stie so tysons high-rise. >> let's be what we've always been. >> a sad middle aged lady. >> we're hours away from the return of will and grace. a sneak peek at the new season premiere and where to join news 4 for our watch party. that's kaitlyn surprised by the return of her papa from deployment over in the middle east. >> reunited at the caps game. a sailor surprises his daughter on the edge of the ice and her reaction will start your thursday off right. >> 5:00 right now. good morning everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. i'm eun yang. what you didn't hear from the will and grace clip. was that jack says, middle aged lady and grace. >> i'll be at the watch party. i don't know i can make it all the way to 9:30 when the show starts. >> i'm going to be in

>> this is a nap-based outcome. depending how your day goes, right? >> you remember ten years ago before it went off the air, you didn't sit through that show and not laugh for the entirety of it. >> hilarious. love it for sure. >> if looks like they're picking up where they left off, which is what they want. that's really what it looks like. >> that's what friends do, too. if you have a really good friend. >> they're bringing friends back? >> don't go down that road. >> outside, it is a mostly clear sky for now. it is anything but cool. but don't you worry. it is going to turn a new shade of autumn around here temperaturewise. not just yet. the cold front is still north and west of us. out ahead of it, we have enough warm air left. it's 78 degrees in annapolis right now. 74 in brandy wine. 74 at dulles airport. 69 gaithersburg. our average high today is 75. we're already there. so any sunshine at

us up to 80 degrees for a high today. 15 to 30 mile per hour wind today. it will be blustery to breezy at times today. it won't feel quite the same. so have your short sleeves for one more day and sunglasses as well. start looking for the sweaters. sweater weather is arriving this weekend. now what about the traffic? let's go to jack taylor at with wtop. >> near the key bridge, we've got guardrail work joongoing. hopefully they'll wrap up quickly. the work on the outer looch the beltway not quite wrapped up between connecticut avenue and 270. we have a red line on the map already. that's not good in the 5:00 hour, this early. rock creek parkway at the kennedy center, the traffic is alternating through that work zone for another hour. they clear by 6:00 or 6:15. because you sit for a moment, there's a lite

plan ahead for that. back to you. jack, thank you. breaking news now. playboy magazine founder hugh hefner is dead. >> he died of natural causes on wednesday at the iconic playboy mansion. hefner was 91 years old. he started a magazine in the 1960s and is credited with ushering in the sexual revolution. he was also known for the lavish parties thrown at the mansion. >> the tributes have been pouring in overnight on social media. hefner is still a top trending item this morning. ryan seacrest, larry king and jesse jackson offering condolences. >> playboy made headlines when it released an issue with no nudity. less than a year later, the magazine went back to publishing the same way it always has to make money. >> he died of natural causes. while the employ bay mansion was sold last year to the co-founder of hostess, it included a provision to allow hugh hefner to spend the rest of his lif

morning. people will be a little on edge this morning when they return to work at a fairfax office building. it was a crime scene just a few hours ago after a man shot himself to death. police say the gunman, 52-year-old john francis wood, shot himself on the fourth floor of a law office. police don't know whether wood intended to shoot anyone else but was prevented. coming up, news 4's justin finch will explain why the shooting sent parents running to the office building. today the former prince george's county teacher's aide convicted of federal sex crimes is headed back to court. caraway will be in upper marlboro on local charges. he's accused of sex crimes against children at judge sylvania woods elementary school. he was indicted on 270 counts, including 23 counts of sex abuse and 40 counts of first degree sex offense. caraway received aed

follow tracee wilkins on twitter for the latest from the courtroom. 5:05 right now. a woman is suing massage envy after she says her therapist went too far. this comes from a string of assaults in maryland and the district. news 4 broke the story last week. four women say they were assaulted by the same massage therapist. the lawsuit names massage envy, the owners of the franchise on wisconsin avenue northwest and the therapist himself who is facing charges. the woman is suing for $25 million in damages. this morning, a group of d.c. police officers is getting ready to hand out supplies in puerto rico. the officers will be on the island for the next three days. also today, congressional democrats plan to call for additional help for puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands. one week after hurricane maria and there's still no drinking water for nearly half of the people in puerto rico. coming up, we'll tell you how one fairfax woman is desperately trying to get her

disaster zone. if you're looking for ways to help the people in puerto rico, we've posted links to some organizations on the nbc washington app. people waking up in a brand new fairfax county high-rise have until this afternoon to get out. >> many of you might even drive past this building on your morning commute. it's near leesburg pike. derrick ward is live there now with the reason behind this eviction notice. derrick, what happened? >> reporter: good morning. take a look. these are the adaire apartments on boyd point way in tysons corner. they are uninhabitable according to officials because the trash chutes and the sprinkler systems do not work. residents were given notice yesterday that they had 24 hours to get out. we understand now that they have until about 3:00 p.m. or 1:00 p.m. today to get out of these apartments. we did speak with one resident who says she hasn't seen anyone le

from the looks of things here, there are no moving vans, doesn't seem to be exodus under way. a lot of people in limbo this morning. they move into these luxury apartments and find out they can't stay. more on this coming up. we're live in tysons corner. news 4, back to you. >> derrick, thank you. sailor surprise. a naval lieutenant teamed up with the capitals to surprise his daughter at last night's preseason game. >> this was really touching. take a look at this. >> that's kaitlyn surprised by the return of her papa from deployment. >> her father joe just back from a deployment to the middle east. the cats told kaitlyn that she would get a customized jersey. she had no idea, though, that it would come from her father. >> how sweet is this? story always moves me so much. it's the preseason right now. the caps regular season begins one week from today. i always think about how tough it is for families to wait

country and then the sacrifices that our servicemen and women make every single day. i'm so grateful for them. to see this happy reunion, i think it warms everyone's heart. >> coming home in uniforms. the kids are excited. >> way to go caps. all right. nats versus cubs. we now know who we have to beat to bring the world series trophy to washington. that's the first team coming up. we'll tell you how to get tickets today. this is at least the second time -- [ laughter ] >> this iconic clip has more than 20 million views online right now. we have tracked down the model who made news 4's jim vance and george michael laugh hysterically all those years ago. hear what she thinks about the moment just ahead. this morning, we are mild but later on today, you will feel the change in the air. we have breezy conditions setting up. most of it is going to be a nice

if you want to let the windows down. highs around 80 degrees. wait until you see thei'm a law, and i have clients, and i am proud to do what i do on behalf of my clients. narrator: the clients john adams and his team are so proud to work for? banks accused of money laundering. big corporations accused of defrauding taxpayers. and mortgage lenders accused of unfairly foreclosing on homes. now he wants to be attorney general.

powerful and well-connected can buy. i'm mark herring, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad.

ralphcandidate for governor,rtham, 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.

terrifying moments for parents when they heard an active shooter was in the same building as a children's preschool. police responded in full force. >> yesterday, a man shot himself inside an office building in fairfax that also houses a preschool. no kids were hurt. but for parents, the entire situation was traumatic. news 4's justin finch is live outside of the building now with reaction from those parents. justin, good morning. i can't imagine how scared they were for those moments. >> reporter: eun, good morning. scared indeed. lots of moms and dads of course, happy to have their children close this morning. take a look. that's their preschool back there. upstairs on the fourth level is where police say that active shooter opened fire just scarily close. those children were among the hundreds evacuated wednesday afternoon. there are children inside this office building on the 8,000 block of gatehouse road. sharing space here off of

police got the children off to luther jackson middle where they were safely returned to their parents. now, that's also where we met a dad who talked about the frantic phone call from his wife wednesday afternoon. >> it was my wife. she was a person who tried to pick up the children. but there were no -- police worked absolute perfect, well done. >> reporter: what a relief for this father to have his child back in his arms. it appears to be isolated to that floor. the daycare is thankfully on the first level. back in to you. >> justin finch. thank you. a rock climber died in a national park. >> dozens of people were on or near he will captain in yosemite

national park when a huge rock tumbled down. video from the time it happened. >> a rock climber was on the face of the hill when a rock peeled off and came tumbling down. >> here comes number 6. >> this boulder was the size of an a apartment building. remember, it's pitch black out there. you can see some of that white smoke getting kicked up in the air from the impact as it rumbles down the hill. the boulder shattered into a thousand pieces, killing one person and injuring a woman as well. park rangers at yosemite helped pull her out of there and get her to a hospital. aaron. >> wow. chris lawrence with crazy video there. thanks, chris. 5:14 right now. this morning, we're learning that o.j. simpson could be a free man in a few days. he's expected to be released on parole as early as monday. the plan to free simpson is being finalized by officials in nevada. the

prison since 2008 for kidnapping and armed robbery. he was granted parole back in july. we now know who the nats will take on in the first round of the baseball playoffs. the world champion chicago cubs. >> the celebration begin! . the chicago cubs are nl central champions. >> the cubs took on the cardinals in st. louis last night. they were victorious, clinching the title. now, ready to take on the nats. don't worry, the nats are ready too. tickets go on sale today. they'll be back home on october 6th. that's a friday at 7:00. if there is a game 5 in the series, they'll be back again at home on october 12th. i say it. i think this is our season. we're looking good. >> it could happen. >> really could happen. >> world series is, all the way. crossing our fingers. we have the other side of that story. one of the most

talked about moments in news 4 history. >> wearing that pink skirt and the orange platform shoes. never recovered after that -- there she goes. [ laughter ] that was uncool. this is at least the second time -- [ laughter ] >> if you lived in d.c. back in 2006, you probably saw this when it happened. jim vance, george michael, couldn't get themselves together when this story aired about a model falling not once, but twice on a runway in paris. that clip has gone viral now. 20 million views when vance passed away. we started talking about this video and got us thinking, whatever happened to this woman? does she know about them laughing at her? if so, what does she think about it? >> she lived in poland now and doreen gentzler talked to her about all of this. >> it's the highlight of my career. i don't know if it's sad or funny, like i think it is what

[000:16:58;00] it makes me laugh each time i see it. i can't believe this is me and the form of me falling down. it's very hilarious. >> i love that she can laugh at herself. you know what i mean? >> camilla talks about why she fell and it wasn't those heels, believe it or not. plus, how it impacted her modeling career. you can hear her conversation with doreen tonight on news 4 at 11:00 p.m. >> she's a good sport about the whole thing. what a great idea to track her down. >> it took some doing. took a little work to find her. >> she's in warsaw, poland. >> you and i were both working here in 2006. even when it happened, it was an extra special moment when it happened. >> yes. >> they're sitting there snickering. also, what we're ready for is fall. >> are you ready for cooler weather? >> i guess so. >> i know i'm done with the 90-degree days. three out of last four have been 90 or higher.

yesterday, that's 16 degrees warmer than average. so we are done with the 90-degree weather. we'll probably have one more day today in the 80s. there may be more 80s late next week. i don't see any more 90s in the anywhere near time future. the latest 90-degree day is october 11th. we're running out of real estate. a brisk northwest wind will rush in today. colder air will be coming on in. you're flying today, there may actually be incoming weather west of denver where winter storm watches are out. we're talking about 90s here yesterday while snow went out in the high country of colorado where tom kierein is these days. temperatures back in only the 70s this morning. this is about our average high temperature and the sun is not even up. the difference will be as the northwest wind moves in, sometimes after the sun comes up, it will start bringing cooler air in. there won't be as much of a

warmup today. most everybody should get to 80 by the time you go to the nats ballpark tonight, the pirates are back in town to play us. 7:05. temperature back down to 72. if you're headed to the game, temperatures should be back into the mid 60s by the time the last out is thrown. so your planner for today, a mild and breezy day today. plenty of sunshine. afternoon highs again around 80 degrees. the change arrives tonight. by tomorrow morning, temperatures will be in the 50s. even downtown parts of the shenandoah valley are likely to be in the upper 40s tomorrow morning. then on friday afternoon, mostly sunny. a little bit of a breeze left. nothing like today. 74 for tomorrow. into the weekend, a reinforcing shot of cooler air comes through. another blustery day on saturday with northwest winds 10 to 20 miles per hour. saturday's high only 72. sunday morning will be the coldest morning of this next stretch coming. 53 downtown on sunday morning. that means that almost all the

outlying suburbs will be down so get your fleece and your sweaters out and get ready to go. all that warm air is officially moving on out as autumn moves on in. all right. sheena will take another look at the day planner in a few more minutes. for now, it is traffic time. we're going to go over to the glass enclosed nerve center and wtop's very own jack taylor. good thursday morning to you, mr. taylor. >> hey, chuck. on the beltway, they just about wrapped up between connecticut avenue and 355. we had earlier delays headed towards 270. they have now eased. two right lanes had been getting by. again, all lanes open. southbound on the george washington parkway, just like yesterday morning, crews little late to clear the guardrail work. barrels are crowding that left lane. hopefully, somebody can push them off into the grass. stay right if you're headed in

that creek parkway at the kennedy center. traffic alternates by one direction at a time. they should wrap up by 6:00 or 6:15. back to you. thank you, jack. a college basketball scandal is widening. coming up, the long-time coaches who could see their legacy rocked by legal troubles. karen! >> first, they're back! we're talking about jack, karen, will and grace. we have a sneak peek at the return of their show. have a few laughs before primetime. ellen airs weekdays at 3:00 on

nbc4. today jam foxxie >> a sad, middle aged lady and grace. >> see. always makes -- even funnier. today is the day ha one of our favorite shows returns after 11 years. can you believe it? will, grace, jack and karen are back. with return of will and grace, two nbc4 is a reason to celebrate. happy times. >> the celebration is all over social media, too. >> all right. you're going to be seeing tweets of excitement. one of which reads when karen calls, you better answer. and news 4 is answering the call to celebrate with a will and grace premiere viewing party. it's tonight at lucky strike in northwest d.c. doors open at 5:00 and the show starts at 9:00. if you can't stay up until 9:00 like chuck bell, you can still come and have fun. >> there's going to be a party,

food, a bunch of giveaways too. some of our like chuck bell, will be there. lots of laughs to be had tonight. >> for sure. can't wait. a couple of drinks in chuck bell, you never know what happens. >> uh-oh. 5:26 right now. sheena is updating the forecast. >> it feels really comfortable outside. let me know how it goes with chuck for me and hopefully somebody takes video. it's going to be really nice this afternoon. a cold front is coming in. we'll talk more about that coming up. plus, campus concern.

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we want them to grow up stronger. if you went to bed early, you may be waking up to the news that hugh hefner has died. >> we'll get to that story coming up. >> first, a look at weather and traffic. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and sheena parveen monitoring the forecast and a big change is coming our way. we'll check in with jack taylor in a second too. sheena, we'll start with you outside. >> you never know we have a big change coming stepping outside. it's a little breezy. i'm looking at the flag starting to blow. temperatures are mild currently. as we go through the day, a cold

front is going to move through and the air it's 74 right now in the district. we have just about mostly clear skies. by 8:00 a.m., 74 degrees. closer to 10:00 a.m. temperatures not really increasing very quickly, even though we're going to see plenty of sunshine. 76 degrees by 10:00 a.m. 77 by noon. it's going to get breezy. so you see we're not jumping into the 80s by lunchtime like yelled. we're going to be quite a bit cooler today and even cooler as we go into the weekend. we'll show you that forecast and what you can expect on the roads. jack taylor is here from wtop. >> sheena, thank you. prince george's -- a crash after brandy wine road. left side of the roadway has affected right side. four or five vehicles were involved in the crash. crews are still working on the rock creek parkway down to the kennedy center. about another half hour to 45 minutes. traffic alternates through one at a time. there is potential for a brief slowdown. crews should be wrapped up with

barrels, may sort of ben washington parkway, overnight guardrail repair. stay right. there's a potential for a slowdown unless the barrels are completely cleared from the roadway. we've notified park police just to let them know. back to you. jack, thank you. breaking news this morning, hugh hefner is dead. >> he died of natural causes on wednesday at the iconic playboy mansion. hefner was 91 years old. he started the magazine in the 1960s and is credited with ushering in the sexual revolution. hefner was also nobody for the lavish parties he threw at the mansions. playboy made headlines last year when it released its first issue with no nudity. but months later, the magazine went back to publishing its old ways. hefner is trending worldwide on twitter. >> you can share your reactions on nbc washington's facebook page. chris lawrence is at the live desk to talk about what people are saying in reaction to his

death. om legend. giant. an original. we're seeing the tributes from a lot of well-known names. kim kardashian tweeted rest in peace. i'm so honored to have been a part of the playboy team. you will be greatly missed. love you, hef. >> the reverend jesse jackson said hefner was a strong supporter of the civil rights movement. we shall never forget him. >> larry king summed it up by posting, hugh hefner was a giant in publishing, journalism, free speech and civil rights. he was a true original and he was my dear friend. rest well, hef. hefner's son cooper said his dad defined a lifestyle and ethos. on my facebook page, i shared iconic pictures from the photo gallery on our nbc washington app. over to you. >> chris, thank you. in our other top stories today. the former prince george's county teacher's aide convicted

of federal sex crimesds he pled guilty to sexually abusing kids at an elementary school. he heads to court today for a hearing on local charges and faces additional prison time. people will be a little on edge returning to work at a fairfax county office building. it was a crime scene late wednesday evening after a man shot himself to death. fairfax county police are trying to figure out whether 52-year-old john francis wood n intended to hurt others but was prevented. it happened in a law office. a preschool is in the same building. no one but wood was hurt in the shooting. we may never get the answers how otto warmbier died in north korea after being returned to the u.s. from north korea. there was a new report that says his cause of death is undetermined and no way to know if he was tortured as his

parents believe. warmbier was arrested last year. he was sent back home in june. 5:34 now. this morning, students at american university want police to catch the man who is suspected of hanging symbols of hate around campus. take a look at the surveillance video from tuesday night. the man enters different buildings as a construction worker and it's hard to identify him because, look, he's wearing that hard hat and it's covering his face. campus police believe the man hung ten confederate flag posters and cotton. this isn't the first incident of hate at a.u. this year. we've posted a timeline in the nbc washington app. georgetown university police are investigating repeat cases of hate and bias on the school's campus. there have been five incidents this month alone. elevators, a bathroom and trash can were vandalized with anti-semitic graffiti.

they're devoting full resources to finding the people working with d.c. police to catch a suspect. the incidents happened at the visual arts building a few dorms, including three separate cases in the lxr residence hall. we now know a 21-year-old man was killed in that mysterious fire in bethesda. we're still waiting to find out how it started. take a look. this is askia calfra. he was trapped in the basement when it went up in flames. firefighters are not ready to tell us the cause of the fire. they found underground tunnels on the property. boarding conditions, chemicals and electrical wiring. fall activities are something we all look forward to. but not at the risk of getting sick. now we know that five more people have gotten swine flu after having contact with sick pigs at the anne arundel county

and other fairs. none of the people has hospitalized. seven people got sick at the charles county fair. swine flu cannot be transmitted from human to human but pigs can pass it on easily. wash your hands if you feel like you've gotten too close to one of those animals. warning for you now this morning if you're taking your family to the park. montgomery county says wasps can be in the places where your kids play. playgrounds, benches and trees. they want you to call if you see any wasps nest this fall. they're looking for food, which means they will attack you if you get in their way. desperate times in puerto rico. food and supplies running out. why one local woman says time is running out for her relative on the island. plus, basketball bombshell.

a bribery scandal. the new fallout that took down i'm a lawyer, and i have clients, and i am proud to do what i do on behalf of my clients. narrator: the clients john adams and his team are so proud to work for? banks accused of money laundering. big corporations accused of defrauding taxpayers. and mortgage lenders accused of unfairly foreclosing on homes.

now he wants to be attorney general. powerful and well-connected can buy. i'm mark herring, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad. you may have heard of the federal investigation into college basketball. now some top dogs in the business may lose their jobs. university of louisville men's basketball coach rick pitino and the athletic director are on unpaid administrative leave. the fbi caught coaches, adidas employees and players in a network of bribes.

oklahoma state also appeared in court on accusations of bribes as well. the washington capitals orchestrated a touching reunion between a young girl and her naval lieutenant dad. this is one of those stories that's so emotional. take a look. >> it's kaitlyn, surprised by the return of her papa from deployment. >> here it is. that reunion. kaitlyn jumps into her father's arms. he just came home from deployment in the middle east. you can see him smile and her smile too. the caps set up the surprise with a customized jersey at last night's preseason game. that's how they fooled her. they said she was getting a jersey. little did she know it was her father giving it to her. >> i bet she's still attached to him right now. >> won't let anymore go. no way. >> the regular season for the caps begins one week from today.

>> all the good >> good juju? >> yes. >> finding ashanti. a mystery on a military base. the new development that may bring new attention to this case. >> reporter: move into a luxury apartment. you're all settled in. then authorities say you got to go. we'll tell you what's happening to the folks in tysons corner coming up on news 4. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. 5:41 now on your thursday morning. current temperatures mild. we're in the low to mid-70s now. it will be a mild enough day to be outside today. goodbye summer weather and 90-degree days. as much cooler weather comes in on a gusty north wind today. sheena has your ten-day forecast in a few more minutes. happily waving summer good bye. nice. branch avenue northbound. our crash after brandy wine road has one right lane getting by. four or five vehicles were

involvedn the i ralphcandidate for governor,rtham, 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. time for the guys and girls to get back together. >> it's the end of an era. the founder of playboy magazine is dead. we're looking back at the life of the man simply known as hef. >> it's nice to be remembered. forced to evacuate. people paid top dollar for a brand new place. now it's not safe enough to stay. vanished from a military base. the new move that could help find a young woman with ties to our area. path to victory. we have big playoff news for any nats fan ready for them to go all the way this year. your time is 5:45. there are still questions surrounding the gop's plan for tax reform. republicans unveiled the framework for their plan to

overhaul the country's tax system for the first time in highlights. this plan simplifies the tax bracket from 7 to 3. it doesn't specify what incomes fall into the brackets. tax credits for kids under 17 would increase for an unspecified amount. there would be a $500 credit for individuals caring for a family member of any age. the estate tax, which some call the death tax, would be repealed. news 4's tracie potts joins us live from capitol hill. >> tracie, as far as the proposals, they benefit wealthier folks. in indiana, the president talked about the benefit to the middle class, too. tell us about that. >> he said first of all, it will be easier to file with a postcard as opposed to a long 1040 even online. also, the tax brackets are changing. democrats point out that the top tax bracket for wealthier americans is coming down while the lowest one is going up a bit from 10 to 12%.

the government says that would be offset because the deduction would be doubled twice as much. plus, more benefits as you noticed for families with children. the biggest benefit that they're touting here is that huge drop in the corporate tax rate, sort of a trickle down theory here that businesses with more cash would be able to expand and provide more jobs, more gross overall for the country. that's the big picture. what we don't have are the numbers, the details. how much money do you have to make to pay 10 or 12% under this new plan. that could be part of what republicans have to fill in as necessity try to get it done by the end of the year. >> tracie potts on the hill this morning. thank you. 13 before the hour now. there's more incentive for someone to come forward with information about ashanti billie. blimpie sandwich will donate $10,000 to a reward fund. she never showed up for work

last the hampton roads area. authorities found her car and phone off base. but so far no signs of ashanti. the fbi is also offered a $10,000 reward. imagine waking up this morning and not knowing where your family might have to sleep tonight. >> that is the reality for people living in a brand new fairfax county high-rise height near leesburg pike. they have until this afternoon to get out. derrick ward is live there now with the reason behind this massmas mass eviction notice. good morning, derrick. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. this building went up in july of 2016. shortly thereafter, it was about 95% full. it's a great place to live. you can see metro from here, near route 7 and i-66. suppose you get a notice that says you can't stay. that's what happened to people here. this is at boyd point way. they started getting notices

that they had to be apparently the trash chutes are not functioning and the sprinkler system does not work. the virginia department of compliance says that renders these apartments uninhabitable. unfit for human occupancy. they have until 1:00 p.m. to get out under the threat of possible prosecution. we spoke late yesterday with a resident who said that she hadn't seen anybody talking about moving or looking like they were getting out. she has no place to go. she doesn't know what she's going to do. daylight will rise on some uncertainty for the folks who live in these apartments in tysons corner much live in tysons, derrick ward, news 4. >> thank you. 5:49 now. imagine being surrounded by devastation and about to give birth. a woman wouldn't want that to be her situation. that's happening to the sister-in-law of a woman from fairfax. >> she and her family are stuck

in a small town in puerto rico destroyed by hurricane maria. woman in fairfax who told us her family is running out of time >> i'm so scared for them. i'm scared. because i know the situation is not good. >> for the last week, paloma has been desperately trying to rescue her family trapped on puerto rico. >> people talk about how bad it is. you really don't see it until you see it. >> time is running out. >> i want to get them here. especially my sister-in-law. because, you know, her health is what we are most concerned about. >> paloma's 28-year-old sister-in-law is almost nine months pregnant. her husband and family members are doing everything they can to comfort her. hurricane maria damaged their home, debris scattered everywhere and resources running low. >> they have no electricity, no water. there's a big concern for gas because there's humongous lines

that take hours. >> pictures of the devastation near their home, an hour outside of san juan. entire chunks of roadways are gone. neighborhoods are surrounded by water and mixed piles of mud. even young children are helping to capture rainwater so they can survive. but people are becoming desperate. >> my brother told me i cannot sleep at nighttime. i'm afraid someone will steal what we have left. >> paloma has been calling her family and the airlines hoping to get them on a flight here before her sister-in-law goes into labor. in the meantime, she's trying to stay busy to keep her mind off of what's happening on the island. but it's not easy. paloma realizes that, with limited resources, her family's chances of survival are fading fast. >> i'm trying to keep calm because they need me strong to

be able to fight for their life. >> reporting in fairfax county, now, along with puerto rico, the u.s. virgin islands are in dire need of help right now. you can donate to a number of charities. we've compiled a list in the nbc washington app. just search ways to help. even though the storms are over, this is when the tough work begins. this is when all the people have to figure out how to move on with their lives. it's so sad and heartbreaking to see it. >> i've driven three hours outside san juan before. you can tell there's a different -- people have a lot less the farther away from the touristy areas. they're really dealing with a tough time down there. same in the virgin islands. >> check out our app. there are ways to help if you want to. sheena, let's talk about this forecast. fall is coming. >> yeah. a lot of people have been ready for fall weather. yesterday, i think, for now it was our last taste of real summer weather for a while. the fall weather is going to be arriving today. once this cold front moves through. it's on its way in.

your bus stopd morning. recess looking perfect outside. windows down. wait until you see the forecast and lunch outside. it will be breezy but a nice day. 73 leesburg, 74 clinton. 78 in quantico and annapolis. we are mild. again, we're on the warm side of the cold front. the cold front has not moved through yet. you will notice a change in our air masses later on today. for 7:00 a.m., for the bus stop, 72 degrees. comfortable. by the afternoon, temperatures only around 80 degrees. it will be breezy. the cold front will be moving through and you will notice it will feel drier outside, especially tonight for the nats game. we're looking at clear skies, cool temperatures, right around the end of the game. temperatures should be closer to about the mid to upper 60s. here's maria, the tropical storm. it's going to move away quickly from the u.s. we're watching that cold front. it's still situated to our north and west. behind it, that cooler air moves

in. take a look normal high, 75 degrees. today around 80. compared to yesterday, it's going to be cooler today. we got to 91 yesterday afternoon. for tomorrow, 74. look at your weekend forecast. 72 saturday. 71 on sunday. really nice. look at these morning temperatures by the way. we're talking about the mid to low 50s when you wake up this weekend. 72s continue and more 80s in the forecast next week. not bad. looks really nice. let's take a look at the roads on this thursday morning with jack taylor. >> sheena, thank you. we've got trouble on branch avenue going northbound. traffic is not moving much at all, ufrts nfortunately. one right lane gets by. it will cause a sizable early delay. crews working in the rock creek parkway. another 15 or 20 minutes. traffic alternates by one direction. usually wrap up before delays are gigantic.

also, out in hills the scene of a crash. you're definitely under police direction. mainly the eastbound riders on this stretch. aaron, eun, back to you. >> good morning, i'm landon dowdy. cnbc headquarters. alexa in the road. bmw will add the virtual assistant to all the 2018 model year cars, and you'll be able to ask alexa for the latest news or turn on your lights at your house, as well as directions. in many cases, responses will also include visual displays on the dashboard of the car. i'm landon dowdy for this cnbc business report. >> landon, thank you. we're about a month away from halloween now. >> start figuring out costumes. >> this will be -- >> anchorman. it's time for a trip to the haunted house. maybe for you. not for me. this is what happens. we send our poor molette green because she's working for you in

the community, hanging out at burglary that you want to put on your list. i don't do haunted houses or scary stuff. i'm feeling for you, woman. >> it's not for everybody. you know what, there's a good reason why you should come out. as you can see, i did not know leesburg had a live haunted house. this is off route 15, near the leesburg outlet. it has 32 rooms of horror. that's janice carver, folks. all these people have come out here to see the carver family's haunted house. they call this shock tober. during the month of october, this is a fundraiser to support programs that help children and adults with special needs. we're going to talk more about this scary details, eun and why you might change your mind. i don't know. coming up in the next hour.

>> see, she just got at you. i'm not changing my that looks scary from here. i'm not even close up. >> i would never -- >> back up, janice. >> back up, janice. >> right, molette. tell her. i'm never going to a haunted house, real, fake, imagined. no way. no. nothing. never. no fun being scared. it's not fun. i don't understand it. >> do a few shots first. you'll be fine. >> coming up on "news4 today" at 6:00, we're talking about terrible traffic. we don't have to tell you how bad it is around here. now the results are in on exactly where traffic is the absolute worst. remembering the life of the playboy mogul. hugh hefner's impact and what his son is saying this morning about the father he just lost. >> reporter: it's a phone call no parent wants to get. your young children in the same

building as an active shooter. i'm justin finch and he defined a certain lifestyle. those are the words from the son of hugh hefner. >> family, friends and hollywood elite are looking back at the life of the founder of playboy. we will do the same in a couple

of minutes . we're talking about a big weather change. i can feel it already. do you know what i mean? finally. no more 90s. do you think it's the end though? >> i hope so. >> i thought it was the end the labor day but it came back. >> within a month, over a month between 90-degree days and now three out of last four have been above 90 degrees. really unusual for this deep into the month of september. the latest 90 on record is october 11th. just a little bit of room to run. temperaturewise, under a partly cloudy sky this morning. we have dropped into the 70s. that's really not that cool at all. it will be a breezy day today. it will be a lot cooler really tonight and tomorrow. saturday and sunday morning, some chilly starts and sweater weather for sunday. but not this morning. 79 in annapolis right now. 79 washington. 72 in the shenandoah valley.