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

way to go. >> clearly no problem jumping in there and doing it. good for her. it only took one hour for celebrities to encourage people all over the country to donate nearly $15 million for hurricane relief. it was a who's who of hollywood last night. the show included everyone from oprah, beyonce, george clooney, to julia roberts and cher. even some of our favorite coaches from "the voice" helped out ♪ darling, darling, stand by me ♪ ♪ oh, stand by me >> you can still help as well. just text give to 80077 to donate $25. people in florida and texas will benefit from your donation. voted 4-3 with one abstention, the vote passes. >> in a heated session that went on for hours, the college park city council approved a bill that allows noncitizens to vote. the decision came down just

it wasn't a slam dunk. people on both sides of the debate felt very strongly about the issue before and after the council voted. >> the right to vote is a 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 gorges that allow noncitizens to vote in local elections. hyattsville and mount ray near already have that in place. 4:32. today it's a gathering of hope. that is what organizers are calling a vibgil for this missig howard county teacher who hasn't been seen or heard from in a week. lauren wallen teaches in could he lum mbia. she's also four months pregnant. we're seeing how much of an

her students and it is clear they love her. >> something really close to me has happened recently and as you can see, i can't talk about it. >> that video was made by lindsay murray. she's one of wallen's former students who's now a freshman at thompson university. she hopes a tribute will lead to clues in the disappearance of her teacher. she said she was more than a teacher, she was a friend. >> she was one of those people who was really close to her students. she helped me through some personal family stuff. she was always there, always knew when something was wrong so we developed a really close relationship through those years. >> lindsay showed us this picture of wall len's classroom door covered with notes pleading for her safe return. they tell us they are deeply concerned and hope wallen is safe. it is now 4:33. loudoun county is doing all it can to land amazon's second headquarters and the 50,000 jobs the company would bring with it. the county has approved the

land the deal. one of the things the committee would do is help sell loudoun county from a, quote, business leader perspective. the hatch opened 12:08 a.m. central time. 12 -- or 1:08 a.m. eastern time. >> late at night is what he's saying. >> yeah. >> really early in the morning. take a look at that, pictures and hugs all around as three new crew members arrive at the international space station. two u.s. astronauts and a russian cosmonaut. they arrived there six hours after taking off from kazakhstan. mark vandeheise from falls church, virginia, is there. >> they're catching people in space. it's not just opening your house door and saying welcome. >> really big mitt. >> don't move a little to the right or to the left. you have to be very accurate. tat

play and then the playoffs. now you can start thinking about next year. the team released its 2018 schedule. the season starts on the road against the cincinnati reds thursday, march 29th, 2018. then you can mark your call len for one week after that. the mets on april 5th. you know what's going to happen this year -- next year. >> the all-star. >> yes. it's a big deal. >> everybody is going to be there. looking forward to that. tuesday, july 17th. some other highlights include six games against the orioles. >> the yankees and red sox will also be in town. it is such a nice experience if you haven't gone out. the whole thing. going to the ballpark, food, kids. you can get good tickets in the outfield, too. you don't have to be behind home plate. >> that's not the place to be. >> it is. 4:35. >> another check on the roads with wtop's jack taylor in a minute. first chuck and lauren are tracking the rain that's hea

>> yeah. i hang out in the batter's box. >> i want to get hooked up with you. that's exactly it. it's not going to be bad for the game tonight. we've got the braves going on. few showers. it will be dry. >> very true. rain drops mostly will impact the front half of the day today. yes, indeed, another game against the braves tonight at 7:05. we have that forecast coming up for you. for now, rain drops sort of hit and miss. it's not heavy rain. not talking about a downpour this morning but there are quick, fast-moving showers that are going from south to north here in the morning hours. with time this will gradually all lift out of here. it might easily be closer to lunchtime before we get all the rain drops stopped and it might be well after lunch before we see anything in sunshine. let's go over to lauren. >> good morning, jack. we have showers that chuck just showed you and also some fog out there as well. some patchy fog

bit of wildlife on my way in. of course, keep an eye out on that especially in some foggy conditions. but as you go through your morning, it's very comfortable out there right now. as we continue through the morning, temperatures will move out of the 70s -- i'm sorry, into the -- out of the 60s and into the 70s by about 9:00 a.m. still dealing with sprinkles and showers in the morning. as chuck said, we clear out in the afternoon. we'll take a look at the afternoon coming up. right now, let's take a look at traffic. >> prince gorges county, the crews have not been chased by the light rain yet. a work blocking the right lane. westbound after the 3rd street tunnel and left lane gets by the work zone. maryland, westbound i-70 after the 27 in mount airy. work zone in place. they have a single right lane blocked. not causing slowdowns. back to

forced to move from a prince gorges county apartment complex. the money that could be on the way for the people at the lynn hill condos. the search is on for a missing teen in our area. what she was doing with her mom just moments before she disappeared and the desperate plea now for her safe return. and remembering our leader,

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>> the service was full of stories, both heartwarming and hilarious. a lot of his close friends, there was a main theme. vance was vance 100% of the time. >> we've grown accustomed, thankfully, to seeing black men tell us what's happening in the world, but when vance started, that wasn't the case. not only was he a trail blazer, he always did it on his own terms. he was unapologetically black. he was also quite possibly of anyone i've ever met or known the most comfortable in his own skin. >> and that sentiment resonated throughout the entire service, just how authentic he was. he didn't say anything he didn't

and laughter, he meant it and we felt it for sure. vance passed away july 22nd at the age of 75 after a brief battle with cancer. >> started anchoring here in 1972. there was no anchorman vance, it was vance doing his job. >> right. >> we got to see who he is, who he was and people loved that. >> yeah. he really shared that part of him with the community, and i think that is what he would want us to remember, that it wasn't just all the big names, and there were plenty of them who showed up to the cathedral, but all the people who have written in with cards, with e-mails, who even showed up at cathedral to say he was part of my life as well. people really appreciated him. >> we'll be right back.

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well, we've got some fog out there right now. patchy in spots. be careful as you make your way out the door. temperatures in the upper 60s. very comfortable. light sprinkles, even a little bit of drizzle. it will clear up during the day. how does the rest of your week shape up? we've got the details with chuck's forecast coming up. lauren, thank you. 4:46. right now the parents of a missing 12-year-old are waiting for answers. >> for some reason jayla smith left the greenville community center in the morning and got off at the metro station. her mother and father are understandably worried. she hasn't been seen since. >> has she eaten? is she warm? is she safe? >> i just want her to come home and not in trouble like my wife said. we, you know, will take her back home with open arms. >> again, jayla is 12 years old. anyone who has seen her or may know where she is is asked to

continues for a missing 14 greerld rockville. this is kevin michael franklin. his family hasn't seen him since he left home around 5:30 monday evening. friends and family went searching for him around his home on pit place. i'm angie goff here at the live desk. protesters surrounded another statue in charlottesville last night. this time it was not someone associated with the confederacy. it's a statue of founding father thomas jefferson. overnight you could see and hear protestors putting up a sign saying t.j. is a racist and rapist. they covered the statue in black, the same thing the city did to stat use of robert e. lee and stone wall jackson. someone removed that tarp. president jefferson founded the university of virginia in

congress has passed a resolution condemning the deadly violence in charlottesville last month. both of virginia's senators condemned the measure. the resolution urges president trump to speak out against those groups. it is now headed to his desk for signature. the republican push to cut your taxes heats up today. >> house speaker paul ryan and senator ted cruz will make the case for the cut in separate appearances. this comes after president trump met with a group of bipartisan lawmakers at the white house. news 4 rae's tracie potts is live on capitol hill. tracie, where do things stand on coming up with a bill for this tax cut? >> reporter: the president wants to cut corporate taxes, business taxes big time. the white house says as low as possible. he got together with republicans and democrats last night. democrats afterwards released a few statements outlining where they want this to go. they want to see incentives for businesses that keep jobs here,

simplifying the tax code without dealing with the debt which isn't even going to touch until next year and they want policies that are pro family focus on and support families. so that discussion happened. as you noted, ryan and cruz talk today about whether they want to see tax reforms. the house is working on it, the senate is working on a bill that they're not quite ready to release yet. a lot of moving parts when it comes to tax reform. the story this morning, all sides or many of the sides seem to be talking. >> tracie potts on the hill for us. tracie, thank you. in just a few hours, hillary clinton will give her first live tv interview since losing the presidential election. she will sit down with matt lauer and savannah guthrie on the "today" show to talk about her new book "what happened." in the book clinton blames herself and others for losing the campaign. at a white house briefing yesterday reporters asked whether president trump plans to read the book? >>

that he's pretty well versed on what happened and i think it's pretty clear to all of america. i think it's sad that -- >> well, things could get a little awkward between clinton and matt lauer. several pages in her book are devoted to criticize his hosting of the commander in chief forum aboard the "u.s.s. intrepid" last fall. you can watch that here after "news 4 today." new developments following a news 4 i-team investigation. they'll look into rules for local child protective services agencies. weeks ago they found an arlington school teacher who was engaged in sex abuse with a third grader managed to find a new job. that's because arlington child protection services failed to ensure the teacher license was revoked. because of our report they will review rules at a hearing next

wednesday. 4:50. montgomery county public schools should focus on career programs. the report says the county has a culture of high expectations when it comes to college prep but career prep is becoming as important in today's society. as the washington post reports, the study was presented to the school board yesterday. it includes several changes, including getting the advice of businesses in the county. it says having career programs across all high schools. residents of a condo complex may have some money coming to them. pepco and washington gas will pay the residents $100,000. the company shut off utilities last fall. they didn't give enough notice before shutting off services. if you lived there last october, call the ag's office to see if you're parf

they were forced to move out after the complex failed a fire safety inspection. well, it is the 15th anniversary of the selfie! this day back in 2002 the term became a thing. it first appeared on an australian website put there by a man named nathan hope who doesn't want to take credit for it. he said the term is just common slang. people use it all the time. >> he doesn't want to be blamed for vanity, is that what that means? >> it's just a convenient way of taking pictures. >> protected vanity. >> exactly. >> it is one of the deadly sins, after all. >> right. right. after greed and glutany. >> and slob. >> rain drops outside again this morning. starting off with a lot of clouds and sprinkles around. this is not going to be a total washout of a day. yesterday turned o t

nice afternoon. might take longer today than yesterday. 69 current bely. very sneaky start this morning. a lot of humidity around. generally a southerly flow bringing more humid air up to the south. what was irma is spinning her wheels down around parts of western tennessee. this is one of the outer most reaches of what was irma. it's not in the range this morning. a general track of light rain and showers extending from stafford, fredericksburg in southern maryland up i-95 into the capital beltway. east of the blue ridge. keep in mind, here's a look of future weather. don't expect a lot of rain. we're talking about 1/10 of an inch of rain or less. by 8:30, spits and sprinkles moving through. a showery morning commute up through about lunchtime. after lunch we should get the rainfall turned off. with any luck we'll get sunshine back hopefully by 2:00, 3:00. may take a little longer. we'll keep you postedn

mid to upper 60s. today's high, 82. here's your ten day forecast. more rain chances off and on through the day tomorrow. again, no heavy rain. isolated shower friday but, jack taylor, i've been keeping this promise all week. the weekend looks warm and dry. >> thank you much for that. i appreciate it. we've got two work zones, maryland going north on i-95 up towards baltimore. the first work zone after route 100. before i-95, two right lanes get by that work zone. arrive in maryland, 50 westbound after the freeway. sounds like we have a crash. >> jack, thank you. by now you probably know if you are a victim of the he can which faction breach, but do you know what to do next? some tips to keep your identity safe. and you could say target is a fix

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almost half the country was affected by the massive data breach by equifax. >> there were dozens of lawsuits filed against them last week. dozens o

executives investigated. at this point it's not clear who might be held accountable. there are some things you can do to protect yourself. equifaction is offering a free year of credit monitoring. >> your best option is to freeze your credit instead. that's free from equifax. it doesn't cost much. when you freeze your credit, you can't open any new lines of credit without a pin. it might slow down buying a new home or car, but no one can open a fake account in your name either. well, a warning now for anyone seeking help during a difficult time. >> you need to be aware of self proclaimed psychics who prey on the vulnerable. this self-proclaimed psychic is off the streets. she's accused of swindling more than $82,000 from a maryland woman who went to her for help. she operated out of a home in bethesda that she

she used a common tech knowing with victims. >> a psychic will say, if you go to the police and you report me, then remember those personal details that you told me, i'm going to disclose them. >> the private investigator tells news 4 that marks was arrested in 2010 for defrauding three other women. she's expected to be extradited to montgomery county to face other charges. >> call police if you've ever worked with her. if you're a fan of hgtv's show, "fixer upper." . a collection called hart and hand will debut on november 5th with items designed by the couple. it will include items including vases, place cardholders and table linens ranging from 99 cents to just under $130. so when you have all of those fancy dinner parties, you have place cardholders, one

eun yang. >> i just got into the show and joanna is fun. >> they're such a cute couple with the beautiful kids and things. stay with us. "news 4 today" continues now at 5:00 a.m. "news 4 today" starts now. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. we are working for you and your family to help you get out the door on time. >> a look at the roads and rails with wtop's jack taylor. first to chuck and lauren, some folks will need an umbrella as they leave the house like chuck now. >> yes, tracking rain drops all morning and there are, in fact, light rain drops coming down here in the friendly confines of northwest washington. these rain drops are going to be here for the next couple of hours. woops. that's -- no, that doesn't look right. let's see. there's your ten day forecast. i'll tell you there's a