catholic u. they ordered everyone to shelter in place, get inside and it's been the all clear. all of this started with a chase. the search is over. back to you. this could impact your holiday travel plans. the naacp has issued a travel advisory urging african-americans to reconsider flying with american airlines. >> the group says it's concerned about the treatment of black passengers after a series of troubling incidents. several passengers say they were downgraded from first class seats they poid -- we learned about a board member's experience with heckling on a

flight. >> they gave snide comments about him and threatened him. when the airline associates came back to see what was going on, they decided they would put him off the plane as well. >> american airlines released a statement saying, quote, we will invite representatives of the naacp to meet with us at our headquarters in texas. new details on a controversial dossier about donald trump. >> a law firm representing hillary clinton's campaign and the democratic national committee helped fund opposition research that led to it. this was first reported by the washington post. white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders took to twitter calling it the real russian scandal. they said they colluded with russia and contained other

now to a political saga. jeff blake is a nourchsing he will retire rather than working with he considered messing with democracy. he's raising questions about the reigniting of the gop's civil war. >> we must stop pretending that the degradation of our politics and the conduct of some in our executive branch are normal. they are not normal. >> he'll talk more about his decision to retire and his frustration with president trump on the "today" show. developing this morning, a murder suspect that has been on the run for eight months is behind bars. arlington police say jason alan johnson

police say johnson shot and killed michael gray back in february. investigators say the shooting stemmed from a dispute at a house party. 4:33. learning disturbing new details about an attempted rape in camp springs this weekend. news 4 obtained the charging documents. police say the 81-year-old victim found suspect kari edwards naked in her garage saturday morning. edwards reportedly started to chase the woman who locked her door and climbed 911. he climbed through the window and began to choke her. when police arrived edwards took off with the victim's purse, keys, phone, and wallet. officers caught up with him a few hours later. he had a loaded semi-automatic pistmispistol pistol. he's now being held without bond. neighbors are on edge after a woman was attacked near a jogging trail in

this happened in the collington neighborhood. a man came out of the woods and sexually assaulted her. she was able to fight him of and she ran away. the trail is near the playground. if you know or saw anything, police want to hear from you. lunchtime chaos in prince gorges county after a car crashed right into a restaurant. look at the scene there. it happened yesterday at babes and boys tavern. dozens of customers were inside eating lunch. ten people were hurt. seven of them had to be treated at the hospital. everyone is expected to be okay. the driver spoke to news 4 about how she says it happened. >> my brakes were on. i was trying not to panic. that's how i ended up over that hump. >> still no word on any possible charges. keep an eye on the nbc

we'll post an eye if we know more. >> this morning 150 runners are probably walking slower. >> i practiced in heels. >> practiced? >> going from the newsroom to here. >> they took place in the high heel race in dupont circle. not bad. impressive run in heels. they raced for three blocks. you have to wear costumes, some drag, and at least one inch heels. one inch is nothing. i mean, one inch is nothing. show me four inches. the winner receives a $50 bar tab and a $100 gift certificate from lyft. you don't want to drive after you spend 50 bucks at the bar, right? >> gh

two men in drag wage gertd who could do another shot. the name of the winner is sue pository. >> the names you come up with. >> do i know sue pository. >> that's a personal question. >> i don't know. >> i took it there. play it back. >> see, see, see! i never know. >> 4:36. >> yeah. so, sheena, how's the weather looking today. >> pretty good. >> how about that weather. why are we laughing so hard? >> you don't know who sue is? >> i don't. sue? yeah, you can tell me later. tell me during the commercial break. >> anyway -- >> i have to explain this to you. >> you are going to have to explain it to me. anyways, while chuck composes

morning, we're looking at more clouds around here. you can see the clouds moving in. some areas clear skies you are going to notice once the sun comes up those clouds around the area. temperatures are on the chilly side. maybe a light jacket this morning. 54 clinton, 56 manassas. your wakeup weather, a chilly one to wake up the morning. by 9:00 a.m., 56 degrees. we'll check the roads, jake taylor. >> sheena, good morning. an issue on 450 eastbound before you get to the beltway between 85th. sounds like we have a crash. authorities headed to the scene. traffic through this work zone. the crew clears at 6 or 6:15. we had work on 50. the severon river bridge. the left lane gets by. back in to

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the house and he sexually assaulted me. thankfully, in my case, the police caught him, but there are so many survivors that live knowing that their attacker is still out there. ♪ thank you mark herring, for taking this seriously, and for making this a priority, for all of the victims out there. mark: i'm mark herring, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad. . you're watching "news 4 today."

♪ >> that is "hamilton" creator lin-map u well miranda hoping he can be the driving force for relief efforts in puerto rico. his song will give the proceeds to hurricane relief. behind the scenes show. if you missed it, you can watch it on the nbc washington app. yesterday the senate passed a $36.5 billion disaster relief bill. people there are still suffering without water and power. >> and will be for a very long time. all the money will go towards the area affected by hurricanes and by wildfires. they still need as much help as they can get. it may soon cost you more to go visit a national park. the national park service is considering a price hike at 17 of its most visited parks. the shenandoah national park is one of them. here's what you need to know right now. under the proposal the price of a weekly

shenandoah will cost $70 at peak season. that's nearly triple the current $25 price. the extra money would be used to fix aging infrastructure at the park. you still have until november 23rd to tell the park what you think about the idea. >> some people you can see where the need might be. >> right. right. >> you go to the places and see things that are in disrepair. >> there you go. a decision is expected by later this year. security breach on capitol hill. the disguise one protester used in order to sneak inside. just so you know, i do get the sue pository thing. chuck is still laughing. in the mid 50s. the afternoon is going to be pretty nice, too. we'll show you the numbers and what to expect from your weekend coming up. plus, "mean girls" the musical is

at the live desk. developments overseas. the secretary of state is in india now for some high level meetings. take a look, this is secretary of state rex tillerson. he has been meeting with india's prime minister and other officials trying to underscore the administration's belief that india is a critical anchor in a region in which the u.s. sees china as operating outside some of the global rules. rex tillerson arrived in india from pakistan after visiting five other countries in that region. we'll keep an eye on this travel. eun, back to you. >> chris, thank you. 4:45. the white house is using one word to describe senator jeff

against the president, petty. >> this comes after the arizona republican unleashed a scathing criticism of the president. >> reporter: it means it could be an uphill battle on things like tax reform. remember, in the senate they have the razor thin margin. we saw health care fail because of it. two senators disagree and all of a sudden things start to fall apart. now they're trying to get a really big thing done, tax reform done very quickly, possibly on the president's desk by thanksgiving. so with jeff flake and bob corker now at odds with the president, with people like john mccain and susan collins skeptical and sometimes not voting in lock step with the party, it raises questions about whether or not they're actually going to be able to get tax reform done. the president has said if they don't, republicans can lose big in next year's mid term election. >> for sure. tracie, let's turn to the rules

how will that affect people? >> reporter: breaking news overnight. 51-50. the president had to come in and break the tie. it's about the consumer financial protection agency. they are getting rid of a rule that allows consumers to ban together to sue their banks and credit cards. republicans, too, voted against this. republicans as a whole say it wasn't really protecting people. most of the money was going to lawyers and it was all about trial lawyers. democrats say with issues like equifax and breaches and wells fargo, that needs to stay in place so consumers have some sort of leverage when their files are compromised, but now it looks like that rumor is going away. it's on his way for a signature. consumers could not ban together and sue banks and credit card companies. >> tracie, thank you. the other big story was that

few feet away from president trump and then you thought right there he threw russian flags at him. he is free this morning but we learn he's connected to the progressive group americans take action. this all happened in a restricted space outside the senate chamber. you must have a press or staff credential to be in that area. he did not have either. he said he did it because he believed the president is a, quote, clear and present danger. twitter is becoming more transparent with its users following the russia probe in the 2016 election. it's becoming the advocacy transparency center. you can see who paid for ads, what they spent and the demographic they're targeting. an update now about a mom and two young boys who died in loudoun county. the medical examiner says courtney ash, her son and cousin drow

guardrail and flipped over in a flooded creek back in july. the crash happened during a heavy storm. their bodies were found three days later after they were reported missing. a family member discovered the car upside down. ash lived in suffolk but grew up in loudoun county and was in the area for a visit. so terribly sad. local firefighters are supporting each other after an assistant fire chief dies. he worked for the volunteer fire department. he was at the fire house when he had a sudden medical emergency sunday night. he died the other day. other local fire companies are visiting their colleagues bringing food and paying their respects. he invited anyone who woonts to stop by. new this morning, a volunteer

arrested tuesday morning. he's accused of threatening to slash the tires of his girlfriend's car and he 13edspe away. there are a million quotable lines from "mean girls" the movie. now we are just a few days away from "mean girls" the musical. tina fey wrote it and she's preparing for opening night. "saturday night live" caught up with her and asked why they chose to premiere the show right here in d.c. >> this is a town that needs humor. it needs humor to survive to get through. >> true story, tina fey. >> it's a college town and i think the audience here will be very helpful to us. >> fantastic movie so i can only imagine how funny the musical will be. it opens at the national theater on halloween. the author who wrote

washington and is involved with the musical. and tina fey, to me, she's just a comedic genius. so smart, too. >> hilarious. >> most people who are really, really funny also have a tendency to be super smart. in order to tell a story so that it's the perfect amount of funny, that takes talent. >> field trip. >> you have to watch it zwr and i'm as square as they come. you should get out -- >> you're not square, chuck. >> i'm square. it's okay. it's streamable. you should watch it. outside, it's a little more autumn like. all of those 70s in a row are now going to be coming to an end. skies partly to mostly cloudy early this morning. a little bit of a breeze out of the northwest. keeping things cooler than yesterday. 56 now. that northwest w w

us most of the day. bringing in a fair number of clouds at the mid level. mostly cloudy start at the beginning of the day. most of the rain is off shore and up across new england. then there's another ripple of low pressure and cold air aloft back to our west. that will keep our skies at times sunny at times and then over to cloudy for a little bit and back to sunshine. one of those 50-50 kind of a day. radar hinting that there could be a stray drop or two. the future weather though carries any little chance of a spit or a sprinkle. that's all that it can possibly be after about 9 or 10:00. whuks the clouds thin out things will get nicer. then another wave of clouds comes in during the course of the afternoon. in and out of the sunshine. noticeably cooler than yesterday. 54 montgomery county. 54 in warring ton also up in mart continuesburg, west virginia. planning out your day today, not much of a rise. staying in the 50

with skies clearing out a bit late tonight and tomorrow morning, it will be a chilly start to thursday. so plan on that. there's your extended forecast, dry weather for thursday, friday, saturday. a little hint of a warming trend on saturday. not good news for redskins and cowboys fans if you're going to fed ex field on sunday. 80% chance for rain. could be some steady rain at that. good news for trick or treaters, it will be dry and chilly for halloween. good morning, mr. jack taylor. >> good morning, chuck bell. you will find we have accident activity reported along branch avenue. both directions of branch avenue are affected with this. the right lane is getting by both ways. that should be in the clearing stages. we've had work going both directions getting by. we had the reported crash in prince gorges county along 450

beltway. the fire department and medical equipment just left. sounded like a fender bender. hopefully everybody is okay and can be cleared quickly. back to you. thank you, jack. we continue to track breaking news at a local college campus. a shelter in place lifted after arrests made at catholic university. take you there live for a report at 5:00. >> plus, halloween at kids can be tough. a cute app can help you -- can help -- >> trick or treating. help with the trick or treating. >> why do i have trouble with trick or treating. >> the halloween thing you don't get. >> trust us, next. >> did you see the large kid

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

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. you're watching "news 4 today." a big congratulations to this year's montgomery county business hall of fame inductees. kevin beverly, terry ford, natalia luis. and norman dreyfus from idi. this event was at the university of shady grove. the proceeds of the luncheon go to support scholarships for students to attend usg. many students otherwise who wouldn't be able to afford the school. a great

business. yeah. very cool. public transportation is a life line for many of us around the region. >> for riders with disabilities it's even a greater need. nbc 4 responds to seniors in prince gorges county who say the system is putting their health care at risk. >> reporter susan hogan has a look ahead at her story. >> reporter: imagine how you'd feel if a loved one, like your parent or grand parent, was stranded for hours by metro access because they failed to pick them up? we heard from a number of seniors and tonight news 4 is getting answers. >> no one really want to be confined to a wheelchair. everybody want to be independent. >> reporter: senior citizens like sophie abraham said they waited for hours for metro access to pick them up and drop them off. it's their only means of transportation. they say they're fed up with missing doctor's appoints

a ride whatsoever. they say they have challenges and they are working right now to make things better. riders we spoke with said not soon enough. coming up at 11:00, they tell us this is putting their health at risk. "news 4 today" begins with breaking news. that breaking news, a campus secure after a shelter in place warning. the overnight scare that led to an arrest on catholic university's campus. plus, a travel advisory for african-americans. the airline the naacp is warning not to use. washington coming in, they better be winners. lonzo not losing again, not in the same week. >> no, sir. >> okay. wow. not surprises there. you might have seen this this week. lavar ball, who's been very vocal, had a lot to say about the wizards. we're now hours away from what happens after that

plus, a d.c. tradition like no other. a race through the streets in heels? >> look at the bride. >> blushing bride? not quite. >> wonder woman. >> look at the knee high white boots. whoa. >> you know my favorite part, the beards. >> the bearded lady? >> me, too. i love seeing a guy with a beard dressed as a woman. >> i thought you were talking about women but whatever. >> different kind of beard. it's 5:00 in the morning. >> it's 5:00 in the morning. >> 5:00 somewhere. >> that's right. >> that was a high heel race in dupont circle. very interesting and colorful event every year. >> it sure is. i love the fact that they got to close all the streets down around there. there's probably 5 to 7,000 people on the sidewalks so i'm glad the weather was good. i tweeted that out. i got a lot of push back. the weather petter be