away in mexico city. >> another natural disaster impacting millions across the caribbean. but the power problem is not the only concern in the aftermath of hurricane maria. >> you saw the story first on 4:00. now a third woman has come forward telling us she was assaulted by a massage therapist. wait till you hear what happened when she reported it. >> and the dramatic plan to improve your commute. but it comes at a huge cost, with years of construction to add tolls on some of the busiest highways in our area. >> first to breaking news in mexico city. this school, a symbol of hope and heart break after a powerful earthquake rocked that region. >> now the scene is capturing the world's attention as rescuers try to reach survivors trapped inside. erika gonzalez is following it all from the live desk now. erika? >> it has been this emotional

rescuers, for parents that are standing by trying to find survivors beneath the rubble of what used to be a school building in mexico city. we have been watching these live pictures all day long. rescue crews and families, frantic, waiting for signs of life. now, every time crews even think that they hear something or they see something, you see them there. their fist, they shoot up in the air. that is a signal for silence. we have learned tonight mexican officials do not think that anybody dead or alive is still beneath the rubble. but they are still working hard, desperate to make sure that not one person is left behind. the secretary of the mexican navy confirmed tonight that 25 people died in just this building alone. 19 children and six adults. 11 children were found alive. we just got this new video of this apartment building in mexico city, kind of teetering on the edge of collapse. you see that huge crack there on the exterior, so everybody

belongings and get out as quickly as possible. residents not taking any chances. in total, at least 230 people in mexico city are dead. 1900 injured. a city on edge for two straight days, shaken to its core to say the least. of course we'll be following any developments that come from mexico city from the live desk. back over to you. >> just amazing, two days later such an intense scene there because time is running outs for so many lives. >> and still concerned about after shocks, too. >> sure. >> thank you, erika. now to our area a promising student and track star murdered on the streets of d.c. zair kelly was shot and killed in a robbery last night. he was on his way home from the store. the gunman also died after kelly pulled out a knife to defend himself. news 4 kristin wright joins us at downing street in northeast, d.c. >> reporter: you know, one of the people who lives around here calls this small park where zair

neighbors around here telling us a lot of problems inside of this little park, and now this. zair was found right over there by that bench. two teenagers dead. zair kelly one of them. zair kelly was full of potential. d.c.'s attorney general gave him a right direction award this summer to recognize a young life on the right path. but hours after this video of zair speaking at college prep program college bound, he was murdered. >> i am zair. my choice is -- >> reporter: he was shot and killed last night. his godmother says on the way home from college bound. his old mentor in the program is sick with grief, standing in the park today where zair was murdered. >> my heart just dropped and stomach started turning. i jus

>> reporter: zair was almost home. police say a 19-year-old with a gun tried to rob him. zair had a pocket knife. both teenagers ended up dead. they said zair was protecting himself. >> it looks like the 16-year-old in an attempt to defend himself was murdered. and the suspect was also pronounced dead. >> reporter: zair was a twin, both track stars. here just back from nationals in kansas. zair was a senior and an ap student at thurgood marshall academy. near tears, the executive director said to me zair was more than a good student. he was a good human being. elam said he had to come here today. >> his energy was just phenomenal. and the brightest smile, made everyone laugh, just an awesome kid. >> reporter: police say the teenager who shot

sakwan gillest. he died from the knife. he was 19. so sad all the way around. back to you. >> such a huge loss for those two teenagers and their families and their communities. >> what a future they had ahead of them. >> thank you, kristin. >> thank you. now to the aftermath of another natural disaster. millions of people still in the dark after hurricane maria pounded puerto rico and it could still be months before that power is restored. >> and that's not even the only concern here. nbc's jay gray with the growing fear as flood waters keep rising. >> reporter: over the silence like a tattered blanket, communities splintered and torn apart. >> it's shocking, really devastating. >> reporter: maria's wrath is overwhelming, rushing flood waters and rain from the storm could continue through the weekend. >> many people believe the hurric i

but at this moment there are people being rescued from their rooftops. there are people being rescued from floods. >> reporter: pulled from homes ripped open by the wind, pieces twisted and tossed aside. trees and power poles snapped. wires tangled like yarn. there is no electricity on the island right now, and little if any running water. >> i think we have to understand the gravity of the situation. the infrastructure of puerto rico is so weak that it's going to take a really long time. >> reporter: the airport is open, but only for military and other rescue and relief missions. help desperately needed here. >> the human spirit is going to have to rise up real high, and i'm sure we have the strength to do it, but we have to find it within ourselves. >> reporter: survivors now tapping into that strength as maria intensifies,

aim at the turks and caicos. jay gray, nbc news. >> just imagine the days all of those people have gone without any sleep and it's only going to get worse. our team coverage continues now with doug kammerer. he's in storm center 4 tracking maria's path to tell us where the storm is headed next. >> well, guys, right now it's to the north of the dominican republic. still bringing an incredible amount of rainfall to puerto rico. so, they're not done yet with the flooding. this is going to go on for days. the flooding will go on for days as it is a very mountainous island. same thing with the dominican republic. not just mountainous here, but there are almost no trees left on the mountains there and those -- that would help keep some of the water back. but, no, this just rushes in. the dominican republic always has a problem with flash flooding. they're going to get it tonight into the day tomorrow as the storm system moves just to the north and west. the strongest winds just on the northern border here, but look at the turks and caicos. very close now. already getting into the tropical storm force winds. th

bit more of a northerly turn. it's expected to turn almost due north at this point, away from the turks and caicos. and that would put it on the weak side. but still they are going to get hit pretty hard. winds at 120 miles an hour. category 3, expected to become a category 2, and eventually a 1 as it moves well offshore. some new information, i'm going to share that with you about jose and maria. and the path it takes into next week and the impacts on the east coast. see you back here in about ten minutes. >> thank you, doug. three women now say a massage therapist violated them during sessions at local massage envy spas. news 4's mark segraves broke this story this week. because of his reporting, more women are now coming forward and the suspect told police he did nothing wrong. but as mark explains, two of the alleged victims say the man begged them not to report him. the first victim to come forward told police she was sexually assaulted sunday afternoon inside this massa

envy location on wisconsin avenue in tenleytown. she told police she was assaulted by her massage therapist. according to the police report, 24-year-old habtamu gebreselassie had inappropriate oral sexual contact with his client during her massage. today a police detective testified in court that a second victim, a 66-year-old woman, saw this news 4 tweet about the arrest and called police to say she recognized the picture and the suspect had done almost the exact same thing to her several weeks earlier. she reported it to management of massage envy. the detective testified that a massage envy manager wrote an internal report about the august incident, but allowed the employee to continue to see clients. today a third woman contacted news 4 directly, alleging the suspect had touched her inappropriately during a massage session in june at the bowie, maryland location.

envy. >> they protected him. >> reporter: he runs the massage training institute. she said some of the behavior described by the victims should be a red flag for any client. for instance, according to police, the suspect placed a towel over the victim's eyes during the massage before he attempted to assault them. >> very unusual that anyone would use quite simply a towel unless there was a bright light in the room and there was a reason to cover the client's eyes. and again, only with the client's consent. >> reporter: now, we can tell you gilman also said there are simple questions clients can ask of their massage therapist and their company to keep themselves safe. for instance, do they do a criminal background check? is the person licensed? and how long have they been working at this location? jim, back to you. >> so, mark, the suspect was licensed. do we have any idea how long he had been practicing as a

masseuse? how widespread could this be? >> reporter: well, i'll tell you both prosecutors and the judge in court today both said that they are fearful that there are more victims out there. in fact, that's why the judge held him without bond. he continues to remain in jail. all we know is that he worked at this location in tenially and he worked at the bowie maryland location as well. we only know he worked there a few months. that's as far back as we go. we got that from his facebook page. >> all right, great reporting there. mark segraves. thank you, mark. doreen? >> a university that draws top students from around the world is not a place you would expect to find hate speech but that is exactly what students found in a georgetown university dormitory. university president notified students overnight that somebody found a swastika and other hate graffiti in a rest room last night. it's the third incident in recent weeks on campus and police are investigating. >> it is definitely not a great thing to wake up to, especially after

last night. >> it was in the spring as well. i don't know if one person is doing it, a string of attacks or more people. it's an awful outcome. >> a student's group responded by what they call counter graffiti. they say they will fight hate with love and they will not be intimidated. >> so, how much money would you spend each day to avoid gridlock? when we come back on news 4 at 6:00 tonight, the ambitious plan to cut through the notorious traffic in our region. why a lot of folks are pushing back. >> one week after lloyd lee welsh was convicted for sexually abusing and killing the two maryland girls back in the '70s, he was back in court today, this time pleading guilty for sexually abusing two other victims. >> i was very scared because he was there still the

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their childhood and their innocence taken away from them forever. tonight two sex assault victims confronted the man who changed their lives. you probably recognize lloyd welsh. last week a judge sentenced him to 48 years behind bars for killing the lyons sisters in the '70s. that case overshadowed the stories of two other girls

abused in the '90s. megan fitzgerald has the story in an interview you'll see only on news 4. >> reporter: it was certainly an emotional day inside the courtroom. lloyd lee welsh's victims were there and he sat there as both of them confronted him, telling him how much he destroyed their lives. >> i'm angry. i'm scared. >> reporter: it has been more than 20 years since ashley welsh was sexually abused by lloyd lee welsh. but she says the emotional trauma feels like time hasn't passed at all. welsh is speaking with news 4 because she believes there could be more victims. >> and if there are more victims out there, i absolutely believe that they should come forward. >> reporter: she met lloyd lee welsh when she was just six years old. she thought he was a nice man until one night in march of 1996. >> for some strange reason when i woke up, he was in my bed. >> reporter: it wasn't until a few years ago when police started investigating welsh for the murderf

realized he was her cousin. >> and the fact that it was a family member is just even more horrific. it's just pitiful, it's sad. he's just, like i said, he's the dirt that i walk on. >> reporter: today in a prince william courtroom, ashley and the other victim confronted him. one victim didn't want to be identified. who said in court, quote, that scared little girl went on to college, got married, had a baby, bought my first home. now i'm a strong woman. check mate, i win. in some ways ashley says today was a win. the man who destroyed her life is in prison and prosecutors say he will likely never see freedom again. >> he's a coward and he's always going to be a coward. >> reporter: reporting in prince william county, meagan fitzgerald, news 4. >> now to special counsel robert mueller's russia investigation. new reporting tonight gives us a window into

president trump's actions in office. the "the new york times" reports mueller's office recently hit the white house with a request for documents in 13 areas. among those the firings of national security advisor michael flynn and fbi director james comey. mueller's office also asked for documents on the white house response to questions from "the new york times" about donald trump, jr.'s meeting with russians back in 2016. president trump reportedly helped prepare the initial statement which said the meeting was focused on russian adoptions. don junior later acknowledged he went because he was promised derogatory information on hillary clinton. but the russia investigation is just one of the pressing issues facing president trump. >> yeah, he announced new sanctions today on entities that do business with north korea and the regime's most powerful allies appear willing to join the crackdown. blayne alexander ist

house with the latest. hi, blayne. >> reporter: hello, doreen. good news coming out of the united nations with the sanctions. you're absolutely right. the big difference, china. this time china is on board with this new set of sanctions. and that's significant because, of course, china is north korea's largest trading partner so by the fact they have joined onto these sanctions, they are now applying increased pressure on this regime to get in line. today, president trump hitting north korea with severe new sanctions, and issuing an ultimatum to the world. if you do business with kim jong-un, the u.s. will not do business with you. >> it is unacceptable that others financially support this criminal rogue regime. >> reporter: sitting with the leaders of south korea and japan, the president announcing an executive order that cuts off any country that gets its goods or labor from north korea. >> tolerance for this disgraceful practice must end

>> reporter: and this time even china signed on. after president trump spent months calling for the country to help pressure its close ally. >> that was a somewhat unexpected move and we appreciate it. >> reporter: another stab at diplomacy from a president who in the past said sanctions with north korea would not work. and on the heels of this direct military threat. >> but if it is forced to defend itself or its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea. >> reporter: now instead of a military strike, dealing a blow to north korea's already wavering economy. forcing them to choose between saving its nuclear program or saving its economy. and just within the past hour or so, we have seen a response from north korean leader kim jong-un. that is according to the country's state-run media. they have issued a rather

leader kim jong-un in which he hearkens back to president trump's remarks before the u.n. general assembly on tuesday, calling president trump mentally dee ranged and adding a frightened dog barks louder. jim, doreen? >> oh, my. all right, blayne alexander, thank you. >> when we come right back. miracle in the rubble as people are found alive at a school that crumbled in a powerful earthquake. now the race is on to get them out before it's too late. >> they are buying a whole lot more than paper and pencils. still ahead, the news 4 i-team goes on a shopping spree to show you how much money local teachers are spending on your children this school year. >> i'm julie at rock ridge high school. decorations show it is home coming weekend and one couple headed to the dance has a unique story to share. >> she is really the one person i know who is going to the exact same things i have. >> reporter: coming up, how two liver tnsplantsra b

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our storm team 4 center has been busy these past couple of weeks. but close to home we couldn't ask for better weather. you and i both like it cold in the studio. >> yes. >> but a lot of people like it warm. it's warm outside. >> and we got a few more days of summer before we have to think about fall. even though isn't tomorrow the first day of fall? >> it is. and i think doug is going to be in a pumpkin patch somewhere. maybe near you. but we're sending him out. and, doug, where are you goi

>> we're going to be am mitchellville at the queen ann's farm for the first day of fall. guys, it doesn't seem like fall. that is a beautiful shot behind you guys. behind me i'm looking at hurricane maria. still a major hurricane, winds of 120 miles an hour and still moving just to the northwest of the dominican republic. take a look at the forecast right now. this is what we're looking at with this storm. now, we do have the storm moving very close to the turks and caicos. it is bringing tremendous amounts of rain, upwards of 15 to potentially 20 inches of rain to the dominican republic. more rain for the puerto rico area. and now turks and caicos. now, we're hoping for a little more of a turn here. and that's something we may be seeing. if we do see that turn, that is really going to help things out for the turks and caicos. yes, they'll still see tropical storm force winds, maybe getting into hurricane force winds. but it does look like they're going to miss the worst of the storm which right now sits at 120 miles per hour. on this track making its way

east of the bahamas, category 2, 110 miles per hour, well east of florida. i have friends down there asking again, is this going to come towards florida? no. and i think it stays well east of the carolinas. here it is on tuesday at 85 miles per hour. category 1, well offshore. now, there are some of the models that kind of bring it a little bit closer here, but just about all of the models take it out to sea. that is some very good news. a new model trend today taking jose out to sea and maria out to sea. yesterday it looked like they would do a little bit of a dance. remember we talked about the dance? here it is right here. the storm jose just off the coast of boston now, still bringing very high surf to areas of new england and even parts of the mid-atlantic. the two storms themselves where yesterday it looked like they may come together and jose may go into the u.s., watch where jose goes now. well out to sea, well away from our area. and that allows maria to go out to sea as well. so, that's something we're going to be watching very, very closely as we move on out. so, a better chance o

no impacts locally. and i think that's the key. now, do we still have to watch this? yes, we do. now, this is not set in stone and that's why i still have wednesday as tracking jose and maria. right now the weather looking fantastic all the way through next week. first day of fall tomorrow, saturday and sunday looking good, but hot for your weekend. look at that, we might hit 90 again on tuesday. coming up at 6:45, we'll talk a little bit more about the impacts from maria and what we can expect for this weekends' events as well. >> thank you, doug. the fall weather can wait. the race to save lives, two days after that deadly earthquake in mexico, live pictures from the scene as rescuers are up against the clock. >> sure, we all want a better ride on the road. are you willing to pay a whole lot more for it? i'm adam

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mexico and the world have been captivated by the frantic rescue operations today to reach survivors buried beneath the rubble of an elementary school in mexico city. officials say everyone has been accounted for now except one adult who they believe may still be alive. >> tonight we know 19 children and six adults were found dead, and 11 children survived. that's all fromt

were killed in the aftermath of the quake and as nbc's miguel almaguer, tells us, there are rescue operations all over the city. he joins us live coming up in just about 15 minutes. >> maryland's governor larry hogan unveils an ambitious highway plan today that will impact millions of drivers making their way through our area. >> this is huge. it kaultz for widening the maryland side of the beltway, i-270, and the baltimore/washington parkway. and that will include some tolls. >> that's a big catch. our transportation reporter adam tuss has details on this massive $9 billion traffic plan. >> reporter: this is a monumental change being proposed to our road network. now, take a look at just how much ground this project covers. the 270 corridor from frederick to the beltway, the maryland side of the beltway from the legion bridge to the wilson bridge, and the baltimore/washington parkway from d.c. on up to baltimore.

expanded with four new lanes, two in each direction, and they will be tolled. you are 100% confident the beltway, 270, 295, they are all going to see these massive changes? >> we are going to -- every one of them will see changes. >> reporter: the reaction, especially online, has been swift and not always positive. dan reed writes, to say this project will be a hard sell for neighbors in bethesda and silver spring is to say the ocean is damp. but there are supporters. lisa yanakowsky who lives north of frederick and middletown and rides 270 every day says something needs to be done. >> i am in support. i think it's been -- we've needed it for a long time. >> reporter: right now this is just the very early stages of the project, but state leaders say if all goes according to plan, construction could start in 2019. guys, it's important to remember here that this is a public/private partnership being proposed meaning a private company will likely

operate it and maintain it. >> adam, we've seen so many fights over people's property being taken over because of these road projects. any idea how much land might be involved in this giant project? >> reporter: so, we're just at the beginning of all of this, doreen, which means that we're really looking at a lot of information here. but we did ask that question to state leaders today and they said flatly there probably will be some land takes that have to happen to make this project happen. guys, when you start thinking about the beltway, especially through like silver spring where holy cross hospital is, and all those homes, even some high schools around there, we could be getting into some real uncharted territory with the widening of these roads. >> we're going to be hearing a lot more about this for a long time to come. thank you, adam tuss. we've been asking on our nbc washington facebook page if you'd be willing to pay a toll to improve your commute. checking out the results, it looks like most of

willing to wait a little longer in the traffic rather than pay the tolls. >> i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk with breaking news. we have just learned the suspect in the sexual assault allegations surrounding massage envy locations is now also a suspect in a similar case at another business. deluca massage on p street northwest. this apparently happening sometime in june. we are working the phones right now trying to get a response from that business. we just got the police report here into the live desk. another person that claims habtamu gebreselassie touched them inappropriately. news 4's mark segraves was nifit to report the allegations coming from a tenleytown massage envy location. since then two other people have come forward. this new report makes four people now claiming this masseuse sexually assaulted them. back over to you guys. >>

serious health scare. now years later, how that bond brought them back together and the inspiring message they have for others in their shoes. >> plus local teachers tell the news 4 i-team how they dig into their pocket to buy things for their students. it's not what they're buying, but how much they're spending coming up. >> and a beautiful day across our region today. tomorrow first day of fall, but what's it going to feel like for the first weekend of fall? that upded forecast in just a at

hundreds of high schoolers will be headed to home coming dances this weekend. it's my favorite story. but one couple has quite a story to tell about how they got together. >> yeah, they met 13 years ago. they were toddlers when they both underwent a first of its kind liver transplant. bureau chief julie carey reports

special bond. >> reporter: at rock ridge high school, the hallways are decorated for homecoming festivities. he invited a childhood friend. >> she's the one person i know going through the exact same things i have. >> reporter: they met as toddlers when they were treated for msud. their livers unable to process protein. their parents lived in constant fear of dire complications. >> it was brain damage, it was death. like i said, it was a volatile disease. the >> reporter: the farmilies forgd a bond. at children's hospital of pittsburgh, j.j. became one of the first in the world to undergo a liver transplant to cure his disorder. three weeks later, grace did the same. >> with a transplant, it's like a whole new life. it is a whole new life. >> reporter: though j.j.'s family moved around the families

summer transplant camp. each saw the other as a source of support. it means medicine, monthly blood draws, fear of organ rejection. >> we complain about things we don't like about the transplant. but we also remind each other that we're grateful. >> we say to each other, i know what you feel like right now. we really do know what each other feels like because it's the same thing. >> reporter: then this summer the couple went to a camp dance together. and you might say their bond deepened. >> over the years it's gotten closer and closer. this year i think it's significantly closer. >> it was kind of subtly there and it grew over time. i said yeah, there's something there. >> reporter: now both looking forward for the home coming dance. her mother will drive her to montgomery county from loudoun. >> it's something, without the transplant, i don't know necessarily that could have happened. >> reporter: and for j.j. and grace, going to homecoming is not something they take for granted. they hope it s

other transplant candidates. >> we want to show them that there is normal life. i mean, before we thought kindergarten wouldn't be possible, now here i am as a senior going to homecoming and going to enjoy myself. >> reporter: in loudoun county, i'm julie carey, news 4. >> what a wonderful story. so important for kids, especially who feel so isolate when had they feel they're the only ones that can go through something like that. >> they can push each other. they've been inspiring each other. >> wonderful for the families to see their kids grow up and be happy. if you want more information about ore ore, eye or tissue donation, search organ donation in the washington app. >> the frantic search for survivors buried underneath the rubble in mexico city. up next a live report from the scene that's captured international attention. >> all the kids, all the teachers are back in school. the teachersnt

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a day of hope, fear and frustration. we are back with the breaking news on the painstaking search for survivors in the school that collapsed after that mexico city earthquake. >> nbc news national correspondent miguel almaguer has been on the front lines of this search all week. miguel, there is confusion about whether any children are trapped. what is the latest right now? >> reporter: jim and doreen, it's great to be with you guys. yeah, there has been a lot of confusion on the ground as well. search teams that are actually in the debris filled originally said they found one child. then they said

children. the mexican navy then confirmed they believe they found a survivor inside that building, but they're not saying if it's a child. it could possibly be an adult. the situation here is still very fluid. i want to show you what we're working with. this tall building here is what is left of that massive school that collapsed. first responders are now worried that that building could come tumbling down on rescue teams below. the search debris field they're looking for is just on the other side of the street here. so, at this moment, first responders are doing all they can to brief the media. they also brief the other first responders who are here. i want to show you how active this scene is. most of this is first responders from across the country. more than 600 people arriving at the site. they are bringing in steel beams, trying to sure up the building. it is a massive rescue operation. tonight on nightly news, we'll take you to the front line of that rescue operation and i can also tell you search teams from both the east coast and the west coast have also

we just ran into the l.a. county fire search and rescue team. they are now on the ground here helping that group of 700 looking for that one survivor still buried in the rubble. back to you guys. >> so much manpower there on the scene, but such a delicate thing that they are trying to accomplish. miguel almaguer in mexico city. he's going to have new reporting from the scene of that search ahead on nbc nightly news with lester holt right after news 4 at 6:00. >> all right. moms and dad's, if you think you had a long shopping list for back to school, you're not alone. the news 4 i-team found local teachers spent millions of dollars out of their own pockets this year to get extra supplies for their classrooms. our investigative reporter scott macfarlane shows us the growing personal expenses for educators. >> reporter: she is always prepared. the french teacher at walkers ville

students through a nearly hour-long lesson each day. but getting here started here. earlier this summer. >> this doesn't look like a need anything down there. >> reporter: days before school began, she was at target. >> so, there's always going to be kids who are going to forget to buy index cards. >> reporter: and the i-team tagged along on her shopping spree where she bought nearly $100 worth of supplies. from basics like magic markers. you don't mind that it's $20? >> well, the thing is -- i don't know, i have to think about this. >> reporter: to snacks, stationary and sanitizer. >> it never hurts to have some on your desk. >> reporter: but not for yourself. it's for her students. >> this is an out of pocket expense for you. >> yeah, absolutely. >> reporter: every year? >> every year. >> reporter: she is one of hundreds of teachers in frederick county alone who spent personal money on classroom supplies for students this summer. according to classroom head missy dirks. >> it doesn't matter if they're first year teacher or 30 year veteran, thee

on their students. >> reporter: while local districts spend tens of millions, they need things not found in the supply closet. from food for hungry students to pencils for forgetful kids. you don't want to stop class to send them back to their locker. >> exactly. >> reporter: the i-team got a look at how much they're spending, surveying 1400 teachers in every local district. we found half spent between $100 and $300 and nearly all the rest spent more than 300. and not just for the basics, but unexpected items including dry ice for science class. plus fans for schools with poor air conditioning. a microwave for biology labs and one even bought hearing aid batteries for students. several others said they bought yoga chairs for students with adhd. >> their teachers in content areas that spend far more than that, into the thousands. and they do it year after year. >> reporter: our news 4 i-team review found some

districts do come with help for teachers in the form of money or gift cards. arlington county gives teachers $43er. ann arundel county, $100. and $200 gift cards. the teachers union led by elizabeth davis negotiated in the contract. >> they do what's needed for the kids. they want fewer distractions. >> reporter: the survey found a wide range when it comes to getting help from the school or p it, a. many answered none. while one teacher said $500. >> you cannot be late. >> reporter: she said for her, those out-of-pocket expenses are not optional. >> teachers are very creative. so, when we have that idea in our minds of what it's supposed to look like, what our stage is going to look like when it's set, we work really hard to achieve that because we think that's going to end up with the best results for our students. >> reporter: if you're a teacher in our area, you can still take our online survey. go to our nbc washington app. you can see how educators in your local school district responded. you can look under

jim and doreen, we didn't get tipped to the story, nobody complains. there's no squeak questiy wheel. they do itselflessly. we put a dollar amount behind it. in our area alone we're talking about millions of dollars in one year. >> and it goes across school districts. it's not just in the low income neighborhoods. >> every corner of our area, every county, every district. >> hats off to teachers. >> i'm getting a letter home stating these are the items that we need. they're looking for the parents to help out, too. a lot of times the parents aren't able to do it. >> great work. thank you. great story. >> thank you, scott. we appreciate our teachers. >> for sure. >> so, what are we looking at for our weather? we've been talking about hurricanes and stuff. >> yeah, but we've got nothing here. the weather here is fantastic. that's enabled us to continue to watch the hurricanes over the last couple days. we had jose. we've had maria toward the south. both of those churning in the atlantic. right now our weather really quite nice. as a matter of fact, a beautiful ni a

on this last full day of summer. take a look outside right now as the sun sets. look at that, you got a sun dog out there right now. oh, that is so cool right there. a sun dog or a sub-sun. i'll show you what i'm talking about. you see it on the right side of your screen. there's the sun, there it is. see that right there? that is so cool. if you see that in your sunglasses, your polarized sunglasses, it looks even stronger than that. so neat. there's another one, by the way, that would be on the other side, ee question distant from the school. sun dog, look it up. 85 at the grizzlies, 8 miles an hour, northwest. everybody in the 70s and 80s, gorgeous across our region. still tracking maria making its way just to the north of dominican republic and around turks and caicos. starting to make that northerly wobble away from those islands from the turks and caicos. we talk about jose not producing much in the way of rain any more. but still take a look at the surf, up there towards the cape, up towards

boston area. up around the massachusetts, really getting hit fairly hard here. look at the wave action there. heavy surf, upwards of 15 feet at times. we even had those heavy waves over towards ocean city during the day yesterday and into the day on tuesday. those are going to remain maria coming up next and that will also add to the surf up into portions of the southeast. now, for our weather as i mentioned, beautiful weather. next couple of days, high pressure moving on in here. 86 on your friday, 87 on sunday. warm if not hot for this time of year. sunday, monday, tuesday. high temperatures near 90. yes, still tracking jose and maria, feeling better about

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>> announcer: this is the xfinity sports desk. >> all right. all eyes on raiders and sunday right here at fedex field. >> you cannot overstate the importance of this game. it's the whole redskins regular season. it feels like hanging in the balance. [ laughter ] >> raiders, though, they present the toughest challenge so far and possibly the toughest of the season for the redskins defense. and taking the beast mode out of marshawn lynch is key. sherri burruss reports on the redskins game. >> reporter: they look to stop the raiders like they've been able to do so far this season. they're top 10 in the league against the run allowing 80 yards per game. >> i'm not going to sp

>> hopefully, hopefully, you know, i think it's just going to be a group effort. marshawn likes to fire one guy, but the next two or three guys go get him. it's a group effort. all 11 of them have to pursue the football with great passion. >> it's good to go against, i think in my mind, future hall of famer just from the way he runs. it's going to be good for us to see what we can do against him. >> reporter: lynch brought the party to oakland after taking the year off. but his moves like his game still on point. >> there's no drop off. the man cranks it up. i mean, there has to be a switch he turns on and off. it shows on the field. so, it's not a huge drop off. maybe he gave his body time to heal and able to dish out the pain that he does. >> played him many times. he's a beast, you know. he has great sight line. he can hit it down hill. he can make guys miss in the hole. he's just like he regularly has been the last couple years. >> reporter: jay gruden hoping

running backs robb kelly and thompson banged up. sherri burruss, news 4 sports. >> thank you, sherri. good thing back to work today, limited role with that rib sturnem injury. the new receiver, they predict it to be his best game yet. targeted 15 times, but he had seven drops. now he's facing the team, you guys remember, they drafted him as a quarterback, the raiders. number 11 doesn't miss his days. >> you start seeing curt. we have a great offensive line. you start seeing curt sometimes getting hit. you see other quarterbacks, you're about to play a good defensive line. they're getting hit. man, i'm going to miss that, getting rid of the ball. then you got people jumping on you and, you know, the fans

[ laughter ] >> so, you know, i don't miss that. i don't. >> kind of been jumping on him, too. good thing he doesn't listen that closely. it's not even halloween yet, but the nats announced today a pep rally with a haunted theme. it's to exercise playoff demon story lines. what are we thinking here? scheduled october 4 at nats park two days before game one of the nlds. a scary sight fortunates fans, of course. this might soon be a distant memory. it's been nearly six weeks since he went down with that hyperextended knee. bryce harper close to returning. he's been taking b.p. as you know. today he was shagging balls in the outfield in atlanta. duffy tells us he's heading to new york and he will meet with the team and workout, hit on the field and we'll see. >> making progress. >> they need him.

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