history. democratic incumbent mark herring beat john adams 53 to 47% and it was an emotional win for a former tv news anchor who ran in memory of his girlfriend. chris hurst quit his job after his girlfriend allison parker was killed during a live broadcast. he tells nbc news politics was how he found purpose after her death. parker and her cameraman were shot and killed during a live report in southwestern virginia in august of 2015. hurst ran as a democrat. he campaigned hard on universal background checks for guns. he won virginia's 12th district. 4:30 now. one local race made history last night. virginia democrat dana ca roam has become the first transgender person to be elected in the united states. >> every person who is ever been singled out, whose ever ever been stigmatized, who is ever been the miss fit or the kid

the corner whose ever needed someone to stand up for them when they didn't is have a voice of their own because there's no one else who is with them, this one's for you. roem beat out bob marshal who is known for opposing lgbtq issues. roem called herself a single issue candidate because of her focus on solving traffic congestion on route 28. democrats made a surprising showing in the commonwealth. >> aaron, eun. chris hurst and danica roem. the count has lmz flipping 16 seats so far. they need one more for a tie in the house of delegates. they need two more to get the majority. before yesterday analysts were saying ten seats would have been a stretch. a lot of first time candidates

district 13 from bob marshal who first took office in 1991. get ready for some recount. some of these races came down to less than 100 votes. in district 94 down in new port news, the republican candidate won by just 12 votes. goes to show, every vote counts. >> not a done deal yet. thank you. on the nbc washington app. we're updating the results of all those last minute races in realtime. you can see all the results right now. breaking news. a deadly crash on northeast washington. that crash shut down part of d.c. 295 after the exit to benning road. the road reopened about in the last hour. it's not clear what led up to the crash or how many people were involved. we asked police for more information and as soon as we find out more we'll let you know. coming up on 4:33 right now. >> poli

investigating a deadly double shooting in northwest. this happened last night near 13th and rittenhouse street. unman died. another was injured as shots rang out in an alleyway. the surviving victim described it as a drive-by shooting. police are still looking for the red mustang that left the scene. vice president mike pence will travel to sutherland spring, texas to meet with the families there. 26 people died when devin kelley opened fire during a sunday church service. half the victims were service. pence and his wife will meet with federal investigators. officials say kelley targeted that church because his ex-wife and inlaws sometimes attended services there. the heads of the company affected by two of the biggest diverse security breaches are headed to capitol hill today. the current and former ceo of equifax are getting ready to face tough questions. a senate committee is holding a hearing looking into how they handled the breache

consumers can do to protect themselves. right now president trump and the first lady are having dinner in china with that country's president. you see the arrival ceremony on your screen here. this trip like mr. trump's visit to south korea is expected to have heavy focus on north korea. before the president left south korea he spoke to that country's national assembly and he returned to the tough talk aimed at the north. >> do not underestimate us and do not try us. we will defend our common security, our shared prosperity and our sacred liberty. >> the president said it is up to all nations to help denuclearize north korea. today marks the launch of amazon key. it is a new service available to amazon prime members that would allow delivery drivers to enter your home and leave packages just inside your front door. now that would happen with your

you'll have to buy a kit which includes a camera and wi-fi connected smart lock that would allow you to view your delivery as it happens. this new service has set of off a firestorm of people who aren't comfortable letting strangers into their home. would you use the service? we'll put up a poll on twitter. you can head to eun yang nbc weigh in. >> what do you think? >> listen, i say, no, personal. but i can understand for the convenience and safety. if you have a camera and you can watch the guy or girl, you know what i mean? >> let somebody else test it out then. >> let me know how it goes for you. 4:35. we want to get another check on your weather/traffic. >> there's some marked issues already this morning. chuck and sheena are telling us to bundle up for the next couple of days. >> the sunshine and the mild weather that we were enjoying there for like four to five weeks in a

>> so we're going to go from above normal which we have for a while to well below normal as we go through the next several days and even into next week. take a morning. temperatures in the 30s for much of the area especially if you're north and west of the district. 39 leesburg, dulles. 42 in the district. grab the heavy jacket before you step out this morning. 41 degrees clinton. as you're waking up and walking outside by 7:00 a.m. you will notice the clouds around. we have quite a bit of cloud cover today. farther north of d.c., though, you'll see more clear skies. temperatures stay pretty chilly. let's see what's going to happen throughout the afternoon. good morning chuck. >> a lot of cloud cover today. they're right on the border line from washington northbound, from washington southbound the clouds are thicker today. here's future weather. keep your eyes across northern maryland. there's a little thinning in the

overcast there up close to the mason dixon line. no shine at all today. rain chances today, are low. i couldn't rule out a spot or two of light rain into southern maryland. it's really just going to be mist and drizzle. afternoon highs today, colder in frkt than in frederick, maryland because maryland may have just a peak of sunshine later on in the day. melissa don't count on a lot of shine. >> i won't. taking a look right now at the roads. that sunshine is going to help. the sun's coming up earlier now. we do have that glare in the morning. might not have to deal with that today. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway is okay. in waldorf old washington road between pierce and substation we still have those lanes blocked from a bad crash overnight. northbound 295 triangle blocking the le

on the brunswick line 876 the 6:40 train is canceled. 7:05 will run. >> thank you. we knew the alleged motive almost moments after it happened. now we're getting a look at the local man who admitted to killing his girlfriend. why neighbors say they never saw it coming? >> he was beloved by many despite several controversies. who could be the face of the newest monument to grace the nation's capital? >> and it's starting to sneak up fast. thanksgiving and we're working for you onays to w

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4:41 right now. washington may be close to erecting an monument honoring marion berry. the council gave preliminary approval yesterday to put up an eight foot bronze statue outside city hall. final approval is scheduled for the next council meeting. berry died in 2014 at the age of 78. a 91-year-old woman has spent the last 25 years in a hospital. >> and not because of an illness but to help veterans and yesterday she was presented with the president's voluntary service lifetime achievement award. mary allen started volunteering at the v.a. hospital back in 1992. she first showed up at the hospital after her husband who was a navy

since then ellen has given more than 20,000 hours of her time to help veterans there. april good win gill is an army vet who looks forward to seeing ms. alan whenever she comes to the hospital. >> she is so excited about serving and being a volunteer and she takes it very, very seriously. >> allen said that she started volunteering as a way to feel alive after her husband passed and now all these years she's volunteered and given so much of her time and touched so many lives. what a wonderful woman and a well deserved honor. congratulations and thank you ms. allen. >> thousands of volunteer hours. >> everyone needs to watch this story and do what she does. you might want to bundle up the kids at the bus stop because most places are only in the 30s and 40s right now. >> yes, they are. we have a lot of cold air out there this morning.

cover too. we're not looking at the rain. you do want the jackets. we'll show you how cold it is before you level the house and how chill it's going to stay through the afternoon straight ahead. d.c. taxes are about to go up and that means so could yours. we'll expla in

. well, good wednesday morning. it is a cold one outside. the rain is gone. no umbrella today. you do want a very warm jacket. 39 leesburg. 39 dulles. 36 in winchester. 37 in gaithersburg. 42 quantity co. we'll show you what the afternoon will look like and colder airhe

we saw a surge of women running in the general assembly this year. >> last night election brought a number of historic firsts for female candidates mostly democrats. >> kathleen tran flips it to blue. her district represents parts of fairfax county. >> virginia is about 9% hispanics but has never had a latino dgt. elizabeth guzman won the 31st district in prince william and fauquier county. >> democrat hala ayala beat out a republican. democrat jennifer carol foy takes the second district. foy is a public defender and was one of the first black female graduates from the virginia military institute and she is a new mom as well to twins born earlier this fall

>> right. president trump has started what will be a high stakes visit to china. >> the president and first lady are having dinner right now with china's president xi jinping and his wife. news4 edward lawrence following all this before us from capitol hill. what's the goal of the trip? >> reporter: the goal is two fold. they want to get china on the same page with north korea. china is basically north korea's only friend and so the u.s. would like to see china get north korea to back off hostilities. also they want to get greater access to chinese markets for u.s. companies and ease some regulations that require u.s. companies to partner with chinese companies to do business there. president trump and the first lady are dining with china's president in the forbidden city. how important is the significance of that dinner? >> reporter: this is very important for both china and the u.s. donald trump becomes the first foreign leader to ever dine in the forbidden city in modern chinese history. they also saw an operaer

finished up there. it's a huge honor according to the chinese ambassador, something to show the importance of this u.s. visit and possibly to get donald trump or to try to impress donald trump a little bit and from trump's standpoint to try and show that he is able to meet eye to eye with the chinese and be able to talk with them and get a deal out of them. >> thank you, edward. we're learning new details about a domestic murder case in silver spring. we now know the suspect's name and have his picture. montgomery county police say anthony strong called 911 yesterday morning and confessed to killing his girlfriend. listen now to the dispatchers instructions to the responding officers. >> he's outside with his hands on the truck. he is crying now. >> inside the home, detectives found the victim shawna blackwell dead upstairs. chopper 4 there as

gathered evidence from that home. the neighbors say the couple had issues but those neighbors never saw this coming. >> police have been called over there quite a few times but we never gave it a second thought. >> detectives are not saying how blackwell died. investigators say a fire that killed two men with prince george's county was arson. the fire gutted this vacant home on foot street last thursday. the two homeless men inside died of smoke inhalation. detectives are working to find out who started that fire. the d.c. council introduced a proposal that could raise the district's sales tax to 6.5%. the higher tax would be used to help fund metro but can only go into effect if both maryland and virginia also raise their sales taxes by a penny. adam tuss is working for you with more on what this means for your bottom line and your future commutes. >> reporter: is that tax plan going to set up a regional

i'll tell you more when i join you coming up in the 5:00 hour. thanksgiving is a time to spend giving thanks with your family and friends, enjoying good food and enjoying each other's company. it can get pricey when you start making those lists. somebody did the math and the average consumers going to spend about $100. here are four tips to help you save money. first, decide what kind of event you're going to have. if you're hosting a party, have a potluck that way you're not footing the bill for the whole menu, although i know some people who don't trust other peoples' cooking or complete control of the people. create a budget. decide what's important. if no one eats the green beans, that can stay in the store. >> there has to be a vegetable. don't wait before a week before thanksgiving. most of the items you want for your dinner are on sale

now. shop around. compare prices. different stores have different deals. we do a potluck in my family. i still end up spending more than $100. i like to have a lost food. leftovers. put them in containers. >> i'm getting aaron green bean casserole for christmas. >> yes! . the french's fried onion to go right on top. >> when's your birthday, chuck? >> may 9th. >> send money. >> we have cloudy and chilly weather around here. >> what's going on? >> that warm pattern that we enjoyed for almost all of october into early november is long gone and we have our what will probably be our longest stretch of below average temperatures since the early parts of september coming our way. yesterday in addition to cloudy and chilly there was rain. over an inch of rain at national airport and over an average at bwi marshal as well. that made it the rainiest day in

here's our satellite picture this morning. a lot of clouds and the jet stream just down to our south so the weather is variable across the area today. you may actually get sunshine in north maryland but from the d.c./metro area southbound, no sunshine today. rain chance, we're not expecting a lot of rain. little pocket of drizzle and mist out here near the richmond and charlottesville. that's going to graze just across the southern tip of maryland today, that's going to be about it, though. here's future weather. through the day all cloud cover today in the washington area. you can get the little hint there could be just a little mist or drizzle down there in the southern most parts of our viewing area. temperatures on the cold side. upper 30s and low 40s as you head out the door this morning. you can probably get away without the umbrella. any amount of moisture that comes out of the sky today mainly mist and drizzle, pocket or two of light rain. if you need sunshine,

it back on friday. a gusty northwest wind, highs in the low to mid-40s both friday and saturday and a killing freeze area wide coming up on saturday morning. sheena will take you through today hour by hour. for now it's time for melissa. good morning to you. >> good morning to you. new problem in damascus. 27 crash reported. not any other information right now. we just know montgomery county police are responding at this point. inner loop, parkway work zone blocking the right lane. rest of the beltway is just fine. earlier problem in waldorf is now gone. that has reopened. northbound 95 here in virginia at 6:19 their triangle still have that crash blocking the left lane. overall i would say 95 in virginia is looking okay. as far as your marc issue here, the 6:40 train is canceled. 7:05 will run. metro honoring tickets. >> thank you. a grade

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airhead. finger pointing and infighting, that is what is reportedly happening in the

prince george's county school board. >> grade changing in order to boost the county's graduation rate. there is an argument over whistle-blowers who tipped off school board members. teachers and administrators who trusted him with what they knew led to the state investigating alleged grade changing. he says he won't betray them. >> we said that there were hundreds of students that didn't meet the requirements for graduation. we said that grades were changed without the knowledge or consent of teachers. all that is backed up by this report. >> now after the report was released, burrows and david murray received an e-mail from the chair board. the chair threatened to sanction them about whistle-blowers. governor larry hogan weighing in as well releasing a statement calling the letter concerning. a d.c. charter school is under investigation for possibly failing to report child suspected abuse. the i-team is breaking today.

scott macfarlane. >> reporter: d.c.'s attorney general office tells the us capital city public charter school handled the case of allen coleman. we learned the school fired him in 2015 days after learning he was suspected of sexually abusing a student from a prior school. they didn't hear about coleman until a year later when the victim came to them. coleman's pleaded guilty to child sex abuse, likely faces years in prison. he didn't comment to the news4 i-team. the charter school declined to answer our questions and declined to be interviewed and issued a statement instead. we're confident that we discharged our responsibilities prrl in this matter. we've cooperated with law enforcement in our phases of its investigation. in the year between coleman's firing and his arrest, he found a new teaching job in a different school district with some great

of his former capital city public school colleagues. that part of our story tonight on news4 at 11:00. scott macfarlane. target will be giving some of its shoppers a taste of black friday deals even earlier this year. the company offering earlier access shopping to its credit card holders on november 22nd. the wednesday before thanksgiving. more than 100 deals will go live on target.com. target says it is the most black friday deals it's ever ever made available before thanksgiving. >> i like that idea. get the shopping done before i eat my turkey and friday just relax. i stay away from shopping on friday. >> the early opening, early shopping. stay with us. announcer: "news4 today" starts now. >> virginia, we have witnessed yet another democratic sweep today. >> right now on "news4 today,"

the state leaning left this morning and the results from recounts could spark major change. plus an election of firsts. candidates historic wins has the whole country talking about our area this morning. >> and back to class after a school scare. the white powder mystery that sent five people to the hospital. plus double the stakes for your tweets while you have extra room to express yourself this morning. >> did you notice that? >> i did. >> it's too much, though. i'm sorry. >> i am. go off. >> i need a quick tweet. i need to know my news and have it. tell me your message and move on. >> i'm talking about traffic now. i'm just going to complain and -- get my white pants and go to town. >> good morning everybody. >> you've opinion warned. >> great, awesome. >> start the show by complaining. he'll get you ready with all the election results and a look at your forecast. >> melissa will have