problems. live from the wpot traffic center, i am rob stalberg. it is 4:30. north korea has made another threat after president trump threatened to totally destroy the country. >> kim jong-un is considering testing a hydrogen bomb. at the live desk to break down this new information. >> this is a new back and forth between the countries. this was all a little frightening when the north was threatening guam. this time around, north korea says it could test a hydrogen bomb. the foreign minister said this at the u.n. overnight. he says the test would happen in the pacific ocean and if the north does drop a bomb it would basically be in direct response to president trump who says he is still open to diplomacy. this test might actually close that door. a hydrogen bomb is hundreds of time more powerful than the bomb in hiroshima and nagasacki.

other ways countries are dealing with north korea right now. now, to a developing story that has rocked millions of families. take a look at hurricane maria. >> this destroyed a coastal down in the dominican republic. it is getting stronger as it approaches the turks and caicos and the bahamas. it left destruction and dark days in puerto rico. nearly all of the u.s. territories 3.5 million residents are without electricity, something expected to last for months. this is after maria ripped apart the island's entire power grid and cell phone service is so unreliable that some people are unable to check on their family members. >> we are desperate. i have lived here 35 years and this is too much. i haven't talked to my mom. i am trying to go to my mom's house. it is sad. >> puerto rico may be running on generators for half a year. president trump has approved a federa

puerto rico. on thursday, the president said the island was, quote, absolutely obliterated. cheers and relief after rescue workers pull an elderly woman alive from the rubble in mexico. she had been trapped for more than 36 hours after that big earthquake. it was a big boost for rescue teams that have been working on no sleep and barely any food. at least 50 people have been pulled to safety since that major quake hit on tuesday. rescue operations do continue this morning at a collapsed school. the mexican navy now saying that reports about a 12-year-old girl being trapped alive were not true. >> you remember there was this whole idea the country was rallying around fredia. right now, the officials in mexico don't know how that story started. we do know that 273 people have died and 1900 are hurt. we have an update to the startling story a lot of

facebook. a local massage therapist accused of sexually assaulting women during their appointments did show up in cord. he declined a plea agreement and is now behind bars. one of the victims says she was touched ann appropriately at this massage business on "p" street and northwest. he is at the center of these allegations. three other women say they were sexually assaulted at two massage envy locations in tenley town and buoy. massage envy says the franchise owner did a background check on the suspect. he is back in court next month. there are a few questions you can ask next time you head to a spa or massage parlor. massage trainers tell us if they have had a background check and how longe

licensed? ask for a new therapist or head to a different business if you don't feel comfortable with the answers she had just made it home from school and was unlocking the door when she was grabbed from behind. a girl was kidnapped and raped by three men earlier this month. one suspect is still on the loose. police in maryland say the victim knows her attackers from her high school. this was derrick ward in the newsroom with more on why police will be looking through everybody's cell phones to find that third suspect. derrick? there are new troubling developments. this is a case of kidnapping and assault. the victim, who is not being publicly identify, tells police she was kidnapped, gagged, cut with a knife and taken to an apartment where she was raped several times over the course of several hours. she says she recognized two of her attackers from high school. a third held her down and also recorded the attacks. police arrested 19-year-old

gutierrez and 17-year-old chico hernandez. the two were arrested earlier this month. investigators say this case is far from closed. that third person involved in the attack is still out there. >> why are police focusing on the suspects' social media accounts? >> they believe there was some planning done before this attack. they think the suspects were communicating via social media. that could add conspiracy charges to this already troubling set of events. >> derrick ward in the newsroom for us. thank you. 4:35 is our time right now. today, we mark the first year of a people's journey. celebrations begin today as the national museum of african-american history and culture turns one. since the opening, the crowds have not stopped coming. nearly 3 million visitors according to the museum. the anniversary celebration kicks off with a fundraising gala. this weeke

activities on the museum ground. they are free and open to the public. coming up at 6:00, molette green will have a live report. an incredible and transformative place. very exciting. if you are a washington redskins fan, i'm sure that you cannot wait until sunday. you can pass this weekend's game against the oakland raiders right here on nbc 4. to get into the spirit, you can quhek out t check out the sunday night football bust. there is such a thing. one might be getting seats and more. >> you can get special seats, club passes and

>> a redskins game with pat collins. >> you open the door and pat is sitting in the back of the limo. >> we are going to reveal who is getting that football gig with pat collins for this sunday's redskins game. 4:37 your time now. we want to get another look at weather and traffic. this first day of fall. it still seems a lot like summer. >> i am chuck bell, send me the game you want to see and i will put your high school football forecast on before 7:00 a.m. >> we are going to hold you to that. before

him a message. the pat collins thing, i heard we are not allowed to enter that. >> you don't want to spend a lot of time in the car with pat collins. >> i was thinking of making up a fake name and a disguise. you are allowed to do it. 72 in the district. we are above normal for this time of year for the first day of fall. good morning, sheena and everybody. the work zone still set up with two right lanes getting by on the outer loop. westbound route 32 diverted at dorsey run road due to a crash under investigation. the crash happened at route 1. rock creek parkway in the

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corporate lobbyist. he shows up for whoever pays him. good friday morning. fall begins today. your wakeup weather is looking pretty good. comfortable outside. we will be warming up quickly. upper 70s by 9:00 a.m. back in the 80s. coming up, we will take a look at your school day forecast and when it will feel like fall. we are following breaking news at the live desk. authorities have arrested another suspect on terrorism charges. investigators think he has links to the attacks in spain. more than a dozen people died. one in barcelona and another in a coastal town.

people. two released but still part of the investigation. the man they just arrested is from morocco. he is suspected of buying explosives and getting cars for the attackers sgchlt will. >> it is 4:46. >> north korea has a new threat. >> edward lawrence is live to talk about how we got here and if these threats can be slowed down. >> this threat is a little more significant, because they threatened to test a hydrogen bomb over the pacific ocean. that means it would be on the end of a missile and go over japan. the u.s. and world very concerned about this comment that was made by the foreign minister of north korea. >> in the very first of comments from the leader himself. the president called the north korean leader

president, himself, was deranged. also saying the president would pay dearly for his comments that he made during his speech at the u.n. there. >> edward lawrence on the hill. thank you. 4:47 now. russians trying to meddle in the 2016 election may find information on facebook. facebook ceo mark zuckerberg says the company is turning over the relevant information to congress and special counsel, robert mueller. >> we are looking to foreign actors, including additional russian groups and other foreign soviet states as well as organizations like the campaigns to further our own understanding of how they used all of our tools. >> zuckerberg says

beefing up its review process. an 18-year-old woman fought back with everything she had to keep an attacker from sexually assaulting her in woodbridge. prince william county police say the attack happened in a park in south park port. the 18-year-old told officers the masked suspect confronted her around 4:00 a.m. she hit him. he ran away. he chased her down and forced her to the ground and took off some of her clothes. she was able to fight him off and scream for help. anyone with information is asked to call police. we now know more about a story we told you about. zaire kelly was a senior a.p. student at thurgood marshall academy. the student and track star was murdered on wednesday night. 19-year-old zaquan gillies tried to rob her at the intersection of 13

but not before kelly was able to fatally stab him in self-defense. we spoke with kelly's father and he described what he will miss most about his son who had such a bright future. >> his ambition and drive. >> kelly's godmother tells news 4 that he had just left a college prep program called college bound moments before he was killed. we are also told that kelly aspired to attend florida a&m. >> such a senseless lost. >> college bound is one of those programs that tries to keep kids out of harm's way. >> looks like he had a promising future. very sad. an update on those local cases of swine flu we have been telling you about. we told you that seven people that went to the charles county fair went down to thi

the flu. none of those people is seriously sick. no one has had to go to the hospital. >> not every day you get to perform with stars, right? i mean, i get to perform with stars every morning, with chuck and aaron around me all the time and sheena. dance students from prince george's county get to do something really cool this sunday. they will share the stage with their dance rock band dnce. the students will perform a flash mob to the group's smash hit, kicked by the ocean. >> i never did one of these before. i was like, this sounds really interesting. i have seen them before. i was like, wow. i came down here and did this. the students are were northwestern high and zooland and northwestern middle school. they will perform during the closing ceremony of a soccer

sunday. dnce is headed up by one of the jonas brothers. do you remember which one? >> does she think you are going to answer that? >> me, a pop music question? >> i think it is nick jonas. >> i thought he was on his own. >> are you sure? >> they do great and we hope they do a great job z they are fr from oklahoma. >> which joe jonas. >> good people come from oklahoma. >> good singers, specially. we are tracking a beautiful weekend coming your way. it looks like this weekend may be the warmest weekend of september. forget about that. remember how cold it was on

not so much anymore. three weeks later, it is going to be pushing 85, maybe even 90 degrees in a few lonesome spots. most everybody is going to stay in the 80s. winchester has finally dropped below 50. 59 laray. 72, the washington area. high temperatures in your hometown today, annapolis, 82. gait gaithersburg, 81. high school football. >> you are pulling for the panthers. the game is at 6:30 at paint branch high school. you want to see your game feed. 82 degrees at prep time. 6:30 is kickoff. 7:00 temperature, mid-70s. 72 for the after party in the parking lot after hopefully a big home win. if you need to reach out to me and give me the forecast you want to see.

handle @chuckbell. meanwhile, if you are headed down to the beach, great weather from the blue ridge to the bay to the beaches. the weather could not be any nicer. the water is warm. 75-degree ocean water still. there is our ten-day forecast. it doesn't look anything like the first ten days of autumn to me. the next chance of any rain around here doesn't show up until the end of next week. let's go over to wtop for the latest on traffic. good morning chuck, good morning, everybody. happy friday. westbound route 32 at route 1, the crash is cleared and all travel lanes have been reopened outer loop beltway, the work zone set up with two right lanes getting by. a new problem, southbound on the baltimore washington parkway near the split with route 50, we have a cra

use caution if this is your normal path of traffic. live from the wtop traffic center, i'm rob stalwart. >> if you have a lot of housework to do, don't put it off. research says it may just save your life. i don't want to hear this on a friday. >> i took the trash out when i couldn't bear the smell anymore. >> shoving more in there. >> a lot of apple fans have been waiting for the day with the release of the new products and features. we are already learning about one problem.

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cheers erupted inside an apple store in sydney, australia. they lined up outside for hours. they go on sale here in the u.s. starting at $700. the update includes wireless charging and faceless recognition technology. if you are planning on buying the new apple watch, they are working on a connection problem with cell networks. >> you can't charge $700 and say there is a problem with the connection. >> that's the watch. they come out with all this great technology. can i make a phone call? that's the

i have two bars for a call right now. it will be a historic first. the marine corps could soon have its first female infantry officer. >> the unidentified lieutenant is expected to graduate from the service's grueling course monday. she will be the first of three dozen women that have attempted to pass. they will open all jobs to women in 2015, including the job of leading infantry soldiers into combat. >> man, i hope she makes it. what an accomplishment. this next story proves why smashing gender stereotypes, like no women allowed in combat, is important. studying the journal of adolescent health, gender norms become ingrained in a child's mind by the time she is ten quee years old. one problem is the way parents treat kids when they hit puberty. girls are treated like they are vulnerable and boys are seen as strong and independent. t

>> researchers at mcmaster's university in canada say household chores could be life saving. this is something to use the next time the chores don't get done. 150 minutes of chores a week could cut your risk of death by nearly 30%. researchers track 130,000 people and found that household chores are just as good as hitting the gym. >> what? sweeping, vacuuming, wiping the counters and all of the laundry is making up for the fact that i am not sleeping is balancing it all out. >> it makes up for not going to the gym. you are still getting the cardio work-out. if you are scrubbing that floor hard enough. it is like getting on the track. stay with us. news 4 continues right now at 5:00 a.m. "news4 today" starts now. breaking news right now at 5:00 a.m. north korea

new threat from its leader directed at president trump. >> plus, more out of mexico. the search for survivors continues. now, we are learning one of the most talked-about victims never even existed. >> call him starbucks superman. he took action against an armed robber. why he is the one being sued. >> so long, summer. only a few hours left to soak it up. we have your storm team 4 forecast this first weekend of fall. >> listen, it doesn't happen until 4:00 p.m. i am hanging on to these last hours. >> what are you going to do, eun? >> i am going to go outside and go to the beach. >> you should streak on the national mall. >> you are just taking it a little too far. i need to keep my job and my dignity, thank you very much. >> wear a mask. no one will know it is you. >> i have a nice chuck bell