moving into our area. 6:00 a.m. now. good morning, everybody. thanks for waking up with us. >> we have team coverage on how the rain moving in could impact your day and your commute. >> we begin with our storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and lauren rickets out on the weather deck. the umbrella is down now, what does that mean, guys? >> it's wet out. it is a little misty out here, but maybe a small umbrella is what you're going to need throughout the morning. >> i had it up every other time i've been out here. this is the first not to need it now. morning commute, we'll have a little bit of light rain on it. exercise, a little bit on the humid side. nats game, dry. we need this wind big time. we may meet the braves in the playoff. we have to learn how to beat them now. four-part planner today. clearing out later on in the day. sun is down at 7:19, 1

minutes after we start the nats game. jack taylor, how is that wednesday morning commute? >> well, unfortunately we had an early morning crash out in restin headed towards sunrise valley drive. sounds like we had a crash. sounds as if we have a lot of equipment on scene. follow police direction. chopper 4 will head over to the top side of the beltway. conditions could be hairy. outer loop, top side. 95 to georgia avenue should be without issue. rail riders on the orange line trains single tracking. green line, we've got recity sid dual delays. back to you. >> jack, thank you. 6:01 now. it doesn't seem like much to look at here, but that's because this is the empire state building with the lights turned off. >> it went dark last night in honor of everyone affected by hurricane irma. the storm shattered lives in the caribbean and it left florida broken today. sa

the recovery that's already taking place. >> reporter: aaron and eun, here in miami and downtown miami the flooding has receded, but many trees are still down in this area and across the city. power is still coming -- is slowly starting to come back on, but the dire need is still in the florida keys. many people anxious to return to their homes there. they're getting there and finding they have nothing left. you may remember the category 4 hurricane was irma at the time, it hit the island as that strong of a storm devastating everything in sight turning what many considered a tropical paradise into more now it looks like a battlefield. people there are still -- they are in desperate need of help. the navy and medical responders are there trying to provide much needed supplies. the "u.s.s. abraham lincoln" is a warship there on a mission of mercy. able to provide 100,000 gallons of water there in just a day. no

rescue teams out trying to find people who are unaccounted for and others who may be stranded. the effects of irma are going to be needed. people in the carolinas are dealing with flooding there. in jacksonville. power could be restored to most of florida by the end of the weekend. aaron and eun, back to you. >> that last bit is good to hear. sarah, thank you for that. another sad story coming out of florida. a running generator likely killed three family members in a florida home. they were among the millions left without power from hurricane irma. seven people were inside that home. a child called authorities for help on tuesday evening. one child was also one of the victims. take a look at this aerial footage of u.s. virgin island of st. thomas. you can see the significant damage to homes and businesses across the entire island. people in the

charlotte says people are waiting three hours in line for supplies. the u.s. is sending the abraham lincoln aircraft carrier along with eight other ships to help not only u.s. virgin islands, puerto rico and saint martin as well. more help is on the way. an elite search and rescue team from fairfax is providing search and rescue. they say that members of the urban search and rescue team are now spread out across puerto rico, st. thomas and the florida keys. the 80 member team known as virginia task force 1 includes rescue specialists, canine units and other resources. it is just the beginning of the cleanup effort to our south now. we're working with a look at how to help storm victims. in a heated session that went on for hours, the college park city council approved a bill that allows noncitizens to

came down just before midnight. news 4's justin finch is following the story for us from college park this morning. justin, good morning to you. >> reporter: aaron, good morning. here city council officials say noncitizens can only take part in local level elections weighing in on local issues like trash pickup but many here are not okay with that. many who showed up for last night's vote says the only people who should be voting are citizens, period. now they're opening it up to undocumented immigrants. the council said they will not take part in larger races such as statewide elections here. the measure was first raised back in june, but opposition to it was so strong including threats until now. after that vote came down, minutes before midnight, the opposing sides were not

vote is earned. >> citizenship is not something you take lightly. citizenship of a place means you have ownership status, you know, and you are responsible for what happens there. >> the council is selected and proportioned based on the number of residents in the city. the council is currently representing undocumented immigrants. >> reporter: this came down to a 4-3 vote last night with one holdout. college park is the third and largest city in prince gorges county to include undocumented immigrants, both followed by mount ranier and hyattsville. back to you in the studio. >> justin finch live for us in college park. 6:06 is your time now. today ss 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 hoerd from in more than a

lake high school in columbia. she's also four months pregnant. tonight's vigil is at 7:30 at the high school's football field. right now the parents of a missing 12-year-old are awaiting for answers. >> for some reason jayla smith left the green belt community center and got on a bus. when she got off the metro station, she disappeared. her mother and father are both understandably worried. >> has she eaten? is she warm? is she safe? >> i want her to come home and she's not in trouble like my wife said. we'll take her back, you know, open arms. >> again, jayla is 12 years old. anyone who has seen her or knows where she is is asked to call police. we are following braking news. a new crew has stopped there. that was a six-hour

this crew now officially starting a five-month mission. the astronaut from our area, we're so proud. he's from falls church, virginia. he tweets a lot. his last one was that he was going to say good-bye to his normal bed for quite some time, as we mentioned. nonvanderhey joins three members who have already been aboard the space station since late july. good for him. that will be fun to watch. eun? >> very cool indeed. thank you, angie. nats fans, there is one day we know is already circled on your calendar, tuesday, july 17th. that's the all-star game. now we have a whole lot more to mark. the team released the schedule for next year. >> you can start with thursday, march 29th. that's opening day away, away. the home opener will be one week after that. the battle of the beltway is in june. >> the

be in town. calendar's already marked up. los angeles is lit right now. dozens of landmarks in the west coast city was in technicolor. >> did you get that? >> some people are like, what? they're awaiting confirmation that l.a. will host the 2028 summer games. >> among them was the coliseum was yesterday. >> all of those places, the international olympic committee is expected to officially announce l.a. as the next host by wednesday of next week. 6:09 right now. a final farewell. if you missed the tribute to our friend and colleague jim vance, take a look back at the special tribute next. plus, a nun on a mission. irma moves on. the divine intervention after a devastating storm. and we're seeing some rain showersut

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well, we've got a few rain showers out there right now. just some light stuff moving from the south to the north through the area. watch for the low visibilities. we're going to be dealing with these rain showers all throughout the morning and, again, a little bit of fog as we warm up into the low 70s. by this afternoon we'll have some sunshine. warming this afternoon into the low 80s. more rain tomorrow. chuck's got the timing on that. right now let's take a look at traffic with jack taylor. good morning, jack. >> lauren, good

we'll start off with the rails. metro had some issues this morning. good news, no longer single tracking. on the green line, residual delays from earlier track problem outside anacostia navy yard. maryland headed into the district 50 westbound before you get to route 202, unfortunately nothing is now moving. the crash has been on both sides of the roadway. as fire and rescue pulled up they blocked 50 inside the beltway before 202. back to you. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> jim vance. >> i still have chills from that performance. >> incredible performance there for jim vance who loved music. that song performed by the powerful voices of the howard

university gospel choir. just amazing. >> it was just part of a beautiful tribute for our dear friend. this was yesterday at the washington national cathedral, right? >> yes. >> wasn't it stunning? >> just over and over again we were sort of awed by that song as it went on and some of the other comments and things that were made there. that was the beginning of a ceremony that was really a celebration of a life fully lived. ♪ ♪ >> and the service was full of so many wonderful stories. the heartwarming and hilarious, we laughed a lot. vance would have wanted that. there was one main theme. it felt that 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 whence

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 really rings true for those who knew him and loved him. he was so authentic. he --i really think didn't say anything he didn't mean. everything came from the heart and that's why people always felt special in his presence. everyone felt like that person was the only person in the room. >> they said that at the service yesterday. incredible force, presence. craig made a good point about him setting the example and then sort of wanting to live up to the example that he set for those of us, you know, who would not have been in this business.

that spanned more than 40 de des at the station. turn to news 4 your health this morning. new this morning, cancer research has taken nine steps forward. the seventh annual cancer progress report released today discusses the nine new cancer therapies that have been approached by t approved by the fda. two of them, immunotherapy and precision medicine are different in that they focus on genetic mutations of the tumor rather than the location of the tumor itself. seattle mayor ed murray's resignation goes into effect today. his cousin is the fifth person to publicly accuse him of child sex abuse. he has denied all of the allegations. new developments following a news 4 i-team investigation. they'll look into rules of local child

agencies. they veeld that an arlington school teacher was found to have engaged in section abuse of a third grader managed to find a new teaching job after that in prince george's county. that's because arlington child protective services failed to ensure his teaching license was revoked. because of our report the virginia commission on youth will review rules at a hearing next wednesday. record payout in australia. that is more than pitch perfect. angie goff at the live desk here. just getting word that actress rebel wilson was just awarded 3.6 enveloped a defamation lawsuit over magazine articles that wilson said cost her movie roles. her reputation was damaged. the actor's best known for "pitch perfect" and a really good one

some of the money to charity. >> getting stuff done right there, boy. you put on some work gloves and wrap an apron around that habit, a nun revving up a chain saw. that is sister an margaret with bishop marshal high school. catholic schools are closed. this is normally discouraged. it's a little dangerous to get out there on your own after a storm and start doing that thing. power lines might be around. >> she has protection. >> she's a nun. if you're going to trust anyone with that kind of work, i'm going to say sister an margaret. >> she has the work habits. >> get out there and do it.

>> i'm amazed she can wear black in the south florida sun. >> she's used to it. >> i won't compare how hot it will be. she'll need a cold glass of water. >> get out his coffee. >> it is, indeed, a cloudy start here in the morning hours. cool and showery so far this month. september rainfall just about average. it is scattered over quite a few days. so far our first half of the month almost more than 6 degrees colder than average. we'll start heating up some of that deficit as temperatures go warmer than average as we head into the weekend and most of next week looks like it will be in plus territory. no 90s but plus territory. 68 now. a lot of rain down to our south and west. what was irma is spinning itself out and unwinding its rainfall down across the

morning is from irma. that's why it feels so warm and humid outside. very much a summer-like feel with temperatures mid to upper 60s. grab that umbrella. light rain and showers will continue to impact your day for the next few hours. here's future weather. showery weather. nothing heavy. enough to get you wet and make you mad if you don't have your umbrella with you. this is at 9:00 in the morning. light showers around. by noon, most of that is coming to an end. by 3:00, 4:00 we should break out into some amount of sunshine and have a nice finish to the day. enough sunshine to get temperatures up into the low 70s and 80s. 4:00 a.m. a couple more chances for rain off and on throughout the day tomorrow. maybe even a rumble or two of thunder. here's your extended forecast then the next couple of days around here. we'll be on the showery side today and tomorrow. drying out friday. sunny and warm over the weekend. let's go over to wtop and jack taylor. >> hey,

highway and you take it towards the northeast, this is ahead of you. be very careful before you get to the interchange with 202. only the right shoulder is getting by. this is not good. the delay will kreech back to the beltway. for now only the right shoulder gets by. 270 southbound leaving 70 down towards 109. some of the rain showers move through. increased delay. crash southbound at fairfax county parkway. you have a left lane getting by at the accident scene. back to you. protests in charlottesville are not over. new overnight, the reason people were up late at uva. "hand in hand." the benefit concert for victims of hurricane harvey and irma. the performance you may have missed that has a lot of folks talking. remember to join us later today for the ellen

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"news 4 today" starts now. 6:30 right now. it is hump day. >> i love when you say that. >> good old camel. >> the roads are -- the wouohoo at the end was nice. we are up early to help you. >> you have to go out in it. we're going to stay inside. meteorologist chuck bell and lauren rickets are outside with you. they will brave the elements for you, with you, it's just chuck actually. lauren got smart. >> i will brave the elements. lauren will be smart. she will keep her hair straight and not curly from the moisture out here. yes, indeed. it's raining once again. i've been out on the weather

i've had to have the umbrella up three out of four times. i should move the rain chance up 60% to 75%. temperatures mid to upper 60s across the area. as you're planning out the day, showers to start. a little bit of sunshine at the finish of the day. chances for rain, mentioned 60% is what i put on there. it's not raining everywhere, but it is raining here up and down the i-95 corridor, 270 corridor and 66 in bound. covered up in rain drops. rain can often be problematic for the commute. let's go back up to the wtop's jack taylor. >> it sure can. this morning, again, the case. if you're riding into the district out of maryland on 50 westbou westbound, good news is they're trying to clear the crash. if the last of the vehicles can clear the left lane, we'll have both travel lanes getting by. for now the right lane is getting passed. that could change by the time you get there. myersville, frederick county, eastbound

17, the crash, only the left lane is getting by there. gainesville, be aware please. 29 moving northbound. oaks drive. we earlier had some activity. the left lane has been reopened. vdot crews were out there. jack, thank you. 6:32. live desk with angie goff following how florida is recovering from irma right now. what's the latest, angie. >> aaron, the sites and sounds quickly changing in the state of florida right now. >> at the area. still without fuel. >> we know that the change in human services department, it's now in the ground. they're reporting that they've already been able to help more than 100 people. as far as travel is concerned, airports do remain open as the

its ee canceled in miami alone already today. in the intercontinental u.s., only six people because of this storm. the death toll, the big picture, looking at 54 this morning. now back to you. >> angie, thank you. st. thomas is one of the many islands hit with the brunt of hurricane irma. you can see the widespread damage that has left residents without homes and basically living off fuel supplies. >> a cruise liner is even stepping in to rescue the first large group of passengers off the island. nbc's ron mott has more on the recovery efforts. >> reporter: after nearly a week, our news team has arrived here on the island of st. thomas in the u.s. virgin islands. you can see a norwegian cruise line that has evacuated the first large group of passengers off the island. we'll give you the latest on where the recovery efforts are. there is c

their mission is to try to get the airport on st. thomas up and running perhaps as early as this weekend. a lot to cover from the u.s. virgin islands including the hard-hit st. john's just to our east. all of that and more coming up on the "today" show. back to you. >> thanks to ron there. 6:34. a look at some of the other top stories we're following this morning. president trump will continue his push for tax reform today. he's set to hold a bipartisan meeting with lawmakers at the white house. it's the third day in a row he's brought parties together to discuss the issue. college park city council voted on a bill that allows noncitizens to vote. it joins hyattsville and mount ranier. people surrounded the statue of thomas jefferson at uva last night. the city of charlottesville covered stat use of robert e. lee and stone wall jackson. this tarp was later taken down. signs of

morning on a metro project people in our area have been waiting years for. the second phase of the silver line. >> when it's finished, it will make life a lot easier for people who use dulles airport frequently. adam tuss is here with an update. what's the latest? >> reporter: 60% complete, aaron. that is the latest. of course, here behind me is the main terminal but take a look across the parking area. that is the silver line. if you've driven out here along the dulles toll road or the airport, there is no way to miss the construction. it is simply massive. there are actually tracks going into that station right now. so a lot of progress happening here. 60% complete. now take a look at the construction as we can show you some of the things that have been happening here. this is an 11 mile extension. that's going to go from restin here to the airport and continue with two stops in loudoun county. think about that, you can get on

take it down to the downtown core and over into the eastern reaches of the metro system. should metro be expanding? we asked that question to the head of the silver line project. take a listen to what he had to say. >> reporter: do you think it's wise that metro is expanding or you're just here to build their expansion and leave it at that? >> i'm going to leave it to others to comment on that. >> reporter: not touching that one. you're taking a look at the airport station under construction again. more than 60% complete of this 2 billion plus dollar project. guys, they are saying the opening date 2020 that you can right a metro train out here to dulles and beyond. back to you. >> adam tuss, dulles airport. thank you. we continue to track the equifax security breach and we're putting money back in your pocket. the new action taken that could help victims. the breaking news this morning. a smooth ride for the new crew members just arr

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♪ darling, darling, stand by me ♪ ♪ oh, stand by me >> it took one hour for celebrities to encourage people all over the country to donate nearly $15 million for hurricane relief. you can still help, too. just text give to 80077 to donate $25. people in florida and texas will benefit from your donation. and it was a who's who of hollywood last night including stevie wonder. just the greatest. >> really is. he actually opened the show with monolog that's trending this morning. listen. >> as we should begin to love and value our planet and anyone who believes that there is no such thing as global warming must be blind or

lord, please save us all. >> the show included everyone from oprah, beyonce and george clooney to julia roberts and cher. and now a song from norm rilaur rickets. >> you don't want any part of that. >> stevie wonder. >> following stevie wonder. way to set me up for failure right there. bus stop forecast, we have a few showers out there. it is a little foggy. be mindful of that. clearing taking place throughout the day. later on this afternoon. more rain coming tomorrow. chuck's going to time it out for you and let you know about the ten day forecast including the weekend coming up. now go to jack taylor. >> hey, lauren. if you're riding maryland into the district trying to get to northeast, 50 westbound 202, our crash moved to the left shoulder. both travel lanes open. unfortunately slowdown back near the beltway. pace improves and headed towards 295 in bound on new york avenue beyond this accident. nothing is in the way. >> jack,ha

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today." a decision on the controversial vote in college park is finally in. >> just before midnight the city council there approved a bill that would allow noncitizens to vote in local elections. news 4's justin finch is live in college park to break down what this means for folks living in that city. justin? >> reporter: aaron, good morning. supporters say this will give more people in college park a say in how city services are run. some say it's not that simple. it came down to a close vote 4-3 minutes before midnight. now the doors have been open to noncitizens include undocumented immigrants as well as legal permanent residents. they now have the chance to vote, though only in local elections. we're talking about city level concerns like snow removal or track pickup. this will not extend to bigger

elections. some worried that federal funding could now be at stake, but one supporter says the nation's history on immigration has never been perfect and he calls this a step forward. >> there's no reason to treat people who arrive here at a more modern time in history than people who arrived here just a few hundred years ago. citizenship of a place means you have ownership status, you know, and you are responsible for what happens there. >> reporter: you may recall that two other prince gorges county cities also allow noncitizens to vote. now college park is the third city to permit this and also now the largest. back in to you in the studio. >> justin finch live in college park for us. justin, thank you. 6:46 now. today it is a gathering of hope. that is what organizers are

howard county maryland teacher who hasn't been seen or heard from in more than a week. lauren wallen teaches at wild lake high school in columbia. she is four months pregnant. it's at 7:30 at the football field. this morning we are seeing how big of an impact wallen has had on her students and it's 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 and is now a freshman at university. she hopes her tribute will lead to new clues in the disappearance of wallen. she says she was more than a teacher, she was a friend. >> she's one of those people who is really close to her students. she helped me through personal family stuff, she was always there and knew when something was wrong. we developed a close relationship through those years. >> lindsay showed us this picture of her classroom door

her safe return. the howard county school system tells news 4 it is deeply concerned and hopes that wallen is safe. it is 6:48. right now police believe a missing maryland girl could be in the district. 12-year-old jayla smith was with her mom at the green belt community center monday morning when for some reason she left and went on a metro bus. she took off near the minnesota metro avenue station and has not been seen since. if you see jayla or know where she is, please call police. 54 people have died because of hurricane irma at this point. last night the empire state building went dark to remember all of them. >> right now the focus is on recovery and relief. nbc's sarah rosario is in miami now with what's happening today. sarah, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, aaron and eun. here in miami, sun starting to come up. we're getting a better look at some of the damage left behind by irma. there's a tree down behind me. these are some of the thing

the flooding that we saw at the height of the storm has since receded, but now we're also getting a clearer picture of the dire need in the florida keys there. irma rolling through that area as a category 4 hurricane causing widespread destruction. turning what many consider to be a tropical paradise into more of a war zone. the navy and the medical responders flown in yesterday to try to provide much needed supplies to the area. the "u.s.s. abraham lincoln" able to provide 100,000 gallons of water to the area. a huge help there. as they're looking for unaccounted people, they're going through the -- through all of the damage there and they're trying to find anyone who may be stranded. good news for people here in florida though is that power could be restored for at least the southeast coast by this weekend. reporting live in miami, sarah rosario. aaron and eun, back to you. >> sarah, thank you. another sad story

of florida this morning. officials say a running generator likely killed three family members at a home there. they were among the millions left without power from hurricane irma. seven people were inside that home when a child called authorities for help on tuesday evening. one child was also among the victims. more help is on the way. an elite search and rescue team from fairfax county is in the caribbean now to help people affected by hurricane irma. the fire department's virginia task force 1 is spread out across puerto rico, vand the florida keys. it is just the beginning for the cleanup effort there. the threat of flooding and more damage isn't over just yet. we're working for you with a look at how you can help the storm victims. head to the nbc washington app and search irma. 6:50 our time right now. you do not have to pay to protect your credit after that huge data

>> you can freeze your credit for free. >> if you paid for that service before, get a refund. freezing your credit is pretty much the best way to protect yourself if you are among the millions who had their information leaked. when you freeze your credit you can't open any new lines of credit without a pin. >> that keeps you safe from fake accounts. just make sure you're not about to buy a house or get a credit card. you may want to have it done at the other credit bureaus as well. there is a class action lawsuit in the works, but when we find out more about that we will let you know. hatch open, 12:08 a.m. central time. 12 -- or 1:08 a.m. eastern time. >> o dark 30 is what he's saying. really early. pictures and hugs all around as three new crew members arrive at the international space station. that includes two american astronauts and a russian cosmonaut. they are set

month mission. up there five months. >> bon voyage. >> yes. >> what an amazing journey and all the stories he'll have to tell when he comes back. 6:52 our time right now. want to get you up to speed on the morning commute. jack taylor from wtop. >> good morning. good morning. if you're trying to move into the district on 50, the crash on 202 has been moved over to the shoulder. rain showers rolling through. accident southbound on powder mill road. authorities should be on scene. some delays on frederick county. the good news is the crash that was at 17 and myersville has been moved over to the shoulder. all travel lanes are available. chuck, how long will the weather last? >> weather, as you know, lasts forever but the rain will not last all that much longer. fortunately it will be a dry ride home from work and

a live picture out from dulles international airport. beautiful place to live and visit but not a pretty morning out there. showery weather affecting dulles airport. you may want to call ahead and make sure your flights are going in and out on time. doesn't look much better. there's the monument right there. barely able to make out the silhouette. there's mr. jefferson's memorial. cloudy start. no 90 degree weather today. we may already have our last 90 degree day in the rear-view mirror. our last 90 was august 22nd. no 90ed in the forecast. little earlier than last year. last 90 degree day didn't come up until september 23rd. latest on record is october 11th. follow me on my social media pages @chuckbell 4. you can have our nbc washington app with our interactive water feature. 68 with the rain drops coming down. one more patch of rain. you can see there's no rain well down to our south and west.

and 9:00, 10:00, once it's out we get the rest of the day to be dry around here. if you left your umbrella at the office, show up at work. rain now on the 270 corridor on the north sides of the d.c. metro area. fredericksburg, stafford, southern maryland. future weather shows the lifting out of the rain. hopefully most of it's gone before lunchtime today. we should have a mostly dry afternoon and by the time we get towards 5:00, 6:00, we could get a sliver of sunshine here before the day is done. more rain chances come back for tomorrow. here's the way your ten day forecast looks. 60% chance for rain today. raining now. won't last all day long. another pretty good chance of rain. maybe a rumble or two tomorrow. no more than an isolated shower and the weekend, this is all that matters, hump day. saturday and sunday. mid 80s with sunshine. mostly dry weather into next week.

good morning, i'm landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. there's plenty of news this morning on apple phones. they unveiled three iphones, iphone 8 and 8 plus and high end iphone x. the x will cost $1,200. it has a cram with facial recognition technology. the draw back is the iphone x won't ship until late november. with your cnbc morning business report, i'm landon dowdy. >> $1,000 for a phone. i wish you would. >> i wish you would, too, so i could check it out and live vicariously through you. >> i'm going to ride this 7s until the wheels fall off. >> there you go. it is 6:55 right now. here are four things to know this morning. president trump will travel to florida tomorrow to view the full extent of the damage left by hurricane irma. thatrm

power. it took the lives of at least 54 people. the college park city council approves a controversial bill allowing noncitizens to vote. the decision came down just before midnight. they join two other counties. metro's silver line expansion more than 60% complete. once these stops are finished you can take metro all the way to dulles international airport. adam tuss says construction could be finished by 2020. keep it right here. hillary clinton is set to give her first live tv interview since losing the presidential election. she'll talk to matt lauer and savannah guthrie on "today" in just a few minutes. and with a rainy morning, you have to wonder when will the rain come to end? most of it will be gone before lunchtime. maybe a stray shower after lunch. most of the rain is before lunchtime. tomorrow two or three chances of

we dry it out on friday and sit pretty for the weekend. great for the beach or the blue ridge. >> looks great. >> are you offering the beach? >> sure. >> party at chuck's house! >> wait until you find out we can't all fit in. >> oops. >> thank you, chuck. >> someone's sleefg on the porch. >> i'll take the porch. >> i guess i should say i'll take the porch. >> you take the couch, i'll sleep on the porch. >> aaron, you take the porch. >> did you say porsche? >> porch, porch. >> that is the broadcast this morning. >>njoy your e

good morning. destruction and darkness. residents begin returning to the irma catch ravaged florida keys. >> this is the worst storm that we've ever been through. >> an estimated 90% of the homes there damaged or destroyed. power still out. crews going door to door looking for victims. this morning, a live look at the scene there from both the ground and the air. what happened? hillary clinton gets personal about her stunning loss to donald trump pointing fingers, taking names and taking some of the blame. this morning her first live interview since the election right here on "today." not me. senator ted cruz blaming a staffer for the pornographic video that surface on his