morning. n's always nice w the weather is cooperative on a monday morning. ronot any dogd the d.c. metro. there's a few spots of fogginess ward the mountains of west virginia. that's about it. a nice low impact weather day for you. and your planner for today filled with sunshine today. sun's not up until 7:04 this morning. afternoon high up near 80 degrees. that's 6 degrees warmer than average. thecan always stay ahead of weather by downloading our app. if you got any weather reports feel free to send them to me especially ontwitter. a look at the ten day forecast coming up in a few more >> thank you, chuck. developing this morning, former d.c. mor and current councilmember filed a police

report against a fmer night club. he was pushed by a bouncer at the d.c. eaglen saturday. according to the chief of staff the confrontation hapened after bouncer took issue with him trying to use his i.d. to enter. the bouncer insisted on i.d. with t birth date on it. he says the push and fall hurt his hand and back. the night club gave us the statement councilmember gray did attempt to enter the d.c. eagle last nht but refused to give proper identification to our ed fortaff after being a it several times as required by d.c. law. >> breaking news out of indonesia this morning. the death toll has gone up again. 844 peopl are now confirmed dead either from the 7.5 magnitude earthquake or the tsunami that followed. 50,000 people have been forced out of their homes. these numbers could rise as

emergency workers make their way into the towns and t getthe rubble. >> now an update to the breaking news thisin mo there's a serious crash on southbound i-295 onhe belt way. aimee cho just arrived on the scene with more. what are you seeing? >> a construction worker was hit by vehic a short time ago. he's now in the hospital and his injuries areserious. we learned moments ago this was a hit-and-run crash. that driver fled the scene. here's what we know. it happed around 2:00 a.m. it's a work site. it's very dark at this time of night and can be tou to see. they don't have any sort of look out or description of the vehicle that hit the construction worker. he is fighting for his life and said to be in critical condition

in the hospital. we'll stay on top of of thi and bring you any updates as we get them. >> thank you, aimee. an annual tradition turned into a protest against judge kavanaugh. meanwhile, a source is telling nbc news the fbi spoke to his second accuser deborah ramirez. she accused him of exposing himself to her when they both attended yale. the fbi is investigating the sexual assault and misconduct claims against kavanaugh. the latest ontihe investi in a live report on capitol hill. >> 4:33. re's the top stories this rning. it's all in response to a tweet

that attacked one of brett kavanaugh's accusers. >> the u.s. and cada reached a tentative trade deal. it gives the u.s. greater access to canada's dairy market and also dumps tariffs onia can cars in the u.s. it's now being called the united states-mexico-canada agreement. >> three men were killed in a car explosion surday nig in allentown. authorities are calling it annt innal attack. local and federal authorities believe one of those killed was the person responsible. so far no word on a motive. >> there will be no more professionalaseball in washington until april. it wasgh a tou season. they were shut out by the rockies in denver losing12-0.

making matters most, this may be the last time we ever see bryce harp here. he becomes a free agent the day after the world series ends and the way he became emotional after the game, many speculating that b he won't staying in d.c. >> yeah, i think, you know,t's tough. sometimes you go up there and you never know what's going to happen. i'm emotional now because you never know. happy to go up there and hit a double and write it off like that and if i'm back, i'd love to be and if i'm not, we'll see what happens. >> he went on to thank fans. he'sdl w popular here in d.c.

>> they were what? 82-80 with him. is it smart to pay him a of that money? o you make those usdecisions?>> be they know that fans want harper to stay? >> he's probably the fan draw in baseball. but we'll see. >> we'll see. >> yeah. meanwhile, better news for the skins. coming up, how they reached the number one ranking without even playing a game this ekend. playing a game this ekend. >> still ahead, another

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>> oh, tonight the blind auditis continue on nbc's the voice. coach's kelly clkson, jennifer hudson, adam levine and blake shelton battle it out. i love kelly, but, you know, a local singer will be featured during the blind auditions. >> they don't tell usbo much who that is but you can see if that person makes it through on the voice at 8:00 here on nbc 4. >> if you fell asleep for the ravens steelers game, baltimore came out on top. they had the upper hand against their foes t winning past three match ups. it was a contentious first half and in the second they poured it on and the final score was26 4. >> yeah.

how about this skins fans. are number one in the nfc east and we didn't even pla this weekend. we had a bye. so they beat the eagles in overtime, thank you very much, titans. now the skins are the only team with a 2-1 record. philly is tide fh second w dallas. they have 2-2 records. >> the sns had even more time to rest up for the next game because they d't play the saints until a week from tonight. monday night football. so you like it later. >> good morning. a couple of different problems. southbound 295, the ramp to the outer loop shutdown in a hit-and-run investigation. >> good morning, everybody. our monday is off to a beautiful start and the whole week ahead is looking way warmer than

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a crash investigation is slowing traffic in southboundn lanes i-295 and oxon hill along the exit to i-95 northbound. a construction worker was hit. >> fbi agents are in another politically charged accusation. >> news 4 tracie potts is live on capitol hill this morning. there's concerns abouthe scope of this investigation.

>> right. concerns about the scope of this investigation are that it may be limited by the white house even though the president is tweeting that c the fbi talk to whoever they want. the guidance from the white house counsel's office is reportedly that they can only speak with a certain number of people on a list a that list includes deborah ramirez, the secondho accuser apparently has already done an interview, but itoes not include people who contradict what he told, what judge kavanaugh told the committee about his drinking in college. back to you. >> now, tracie, they're supposed to have a week to do this? are they already talking to people? do we kno wh >> yeah, apparently they already talked to deborah ramirez, t second accuser, mark judge that was in a room with chrisne

blasey ford. it's not clearf that interview has been done yet. >> we'll be following the daily developments on this investigation. thank you so much. >> it's 4:45 kellyanne conway, an adviser to pres trump says she is a victim of sexual assault. sh made the statement yesterday and says she empathizes with and ms of sexual assault harassment but says raw politics lead to theh situation w kavanaugh. andhen ask about how her experience effected her work with president trump that has been accused of assault in the past, conway said the issues are not related. >> it will be an emotional day in las ves. lie year ago today a man opened fire k 58 people at a country musicfestival. the strip will go dark to honor

the victim. h survivor a chance to reconnect at a concert. two people from our area were at the countryus festival one year ago. the latest updat on her go fund th that was moved back to san diego. weekend near the u.s. capitol protestors called for tougher gun restrictions. ny spoke about the importance of the midterm election. a lot of voices echoed the same message including a 7-year-old girl. nobodyo needs wait even a moment before starting to improve the world. >> that was the worst mas shooting in modern u.s. history. >> incredible. that little girl. >> here at the live desk, breaking news just in, police in

indiana looking for a susct in a sunday night shooting that happened at a walmart. helice releas a surveillance image that say is of the person of interest in the shooting. at least two people h weret in the shooting including a minor. the two people that were injured are beingreated at a hospital this morning. >> montgomery county police ares ing more information about a murder-suicide in the area around spencerville. officers found a man and woman shot to death in a home saturday. gun wasrecovered at the scene and the victims were involved in ahi relatio and lived together in tt home. >> police inorthern virginia are searching for a suspect that managed to escapeapture after barricading himself in a hotel room. this is 32-year-oldalton

alton thodos. he may be driving a silver bmw withuze-8869. on saturday, police tried to serve an arrestat a fairfax cou. he barricaded himself inside the room and made a threatsinst himself. by the time police made their way inside the room the suspect escaped into the aic and left the building. >> the woman i isn serious condition after she was shot in an apparent road rage incident on the baltimore beltway. this happened sunday afternoon and they were in a dispute and thatti when them tried to pass them. someone fired a shot and the d 68-yea woman was hit. the shot was fired from the nissan. that drir g away along with the people in the white van. right nowhi the wton county sheriff's office is investigating an accident that killed a child. this happened last night before

7:00 o mount briar road. a doctor that helped treat victims on 9/11 was killed. he was the former direct toor o the hospital burn center. a selfie almost cost a man his life. he fell into the potomac while trying to get the perfect shot. >> witnesses rescue him. chopper 4 wasver the potomac river on friday. you ca see how swollen the river is with all t rain we've had.

we've seen this so many places. montgomery county fire officials say the man is still in the hospital with serious injuries. it's not worth it. it's not worth it. >> it is now 4:50 and we want to head back over to melissa for first alert traffic. >> big alert here this morning. one in oxon hill. the ramp to the outer lp there, accident investigation ramp is blocked. a constructio worker w hit. it was a hit-and-run crash. that person i critical condition this morning. you can see a little bit of purple there meaning we have a closure. water main break, all lanes

blocked. you're nice and clear there. so no complaints on 270 this morning and taking a look in and out of towng, >> good morn monday is off to a delightfulstart. a good way to get the work week started. it's going to be a nice week and fee more lik september than october. teuth wesy wind flow will push today's temperatures out of the 60s and intohepper 70s. around 80 degrees. no chance for rain on the morningcommute. no chance for rain on the evening commute either. tomorrow a slight chance for a few rain drops. it's 59 in loudouncounty. 61 in northern maryland. 61 in bufrederic, virginia. so what to wear today? jeans here this morning. lots of sunshine today. so don't forget your sunglasses

and short sleeve weaer for the kids and the adults. a plus weather today. afternoonigh 80 degrees. a blue ribbon kind df a for sure. as far as washing the car, take your chances. it's gng to be drytoday. if you're like me you'll wash the car today and tomorrow that 40% of rain o o top your clean car will be moved up to 100% but on average most of us won't have to worry about too much rain tomorrow. through your monday, nothing to worry about today. the only tiny little rain chances wl be down across there and way down almost into niuth western vir and tomorrow a dry start to the day. during the middle of the eternoon a lit hit and miss chance of a shower. maybe a rumble or two of thunderstorm. an then 2:00 or 3:00 in the afternoon up until about 7:00 oh 8:00 i evening and dry weather after that. here is your ten day forecast. it's a very not october-like forecast at all. 80 degrees today.

83 tomorrow. 85 on wednesday. all right. i get to mc the best in shaw dog show and a $750 prize. there's me and my better half eric and ourpywo p dogs. lou is having a gra ole time-out there. he didn't win best puppy. >> you won it in your heart, chuck. >> isabella wins everything. >> this is her blue ribbon, not mine. >> she's quite the s dog. >> yeah, she had a great time. lou, maybe nextear he can do best trick. so we'll see.

$750 for the nner. >> ias going to say, do you get a prize for second place or anything? >> no. >> it's as close to employment as any dog can >> what about your dog? >> he's a 13-year-old maltese. >> he's not doing anything. >> all right. parents listen up, if yourhild rides metro to school or a job, starting today they'll he a special smart trip card in d.c. and fairfax county. the metro is moving away from using the d.c. one card student i.d.s. if your child does not have this card yet, contact your school administrator. it's part of sweeping changes as more schools are offering free transit rides for students. >> new sales tax going into effect today in the district. so you'll have to pay more for

items that your family uses every day. cigarettes and other tobacco products willake a really hard hit. for example, cost of a pack of 20 cigarettess going up by $2 and just so you know, feminine hygie productsre being exempted from this tax hike. a lot of people werece ced and call that a huge victory for women's equality here in d. >> college bound students and parents can begin filing fafsa.' they say best to file the free application for federal student aid early a every student should fill out the fafsa even if he or she doesn't think they'll qualify for federal grants.es st and colleges use that form to awar grants and scholarships. it also requires to take out a student loans.

>> after nearly 7 years in the king a brand new museum wing is getting ready to open. >> but this was not at the national mall. will reopen on october 7thco d the star of the washington capitols miss the first game of the season? who may be facing suspension for a preseason hit. >> and the search for survivors following the weekend tsunami continues. the scope of that destruction becomes much more clear. >> and we're tracking traffic alerts for you. a crash that injured a construction worker on i-295 and trouble in gaithersburgst as we. with us. we'll be right back.

>> we'll new developments for you right here on news 4 to ay. >> yeah lot going on that could effect your ability to get to work this werning. ave live coverage of both incidents plus a look at what this i m going ton for your commute. >> we'll get to chuck bell in just a moment b b let'sin with melissa in your first four traffic. >> good morning, thisfi first 4 tr alert, a big problem for a lot of folks here this sorning. we'll back t up if we can and show you what we're talking about. so oxon hill is the new one this moing. southbou 295 so ramp to the outer loop and the beltway.

now you can use the inner loop ramp to get down to national harbor right now.u n see that closure this morning. that's going to be a big problem for a lot of people. fredericksburg, road closed between wheatfield and professional this morning. ou can see that little bit of purple is a big situation for a lot of people. allow some extra time. police are directing you around it. northbound gw parkway, the ramp to 395. crash there as well. chuck, good morning. >> good morng and haponday everybody. the first monday of october and our weather pattern through the enonth of september, very warm and incredibly wet. now it's a warmer and drier pattern comin our y.