breaking news. >> that breaking news, wildfires continue to rage across the state of california. flames, morning winds are starting to whip back up leaving officials fearing even more death and destruction. another breaking story this morning, a shooting in the district claiming the lives of two people. our crews going to the scene working to get the very latest information on a possible suspect. a karate teacher accused of sexual abuse. why police want to know whether there are more victims and who's coming to the instructor's defense. rain, rain go away. not another rain delay. what we can expect as the nationals try to hold on to their postseason life in just a matter of hours. the clock is ticking. >> i feel like we're going through this all over again. the buildup yesterday, the anxiety, now like, okay, cool your heels. you have another day to go through this again. >> we are med dating before the show. >> it's not healthy at this point to be waiting because you're getting more anxious. >> exactly. >>tr

>> i'm glad they didn't start playing yesterday -- >> good point. >> -- and then stop so they kind of delayed it and it was like, all right, no go. >> we're getting rain here, is that right? >> yeah, we have some rain around the area. it's mostly south of the district. here's a look around washington, northern virginia, parts of maryland seeing mainly just low clouds and a few sprinkles here and there. now we look down to the south. now you see where the real rain is down around fredericksburg. if you are around fredericksburg heading north of -- north on 95 you'll be running into some dryer conditions. calvert county still seeing that rain. mainly southern parts of calvert county and to the south. that's where we have heavier rain. that's mainly going to slide to the south and stay to the south. we can see a couple more showers across the district. your wakeup weather is still going to be on the warm side. 7:00 a.m., chance of showers. 8:00 a.m. as well. even 9:00, hold onto the rain chance today. not a complete washout. make sure you

we'll take a look at the forecast through the afternoon. jack taylor, how's it looking, jack? >> well, sheena, dry for now in certain spots. we'll see how long that lasts. rock creek parkway down to the kennedy, traffic alternating by one direction at a time. they'll be there for another hour. crews may wrap up early on 70 leaving mount airy headed westbound. the left lane gets by the paving project without delay. again, that could clear as some of the weather rolls through. otherwise our beltway is off to a pretty decent start. as we all know, there are certain hot spots where it is slick. be very cautious. maybe leave four or five minutes early to make sure it's an uneventful ride. thank you. angie, eun, back to you. jack, thank you. we continue to follow breaking news right now. there's been a triple shooting in northwest d.c. in a neighborhood there and it's just blocks from several local schools near georgia avenue. >> this was the scene overnight as you can see here just how large the police presence

justin finch who has the latest. what's going on, justin? >> reporter: hey there, eun. hours later, still very heavy police presence out here. much of it trained on this home behind us here. we have seen police go in and out of that white house just behind us there and also, too, we know nearby that home three people were shot. three men, two of them have died, one has been taken to the hospital. now d.c. police did rush here just after midnight to the shooting scene. we're at eighth street between rock borrow place and brittain house street northwest. as you can see, this is a residential neighborhood just off of georgia avenue not far from paul public high school and coolish high. this kind of news, a triple shooting in an area like this near schools, near families will have a lot of people on edge. and now this as well. word that shooter may still be out there possibly escaping in a black bmw 3

that's a smaller sedan there. we are also hearing as well that 6200 block of eighth street northwest will be closed through the morning rush as police continue to investigate this deadly triple shooting. we're live from northwest. i'm justin finch, news 4, back in to you. >> justin, thank you. 5:04 now. we continue to follow that breaking news out of california. look at this damage. this is drone video showing the destruction in northern california. this used to be a neighborhood as you can see. it's been reduced to ash. it's unrecognizable at this point. >> you see so many cars also there. people didn't have time to get out. the worst of the damage is concentrated in california's wine country during what's usually a very busy tourist time. at least 17 people are dead. more than 100 still missing this hour. although fire crews made some progress yesterday, today s, wi could set them back. >> news 4's chris

and destruction. dire situation. >> i look at those pictures, eun. it looks like a bomb went off. take a look at this new video from overnight. you can see the flames continue to burn out of control, and it seems like there's no end in site. cal fire says there are 17 fires burning across the state right now, but they're focused on the ones north of san francisco. they're already among the deadliest in california's history, and as fire crews are able to search more neighborhoods, they expect the death toll to rise. so far the fires have destroyed some 2,000 homes and buildings in napa. more than a dozen wineries have been damaged. five of them just a complete loss. back to you. >> chris, thank you. just a terrible situation there. many parents are still learning about the disturbing allegations against a karate instructor in gaithersburg. frank pugarita is charged with sexually abusing a 15-year-old st

county that he inappropriately touched her between january and june of this year. despite those allegations, dozens of kids and their parents showed up to support the instructor last night. >> he helped me a lot at times when i was bullied when i was younger, i was bullied. he taught me to stand up for myself and he taught me basically everything i know today. >> detectives say there may be other victims. they want parents to speak to their children to see whether there was any inappropriate contact with pugarita. we continue to follow a lot of developments surround being harvey weinstein. "people" magazine reporting that his wife of a decade is now leaving him amid the growing accusations of sexual misconduct. now the latest accusations now include angelina jolie and again net paltrow. that's on top of the new report from the new yorker magazine that 13 women say they were harassed or assaulted by weinstein. the

audio recording from a 2015 nypd sting operation. in it a foreign model appears to reject weinstein's advances inside a hotel. >> why you touch my breast? >> oh, please. i'm sorry. come on. i'm used to that. >> you're used to that? >> yes, come in. >> no, but i'm not used to that. >> i won't be do it again. come on. sit here. >> weinstein has denied all allegations of assault. virginia governor terry mccam mcauliffe is donating any contributions from weinstein to charity. he's giving the money to the virginia sexual and domestic violence action alliance. weinstein made the donations to mcauliffe's 25013 campaign. the virginia public access project said the donation was more than $55,000. in decision 2017 both candidates for virginia governor are getting big help in their campaigns. former vice president

will campaign with ralph northam. vice president mike pence will appear in a rally on saturday in abington. just tweeted out breaking news in arlington where a fire broke out and quickly engulfed a home in flames. take a look at some of these pictures around the ashton heights neighborhood in north arlington. this is the home on north ivy, not far from washington boulevard. arlington county firefighters pulled one person out of the home and paramedics were able to rush them to the hospital. news 4's kristen wright is on her way to the scene and should be there in the next 10, 15 minutes. we'll have live pictures and more information soon. angie. thanks. 5:08. this morning, the world cup dreams -- >> you're welcome. >> -- they're over for the united states men. >> unbelievable. >> men's soccer team. >> it's not wait until next year, it's wait

>> yeah. that's rough. that hurts. team u.s.a. losing to trinidad and tebago. this is the first time since 1986. >> 1986! this is ridiculous. all they needed was to tie to have a chance. >> i know. >> they couldn't get it done. team u.s.a. was ranked more than 70 spots above trinidad and tebago. >> stunned. >> they're in complete disbelief. >> well, maybe this will have them kick it into gear for the next four years. the world cup, by the way, in russia next year and the team, the men's team still trending this morning. >> the women complain they're making less when they make it to the world cup. >> the nationals could miss their chance to make it to the playoffs if they lose today. pouring rain at wrigley field. we have to wait 24 hours for theio

>> we don't want to talk about if they lose. we don't want that kind of energy, right? a lot of you are hoping the nats would start stephen strasburg against the cubs. sorry to report he is out sick. dusty baker turning to a pitcher who grew up watching games actually in chicago. >> that's right. >> wrigley field. >> carol maloney shows us how tanner roark is handling the pressure. >> reporter: not too long ago a kid sitting in a seat just like this one here at wrigley was rooting on his beloved chicago cubs. now that kid later today will be on the mound starting for the washington nationals in the biggest game of his career. >> i just think the atmosphere around here is amazing and, you know, to pitch here at wrigley and to hear the fans, i know they're going to be crazy, like i said. just do what i do best and try to keep them quiet. >> have peo

to you for tickets? has it been kind of crazy the last couple of days? how many people do you expect, family and friends? >> it actually hasn't been too crazy. i just have, you know, five of my family members coming. nobody's really reached out. they're good about getting their own tickets, which is very good on me and it's a lot less stress that i have to worry about. >> game 4, the first pitch will be later today at 4:08. a win would send the washington nationals home to get ready for thursday's game five. at wrigley field, carol maloney, news 4 sports. >> bring it home. game five right here at nats park. we want be it. >> steven strassberg is listed as a likely guy to start that decisive game five. we hope he gets well soon. you can buy a standing room only ticket for $100. you can imagine it goes up from there. >> yeah. to see them win, $100 standing, worth it, right? >> it's the dove ad that sparked outrage. now one of the models is speaking out. why she says she and the other women i

excited to take part. celebrities, they are just like us. >> no, they're not. >> the errand -- yeah, as you will see -- a lot of us run that oprah recently did just to see what it was like. you're going to love this. you're going to eat it up. and we've got some rain showers out there right now, mainly to the south, but unfortunately it's also humid. sheena's going to talk about when that humidity goes away, when the rain might go away and when we can return t

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you're watching "news 4 toda today". we're done. you're under arrest. we're done. >> no! no! somebody help me. stop. >> this morning the police officer at the center of this shocking recording is without a job. you remember seeing this. salt lake city detective jeff haine was let go tuesday following an internal investigation into the arrest of a nurse, alex rubble. the investigation showed that he violated department policies during the july arrest. rubbles refused to draw blood from a patient without a warrant. well, believe it or not, the controversy over nfl protests during the national anthem may be about to get even bigger.

front and center when league owners meet next week. in a letter to teams yesterday commissioner roger goodell expressed a belief that everyone should stand for the anthem. he also says the league has developed a plan on the issue that it will present next week. still unclear whether standing during the anthem will be made mandatory. well, the model at the center of this controversial dove ad campaign is speaking out. the nigerian model said she had no clue or no idea the final cut of the ad that was supposed to celebrate diversity would turn out the way that it did. she says that she and the other models were excited and eager to represent women of all shades. if she had known about the final edit, she says she would have left the set. dove has apologized for the ad. >> dove has had a history of celebrating women's beauty of all kinds, all shapes and sizes and to see this ad from dove was a big surprise. >> and it has

the grand opening of the wharf along the southwest side of d.c. is tomorrow. about 20,000 people expected each day during opening weekend. a lot of people. mayor muriel bowser showed off ways to avoid the traffic around there and spoke about avoiding traffic. >> you did drive. there is parking available. you're going to pay for it. >> you're going to pay a lot for it. options for transportation including a shuttle bus and a water taxi which has stopped along georgetown and alexandria. >> very cool. we're going to have complete coverage of the wharf's coverage all day tomorrow. molette green and jim hanley and

the afternoon. say hi to our team or you can watch the excitement on "news 4 today" or on the nfc washington app. so many restaurants, activities. the gorgeous views. just a transformation, a complete change in that neighborhood. it will be quite a site to see. >> i like the water taxi. >> so cool. >> anything on the water, put it on the water and prime real estate, i don't care where it is. >> exactly. >> if you have a body of water whether it's the river or a beach would be nice, yes, always a great spot. >> a beach over there. >> just throw some sand and make it seem like the beach at least. but tomorrow we actually do have some rain in the forecast. so hopefully it won't be too bad out there for all of those live shots we have going on. make sure you tune in tomorrow. this morning we have rain down to our south mainly. so around fredericksburg, this is where we've really been seeing rain for quite a while. 95 if you're around fredericksburg or heading south of that, we're looking at pretty wet roadways. this

and southern delaware. if we look a little bit farther up to the north, north of charlestown, we are mainly dry. we have a few very light sprinkles moving through. now we're kind of seeing a dryer area. we still have the chance for scattered showers and take the time before you leave and throughout the afternoon we could see a few spotty showers around. either way, it will be cloudy, gloomy day. cooler. 74 mild this morning. 72 frederick. 71 clinton through the afternoon. these temperatures are not really going to warm up very much. not like yesterday. here's future weather. by 8:00 a.m. you still notice a lot of the rain mainly south of the district. a few spotty showers trying to develop through the afternoon. mainly just cloudy with a few isolated showers possible. temperature wise, normal high 70 degrees. today 76. that's going to be ten degrees cooler than yesterday.

and then saturday, look at that, we have another warmup as we go into the weekend. look at this weekend forecast, saturday, 79 degrees. the rain chances will stick around until friday, slight chance there. then over the weekend, dry. 85 on sunday. monday, that's when we have our next chance of showers potentially. 75 for a high. that's a cold front. i was telling you we have a stretch fall weather coming. next week looks really, really nice after monday once that cold front does swing through. we'll be seasonable for this time of year. dry out. beautiful weather setting up. grab the umbrella before leaving. small umbrella to have with you in case you run into showers out there. coming up in a bit, we'll take a closer look for the timing today. let's check traffic on this wednesday morning with jack taylor. good morning, jack. >> hey, sheena, good morning. crews working in the northwest at rock creek parkway at the kennedy

beltway is pretty quiet for now. with the wet roadways, be careful. especially in the hot spots. a crash 95 northbound near exit 32. crews should be clearing the paving projects after route 27. the left lane had been getting by. back in to you. >> all right, jack. thank you. between atms and online banking, most of us don't go into a branch. >> i never go inside. >> if i can help it. >> how about oprah? do you think oprah goes into her own bank with all of that money? >> listen to this. she admitted to ellen it's been nearly three decades, the '80s, since she's been inside of a bank. for some reason she said she missed it and she said she decided to go in personally. >> she missed it? >> personally deposit a million. i thought it was $2 million. >> a million, 2 million, 10 million. >> shen'

she probably doesn't even know how to work an atm machine. that would be 23ufunny. >> it felt fantastic. >> i bet it did. >> fantastic. >> fantastic. >> so while -- >> a good old time. >> 2 million deposit for us -- >> who wouldn't be laughing if you had $2 million to deposit into the bank. >> she doesn't have a pin number. she has people to do it. when you have that kind of money -- >> she's worth $3.1 billion. 2 million, nothing. >> different level. remember, you can see "the ellen degeneres show" and today she airs at 3:00 followed by news 4 at 4:00. we are working for you all week long during fire prevention we.

it is 5:26. news 4's working for you during this fire prevention week. we found four apps to help keep you and your family safe. >> this is like prevention in our pocket. the first up is the family fire escape planner. this one lets you draw the layout of your house so you can plan out how you would escape. it really makes you think about where all your doors and windows are so you're not scrambling in an emergency. we learned the other day, you need two ways out of your place. >> second is make safe happen. shows you how to hold a home fire drill in real life. it will time how fast you can get out of your house. the goal less than 2 minutes. >> one thing to make it, then you have to practice it. another great one to download is the fema app. like this one. they have a lot of important tips about fires and also how to prevent them. this app will send you reminders to test your smoke alarm and practice your fire escape plan.

your kids. this one is called sparky and the case of the missing smoke alarm. this is a storybook mystery featuring sparky the fire dog. it's about the importance of smoke alarms. change those batteries, especially during daylight savings. we posted a link to all of these apps in our own nbc washington app. all you have to do is search fire safety. with social media and everything, now their whole plan has changed. now they have to come to the kids and the parents and that's why these apps are so important. >> life saving information. new this morning, following breaking news of a fire, a person rescued after being trapped inside their home. a live report from the scene in arlington just ahead. and some scattered showers out there right now. humid and warm but, again, we are going to be watching those shers and tracking them ow

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"news 4 today" begins with breaking news. >> that breaking news coming out of arlington this morning. that is where at least one person was hurt in an overnight fire. news 4's kristen wright just arrived on the scene and we're going to check in with her in just a few minutes. good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> i'm angie goff in for aaron gilchrist. wtop's jack taylor is watching the roads. >>

right now. is it still pretty humid out there? >> me and lauren were fighting over who was going to come outside. she really, really wanted to. why don't you wait until it gets less humid. you can then come outside. yes, it's very humid out here this morning. it is warm and humid, but as we go through the day, it's actually not going to get too hot, not like yesterday. we'll stay in the mid 70s. here's a look at the radar. in northern virginia, a few sprinkles. showing more showers trying to develop around the 6:00 or 7:00 hour. we'll see because it looks pretty dry as we get farther north of now this line of rain which will be around fredericksburg. your commute this morning, the further south you are the better chance you have for hitting some rain showers. the rest of the area you might want to grab a small umbrella. we'll take a look at the cooldown and then a warmup. let's check theoa

morning with jack taylor. good morning, jack. >> good morning, sheena. our trouble is in maryland 95 going northbound. authorities are on scene. we also have some trouble out in loudoun county. eastbound business route 7. accident occurred. 7 has now been closed both directions east of 704. apparently we did have a vehicle involved in a crash underneath a tanker truck. a lot of equipment headed to the scene. we have work in northwest at the rock creek parkway near the kennedy center. traffic alternating directions. angie, eun, back to you. >> jack, thanks so much. time is 5:32. breaking news in arlington. crews are on the scene of this massive house fire on north ivy street. >> situation unfolding quickly. news 4's kristen wright there. what's going on? >> reporter: yeah, we got here and i thought, wow, let me show you. take a look at the house here. it is completely gutted. we know the fire srt

you see here on the porch members of the fire marshall's office as well as arlington county fire. they are here trying to figure out exactly what happened. if you take a close look here, you can tell it was very, very bad. we have a picture we want to show you that arlington fire tweeted out just a little while ago. it shows the house literally a ball of fire. just absolutely glowing. we have another picture that the fire department also tweeted out. it shows the rescue. you see the ladder going up to a side window of the house. firefighters tell me they went up there and rescued a person who was inside of this house. that person right now taken to the hospital in critical condition. so here's what i just learned from firefighters. they tell me that three people were inside of this house and that two of them were able to get out of the house on their own. they were able to tell firefighters there was a third person in

this fire. so that is when firefighters got up on that ladder that you saw in that picture there, went up to one of the bedrooms in the house here and rescued that person who was inside. so we know right now that individual was taken to the hospital in critical condition. we are working to find out more about how they're doing and also about what exactly happened here. that is why you see here the fire marshall's office and arlington fire here, you know, looking at what is just left here of this devastating fire. back to you. >> kristin wright live in arlington. we'll stay on top of that story throughout the broadcast. thank you. 5:34. here is a look at some of the top stories this morning working for you. police are looking for a black bmw following a triple shooting in a local neighborhood overnight. we're told two men are dead. another man is in the hospital. police say the shooting happened along eighth street near rock borrow place

check back in with our news 4's justin finch with the latest. >> take a look at this out of control fire in northern california. 17 people are killed and 100 more missing. residents have had to leave their homes. dangerous high winds could make things worse today. we are going to have a live report from napa coming up at 5:45. all on the line for the nats today. rain postponed in that playoff game, but they will play the cubs today. if the nats lose, they're eliminated. if they win, there is a decisive game 5 in d.c. bring it home. it's now 5:35. a developing story for you. the command officer from the "u.s.s. john s. mccain" have been relieved of their duties. this is as a result of the deadly collision in singapore. chris lawrence joins us from the newsroom. chris, what else does the navy have to say about

>> eun, they released a stinging report saying this entire tragedy was preventible. they laid the blame on two commanding officers and both of them have been reassigned. the commander alfredo sanchez and the ship's officer exercised poor judgment? leadership. back in august the mccain collided with a 30,000 ton tanker in singapore. ten american sailors drowned. this is what the guided missile destroyer looked like after the crash. the officers reassigned the same day after a family in maryland buried their son who died in the crash. [ taps playing ] >> the family allowed us to be at arlington national cemetery yesterday as they laid petty officer timothy echols to rest. he was one of the

compassionate young man you'll ever meet. they're still processing their grief. there's an incredible amount of pride in their only son. he grew up in carroll county. not the only multiple casualty. electronics technician second class kevin bushell is from gaithersburg. he's known for being a pro in the pool. now michael phelps is changing minds and promoting mental health awareness. he explains how he's doing it. i'm going to fill you in just ahead. plus, zombie takeover at the smithsonian. a look at the new donations keeping "walking dead" alive. yikes. more michelin stars. which of the district's restaurants are being called

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you're watching "news 4 today." a catana store and a zombie and a severed head. what the heck is going on? >> yum. just some of the new additions to the smithsonian collection. they are part of the collection from cable's most watched show "the walking dead." cast and crew showed the memorabilia. >> that was t

>> at the american history museum yesterday afternoon. the show's executive producer says despite the violence that he hopes "the walking dead" brings people together. >> this is a cult following for the people who like the blood and gore. >> i followed the first part of it. >> you did watch it? >> they are really, really good. >> very cool. you know, i did the story a couple of years ago. they've got 3 million artifacts and they can't put -- >> the smithsonian, not the show? >> not the show. the smithsonian. you're talking seinfeld, the wonder years, madmen. they can only put a certain amount out at one time. >> no word yet when these will be displayed but we'll keep you posted on the story. well, we've got some rain showers out there right now. some heavy rain down to the south. you're going to walk outside, unfortunately it will feel humid once again. humidity will fall as we head through the work week. we have some rain chances. sheena will be talking about those and the ten day forecast coming up.

95 northbound howard county, vehicle involved in a crash overturned on the shoulder. we've got some activity loudoun county. affecting business route 7. 704 headed over towards route 9. everything is closed. had a tanker truck involved in a crash. plus, wildfires burning through california wine country. up next checking in live with jay gray in napa. >> we'll tell you how these flam will impact yoesur

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"news 4 today" begins with breaking news. just tweeted out breaking news in arlington where a fire broke out and quickly engulfed the home in flames. take a look at some of these pictures around the ashton heights home in arlington. north ivy street not far from washington boulevard. two people were able to get out of the home okay. arlington county firefigs

paramedics were able to rush them to the hospital. this is what's left of that home. kristin wright is there on the scene. yeah, there will be more information. we'll have a live report from her coming up at the top of the hour. chris, thank you. following breaking news out of d.c. right now. police are looking for a black bmw following a triple shooting in a local neighborhood overnight. we're told two men are dead, one man is in the hospital. >> and we are taking a live look at the scene along 8th street near rocks borrow street northwest. our news 4's justin finch gathering the very latest and will update us at 6:00. we're also following the devastation in california. we've been watching these wildfires burning through wine country, and they're still not contained. this morning we know 17 people have died. >> nbc's jay gray joins us live now from napa, california. jay, as we take a look at that

>> reporter: yeah. no, angie, eun, you're absolutely right. i want to give you a closer look at this home. it is a scene playing out across northern california right now. you can see it entirely gutted by the flames here. really devastating anything in their path. this neighborhood, others across the region swallowed by those flames over the last couple of days. and as you talk about the fire still growing, let's give you the numbers. at least 17 dead, 185 injured. more than 100 still missing. we know that 2,000 homes or businesses have been devastated by these flames. 20,000 evacuated. that number is growing. in fact, evacuations continued overnight in this region. now we do know that a federal disaster declaration has been signed by the president. what that means is fire management assistance in money, grants will come to this area. that will

really help fight this blaze. we don't have any real wind to speak of right now. great news for the teams on the front lines. they've been able overnight with an easing of conditions to make a little bit of progress. this is in no way contained or even close to being contained. that's going to take some time and there is a big concern right knew that the flames -- that the wind's going to pick up overnight into thursday morning fanning and pushing those flames. ladies? >> all right. jay gray live for us in napa. jay, thanks so much. >> completely devastated there. >> feel so bad for them. >> still dealing with these fires. cutting your taxes at the top of the agenda for president trump today. >> he's headed to pennsylvania to make the pitch for the republican tax reform program. news 4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill. >> where does this plan stand in congress right now? >> reporter: they're working on it. they're still adjusting the president said changing things around, likely to negotiate to get more support but also

in fact, make it clearer. republicans say they will release soon more details. they've laid out, for example, tax brackets but haven't said what income levels qualify for those tax brackets. one independent analysis said 1/3 of the people who make between 50 and $150,000, middle class, working class, many of those people would end up paying more in taxes. republicans will sell this. the president does that today in pennsylvania. what's expected to be a more intimate setting than the big rallies we've seen him do so far. the big question is going to be can they get it done and can they get it done by their deadline at the end of the year. >> tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. tracie, thank you. teachers convicted of crimes against students but their licenses not revoked. news 4 iteam investigation is raising questions about how education officials handle cases of sexual misconduct by teachers in d.c. and whether it's putting

here is investigative reporter scott mcfarland. >> reporter: if a teacher admits sexually assaulting a student, his or her license is revoked and his or her name is added to a national database to red flag school districts nationwide, but a year long investigation by the news 4 iteam reveals washington, d.c., schools aren't doing it. several teachers have admitted grave misconduct that haven't had their licenses revoked or their names shared with schools across the nation to better prevent them from getting close to kids again. >> we're putting someone else's child at risk of being put in a situation they shouldn't be. >> reporter: somebody over the district line in maryland or virginia? >> absolutely. >> reporter: they don't have regulations right now that allow for license revocation, that it's working on it, although it could be years until they're ready and that worries some child safety experts. tonight, our full iteam investigation including a

with a 14-year-old student managed to get a new job in a new d.c. school within months. scott mcfarland, news 4 iteam. >> there is a disturbing allegation against a karate instructor in gaithersburg. frank puarita owns pugarita karate studio. he is charged with sexually abusing a 15-year-old student. many students and parents are showing their support for them. detectives want parents to speak with their kids to see if -- >> the miami family says their daughter may not have been mentally well. >> the student was shot this weekend. she ran over an officer. the father said that he has

concerned about her mental health for some time. >> something mental health wise was going on with my daughter, i really believe that. >> he tried to secure a mental evaluation with her, he says the court did not follow through because she did not have a previously diagnosed condition. >> take a moment to con grate due late doreen gentzler who was recognized for her work with nbc 4's changing minds campaign. i had the honor of accepting the vision and progress award on her behalf last night while she is in california right now. this was a research and hope award ceremony recognizing people whose work represents the progress of mental health researcher. i had a chance to hang out with michael phelps who was a keynote speaker. rather than doing a speech, he wanted to have a conversation about his efforts. he he's using this michael phelps foundation to include mental health awareness.

about his own struggles with mental illness. he wants to tell people, whether you're an athlete, a teacher or a parent, we're all going through the same thing. we're human and you need to reach out. that's the first step he said, communication. here is doreen's award. she would be proud to share it with the nbc 4 team with the changing minds campaign. >> another example, mental health, all walks of life, we're impacted by it. congratulations. 5:53. breaking news right now on the roads. wtop's jack taylor is here with the warning for drivers near hamilton, virginia. what's this about, jack? >> out in loudoun county. it sounds like we had a vehicle go underneath a tanker truck who's carrying fuel, 2600 gallons involved. evacuations. it's closed east of 704 near route 9.

foreseeable future as a lot of equipment was had he hadded to the scene. river road, there's been a crash on the left side of the roadway. not sure if we're talking the left lane. back to you. >> all right. thank you, jack. good morning. we are looking at a chance for a few showers this morning. now the lows of the area is looking at the cloud cover. further south around fredericksburg, i'm going to show you the radar. for your morning drive, keep in mind we have some showers in the forecast. bring an umbrella with you. smaller umbrella. exercise. the good thing, it won't be as hot. ten degrees cooler than yesterday. for the recess for the kids, chance of a shower today. here's a look at the radar. you see the district not seeing much rain down to the south around fredericksburg, southern parts of calvert county. that is where we're currently seeing a majority of our rainfall around the beltway. fairly dry. we could see spotty showers. tc

near the shenandoah valley. that will be headed towards 81 soon. it will be kind of a dreary day with a few showers here and there as we go through the afternoon. 8:00 a.m., spotty showers, still in the forecast. by 3:00 p.m., look at this, temperatures in the mid 50s with a chance for showers and still looking at the gray skies throughout the day today. mid to low 70s now. we're not really going to be moving much as we go throughout the afternoon. temperatures not as warm as yesterday. 74 in washington, 73 in frederick, 71 in clinton. here's future weather now. it is kind of picking up on what we're currently seeing. the district fairly dry. that rain to our north and west. by 8:00 a.m., scattered showers and we can see more off and on showers mainly on the light side. then we go into tomorrow, we're still looking at the weather pattern continuing. have the umbrella for thuray

probably still the small umbrella with the lighter rainfall in the forecast. friday, we'll hold on to an isolated chance for showers. temperatures tomorrow and friday, only around 70 degrees. another warmup for the weekend. saturday, near 80 degrees. sunday, mid 80s. rain coming monday. then we see the fall weather. tuesday through friday we are looking at some nice weather in the forecast. that is the fall weather we have been talking about. temperatures seasonable for this time of year. rain chances for the rest of the week. then you can enjoy your fall festivities. it will feel like fall. >> people have been waiting for a long time, sheena. >> better stick around. our area has some fantastic restaurants. food lovers know it's really hard to find amazing food at a reasonable price. michelin guide inspectors released its new list of cheap eats. three restaurants made the list.

in order to make the list customers have to be able to order two courses and a glass of wine or dessert for $40 or less. on some budgets, that's not considered cheap eats but you're getting a lot of value for the quality of food. >> yeah. we're talking about the glass of wine with your dinner. take a listen to this. we're getting a better idea the impact of california fires could have on the industry. >> landon dowdy joins us. this can't be good news considering what we're seeing out there. >> eun and angie, good morning. well, the wildfires in northern california are expected to impact the region's wine industry for years to come. california generated $34 billion in wine sales just last year. napa and sonoma counties produce much of the country's premium wine. wine and tourism accounts for about 100,000 jobs in napa and sonoma so

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one person escapes from a burning home in arlington. look at the scene here. new details about their condition and the investigation. and the death toll rising as wildfires rip through california wine country. news 4 crews are working for you with the latest on each of those stories. we're going to be checking in with justin finch, kristin wright and jay gray in just a few minutes. good morning, everyone,

yang. >> i'm angie goff in for aaron gilchrist. we're watching the weather and the changes we're seeing in the d.c. area. fall's coming, just not this week. >> that's right. rain delay from yesterday. that game at wrigley field in chicago. >> yeah. >> here you go. we had to wyatt a whole day. it's do or die for the nats. here's a live look at wrigley field nkts where it's raining. >> are they going to play? i hope so. >> there's still more rain in the forecast. are the players happy about this? >> yeah. >> or do they wish they could have played? >> let's get it over with. >> by tonight, a little bit of drizzle. maybe a little bit of drizzle during that game. >> before we check our forecast, we need to get to jack taylor with breaking news on the roads in our first 4 traffic. what's going on? >> loudoun county in hamilton, virginia, business district is closed at