we're going to get a check on your morning commute with melissa mollet. first chuck bell here with the forecast we want to hear this forecast. >> i know. i feel like i'm letting you down by not being in weather alert. we've been code red for days on end around here dealing with all the remnants of florence. for today t ugh that is all gone. out to sea. just befe7:00, pleasant start. 69 in morton, virginia. 67 in the berg. gaithersburg, 66 degrees. it is an a plus forecast for today. 85 degrees, an o abundance sunshine. there is the tiniest little chce for showers primarily up in the mountains of west ipple comes this our way. nonetheless, i think car washing, absolutely.

our next sigficant chanc up for sunday. a convertible top down emergency. maybe we go code red for that. >> i love the top down weather. southbound b.t. paw. parkway, gg over that. left side of the road is blocked soight now going to start seeing those delays southbound b.w. parkway. for getting opper, there and showing us the delays. right shoulder blocked. outer loop bygeorgia, cra on the left loop. crash was over this telling us they see the w carh flares. you might see a little slowdown, no major problem. rest of the beltway looking quite good. guys? >> melissa, thank you. 6:01. woman is in grave condition after a violent stabbing in d.'s logan circle neighborhood. >> it happened last night right outside of a popular carry out reaurant. ws 4's justin finch is live

with more on how this attack unfolded. justin? >> reporter: eun, aaron, a very sad story here. of course, logan circle aer pla whe people live, work, hang this is just frightening for people to hear. this woman was out here on 11th street right by p street here northwest when authorities say that she was stabbed. she screamed for help and eventually stumbled and collapse inside that chinese carry out restaurant there. so then after that polic arrived to that scene and are investigatingmehe c scene stretching beyond 11th and p going over to q streets well as rode island avenue. police trying to hunt down the suspect a well as clues, too. homicide investigators also calledth t scene. they spoke with witnesses who are inside of that restaurant as ll as inside of a bar across the street from that a man was seen runni southbound and shortly after the stabbing was

called in to police after 8:00 or sot night. back out live, police are still looking for suspects in this case. as many as three men are wanted for this stabbing that happened here last nigf. that womanourse now in grave condition. they're searching for a motive as well as now those three men. back in to you. >> thank youst . accuser kavanaugh's says she will not testify on hill unless there is an fbi investigation. president trump will have to order the investigation. senate democts want to delay monday's hearing. republicans want to move forward and question kavanaugh with or without ford. on cnn ford's attorney said testifying monday will be premature. >> a hearing is not a for an investigation. >> it is under oath though. >> it is, but the investigation ould occur befor the hearing.

the hearing should be as a result of the investigation. nothg of substance and nothing legitimate can happen by mon da. >> >> judge kavanaugh said he is eager to testify. getting a closer look at the damage from hurricane florence in north carolina.e resident is scheduled to hsit cheri point. there are repor may visit south carolina before returning to washiton later this evening. the president will have plenty of damage to delay. flooding remains a major issue. roads are now rivers. it's only expected to get worse. fema says it will take years to recover and they're trying to help families register for assistance now. that flooding is also hurting farms in north carolina. nearly 2 million chickens have

died and that number is expected to climb. feed trucks can reach 30 farms meaning more livestock in in danger a well. people in virginia are working together to cleanp from destructive tornadoes disturbed by florence. they confirm 6 tornadoes in the area. his is a look at one of the twisters. strong winds ripped apart a building there. one person died in the thcollap. is an ef-2 tornado. workers from a chick-fil-a helped us. s senator kane and stewart are there. stewart said many environmental regulations cost too much for return.tle in

one week in mcclain w therel be a mark. you can watch it next wednesday at 7:00 p.m. on nbc 4 and the nbc washington app. 6:06. breaking news we firstto brough ou yesterday morning. police have identified the man killed in that crash that brought traffic on 66 to a stand still. juan spsz epatas was two other drivers were taken to the hospital but are expected to be okay. there was another crash in the ai area. >> we've learnedhe name of a police officer that a shot killed the man seen here inside a laundry room in an apartment building. they were inside t area searching for alvarez.

police say when they found alvarez there was a struggle. he allegedly fired his gun as an officer grabbed it. that's when the corporal returned fire killing him. part of the roof collapsed under these flames and the apartment building exploded. f thee started monday afternoon just as children were getting home from school. now more than 100 residents have to find a new place to live. among them, a new mother and her month-old baby. >> materialistic item but a lot of things have sentimental value. i want to get his things the dulles airport is about

to get more crowded. st night t airport authority board approved the deal to develop 424 acres near the airport. a data company called digital realty will buy the lan for about $237 million. it's unsure what the company will build. d thelopment could lead to more congestion. bob woodward's tell all book about the inner workings of the trump administratioit a major milestone this week. "fear, trump in the white house" has sold more than 1 million copies just a week after it was published. it is one of the fastest selling book in recent history. the book contains so many lies according to president trump. after aestful off season, d short one, the washington capitals duste off their hockey sticks and tooke ice. the team squared o against the bruins last night for their first preseason home game.

th bruins picked u the win there 5-2. ust in time for the caps new season, some good news for those of you interested in sports betting. six d.c. council members.m some fans s to be split on this >> going to a game and if you're betting on the game, it makes it that much more exciting. >> gambling can be a big problem for families who abuse it. >> the revenue collected will be the council's first hearing is next month. 6:09. we're getting a better idea of what the district's new sports arena will look like. paved the way from the ribbon cutting at the entertainment and sports arena. the new building sits where saint elizabeth's hospital was. news 4 was ae to get a new

look. it can hold 4200 people and it will be the new home of the washington mystics nex season. they're working on a new name. >> buy it. the eun yang show place. >> that's a great name. ly lights.a i can't afford it. >> 7 minutes after 6:00, health care sticker shock. costs.ing up medical how about our weather, chuck? >> could be aaron's arenas well. >> yes. >> if you're starting to think about the week ept there. will be a chance for showers with temperatures in the 70s between now and then. the forecastoming right up. we're going to be bac from the animal rk.

you're watching "news 4 today." 6:14 right now. ou the season gets ready to changee probably already clearing out your calendar for pumpkin patches and hay rides. >> this morning we're working for you at one of the biggest fall festivals in our area. this one is not all apple cider and corn mazes.ni this m molette green is in leesburg. molette, what are we looking at here? these are interesting animals. >> that's a cute shot there. >> i know. rlvia is a sloth. she'sdy for breakfast. she's the animal curator. >> hold it up higher.

>> will she take this? sylvia's not ready for this? >> she'll probably eat that next. >> people learn a lot about the animals when they come? >> yes.ba cally what we're doing now. >> i love it! i want to go out to find some more animals. we haveore animals at the leesburg animal park.it fall festival time. we have pumpkins all around. shirley johnson is the owner. we have the bunnies behind us. shirley, what do you want people to take away from this experience? so many people come this time of year. >> oh,. yeah people love to be outside,o down to the hill slides, wagon rides and good o-fashioned fun for the family. >> we do have a boa constrictor. we're trying to get jumangi

together. he's not a morningperson. >> we're going to bring him o before the hour is over fingers crossed. we'll be back hopefully with a boa constrictor around my neck. back in to you. >> better you than me. what in the world are you talking about, boa constrictor around your neck. >> thank you, molette. >> irene talked her into that, i'm sure >> oh, my goodness. aboutws 4 consumer alert a surprise medical expense that could cost you thousands. >> consumer reporter susan hogan has what you need to know. >> reporter: well, when you go probably rgency room, the last thing you're thinking about is does this doctor take mye? insura you probably are assuming that if the hospital does, the doctor does,too. well, that assumption can end up being a costly mistake. it happened to the hamilton family when their son zach went to a local e.r. after breaking

his noyes during a basebl game. two weeks later they received a bill for $34,000. at first i was like, wow. i was consed because we had already gone through the process of settling the bill witthe hospital and i was like, what could this possibly be for? >> so that bill, it came from the doctor who treated zach in the emergency room soow is this possible? the hamptons have health insurance soou're not caught off guard with apr se bill. look forward to that tonight. schuck bell back with now. >> we are really looking forward to this weather. warm and low humidity? >> well, not too humid. >> okay. >> plenty warm. >> okay. >> not tropical though? >> not tropical. dew points have dropped some ten degrees so instead of -- yesterday the dew point in ic fredberg was 78 degrees, which is insane, especially when

yo figure that it's september for crying out loud. today dew points a back in the mid 60. dew points are a 70. that's what we had yesterday. through the overnight hou dew points have been falling on a bit of a northwesterly flow. we have under the clearing skies, we've developed a little bit of fog this morning but by andlarge everyone w get a ton more sunshine today than we've seen in a long time. temperatures are going to stay wege above aveor the next couple of days. visibility down 4 miles in martinsburg. no dense fog but little bits of it there. s for most this morning. 68 in leesburg, 66 now in chevy chase and bethesda. 70 at marine base quantico. your gardening forecast today, perfect day to get outside and

spend some time in the yard. plenty of sunshine. temperatures in the mid 80s. gardening tip for our friends at mary field garden. if your perennials are done blooming, this is a good time to transplant them. the soils nice and soft, too. our tiniest rain chance today will be in the mountains of west virginia. i can't give you the 100% dry urrecast for today. look at f weather. not much of a rain chance. no chance before noon but as we get into the afternoon here's a tiny chance for some of those showers in ohio now to make it down into the shenandoah valley. they stay away from the d.c. metro usarea, but know if you're traveling i-81 or towards prap hannah county or culpepper county, you have a slighthance forgetting a rain drop. temperatures well above erage. average now at 78 degrees. the next four days all well above average. next chance for some showers that will roll in on sunday.

ten day forecast next half hour. for now let's go over to first four traffic. >>ood morning. taking a look at roads. parkway.d b.w. just before nasa, but as we zoom ut, thank you, brad, for circling for us. you can see where the crash was on the left shoulder. as we zoom outou can see the delays headed southbound. it should get betterretty quickly. for now it's a 3 and a half mile backup. big delay for folks. if you have to take the b.w. parkway southbnd, backed up. piney branch road closed between east-west highway and eastern avenue, large tree down. that will stay that w the rush hour is what they're telling us this morning. outer loop between colesville and right shoulder is crashed. eun? >> melissmelissa, thank you. if you suffer from allergies but hate the idea ofsh allergy s,

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"news 4 today" starts now. >> 6:29. live look outside as you wake up on this wednesday. isn't that a pretty picture? guess what. good news in your forecast. the sun is rising and is not going to hide behind the clouds today. >> how about that? for the first time in more than a week, rain will not be a big concern for ourre'sour headline day, folks. >> yes. good morning, everody. i'm aar gilchrist. yang.m eun we're going to head over to storm team meteorologist chuck bell. for more on o sunny forecast,

melissa mollet fills us in on the commute. chuck, this is such great news for us, right? >> oh, ye deed. the last thick we need is anymore rain. rain chances are down czese to for your wednesday. look at that great lookingky over washington early this morning. there are a few areas with af little bit fog with nothing all that serious. current temperatures mostly in the mid 60 in the suburbs to closer to 70 around town. by the bay, annapolis, still a mild 75 degrees. 70 at clinton, maryland. 73 in washington. 67 now at dulles airport and 66 in germ hahn r man town. you may have sun glare to concern yourselwi . sun angle relatively low. mostly sunny day today.er teures into the low to mid 80s. rain chances are very low. not qodte zpeer for but they're very low.ho i'll sw you who might have the tiniest shower chance coming up in a few more owminutes. for let's go to melissa

mollet. >> good morning. southbound b.w. parkway before nasa, t crash is out of the way. you can see the delays, 3 miles worth of backup southbound. littleit of a delay northbound. northbound 95ore powder mill road, left side blocked by a disabl vehicle. smo showing you the map, it might be aetter idea. east-west highwayte and e avenue, road closed. top of the beltway, outer lootw n colesville and georgia, a crash. >> melissa, thank you. it's now he6:31. are the top stories we're following for you this morning. right now d.c. police are looking for three persons of interest in a stabbing in the logan circle neighborhood. police say a woman was stabbed outside of a popular carry out

on p street last night. she stumbled into the restaurant d crashed. ustin finch will have reaction on this violent>> atta. the woman accusing brett kavanaugh of sexual assault may not testify on monday. she's asking the fbi to investigate first. kavanaugh denies assaulting ford and says he's ready to testify. nbc's kristen welker will have reaction in just a few minutes. >> president trumpill be in north carolina to take a look at the aftermath of florence. parts ofol north ca remain under water and the rivers are still rising. experts predict some rivers may not reach their highest levels. >> meanwhile, thent rem wrecked the roof off of the stable with the horses inside during am. hectic st take a look at all of the wood

and debris on the ground. several horses trapped inside. none of them was this morning two men in maryland are lucky to be alive after their sruck becamck in flood waters in howard county. this happened yesterday evening. >> we brought you this as breaking news. crews eventually freed the two menrom their suv. they're expected to be okay. it's now 6: there will be no testimony today in the c. mansion murders trial. the trial will resume after the jewish holiday of yom kippur. they will put on three firefighters who wer the first to respond to the home. they talked about pilding the body -- >> today the woman convicted of kidnapping elizabeth smart will be released from prison. wanda barsey helped kidnap her back in 2002. smart was held hostage for ne

months. bars was supposed to spend time in prison until 2004. her husband, brian david mitchell, will continu sving life for various charges related to the kidnapping. the smart fily has condemned the release saying ba still a danger to the public gentlem. parents in hearndon used group chat to tra down the suspect. they believe he could be linked to several suspicious encounters with children. parents went ohe lookout when a man began showing up in their neighborhood exposing himself outside when any group, they sprang into action. > parents were up and down the

street. it was amazing how everyone pitched in. >> parents tell me although the suspect's been, arrest they're still on edge. 6:35. this time tom row ad.c. native could be the winner ofri "a's got talent." not just saying that because we're rooting for brian, we are. >> it's really because his nperformance lastht was, wow. it even wowed the judges, had them on their feet. take a look at this. ♪ ♪ou >> can tell he's loving every second of that, right? >> yes. >>hat is his rendition of kanye west's "heartless." he taught himself to play violin. his hard work could play off with a million dollarprize. >> that was like a drop the bow moment. >> this is everything this show should be, which is someone who starts out good, ends up amazing

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you're watching "news 4 today." new overnight, a major deal between the leaders of north and south korea. south korean president moon jae-in is in pyongyang with a meeting with kim they're going to dismantle the complex and allow international inspectors to monitor the closing. the deal calls for the u.s. to agree todi corresp measures. the deal does not call for several things the administration is calling for including a list of the north's nuclear facility. 6:45. the woman accusing supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault is refusing to testify on monday. dr. christine blasey ford wants an f investigation first. >> reporter: it's not clear. what is clear is the white house is facing an escalating crisis.

makers had f invited themward to testify on capitol hill but now as you say, ford is insisting she won't testify until thest fbi inates. they're saying an fbi investigation should be thep first sn addressing her allegations. ford has said she's received death threat harassment so intense at that her family has had to lea their home. overnight chuck grassley suggested that neither the fbi nor any other investigator would have any bearing on what ford would tell the committee. there's no reason for the delay. bob corke who had pushed for ford to testify now changing his tone saying that republicans extended a hand of good faith and if they don't hear right away, then a vote should procee ultimately it's up to the president to order the fbi to

investigate in this case because it would effectively be another background check a mr. trump expressing no citizenship it's an intensifying crisis for the white house. >> we'll see more on the "today" show.n. thanks, kris >> thanks. >> it's 6:47. developing this morning a violent attackisn theict has left a woman in grave condition. >> the woman was stabbed lastn night d.c.'s logan neighborhood. this happened in front of a popular carry out restaurants. ne4's justin finch is live.r: >> reportee're looking for as many as three men in connection with this very furihes stabbing . behind me you can see the lights are on at this restaurant. just ae short tim ago we were able to go inside and speak with a worker inside.

he tellsth me tha staff who were there last night, they're resting up after what was just a crazy night. we're told that woman was walking down 11th street when she was stabbed. she the stumbled inside. >> okay. extending it from 11th and p and q street as well as rhode island. on the scene, homicide investigators doing best to reach out to witnesses. we're told they were able to hear from those on the scene.as a man seen running southbound on 11th street away from this entire scene here also here last night was chief peter newsham. we had a chance to speak with him and here's what he had to ey. >> you hn incident like this is very scary. we haven't gotten to the bottom to see if this is someone she knew or exactly what the motive is. it's disturbing. very unstling for the

community. >> and youeard the chief say disturbing, unsettling. we do know that from this restaura alone there are several cameras so perhaps some news of any one of those three men police are looking for. again, that woman is now in grave condition.re we hearing from police'r th searching for a motive. i'm justinfih, news 4. 6:49 now. with more awareness about sports injuries, fewer kids are turning out to p. y footba >> today a virginia high school athletic official willhe discus wh there should be smaller eight player teams. ahead of that meeting in charlottesville, the iteam hasmo . >> reporter: in so many local school districts is that help g

helping. six loc teams have canceled the 2018 season due to lake of players. coaches say they worry there will be me cancellations in the future if this trend continues. >> you're competing against those who can sit on the coach. >> exactly. why come out here at 8:00 a.m. andl run your t off when i can stay at home and run my line. the football rich community, amy bar tau sshd s already decided her sons will not be on the grit iron. there are a million things you can do that doesn't require you being knocked on your butt. but vanessa iscomfortable. she says safety precautions are improving. >> every sport com with a ris of concussion. i think so many people are not

aware of the fact of the training that these coaches have. >> reporter: tonight on news 4 at 0,11 the other big factor that is thinning out local football rosters and what parents and coaches say need to change. for now, scott mcfarland, news 4 iteam. the washington caps return to home ice last night. it was their first home preseason game but it was the bruins who skated away with the win. the pk dropped on the regular season two weeks from today. maybe they were saving up that when they host boston again. raised that stanley cup championship banner in capital arena. >> 6:51. we go to chuck. he is here with a return othe sunday. sunrise a is 6. you can already tell. the mky ise blue than gray. that is welcome news. a few showers ithe shenandoah

valley. future weather, check these numbers out. had about4 inch of rain at national airportyesterday. so over 47 inches of rain. that's an 18.eight sim plus. this is all nothing by comparison. wilmington, north carolina, at he airport had over 24 inches of rain with florence. they've now had 86 inches of ra in wilmington this year.is s a 42 and a half rainfall s.rp for she is, a dry start to the day today. 60s around 70s. patchy fog. thing major. sunshine. far western pennsylvania and

rgantown, west virginia, some of them may hang on long enough to get into the mountains of west virginia and also 2:00, 3:00, winchester, woodstoc la ray, rappahank, all out to west of i-95 could get a stray shower or two. around the city we don't have to worry about that. 85 today. 82 tomorrow. 86 friday. 82 saturday. that is one nice stretch warm, dry weather. showery weather and cooler temperatures arrive early n t week following some sunday showers for the redskins game. good morning, melissa mollet. >> good morning, mr. bell. inner loop near 50 here, you c see we have an overturned vehicle and one lane blocked here this morning. th's going to cau some delays no doubt. chopper 4 inner loop at ab50. e here, vehicle on its side. we also have quite a slowhawn through area because of this hoping that gets out of the way soon. of course,hesebackups are just going to build. you can see on the map here asl those delays starting to

dump. rest of the beltway looks normal.pi l slowdown as you're approaching georgia. in tacoma park, tiny branch road eastern avenue, that's because of that large tree down. road closed thrghhe morning rush. another vehicle, traffic before on one. pretty normal in maryland. 66 in bound and 895 northbound in virginia. not so bad. remember to listen to wtop 102.5 f.m. when you hop in your car. 6:54. it's that season. apple picking, hay rides, rompkin spice everything. fall is rightd the corner. >> that also means it's time to hit some of those fall festivals. this morning molette green working for you att leesburg one of the biggest events in the area. this is more than pumpkins, all

kinds of things. having fun and then we have allison coleman who's the animal curator with the boa constrictor. >> jumangi.er cotion is very key, right? >> absolutely. conservation and education. >> i love that. tell me about jungi. >> he's a columbian red tail boa. he's 30 pounds. he hangs up in trees and bushes his prey. >> kids get tohi pet >> pet him on the tail. >> i need to put him around my neck because you recommended not to do that.t look the pumpkins out here.

all of this and more. the fall festival has started. you can come out here every day and get some cidepu kin, apple. see jumangi. back tyou. >> good call not to put him around your neck, molette. >> thank you, molette. starting our chilly cookoff for the season. thanks. ♪ ♪ >> look, you only have a few more minutes left to vote for this d.c. native. brian king joseph competing for aillion dollars tonight on "america's got talent." voting ends at 7:00 a.m. less than 4 minutes there. you can watch the final tonight at 8:00 on nbc 4. it' now6:56. today the woman convicted of kidnappingma elizabeth will be released from prison. she helped kidnap the girl back in 2002. the smart family has condemned th release saying barsey is still a danger to the public.hi more on coming up on the

"today" show. the woman accusing judge kavanaugh of sexual assault may not testify monday. she's asking the fbi to investigate first. kavanaugh has dndied it said he's ready to testify. president trump will be inh nortcarolina to look at the aftermath of florence. the rivers are still rising. right now inner loop at 50, we still have an overturned lhicle. we have somees blocked and backups are really building, guys. >> that is they.ews for to thanks for waking up for us. the "today" show is next. we'll see you in 25 minutes for weather, traffic, lneal . enjoy your day. >> make it a great wednesday, everybody. >>

good morning. will she testify? will she testify? accuser demanding an fbi investigationnyefore testimony on capitol hill. p republicans nowaying if she is a no show they move ahead with the vote and the president voices sympathy for his nominee. >> i feelly so b for him. this is not a man that deserves this. just ahead, where this be goes next. breaking news. surprise announcement. in a historic meeting overnight north korean leader kim jong-un agreed to permanently dismantle his country's key nuclear site with outside inspectors there to watch. what does he wanted from the u.s. in return?