roads. hey, jack. >> good morning. massive delays trying to roll it into ross lynne. our crash near lynn street was contained. tow truck arrived and virginia state authorities pulled up and blocked the right lane at the scene. one left lane getting by. you're snared inside the beltway. westbound on --

all traffic diverts on to southbound i-97 because of it. you'll find southbound d.c. 295, our crash before east capitol street was put to the shoulder. at least the lanes are open. but sizable slowdowns. also for the rail riders on the blue and yellow line, expect residual delays. outside of king street this morning. back to you. >> jack, thank you. we are tracking irma of course as we get our first looks at the damages left behind. flooding, power outages and entire buildings destroyed. we'll bring you the newest video as we get it in. >> an nfl player known for protesting police, now he claims he is a victim and he says this video proves it. we'll show it to you next. coming up on ellen, miley cyrus shows up. she'll talk about the many personal changes over the years. >> ellen is back from her summer hiatus. you can watch new episodes or set your dvr for weekday

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an nfl star said this video shows las vegas police using excessive force on him. seattle seahawks defensive end michael bennett says he was leaving a fight last month when he started running because of reports of gunshots. he said police pointed their guns at him and threatened to kill him. police say officers thought bennett may have been involved in the shooting. they're promising

bennett says the recent violence in charlottesville persuaded him to sit down during the national anthem for the 2017 season. did you get a good night's sleep last night, if you didn't, you're not alone. i certainly didn't. a new report says one in three women in their 40s and 50s don't get enough sleep. one. reasons appears to be hormone changes leading up to and during menopause. sleep experts say there's one way to fall asleep. be sure to log off long before your head hits the pillow. >> we recommend that at least half an hour before bedtime we really need to take a break from electronic devices to be able to then fall asleep naturally without using medications. recommend this for your children. adults have to follow the same rules. at least 7 hours of sleep each night. if not preferably eight. >> in our dreams. snoring and excessive

sleepiness, if you experience that, those are signs of sleep apn apnea. which you should have evaluated by a doctor. >> leave the drier dryer running. 6:26 is the time right now. pregnant and missing. a maryland teacher didn't show up for the first day of school and hasn't been seen in days. coming up, we'll check in with news 4's justin finch on what her family wants you to know about her. a spectacular weekend ahead. make it one for the beach. look at the beach forecast. temperatures in the low to mid-70s along the coast. nothing but sunshine. we'll look at how the day panning out in a moment. and we are tracking irma. the newest advisory came in while you were sleeping. sheena parveen is back to break down what it could m

it is 6:29. we're tracking irma. that category 5 storm. sustained winds at 180 miles an hour. still swirling through the atlantic.

the u.s. in the next few days. >> video of the damage is already done to islands across the caribbean. it's frightening. take a look at the homes destroyed. mass flooding. entire towns just wiped out. we know at least ten people have died and more than half of all people in puerto rico have no power this morning. storm team 4 meteorologist start off our team coverage with the latest look at the advisories coming in. sheena snimt snooi. >> it's still a category 5 hurricane. it's headed towards the turks and caicos right now. we're seeing radar image as the storm moves farther from puerto rico. we start to lose the radar imagery. closer to the united states, we'll see the rain in it. here's the updated track. by saturday, 2:00 in the morning. the center expected to be between cuba and the bahamas. favorable conditions here. the calm encompasses the entire

the only change is slightly west of miami. again, we'll be watching this closely. computer models favoring the east coast. but we have some that are favoring the west coast. a closer look at the local weather with somara. >> here's a look at the forecast. visibility issues on the road. patchy fog. a lot of us seeing major improvements. the only area of concern is around dulles. down to a quarter of a mile. that should burn off throughout the day. here's a look at your commuter forecast. a little on the cooler side. upper 50s, low 60s. it's smooth sailing. temperatures into the mid 70s this afternoon with mostly sunny conditions. jack, over to you. >> hey, somara. 66 eastbound may be getting better news. i think v dot is the last to clear out of the road. thankfully. the last of the cones being picked up out of the roadway. you have the left lane getting by for now. hopefully, by the time you hit the road, you have

it's pretty sizable moving inside the beltway. southbound d.c., 295, our crash before east capitol street was put over the shoulder. massive delays in maryland. on the bw parkway south and on 50 west, trying to head into this stretch of northeast. at least your travel lanes are available. back to you. jarck, thank you. it's 6:32. many people secured plane tickets to our air why as irma approaches. we spoke to one woman who left miami to ride out the storm here with her sister in montgomery county. >> we caught up with her just after she landed at reagan national airport. >> can i come to your house? she said yes, of course you can come to my house. i just said i got to get out. i can't -- i'm not going to mess with no water, no electricity, no way of getting up and down the elevator. >> more people are escaping irma and expected to arrive at our airports over the next coupl

florida is bracing for a possible direct hit from irma on sunday. >> now look at the other top stories this morning. a section of veers mill road in kensington is back open after a deadly accident there. we're told a 74-year-old man riding a scooter died when an unmarked police cruiser hit him last night. montgomery county police say the scooter had no lighting. the officer immediately called the accident in and tried to help the man. he died at the hospital, though. news 4's megan mcgrath will have a live report from the scene in a bit. donald trump jr. heads to capitol hill today. set to face questions from a senate committee about a meeting he had at trump tower. trump jr. will be questioned by committee staff behind closed doors. a maryland man will spend his life in jail for a series of shooting. tordil was sentenced to two life terms for his wife's murder outside high point high school last year. tordil shot and killed his wife and injured a man who tried to help her. now, to this developing story that's left aam

worrying for their loved one. laura wallen is a teacher who recently announced she's expecting a baby. what's been an exciting time for her family quickly changed when laura vanished. >> justin finch is outside laura's apartment. justin, what do we know about this disappearance? >> reporter: well, aaron, at this time, montgomery county police are looking for tips in this missing person's case. missing mom to be laura wallen gone. not seen since labor day morning here at her condo. she sent her family a message that day, a text, that was so troubling, so concerning, her dad came here to check on her. she is, after all, four months pregnant. when he got here shall she was not here at all. then another triggering sign. she did not show for work on tuesday morning. the first day of school at wild lake high school in colomblo co maryland. where she teaches law a

history. an suv, a 2011 black ford escape, maryland tag m 522473. as the hours and nowadays pass, family's fears are mounting. >> alarms were going off for me. and i had no -- you feel helpless at that point. you don't know what -- where your child is. 31, but she's still my child. >> reporter: of course, great concern for laura and that unborn baby. about 5'5", 200 pounds. if you see laura or the suv or think you do, to give them a call. justin finch, live in olney for us. thank you. talk about a competition that could change the landscape in our

opening up the search for a second headquarters in north america. the company plans to spend more than $5 billion and add up to 50,000 high paying jobs. county, state officials, business leaders all over the country will be vying for this piece of development. it could be a real game changer to get amazon looking for a second headquarters. they say it will be every bit the equal of the one in seattle. chris lawrence, news 4. big night at the u.s. open. it had some of our newsroom staying up past their bed times. we'll show you the upsets and why you may feel patriotic about tonight's matches. >> reporter: waking up to free haircuts inside a freshman dorm. we're here at howard university. joining me next the football coach fresh off the unlv upset.

>> you think you're -- we are the baddest team in the nation. we are tracking hurricane irma. live pictures from miami now where the lines for the gas stations, can you see them, they're wrapped around the blocks. hundreds of cars long. everyone trying to prepare for a potential direc t

. wow. >> sorry. >> that was the moment that roger federer lost and juan martin del potro completed an upset late last night. too bad if you were hoping for a match between federer and

if you stayed up, this was an exciting upset victory to watch. >> del potro has been fighting. the preach match he went a long hard stretch and he was suffering through injuries and hurting and then he came back to beat federer. this is his to lose. >> if you're going to watch, you have to watch the women's semifinal round today. you're looking at madison keys, one of four women left standing in the tournament. guess what? they're all-american. every single one of them. the last time it happened in 1985. cocoa vander weg and sloan stephen and venus williams. they've been so exciting. >> yes. >> who do you root for? >> we'll figure it out, i'm sure. >> i kind of like sloane but that's me. >> 6:41 right now. cool start this morning. temperatures in the

looking at 55. as we head through the day, we'll warm up into the 70s. very comfortable. any fog out there will burn off. headed towards mostly sunny conditions. that's a lock at your forecast. jack, how are the roads? >> well, 210 northbound before the beltway, had an earlier crash. i think it finally cleared from the left lane. these travel lanes should be available. we have better news, i believe, as you make the trip on southbound d.c. before east capitol street. an earlier crash on the shoulder. at least now with travel lanes available, the delays should ease off the parkway into the district riding through northeast. a man on a motor scooter has died after being struck by an unmarked montgomery county police cruiser. i'm live on veers mill road with the details. another look at these long lines at a miami gas

this is how it looked all over florida. >> we'll head there for a live he's our pediatrician, dr. ralph northam. born and raised in rural virginia

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15 before the hour. hurricane irma is just start to go rain on turks and

problems there today. not long after that, florida. >> a monster storm and we have team coverage right now. sheena parveen is tracking the forecast. chris lawrence has the damage from the live desk. chris, good morning. >> good morning guys. looking at the imagesment that is scary stuff. we're talking about critical, severe damage. in barbuda, they called it total carnage. we know ten people have died. you're looking at video farther east in the caribbean. we've seen mass flooding in guadalupe. eight deaths in the french controlled part of st. martin. hundreds of people are homeless this morning. stayed in shelters. we also know more than a million people do not have any power in puerto rico. we'll be tracking these issues for you. >> chris thank you. close to 7 million people live in south florida. you're looking at the live traffic lines. look at all this. people trying to get out of the way of what has become an

barreling toward them. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in miami with the latest. >> aaron and eun, good morning. irma expected to make landfall in the miami area according to the latest forecast sometime over the weekend. packing very strong winds. strongest storm that hit the potentially -- potentially the area. there is a run on gas and a run on supplies. we've been seeing long lines throughout the area. gas buddy.com reports that more than a third of gas stations in the miami ft. lauderdale area are out of fuel. yesterday, mandatory evacuations started to get under way in the florida keys. the governor estimates that more than 25,000 people have evacuated the florida keys. several shelters are opening up in miami-dade county. several mandatory evacuations taking effect for low-lying areas as well as miami beach. the first major evacuation for this area in 12 ye

watching this. there are four states right now with emergency declarations. florida, georgia and the carolinas. in savannah, georgia, the speedway is opening up campgrounds to irma evacuees. certainly a very large swath of the country is keeping track of the storm right now as it barrels towards the u.s. guys, back to you. >> the gas stations could run out of gas. be sure to follow gabe's full reports up next on the "today" show. >> we're tracking the storm hour by hour for you. stay with news 4 and the nbc washington app for live reports from our david culver as irma gets closer to south florida through the weekend. he'll be there. you can follow him on twitter at david underscore culver. sheena will have more on the forecast in a few minutes. breaking news in montgomery county. a man is dead after getting hit by an unmarked police cruiser on veers mill road.

scene now in kensington with more on what happened. megan? >> reporter: well, yeah. this all happened at this very busy intersection that you see behind me. i'm standing on veers mill road. around 9:45 last night a 74-year-old man was driving a motor scooter. he was actually southbound on monterrey drive but was trying to cross veers mill. he successfully got across the westbound lanes but in the eastbound side, the scooter was struck by an unmarked police cruiser. the police officer was on duty at the time that it happened. we're told that he did get out of his cruiser and immediately gave first aid. the driver of that scooter, however, taken to an area hospital and was pronounced dead from the injuries later on. we're not real sure in terms of the exact way this all unfolded. there were a number of witnesses who stayed on the scene. they are talking to investigators. so they're still working t

all of it out. a 74-year-old man has died in this accident. back to you guys. megan mcgrath, live in montgomery county for us. megan, thank you. 6:50 is your time right now. a federal judge rules tomorrow whether there will be more delays for the purple line or a popular trail will stay closed. >> this is a story we've been following closely for you. a group upset that the georgetown branch trail is closed for construction for the light rail project. they've asked for a temporary restraining order. if granted, the trail could be partially reopened and teresa long the scenic route would not be cut down. that could cost them millions. we want an update on your forecast now. sheena parveen is in the storm team 4 weather center. sheena? >> good morning, guys. we have fog out there this morning. the bus stop is looking decent except for some of the fog. the commute, keep in mind that patchy fog on

perfect weather if you want to exercise. sunny and dry. school forecast for this morning. areas of fog by 7:00 a.m. 60 degrees. lunchtime, low 730s. ged outside for recess today and 3:00 p.m., mid-70s. temperatures mostly in the mid up toer 50s. 55 manassas, 59 degrees currently in clinton. now we're going to look at hurricane irma. look at this thing. it is still organized and defined. north of the dominican republic on a track to the turks and caicos as a category 5. we don't expect this to be weakening as it nears the turks and caicos. max winds 180 miles an hour. this is the most recent update from the national hurricane center. the path is looking similar. heading towards the u.s. between cuba and the bahamas. this will keep it as a major hurricane strength. either a 4 or a 5. then we expect the north turn going into saturday night and early sunday. florida, the entire state of florida, et

it could go anywhere across the state or further out into the bahamas and then towards georgia and south carolina. we'll be watching it closely. computer models still not in complete agreement but somewhat agreement with the north turn. it could be impacted in some ways. we're not sure where it's going to hit. we'll keep watching it for you. coming out later this morning, looking at the local forecast. absolutely gorgeous. irma would be impacting us next week by tuesday and wednesday. let's check the commute with jack taylor. good morning, jack. >> good morning, sheena. we had the fog hoping it continues in burn-off stages. trying to leave frederick south of -- toward 109. nothing in the roadway, but it is an unusual slowdown for this amount of volume. summer is over. at least everybody back in school. d.c. 295 moving southbound. still have delays getting into the district. getting off the bw parkway to an earlier crash.

rosslyn. the earlier crash, out near lynn street is gone and the delay has eas eased. back to you. >> 6:53. college means a lot of change on top of the schedule. the schoolwork. how about a new barber. >> this can be stressful for people trying to find someone. we know you went through this when you moved to d.c. >> molette green with a great option for students. molette, good morning. >> good morning to you guys. look at them. they're all lined up for these free haircuts. why do you need a free haircut? >> you're a freshman. we're inside the freshman dorm. cheerleaders and the god goodies doughnuts and we have a special guest with us as lemont z fixes up durham with a nice fresh look and fade here.

the upset unlv. howard just pulled it off. you know about barbershop talk. some of your players get their haircut for free. what's this all about? isn't this cool? >> the neighborhoods, particularly here at howard, lemont does a great job cutting the players' and coaches' hair. i made an appointment with him also. it's something our community craves and needs. it's a great atmosphere. >> we're hyped about football and free haircuts. >> absolutely. definitely. >> i want to show you guys, a graphic that we put together as i walk back in here with the guys who are waiting on their free haircuts. >> free cuts. grooming services. 500-plus students. this is the first ever of its kind on the campus. my alma mater. >> of course, it comes with barbershop talk. we're going to be offering talks about adulthoo

all of that to these students. because freshman need that start as they get their way through college experience. >> you know. >> all right. that is the latest. you know what, i never ventured inside the male dorm when i was a student here. never ever did we do that. that's the latest. back to you guys. >> i'm not touching that. going to let that go. >> no, ma'am. >> the nfl is back. the regular season kicks off tonight right here on nbc4 with defending super bowl champion new england patriots taking on the kansas city chiefs. coverage begins at 7:30. be sure to watch nbc4. news 4 at 11:00 right after the game. >> 6:55 right now. here are four things to know this morning. maryland governor larry hogan will officially rename the intercounty connector. he made the toll road a top priority to ease congestion

george's county. >> right now police in maryland are searching for this missing pregnant teacher. laura wallen. her family said she never showed up for the first day of class tuesday. we have information on her car, which is also missing. that's on our nbc washington app. >> a section of veers mill road in kensington back open after a deadly accident. we're told a 74-year-old man riding a scooter died when an unmarked police cruiser hit him. that scooter had no lights. hurricane irma is still making records as a category 5 storm. it's just reaching turks and caicos right now. at least ten people have died in the caribbean. that number is expected to rise. watch the "today" show coming up for live coverage from puerto rico. >> an update on the track for irma will be up on midday. tune in for that too. as far as the local weather is concerned, below normal. normal highs in the 80s still.

we go into next week, that's when irma would be impacting our area. we're going to watch it track chosely but for us rain and wind. on tuesday, wednesday, so we're going to watch it closely. enjoy your weekend. it's going to be nice. thank you, sheena. that is our broadcast. >> we'll see you in 20 minutes for weather and traffic and breaking news. make it a great thursday everybody.

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good morning. good morning. breaking news. hurricane irma turns deadly. at least eight people killed, entire islands near decimated. the historic storm cutting a catastrophic path through the caribbean and on a fast track toward the u.s. states of emergency now declared in florida, georgia and the carolinas, massive evacuations under way. this morning the very latest on where it will hit and when. strange bedfellows? president trump strikes a surprise budget deal with democrats, blind siding republicans, as donald trump jr. heads to the hill today to be questioned about his campaign meeting with russians. on the