>> chuck and sheena have a check on your forecast. but we believe with a look at your commut jeff, what are you seeing? >> we'll start with that jackknifed tractor-trailer. i'll start here with the lane open. i the volum light for now, inner loop at the beltway, to the north on i-95 out of college park. that's closed for the foreseeablefuture. a lot of clean up can be done. 355 up in the northern end of montgomery back to perry road and urbana parkway. 355 is closed due to flooding conditions. same situation along 385. that also had been closed due t. high wa we have lanes open now. the water is beginning to

cede. give yourself a few extra minutes. sheena, chuck, tell us more. >> not only is the heavy rain over, but it's not even going to rain this weekend. >> finally, righ>> h my gosh. it's been a lot of rain. >> we had a lot of rainy days and as you go through the weekend, you can do things outside. today we're dealing with the wet roads. we have thehowers clearing out of the area. we have the clouds around this morning. don't think we'll get any more rain falling because we won't. we have flood warnings across the d.c. metro area and areas along i-81. gradual clearing will be the forecast for this afternoon. temperatures areool this morning. very comfortable. mid to upper 50s. r50 degrees rig-- 50 deg ies ri

no washington. we don't have the rain in the forecast but remember ponding of wate a lot of puddles out there. through today nicer with highs in the mid 70s. chuck will hav c aser look as we go into the weekend coming up. >> thank you. >> we want to get back to the breaking traffic news. there is a mess on the inner loop at the beltwa in mbethesd. >>an has the latest. >> we're on a p estrian bridge that crosses over the beltway. so if you take a look behindou herean see the slowing traffic in the area. this is the inner loop of the beltway that's being effectiv that's where the jackknifed tractor-trailer is. it was loaded with frozen food. a lot of heavy stuff. here's som video taken closer up here, wrecker on the scene but they' still in the process

of trying to right that truck and the situation now is you can go that w and they'll squeeze you one lane to the right. you can see the slow down we're starting to see. it's not terrible yet but it's starting to build and there's a lot of flashing lights in the area. we're hearing people leaning on theirns hrom time to time because unfortunately in the dark a lot of people are coming right around the curves and encountering the brake lights ahead of them. keep your speed down. we'll see thi for awhile in the area at the inner loop and exhibit 34. the tow truck is on the scene. back to you. >> all right, megan, thank you. it's now 5:03. what happens next is the question many people are asking this morng after an emotional hearing on capitol hill. >> yeah, we heard testimony fem jurett kavanaugh and dr. ford and millions of people t acro country watched the

proceedings. well dr. ford and kavanaugh were visibly emotional at times, some of the biggest reactions come he senators themselves. >> there were moments that will no doubt make your way into the history books and the future of kavanaugh'somination maybe decided hours from now when the senate judiciary committee mee at 9:30 this morning. many believe she made a credible sympathetic witness despite kavanaugh's strong denials. she said she spoke up not for paisan reasons but because she felt it was her duty. because ie today not want to be. i am terrified. i am here because i believe it is my civic duty to tell you what happened tle me w brett kavanaugh and i were in high school. she went on to detail the alleged assault at a party in 1982. ane said kgh pinned her to a bed and groped her and tried to take her clothes off. one of the most powerful moments

came when he asked dr. ford what she remembers most about the assault. >> laughter between the two and their having fun at my expense. >> you have never forgotten tt laught laughter? never forgotten them laughing at you. >> they were laughing with each other. >> and you were the object of the laughter? >> i was, you knne, undh one of them while the two laughed. two friends having a really good time with one another. >> dr. ford asked the fbi to investigate the incident. >> after dr. ford finished hert testimony was judge kavanaugh's turn and he delivered anal emoti opening statement where he denied the legation against m. >> my family and my name have been totally and permanent destroyed by vicious and false

additional accusations. >> kavanaugh was visibly angry during the hearing and he took several shots at the democrats at one point saying they used the allegation as payback for she testified that he was very drunk when he assaulted her and that lead to this stage about drinking with the minnesota senator. >> you're saying there's never been a case where you drank so much that you didn't remember part of what happened. >> you're asking about a black out. >> that's not ppened. is that your answer. >> directed much for the

democrats. >> you wanted an fbi investigation, you could have come to us. you want to ruin this guy's life, hold it open and hope you win in 2020. you saidthat. not me. you have nothing to apologize for. when you see them, tell them that lindsey said hello. because i voted for them. i would never do to them what onu have done for this guy. >> mil of americans paid close attention to yesterday's hearing and he tweeted, judge kavanaugh showe america exactly why i nominated him. his testimony was powerful, honest, and riveting.n he went to say the senate must vote. >> your time is 5:07. theainy weather did not stop protestors from gathering outside ofte the whouse. >> they held signs chanting and demanding the president order an

fbi investigation. amy is outside of the capit withmore. what did you see? >> we are expecting to see more protestors here at the capitol again today. reporters on both sides showed up on the hill. men and women showi solidarity with dr. ford. chanting, weari shirts and holdingposters. we have also seen a large number of people sporting brett kavanaugh and peopl wearing shirts that say like wom for kavanaugh and stand with brett. we talked to people about why they wanted to come out in person. >> wre here to standith our fellow alum dr. ford. we're beyond proud of her for using her voice and she inspires us to do the same. >> i expect equal justice for ne ever men and women. >> and the protests are far from over. arthe women's putting out a car for action encouraging people to wear black and show up to their local senators offices

today at noon. >> live for us on capitol hill, aimee thank you. one of the country's leading victim's advocacy groups saw a r 147% se of calls to its hotline during the hearing. if you or someone you know is a su surviv assault and need to someone with someone, help is available. the number is1-800-656-hope. we also have tha number on our nbc washington app. >> this srning,dents at the university of maryland andar college are upset after messages of hatesu aced. an employee found an offensive phrase against african americans in the men's restroom. it's the fifth alleged hate crime this month against african americans and the lgbtq communy. >> i thi seeing these hate crimes at such a diverse school

is extremely disheartening. >> there needs to be more at school so that people are more educated upon diversity and cultural differences. >> in a statement, investigators say the univsity's police department takes these matters very seriously and anyone with information should contact them. >> we're working for your health with a warning from doctors. >> last week'sro flu season records killing more americans than any flu season in more than 40 years. 80,000 people died from flu complications in 2017. that includes 180dr ch. the cdc says more than 900,000 americans wspe in the al. doctors are urging people to protect themselves and get the flu shot now. ng peoplered of hea say well i didn't get sick and i didn't get the flu shot. those 80,00 people that died last year from the flu, guess

what, they got the f flum someone. >> yesterday, theu.s. surgeon-genera b lead example and rolled up his sleeves from the vaccine. >> the cdc is also urgingna pregnt women to get the vaccine. only half of them received a flu shot lastyear. >> well, we all know, grocery shopping is not only expensive but it's time consuming. especially if you take your kids >> that's right. coming up, we're working for yoo ing at grocery delivery services. >> plus an incredible momen captured on camera. a plane full of passengers goes down landing on the water.ct then that happened next that kept everyone alive. >> and good morning, everybody. it is finally friday. if you are beach bound for the weekend, today, tomorrow, a sunday all look amazing with temperatures in the mid 70s and if you're heading up into the mountains itl w very cool mountains itl w very cool in the

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year in this country. ntsb is calling regulators to update standards on car headlines and to include pedestrian safety in the new system. >> hurricane florence may have come and gone but the impacts are still f lingering some in the carolinas. >> we have some new ariel footage. complete devastation for families in the town ofco ay. thousands of homes are already full of water forcing many of them to evacuate. >> se families moved back into their homes. sometimes it takes so long to recover from this kind of disasterl >> and with that standing water. you have to think about what else that does. >> a lot of contaminants.

>> exactly. but here, we're finally, finally gog to see improvements for the weekend. >> it's been a long time. >> believe onit. you see the sun, then you can smile. so we'll just wait until the sun comes ilt. itbe coming out later on today. that's good. because you d have heavy rain overnight, that's good news for the morning coute. we're n looking at rain falling on your mornill drive. we so have areas of flooding this morning. today,go through the day gradual clearing and the weekend is looking absolutely fantastic. finally, you can get outside any enjor weekend. we have a lot of clouds around and the rain has pretty much left the area. good news as far as your commute is concerned, you don't need the wipers on but we still do have all the flood warnings out. some of them have been cancell but aroun the d.c. metro area, much of maryland, parts of northern virginia, still seeing a flood warning this morning.

we have t keep reminding you. temperatures when you walk outside, the mid to upper 50s. so with the morning commute, keep in mind we have ponding of water on the roads this morningn don't to drive too quickly through that. it jerks your wheels go slower. by lunchtime, gradual clearing and drying through the aernoon wi highs in the mid 70s. it's going to be a nice day. 8:00 this morning. still dry. clouds breaking up as we go throughout the afternoon. dry for your friday night plans and through the weekend, gorgeous saturday and sunday. so if you have any activitie this weekend like a soccer game or lacrosse game dry conditions for that. morning temperatures around 6

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jackknifed traor trailer. northbound i- that ramp remains closed. also a jackknifed tractor-trailer. flooded out by 28 and observation road. th leaves no access. use the alternateot and a great morning so far traffic wise. the weather is much better.

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jack taylor is goi to have alternate routes but first let's

get right to the scene wit megan. what are you seeing megan. >> what a difference a half hour makes. quit few slow downs in the area. a lot worse than when we last spoke to you. we're on a pedestrian bridge as it crosses over the beltway here. this is the inner loop of the beltway and the accident here and it's a jackknifed that happened earlier this morning on the ramp to wisconsin avenue. so exit 34 for wisconsin avenue, a truckld which you c see here on the video and went into the guard rail. they have everything going to the far right-hand lane. they're completely blocked. you can get by if you have to get by to the right. whether they're able to start clearing that truck out of there or not, there was wrecker on the scene but i can't tell

whether they made progr s in actually clearing it or not but the bottom line is they still have a lot of equipment on the scene and the tie up as i look in the opposite direction is going as far as i can see around the bend inn.hat direct so it's going to be a problem here for a little while as traffic builds. now with more on traffic, i'll se it over to jack taylor. >> your delayun fortunately as you're seeing almost is back t georgetown road. the tractor-trailer was full of frozen food. it needed to be on scene. hopefully ty can get it off quickly. rail it's more than just the right lane getting by that scene. better news, that ramp has opened. the inner loop ramp to go north on i-95 once again reopened.

so the good news is the rain is not a problem for the commute but the problem is left over. >> take itut easy there this morning. it's all an improving weather picture from here. the hea rain is long gone. it's the eastern shore and parts of new jersey and new york city. there's a few lingering drops but most of those are headed to the lower parts of the chesapeake bay. not much more of a rain thr at around town. that's welcomed news. radar, locally here not a whole lot of rain. all of these highlighted areas, these are flood warnings which meanstahere's highing water to be contended with. those all going until 7:15 this so watch out for high water this

morning but look at that b weathe 9:00 or 10:00 we'll start seeing breaks of it's going to turn into a beautiful day to be outside. we're in the 50s and now 60. sunglasses for a change and short sleeves. 75 degftes thisernoon with sunshine. yourxtended forecasts coming up. >> thank you, chuck. this mrning,lions of americans are still digesting the emotional testimony of supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh and dr. christine blasey ford. it was nine hours yesterday with people glued to their tv. here's what happened next. a vote on kavanaugh's nomination is scheduled for 9:30 thisin mo >> some republicans haven't revealed which way they're leaning. me of them found ford to be a credible witness. she did not want to come forward but felt was her duty.

she also believed it was kavanaugh that tried to rape her 1982. >> dr. ford, with what degree of certainty do you believe brett kavanaugh assaulted you. >> 100%. >> 100%. >> dr. ford wrapped up her testimony and it was judge kavanaugh's turn to testify several time during the hearing. was visibly emotional. democrats tu democrats. he said he never assaulted dr. ford. >> none of these allegations are true. >> no doubt in your mind. >> zero. >>0% i'm certain. 100% certain. >> you swear the god. >> i swear to god. >> president trump said he paid close attention toyesterday's hearing.

he tweeted judge kavanaugh showed america exactly why i nominated him. his testimony was powerful, honest, and riveting. >> demonstrations are expected to continue today despite flooded streets and inside the capitol. >> the protestors are demanding the right to be heard. they don't want to be silent and we're expecting more of these people out there and from both sides here on the hill. >> thoserotestorsilled the halls and tried to get into the hearing roo b capitol police turned them away. large numberseen a of people supporting brett

kavanaugh. people wearing shirts saying things like women for kavanaugh. >> and lookiah d, protests are far from over. they're encouraging people to wear black and show up to their local senator offices at noon. >> all right. live for us on capitol thhill. k you. we have continuing coverage on what comes next after the hearings with tracie potts back in a few minutes. it's now 5:36his morning. a montgomery county school aid is charged wit child negligent. she he was arrested after letting two teens with autism walk right out of the front door. he failed to report the students leaving. lopez rorted the first student missing after a call from a family member about picking him up. officers returned to the school about two hours later for the report of t second missing student. both teens were found safe wandering miles awa from the building. >> it's 5:36 on this friday. he's a look at your top stories. investigators believe they found

the body of a missing 6-year-old boy. maddox ritch has autism and went missing saturday. his son ran away from him during a walk in gastonia. a body w discovered in a creek on saturday more than a mile of where heent missing. >> students are upset after messages of hate surfaced the latest was on wednesday. police say it's the fifth alleged hate crime at the university this month. they're asking anyone with information to contact them. >> this weekend you will not be across arlington memoriabr ge. crews plan to close both lanes in both directions. you won't be able to walk or bike over the bridge either.

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cover of the post. and these papers illustrate just how transfixed the country was during the nearly nine hour hearing. millions were glued to their tv all day. >> thismorning, a lot of you want to know what happens next. let's go to news 4's tracie potts. >> what we know is there's going to be a vote this morning. in the senate judicry committee. it gives us the tperature of ere this may be going. 11 republicans, one of them, f senator jefke of arizona still undecided. he said after the hearing last night. so he's deciding whether or not ed can vote without an fbi investigation b on the testimony he has heardis in fav of nomination. >> what happens after the senators vote this morning? >> so whether or not they recommend this, whether they do a recommendation, that the full nate can vote.

they already put a plan in place to start this process on saturday. 30 hours of debate on monday with the plan and goal of a final vote on tuesday. there are still lots of calls. overnight the american bar sociation saying that there needs to be an fbi investigation before a vote but there's no indication that's going to happen. >> doet't seem like at this point. thank you, tracy. >> now to our continuingf coverage the d.c. mansion murders trial. she told jurors that dna matching the suspect was found on a piz za crust and handle ofa knife. and dna was recovered from a constructi vest found in the family's burned porsche. they pressed ahead abo items not tested. he is on trial for the torture and murder of his withe family.

>> breaking news, it didn't end until the man was arrested until 2:00 in the afternoon yesterday. turns out the suspect was suspected of raping a woman in arlington after answering an online ad. was identified by surveillance video and a video taken by neighbors and when police arrived atis apartment in northwest d.c., he barricaded himself inside. he will be extradited to arlingtorg to face chaes of rape and strangulation. >> whether or not you're pleased th metro's performance, one thing will not be changing. leadership at the agency. yesterday themetro board approved a contract extension for the general news 4 transportation reporter adam tuss broke t story. he'll stay on board until at least november of 2021 he'll also get a 10% pay increase. heail be $435,000 a year.

the contract extension was controversial with union members and even board members speaking out against it. after the, vo he called metro the best job he ever had. >> parents, you need t know this information. starting monday they'll have to have a special card. in the district metro is going away from using the drrc 1 card and student i.d.s for the kidsr ride program. part of the sweeping change. >> a new sales tax he is going into effect monday in the district. it's increasing from 6% upnt to the cur 5.75% and it means you'll have to pay more for items tt your family uses every day. it will also slightly increase the cost of tickets to yourfa rite shows and events.

cigarettes and other products will take a really hardhit. the cost of a pack of 20 cigarettes is going up by $2. feminine hygiene products are a big victory for women's equality in d.c. >> the skins may not be playing this weekend. it's a bye week. but there's another major tatch watch out for. >> d.c. united is going to play the biggest game of the year fighting for the finalff pla spot in the league. they could take them one step closer to their goal. kicks off tomorw night a 7:00. >> jeff is keeping an eye on the marylandor drivers in what's the latest? > it's a tough spot at the end of thebeltway.

headed up to river road, you're fine for now but by the time you get on the road it may be a larger delay. now riding in vir virginia. 123 at the fairfax county parkway and 123 on the road. not sure if police arrived on scene eayet. be careful. please be careful riding through there. also along minnesota avenuert jt of randall circle. district authorities are on scene he. >> thank you. the weekend is just about here. so now that the weekend is upon us, time for something fun to do. join me tomorrow mornine i'll mcing the best in shaw dog show tomorrow morning from 9:30 in the morning until 2:00 or 3:00 in the afternoon. a lot of different categories.

best puppy, best senior dog, best costume. dog that looks most like their owner. and they'll both bee. th >> you know, this morning, the heavy, heavy rain from late last night is gone and behind it a northwest wind is going to blow the clouds out of here later on in tafternoon. it's going to be a beautiful finish to your friday. a lot of high school football games this friday other than t field might still be wet. these are flood warnings. high wat in a lot of spots this morning. it will be a nice day to be e outstoday. high today up near 75 degrees.

you can finally get that car rinsed off and keep it clean for the weekend. it will be cool saturday and sunday both. there's you ten day forecast. a small chance for a shower on tuesday and most of the next 7 ys will be filled with sunshine and temperatures at or just above average. >> thank you. get ready to laugh this weekend. adam driver will be hosting tomorrow. and the hbo series girls. in october we're going to see stars from crazy rich asians and snl. great line-up. >> this morning news 4 is joining in on the celebration. >> yeah.

melanie green is live at the mexican cultural institute. >> i am excited about this this morning with my telemudo colleague. are you ready? >> more than ready. >>e are delighted to have her joining us and of urse right behind me are the folk lore dancers. it sounds so muchbetter. we'll be with you for much more on the culture and the impact of the hispanic community in our area. >> that's what i was going to

say. >> thank you. ce is suing elon musk for fraud saying he's thinking of taking tesla private and that he had funding. he mislead investors that he didn't have funding from any source. tesla stocks are more than 13% on the news i after hours trading. that translates into about a 9 billion dollars loss in market value and $1 billion loss for musk himself. with your nicnbc m business report, i'm eric chemi. >> so how much would you pay for a pair of shoes? about 5 grand. >> i wish. >> a price tag of $17 million on a pair of diamond studded heels. they have been billed as the

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that breaking news, overnight storms caused a mess on the roads and there is a possibility of some flooding. take a look at this on george shington parkway. a tree fell down there. you can see that mess been cleaned up but i'm sure some of the troubles aren't over right now becausef the leftover rain.

good morning. for m chris lawrence in erin this morning. we heard it coming down all night. down trees won't be the only t issue with morning commute. a jackknifed tractor-trailer on the inner loop f thebeltway before exit 34. he's going to joinit us live details on the clean up in a few minutes. >> a check on yourorecast but we begin with jack taylor and a look at several issues that will impact your commute. jack, what are you seeing? >> it's been a tough start. here the beltway, that's 355 rockville pike. one right lane is getti by. that could get worse. now under 10 miles per hour if lucky. also we had some south on washington parkway reportedor t be b greenbelt road. a couple of vehicles went offoa theay down into the woods. they have the right side