breaking news right now, "news 4 today," a new hurricane advisory just coming in. hurricane maria about to make landfall. puerto rico is in the direct path of this category 5 storm. also breaking, the death toll rising. hundreds killed by this earthquake in mexico. and that number could climb. and happening today here at home, a solution for congestion. the new program that will make your morning drive a little bit easier. ♪ ♪ >> plus, only hours left to cast your vote. "america's got talent" crowned a new champion tonight. a look at the last performances from the finalists. that's a ventriloquist extraordinaire. i think she has a good shot, i do

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we are talking about some devastating scenes we've been watching out of mexico after a 7.1 earthquake hit mexico city. we've been hearing the death toll is climbing. more than 200 people now and the rescuers are also pulling bodies out and that's been a heartbreaking development this morning. >> they did find three survivors. it's not just rescuers, parents are digging with their hands looking for their kids who they believe are trapped inside the school building. a lot of devastating news. >> two weeks ago mexico was dealing with another earthquake. this was south and west of this current situation which killed 100 people. that earthquake was an 8.1, so larger in magnitude, but because it started out in the ocean, fewer deaths in that case. >> we're going to get all of the details you need on this in a second. i want to turn and check out our local

we'll start off with storm team 4 meteorologist sheena parveen. >> good morning. mild start to this wednesday. fall is around the corner, it will be here on friday, the first day of fall. it will be feeling like summer as we go into friday and the weekend. this morning, pretty mild. 59 in ma manassas. if you're about to walk outside and at the bus stop this morning, no jacket required. 70 degrees by 7:00 a.m. lunchtime, 84 degrees. pretty warm as the kids head outside for recess. no rain in the area. by 3:00 p.m., upper 80s. it will be feeling more like summer today. the normal high is in the upper 70s for this time of year. wait until you see your weekend forecast. 5:00 a.m. advisory on hurricane maria. that's coming up in a minute. let's check on our local traffic. good morning, dave. >> good morning. southbound 270 montgomery county heading towards it.

getting by in a couple of lanes now near the county line. southbound traffic is still very slow. away from frederick. let's see if this clears. right now it is jammed for at least a couple of miles heading towards the frederick/montgomery county line. you're above and beyond heading down. on the beltway in maryland and virginia, no signs of travel in buoy. the work zone and dump truck crash have both been cleared. in virginia, 95, 395 in great shape. >> dave dildine this morning. thank you. hurricane maria makes its way over the caribbean island. take a look at this, another monster storm in the ocean. >> right in that same area. we learned about the death toll from maria in guadalupe gone up to two people. that pso

fallen tree. we want to get to sheena parveen for the track on this storm. >> this is a very similar area of irma. it's just a little bit farther south. it is moving into puerto rico. category 4. don't look at the category, because as it's updated as a category 4, before it was 5. we're only looking at the difference of a wind speed of 5 miles an hour. now as it moves through the updated track, still keeping it east of the bahamas. as we go into the weekend taking a turn up to the middle of the atlantic. maybe it will stay out to sea. here's a live look at radar coming out of puerto rico. heavy rain into the island. look at the eye. it is about to move on land.

hit with the storm. that's 155 miles an hour. either way, this is still very devastating. as we go through the next couple of days we'll see what the track is going to do. we'll take a closer look coming up. >> thank you, sheena n. puerto rico that rain is falling across the entire island. the winds are getting stronger. the landfall expected to make a direct hit on puerto rico. the governor saying the storm could hit folks with a force and violence we have not seen for several generations. breaking news, this is what we were talking about at the top of the hour. chaos in mexico. new video coming in of crews desperately trying to save people. >> take a look here at the rubble and the buildings damaged here. just incredible damage.

people were killed in this massive earthquake yesterday. people have been evacuated from their homes, from hospitals even. as much as 40% of mexico city is without power right now. at this point we don't know exactly how much damage this earthquake caused, but you can see from the video here it is really bad. almost 9 million people live here. angie goff is watching this. >> it is horrific, eun. as parents, i can't even imagine what these parents are going through right here. aaron, you mentioned they are digging through the rubble, some of them with their bare hands. they feel helpless at this point. rescuers frantically at this hour still searching for the trapped children in this school collapse. as of right now we know 22 children lost their lives here. dozens are still missing. some parents say they have been in c

through text messages. there are other rescues. there was another one that struck 32 years ago and that was huge. it took 10,000 lives. 5:07 now. depending on when you hit the roads today, you could be caught in traffic along 66 in virginia. for everyone who lives around here, you know it's easier to get snarled in traffic on that stretch highway. today virginia's governor will announce plans to ease those pains. >> news 4's justin finch live along i-66ment he's looking at the changes along the beltway. hey, justin. >> reporter: good morning. we all know 66 backups can get ugly and end fast. especially along the beltway and especially

evening commutes. smooth sailing. the governor is aiming to make the headaches we often feel a thing of the past. this afternoon the governor is set to attend an i-66 event in falls church. you're now seeing ten new transit services to make getting around 66 inside the beltway easier. those services are expected to have toll buses, enhanced car pooling and more here. the goal is to get 5,000 more people moving through 66, that corridor each day. the hope is that these changes will cut congestion by also encouraging more people to take the bus or a car full and get fewer vehicles off the roadway. of course, coming soon we told you the road is active on 66. by december single drivers can pay a toll to ride i-66 during the rush hour which will hopefully alleviate that congestion as

life for drivers who take 66 each and every day. back in to you in the studio. >> justin finch live for us on the road. thanks. 5:09. today we'll find out whether work will start on the georgetown branch trail. it's been closed in anticipation of the purple line construction that has not started yet. that could change. the judge declined to issue an immediate ruling to halt construction on the trail and that means construction could start as early as today. we turn now to decision 2017 and one of the most closely watched races of the year. the virginia governor's race. ralph northam and republican ed gilles pea squared off on the debate. this debate was mostly cordial as you might expect in virginia. the candidates agreed on some issues. things got testy when deportation and sank two wear ray cities came up. >> but

>> we don't have sanctuary cities. let's go back to that vote. it was an interesting day. it came up, a republican voted in favor of it, and it created a tie. and i was proud to break a tie because we don't have a problem with sanctuary cities. >> now the candidates were also asked about metro funding. they both agreed the transit agency is important to northern virginia. neither would commit to the money, putting more money into the metro situation without getting any information how it will make its challenges. we didn't get a commitment. >> what's the question that people had. they were curious about the monuments? >> that was one of the big issues that kept rising to the top. i asked a question about race relations in virginia, how the

wasn't about a statue thing, it was a race issue that virginia hasn't talked about openly in the years. has it forced the committee to look at the issue. neither responded to that question. >> that issue will continue to come up. well, it is the end of the line for contestants on "america's got talent." >> last night 12 people competed and here's what you may have missed. ♪ i get by with a little help from my friends ♪ >> two different voices singing with her mouth not even moving. that is ventriloquist darcy lynn, she is a child. >> she didn't break a sweat. >> there are a lot of child acts. look at her. amazing. judges on their feet. a lot of singers. also did not disappoint last

♪ >> wow. that is kache. 2005 plane crash survivor bringing the house down with the song "conquerer." they're competing for a $1 million grand prize and headline las vegas show. >> that was a -- the one act. there were a lot of singers and a couple of dancers which means that one dog -- don't get me wrong. i love a dog and the dog is smart. >> the dog flies at the end or it better if it wants to win a show like this. >> the winner will be announced tonight. keep an eye out for that. >> watch it right here, nbc 4 starting at 8:00 p.m. my kids are begging me to stay up and watch. please unlock me or i'll call the police. >> hear that, bike sharing like

those bikes have minds of their own. now i'm scared. it's icier to rent a bike. plus, twitter trouble for kevin durant. the comments he's apologizing for this morning. and as you walk outside this morning, it's pretty mild. upper 60s and 70s. going to be feeling like summer as we kick off fall. of course, i have an update for hurricane maria. all coming up next. i'm darcy spencer live in college park. police are warning residents to lock their windows and doors after a sexual assault. coming up, why

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you're watching "news 4 today." take a look at this flooding in virginia after tropical storm jose passes off shore. cars are driving in what looks like a river. that is really dangerous. i mean, that's high water you're driving in. jose has been downgraded to a tropical storm. the flooding seen here shows the damage left behind. winds have reached up to 75 miles per hour with waves reaching betwe

>> so this may not be the best time to take a dip in the ocean. jose continues to weaken as it moves north and east. coming up in a few minutes, our sheena parveen will give us the full forecast for the day ahead. a ninth person has died from the florida nursing home. the man was 93 years old. it had been three days since irma blew into florida when the nursing home staff finally called 911. the lack of air conditioning made it unbearably hot inside the nursing home. 145 patients had to be relocated. you see that happening in some of the video from last week. this is now a criminal investigation into why staff didn't call for help sooner. >> there were some reports about taking care of the people who were left. it's so awful. >> 5:17 right now. developing this morning, an urgent plea from prince george's county police to lock your doors and windows, especially at night. >> we told you about this case on saturday. police say a college park

intruder around 3:30 in the morning. dorothy spencer is live to explain why this investigation is now widening. darcy, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. i can tell you this is something that is definitely concerning residents here in college park as well as students. this is gilford road. a lot of students rent out houses here. it's a couple of blocks south of the university of maryland campus. police are now investigating three separate incidents along gilford road. they were already investigating that sexual assault you mentioned saturday. it happened around 3:30 in the morning here in the 4500 block. a man came in from an unlocked window, a woman screamed and he ran away. police were speaking to neighbors and learned there were two other incidents in the very same block. one earlier that day, the other happened on september 9th. both of those incidents happening right around 1:00 in the morning. now the man got in thrgh

unlocked door or window in those other two cases. fortunately, there was no sexual assault in the last two incidents. now police at this point have not released a description of the person that they're looking for but they do say they have stepped up patrols in this area. back to you. >> darcy spencer live for us in college park. darcy, thank you. 5:19 now. it is the ultimate foul shot in today's world of technology. a poorly timed twitter rant by nba champion kevin durant. >> the finals mvp took time at a tech conference in san francisco to address several tweets he sent out regarding his old team, the oklahoma city thunder. there was a lot of controversy after he left to . he explained why he left the team in 2016. he told the crowd he played a little too much and made a mistake in his social media tb

he has apologized to the thunder coach billy donovan and the organization. he owned it. i was heated in the moment. i used twitter as a way to interact with the people, my fangs. it was heated. he said, i'm not going to stop doing it, but i take responsibility. >> that's the whole problem with twitter. >> with social media in general. >> if everybody has an opinion, we all have to hear it now or see it now. >> i try not to engage in people who are too mean to me. >> curse them out, eun. go off. let them have it on twitter. you are letting that build up inside. >> no. >> let it out, girl. >> no. >> so dangerous. >> it is so -- social media is so dangerous, especially for young kids and everything. speaking of, we've been putting a lot on social media about hurricane maria. we are watching it right now move on land in puerto rico as a category 4. it was only downgraded because of a five-mile-an-hour difference in wind speed. this is

with winds at 145 miles an hour. very heavy rain. extreme wind. this is going to be devastating here and then it's going to move out into atlantic. hurricane maria continues mostly east of the bahamas. here the coast takes it out taking the sharp north turn. we'll see where it ends up mid week next week. typically if the storm stays east of the bahamas, it remains off shore. we could be seeing it pretty close mid week next week by wednesday or so. temperature wise about to walk out the door. mid to upper 60s. 68 leesburg. forecast looking pretty good. 70 degrees by 7:00 a.m. by 3:00 p.m. feeling like summer. talking about the mid 80s. we're locally dry, maybe a few sprinkles. what we had yesterday is a tropical storm, that's jose. off the coast line and not dealing with it today. look

fall begins on friday. normal high, 78 degrees. it is not going to be feeling like fall. we're going to be ten degrees warmer than normal as we go through the end of the week and into the weekend. take a look at your ten day coming up. check your roads with dave dildine and wtop. >> watching a crash in reston near the georgetown pike. stay left to get by. shift gears headed towards maryland. 270 and we will not quite recover from the work zone at 109. frederick towards the county line. back towards you. >> dave, thank you. amazon is expanding. could its next headquarters call prince gorges county home? more on the push to bring amazon here and where it could end up. bike sharing, forget about returning them to a bike station. the new technology that allows you

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you're watching "news 4 today." one of several new bike dockless companies are hoping to hit the streets today. >> now before you just go grabbing a bike off the street, there is a warning. >> please, unlock me or i'll call the police. >> what did she say? >> please drop me or i'll call the police or please -- >> what? >> unlock me. >> okay. >> that's the noise the limebike makes. that's an alternative to bike share. you are able to pick up one of these bikes parked anywhere around the town. need a smartphone and an app. someone just picks up the bike without the app

when you hear that sound, it's a warning and an alarm. what's the process? what if someone just picks it up? >> these bikes are dockless and powered by solar panels inside baskets of the bikes. >> interesting. make it more convenient. you don't have the bikes lying around, you know where to find the bikes. >> good luck. save some cash. you may need it on your next trip to the dmv. why keeping your driver's license updated is going to cost you more. they say no man can beat governor hogan. well, i'm no man. >> plus, meet the first female candidate in the maryland governor's

"news 4 today" begins with breaking news. we continue to track breaking news at 5:30. the death toll from this massive earthquake in mexico now above 200 people. plus, puerto rico preparing for a direct hit. hurricane maria could make landfall in the next few hours as a category 5 storm. good morning, everybody. it's 5:30. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. rescuers and people are digging through the rubble in mexico trying to find survivors. 25 bodies pulled out of that school. buildings

that area. this is below mexico city. >> you look at the situation in puerto rico. saying i don't know how to make it any plainer, if you don't evacuate, you are going to die. >> we want to start with storm team 4 and a check on our forecast. sheena parveen is ahead with a look at our weather headlines. >> moving into puerto rico, hurricane marie. 71 degrees outside. fall is about to approach. 59 in manassas. 60 in gaithersburg. 76 in annapolis. 61 in front royal. by the afternoon, look at these temperatures. our normal high this time of year is 78 degrees. we're going to be nearing 88 degrees this afternoon feeling hot. we'll see plenty of sunshine in the

coming up, i'll show you how long the summer like weather is beginning and we'll look at hurricane maria. let's take a look at your roads with dave. >> big traffic hiccup is 270 southbound for anybody frederick towards germantown. work zone cleared southbound near 109. in fact, three, four miles of slow moving traffic south of fred rake. i-70 and route 80 urbana. this kind of set the pace into montgomery county. back to you. >> look at these images of devastation. we have breaking news. mexico city in shambles right now. a 7.1 earthquake hit southeast of the city and this morning families are trying to connect with their loved ones

about the death toll which continues to rise this morning. >> this earthquake killed more than 200 people. some people could still be trapped. we know dozens of buildings collapsed. almost 9 million people live in mexico city. >> we don't know how many people have been evacuated. right now 30 people are missing in an elementary school that collapsed. we'll continue to follow developments out of this devastating situation in mexico. 5:33. other top stories this morning. puerto rico is bracing for hurricane marie's wrath. they're bracing for this life threatening storm which has turned deadly killing two people in guadalupe. now it's set to make landfall on puerto rico this

the two major party candidates faced off on a debate last night. open up the nbc washington app. that's where we've posted clips. the race for governor includes the first governor to run in the 2018 race. she's a gaithersburg residence and a former obama administration official. she says she is ready to win. >> they say no man can beat governor hogan. well, i'm no man. >> she will have to face off against six other democrats before she can take on governor hogan. maya cummings says she is considering running for governor. we are learning more about prince gorges

becomeamazon's new home. they're proposing three sites, college park, greenbelt and new carrollton are all primed for amazon headquarters. the county leads maryland in job creation. this would bring 50,000 more jobs. residents in prince gorges county pretty excited for the opportunity to have such a large addition to the county. >> all of the jobs. larry hogan supports baltimore for the new home. he would stand by any area in maryland. this will be a huge gift. >> wherever it was. >> yeah, huge. the lincoln memorial vandalized against due to visiting the u.s. he can face 20 years in prison. park police say they caught him scratching letters into one of the pillars with a penny. at one point he told police he didn't know he was allowed to

that. >> the scary point is they're going to have to start cordoning off areas. >> that's the greatest fear. >> nobody wants to do that. still ahead this morning, a new warning for parents of football players that a few seasons of fun can mean big behavior changes. we'll fill you in on a new story ahead ♪ i don't want to grow up ♪ i'm a toys"r"us kid what's ne. hoxtw

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i'm not perfect. i'm not going to sit up here and say i am. it's the video that has flooded social media. actor comedian kevin hart apologizing to his family. the alleged woman behind the extorsion scandal is ready to share her story. lisa bloom is representing the woman. >> bloom plans to hold a press conference later this morning. this is an actress and a model. alex hits it deep into right ce

>> there you go. with 12 days to spare, major league baseball has a new season home run record. kansas city's alex gordon hit his 5,694th homer of the year. that's a lot of number. that number includes every homer hit by every team in the league and breaks the record that in 2000 it was the 17th home run of the night. it came after detroit's alex presley enjoyed it. it is the e-mail that scared a lot of shoppers. i'd be in tears if that was my guy. >> that's a whole nother story, aaron. >> baby registry created in your name. now we're hearing from amazon why so many customers had received it. >> hopefully you don't get presents in the mail. that would be nerve racking. temperatures, 71 degrees in the district. mild start through lunchtime. we're going to be warming up to normal

summer. i have that forecast for you and a check on what hurricane maria is doing now. that's coming up. and down from frederick, 270 south. a slow start. it set the pace for the morning drive southbound on 270 with lanes open but delays remaining. we'll have more on this and a touch on the virginia majors coming up as news 4 continues. and the brake lights and bumpers are building up on 66 west this morning. i'm justin finch previewing what virginia's

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i'm just confused and hurt. >> confused, hurt and asking for answers. a woman killed in a crash after using a ride share app to try to get home. plus, prepare to pay more for your driver's

could be getting more expensive. ♪ want to be a toys"r"us kid >> toys"r"us bankruptcy, why it could mean good news for your holiday shopping. >> playing pee wee football. how this could impact your kid for life. first a speech that shocked many around the world. president trump's direct threat to north korea in his address to the united nations yesterday. >> the president threatened to, quote, totally destroy the north. tracie potts is live on capitol hill. has there been any response from north korea or our allies after the speech? >> reporter: it was interesting. north korea's foreign leader was at the united nations but walked out before president trump's

speech. we heard reaction or saw reaction from israel about iraq when he pulled out of the deal. here on capitol hill reaction from paul ryan said that it was a great message calling for american leadership. the president calling for american sovereignty. america first. he mentioned sovereignty more than 20 times that not only america but other countries should be first. >> tracie potts live on capitol hill. thank you. if you drive i-66 during rush hour, you know how stressful it can be. it is notorious for the long backups, bumper to bumper traffic. >> some of that could change soon. justin

that could be announced by virginia's governor. justin, anything that could relieve that traffic on 66 would be welcome, i'm sure. >> reporter: eun, that's right. 66 drivers, riders out there, the good news is virginia is feeling your pain. state lawmakers say they know that your morning commute can go from this to a slow show of red lights just at rush hour. today the governor will unveil some ideas to remove traffic. they're thinking about turning the hov from 2 people to 3 people. the goal all officials say is to get 5,000 more people moving al

cut gocongestion. they want to move people to ride sharing. the governor will speak in falls church at 2:00. live on 66 west. i'm justin finch. back to you in the studio. >> we shall see what comes out of that. thank you. it may cost more to register your car and getting a new license. virginia's department of motor vehicles needs more than $16 million. they laid out ways to match the short fall. they'll raise prices on vehicle titles, licenses, registrations. >> yeah, the other option that's being looked at will allow the agency to collect. >> i imagine that would be more fun.

balloons were released into the sky in southeast d.c. for talata williams. she was killed over the weekend. she used a ride share service to get home from work. d.c. police say a pickup truck hit the car she was riding in head on. this is on good hope road saturday night. williams driver and the truck drivers are now in serious condition at the hospital. her family blames the truck driver for cutting her life short. >> why? why was you on the other side of the street? my sister was on her way home from work. >> the driver has not been charged with any crime. they're waiting for toxicology results to see if that person was under the influence of drugs and alcohol. a lot of people have talked about this issue, speed cameras in d.c., and the question whether they're designed to make money. a lot of people say that's the whole point. well, because of the news 4 report the d.c. council is looking i

locations to see whether there are more so called speed traps. the top offender or the top earner, you could call it, the camera on k street which runs under washington circle in northwest in 2016 has generated more than $11 million in speeding tickets. the camera on kennel worth avenue raised more than $21 million. the most lucrative cameras are nowhere near schools. >> it always surprises me given you can't go that fast in the district. >> staggering, 11 million from one camera in one year. >> council member mary chay is asking ddot to review those. 5:50 right now. we are working for you in the

news 4's molette green hanging out in vienna. looking to stuff the school bus. >> great cause. live at the whole foods. molette, tell us what's happening and how to get involved. >> reporter: well, you know, the bottom line is hungry children don't pore form pell in school. bring some food over here to the vienna whole foods. we're on maple avenue with the fairfax county cpa asking you to do what? >> stuff the bus! >> reporter: we've got more on that coming up throughout the hour on "news 4 today." >> got a nice little crowd there excited about helping out. >> i love that at this early hour. we also let folks know, too, that whole foods inside the district are also giving back today. 5% of sales at the four stores going to d.c.'s

bore ra had ative. open from -- >> i don't know but one store donated 5% of one day's sales. so, sheena, i know the two of you are excited about the forecast over the next few days. >> yes. yes. it will be shivering. i don't feel like we have fall and spring, we have summer and winter. people say, i love fall. well, the two weeks of fall, sure. that's nice. >> exactly. >> sheena knows already for how long she gets it. >> very similar to philly weather, i will say. it will not feel like fall but it's going to feel like summer. you know

tracking hurricane maria. locally dry and hot around here for the next several days. here is maria. making landfall or it is about to make landfall. there is the eye. moving into the southeastern portion of puerto rico. look at all of this revy rain moving onto the island. this is puerto rico's radar. we have a very cool condition. taking the sharp north turn staying east of the bahamas. we'll be seeing what happens the middle of next week. 71 in washington, 359 in bathersberg. temperatures as we go through the morning quickly warming up by 9:00 a.m. to being as well, friday, first day of fall, feeling like

summer, too. closer look at the forecast coming up in a bit. let's check the roads with day at wtop. hey, dave. >> good morning. it was a broken down car near the exit for 216. it's squared off in the door between the main line and the ramp in 216. stranded in the roadway. southbound lanes. 270 south remains very heavy from frederick. the work zone. reston, eastbound 7. back to you. >> dave, wtop. thank you, sir. 5:54. football families might want to hear this. a new study out of boston university found a length between youth football and impaired mood rater in life. they tested 200 former football players and compared the results of those who played football

for players who started before 12 years old there was an increased risk of problems with the regulation, apathy and executive functioning and higher risk of deprigs as well. they gave these players the test over the phone. i think it sets up the need for more conversation about head injuries and being cautious about coming out of the game early and that sort of thing. >> there have been so many concerns of concussions, head injuries even with all of the gear. the findings are very alarming. yes, i know a lot of parents, many sports you can have a concussion. my kids play soccer, can run into each other. hard to figure out the balance. 5:55 right now. let's go to cnbc, landon dowdy standing by for us this morning. hey, landon. >> good morning, aaron and

wearable device. smart glasses. you can call on alexa at any time, anywhere. the glasses need a smartphone nearby for wireless connect kift. you won't have to wear headphones as the glasses transmit sound through your skull and inner here. the glasses haven't really taken off, guys. talk about hearing all of the voices in your head. >> right? thanks, landon. if you received an e-mail from amazon about a baby register that you don't have, it was not a scam. don't worry. it was a glitch. no babies out there that aren't yours. >> no, ma'am. >> you can see the e-mails. they say a birth is on the way. the

customers weren't expecting. that's a surprise. >> that's a nice way to put it. >> some people thought it was an e-mail scam. amazon took responsibility. sorry we sent you that registry by accident. nothing to see here, folks. >> causing a lot of problems. you've been hearing about toys"r"us. >> financial hit could mean good news for you. rolling out holiday deals to keep customers from rolling out. it's transforming stores into interactive spaces, parties, live product demonstrations, places where kids can test out toys. they plan to keep the 1600 stores open throughout the hospital. accusations of misconduct? >> what you may see pop up on

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"news 4 today" begins with breaking news. that breaking news, hurricane maria is just now making landfall in puerto rico, and this region has been battered already with these powerful storms. now the people of puerto rico are being told you need to get out now. >> yes. >> this is going to be -- >> it's too late at this point. if you're there, you better be somewhere hunkered down. >> we have new video coming in from puerto rico that we hadn't seen yet. there it is, folks. >> wow. >> look at how forceful the winds are. >> it's a strong category 4. it was a 5 earlier and we had the 5 a.m. update and now