misconduct. >> w believe survivors. >> kavanaugh's words not enough for hundreds of protestors. some of themon conting a republican senator at a d.c. restaurant. >> shocks ring out this morng. residents showing anger and fear during a particularly deadly few days in the district. >> an elderly man is found alone inside the burned outbu ding. this morning, hear from the man that found him. >> it is 4:00 a.m. >> we're still in the beginni of the week. only tuesday. it's turning out to be a busy week indeed. you'll hear about this video today. texas senator ted cruz and his wifeorced out of a d.c.ra restaunt by protestors and this is all over his support of

brett naugh. we'll have a full report of this coming up. >> we'll begin with a heck on your commute and forecast of course. let's start things with chuck and sheena more rain this morning, ys. >> it's messy one out there. it's not a heavy rain, but whenever you have the o wiper it makes things messy. >> i don't know what happened. >> give it a few days. will comeback. >> then we call it october. >> oh, you're right. oh, well. >> rape chances are high again today. plenty of rain drops out there on the i-95 and i-81 corridor. rain drops inside the beltway this morning. you need to take that umbrella today and it's going to be rainy especially theirst half of the day. later on in the afternoon a lot of cuds sticking around but

you'll see most of the steadier rain during the morning commute today. later in the afternoone see a little break in the action between 3:00 and 5:00. there's a chance. not a big chanc but a chance sunshine see a peek of this afternoon. we're in the upper 60s here this morning.ce noly warmer here today in the mid to upper 70s. don't count on any more than 3 minutes of sunshine. >> i'm going to hold you to that. three minutes. thank you, thank you. camp springs, outer loop at the beltway. new traffic pattern so thele mif the road is blocked for that bridgework. you have to g around that in each direction. in the district, beach drive between aoyce road maryland state lines. all lanes blocked. the grehong you where we're having rainfall right now. eastbound 66. crash there on theight side. erin. >> all right. thank you. it's 4:02. breaking new now. there's been another shooting in

the district. >> angie has the latest. >> well, we are stillki w to get together all the information coming in. chris lawrence is alsoeading to the scene right now. d.c. police tweeting out about h ting happening. this is right at the d.c.-maryland line near new hampshire avenue northeast. the scene is a the shell gas station there, if you're familiar with the area. it's marked there on the screen. there's no word on who may have been shot or their current condition. we're working to get more information. we know that police areng loo for a suspect. we'll bring you an update as soon as we get it. but for now, back to you. >> angie, thank you. your time is 4:03. now to a developing sty, supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh says he is innocent andwhot going ae and that is despite a second woman coming forward accusing him of sexual misconduct.

>> he repeatedly denied all the allegation against him. he insisted he always treated women with dignity and this comes as comments that he and his first accuser ppare to testify in front of a senate judiciary committee on thursday. kavanaugh wants the process to be fair. >> i'm not going to let false accusations drive me out of this progress. merica is about fairness and hearing from both sides and i didn't do this or anything resembling this. this is wrong. >> stormy daniels lawyer says a third woman accusing kavanaugh of sexual misconduct will come forward tomorrow. yesterday he t declaredt woman is 100% credible. >> the kavanaughn'ontroversy only causing drama at the white house, it appears to be taking toll on senate epublicans standingy the nominee. >> we believe survivors.

>> that is tas senator ted cruz in video obtained overnight. protestors angry about the kavanaugh confissation p forced him andif hise heidi out of a loc restaurant. they chanted we believe survivors and they didn't stop until the couple left the restaurant. demonstrators also showed their disapproval on capitol hill earlier in the day. >> this is your second warning. you will be placed under arrest. >> capitol police arrested 128 protestors gathered inside senateffice buildings yesterday. the group targeted the offices of swing vote republican senators. theyt demanded tha senators vote against kavanaugh. >> also developing this morning, deputy attorney general rod rosenstein still has a job at least for now. he was called to the white house yesterday leaving many to speculate he was about to be

fired. president trump was upset about that new york times article. he suggested he considered secretly recording president trump last year. he'll mee t withhe president on thursday but hisit future w the administration remains unclear. >> we also have new development in d.c.'s violence stre a poli investigating four new shootings all which happened within hours of each her. the most recent, a man was found shot on downing place northeast last night. we're working to find out his condition at this hour. any police do not have suspect information. >> about an hour earlier another person was >>shot. hat shooting happened as community members prepared for a crime walk aimed at stopping the violence. gunfire range o out on benning d around 8:00 p.m.. that's the same block where t people were s on friday.

kathie henderson was at the crime walk last night. she said the community is sick of the violencehand it must stop. d.c. police just released new information into the shootingriday on benning road. two men are walking toward the scene. on has on a hoodie and the other has a button down shirt. police believe these men are responsible for the shooting all four victims are expected to survive. >> concern amongesidents of the ingle side at rock creek retirement community northwest. >> a person living therebe has diagnosed with legionaires disease. they're investigating the source of the disease but residents are worri worried. >> they won't let us use the water any place other than one

bathroom which they f a. filter >> d.c. water says the public's drinking water is safe. health officials say that problem is isolated to this retirement community. they installed filters as a precaution and they're evaluating water t'ality. now 4:08. detectives hopenc surveil video will help track down a detective that h-- track down someone that hit at. cycl he is recovering this morning in the hospital.> plan to crack down on k-2 in the district. we have been following an accused spike in synthetic drug overdoses in the n months. now the mayor will introduce emergencyegislation to the d.c. counsel. it will change how synthetics

drre classified. it will make it easier for people to arrest people that make and sell synthetic drugs. investigators are trying to w figure outther k-2 played the role in the murderf a jogger last week. the man charged with kling her was a known k-2 user. >> it was one of the largest fires in the districtcen memory. we're talking about the fire in southeast last week. first responders told us they managed to getveryone out o the building. that's what they thought until yesterday. during a sweep of the mage, engineers found a 74-year-old man buried under rubble alive. he was found in what was his second floor apartment. the man h t beenre for five days and remarkably was doing fine when he was found. coming up in our next half hour we'll h directly from the engineer that found him. five days under that rubble

after surviving that fire. >> both amazing and unthinkable. >> terrifying. >> everyone was accounted for right away. >> how do you miss that? >>outrage in indiana. they can't believe their eyes. >> a bus driver was fired after shocking new video shows her letting an 11-year-old get behind the wheel and drive witi chdren on the s so good.ay . okay. first, you got to put your foot on the brake. >> this was taken by students. that driver seems to be coaching the student here. apparely this child w not the only one allowed to drive. she also let a 13-year-old and a 17-year-old te the wheel. >> it's yiterr. bus drivers put 30 to 40 kids at risk. >> anything could have happened.

not only the kids on the bus but . pedestrian or another car coming by >> police charged her with felonynegligent. the school district ss it's angry and disapointed in the action of the driv. >> today bill cosby, the man once dubbed america's dad will be sentenced. prosecutors are asking for 5 to 10 years in prison. the defense asks for a sentence of house arrest citing his advanced age and blindness. andr constand said she wants justices the court sees fit. cosby was convicted back in april. > well, nbc's the voice is back and stronger than ever. kellclarkson, jennifer hudson, adam levine and blake shelton reclaim those red chairs for season 15. here's a look at one of the dreams j.hud helped come true last night during the blind auditions. >> i dreamed to sing withyou.

>> i'm ready. ♪ >> it is tonight at 8:00 followed byeveryone's favorite show "this is us". >> i love when the jges do that. >> that was a hard song. >> i am changing from dream girl. >> still ahead, w we'reking for you with new ways you can save on homeowners insurance. >> how you can save and improve your home at the same time. pl walkingagain. decades of research are finally paying off for some that never thought they'd walk again. >> we're dealing with rain again. the radarou showing a lot of light rain across the area. you'll have the windshield o wipers this morning but take

decades of researching into spinal cordnjuries is finally paying off. >> several people that have been paralyzed for years have been help.o walk with after hard work and physicalhe therapy patients began to work again. >> it doesn't happen the first tisn. it d happen the 100th time. but over time, each tim its practiced that circuitry remembers and really relearns to do thoseotor tasks. >> the doctors say thesend gs bring hope to more than 1 million people in this country pa paralyzed because of a spinal cord injury. what makes a pot of chili a winning recipe? >> he has oneo hour beat out

four hours around the country at the hormel cooking challenge in new york. we cau ut with him in the kitchen at fire station 13. >> firefighters and chili. all right. so we're in the kitchen here in dale city at station number 13. all of your ingredients are layed out here captain. you're in this big competition.i nati. you're one of five falists competing for the title to win. >> the big secret i think is bacon. most people don't expect it, but it really sets it apart chlts ve it. so you'reptirring that u and when you win, let's say you will win, what do you get? >> the winner gets $10,000 for our department and we're going to use that money for where weu have fire truck and go around and visit terminally ill

children. >> let me sample the winning recipe right now. okay. here we go. there we go. there we go. we're tasting ctain eddie's recipe. oh, yeah. you're going to win. the competition. coming up on tuesday in new york city. captain eddie competing. one of five finalists in the hormel chili cook off. give me h ah five let's do it. to you. >> that chili looked good and you know what, putti bacon? what a great idea. >> a ne little salty ness. >> the little sour cream and end.e on the he knows what he's doing. >> well, you know, working thisf we can eat chili at 4:00 in the morning. >> i could hble a d cheeseburger and fries right now. >> what we need is 3-alarm chili and put a littlf bead o sweat

on your brow a little bit because that would be nice. yesterday was cool aaing outside. >> and it's drizzly again. >> another cloudy day coming your way. september is supposed to be nice but it hasn't been. 8. inches of rain pushing our annual total to 48.50 inches of rain. 52 marshall closing in on inches this year. that's 21.76 above average. so what do you need to know about the w ther fortoday? another messy morning commute. umbrellaequired for at least the first half of the day but you'll notice as soon as you go out the door, it feels warmer today. southerly winds. yesterday that east wind kept us cool.today southerly winds, eve though the rain chances remain

equally high for today it will be f warmer sure. 10 to 12 degrees warmer today than yesterday. rain dps impacting montgomery county, the district, prince orge's,arlington, fairfax, all rainy this morning. you can see here on our visibility no super t ck fog but just like yesterday morning with the clouds and the rain lower vibility. future weather carries the rain chance out of here by noontime leaving us mostly cloudy for the st of the day but at 5:00 you could see the model hinting there could be a few peaks of sun later in the day. mmperatures mid to upper 60s fort of the area now. as a result a much warmer day. temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. downtown and points south of the ty today will be up near 79 degrees. 85 tomrowith some late day storms that could be on the strong 'lde. keep you posted on that. more cool showers on thursday but i remain optimistic that we

get all of this mess out of here for the weekend. >> i like that. camp springs outer loop before joint base andrews. new traffic patterns at thehe center of road is blocked here this morning. all of the green showing you where we haven falling at the area this morning. southbound bw parkway whilehae debris there in both lanes this morning. live look at 270 at clarksburg road. rain there. it's going to be slick in a lot of spots. >> melissa, thank you. do you have any home improvement projects you have been putting off? coming up we' working for you. how getting in gear could help you save on atsurance. >> this afternoon on ellen. >> she said what are you going to wear forellen. i said i'm going to wear - is it -- >> well, i'm wearing like trouse

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right now at 4:29 you can barely see anythingut there when you wake up on this y. tues it's going to be another soggy dreary start to your day. i can't believe this nonsense. >> take a look at the radar here >> you know, a lot of wet weather all over the

mid-atlantic right now. the difference today is going to be warmer out there. >> okay. >> lovely. >> what's better? warmndrainy? >> i'll take warm and rainy over cold. and rai cold and rainy has to be the worst combination. >>ventually the sun has to come back. >> eventually. >> there's your gd news. the sun will eventually come back. >> sunday. it won't be today. >> no, not today. i hate the word badnews. the not so good news this morning is its lking a lot like it did yesterday morning around the area. we have the rain 68 degrees in washington. i'm going to back up so we can zoom ein. we h scattered showers across the area. the green is showing us the li