new at midday, we're getting a clearer picture of what happened when a woman was stabbed in logan' circle dc od neighbor we're going toalk to the manager. >> a bomb threat called into st. andrewhere the investigation stands right now. b and the sunshine is finally out today, there is some rain in the weekend forecast. i'm going to let you know when you might need that umbrella in my upted forecast. welcome to news 4 midday. >> we start a.

>> wendy: -- tense situation this morning. there was a bomb threat at the gate off of allentown road. the bomb squad responded along with police offirs. president trump was scheduled to take off from the bas this morning. after about two hours they determined there was no threato personnel or property. the president was able to take off from air force one about an hour and a search is on for a t suspect stabbed a woman to death in auiet neighborhood at logan kirkle. this was at p and 11thst et. we have surveillance video about may be the people responsible. >> yes, many people this morning have been trying to put words to

what happened. they said it was terrifying, and there are remnants of w happened here this morning. blood splattered on the sidewalks here and there is surveillance video with are not releasing at the time. it is not released yee uspect stumbles inside of the chinese restaurant trying to ve her own life if is gut wrenching and very graphic. fornshose rea we're not showing it at this time. but tor everyonet we have spoken with, everyone here in loga circumile is outraged. 11th and p street. a busy but safe corner a common crossing where something so uncommon and so unthink able happened that not even those who witnessed it can believe it. >> i still don't know what happened. and ili called .

>> this is the manager of the asian american restaurant. he was working tuesday night around ul8:00 p.m. when tt young woman stumbled inside desperate for help. >> as strangers rushed in to respond, the man says he called 911 and medics got her t the hospital, but he said she didn't look good. we're told she died a short time later. >> nobody knows what happened. >> the woman appears to have be jogging beforehe was attacked and stabbed in her area.body >> you would think you would be safe, but that is mind boggling. >> last night investigators started looking for three men in connection outside of that corner restaurant, cameras caught at least one man racing away, the

restaurant owner points out one man running south on 11th street.g neighbors are angry and concerned and keeping their guard up. >> i will certain i will be more vigilant. i walk here every day. >>e want these guys caught. >> one thing neighbors sayhey redpus is hide. they wl continue to look. anothe woman jogsn this area too and she said that she is wondering what lead to the attack. again at this time police are still looking for three men t connection of the stabbing last night. police will give us moreio

investig when they can. it is active. the identification ong a y woman that collapsed here at the restaurant and later died. why remains a mystery at this time. i'm justin finch. >> aery disturbing incident there. president t imp sayss hard to believe anything happened between the supreme court inee and the woman accusing him of "sexual assault." the president said he may change his mind if she makes a credible showing. news 4 tracey potts has action. >> lawyers for kristine says she is getting desperate. she had to move her family, and the fbi should get the facts on

her assault claims. >> but republicans say no more delays. >> if she does not want to come on monday, publicly or privately, we're going to move on. >> judge brett kavanaugh denies assaulting hnd president trump is standing by hiss supreme court nohenee. >> don't want to be involved. if they wanted to be u they would certainly do that, but this is n really their thing. >> the accusations drawing parallels to the 1991 confirmation of clarence thomas. >> the men in this country just sh and step up, do the right thing for a change. >> on monday theyot may be doing anything at all. >> and then there is mark judge, the class malt that dr. ford

says trac says. >> for the first time in a lon ti is not a weather alert day. >> amelia, weom even had sunshine, but will the sun stick around? >> for the most part we'll have plenty of sunshine for the remainder of the workweek, but more imrtantly we're n tracking any rain chances. our temperatures are in the upper 70s and lower 80s. so really refreshing there. utd the storm team four radar is keeping it dry there. highs today in the mid 80s if is still a warm s day,ll feeling like summer out there with generally mostly sunny s.sk ieow

there, and humidity levels e move in. our temperatures fl into the 60s, but i'm tracking the chance of rain as we go into the weekend. 's not a wash out, but i'm going to have more on that coming up5 in about minutes. >> thank you, amelia. >> right now president trump is in norolina to get a closer look at the democratrom hurricane florence. she at cherrypoint right now. he is hearing from state and federal leaders including north carolina's governor. >> and flooding is the biggest issue there, even with sunny skies and no more rain. >> rivers throughout ret john are overflowing their banks. this morning the sunriver cresting over 60 feet. part of this hotelg puckl from the raging currents of another.

now sunny skies for the first time in five days.e >> sunsh doesn't necessarily mean safety. >> hundreds of thousands still have no power in the carolinas going on six days, jen ray- generators running low on gas. >> people are just ghting. >> over 1,000 roads remain closed in north carolina, isolated communities making registration cues difficult. >> these are the men and women that haveeen out on patrol nonstop. they are rescuing people from their homes, rescuing pets, many of the rescues happening by boat. >> an estimates on$22 bil in property damage in north carolina alone. michael jordan who owns the charlotte hornets donating $2 million to recovery efforts, a recovery that b coulde

overwhelmi. >> maryland's task force one is back home. they returnedniast ght. they brought with them six ats, a caravan, a tractor vailer loaded with rescue gear. they helped local authorities plan and carry out rescues. the national weatheric se -- and the remnants of hurricane florence, one person died when ag buildin collapsed in chesterfield. they said that was an f 2 tornado. >> now the national park service is moving forward with work on the arlington memorial bridge. all six lanes and both sidewalks will be clothes to cars and

pedestria pedestrians. the construion is part of a two-year project to shore up the ageing bridge. the bridge will reopen on monday, the 24th,ust in time for the morning rush hour. >> a new switc from the leaders of north and south korea. and a high schoolootball player prevented fromin compg. he says because she homeless. we're going to hear from the dc leaders trying to get him back onhe t

anotherc histo summit between north and south korea. >> the two leaders met overnight and announced a wise range of agreements and they say it is a major step forward toward peace on the korea. there is a lot of skepticism among a of the pageantry. and kim jong un says he will vote seoul. e message is resounding. kim is saying he will commito dismantling a missile engine testing facility and the launch pad. they have been key in developing their icbm program, and also

dismantling his main nuclear process. this is where the language becomes cryptic. a lot of pageant is quite standard. presiden trump congratulating the two men in a tweet. and now he will go to the u.s. he will have private discussions with kimong un to determine where he believes things are at and where they are going. it could all paef the way a to second summit between president trump and kim jong-un. now to decision 2018ew a poll shows larry ho began with a stand lead over democratic leader ben jealous. the poll suggests thatoters

trust him more on some issues. and with more than a month until thelection day, nearly three quarters of voters say their minds are me up. >> bob woodward's tell all about the trump administration hit af milestone i has sold more than a million copies just a week after being published. it shows a chaotic white house and an uninformed and unprepared president. ithe president says it a joke that "contains so many esli." telling youeen about ongoing trouble. flying ed the company the so-called faugsy concrete is stillorking on the silver lean. the fedal governmentays the pennsylvania based company knowingly provided faulty t concrethe project. it hasat at toer to cement rati

that was off that did not meat durabilityan rds. meanwhile metro may use an outside company to run,operate, and maintain the facility. this is a first of it's kind really proposal by metro. they say sky high mention cospe is part of the reason they want to do this. >> six dcouncil members are sponsoring a bill to legalizor betting in the direct. if it passes, you will beble o bet at casinos and sports

bars, but fans seem split. >> i like to go to a game, and if you're betting on the game it makes it more exciting. >> gambling can be a big problem for families and peopl that abuse it. >> the revenue collected would be split for health and wellness programsdror chilen. the first hearing on the bill is set to take place next month. a dc high school football player dream of playing in college on a scholarship may be in jeopardy. he has been ruled ineligible to play because he is homeless. >> under the sunset, high school footba pyers perhap tis without their 18-year-old jammal speaks. i can't even practice right now or participate. p dclic school officials say he is ineligible because he don't have a permanent address in the district. he says she homeless, he sleeps

on friend's couches, the -year-old senior who has an offer to py footballt temple university was held out of a game on saturday because of the residency. >> what's y r familysituation? >> my father is deceased. me and mom don't really talk like that. i don't talk to my mom. >> he was ruled ineligible for residency problems. >> we already proved that i was meless. >> they daemed theemed he is elo play, but the dciaa ruled that he is seineligible bec they can't verify his address. >> it wea dng to the young man. >> monet anderson rerts on high school football for top ts sp >> this is a process that bother me.

>> and it bothers treyon white who wrote a letter in sport of m. >> i want in life and go to college. >> jammal hopes to practice with his family mates, ndaduate, a attend temple university. >> we really hope that everything works out for him. >> all right, so everybody is pretty excited that we're going to see a little sunshine today, but ameliasays there rain in our ten-day forecast. >> and sony is bringing back their original play waiting for a liver transplant..

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talking about the surprise proposal at the emmy's. >> on monday night, the director of university glad glenn white used his acceptance speech to ask ts long time girlfriend marry him. the ring belongedis to mother who passed away a few weeks ago. >> in have b able to wear this ring and get engagedith this ring is so meaningful for bofh

us. >> i'm going to start crying right here. >> whiteedicates his emmy award to his mother, and they're opppy that their story touched so many . >> he gets the award for tc most roman man in the country this week. >> a great story. >> and a local tie, i was talking to lauren yesterday and she worked within one of the other local televisionud s. >> we need to get hem on news 4 midday. >> we' o work that. >> such a beautiful day outside. a nice change up. >> tyeah,t is exactly what we're going to see today, tomorrow, and saturd less than a 20% chance that you're dealing with any rain.

a shower, maybene or two fall is officially starting on saturday, and wai until y see the high temperature tt will we're forecasting on sunday. right now fling like summer. 83 at 2:00 p.m. for most of us, it is a dry wednesday and it is going to be amazing tens g. it is a perfect night to fire up the bril, go outdoors, the temperature at 600 p.m. around 82 degrees, as we look to tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m., this isaw ome. temperatures will be in the low to mid 60s. tonight is a perfect niekt to open some windows and let some fresh air in. 62 in fredericks. and throughout theayinto the

morning we'll warm into the upper 80till a nice day overall and especially because our temperatures are going to be a little cooler, i think woe all air.a hint of fall in the it is a high one out there. 86 on right there. the best chance of rain on saturday is in the afternoon hours. it is very low, and it is pretty humid out theren saturday. better chance for showers at about plenty of dry time throughout the day. notice that high, 74 degre for a high temperature on sunday. >> here comes fall. low pressure i was already ideas, i was at tjmaxx and they

put all of the boots and the booties, ready to go. dc has a new sports and entertainment arena. >> a major food scare in australia. the new announcement from police the new announcement from police after

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now at 11:30, a new twist. dozens of consumers found sewing needles in strawberries and other fruit. these cases are happeni in southern california. some are exportingarrys and others are using metal detect s detectors. police want to increase jail time for anyone convicted of contaminating food this y. police say they don't have anyr suspects leads. > we have a warning for pet owners. someone is purposely hurting anima animals, there are sausages with razor blades inside.

officials are asking you to check your yard, if you see yt ng, please call police. >> the person accused of kidnapped elizabeth smart is going to be released. smart was held hostage for nine months. she was supposed to be in friday until 2024, but the but they have to count time when she was g held. the smart family has condemned the release saying she is still a danger the public. >> there ismo no tes today in the dc mansion murders. they will resume on thursday aftethejewish holiday. they testified about finding the

bodies. a e formerloyee is accused of holding them hostage before killing them in is in 2015. >> in northern virginia communityom together to catch a man lurks in their neighborhood. they used a group chat to track the suspect down. they arrested allen williams for indecent exposure. they believe he could be linked to severalou suspi encounters with childr. he was exposing himself to children outside. when a parent saw him t send a text in that group chat and that started to spur on action. >> no matter what direction he looked in, there was parents up and down the street. it was just amazing how everyone pitched in. >> parents in the community tell news four that always the suspect h beenarrested, they're still on edge. right now the final touches

are being put on a brand new entertainment and sports arena here in dc, and we're getting a behind the scenes look. the arena is located in congress heights. it is within walking distance of metro. the property once house state elizabeth hospital. it could now become a hot spot for night >> the new arena is on the old st. elizabeth campus. part of a multiyear project to revitalize this city. all of these old buildings will be saved and converted. inside is what officials hope will be an intimate setting. seating for up to 4300 concert fans. retractable bleachers, the washington mystics will call it their home court next season.

fa we have well or 1,000 jobs from this lity. this is really going to enable the entire campus to explode. so we're expecting three times that amount in terms of the entire project. >> while work is still under way, the first event is scheduled for october 6th when mary j blige will perform. we'rfinitely looking at naming rights. >> tickets for thece c are already on sale and the ribbon cutting for the new arena is saturday morning. >>. >> the new arena will be the new practice facility for the

wizards. >>. >> they getting so much ytention. >> tave been waiting a long time. >> so come out and meet silvia the sloth. they're planning a bit fall

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$1.1 trillion. growth and ecommerce could rise as well. they are also watching impacts from tafter it tariffs. >> as the season gets ready to change, you're probably clearing your calendar for pumpk wat patches and hayrides. >> but this is not all apple cider and corn mazes. >> pumpkin village is now open here. 20 acres, live music, all part of the fun. you get to see animals you expect and don't expect.

i guess this camel is just chilling. let's meanhe owner, shirley johnson, her daughter, a this big boatoconstr jumanji? >> yes, we bringnimals out for shows throughout the day to teach kids about animal facts and how they can make a difference. >> come on down, it is fall festivaltime. this beautiful place out inli leesburg, you getapples, cider, a pumpkin, and you can't beat that, right kids? >> they're excited. that is the very latest. we want youo come enjoyhe fun and learning here. back to you. >> learnthg about eveg including whatever that was hanging around her necessary --

>> a boa constrictor. we're talking about pumpkin home fromd we drive work and it is 85. it doesn't feel right, sun fy is thst full day of fall, can i bring out my fall clothin just yet? maybe a few pieces, but the average high is about 80 degrees. we could still be warmer on cooler than that not feeling crisp every day out tre just yet. but a what is felling really nice is the lawyer humidity levels, muggy and tropical out there. today it is much more e. comforta look at tomorrow, the humidity

levels is coming down. we trade off lower humidity tomorrow for more cloud cover if will be a little humid out there friday as temperatures jump back uid into the 80s for highs. at night you can turn off theco aiitioner and open up the windows. also, a perfect lime to get the car i am keeping saturday dry. for most ofs it is looking dry. more clouds and cooler. . clouds increase throughout the day on saturday. there is nothing to cancel orhe change plans over. as we look to next week, it stays nice andomfortable on

monday, but showers are looking likely. again, we're not done with the 80s just yet, but the 70s will return next thursday and friday. ar small e teams the answer o high school football player shortages. >> and the first

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a major public health problem here in the u.s. bople of all genders, ages, and ethnicities can at risk. we have a look now at prevention. >> suicide is ang cause of death around the world. last week dr. joshua whiner joins us to talk about suicide and what to do if someone y i lo having thoughts of suicide. a very importantsubject. do you have any idea the numbers of people that have suicidal thoughts? >>. >> we have some ideas of the numbers, when it comes to adults, 18 and older, roughly 4%

of adults in a given year will say they had thoughts of suicide. of those, 13% of those will go ono make a suicide attempt in the course of the year. for teens and those in high school 18% to 20% in a year ve add suicidal thoughts. and 8% of those overall will make an attempt in a given year. these are massive numbers. for teens, about 2% overall will make an attempt that lands them in the hospital nndding medical treatment. this is really unbelievable i think. >> ahey are, you mentionnd, very largeery alarming. now that we have these numbers, what about those people thave suicidal thoughts, how many sf them seek help? >> this a scary thing, too.

we know that people in general who are suffering with mental illness, often the vast mveority seek any kind of help. they just go at it alone. they try to pull themselves up by their boot thstraps. e are multiple reasons, access to care is a real problem, but even for those people out thereho are having suicidal thoughts, the vast minor think get help. the majority of people out there thinking suicide is chan >> what can we do as a community if you know somebody, a loved one, afriend, a neighbor, and you know that he or she is having suicidal thoughts, how do you handle such a delicate situation. first off, don't be afraid to talk to thatut person a their suicidal thoughts. talking to them about it will not increase the likelihoo they're going to act on it. if anyothing, studies have shon

the opposi. your goal is not to try to convince that person their thoughts of suicide are a huge mistake. n't say you can't do that, you have children, you have people who love you, there is a time for that but not originally. you want to make sure that person knows they're being heard and understood. you want to ask a couple specific questions. do you have a plan? there is a big difference in the omeone eventually going to make a suicide attempt if they're having passive suicidal thoughts like well i just kind of wish i wasn't here, i sometimes think i could run my tcar off of road, sometimes they say i have a plan, i stockpiled medication, i purchased a gun,hat changes it to a whole other level. and have they made a suicide attempt in the past? that is the biggest predictor of them making ade future sui attempt. >> what do you do quickly if

that person refuseso seek help. >> this is a big problem. what you want to know, y want to beg and plead forso that p to get help. if you're concerned, you call 1 and you ask for a mobile mental melt crisis unit. they will send somebody out, they'reof sionals, they will evaluate the person and make a determination as to what next i st that needs to be taken. >> it could be life saving thank you for joining us. >> my pleasure. >> with more awareness about sports injuries, fewer kids are turning out for football teams. today virginia officials will discuss ifho theyd allow smaller eight plar teams. ahead of the meeting in charlottesville, they have a preview.

>> in so many local school districts is football itself getting sacked? at least six local teams canceled the season because of a lack o players. coaches say they worry there will be more cancellations in theuture if the trend continues. >> you're competing with the fact that you're sitting on the. co >> why come out here at 8:00 a.m. and run your tail off when i can be at home hanging with my friends. >> a parentsre s wit onther or not football leaves their kids vulnerable to ju. one monohas already decided they will not ben the gridiron. >> there is a million things you can do that is part of the team that doesn't require being knocked on your putt. >> but another mom says she is comfortable with her son playing quarterback in football. >>wi every sport come lg a

ri -- comes with a risk of concussion. people are not aware of the training that the coacheshave. >> another big factor that is thinning out local footballnd rostershat parents and coaches say needs to change. for now, scott mcfarland, news 4 iteam. >> another tough morning for orioles fans, not only did they have the worst record in baseball, b theyeat their own record. it is the worst record in the franchise's 65 year history. on better note, the o's became the first american pro sports team to wear jerseys featuring braille lettering. say cheese. new drivers cow share

selfies without fea of their information being exposed. there is new safe selfie zones. they believe it will allow new drivers to share the news of getting a license while keeping their information secure there. >> good idea. >> if you love flaming hot ch cheetos, a restaurant is being created just for you. >> your l boy, i saw a picture of something, i don't know if you'rerying to save money, you're doing pretty well, right? he is playing with apo to. >> he is. for awhile. >> that's his toy, a potato. >> carrie underwood is stopping by the "ellen" sw today andho

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cheeto the other day, and i'm stthl eating . >> a bakedlaming hotcheetos. they're delicious and you don't feel so guilty. right now we're up to 84 and everyone else around the 80 degree mark. as we look toomorrow we'll have more cloud cover out there tomorrow. lower humidity levels even compared to today. the next chance of rain is really on sunday. >> thank you, that is news 4 . midd we're back on the air at 4:00. we're back on the air at 4:00. >> get update all osf

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