breaking right now at 11:00. mexico's deadliest earthquake this decades now searching debris and fearing the

aftershocks. >> hurricane maria already deadly now expected to batter puerto rico as a catastrophic category 5. and the candidates for virginia's governor only on news 4. >> we can't expect to keep doing what we're doing and get different results. you saw there are several breaking stories to catch you up on. a jam packed night on news 4. from politics to natural disasters we've got it covered for you. we'll begin with the newest storm track for hurricane maria. doug, what's the latest? >> just continuing to see what will be a devastating storm making its way toward st. croix, then puerto rico. just to the south of saint kroe,

unfortunate of 92 miles per hour. this storm is almost as strong as urma, and two weeks ago irma was right here. here's the latest strak and the latest advisory which just came out 175 miles an hour winds now making its way to the northwest at about 9, 10 miles per hour, where does that put this storm over the next 12 hours or so? there it is, 175 miles an hour, north, northwest, puts it directly in towards puerto rico, most likely as a direct hit here for the south east portions of that island as 165 mile-per-hour category 5. winds could gust as much as 185 miles per hour with this storm as it moves in. devastation for sure. we'll be talking about this for days and weeks like we have the other islands. then we have jose which is a tropical storm. this

on the way maria moves next week. i'll see you in 10 minutes. >> hard to keep track of all of it. it's a matter of hours before hurricane maria slams into puerto rico, the category 5 monster storm expected to make landfall in the morning. >> the eye of that storm right now cranking out winds of 185 miles an hour. port roekian officials say it's strong enough to knock out powers in some homes for up to six months. thousands of people will go sleepless tonight moving to shelters. officials begged people to get to safety. >> the mayor of san juan said hurricane irmaa already wiped out much of the city's infrastructure. she has this message for the rest of the u.s. >> remember you are part of us, even if you're not here,on

forget us. just don't forget us. >> president trump already approved a emergency declaration. members of the coast guard are on hand in puerto rico to help with search and rescue missions after the storm. >> we're here at the live desk where we have dramatic new video of the panic and devastation from the mexico earthquake that's killed nearly 150 people. you can just imagine the panned mowniam here. some racing out of the office buildings as fast as they could, this 7.1 magnitude quake bringing the region to its knees. it hit less than 100 miles from mexico city which is the most populated metro area in the entire western hemisphere.

just look at these scenes, buildings literally breaking apart, and those that didn't collapse, swaying dangerously across the sky line. a unknown number of people trapped or missing. in the eariest of coincidences 32 years ago today a quake in mexico city killed up to 10,000 people. workplaces held emergency drills to mark that tragedy today, and then two hours later, they got the real thing. the area also still recovering from a quake earlier this month that killed 100 people. this time around the outcome could possibly be a lot worse. we have to watch and see how things play out. >> shocking video. you saw it here on news 4, e

for virginia governor in a race the whole country is watching i. will it be a referendum on the first year of donald trump's presidency. >> the men who want the title of virginia governor spending much of the evening focused on the deadly protest in charlottesville and agreeing on how they call the supremacists. >> there's is not a political philosophy, it's a twisted hate believing some are lesser than others. >> but what it means to statute use. >> i would encourage cities and counts not to take down their statute use because i don't think it's the best use of their dollars. >> i think the statute use would be placed in museums with history all context but i'm leaving that up to the local it is. >> bringing

>> we should not sanctuary cities. >> when it comes to attracting jobs. right now we are having noekss with amazon, 50,000 jobs. amazon doesn't want to hear people like you saying that we're doing poorly in virginia. >> that's not speaking pooly about our commonwealth we're running for governor because we love the commonwealth it's being honest about the challenges we face here. >> the final question that matters to you who commute here in the d.c. area, metro funding neither candidate willing to commit to spending without knowing how that money would be spent. we have a inside look at

about what surprised them and what happened during the commercial break. watch their conversation any time on our nbc washington facebook page. new tonight we learned a woman killed in a crash over the weekend did nothing more than hail a ride home. thee used a ride sharing service. but before getting home, somebody crossed the median, hit the car in which she was riding, killing her. release your holy spirit. >> reporter: at her candle light vigil in washington, d.c. >> i don't understand why she had to go like this. i'm just right now confused. >> reporter: a ride sharing service was driving williams home from work on the 2400 block of good hope road in a honda accord. a dodge pickup truck crossed into the

hitting the car head on. she died on the scene. the driver of the pickup are at the hospital. williams's sister blames the pickup driver for causing the truck. >> why was you on the other side of the street. my sister was on her way home from work. that's all she wanted to do was get home. >> reporter: while d.c. police report, williams is honored with balloons. >> i know she loved god and i know she's home with him. >> reporter: tonight we have a update from police. the driver has not been charged in this case. they are looking to see if he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. they're waiting are inform the results of a toxicology report. in south east d.c., news 4. new at 11:00, the smell of gasoline lingers in the air as workers try to clean up a fuel leak at a alex and degreea gas station. they

yesterday. the smell is sticking around, but it is not dangerous. police want to know if a man who sneaked into two separate apartments in college part is the same man to sexually assaulted a woman. princess georges county police got a report of two more cases where a man entered through a unlocked window or door. no arrests have been made in any of the three days case he is yet. tom we'll find out if the work will begin on the trail. the legal back and forth took another turn today. >> the trail has been closed for construction that hasn't even started yet, but that is about to change. people against the light rail project known as the purple line are disappointed this evening. they hoped a judge would stopped construction until

legal challenges went through the courts, that didn't happen. construction could start wednesday. bikers have been working around the closure since september 5th. >> i'm for infrastructure development, but what i don't like is the way they closed it with very little warning, and how they went against their original statements several years ago that they would close it in stages. >> reporter: in a statement a spokesperson tells news 4 when the contractor returns to its construction activities, we will not dictate to the contractor how to proceed with its work activities and construction schedule. >> the judge's latest decision does not mean that the case is over. in chevy chase. we're staying on top of the breaking news out of puerto rico and mexico up next a look at the did he destruction hurricane maria has already left. >> the race against the clock to find survivors of today's

are getting word out that they're trapped. >> we first he can posed this speeding problem in this local

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hurricane maria tonight doulg will have a look at the storm. here's what it's already done in the caribbean. this is video from the island of gaudeloupe in the bulls eye this time last night. we know of at least one death there. >> plumes of dust where tall buildings once stood, rescue

wreckage of a mexico city school of any children that might be trapped there. relatives said they received messages from two girls inside. the mexican government employed thousands of soldiers to assist in rescue and recovery. citizens are playing a huge role in rescuing those in need. a harrowing crash in a local neighborhood that frustrated homeowners, demanding to slow drivers down. now after more than a year of waiting, neighbors tell us the county's fix is not working. >> investigative reporter shows us what they say should have been done all along. >> reporter: even before the county installed that speed bump said drivers would speed back up. that's what's happening.

ahead to get anything else done. this is a small sign of progress for neighbors who live along featherstone road in wood bridge. the speed table a longer flatter speed bump has been in place for three months. >> we're so excited. we're great everybody's going to start slowing down. it's going to be a little better. >> reporter: a very little bit better. a new county study shows the speed table slowed drivers down before they got to it, but after it they sped right up getting up to 70 miles an hour. >> it's scary cars can be going 75 miles an hour 10 feet away from her child. >> reporter: like this crash caught on video back in may. >> nobody dez anything until something happens. another camera showed cars driving side by side,

racing. >> eventually somebody will get hurt really badly or killed that's the problem. >> and his end of the street, it's only slowed cars by a average of one miles an hour. he's pushed for two speed bumps but it took two years to get one. the county will double the fine to 200. just look week terry recorded this encounter and sent it to officials and police. >> the idea of cars racing each other is terrifying. >> reporter: she makes sure the gate is locked tightly when the family is outside. >> we'll keep yelling at them, leaning on them. hopefully get their attention. >> reporter: the county plans to do another study next year to see if th

drivers down. county leaders will meet with neighbors at the veterans park community center to discuss it tomorrow night. >> doug is back with more about our weather. want to start with jose, maria or something else? >> start with maria, this is going to be a devastating storm. this may be the worst natural disaster ever for puerto rico. that's the kind of system, a category 5 hurricane. it was just two weeks ago where we had a category 5 moving to the north of puerto rico. we were worried about the island but it moved far enough north you the but this one they may get the eye through puerto rico and san juan will be close to the eye of that storm which right now has kinds winds of 175 miles an hour. you can see where it is. it's made its way through dom ninga a

it continues to strengthen this evening and then on toward puerto rico and parts of the u.s. virginia island. you can see the eye wall clearly defined. two of them. winds of 100 miles an hour already recorded in saint kroit, and this is the inner eye wall with winds of 175. but gusts could be as much as 200. and you have to remember there are a lot of mountains here in puerto rico. they could see winds over 180 to 200 miles per hour. this is going to be devastating for them. you can see how far away it is right here making its way toward puerto rico in about seven hours, 15 minutes or so, right around 6:00, 6:30 tomorrow morning they'll be waking up to this storm. 175 miles an hour winds moving to the west north west at 10 miles an hour, pressure down to 909 mill bars, one of the ng

165 miles an hour. that's the expected forecast, 8:00 a.m., look how close san juan is to the track of uncertainty. notice where it goes by saturday, 120 miles an hour category 3 hurricane making its way up the east coast but far enough off, it is not going to be a impact for florida or most of the south east. for us, it still could be. this go something we'll be watching, extremely close as it moves up to the north though it will be weakening. how about land fall tomorrow morning, winds 150 miles per hour flus. it could be one of the biggest issues, massive flooding, extremely high mud slides -- not just flooding, flash flooding and up to 2 feet of rain. now jose. it's been a s

our coast line providing heavy surf as well as coastal flood warnings. it's a tropical storm but it's not moving a whole lot. as a matter of fact it will be here in about a week and that may actually help maria, it may bring this storm back into the coast. winds 70 miles an hour, moving north 9 miles an hour. you can see it on the forecast, next tuesday, wednesday, tracking jose and maria. we'll be watching this for the next week from the storm center. right now focus on our weather. we were nice weather today and tomorrow, it will feel much more like summer. we got the hottest two days of the month the last two days of summer. coming up the nats with a night fo the history boorks

. this is the xfinity sports desk. >> back with the nats snit. >> definitely did on a nine game road trip. remember the talk about max scherzer's demise? telling dusty baker he wants to throw a bunch of pitches to get ready to the post season. >> opening their series this atlanta, top three, nats up 1-0, ryan zipperman, man stuck on 99 rbi not anymore, he takes the sell ebb, similarerman hitting the 100

in his career. bottom frame of the inning, fellow pitcher strikes out scherzer, fourth pitcher ever to hit 250 strikeouts in four seasons. line drive up the middle, turner makes the play to first, two runs allowed in 7 innings for scherzer. trea turner passing up, setting the new nats record for stolen bases in the season for 42 and he did it in 88 games. nats beat the braves 4-2. dusty asked how impressive scherzer's strikeout is. >> he's striking out a lot of people. is this the fourth season of striking out 250? and he has some more time left. >> today in atlanta, bryce harper

practice, fielding grounders, the biggest step for harper who's been out since the 12th for a bone bruise, hopes to return before the post season so he can get back into form. rizzo set returning next week is a possibility but they're taking it day by day. not much fun for orrial fans these days. red sox not helping, become 3 men on, lines the ball into left. machado coming in from second, being waved home. throw right on the money. machado thrown out at home. great defense from boston. chris davis crushing the ball to second, comes up with the robbery. watch this. o's fans can't believe it. keeping this one scoreless. extra inning, trouble for the

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