live desk. thank you, chris. the montgomery county department is spending $1 million for this.

said law enforcement plans to root out gang activity in schools. mccarthy says he plans to bring organized crime prosecution against gang members and target the gang leadership. he says gangs were responsible for 18 homicides in the county in the past two years. new details and outrage this morning. a democratic congresswoman saying the president was insensitive to the widow of a fallen service member. sargeant ladavid johnson was one of four soldiers killed in africa last week. congresswoman fredricka wilson was with johnson's widow when his body arrived in miami yesterday. wilson said she overheard the conversation between the president and johnson's widow and was shocked by something the president said. >> sarcastically he said, but you know he must have known what he signed up for. everyone knows when you go to war you could possibly not come back alive, but you don't

that's so insensitive. >> she said she did not hear the entire conversation and when asked about congresswoman wilson's characterization of that call, the white house responded the president's conversations with families of american heroes who have made the ultimate sacrifice are private. well, it happened again. a federal court has blocked president trump's latest travel band. it was supposed to take effect today and while the band will not be in place for now, people will still rally against it outside of the white house today. it is being called the no muslim ban ever rally. people will march to trump international hotel to make their voices heard. it is 4:32 today. it is the start of a brand-new season for the washington wizards. the team has high expectations. john wall and others have gone on the record saying anything less than be an eastern conference finals appearance will be a

go in there for with a winning spirit. the wizards open at home and take on the 76ers at 7:00. go wiz. >> yeah. >> we love "the voice," it's a great competition. we've heard so many new talents. we love it even more when we got to root for people from our area. a lot of talent. >> that's right. battle rounds continued, and an arlington teacher, he sang his heart out. ♪ ♪ >> oh, it was a good one. northern virginia school teacher brandon scholes did not advance to the next round of "the voice." i was pulling for him on the twitter all day yesterday. >> i know. >> but he did show us. >> such a great jumping off platform for him to have this national spotlight. hopefully he'll

he teaches english in arlington. he sang eight months on royal caribbean cruise ships. maybe this might be inspiration. hate to lose another teacher but this is what he needed to pursue another career. >> jennifer hudson. >> miley cyrus. >> he was team adam. >> but she didn't even win and she was on "american idol." she used to sing on a cruise ship, too. now 4:34. let's get another check on your weather and traffic. >> another look at the roads with wtop's jack taylor in a minute. first, chuck and sheena, we are off to i think the word is chilly that we can use this morning. i saw the word frost -- >> you'll have to ask chuck if that's okay. >> i used to be a cruise ship singer. ♪ row, row, row -- >> did you get paid? >> i was asked to

go back to my cabin. >> a loitering cruise ship singer. got it. this morning we're looking at temperatures in the 30s. it is a chilly start. we have some patchy frost out there. 38 degrees. gaithersburg, 36. more areas are in the 30s than yesterday morning. a little bit colder. 48 degrees right now washington and we still have the frost advisory out. this has actually expanded into much of maryland this morning. it is going to be a frosty start for some of you. let's see how the weekend looks because we do have a warmup in the forecast. >> a lot of big events going on this weekend. the marine corps marathon is on sunday. it's mile 4, which is the key bridge. you can come and cheer with all of your favorite news 4 employees. another fun thing going on, not too late to sign yourself on this.

fun. different waves of kids for different skill levels and speed levels. saturday morning, look at that. temperatures in the 50s. no matter what you're doing on saturday afternoon, it will be sunny and mild. temperatures up into the mid, perhaps even the upper 70s. share the whole ten day forecast with you coming up. for now let's go over to jack taylor, wtop with your wednesday traffic. >> hey, chuck, good morning. inside the beltway. sorry a little out of focus. our accident activity is blocking two left lanes leaving one lane to the right getting by, 50 west at 410. a vehicle is over turned. the tow truck is on the scene. that's the brightest headlights. one right lane will get by. crews wrapping up on 395. we had a work zone southbound after duke street and northbound after washington boulevard. both blocking the single right lane. eun, angie, back in to you.

the potential threat may be over, but the investigation is just getting started. what police are now trying to figure out after a reported gunman on the campus of howard university. it's what they've been training for. not just the runners, what you need to know if you are cheering on someone in the race. ♪ ♪ so catchy. each halloween and christmas season maybe even in your family where you can catch one of the flashiest holiday displays in our area. 4:37. stay with us.

you're watching "news 4 today." join us on making this important project a part of hip-hop history. >> help us make hip-hop history. >> you can get a box set of more than 100 hip-hop songs spanning decades, and if you do, you're helping the smithsonian preserve a piece of history. the african-american history museum and smithsonian's record label creating an anthology about the history of hip-hop and rap. it includes essays, never before published photos, all of the songs we've talked about. we've posted a link to the kick starter

who are must be there on the anthology? some people are saying the tribe, jay z. they're $200,000 from the goal. once they learn how interesting it can be to be part of the museum there will be more interest. >> everyone will want to chime in on that. we are getting you ready for the marine corps marathon whether you are a runner or you're a cheerleader, going to cheer somebody on there. here are 4 things to know. the race starts and ends in arlington on sunday. passing through the district. one of the best spots to watch will be the lincoln memorial. if you'd like to help us cheer on the runners, come to where the party is, mile 4. >> is that where you're going to be? >> probably at some point. >> when you said -- >> if you can't make it there though, we've got it all covered for you on ne"news 4 today." we'l

they have signs, the peacock. looks like the rain won't be an issue for runners, but what about the cold, sheena parveen? >> we have a warmup for the weekend. chuck will be there telling you about it. for this morning we are talking about the chill in the air and patchy frost. look at the temperatures as you wake up and walk outside. many suburbs in the 30s. if you're in the district you'll quickly be around 50 degrees by 8:00 a.m. we'll take a look this afternoon and the weekend coming up. call him the vacuum vandal. how small change is adding up to

welcome back. 4:45. following breaking news in prince gorges county that could impact your morning

route 50. what's the latest, justin? >> reporter: angie, some relief here that we are seeing some progress in bound route 50. right behind us you can see the remains of this crash. this is a tow truck that appears to have crashed into the median here, perhaps overturned in the process here. look at that heavy front end damage. as you can see, traffic is moving here. this is route 50 between veterans parkway and landover road now reduced to one lane of traffic as this crash is now being cleared up here. that is the latest live. back in to you. >> justin, thank you. this morning d.c. police are trying to figure out who called in reports of an active shooter at howard university. >> two calls reported a gunman on campus yesterday. police never found anyone. now if you have our nbc washington app, you definitely got that breaking news alert that calls came during a busy and historic week for the university. howard

we caught up with students at a homecoming event last night. they tell us that the mood was upbeat and relaxed, very different from what we saw earlier in the day. >> i was really scared and then my parents were calling me because they were hearing about it in the news. it was really like pretty frantic. >> campus officials sent out a text alert to students around noon to lock down the northwest d.c. campus. they spent hours sweeping the building. prosecutors say new evidence shows the murder of a student was a hate crime. shawn urbasky targeted richard collins iii because he was black. collins was stabbed to death last may while visiting friends at at university of marry lant. he went to bowie state. he is facing life without parole. president trump's

travel ban is being held up by the court. a federal judge said it's based on nationality. edward, going forward, what happens next? >> reporter: what happens next is the supreme court could take this up. if they don't take it up, if they decide to pass on it, then this ban of the ban remains in effect and stays. this hawaiian judge made this ruling just ten hours actually before the travel ban was set to take effect. the judge saying they lack evidence showing that people coming into the united states would be harmful to the united states also saying that it discriminated against specific nationalities. the trump administration is saying this was written as of the lessons learned from the original travel ban. it asks for more information from foreign governments on the person who is traveling to make sure they are who they actually say they are. the trump administration

on to say the ban on the travel ban affects the security of the united states and the president's ability to secure our borders. >> another question. what's the latest on what's going on between president trump and senator john mccain. he was on a radio show yesterday. >> reporter: exactly, yeah. that relationship has not thawed at all, however, senator john mccain did vote yesterday to move forward with the budget, something that president donald trump wants. senator john mccain made it clear he was voting to get the tax cuts through. it was not a vote in favor of president drumpd. because they are together in terms of getting that done. >> thank you. it's now 4:48. the former head of the prince gorges county liquor board could be headed to federal prison. he pled guilty to

payments between elected officials to ensure a bill would pass to allow liquor sales on sunday. he took payments from store owners who wanted a liquor license. two former state delegates are also charged in connection with the investigation. sun will be sentence the in january. 4:49. bethesda shops and restaurants have a new controversial neighbor. an abortion clinic. the now anti-abortion activists are holding prayer vigils in the wildwood medical building on old georgetown road. >> calling on each one of you to continue your peaceful, prayerful witness outside of this abortion facility. >> he says he provides, quote, advanced abortion care. maryland's coalition for life

hopes to push him out of business where he nationally works elsewhere. car heart will speak out at some point today. one of the local oldest family pharmacies is shutting down. bradley drugs on arlington road was bought out by cvs. bradley originally opened in 1954. the owners say they had hoped to pass along the business to their youngest son but they just couldn't compete with the big name pharmacies anymore. that's always sad to see. the mom and pop store shutting down. >> not many of them left. 4:50 now. local victims of domestic violence will be getting more help today. the state's attorney angela alsobrooks will help victims leave their dangerous situation. the fund will help those find a safe place called home. we have domestic violence

a series of robberies shaken. he owns 106 coin operated vacuums. 58 of them have been robbed by the same man. surveillance video shows the man in action at various gas stations around our area. you can see he first puts in the quarters and then listens to see if the cash box is full. he has a method here. then he starts chopping away at the special lock. the thief even used his own vacuum to suck out the quarters. police have this picture and hegs name but they have not been able to catch him. anyone with information is asked to call fairfax county police. he's going through a lot of trouble, it's going to hurt his bottom line. >> stealing is bad altogether. >> stealis

vending machine. >> people do it. >> the length that you go to. >> 4:52. this morning there is a great way you and your family can get ready for halloween. this is so fun. >> this is on the agenda this weekend. so excited. local house putting on the light show and it's frighteningly good. ♪ ♪ >> edwards landing in leesburg. every year they program this. you are listening to portugal. it's catchy. late this morning news 4's molette green will be live at edwards landing to show us how the homeowners are giving back to the community. whether it's christmas or halloween, they go all out. it becomes a spectacle. i want to know what dhoe for halloween. >> that doesn't just happen. >>es

put the train out there. you don't hear it unless you tune in to 98.1 in your car. >> you're going this week end. great weather for it. no doubt. trick or treaters going to be treated with an awful lot of nice weather around here. last year halloween was exceptionally mild. looks like this halloween may be a little on the cooler side. between now and then, man, is it going to be an early one. it has been a warm and dry pattern around here. temperatures for the month of october will serve more than 6 degrees warmer than average to this point in the month. we've had no rain since september 14th and we're not expecting any until probably monday of next week. that stretch september 15th through next monday, the 22nd, not even an inch of rain. that's the fifth driest on record for those dates. really dry weather around here. we could use some rain. not coming any time soon. 48 now in washington but a lot of suburbs are way down into the 30

layer up. frost advisory goes until 9:00 in the morning. if you plan out your day hour by hour today, 30s to get you started. mid 50s by mid morning and then upper 60s to near 70s for highs this afternoon. tomorrow morning still chilly but not anywhere near as cold tomorrow morning and that warming trend continues on into your weekend. 70 today. mid 70s for thursday/friday. 77 degrees saturday and sunday. jack taylor, next chance of rain is on monday. >> monday morning, wet rush hour. we'll plan ahead for that now. if you're inside the beltway on 50 westbound 410 our crash remains. we've got two right lane locked 50 westbound. george washington. we have trouble alternating past this overnight wo

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well, it's one of ford's most popular cars, but now the company faces demands to recall it. >> that's right. this is a story that we have continued to follow up on. the center of auto safety wants ford to recall now more than 1 million of its explorer suvs built between 2011 and 2017. this follows at least 2700 complaints of the exhaust odors leaking into the suvs including one from a woman who says she passed out when she was behind the wheel. >> i could have either hit the tree or i could have hit the oncoming traffic and it was by the grace of god that my son and i did not die. >> well, ford says their suvs are safe and that there is no need for a recall. the company is offering free inspections and repairs to reduce potential exhaust. advocacy groups worry though that that may not be enough. if you're looking to in

to think about state you buy your car in. auto list dotcom just released its fall 2017 orderly rankings citynd tampa aorto buy a used are the top three. that's pretty surprising. d.c. is the number six spot. auto list says the fastest selling used car was a toyota prius. look at that -- look at these. it's because it's economical and environmental. >> okay. a minute away from the 5:00 hour. not that that will be an excuse to have a piece of pizza. pizza month. >> how did i miss this? i usually write down food holidays in my planner. >> food holidays. >> yes, my husband thinks i'm weird. the top eight hottest pizza

>> i was looking for that. >> timber pizza company, al alta strada mosaic, casolare, all purpose pizzeria and pidizza. i've not tried that one also made the list. i'm a pizza person. i have to say, "washington post" writer tim carmen put out the 25 best neopolitan pizzas, that's worth it. >> that's too fancy. i'm more like chucky cheese. >> the best pizza. >> you guys, stop it. >> stay with us. "news 4 today" continues. we all love pizza. "news 4 today" starts now. now on "news 4 today," quote, he must have known what he signed up for. the startling comments president trump reportedly told the wife of a