in the las vegas massacre, how long ago the shooter started planning, and the other cities he considered for an attack. a live report minutes away. >> first at 4:00, three children stuck in a car with temperatures soaring past 150 degrees. >> today their mother, a woman from falls church is under arrest and she's facing three felony charges after her kids were found suffering from heat exhaustion. our northern virginia bureau reporter david culver is live in falls church along columbia pike. david will explain exactly why she may have done it and who jumped in to help. david? >> reporter: exactly, leon and pat. i'm going to walk you through this scene. first, though, the mother alexa faulkison, 26 years old, she works here at a law office on the second floor of this complex here and she was here tuesday around 2:30. she had to do some work. her job essentially court filings. she's in her car a lot. she parks along the parking lot here. inside the car, according to police, her three kids, ages 5, 6 and 7. she runs in,

bystander, the kids were left in the car at least 45 minutes. the guy who noticed it, he works in this complex. he noticed in the back of the car a window with punch through. this was a window that was wrapped with plastic. and he noticed that hole, a hole that seemed to show that the kids were trying to get some air. he called police. they say inside that temperature was 150 degrees. i want you now to listen to alexa's boss. she kind of gets some perspective from him. his name is sam hasse networks. >> she's a very good employee. i think it's very uncharacteristic of her. and but then again she's only been with us for about six weeks maybe. she just moved here. her lease just started -- her baby-sitting fell through and i think she probably thought she could keep the kids with her in the car as she went back and forth to court. >> reporter: she's clearly got a lot on her plate, but police also say this is a warning not only about children but animals. even though we're in some changing weather here, the

space can quickly rise especially when you have a sun as brights you can see it is here. as far as alexa, she's in jail. the kids are staying with family. they are expected to be okay. pat and leon? >> all right, david culver. for the nat that the kids are okay. fear and panic spread across social media earlier today after people saw this fire near logan circle. the smoke could be seen for miles. no one knew what it was and some people were even concerned that it might have been a terror attack. however, d.c. fire says it was a big blaze that started on the roof of an apartment building on q street northwest. one fire fighter had minor injuries. news 4's chris gordon talked to a mother who rushed out of the building with her 8 month old son and her dog. >> i just heard a couple of pops and i heard sirens so i ran out to see what was going on. and i saw the fire department going upstairs. so then i went back down, got my son and carried out my dog

apartments. it's still not clear how it started. >> we have another reason to watch the skies. new developments in the tropics. we told you this morning when tropical storm nate formed so now we're getting a better idea of where it is going and how it is going to affect us here. storm team 4 doug kammerer is in the room. what is the latest? >> nicaragua, coast rick, honduras, heavy rainfall, mudslides, rivers are flooding down to that area. right now that storm beginning to make its way to the open waters of the caribbean. take a look where this is. just off the coast, actually just on the coast on the border of nicaragua and honduras. you can see it making its way -- here it is right here. that's why we have it circled. you can see a lot going on in the tropics as normal this time of year. but here's the storm itself. and on this track the current advisory has it at 40 miles per hour, a minimal tropical storm. moving northwest at 9 miles an hour. back over the open waters of th

strengthening into a pretty strong tropical storm 65 miles an hour right off the coast of the cancun area or close to the coast. this interaction is going to have a huge impact on what the storm does the rest of its lifetime. i'm going to be talking much more about that, but it does bring it as a category 1 hurricane right up towards the new orleans area by around sunday. we'll talk more about this, where it goes as far as the gulf coast and where it goes for our area, yeah it is going to have impacts here, too, early next week. wa we'll talk more about that in a few minutes. >> we look forward to it. investigators say they are chasing hints and shadows as they try to piece together a motive for the vegas massacre. here's a look at today's big headlines. investigators are honing in on a set of hotel bookings stephen paddock made in the months before the shootings. the bookings were made about several sites, a site of similar music festivals, rather. there is also new focus on a new mystery woman seen with him just days before the massacre. and today the

and the confusion on sunday night, but they say the first fire engine arrived on the scene just five seconds after the shooting started. however, investigators admit stephen paddock led a private life. he had very few friends and a family that seems just as baffled as investigators are right now. that is making the investigation difficult. nbc's sara continues our coverage now from las vegas. sara? >> reporter: good afternoon, pat. havingers are delving deeper into what they call the gunman's secret life. years assembling an arsenal of weapons and explosives. in the weeks and months leading up to the massacre in las vegas -- >> everybody stay down. >> reporter: authorities confirm stephen paddock looked at other cities with high rises overlooking outdoor concert venues, including boston's fenway park. he went so far as to book rooms in las vegas the weekend of the life is beautiful music festival, and

checked in. >> was he doing presurveillance? we don't know yet. >> reporter: when he arrived at mandalay bay september 28th, he requested a room on a high floor. mounted cameras to look for law enforcement and blocked stair access. inside the room police found thousands of rounds of unspent ammunition and a significant amount of explosives in his car. >> we looked for actual indicators of affiliation of motive, of intent and so far we're not there. we don't have those sort of indicators. >> reporter: today more praise for the city's first responders, including the fire captain returning from another call when he heard gunshots. >> captain picked up the radio and said, dispatch, do you have any reports of gun fire and something going on now? i'm hearing a lot of gun fire. they said, no. oh, yes, now we do, it was that fast. the floodgates opened and outpoured dozens and dozens. >> keep your head down, go. >> reporter: jumping into action, bravery that

saved lives as bullets rained down. >> nbc sara dalaf reporting from vegas. debate of gun control in the wake of the disaster in las vegas, the nra now says it ask you ports legislation on bump stocks. they criticized other calls for gun control but did say the government should look closely at the regulation of those devices which help semiautomatic rifles fire more like battle field rife lz. senior legislators say they are open to looking into it. other gun rights advocates worry that any new gun laws do create what they call a slippery slope to more restrictive legislations in the future. some families in our area are worried about their future. today is the last day for daca recipients to file their renewal request to avoid the risk of deportation. as of this morning 36,000 of the 154,000 have yet

renew. after tomorrow they won't be able to. the renewal will allow them to stay here for two more years to work or go to school. the trump administration has vowed to roll back the obama era program. >> the message is chilling, an online statement threatening to kill african americans at howard university. today john rust faced a judge for the first time in alexandria. chris got out of court and spoke to students today who are still shaken up nearly two years after the message was first uncovered. chris. >> reporter: well, pat, within the past hour, the federal magistrate ruled that 24-year-old john rust of alexandria is a danger to our community, that he has a serious criminal history that causes concern and that he should be held in custody until his trial. now, today we went to howard university. rust faced the federal charges of posting death threats against

of 2015. prosecutors say the civil rights investigation revealed racially charged messages posted on social media sites were traced to rust's laptop and cell phone, sent from an alexandria restaurant. students at howard who remember the fear those threats created are pleased an arrest was made this week. some are concerned it has taken nearly two years. >> i'm relieved, but also worried about the time it took to track this person down, with other threats made against other targets at u.c., 24, 48 hours go by before someone is captured. that two years went by and they forgot about the case, it's interesting it took so long. yeah, i'm happy that the fbi was able to capture him. >> reporter: today here in federal court, the defense attorney

asked that exact question, why did this take two years. and the single witness who was called to the stand, an fbi special agent, said this is a forensic analysis of encrypted data. it takes a long time, especially when you're making a federal criminal case. that's the latest live at the u.s. courthouse in alexandria. pat and leon, back to you. >> all right, chris gordon. >> thanks. >> a local football player referred to using a racial slur, who he is accusing and the nfl's response. that's at 4:00. >> plus, consumer reporter susan hogan has a warning about a new scam that could be lurking in your e-mail. >> here is a look outside. we are helping you plan the weekend and a tropical system

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scott macfarlane at the live desk. breaking news, a congressman surrounded by scandal has resigned. republican tim murphy of suburban pittsburgh has submitted his resignation effective october 21st two weeks from this coming saturday. mr. murphy has been embroiled in scandal as we said. newspaper reports say he sent text messages to a girlfriend indicating he was supportive of her getting an abortion. mr. murphy was a member o

and a very vibrant and vocal pro-life supporter. ken murphy suburban pittsburgh resigning his seat in the u.s. house effective two weeks from saturday. at the live desk, i'm scott macfarlane. >> thank you, scoot. all right. you know all that cool technology in your car, the bluetooth, voice commands, navigation, very handy, but is it becoming too distracting? >> a new report from aaa says we are becoming way too focused on these gadgets and not our driving. >> adam tuss in d.c., and you took a test drive in a new car with the technology. what did you turn up, what did you find? >> reporter: listen, leon, if you get in one of these newer cars, you're going to find the systems out there. a heated steering wheel that you can program into your car. a lot of the stuff is becoming standard in 2017 model cars. and aaa says that that is particularly dangerous. ta

test ride testing the in-vehicle devices. four of ten drivers locally in d.c. admit they are so distracted behind the wheel right now that it could be a problem to them or other drivers, other pedestrians, other cyclists who are out there on the road. we talked to a researcher about it today. take a listen to what he had to say. >> the technology in the car is actually starting to exceed the ka paz it of the typical driver. too much information, displays, touch screens, voice commands, and it's enabling a lot of activities that really don't mix well with driving. >> reporter: now, look, a lot of us love all that stuff. you love to be able to program your phone into your car, but really the key take away here is learn how to use the technology that's in your car so that you can focus on the task at hand, guys, which of course is driving safely. back to you, pat. >> all right,

before you start the car and get on the road. >> reporter: absolutely. >> all right, thanks, adam tuss. and now a consumer alert. if you get an e-mail from apple, don't open it. it may be a scam. consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you and has what you need to know from our newsroom. so, what have you learned about this, susan? >> well, actually, believe it or not, i got one of these as well as a few of my colleagues. it is a fake e-mail that is targeting apple itunes accounts so the e-mail asks you to verify a recent transaction. and if you didn't purchase something, the message then tells you to click on a link to cancel it. well, that link is a phishing scam to get your personal information so we reached out to apple today and it gave us four signs to flag these types of scams. so, the e-mail is fake and the message looks significantly different from other messages you receive from the company. it also asks for personal information such as a credit card number or your account pass

and includes an attachment or includes a link for you to click that is a huge red flag and experts say don't do it. >> it is better not to click that link, to go to the official website of the company, and either contact customer service if you really have a question like this, or just stay away. it's one of those things where think before you click because if you click, you could be in a whole world of pain. >> and he is not kidding. you also want to look carefully for misspelled word. that is a sure sign the e-mail is a fake. you can learn more about how to avoid these scams. just go to our nbc washington app and search phishing scams. back to you. >> these scams are getting really clever. really tricky. it's almost like you have to treat every e-mail like that as if it is a scam. >> honestly, leon, you couldn't be more right. >> thank you. >> turning to the tropical storm, how muchen

to be a big rain maker? >> for some people, maybe not for us. we need it. >> we need the rain. >> we really need the rain. you were telling me you might not water the lawn any more, it's a lost cause. >> yeah. >> we need rain, we need it from mother nature. this time of year we do look to the tropics to give it to us. may not get all that much here, but we're still hopeful for sure. out there right now, let's show you what we're looking at down to the south in the caribbean. this is off the coast of central america, honduras, nicaragua. as we look toward the storm, the storm itself not very well organized. if i took off this circle here, you wouldn't even be able to tell where it was. i mean, it's right here, right here, right along the coast. it is making its way off the coast, though. it is expected to eventually move into the gulf of mexico where it will have the chance to strengthen. now, tropical storm nate winds 40 miles an hour, moving northwest at 9 miles an hour, it is moving toward the north and the caribbean, expected to strengthen into a strong tropical storm. winds at

we can deal with this. this is right around cancun, tomorrow afternoon 7:00 central time, 8:00 our time. as we move through, this is the key period between what it does around cancun, if it comes on shore, it may weaken it a little bit more. if it stays just offshore there, it may continue to strengthen. and if it strengthens it could be higher than these numbers. right now this is the national hurricane center saying category 1 hurricane on saturday, on sunday making land fall, very close to new orleans and a lot of computer models are a little to the left of this guidance here. meaning new orleans will have a much better chance of a pretty big impact from the storm. remember, right now it is a category 1 at 80 miles per hour. we can deal with that. they would see a lot of rain, maybe some storm surge, too, it is definitely something they'll have to watch. watch where it goes, sunday into monday, is it ohio, over our region? that is going to have a huge difference on who gets the rain and who doesn't. let's talk about the impacts for us. it

region monday now, not tuesday as we were thinking yesterday. monday, it is during the day on monday, sunday into monday. hopefully bringing us some rainfall. could bring us some wind as well, though i'm not nearly as concerned today as yesterday with stronger winds. maybe 20, 30 miles per hour. once again we can deal with that. today we've seen plenty sunshine, some cloudiness. temperature 79 degrees, winds out of the south at 12 miles an hour. it is warm again. 86 in leesburg, 86 in cull pepper. 82 degrees in manassas. we are tracking showers to the west. if you live toward win chester, martinsburg area, expect the showers to move in your direction, maybe eventually frederick. d.c. will stay dry and that is going to be the case the next few days as we have a front at boundary just to the north. but you do notice the cloud cover across the area. what about tomorrow? high temperatures tomorrow about where they were today, low to mid-'80s going for a high of 85, d.c. 86 on saturday. nationals games both days looking fine, absolutely beautiful for those

sunday. monday, watching the tropics is exactly what we see from nate in our area and most of next week still on the mild side. >> alrighty, doug, thank you. first at 4:00, a sneak peek at the future of southwest d.c., going to show you what's on tap for the wharf. >> plus a qb controversy off the field. >> it's funny to hear a female tuck about routes, like -- >> boy, who is calling out cam newton and the new

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one of the redskins' young stars says he was racially taunted. now the nfl is launching an investigation. >> and we are keeping a close eye on a new tropical storm. it is swirling in the dribbian. when doug comes back, he'll have

i'm in the storm center here where it's groundhog day. we are

for another one on nate. >> that is going to come in 15 minutes. it may transfer a little to the west as far as the track goes. that will impact areas like new orleans. i don't think it impacts our weather all that much here, though, as far as the change goes. it is definitely going to have an impact here over the next couple days. here's where the storm is right now off the coast of central america. take a look at the latest track. this was the 11:00 update. winds at 40 miles per hour moving northwest at 9 as i just showed you 15 minutes ago, coming very close to the yucatan peninsula. this is key here. after friday night, after tomorrow night at 7:00, the next 24 hours is crucial to the impact of the storm over the next or into the united states because the more interaction it has with land, the better chance it has to decrease in intensity a little bit. the longer it stays out in the open water, the better chance it has at increasing. look at this. around the new orleans area i think it will shift farther to the west and put new orleans zrekt

spaghetti plots are called this for a reason. here are the computer models the national hurricane center looks at. they all go to the same place and that is what the cone of uncertainty normally takes and you will a of them have it very close to new orleans. watch what happens after this. all of them once again curve right back into you'our area. that's why we will have impacts here. how big the impact is going to be that is something we'll continue to monitor. i'll have more in 15 minutes. >> you got it, doug. two weeks after hurricane maria ravaged puerto rico, the island is still in crisis. houston is stepping up, gathering up supplies donate today help them after hurricane harvey. in puerto rico, doctors and nurses are still going nonstop. sleepless, working to save lives, and ease pain. but there is a lot getting in their way, including power outages, dwindling supplies, even crime. some hospitals have had to shut down because there wasn't enough diesel fuel needed to run their generators.

>> i'm carol at the live desk. the nfl is investigating an incident involving redskins prior and a chief's fan. he cursed at them and gave the middle finger. he said he did this after the fan shouted the n word at him. it wasn't the first time it happened that night. prior wrote on instagram, this is the exact reason why guys are kneeling during the anthem. prior apologized to the teammate s, but you keep calling us the n wor world. >> thanks, carol maloney. one of the our top trending stories this hour, they are demanding an apology from panthers quarterback cam newton. the exchange happened during a conference when newton took

question from charlotte observer writer georgia rodrigua. >> do you take pride in seeing your receivers well, the you embrace the physicality of routes and getting those extra yards, does that give you a little bit of an enjoyment to see him out there? >> it's funny to hear a female talk about routes, like -- funny. but -- >> so, there's been a lot of reaction here in our area to that. whur's troy johnson is here to with today's talk around town. first, here is what the reporter jordan rogrigua tweeted. she said, quote, i don't think it's funny to be a female and talk about routes. i think it's my job. other twitter posts used words like, backwards, disrespectful, and knneanderthal to describe h comments. no one at ne

bothered to challenge him. what are your listeners saying? >> there is quite a reaction, pat, to this whole situation. people that i talk to, some say they didn't feel like he said anything wrong. others felt what he said was stupid. some say what he said was not necessarily sexist, but he should apologize about this. also, folks who are surprised at the scale of the backlash comparing sexist statements a year ago from then candidate donald trump, they say how is what newton said perceived as outlandish? also people feel like cam is under attack simply because he's a cocky pro athlete. i spoke with ramos, a sports journalist and host of the podcast rolling with ramos. she said she's disappointed in the former mvp but said there's no way cam could be wowed that reporter with that reporter's question with so many great women's sports journalists right now doing their thing. >> he was in awe of her knowledge. but at the same time, cam newton has made a career of saying the wrong

i would have liked for him to personally say, you know, i love your route knowledge. i'm happy you acknowledged. the way he said it makes it seem as if it was a sneer. when i have a mike in front of you, and i'm asking a question, i want to be respected just as much as peter next to me or john next to me. >> mykell also tells me she doesn't think the talented quarterback had any idea this would become a fire storm that it is today, but she says we are watching cam newton learn an important lesson. watch what you say. >> and he's not only being criticized. there's a little more fall out. >> yes. >> it looks like we're seeing an advertiser drop him. dannon yogurt has dropped him as a spokesperson. do you think we'll see more of that? >> it could be worse. it could go away. you think about the fact he wears a signature footwear from maryland based sports brand under armour. he's been a

gatorade and beats headphones. this comes as we have an nfl controversy over nfl players taking a knee over social injustice. they spend a lot of time marketing to women the last few years so people were telling me that this is certainly not good -- a good look for him as a superstar athlete, you know. he may have to say something in response. >> all right. troy johnson, thanks, troy. leon. >> binge watching your favorite show on netflix may soon cost you a little more. for the second time in two years, prices are going up. starting next month at 9.99, charge you see every month is going to be 10.99 and premium will jump two bucks to 13.99. netflix says customers will get an e-mail before they are charged the extra dollar or two. the jump shouldn't come as a surprise. they increased their content and received more than nine emmy nominations this year. so many people have fitness trackers these days. first at 4:00, how you can get a better night's sleep.

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in news for your health, millions of americans have a fitness tracker, but did you know it can actually track your sleep? the data can tell you how much sleep you are getting and when you're falling asleep. some can even help you spot connections between lack of sleep and other health factors. but experts caution that most activity trackers tend to overestimate our sleep time. >> if they determine wake versus sleep, by when you're moving, awake, or when you're asleep, so less movement. as you can imagine, the problem is if you're laying there completely still but awake, as happens through part of the night -- >> experts say that anything that makes you more aware of your sleep patterns is helpful. most people need at least 7

happy and healthy. >> well, it's been a tough week for so many of us, but here's a story that might make you smile. >> that's right. a couple caught up into chaos of the las vegas shooting lost their dog there. but yesterday he finally came home. >> oh, my gosh. [ laughter ] >> oh, hi, rue. >> that's rue the french bull dog. he bolted from his owners sunday when the shots rang out and they've been searching for him everywhere since. people used social media to report rue's sightings. they spotted him outrunning the streets and they called him and he came running back into their arms. clearly a little frightened, but otherwise he's okay and his owners are very relieved to have him back. >> yeah, he's a cutie, isn't he? >> wish we could talk to him. get his story. all right. it's almost showtime for the hottest spot on the waterfront. >> yes, indeed. the wharf opens in a week, but we got inside today. we'll take you along and show you wt

and eat and do. >> eat. >> and i'm going to be down there live for that. i cannot wait for that next week. a little concert going on there, too. out there right now we're tracking things on radar. you can see some shower activity across the area. i'll let you know how that is going to impact your friday herning and t

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and i sponsored this ad. a lot of you have been waiting for this. first at 4, it's almost showtime for the wharf. >> and this afternoon we're going to give you an up-close look at the extensive new development project opening up on the southwest waterfront. >> news 4's meagan fitzgerald takes us on the scene. megaance, te meagan, tell us how it looks. >> reporter: i'd say impressive. let me step aside so you can see for yourself. this has been in the works for a decade. what you're looking at a is an apartment building, with apartments down here, condos, just below that building where

there is a shake shaq. that is a common restaurant, but the developer who we talked to today said there's a lot of other restaurants out here that we don't know of because they're one of a kind. there's also going to be bars down here and a whole lot more. >> so, this is hank's oyster right here. this is going to be open on thursday. >> reporter: this is one of the 26 restaurants that will be coming to the wharf, along with three hotels and 15 retail shops. >> this is pearl street, and pearl street has entertainment all through it. >> reporter: montie hoffman is one of the developers who gave us an exclusive tour before the venue opens next thursday. pearl street will be packed with entertainment and live music. outside bars and restaurants will line the waterfront. but one of the biggest attractions will be the anthem theater, a brand-new state of the art venue which will seat up to 6,000 guests inside. >> it's like a village. that's what we're creating

>> reporter: so, the developer said it was really important for them to connect the dmv. they're going to have a port, a water taxi out here, water vessels that will connect people from old town alexandria, georgetown, the navy yard, even the mgm sftudio so thuk come hee to enjoy it, working, whatever they do. it will be open seven days a week. pat and leon? >> wait, we have to go back to the anthem theater. no be else h nobody else had a camera in there. tell us about it. >> what's it look like? >> reporter: we weren't allowed to take cameras, but we snapped this picture. you see symbols hanging from the ceiling. it looks like a window but it's not. it's a swimming pool. when you go to this concert venue which is pretty cool, by the way, you can look up and see people swimming. a lot of unique things

>> that looks really fascinating. >> all right. and they have trombone shorty coming to kick it off. i've seen him live. it's a nice way to kick things off. meagan fitzgerald. >> i agree. >> take in the shoel. >> we'll see you later. a mother arrested for leaving three children in a hot car. >> jim and susan are in the newsroom with a look at what's a ahead at news 4 at 5:00. >> hi, guys. this was a dangerous situation. the temperatures inside the car had topped 100 degrees, and they br rising. >> that's right. and the video is crazy. the kids inside took drastic measures to get some cooler air. and our david culver finds out why they were left alone and how they were actually saved. >> plus at 5:00 tonight, it's called crowd funding and it's become a presideopular way to r and give money. >> a lot of people do want to give to others, but what should you consider before you actually open up your

you can protect yourself and still be charitable. >> that's right. sound like you're working for us. >> i am. >> join us for news 4 at 5:00. those stories plus a good deal more. leon and pat, back to you. >> doug is, woulding for us. he just got the latest track of nate. doug, what does it look like now? >> just like we were talking about 20 minutes ago, i expect it to shift a little to the left, and that puts new orleans in the cross hairs of a hurricane coming up on sunday. let's take a look at it. here's the latest advisory coming up 40 mile per hour winds right now, it is inland, but it is about to move back over open waters. as it does so, moving north, northwest at 10 miles an hour, it will come very close to or possibly be on shore. the more inland this is, the more it can deteriorate. the longer it stays out to sea, the better chance it has of becoming a hurricane. a hurricane by saturday 80 miles an hour. in new orleans sunday morning most likely as a hurricane but transitioning quickly to

tropical depression. it won't be a super strong storm in new orleans. maybe give them 2 to 5 inches of rain. that is not a tremendous amount but it is an area extremely prone to flooding. i'm not too worried about the system as of right now. it is going to take a couple of days, though, to really figure this out and then, yes, right in our direction during the day on monday. today, nothing like that at all. we have some clouds, though, and we have some shower activity. 79 degrees at the airport. temperatures dropping through the 70s into the upper 60s by around 11:00. here's your temperatures right now. let's skip them. they're not showing up anyway. on the radar this is showing up. some rainfall, we need the rain. we've got some out fwards clark county, winchester area, martinsburg. i think this skirts to the north. if you look north of gaithersburg on 270 up towards frederick you have a better chance of seeing showers during the evening tonight n't what does that mean for you if you want to go outside and see this huge moon as it rises in the east? amelia draper more on that. >> i think for

metro area and to the south will have good viewing conditions tonight. again, if you do have clouds and you're on that maryland/p.a. border, might not be able to catch the full moon. it will look as spectacular as long as the clouds cooperate tomorrow. take a look, you've probably been hearing about this a lot, especially if you've been on social media. we have the full moon and this moon called the full harvest moon, the harvest moon is the full moon that's closest to the equinox. sun sets tonight around 6:44. you see on the screen. the moon rise 7:04. some nice timing there. every full moon does have a name. so, we typically i think hear a lot about the full harvest moon, a lot of songs written about and that sort of thing. hopefully we get pespectacular viewing conditions, take pictures and share them with us. a lot of high school football games and the

cooperating. for the gonzaga game, we have madison and west field game. take a look at temperatures. not too shabby for this time of year. we'll be in the upper 70s as the games get under way and as they are wrapping up you might want the long sleeves with the temperature around 74. as we are looking at isolated showers out there right now, tomorrow on your friday looking mainly dry, but some rain chances do start to increase as we head to the weekend. we were talking about that earlier. >> that's right. mostly on sunday. tomorrow at the bus stop, no problem. i think the bus stop is a-okay. 65 at the bus stop, 84 by the time you're picking up the kids. how about the nationals game? that's going on tomorrow night, 7:31 as we take on the cubs in the first game of the series. that game looking fantastic as well. i will be down there live with wendy rieger. we are going to be right there. that's where we're going to be if you want to come out and say hi to us. we'll be there during the day tomorrow. we mentioned the chances for rain, we need it, looks like we'll get it sunday. both nationals games

sunday, then watching nate on monday. it will give us rain, how much wind, we'll determine. we'll watch it closely for you. staying pretty nice next week, chance of showers coming up during the day on thursday. >> and then, doug, can we get back to baseball for a second? >> yeah. >> we noticed there's a little something that appears to be growing on your face. >> oh, yeah. i'm trying. we'll see if we can get it a little -- i'm growing it oup. out. adam tuss challenged me. he's trying to get his going. i have mine going. it is -- it's coming, don't worry, it's coming. >> there's a lot of smack talk going on between the two of them. >> by monday, by game three, this thing is going to be like, you know -- >> you'll look like the missing link. >> a full shadow. >> thank you, anything for a win. all right, folks, news 4 has special coverage tomorrow for you on yang and chuck bell will be anchoring from the field on news 4 today. and wendy

and carol maloney will be there for the newscast, game time 7:30 p.m. >> alrighty. the >> the mer mcloud bethune in lincoln park, there is a push to get more statues of women and people of color who have done great things. ahead on news 4, we'll te you the llpl

in the district there is a new push to erect statues honoring notable washingtonians especially women and people of color. >> news 4's kristin wright tells us about some ideas floated before the d.c. council. >> reporter: in washington's lincoln park you cannot miss mary mcloud bethune. the first to honor an african-american woman in a public park in d.c., but shirley smith climbed the steps of city hall to tel

d.c. needs many more statues to celebrate its own black citizens. >> we need to be focused on ourselves for once. >> reporter: smith is all for council man teddy mcduffy's bill to erect statues of women and people of color from washington starting with legal scholar charles hamilton houston. mcduffy says a conversation with his daughter was the aha moment. >> she drove past the washington monument and she went past the thomas jefferson memorial and she asked, daddy, didn't those two men have slaves? >> reporter: smith works with the naacp and speaks her mind at the wilson building. >> it is time for us to do something and be able to stand up and not just be passive and not just be correct. >> reporter: she tells me her people are what she loves most about her city, and seeing them in bronze. >> it is important to us as black people and washingtonians be recognized in our own city. >> reporter: a couple of ideas

the meeting today. harriet tubman and dorothy height. we want to know what you think. check out the post on my facebook page and let us know. in the district, kristin wright, news 4. >> announcer: news 4 at 5:00 starts now. >> right now at 5:00, from boston to chicago, the new questions about the alaska shooter and why he appeared to be interested in concert venues in those two cities. >> a dire situation, three children alone in a hot car, and nothing but holes punched through a taped up window allowing them to breathe. >> storm team 4 tracking another tropical system and when we'll be feeling the impact here at home. >> what sent him over the edge, and did he have help? the two foremost questions in las vegas that investigators are still trying to answer. >> and this evening, we have a big new twist. the nra is now weighing in on the big debate that's growing up on capitol hil

statement since sunday. the nra says it believes those bump stocks like the ones used by stephen paddock at mandalay bay should -- should be subject to more regulations. >> meantime, law enforcement officials tell nbc news investigators are trying to identify a woman seen with the gunman in the days before the attack. they believe paddock to be the lone gunman, but think he could have had help planning. >> and we've learned the shooter may have considered targeting other outdoor venues, the fire chief today on the response and what it was like with calls from up and down the vegas strip. >> you had a 911 call saying we have shots fired at caesars palace, a hotel as far as away at spring mountain. that complicates our response. is this a single event or are we now under a mumbai style attack? >> there is a lot to sort out tonight and this evening we also have a clear idea of just how everything unfolded on that sunday night. joining us