now there's an app for that. thanks for joining us on news4 at 4:00 on a nday. >> it's monday, october 1st. you may have noticed. i am wearing nk. it is the start of breast cancer awareness month. >> we have ala loted for the next three hours including a selfie fail. we'll tell you what happened to a man takin a selfie next in the potomac river. you're going to see this video. it looks bad. he's but the length that's people will go to for that perfectct e, just remarkable. >> and close to leaving a really sting impression in a bad way. our first storys thi afternoon, our top story, the fbi is interviewing witnesses about the allegations of sexualt miscongainst supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. >> the white house has authorized the fbi on interview, quote, anyone necessary as long

as theom investigationete by the end of the week. we get the very latest from blay alexander. at the supreme court this evening. blayne? >> reporter: well, of course the timing of all thiss interesting because the supreme court is back in session today. it is beginning the new twerm only eigustices on the bench, of course. remember top republicans had really hoped to see kavanaugh confirmed and in place today. instea he is under widening fbi investigation. >> president trump doing little to define the scope of th investigation into supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. w i think the fbi should tte within reason. you have to say within reason.o. >> while he ordered the new background check, he said it is being dictated by senators. >> i'm instructing them as for wh i feel senate wants. the senate is making this decision.

>> whi d houseecting the fbi to question only four witnesses. today bending to mounting pressure. senate democrats identifying two topics. the president said he is open to moreitnesses buthe investigation needs to move fast. >> we don't want to go on a witch hunt, do we? >> i like beer. i still like beer. >> president trump admitting, even he was caught off guard. >> i wast surprised how vocal best the fact he likes beer. and he' had a little bit of difficulty. >> and heutused a his own lifelong decision not to drink. >> can you imagine ifhad, what a mess i'd be i would be the world's worst. >> the president saying he is keeping an open mind. >> i'm waiting just like you. certainly if they ind something, i will take that into consideration.

>> casting himself as a spectator, too. >> reporter: today president trump said that he believes a comprehensive investigation would be good for kavanaugh. back to you. >>ga accusationsst judge kraung sparking controversy on a d.c. college .camp >> dean of the social service school tweeted his reaction to one of theaccusers. now students want him off the job. news4's darcy spencer is live at the campus. tell us about that. >> that's right. you know, this dean has already been suspended but many are saying thisoes not go far enough. they want him to either esign or be fired. dozen of students participated in the demonstration oncampus.

they say william rainford can no longer lead. he tweeted last being one of thh kavana accusers, julie swetnick, could be considered a peetrator instead of a victim. the president of the university suspended rainford over that eet. rainford then apologized but students say tmss h survivors of sexual assault. some of them in his own department. >> we have victims andvi srs in our program have spoken out these matters and those are just the people we know that have been assaulted. i guarantee you there are many more that tlufg and it it is a slap in their face >> i've never been more proud of my cohorts, the people i go to school with. this is a really emotional thing for us. >> reporter: i can tell you, the acting dean of that school did

speak at the rally and she said rainford's tweetsec do not re the opinions of the faculty and staff a here catholic university. back to you. >> thank you. rcy spencer reporting live. new today, the rapper turns herself into police for a fight at a strip club. >> the rap superstar walking out of a police station in queens this morning. she is accused of throwing a hookah at two bar tenders in august. at the time of the confrontation, rumors were swirling that the women bar tender wasom rantically involved and. her hu she is scheduled to be back in court later this month. investigators benk at the of a deadly car explosion where three men died in this explosion saturday in today new cell phone video showed the chaotic scene minutes after it happen. some residents still have t be allowed to get back this their homes.

police say they believe this was an intentional act and one of the men who died it was person who was responsible. back here, a formerer daycareeacher pleads guilty to sexually abusing his students. we warn u, this is disturbing and graphic in nature julie carey joins us live with new details from manassas. >> reporter: while those charges are based on th sex assault of four little gis, the prosecutor revealed as many as 15 children may have been the victim of the touching. distraught parents leaving court. all geeshinaing comment he pleaded guilty to 14 chargesin

includingcent liberties, bgravated sexualteat ndproduction of child pornograp. most of the sexual assault took place on the slide. as gls got to the end, he would rub there genitals. he used his smart watch to take photos of their private parts. 120 images wereound on a tablet seized in his home. the allegations dime light in late march when a mom picking her daughter up noticed his strange behavior around the tube-lslide. when she asked her daughter what was happening, the 5-year-old all, mr. taylor tickled her over her body including her private thparts. mom called child protective services and they started an investigation. they f quicklynd other victim. most on that slide. others during nap time. this cell phone video was taken at an april meeting where they

confronted them. one parent was brushed off two years earlier. the 27-year-old taylor showed no emotion in court. several parents wiping away tears when the hearing dime a conclusion. boykin will be back in court for sentencing. i'll tell youohat he said detective when's they first brought him in for questibaing. to you in the studio. >> thank you. you can see all of our past coverage. we have laernld woman who died in a shooting over the weekend was a crossg gua for montgomery county schools for nearly 20 years. police say they found two people dead inside a home on peach orchard road. officers say they were in a relationship. they are investigating this case as a rder-suicide.

an update on the water main break. some good news, the broken valve now zpixd water is back on for all customers. this was the scene earlier. water was shooting into the air. tonight southbound lane is open while crews make the repaths. expect all lanes to reopen in time for the morning rush tomorrow. lots of you folks have been out the nbc washington app to learn about several new laws that wentnt effect today. a new 6% sales tax goes effect. a tax for show tickets gets increased. innd mary there are two new laws for firearms. the state has now officially

banned the bump stocks which make guns fire likeat auts and there's a red flag law which allows certain female ask a judge to temporarily restrt person from using a fire farm they're deemed to be a danger to themselves or others. you now h ce tonge lanes when work trucks on a road shoulder. ia happening tonight. first lady melan trump will travel to africa. it is her first big trip abroad without the president. over the next several days, she will visit ghana dlarks may malaui, kenya and egypt. just ahead, the dangerous selfie that nearly cost a man his life. >> plus, mayhem on the beltway.

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deur college s build credit and have some skin in the game, too. >> a reallyid good . getting a head start in life. thanks. tesla ceo elon musk is expected to step down as chairman. it is part of a settlement with the securities and exchange commission. the s.e.c. sued musk last week for misleading investors about taking his company private. in addition to steing down, musk and tesla to have pay $20 million each. at will be distributed to investors harmed by his comment. the deallso called for other corporate changes at tesla. and musk wouldn't b allowed to return as chairman for at least three years. a new movie dueer out l this week will be telling the life story of neil armstrong. before it hits the theaters, hil son markbe selling off his father's memorabilia. more than 2,000 of his dad's

personal ite will be auctioned off for charity. lester holt satit down mark armstrong to discuss his father's leg isacy to talk abou what it was like to have his dad on themoon the perfect selfie. many people would try jus about anything to get it. a man nearly died trying to snap it over the week he was on the maryland side of great falls last night when he slipped and fell into the potomac. thankfully there were a lot of people nearby.e they were a to pull him out. several spots are closed along the river bause of high water warnings. >> i posted about this jus last week. how many people prugt themselves at risk for things like that. and how insuran kroim raising rates because of this kind of thing.

>> i was in chicagoast week. >> they got to go out therear a a lot about how we can get the weather better.ll >>right. that's you. >> and the kind of weather we ve today is exactly what so many of us have been waiting for after coming off what was another record breaker as far as months ago. september. number five wettest ever and also warmest ever. it's been amazing howarm and wet we've been. we'll talk about it. blue skies ain. winds at nine mes an hour. 83, gaithersburg, 83 in culpepper. the average high in d.c., 74 degrees. we are way above that.

about will be the trend. you see the trends. look at this storm toward milwaukee. ethis system will m its way our way and it will give as you chance for showers. sunshine in the morning. no problem getting into worr a any rain out there on the beltway. we're still on the dry side. notice what will happen. see showers and thunderstorms. it is not a lot but it is something we're watching. so yes, wave chance at showers. they get around 6:00, 7:00. all in all, an d huge as far as storms are concerned but something we're watching.

in the 70s at recess but 83 degrees by the timeou're picking up the kids. a nice sunrise tomorrow. 68degrees. looking great for at. at school, no problem, but give them umbrellay because t may need it tomorrow. 83 on tuesday. that's the chance of rain. that's it. that's t only chance. 86 on wednesday. some clouds on saturday and sunday over the ekend. the temperatures dip a little bit. as of right now, owtomothe only chance of rain in the next ten days. and we're in the 80s. haven't we earned it? >> we've earned it.

>> our yards are still muddy. he may have announced his approaching retirement. >> but the early career of sir elton john lives on. next, our look at the singer. there's a new movie about his life coming up. >> that should be nice to see. and you know, there are so many great things about the 90s that have made a comeback. have made a comeback. we're talki about theng rshere's to the stair ta have made a comeback. we're talki about theng breakfast makers, step counters, outdoor explorers, faith restorers, appointment keepers, fantastic creatures. farmer's market goers, cholesterol lowerersne cell pho silencers. the new lease on lifers, and the positive thinkers. here's to you all that see every d as an opportunity to thrive your way.

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elton john is one of the most beloved musicians in history. >> and now we're talking about "rocketman." it's a big task on sum up sir elton john in a two-hour movie, wouldn't you say? >> almost impossible. let's be real. this is the trailer about "rocketman." early to0 mids. it is going to be in theaters in may. take a look.

♪ it's gonna be a long, long time ♪ quote rocketman " "rocketman " ♪ okay. are you listening there? big debate in our office. that was terrance singing there. do we need elton's voice on it? ov overdubbed or do you think it's okay? i liked it. i think he'sokay. >> i don't know. the first thing that jumped o at me. ice.'s not his ngd elton john is the producer. can you imagine g and performing in front of sir elton there? i would be freakingout. >> did he a good job.

>> he looks exactly like him. >> you nevknow. when he sang with johnny cash, ray charles, it goes either way. >> no substite for the real thing. >> oh, guyness.h gwynal troe got married over the weekend. you don't need a videographer. you have stephen spielberg. i thought that was really cool. and it was, the rehearsal dinner was is he seinfeld estate. hoanybody is anybody was there. she seems really happyn her life. she said she felt like she was a 21-year-old. whenrihe m chris martin,

they eloped. >> did you have a good seat? >> oh, yes. i wasn't sure about my dress. i nd of went boho chic. >>ca w see that. >> not in my best years. >> what we're learning about that motorcycle mayhem over the weekend and why it is so hard for police to control this. ns. andmini they've been a bad joke punch line and now they are.

hundreds of motorcycles took a ride this weekend. >> they showed us this video. some bikers did oteelies. rs split lanes. some performed burnouts. >> there were also several crashes that happened while all of this was going down. what's the latest? >> this is where it began. the beltway here. you might think of this as the starting line. 100 -- me 200 motorcycles on

the beltway doing stunts and other motorcycle things. things tha make car drivers get white knuckles. motorcycles, motorcycles, motorcycles. they call it motorcycle mania. hundreds of motores flooding the beltway around our city doing wheelies and other motorcycle stunts. >> the crash on i-66 eastbound.e >> h now from dave, he's the wtop traffic reporter. he's been watching our roadways for 15 years. he was all over this one. >> we saw driving the wrong way, wheelies, dangerous behavior indeed, yeah. stopping iegally on shoulders, backing up, going the wrong way. and we did receive a number of calls from concerned drivers.

some of whom were frantior >> repter: we talked to mary. she didn't whot to us s her face but she was caught up in e middle of it. these are some of her pictures. these a some of her thoughts. whatngo you make of somet like this? >> it is very dangerous. even ifhey're not meaning to be because of the effect they have on otherdrivers. other people that see it. i was saying yesterday, people are frantic. you can see distraught people. i was on the shoulder and you could see people this their car. they were nervous and scared. >> reporter: now, no oneas hurt and no one was arrested. what wer the cops doing? the virginia beach state police, they knew this was going to happen. they got tipped. can you say internet? they had a strategy. you might call at this time indy 500 strategy. they had cop in front of the motorcycles as pace cars as they

went down t road. then cops behind the motorcycles to keepro them turning around. keeping the motors moving. re from the cops coming up at 5:00. now back to you. >> i've been out there when i was surrounded by bikers. and i love them but it can be scary. in the meantime, right now, a difficult is that desperate search forng survivors followi an earthquake and tsunami is underway. 're getting video on a successful rescue. a man who was found alive three days after a building collapsed right on top of him. more than 830 people have died. the death toll expected to keep rising. rescue crews reach areas that have been cut offe because of damage. the 7.5 magnitude quake set off a 20-foot tsunami.>>

a special forces combat medic received the highest award for valor today. president trump awarded staff sergeant ronald shurer the medal of honor. more than 200 enemy forces atcked him and his team of commandos in afghanistan in 208. he took life saving actions, scalg rough terrain a dodging enemy fire to help his fellow commandos and get them to safety. he now works the secret service. happening tonight, an annual writing ceremony to recognize the fearless leadershipnd the fight against domestic violence. this was for the purple light nights. they will share the resources with the community they're serving. the department will hand out rple lights for each night. it gets started tonight county administration building. you can find out what you need to know on our nbc washington

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rained down. and kanye west promise ad new album.in ead, he delivered some off the cuff political commentary. and as we begin our october, our average high, 74 degrees. take a look. tuesday through saturday. the temperatures running above normal. ven close to 90 degrees on thursday. so i'm going to have more on that coming up and doug will be talking about a major pattern shift we're seeing in our shift we're seeing in our ather in about ten minweut

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it has been an eventful couple days for kanye west. ginlth paltrow and her husband tied knot over the weekend. she only post this o picture their hands all ringed up.

they are exciting who can post the pictures. and they could bet the n celebrities to walk down the aisle.la they are ping their wedding ceremony. they got enged in july. and canykae west talked about changing his name to just ye. he haste g praise on twitter from president trump and apparently in ascocial media sion. itill be another big night on "the voice." they'll be battling it out to add performers to their team

during the blind audition. ♪ >> and we're told someone from our area will be once again battling to turn those chairs around. you can see if they're going to bece sful right here nbc 4. we have a tri of cute new neighbors coming to the smithsian zoo. these cheetah cubs are a couple weeks old. we're tol mom and the cubs are doing well. the cubs' father came from south africa in 2011. and because he's not related to any cheetahs living in north american zoos, his cubs have gentle boost that will help them survive. >> good tknow. they're the cutest little things. >> even though they'll rip your

lungs out.ft aer a century and a half watching washingtonians worship, an historic black church held it final services today. and lots of sunshine coming in. barbara comstock might as

well be barbara trumpstock. donald trump is against expanding medicaid in virginia. against protections forpren and he sabotaged the healthcare market, hiki insurance rates up to 64 percent in virginia. barbara trumpstock agrees. voting with trump 98 percent of the time. jennifer wexton believes healthcare is a right ... and successf mly fought to expandicaid in virginia. "i'm jennifer wexton and i approved this message... because change is coming."

the supreme court returned to session with eightustices today and the court's key justice gave a shout out to one of the associates. for 25 o yearsthe high court. they said we look forward to sharing many more years in our calling. one year after the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history, th las vegas strip goes dark. 58 people opened fire when a

crowd attending an outside music festival. today, survivors, victims' families and first responders in the community came togethe to all remember. cardi b spotted walking out of a police station today. she was on charges she attacked two bar tenders. the bar tenders sued for damas. andhe school year may have just begun but it is time to ink about financial aid. fafsa opened up today. the sooner you apply, the better. it is on first a come, first serve basis. for 14ye s, it was a place where washingtonians worspped. now lincoln congregational temple is closing its s.do the church first opened in 1868 in the neighborhood we now know as shaw. news4's derrick ward takes us

inside the bitter sweet final service. shortly after its founding in 1868, the church dug into issues such as race and economics. it was built for the current building. it has stayed relevant and there are those who have known no other church home but the congregation has dwindled. >> the church is part of a journey. and unfortunately, just like tlife, things m die sometimes for new things to come about. >> they passed on a move away. is not just enough revenue to keep it going. they aren't necessarily welcome the new parking spaces. but at this last sunday service at lincoln congregation, the pews were fuller, memories a lilesweeter.

>> since '63 n until i've been coming here. >> it is really homecoming when a church closes. you grievege er. you mourn together. but you celebrate. and in an hisric congregation like this, what a tremendous life it's been. reporter: the building itself is on a register of historic places so it like i won't be torn down. >> we come here to give god praise for god's faithfulness for 149 years. that's something to give god praise about. derrick ward, >> it is a beautiful building. the former councilmember said he is bruised and sore. >> this after a confrontation in the >> don't tell us he was hanging out with cardi b.e

>>s there on official city business. but a former d.c. mayor. he said he wasn't treated like it was offial business. >> he describes an altercation with a bar employee that ends with him being thrown to the ground. >> this is where the phrase, do you know who i am, comes in handy. so what happened? what does gray want to happen next? plus, youring home a new car and you love the new car smell. >> so what happens when it not just fades away but it starts to funky. we'll see some easy ways to get rid of the foul odor? what are you doing in your car that the air fresheners won't work. i understand the french fries buried down there. >> there. >> you know it's bad when the air fresheners won't work.

>> or no o willet in your car. >> that's a bad sign. >> all right. thank you. the start of october means the start of oyster season in maryland. it runs from now until the end maof h. you can harvest up to one bushel a year without a license as long as it is for personal use. they have to be at least three inches in size. last year, marylanders harvested more than 180,000 bushels of oysters. they had a dockside value. all the way through march, through winter. >> speakinger of teures, october is getting off to a toasty start. >> now downo 7 degrees.

74 and sunshine. that would be beautiful. we're talking 84 and sunshin the next couple days. maybe one more 90 before the week isout. let's show you how things are going toward looking at a very nice day. let's go to max one. there it is. showing a fewclouds. 77 by 1:00. down to 75 by 9:00. again, ver nice. 82 degrees. the0nly along the water, we should be in the 70s this time of year. we'll be on the warm side but no rain to talk about.

mostly between 2:00 and 6:00, a chance. not a real high chance of storms tomorrow. now, the ptern is finally gi ch. the jet stream is giving us very warmer and wet weather. very sgarmery dry for us. for us, it is on the drier side. we've been talki about this. >> when you look at the numbers, temperature and rainfall, it is impressi impressive. we finished about 4 degrees above average fortemperatures. and our rainfall for september, almost teninches.

it was the fifth warmest on record. that has never happened in 173 years of record keeping history. as we shift to the drier pattern, that does mean good news. right now we are seeingome moderate color. some low color in the mountains and war western maryland through part of western virginia. weant warm sunny days and cool nights where we don't get anywhere to around 32 degrees to bring out the best color. we expect to see peak fall color

late october to early november. >> you get to go out trick or treating and see the leas coming down, too. 83 tomorrow with the chance of storms. we'll be watching very closely to see the clouds. look at next week. monday through thursday. look how many 80s we've got. taking it back to the 80 >> on an 80 roll. >> 8 yearsol 9 years old. the best years of my life. october is breast cance awareness month. and a sorority is making a very

pink effort to show moral support. part of theroceeds will go toward breast cancer research. it was exactly a year ag more than 22,000 people gathered in an open area in vegas to see their favorite country stars perform. >>s right and. then there was chaos. today, victims' family members and survivors came together to remember. then to confirm or not to confirm the supreme court nominee? what more than half the arican voters think abo brett voters think abo brett kautva

he turned around the naacp. businessman. ben jealous. "marylanr of the year". he's helped grow twenty compies and a thousand jobs. ben's vision: medicare for all. a pldr to lower prescription costs and fully fund our schools. the sun says jealous has "the stature and gravitas" to lead maryland. we can do much better on jobs, on education, on healthcare. but it means we've got to believe in each other. ben jealous. goveor.

today marks one year since theadliest mass shooting in

our country's history. >> 58 people died that day. today survivors, vims' family members and first responders came together on rremember. orter: a year later -- >> where do we begin? what do we say? >> reporter:as vegas is still struggling with what happened. >> we will never fully recer from that night. >> reporter: never fully recover from the pain and loss. >> thousands of lives were changed forever. 58 families were horrifically turned around. >> 58 people killed as gunfire rained down from a window overlooking the artists' music festival. >> we didn't know what was going on. the second shots happened and we realized we needed to hit the ground. >> stephanie lost her husband

brian that night. and he the other victims honored during the memorial -- >> we stop to honor theim s, their families and all of those affected by this horrific event. >> reporter: moments of silence -- ♪ and services throughout the day. >> they are not forgotten. reynold by survivors, friends and families, drawn here by their loss and the strength tham comes f being together. >> this evil and darkness cannot ta over us, our families or our lives. together, we are vegas strong. >> reporter: the strength that continues to be tested here. jay gr, nbc news.ow right at 5:00, confirmation controversy. >> we don't want to, to use an expression often used by me, we don't want to go on a witch

hunt >> the supreme court begins a new term with an empty seat as we learn more about the probe into judge brett kavanaugh. then a dean at a local university suspended for a controversial tweet. but students say that's not enough. >> andhe p to the limit. >> grabbed me and started pushing me. >> at a nightclub. he talks about what happened to ws4. >> and stink, stank, stunk. >> theecret to wiping out your car's funk. news4 at 5:00 starts now. first we have t people sh