overall d.c. ranked third in the country as the worst place for identity theft and fraud. in comparison, ranked was 35th and virginia at 26th. which states ranked best. that would be iowa. we have a lot more information on identity theft and how to prevent it. go to our nbc washington app and search i.d. theft. now on "news4 today," an accused killer captured. what's next for the whan who gunned down his co-workers. >> she thought she was going in for a job interview, instead she was sexually assaulted. d.c. gets a bad rap sometimes. this may take the cake. the i am polite impression we seem to be leaving on rest of the country. >> oh, no. that's not good.

>> expensive real estate. >> well, yeahment. >> don't forget the cost of living. >> it's all connected. >> bad traffic and the high cost of living, we're upset about the whole thing. >> winter comes along and you're angry at that. >> we need to apologize to people walking down the street. >> are you a tourist? i'm sorry. >> i have to say, we work with the nicest, most polite people right here at "news4 today." >> very nice of you to say. thank you. >> welcome back, aaron. >> aaron on his extended fall world tour. he's come back to work. >> i'm so glad. i was worried i'd never see you again. >> good, good. >> welcome back to nbc, which apparently stands for nothing but cake. she's eaten nothing but cake and that's where the rude factor comes from. share some of your mother-in-law's birthday cake. a pleasant way to get the day going. most of the

proof in point, 39 martinsburg. 42 in gaithersburg. 52 at the naval academy in annapolis. need your light jacket and jeans as well. later on in the afternoon, short sleeves and sunglasses plenty. the daily grade today, another a-plus kind of a day around here. afternoon high up near 74 degrees with a light southwest wind. perfect weather for today. you can stay ahead of the forecast for the weekend by using our nbc washington app. look for chuck bell 4 on facebook as well. we'll have a cheskt weekend and the forecast coming up. it's time to hear from mr. polite himself, jack taylor. >> thank you so much. when traffic gets bad, we're going to get a little nasty. good news is, the inner loocht beltway, prince george's county, 450, the right lane has been getting by. all travel lanes are open. the traffic center, drove through it. the bael

hagerstown, after 66, that is maryland 66, not i-66, there was a medical emergency as you approach -- blocking the right lane, causing a brief slowdown. montgomery, prince george's county, all look good. should find nothing in your way now. back to you. >> jack, thank you. 5:03 now. two police officers hurt in crashes and chopper 4 flew over both scenes. take a look on the left. one crash in anne arundel county. this happened about 9:30 last night. >> about an hour after that, someone on new hampshire avenue slammed into a police car. our chris lawrence is at the live desk following the latest developments. chris, what's happening? >> yeah, guys. overnight, we got new information about the officer who was hurt. she is in the hospital but is expected to survive. she's 28 years old. she's been with montgomery county police for the past two years. let's take a look. here's what happened. police say the officer was helping another

hampshire avenue when someone ran into one of the cruisers. again, that officer was seriously hurt. the driver drove away. prince george's county police are trying to find the person who took off. they're asking you if you've seen or heard anything. please give them a call. eun, back to you. >> thank you, chris. it's 5:04. we're also working to learn how two anne arundel police officers are doing after this crash. look at that. chopper 4 was over the scene shortly after the accident on selmer road in jessup last night. the two cruisers crashed while responding to a call last night. one cruiser rear ended the other. you can see they went off the road. both officers were taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. >> the arrest of a suspected workplace shooter. we want to show you video of police surrounding radee prince. you can see video with the flashing lights. this end

that started in maryland north of baltimore. he's accused of shooting people in baltimore. he shot another person at a used car lot. he was tracked down near a high school. this tragedy brought community members together. >> our hearts and prayers go out to our brothers and sisters here in the community as we continue to join topgt and to love them and support them during this very difficult time. >> two shooting victims remain in critical condition right now. police are still trying to figure out why the shooting happened. they say all the victims were specifically targeted. >> it turns out that prince was no stranger to law enforcement. police say he was arrested 42 times in delaware and also has 15 felony convictions. police told the baltimore newspaper that he was fired from a job earlier this year after attacking a

we've been updating you about the story since it broke yesterday. as more details come out, we'll continue to send out the push alerts. all you need to do is download the app. six minutes after the hour. president trump taking aim at the news media in a tweet he's citing a poll from politico yesterday that found 46% of people believe the media makes up stories about the president and his administration. this comes after president trump has been locked in a controversy over his contacts with the families of fallen soldiers. grieving military father told the "washington post" that president trump promised to send him a $25,000 check over the summer but the money never came. the white house says the check was recently sent. turning to decision 2017 now. former president barack obama will make his first public campaign appearance since leaving office. mr. obama will be in richmond tonight to support democrat ralph northam's bid for virginia governor. ed gillespie is also holding an event today. he will meet with supporters in

polls on november 7th. the man accused of raping and murdering a 17-year-old girl will be in court today. darwin martinez torres was indicted on monday. prosecutors say torres hit nabra hassanen with his car back in june. hassanen and a group of friends were walking to their mosque for ramadan services. he raped her at some point and dumped her body in a lake. they will pursue the death penalty for torres. it's a crime you've probably seen right before your eyes. people catching a ride on metro without paying the fare. you saw that person jumping over the turnstile there. it can get you arrested right now. but today the d.c. council will consider a bill to lessen the penalty to a fine. councilmember white is behind the proposal. he says he wants to keep police focused on riders assaulting metrobus and train operators. today is the deadline for cities across the u.s. to

second headquarters. take a look at this map. here are the top five contenders. moody's analytics is predicting. have a pretty good shot. atlanta, austin, pittsburgh, philadelphia and rochester, new york. amazon has not announced any top picks just yet. we're still in the running, our area. d.c., montgomery, prince george's, loudon and fairfax counties with bids to lure amazon. the company promised bids to create 50,000 jobs and spend $5 billion. coming up on the "today" show, we'll have much more what it could mean if the online retailer lands here. apparently the jobs, lucrative jobs, high-paying, high positions. >> they're just stringing us along. i don't know who i want to date. i'll keep you all -- see what happens. >> very desirable to have amazon coming here. if you're trying to convince your friends or family to move here, don't

it's not our -- d.c. voted one of the rudest cities in america. we're not rude. travel and leisure generated the list based on a reader survey. >> d.c. was 17 on the list apparently. right to our north, baltimore not so friendly either. they came in at number 6 on the libs. the survey says that miami is the rudest city in the country. they've looked at -- somebody suggested that people here are multilingual, beautiful and wealthy. that apparently contributes to your rudeness. >> some people are pretty uppity. i don't know if you've walked on the sidewalk around here. sometimes -- >> okay. we've been there. we've seen it happen. we can do better. right, sheena parveen. she's not rude. she's the sweetest. >> thank you, eun. so are you. so are you, aaron. >> i'm not buying any of this. >> i'm not rude at all. >> we're not rude at all. that's nice, too. you're nice chuck. >> we're not rude here. that survey had nothing t

with nbc4 by the way. so our viewers know. this morning when you're stepping outside, maybe in the winter, you can get rude if you don't like ice and snow. that's a different story. it's not like that today. today is the weather will put you in a really good mood. 7:00 a.m. temperatures in the upper 40s. you might want a jacket. dress in layers. by 9:00 a.m., you'll be cool out. warmer through the afternoon. we'll talk about the weekend warmup straight ahead. . new this morning, how would your car do in a crash? the latest findings. how could you help victims of domestic violence by stopping to get the office dozen douga hn

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here at the live desk. police are investigating a sudden death in an area off duke street. it appears to be in the apartments behind the harris teeter shopping center. i retweeted information that you can expect to see police in that area. we're being told there is no threat to the community. aaron? this is an important recl

ford is recalling to fix a problem resulting in doors opening or closing. this is the 2015 through '17 f-150 models and the 2017 super duty trucks. owners will be notified. they're installing water shields over the latches and inspect and repair latch cables in needed. ford has recalled more than 5 million vehicles for various latch-related issues since last year. here's a heads up if you have plans tonight or any night this weekend. you won't be able to park in parts of d.c. after 10:00 p.m. the department of transportation is roping off spots around dupont circle to make room for uber and lyft. here's a look at the areas. this is a map of connecticut avenue from rhode island to the circle. they will be in effect from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. thursday through saturday night. this will be in place for at least a year.

test that's aimed at making sure your family stays safe. for the first time the focus is on the front seat passenger. >> aimee cho is in the newsroom with a look at which cars are getting good ratings and poor ratings. aimee what do you have? >> in order to get the top safety ratings, new cars have to pass this extra crash test. the insurance institute for highway safety is looking at how well airbags fare on the passenger side. results for mid-sized cars, ten earned good ratings including the 2017 ford fusion and the 2018 toyota camry. one was acceptable, but the volkswagen passat and chevy malibu got marginal ratings. the ihs is making tests mandatory for all new cars. the test is at 40 miles per hour. they say there's a reason why some cars got marginal

>> so the restraint system didn't do a good job of protecting the dummy's head from contacting the dash. >> nbc news did reach out to volkswagen and chevrolet for comment. they have yet to respond. eun, aaron. >> aimee cho, thanks for that information. before we get through the next story, nearly 20 people will have been physically abused by a partner in this country. prince george's county is stepping up to do what it can for victims. state's attorney angela -- announced a $1.5 million state grant on wednesday. that money will help abused women transition into safe temporary housing, like the one you're looking at here. about 15 years ago this apartment building sheltered women desperate to leave their homes. this woman, tanya, was one of them. >> i tell you, i was in a dark place here. but people around me, they couldn't figure out, why is she so happy? >> i was s

my baby and i was out. i was out. i had a fresh start. a new beginning. >> so many people just need that. a place to begin and start new. the announcement was made outside of a krispy kreme. it's a program partner. nbc4 as an ongoing effort to raise awareness about domestic violence called safe at home. if you or someone you know is impacted by domestic violence search safe at home. we have a number of resources for people and a lot of times it's taking that first step to reach out for help. it's so hard. >> if you know someone who needs help, to reach out and say i can find someone to help you. get started. 5:17 now. you may not be able to become a supreme court justice yet. it's too late for me. >> never too late. >> you can work out like one. >> how about that. we'll show you something. justice ruth bader ginsburg's

>> johnson describes how ginsburg built up her strength after a battle with cancer. she's 84 years old. johnson has been training her for nearly 20 years now. so it makes me look like a slouch. >> i want the trainer for her brain, too. she's been working out. 84 years old. there is something -- >> i've seen profiles on her daughter. she cooks her meals for her and keeps them in her freezer. the justice who is busy, doesn't have time to do the cooking. gets home cooked meals for her kids. >> we're all looking like slackers. cooking for her mother. exercising. weighing in on cases that affect the nation and the world. right now, we'll just go to weather. >> speaking of group efforts, i have my hard hat here. talking about the whitman walker health clinic on 14th street, groundbreaking was yesterday. they invited me to emcee. i got to turn dirt. my first

groundbreaking event. i got this helmet here and i got a shovel. d.c. council members. they're starting off the new renovation of the 14th street complex there. it's a 155,000 square foot facility that they're building there to help their mission to stop hiv and aids in its tracks. they do amazing work at whitman walker health. thank you for inviting me and thank you for all the work you do in the community and the washington area. boy, has this been a warm and dry month. 6 1/2 degrees warmer than average and less than an inch of rain which has been spread over 5 of the 18 days this month. warm and dry to this point. that is the pattern going through the rest of the weekend. 51 now. still in the 30s and 40s in most of the suburbs. still need your fall fleece here early this morning. but if you plan out your day, after a little october chill this morning, afternoon temperatures will easily rise into the low and mid-70s. 74 today in washington. 75 in fredericksburg.

72 in hagerstown, maryland. the forecast tomorrow looks as nice. milder to start. 40s and 50s tomorrow. i don't think as many 30s around. as we get into friday afternoon, sunshine and 75 degrees. the weekend looks as nice as you can make it. one of the last parts of october. highs both saturday and sunday in the mid-to upper 70s. travel up to happy valley. michigan and penn state. college football weather. it will be perfect weather for. geez, i don't know who to root for. penn state over michigan. let's go with that. otherwise, simply warm, dry and sunny. today, tomorrow and through your weekend. jack taylor, i hope what you have to say is equally as good. >> the beltway has been quiet to maryland and virginia. we're delay-free with no red showing on the map, which is fantastic. harper's ferry on 340 near the potomac river, we

traffic is getting by in one direction. back to you. i'm chris lawrence at the live desk. we're following breaking news in montgomery county. it's going to affect those of you, some of you heading out to work this morning. right now, police are on the scene of a deadly crash in montgomery county. this is on democracy boulevard in the area of gains borrow road in potomac. just before midnight last night there was a crash. two people were injured. both of them now have been pronounced dead. so at this point, accident reconstruction teams are on the scene. could affect those of you heading on the commute. aaron. >> chris, we'll check back with you. thanks. we've been working with you to find the perfect seasonal job. >> today we may have found the best gig yet. how to earn cash this holiday season without leaving you

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moms and dads staying busy with jobs and other things on their schedules. taking on april seasonal job might seem impossible. >> i i can't imagine one more thing on my plate. what if you could earn extra money without leaving the house. justin finch explains your options. >> with your plans to hire thousands of workers, big box stores are go-tos for seasonal workers. but those jobs often want to you be flexible, which not every parent can promise. taking your talent online. >> there are plenty of things you can do from the comfort of your home, on your computer, either while your kids are at school. while they're asleep. sometimes even when they're awake and hanging out at home. >> miriam cross of kiplinger personal finance has been looking into ways parents who work outside or inside their home can pick up extra work and cash. >>

opinion, there are a few things you can do. you can sign up to take online surveys. you'll earn cash tore points to put towards gift cards. >> cross finds teleworking options are many. for example, on social media, take advantage of your talents and net worth especially if you have unique skills. >> i've seen people do this on social media. they post taking orders for gluten-free cookies and then they'll buy. >> did you know companies are hiring call center employees working from home and there are other opportunities too. reasons for you to keep looking and see what works. >> i had no idea there are easy things you can do and sure, $10, $20 doesn't sound like a lot but it adds up. >> justin finch, news 4. >> the convenience of working at home. >> extra cash. for all of the stories on seasonal jobs and how to make yourself a desirable candidate, check out the nbc4 app.

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it is 5:30 on this thursday morning. good morning everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. i'm eun yang. i'm going to say welcome back again. i'm going to say it all day. >> thank you. glad that you're glad that i'm here. we are waking up early on this thursday to get you ready. working for you to get you out the door with everything you need to know. >> let's start with a look at your commute. sheena parveen is outside. that's a pretty big coat you have on there, sheena. >> i'm cold. i'm cold right now. eun would be cold, too. i think she would agree with me. my legs are freezing. we have a bit of a breeze out here and the breeze makes it feel colder. i had to bundle up. i think the kids will want to bundle up at the bus stop. if you're standing at the bus stop, it's chilly. especially in one

36 in warrenton. 43 gaiters burglary. as we go through the morning, closer to lunchtime, you will notice more of a warmup. a little bit more than yesterday. still a gorgeous afternoon. temperatures will be in about the mid to upper 60s by lunchtime and we'll be back in the 70s. we're talking about the mid-70s today. wait until you see the weekend warmup. as far as the roads are concerned, all is dry. hopefully they don't look too bad. let's check in with jack taylor this morning. good morning, jack. >> that's the best way to start it. dry roadways. beltway is looking good. should find the travel lanes available. without slowdowns early. get a little building volume in woodbridge. nothing to worry about. in montgomery county, the accident investigation continues. democracy boulevard affected between gainsboro road. you may find the investigation. back to you. >>ck

it's 5:31. we're following several top stories this morning. police are searching the person behind a hit and run. look at scene from chopper 4 from new hampshire avenue and piney branch road. the driver crashed into a police cruiser and took off. one officer was seriously hurt and is expected to survive. someone died in alexandria and police are trying to figure out why. a person was found dead in an apartment on north howard street not far from landmark mall last night. police say there's no threat to the community. the man accused of shooting six people, killing three of them is in custody this morning. police captured radee prince in delaware after a multistate manhunt. police say he began his deadly shooting spree at a granite company in edgewood, maryland before heading to delaware. no word on a motive. today the d.c. council will

penalty from an arrest to a fine for not paying a fare. more in the 6:00 a.m. hour. a registered sex offender is taken off the street after luring several women to a craigslist job posting. police arrested this man on sexual battery charges. police say that he posted a craigslist ad looking for an administrative assistant. at least three women responded. police say one of the women met with him at an office building in reston where he sexually assaulted her. the same thing happened to others. there could be more victims. an update this morning on the so-called vacuum vandal. the man accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of quarters from car vacuum machines is now in custody. deputies in prince george's county arrested james jackson. he's a man caught on surveillance stealing

area. one store owner told news 4 jackson has stolen more than $200,000 from him over the past years. all the quarters add up. he had a me today to his madness, too. >> that's amazing. he went from vacuum cleaner. >> nobody noticed. >> there were surveillance video that captured him. the world has seen devastating earthquakes in the last few months. they can happen at any moment anywhere. >> the great shakeout, earthquake -- justin finch is live at the fairfax county office of emergency management to explain. what is going on here, justin? >> reporter: hey there, eun. that's right. if a quake were to happen right now, this room would be abuzz. after all, they're watching events in our region and around the world. that's why we're working for you in case an earthquake were to hit. would you know what to do? we're teaming with the county

i'm joined now by suleman brown with the county office of emergency management. people think earthquakes are not our problem. that's a wrong way to think, right? >> absolutely. we had an earthquake a few years ago, pretty devastating for our area. we want people to be prepared. >> i want to think back to the august 2011 date when the earthquake hit. it came without warning for many people. i bet a lot of people weren't prepared. what was learned from that event in terms of preparation? >> i think one of the things we learned is that we weren't prepared. we said okay, look, first we want to educate people on what to do. if you're working or at home, one of the first things to do is a hazard test. walk around, see if things are high up in the air, they might fall. things at the building where you work, make sure that the books

check. >> speaking of hazard checks and safety, there are things people can take home today to be ready for an event like this. first one, pull this up as well. is to drop, get on your hands and knees. why is that? >> get down on your hands and knees. you want to cover in case anything falls. get under a desk or under something heavy to have protection. stay there until the shaking stops. >> a lot of folks might wonder. how long do i wait, suleman? >> you wait until the shaking stops. anywhere from a minute or a couple minutes. a lot of times you'll have aftershocks. could be a couple minutes of no shaking and it comes back. you want to stay under there until you're sure there's no shaking and then you want to come out and assess the damage. >> today we're having a big drill around the world. millions taking part at 10:19. that's our turn. drop, cover and hold and join others in practicing

safety. >> great tips to remember there, justin finch. thank you, justin. expansion at amazon. deadline day in the search for a new headquarters. still ahead, a look at the local spot where it could end up and the other areas competing. but first, new accusations of assault. an olympic gymnast says her past gold was marked by years of

ralpand as a doctor, nobody ever asked if i'm a democrat or republican. they just want my help. so if donald trump is helping virginia i'll work with him. but donald trump proposed cutting virginia's school funding, rolling back our clean air and water protections, and taking away health care from thousands of virginians. as a candidate for governor, i sponsored this ad because i've stood up to donald trump on all of it. ed gillespie refuses to stand up to him at all.

the online me too campaign continues to flood social media. now one of the women who has publicly posted about a sexual assault is an olympian. >> gym nis michaela maroney is making startling allegations. she's a star on the 2012 women's gymnastics team. she explains that her former team doctor sexually abused her for years. it started when she was 13 years old. she writes online that she had a dream to go to the olympics and the thing that she had to endure were disgusting. the doctor is accused of assaulting more than 100 patients. but he's pled not guilty in the cases. e. not commented on the recent allegations. ellen degeneres is standing in solidarity with the me t

her show today. you can watch that today at 3:00 right here on nbc4. and good morning everybody. quiet weather outside on your thursday morning. off to a cool, dry start. sunshine is in the forecast for days to come. the weekend is looking bright. but there's a chance for cooler and wetter weather. much-needed rainfall coming back next week. sheena has the ten-day forecast coming right up. montgomery county authorities along democracy boulevard. the investigation ongoing. plan ahead if this is normal path of

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erage for pre-existing conditions. seniors would be charged thousands more. 685,000 virginians would lose their health care. and adams is against medicaid expansion - denying coverage to thousands of veterans, children and the disabled. john adams: higher costs, less coverage, hurting virginians. mark: i'm mark herring, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad. right now at 5:44, deadline day for the amazon expansion. we'll take a closer look at the

national harbor, the capioll wheel there. 52 in annapolis. it's going to be a nice day to be outside today. make your plans for outdoor lunch, outdoor coffee break or walk. whatever you need to dorks outside day, it's the time and the place to do it. we start this morning, with the president pushing back on criticism that he was insensitive in his conversation with the widow of a fallen soldier. >> this normally solemn and personal duty is the subject of a big political battle over what was or wasn't said. >> now, mr. trump is fighting back. >> and i'd like her to make the statement again because i did not say what she said. i had a very nice conversation with the woman, with the wife who sounded like a l

congresswoman said and most people aren't too surprised to hear that. >> news 4's edward lawrence is on capitol hill now. congresswoman wilson standing by her characterization of that call. >> yes. she's doubling down in a tweet. she's saying that the president did, in fact, or was in fact insensitive. even going further saying during the president's defense he didn't mention the name of the widow. he said the woman or the wife. further being insensitive. the "washington post" is reporting this morning that the mother of the fallen soldier also heard the phone call and the mother is saying that the president did disrespect her son. calling into question for many people whether president trump can be consoler in chief. >> edward, the "washington post" reports the president offer $25,000 to a grieving military father over the summer. but that check never came. what is the white house saying in response to that claim? >>s

died in afghanistan in june. when the president made his condolence call, he mentioned he would give the family $25,000 to help him for a fundraiser or do some other things. that check never came according to the family. the white house is now saying that that check was sent out recently. >> edward lawrence on the hill for us this morning. edward, thank you. we're following breaking news in afghanistan with the taliban launching attacks across the country. they wiped out an afghan army camp and killed 43 soldiers. set off two car bombs and targeted government buildings and police compounds as well. chris lawrence, news 4. chris, thank you. it's 5:47 right now. the university of florida is preparing for protesters. white nationalist richard spencer is making a speech on the campus this afternoon. he helped

rally in charlottesville where violence broke out and one person was killed. law enforcement has spent more than $500,000 on security there in florida. the president of the university is urging students to avoid spencer's speech. it is 5:40. fewer officers on the street is impacting police departments around the country and in our area. as scott macfarlane and the i-team has found, that has agencies taking action to protect the police and the public. >> reporter: federal, state and local police in our area are all suffering this problem. the i-team checked with more than a dozen local police agencies to find out how many sworn officers they have right now. they found in nearly each case it was below the authorized level. the number of police communities needed and for whom they've budgeted. police union officials tell us this is a problem. it's leading to more one-man patrols. it's delaying response times and putting some of the officers themselves at risk if they're attacked

internal police memos show the problems ranges from charles county to d.c. and even raised questions about u.s. park police which lead ples dengs motorcare motorcades. >> you have to recruit them, outfit them and put them on the streets. it all takes money. money we don't have. >> several local police departments say it doesn't impact local safety. some say it does. it stretches the force thin. >> part of our i-team investigation, why police departments in our area are strugtology willing to recruit. the new training they're giving to officers to better protect themselves if on duty alone. scott macfarlane, news 4 i-team. we're used to seeing doug kammerer do crazy things in the weather center and out and about. this is pretty up there. >> doug got a real scare hanging out

yesterday. take a look. >> he's trying not to scream. >> grit your teeth, right? he took his chances with the apocalypse roller coaster. >> look at the guy next to him. what is that? >> the undead. this is in upper marl bore boro. glad to see he was working yesterday by the way. >> that wasn't scary enough. look at the cast of characters there. it was a good roller coaster riding weather. yesterday was spectacular. by the standards. >> roller coaster riding weather. i like that. >> there's your upside. >> if there's such a thing. >> i think there is. >> more of that today, right? >> good roller coaster riding weather today. it is cool this morning and this afternoon. we're going to be in the mid-70s. i think the short sleeves rater on. at the bus stops, lon

nice dry roads. we have a low impact weather day today. recess outside, looking just gorgeous for the kids. exercise this morning, long sleeves, this afternoon, i would say short sleeves. maybe the hat and the sunglasses. we're going to have plenty of sunshine across the area. 51 right now in washington. 39 in leesburg. not as many 30s on on the map as yesterday. still a chilly start. clinton 44. quantico 46. 42 in gaitersburg. your bus stop, long sleeves by 7:00 a.m. 48 degrees 8:00, 50 degrees. we'll be around 73 by 3:00 p.m. milder than yesterday. it continues into the weekend. big area of high pressure. that will keep us dry into the weekend too. all is looking good for anything you're doing this weekend, including the best buddies friendship walk saturday. the national mall. by 8:00 a.m., 58 degrees for that cool, sunny start to it.

by the time it ends, close to 70 degrees. really nice weekend forecast shaping up for you. by sunday, high of 77. monday, we start to see the approach of our next weather system. close to 80 degrees. the normal high 67 this time of the year. rain gets here tuesday and wednesday. look what happens when the rain leaves. that's a cold front. cooling us down. we'll definitely have a fall chill in the air next week. let's look at the roads on this morning commute. good morning, jack. busy with an accident investigation. closing democracy boulevard between gains borough road and locks road. plan ahead. 270 southbound, we'll give you a live look. the volume increased toward 109. no issues to worry about. but we've got slowing already. northbound branch avenue before sur at road.

blocked one lane headed up toward 410. a lot of equipment on scene. more coming up. back to you. >> jack, thank you. it's 5:53 right now. amazon is closing the doors on bids for its second headquarters. >> amazon pledges to invest more than $5 billion in these new headquarters. making the competition especially fierce. here's what amazon is looking for. a city with more than one million people, highly educated labor pool. a strong university system. and it has to be within 45 minutes of an international arant. >> check, check, check. >> isn't that good? news 4's aimee cho in the newsroom with details on the local bids. everybody salivating with a chance to get it in their area. >> they are. trying to get in a boom of -- more than 100 cities and counties across the country wanting in. these are theot

our area. loudon and fairfax county having won. montgomery county has two, in rockville and silver spring. college park p, greenbelt and new carrollton and d.c. with four potential sites. mayor bowser promoting d.c. with a bit of a twist. >> where is the most interesting company in the world located? obviously, washington, d.c. >> bowser believes the potential site this week, each one has access to transportation, housing and recreation. one site is buzzard point near the new d.c. soccer stadium. the others are capitol hill, near the anacostia river, the neighborhood near howard university and the area near union station. the big announcement is supposed to happen sometime next year. by the way, it should be bringing about 50,000 jobs to wherever the headquarters go. >> that

jobs are high-paying. very lucrative and guess what? d.c. and the area surrounding d.c., great public transportation options. just saying, another thing to add to the list. >> check, check, check. keep adding things. aimee, thank you. this marks 30 years since black monday when people on wall street. they like to forget. october 18, 1987, the dow jones industrial average plunged 22%. one expert told cnbc that the s&p 500 climbed this year, looks eerily similar to the run up to the crash 30 years ago. there are key differences between this market and that one and investors should not worry. the stock market actually opening at a record high today. we'll see. >> yep. >> good morning. i'm landon dowdy at cnbc headqurs

americans expected to spend more on costumes, candy and decorations than ever before. the national retail federation says spending will be $9.1 billion. shoppers expected to spend money on costumes. spending $3.4 billion. consumers are looking for deals. 47% saying they'll go to discount stores to get what they need. i'm landon dowdy with this cnbc business report. landon, thank you. scientists have established a clear relationship between sugar and cancer. researchers found that eating yeast with high levels of the sugar cause tumors to grow more a gres sifls. members of the american cancer society say this is an important step to determining what causes cancer but more research is needed. not good for people like me. i truly do have a sugar craving that is with me all the time. you remember, we did that sugar

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