it was rough too, melissa is standing by. she'll have a look at the coute for us. it's another storm team 4 weather alert day. >> yes it is. not only did we get heavy rain o or threeours ago but it left a lot of high standing water. floor watches remain in place. that is a flood warning. be on the look out for high water this morning. aosbility of more heavy rain coming later today. localized amounts of 1 to 2 inches possible. ouds overd.c. here this morning. circulation w, the with what was florence will move through here later today. that's the reason rain chances remain high. 80% chance you'll get rained on today. first waveto of thundes is

gone. that's headed toward arlington and the district over theext little bit. we're in the mid 70s already. >> warm out er this is getting on to the outer loop of the soltway. of this actually rescinded in the past 40 minutes or sollut yoee situations like this no matter where you're driving this morning. silver spring, southbound new hampshire avenue, high standing water there. we'll have a water main break there. lanes blocked to there. >> i almost ran into the

barrier. >> be careful. >> thank you. it is 4:02 and the worst of florence may be behind uswh but remains is causing rough weather across our region. storms roll through overnight. and public schools are closed using dangerous road conditions. >> the richmond area is hardest hit yesterday. tornadoes touched down leaving one person dead and serious damage. >> look at that. a sight to behold. a tornado in chesterfield, virginia destroyed an entire businessif it lted the roof off and ripped it apart. you ca see the big pieces of debris all over the place. one person died when that business collapsed and another was hurt. the exact number of tornadoes needs to be confirmed by the

weather service. >> here's a look t at damage once the tornado moved through that part of the county. the roof ended up in the front lawn of neighboring businesses. this i home forme. i remember this area very erwel. weren't that many businesses there when i was a kid but now it's very densely populated and a lot of people could have been hurt here. the wind knocked down several power lines too. more than 8,000 customers are waking up in the rk. >> looking at all of the leveled buildings completely flattened. >> it's amazing that more people weren't hurt considering a hotel ght across the street.f parts north carolina experiencing serious flooding even though florence eft the area. >> the situation could get worse since several ingersoll-rariver expected to crest until the end of the week. entire neighborhoods are underwater and neighbors started

using their own boats to rescue people. 32 people died in this storm. hundreds of thousands are still without power and a shortage of gasoline for generators put three local tv stations off the air yesterday. >> it may be hard to tell but there's a highway under all the sand right there. the department of transportation leased the drone video yesterday. they tried to clear the sand from highway 12. people have not been abl to get to the outer banks to check on their home because tt highway is closed. >> first rponders stretched to their limits so ordinary people are stepping in to help rescue people too. olunteers from the central florida airboat company are doing theirh own searc and rescue missions. they rescued several families including a pregnant woman and her three children. they were cnging to a tree bramp

branch to stay alive. coming up we'll have a live report we're following two developing stories this morning both impacting the trump wuste hoe. he first, concerns the president's nominee for the suort courtrett kavanaugh. a woman accusing him of sexual assault is invited to testify at a public hearing on monday. he denied all the allegations. democrats say they want answers before they votehile republicans say democrats have known about the allegations for months. >> it is an accusation which ae rankingr of the committee has known about for at least six boeks. known for six weeks yet chose to keep secret until the 11th ho >> it's an insult to the women of america to rush this through after the serious allegationsha been made. >> yesterday, president trump said he would be okay with a

delay in the confirm process while the claims are investigated. president trump has called forhe declassification of documents related to the russia investigation. this morning democrats say he's only doing it to make himself look better. they include a surveillance warrant andormer fbi director james comey' text messages. the president for months claimed the russia investigation is a hoax and a witch hunt. a breakingn situatione west, another round of wildfires. what's happenin >> well, we want to get right to these remarkable images out of utah. you can see a lot of smoke he ri rising. right now officials say the wildfire is 23% contained.

itaused road closures and evacuations already. we'll keep an eye on it and bring you the latest video images. back to you. >> thank you. now.07 we're learning new details about an apartment fire in prince george's county. 132 have to find somewhere to live. >> we' told the fire started in a 4th floor apartment and quickly spread to the unit. the fire started as just as many kids were coming home from school.n one t says crews saved his dog just in time. >> she's such a small dog. she could have been under anything. she could hav beenanywhere. >> hydrants were used from down the str bt totle the fire. >> we're also learning more details about the -smurdcide in silver spring. the man that killed his wife and

10-year-oldon workeds a mechanic in the area. there's evidence he planned thek at he also shot his daughter and step daughter before killing himself at that home sunday night. police say he and his wife were living apart under the same roof. >> it's the d.c. council is considering overturning the will of d.c. voters by repealing a law that would raiseages for tipped workers. hundreds of people packed the council hearing room. a majority of members are sponsong a bill to repeal it. it could cause job losses nd higher prices while others say the council should respect what the voters approved. >> when we talk about voter suppression awhere in the untry and if we're going to suppress the vote here in washington d.c. because ittid ome out the way the restaurant association wanted it to come out andome of these politicians wanted it to come

out. >> it's actually $0 per hour. >> the initiative is supsed to boost pay to $15 an hour by 202e from current $3.33 an hour. >> happening today, president trump will welcome the president of poland to the white house. that visit takes place as poland celebrates the centennial year the recovery of its independence. the two will address ways to strengthen the u.s.-poland rategic partnership. they'll discuss trade and security matters. don't beetlarmed if you a text message from the government. this is part of the federal emergency management agency testing of the presidential alert system. eryone will get a message at 2:18 in the afternoon on october 3rd. theessage will read, presidential alert followed by this is a test of the national wireless emergency alert system.

no action is needed. you cannot opt out of this. the test was scheduled previously for thursday but was delayed because of the impact of florence. >> think before you post. sounds like something you often tell your teen about social media, now the fbi is turning the phrase into a nationwide campaign. it's part of their new public awareness campaign. they'll host a news conference to laumpl tnch the #thinkefore post. if you noticed a lot of scammers calling your cell phone, it's n your imagination. a new report by the ormmunication firm predicts the next year m than 44 of all calls made to cell phones will be robocalls. scam calls drastically spiked from 4% to 29% in the last year.

the best way to avoid the calls is to sign up for the do not call registry. >> well, surprises and upsets at the emmy awards. >>ne surprise particular is he finally won an award more than 40 years after his notable role on happy days. >> i only have 47 second wrote this 43 yearsago. he said to me a long time ago if you stay at the table long enough the chips come to you and tonight i got to clear the table. >> good for him. that's henry winkler during his acceptance speech for his supportingctor win for barry. it was a great speech. hhe saide wrote it 40 years ago. other winners, the marvelous mrs. mavel became the firstre aming series in comedy honors. game of thros for drama

series. you can find a complete list of winners in the nbc washington app. and a real life dramatic twist. the most talked about oment involving a university of maryland alum. >> i need to catch up. it was on too late for me. >> i saw thenn beg. it turned out pretty good. john legd at the beginning of the show. >> it is the emmys. want to see the gowns. >> teenagers never get as much sleep as they should. >> coming up the one thing your child may be doing just before bed stopping them from getting a full night's sleep. plus is coca-cola getting into the marijuana business? the moves t company is making right now that say yes. > and caught camera, a bear, a car, and a startled family. can't top that. flash flood watch remain in place until 6:00 this afternoon. chances for even more heavy rain before today is done.

that's the bad news. good news, this

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canadian marijuana producer to develop those drinks. in ould have an ingredient marijuana that could help treat pain but doesn't get you high. >> it's now 4:17. your child's cell phone may be depriving them of sleep. a majority of parents believe late night use of electronics are to blame for their kid's sleeping problems. about 40% of parents say their teen has trouble falling asleep but more than half believe social media and cell phones are the number one lprit. experts recommend setting rules and limiting your teen's use of electronics before bedtime. my teen has to turn it >> turn it in? >> yeah. iyou can't leave in your room. it's my phone. you're borrowing myphone. that's the way it works in my house.

we have new o video a moment we hope you don't have to face. we're talking about the moment theyad to help a bear break out of their van. >> you have to seehis to believe it. >> what in the world? >> this is in ashevill north carolina. the bear opened the door to the unlocked the owner locked the van realizing the bear was in shthe. didn't realize the bear was in there until she and her husband went back to the van to get in. her automatic doors didn't open to her husband unlockedhe door for the bear to escape. the bear finds another way out though. busted the window. >> he just broke that window. >> you may not know this, but bears are dangero animals. >> not ,pand they beat bamboo. >> a panda would have ripped that cart. ap >> i've seen a video of a panda

pulling the guy through the thing. >> he was playing. >> denial ain't just another river. bears are dangerous animals. do not go near them. the weather has been crazy around here again for the last 24r hours so. we have one more day. it's weather craziness. flash floodates remain in place because of all the rain yesterday and locally another inch or more is possible today. a lot of high standing water around from the late night storms p andsibility of more heavy rain today. more things to know. heavy rain possible today. believe it or not, sunshine comes back tomorrow and we have a chanco go 3 or maybe 4 days rainfall.without almost unheard of around here. what's left of florence out there across parts of northern virginia.

this is all caught up in a weather front that's going to push all the deep tropical moisture offshore. good ridance to that. rain moving back into the city and the district as well as arlington county, showers from fairfax down to springfield this morning. a little break in the action across parts of the b valley these rain drops across western maryland have eyes on f for us later today. hit and miss rain chances this morning. ikour mosty time to get rained on is from noon until about 5:00 or 6:00 this amp. by 8:00, i think all the rain is done and believe it or inot, optimistic that we can go four days in a row without. rainfa don't quote me on that. i'm just telling you, this is not the weather pattern you want to guarantee dry weather in but we're gng for gusto here for the next coup of days. >> i believe itie i b you.

>> silver springs here, southbound a new hampshinue at colesville. not a huge aimpact. peop using other roads like randolph but that street flooding and highg standater means the southbound lanes are blocked. a live picture coming upn a little bit. also silver springs. right side blocked by high standing water as well. arlington this morning, southbound gw parkway at the 14th street bridge. left side blocked by flooding there. >> melissa, thank you. still ahead, hurricane florence may have come and gone but the car damage during that storm may soon wind up on a used car lot near you. we'reng wor for you with tips on how you can spot a fld damaged car before you buy it. >> geto ready t cheer d.c. we're looking ahead to the finals of america's got talent and more performances by the local violinist. >> this afternoon on ellen. >> okay. this is time to make myself look stupid time. >> come on.

ther you go. >> it's not bad. >> it doesn't look so out of place onhim. we will sit with the america's got talent judge, simon cowell will drop by ellen and then

walmart is going the extra mile to help those devastated by hurricane florence. so fa walmart has shipped nearly 3 million cases of water. truckloads of emergency supplies like batteries,oxes of cereal

and cans of fruits and vegetables are onhe way to hard hit areas. ould ompany announced it match company donations for hurricane relief. after hurricane florence tharsands of damaged by flood water could be headed to a used car lot near you. >> these car can have massive problems. how to spot a flood damaged car. >> it's illegal i most states to spread flood damaged cars without disclosing the damage. but that doesn't mean it won't happen. >> a flood damaged car is declared a total loss by the insurance companynd isn't communicated to buyers. >> mechanics should conduct a thorough inspection but there's things you should do too. over to thing is come the front of the car. inhale and see if there's a moldy or muy smell. next, pop up the trim panel on the door here.

if the carpet is dirty or ifs therny rust. if there's any kind of sediment or dirt or stone, that's what haened when the water came up and in the car and it settled in there. pop off the caps. look where the spare tire would be kept. see if it's got rust on the exposed tools or the panels or even on the tools like the jack. the back of the engine bay, when water rose it stays when the car is flooded it's going to recede and leave a flood line. if there's anything like that walk away from the vehicle. >> vehicle history reports are no guaraee that car is problem free. good morning,yb evy. another rainy day. your daily grade for today, onca

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>> right to the weather alert and the storm that woke you up overnight. you could hear the thunder cracking for hours overnight. it certainly woke me up. >> the roads are also wet this morning and flash flooding watches are in effect all over the area. this was the scene as one of our team membeo came i work this morning. you're going to want to leave yourself ext time onhe roads today. we also know virginia schools are closed today because there's