right now at 11:00, after pounding central america, tropical storm nate is setting its sights on the gulf coast. doug is standing by to show us whether this storm is getting stronger tonight. chopper 4 ove

find out just how many people are looking for a new place to stay. and a bitter end to the nationals' big night. live team coverage on the game one loss, including reaction from the players and the fans. >> announcer: news4 at 11:00 starts now. oh, boy. new video of nate slamming central america. the tropical storm produced mudslides, dumped more than a foot of rain, and killed nearly two dozen people across the region. >> and tonight, the gulf coast is getting ready. that part of the country could be just 24 hours away from feeling that storm's wrath. people there want to make sure they're prepared. good evening, everyone. i'm leon harris. >> and i'm erika gonzalez. nate's new track just game in. >> storm team

doug kammerer is heret. off the peninsula. it's not going to make landfall. this is critical for the strengthening of the storm. if it was able to stay east of the yucatan, it would be able to strengthen. if it came onshore, it would get weaker. >> it's continuing to strengthen. the hurricane center has this at a pretty strong category 1, maybe even category 2 hurricane as it makes its way towards new orleans. it is moving very quickly to the north. you can see the latest advisory which just came out, winds of 70 miles per hour. again, hurricane is 74 miles per hour. moving north-northwest at 22. it's really racing to the north-northwest. it continues to strengthen. there are some indications it may continue to strengthen to a category 2 storm with winds up

of new orleans, providing areas near mississippi and alabama with a lot of storm surge. it will be the storm surge that will be the issue here. storm surge and hurricane warnings are up for this area. then the storm moves our way. for us, most likely beneficial rainfall, as it passes close to our area on monday. we'll see you later. >> thanks, doug. a developing story, families chased from their homes by a fire. this is chopper 4 over the scene on pebble hill lane in north potomac. our assignment desk just hung up with montgomery county firefighters. they tell news4 that fire started about 9:00 in a second floor bedroom. the flames spread to the neighbors' homes. ems crews had to treat several people on scene for smoke inhalation. ow

throwing out their there. >> what a special moment for d.c. and congressman steve scalise. the house majority whip was shot earlier this year practicing for the annual congressional baseball game. scalise is back at work and back on the field tonight. the start was much better than the finish. the congressman threw a strike on his first pitch but that may have been one of just the few highlights for nats fans tonight. >> one of maybe three highlights of any of last night. that performance we saw tonight, nbc sports washington's chris miles has to look at the nats playoff loss. this is ugly, chris. >> yeah, but there was a bright spot. stephen strasburg had his second career post-season start tonight. he looked poised. it's a big stage. he faced defending world series champs. tonight was the nats' 2017 playoff debut. strasburg came out on fire. he had a

the fifth. strasburg schwarbar. a new playoff franchise record. fans wanting to see more from him on the mound in the sixth. kris bryant with a man on second, on an 0-2 count, takes the ball into right center. that brings in the game's first run. strasburg goes seven innings. cubs win score runs also a big problem for the nats. the playoffs in 2014. carol maloney is in nats park, we'll hear from her later in sports. >> all right, chris, thank you. it wasn't exactly the finish we were hoping for, right? we can say that. news4's shomari stone continues from nats park with reaction from fans. sho? >> reporter: well, a lot of these fans were really upset right now, because they wanted a game one

now the cars after the game. they realize these are the chicago cubs. they're playing against the defending champs. they also wanted a game one win. we're now going to hear from some fans. >> i wish they would actually get through one playoff series ever. but -- >> reporter: do you think they're going to win this series? >> no. i don't. honestly, i don't. >> reporter: such a pessimist. >> they're playing the defending champs. >> i hope the team will put this behind them and move on. we've got to face game two and we've got to play hard. >> reporter: back out here live, you can see that woman hopes the team can win game two. we'll just have to see what happens. live at nationals stadium, shomari stone, news4. >> we're not giving up hope. sho, thank you, great to see you. kris bryant of the cubs and

tonight. but before the game they teamed up together to help the victims of the massacre in las vegas with this psa. >> last sunday our hometown of las vegas suffered the deadliest mass shooting in modern u.s. history. >> we're asking for help. >> both these guys are from las vegas. they said they knew people at that concert who made it out alive. they're asking people to donate to help the victims and their families. it's been five days since that shooting. and now investigators are enlisting the public to help them uncover the motive of the gunman who killed 58 people. while they're confident there was not a second shooter, this he do believe someone out there may have suspected he was planning this. here's nbc's sarah doloff. >> i'm just grateful that i

goodbye to alle iured have been and released. officials say their search for the gunman's motive has so far come up short and are launching a billboard campaign asking anyone who may have valid information to contact them. >> we're very confident that he did not -- there was not another shooter in that room. what i cannot confirm for you today and what we continue to investigate is whether anybody else may have known about this incident before he carried it out. >> reporter: investigators also believe no one entered the mandalay bay hotel suite while stephen paddock's car was out of the garage. they've matched all correctly chargers with the multiple cellphones he had with him. answers to questions that had earlier puzzled officials. along the strip, a growing memorial of flowers and candles. >> i felt like it was something i needed to do. pay respect for those that were lost. >> reporter: and near the famed welcome to las vegas sign, 5

news. tonight two soldiers are dead and six more hurt after a tragic accident at ft. jackson in south carolina. this involved a military vehicle and troop formation. the names of the soldiers killed will be released pending family notification. two of the six who were hurt are in critical condition. right now it is unclear what went wrong. ft. jackson is the army's largest training installation. new at 11:00, a substitute teacher is accused of preying on a student. the disturbing allegations come from montgomery blair high school in silver spring. montgomery county police say cory boatman had a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old last month. the 27-year-old turned himself in today. boatman was also an assistant football coach at the school. >> very scary. i talk to my son a lot. he's 16.

can handle >> that's exactly what detectives urge parents to do, talk with your kids about this and call police if you believe your child is a victim. news4's i team told you in august that some jobs in maryland schools don't require licenses. many school employees go through background checks. but classroom aides, security guards, and coaches aren't required to be licensed. maryland does require teachers, administrators, and councilors to have a license. pamela butler's family hopes to finally give her a proper burial. she disappeared from d.c. eight years ago. today her former boyfriend agreed to lead investigators to her body in exchange for a shorter sentence. jose rodriguez-cruz will spend 12 years in prison. that's if he makes good on

promise. fairfax county policeuzac about harvey weinstein tonight. t o his movie company has decided weinstein is going to go off on an indefinite leave of absence while the law firm delves into allegations against him. actress ashley judd is one of those who have made allegations. weinstein has not denied the claims and says he needs professional help. next at 11:00, strong winds cause a plain to swerve as it tried to land. there was even more trouble once the plane touched down. and we are all on heightened alert about airport security. >> reporter: the tsa issues an alert about a man behaving very

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whoa! you can hear that wind. it was strong enough yesterday at the airport in dusseldorf, germany, to push around a 550-ton airplane. >> wow. >> the pilots on board the emirates flight were fighting cross winds, something they're well-trained to do. eventually they were able to get the nose wheel on the ground and were eventually able to slow it down. >> wow. that is scary. >> i wouldn't want to be a passenger on that flight. new at 11:00, a man tried to bree breach security to get access to airports and planes. >> he was using a multiple list of different identities.

plane owner, even ay put out a the lookout or b.o.l.o. he's accused of using several aliases to target airports in our region and across the country. news4's jackie bensen with a closer look at his suspicious activity and his arrest. >> reporter: this man's behavior is very strange. he's a pilot. he's passenger. he's private plane owner. the tsa says that's just some of the lies this man told officials at airports around the u.s. including here in the d.c. area in his attempt to access planes in secure areas. this be on the lookout flier was posted at the college park airport last week. the tsa says he attempted to enter the property to board a charter flight on which he was not booked as a passenger. >> we're close to d.c. so we are always on top of it with our tsa countets

signature air private aviation terminal at reagan national on four separate days in july. he claimed he had a private plane there and even provided a tail number. police were contacted and he was arrested for trespassing. in may at midway airport in chicago, he showed up at a private aviation terminal and claimed to be a pilot. the tsa issued a statement that says, we're taking the necessary measures to assure this individual does not gain access to aircraft and facilities. he is not the subject of an active search, and authorities have not shared anything they may know about his motive. at reagan national airport, jackie bensen, news4. nbc 4 is committed to changing minds and shining a light on mental health challenges. tonight a local leader is honored for having a similar mission. tonight, the national alliance on mental illness gave john mccarthy its dr. wayne fenton award. the way johnee

incarceration isn't always the best trunty state's attorney launched mental court. it allows nonviolent drug offenders a chance to avoid jail and get professional help. >> i think people have long recognized that in the criminal justice system, there's a large segment of individuals who find themselves by default in jails that really belong more appropriately in psychiatric treatment or in psychiatric hospitals. >> mccarthy launched montgomery's health court last year. defendants in the program work toward finding stable housing, employment, and maintaining their medication. we've got some changes weather-wise coming in. you're going to have to put some fertilizer on that thing, man, to make it work better. >> you have to catch up to adam. >> i almost want to shave it off. it has not worked, i've done this three times now, it hasn't worked any of those times. >> what's

socks. >> i'm not wearing his socks. all eyes are on nate, stip a tropical storm. winds now at 70 miles per hour. making its way into the gulf of mexico. you can see it starting to increase in intensity. the reds really starting to explode right there in the last frame here. watch the reds here, and then right here, boom. this storm is getting stronger. and it will be a hurricane most lightly by the 5:00 a.m. advisory. i would not be surprised if it continues to strengthen. that's what the hurricane center expects it to do as well. 70 miles per hour moving nor north-northwest at 22 miles per hour. it's expected to become not just a category 1 but a strong category 1. national hurricane center says there's a 50/50 chance that could become a category 2 hurricane with winds up to 100 miles per hour. we'll be watching this very closely over the next 24 hours, expected to make its way

p.m. and so right in this area, it may continue to strengthen. in this area is where we're really watching, just to the east of new orleans. new orleans under a hurricane warning. i'm not too worried about new orleans now. that's good news for them. it's going to be around this area, around the mobile bay area. this area very prone to storm surge flooding. they're under hurricane warnings, under storm surge warnings. storm surge could be five to eight feet. that could be another area that's very hard hit from this storm. for us, watch what happens next, after the storm moves up. right across our region here. again, just south and east of this. this is where the track goes north and west, this is where the strongest winds would be and where some of the heaviest rain would be. the rain we need. the wind we could do without. we are going to get some wind with this. areas with the heaviest rainfall

of an inch to two rainfa inches. we need the rain, we'll get some on monday. a very warm night tonight. tomorrow, going to be equally as warm. 84 degrees, nationals game looking good. got to tie that series up. sunday, 79 degrees. good chance of shower activity. i'm not too worried early, i do think most of the day is dry. if you're heading down to the army ten-miler towards the pentagon where you're starting off 70 degrees at 7:00 a.m., i think a nice start. don't be surprised to see a couple of light showers during the event, during the afternoon too. not a washout. monday may be a washout. we need it, so let's have a washout on monday before we get the 84 degrees on tuesday. more shower activity wednesday through thursday but it's not a big deal after next week. we need the rain. >> i thought we were done with it ad

stick around. >> thanks,

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all right. we got to talk about it. playoffs are here. not kicking off the way we wanted them to. chris miles here checking in with a first look at the game tonight. >> that's why we get a smile. because i'm here with you guys tonight, that's the positive part of it. >> okay. >> they've lost the first game the last two times they made the

playoff. we have to go b how can you say smile? >> things got off to a great start tonight on the mound. the bats never warmed up. bryce harper giving his manager dusty baker a little love. stephen strasburg showing no love to the cubs. first inning, telling kris bryant, have a seat. fourth inning, anthony rizzo feeling the heat. strasburg has the most strikeouts in post-season start in franchise history. the sixth, a man on second. bryant gets his revenge, smacks the ball into right center. that brings in javier, heads to second. rbi double. cubs take a 1-0 lead. very next batter, more problems for strasburg. this time it's anthony rizzo. he remembers that earlier strikeout, takes it to right. happier dives for it, can't make the play. the nats

playoffs, they lose 3-0, cubs lead 1-0. carol maloney is live at nats park, not the night everybody was hoping for. >> reporter: definitely not, chris, a game one let down big time. not by stephen strasburg, he had ten strikeouts. and no earned runs allowed. the nats couldn't muster a hit. only two hits. that was before the second inning. after that, their bats were quiet. meantime, an error by anthony randon in the sixth hitting doomed the home team. >> he was pitching. he was doing all he could. and, you know, we just couldn't muster up too much offense tonight. we'll be better tomorrow. >> we think have to keep playing and, you know, this was opening day, we lost the first one. i don't think we'll be panicking too much, there's n

we have to stick together and clubhouse blaming randon for that error, his first "e" since july 22nd. the catcher said i want the ball hit to him tomorrow. of course they get another chance tomorrow. that's why we're smiling, because they get to play again tomorrow, game two, 5:38 here at nats park. chris? >> thank you, carol, it will be an exciting game tomorrow. basketball. wizards hosted. that's not a good look, fella. wahl is in mid-season form. that's a dunk in. he had 19 points, six assists. wizards win it 104-100. turks were underdogs in their season opener, they have ohio state tomorrow, that's a big game. >> very quickly. can we just give it up for carol maloney who b

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