first at 4:00, california catastrophe, the fast moving wildfires getting more fierce by the hour and turning more deadly. >> at least 15 people now dead. several schools are among the hundreds of structures damaged or destroyed. >> we have live team coverage for you storm team 4 chief meteorologist doug kammerer is in the storm center. we'll get to him. we're going to begin with nbc's gina kim on the ground in south l.a. gina, set the scene for us there. >> reporter: well, pat and leon, let me show you how random this fire was. the two homes you can see behind me, completely destroyed. take a look at the rest of this neighborhood. so many homes left intact, a lot of neighbors are saying, why me, why not someone else, and vice versa this morning. this is how a lot of neighborhoods here in anaheim hills look today. we have about 30 homes and structures that have been destroyed or damaged. the good news is this is the only major fire here in southern california and it is now

contained. and no lives have been lost and one fire fighter suffered minor injuries. a completely different story up in northern california. we have had 15 lives lost up there as you said, some 2000 homes and buildings completely destroyed, and here is the scary part. 150 people are unaccounted for. they have been reported as missing up there in california's wine country. in all, we have 17 major fires actively burning throughout the state right now, prompting federal and state emergency declarations. and we have about 180 square miles that have burned up in just the past 36 hours, very scary numbers. >> jinah, any word on containment? how are they doing? what kind of progress are they making fighting the flames? >> reporter: well, you know, up in northern california i have to say containment ask almost nonexistent and that's because there are so h

down here it's a much better story. we are about 20 miles east of disney land so we're in a pretty populated area and we have about 25 percent containment down here. now i want to toss it to chief meteorologist doug. >> thank you, jinah. we're going to continue to watch the story. this is going to play out, guys. we had hurricane harvey, we had hurricane irma and hurricane maria. devastating storms. this is on that level in many places especially the santa rosa area. everything in red, this is the sacramento river valley, this is a red-flag warning rmt. that means when you have fires that are ongoing or are going to continue to increase as far as the coverage goes, very dry conditions here. we've got those fires out there. tomorrow the winds come back. yesterday we had winds of 40 to 50 miles per hour. today almost no wind so they're able to start to contain contai today. but tomorrow the winds really start to pickup. that's when those red flag warnings go into place, extremel

tomorrow, winds 15 to 30 miles an hour with gusts to 45. once again, that will fan those flames and those fires will continue to grow during the day tomorrow. this is going to go down in history as one of the possibly worst fires in california history and they continue right on through the next couple of days. now, as far as our weather is concerned, a lot different here. for us, it's the opposite end of the spectrum. we have rain that is making its way into our area. we'll talk about when the rain moves in, how long it sticks around and what to expect next in my forecast. >> all right, doug, thank you. breaking developments on the harvey weinstein harassment story. today the new yorker published an audio recording from an nypd sting operation in 2015. it is a recording between weinstein and a foreign model who appears to be rejecting his advances. >> i'm telling you right now -- >> what do we have to do here? >> nothing. i'm going to take a shower. you sit there and have a drink. >> can i stay on the bar? >> no, please come in. on everything. i'm a famous

>> i'm feeling very uncomfortable. >> you can come in in one minute. if you want to leave -- >> why do you touch my breast? >> please, i'm sorry, come in. i'm used to that. >> you're used to that? >> yes. come in. >> in a statement weinstein's spokesperson said any allegations of nonconsentual sex are unequivocally denied by mr. weinstein. he confirmed there were no retaliation of any women for refusing his advances. release of new audio comes as allegations surface. new yorker says three women are accusing weinstein of rape. today gweneth pal troe and angelina jolie said they rejected his advances early in their careers. attorney gloria all red introduced a former actress who said she was abused by him. today hillary clinton spoke out against weinstein. in the past she's gotten campaign donations from him. her father says she was a young girl with big aspirations. she wanted to do goork

but over the weekend something snapped. police say bowie native kerry ann was involved in two hit and run accidents down in miami beach. police say she tried to run over an officer which prompted another police officer to shoot and kill her. news 4's chris gordon spoke to the girl's father today. >> reporter: kerry doesn't believe that the video of the shooting tells the whole story. it seems to show his daughter kerry ann in a bmw refusing a police order to get out of the car, driving off, hitting one officer and being shot by another officer. [ gun fire ] >> something was -- i really believe that. and anybody can point fingers at some sort of substance abuse that was going on or alcohol. i'm not buying that, you know. when children or young adults have these kinds of incidents, there is something deeper going on. >>

temple university student who was in miami beach with a friend celebrating her 22nd birthday. her father says she dreamed of becoming a lawyer, fighting against social injustice. >> the best thing her father can do is tell people about her. so, they won't have the memory of what's on social media of the incident. >> reporter: he says a year ago he started noticing something strange in his daughter's behavior. he asked for help, seeking a mental evaluation for her. >> and i tried to do it on three separate occasions with the court in prince george's county, and they said they couldn't do anything because my daughter was never diagnosed with a mental illness. >> reporter: he tells me he's going to miami beach to talk to police to try to get answers and figure out why this happened. then he will bring his daughter's body back home for a funeral, surrounded by the family and friends who love her. in bowie, la

gordon, news 4. >> i think any parent would understand his frustration. you heard kerry ann's father say they tried to get his daughter some help for mental illness. nbc 4 here has tried to shine a light on mental health with our changing minds campaign. we have a list of important resources if you're out there and you're looking for help. just go to the nbc washington app and search changing minds and there click on where to find help. pat? >> the family of a maryland sailor killed overseas says they are overwhelmed with sadness, but also with pride. today timothy's family said good-bye, but first his mother spoke to news 4's meagan fitzgerald about the day she learned her son was dead. it's an interview you will only see on news 4. >> reporter: the church was filled with family members, community leaders, friends and sailors who served with timothy ecko ls. they came to the church to thank timothy for his service and to remember the courageous life he lived.

♪ ♪ let every tear be dry ♪ >> no matter how much we hurt, none hurt like a father and mother who lay their child to rest. >> i describe my feelings as those of overwhelming sadness, but also overwhelming pride. so it became evident very early on in this process that timmy left a lasting impression and positively influenced his family members, friends and peers. >> my dear est timmy, you are the essence of what mankind should be. your unconditional love, strength and compassion towards others was like no other. >> reporter: timothy will be laid to rest in arlington national cemetery with full honors. timothy's mother remembers her son's life in a story you'll only see on news 4 tonight at 5:00. >> he just basically told us that he was one of the ten sailors missing. and i really felt

had stopped that day. >> reporter: reporting in alexandria, meagan fitzgerald, news 4. >> developing now, questions about whether president trump is challenging the iq of his secretary of state. the white house said the president was simply making a joke in an interview with forbes magazine. critics, though, argue that he's undercutting his chief diplomat. blayne alexander at the white house with more on all this. blayne? >> reporter: leon, certainly a lot to breakdown. president trump saying he has full confidence in his secretary of state. he repeated that once again today. this is now just the latest sign of a feud that both men deny even exists. >> you've ever been -- >> reporter: president trump today praising former secretary of state henry kissinger. >> he's a man i have great, great respect for. >> reporter: even as he plays down rorlgts eports of a feud w current secretary of state, rex tillerson. >> i didn't undercut anybody.

>> reporter: hours after forbes magazine said president trump dismissed an nbc report that tillerson called him a moron. if he did, quote, i guess we'll have to compare iq tests and i can tell you who is going to win. >> he wasn't questioning the secretary of state's intelligence. he made a joke. maybe you guys should get a sense of humor and try it sometimes. >> reporter: experts say the back and forthwith temer son could hurt america's standing with other countries. >> so, therefore, concerned if they get in agreement and understanding with the secretary, it simply won't hold up. >> reporter: the president insisting he does have confidence in his secretary of state. meanwhile, president trump firing another shot at fellow republican senator bob corker, calling him little bob corker, and saying "the new york times" set him up to sound like a fool. the war of words inside the party putting republicans in an awkward position. >> we'll have differences but at the end of the day this back

>> reporter: and possibly detrimental for a president who cannot afford to lose votes on capitol hill. and the president said he doesn't believe this back and forth with corker will stop him from moving his agenda forward. in fact, on tax reform today, the president said we are well on our way. pat and leon? >> all right, thank you, blayne alexander at the white house. >> a local community in pain wondering if they'll get justice. what's next for the driver who hit and killed a baby boy in a crosswalk. >> meanwhile storm team 4 is tracking some more rain heading our way. doug is coming back to tell us when we'll get it and how long it will be here. >> and just in, the headliners announced for this year's national christmas tree lighting. we

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we're following some breaking news right now. going to show you some live pictures just coming into our newsroom from chopper 4. this is a scene from a gas leak near broad birch drive and plum orchard drive in the silver spring area of montgomery county. several buildings have been evacuated there including we're told an assisted living facility. montgomery county fire fighters say a construction crew mistakenly hit a gas line. washington gas is working right now to fix it. you see some of the crews there on the ground. we'll keep an eye on the situation and keep you up to date. >> all right. in the meantime, anger in a loudou

despite a guilty plea, dozens of parents believe that justice will not come in the death of a 5 month old child. tristan schultz was killed last summer when a driver hit his stroller and his mother who was pushing it across the street. bureau reporter david culver reports. >> reporter: prosecution says the friends of the schultz family say they are struggling with what they consider to be a lack of justice and a lack of remorse. supporters of the schultz family and especially baby tristan carrying shirts and blue rib ons in memory of the 5 month old. last summer he hit mindy as she pushed the stroller. they were in the crosswalk. the baby died. last month prosecutors here in loudoun county decided to drop the most serious involuntary manslaughter charge against miller. she said they didn't have enough evidence. today miller pleading no contest and guilty to reckless driving and failure to yield charges. a judge found him guilty on both counts. the most frustrating for the schu f

supporters is that they say miller hasn't showed really any remorse, hasn't apologized for his actions. miller's attorneys say they are not going to comment yet until they get through this legal process. we know that attorneys on both sides are going to be back here on friday. they will then determine a date for sentencing which could happen before the end of the year. reporting in loudoun county, i'm david culver, news 4. >> first at 4:00, there are new reports today that nfl owners may force players to stand for the national anthem. owners are expected to talk about a rule change during meetings next week. in a memo to owners today, commissioner roger goodell encouraged unity but estopped short of demanding that players stand. he also said the league will introduce a new platform for players to promote their social causes. this all comes just days after the vice-president walked out of colts game when players knelt during the anthem. >> well, the nats need to make a

whatever, do or die, winner go home. i don't care whatever you want to call it, tonight's game is the big one. maybe the biggest one ever. >> all of that is true. a loss in this season is done, it's over. but no one is talking like that right now. a win brings the series back to d.c. and right now we are going to go to carol maloney at wrigley field. how are you doing? how is the atmosphere? >> reporter: yep, i'm standing right outside the front of wrigley field and you see it's the home of the chicago cubs. there are not many washington national fans here. you hear the guys getting riled up ahead of game four facing elimination as you said. the winner go home, the do or die a painful death. we've heard it before. the curse of the capital city, the nats have all of that. what they do not have right now, any sympathy from cubs fans. if you write my name on the wall will that

nationals win? >> let's be honest. it's our wall, okay. you have your own wall in washington, you know. it's our wall. >> reporter: it can't hurt. it's only weird if it doesn't work. >> m-a-l-o-n -- i'm pretty smart. i only look stupid. >> reporter: you don't look stupid. >> w-r-c nbc 4 washington? >> reporter: nobody knows more about a curse. >> you haven't felt it for 108 years. your hockey team should have won last year. what can i tell you? >> reporter: you have to bring that up now. >> a shamrock, get this, baby. >> reporter: you know what my wish is? my wish is for a big billy goat to come walking by. >> we don't want any goats around here. it took 108 years to get rid of it. >> reporter: yeah, you know that billy goat curse they talk about, a legend from

guy on game 4 was kicked out. >> go cubs! go! >> reporter: the curse is over, they say. they won it last year. they won again. we ain't afraid of no goat, they said. >> no, we're not afraid. >> reporter: my friend. thanks a lot, by the way. coming home with some beads, i guess. game 4 tonight we're going to talk about the weather coming up as the game supposedly underway, philip, in 5:38, first pitch. >> i don't think he's afraid of no beer either. i'm good, you can keep it. >> we should have sent her out there with a goat. >> right. >> we should have sent a goat with her. >> she's out there among friends. better than goats. >> the amazing thing about this is major league baseball went to tbs and said let's do this early, let's play a 1:00 game here. they said no, that's the television network. they would have gotten the game in. i don't think they're going to. >> rain is going to be a problem. >> rain is going to be a big problem out there. currently we're not looking at any rain around the chi

take a look now. we have a live picture. carol is down there somewhere and, man, if you've never been to wrigley, this is one of the cool est spots in the world when you're talking about baseball. so cool, so much fun. that's why i wish i could rain on their parade. i think i am with some actual rain that's coming down uchlts we're hoping to do it with the nats bats. take a look at the radar here. here's the current radar. you notice the rain moving right into chicago. now, most of the light rain you see there, it's not hitting the ground. we're watching the areas of the yellow, the darker greens. that's the area that i'm watching very closely. and you see it here moving up toward the north and east toward chicago. if we time this out here, time this out, it's about two hours 20 minutes. so that puts us at about 6:40 in the evening. so, we start at 5:30. we have about an hour's game time. we may get three innings in and then the rain comes in. we may see a delay for about an hour to two hours and then they may try again as we see a little bit in the way of some light rain. i would not be surprised if they

this storm. or with this system. but really, guys, it's going to be one of those things they either delay or postpone. as far as what we're dealing with now, nice afternoon, but it is hot. 84 degrees. winds are on the calm side. i look for a high of 83 today thinking we'd be cooler than yesterday. the high today was 88 degrees because of the sunshine. just 88, incredible. the heat index, that's out there, too. let's look at the numbers. 82 winchester, 85 in manassas. current heat index is close to 90 in some areas. nothing on the radar. we're not going to see any rain this afternoon or early this evening, but we are going to start to see some rain encroaching from the south. you see it back here. not a lot, right? but we're going to see more rain and that rain in chicago actually moves our way during the day tomorrow. so, we're expecting that rain. here it is around 7:00. notice a couple of showers, but notice down to the south we're starting to see more rain. down in our southern zone, northern neck parts of southern maryland by 11:00. tomorrow rain off and on just about all day long. here we are around the noon hour and that's just kind of

that rain lasts off and on during the day. you will need the umbrellas as you step out the door on your wednesday and you're going to need them on thursday, too. look at the high temperature. 69 rather breezy with showers and drizzle likely on thursday. not a very nice day. northeasterly winds 15 to 20 miles an hour, 70 on your friday. right now the weekend, hey, the weekend looks great. back to 83, though, on sunday. >> all right, thanks, doug. some closure today for the parents of an ambushed maryland detective. >> first at 4:00, tracee wilkins talks to the parents of officer jakai coal son. what they tell her about the twist in their son's case. head>>

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you'll find a link to the lottery by going to christmas tree lighting on the nbc app. >> we'll show you the new road that is going to ease traffic in loudoun county. and the first lady heads to one of the hardest hit states in the opioid e opioid epidemic. kate snow shows us what parents are doing who lost kids in the crisis. more than a dozen people dead and 2000 buildings destroyed in

news 4 at 4:00. >> we've got three breaking stories right now at 4:30. those explosive wildfires out west have now killed 15 people. they've already destroyed more than 1500 buildings and tens of thousands of people remain in their paths. fire fighters now counting on rain and cooler weather moving in. they're hoping for a turn around tomorrow. >> we continue to follow breaking news in montgomery county. chopper 4 flying live over a gas leak near broad birch drive and plum orchard drive in silver spring. several buildings have been evacuated, including an assisted living facility. washington gas is working right now to fix the gas line that a construction crew hit. >> and we've got breaking development in the harvey weinstein harassment story. the new yorker has

tape where it appears you hear a model rejecting his advances back in 2015. now three women are accusing weinstein of rape. and today gweneth pal troe and angelina jolie both said weinstein sexually harassed them early in their careers. >> first lady melania trump made a stop in west virginia today to raise awareness about childhood drug addiction. she visited lilly's place, a nonprofit recovery center for babies born addicted to drugs. the first lady said the babies can't succeed unless their parents get the necessary help. lilly's place also provides services to parents and to families who are dealing with drug addiction issues. nbc news has been working hard to shine a light on the growing up yoid epidemic. >> kate snow has been following the issue for several years and she joins us now live to talk about her reporting. kate, good to see you. we're going to get to your story in just a second. we want to start by asking you about your story last night in case people didn't get to see it. this brave

mother addicted to heroin and she talked about a time her mother actually asked her to take part in a drug deal. listen to this. >> one time, i think i was around 7 or 8, she actually made me do a drug deal for her. >> a drug deal? like what did she ask you to do? >> she put some -- either heroin or cocaine in a napkin or something, and she said run up to that house, go get the money and give this to them. >> that little girl shows incredible bravery. i've watched the interview earlier and nearly broke down because she seemed so strong, yet vulnerable. she came over to you and gave you a hug. she clearly needed some consoling, but she showed such strength. why is she speaking out about this? >> she was really clear about this, pat. she wants to help other kids. she's old enough to understand this is happening to a whole lot of kids out there and most of them don't have a voice the way we offered her a voice. so, that's what she wanted to do. we talked to her today. she and her family watched the piece together

aired on nightly news. they're really proud of her. i'm proud of her, you know. i just met her and i'm really proud of her for speaking out. >> she's amazingly composed, considering what she's been through. it's been amazing. you're going to other states as well. you're going to go to massachusetts tonight to a school that's been hit hard by the crisis. tell us about that. >> it's on cape cod, leon. beautiful picturesque vacation spot, but they also have a very big opioid problem, particularly the heroin and fentanyl. and we go to a school, east fal mouth elementary. cute children, but a lot at home are being impacted by this because parents are using, or friends parents, in some cases parents have died. they're in the fourth grade, six parents have been lost, in the fourth grade alone. four parents across the whole school. the principal and administrators are doing everything they can. that's what you'll see tonight, is the effort that they are making to embrace these kids and give them a safe space at school is really remarkable.

this light on this issue. the campaign is over but that issue has not gone away. nice going, kate. good to see you. >> thank you. >> folks, you can see kate's story tonight on nbc nightly news coming up tonight at 7:00 right after news 4 at 6:00. >> first at 4:00 today, two brothers pleaded guilty for their roles in the deadly shooting of a prince george's county police officer. bureau chief tracee wilkins is live from the courthouse in upper marlboro with more details on this case. tracee. >> reporter: pat, inside of the courtroom today in the upper marlboro courthouse, police officers packed that courtroom. in the midst of all of that, we saw mr. and mrs. coleson holding a picture of their son jakai facing the judge, facing the defendants. they want to make sure no one ever forgets what happened to their boy. elijah and malik ford say they are guilty of contributing to the death of prince george's county detective jakai coleson. they also a

as many police officers as possible. michael ford sprayed the prince george's county district 3 police station in bullets in march of 2016. his brother malik ford was looking at the possibility of life in prison for recording the shootout as it unfolded and miss directing officers who searched for the gunman as he fired. but through a plea deal his time in jail is capped at 20 years, and his brother elijah at 12 years. >> it does help. closure, however it comes, is beneficial to healing. >> reporter: during an exchange of gun fire, plain clothes detective jakai coleson was shot and killed. that landed two of the brothers with exxon spir si and second degree murder charges. as it stands, the actual shooter is the only one looking at the possibility. life in prison now. >> i am personally gratified by the fact that the people who set this chain of events in motion are being held accountable. >> reporter: now, michael ford's attorney told me that his client

trial and he is hoping that he is going to be found not criminally responsible. meanwhile when i spoke with the colesons, they said all of this is very difficult to say that they're finding satisfaction with it because they don't have their son any more. reporting live in upper marlboro, i'm tracee wilkins. back to you all in the studio. >> thank you, tracee. first at 4:00, the heavy hitters now campaigning in virginia's race for governor. >> and we have a look at a very fall-like forecast. amelia. >> yeah, we do, pat. outside here in our storm team 4 weather deck, leaves showing fall color. green still in the forecast. over the next few days as cooler temperatures move in, what does this mean for the foliage report? i'll have that. for right now, look at the pollen report with mold comi in high.ng

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creepy crawlers lurking in halloween costumes. just one of the things trending on this tuesday. here to talk about it, vick jagger from 102.3. >> when you say creepy crawlers, like literally. >> talking head lice in costumes. >> yes. and you know we all go out and look for the perfect halloween costume. but did you ever think about trying on the mask or the wig? so many people are doing it now and sources say that, listen, head lice is becoming a big problem. so, you have to be careful. what they're saying that you need to do is take your costume, put it in a plastic bag and seal it for about 48 hours, and that kills the lice. >> put it in the microwave and zap them. >> you can put it in the dryer and for about, you know, high heat for about 45 minutes or so. i don't know if it will shrink the costume so your superman costume might

let you know. >> as long as the cape fits, that's all that matters. but that's got like one nasty person is one who is infecting everybody? >> i'm sure it's more than one nasty person. we're not going to say from them being nasty -- i don't really know where lice comes from. you know, where? yeah. that's a problem. >> last thing you want to worry about. but one other thing to talk about, an out pouring of support for radio host deliliah. her son committed suicide. >> she's been on the radio for 30 years. it was very heart breaking to read that post that she put on facebook saying that her son za sa zachariah, he ended his life. he was going through counseling. he was battling depression and one of the things that she made sure to post on her facebook te

line which is 1-800-273-8255. you never know what someone is dealing with. getting that number out and sharing it is so important. >> sorry to see her family going through that. with her platform she can help other families. >> she's going to take a break to cope with his passing. sending our condolences. >> vic jagger, good to see you again. pat, over to you. >> with the holiday season right around the corner our reporter susan hogan will tell you how to score some free trips using your credit card. new at 5:00, why the national park service just gave the green light to some laser theatments at ralph northam: i'm ralph northam and as a doctor, nobody ever asked if i'm a democrat or republican.

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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. going to give you a bird's eye view from chopper 4 of the new road that should ease the drive for commuters in loudoun county. the new intersection

boulevard officially opens today. it carries traffic over route 7 eliminating signal lights. the improvements are important to the one loudoun development and part of an effort to get rid of all the traffic lights between sterling and leesburg. decision 2017 now, virginia lieutenant govern ralph northam will get the su port of former vice-president joe biden as northam tries to become the next governor of the state. the former vice-president and northam will host a work force development round table in reston on saturday. northam and republican ed gillespie faced each other last night in a debate in bristol. current vice-president mike pence will be campaigning for gillespie at a rally on saturday in abing don. a poll from christopher newport university shows northam with a 7-point lead over gillespie. you can watch more of last night's debate on the nbc washington app. just search virginia governor. and if you're planning to travel for the holidays, what if you could book your trip for

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what allegedly happened a the this woman's house is now bart of a fraud investigation after numerous attempts to contact the owner of the company, there you see it, news 4 went under cover. tonight at 11:00, we confront the owner of that company and you're going to hear from him and how our investigation got the attention of local police. >> you like that uppnder cover stuff. >> we tried and tried and tried to get hold of this guy. that's always our last thing. we don't want to do that. but we did. >> it was a last resort. >> last resort for sure. >> good deal. looking forward to it. all right, susan. >> turning now to weather, doug, are we finally going to change seasons? >> we are. everybody wants to get back to -- into some more fall like temperatures. a lot of you. i won't say everybody. there are some that love the heat out there. it does look like we'll see the numbers come down big time tomorrow. high again in the 80s. not just the little 80s either. we're talking big-time 80s. 88 degrees was the high earlier. now down to 84 degrees. we're going t

7:00, 77 by 9:00, 74 by 11:00. we're talking the heat index. here we are in the month of october. current temperature 85 potomac, 85 in d.c., 84 in potomac. we do not have any rain currently but we are going to be seeing some rain very soon. that rain making its way in from the south and west. you can see the rain starting to develop down into this area right in here. we're going to see more rain move in. the rain that is going to move into chicago, most likely delay the nationals game today is going to move our way tomorrow during the day as well. that will set the stage for much cooler weather and that cooler weather may actually help about our fall foliage. how about that? let's go utoutside right now to amelia. the dry weather hasn't helped the fall weather at all. >> especially a long stretch of dry weather. you want to get some moisture in the ground so the trees have a drink. walking outside on our storm team 4 weather deck, i did find this beautiful maple leaf here. you can see t

a look at the latest fall foliage report, though, doesn't show much color yet in our area. we are starting to see low to moderate color, but out towards the mountains, shenandoah national park really showing some beautiful fall foliage in-n-out. more on my facebook and fit twitter changes. how do they change color during the fall months? the orange is always in the leaves. what happens is the green, the clor fill stops being produced as the days get shorter and the nights start to get cooler and that green kind of fades away revealing the reds and orange. the purple is more difficult and more related to the weather. we want cool days, nights that aren't below freezing and that's really going to bring out those colors. now, everyone is asking when should i check out the fall color, doug. looking at the numbers today, from november 1st to about november 10th, in our area is when you want to check out the fall color here. >> that's why it always looks so good right round halloween. per fort

thanks, amelia. temperatures will be dropping back into the 70s. high temperature 75 degrees, low of 67, showers likely during the day tomorrow. best chance will be at the bus stop so the kids may need the umbrella tomorrow when you step out the door. really you should take it with you all day. it's not going to be an all day rain but we are going to see rain off and on most of the day. 70 thursday, chance of shower activity rather breezy and dreary. high of 69 degrees with a northeast wind at 10 to 20 miles per hour. friday 30% chance of isolated shower, high around 70. right now the weekend shaping up to be pretty nice. 77 on saturday, 83 on sunday. >> that sounds good. thank you, doug. a local sailor killed in an accident at sea, laid to rest at arlington national cemetery today. >> jim and wendy in the newsroom with more on that coming up today at 5:00. hi, guys. >> it was late in august when that sailor was killed in the collision between the navy destroyer and another ship. well today timothy echols laid to rest. >> and only on news 4 this evening, we are heang

mother about the young man, that he was and how she is now dealing with the loss. >> also, we have more major civil war battles taking place or took place in virginia than in any other state. but now there is another battle about how those events should be remembered. >> ahead tonight at 5:00, the threats against a local civil war reenactment that have both reenacters and vendors on edge. our darcy spencer has reaction to that story. >> we'll see you soon with those stories and more on this tuesday afternoon in just a minute. >> all right. we'll see you in just a bit right here. >> thanks, guys. a story that's trending heavily on facebook today is about love, joy and persistence. >> we love this story. a little girl in utah. her reaction priceless when she learned she and her two younger siblings would be adopted. an office manager at the school pulled her out of class. you can see the surveillance video that captured the moment when the woman told the girl she now has a forever family.

and i just said, honey, i said oh, baby, have you heard the news? and she said, what? i said, you beat your family, you meet your forever family. >> family time, spending all our lives together and just being together. >> the girl's soon to be mother was so anxious about the judge's decision last week she asked the office manager to step in and tell her the life changing news as soon as possible. >> you can see the joy. what a cutie pie. >> her life changed forever in just that instance. >> good for her. >> love that for them. >> fast moving infernos tearing through california, tens of thousands of people now in danger. why officials are calling this among the worst outbreaks in the state's history. >> and ahead at 5:00, a young woman from maryland shot and killed by police in miami beach. her father tells news 4 he had a horrible feeling that something bad was about to happen. >> you're watching news 4 first at 4:00.

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right now people in parts of california are dealing with fear and the fallout from those unrelenting wildfires. some of the worst they've seen in years. >> at least 15 people have died now, and thousands of homes, businesses and other structures have been destroyed. as nbc's jinah kim reports, the president today vowed to help. >> reporter: this drive through a santa rosa neighborhood today says it all. homes, lives, years of memories gone in an instant. as the death toll continues to rise, fire officials say about 150 more are still missing in northern california where the majority of the state's 17 fires continues to rage. most began early monday morning as powerful winds roared into the state whipping up 70 mile an hour gusts. >> this was at night. people were a sleech sleep so t awakened andan

lives. >> reporter: some 2000 buildings were destroyed in california's famous wine country. wind stoekd canyon fire 2 near disney land. >> it went up in seconds. >> reporter: it is being called the largest fire in decades, homes have burned along with 7500 acres. 5,000 families were evacuated. california is now understate and federal emergency declaration. >> the federal government will stand with the people of california and we will be there for you in this time of terrible tragedy and need. >> reporter: many fire fighters are on their third straight shift without a break today, with full containment nowhere in sight. jinah kim, anaheim hills, california. >> new developments. a college student from maryland shot and killed by police while celebrating her birthday in

going on. >> right now at 5:00, her father says issues he thinks played a role in his daughter's death. >> he was killed at sea. >> i really felt like my heart stopped that day. >> tonight a mother remembers her son only on news 4. >> plus the walking dead find sanctuary in d.c., a sneak peek at the new exhibit that could be one of the smithsonian's biggest attractions. >> but first tonight, a college student from bowie shot by police in miami beach. >> chilling new video appears to show just what happened. police tell us she drove her car toward officers, ran over one officer, then another one shot and killed her. >> this all happened after two other hit and run accidents. news 4's chris gordon spoke to the girl's father today and he says the video doesn't tell the whole story. >> i believe that there was somethingng

daughter. >> reporter: at his home in bowie, maryland, kerry told me his 22-year-old daughter kerry ann has always made him proud. but about a year ago he saw something in her behavior that prompted him to seek a court ordered mental evaluation of her. he says he was turned down three times. >> and they said they couldn't do anything. because my daughter was never diagnosed with a mental illness. and my simple answer is, well, when do we start? there does something tragic have to happen before we realize something needs to change? by golly, it's now happened to me. >> reporter: she was in miami beach with a friend celebrating her 22nd birthday. her father doesn't know why she struck three cars in miami beach before being stopped by police, refusing to get out of her vehicle, driving off, striking and injuring a police officer proch prompting another officer to shoot her. >> reporter: so you think s