>> fingers crossed. stayed up watching "america's got talent." we're going to get through it. now you're talking about rain early. we're talking about the impact of irma, what we're going to feel. this morning could be the first signs, right? >> a little bit. yesterday's rain and today are the outer most reaches of what was irma at one point. tomorrow's rain chances the last of the rain that we'll be dealing with and then we can stop talking about irma. >> okay. >> it will be awesome. >> people will like that. >> weather wise, let's take a look. showers out there early this morning. there it is. i'm looking at the wrong monitor. i never stand over here so i never know. there you can see the low that was irma way over there on the lower left of your side of the screen. the clicker makes it from here. showery weather. there's not a lot of rain out here. he hit-and-miss showers and the rainfall amounts will be relatively light. that is

most of the rain is between now and 8 or 9:00 this morning. most of us much like yesterday will have a dry afternoon with sunshine over 80 degrees. >> we're looking forward to that. did you get a haircut? >> i got them all cut. >> you can go back to your station now. developing this morning, we are following more on irma. president trump traveling to florida tomorrow to view the full extent of the destruction left by hurricane irma in the hardest hit parts of the sunshine state. homes are destroyed and people are still without power. 25% of the florida keys are gone. nbc's dan schenn nemann reports on the aftermath of the storm that has also tragically claimed more than 50 lives. >> reporter: hurricane irma has gone, but its impact can be seen all over florida. in the keys firefighters went door to door looking for victims. >> fire department. >> those who re

sound shaken. >> the sound was -- just is a monster. i can't even describe it. >> reporter: residents who left before irma arrived have started to return home. >> it looks like a tornado went through. >> reporter: rubble is littered across the landscape. where a home once stood there is now a pile of debris. residents say they will need immediate help. >> we're going to need food like tomorrow. fresh water. they said they would turn on the water between 11 and 12, it didn't happen. >> reporter: elsewhere, some are waiting for water to finally recede. a river overflowed because of the storm's rain. and first floor residents of this apartment building have been ordered to leave. >> 48 hours to get out and no money. no money. nothing. >> reporter: much of the state is also powerless. the storm knocked out electricity to some 15 million customers. it's the largest power restoration in u.s. history. >> this storm essentially covered the entire state of florida and we

before. >> reporter: crews from several states are in florida working to restore the power, but it could be several weeks before everyone is back online. dan schenn nemann, nbc news. we have some new video of a dangerous close call. this was out in georgia. take a look for yourself here. dash cam video that we got as irma blew through that state on monday. wow, brought strong winds enough to knock down the trees. dash cam video showing the driver crashing right into that tree that falls right in front of the moving vehicle. a witness says that the driver was completely stunned but otherwise doing okay. and those same winds, those ferocious winds also creating some very tense moments for passengers in this plane. the allegiant airline plane was pushed off course. it was safely diverted to

raleigh, north carolina, but the myrtle beach airport had numerous delays and cancellations as irma made her way north. okay. you can just say this nun is getting it done. a nun in south florida revving up that chain saw helping clean up some of the mess. sister ann is helping clean up. she has a little extra time on her hands and it looks like she has no problem lending a helping hand in the cleanup process. well, it took one hour for celebrities to encourage people from all over the country to donate nearly $15 million for hurricane relief. you may have watched the who's who of who on your television last night. huge gathering. every celebrity you can think

oprah, cher, julia roberts, justin bieber, even some of your favorite coaches from "the voice" ♪ stand by me ♪ oh, stand by me >> well, don't worry if you weren't able to donate last night. you can still help. just text give to 80077 to donate $25. people in florida and texas will benefit from your donation. at 4:05, breaking news. in a heated session that went on for hours, the college parks city council now approving a bill that allows noncitizens to vote. >> by a vote of 4-3 with one abstention the vote passes. >> so this decision came down just before midnight, but it wasn't a slam dunk. folks on both sides of the debate felt very strongly about this issue before and after the council voted. >> the right to vote is

privilege given to citizens. >> council is selected and proportioned based on the number of residents in the city. the council is currently representing undocumented immigrants. >> college park joins two other cities in prince georges county that allows noncitizens to vote. well, today it is a gathering of hope. that's what organizers are calling a vigil for the missing howard county, maryland, teacher who has not been seen or heard from in more than a week. lauren wallen teaches at wild lake high school in columbia. she's also four months pregnant. tonight's vigil is at 4:30 at the football field. loudoun county doing all it can to land amazon's second headquarters and the 50,000 jobs that could bring with it. the county has approved the creation of a committee to help seal that deal.

would do is help sell loudoun county from a, quote, business leader perspective, end quote. >> the hatch opened 12:08 a.m. central time. 1:08 a.m. eastern time. >> well, look at that. pictures and a lot of hugs all around as three new crew members arrive at the international space station. it includes two u.s. astronauts and a russian cosmonaut. one of the astronauts is mark vandehay from falls church. the crew we know are going to spend the next five months together at the space station. it's 4:07. chuck, i know you're really into the whole space thing. i just think it's cool that this is one of the few places where the u.s. and russia -- where they don't have tensions, you know? they show up, hug it out. >> when you're in space, you have to focus on what you're doing because space is not a hospitable environment at all. 's

space crews, that's for sure. for us at home here today, storm team 4 working for you helping you track out some rain chances this morning. nothing all that serious. we'll talk about how long the rain will last coming up in a minute. all right. you can say he's not throwing away his shot. what "hamilton" creator is doing here in

ralpand i sponsoredralph northam, canthis adfor governor narrator: ed gillespie says dr. ralph northam doesn't show up? dr. ralph northam was an army doctor and a volunteer medical director at a children's hospice. he passed the virginia law requiring concussion standards for school sports. the smoking ban in restaurants. and dr. northam is working to connect veterans to good paying jobs in virginia. ed gillespie is a washington dc corporate lobbyist. he shows up for whoever pays him.

a famous face will be walking the halls of capitol hill today. lynn manuel miranda will visit the hauls to try to persuade them to continue to donate. the society gave him the award for the creation of his creation of "hamilton." he accepted it in statuary hall which includes a statue of alexander hamilton. well, the house where president abraham lincoln died is set to close on christmas day. don't worry, it will reopen again in june. the national park service is closing the peterson house for historic preservation work, and that work includes replacing the fire suppression system and replacing the furniture and the wallpaper there. we see this all the time,

in this historic town, but if you're a big lincoln fan one of the best places to visit is the cottage. >> i've been by there. that is the spot. back in the day it was his way to escape the heat of washington and the earth heat has done nothing but increase since we've paved everything. temperatures, talking about rain drops this morning. it sure feels more like summer than fall. temperatures in the mid to upper 60s will be in the 80s today. all right. 4:12 right now. it could put a lot of women's fears at ease. the new study that says women who use or have used hormone fios is not ca fiber optic network. ble. we're a 100% and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year.

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you're watching "news 4 today." she was an icon and a pioneering force for gay rights. friends and family grieving for edith windsor. she died yesterday. she was 88 years old. windsor was the lead plaintiff in the supreme court case that led to legalized same-sex marriage just a few years ago. she just had such a huge impact on the world that news of her death was trending on twitter yesterday. well, welcome back. the time right now, 4:15. i'm angie goff. a look at some other news this morning. six baltimore police office

freddie gray will not face federal charges. it's been more than two years since gray died in a rough ride in a police van. they were acquitted of state charges. the justice department says it doesn't have the evidence to prove they willfully violated gray's civil rights before he died. gray's death sparked riots in baltimore and protests around the country. there's news of a man who is claiming to be his cousins. they claimed child sexual abuse. we all know what a pain can be. it can be a pain if you don't hire the right moving company. news 4 working for you

consumer investigation that you'll only see here on news 4. susan hogan has all the details. >> reporter: picture this, the movers load all of your stuff on to their truck and then refuse to unload it until you pay them in cash and your bill, more than four times what they told you. that is illegal in maryland, and al williams says it is exactly what happened to him. his moving nightmare dragged on for days until he finally got his belongings back. >> reporter: to call this the move from hell, would that be an understatement? >> not at all. that's what i told everybody. this was the move from hell because this company has done me wrong any way that you look at it. >> reporter: we found the company al hired has been in trouble with the state of maryland before, and our consumer investigation is exposing concerns about the moving industry in general in maryland. >> for somebody who feels like they're ready to skirt the law, we don't have very good

>> reporter: what you need to know to protect your next move tonight on news 4 at 5:00 and 6:00. well, it is that time of year again, time for the toy hall of fame. the finalists, they're in. there are 12 finalists this year. they're battling it out for the top spot in the national toy hall of fame. here are a look at a few of them. the magic 8 ball, matchbox cars, my little pony, pez, plain old sand and transformers. we're putting that entire list up on our nbc washington app. obviously it looks like they're sticking with the classics, chuck. look what i have here. i'm still a kid at heart. is chuck bell's weather forecast correct? >> oh, no, don't ask it that. >> concentrate and ask again. >> whew. >> you're in the clear. >> of all the things that could have come up, that's probably the least harmful. >> what's going on? >> we've got some rain drops around this morning. it's not going to be any heavy

anything like that, but we will have enough rain and light sprinkles around to mess up your hair on the way out the door early this morning. what was irma still spinning its wheels down here across parts of tennessee. for us, one of the far outer reaches of that storm is now bringing us our little chance for rain this morning. storm team 4 tracking it in. light rain along 66 from about the plains to warring ton, manassas, chantilly. as is leesburg, montgomery county. more down along i-95 south of town. rain chances remain relatively high for the next couple of hours anyway. here's future weather. most of the rain between now and about eight or nine clock this morning. once you get past 10:00, 11:00 in the morning the last of the showers continuing to lift ever northward so that by the early parts of the afternoon most of the rain should be over. still a relatively cloudy sky but give it a few more hours. past about 3:00,

the way of sunshine coming out. a repeat performance of yesterday. more rain this morning and a little less sun this afternoon. temperatures mid to upper 60s as you head out the door this morning. high today, 82 degrees. showers to start, sunshine to finish. the sun may take a little while in the afternoon to come on out. another big game against the braves and the nationals. should be a good day for baseball with game time in the 70s. we'll take a look at tomorrow and a peek at the weekend. some reassuring news for women who use hrt or hormone replacement therapy. the study just out that has a lot of people breathing a sigh of relief. and a desperate plea for a mother who was with her daughter just moments before she vanished. gee messa

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today." waking up early with us on this wednesday. it's 4:22 and so far so good. we made it to the middle of the week. it does look like though we're going to have some showers first thing. we're going to check in with chuck bell with more on that coming up. first, there's important health news out this morning to share for women dealing with extreme fatigue, night sweats and hot flashes brought on by menopause. nbc's stephanie gosk has a look at the effects and safety of hormone therapy. >> now to a major development regarding women's health and a very common treatment called hormone replacement therapy. >> reporter: in 2002 a landmark study warned most women should avoid hormone replacement therapy because the popular treatment taken for decades would be dangerous. elevating the risk of some life threatening conditions, including blood clots and breast cancer discouraging women from one of the most effective ways to

symptoms. a follow-up on the original study tracking the same women for 18 years eases long held fears about the therapy concluding that women who choose hormone replacement are no more likely to die years later than those who do not. >> science evolves over time and we think we now have a clearer message about the balance, benefits and risks of hormone therapy. >> the most obvious of the symptoms are the hot flashes. my face turns red and i start to sweat. >> reporter: lisa suffers through menopause. she worries. there is the risk of breast cancer. >> running the risk of getting cancer isn't worth it to me. >> reporter: steimell's own gino col will he gist who's on the therapy itself says it needs to be a personal decision based on doctor's guidance. >> we take into

family history, other medications and other medical diagnoses that she may carry. >> reporter: stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. stephen colbert installing the carpet. the red carpet out and ready for the 69th annual emmy awards. late show host stephen colbert having a little fun with it during the ceremonial red carpet rollout. he will host the show for the very first time this weekend. well, here is a look at some folks up for some of those big awards, by the way. some that you might be very familiar with. the nbc hit show "this is us" is nominated in several categories. alec baldwin is up for outstanding supporting actor for his role as president trump on snl. and three snl actresses are up for supporting actress in a comedy series. the emmys are sunday night in los angeles. well, the time right now,

"news 4 today" that means it continues with aaron and eun. now at 4:26, a major development overnight in the fight to allow people who aren't citizens the right to vote. the city that just gave the measure the go ahead. still tracking irma. days after the hurricane first made landfall, the remnants are coming our way. when you can see the first rain drops where you live. and 15 years ago we had never even heard of it. today it's part of our regular vocabulary. why you may see a lot of pictures of your friends on social media today. "news 4 today" starts now. first, good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we want to talk about our forecast with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. how's it looking, chuck? >> i like it. cloudy, humid, feels good. >> a little bit of a mist out there. maybe a little bit of fog but that's all we're dealing with this in

wash whatever is giving me my allergy attack out of the air. i have been sniffling like crazy back here this morning. i felt fine yesterday. anyway, i hope you're all feeling fine on a wednesday morning. cloudy skies, humid outside. rain drops a plenty out there from not only maryland, leesburg, mart continuesburg, winchester in bound on routes 50, 7, 66. all getting light rain early this morning. not going to add up to a whole heck of a lot. maybe a tenth of an inch of rain. the rain extends all the way down into southern maryland. grab the umbrella. temperatures mid to upper 60s. certainly feels awfully warm and humid. you won't need the jacket at all. carry your small jacket this morning. may need the sunglasses. the daily grade is satisfactory today with a high up near 82 degrees. watch out for the drops first thing this morning. ten-day forecast coming up at 4:51 this morning. for now it is jack

turn. good morning. >> chuck, thank you. we have work zones that will be chased early with rain showers rolling through. outer loop with two lanes getting by, they are in the process of picking up. on the inner loop of the beltway before kennel worth, blocking the right lane. 270 before 109, they have cleared. back to you. >> jack, thank you. as we look at the pictures of absolute devastation in florida, we're getting a sense of just how bad it is this morning. fema estimates that 25% of the florida keys homes are gone in the hardest hit part of the state. millions of people still don't have power right now. president trump will travel to florida tomorrow to view the full extent of the destruction. >> for now we want to send it to angie goff at the live desk with the latest on the storm. what are you seeing, angie? >> even though the airports are back open, there are still a lot of problems in florida right

canceled including miami alone. the florida keys are where some of the worst of the damage is. crews working now to make roads passable so people can get back and can get through. even though there was a mandatory evacuation order, thousands of people did stay behind. they won't have electricity for days. there are curfews in several parts of florida and lots of people just need food and water. saw a video of people lined up for hours just to get ice. in the continental u.s. only six people have died, but the death toll in all is at 54 this morning last check. aaron? >> all right, angie. thank you. take a look at this dangerous close call. >> when tropical storm irma blew into georgia monday, it brought winds strong enough to knock down trees of all sizes. this dash cam video shows a driver crashing into a tree that falls right in fnt

moving vehicle. did you see it? right there, it says the driver was really surprised but otherwise okay. could have been much worse. what a close call. >> and those same strong winds also created some tense moments for passengers on this plane, the allegiance airlines plane was pushed off course by tropical storm force winds of irma on monday in myrtle beach, south carolina. the plane was safely diverted to raleigh, north carolina. they had numerous delays and cancellations as irma made her way north. and she is getting it done. a nun in south florida revved up a chain saw and helped clean up some of the mess left behind by hurricane irma. see her working there, sister an margaret is with the archbishop carol high school in miami-dade county. catholic school will remain closed now so she has a little extra time our