what's ahead is as important as what's in the rearview mirror. a money moon turns tragic andow peopleooking for a missing maryland. plus two candidates, one stage. candidates in one of the most watched senate races in the country going head to head on the friday night stage. we welcome you in on this saturday morning. the 22nd of september,2018. good morning. i'm david culver. angie goff has the morning off. a crash has i-95 shut down

in laurel. all northbound lanes are shut down and two second base lanes ie closed. not clear anyone was hurt. as weo to lauryn for the start of saturday and thisweekend, mild. >> yeah. mild. rolled d some rain that through the area that is creating some traffic woes out there, en on this early saturday morning just was talking to o friends at wtop, wet pavement out there. be careful as you make your way out the door, fog, especially rain all the way upi-95, route 1. and 29 through maryland. rain showers are scooting off toward thehesapeake bay. we're still seeing a few out there. it's heavy in some spots. you can see around maryland city and then even dow here in northwest d.c. we're getting

some moderate rain at this point. and it's a little on the foggy said. temperatures in the seths. i don't think we're going to budge too far in terms of temperatures. we'll talk a rain chances through the weekend. we got them. today is the first day of fall. we'll alsha talk about and lookshe rest of this week like in the 10-day in about 15 minutes. we wt t get to breaking news. four people rushed to the hospital revering after someone opened fire on them. this happened around 11:00 on benning road in northeast. two men and women were shot. police tell us one vicm is in critical condition this morning, but all four are are expected to survive. investigators have made any arrest and police are trying to figure out a motive. and investigating a deadly shooting in southeast. detectives believe someone shot two menust before 10:00 last night on f street here 51stet

st one of the victims died. the other is in critical condition at this hour. right now no one is in custody. two local families are grieving. the maryland man who disappeared on his honeymoon is dead. steven kramer's body was found about a half mile from where he and his wife we staying. they married twoeeks ago. authorities say he wentor a solo hike in the mountains monday and never returned to the resort. the fbi has joined the search to find a missing hon noor's student. she's a sophomore and was last seen at duval high school. she ran off toueens new york but he returned without er.

face was reclassified to criticallymissing. refused riend says she to come home and he does not know where she is. >> he was the last one with herl he was tt one to see her. only he really has the answer. maybe she's still out there. we need her back. >> we're told prince george's county police connected with police in new york in handing outer f in hopes of flying the girl. d.c. firefighters rescuing a woma the bottom of a 25-foot slope. thiss in the adams morgan neighborhood. last night they repelled down to help the injured victim near calvert and 18th street. e was brought up safely and taken to the hospital. she is expected to be >>okay. the results of an independent investigation into the death of a maryland football player are now publit and iis prompting some major chaes at the school. the report was released yesterday. theock docrnto of

reviewing the deaths say trainers made mistakes handling heatstroke symptoms. from now on they'reeceive essentialized heat streak training and there will be more on site cooling stations. these changes willetter protect future players, the university says. >> we are very anxious to learn from this experience and be able to provide the best care and protection for our student athletes going forward. >> the head coach d.j. durbin is still on administrative leave. decisions will be made once an external review is doneooking at the overall culture of the program. apl dozen p facing charges after a store front was raided where folks were sling pot, they say. police officers seized the

marijuana, edibles yesterday. selling them remains a crime in the district even though private use of a certain amount is legal. officers found two guns at the scene. neighbors say the store front drew the type of foot and vehicle traffic that discouraged legitimate businesses from investing in that area. >> choosing to operate in our community because we do not have all of the outward signs of the economic development bob that's coming, that's here. >> earlier this month d.c. police releasing these images from the bust of an edibles popup after residents began complaining, d.c. police started busting a number of pot >partie. domestic issues is the debate between ted cruz and his competitor. they went head to head in texas

running the gamut of sever topics. everything from health care, the national anthem controversy, taxes. their political differences apparent from the start. the gun rights debate led to a heated exchange on protecting chdren from school shootings. >> thoughts and prayers are not going to cut i anymore. the people of texas, the children of texas deserve action. >> hold on a second. let me be very clear. more armed police officers in our schools is not a thought prayers. i'm sorry you don't like thoughts and ays. ly pray for anyone in harm's day. >> senator cruz did not take any followup questions while the congressman did. nowac to the u.s. senate in the commonwealth of virginia, tim kainend republican candidate corey stewart are coming face off this week wednesday night at 7:00. chuck todd will moderate with

questions from aaron gillcrest and julie ckarry. taylor gourmet wil cse all 17 d.c. area stores tomorrow. that is what a spokesperson has now confirmed to news 4. two locations inhicago closed yesterday, ande spoke to a manager, a former manager, who was emotional about the news. >> very sad day. i loved working for this company. i made a lot of friends here. a lot of different people lost their jobsda >> there is no official reason for the closure. a private equity firm pulledptut and bankrucy filing is immine imaznent. a mage says restaurant sales fell when a co-founderndttde ae

with president trump. good news if you need to cross the arlington memorial pidge this weekend, we told you aboutnned production for the stretch. it's been postponed. crews had planned on closing all six lanes of traffic for repairs is weekend. it's the second time the work is being rescheduled. the repairs are pt of a $227ha million ul. it's been years in the making, but drivers will soon see some improvements to route 15 south of leesburg. ere's a plan to widen the highway starting at battle field parkway. it sinks from four down to two. route 15 is said to be one of the most accident prone roads in loudoun county. loudoun county's newest sheriff's station will open the doors later today and you're invited.pl the station ces the county's 11-year effort to have stations in all fourrs cor of

the county. but not just deputies willork there. >> what's good about these statns is they provide full service. you have community rooms. people can items notarized and get local criminal check and fingerprints done. there's a lot ofhi ts they can do. make a police report. it's such a good facily to serve our community. >> you can get a tour in the event that run from the 10:00 to 1:00 this afternoon. on's a new stati on orb burn. sampling the taste of the fairfacounty bar scene only takes one stop today. we'll give p youview of brew fest and wha

coming up on 6:13. never too early to talk about drinking. if you're tired of being inside after the rain, you might want to hea to the brew fest, and if you have one of these, the county's brewery fieldguide, you get some special perks. >> it's a thing. there's nothing complicated about it. it really is just a fun thing. >> reporter: the brew fest is an opportunity to sample beers from all sen of the county's breweries at onelocation. bars from all over. >> the whole idea behind this campaign and the field guide is to really open up all our breweries to everyone here in the region and visitors to northern virginia. >> the brew fest held at mustang

sally from noon to six. the county's been promoting the event with the new field guide that visitors can turn toator infon about breweries and there's a special benefit for anyone who has visited at let four o them. >> you pick up the passport, you can go to different breweries and get your stamp just like a visa. you show it at the try, and we'll upgrade your ticket to vip access. we have breweries from fair fax county bringing beers from the vip area. >>eporter: there's a charge, but some othe proceeds benefits two charities. >> it runs from noon to si for more, search brew fest in the nbc washington app. 6:14 is your time. let's get a live look outside. if it was a wine fest, lauryn would be all over at. we're going to check in with her

on the other side of this break as she breaks down you r

welcome back to news 4 today. is morning we're working for you making sure your next trip to the emergency room does n put yn debt. earlier this week we told this family got hit with an additional $34,000 bill despite having solid health insurance coverage.

they assumed that because theas hospitaln their network that the doctors were too. as news 4's susan hogan explained, that assumption could turn into a costly mistake. >>ti a crical dilema facing patients in the er. >> passing the buck will not fix this problem. >> reporter:awmakers say they have a crisis on their hands. >> theyhaan chargever they want and no one is telling them they can't. sond theidual is just stuck paying the bill. and that's a problem. it's a big problem. >> reporter: it's a problem called surprise balance billing. here's ow ithappens. if you end up in the emergency room at a hospital you know takes your insura'se, the a possibility the doctor you see doesn't. so that out of network doctor bills you for whatever your insurance company won't pay. they call it a surprise, because you're the last to know. >> hospitals aren't in a

position when a patient comes in in an emergency setting to inquire about who their ar insuranceer is, because the front line staff at the hospital is focussed on their primary job which is addressing medical needs o that patient. >> reporter: 28 lastates hav ls protects patients from surprise billing. >> we're holding everyone to the table to give us answers. >> reporter: and that includes virginia's health plans, hospitals, and physicians. them.oke to all of the good news? all aee that in an emergency situation patients should not be balance the bad news? they just can't agree on how to get there. >> when i we're that network with the hospital, we think the providers in that hospital should have to bene in ork too. and that's a simple requirement. i reporter: doctors ultimately want to get network.

they want to be init network companies. oftentimes they're unable to negotiate a fai rate they believe should be paid. lawmakers say hospitals have ail greater responsy to their patients to be transparent.do >> where else ou go where you walk in and are not aware at a minimum of what your going to pay for something when you lee? i don't know too m y instances that i can think of where that situation happens. >> susan hogan reporting. they plan on proposing legislation that offers consumer protections against balance billing this coming january. when you check into a hospital, you can ask to be seen bea doctor that accepts your insuranc they may not know the answer and by law hospitals cannot even a you about your insurance until they've stabilized. by that point, it may be too late to ask. you can file a cpl

the state bureau of insurance. they can sometimes help in these situatioti. good infor there. >> 6:21. also filled with great information, good company. know. going solo. >> i know. you're here. never too lonely. >> yes. like it or not, but yeah, en li we've got rain. we had a couple nice were really nice and it was dry. >> like that. >> and today is the first day of fall. >> happy fall. >> begins at 9:24. not ye we're sti in summer but feeling more like fall. let's go to the maps and show you what is going on. we do h some nice conditions. that sun is getting ready to bocome up in an hour. increasing rain chances today. some areas are already seeing rain out there. we do have a pretty wet sunday in store for us. and then a frontal system -- i'm going to show you on the radar, is going to stall across our area, and that is going to bring

us unsettled conditions all the way through week. right now we are looking atow rn s just to the -- really to the south and east of us right now here in the d.c. but again, we are looking at the rain showers that are continuing to push off toward the chesapeake bay, and some of them are more moderate in si f. this isntal system that you can see comes all the wayac down into southern west virginia. so this frontal system is moving through. it's going stall across the area and that's what's going to bring us increasing rainto chans sunday, monday, and tuesday. visibility down as well. in fact, we can see the visibility down in gaithersburg down to about two miles. be careful. we have fog out the and temperatures in the 60s and 70s as well. for any saturdayts ev we talked about brew fest, there could be some showers passing through. water melon park going to be a little wet tonight. otherwise nats game, shower possible. i think they'll get it in.

it's a later game, late afternoon. i think they'll be able to get it in. maryland taking on minnesot it will be cloudy. you'll beigfor the already that. increasing chances throughout the afternoon and into theev ing. and then just tomorrow about everybody getting wet. we'll have some rain through the day tomorrow. again, could have some heavy rain throughout the day amorrow. hereook at your ten-day forecast. a 30%hance of rai today. increasing chances through the evening.rs rain shohrough the day tomorrow. we're looking at rain through the day on monday. tuesda maybe a few thunderstorms as we get into wednesday and thursday, another frontatem through the area and again some more rain chances before we dry out on friday. we have more news right after this. e you then.se

a live look outside. lauryn says today b willin fall officially around here. we're going to check in with her with what we can expector the f

a heymoon turning into tragedy. days of searching far missing maryland man ends when crews find his body in hawaii. the search is on for a gunman in several overnight shootings. a southeast d.c. shooting and four others hurt in northeast. no arrest in either of the cases. and the debate lived up to theheight. ted cruz and his opponent, a ss congreman taking the stage last night and pulling no

punches. >> news 4 today starts now. hi. we welcome you back into news 4 today on thisday morning. good morning. angie goff has the morning off. we want to update you on the crash thatt has p of 95 shutdown. this is i-95 in prince george's county. all northbound counties fromto 3 exits are shutdown. two second base lanes are shut well.s two people were rushed to the hospital after the crash. no word on when that r dway can reopened. we'll let you know as soon ase hear. it's 6:31. we want to start off with a check of theforecast. we have lauryn rickets with us. and this is the last few hours of spring. >> yes. we are -- summer. mmer. >> summer. what am i talking about? >> that's all right. >> i'm going to work on it in a little bit. >> it's all right. it feels like spring out there right now. thoser teures, 60s and 70s. a little mist. a littleac shower vity. certainly the signs of spring. we are still in summer until 54

tonight. we are looking at some fog out there right now, and you can see it blanketing the d.c. area. this is how it's going to cotinue to be throughhe morning. that sun coming up. it's 6:54. fog. be careful as you make your way out the door. we also have wetroads. and this is rain that was moving through the area, and it's now pushing off just north of the bay bridge. you can see heading over to the eastern shore, areas of moderate rain due to a frontal system. you can see the front. look at the line of rain that goes back to kentucky. again some frontal systems. some frontal system rain associated with this frontal system. it will continue to bring us showers this morning. we'll talk aboutin easing chances of rain through tonight. that's coming up in the future cast in about5 minutes. >> be sure winter comes after fall. we'll get it all straightened out. lauryn rickets, in a few minutes. in the meantime, some of

yoheadlines this morning. another extension offered to the woman accusing brett cavanaugh of sexual assault. this is on wheth or not she'll testify and when exactly that might happen. last night chuck grassley tweeted. an attorney sent an e-mail before the 10:00 deadline to make a decision. republicans' most recent offer gh for both ford and cavan to testify next wednesday. the family says safety is her mainnc n. >> christine is actually not taking phone she's really concentrating and focusing on how to keep her and her famil safe. >> montgomery county police responded to questions about at would happen if docr ford filed a complaint against judge cavanaugh. police say if a complaint were filed they would investigate whether a crime was committed.

the cavanaugh controversy was not the only issue in the 10th district. it's one of the most watchedna congress races in the country. democrats think they can win and perhaps tak control of the house. barbara comestock is hoping to win a third term, but jennifer wexen is seen as a strong challenger. julie carry asked if they need to hear from theus a before moving forward on the supreme nominee. >> i do support both of them being able to be heard. >> we need a process that needs to be fair, and i trust the senate will do that. >> i was a prosecutor. i believe in the investigations and fol wwing the factsre they need. there's really no reason to have to rush this through. i don't see why doesn't conduct a full investigation. >> yesterday's debate was the only one scheduled so far in

that race. the u.s. senate race in the commonwealth of virginia. we a tim kaine and republican candidate corey stewart will face off next wed nsdayht at 7:00. chuck todd iso going moderate the debate. we'll have questions from news 's aaron gilchrist and julie carrie. there was a second statement in response to a new york times report that rosenstein suggested invoking the 25 th amendment to remove the president from office. he says, quote, i never pursued or authorized recording the president and any suggestion that i havever advocated for the removal of the president is absolutely false, end quote. sourcesell nbcews there is disagreement abouthether rosenstein's comments about wearing a wire were sarcastic or seriou a justice department official

not raisestein d the issue of trying to invoke the 25th amount. no comment from the white.ouse on th a pennsylvania man accused of threatening to shoot president trump is now in custody. you can see u.s. marshals leading the man out of the that's in ohio. they found him in aavine yesterday. he was wanted since june after he threatened to shoot the president and a district attorney. he has multiple warrants for burglary an probragation violations. they're trying to find and arrest a man wanted for raping a woman inside herapartment. look at these pictures. that's the guy police are looking for. he allegedly attacked a woman monday. the man answered an ad that the victim posted .online it was not sexual in nature, the ad. t the first electric scooter

death is under investigation. a m was riding when he got pinned under the suv. he died at the the driver remained at the scene until help arrived. scooter rider are allowed on some city sidewalks and in bike lanes but are not required to wear a helmet. aself-proclaimed psychic learns herentence for taking >> gina marks is behind bars. this evening inside theou montgomeryy courthouse a judge sentenceds her to six ye in prison for scamming people out of money. a spokesperson -- >> this is an important sentence that balances both restitution of the victims and protecting society. >> gina marks, a self-proclaimec psyc pled guilty to felony

theft, admitting of scamming people out of more than $00,000. she told them they needed to give her lar sums of moneywo she d return. >> the judge said this was a premedicated scam and she preyed on the most vulnerle. the photos show her posting with luxury items and theyold the court marx had the victims buy the items for herhe when ran out of cash. >> it was roughly 82,000. >> seven monthsgo this woman says she was having difficulty finding love. she paid marx $82,000 over six mont. >> she claimed that she had the power to fix everything, and she said that i had something malkic. she realized marx was a cone artist when stopped taking

her calls. she was tracked down to a miami airport. police arrested her last year. >> i feel this was justice all the way. >> gina marx must also pay restitution totaling about $340,000. in rockville, shomari stone, news 4. at 6:39 on this saturday, it's one of the busiest roads in the d.c. region. there are calls to make things safer for the hundreds of thousands of drivers on 66 every day. more oou what need to wchat

there's a new call for safety on a congested road. there's been a string of crashes along i-66. including one this week thatll a 21-year-old. we have an urgent message for drivers as construction ramps up.

>> as if i-66 wasn't tough enough already, now we're dealing with all the construction in this corridor and drivers slowing through this area on a daily ba s, you really need to pay attention. take a look. this is the new reality along what's an already-intense commuting corridor. constrtion right next to heavy, heavy traffic. it's got drivers fleeing. >> i will avoid 66 as best i can. >> and now me than er, lanes shift, switchov and here as new express toll lanes are built. >> it's become a nightmare. i thought new york, i'm from new york. i thought that was the worst, but this is the worst i'veen se. >> a deadly crash eastbound on 66 close to chainroridge ad. three pickup trucks and toyota involved. a 21-year-old died at the scene. a reminder of how important it is to be alert. >> safety is our number one priori. >> the details of the crash still being investigated butol

michellend says this area is one huge work zone. >> we really want drivers to be aware and to take their time veenling through these areas. >> reporter: drivers like gregg carol who is touting around a 1970 classic says for him 66 is the last resort. >> the whole thing is a killing field. they took away our shoulder 20 years ago. they made that for a travel lane. wh happens when you bre down in a car like this that's more proned to break down in the first place, and then no oulder? >> reporter: more lane shifts and closures are expected this week. along 66, adam tu 4, news. to make it moreen chang on the roadway, the weather. our meteorologist lauryn rickets is tracking w yourkend forecast. we'll check in with her right ahead. at children's national,

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weave the "today" show up next here on nbc 4. let's take you up to new york and see what they're working on. >> good morning. coming up on a saturday morning. the latest overnigh on th back and forth over whether brett kav knew's accuser will testify. why her lawyer accused republicans of bullying the victim. we're live. alsoahead, you can now freeze your credit for free witt allhree major agencies. here's the ques on. shyou?

we'll have an ifoortant inrmation coming up that you need to hear >>ou and we'll introduceo this inspirational dancer who didn't let a cancer diagnosis stop him from following his those stories and more when we get started here on a saturday morning right here. >> he sucked you in, didn't he? >> i was watching. see you in a bit. >> all right. we'll see you in a few minute we know it's been a long hard and depressing week of newst times. this morning how about an uplifting story that will hopefully bring you a smile or two. barbara harrison met this young man when he was five. he was in need of a loving permanent home. now a reintroduction two decades later. >> we wouldn't have recognized this d.c. police officer on the stet, but an e-mail to nbc 4 let us know that he was someone we might want to meet again. his name?ar officer est landers. >> hi.

>> how are you? >> reporter: he was just five years old and he was a wednesday's child in 1996. is this earnest? >> yeis it . >> reporter: wow. you look great. >> it's been a long time. >> reporter: it's been morthan 22 years since we met. when he was a little boy in of a permanent loving home. >> you made my day. >> reporter: he says he remembers when we met and he thinks often that was his lucky day. it led to his adoption by his two wonderful dads. >> thank you for calling us and telling us about this. >> reporter: ernie and anthony both knew they wanted to rse a family. and have talked about adoption after watching wednesday's child on n for years. >> we botho agreed work through the foster care system, because there were children who weret infants who needed families too. >> got into tee f care approval system, the c it was a long process, but we

knew what we wanted to do. >> reporter: nearly two decades of photographs traced theirur y as a family from the day earnest first movedei into home. >> i'm walking up the steps and here goes a burmese mountain dog. dogs.n't around i was like what's this. >> reporter: it didn't take long for him to feel at home.th >> there were fears after having moved from one foster home to another for much of his young life, there were fears to iconquer. >> remember asking arnie the same thing i asked everybody else. are you guys goi to keep me? he was like yeah, you're our son. >> reporter: it took time and patincce to con their son that he was there to stay. that he was >> i'm family, so i started to get real cfortable with it. >> reporter: especially after he met grandparents and aunts and cousins who embraced him as faly. >> the put so much confidence in me to the point where i've gone to -- went to college, and

no tha i'm a police officer, j and i'must- i just keep continuing to strive to be the best person i could ever be. >> reporter: and he credits his parents for that. >> they loved m unconditionally. they're always going to tell me right from wrong, and they're always going to be here at the end of the day. and i feel like that's what parents are all about. >> reporter:arnest is now a dad himself. >> this is my daughter. >> reporter: he showed off his pictures of his five-month old daughter and three-year-old son. what's it like being ? grandparen >> honestly, it's the greatest thing ever. >> there's no way of knowing that unt -- for us -- until grandchild. >> reporter: and they'll take pride in their grandchildren's accomplishments just like they have in earnest? >> we saved everything. every trophy from every sketballcompetition, every metal. >> when we brought one more

thing, something they didn't have this video of five-year-old earnest that he had never seen himself until now. what do yothink? came a long way. i came long way. barbara harrison with that story. lauryn rickets, i know. >> you're goingro come o here? >> we're going to you. get it together. my gosh, i barba hoping to catch up with more of the hundreds of foster childre whose stories she has shared over the last three decades. if you're one of those children or maybe you know one or maybe know how they could reach out to barbara, barbara wants to hear from them. here's how you can connect with her. send an e-mail to nbcwashington.co >> lauryn rickets. >> i know. man, i'm glad you didn't right to me. that was aear jerker.

barbara does an excellent job tth that. let's talk abo weather. a change right here. we're talking about some fog out there. be careful once you head out the door. do have some rain showers off to the east. gast of i-95. they're break up. best chance today to see some isolated stuff as we go t ough theday. this is all with the frontal to the hat's sagging south. it's going to stall across our region. but then as we head into tonight, that's only going to reinforce more showers roughout thearea. tomorrow looks wet. 60s and 70s out there right now. we're still in summer,al but 9:54.ginning tonight at we are looking at an afternoon saturday game at herndon high. temperatures in the 70s take on the yellow jackets. if you want to headout, we're talking about -- if you plan on wash your car,old off.

rain especially for tomorrow. if you have outdoor parties, tomorrave a backup plan. as we continue through the day today, if you nee to do yard work, it looks better than to rrrow. we havn through the day tomorrow. 76 daytime highs today. staying in the 70s. olated showers possibly this morning. more rain through theer l afternoon and into the evening. rain showers through the day for pretty much everybody tomorrow, and could be hea attimes. temperatures not making it out of the 60s. rain chanc monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, but by wednesday, thursday, but by ouiday, we start to dry t. geico has over 75 years wednesday, thursday, but by ouiday, we start to dry t. of great savings and service.

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let's get to your fourgs tho know. four people hurt in a shooting on benning road in northea overnight. two men and women were shot. we're told one i victim isn critical condition. all are expected to survive. so far no arrests have been made. the maryland man who disappeared on his honeymoon is dead. his body was found on a hillside in hawaii. authorities said he went for a so hike and never returned. the arlington memorial bridge will be opened this d weekend. plannstruction on all six lanes has been postponed. this is the second time the work has been rescheduled. you can sample theeven breweries of fairfax county in

one place today. pick up a fdeld g and a brew at mustang sally's from noon until 6:00 today. if it was a wine fest, you'd be all over it. >> i like beer too. how did i not know about this? >> at noon, that's early enough. >> yeah.ff we get work, i'm always like, you know. >> w know where to find you. >> exactly. listen, for that, for a thing yogot, maybe an isolated shower. better chances later tonight. rain throuto the day rrow. don't wash your car yet. >> and don't head out to the brew fest yet.

good morning. breaking overnight. deadline day. republicans on the senate judiciary committee reportedly set a deadline this afternoon for supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh's accuser to testify. the president's tweet about his accuser sparks a nationwide conversation about sexual assault and launching a hash tag on twitter whypo i didn't rert. sarcastic or serious? questions swirling about whether deputy attorney general rod rosenstein ever discussed taping out -- forcing him out of h office. president trump sounding