the u.s. supreme court. >> thousands of protestors in the streets before andth during vote. this morning we're looking at the official swearing in ceremony happening tonight and why the fall out could impact the midtermelections. we want to begin with a check on our commute and our forecast. >> we'll get to melissa and your commute in a few moments.re amelia, you in for chuck and some of us dealing with a little fog early on. >> absolutely. the national weather service issued a dense fog advisory. that includes montgomery, loudoun, fairfax,s this going to run until 10:00 a.m. this morning. i'll also be putting this on twitter and facebook. you can see frederick maryland v seeingibility down to about quarter of a mile. right now not all that ba but otherwise guys it's a mild

start for october. 71 degrees right now. 6 to 8:00 a. temperatures will stay in the low 70s. that 're getting out for early morning exercise it's rieling mild and again some patchyle and fog out there. by 10:00 a.m. we're not worriou drizzle or fog anymore but ee's muggy at that point. 76 de wait until you see how hot it's going to feel when you factor in the humidity. more on tert in u 10 minutes. >> taking a look at this fog. amelia was just mentioning this morning. to 270 here, northbound and southbound. we do have fog all over the place through that area especially here this morning. outer loop after 50, two leftlanes getting by. the rest of the beltway is okay. virm virgin virginia now, after 123. gets by the work zone there and 95 in maryland. so 32 down to the belt way.

>> thank you. it's 2 minutes after 4:00 should limousines face more regulation? that's the question lawmakers in new york a d.c. will ask themselves today. over the weekend 20 people were kihen a limo crashed just outside of albany new york. it's america's deadliest transportation accident in a decade. the driver was speeding down a hill ran a stopped sign. it slammed into a parked car and killed two pedestrian. passengersand all 17 were killed. four sisters were among the dead. the limo was rented to celebrate the youngest sister's birthday. >> they were wonderful girls and they wouth do ag for you. they were very close to each other. they loved their family. they loved their parents. ransportation l safety board is investigating this crash.

investigators would not say whether any of the passengers inside the limo were wearing seat belts. >> tonight he joins president trump, family, and freniends fo another swearing in ceremony at the white house.na kah was sworn in in a private ceremony on saturday. meanwhile, some senators that voted to confirm kavanaugh are now being targeted in their re-election bid and others are defending their decision to vote against him. >> he's going to be on the supreme court. >> i'm happy that those that tried to destroyel his life short. i'm glad those that tried to overturn the rule of law and replaced it with mob rule lost. >> in the end the republicans pushed kavanaugh through by a two vote margin. that's the closestote since 1881.

susan collinspent her weekend defending her decision to vote ous. her vote cost her a senate seat. >> i've been tre for 22 years and my voting record clearly shows that. >> senator collins also said that she voted yes because sheb eved dr. christine blasey ford had the wrong man. >> wre following two developing stories in the district. police are working to learn how a person w badly injured. police responded to a report of ag stabb near the busyra rest at the wharf. we're working to learn more information from d.c. police. over in southeast on good hope road a man was stabbed t death.

he was found just before 9:00 p.m.. no suspect information and the man's identity has not bn released. >> it's 4:04 and now on news 4, a complete disgrace. that's how some describe a message of hate on the walls of the jewish community center in northern virginia. someoneprayainted them on the building early saturday morning. this morning, that graffiti is all gone andt' in place new messages of love and unity. they include the words love and united we stand. surveillance videos captured the person. take a close look. police are now asking for tips to help find the suspect. >> well, arday,ts hope to get some more answers about that mold problem in princegeorge's county. >> parents had planned a walk out until the school systemd stepn over the weekend to deal with this problem. these are photos taken by parents inside the school. you can see black mold here. some parents say it's making their kids sick.

over they weekend, t brought in an independent assessment team to assess the problem. >> every classroom, every closet, every heating aventilation system and the piping to see justen how i and how great the mold is. >> parents say they are happy the school system t listened their complaints and brought in someone. school officials say a wet season and condensation caused mold problems at this school and others. >> we continue to follow a developing story out of haiti. many people are bracing for more possible after shocks after a 5.9 earthquake rocked the northern part of the country on saturday. a 5 aftershock hit them yesterday. residents ad afro return to their houses for fear of them collapsing. at least a dozen people are dead. officials fear it could rise higher. >> laterhis week tropical storm michael is expected to make landfall somewhere around the florida panhandle.ri t now that is turning near

cozumel, mexico and could make landfall on wednesday. it could effect thearolinas as well. that's where flood waters from hurricane florence just receded. >>appening now, there's still no sign of prominent journalist fromha saudi arabia often wrote for the washington post. it's feared he may have been rdered by the saudi government he often criticized in the american press. he was last seen at the saudi concilia at istanbul, turkey last week. they claim sau agents murdered him and hid his body. the crowned prince says he has no idea what happened and gave reporters a tour to the conciliate to show he was not iere. >> this week testigation into the culture of the university of maryland football program could wrap up. the chancellor says theio investig is ending quickly after the death of the defensive

tackle that collapsed after a teamorkout in may and died in the hospital weeks later. they placed the head coach on paid leave along with other coaches. maryland's athletic officials prevented a maryland booster from traveling withhe t team to play michigan over the weekend. they were upset over recent comments in stude newspapers. the comments were supportive and seemed to hold mcnair partly responsible for his o death. >> it could still be legal to make friendly wagersrt on s events like march madness. a d.c. councilman told our partner wtop that he's confident that the bill will advance. heill support it. last may the supreme court cleared the way for states to legalize betting on spor. the district will hold a public hearing next wednesday.

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the help that they get. >> this is the third year for the hope clinic. news for your health as you begin your day. october is breast cancer awareness month and new research suggests losing weight could help low the risk of the disease in older women.in acco to an 11 year study, women that reach 5%f their body weight were 12% less likely to develop breast cancer than those that weighed the same. >> it's been a record setting year for wdfires out west but students on the east coast are learning how to battle the flames. it's called the university fire tigers and it's helping to fill a shortagef wildland firefighters in the now.try right once the students complete training they are certified firefighters that can fight fires anywhere in the country.

>> a dog inlejacksonvil florida is recovering after being viciously attacked byn alligator. his name jack. his owner said the attack happened on october 26th. what's today? maybe this was in september. i don't know what the date is really. >> i had to think about it too. >> he underwent a 3 hour surgery to fix his fractured close two large wounds. jack is lucky to be alive. the recovery cost his owner about $8,000. >> today's the 8th and it's monday. the episcopal church held it'sa an blessing of animals ceremony. the clergy prayed with worshippers in a circle before blessing the animals.

the blessing celebrates the role animals play in our lives. they are your best friend w >> that'st i heard. >> yeah. o> you should consider one. we're going get you a cat for christmas. >> i can barely take care of myself. >> me of like a guinea pig. >> maybe. so a little fog rolling around out there this morning. >> a little f andpatchy drizzle and some of us are under a dense f advisory in effect until 10:00 a.m. this includes montgomery, fairfax, up through frederick county, maryland. eas of fog o there this morning until 10:00 a.m. this as sunshine breaks out so mu the afternoon hours and it's a warm day. your second weather'r headline keeping a close eye on the tropics. especially tropical storm michael that could intensify to hurricane status later today. so something we're going to keep an eye on right off o cozumel.

i'll have the latest track on that coming up at 4:41ndt's potential impact on our area aybe friday into and then a major cool down for the weekend. you have been wanting autumn? the weather is going to deliver on saturday and sunday. wait until you see ten day forecast. here's a quick check of visibility. but you just want to be alert. 71 in washington. ened 64 degrees back it's comfortable and it's not necessarily what we would expect for october. here's you planneror today. some fog out there 72.ti by lun we're in the low 80s. some peeks of sunshine developing but it's mug that 83 at 4:00 feels more like

87 degrees. for most of us it's a dry day. 81 degrees for a high temperature tomorrow. pretty much the exact same type of day. we have maybe a stray shower or thunderstorm late in the day. 82 on wednesday. rain potentially late with a cold front and i'll have more on michael coming up around 4:40. upper 60s on friday and then highs only into the mid and upper 60s so feeling like autumn friday and into the weekend. >> everything is moving this morning.

it is pretty dense in some spot. we have two left lanesby gettin he work zone. that's not cleared out of the way. >> thank you. it's 4:20 right now. still ahead, an american city decides against commemorating columbus day. >> and on ellen, jennifer garner stops by to talk about her n hbo comedy. ellen airs at 3:00 and stick around for news 4 at 4:00. we'll beight back.

>> seval dozen childre played on the course that featured brand new hoops and nets. it's the latest effort to help d.c. there you go. >> he's the real >>mvp. 4:23. for the first time, pop star taylor swift has weighed in o politics in a major way.

yesterday he released a statement tha she is supporting two democratic candidates in the upcoming midterm elections. in a post on instagram she enforced the former tennessee governor for u.s. senate and he gressman jay cooper for us. house of representatives. sheill not support republican blackburn citing her history. i always have and always will cast my vote based on which candidate will protect and fight fo the human rights i believe we all deserve in this country. >> new this morning forrs the time, the city of columbus ohio will not celebrate day.umbus today is the controversialay federal hol honoring christopher columbus. people say it honors the mass genocide and colonization of native americans. but they say it's a budget issue. city offices will instead close on veterans day in>>november.

well, the annual spectacular show of hot air balloons is underway this week in new mexico. >> this is the 47th year that it has been going on. these creations are really a sight to see. take a look. floating through the air. hundreds of hot air balloons dot the cy skyline this week. there's so many balloons they can all not be in the sky at the same time. that is cool. the theme of this year's festival is carry me away. more than a millionleople w visit this week for the balloon fiesta >> that's pretty cool. to see that many up at one time. >> it's pretty. >> it's 4:25 right now. coming up, hack or hoax. a warningeb for facook users about a viral message your friends may be sharing today. at to knowefore you click. >> plus carbonated controversy. a lawsuit filed against lacrtx. what alleges is actually inside those cans of sparkling water.

>> feeling more like summer than fall today. the weather having a low to moderate ouimpact on day. fog in spots today and hot and muggy forch l and isolated showers possible after school if you're heading outto there y. otherwise temperatures in the mid to upper 80s with the heat and humidity this afternoon. i'll have more tn when humidity levels come down after the break. >> also still ahead, danger on your door. why the locks on your door could do more harm than good when it comes to your family's safety. stay with us.

welcome to monday everybody. depending on whe you wake up you could be dealing with fog as you head out this morning. goev morning, ybody, i'm aaron gilcrest. >> i'm angie goff. good news, the roads may beess crowded this morning. schools are closed for the

columbus holiday. melissa is keeping an eye on the commute. >> amelia draper is in for chuck this week and joins us with a look at the weather. what do you see this morning? >> areas of fog out there. especially north and west of washington.u so if live in the more rural locations you want to add extra time. if y i're headingo work today, if you have the day off for columbus day, i hope you enjoy your day off. it's hot and humid for everybody this afternoon. it'se feeling anywh from mid 80s to near 90 this afternoon. no tomorrow, going to be just like today, a carbon copy. more like sum r thanfall. once again on wednesday, rain is ible late. so most of the day is dry and then on thursday our transition day this week to finally some more autumn-like weather for friday and the weekend but that rain on thursday, potentially with the remembinants of tropic storm