smiles that turned into tremendous sadness. for sean savoy saturday began with great success and celebration. you see the former two-time wilson high all met caught nine passes for 139 yards and a touchdown as virginia tech beat boston college 23-10. but when sean got back to blacksburg, the smiles turned to great sorrow. it was there he learned his older brother had been shot and killed in washington. >> he's my number one fan, my number one supporter. >> reporter: and then for this? >> crushed me, man. first when i got the text about what was going on, then i got another call later on that he passed away. it just broke me down sochi motionally that i was lost. i didn't know what to do after that. >> reporter: 25-year-old omar

a parking lot behind the union town bar and grill in anacostia. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: omar was a singer. on stage he was known as the big o. he had performed at the union town bar earlier that night. he was in a silver mercedes car when it happened. they say a man came up in a red car, got out and opened fire. gabriel terpado is one of the owners of the bar. >> on the side you see his right hand with a gun. boom, boom, boom. he went to -- it was just -- i mean, shoot him. >> reporter: now, earlier i mentioned about the security cameras. there are security cameras over there, down here, over there, and up the street. police are hoping to harvest some surveillance video to help track down the killer here.

>> all right, tragic story there. pat collins. thank you. the health department's screening for tuberculosis at henry wise high school in upper marlboro. there are two confirmed cases of active tb there. the prince george's county school ceo says the people who have it will being treated and that there is no risk for additional exposure to any students or staff. a statement from dr. maximum well says in part, although the risk of exposure is small we are working with our health professionals to offer tb screening out of an abundance of caution. >> let's take a look at our forecast. nate has moved out but boy it is still mug still muggy out there, doug. when are we going to get a break from that? >> i'm over here. i'm listening to you. i'm seeing when we're getting that break. it is not coming today. the number one question i'm getting today is why it's so humid out there across our region. it is really quite nasty. the heat index over 90 degrees today. take a look show you what's happening now.

seeing anything on the radar. the radar is clear for the most part. we'll stay that way. we're not going to see any more showers, but nate did come through. this was twopt a hurricane. made its way on shore on sunday and then -- saturday night rather into sunday. now it is already up toward the boston area. within 36 hours it's made land fall and it's about to exit the entirety of the east coast. amazing how fast this is going. but it was able to bring up plenty of heat and humidity out there so the rain is done after about half an inch to an inch in some locations, much needed rainfall. but look at these temperatures. 85 degrees right now in d.c., 85 in hagerstown. and the heat index even hotter than that. we're going to talk a lot more about the weather in the next couple of days. because the shower chances, we didn't see any for over three weeks. we have at least three more chances in the forecast. >> all right, doug, thank you. a woman who worked at the capital for 30 years was hit and killed by a car in her own neighborhood over the weekend. today we learned she did so much for both her family and her

news 4's derrick ward is live on h street where this accident happened. derrick, this is really hit the community hasherd, hasn't it? >> reporter: indeed it has. this happened at the intersection of tenth and h. this woman was one of those people everyone knew in the neighborhood. folks would come by, some know what this memorial is about, others don't. they all know something significant happened here. and you might say this whole neighborhood around this h street corridor is indeed feeling the loss. a lot has changed over the past 30 or so years along the h street northeast corridor, but there's been a main stay. jewel lewis hall h street was part of her routine and she was part of the fabric in the neighborhood. >> i've seen her that morning, but later on that afternoon i didn't see her no more. >> reporter: saturday morning police say this mini van was making a right turnoff of tenth street onto h street. the 62-year-old mother and grandmother was crossing when she was struck and killed. >> and she lived up to her name. she was

>> reporter: family members are grieving the loss. their anchor, they call her, glue that kept them together. not just a blood relation. you didn't have to know her personally to benefit from knowing her. they recall thanksgiving when the family didn't make it to dinner. the food went to the homeless. >> so all the food that she cooked, she boxed it up, took it down h street, put in her shopping cart and fed them. >> reporter: this spot has become something of a memorial to miss jewel's life. it's what her family said she would have wanted even though the sadness and tears are hard to overcome. >> she always said, you've got to laugh instead of crying. >> reporter: police say there have been no charges filed against the driver involved and that the circumstances of this accident are under investigation. indeed police were back here in this neighborhood canvassing just a couple hours ago. they were actually looking for surveillance video from some of the businesses. perhaps that will show them something that might help them bring a conclusion to this and detee

happened. meanwhile, the family is planning a vigil here at this spot on wednesday evening. we are live at tenth and h in northeast, news 4. wendy? >> thank you, derrick. we are one week since the deadliest mass shooting in modern history. the police have more questions than answers. when it ku78z tocomes to a moti found a note with calculations for where he planned to shoot. the brother is in vegas talking with authorities. he said paddock was a multi-millionaire. one of the survivors has hired an attorney to freeze any assets in an effort to get them to the grieving families. and here in our area, we have a grieving family. funeral services early this afternoon for one of the 58 people killed. denise burditus. martinsburg, west virginia. she had been at the concert on sunday with her husband of 32 years. the two had been high school sweethearts and her husband said she died in his

children and four grandchildren. >> with the failure of recent republican efforts to repeal obamacare, president trump is apparently looking at executive options to overhauling health care. the white house is preparing an executive order aimed at expanding health plans from associations. allowing individual to buy across state lines. the president believes that could lower premiums, but experts say that's tough to predict because insurance costs reflect, rather, local costs which vary. and with open enrollment just a few weeks away now, most 2018 prices are already set. >> a sports caster at espn who already caused some controversy is now being taken off the air two weeks because of a tweet. jamel hill was suspended after a tweet urging a boycott of companies that advertise with the dallas cowboys after the owner jerry jones said players who kneel during the national anthem won't be allowed to play. espn said hill's tweet violad

guidelines. it's the second time in a few weeks hill has been in trouble for something she tweeted. last month she called president trump a white supremacist. that tweet caused the white house to call for her firing. >> in a sterling, virginia residence, they are learning about a frightening attack that took place early sunday morning but they are also relieved to learn how a woman escaped her attacker by punching him. brewer owe chief julie carey has residents asking for added security measures. >> reporter: marianne has lived in the town home community six years and feels safe here so she was surprised to learn of the attack just outside her house early sunday morning. >> that's terrible. actually that's scary. that's very scary. >> reporter: loudoun county police say the victim, a woman, had left work near the water view plaza area around 1:30 a.m. she likely took this path around the lake and along the way a man starteol

it's likely this is a wooded cut through the woman took from the plaza up to the town homes in the apartment complex and right about at this point that's where the man attacked. investigators say the man pushed the woman to the ground, but in the struggle she punched him and escaped and made it home to call the sheriff's office. the suspect also escaped. this man lives with his mother and grandmother near the scene of the attack. he says he'll make sure they know what happened. >> we do have a lot of elderly people in the neighborhood. it's very quiet. it's just very shocking, very shocking. >> reporter: other residents say the attack underscores concerns they've had about the constant cut through traffic. many people who don't live here use the path to get to shopping areas or to the lake. they also say they'd like to see brighter lighting. they say these lamp posts don't provide enough light at night. in sterling, i'm julie carey, news 4. >> a prince george's county county family finding strength and purpose to their grief. just ahead, the mission they are on

who is responsible for the murder of their daughter. >> it's a video you may have seen in your social media feed today. the story behind why this man jumped onto the hood of a moving school bus. and if you can't afford the down payment on a new home, there is a mortgage company exploring a creative way to bridge the financial gap. >> i'm tom sherwood and this is columbus day, and this is the columbus statue at union station. it's in need of lots of repair and the reputation of columbus himself is not so good.

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ck our clean air and water protections, and taking away health care from thousands of virginians. as a candidate for governor, i sponsored this ad because i've stood up to donald trump on all of it. ed gillespie refuses to stand up to him at all.

a bizarre case of road rage in baltimore county ends with a 68-year-old man in jail. you see the guy hanging on to the front of the moving school bus? who has not seen this? he was after a kid on that bus. jim hanley is in the newsroom to explain in wild ride. >> who hasn't wanted to do that, wendy rieger? i ask you. that man clinging onto the bus is leverne doran. he is 68 years old. he said a child on the bus threw a bottle at his car and he wasn't having any of it. you can see him hitting the hood and holding onto a mirror there. yelling at the driver to open the door. of course the kids on the bus whipped out their phones and started recording everything. before he latched onto the front of the bus, the driver says d oren actually tried to get inside. >> at that point the school

and concerned for the safety of the children, students on board, did not want to open the door. so the man then went around to the front of the bus and stood in front of the bus as it began to move forward. >> now, an off-duty officer saw it all going down. d oren was arrested, later released. he's facing several charges tonight including disorderly conduct and destruction of property. and police are looking into what was thrown off that bus and who did it. back to you from the newsroom. pat and wendy. >> the thing they say, he's selling it the whole way. he's not backing down. he's making his point. i love his hand gestures, he's making his point. >> while clinging to the bus. >> the bus driver had no idea what his intentions were. >> you never know. >> kids tend to be kids. fauquier county schools are talking about high schoolers. they attend liberty high. we are told a group of

youngsters used the app discord to have private discussions about a classmate. the chat which they call operation will to kill apparently made references to killing, to bodily harm, and a school shooter list. investigators say the boy they talked about found out when one of the students showed him screen shots. police say current law does not allow them to charge the students. >> we are seeing some signs of progress in puerto rico, but nearly three weeks after hurricane maria ravaged that island there is still a long road to recovery. many still without power. still without running water. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in san juan. a closer look at the relief efforts and the controversy surrounding them. >> reporter: this is right by san juan's convention center where some of these military relief flights are taking off. they have been now for several days. a three-star general spearheading the effort. yesterday he was in the west part of the island in the city of ag what dia delivering sometime

many parts of the island that need it. now, the governor here in puerto rico says that there is improvement that 78% of gas stations are still open, 77% of super markets, but the big problem now is the power grid. >> now that some of the grid is devastated and other areas of infrastructure are as well, we need to take this as an opportunity and rebuild puerto rico much stronger and better than before. >> reporter: just 12% of the island right now has power. not even a third of the cell phone towers are working. there have been critics of the administration most notably san juan's mayor who had blasted the federal response and said that fema has not done enough to get these supplies to where they need to go quickly enough. fema administrator has shot back saying that he is, quote, filtering out san juan's mayor, not paying attention to political noise. so, as this political football is being tossed around, this is an ongoing situation. they expect more rain here in puerto rico. there was f

san juan area overnight. officials here are stretched thin, but again, the military is here on the ground trying to get these supplies. the question is, is it getting to some areas quickly enough? some critics say it isn't but again the governor says they are doing everything they can to make sure that puerto rico gets on the roads to recovery. back to you. >> nearly two dozen businesses in virginia are banding together and rallying their customers to help hurricane victims in the virgin island tz. people pulled up to kill roy's in springfield to unload bags and boxes of supplies over the weekend. the virgin islands are badly in need of just basic supplies and organizers say the situation is so dire there that they need more attention and they need more help. >> they have definitely not really been covered by the news as much as they should have been. i think that they've kind of been forgotten and especially with everything that's happened with maria as well. a lot of people showed out,

>> folks are hoping to fill an 18 wheeler with all of these donations, ship the supplies to miami and then on to the virgin islands by boat. we have a list of charities taking online donations for hurricane victims. just open the nbc washington app and search hurricane charities. >> you can crowd fund a lot of things these days. charities, a vacation even your honeymoon. now you can add really big purchase to that list, your house. diana olick explains a test program to fund your way home. >> reporter: today's young americans are more social, more willing to share. but will they help each other buy homes? that is the bet one mortgage lender is banking on as it launches the first program allowing potential home buyers to crowd fund their down payment. >> this allows you to tell your story. it allows for folks to be able to buy into the story of what it is you have, yourn

your home story, and one of the things our tag line is fund your way home. >> reporter: cmg financial a mortgage lender is launching home fund me. it's an online platform that gives home piebuyers a way to b market their needs and receive multiple tax free cash gifts from anyone to finance the down payment on a home. previously lenders limited down payment assistance to close family members, employers, nonprofits and religious organizations. all with significant documentation. this pilot program has the blessing of fannie mae and freddie mac which finance the vast majority of mortgages today. >> what we're doing todayed is trying to test and learn a variety of solutions. the preferences for today's home buyers have changed significantly and there's no silver bullet to solving a problem that's a hard as how do you find a down payment. >> reporter: millennials are not only saddled with high levels of student loan debt, they are also paying very high rents which makes saving harder. but they are also starting to get married and have

registries. you're going to spend $250 on a coffee making machine? if that $250 goes to a down payment of your home, at the very least, at the very least, improve your quality of life, would you rather have somebody have a lot of money in the bank after they buy the home and no down payment, or the opposite? and so we still have a lot of questions and a lot to learn when it comes to the role of down payment. >> reporter: and that's why this is just a test program to see not only if the crowd is willing to fund home buying, but also if homeowners see that gift for all it's worth. >> that's very smart. where was that when we were 27, you know? that would have been nice. >> yeah. >> it's also interesting to do things creatively now. >> makes sense because they have to. >> yeah. >> it may seem like a cost saver, but getting medicine in the mail isn't for everybody. susan hogan with four things you need to know about filling your prescription online. >> and nate moves out, i

doug is back with a look at when we might see this humidity head

what's up with this stuff? humidity? >> yeah. i want to say sorry, ladies. here it's great. here the hair is fantastic. i'm getting a lot of cai

on my facebook page about bad hair day. also on my facebook page i put this out there, go vote on this would you prefer the humidity we have or the snow in denver? i know your answer. >> as i fix my hair right now. as bad as it -- >> it looks great. >> actually, how much knsnow do they have in denver? >> 3 to 6 inches. >> i'll take the snow. i'm done with humid itd. >> check it out, facebook.com,/kammerer. go vote and i'll have results coming up at 6:00. the results, wow, lot of snow lovers out there just like me. out there right now we're dealing with partly cloudy skielz. really a nice looking view. once again, here we are at 85 degrees, winds out of the south 12 miles an hour. our average high is around 70 so we're well above average. but it's not just about the heat. look at these numbers, 87 cull pepper, 85 annapolis. all because of nate bringing up th

at the heat index. heat index in october. i don't show you this knappe in october very much. 95 annapolis, 95 fredericksburg, 93 downtown. this is the kind of atmosphere where you're walking around downtown, you start sweating immediately. that's what's going to continue to happen right on through the night tonight into the day tomorrow. no rain to talk about. i need to take this off out here. this is not really showing up. no rain, to speak of. you can see what's happening. the storm system moving out. the storm system that was once nate moving up towards boston and beginning to move out of the entire nation. it moved so fast within 36 hours of the coast of alabama to maine in the last day, day and a half. we're seeing some sunshine. we'll still be humid tomorrow. for the most part most of the rain is out of here. 8:00 cloud cover, we'll deal with mostly cloudy skies tomorrow. notice 4:00 you see a couple of scattered showers more to the south. watch what happens here tuesday night into wednesday. we see another storm system developing. that's geneva convention to i have go us a good chance rain. not wednesday morning. around noon we start to see the rain come

we'll see a good chance for rain wednesday into wednesday night. if you've been wanting rain and we've all been needing some rain, we're going to get some the next couple days. 83 tomorrow, warm and hewlett-packard mid once again. a warm day this time of year. speaking of that, the weekend looking warm, too. in between wednesday, thursday and friday, little bit of a different system here. thursday 69, goodth chance of not just light showers, but areas of drizzle. not a very nice day on thursday. friday high of 70 degrees. as i mentioned the weekend really looking great before we see another cold front. this one a strong cold front brings up more warm air from the south, high of 84 on monday. good chance of possibly strong thunderstorms. behind it we get a lot cooler as we head towards the middle of next week. i'm kind of ready for this weather, kind of ready for this. i'm also ready for snow, but it's a little too early. at least in our area for that. >> give it time, doug. >> that's right. >> coming. it is a national holiday, and it doesn't come without some controversy. but it does mean that it's time -- does it mean, rather,

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>> now at 5:30, police trying to track down the person who shot and killed a young man in a bar parking lot. omar rogers had just performed saturday night at the uniontown bar and grill in anacostia when we are told a man drove up, opened fire on rogers as he was sitting in his car behind the bar. >> a woman says someone tried to sexually assault her on the way home from work in sterling, virginia. the woman says a man pushed her to the ground early yesterday nearly water view plaza shopping center. but she punched him and she got away before he was able to do any more harm. police are still looking for the suspect. parents should never have to bury their children. >> but despite immense grief, a maryland couple found a new mission after their daughter's murder. >> ashanti billie left prince george's county to fulfill dreams of culinary school in norfolk. those dreams ended last month when she turned up dead. >> tonight

opening up about the search for her killer but also their new found purpose. >> she's amazing to me. she's outgoing, quirky, always wanting to helping everyone u89s l else around here. >> she was only 19 years old, but ashanti billie's parents say she was focused on her future. >> she wanted to open a bakery. that was her dream, desire for years. >> she wanted to get a family shop. it was something that was part of her passion, to help move er future. >> on the morning of september 18th, ashanti was heading to work on a naval base in norfolk. she passed through the gates, but never arrived at the shop. 30 minutes later, investigators say her car was seen on this security camera video leaving the base, but ashanti was never seen again. for days her parents passed out fliers and scoured the area, hoping to find her, until they received the heart breaking news nearly two weeks after she disappeared.

ashanti home. she was found on the grounds of an ame church in charlotte. >> she served god. she served god well and that's why we've come to an acceptance that this had to happen for us to bring the light to missing people. >> ashanti's parents say they found a new purpose in life through their unbearable grief. they want to assist other parents searching for loved ones by trying to ease the financial burden that also found another way to make sure ashanti's legacy lives on. >> we truly feel that, you know, this is god's purpose and plan for her life. through the 19 years, we know she touched so many hearts. >> ashanti's parents say they have no idea who murdered their daughter. they are in constant contact with fbi and agents are telling them tips have been coming in, but so far no one has been arrested. wendy? >> mea

meagan. tens of thousands of dollars were spent on ads in google. the washington post is reporting google uncovered a russian-backed disinformation campaign in the form of ads placed on youtube and google search. google is deciding whether to join facebook and twitter in testifying before congress next month. facebook recently shared about 3,000 russian-backed ads with lawmakers. >> democrats on capitol hill are blasting a list of demands released by the white house last night, calling its immigration proposals a nonstarter. the president says this list contains steps that he says has to be taken before he will agree to extend protection to the young people currently protected by daca. among the proposals, cracking down on unaccompanied minors entering the country, and overhauling the green card system. it also includes fundingor

wall. some 800,000 people have been living in limbo since the president announced plans to end daca, giving congress six months to figure out a plan. >> it's columbus day, but that does not mean everyone is celebrating. vandals damaged two statues of christopher columbus in connecticut yesterday writing the words, kill the colonizer. those are just the latest cases of columbus-related vandalism. in august the columbus statue in baltimore was vandalized, someone taking a sledge hammer to it. and here in washington today, an annual columbus day wreath laying ceremony drew a rainy day to the statue. they honor columbus, but people are also aware of the controversy surrounding him. ♪ god bless america ♪ >> reporter: a standing salute to the nation. >> to the virginia sons of the american revolution. >> reporter: and wreath laying, the knights of columbus today recognizing the daring ocean voyages of

and, yes, acknowledging the exploitation of natives already here. italy's ambassador to the united states. >> such process came at a high price for the american populations. something no one can disregard. >> reporter: spain's ambassador said exploration led to the world commerce today despite the wrongdoing of that time or any time. >> what we are doing here is just to say yes to the future. >> reporter: j.p. mccuss kerr is head of the national christopher columbus association that holds this every year. >> later generations will look back at some of the things we're doing. gees, maybe he wasn't such a great guy after all. >> reporter: many states have changed columbus day to indigenous people's day to recognize original inhabitants, not just columbus. d.c. at large councilmember anita barnes introduced a bill to make that change for the district. >> we know that there were people here already and so it just makes

those people. >> reporter: unlike confederate statues, barnes said she had no interest in removing the columbus statue, just recognizing the whole american story. in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >> so we wanted to know, should more u.s. states abolish columbus day and replace it with indigenous people's day? this is split pretty evenly. 45% say yes. 37% say no, 27% don't care. >> it could be a first when it comes to curing an inherited disease. the breakthrough that could restore sight in people who are losing it. >> a three-second ad creates a bad weekend of publicity. what's next after doug issues an apology for some say was racially insensitive. >> and it's early october and it's humid out there due to nate. the remnants of nate, take a look. when you factor in the humidity it's like 97 degrees right now in leesburg and 93 in the district. i'm going to be tracking the

humidity go down and when it alex: when i was 11 years old, a man broke into the house and he sexually assaulted me. thankfully, in my case, the police caught him, but there are so many survivors that live knowing that their attacker is still out there. ♪ thank you mark herring, for taking this seriously, and for making this a priority, for all of the victims out there. mark: i'm mark herring, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad.

dove pulled an ad for body wash that some considered racist. this is the screen shot that set social media on fire over the weekend. the black woman removes her brown shirt and beneath it is a white woman in a

dove. it implied black skin is dirty and white skin is clean. but does the screen shot tell the whole story? the longer ad shows the white woman removing her shirt and revealing a woman of color beneath the shirt. now there is the new argument surrounding the whole thing. some folks say those who are upset about the screen shot didn't see the full ad and took it out of context. either way, dove apologized saying it missed the mark in representing women of color thoughtfully. dove also says the short ad was intended to show that it's body wash is for every woman, every skin. >> well, scientists have their eyes on a new treatment for blindness. the fda could be approving it soon when it meets thursday. it is gene therapy for blindness. it works by reprogramming the cells at the back of the eye to become light sensitive and to convert that light into signals that the brain can see. it does not give 2

funded study finds that it did improve vision for nearly all of those who were given it, and it seemed to be safe. if you feel like the men in your life are more selfish, there may be a good reason for that. >> it turns out their brains may be wired that way. a group of swiss researchers studied both men and women. they found the reward center in the female brain was activated much more by generosity, but the reward center in the male brain was activated by more selfish behavior. there is hope here. previous studies have shown the mere presence of a female family member in a man's life can be just enough to nudge him to be more generous. >> that's why you guys need us. >> yep. yes, the one guy in the studio is giggling. [ laughter ] >> getting your medicine in the mail may seem like a huge convenience, but it's not a cost saver for everyone. susan hogan with four things you

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getting your medicine in the mail seems like a huge convenience, rather, convenience. but it's not a cost saver for everyone. there are some things you'll need to watch out for. consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you and joins us now with details. susan. >> that's right. a consumer report survey found more than a third of those asked had tried a mail order pharmacy. so, here are four things to know before you place your

on medications that you take regularly, for about 90 days or more. it's really not worthwhile for a short-term prescription or something you need right away. prices are not always going to be cheaper on mail order drugs so you still need to shop around. choose the company carefully. consumer reports found many sites claiming to be canadian pharmacies were neither canadian nor pharmacies. so be sure every pharmacy you get medicine from knows everything you are taking. >> if you are going to multiple pharmacies, we don't have a good way yet to share that information so we're not always able to check four all the drug interactions. >> and avoid any site where the price just seems too good to be true. of course and the biggest red flag of all, if the site does not require you get a prescription. wendy? >> thanks, susan. wild fires on the west coast are scorching parts of california's wine country, threatening the crops forcing people to leave their homes. at least ten fir b

now in northern california in both napa and sonoma. as of this morning there are already scorched more than 25,000 acres. smoke from those fires has drifted all the way from napa and sonoma counties down to the san francisco bay area. they're not only a threat to the grape crops. so is california's drought. there was extreme heat out there. wines do like to be stressed, but wine country saw several days over 100 degrees in the past few weeks with winemakers saying their grapes have become dehydrated, even shriveling up on the vine. growers in napa and sonoma valley say they have lost as much as 20% of their crops. >> we are really worried about is raise inning. they're sugar bombs and they can really mess with the vintage of a wine. >> this year we are going to really put our winemaker hats on. the berries have less juice and so with less juice we have to sort of change up what we're going to do. >> the good news for now is that wine prices are expected tod

much is already in the bottle. but many winemakers say they are worried about the impact of future unpredictable weather and what is to come. >> yeah, and we're dealing with that in so many places. >> yeah. it really is what's going on out there a shame. you said 25,000 as of this morning, it is now up to 35,000, that fire. i'm looking at these pictures that i'm seeing. it is complete neighborhoods that are now gone in and around the napa area. so they're going to continue to see that. they've had extremely high temperatures. winds have been gusting over 50 miles per hour. they are expected to die a little bit tonight so that is at least some good news. not a good situation out there. when they are dealing with the kind of heat and humidity they are dealing with, it goes with other parts of the storms downstream. you're getting snow in colorado and then in our area you're getting extremely warm and humid air. and that is all coming from nate. nate making its way up the east coast today, bringing us that very warm humid air. some sunshine after the rain we saw this morning. 85 degrees right no

of year. the average is around 70. 81 by 7:00, and this is the big story here. it is the humidity. the heat index into the 90s currently. so, walking outside just walking around maybe getting out on the bike or taking an evening jog you're going to be sweating more than you normally do. 85 leesburg, 84 in centerville, mt. vernon coming in 83 degrees in our underground network. no rain. the rain is done nort day today, even though our storm system is just off to the north and east. it continues to move off and very, very quickly. at one point it was moving 50 to 60 miles per hour. moving right up i-95 here. you can go 60 miles an hour to new york in about three hours, but then you have traffic. nate didn't have to worry about any traffic. he made it up there in no time and now he's already exiting the boston area. you can see what's happening there. still dealing with some rain across portions of northern new england. for us behind this, we're going to stay rather warm and we're going 0 stay rather humid as we move on through. first off though, i want to show you what's going on. toss it to amelia in theea

expect with the humidity that's out there. >> i canyeah, the thing is it'sg to be humid tomorrow but not as bad as it is today. i know, doug, you were posting about this on facebook and twitter. when you factor in the temperature with the humidity, feeling like mid 90s. just uncomfortable for this time of year. how do we know it's humid, how do we forecast the humidity? we look at the dewpoint temperatures. you can see they are in the 70s. this is unheard of this time of year. in fact, bh we start to see the dewpoint temperature get up to around 65, that's when we say it is going to be a little humid out there. 70 degrees, the dewpoint is oppressive. to be around 75 right now is just gross. as we look to tomorrow and wednesday, still on the muggy side of things, but not as bad tomorrow as it was out there today. as we look to thursday, the humidity levels continue to come down and by friday as far as the humidity is concerned, it's pretty comfortable. the humidity does return over the weekend, but as the humidity drops for a little bit on friday, doug, we s

in fact, not just friday, this is weak, folks, want too keep the umbrella handy all week long. >> it real is. not going to see much in the way of heavy rain as we've seen. storm sticking at 83. good chance of rain wednesday and chance of rain, drizzle and shower activity thursday and friday. with a little more of a northeasterly wind. temperatures 70 degrees both days. the weekend looking nice. before another chance of storms, yeah, thunderstorms on monday. >> all right. thank you, doug. the winter olympic games are now just four months away and come february athletes, the media and fans from around the world will descend on south korea. despite -- excuse me. increasing tensions with north korea, south korea isn't worried that people won't come. in fact, south koreans are more interested in the possibility of north koreans participating. news 4's ann yang shows us what makes south korea such a desirable tourist destination. >> reporter: south korea is a

big global profile. it is the fourth largest economy in asia and the 11th largest in the world. ceo of the korea tourism organization said tourism plays a significant role in the country's continued growth. >> tourism industry has increased very rapidly during the last four or five years. last year according to statistics, amounts to over 70 million. >> reporter: but it was 30 years ago south korea came into world view when it hosted the summer olympics. the theme, harmony and progress. the country is now ready to show that it's living up to those expectations when it hosts the winter olympics in february. >> i think it's a big chance for us to step up and let the world know better about korea. >> reporter: m.j. lee is the marketer. that is the region home to the

winter games. >> it has beautiful beach alongside its coast. and there are a lot of beach activities during the summer season. and if you move to pyeongchang, you can go hiking to the many mountains. >> reporter: this is a part of korea many people don't even realize exists. >> the korean peninsula is surrounded by the sea. the coast is very complicated. it is also very beautiful. and the island is compared to hawaii island, even if americans don't like it. >> reporter: while the breath taking scenery is reason enough to visit korea, the rich culture is reason to stay. they recommend exploring neighborhoods and meeting locals. >> there are more than one of famous traditional marketing in

each city. there is good street food. it's a good chance to engage with the local people. and it's quite fun. >> reporter: eating is a must if you want the full experience of korea. you can get a taste of the culture on the street and in fine dining restaurants as well. >> now a little spice, a little hot, there are many areas. >> reporter: the winter olympic host cities are much smaller, quieter and more rural than the capital city of seoul. the high tech metropolis is considered one of the most connected cities in the world. half the residents live in high rise buildings and nearly 80% have smartphones. >> as you know, seoul is also one of the famous in the world because it has more than 600 years history. >> reporter: that is why korea is working to not only open more hotels

leading up to the olympics, but also training volunteers and preparing locals for the crowds of people coming to see a different side of south korea. >> i've been so excited because all of our residents in the province waiting for this moment for a long time. and i think me and most of my people, they're more than ready to give you the best hospitality. >> reporter: news 4. >> be sure to like her facebook page for more stories leading up to the winter games. she'll be back to cover the games for nbc 4. >> one of the busiest commuter stations is about to see changes. >> builders are breaking ground on a brand-new project. a look at how it will transform

one of metro's busiest commuter stations is about to see some big changes. construction is underway on a brand-new project to transform parking lots around the new carrollton metro station into mixed use development. news 4's adam tuss has a look at what to expect. >> reporter: a whole lot is going to change at the new carrollton station. it gives you a good idea of just how much land there is here to be developed. and now work is underway. rn

parking and unused space into this. brand-new development with a mix of jobs, housing, retail, a place where you can live, work and play, and be right next to the metro. >> that will be pretty convenient. >> reporter: you'd be into that, you'd like that? >> yes. >> reporter: this is the grand plan here for the new carrollton metro station. the first phase just kicking off as kaiser permanente will build a 200,000 square foot office complex here on-site. even more growth is planned over the next 20 years. >> we need more business and commerce here in prince george's county. >> reporter: metro rider al sullivan highlighting what prince george's county leaders are banking on. better economic development, but he cautions you have to get all the pieces correct, especially the transportation. >> you have to have more traffic. the infrastructure here barely supports the traffic that we have now and with all the commerce and all the new businesses that's coming it's going to get worse. >> reporter: metro has been very active trying to sell land around some stas

in return, metro gets money and potentially new riders. back here now at new carrollton, metro has similar projects like this one underway at college park and groveener. back to you. >> tonight at 6:00, the father of two gunned down inside his car as police search for clues and a killer. we are hearing from the victim's relatives about a young life taken too soon. >> a woman takes on a would-be attacker, what some say needs to be done to improve security on a popular cut through. >> and the growing political divide in washington as a powerful republican calls the white house an adult day care center. now the president is firing back amid new -- a new list of demands. >> announcer: news 4 at 6:00 starts now. >> we are going to begin with the deadly shooting in the district. a local singer killed after he performed at a bar in anacostia. >> yeah,

opened fire on him as he sat in his parked car. it's one of two early morning murders involving young men shot inside their cars in southeast washington. news 4's pat collins talked with one of the victim's families. he's live for us on mlk avenue. pat? >> reporter: jim, it was an up-close cold blooded murder in an anacostia alley. witnesses counted eight shots. now, we are going to begin our story with some words from the victim's brother, sean savoy. he's a football star at virginia tech. what's this done to your family? >> cursed it, it cursed a lot, not just my family. a lot of people in the district area. he was a well known young man out here for what he was doing, as far as singing and just supporting me. >> reporter: on the stage he was known as big o. omar