woman and two children now in critical condition. police were tipped off by this after a 911 call came from inside of the home. they arrived to this o house the 100 block of amberleigh drive. they did find a handgun as well as the shootin came after a dispute between those two adults haands what preempted all of this here. workingay they're still to piece together the details. have a listen. >> we are investigating this as a murder-suicide domestic related event.ot it's a random event and we don't believe there's any danger to the public or the neighborhood. >> we did a if there were previous calls to this home about domestic issues. police say at this time they don't have that information. however, at this ptime,ice are still focused on this home. again, two dead,re three chi in critical condition.

police believe this was a family that were all cut down last night by this apparent domestic incident. live here in silver spring, news 4. you. o >> thank you. at 4:31 we turn back to ourco rage of florence now. take a look at video from kingston, north carolina. there's water as far as eheye can see from several neighborhoods totally emerged in that water this morning. >> they're using cameras tha detect body heat. they conducted more than 1,000 rescues since florence made landfall on friday. flood waters will continue to rise today as the rain keeps falling. 17 people died and more than half a million people don't have

power. >> that requires a lot of gas. take a look at this. that line end ed moed more thane from the entrance. for an was filling up cans the entire neighborhood. >> we heard there was gas. we couldn't get out of our houses because it was still b floode when the waters went down we told everybody we were going to get gas. they gave us gas canse' and w down here just to help else.ody everybody has to join together. >> got to be safe with all of thos cans of gas in your car too. other drivers ran out of gas while they were waiting and had to push their vehicle the rest ofy. the >> we are tracking the remnants of hurricane florence now on all of our platform you can find the latest track on the nbc washington app. coming up at 5:00 a.m. a live report of the flooding there. >> now to our other top stories this morning, a bicyclist is

dead after colliding with a car in prince geunge's . this happened at the intersection of annapolis road and morley road last night. e road was shutdown for awhile. >> the woman that aused supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual ssconduct ome forward. they're reporting her name and details of her claim that happened in the 1980s. democrats are fighting to delay a committee vote on kavanaugh while som republicans say it will happen this week as scheduled. tracie potts will have a live report from capitol hill in a fewminutes. >> 4:33 our time right now. a big fight over raising the minimum wage in d.c. today the d.c. council will hold a hearing. in june votersve app initiative 77 that would endhe credit for both workers. >> they are among the people

that signed up ttestify in favor of initiative 77. it would boost hourly pay for pped workers from $3.30 an hour to minimum wage, $15 an hour by 2025. he is a valet. >> it would make my life easier that i won't feel like i have to live paycheck to paycheck. d.c. voters passed the initiative in june but it could be overturn by the council. some question whether it would actually help those >> it's a real disappointment to hear members of the council try to actively supreme the vote of d.c. voters. >> critics say this initiative could actually hurt workers because some people might stop tipping them and there's a concern that this could increase costs for businesses that have to pay the higher wages. >> i sti feel it' going to hurt the workers. it's going to hurt the industry and more poimportantly it's goi

to hurt the community. the prices in w restaurantsl go up. >> hundreds of people signed up to testify for and against. in the district, news 4 >> it was a tough loss for the redskins. tough loss. this morning, the past 50 seasons the team has sold out every home game but yesterday the team announced attendance was about 57,000 people whichbo was a 25,000 short of its capacity for the home ener. >> that's pretty embarrassing. >> that's awful. >> we're reluctant to show you this video because it was that bad of a game. the team has a chance to restart this streak. they're back at home next week against the green bay packers. game kicks off sunday afternoon

1:00. head in to get their the game. >> i think starting the season with a win against arizona on the road, there was so much momentum and so muchec etion and maybe because the colts weren't considered as big of a allenge they just dropped the ball and could not get to the end zone. there's not a single touchdown. it was turnovers and there was no running all the people that showed up last week just weren't making any plays.a adrien peterson and jordan reid. >> need hard coaching this week to get back in the game. we'll show you a familiar face. how about this? aps star alex ovechkin in a different red the redskins home opener. >> it's burgundy. he spent tim with team owner dan snyder and quarterback josh norman before t. ga he was made honorary captain of

the game and participated in the coin toss. i wonder if he can throw a football or catch one. >> we'll see what you can do, buddy. we'll put you in a uniform. coming up, a charging warning,n plugge electronic causes an explosion in an apartment. what was behind this dangerous blast,till ahead. >> plus scare at the circus. children injur when an animal act goes wrong. more on this wild video from

in this picture you can make out the charred remains of the hov hoverboard. it was charging when it caught

fire yesterday. the fire spread to other items in the apartment. f 75efighters responded and evacuated the whole building. >> that fire caused $75,000 worth of damage. >> a lot of trouble right there. terrifying video this morning of a camel losing control at a circus. >> six children and one adult sent to the hospital after that animal scared and just violently reacted. watc now this was yesterday afternoon during the circus performance in pittsburgh. children were riding on the camel on the main floor when sddenly the camel was spooked andrted to buck. one child now has a fractured arm. after abouten seconds staff regained control of the animal. investgators are still try to figure out why the camel reacted that i've ridden a camel and they seem so docile.

>> just like any animal it can become scared and thel ani is going to react. my leo is the sweetest. >> i don't think he should keep riding the camel to work. lee your camelt home, aaron. we're watching for the possibility oocally heavy rain again. what's left of florence spins it's wayhrgh the mid-atlantic and headso out sea. some places could get 4 inches of rain before the sunshinetu s midweek. 10-day forecast when i see you next. beltway andrk on the around of slow spots town. we'll have the full coming up. >> plus we can all use some good news as we start our monday. till ahead, we'll show you a world record for hugging. how many h this local girl gave to beat the record.

i put criminals in prison during the day i'm jennifer wexton, and as a prosecutor, and changed diaps at night. later, when i had a law practice, i volunteered to help moms collect child support. then, as state senator, i worked across party lines to target sexual offenders and take guns away from domestic abusers. in congress, i'll stand up to president trump. i approve this mes wge because, like eveking mom, what's ahead is as important as what's in the rearview mirror.

breakin news right now. a shooting inside a silver spring home haspened late night on amberly drive. our crews are working for you at the scene. >> it's another storm team ayweather alert as we track what's left of hurricane florence. no longer a hurricane. that storm is expected to move through west virginia into pennsylvania today after leaving much of the carolinas under water. those of you waking up in the valley could see up to 3 inches of rain tonight. chuck is keeping an eye on the forecast here in d.e region. he'll be back in a few minutes.

let's get anhe update on damage and destruction from wendy in wilmington, north carolina. >> three days later, florence will not loosen her grip on the carolinas. >> still got water coming up further than it ever did in a normal storm. >> herrelentless rain, almost 2.5 feet in some places causing dangerous flooding. >> you open the door, that's when w saw all water. it was like oh my god and it's like, youknow,ust water everywhere. >>ater swallowing homes and s. communit >> just evacuating people thatn t get out by in other means than boats. >> heroselping tho escape rolling rivers whose water has where else to go. >> this storm has never been more dangerous than it is rht now. >> sadly, a rain soaked tree fell on a mobil home killing a three month old infant inside. l >> if youe close to trees,

go autoand inspect your prerty. if youeel like a tree is going fall, move to a location that's safer. >> a tragic reminder of just how dangerous florence still is. in wilmington,or carolina, nbc news ench. we turn now to a developing story. a woman accusing bavttaugh of sexual assault is speaking out and going public. she claims thatd happe in the 80s in montgomery county. >> democrats are fighting to delay a vote on kavanaugh's confirmation this week. tracie when did lawmakers find out about thisac ser? >> well, democrats knew about it this summer in july when they got a letter. this woman is christine blasey ford. she said she was groped and

another teenager at the time watched and theyl all f on top of each other and that's when she was able to get away. democrats say she didn't want to come forward atin that >> at this point we know democrats including the top democrat on the senate judiciary committee want to delay a vote. what's thed likelih of that happening? >> not only do they want to delay it but at let two republicans want to delay it. keep in mind there's only 11 republicans on the committee. one or twoou republicans trn the tide and get this nomination and gs confirmation stuck in committee. they want to delay it until thef can hearm ford and hear her side of the story. >> all right, tracie potts live us.capitol hill for thank you. happening tonight, st. matthew's cathonc church d.c. is having another listening session in light of the on goinx church abuse scandal. there's allegations that cardinalonald wuerl covered up abuse by priests during his time

in pittsburgh. share are invited to their con serns and feelings on the scandal as well as thoughts howhe church community can protect and assist abuse survivors. tonight's listening session i period hahhi happening at the same church where he celebrated mas on friday. he is expected to travel to rome. >> it's 4:49. the d.c. m mansionsder trial resumes this morning. so far we heard from 17es wis. last week in court we heard from a man that worked with a bank to get the $40,000 ransom money. another man had an appointment the day of the murder. he testified when he talked to her on the phone she sounded scared and nervous. stay with news 4 for complete coverage on this case. you'll find the latest information ithe nb washington app. search mansion. >> opening statements begin in

the first-degree murder trial of the chicago plen t-- police officer in the fatal shooting. his attorney says he feared for his life when he shot mcdonald in 2014. th footage shows him opening fire as the teeger walked away from officers with a knifend in his >> new video out of new jersey showing a big fire at the gas station. a woman lost control of her car and plowed into that gas pump. he had stepped away for a bathroom break. he was not hurt and thelyoman onad minor injuries. she was given two tickets for driving recklessly. >> right now crews are trying to clean up a mess, a tree fell at st. columbus church in

northwest. this happened yesterday. snapped a power pole there and caused some homes to lose power for awhile. crews will probably be out there until about 7:00 this morning. >> a lot of trees in our area and with the ground as saturated as it's >>been. ou can tell on that video. >> i thought i saw a peek of it this weekend. >> did you really? >> yeah. it was a cloudy start on a monday morning for you. in chances are going to continue to stay very, very high. not too muchhiog out morning. that's the good news. pretty good shape this mornin this will come down just a bit once the rain starts to move in. it's not far away.

the heaviest rain will be from the blue ridge into the valley and mountains of west virginia. that doesn't mean we won't get heavy rainround thecity. we certainly will. could easily get another inchtwo inches around the d.c. metro area but some placesould get 3 or 4 inches of rain today. the steadier rain is marching in here around 8:00 or 9:00 in th morning. earlier than that out to the south and west. probably before 7:00 this morning. rain could be heavy at times later in the morning and through the afternoon hours today. look at that. by 1:30 this afternoon and more

heavy rain likely to be heading up i-95 today in times for the evening commute. ind especially the tuesday morning ride that could be the rainiest part of it all. sunshine comes back. three sunny days in a row for the first time since anyone can remember. temperatures wayavbove age. perhaps near 90 degrees on friday. we're not going to worry about weekend rain chances but know they're sort of hanging out there. >> all rit. outer loop before allentown road. this is going to start being an issue with that traffic pattern center of the road being clocked and kicks into gear this morning. you can see t rest of the beltway is looking pretty good.

you can see northbound and southbound looks good and silver spring, northbound georgia, we had the right lane getting by the paving. >> 11-year-old grace roberts set the w mld record ft hugs in a minute. she hugged 103 people in 55 seconds. this all happened during weekend long refest. she was inspired by her brother that's fighting cancer. i love that. what a way to spread joy too. >> a little girl set a goal to throw the first pitch at all 30 major league baseball parksnd yesterday she completed her goal and tossed out the first pitch with hero bot robotic hand. she tossed the first pitch. she was born with a syndrome that causedhe fingers in her

right hand to be underdeveloped but worked with doctors to use a 3d printer toesign a robotic hand. her first pitch was thrown in baltimore. what an accomplishment. >> her father is from maryland. that's how she started there. >> love it. >> 30 ballparks, right? >> yeah. it's now 4:55. a virginia church is singing a new tune thanks to a very generous donation. >> they just got a new organ. the church's old organ had worn out over the years and members were worried they wouldn't be able to afford a new one but as luck would have it, it didn't need any organ anymore and you can tell how grateful the congregation was for this gift. >> probably by the tears rolling down my face, you know.

there are no wos. >> the church says music is a big part of i services. each of the pipes on that had to be brought in andd. clea >> that's a big job. >> a major grand opening in springfield, virginia. >> the st. james center opened and i is a massive field. one of the founders is caps captain alec- alex ovechkin. it will be open every day. >> one of the cars had to stop overnight for a deadly accident. details ahead. the rain is measuring feet and not inches in north carolina. in florence it's still dropping more showers. the latest on the devastation is coming up at 5:00. right here on news 4 today.

the storm is weakeni over the carolinas. deadly rain is still hammering the region i news 4 on the ground as the massive relief effort continues.

>> an accuser comes forwarays after a woman claimed that brett kavanaugh sexually assaulted her. she tells more of her story to the washington post. >> good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us on this rning. we're busy for a monday. >> that's for sure. we're trackg historic flooding as florence continues to dump rain. >> some of that storm could bring showers to our area today. >> melissaas an eye on the morning commute for you. let's start with chuck bell and a loos at thi forecast. you have a lot of rain you're tracking. a couple of days off. lucky her. rainy days and mondays. don't let it get you down though. rain chances willinally diminish once we get to the end of the day tomorrow and we'll probably havehree sunny days in a row to finish theee