bill. this morning we'll show you in less than 90 seconds how you can save hundreds of dollars at the ocery store each year. >> good morning, everyone. m eun yang. >> and i'm chris lawrence in for aaron. stms hit some of us pretty hard yesterday afternoon. we may be looking at more rain today. >> here we go. we're going to get a check on your commute with melissa in a moment. first, storm team 4 meorologist chuck bell a sheena parveen are here with a look at your forecast. tell us how much and what we can expect today. >> later today, that's when we see the heavy rai move in. ng at a ning we're loo few scattered, spotty showers around the area. you want the umbrea because later on tonight, that's when we could see flooding concerns. >> it is going to be another very rainy night tonight. some places will half inch to an inch tonight from sundown tonight until sunrise tomorrowtorning. riow it's just a mostly cloudy day here in washington. not any heavy rain out there tais morning. that is cly good news. there will be more rain chances later on.e we already had almost nine

inches of rain here for the cnth of september. so audy start and a rainy finish today. flood watches are up for tonight into tomorrow morning. again, there you can see on radar, really nothing all that heav out there this rning. there are a few areas of sprinkles. take the umbrella with you. you'll definitely need it. there's the flood watch. again, this goes into effect at 10:00 tonight and covers the overnight hours io friday morning. temperatures, this is as warm now as we're going to all day. mid to upper 60s around the city.he low 60s in shenandoah valley with the heavier rain coming in later in the day. that's it foremperatures today. there's your planner. your commute, maybe not a wet ride in, but more likely a wet ride home today. >> thank you, chuck. not looking forward to that. right now, here is an issue we have on the r ods. just got the phone with police. they're saying that one lane is now getting by. this i greenbelt southbound bw parkway near greenbelt road. we did have all traffic stopped because of this vehle fire. it's a car fire.

they say one lane is now getting by. beltway, inner loop and outer ro loop, no pblems there. white's ferry closed today, high water on the potomac the reason there. and5 here in virginia, you can see northbound and southbound rolling along just fine. >> melissa, thank you. is 5:02. just hours before what could be a contentious and historic hearing on capitol hill, another woman has come forwaremaccusing sucourt nominee brett kavanaugh of sexualnd mist. this makes four women all making allegations that judge kavanaugh has denied. ys christine blasey ford kavanaugh pinned her to a bed and tried to take off her clothes during a party in high school. deborah ramirez says while in college, kavanaugh exposed himself to her. the third accuser, julie swetnick, says in the early '80s, she observed kavanaugh and others at a house party where the punch was spiked in order to take advantage of girls. the fourth woman, who came out less than 24 hours ago, claims that in 1998, she saw kavanaugh

aggressively shove a woman against a wall. ife only woman who will te today is dr. ford, the first accuser. take a look. images of her taking a polygraph testify to verify her accusations have been released. she did pass that test.ea during today'sng, we expect dr. ford to detail those assau allegations for lawmakers. kavanaugh is expected to repeat his denial of those claims and those made by others. rachel mitchell, an arizona prosecutor who runs a maricopa county special victims division, will cross-examine both na kah and ford. you can watch this morning's hearing on nbc 4 and on the app. we'll have a special nbc news report beginning at 9:30. along with the rest of the country, president trump will so e paying close attention to today's hearing. despite all the allegations so far,e's standing by his supreme court pick. he admitted at a news conference yesterday that christine blasey rd's testimony could change his mind. wa>> people want fame, the

money, they want whatever. so when i see it, i viewt differently than somebody sitting home watching television where they say, oh, judge kavanaugh this or that. it's happened to me ma times. i've had many false charges. i'm going to be watching. believe it or not, i'm going to see what's said. it's possible that they will be convincing. >> now, since the president plans to watch today's hearing, he is expected to push back his meeting with deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. that meeting is to discuss a "new york times" report that claims rosenstein suggested secretly recording the president, but he haed that report. on the eve of those highly anticipated set of hearings involving judge vanaugh, rginia incumbent senator tim kaine pushed for full investigation. that was during a live here on nbc 4. >> let's hear from everybody. do the fbi investigation that should be done and do it in a respectful manner.

that's what a deliberative body like the senate should do. >> if the senate treated each other and other members the way that they're treating judge vanaugh, they'd all be i jail. >> the senator and his y publican challenger co stewart also pressed one another on those congested commutes in northern virginia. >> we're still stuck in gridlock in northern virginia and in hampton roads and across the state because he didn't get thei job done iten years as governor and in the united states senate. >> we had thsilver line under construction to wheelie avenue. as a senator, i've worked to get funding to dulles and beyond. we did hot lanes on the beltway. you can also see those if you walk right out of this building. >> the candidates also tackl immigration reform. we posted the entire debate on the nbc 4 washington app. it's 5:05. good news this morning for federal employees. congress has passed a bil averting another government shutdown.

it was feared that the sunday deadline would be missed, but yesterday president trump agreed to sign the bill. it funds the pentagon and key domestic agencies and will keep the rest of the government open through december 7th. the bill does not address the president's border wall with mexico. now to breaking news. there is a barricade situation happening in northwest d.c. >> yeah, we want to get right to news 4's amy cho, who just arrived at theat scene. re you seeing out >> reporter: as we speak, negotiators are trying to get a man to come out of a house. i want to give y a look behind me at the scene. the home is down that way. this isn mt. pleasant street, northwest. police tell me it started before 10:00 last night. theyame here to serve a search warrant. then they say the person inside started threateng to harm himself. that's when it became a barricade situation. ever since then, police have been here on the scene, trying nd negotiate with him get him to come out peacefully. this whole area is blocked off, and that's caused problems for some people who live here.

we've met one man who lives on this block and hasn't been able to get inside hishome. he didn't want to be inteiewed, but he says he' been standing outside waiting for ten hours now. thankfully it's not cold or rainy. he says he has some snacks with him. certainly a long wait for that man and no end in sight. again, this whole area is ocked off near mt. pleasant street northwest. if you are planning on heading in this direction, you'l want to take a different path. we'll stay here on the scene and continue to bring you updates. >> thank you,ee a hopefully that gets resolved peacefully. the man who took over metro athe height of a safety crisis will keep the job for a few more years. >> a contract extension was reported foretro gm. news 4's megan mcgraths at headquarters with more. >> reporter: good morning,uys. metro's board pleased with general manager's performance. he's set to extend his contract

for at least sever more years d increasing his pay by more than 9%. the contract runs through november of 2021. the base salary is $435,000, but there's a 5% to 10% pay increase, an option for that sed upon performance. this is their fst pay raise since he took the job in 2015. now, he took over at general manager when there were major concerns about safety. he actually shut down the entire metro system for emergency repairs, something that had never been done before. he started the safe track pair and maintenance program, reliability is up, and breakdowns are down during his tenure. however, the decision to extend the contract is not popular with union leaders. they've been calling for his firing for quite some time. members actually authorized a strike last summer, although workers have not actually walked off the job. a lot of tension there between the general manager and the

union with this ongoing dispute. metro's board will take up the topic, the issue of this contract during their regularly scheduled board meeting later today. back to you guys. >> thank you, megan. another accident shut down route 210 in prince george's county, and come arealling this one one of the worst they've seen. this latest crash involved a cement truck and two other vehicles. you can see the cement truck was in the northbound lanes but erved into the southbound lanes trying to avoid a car at the swan creek road intersection. two people had to be cut from one car before they were air lifted to the hospital. one of thoseictims has life-threatening injuries. a woman and two kids in another car hadhe to be ced out at the scene. indian head highway was closed in both directions for hours. neighbors tell news 4 although e speed cameras been put in along some spots, it's obviously not enough. >> the streets are drivers get a sense that they can go fast. by the time they get to the

corners, the lightchanges. that's when the problems happen. >> right now police are trying to determine whether it was speed or alcohol that may have contributed to this crash. today city leaders will heao concerns bike safety in the district. this after the deaths of several bikers this summer. most recently, tom hollowell, a worker, was killed biking to work on constitution avenue. poliho say the driver hit the 64-year-old ran a red light and left thecene. the meeting is happening at 1:30 this afternoon in the wilson building the public is welcome and encouraged to attend. we're getting new details on aew shooting investigations in d.c. neighbors tell us t area ound benning road northeast feels like a war zone. >> now we're seeing the faces of two of the men police say are behind the. bloodsh anthony farmer is wanted for friday's quadruple shooting outside of a liquor store on benning road.on man is already under arrest. police say farmer was also involved. surveillance cameras show a

clear image of the man wanted for killing someone on benning road mondayight. detectives are asking the public to tell them who this person is him.where they can find >> law enforcement does not know whohis person is, but somebody in this community does. >> two people were also shot on benning road tuesday night. they were attacked in a restaurant parking polot. ce have not shared information about the shooter in that case. a we got story coming up that, boy, we can really relate to, having all these kids. >> so grocery bills. they can cost a fortune. well, if you're shopping for an entire family, a big family. >> , boy. fear not. hope has arrived. this morning we're showing you the places to shop to save money. plus, district parking drama. theews 4 i-te looks into signs causing confusion amongst drivers and in some cases costing them a lot of cash. >> yes, a lot of confusion with those signs. this morning as you're making your way out the door, we're moly looking atloudy conditions.

it's pretty cool outside. a couplen sprinklese map. heavy rain arrives later tonight. we'll break down the timing of that and some really

it's 5:15. a consumerlert for people in the driver's seat for uber. the ride-share company has p agreed t out a big settlement to drivers whosers al information had been hacked. in 2016, uber learned personal data, including driver's license information, had been compromised. hundreds of thousands of uber drivers were affected by this breach. prosutors say uber failed to notify drivers for a year. the company has agreed to pay out a $148 million settlement and take steps to heighten da security. starting monday, if you see

a dump truck or utility truck on te side of highway in maryland, you have to move over to give them room to work. maryland is expanding its move over law. you're already required to move over for emergency vehicles, but now this law will includeik vehicles le bucket trucks, aaa statey trucks, and highway vehicles. fines will start at $110. even worse, violators will get points on their license. >> i movet away jecause it makes me nervous to be driving near those big trucks. >> alltu that falling off the side of it. finding a parking spot in e district can be frustrating. it sometimes is hard to tell if the sce is even legal. >> a review by news 4 investigative reporter scott macfarlane reveal hundreds of in the district >> reporter: the more people who live or work in d.c., the more difficultt is to find a parking space. often when you s a space open up, you just want to pounce on it, but it's often difficult to

know if that space is legal, especially when there are poles ngfilled with multiple par gns that seem to give conflicting information. internal reports produced by the thc. department of transportation sho have fixed of adjusted hundreds of signs since 2016, signs that were either conflicting or confusing. some with arrows pointing the wrong direction, others that drivers indicated said it was both okay and illegal to park in a space duri certain hours. a series of drivers told the i-team these signs cost them big money. it was still unclear how to rea gns. >> this is 7:00 to 6:30 p.m. twe figured we were betwet time. it's okay to park. >> you see the lower sign, you think that's the one to read. >> exactly. but lo and behold, t above it says no parking 10:30 to 2:30. ?hy don't they just make this 7:00 a.m. to 10: als are ter: d.c. offi making fixes. they say when it comes to signs, the rule for drivers is to read from the top down. >> even thou it seems rather confusing, you might need a law degree, what we're doing is

trying to give you a clear direction on when you can utilize that time. >> repter: tonight, why the signs are changing so frequently in d.c., and the one thing dirict transportation officials say you need to know tabout reading the color signs on those poles. scott macfarlane, news 4 i-team. >> oh, my goodness. i have had plenty of tickets because i didn't read the sign correctly. or i thought i read ity. correc >> you read one correctly but not the two or three below it. >> it really is >> it's an art form to be able to read those signs sometimes. a sign really need is that says no more rain. no more. >> for months. >> no mas, as they would say. we've hadust about all the rain we need for quite some time to come. i got great news though. starting with tomorrow afternoon, we might be able to go as man as, wait for it, seven days in a row without rain. we wouldn't even know what to do with ourselves under such

circumstances. but be reae. the sunsh comes back tomorrow afternoon. it'll be with us for the weekend and a long distance into the middle of next week. right now it is cloudy once agai 69 here in washington. a north wind at 13 miles per hour. that's cooler airo settling i the region. with rain coming in from the south and west, it's going to cap temperatures. where we are now is about as warm as we're going to be all dayer today. 69 in town. 62 in montgomery county. 55 in fairmont. 72 by the bay in annapolis. with that north wind and moisture riding up over it, no sunshine aroun the area for today. th no heavy rain for the morning hours today. heavier rain rolls in during the evening and overnight hours tonight. so because of that, the heavy rain coming latetonight, there is a flood watch for the overnight hours tonight into early friday morning. here's a look at fute weather help you plan out your day. all clouds today. a chanc for some showers by around noontime. most of the steadier rain stays away fromhe metro area until

after 5:00 or 6:00. no sunshine or heavy rain until after the sun goes down. here's 11:00 tonight. areas of hea rain in the shenandoah valley. that does find its way into the d.c. metro area. 's a time when most people are asleep. between about 11:00 p.m. tonight into about 3:00 or 4:00 tomorrow. by tomorrow afternoon, the sunshine will be making a comeback. how nice wil that be? so there's your forecast. todayoving in rain moving out tomorrow. rain staying away for saturday, sunday, a i think monday is columbus day. no, that's next monday. don't mind me. >> greeroelt , all traffic stopped. now just the right side is blocked by that car fire. we have those delays though. inr loop and outeroop of the beltway, no problems there. just going to be slow. southbound on bw getting there. white's ferry shut down again ertoday. high wn the potomac is the

problem there. 95 at pohick doesn't look so bad. springfield, northbound ramp to the outer loop, right shoulder blocked by a disabled vehicle. >> thank you, melissa. d,> still ahe're working for you, helping you cut down on those grocery bills. and keeping you safe on the roads. we'll break down the changes being made to tractor trailers, keep you safer in the event of a crash. nothing. >> too. >> and later today on "ellen," lady gaga is stopping by. she's talking about her new movie a a whole lot more. you can watch "ellen" here on nbc 4 atth:00. stick around for news 4 at 4:00.

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welcome back at 5:24. mcdog nald's is making some changes to its classic burgers. they are now preservative free. this means no artificial flavors will be added to classics. pickles on the sandwiches,ou th, still contain anci artifial preservative, but customers can request burgers without them if theyr. pre although, i don't know. i like to have a pickle on my burger. if your grocery store bill takes a big bite out of you budget, it's certainly more than half of mine it seems like, it may have to do with where you shop. it's those dang kids.

you feed them on monday. >> and thir still hungry on tuesday. >> they want to eat again. i don't know what its. consumer reporter susan hogan is woing for you to find out which stores in our area offer the best prices. >> washington consumer tech book recently sent shoppers to ten area grocery stores with a list of about 150 common t items buy, and they alsoye surd customers about quality. let's check out the results.or >> rr: wagmans is the fan favorite. 94% rad it superior overall. prices were on average 7% lower than giant, 14% lower than safeway, 19% lower than who foods. overall, price rite prices came in substantially lower than all of the grocery stores.f in termsality, though, giant, safeway, shoppers, target, and walmart received low marks from their customers. and that whole foods/amazon im ct, well, the survey found

produce prices have lowered a bit, but it's still the area's most expensive grocery chain. >> you have amazon and walmart and target and all these different companies re spending a lot of money, investing a lot of money to be in this business. and the reason isn't so much that they think they're going to make tons of profit selling groceries. what they want to do is say, okay, they want to get you used to buyerything from that company. >> we'reontinuing to work for you. coming up tomorrow, we are compar services. delivery how much extra are you willing to pay to skip the store? see you then., >> thank you susan. it is now 5:26. new this morning, parents caughc onamera shoving their son into the trunk of a car. they say it's not what you think. hear what they claim is really going on, coming up. andwell, it is cloudy and cool this morning. it actually feels pretty nice outside. 69 degrees currently. a few sprinkles across the area.

take the umbrella be ever you leave today. more rain in tonight.st i'll show you who's under a floodatch. and good-bye bryce harper? could last night be his final one as ourtohome baseball hero? what he had to say after his final home game of the season.

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right now at 5:30, all eyes will be onor our city today a hearing that has much of the country divided. preme court nominee brett kavanaugh and one of the women who has accused him of sexua misconduct will take to the stand to testify. it is all set to get startedn about four hours from now. we are filling you in on everything you shoulfo know it begins, including a fourth accusation against this judge. >> before we get to capitol a hill, let's taive look outside on this thursday morning. it's going to be mostly cloudy today. you will want to keep your umbrella handy. good morning, everybody. i'm cis lawrence in for aearon this morning. >> and i'm eun melissa is keeping an eye on your commute. first, storm team 4

meteorologists chuck bell and sheena parveen have your forecast. by now, we should all have many umbrellas at the ready. >> it's been like going umbrella school. you really know how to manage it now. after a long dry spel metimes you break it out like, how do i get back in the car without having all the rain land on m not anymore. >> i even keep the broken one around in case the other ones break worse and the broken one ends up working better. >> must not be that broken. >> it's broken enough not to use. anyway, better safe than sorry. this morning, make sure you have the umbrella before you leave. we don't have widespread rain around, just a few sprinkles. it's cloudy andool outside. later tonight, we have rain that will be mong in from the south. an area of low pressure will ride up along the coast. n.'s going to bring us some heavy r that's all the moisture you see down to our south and locally because of that we have flood watch through the area. it starts later on this evening and runs overnight tonight.

all these counties shaded in gre green. we'll talk about the timing of that. let's head to melissa and see how the commute is doing. >> greenbelt southbound bw parkway near greenbelt road, there was a car fire on the shoulder. delays are gettingbetter. you can commit to bw parkway if you have to. white oak, southbound new hampshire avenue near lockwood drive, right lane getting by a crash there. beltway, no major problems here this morning. looking nice and clear white's ferry still shut down again today. northbound on 95 as you're approaching the outer loop this morning, the right shoulder still blockedy a disabled vehicle. eun? >> melissa, thank you. the stage is set for a blockbuster hearing today on capitol hill. supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh and the woman accusing him of sual assault, dr. christine blasey ford, will testify before the senat judiciary committee. during her testimony, dr. ford will detail t alleged assault

that happened at a high school party in montgomery county. this is video of dr. ford taking a polygraph test to verify her accusations, which she passed. kavanaugh has said the incident never happened. you can watch this morning's hearing here on nbc 4 and in the app. we'll have an nbc news special report beginning at9:30. >> prosecutor rachel mitchell will be asking the questions ciday. she runs the s victims division in maricopa county, arizona. three other women have accused kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. although, none of them will testify today. deborah ramirez claims kavanaugh exposed himself to her during party in college. a third accuser, julie swetnickk says bn the early '80s, she observed kavanaugh and others at house pares where tunch was spiked in order to take advantage of the girls. last nigh an unidentified woman also came forward saying 20 years ago she witnessed kavanaugh assault a woman. along with the t rest country, president trump will be paying close attention to

today's hearing. in a newser conference yey, he admitted that christine blasey ford's testimony could change his md about kavanaugh's nomination. coming up, news 4's tracie potts will have more on today's hearing. this ing, the bethesda school brett kavanaugh att tded time of dr. ford's allege assault is defending its reputation. georgetown prep released a statement saying in part, the image that has been presented ol soedia and in various news outlets depicts recklessness, illegal conduct, and lack of re ect for persons. it is demonstrably false that ch culture or behavior i tolerated, still less encouraged at georgetown prep. it's now 5:34. following breaking news. there's a barricade situation happening in northwest d.c. >> let's get to news 4's aimee cho, who's at the scene with the latest. is this still going on? >> reporter: chris, yes, it is. we've just learned moments ago from arlington police that the man barricaded inside that house is a rape suspect. also within the past few

minutes, we've been hearing shouting coming from the scene. i want to give you a look behind me. down that way is the house where the man has barricaded himself. negotiators are here trying to get him to come out. this is on mt. pleasant street northwest near park road. police tell me i all started arou 9:00 last night. they came here toea serve a sh warrant for that suspect, but then they say the person inside started threatening to harm himself. that's when it became a barricade situation. ever since then, police have been here on the scene trying to negotiate with him and get him to come out peacefully. this whole area is blocked off, as you can set. wene man who lives here and hasn't been able to get inside his home. he didn't want to interviewed, but he told us he's been standing outside on the sidewalk for about ten hou now, just waiting. he has no idea when he'll be allowed back in. in just a few urs, kids will be dropped off at schools in this area. the sacred husrt school is a few blocks that way. we will sy on top of this scene and continue to bliring yu

updates. >> we'll keep a close eye on that. thank you, aimee. the man believed to be responsible for stabbing a jogger to death in logan circle was already well-known to metro ce. anthony crawford is accused of killing wendy martinez at random earlier this month. now news 4 has learned crawford had been cited six times in the last two years for fare evasion on metro. metro sources wouldn't go as far as to say this murder could have been prevented, but some do say it points to a need for tgher penalties against fare evaders. they're stepping up patrols in key areas like the swing arms to crack down. it's now 5:36. coming up, parents recorded while putting their little boy in the trunk of a car. now they claim it's not what it looks like. the story behind this troubling video, next. >> us, the nats' season in washington is over, but could it be the last time we yce be the last time we yce inrper sport

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what was supposed to be a fun night celebrating the jewish holiday ended in this horrific accident. these shocking pictures are at a spring valley, new york, overnight. fire officials say 5 to 6 people were on the deck at the home when it collapsed. about half a dozen of those people had to be taken to a hospital. all of them are expected to be okay. well, call it a social media experiment gone terribly wrong. a chicago father says he wanted to see if anyone would intervene when they saw a man put a child in the trunk of a car. >> and they did. but the dad didn't get the reaction he expected. here's what happened. lathe parentsed a multicamera shoot to shed a light on child endangerment. the couple explained to their 3-year-old what was going to. happ s good intentions. once witnesses the dad

putting his son in the trunk, they called the cops. sspite the da explanations, he was arrested, charg with child endangerment, and his son s placed in protective custody with a relative. >> i was in shock. >> they are hurting my son emotionally at this point. he's not home with his parent who live him very much. and what else do they want fm us? >> the cld has returned home this morning, but the dad still faces one count of misdemeanor child endangerment. and good morning. i'm storm team 4 chuck bell.ist if you're going to be spending the weekend up in the mountains, it's going to be a beautiful weekend there. rain ending early on friday morning. saturday and sunday look great. afternoon highs only0 near degrees. wake-up temperatures saturday and sunday morning down into the upper 40s in the mountains. bundle up. the ten-day forecast here a homecom home coming up. plus, improved safety f

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welcome back at 5:44. there's a lot riding on today's potent blockbuster hearing on capitol hill. >> yeah, supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh and a woman accusing him of sexual assault, christine blasey ford, will both testify before the senate judiciary committee. ford is one of four women accusing the judge of sexual misconduct. news 4's tracie pottss live on capitol hill with more on what we expt to hear today. trey s tracie, you already got a look at their. hoping statemen >> exactly, so we know what dr. ford will say. alleged detail this attack in the '80s at a house party. she'll say she thought brett kavanaugh back then was accidently goingo kill her before she got away. she will also, by the way, explain why she waited manys year to talk about this, even with some of her friends. and tn we've also seen the opening statement for judge kavanaugh. absolutely denying that and

other allegations. there are now two anonymous algations that republicans have received. he's denying them all, saying, yes, he did drink, sometimes more than he should have, in high school, and it resulted in what he described as some juvenile beh mior thates him cringe, but nothing like this. >> and tracie, we've heard from the president yesterday. f for now, he's stinding by his nominee. he did say he'd be watching the hearing closely. take a listen. >> they go into a room, and i guarantee you they laugh like hell. >> tracie, what is the reaction this morning to the president's comments? >> well, the president has said he's going to be watching today, by the way. he also ss that he's standing by his nominee but that he wants to hear what dr. ford has to say, tha he could b convinced otherwise but that his own e peerns wi --

experience with sexual eg misconduct aions lead him to believe these aren't true. >> he seems to beow ag himself a window if this nomination goes south. trac potts, thank you very much. >> you can watch this morning's app.ng on nbc 4 and in th we'll have an nbc news special report beginning at 9:30. it's now 5:47. haening today, the metro board is expected to offer a contract extension to the general manager. >> he took over a at the height of a serious safriys. the board is now willing to extend his contract. news 4's megan mcgrath is live outside metro headquarters onhi what deal entails. >> reporter: good morning, guys. metro's board is happy with the job the general manager has done since arriving here in 2015. they want to make sure that he t go anywhere. they want to make sure he stays here in washington, d.c. so they're going to act later today to extend hise contract. extension would run through

november of 2021. pit would have a bas of nearly half a million dollars ith performance bonuses built in. he took over as general manager when there were major safety concerns. in fact, hehe shut down entire system for emergency repairs, which is something that had never bhn doeen done before. he also started the safe track program. it caused some station closures and disruptions, but it allowed three years' worth of work to be done in just a year. however, umetro'son leaders are not happy with this extension. in fa, they've been calling for his firing for some time. the union this summer actuly voted to authorize a strike. although, the workerlydidn't actualk off. but they are not happy with this extension. metro's board has a regularly scheduled meeting later on today, and they are expected to take up the extension at that

point. >> we'll keep an eye out for how the workers react to this. thanks so much, megan. a jury is set to return monday to a prince william county courtroom for the sentencing phase in the capital murder trial of a man from woodbridge. the jury found ronald hamilton guilty of killing his wife and w princeliam county police officer in february of 2016. prosecutors say hamilton opened fire on the officers who responded to the scene. one officer was wkilled. her first day on the job. hamilton is now facing the possibility of the death penalty. > mayor muriel bowser cut the ribbon on the second of several new homeless shelters for families opening across the distmuct. the comty based family shelters will open over the next cw years, and it's a big step towardsing the old d.c. general shelter for homeless families. while these new shelters will do away with the need for d.c. general, more than 470 families still remain living in the bowser administration is working to t move allhose

families to permanent housing. and mayor bowser took a surprise guest with her to the ribbon cutting. that is her daughter miranda. easy to see why she stole the show. mayor bowser announced in may she became a new mom through adoption. she says she brought miranda with her today so miranda could meet her ward four neighbors and see whahappens when a community comes together. >> she looks pretty. a little smile. >> that's a good baby. bryce harper may have played his las game with the nats. so sad to imagine he'd be gone. >> last night he t k the field one more time this season against the miami marlins. before the game, he was recognized as nats player of the year. although he we hitlessith a the crowd ike outs, gave him a ton of love. whateverha team er signs with this summer, he h says heart lies in d.c. >> you never know what's going to happen. i didn't reafay want the well kind of treatment. i was able to go out there and enjoy that, i guess, and not

really think about too much of it being my last game or it not being my last game. >> all right. he did talk about this sign, eight more years of 34. we hope it happens. we'll see. he thinks it's kind of short. maybe he'lle here for 15 years. >> who knows. >> it will be interesting to ses what hap though. >> nats fans want him to stay. >> oh, of course. >> ase head outside today, probably keep those umbrellas handy yet again. >> yes, keep the umblla with you. this morning it's good because we're not seeing the rain around. we have a couple sprinkles out there. so areas seeing sprinkles. for the most part, it is cloudy but cool. it kind of feels nice outside. if you're going to be exercising this morning outside, maybe going for a run, i think you'll like the way it fee. later tonight, we have a flood watch for much of the area. this is because o heavy rain that'll be moving into the area. a lot ofil itbe here while many of you are sleeping overnightonight. morrow we do start to dry out

as we head through much of your friday and into the weekend. here's a look at the radar. a couple sprinkles around. most of the rain sti off b 81 and near winchester. as we zoom out a little more, you can see the moisture down to the south. later on today, we're going to have an area of low pressure develop, move the klocoastline. that's going to give us heavy rain. that's why we have a flood watch f for the area. this begin lat this evening, overnight tonight, and ends early tomorrow morning. temperatures as you're stepping outside, upper 60s to mid-60s m acrot of the area. 69 degrees now in washington. at the bus stop, we'll maiy be dry. just some sprinkles around. upper 60s.be recess, mhe chance of a shower. by the time you pick the kids up, we could be seeing scattered showers around. here's what future weathers showing. 1:00 p.m., showers mainly off to our west. still that chance around lunchtime. through the evening, we have the chance for scattered showers. here's that hea rain i was talking about. this is going to be through the overnight hours. it could be causing localized

flooding on already satgrated nd. friday morning, the rain moves out and we dry up for friday afternoon and evening. then we head into the weekend, and the weekend is looking fantastic. look at your saturday and sunday. more sunshine, lowhumidity, in the 70s. and much of next week looks dry too. let's head over to melissa, get a check on your commute. >> goo amorning. takiook right now at takoma park. soehbound new hampshire ave before sligo creek parkway. a crash reported there. you can see all of the screen showing you where it's raining right now, especially 270 southbound as you're aroaching montgomery. taking a look here a little to the south. brandywine, inbound 5 before brandywine, a left lane with a crash. pretty typical volume wise. again, beltway, no major issues right now. springfield northbound 95, the ramp to the outer loop, that broken down tractor trailern the right shoulder.

>> melissa, thank you. your time is 5:53. new thisw morning, ash tests show improvements are being made to tractor trailers to protect you inn accident. consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you on the changing being made. >> well, the insurance institute for highway safety tested the metal bumpers on the back of semi trailers. those actually prevent you from going under the truck in the event of a csh. eight north american manufacturers passed all three tests, ening the tough guard award. that accounts for about 80% of trucks on the road in the u.s. the iihs says its testing in 2013 revealed weaknesses in these guards. cars were breaking through them. researchers say that their testing has led to design changes to make our roads safer. back to you. >> thank you so much, susan. inside this house lives six

generations of one family. >> they're the cornerstone of the shepherdmu park cty. ahead of national good neighbor day, our molette green is hangg out with the coolest family on the block. molette, good morningou. this is so fun. >> reporter: i know. we've got the family standing out here this morning along with members of the community. even councilman robert white, who lives in in necohborhood, of se, is out here. say hello. they've figured it out here ins herd park. this multigenerational living, it's not unique to this they know how to have a good neighborhood. we're going to talk about that in t 6:00 hour o news 4 today. and their newsletter is jus t. the lead story says shepherd park is more than just a neighborhood. nation good neighbor day is coming up tomorrow. and we're celebrating in shepherd park, right?

[ cheers and applause ] we're going to be live in the 6: hour with tips on creating a good neighborhood in your community. on can be we'll see you then throughout the 6:00 a.m. hour of news 4 today. >> shepherd park is such a wonderful part of d.c. >> people rave about that part >> illy is true. rof d.c. it's the people who live there, who work to make their neighborhood a family atmosphere which makes it so special. of course, it's the beautiful homes and the nier area. >> nice looking too. not cheap either. all right. let's check in with cnbc. >> cnbc headquarters, happy hour returns today at starbucks. the coffee chain is offering a buy one, get one fre deal from 3:00 p.m. local time until close at participating stores. if you buy a hand crafted espresso drink or blended frappuccino, n i dide or larger you can get a free one. nonmembers can sign up for a code.

that's your cnbc morning business report. >> eric, thank you. as> still ahead on news 4 today, a crash shuts down a portion of a local road for hours. news 4 is on the sceneito find out hoappe ne

happening today,mbattled supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh heads to capitol hill to defend his name against assault.ns of sexual overnight, a fourth woman comes forward with new shocking allegations of her own. you ever get confused b the signs in d.c. telling you where you can and cannot park?

you're not alone. this morning, the news 4 i-team investigates why a lot of signs are causing trouble. taking a bite out of your bill. this morning we'll show you in less than 90 secondsow you can save hundreds of dollars at the grocery store each year. 6:00 a.m., good morning everyone. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm chris lawrence in for morningis storms hit some of us pretty hard yesterday afternoon. we may be lookingt more rain today as well. >> we'reoing to c on your commute with melissa in just a moment. first, storm team 4 meteorologists sheena parveen and chuck bell are here with yourorecast. >> it will be like nothing ever changed. it's cold to start, but we have more rain in the forecast. >> if you've been here for the last coupleweeks, you know what's coming. another cloudy day. noin sun at