germantown and gaithersburg. beltway at -- in the outer loop, still picking up the cones. inner loop, the work zone cleared between connecticut and georgia. that's where we stand right now in traffic land. back to you. >> dave, thank you. it's 4:30. we're hearing of widespread damage and mudslides in dominica after hurricane maria hit overnight. as the prime minister said on facebook two hours ago that we have lost all that money can buy. imagine the prime minister putting that out publicly about the devastation in his country. chuck was talking about puerto rico. thousands who still don't have power because of hurricane irma and now brace for maria. >> they're thinking 100,000 evacuees, may need shelters. stores in central fa florida are stocking up on fly wood, propane, batteries. maria's long-term track is still

headstart just in case. can't blame them for that. never a bad idea, especially in that part of the world. this storm is taking aim at the u.s. virgin islands. our virginia task force one from fairfax still in the virgin islands helping with the recovery from irma. >> today, they're helping residents board up what's left of their homes. the team will ride out the storm there as well. back here at home, a silver spring church is collecting toiletries and nonperishable items to send there. the pastor of the bridge church is from st. thomas and says he feels helpless after seeing all the damage. >> individuals are lacking big resources needed for survival, shelter, food, water. just the basic things that we take for granted. >> if you'd like to help, you can drop off supplies at the bridge church on georgia avenue near silver spring. you can also go to their we

click on disaster relief. new video of protests in georgia. >> people are upset a student's death. angie goff at the live desk with details. what's happening? >> take a look at this. there you go. we just got this in. look and you can listen. you can hear what's going on in the streets here. it started with a peaceful candlelight vigil. that soon deteriorated and people started causing damage. someone set that cop cruiser on fire. two officers in the end were hurt. they set out an alert telling people to take shelter on campus. this all comes after campus police shot and killed scout schultz this past weekend. he was a student. he was 21 years old. police say he was carrying a knife and refused to drop it after they had asked him. aaron? >> angie, thank you. it's 4:32 right now. neighbors in ft. washington want even more done to protect folks

you've been in this traffic and seen the cones. the intense density of the traffic in this area. the community and the prince george's county police department came together last night to talk about the dangerous and too often deadly stretch of road. so far this year, there have been six fatal accidents on route 210. seven hours of enhanced patrolling and police stopped 49 cars for speeding recently. route 210 is a state highway. we know that. due to a 2010 agreement, state police have given patrol authority to the county. there's an effort under way now to change that. today we may find out what's next for the georgetown branch tra trail. it's been closed ahead of purple line construction. people who use the trail are upset by the sudden closure causing opponents to file for a temporary restraining order. a judge is expected to hear new arguments against the closure later this morning. keep an eye on the nbc washington app as we learn what happens

today, we'll find out where prince george's county officials hope to build a new amazon headquarters. rushern baker will make the announcement. they have until october 19th to submit proposals to land the new headquarters. amazon will invest $5 billion and create thousands of new jobs. it's 4:34. let's look at the other top stories. we're tracking two big items in the russia investigation this morning. both involving former trump campaign chairman, paul manafort. cnn reporting the u.s. government wiretapped manafort before and after the election. "the new york times" says prosecutors working for the special counsel warned manafort that they planned to indict him. that came after the fbi raided his virginia home back in july. nbc news has not confirmed either story. all eyes will be on president trump today as he delivers his first speech before the united nations general assembly. white house aides say north

its message. mr. trump is expected to call on nations to, quote, do their part in confronting the threat of rogue regimes like north korea. you can watch special coverage of the address right here on nbc4 at 10:30 this morning. here at home today, the big political story will be the virginia governor's debate. democrat north a.m. and ed gillespie will face off on news 4. this could be pivotal in determining who becomes the state's next governor. that's because it's a dead heat. one from suffolk university, the other the university of mary washington. this race is basically tied right now. one thing you may notice tonight, ralph northam and ed gillespie trying to connect to voters by talking about local issues. >> they're going to look at the quality of their schools, going to look at transportation. they're going to look at the future economically of their communities. >> now, a quick programming note. because of the

6 can will air for half an hour and the debate is live at 7:00. it will be moderated by chuck todd, julie carey and i will serve as panelists. back here at the live desk. we have breaking news. toys-r-us is bankrupt. they filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. a lot of you now were in the fall starting to think about shopping for the holidays. however, toys-r-us saying this morning, it's not planning to close any strors stores, just to restructure $5 billion of debt. this is another store that we're seeing not closing down, but dealing with the new challenges of more people buying digital and more people online. >> there's a lot of competition. the stores aren't closing. what are the changes we should expect if people are going to the stores to shop? any difference? >> everybody is like what now? toys-r-uss

make the shopping season better. the company can manage things better with restructured debt and it's planning to improve the website to compete with the online retailers. this is all subject to court approval. back to you. angie goff, thank you. it's now 4:37. we want to get another check on your weather and traffic. >> a look at the roads with wtop's dave dildine in a second. 23i first, chuck and sheena have a look outside. >> quiet start to the day today. >> it is quiet. >> people are loving it. i know flipflop queen that you are, you are very excited about the extended forecast. >> i do like it. eun will like it too. reminding you that we are technically in summer, fall is not here until friday. locally, watching hurricane jose offshore. we're dry inland. there you see the rain bands across the coastline. tropical storm warning along the coast and the eastern shore. tropical storm watches up along the jersey shore. closer to the coast, we cld

hour. inland, breezy, but not too bad. a closer look at the forecast coming up. let's look at the roads with dave dildine. wtop. >> good morning. we're taking a wide look at the beltway. there are work zones up on the outer loop, they're picking up the barrels. still blocking a couple left lanes. the beginning of that lane tapers right there. westbound traffic gets by easily. virginia, a live look at 395 from duke street. wide open. no delays. back to you. dave, thank you. before you know it, you'll be cruising down i-66 using the new express lanes and there's a website to help you navigate the valuable info drivers will want to hear. new details about the equifax hack that likely impacted a lot of you. why the recent breach wasn't the fishs one this year. it was the

it's been nearly 44 years to the day since the electrifying tennis match between billie jean king and bobby riggs. the battle of the sexes as it was called in 1973 became one of the most watched televised sporting events of all-time. >> it sparked a global conversation on gender equality, especially in sports. there's a new mochvie coming ou about that match and steve carell plays bobby riggs. >> how funas

not for my wife and kids. i actually read one review that said my wig was terrible in this movie. unfortunately, it was my real hair. that's the problem. >> he's funny in everything he does. it's not just a comedy. it's a drama about this match. >> is it a comedy? >> there are funny moments in it. >> you can watch more of the interview on the "today" show. learn what the movie is about. >> when i see steve carell, i laugh. >> he does some -- >> by now you've heard the shoutout trending from d.c. native dave chappelle. >> i'm going to read this teleprompter. please forgive me. shoutout to d.c. public schools. here we go. [ laughter ] >> big moments had d.c. schools trending sunday night during the emmys. this morning, we're learning that chappelle will visit

ellington school of the arts soon. he's in the district today for a string of shows at the warner theater. >> you know once he gave the shoutout there would be an expectation that he come here. even before that shoutout, he would come here quite a bit. especially to his alma mater. >> some people thought he was being critical of d.c. schools. >> i saw it the other way. >> we're going to have our cameras there too. let's turn to meteorologist chuck bell. see what's coming up with the weather. >> a nice quiet start here. temperatures upper 60s to 70 degrees. we've got a big-meti

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turn to the nice around here. we'll have clouds this morning but should get back to sunshine this afternoon into the upper 70s, low 80s. when sheena shows you that forecast, you'll think it's summertime again. >> i don't mind that. it's going to be cold before you know it. >> take a little of that. thank you, chuck. senseless, that feeling is being echoed throughout an apartment complex in southeast washington. >> a 16-year-old boy was shot and killed while going to get ice cream. neighbors say he was visiting friends on pomeroy road when someone started shooting at him. the bullet holes are still visible. starnes ran into a woman's apartment ep tntryway and listes she describes to pat collins what happened next. >> did he stumble into your apartment? >> yes. >> what did he say? >> i've been shot. >> what did do you? >> told him to hold on.

for him somehow. >> tell me about him. >> i watched him grow up and i hate that he lost his life. >> so sad. starnes was a sophomore at high school and detectives have not made any arrests. i'm angie goff at the live desk. there was an earthquake in california and our nbc station in los angeles. they felt it while they were on the air. >> we're going to -- >> did you feel that? >> we just felt app earthquake. >> it was a very sharp but pronounced jolt. >> it was not a big earthquake. it measured at 3.6 magnitude. damage very unlikely but a lot of people felt this one. the damage to washington monument and the national cathedral, that was a magnitude 5.8 quake. aaron, eun. >> angie, thank you for

4:47 right now. expect to hear a lot about north korea today. >> that is expected to be the main focus of president trump's first address to the united nations general assembly later this morning. news 4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill. tracie, what will the president's message be on north korea? >> well, the united nations needs to get tougher, that the world needs to work together to really get kim jong un to stop test firing these missiles. he's called north korea a menace. he has, of late, called kim jong un rocket man on twitter. today in this first address to the united nations, he will try to balance his america first philosophy with working together with these more than 100 nations who have gathered. expected to be a big part of this speech, reform. trying to make sure that the united nations works more efficiently. he wants to make sure that every country, not just the united states is contributing financially, militarily, doing their part to confront rogue

he's also expected to hit on iran and perhaps a -- going to lay out a bigger picture of the threats of global terror and globalization and where he thinks the u.s. stands in all of that. >> tracie potts on the hill. thank you. 11 before the hour right now. the battle over health care is heating back up. today democrats will hold a rally outside the capital railing against a new plan to replace the affordable care act. it's headed by lindsey graham and bill cassidy. it would get rid of mandates that most americans buy insurance and cut and reshape medicaid. republicans have until the end of the month to pass a bill with only 51 votes. now to a surprising development in college park. it looks like noncitizens cannot vote there after all. the controversial vote that rocked the city did not pass in last week's council meeting due to an insufficient number of votes. college park needs more than a simple majorit

city's charter and allow people who are not legal citizens to vote in local elections. there is a work session set tonight to discuss the next steps. more headaches could be coming to your commute on metro. the transit agency considering more shutdowns as it seals up persistent leaks in the tunnels. in july, metro had some of the holes filled in. the general manager paul wiedefeld will visit the area. a new online tool to help you navigate the new express lanes on i-66 inside the beltway. this is what the website looks like. it explains how tolling will work, where the express lanes run, at what time of day you'll be charged for using them. tolling begins in december. we'll post a link in the nbc washington app. a historic school in ashburn is open to the public again looking much like it did 124 years ago. take a

the one-room school was used to educate black students in loudoun county before desegregati desegregation. the property was bought and they turned the historic building into a living museum. last october the school was vandalized. drawing community support that accelerated those renovations. very cool. there is a new top teacher in virginia. she's a gw grad who teaches social studies. she was named virginia teacher of the year last night. this is video of her nomination last week. williams will now compete for the 2018 national teacher of the year. you know how i feel about teachers. the work they do every single day, i don't know how they do it. day in, day out. they're teaching our kids. >> can't thank them enough. >> future of our country. next time you walk the trail in ashburn, keep an eye out for snakes. a copperhead was spotted on the trail near the quarry

from 2 to 3 feet long. while those snakes are the venom is considered mild, anyone exposed to it is urged to get medical attention. >> mild venom, seems like an oxymoron to me. >> ths a mastodon tooth. a boy in michigan found it near a pond visiting his grandparents. is that one tooth? a mastodon was a mammal that resembled an elephant and officials at the paleontology department says it was -- what a find. next week the officials will look around the area to see if they can find more fossils. you put that in a museum or next to his bed. >> maybe under his pillow. >> how much money might that get? >> i'm not playing this game. >> my daughter lost a tooth yesterday. >> tooth fairy has to pay a visit. >> tooth fairy --

>> $5? >> i would give like one or two. >> i think the tooth fairy thinks a dollar is appropriate. >> can't throw candy. >> exactly. >> you guys are excited about this little warmup we're dealing with here. >> i was going to say, line up the sleeveless dresses for the rest of the week. it's going to be warm outside. you probably never know. but we have a hurricane offshore, by the way. this is hurricane jose we've been watching. the rain bands trying to move on shore. we'll see a few light showers. mostly east of the district today. but that's really going to be about it. we're going to head to massachusetts where they expect more of this. we drove it up there. it's sweeping around. not too much happening yet. later on today, rain from jose. there's the center of it. locally, we have warnings. not inland.

shore across the shore of sussex county and for parts of the jersey shore with winds gusting near 40 miles an hour. inland, a little breezy. here's the track. we don't have to worry about it. it's going to stay out to sea. for today, it brings the cloud and chance for showers. locally, if you're stepping outside, 70 degrees in washington. 68 in leesburg right now. here's future weather. i mentioned the showers east of the district. that's what it looks like as we go through the afternoon. here's that forecast i was telling you about. look at the temperatures, yuchblt the mid to upper 80s. i know, the weekend looks nice and even next week. let's check your roads with dave dildine at wtop. hey, dave. >>. >> sheena talking about paving season. georgia avenue, they're working with the steamrollers out. getting by in a single left lane on the beltway. the outer loop toward georgia avenue. still picking up the work zone along the left side.

send it back to you. >> dave, thank you. this morning, we're learning about a second breach involving equifax. but it happened earlier this year. what you need to know each if you weren't impacted by the first hack. there's no place like home for the holidays. getting there can be sweet 4k tv, mr. peterson. thanks. pretty psyched. did you get fios too? no. mr. peterson, fios is a 100% fiber optic-network. what does that mean? think about it. if you got an awesome new car you'd put the best gas in it, right. so why hook up your awesome technology to anything other than a fiber-optic network? i got to go. peterson. peterson's wife. counting on you guys. your internet deserves the 100% fiber-optic network. and now get our fastest internet ever plus tv and phone for just $79.99 per month.

born and raised incian, dr. rrural 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. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, and we need to provide access to affordable healthcare for all virginians, not take it away.

about how your information could have been exposed by a hack of the credit reporting agency equifax. it was breached in march before the massive hack we learned about last month. it's not clear whether there was a connection between the march and july hacks. the incident impacted 143 million people. >> people living in cathedral heights are coming together to talk about airplane noise in the city. research team has been working to gather information on the level of noise from planes using reagan national airport. phil thomas will lead the public hearing to present findings from the study and hear recommendations from neighbors. that hearing is happening at the hearty rec center on q street in northwest at 6:00. it is time to start thinking about holiday travel. some airlines are increasing prices for certain days that happened all the time at this time of the year. you know you're traveling, of course, around thanksgiving and christmas. >> the most expensive days to fly before the holidayit

and the sunday after. we know that. to save, consider flying on turkey day. i've done that before. saved money. fare compare says that's almost always the cheapest day to travel. >> i bet the airplane is not crowded. the airports aren't crowded. >> i've done trains too, on thanksgiving. >> smart cookie. stay with us, "news4 today" continues right now at 5:00 a.m. now at 5:00, another round of destructive storms. maria makes landfall as jose comes closer to our coast. the new advisory from the hurricane center just coming in. >> plus a warning before you check your e-mail. the scam that could be sitting in your inbox that's after your money. >> amazon expansion. which local county says it's primed to become home to the new headquarters. >> you'll have stretch limo service, field passes, club seats and me. >> i mean,

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