especially near the bus stops. temperatures are in about the mid 60s to low 70s. low visibility this morning, very dense fog through the district especially and as we go through the day cloudy skies an spottyshowers. that rain is going to stay in the forecast this week and then we're talking about of course, hurricane florence. details on that coming up. let's see how your commute is looking. right now as promised, here's the beltway inner loop and outerloop. so no big complaints but that fog is a serious over the place. so you can't even see these folks heade southbound this morning. it's really, really dse looking good here this morning. southbound 395 after duke street still have tight lane blocked by a work zone and up to maryland here, 95 southbound, 32 to the beltway. you're on time.

>> thank you. it's now 4:30. back now to our team coverage o hurricanflorence. >> this is the projected path. north carolina seems to main target but this is a very big storm. maryland and virginia alsoed decl states of emergency. >> there's also evacuation orders in place this morning. the orders effect people living nd ng the eastern shore hampton roads area. those in the southeastern part footagetate and this is from yesterday of people trying to soak up some sunshine at virginia beach ahead of the storm. people don't have much time. don't forget, you can get caught up on the potential impact on the nbc washington app. > today memorials honor those killed in the september 11th

attack 1 years ago. >> this morning, crews pla to put a flag on the side of the pentagon. justin will be theive for us later in ourhi broadcast ts morning. >> thousands are also to gather at ground zero to pay their respects. the ceremony will include a moment of silence to observe when the flight struck the north and south tower and the reading of the names of the victims. prident trump and theirst lady will go to the united 93 memorial for a ceremony later toda now to the latest on the up roar in the catholic church. they're sharing their concerns about the sex abuse scandaled linko the former and current arch bishops of washington. they held the first of two meetings last night.pe le told news 4 that they were encouraged not to talk to the media.

one womdid, though. she tells news 4 she is a clergy abuse survivor a worries about her grand kids growing up in the church. >> i'm scared because iave grandkids. i want them to post the names of all of the credibly accused priestsn the arch diocese of washington. >> they called for cardinal donald wuerl to re-sign. recent gnd jury report says he covered up sex abuse claims when he was bishop of pittsburgh. he has denied any wrong doing. the next meeting at st. matthews the next mondaynight. it's now 4:33. new video this morning shows demonstrators protes the shooting death in dallas. police officer amber gieger says e shot him inside his apartment mistaking it as own but there's conflicting

accounts of what happened. according to court documents she arrived on the wrong floor and found the door slightly open thinking her apartment was broken into. she told him to put his handsp and when he did not, she shot him. but a search warrant stated she found him at the door and a neighbor heard them talking before gunshots. she is charged with manslaughter. >> it's 4:34 now and here's a look at the other top stories this morning. opening statements are today in the d.c. msion murders trial. he is charged in the 2015 murders of three familybe m and their housekeeper. during the trial we could hear from the surviving housekeeper that worked for that family for 20 years and also his family he faces life in prison. the frederick county health departnt in maryland i warning people to stay out of the water. it seems as if all the rain have been getting is overwhelming sewage facilities c andsing some overflows. take a look. this map shows rivers and areas

toavoid. that's highlighted in red. health officials say no one should swim in these areas for at least a week. >> here's a reminder to get a head start on your commute. lanes are going to be closed in both directions on the arlington memorial br. and starting next week through the middle of october expect the left lane in both directions to be closed all day. two lanes will be open on each side. so expect slow downs there. >> it's now 4:35. coming up, they save lives every day. and now they're easier for your family to get. the pharmacy that's stocking epipens and how you can get them for free. plus. ♪ >>

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finals. officials called off the game after ruling that the infield was unplayable. i hope they make it. >> yeah. >> bryce harper. he's just like us. >> major airlines have a plan to help avoid stranded travellers at airports. american, delta, southwest, jet blue are waiving change fees on those that could be in flence's path. travellers can rebook their flights between now and the 19th of this month. travellers flying to south carolina, north carolina, and virginia can rebook their flights within 14 days of their original flit date ato additional charge. >> all right. it is a foggy morning ouide. a couple of hit and miss showers out there. that's t case f much of the

day today.ur temper today will be starting in the 60s and 70s. we'll end up close to 80 degrees for a high today. but a couple of passing showers means take your umbrella. the 10ay forecast coming up. >> why pay more for metro? why some of the busiest days on the rails could soon bece the

we are tracking hurricane florence as it moves closer to the east coast. chuck and sheena are updating us as new advisories come in. that's coming up in few minutes. >> we're paying tributes to the victims of the september 11th attack. here at news 4 we spotted american flags around town as we honor the lives lost on this day 17 years ago. these are hanging on buildings inross aon this morning. coming up in a few minutes, justin finch will join usive from the pentagon with a preview of a ceremony taking place there

later this morning. >> now to new video showing people already buying bob woodward's new book shell book "fear." that's the new tell a about the white house. presidt trump already attacked that book calling woodward a liar. >> tracie ivtts is on capitol hill this morning. president trump isn't the only one questioningrehebility of this book. >> no, his chief of staff and defens sretary say how they were quoted in the book never happened. kelly supposedly calling the president an idiot a reportedly the defense secretary jim mattis says that president trump has the understanding of a fifth or 6th grader. both denied making those comments. the author bob woodward says no, they're not telling the truth. it's a he said, he said at this point and the i white house it's first briefing in weeks pushing back on both the book

and trying to discredit the author and still trying to figure out who is the anonymous new york times author making similar claims. >> thank you. >> it's now 4:46. an accused russian secret agent muta in jail until her trial. the judge announced the decision yesterdayeste a new twist in the case. prosecutors admitted they misintpreted textmessages. that lead the government to say she offered sex in exchange for lavernment access. the judgeed the mistake during yesterday's hearing but again butina was sti ordered to stay in jail until the trial. >> they' now searching for a suspect that sete a f at a planned parenthood building. this is i earlythe morning.

you can see a person right there. they're spraying lighter fluided on -- fluid on the building. it smoeouwent for three until someone called 911. >> it's 4:47 right now. turning tragedy into meaningful change. the parents of children that lost their les in hazing incidents are joining fraternities and sororities in hazing.ht to end he died in 2017 after drinking dangerous levels of aohol at a fraternity at penn state. fraternity brothers didn't call 911 for hours. his parents are now joining the call to chang the greek life culture on campuses across the country. they're phing for new legislation as well as the plan to help college students help educates. high school his parents say if these things were in place when their son was in school, things would be erent now. >> if people were properly

educated and thought twice abouy what tere doing. >> in his case, three of his fraterty brothers have pleaded guilty. they're set to go to trial. >> a life changing announcement for those tt suffer from food allergies. walgreens is making it easier to get. they're carry something similar to an epi-pen. it's for people that may have experienced shortages in the past. >> it's the only thing we know that will work to potentially treat the condition. so if someone doesn't have an epi-pen or their epi-pen is expired they do get concerns. le the pens are now avail nationwide and there's no cost.g d deal for a lot of families. >> metro may starthaing more during special events and the new potential safety upgrade may be necessary. adam tuss is following it all

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>> back now to the weather alert. preparations are in place as the ea coast braces for hurricane florence. the u.s. navy ordered about 30 of its ships out to sea. the uss dwight d. eisenhower left yesterday. they'll go to parts of the atlantic where they're better able to weather the storm. >> the on shore flow is a huge deal. it's a category 4 right now and for us locally the bpact may later. end of the weekend and early next week. >> but it will have some impact? >> lots of rain. >> weec e it but most of the rain will stay south of here. dealing morning we're with a lot of fog. visibility is very low out there: take a look. this is almost zero mile visibility in the district.

so you may note be a to see more than about 30 feet in front of you in some areas. be very careful. looking at less than a mile visibility. and dulles less than a mile visibility. so very dense fog this morning. be very careful if you're passing there too. weave a couple trying to move in from the south but we're still looking dry. it's 72 degrees in washington. 70 in clinton right now. so mild to start off your rning and as the kids head back to school, maybe a raincoat because wehaave thee for showers. the fog out there this morning at the bus heop. through days, cloudy skies with highs around 80 degrees. now there it is. there might be an eye wall replacement going on pretty soon but this still looks like a fantastic storm as far as the organization in it.in me we don't expect it to weaken any time soon.

it's aan strong hurr we are expected to even lose intensity once it nears land. this would be late thursday into friday. it could very well weaken rapidly and slow dn a lot. it's not good if this storm slows down. a lot of rain for the carolinas and it depends on what happens inland.oves if it heads farther south we'll get less rain and wind in our forecast. we'll get more rain and wind in the forecast. but again, thelowing down of this storm would be a huge impact on much of the mid-atlantic as far as just the constant rainfall is concerned. here's our rainfall forecast as we go through the weekend andy. into tues we're looking at 2.5 inches. this is a europn model. now you can see where the heaviest rain is expected here. look a wilmington. parts of north carolina could see devastating flooding from this and part of the reason why is because once it moves itinla

going to slow down and have a tremendous amount of moisture with it.ki we're l at days of rainfall and days of heavy rainfall. we'r going to start tracking it. potentially impacting us saturday and sunday.he so far timing has been pushed back with the movement of this thing once it's onor land monday and tuesday for us here to see the heaviest rainfall. we'll have more updates as we go through the rest of the week. make sure that you have your umbrella. let's see what' happening on the roads. good morning. >> good morning. quite foggy all over the place this morning. here's a live picture at northwest connecticut avenue there. it's rllyfoggy. especially dangerous on the main roads coming in on 2 t on outerloop over to river road. very foggy. right lane is blocked there. the ground is wet.

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news 4 todayne continues . your time is 4:55.

barrelling toward the coast, hurricane florence now a powerful category 4 hurricane packing strong winds and pounding rains c on alision course with the east coast. >> she's a strong girl and she is coming to see us and i don't

carehat you , you better get ready because she's coming to see us. >> conditions along the coast are calm now but don't let that fool yo d we'res away from potentially life threatening conditions in some areas. coming up on 5:00 a.m. this tuesdamorning. i'm aaron gilcrest. >>s sta of emergency have been declared. >> this week news 4 is the place to turn f the latest on hurricane florence. >> sheena isng keen eye on the storm's path and we begin with a check on the road conditions and of course your important forecast with storm bell meteorologist chuck and we saw a lot of fog. that's going to be a problem. >> yes, indeed. very low visibility this morning down under a mile in some spots. so be careful this morning. weather frontar stati back out to our west is pinching all the moisture up t east coast so we'll keep a chance for an occasional shower. maybe rumble or two of thunder

today. not looking for any severe weather but here's a couple of thunder showers down here. they're coming our way in a little bit. so v coraj area not all th-- co that high. grab the umbrella. future weather today, off and on chances for hit and miss shower or thunder shower during the day today. mainlyer on in the afternoon. that's going to be your best chance for showers and a storm or two but temperature-wise we're going to up close to 80 degrees. visibility down under a mile here early this morning. only .1 mile here at national airport.ur temper, low 60s. closer to 70 around the city. highs today tp close 80 degrees. take that umbrella and more rais chanit and miss between now and the weekend. what florence decides to do, sheena will discuss coming up in g few more minutes. >> tak a look right now, white's ferrytd