we are continuing to see those temperatures rise. we're going to be in the mid 80s by the end of the weekend. then fall is going to make a quick return. maybe quicker than some people would expect. as we head through this morning, it's a foggy morning out there. cloudy morning but also a foggy morning. we have low visibility. not the prettiest out there. similar to yesterday. we are going to improve those conditions into the afternoon. right now, sitting at 63 degrees due to the extra cloud cover around and some of the fog. watch yourself out the door this morning. temperatures in the 60s. through noon and then sunshine and pop up to 70. maybe a touch of humidity out there, as well. do we have any rain in the forecast? we've got some before the end of the weekend. we'll be talking about the timing of that in 15 minutes. guys? >> lauryn, we'll check in with you then. at 8:30, he had a day off from work so he decided to go to the salon. it turned into a day that one client says he's never going to forget. >> this is not a story you've

alleged victim in this case is a man. he is sharing his version of that painful day on camera in hopes it is going to help others. he and his lawyer sat down with shomari stone for a story you will only see on news 4. >> i feel violated, betrayed, you know. >> reporter: marrett ceo tells me she was sexually assaulted inside hai gloss nail and beauty spa in d.c. >> innocent day off turned into a nightmare. >> reporter: a lot of victims of sexual assault and abuse are traumatized and don't want to though the show their faces on camera. why are you letting us know who you are? >> it is about holding people accountable for their actions. >> reporter: he walked into the spa and got a facial and massage last february. he says hai huynh was his masseu masseuse. >> i wanted to look younger.

over his eyes, blocking his vision, and then hai sexually assaulted him. ceo yelled at him, put on his clothes and called police. hai was charged with first degree sexual abuse of a patient or client. huynh wasn't available and we were unable to reach his public defender. ceo hired attorney jackson to file a civil suit against h hai huynh enterprises next monday. >> not asking this be filed under seal? >> i'm not going to be in the shadows any longer. >> reporter: trial date set for february 26th of next year. meanwhile, we'll let you know if hai huynh enterprises responds to the civil lawsuit. shomari stone, news 4. this man worked at the massage envy

county. four women say he inappropriately touched them. he was charge ed for two of the claims. he no longer works for the company. metro now responding after a story you saw first on news 4. it involves a man who says an attack on the green line did not get the quick attention he thought it should have. that man says it happened on the green line headed to branch avenue. he says for nearly 30 minutes, a woman sitting behind him assaulted passengers. the man says he saw the woman punching, kicking and assaulting riders. he pressed the red emergency br buttons, hoping to get help from the train operator. the help did not come until six stops later when police ultimately showed up. when he asked the metro employee about why help didn't come sooner -- >> his response was, i should have been more of a man and done something about it myself. >> metro telling us it took police ten minutes from when they received the call to arrive at the branch avenue station. they're trying to figure out h

we continue to learn more about a crash that took a man's life. prince george's county police say an suv driver struck and killed a man last night. this was near the shopping center on central avenue in seat pleasant. there is a popeye's near this area. there is no crosswalk and very little lighting. you look at this video, you can see the situation. the roads there were wet from the rain. police say those wet conditions may have been a factor in this tragic crash. >> we have our investigators and collision reconstructionists working to put together what happened. when you have a combination of rain and it's dark, unfortunately, you have things like this that occur. >> our news 4's darcy spencer was at the scene and says the suv had fraternal order of police plates. we don't know much about that yet. we're told the driver did stay on the scene and is cooperating with investigators. the fil

pregnant teacher laura wallin is pressing for changes to maryland laws. the state's attorney confirms the murder suspect, her boyfriend, tyler tesher, won't face charges for the death of wallin's baby. she was shot to death this summer. autopsy shows wallin's baby was 14 weeks and not viable outside of the womb. state law says if she were further along, her boyfriend could have been charged in that separate death. a home for sale in northern virginia making prospective buyers think twice. the story behind this flag and who may have put it up there. restoration and recovery. we're going to take you down to puerto rico as they continue to pick up the pieces after hurricane maria. and what nbc is doing to help them out. you're watching ews 4 toda"ny"

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back at 8:38 on this saturday. we are following breaking news. this coming out of new york. we have learned that part of laguardia airport has been evacuated and the nypd's bomb squad is on the scene. this according to authorities. >> what we also know is the screening checkpoints and pre-security areas for those of you who are familiar with the airport, terminals a and b were evacuated. port authority spokesman says passengers were warned to expect delays and check with their airline carriers. that goes for any of you who are planning travel up in new york through jfk. >> you have flights out of d.c., reagan national constantly going there direct. it is a busy airport. they're saying to check with your carrier because flights are being disrupted because of this. >> yes. we'll keep you posted on this here as well as on social media. >> we will. let's shift gears. one week after vice president mike pence told puerto ricans they would not be left alone during their recovery, president trump seems to be backtracking that prom

disaster relief from the u.s. territory. this morning, most of the island still without power. a lot of folks there don't even have the basic necessities, talking about water even. trump also said this week that fema and first responders cannot be in puerto rico forever. the san juan mayor said it was, quote, unbecoming of the commander in chief. we want to tell you about a special programming note tonight on nbc. a star-studded concert and telethon to benefit the victims of hurricanes irma and maria. the live event will air on the spanish language networks. telemundo. and it'll feature some of the biggest superstars in music and entertainment. jennifer lopez, mary j. blige and maroon 5 among a few. all of that right here on nbc 4. catch it at 10:00 tonight. 8:39. a lot of people will experience the new wharf on d.c.'s southwest waterfront for the first time this weekend. there's a number of things happening there over the next few days. open the book and take

today, there will be more music and entertainment throughout the day. d.c.'s popular '90s cover brand white ford bronco will headline. tomorrow, there will be a blessing of the wharf in the afternoon. a performance by the howard gospel choir will be followed by fireworks at sunset. that's going to be good. >> it sure is. perhaps we're still thinking we're in the midst of this fall season. not feeling like it though. if you're going pumpkin picking this weekend, we'll tell you what you need to know before you head out the door. and an nbc news exclusive. we are looking into the former rnc chair and the russia probe. the details you'll hear only on news 4hen we w

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one of my favorite events every year, which i won't be able to make it out this year, the renaissance festival, one of the last weekends to do it. enjoy it in crownsville. it might be muddy if you're out there early but we'll get sunshine by the afternoon. not too mohot but maybe a littl humidity. the temperature tomorrow will be higher than tomorrow. rain before the weekend is out. that's coming up. >> thanks. so if you go to sell your home, you might want to take a look around the neighborhood. what you see here in this video, take a look. you're about to see it, a confederate flag put up on a hon

put her home on the market and all of a sudden the neighbor hung this flag. the homeowner refused to take it down. the realtor tells us this worried some neighbors. >> the people were very concerns. they were nervous about living next door to someone who would have the flag hanging. >> amy worked this story and reached out to the owner but no one got back to her immediately. the flag has since been taken down, and the home next door is still for sale. we have new details this morning in the russia probe and whether that country meddled in the u.s. election. president trump's former chief of staff, reince priebus, was b interviewed by the special counsel leading the probe. priebus's lawyer says the former chief of staff met with them voluntarily. priebus resigned in july. before that, he was rnc chair. in the meantime, nbc news has an

person once close to trump. his former campaign manager paul manafort. manafort appears to have much stronger financial ties to a russian oligarch than we first thought. the nbc news investigation reveals $26 million changed hands in the form of a loan between a company linked to manafort and a billionaire with close ties to the kremlin. that loan brings the total of their known business dealings to around $60 million over the past deca decade. manafort resigned from the trump campaign three months before the election following allegations of improper financial dealings, which he denies. we also want to look at what's coming up on "meet the press" tomorrow. chuck todd will have an exclusive interrview with ohio republican governor john kasich. chuck will also be joined by the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, nikki haley. "meet the press" airs tomorrow at 10:30 here on nbc 4. there is a dispute over the timeline of the

the mandalay bay says six minutes didn't pass between the shooting of a security guard and the barrage of bullets on the crowd. the sheriff is sticking to his timeline. sheriff lombardo said paddock shot a security guard at 9:59 p.m. at 10:06, paddock opened fire above the concert. there have been different times given about when the guard was shot, which raised questions about why paddock wasn't stopped sooner. the sheriff responded to the criticism, saying he was offended by the accusations that the police did not do their job. he also choked back tears as he talked about the officers' heroism. >> sustained a substantial wound to his shoulder, through his bicep, into his chest and out his back. the reason why i bring this one up, he asked me if he could go back to work today. >> it is expected to take several months before authorie

we know researchers at stanford university actually plan to study his body before it is returned to the family. the wildfires in northern california continue to rage on this morning, overtaking thousands of acres of land as the flames keep burning. we have learned that the death toll continues to climb. health advisory is in place now. at least 35 people have now been killed in the wildfires. that includes a 14-year-old boy who police say was trying to evacuate the area. his sisters were badly burned. 200 people are missing. governor jerry brown is expected to visit sonoma county today. the firefighters have their work cut out for them with the high winds. if there was a fire at your home, would your kids know how to get out, especially when it comes to getting out on their own? today is the second annual home fire drill day, created by the make safe happen program. one of the program's tips is to make sure your family

safety spot. this should be a place that's near your home, a safe distance away, should your kids have to go there alone. all week long, we've been working for you to help protect your family from fire dangers for fire prevention week. today, we want to let you know about an opportunity for the entire family to check out fire stations in the area. fairfax county fire and rescue hosting open houses across all of the county, at all stations. find the one that's nearest you. and it actually starts at 10:00 this morning and goes through 4:00 this afternoon. officials want for you and your family to have a plan. we have all kinds of resources in our nbc washington app for fire prevention week. search fire safety. along with those resources and how to make your plan, we also have video of what we did earlier. that's when i did a side by side burn earlier this week live on tv, where we showed the difference of having one sprinkler in the house

it was out in 90 seconds. >> it is incredible. think about schools. they have fire drills. makes sense to have one in your home, as well. >> absolutely. i had a fire in my house in march, and it went so quick. thank goodness our police department put it out, but it was so quick. it is scary. weather not bad today. >> we're all like olaf. >> right? >> from "frozen." >> yes. i know it was "frozen." >> let it go. >> i do know that. >> you have to get some kids. >> yes. >> get this wedding day going. >> as we go through the day today, we have the fog out there this morning. by the afternoon we are looking at sunshine by this afternoon. again, it will be rather nice. watch out for the fog. watch out for the wildlife this morning. again, that can definitely be running around

because of some of the low visibilities. by this afternoon, sunshine. it'll take the temperature up a little more. we do have some rain. possibly late sunday night to early on monday. and then it is going to feel a lot more like fall during the day. temperatures right now in the 60s and 50s. a little cool when you head out there this morning. here are the low visibilities. usually should be about ten miles sormile miles on average. that's a clear. looking good in d.c. once you get outside, that's when the visibility is a little on the lower side. areas of fog until noon. as we get into the evening, slightly humid. just a touch of humidity out there. nothing going on on the storm team 4 radar. we'll be dry. late sunday to early monday, any time after 7:00 p.m. on sunday to 7:00 a.m. monday, we'll have a little rain. today's events looking good. powerboat show in annapolis, popular. a little muggy. the classic car show in

rockville. along with the antique show. temperatures top in the mid to upper 70s for day time highs today. tomorrow, mid 80s for day time highs. rain chances possible after 7:00 p.m. sunday. look at the frontal system. our temperature not making it out of the 60s on monday. 60s and 70s through mh ofuc

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fredericksburg says an artist is someone who is bold and unafraid when it comes to expression. >> for sure. one student was born into a p peruvian-american family. now she's the namesake of her own brand. her life journey will really inspire you. >> reporter: a portfolio of vivid and bold art. you don't see all of the gills but you can envision the fish swimming. there's a fire-spitting dragon, a delicate hummingbird and, well, fruit. >> a bunch of bananas with really dark, vivid, black lines, and a large apple and some strawberries. >> reporter: inside this liberty town art studio in fredericksburg. >> put your hand here. right. then you make dots here. >> reporter: this is where the instructor helps student sophia expression her vision. >> there is an enormous

of vibrancy in her art, color and movement. she seems to capture the spirit of whatever that thing is. >> reporter: like most parents, carol and her husband are clearly proud of their daughter's work. what makes sophia's art all the more pure is that she's an artist who happens to have down syndrome. >> little bit more color. >> thanks. >> you're welcome. >> you're the best. >> reporter: sophia grew up in a well-rounded household, taking part in several activities. last summer, she became passionate about art. sudd suddenly, her work gained a digital fan base. >> we'd post to the friends and say, look, her sketching and painting is getting better. look at this. when people started to say, hey, could i buy that, could she paint one for me, could you make that into a notecard, we thought, maybe other people share the vision. >> that was the biggestment people were saying, this is incredible work. can i buy it?

idea. >> what is it? >> mom put it into the computer. >> this is something she loves, and she really is good at it. let sus see if we can give her boost, make it happen and give her independence with that. >> reporter: they're planning to create note cards to handbags and beyond. >> he's a dreamer. >> you dream as big as you can. i've learned that. >> reporter: they've encountered others who look at sophia and only see limitations. andre believes it exists within some in his culture. >> the latino community, there is a stigma of having a child with a disability. for many folks, you're trying to assimilate, as it is. my father is deceased. i think he would have had a very hard time at first, accepting her. but getting to know her, i think he would have been fine. >> reporter: every color she chooses has meaning. >> what made you do black? is

blackber blackberry. >> lackberry? >> for halloween. she's unafraid. >> reporter: and bold. like her art, that's sophia. >> who knows? the future is very bright. >> yes, it is. look for sophiaola.com, coming soon. we have more stories like this in our special for hispanic heritage month, coming up this morning, about 30 minutes from now, at 9:30, right after news 4 today. hope you can sit around a little longer and join us and meet amazing people here in our community. >> can't get enough of david. david on a saturday. >> 8:57. a live look over the nation's capit capital. we have clouds that will hang some time. >> lauryn ricketts tracking it. she'll break down what you need to know if

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>> announcer: "news 4 today" starts now. >> welcome back in on this saturday morning. the 14th of october. i'm david culver. >> i'm angie goff. you have donut on your face. >> do i really? >> just

take care of that. >> we're celebrating justin's birthday. sorry. >> we are celebrating birthdays at news 4. we want to get to lauryn ricketts. >> as quickly as possible, actually, so i can get this off my face. >> that's a good friend, right? i'm not going to let you sit there -- >> that is not a good friend. >> you waited a minute before we were on air. lauryn, help us. >> it was good. no, as you were doing that, i was wiping my mouth. i scarfed down an apple fritter. thanks for bringing those. happy birthday to justin. that's a good friend, angie. all right. as we continue through this day today, we have a little fog out there right now. a little cloud cover. by this afternoon, we'll get some sunshine out there. 64 is the temperature right now. as we continue through about 10:00 and into noon, those temperatures stay in the upper 60s to lower 70s. then we get up there. mid to upper 70s for day time highs, mainly because we get more sunshine in the afternoon. no rain out there right now. just some cloud cover. just some fog. that's what you're going to be dealing with as you step out the

morning. then the shorts and t-shirts by this afternoon. not looking too bad right now. we do have rain before we get out of the weekend. we'll be timing it out hour by hour in 15 minutes. >> thank you. 9:02. we want to begin with breaking news we're following. part of laguardia parpt airport being evacuated. >> i'm looking at flights out of reagan national. a lot of folks will go directly to lagaraguardia. concourses a and b at terminal b have been evacuated. still unclear is why they've cleared the areas. nypd's bomb squad is on scene. we actually have an image. one passenger snapping this picture and has given news 4 permission to use it. folks trying to leave terminal b. we're following this. i was reading on the twitter feed a short time ago from laguardia they are seeing traffic around that area. folks are being held away from that scene. that's going to

something we follow through the morning. >> terminals a and b, right? >> yes. much of the activity is focused in b right now. we'll keep you posted. it might seem like there are so many choices when it comes to grocery shopping, right, but it all depends on where you live. >> for people who live in parts of the district, some don't have many grocery stores. news 4's derrick ward telling us how the community members are raising awareness about food injustice. derrick, what is this all about? >> reporter: it's about food desert. it is a term that's come into vogue in the past few years and essentially means a place where there isn't a lot of choices for groceries, for good produce, good food. you might say this is an oasis in the food desert that these folks say is ward a, east of the river. this is the only grocery store for a couple of miles. they say that that is what the problem is. you see the folks gathering over there. they're going to march at 10:00 from here down to mlk. th

bring more attention to this issue. now, they say this is more than just an issue of convenience. it is also a matter of health. listen to what one of the organizers had to say earlier. >> people living in ward 8 experience diabetes rates five times higher than those in ward 3. this is a public health crisis we're having. >> reporter: there are some programs that the city has in place that would help set up co-ops and things like that to perhaps put more food in this food desert, but they say there is momentum for it but they need to get it going stronger. again, this is an issue of health and well-being for the folks here in ward 8. look at other parts of the city where development has gone on, and you see more choices. here, not so many. that's what the issue is all about here today. this march gets underway at 10:00. they're expecting a pretty good turnout. they'll march over to mlk. hopefully get their point across. we're live in southeast, derrick

back to you. >> thanks. so if you're a parent and you've got a child who plays football, an nfl hall of famer wants your attention. he wants you to know about the dangers of brain injury, especially before you let your kids play. harry carson and other former players joining brain injury experts a a forum on capitol hill yesterday. some house democrats are looking at ways to possibly make football safer. studies have shown brain injuries from football can cause long-term damage. carson says it is not just the nfl. >> high school athletes, college athletes who never even got the opportunity to play in the nfl. there's another group that sometimes we don't really think about, and those are the soldiers who are -- have sustained post-traumatic stress disorder and also post concussion syndrome. >> carson went on to tell lawmakers that he would not even let his own grandson play

take some dramatic steps to unravel two major obama-era achievements. nbc's kristen welker explains how the most aggressive move cuts off key health care subsidies. >> reporter: it could be a dagger to obamacare, scrapping a key subsidy to insurance companies. >> we're going a different route. in the end, it is going to be just as effective and maybe it'll even be better. >> reporter: now, the u.s. government will no longer provide money to insurance companies to help pay for health care for low-income americans on the obamacare exchanges. some 6 million people. the non-partisan congressional budget office says it could leave a million fewer people insuranced and increase obamacare premiums by 20%. >> it is going to insurance companies, to prop up insurance companies. >> to help lower-income people. >> the money is going to insurance companies to lift up the stock price. >> reporter: jess wilhelm has

premiums will skyrocket. >> my biggest concern is losing the subsidies in the next year and potentially having premiums go up. >> reporter: democratic leaders blasted the move as a spiteful act of vast, pointless sabotage, and even some republicans lashed out. >> low-income people are going to have a very difficult time. for some, it may be impossible. >> reporter: the president appears to be getting closer to his campaign promise to repeal obamacare, but still no sign of a replacement. issuing an executive order that will allow insurance companies to sell cheaper policies with less coverage. >> for you to be absolutely irresponsible to block the insurer's markets, pull health care away from citizens who currently have it without making sure there is a replacement plan in place. >> reporter: for some of mr. trump's supporters, the move is a campaign promise kept. >> he is doing the right thing. obamacare has hurt so many people. >> nbc's kristen welker with that report. >>

families go for a good time, right? in ohio, it is where a mother's teen son died in a tragic ride malfunction in summer. amber dovefield holds on to this necklace to remember the essence of her son, tyler. she says he was humble, determined and ready to change the world. jarrell was a senior in high school and already enlisted in the marines. his mom says she should be here, living out his dream, a dream he had since a little boy. >> and not live in fear. keep going. do what he didn't and won't get to do. because he's no longer with us. >> incredible. duffield says after her son's death, she learned how generous he was to others. he gave his money away, which he earned working at mcdonald's. he gave it to people so as to help them and really never told his family about it. well, they say a picture is

well, this couple may have more when it comes to this wedding photo. >> we'll tell you the special story behind the masks,

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there's no butter in this churn. do my tris look okay? take a closer look at geico. great savings. and a whole lot more. imagine being stranded in the wilderness six days. that's what happened to this elderly couple from texas during a recent trip to utah. helena and jared went for a day trip to lake powell at the end of september and relied on their gps for directions. the couple says the rocks became larger and eventually impassable. stranding them in their rental car along a desolate dirt road. it wasn't until nearly a week later a rancher found helena lying in the road, confused and severely dehydrated. the couple calling the rancher a miracle. >> nothing came by. nothing came driving by. >> no one. >> if i

holler. >> this is unbelievable. a miracle. because i thought i was dead. >> this sos sign the couple made with rocks and flowers actually helped a search team find gerald, who was in the rental car. >> almost a week, incredible. looks like love is rising above the smoke in oakland, california. this couple mplanned a dream wedding in wine country and had to make last-minute changes because of the wildfires. looking at their wedding photos after their family used social media to find them a new venue and new vendors. even their wedding planner had to cancer becau cancel because destroyed by the fire. at the end of the day, the couple said it didn't matter where their wedding happened. >> and those masks you saw them wearing were brought by the guests so they could be safe while celebrating because there is still a lot of smoke in the area. i'm very shocked at how many people still showed up. considering the images and the

of california right now. >> right. >> how dire the situation is. and the fact it is going to get worse today. >> good to see they had support there. well, the weekend is in full gear. >> that means you're going to want to head out at some point. we'll show you what you should be wearing to start your

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wine country, looking good for that here in our region. temperatures by the afternoon are going to reach into the 70s. a lot of sunshine, especially west of d.c. looking good for that. i'll go ahead and grab the s sunglasses as we warm up. we have rain before the weekend is done. we're going to be talking about the rain chances, timing it out for you, and the big temperature swing that's coming our way. all coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you, lauryn. south korea ready to welcome visitors from around the world for the winter olympics in february. >> i have cow bells. >> there is a neighborhood in seoul that's already accustomed to an international crowd. >> it is home to a u.s. military base and ex-pats are opening businesses to appeal to a diverse audience. news 4 takes us for a taste of home in the far east in itaewon. >> reporter: inside this crowded urban

in new york or washington, d.c. for that matter. but vatos is in the melting pot of south korea. >> it's good quality restaurants. finding it is hard sometimes. >> reporter: his mother used to cook in l.a. he started a campaign.

take a jacket if you're headed out on the town. temperatures cool to the 50s and 60s.

we want to remind you we have a one-hour -- half an hour. >> not a full hour. >> half an hour.

david, i'm sure. >> myself and erika gonzalez will be showcasing the amazing folks who live here in our community. our special airs right after this broadcast at 9:30. we hope you can stick around in the next few minutes and join us for that. also, i want to mention rising hope gala. the folks there do so much for the community. northern virginia and with our homeless population. they do good. thanks for having me. >> thank you. hopefully the clouds will clear. >> by this afternoon, some sunshine. mid 70s. enjoy it. >> see you tomorrow, everybody. happy saturday. >> bye.

♪ good morning. welcome to our hispanic heritage month special. >> i'm erika gonzalez. national heritage month runs until october 15th and we celebrate the hispanics and what they made to the culture. it started under president lyndon johnson. >> it gets better. in 1988 under ronald reagan we get a whole month long celebration. this is the anniversary of