seems like yesterday. we'll get you ready for everything you need to know all mo>ing long. ood morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron everything you need to know starts with a look at the forecast and the commute. melissa is here with a look at the roads a rales. first up is chuck. >> thank you, sir. kind of a cloudy start outside this morning. temperatures areeally mild again. this is going to be one of the warmer first weeks in october in recent memory. in 2007 we had three 90 degre days i a row in the first week of october. we won't be quite that hot but,s boy, i going to be warmda again temperatures back in the 80s. they're falling apart. ere could be a sprinkle or two in the shenandoah valley this morning. i don't think we have anythin in the way of a rain chance. look at the numbers. 74 degrees in annapolis. 64leesburg, winchester. 69 now at joint base andryos.

forecast for today, clouds around this morning. there's a chance for a sprinkle or two at i-81 in the nex couple ofhours. not much of a threat around the city. afternoon, nto the return of sunshine will bring temperatures into the 80s once again. melissa llet, it's like air conditioning weather here in october. >> isn't thatind of wild? i do like it. i have to tell you. i'm trying to hold onto the heat. joint base andrews outer loop is getting by the work zone there. 270 southbound, nothing in the way there. had the earlier work zone north there just after the spur. that has cleared out of e way well. you can see a tiny bit of a delay still hanging wearound. on't have it reported any longer. 66 and 95, nos probl there through virginia this morning. through prince gorges into town and out of town. nice and green. eun? >> melissa, thayou. rockville police are searching for a man who assaulted a woman overnight. right now police are limiting what they can tell us, but they say the woman was assaulted just

after midnight in the area of 15 west duty drive. that is near frederick road. we're told the woman was taken to the hospital. it's not clear whether the man had a weapon. we'll update you on the story as soon as we learn more information. also developing this mornin the fbiay soon wrap up its background investigation into supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. that could hapn before friday's deadline. >> that is even though investigators have t not talked christine blasey ford, the woman accusing him of sexual assault. heryttorneys say t have tried to contact the fbi but investigators apparently have no plans to interview dr. ford the white house says her testimony last week was enough. and last night president trump mocked dr. ford at his rally m mississippi. >> what neighborhoi was it in? on't know. where's the house? i don't know. upstairs, downstairs, i don't know? but i had one beer, and a man's tatters.in at&t

a man's life is shattered. >> they're accusing the white house with hampering with the fbi investigation. news 4's tracie potts will have more on this battle o capitol hill in a live report. parents in loudoun county willoeet talk about security after a threat at an elementar school. parents noticed a deputy and asked if tre was a threat there and they were told no. on august 17th parents learned that there was a threat and the threat was reported to the sheriff's office on august 20th and an arrest was made the next day. parents weren't told until september 24th via e-mail. >> when you ask them point blank is there a threat made on the place where my children ared going and t no and you find out that that's a lie, completely unacceptable. >> when some parents kept their ds home from school another

e-mail was sent out saying the i staff member away from the school. the man accused of making the threat is not iut jail has a no trespass order against him. it prohibits him from coming to that school. tonight the pta is voting on a proposal for a school wid safety audit and pushing for a full-time safety officer. virginia is receiving a federal grant for threat assessment. teams will be trained to intervene for anyone who makes a threat. m this morning fouren are facing federal charges for the deadly violence in charlottesville last year. the men were arrested yesteay morning. the u.s. attorney's office says they are part of a militant s whiteupremacist group based in southern they're accused of committing several violent acts against counterro pstors during a torch lit march last year and at

a larger rally the next day. another man is accused of plowing his car into a crowd. two marijuana advocates were arrested outside of andy harrison's office. fellow gop congressman steve scalise tweeted saying thatha or is never acceptable. the women were later arrested for smoking marijna outsi of harris's office. harris has recently worked to block the decriminalization of marijuana in d.c. >>4: . here are your other top we're following for you. d.c. police are investigating a deadly crashil thatd a woman. the crash involved one car but could not say how this crash happened. envelopes suspected of containing the deadly poison ricin shut down mail delivery at the pentagon. tests found two envelopes with a

trace of ricin at a facility yesterday. a similar letteren was to the white house. tests for anything hazardous there turned up negative. >> today millions of americans will receive a presidentialn alerteir cell phones. this is not a personal message from the president, it is a test of the nation's emergency alert system similar to the system we have on television. that test will happen at 2:18 p.m. all right. 4:36. it's time to defend the company. the washingtonapitals home opener is now about 15 hours away. the caps are taking on the boston bruintonight. >> that's right. there is fresh ice already laid at capital one arena ahe of tonight's puck drop. the most m anticipatedent of the night, you know it's going to be the stanley cup championship banner. >> that's glorious. >> that will happen by 7:15 to see it. news 4's molette green will have

a preview of all the day's events and a big game tonight. she will join us live from the capsractice arena in the next hour. sure the caps are quick on the ice, but how fast c they change a diaper? >> news 4's terry burressle ched players to see how fast they could make the change. that's becausech alex on recently became a father. >> also doing it on your leg is probably a little out of the ordinary, righ >> right. i mean, sometimes you are called diapers in to change all kinds of places. >> talking to people in the irport, right there on the floor, between the seats. >> sometimes you don't have a ch ce. >> okay. >> lots of hand sanitizers. >> bathroom isclosed. 4:37. coming up, a coffin challenge just inime for halloween. weird. how much money it would take for you to camp out inside a coffin?

tell you how much six flags is offering. >> what? plus, a performance so good it had the judges out of their what's happening here? a look at "the voice"ontestant who caused this reaction on the st show. are they putting things up on stage? shoes areomg off.

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you're watching "news 4 today." new overnight, a notorious frch gangster caught after more than three months on the run. nbc news has confirmed from a judicial source closest to the ination that radon fayed was arrested movernight. yo recall his daring escape from a prison south of paris. a helicopter landed on the prison grounds and tk fayed away. he was serving a 25 year sentence for deadly robbery in

2010. even some people working at six flags say they can't imagine doing their latest promotion >> would you try staying in a coffin for 30 hours for $300 and passes?ason did you say 30 hours? you need to pay me about $3 million for thatnonsense. take a look. this is the coffin that you'd be staying in. not very big. >> no. >> six flags will pay six people to stay in it. >> 30 hours. >> the contestants will bee picked somethis week. they're going to do it. news 4 sho he might have a knack for this contes >> 3/4 are going to be covered. >> why am i sitting back? >> because ian't do . i cannot do it. i can't do it. i can't do it. >> i fee you, girl. i mean, there is no way.e there ome rules for the coffin challenge. you must be at least 18 years d. no medical conditions where

participating could be a health risk. six-nute bathroom breaks every hour and in coffin meals. inal coffin >> what does that look like? >> i mean- dump some worms on your face. >> you can't get your arm around there. the contest starts on friday. >> this is not even minimum wage to do this. >> it will be interesting to see who does this. >> i have a little claustrophobia. chuck, would you drive it? >> this is how would spend 30 hours in the coffin. i would be dead asleep. i would not move an all right. planning out your weekend forecast. if you'reng hea out the forecast, showery. look how mild it will be up in the mountains.

you're watching today."4 your time is 4:46. a washington post contributs possibly being held captive in turkey this morning. saudi cleric jamall kha shoggi has not been allowed to leave.

he's been a criec of saudi government's recent crackdown. washington post article on the incident, it is not clear whether he is being held, interrogated or when he can be released. 4:47. the fbi's investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh could reportedly end at any time. that's despite the senate imposed deadline. >> news4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill. tracie,s what happ if this investigation ends before friday? s> reporter: if it wraps up earlier, senat will get the fbi report to determine if there are any discrepancies between kavanaugh's testimony, interviews and what theyfound. that process may get derway today because if as republican leaders have said, it's a process that doesn't happen all of a sudden. so they have to put that in motion starting today to try to squeeze it in.

some lawmakers saying they have toth wait ands saying there has been enough of a delay. we know four people have beenin rviewed but christine blasey ford has not been put on the list. this started with her allegations. >> tracie potts on the hill. thank you. mid-terms are just weeks away, and in virginia republican congresswoman barbara comstock is gaining gerund in bid for re-election. democratic challenger jennir wexton has a small lead. 50,000 peopleaid they'd vote for wexton if the election were heldtoday. 44% back comstock. that's a three-point gain for the congresswoman in june. >> now to new video, the video and audio are graphic.

>> we're around the corner. we need you. >> this shoot happened on septber 23rd in the middle of day. police believe the 29-year-old suspect was involved with drug traffick.g in the ar police say the t suspect fireden rounds at the two responding officers. the officers fired 3nd rou from their guns killing the suspect. one of the officers was hit by multiple bullets. one of theirts bulle hit his bullet proof vest. they're both on leave. there are new airbn rules in the city. the legislation would limto a homeowne renting their primary residence for only 90 days a year. it would also require a homeowner to have a business license. the bill requires a second vote

and that will happen thi month or next. mayor bowser has not said whether she supports these strictions. the council also promoted to crack dn on k2. last month mayor bowser released emergency legislation to change how drugs were classified. it gives police and prosecutors more power to get the drugs off the streets and put dealers in jail. 4:50 right now. a new proposal could ban smoking outside dining areas montgomery county. if it's approved, it would make it t firstounty to enact such a law. explains hris gordon how this is a new health law, on patios, decks -- >> it's the secondhand smoke for people lik myself and others

who don't smoke. we end up inhailing their smoke. >> reporter: se smokers feel the outdoor dining ban is unfair. >> you should be ableoave a cigarette if you're enjoying a beer at an establishmt, absolutely. >> reporter: they have scheduled a public hearing to hear from people who are for and against the proposed smoking ban at outdoor restaurants. 4:51. we may have the next winner of nbc's "the voice." >> already? >> already. >> chicago's sandy rhett performed and it was so powerful ♪t had the judges out of their seats. ♪ ♪ >> all right. she shocked the judges with her performance. her performance was so wild, look at this, jennir hudson, adam levine, they're handing her her shoes. ey took off the jacket. put all kinds of stuff on the

stage. >> mug in rythere. >> eing you want in this, you should watch it. it was soif maent. i don't know who you're going to pick, but i don't care. i just can't wait to watch you on this show. you are on fire. >> kelly needs to fight harder. she can't say i don't care. it srts next monday night at 8:00. apparently she did pick kelly. >> she did? >> oh, that was her approach. >> good. >> leaving shoes on the stage. >> offering. >> started with jennifer hudson. she will throw a shoe if she likes somebody lot. >> they throw something. >>n last time i wastage people threw stuff at me, too. >> not quite the same thing, >> it hurt. some people can't carry a tune. we are talking about little chance of rain drops. by and large the rain chances around town are very, very low today. partly to mostly cloudy sky

overhead, temperatures mostly in the 60s t around degrees. you can see a little weather front here it will stall out on top of the mason dixon line here. there are a few randomdrain s around the mountains of west virginia. they're moving in the direction of i-81 here in the next little bit. almost no chance they make it to ehe d.c. metro area. here's fut weather's handling of it. fading outs they go along at 7:30 in the morning. skies m itly cloudthe morning hours. that will allowemperatures to jump back in. 63 right now in leesburg. 72 martinsburg. 73 in hagerstown. 68 --agerstown is warmer than fredericksburg today.

this guy looks like he has a little dachshund in him. taki the dogs out for a walk, nice and mild. back into the 80s. this is october, really? 84 today. 88 degrees tomorrow. chance of some shower maybe a rumble or two of thunder. a lot of clouds around foray frnd saturday but not much of a rain chance. maybe some drizzle on your saturdayy certaiot going to wash out your weekend plans. back into the 80s way into the middle of next week. melissa mollet, think of all of the moneye're savingn our heating bills. >> that's what i'll do. i'll think about that. i love the warmweather. it's great. foi fortgt wash, almost washed out. fairfax county parkway at speeds, a little high. 68 miles per hour. that will take you e if you're headed outbound there. no problems either this morning. 95 northbound/southbound through

virginia no maj issues. zooming up above the beltway, b.w. parkway, all of those routes into and out of town and nothing in the way. eun? >> melissa, thank you. the mt exciting game in baseball whenou're in the playoffs means your season is over. new overnigh sorry chicago fans. the cubs are out. the cubs and rockies played for the last spot in the national league playoffs. the game lived up to the hype, too. it wasn't decided until a game-winning hit in the top3 of the inning. the cs 2018 season is over. theockies move on to take on the milwaukee brewers in the divisional series. >> remember ian desmond from the nats, he plays withe rockies. as the washington caps rock the red carpet, they'll be looking for special guests. >> they granted the wish of an 18-yeahuold. nter schroeger joined the

team. he was able to spend time with alex ovechkin and others. he hit the ice during practice and it turns out he hasskills. >> it's crazy. alk to players like face to face, talk about where i'm from, where -- like how i ended up here and i had a break away shot. a couple of one timers. i mean, it was amaz tg. >> make a wish foundation made all of this possible. hunter will also walk the red carpet tonight with team captain al ovechkin which is a pretty awesome thing to do. >> really. still ahe on "news 4 today," amazon is a massive success and the idea o working for the company is appealing to a lot of people. >> we have a warning about how scammers are stealing your cashy by pretending an get you a job. plus, shocking video shows how a car hit two local students and drove off. what we're learning about the le driver respons stay with us.

"news 4 today" starts now. just about 5:00 a.m. good mooding, ever i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. if you're a hocy fan, today might as well be christmas. tonight the caps return to the ice for the season opener. this is the first season opener as stanley cup champions. >> this morning we're live with coverage of tonight's big game. molette green will join us with what's ahead and how the champions will be celebrated before the puck drops today. >> looks soce.

we want to start with a check on your commute and forecast. lissa mollet is standing by but we begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. hard to believe it will be in the 80s when season startsag n. >> if you are a hockey fan, like winter, go to my twitter feed @chuckbell4. calgary, 15 inches of snow yesterday. so it is already wintertime in parts of beautul canada. our friendly neighbors to the north. 4 things you need to know aut theeather around here. here's a chance for a sprinkle or two in the shenandoah valley. back to sunshine in the 80s again today. ve picture over washington. a couple of sprines near