just a minute. but first let's check in with chuck bell. you may need the umbrella today. >> no mays about it. you will need it and for most of the day. what was irma is going to be passing overhead during the course of the day. plenty of raindrops on radar this morning. what was irma now moving into parts of northern west virginia. look at all the shower chances now moving right into the d.c. metro area. there's more where that came from. temperatures are on the mild side. it feels like the tropical air mass for sure. we'll be up near 80 today. but have that you will brel a ready to go. what about the weekend? since it's thursday, we'll share that with you coming up. now to a developing story in maryland. a major break in the case of a missing pregnant teacher. police found her body and now have her boyfriend in custody. this is the same man who stood alongside laura wallen's parents pleading for the

why the detectives suspected him from the start. >> montgomery county police chief thomas manger delivers the tragic news. officers found the body of 31-year-old laura wallen in a shallow grave. >> tyler tessier, mrs. wallen's boyfriend was arrested to r her murder. >> she was last seen with him saturday, september 2nd. she was four months pregnant and a high school teacher in columbia. her sister received a troubling text that said tyler had taken her to an open field in the damascus and area and says i'm not sure why we're up here. but he's taken me to this place in the middle of nowhere. >> he pre tented to be her. it said basically the baby isn't tyler's. later that week, they found her suv at an apartment complex in columbia near her school. tessier admitted to dng

front license plate, driver's license and phone. two days ago, police arranged a press conference with tessier and laura wallen's parents. >> laura's parents agreed do it knowing he was a suspect. at one point he even holds her mother's hand. his demeanor was suspicious. listen to how he responds when he talks about the last time he talked with her. >> any of your last conversations with her? >>. >> reporter: detectives say that delayed reaction when he's thinking about how to answer that question was suspicious. they also say that he was evasive at times during that news conference and had inconsistencies when they questioned him. as for laura wallen, well, autopsy, the medical examiner will determine the exact cause of death. the suspect, tyler tessier, is expected to be in court today at a bond hearing. he's charged withst

county police headquarters, i'm shomari stone, news 4. last night, students and teachers held a vigil for her at wildlife high school in columbia. they came together to pray for her return before any of them learned her body was found. understandably, they were emotional and several students told us that ms. wallen changed their lives. >> how could you possessed with so much hate to take a soul that means so much to people. look around you. look around you. these are kids. >> i had a lot of trouble in the classroom. in 11th grade when i finally had her, she turned it around. she made sure that i did what i had to do as a person, as a student as a man. >> the last young man is a college student now. he came home from student to help with the search because ms. wallen meant that much to him. there's going to be grief counselors ond

school. justin finch will be there this morning. we'll check in for a live report coming up. remember that chant from the campaign trail? it looks like president trump's tough talk on immigration may be softening. president trump sat down with democratic leaders nantz i pelosi and chuck schumer. democrats say funding for the border wall is out. but sara sanders says on twitter, that's not true. we're told the president is considering enforcing the protections of daca. schumer and pelosi released a joint statement saying they're willing to work with president trump on a border security package that would be acceptable to both sides. last night's discussion was called a positive step towards bipartisan solutions. today the president is heading to naples, florida, to look at hurricane irma's impact firsthand. for the 4 million people across the state still don't have power. in

blajing t blaming of lack of air conditioning at a nursing home. they're encouraging all floridians to check on their elderly neighbors. >> conduct a welfare check on elderly residents that you might know either in your neighborhood that don't have power or local assisted living facilities or condominiums where you know there's a large concentration of elderly people. >> the nursing home has been shut down and others evacuated as a precaution. the eight people who died will are in addition to the 17 who died directly blamed on the hurricane. an incredible update on the amount of money raised for the victims in the storms. the hand in hand telethon raised a little over 14 million d this. morning, that number climbed to $44 million.

>> the telethon aired here on nbc4 and other networks on tuesday night. all the money collected will go to nonprofit organizations like the united way and save the children. text and digital donations are still being accepted. just text give to 80077. you can donate $25. after a day of lobbying for the arts on capitol hill, broadway star lynn manuel miranda tweets his goodbyes. >> ding, ding, ding went the trolley. ding, ding, ding congress train. >> there he is again. the mastermind of the hit show hamilton riding around the metro -- the train that runs under the capitol. he posted several videos with visitors, staffers, even a few lawmakers as well. he was lobbying congress to keep the endowment for the arts off the chopping block. as you

chuck says not a matter of maybe, you need the umbrella. >> absolutely right. rain chances are climbing, climbing, climbing. feels like a morning in the tropics. up every 60 az, near 70 degrees outside. a look at the day planner coming up in a second, chris. thank you, chuck. we've seen a lot of compassion and giving since irma, but nothing quite like this. how something as small as a coffee mug helped bring peace to eye woman in texas. a new reality tv series he's our pediatrician, dr. ralph northam. born and raised in rural virginia went to vmi. trained at johns hopkins. an army doctor who treated soldiers seriously wounded in the gulf war. eighteen years as volunteer medical director of a children's hospice. as lt. governor, he's fighting to expand healthcare in virginia. he'll get it done as governor.

and we need to provide access to affordable healthcare for all virginians, not take it away.

all right. take a look outside as clear skies out there right now. don't worry. that rain is moving in here. move over, beverly hills, atlanta and the jersey shore, d.c. could be the setting of the next hit reality tv series. the hollywood reporter says vice studios is working on an unscripted series here in the district. the casting call has gone out for 18 to 45-year-olds from "all walks of life and political extrem extremes." if everything works out, first episodes could be shot as early as the spring. an amazing discovery found hid eb in one of ro

churches. a worker foubd what may be bone fragments of st. peter at a church that's been closed for 35 years. after they were found, they were shown on tv and the vatican is now guarding them closely. >> you won't find this double on any burger king menu, but in a parking lot. two separate families ended up delivering their little whoppers in the same parking lot about 24 hours apart. both families tried rushing to the hospital last weekend but just couldn't make it in time. both babies are healthy and happy. chuck, they're going to have to have a labor and delivery nurse on call at that burger king. >> an order of large fries along with your baby. rain chances are climbing with time as we go through the day. in fact, there's rain to be dealt with this morning. these raindrops are going to be passing on through here. but there's more where they came from. grab the umbrella, you will need

seeing all the images after hurricanes harvey and irma made a lot of us want to dos anything to help. one local woman did with a coffee mug. also ahead, the main known as farmer bro heads back to jail. what a locket

state of washington tops our national headlines this morning. it happened wednesday after the morning bell rang at freeman high school outside spokane. the suspect shot four people and killed a fellow student who tried to stop him. we've leshd a custodian was able to stop the shooter before anyone else was hurt. authorities haven't named the shooter, but a friend says he's been watching documentaries about school shootings. the student who died lost his dad in a tragic accident on father's day. a former star in the bachelor show will be in court today. chris soles is accused of leaving the scene of an accident. a 66-year-old man was killed when the reality tv star rear ended his tractor. if convicted, he could be sentenced to five years in prison. the man known as the farmer broe is going to jail. this time centered around hillary clinton. martin shkreli rd

of an aids medication by 5,000%. he promised facebook -- 5 grand for a strand of mrs. clinton's hair. the judge thinks he's a danger to his community. he's awaiting sentencing for a fraud conviction. now he's going to be locked up again. we've told you so many stories in recent weeks about hurricane victims who lost everything. the photo of one woman really spoke to a news 4 viewer. that maryland woman made it her mission to replace a treasured possession that harvey destroyed. news 4's megagan fitzgerald has the touching story you'll only see on news 4. >> grabbing a cup of coffee and reading the morning paper is routine for ann. >> my husband comes downstairs and we read the papers and we read out loud to each other. >> last week pictures and an article she read in "the new york times" about shirley heinz

way she never expected. >> the piles of ruined belongings out on the sidewalk waiting for trash disposal. and there's this woman, shirley hines and she shared -- she was the picture of dignity. >> hines was one of thousands of houston residents who lost everything when hurricane harvey ripped through the city, including these mugs that were given to her by her late mother. >> whenever she was feeling down, she would get one of those mugs and she said, i'd drink me some coffee. and i just realized. she had to have a new one. >> so ann scoured the internet. i bought all three cups actually that were for sale, sent them to houston. >> i broke down when -- >> they brought back so many memories. >> we would sit down and drink coffee. when i have my moments now and i

>> the cup of coffee every morning gave her strength for whatever awful day was ahead and everybody needs a cup like that. >> through a random act of kindness, a woman who lost so much has gained more than she ever expected. >> it was as if god was saying to me, it's going to be okay. and i just been telling myself that i am so blessed. >> meagan fitzgerald, news 4. amazing what one act of kindness can accomplish. as you get up this morning and you walk out the door, the first thing you notice is how muggy it is out there. >> absolutely right, chris. if you have an umbrella to share, you may need to share it for your thursday plans. rain is a big part of our forecast for today. but, we have showers to deal with today, rain chances will be falling away as we get closer and closer to the weekend. otherwise, here's a check of storm team 4 radar, cloudy skies this rn

through now. another chance for showers on the i-81 corridor. these waves of rain chances will keep coming through over and over during the course of the day. don't expect a lot of rain. a tenth of an inch to quarter of an inch. manassas, towards fairfax and chan still i till i towards dulles airport, you can see this first wave. this one will roll o on through. next showers in two hours. every two to three hours of continuous rain chances through the day. future weather, there's a little chance going on through. towards 8:00 in the morning, wave number one moving on out. plenty of clouds around. towards lefb clok in the morning, there's the next sign of the waves of rain chances coming on by. more showers by 2:00 or 3:00 in the afternoon. computer models don't really handle these kind situations all that well. here's another chance for rain in the shenandoah valley by 4:00, 5:00. that

and 6:00 p.m. know that you'll need your umbrella several times during the day. temperaturewise, it's a mild start to the day. we're 70 in washington now. 66 in fairfax county. 64 out in the shenandoah valley. planning out our day today. an 80% chance for rain between now and lunchtime. rain chances drop. i use that term figuratively. down to 60% by 5:00 in the afternoon and 40% chance for rain by 8:00 in the evening. highs for today, around 80 degrees. tomorrow, also upper 70s to around 80 degrees. rain chances we get into the weekend continue to go down down down. chris, that is excellent news for sure. i'll give you the ten-day forecast at 4:51. don't go away. >> i'm already looking forward to it. thanks, chuck. every evolving technology can be pretty cool sometimes. apple's latest facial recognition could impact your safety. how the new tech may change local criminal cases. we continue to follow developing news after police arrest the boyfriend of a missing pregnant

teacher. the new details in the ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor and i sponsored this ad 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.

♪ >> pretty impressive, huh? the humanoid robot shows no signs of nerves as it conducted an orchestra alongside tenor andrea bocelli. made its die beebut in tuscan c. it can't improvise. any unexpected changes from the musicians would have been, well, bad. new concerns about smartphones and the latest security features. the new technology could impact a local school and how police officers do their jobs down the line. news 4's kristin wright on how the cutting-edge

could affect criminal changes. >> it sounds sci-fi, like something out of a movie. >> we call this space i.d. it maps the unique geometry of your face with over 30,000 invisible dots. >> apple unveiled the iphone 10 and facial recognition security feature. >> this makes your face your secure password. >> julian sanchez studies how technology, privacy and civil liberties all connect. he thinks apple's face i.d. sounds secure enough, but that's not the only concern. >> the longer term question is, how comfortable are we with face recognition as a pervasive technology for identification. >> law enforcement is already dealing with legal hurdles and getting into cell phones. sanchez says facial recognition could make it too easy for police to hold up a suspect's phone to their face and unlock it. montgomery county state's attorney john mccarthy

warrants as they do now with fingerprint i.d. he hopes face i.d. is a tool. >> when a person who is alleged to have committed a crime, wants to say yes, that was my phone but i was not using it, if it can only be opened up by facial recognition, then you were the one using it. >> the hope is that hackers don't find your face and use it. kristin wright, news 4. just scratching the surface of this stuff. that was kristin wright reporting. it is now coming up on 4:26 in the morning. "news4 today" continues right now with aaron and eun. chris, thank you. now on "news4 today," a pregnant woman found murdered. her boyfriend behind bars and her students are devastated. what we're learning in the evolving case of a beloved teacher, laura wallen. >> making a deal with democrats. what president trump and leaders from the left agree to late last night when this comes to daca.

trolley. ding, ding, ding congress train. >> forget st. louis. meet him in d.c. how lynn manuel miranda spent his final hours here in the district. i mean, only he can make a train ride fun. you know what i mean? underground trolley that gets through capitol hill. >> i've had some crazy train rides in the city. we turn the microphone off. >> inside the capitol building. decorum. >> good morning everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. i'm eun yang. we're working to get you to work and school on time. a look at the roads in a minute with jack taylor. first though, chuck and somara are here because we need umbrellas. >> we certainly do. >> but is the rain sticking around for the weekend? that's the real question. >> we will give the answer to that question in a second. but you will need the umbrella on your thursday. it is a mild

a first chance for rain coming through this morning. grab the umbrella. nothing all that heavy. rain across all of montgomery county, loudoun county, fairfax, arlington, the district moving into prince george's county and headed out towards the chesapeake bay. more rain chances where this one came from later on. mid-60s in the shenandoah valley. closer to 70 degrees the closer to downtown washington. planning out our day for the day, showers likely for the next couple of hours. in the afternoon, a little more of the hit and miss variety. just enough sun to make a random thunderstorm or two. we'll show you the future weather planner. for now, it is traffic time. good morning to you, mr. taylor. good morning, chuck. problem downtown. it's in the district. 14th street bridge headed eastbound on the case bridge. all lanes temporarily closed. we had

carrying slabs of concrete. pretty sizable. they struck something. the concrete kind of spread across the roadway in pieces. district authorities on scene. about 90% of what they can remove from the roadway. lanes are temporarily blocked. there was work on the westbound side after the left lane. also work on 270 moving southbound out of frederick. after 109, only a left lane getting by on scene. the volume getting heavier. we have an actual delay this early morning. plan ahead for that, please. back to you. jack, thank you. 4:28. a major break in the case of a missing pregnant teacher. police have now found her body and have her boyfriend in custody. this is the same man who stood alongside laura wallen's parents days ago pleading for the public's help. he's expected in court today. montgomery county police say he was a suspect all along but wasn't arrested until after her

shallow grave in damascus. >> this is just one of those tragic cases where you have an absolutely innocent victim and it's just senseless killing. >> police say tessier used her phone to send text messages to wallen's sister claiming he may not be the father of her baby. she was four months pregnant. laura wallen was a teacher at wild lake high school in columbia. last night a vigil was held in her honor. they were emotional as several students told us ms. wallen changed their lives. >> like, how could you be possessed with so much hate to take a soul that meant so much to people. look around you. look around you. these are kids. >> i had a lot of trouble in school. in 11th grade when i finally had her, she turned it around. she told me i could do what i could do as a

>> the last person was a college student. he came home from school to help the search because ms. wallen meant so much to him. grief counselors will be at wild lake high school today for anyone who needs them. we've been telling you about the search for laura wallen since last week. her father texted news 4's kristin wright and said simply, lawyer is in the loving arms of god now. >> we have much more on the ongoing investigation justin finch will be at the high school later this morning. build that wall. >> remember that chant from the trump campaign trail. it could be that president trump's tough talk on immigration may be softening. last night, president trump sat down with top democratic leaders, nancy pelosi and chuck schumer, at the white house. democrats say funding for the wall is out but press secretary sara sanders says on t