system near constitution and 17th. we are getting closer to the 42nd marine corps marathon on sunday. >> that's right. this video behind us shows you how many runners are going to race on that big sunday. it's a huge event. more than 30,000 runners competed last year. now, this is a look at the course. it's 26.2 miles and takes the runners through the heart of d.c. it's a beautiful route apparently. news 4 will be cheering on the runners at mile 4. >> we'll be all over the place. look for me on sunday morning. >> what? >> not running the marathon. let's not confuse people. i'll be working sunday morning. if you turn on the tv, you'll see me. whether you plan to run or watch it, like me. make sure you get there on time. transportation reporter adam tuss working for you with metro's plan for marathon sunday. >> reporter: yeah. the big race this weekend on metro. what do you need to know about taking met

marathon? first of all, the system is going to open at 6:00 a.m. on sunday. that's because the marine corps marathon organizers have plunked down $200,000 to open the system early. of course, metro has been having that issue with staying open late or opening early. good to know they'll open at 6:00 a.m. the closest metro station to the start of the race is the pentagon station. keep in mind, that will be exit only until 8:30 in the morning. if you're going there, you're going to exit out of pentagon. if you're going to the marathon 10k, the archives and l'enfant plaza station downtown, those are the closest to the start line there. again, leave yourself plenty of extra time. get to metro when it opens at 6:00. there will be extra yellow and blue line trains to get everybody around. most importantly, stay safe. back to you. >> of course, news 4 is a proud sponsor of the marine corps marathon. nbc4 is. we havee

nbc washington app. you can find the security measures in place and everything to keep you safe. search marathon president. this morning, a person is recovering after a pickup truck drove into a building in silver spring. look at that. montgomery county fire and ems says one person was struck by debris. the truck drove through a fence and down an embankment into an apartment building last night. they had to check on a gas leak. everyone will be okay. friends and well-wishers of tina frost will come together to raise money for her care. frost was shot in the head during the las vegas massacre. the fundraiser will take place at gold's gym in crofton. zumba, yoga and aromatherapy classes. the proceeds go towards tina's go fund me account. that account raised more than, i think, $570,000 so far. as soon as we learn there was a local person involved i

massacre, people started trying to help. immediately, started contributing to that account. >> the spirit of generosity. there's a second surgery she had earlier this week which was successful. continuing to progress. we're just wishing her a speedy recovery. we're learning more about the people killed and critically wounded in that deadly workplace shooting in maryland. two of them remain in the hospital in critical condition. they are the only two shooting conditions to survive the rampage in edgewood. one of the three people killed at the granite company was this man. he lived in arlington and commuted two hours each way to get to work. his family says he often raised concerns about the suspected gunman's hostile mood. he was so worried he prayed about it in church. >> he would come home and mention that he had a rough day at work with this person.

tragic that this happened to my family. it had to be him. >> investigators say radee shot and injured someone in delaware before he was captured. prince's bail was set at $2.1 million. he will be extradited to maryland to face charges but will remain in delaware for now. the attack against the nfl are not dying down right now. >> chris lawrence at the live desk with what president trump is doing now. >> the president is asking for signatures. there's a petition out on internet. take a look. it says anyone who supports standing for the national anthem should sign it. the trump make america great again committee posted the petitionment likely a response to the -- the president tweeted too much talk, not enough action. stand for the national anthem. back to you. chris, thank you. it's 4:34 right

closer to reaching their goals to overhaul the u.s. tax code. late last night, lawmakers passed a $4 trillion budget plan. only one republican voted against the proposal. >> the yeas are 51. the nays are 49. the concurrent resolution, as amended, is agreed to. >> now, that republican was senator rand paul, who joined all democrats to vote against it. this paves the way for republicans to pass their promised tax cut package, needing only 50 votes in the senate. the plan now goes to the house, which is expected to pass it too. turning now to decision 2017 where it was a welcome back to virginia for former president barack obama. >> president barack obama. >> mr. obama back on the campaign trail trying to rally support behind democratic candidate

northam. during his speech he never mentioned president trump by name but he did take on northam's republican opponent ed gillespie. >> what he really believes is if you steer enough voters, you might score just enough votes to win an election. and that's what makes this kind of anything goes politics just so damaging and corrosive to our democracy. >> at the end of his speech, mr. obama locked arms with the rest of the commonwealth's democratic ticket. virginia republicans down played the significance of the former president's visit. an rnc spokesman says virginians will cast ballots based on kitchen table issues, not star power. nat fans might be happy to hear that the lang bess dodgers finished -- los angeles dodgers finished off -- >> why am a smiling? >> finished off last year's worl

>> the los angeles dodgers won the -- >> the cubs are headed home, folks. >> it's been one week since the cubs eliminated the nationals. >> maybe that's why they feel -- when they feel good about someone else's loss. >> it's not so much that. that's all it is. game wasn't close. 11-1. >> i know. the dodgers are going to the world series for the first time in nearly 30 years. there are a lot of dodger fans in our area. >> give them a little world series love. another check on your weather and traffic right now. >> a check on the roads with wtop's jack taylor. first let's turn to chuck and sheena and the temperatures here in our area. >> you can't use the word cold this morning, sheena. >> i put my jacket on this morning. >> then you thought

mistake. >> no, i didn't. i was comfortable. it's not as chilly this morning. it's still cool. i think if you're standing outside at a bus stop for a while, you might want the long sleeves. you won't want the layers -- 43 manassas. 52 in clinton. as you wake up and walk outside. temperatures cool to start the day, but comfortable by 9:00 a.m. sunny and around 61. we'll show you the warmup through the weekend. our next rain chance straight ahead. let's check the roads on this finally friday with jack taylor. >> we're here. the loop of the beltway, crews just finished up at old georgetown road. in the process of backing up. they'll be wrapped up by the time you hit the road. northbound on 197 in bowie at route 50. the crash gone. utility crews there. northbound 197-50. no access to northbound 197 from 50 east. ba

jack, thank you. his kidney could save his son's life. only he's not allowed to donate it. the update on the move one family made that could save a little boy's life. a local school guidance counselor arrested what police say he did to two women and the app that helped him commit the crime. and new details about a 45-foot statue of a naked woman that will -- >> oh, my goodness, aaron. >> it's going to power

a father wants to give his 2-year-old son a did any. after a long delay, the boy's family hired a lawyer. >> a.j. bur burgess was born wi kidneys. the hospital will not allow him to donate his kidney because he recently violated his probation. the hospital says dickerson would have to give good behavior for several months before surgery can take place. emery says they will reevaluate the situation in january 2018 but the family and his supporters are worried it may be too late. >> what he's doing is playing run

2-year-old's life. the surgery was scheduled. he had an issue of probation violation. >> supporters of the family are planning a protest next week. emery says it cannot answer questions about this case due to patient confidentiality rules but did say that transplant decisions are based on many medical, social and psychological factors. which leads to more questions. >> hiring a lawyer, we'll see if they can get a judge to order this. since everything was set in motion. >> the 2-year-old shouldn't be blamed for father's transgressions. cold and flu seasons slowly creeping in. it's arrived for some of us on the set today. >> thankfully, a different kind of cold season isn't here, sheena. >> it's not cold this morning. at least that's what chuck says. >> we sdroent any spots in the 30s. that's good news if you're headed outside. we're in the 40s and 50s. wait until you see

we'll show you the forecast straight ahead. breaking news from virginia state university. what we're learning about a ooting onsh c ralph northam: i'm ralph northam and 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,

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.

good friday morning. as you head outside, maybe the long sleeves this morning. but you won't need them this afternoon. another gorgeous day. it's going to be similar today as yesterday. a tad warmer. nice and dry into the weekend. chuck is up in a minute with your weekend forecast. stunned and broken-hearted. the comments from the white house chief of staff. general john kelly about the controversy surrounding the death of a u.s. soldier, as well as new reaction from president trump this morning. hackers targeting your kids. what they're now using to communicate, record, even track your son or

4:47 right now. a man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend is scheduled to appear in court this morning. tyler tesher is charged with the murder of a teacher. p she was reported missing after not showing up on the first day of school. she was expecting her first child. tesher who made a public plea for help in finding her. he cared deeply about laura and never would physically hurt her. a montgomery county guidance counselor has been arrested on sexual assault charges. authorities say his son performed sexual acts on two women without their consent. he met both of them on tinder. he met with the women on two separate encounters at his home. he is now on administrative leave. 4:47 now. president trump is once again going after a florida democratic congresswoman. >> congresswoman wilson claimed the president was insensitive

fallen soldier earlier this week. in a tweet overnight, the president called her, quote, wacky. he insisted her account of the call was wrong. edward lawrence is live on capitol hill. that tweet came after john kelly defended the president. >> exactly, aaron. john kelly came into the briefing room and gave the most emotional defense for president donald trump to date. kelly did not refute the congresswoman's accusations, only saying that the president, in his way, tried to tell the wife that her husband was a brave fallen hero. >> i was stunned when i came to work yesterday morning and broken-hearted at what i saw a member of congress doing. a member of congress who listened in on a phone call from the president of the united states to a young wife. >> general kelly went

that president obama did not call him after his son died in 2010 after standing on a landmine. >> former president george w. bush was back in the news after mentioning his name. what did he say? >> exactly. it was an extraordinary step by president george w. bush. we're told that he wrote most of the speech himself with input from advisers close to him. he was saying that bigotry found its way into politics leaving us vulnerable to conspiracy theories. again, an attempt to tell president trump to roll back his comments and bring the country back together. >> edward lawrence on the hill for us. thank you. first lady melania trump will donate her inaugural gowns to the smithsonian institution. it will be displayed as part of the first lady's collection. it really is a lovely

dresses from jackie kennedy, nancy reagan, michelle obama and the other fird lay is. beautiful gowns. i love that museum. in a few weeks, there's a huge event planned aimed to gave tension to women's right. >> don't expect your typical rally here. >> part of the event will include this massive statue of a woman called it's called revolution. the 45-foot statue premiered at burning man in 2016 and will be the senner piece of that catharsis on the mall ee vein. visitors have mixed feelings about the artwork. >> seems disrespectful to put it in the center of government. seat of government. >> there's a lot of statues and memorials and monuments to a lot of dudes. not as many for women. so 40-foot statue of a woman here. i think that's awesome. >> there will be a bonfire on the mall that will happenn

the national park service has given the organizers a permit. catharsis on the mall will run the weekend of november 10th. here at the live desk. breaking news in virginia. a shooting on a college campus at virginia state university about two hours south of here near richmond. basically, the lockdown was just lifted about two hours ago. police say they got reports that someone was shot on campus. when they got there, they found a young man suffering from a gunshot wound. they rushed him to the hospital, but he -- with life-threatening injuries. at this point, they think it was an isolated incident. a lockdown for several hours just lifted in the past couple. aaron. >> chris lawrence for us in the newsroom this morning. there was just a shooting on campus a couple days ago too. they got to get a handle on it. october is breast cancer awareness month.

recreation is hosting a pink week. >> take a look. the 9th annual ward 8 breast cancer day walk. it starts at joliet street in southwest. registration begins at 8:00. the walk will start at 9:00. news 4's molette green is working for you in the community. she'll have more details later this morning. it's going to be a beautiful weather for this. >> oh, yeah. you know what i mean? >> very nice. super nice. >> tell us about it. literally. >> i knew there was something. >> i was waiting for you to say something. >> i've got a little cold. >> fair enough. >> i'll see you in an hour. >> you can get much-needed rest. sit in your easy chair all weekend. catch a few rays. get nice fresh air. you probably wore yourself out on vacation a

>> i can always count on you, chuck bell. >> absolutely right. >> here he was in first class flying over the atlantic. seat 1a never been so stuff. >> right. >> 55 degrees out in washington. a cool start in morning. 40s in the suburbs, 50s around town. it will turn into a 13ek9 afternoon to be outside. afternoon temperatures reaching the low to mid-70s. get your weekend started on a saturday morning. really not all that cold at all. 40s in the suburbs. 57 downtown for a start-off temperature tomorrow. tomorrow, marathon, the kids run taking place. starting in the pentagon parking lot. what a fine morning. i'll be emceeing the event. feel free to come on down as a spectator or participant. happy do that. full sunshine and easy weekend for me to be in public for sure. temperatures up near 75 degrees for tomorrow. you can always stay ahead of the

weather with our nbc washington app which is free and downloadable. follow me on my social media platform. i'll be tweeting all through the week yechbltd if you're driving out of town. the tar heels and the hokies. playing saturday afternoon in bac blacksburg. nothing to complain about there. the only complaint tore sunday, marine corps marathon day. a touch more humid as well. not optimum running weather. at least it won't be raining. next chance for rain, jack taylor, tuesday morning. >> tuesday morning. all right. planning ahead for that. bowie riders, 197 northbound at 50. the left lane is getting by. no access from 50 east northbound on 197. this all came from a crash. it's turned into emergency utility work. crews working in the rock creek parkway to the kennedy center. they'll be

6:15. back to you. they may be on your kids' christmas list but you may want to think twice. who could access your kids smart watch and what the feds are trying to do about it. when it comes to wine, a lot of people have a preference on red or white. now, there is a new color. why you may soon see orange vino. >> i've seen this. >> on store shelves.

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uh-oh. the design for the starbucks holiday cup is leaked online. not everybody is happy about how it looks. a red dit user posted a picture of what they claim it might look like. it features a christmas tree, a stack of gifts and two turtledoves. >> what? >> and black and red -- >> a christmas tree on a christmas cup. >> partridge in a pear tree or maybe they wanted the calling birds or the swans swimming or the ladies dancing. >> good job. >> or the five golden rings. people are upset because the cup isn't red. and maybe too festive. you can't please everyone. do you know what i mean? how can you

>> i like -- i like when the festive cups come out. it brings the season in. but not yet. i'm waiting until december. the next time you order a bottle of wine, you may want to ask for orange wine. >> apparently there are vineyards in upstate new york that are producing a unique amber-colored wine. the new hue is by fermenting grapes which their skins on. >> the new wines have a depth of flavor. not cheap. some range up to $200 because there is slower production. the red hen has served orange wines since it opened. if you want to try it out, it is available. >> $200, go for it. >> there are reds and whites that are also $200. there's a range. if your child has a smart watches, researchers in norway found the watches could be vulnerable to hackers. three of the four smart watches st

now consumer advocacy groups are urging an investigation. one tested says it has updated the privacy policies. stay with us. "news4 today" continues now at 5:00 a.m. >> a petition from the president. the date he's steps to pressure the nfl to force players to stand for the national anthem. on your mark, get set, it is almost go time for the marine corps marathon. what you need to know even if you aren't planning to run. > . the dodgers are headed to the world series. for the first time in 30 years, the dodgers are headed to the world series. the nats fans know what that means. the cubs aren't. >> we're like, not the cubs. exactly. it's been 30 years for