>> trouble in the tropics. >> a category 5 storm races toward u.s. land and another storm too close to home on a very interesting path. >> plus face to face, the high stakes race for virginia governor about to heat up. and nbc 4 is the only place to watch the action. >> announcer: news 4 at 6:00 begins with breaking news. >> breaking news as we come on the air tonight. chaos as a powerful earthquake strikes in mexico. buildings there are crumbling and at least 42 people are dead. >> the 7.1 magnitude quake hit about 80 miles southeast of the capital mexico city. it struck around 2:15 while many people were at work. today's earthquake comes a week after an even more powerful quake that killed more than 100 people. >> and that's not the only natural disaster we are watching closely tonight. >> two powerful hurricanes are threatening people from the caribbean to new england.

first, the massive and fast-moving hurricane maria. it is barrelling towards puerto rico and the virgin islands. dumping rain and kicking up winds as it moves closer. it plowed into the island of dominica overnight. the prime minister had to be rescued from his home when winds ripped off the roof. and here's what maria looked like when it hit guadalupe. we are working to confirm one person was killed by a fallen tree. >> people in the northeast brace for its impact there. the storm is expected to weaken as it moves closer to new england. storm team 4 is tracking every move of both of those big storms. doug is in our storm center. doug, maria just a monster of a storm. we just were talking about this. >> it's amazing the fact that we continue to talk about these incredible hurricanes. one time jose was a category 4 hurricane. now it's just off our coast line

ocean city coast line. you can see it bringing clouds and rain back towards the del mar, back towards the eastern shore and even into southern maryland, too. this storm a very large storm and it will bring tropical storm force winds to long island, up around the boston area. this one, however, the only big concern here may be some tidal flooding and beach erosion, that's it. down to the south a completely different story. we're talking about massive devastation. we already saw on the island of dominica and now it looks like we could see it around st. croix and puerto rico. the latest advisory as the 5:00 as winds of 165 miles per hour and now the national hurricane center is expecting this hurricane to maintain category 5 status right through st. croix, right through the puerto rico area. so, again, category 5 storm moving into these extremely heavily populated areas. puerto rico over 3 million people and then it moves up towards the east coast of u.s., we'll talk a little bit more about jose and maria may interact to produce something in our weather next week.

>> yes. >> thank you, doug. in one hour, all eyes will be on one of the biggest campaigns in the country. >> and it is a race that affects our region in a big way. these are the two men who want to be the next governor of virginia. democrat ralph northam and republican ed gillespie. >> and a new quinnipiac poll just out today shows northam with a ten-point lead over gillespie, among likely voters. that's with a margin of error of 4.2 percentage points. but with 48 days to go until election day, a whole lot can change in that time especially as the candidates get ready to square off tonight. with so much riding on this evening's debate, we have every angle covered for you. >> our live team coverage begins with jim handly who is inside capital one headquarters in mclean. jim, walk us through the last-minute preparations. >> i'll tell you, both candidates have been in the house, they've been here half an hour. as you mention we are an hour away.

because the eyes of the political nation really are watching this race. only one of two statewide races this november. we have just 49 more days, but a lot can happen in this debate. this is the only statewide live televised debate between these two and it is happening before 400 invited guests here at the world headquarters of capital one. we are here now, we want to show you some aerials because this place is magnificent and it is growing as we speak. it will be the second tallest structure in our region, 32 stories when all is said and done. and it will be bringing about 5,000 jobs to this region. of course, jobs will be a big topic tonight. also, expect to hear about president trump, the trump factor could play a big role in this race, perhaps in this debate tonight. >> you're going to see plenty of politics between now and elti

money. and both candidates are really going to be pushed by their parties to really make this a kind of a national referendum to demonstrate that trump is more popular than some polls might suggest, or that he's going to hurt the republicans in 2018 depending on the party's point of view. >> we talk about eyeballs around the country on this race, but money is flooding into virginia, too, from the dnc, from the rnc and from a lot of outside groups, too. they want to win this because this could be a referendum on the president. it could also be a bell weather for the mid terms coming up next year. we're going to get more into that with our julie carey, our bureau chief here in northern virginia, in just a few minutes. she's going to talk about what both candidates need to do and the third candidate who is also here tonight, he's not on the stage, though, but we'll find out what's in store for him this evening when we join him next. >> a lot going on. thank you, jim. we'll check back with you in a few minutes. and a quick programming not

nbc nightly news will start half an hour earlier tonight. lester holt takes over at 6:30 this evening and we hope you'll keep it right here for the virginia governor's debate at 7:00. it will happen live right here on nbc 4, and also on the nbc washington app. >> new details, an emotional plea from the father of a teenage boy shot and killed by police. prosecutors say the shooting was justified. the teen's father told news 4's mark see games, he believes his son was murdered. but he's ready to forgive. >> i wrote a letter of forgiveness for that person that i don't even know that took my kid. i forgive him. >> reporter: oscar urbina says his 15-year-old son ruben didn't have to die. he wishes police tried to subdue him with tasers. a police spokesperson was unable to say whether the police officers were armed with tasers that morning. ebert said deadly force seemed

my kid was taken from us for no reason at all. >> reporter: ebert says it was the 15-year-old boy who called 911 friday morning and during that call he told police he had a bomb and wanted to die. ebert said the police ordered the boy to drop the crow bar and he refused and he came at them in an aggressive manner. the officer is identified as 35-year-old robert choice, a 7-year veteran of the prince william county police department. ebert said the 15-year-old suffered from mental health issues and tried to hang himself the night before. his father said police are lying about what happened. >> our lives have been destroyed. >> reporter: mark segraves, news 4. >> not again. the lincoln memorial targeted by a vandal again. why it may be beyond repair. >> plus you should be careful where you click. some of you have recvedei

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ralphcandidate for governor,rtham, and i sponsored this ad. they're studying for 21st century jobs. but ed gillespie supports donald trump's plan to take money out of virginia public schools and give it to private schools. as a washington dc lobbyist, ed gillespie worked for lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. and ed gillespie's plan to cut taxes for the wealthy could cut virginia school funding, too. ed doesn't stand for education.

four things to know this tuesday evening. a student visiting the u.s. faces 20 years in prison. he's charged with vandalizing the lincoln memorial. park police say they caught him scratching letters into one of the pillars with a penny. the woman who breached security at the white house at least

tonight. a judge released alicia keppler saying she served enough time already. she had been locked up since the 4th of july when she tried to jump the fence. >> a warning for the next time you check your e-mail. don't click any e-mail that claims to be a traffic ticket. virginia state police say scammers are sending messages that look like this and they say you won't get a ticket or information about a court date in an e-mail. and you may pay less et next time you fill up your gas tank. aaa says gas prices are starting to drop nationwide. you remember they shot up after hurricanes damaged oil refineries near the gulf. prices could rise again if jose and maria leave a similar path of destruction. >> speaking of those, we are watching two tropical threats pretty closely. millions of people under the gun from one monster storm as another churns just off our coast. doug will tell us how the two storms could impact each other coming up. >> plus the race for the goefrp is about to heat up. our julie carey is one of the

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atrium has quieted down. 400 guests have moved into the auditorium where candidates will be taking the stage in 45 minutes. joining me now is julie carey. nobody knows politics in virginia better than julie carey. let's talk about the campaign you've been covering from the very beginning. what do gillespie and northam need to do at this point, who do they need to target? >> it's always they need to target everybody tonight because they need to get voters focused on this race. virginia traditionally kind of refolk uses attention late. but specifically there is still a big pocket of undecided voters. we've seen it in the polls that have come out in the last 15 days, 10 to 15%. they need to make a connection to those voters, get them to the polls. and in that pool there is a lot at stake for ralph northam. a bigger percentage of those undecideds identify as democrats. there are a lot of african americans who say they are undecided. ralph northam needs to get those people to the polls i

>> you know, we were talking in the break awhile ago about is virginia a purple state, is it about to turn blue? there is a lot at stake for republicans in the commonwealth and it's been a while since mcdonald won a statewide race. >> right, right. it is still right now, i think you can call it a purple state. but i was talking to the chairman of the state republican party yesterday and he was talking about how much at stake there is for republicans because he said if we don't win this statewide race after losing several cycles of statewide elections, virginia would have to be considered a blue state. so, republicans obviously a lot, a lot of importance in this race for them. >> real quickly, you are going to be on the panel asking questions tonight. but there is also a third contender who is in the house tonight. >> there is. and we don't hear a lot about the libertarian candidate cliff. he's only polling at 2 or 3%. that's why he's not on the stage. but the northern virginia chamber invited him to come tonight. he is going to be live tweeting his responses to the questions d

candidates. >> there is an outlet for him. you're going to be live facebooking with chuck todd. we should remind our viewers at 8:00 tonight that is right after the debate. you can only see right here on nbc 4 and on nbc stations all over the commonwealth tonight. this is the first statewide live televised debate. >> it is, it is. and nationally on c. span. >> that's right, c-span. >> big audience for this. stay tuned. we'll see you shortly. >> big audience and high stakes. we look forward to seeing you at 7:00. thank you, jim and julie. meet the press moderator chuck todd will kick things off at 7:00. watch it live here on nbc 4, or you can stream it on the nbc washington app. >> doug, doreen and i were talking about how we've never seen monster storm after monster storm. these areas hit already dealing with this kind of damage. >> we've seen storms like this when you see cat 4, cat 5s in the same season. they hit the same spot very, very rare. and then of course, we've got jose off our coast which was a category

barbuda again. they were under hurricane watches at a time right now. i want to show you what's going on in our area from jose. this is over towards bethany bee beach. look at these waves. high tide coming in at 9:00. watch these waves. they have a heavy surf advisory and coastal flood warning in effect through tonight. waves of 8 to 11 feet. take a look at these waves as they come in. coastal flood impacts, widespread road flooding is expected in minor property damage is possible. they already had reports of minor damage to some of the piers in that area. beach erosion will continue throughout the night tonight. that's bethany. same thing going up and down our coast lines. you can see where the storm is right now. just off the coast of ocean city by about, about 220 miles or so. but there is enough influence to get all that water up there so we're going to see some flooding overnight tonight. really around the 7:00 to 11:00 hour, two hours on either side

from jose but that's about it. it's been another great day. the rape has been to the east. i-95 eastward. that's what we talked about right along the chesapeake bay. we are seeing shower activity coming down as a result of jose. i can see some of the stronger bands. these have stronger winds sornd with them, too. but they, too, will stay out to sea. what's coming on shore tonight, this will be maria. look at that eye, just an incredible eye to look at. very small eye, too, irma's eye was almost 40 miles wide. this one is only ten miles wii wide and it's moving toward st. croix. notice the little wobbles here. there is one jog to the north. does it hit st. croix directly, does it hit puerto rico direct little? on this track is expected in the national hurricane center does say they now expect it to hit puerto rico as a category 5 hurricane. there's the eye wall. just out of the south 70 miles south of st. croix, about 140 miles south of san juan, making its way up there at about 9 miles per hour. the latest

storm came down about an hour ago. 165 mile an hour winds moving west, nofrrthwest at 10 miles a hour. moving to the bahamas as a strong hurricane 4. no longer affecting turks and caicos. may stay just east of the turks and caicos. that's good news. then to the atlantic, almost all the models i'm looking at keep maria away from the east coast. that is very good news. but it brings it in a very similar position that jose is in right now and it actually helps to bring jose back into the coast. that's why tuesday and wednesday i have tracking ma maria and jose. they will play off of one another and i do think we could see some impacts from either storm during the day next tuesday and wednesday. until then, we get warm, 88 wednesday and thursday, first day of fall coming on friday is not going to feel like it, though. the weekend looking fantastic. >> enjoy the last little bit of summer. >> i like these warm temperatures, i do. coming up in sports, a huge step

>> announcer: this is the xfinity sports desk. >> little throw back here. r g3 back in the news, what? >> 2017. >> this could be good. >> robert griffin iii making the headlines. calling out santana moss for his comments on 106.7

moss accused him for gloating after mike shanahan was fired. in response griffin called that a betrayal. i'll tell you. but let's talk about what happens' happening tonight. the nationals in atlanta to kickoff the final two weeks of the regular season. taking part in a simulated game today in atlanta. harmer took batting practice, fielded bounders and ran the bases. this a huge step forward in recovery from a hyperextended knee and a bone bruise that has kept him out since august 12. manager dusty baker telling reporters a short time ago they're hoping harper can do another sim game this weekend. that first pitch at 7:35 tonight. we are weeks away from the start of the hockey season. the capitals, they saw flashes from young stars in the first preseason game. the caps lost big game players in looking to some of those young promising guys to help fill that void. caps back on the ice today at kentler capitals ice plekz. hoin

over two weeks from their season opener against the senators. now, you're seeing lots of new faces and more question marks than usual heading into a capitals season. but the veterans, they're liking the young guy's energy and what they're bringing to this team. >> it's exciting. i mean, i honest -- on our team i don't think we've had really lots of spots open for three or four years really. it's been a pretty set in stone team. and a veteran team. so, i think to have some young guys come in and battle for spots and the league is getting younger so i mean, we've got to go with that, too. and it's getting fast and we have a lot of the fast young guys, it makes for good hockey. it's fun. >> all right. we absolutely love this next story. the eagles chris long the former virginia cavalier donating his first 6 game checks to fund scholarships in his hometown of charlottesville. that money is going to go to two kids from the boys and girls club of central virginia to attend his alma mater, saint

the events in charlottesville this summer, long and his wife megan were inspired to fund the program to promote educational equality in their community. and a reminder, the redskins on sunday night football right here on nbc 4, this weekend a recap of the day's action on football night in america at 7:00 p.m., followed by the raiders/redskins facing off 8:30 p.m. again, that is right here on nbc 4. and also you cannot forget that you can win a date with pat collins. can't forget that. >> you guys put in -- >> we're not eligible. >> too bad. i have friends. >> i'll take paton a date any time. >> the club seats, yeah. dream come true. >> thanks, sherri. >> thank you, sherri. we're going back to jim handly at capital one headquarters in mclean. >> just 32 minutes before our debate begins. >> here we go, ed gillespie walked by us. he's makin h

stage, too. everybody is taking their seats. 4 00 strong, invited guests, many of them politicians. a lot is on the line. we've been saying this tonight. will donald trump's name come up? will confederal statues come up? stay tuned. will there be fire works. these are two relatively calm candidates. civil, as aaron gilchrist described them. that is at 7:00 tonight followed -- following nbc nightly news which starts at 6:30 this evening. of course, we're going to have all the highlights coming up on news 4 at 11:00. julie carey, you should noah long with chuck todd will be doing a facebook live at 8:00. so, if you want to engage, ask questions of them, take to facebook tonight at 8:00 right after this hour-long debate. we hope that you tune in. a lot is at stake here at 7:00 only on nbc 4. i'll see you back there at 11:00, doreen. >> all right. nice work, jim handly. thank you. we'll see you, we'll see you at 11:00. >> and that does it for us. thanks for joining us nightly news is up next. >> join us for that debate 7:

ralphcandidate for governor,rtham, and i sponsored this ad. they're studying for 21st century jobs. but ed gillespie supports donald trump's plan to take money out of virginia public schools and give it to private schools. as a washington dc lobbyist, ed gillespie worked for lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. and ed gillespie's plan to cut taxes for the wealthy could cut virginia school funding, too. ed doesn't stand for education.

breaking news tonight, a massive earthquake strikes in the heart of mexico, collapsing buildings, reports of dozens killed and people trapped in the rubble. also breaking, a category 5 monster closing in on puerto rico, meth in san juan in path of direct hit. donald trump's threat, total destruction of north korea, mocking kim jong-un. >> rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself. >> calling the iran deal embarrassment, iran's leader issues a warning. where the money coming? tonight we get answers. >> and trouble in

files for bankruptcy. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in work, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening and thank you for being with us tonight. nature assaulting on two big fronts tonight as we come on the air. puerto rico staring down what could be most dangerous hurricane ever to make a direct hit there. mayor of san juan's emotional plea as people head to shelters, fearing the worst. but first the unfolding earthquake disaster in mexico, toppled buildings in mexico city, sending thousands fleeg into the streets. tonight untold numbers of people trapped or missing and dozens already known to be dead.

migu miguel almig ga with details. >> reporter: thousands running for their lives. screams filling the streets of mexico city as buildings break apart and fear floods the capital. the 7.1 tremor bringing the region to its knees. buildings that didn't collapse swayed across the skyline of one of the world's biggest cities, plumes of dust rising from where structures used to stand. this man says we're trying to clear the streets so ambulances and firefighters can get through. now the desperate race for rescues, removing debris from where many could be still buried alive. death toll uncertain but scene is grim. this woman said it was terrifying. first responders scouring schools and hospitals, country on shaky ground.

southeast of mexico city. earlier this month, an 8.1 earthquake killed 100 people in southern mexico. today's tremor comes exactly 32 years after the 1985 earthquake that killed as many as 10,000. in a country that uses an early warning system for earthquakes, today there was none. >> because the soil in mexico city amplifies shaking by a factor of 100 or more, they get a lot of damage from far away earthquakes. >> reporter: tonight mexico is in a state of emergency, region in peril, bracing for aftershocks. >> after the 1985 earthquake stricter building codes were ordered that undoubtedly saved lives today. >> amid that emergency in mexico as we said

brought, another natural disaster taking aim tonight in the caribbean. category 5 hurricane maria, raking islands already battered by irma, closing in on puerto rico. first nbc's gabe gutierrez is on the ground in san juan. what does the scene look like? >> reporter: the wind is picking up, so the surf. over the next few hours expecting maria's outer rain bands and window to escape the island is closing quickly. airport is shutting down as governor warns of catastrophic impact. a monster category 5 juggernaut is tearing through the caribbean. pounding island of goo guadalupe, on the here a direct hit. prime minister rescued from his home. winds swept away the of

person i've spoken to. in puerto rico, a scramble to board up historic old san juan. a hurricane irma evacuee from stt john is bracing for maria. >> left unsafe house to come here where there's another strong storm coming. >> reporter: authorities here practically begging people in vulnerable flood zones and fragile wooden buildings to evacuate, coast guard preparing now to help with search and rescue later. >> ready to respond after the storm to rescue people and reopen the critical ports and waterways in puerto rico. >> reporter: evacuees streaming into shelters. >> this scares me, didn't have chance to rebuild from the first. >> this is going straight to the island. don't mess around. >> reporter: much stronger maria is expected to knock out power to some

for four to six months. >> our electrical system and power system was weak before and practically shattered. >> reporter: tonight the city's mayor has a message for rest of the u.s. >> remember that you are part of us, even if you're not here. don't forget us. just don't forget us. >> reporter: gabe gutierrez, nbc news, san juan, puerto rico. >> al roker is here. looking like puerto rico can't miss this. >> just about run out for track change. powerful storm. rain in san juan now, 165-mile-an-hour winds moving west-northwest at ten miles an hour, hits the virgin islands, storm surges of 7 to 11 feet. moves into puerto rico tonight and early tomorrow morning as category 5. surge 6 to

150-mile-an-hour winds. continuing to turks and caicos, 12 to 18 inches of rain. jose, right now tropical storm watches and warnings, loop de loop, causes wind and rain and coastal flooding but good news is jose will help keep maria from striking the mainland, it splits uprights between two high pressure systems and hopefully allow maria to escape and we will get away unharmed in coastal atlantic united states. here in new york tonight, fallout from the united nations as president trump delivered first address to u.n. general assembly, threatening to destroy north korea, mocking kim jong-un, calling him rocket man on suicide mission. calling iran nuclear deal an embarrassment.

the agreement? more from allie jackson. >> reporter: north korea's delegation walking out. leaving low level official in second row, as pre president before 193 nations threatened to wipe one of them off the map. >> the united states has great strength and patience. but if it's forced to defend itself or its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea. >> that moment met with gasps inside the room as president trump who orphan coins nicknames for political opponents followed up with new one for kim jong-un. >> rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and his regime. >> benjamin nettia hew nodding and clapping when closest ally slammed the iranian

deal. >> frankly that deal is embarrassment to the united states and i don't think you've heard last of it. >> reporter: repeatedly stressed sovereignty but only once brought up russia's intrusion into the ukraine or election interference. instead praised his own performance and encouraged others to adopt their version of america first, his campaign pledge. >> i will always put america first, just like you as the leaders of your countries will always and should always put your countries first. >> reporter: it's a significant shift from past presidents who used this platform to promote u.s. values. >> he's the first american president since the 1920s to say to the rest of the world, you're on your own. >> reporter: after the speech? >> it went well, had what i had to say. >> reporter: allies

they had to say. >> nettia hue said never heard a bolder speech. foreign minister of iran which president trump blasted accused the president of ignorant hate speech. >> minutes before ripped iran in nuclear deal, i sat down with iran's president hassan ya haudy who pointed out u.n. watchdog has found iran in compliance and warned that u.s. stands to lose trust and credibility on the world stage if it plays out threat to abandon the deal. some of our conversation. >> translator: exiting of the united states from such an agreement would carry a high cost. meaning that subsequent to such a probable action by the united states of america, no one will trust america again. and there is no

this. because after such a possible scenario, which country would be willing to sit across the table from the united states of america and talk about international issues? this will mean it will carry with it the lack of subsequent trust from countries towards the united states because the greatest capital that any country has is trust and credibility. >> would you sit down and have a conversation with president trump? do you think that would be helpful? >> translator: in the previous administration, perhaps the atmosphere, the proper atmosphere was being prepared for such a potential dialogue. however, the tone and various positions taken by mr. trump thus far has defeated the possibility. unless we see and witness a change in positions of the united states of america. when the united states government in very transparentally speaks of

change in iran, talking in bilateral fashion becomes very meaningless. in the current atmosphere i do not see the current requirements for such a meeting. >> the trump administration representatives, president in new york, and they are putting iran essentially in the same basket as north korea, portraying both countries as threat to stability and peace and calling on the world to act. how do you feel when you hear iran and north korea spoken about in the same breath? >> translator: it is very incorrect to say such a thing. north korea has said in very straightforward manner that i seek nuclear weapons. it tests nuclear weapons. there is nothing hidden in north korea, north korea a country who today is

nuclear club and has nuclear weapons. iran is completely the opposite point. >> despite tough words united states has certified iran's compliance with the deal before and scheduled for next report in october. new questions raised about the red cross, americans donating to aid victims of hurricane harvey. weeks after that storm, families in houston who said they were promised immediate relief are asking where is the money? katie beck is on the trail. >> reporter: street after street across houston, a struggle to move forward. >> it's just hard to look at every day. >> it is. >> reporter: scars of hurricane harvey still piled high on the curb. >> i wasn't sure my kids were going to make it through the night. >> reporter: desperate straits tougher after seeking financial hel

nowhere. money promised to victims through immediate assistance program, $400 per family. >> we're not expecting to see insurance funds for several months and meanwhile we still have to live. >> reporter: one of many denied immediate help after red cross online systems crashed from heavy volume. calls left unanswered weeks after the storm. mayor responding. >> if you promise people something, you got to make it happen. otherwise, don't promise at all. >> reporter: it's not first time red cross has faced controversy, snalt committee report in 2016 finding quarter of donations to haiti earthquake went to administrative costs, red cross disputed. now criticism of the harvey response. >> reporter: can you understand why people are frustrated? >> we do apologize for not communicating and quickly and transparentally as we needed to. >> the r

system couldn't handle the demand. given out $45 million so far and immediate assistance program will be working by thursday. >> red cross is supposed to be there to help you. we want that help. >> reporter: storm victims hoping this time the funds will start flowing out as quickly as they flooded in. nbc news, houston. still ahead, another iconic american store chain facing major troubles, toys "r" us ♪ facing major troubles, toys "r" us ♪ ♪ ♪

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we're back now with the latest casualty in america's shopping wars. toys "r" us, the iconic store chain founded nearly 70 years ago has officially filed for bankruptcy, hoping to reinvent itself in the rapidly changing world of retail. joe lean kent with the details. >> reporter: biggest toy store chain in the world. ♪ >> reporter: now facing a very grown-up problem, filing for bankruptcy and $5 billion in long-term debt as foot traffic slows down in nearly 900 u.s. stores. as online giant amazon continues conquest, top toy seller in

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