. we have news for you at midday of southeast posters on the university campus. police say the person who put them up may be caught soon. buying things for our families such as food, soups. >> a personal mission as the national guard and the d.c. police team up to help those in puerto rico including some of their own family members. it's going to be a hot one. plenty of sun outside but also a mix of clouds. i'll show you when fall weather arrives and how cool it will be fo

good morning, en. welcome to "news4" midday. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm chris lawrence. we have breaking news. a woman was found stabbed unconscious on 30th street. >> this happened about an hour ago. we have a crew on the scene. we'll bring you updates when we get them. new developments on the university of maryland and hate messages on campus. >> the school put out a picture of a suspect they believe is connected to these confederate posters. adam tuss has more. adam? >> reporter: yeah. these new images hoping to find some clarity to the situation, of course, all of this happened after ten confederate flag posters were found on campus. take a close look. polisa

after confederate flag posters were found at multiple locations. wearing an orange hard hat and yellow safety vest, this man is thought to be a 40-year-old male. this is the most public building. they had kohn branches changed to them. >> it's concerning for not just here but the entire country. >> i mean people are upset about it and rightfully so, i think. but generally it's not actively seen around campus. >> reporter: max first saw the posters last night after he left class and then he reported it. >> people want justice at this point. people are pretty courageous at a.u. people are ready to take a stand even if it goesga

this happened on the same day they announced plans for a new anti-racism center. this comes after the incident in involved bananas hanging on nooses. the school has called an assembly at the student spiritual center at 1:00 to talk about everything going on. meanwhile if you have any information, you're asked to call a.u. public safety. back to you. >> all right. adam tuss. thank you. new this morning fredericksburg leaders have decided to keep this in the city. they decided the leave this stone rather than move it to a new location. the location of the historical marker came into question after the city began moving confederate monuments and statues. we're still working to learn how this

in washington. >> yeah. the pictures are just after midnight on 15th and euclid street. paramedics had to rush one firefighter to the hospital and it took 100 more to put out the flame. the d.c. fire didn't tweeted out this video. you can see heavy fire pouring out of the roof. it took two hours to knock it down and investigators are still trying to figure out how it started. >> it's hard to believe as we turn to the weather. it's warm, cloudy, and hurricane maria is becoming stronger again. >> yeah, sheena par veen is joining us. >> believe it or not, our normal high of the year is almost 10 degrees below where we are now. it is 83 degrees in washington. we have plenty of sunshine, but we also have some cloud cover across the area. today's high is going to be close to 90 degrees.

the normal is 75. so we're talking about 10 to 15 degrees above normal for this time of year. it is going to feel a lot more like summer, but we do start to cool down starting tomorrow. and we're talking about hurricane maria. we need to talk about this symbol. it's remaining onshore. take a look at it and the cooldown. >> looking forward to it. thank you, sheena. now to the developing crisis in puerto rico where it's becoming desperate. look at this. hurricane maria occurred a week ago and there's still no running water. only 5% of the island has any power. more help is needed from the federal fast. fema now says it's sending thousands more troops and a navy ship to the island. president trump will visit puerto rico next today. >

police officers is headed to puerto rico. this mission is personal for some of the officers. most have worked in puerto rico or have family there. one officer said it took a week after it hit for him to hear his son's voice. >> i was able to reach out to him and he can call me. but like him, there's 3 million people in puerto rico and natural citizens who need our help that they're getting a special escort. can you imagine waiting a week to hear from your family. >> so many people down there are hearing the same thing. >> they're going down via the national gaurd whose pilots are going to fly them down. are they on their way already now? >> reporter: yeah, chris. that's right. they're on their way. the flight took off about a half hour ago f

the d.c. police as well as a handful of national guard, many with personal ties to puerto rico. now, getting them there was the 113th wing national air guard and the airlift squadron. we saw those officers board that c-40 aircraft that will be landing at the airport in san juan. they'll be there for about three days to back up local law enforcement and hand out much needed airs. they say they have been planning very hard for this special trip. >> we're wrapping and packing all the waters and supplies for our family members in puerto rico, so we're directly will deliver these today. we were spending time yesterday -

things for our families such as food, soup, canned foods, things of that nature. >> what do they need the most? >> water and canned foods because there's little gas to cook. main essential things like water and food. >> and as you heard, there's a great need for water and food. there's thousands of pounds of aid on c-40 and they expect it to go very fast. they're set to be back here by 6:30 or so this evening. we're live at the base, justin finch. back to you in the studio. we're also following a developing story in prince george's county. they're looking for clues as to why someone shot a man.

is literally a couple hundred feet from panorama school. this morning the 19-year-old is not giving up hope. take a look at the surveillance video here. that is billy's car arriving for work at the joint base. after going through the gate she vanished. she never showed up to work. hours after that they found her phone in dumpster and her car five days later down a road. her mother says her gut instinct says she's okay. >> she's scared and hurt but she's okay. she's still with us. i feel that. >> billy was living in norfolk while attending school. th

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hill who took a stand to defy president trump. >> i knee because it's a flag for. i knee because i stand against racism and i knee because i stand with those young men and i'll stand with our soldiers and i'll stand with america. >> lee called president trump's comments about players who kneel on the field racist. an elderly woman was crossing the street in gatesersburg hit and killed her. the driver did stay there after the accident but the police say she was 76 years old. >> we're also learning a bit more about someone who assaulted a metro diver armed with orange juice. metro transit police arrested her for attacking a bus driver with a

police say she got on the bus with two kids and got upset before the driver drove off before they had a chance to sit down. you may remember this assault. a different woman threw urine on a bus driver and both have been charged with civil assault. neighbors of this bethesda home, you see are demanding answers. >> crews went in to discover fire and discovered severe hoarding conditions. "news4's" chris gordon said what it was is like something out of a movie. >> they wanted to know whether there was anything wrong with the house itself or a gasoline or something strange going on there. they don't know. >> investigators are finding undergrown tunnels, a piece of heavy architect-moving equipment sits in the back

investigating and collecting chemicals that are stored here. they're finding electrical wiring and hoarding in the basements with piles out after kinds of materialses. investigators believe they have narrowed down the origin in the home, but that ir're not comfortable saying what exactly caused the fiere. >> reporter: police are keeping this case under lock and key in case charges have to be fired. getting behind the wheel of a car is something we often take advantage of. but it's a privilege, something that the gardners that will soon be able to fly for the first time. it's something you take for granted every day. >> that's right. you know, twr

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schools are closed today along north carolina's outer bank as hurricane maria barrels through the area. the high stir from maria is eroding beaches and flooding some parts of the coastline.

been told to leave, but locals are allowed to stay put. some experts say beach erosion could actually be worse in maryland and virginia than it is in north carolina. well, the situation in puerto rico is becoming more desperate by the way. 's no running water and barely any power throughout the island. >> thousands have decided they can't take it anymore and they're flying here to states. we've seen images of people desperate to board a plain. our cameras where there when a woman finally reunited with her 85-year-old mother. look at that. she arrived at reagan national last night along with a niece and nephew. they had to wait five hours to board that play in puerto rico. while they're happy to be here, they're still thinking about everyone back home. >> i'm so scared because my parents couldn't get plane tickets because it's packed down there and

october. >> kamcamilla couldn't wait to e a long hot shower and eat a hot meal. certainly well deserved. the family plans to stay here until reconstruction crews get puerto rico back up and running. boy, oh, boy, with the construction we saw there, that could be a while. >> a long time for sure. to think they don't even have power at this stage. >> that's insane and now maria is back. it weakened to a tropical storm. that only meant it lost 5 miles an hour on its wind speed and then it gained 5 miles back. it's not a huge fluctuation. it dropped down and now it's a weak hurricane again spinning along the coastline. not going to be impacting our weather. take a look here. 90 degrees. yeah. it doesn't look just

i put up that fall pare. we have a big temperature spring and the forecast fall weather will be arriving as we go mostly into fall and the weekend. currently it's up to 85. if you're exercising, keep in mind it as going to heat up by the afternoon. by lunchtime, 85 degrees. better to exercise indoors. we could have an isolated rain chance. some bands offshore. not too much inland. there you see it, hurricane maria. future storm takes it quickly out to sea as the cold front moves through tomorrow. highs in the low to mid-s

normally 75 is where we should be. tomorrow, 80. a relief. look at it. friday, 74, saturday, 72, sunday, 71. we'll take a look at your ten-day forecast coming up. >> after monday, it will seem chilly. >> it will seem more like fall. >> english only. the law that has some in virginia asking the governor to step in and help. >> and did you tune in last night? a lot of you did, and the reaction is pouring in for "law and order,"

i red an article that my grandmother was shot from three feet away. >> not by us. >> won't believe it till i see something. >> that makes two of sthus that's the new clip from "law enorder." they're interviewing him after his parents' death. they were charged and convicted of murdering their parents. >> now the real lyle me anyone dez is talking about

and how he's feeling about the case. >> i hope it's an opportunity for people to figure it out for themselves. there's a tendency to feel that beverly hills or wealth means greed in every situation. we ask people to set aside that opinion. >> do you regret killing your parents? >> we regret every day, of course. it's hard. i never committed a violent act before, since. it's something born out of sex abuse. child abuse is going to be splashed across the series. i know he's going to have problems with that. now i think it's different, you know. i think we're still

to it, but i believe that people realize child abusers are not in trench coats, they're in the schools, sports coaches, and churches. >> fascinating to hear from the rile lyle me anyone dez. you can watch "law & order: true crime: the menendez brothers" right here. now leaders in fairfax county are calling on terry mcauliffe to block the plan. they report that the proposal would require all child care workers to speak english if they work at a day care center that gets state funding. they worry this could cut the supply of affordable health care. >> now to a story only on "news4" about a man

his life to helping kit kids who get in trouble. retweeted bemark segraves who shows us now he has a special building named in his honor. >> i believe i was sent here for a reason other than just a government job. >> reporter: for three decades carl matthews has worked for the d.c. government. the vast majority of the years, the youth detention center in anne arundel county. it's on yt new beginnings today. while matthews has been at the facility for year, he doesn't consider it work. >>'ve lived the work. when you lived this life, they feel that, they know that. they feel that from me. they know i've felt their pain.

counselor or guard. he cuts the grass and fixinging things. earring ago he started teaching youths automotive skills, skills that can use in the real world. >> it gives them a chance, some hope. the youth will tell you he gives them more than job skills. >> when i need to talk to him, he's listen to you and pull me up when i'm down. >> he's a great guy. he's somebody you can look up to. >> reporter: ribbon cutting and dedication to new beginnings repair garage, carl's cars. >> i would shake my past and i was afraid you would just me. so you have to look at a man who went through that and now you're talking about naming something after him? they said i would never be nothing. >> reporter: while it's unusual to

named after yourself, matthews says he has no plans to retire because there are still a lot of people who still need help. >> i know that distant look in their eyes where they need somebody to talk to. i've about been there. you can't put it in a job description. i'm just meant to be here. >> in anne arundel county, mark segraves. >> what a great story. >> he's what makes d.c. special. >> we need more people like him. >> we sure do. if you're a nationals season ticket older, you can buy your tickets in about an hour. >> can't wait. >> most of us have to wait. the playoff game is next friday. >> i know. when they start, they'll have their power back. bryce harper will certainly be in

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i want to update you on the breaking news we brought you at the top of the show. a woman has been stabbed the district. police found her unconscious and unresponsive on 30th street northeast p we have now learned that woman has died. >> she was found around 10:00 this morning. "news4's" pat collins says this victim is a 30-year-old woman. she is the mother of at least one child. be sure to watch for updates throughout the day on "news4" and on the nbc washington app. more than a week after hurricane maria there is little for puerto ricos to do except wait. >> wait in line

that aren't there, waiting for help that doesn't get there. aid has been trickling in, but it's slow to arrive. >> gutierrez is there in the hub of the relief efforts. >> reporter: this morning in puerto rico, lines for necessity like food, water, cash, and gas are sometimes stretching for blocks. the desperation is deepening. this woman says she's been waiting to get a flight since friday, sleeping on the floor at the airport with no air conditioni conditioning. horrible, she says. >> after not mentioning this past weekend while tweeting about sports 17 times, president trump is facing criticism and he's focusing on the cry serks telling lawmakers he'll tour the ravaged island next tuesday. conducting a tell conference with the governor and congratulations his own

conference. >> it's amazing. >> reporter: and offering this explanation for the lack of more aid. >> it's out in the oeg. you can't drive your trucks there from other states. >> as governor rossello just told me this morning, the entire work force is doing great work. >> mayor cruz says she's brushing off a presidential tweet that because of the island's massive debt, it's in deep trouble. >> we're in a sr. diet situation. it's how do we get life into the hands of the right people. >> reporter: they're sending "the comfort" over. and dallas mavericks point guard j.j. barea is bringing back is up ploois.

we're trying to help. it's really, really bad down here. >> more help isn't enough. she had to stand in line for three hours to get cash and two hours to get formula for her 4 weekend daughter ava. >> as a mom, how tough is it to go through? >> it's a nightmare for the first two weeks of my baby's life. >> dab gutierrez, nbc news, san juan, puerto rico. >> four hours the wait to feed her newborn. her baby's hungry. dire situations. >> that's one of the things we were talking about when it was coming. we thought about what if everyone with babies. >> the elderly as well. >> hopefully things can look up sooner than later.

we're watching maria closely. it's going to be quickly moving out to sea. it will be away from us. the clouds are here like yesterday. it's hot. maria will get pushed offshore because of a cold front that's going to move through here tomorrow and that's going to cool us down. it's 85 degrees right now in the district. we'll continue to warm up as we go through the day tofrmtd 82 in frederick, 80 in manassas, 83 in quantico. as with go through the afternoon, we're going to keep warming up. if you're walking the dog today, we have phoebe here available. you can go online to find out how to adopt her. temperatures will be near 90 for the afternoon. maybe a short walk for the dog. it's going to be hot out there. maybe an isolated shower. here's a look at hurricane maria. barely a category 1 hurricane. it's swinging to cloud cover right now. as far as the track is conce,

1 hurricane. this track is going to quickly take it offshore. there you see the maximum winds at 70 miles an hour. you're going to see this thing speed up and move out to sea, heading toward ireland. future weather showing the storm continuing to move offshore. there's the cold front i was telling you about i. the cooler air going to settle in. a good weekend to visit the wineries. look at the temperatures. 71 friday, saturday, and sunday at the wineries in the upper 60s. the rest of the area looking aet the low 70s over the weekend. a beautiful looking fall-like forecast. guys? >> thanks, sheena. you know who you are. the minute you get on the planed you're immediately grewed to your phone typing out your text. you may want to fly delta. starting next month they'll offer free texting. they're the first carrier to

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well, potatoes are a staple of the kitchen. you can bake them and mash them and fry them. now the weather is starting to turn and they can make a fine addition to any meal or eat them as a meal for themselves. we have more o how to make the most out of potatoes this season. thanks for being here. >> absolutely. >> you get your potatoes from the garden in virginia. tell us what kind of varieties you get. >> it's a variety of a fingerbling potato. >> they're small. >> hence fingerling. they're moisture heat potatoes. don't try to bake them or fry them like a french fry them. we're going to show you this. you boil the potatoes

minutes. you poke with a knife at the top and they peel off. here i use a peeler. this is pretty easy here. what are we doing? >> first round, we going to do a pull phenomenon dot. butter, thyme, chicken fat, garlic. >> do i take these out? >> drop them in there. >> is up. we're going to cook this on the gentlest of simmers. >> with the potatoes in them. >> yes. >> it won't break down like a russian potato would. >>'s the difference. >> correct. they're going to hold there integrity.

flavor sponge. butter, garlick, and thyme. if you want to be more healthy, do this in olive oil. >> you have options. >> yes. how much longer. >> you may look at this and sigh. one of these i like to do, ee tell a big batch and the same time. you can store these. i'll use the olive oil because it's flavored with rosemary and garlic. i ale saw tau rosemary in here. this one i made at lunch. >> awesome.

>> and u oom still trying the peal the potato. beautiful. >> it makes for a great side did. >> the could be a meal initself. one more quick question, storing potatoes, can you give us the details. they're washed. if you have some in a reat celler or in your basement, 40 degrees, they'll acts good. >> i don't have to tell you wu whatever. we'll be back be with more from your garden. >> we'll be

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what more could you ask for. with more on what we can expect. stars ben feldman and lauren ash are joining us. thanks for being with us. the last season left off with an explosiveness. how do you top a big tornado? that's hard to do? >> an all-nude -- >> exactly. that's how one would top it. >> you know, guys, i've got to ask you -- >> there's the classic rebuilding after that tornado. >> got you. i know there's been fantastic halloween episodes. what can you tell us about your halloween story coming up? >> it's real dark. it really is. we did the table read and we're k

are they really going to do this? >> i'm uncomfortable. >> i'm curious to see how it plays out. >> i thoumd they would kill the whole thing. >> pardon the pun. kill, hello. >> were they going to keep going out on a limb? >> i think that's what they're doing. >> i think that's great. i think some of the best is how far can you pull it. >> are you guys excited about the new lineup? now you're going to be reinvented "good place,". >> if somebody told me i'd be sharing the night with "will & grace" and ted danson for that matter,

intimidating. >> it's a pooh-pooh platter of everything. >> we're glad you guys are on that platter for sure. thanks so much. >> we're happy to be the pooh-pooh on that platter. >> all right. lauren and ben, thank you so much. as we just mentioned, the return of "will & grace rts returning to nbc. why not come out with us and hang out. we're going to have some free food. that's reason enough. a lot of our "news4" kol legals will be there. just an nyi, the doors open at 5:00 and the shows start at 9:00. >> good times. >> it started out with that brie thing they did, the six-minute thing around the election. and now here we go. >

the day -- >> that's right. >> they'll never forget theirs because the groom jumped into the rush and saved a little boy who was drowning and their wedding photographer was there to capture all of this. n nbc's reporter has the story. >> the first was when they tied the knot. the second was a few minutes later. i look over and see clay in the water and i think, what is he doing. >> the groom jumped into the rink to save a young boy he didn't even know. >> it was scary. i was a little bit shocked too. i twloerchl and his face was under water. he was fighting. >> the newlyweds had been posing for photos when he noticed the boy

pushed him. >> thank got he was a young guy and i just grabbed him up. >> as soon as i realized what was going on, he had already saved the day. >> quite the marriage day for better or worse, richer or poor, drieker or wetter, joe fryer, nbc news. >> well, we're looking at testifies closer to summer. near 90 degrees. we have a chance for showers. tomorrow that's the transition day. we'll going to have a cold front move through. look at these temperatures falling. 71 on sunday. normal highs are actually 75. >> thanks, sheena. you were saying thank god that guy was there. >> and he had the presence of mind to just jump in. what a hero. >> thanks for joining

we're going to be ba on news at 4. >> you c get thean ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad. they're studying for 21st century jobs. but ed gillespie supports donald trump's plan to take money out of virginia public schools and give it to private schools. as a washington dc lobbyist, ed gillespie worked for lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. and ed gillespie's plan to cut taxes for the wealthy could cut virginia school funding, too. ed doesn't stand for education.

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