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 elkins and petersberg.

temperatures mild, upper60s to 70. cloudy start. outdoor recess today in the 70s. perfect for after school activities in the 80s. jeans, shorts, short sleeves, sun glatss today. overall daily grade for today, melissa. b plus but too warm for october. >> i like that. i would give it an a. foird washington, lrt shoul blocked by the beltway. inner loop and outer loop this morning. 66, fairfax county parkway to the beltway, 64 miles per hour going to get youhere in 9 minutes. if you're headed outbound on 66n there'hing in your way either. northbound 95 looking good. quantico, no report of stything. warning for you there. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. 5:02 just about now.

developing this morning, the fbi says it may wrap up the omckground investigation into supreme courtee brett kavanaugh soon. >> sources tell nbc news the investigation could possibly be completed before this friday's deadline. attorneys for dr. christine blasey ford, the first accuser to come forward withl s misconductonaccusa say investigators have not interviewed her.th at is despite attempts to contact them. last night president trump mocked dr. ford. >> how did you get there? i don't wremember. re is the place? i don't remember. >> how many years ago was it? i don know. i don't know. i don't know. i don't know. >> senate majority leader mitch mcconnell reiterated yesterday that a vote on kavanaugh will happen by the end of the week. also developing, a scare at the pentagon. envelopes suspected of containing the deadly poison ricin shut down mail delivery there. tests found two envelopes wit possible traces of the poison at

the mail sorting facility yesterday. they were addressed to secretary of defense james mattis and the chief of navalti operas james richardson. a similar letter was sent to the white house. and in houston at letter made to senator ted cruise. 5:03. we're working with you about what you need to know about the presidentialillert you receive on your cell phone today. >> this is not a personal message from the pnt but it's a test of the nation's emergency alert system. news 4's darcy spencer has details from the white house. darcy? >>. >> good morning. if you've ever received one of these types of alerts on your phone, you know they are really loud. they can be kind of jarring because typically they're unexpected. this is going to be different because we know that it's happening and we know about when it's going to happen so we can be prepared. let's look at what it's going to look like when we get it on our

phones. t will readde presintial alert. this is at of the national wireless emergency alert system. no action is needed. this will hit aut 22 million devices, 225 million starting around 2:18 in the afternoon. meant to be known in the event of a national emergency. this is going to be the first time this has been used. ere is a bit of politic backlash saying this could be used riinapprely by the president. you cannot opt out of this alert. it will start around 2:18 this afternoon and last for a half an hour. you might notet it around 2:18 but somewhere within that time period. back to you. >> darcy spencer live for us this morning. ank you. northern virginia parents are concerned about their child's safety at school. a meeti is set for tonight after parents of a loudoun s counool say officials did

not tell them about a possible security threat. news 4's justin finch joins us live. justin, is there a threat to the school right now? >> reporter: hieun, the principal at this time is assuring parents there is no threat to luckette's elementary school, parents say put yourselves in our schl and when they asked about that officer, they got into information until they didgg g on their own. august 17th a man called the elementary school a for his ex-girlfriend and he threatened to shoot her. three days later the loudoun county ssheriff's office on the case and that man is charged and arrested. soon aft that a deputy pops up onampuspatrolling. the principal said that was done out of an abundance of caution here and that the threat was no long warrante however, that reason was not reveelds until

september 24th more than a month andee w after thearents they were upset about not being more transparent. t>> when you askm point blank, is there a threat made on my -- the place wre my children are going and told no and you find out that's a lie, completely ptunacle. >> reporter: and a pta meeting is set for this evening. the topics will include a school wide safety audit and talks of a full-time safety officer. justin, thank you. 5:06. developing this morning, prince gorges county police are investigating a stabbing. video from the scene last night at thesurry square apartments off of pennsylvania avenue. families was putking the

window. and in dc police are instigating a crash that killed a pedestrian. the crash involved one car but could not say how it happened. it's now 5:07. terrifying moments for two georgetown university medical w studene caught on camera. >> the students were studying at the tenley town library lasth mont when they decided to take a break for food. they were walking across wisconsin avenue in the crosswalk when a car plowed into them and kept going. we slowed the video down and blurred the victims. d.c. police are searching for theitnd-run driver and the students are lucky to be alive. as far as we were concerned, he's still driving. that's my biggest fear. right now he's probably still driving. >> one of the students was orried she would be still pai lysed but they are okay.

tipped workers will not be getting a pay raise in the district. business owners said the measure would force them to fire workers and close businesses. initiative 77 was passed by voters back in je and would have required all tipped workers to make $15 by 2020. meanwhile, amazon is boosting the hourly wage for all workers. starting next month they will raise the minimum wage to $15. that includes whole foodpl emoyees and 100,000 seasonal workers. this morning, a warning about a job scam thatm appears to be f amazon but isot. here's how it works. they will receive a voice message, text mail or e-mail. the fake job rep then claims to

be hiring people to postct pro reviews and earn $6,000 a month. here's a catch. the scam requires new employees to pay a $200 fenrollme before starting the job. after paying the fee you will never hear from them again. theou timingn't be better. and ds go back to school parents might be looking for an at-home opportunity. >> the better siness bureau ys be careful of any job that's looking for your information or your money before the job starts. 5:09. the washington capitals are ready to defend the cup. >> right now molette green is there and looking at how will set up for the home opener. ayy, molette. >> reporter: alltoday. banner raising day today.

all kinds of events. the perple out thus far are making fun of the way i'm holding the stick. i'll get it right before the morning is over. first out of the gate, rocking the red carpet. the capitals, team members, fans, pre-selected fans will be able to t escort them down the red carpet along f street. thin's going to b about 4:00 p.m. players will greet the fans, pose forur pi. that will be huge. and then, of course, the outdoor viewing party that will happen and it's going to be broadcast live. that's when you'll be able to rock your red right there on g street. right above mcdonald'sth e's a big monitor. you will see the banner raising ceremony that will happen later

on around 7:15 inside the arena. then youave to stick around for a replica banner. this is an exciting tim before the capitals defend their stanley cup against the boston bruins. throughout the hour we're going to have some specialwsinterv owner ted leon will join me this slapshot is supposed to be in the building soon and then of course in game host adam kelsey will be here to break everything down. going to be anin exc morning! i am going to put skates on again. out think you look good there, molette. >> reporter: thank you. >> i hope you're doing bettt. dourt yourself but, you know. >> listen to aaron. >> repter: i'm going to g you. this stick right here.

5:12. still ahead, why som of you might want to upgrade your i.d. espeally if you want to board a plane. building a bridge a potomac.it over the where it may end up. >> pack their bags. the new way to travel with your pet. >> good morning, everody. saturd and sunday, looks like saturday's going to be on the cloudy and cooler side. chance forle on saturday. no washout coming. sunday looks like it will be the better day to spend

you're watching "news 4 today." welcome ck. 5:15. now to troubling news for parents of teagers. e cdc reports aes dramatic r in sale of a popular ecigarette called juul.

it is sleek to look like it sembles ausb drive. sales spiked 641% in just one year. many ofse ecigarettes are bein sold to kids under the age of. 15 just last month they issued 1300 letter to retailers who illegally sold juul to minors. they want to prevent under age use and says it will take the industry andor regul working together. a lot of ritics are saying because they have the fruit flavors for juul whether it's intentional or not they'reet mag to kids. new details this morning in the push to build another bridge across potomac river. it would create a new link between virgini and maryland. >> loudoun county leaders have identified two locations where a bridge might make sense. transportation reporter adam tuss went up in chopper 4.si they're cring route 28 or the loudoun county parkway.

they say it could be done without impacting too many homes but that is where they need the help for montgomery county. this can be a parkway, something that's scenic, something that looks like aom park,hing that fits the attitude over there in maryland. >> a new croing has been estimated to cost several billion dollars. if you drive in virginia and you travel by air, you may need to upgrade your driver's license soon. virginia offers licenses that meet federal requirements in the real i.d. program. starting in two years non-compliant i.d.s won't be good enough to get you on a plane although there are other forms i.d. that can be used. delta airlines plans to make changes to the way it transports your pets. they're teaming up with a pet travelod startup called care pod. delta says care pod offers things like safetymonitoring,

tracking, logistics software for transporting your pets. no word on when the passengers will see these new pods but, you know, there have been a lot of concerns about animals traveling on board with theirybumans so ma this is something to put their minds at ease. >> always nice to he options. >> sweater there. cute dog. >> yeah. >> i would never put a sweater on my dog. >> i would. i would. i would. >> i knowul you >> i'm sorry. >> no sweaters today for people, ts. it's going to be another day in the 80s today. can you believe it? welcome to october. otherwise known a the new august. temperatures are going to be up into the low to mid80s again today. typical for late august weher, not early october. the farther west, it is still a balmy 70 decrease in town.

temperatures above 60 degrees everywhere. our average low temperature at national airport is 55. we are about 10 to 15 degrees warmer than average this morning. in the upper 60s to low 70s. our friends at mary hill gardens recommend doing a little yard work. temperatures in the 70s now. in the 80s later on in the day today. good time to usae an insecticid. try not to use the ugly mean t chemicals, jushe natural ones. here you go, for rain chances today, a little chance for showers u here west of i-81 right along thein vi, west virginia. bord out towards winchester.fu re weather does not bring the rain chance anywhere east of the blue ridge. i don't think weeed to worry at all about rain chances around

town. little chances will be west of the blue ridge. i otherwiss all about the warmth with temperatures up in the 70s and low 80nds with low rain chances, not zero, but low. take your chances of getting in the car wash. area wide showers doesn't appear until late in the day tomorrow and tomorrow night. there's your five-day forecast. 84 today, 88 tomorrow. chance of a few showers late tomorrow night. that leads to cloudy and cool weather friday and saturday. melissa, cooler, not cold. he got like it, i have to say. it looks good to me. live look 270 at montrose northbound. southbound looking good here. main and local lane ner loop and outer loop of the beltway, now clear. had a couple of different issues. also some roa work, that's all out of the way. 95 in maryland, quantico to thee way, looking good as you're approaching woodbridge and the bend. that's because we're approaching 5:30 in th morning.

through prince gorges county no issues into towut and of town. 5:21 now. a few weeks ago we said good-bye ut toys"r"us. >> could the company be making a comeback? >> later today on "ellen". >> now when you go to play dates and stuff,ha do you findthe moms show up a lot? >> i think likehe moms show up a lot in those things anyway. >> yeah, but morso >> because -- >> a fully clothed and nonsmoldering jamie dornan of "50 shades of gray." >> smsdering. >> h talking about the end of the popular film series and about being a dad.

you're watching"news 4 toda for more than seven years the tommy show has been a part ofy of your morning routines. >> this morning it will feel different because yesterday's broadcast was the final one and this came as a b shock to a lot of people including tommy mcfly who is here wit us this morning. tommy, my entire twitter feed is filled with people saying, what happened? you need to bring the.how ba he was part of my morning jenn.ne, you and kelly and ople are upset about>> tt hahg ever. we want people to know from our tommy show fami , our station is changing. we're not. we're still here. we still love washington. today kelly is taking her kids

to school. jenn is working on obedience with her dogs and i'm here with you. >> this happens i our industry. we sort of disappear. you guys didn't get a chance to say >> right. >> which i know is hard not to be able to do ton awed dwlaens gets to know you and you become a part of their family. you we want to say good-bye to tthem. >> i w to say to everybody who was part of the tommy show family who is part of the t fmy showily that we're not going anywhere. we're staying in d.c. and just thank yo kelly, jenn and i are just so full of gratitude and so appreciative of the last seven years, the trivia contests that eun has done so well at. >> i can't still win ymore? breaks my heart. >>e're going to find some way to stay in touch with our fam. we're goingom to find ways to still be engaged on socl media until we can say what the next

things to do. we're working together because the outpouring has been incredible. it shows what you mean by that. being a part of someone's morning, it's intimate.ha you were more a radio show, you went on the road. did a lot for the community. what's going to happen with that? >> that's going to continue. we found out yesterday that yesterday was our last show and we had a cupcake drop. we take cupcakes to teachers around the beltway. we've given 30,000 cupcakes out. we went to mark twain middle school becse that's what we do. every year.

tommyshow.com is probably where they're going to get the information. i want t to saynk you so much. if you spent any time with us in the morning, if you spent any istimening to the tommy show, kelly, jenn and i are so a apprve. we can't wait to tell you what's coming up at tommy ow.com. we know that you are still going to be with us. >> that is true. >> you're headed down for the caps opener tonight? >> yeah, super stoked. i'oi bering around here. you gave me a badge. >> there you go. mistake.was your own >> right. keep it on your person, tommy. >> right. >> we'll wish you allhe best. i'm glad you're stking around with us. >> all right. good morning, everybody. all the temperatures in the 80sc pey understandable if you want to go down to the beach this weekend, good idea. friday, sat, sunday. even

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"news 4 today" start now. right now at 6:30, we are counting down until our stanley cup champion capitals take the

ice once again. the capsill take the ice and kick off a new season of hockey defending their championship title. >> we are working for you this morning out a the capitals practice arena. molette green will join us on th icen a few minutes with a preview of all of the excitement today. stick around for that. 5:31. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. chuck, how hot are we alking abouday? >> back in the 80s once again. i still think we can get the hashtag going instead of capital one arenae can call it caps one arena. it's $800,000 a month so i understand but i think caps one aren would be better, at least for today. temperaturewise the sun is up

at 7:e. thould be a rain drop or two in the shenandoah valley. that's about we'll be back to full sunshine by later on in the afternoon. 84 degrees. just the tiniest chance of showers in the shenandoah valley. i think the rain drops will make it here. that means a dry commute, melissa. that makes your job easy. >> it sure does. washington, southern avenue northhefer road all lanes blocked there each direction. trying to get more information on that crash for you. inner loop anduter loop of the beltway, nice clear and dry. isn't that nice, a nice black picture there. i promise you it's not bad. top of the beltway,95 and bw parkway, route 1, 29, everything looks good northbound and southbound. eun? >> it's 535067892. rockville police are searching

for a man w it looks like she was assaulted in the area of 15 west gudy drive. she was taken to the hospital. it is not clear whether the man had a weapon. learn pdate you as we more information. developing this morning, there are reports that the fbi may soon wrap bp itskground investigation into supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh before fridayne dead >> and that's even though investigators have not talked to dr. christine blasey fowo, the n accusing him of sexual assault. her attorneys say theyave tried to contact the fbi but investigators apparently have no plans to interview her. the white house said her testimony last week was enou n. lastight president trump mocked dr. ford at campaign rally in mississippi? where was it? i don't know. i had one beer but that's all i remember. an l a man'se is in tatters.

a man's life is shattered. they accuse them of hampering. coming up, news 4's tracie potts will have more on the battle on capill in a live report. now to a developing story out of northern virginia thi morning. loudoun county parents are questioning whether their chileen are s at an elementary school. >> justin, what do the parents want to see happen? >> some parents say this has not been fully reso. >> oub august 17th a man called he sheriffs and that man was arrested and charged. a loudoun county sheriff was on

campuser out of an abundance of caution but parents say they noticed, too, when they asked why the officer was there, they got no answer until september 24th. that's more than aft month the threatening call came in. the pta president telling us some parents were so worried once they got theetails they told the principal they would keep their kids home from school. shocked. mistrust. these are our babies. and you put them in the hands of people you hope to trust. >> reporter: as you heard there, thy parent v affected. we now know the man has been ordered to kee away from the elementary school, that his ex-girlfriend is no longer at the school and tonight at 6:00 p.m. there will be a pta meeting where parents will discuss a

fu-time safety officer on campus and further school safety efforts. live in loudoun county, i'm aaron finch, back in to you. >> thank you, justin, virginia is one state to receive reants. than $800,000 will be used to train assessment teams. two marijuana advocates were arrested outside of the office of andy harris. the women bruised his wrist when they tried to force his door open yesterday. it's now 5:36. coming up, working for you on the ice. >> molette green is out at the

caps practice ana ahead of tonight's season openerha >> reporter:s right. adam kelsey is here. tell me haquickly,do i need to do once i put these on? d your knees and push >> reporter: we're going to talk about the lesson and the day when we com back. plus, a coffin challenge just in time for halloween. how much would it take for you how much would it take for you to camp out inside a

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you're watching news 4 today. a washington post nontributor is possibly being held calftive turkey this morning. saudi cleric jamall kha shoggi went to the turkish a embassy has not been allowed to leave. he's been outspoken person on the dissent. we're not clear how long it will be. > the supreme court investigation into brett kavanaugh could end at any time. >> news 4's tracie potts is live on capol hill.

tracie, what happens if this investigation ends before friday? >> reporter: well, if it wraps up early,ld it c make the vote earlier that they say will happen by the end of the week. overnight they tell us it could have wrapped up as early as last night. we wait to get word to see if the fbi is done and what they found. we know they interviewed four, possibly five people. what we don't know is whether or not there's anyntt to interview dr. christine blasey ford. sources are telling us that this investigation might wrap up without them interviewing the >oman whose allegations started it. 5:46. today millions of americans will receive a presidential alert on their cell phones. hat you see behind us. >> this is not personal message from the president but a

test of the emergency's alert system. darcy tells us why this is needed. good morning. >> reporter:well, goo morning, eun. if you've ever received one of those a.m. bert alerts o a coastal flood warning on your phone, this is what it's goingn to s like, very jarring and it goes offte unexpy but with this we know it's going to happen and we know about when it's going to happen so we're going to be prepared to hear this jarring noise. here's the information. the alert is going to hit 225 million mobile devices. so chances are it is coming to your phone. it's going to start a 2:18 this afternoon. you cannot opt out of this ifte. you're in the newsroom, everybody's phone is going to go off at the same time. going to last about a half a hour. you may not get it right at

2:18. the subject line will read presidential alert. the text will read this iste of the national wireless emergency alert system. no action is needed. this is mea to be used in the eventf a national emergecoy. of se, in our political climate there has beenla ba especially on social media. they worry the c presidentld use this inappropriately. that's not what it's meant for.t it's meabe used in an event of a national disaster so you can get the critical information on you phone. back to you. >> darcy, thank you. well, it seems like only yesterday when the washington capitals took a victory lap with the stanley cup. now it is time to defend the cup. the entire area gearing up for tonight's season home opener at the capital one arena. >> molette green has a special guest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. i want aaron to check ts ou

i'm the brave one. i'm talking -- >> d a few laps. >> you can ice skate? since when. >> reporter: prove it. prove it. eun, we need help. i' a little mad that you don't have on your skates. >> a little bit later maybe. i'll g there. >> reporter: aren't we ready for the banner raising day? >> we've within wabeen waiting l day. it will be amazing tonight. we can't wait. >> we have to run down all of the festivities leading up to the game tonight, right? >> weave a ton going on. you can get there as early as 4:00. we'll be rocking the red carpet. >> reporter: i love the idea of the fans and players doingthis. players dress to the nines and you can take photos. >> you don't have to have a ticket. you can snd outside on g

street. >> yeah. we want the entire maryland, virginia region to come outth le did during the stanley cup. we'll show the pre-game ceremony and theame aswell. >> i love it, i love it, i love it. the ceremony will be really special, too, when that happens around 7:15. i think the gates open at 6:30 for people to get in. after the game when people come out they're going to get a replica banner, which will be really cool. >> replica cbanner. yo raise it back home like we're doing at the arena. >> you nee your skates. >> i'm going to go get them on now. >> reporter: a little bit later on ted leone will talk about his expectations. slap shot, wherere you? i'm waiting on you. that is the latest live from the capitals practice arena here. okay, aaron. what else do you wan to say? >> we're going to get aaron on

some ice skates to prof his claim he can ice skate. >> you look great out there, molette. >> reporter: thank you, aaron. thanks, un. 5:51 right now. let's check in with chuck bell and the forecast. >> i've got50f you put ice skates on, aaron. >> why do you think i can't skate? >> i'm just sayin'. like i can't dance, i'm sure he can't it's going to continue way into the middle of next week. warmest october on record here in washington was back in 2000 seven when the whole month ended up 7oi upon 6 degrees warmeran average. even had three 90 degree days in a row. the weather front which generated a lot of severe

weather to our north, pennsylvania, new york, new jersey, connecticut all hard hit with a tornado outbreak yesterday. usat will stay away from there are a few drops out in western area. there could be a drop or two along i-81. you could get a drop or two there. i don't think the rain drops make it into the dc metro area. that's drop or two, really about it. not looking for a big deal. i think the main impact on the weather for the morning commute will be a mainly cloudy sky. not enough rain to messngs up. once we're past lunchtime, here comes the sun again.er teures will return nicely to the return of sunshine and we'retarting outay above average. 64 in leesburg, manassas. your forest for today, the return of sunshine. high temperatures up near 84

degrees. certainly a warm day today and even warmer tomorrow. little better chance of showers, maybe a rumble or two of thunder. very late in the day tomorrow. th as you get into friday and saturday, mostly cloudy skies. cooler. friday and saturday could be plagued with drizzle. second half of the weeken and the middle parts of next week back with dry weatgor. morning, melissa. >> good morning, mr. bell. chopper 4 over bw parkway. northbound and southbound looking good this morning. eabound66 before sudley road, a crash andea volumeng in bound. enuthern av all uethey're saying is there's a crash there. we'll keep you updated on that. beltway inner loop and outer loop, looking good. no big issues there. travel time, 270. problems. nice and green. top of the beltway outer loo

to 270. 60 miles per hour on66. 40 miles per hour 95 quantico to the ltway. listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car. >> 5:54. an update to a story we brought you breaking news yesterday morning. bridge will need to be repaired after a dump truck accident. created a big traffic messth e. the truck was moving along with the bed up and it hit the overpass around 2:00 yesterday morning. the needed repairs will cause closures on both suit land rkway and it's not clear when that will happen. >> the dc council voted to limit short-term rentals. the legislation wouow limit a hor to renting their primary residence for only 90

daysye a . no date has been set for the second vote on the there's a new proposal that could b smoking in outdoor dining areas. they're considering a new health law that would ban smoking outdoors. right now it's banned inside restaurants and county owned property. nonsmokers may accidentally t inha smoke. if approved, it would make it the first principal. jeffrey the giraffe may be getting a second chance. toys"r"us's top lenders have canceled a bankruptcy auction and other intellectual property assets. that includes geoff ri. they plan to revive their name.

toys"r"us filed for bankruptcy last fall and filed for bankruptcy i june. i'm frank collins. >> frank, good to see you. we may have the next winner of "the voice." >> already. can you believe? red, night chicago sandy her performance wowed the judges. so powerful they all left their seats. ♪ ♪ she stunned the judges with her performance. standout performance turning the chair fighting tir join the team. taking off their clothes, throwing shoes, cups, whater ferings they can make. they started with the shoes. that's whatdohey put the shoes on the stage. she has to make a choice. >> everything you want in this career. ld watch it. it was so magnificent. i don't know who you're going to pick, but i don't care. i just can't wait to watch you on thi show.

you are on fire. >> s chose kelly clarkson as her coach. next week is the final week of blind auditions starts monday right here on nbc. still ahead on "news 4 still ahead on "news 4

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on ice. >> we are live with coverage of tonight' biggame. molette green will join us with what's ahead and how the chpions will be celebrated before the puck drops. >> we want to start with a check on your commute and forecast. melissa mollet is standing by but we begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. >> it would be a slush fest outside. temperatures way above average. partly sunny but it wasn't going to affect usn the d.c. metro area. going to be in the 80s again today and warmer still coming our way for tomorrow. winchester, laray. they're not going to make it to the washingtonar . 63 in leesburg, 6