every angle of this storm all week long. the is ahance we'll see impacts here in the d.c. region. >> in taflorida, a of emergency has been declared in more than two dozen counties. home owners are getting sandbags to protect their homes. >> doug cammerer, yet another dangerous situation unfolding in hurricane season. >> and this will be a lot different than what we saw with florence. it was the extreme flooding with the rainfall with the 20 on 30 inches. that's not what michael would be doing. it ito startin intensify. it has been a tropical system boo the caribbean but now to the north, very slowly but it will move toward the gulf of mexico. strengthen fairly rapidly, tensifying into a category 3. 120-mile-per-hour icane. gusts would be more than that. this will be a wind maker. this will be a storm surge maker

as well. we could see 12 feet and the wind will be a jor, major factor. we'll tal about what it means for the florida coast is that the gulf coast. it could be here by thursday. >> and you can keep track of hurricane michael. sign up for alerts and get updates on where the storm is headed. >> it killed 20 people on the way to birthday celebration. >> we are learning that the driver d rn't have theht license and officials say the limo had failed its most recen inspection. >> looking here at live pictures, we monitor the ntsb news ercoce. we'll let you know if we learn anything more. >> as the investigation into

saturday's deadly crash continues in new york, the no state's gov says the stretch limousine involved should never have en on the road. it was not supposed to be on the road. the driver did not have the apceopriate linse. >> 17 people heading to a birthday party died when the 2001 ford excursion limo sped thank you stop sign, crashed into a parked carnd a slammed would an embankment. it alsotruck and killed two people nearby. >> 20 fatalities. just horrific. >> among the dead, four sisters and three of the husbands. go fund me accounts have been set up. >> it is unfathomable. coming here just hurts. >> friends and family have spent the past two days visiting the crash site to see it for >> i want to believe it was

stant. that he never knew what happened. >> among the questions investigators want to answer, was the intersection's design a factor, was the driver under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and was there a mechanical failure with the limousine. family members say their loved ones were making the smart choice choosing not to drive as they celebrated. but instead of fun with friends, it turned into a horrific tragedy leaving so many in th community heart broken. now to another breaking story at ho. gunfire erupts in northwest washington. one man rushed to the hospital after a shooting. th mothers and children not far from the crime scene. corey smith, you spoke to some of the witnesses heere. what did tell you? >> reporter: well, they're frankly very scared. the shooting happened in broad

daylig t really hasm on edge. as for that victim, police tell us when paramedics arrived, the victim was conscious and he was breathing as they took him to the hospital. as you cand see beh me, the scene has been cheered. things are back to normal but let's show you some video that we saw earlier today. this all happene right before 12:30. here onia geo avenue. witnesses say they were going about their day when they heard a series of gunshots shortly after police arrived and found a man lying on the ground atbleeding. weched for several hours as officers searched for shell casings and canvassed four setnesses. one of t was a young mother who was with her two kids at the time. e told police where they could find those shell casings. she told me it absolutely terrified her to think what could have happened had she walked out of her apartme door. >> and it brought tears on my eyes.

this situation cou have been worse. i could have been preparing a funeral for my kids or they uld have been doing it f. >> reporter: you have people hanging out. there are restaurants asi sses nearby. the fact that this all went down in broad daylight has people concerned. we'll hearf from more them. this is simply enough and something has to change. that is the situation out here right now in northwest d.c. we'll send it back to you in the >> unbelievable. thank you. prince george's county police say they found teenage here had been missing since early last month. they say 15-year-old janee deville i safe but didn't go into details about where she was discovered. she was reported missing september 4th in lanham but detectives searched new york city after she was found outside the port authority terminal. sad news about the

motorcycle crash we told but. the 24-year-old passenger on the scooter has died. police say maria from silver spring was killed. she was riding on the back of the scooter last monday. the driver of the s oter w also hospitalized. >>lt started with president politics. >> and the controversy over brett kavanaugh. he will get yet another swearing in tonight. this time a ceremonial spraenlt takes place at the white house. susan mcginnis is tracking the story. san? >> that's right. tonight's final swearing in for justice kavanaugh comes with early turnout and both parties are hoping the controversy fires up voters. >> following two oaths of office, a ceremonl swearing in tonight of brett kavanaugh for

the supreme court.nt today, presirump reacted to the battle over kavanaugh's confirmation. >> it was a disgraceful situation. brought about by people are >> who fought for and hoil. against his confirmation now look the channel voters' feelings about that battle to the november mid-term elections. >> certain hit a good impact for us. our base is fired >> i think we could be surprised at the scale of the turnout among ncwomen,ding younger women in this country. >> president trump heads to four y states this week to win votes for republican candidates. today, he said he sees democrats abandoning their party as it has moved too far left. >> i think a lot of democrats will be voting republican on november 6. taylor sft has an instagram post. earlyed voting start today in california awell as iowa where women a dressed sufficientra

jets marched in downtown des moines.bo sides perhaps designating the mid-term as ainal verdict on the supreme court decion. >> one of the first votes kavanaugh could cast is over top white house officials. >> reporting live. a big game wednesday night taking off on one of the nfl's best. doing it in a place it is hard beat. live in the big easy, hey, it's been a while since we've seen .he guys on the field. >> reporter: ye we're getting ready for a big game. they're going to try to stay there by the nfc south to the new orleans saints and there are

redskins fans everywhere. we have met fans from tennessee, california, xas, louisiana, d.c., all here for this prime time match-up. it is a hard place to play. nothing is easy in the big easy. >> one of the best tea in the league right now. so going into the home crowd monday night will be, we have 13 games left to go. would itain like this, definitely be huge for us. in the division. and then for team morale. >> and when i was on myay over, .to adrian peterson grabbing lunch. you've been in the league 13 seasons. how hard is it to play?

f theid this is one toughest stadiums. for the redskins to have a chance this year, not going to talk about last year. back to you. him, did you talked to he say anything about him being especially motivated, to prove it to his old team? >> reporter: he didn't say anything to me about wanting to prove anything but he didsay, since we're so close to texas, he has a whole van load of folks coming out here. >> that should help a lot. >> see new bit. we have somereaking news now. another day brings concerns about ather data breach. this time google said it discovered a flaw in its google plus social network. ofmay have exposed hundreds thousands of users for nearly three years because of the issud they shey are shutting down almost all functionality of plus.e they discovered the breach in

the spring. many are questioning why it took ar long to announce it. a viralng is causing confusion. it is one of our most talked orout stories online. we're working f you with how to spot the social media scam. sounding the alarm on locks that need a key to get in or out. why people get them and t unintended threat they can present in your home. >> and i am tracking the latest on hurricane michael. on hurricane michael. this thing is strengthening and

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e>> right now a live look at satellite images of hurricane michael. it is moving quickly toward the florida panhandle. this is a very different hurricane than florence was and he said it will have an impact on our weather as we. so we'll check in with him in a few minutes. >> getting out of a house can be a challenge. it only gets hard where a door has a double sicylinder lock on itful it needs keys on both sidesnd it may have cost a woman her life. tonight, derrick ward explains why families install these locks and how they can cost you precious seconds in a fire.>>

woman died after a fire in ft. washington this past thursday. they encounter ereered s fke and a 65-year-old inside the front door with a double cylinder lock meaning a key wasde n to open it from the inside as well as the outside. the victim was unconscious with a key in her hand. a tragic scenario with surprising friguency. >> behind the door with their keys in their hand. >> precious time lost looking for that keeflt it has already happen three times many prince george's county this. ye >> they were overcome by smoke and couldn't open the door themselves. >> jacob green says the locks possible. a way to keep a would be intruder from reaching around throughr a windowening the door and unlocking a locked . do but they can slow up the exit. >> i want to tell people to alange to it a single side dead

bolt. you have to do, instead of a key from the inside, you have a thumbturn. it looks like this. and all you have to do is do like. this youpen it and get out. >> especially in the main entrance. especially likely to think in a panic. >> for thoseha locks have it on the inside. somebody wanting to get had can reachn with screwdriver. >> the fire department recommends anlascape p that features more than one door or window. something you become familiar with. and of course, working smoke detectors areessential. there were none. house fires can be extremely dangerous. this week we're working for to you keep your family safe in the event of a fire. you m remember this horrific scene. a family killed. at the alexandria fire tdepartment as she talkethe

owner's enter the the importance ofti g out fast. >> you would never imagine you don't have time to get out. >> tell me about the minutes. >> a flashovertures in three minutes. the whole room combusts and even the roof is flaming. >> here are four things to rskn. you only have three minutes to escape a house fire.e prinkle lirs can stop a fire in 1. minutes. home fires claim more livesalhan natural disasters combined. and fourthaphave an e plan and practice it often. you're not running around wondering what to do. >> some of us don't practice it. what do you do with your kids? your small kids? >> foclks are getting ready for

some dangerous weather in florida. >> a couple things i'm watching. where this makes lan fall. has the gulf coast hurricane, making its way now. take a look at what we found to ay. we hav game. we got a photographer down there. hey had some rain there early this morning. this is always an issue in new orleans. this was making its way across today. i'm seeing a gulf coast hurricane. the only thing they may 53 some rain showers. coastal flooding. this area here, here's michael. you can e very well defined system here. no eyes yet but we're starting to see it. here's the cancun area.

it is going t hit toward the panhandle o florida. gulf, it es into the will do two things. it will strengthen and pick up pace. by wednesday morning, a day and a half away. a category 3. winds at 120 miles per hour. some of the biggest areas of storm surge, right here. the good news, not aot of people live down in that area. but if this goes further west, you're talking panama city, ouward the tallahassee area and they'll see treme impact from this storm. what are we talking about?us trementorm surge. some areas could see between 10 to 1 feet.

i think the difference between florence and michael will be the wind damage. they'll see hundreds of thousands of people without power there as it makes its way on land. in georgia, toward the carolina this is going to be moving so fast. even 50 to 60-mile-per-hour nds will bring down a lot of trees ithe edge roo. they will see a bigge impact there. this is all .thursd look how fast it is moving, from cancun. bigger changes though, bigger changes coming on friday. what do i me all right. so 84 a.degrees. fog tuesday and wednesday.

79 thursday. tracking michael for the rain. rather breezy conditions but look at this. 66. by this time on friday, the temperatures could be in the 50s. and look at the weekend. we getnto the 40s for the weekend for the morning. we're talking very chillynd ions. some of you will be in the low 40s on sunday morning. we rebound a little bit. they got some big changes the next couple days. stay with us. >> a pretty big swing. >> all right, doug. coming up next at 4:00, her cells were t wenhout her cen consent. taylo swift is getting some heat for her latest instagram heat for her latest instagram post.

kaine: my dad ran an ironworking shop. i learned hard work and a trade from him and his workers. then i went to honduras as a missionary and taught kids to be carpenters and welders. our economy works best when everyone has a skill, like shipbuilding. that's why i created career and technical academies across virginia and passed a law to expand job training for young people. i'm tim kaine, and i approve this message. here in virginia, we have to build an economy that works for all.

like much of america, hollywood is reacting to the decision for judge kavanaugh. taylor swift is catching heat for something she did. what is e story here? >> oh, always this story. she mentioned taylor swift. she's spoken out for the first time about politics after years of criticism for stayi quiet.

i swear you can't win in this. in the lengthy post she speaks out. taylor says, i cannot vote for someone who will someone who wi to fight for dnity for all americans no, matter their skin color, gender or who they love. she is urging people to get out and vote. some applaud her for taking stand and using her huge platform to speak out. and others get inhere and just say that she needs to keep her mouth shut and h views t herself. it is so interesting with these celebrities. we're seeing m se and moreak out but it is so divisive. i wish there wasn't so much hate. you can't love somebody and then feel bad about at this time other wa that's what's going on with miss swift. before this, people were mad at her for not speaking about her litics. >> i remember reading some of that criticism in the past. when you figure o how to straddle that fence, let me know. >> i know, ght? >> right now let me know what

you have coming up. >> oh, have you seen "a star is born"? >> not yet. but people close to me have and they love it. >> you go right out and go see this film. i am telling you, it is the best thing i've sn in a long time. we have never before seen footage. up.ually, i made that i really wanted to sell it. we'reng into our vault to see cooper before he was cooper, but tremendous. we do have some interesting interview when he talks abo shooting with lady gaga. i am not giving anything away but it is very poignant and raw and lady gaga shares a story about something personal going on with her. and remember the cosby actor, jeffrey owens? working at trader joe's? and got job shamed? we had him on. what a lovely man. eo upset that anybody could get upset with s for doing a

good day's work. he was saying he didn't want his son being embarrassed about all of this. from tyler perry, all the roles rolling in. >> cool. great to see how that story >> all right. we'll see you later on. >> i went long but it was so good. go to see the movie. we are helping you sort through confusion on social media today. consumer reporter susan hogan joins us with how not to fallal for a v scam out there on facebook. also, a deadly hit and run on the beltway. what we'veheearned about victim people knew as big nate. and hurricane michael becomes a category storm. the sta in theull's-eye right now and how it could impact us righhere in our t

right now at 4:30, incoming danger in the gulf of meco. hurricane michael taking aim at the u.s. where does it go and what will be the baimpact? with an updated forecast. >> virginia state police are ho for the driverho hit and killed a man who stepped out of his car following an accident. mason dixon died near eisenhower interchange. lie carey spoke with the

victim's family. >> reporter: t accident happened a few miles back there on the interloop. he was heading home to his fiance when his car hit the jersey barrier over f on thear left lane. then veered back across to the right side. dickerson's vehicle then collided with a passing rv. this is what his car looks like in the front and the back after that accident.in stigators say when dickerson got out of his vehicle, he was struck by another car and killed. that car left the scene. the rv and other drivers who witnessed what happened td police, he was a long time worker. his family referred to him as big nate. >> how can someone do that? just hit someone and leave and leave them like that? you took away my future. you took away my love. my best friend.

>> reporter: state police don't know much. it is describe only as a red sedan. news4. it is a story that has a lot of t youking on the nbc washington facebook page. a viral warning spreading on facebook is a scam. we areouorking for to clear up the cloning confusion so you don't fall for this. susan hogan joins us to tell us what she's lrned. >> so this weekend my facebook was blog one messages from my friend that they got another friend request from me. it turns out i wasn't the only one getting these weird messages. take a look tiflt this is the message so many of are you receiving in your messenger. it satisfies sender has received a duplicate from you and ityo tells t forward on it to your friends, although message says you were the victim of a cloning scam. however, the real scam is the

message itself. facebook says it has not seen any upticke in cloning. bottom line, just ignore the message and get the word out to your friends to do the same. we learned facebook is jumping into the smart speaker competition. it is called portal. it has a screen and a camera to enable video calling. it will come in two sizes a. ten inch screen that will cost you $199 and a 15 inch screen that will cost you $349. both models utilize alexa as a home assistant but no video will be stored. that way they will ensure users' privacy. today, columbus' slig was celebrated at the columbus memorial in washington. of the explorer is stillthe life honored.

many cities have replaced is holiday, instead recognizing indigenous peoples day. that's because of columbus' complicated legacy with native-americans. those that charge of the festivities say it shouldn't happen.ha >> w many heroes in history and they were people. they have someaults but we should not let the faults obliterate the things they can. >> president trump's proclamation was red to crowd for the second year in a row. it did not mention native-americans. johns hopkins university says it will name a new after a woman who unwittingly helped the medical industry do some revolutionary research. henrietta died of surgery. her cells were harvested without he consent but those cells part of a line that continues to

reproduce in test tubes to this day. they've been using all sorts of studies. the new building is expected to be c22pleted in an incredible dcovery hiding in plain sight. this rock was used a as door stop. wait until we tell you what it is and what is worth. plus an attack near college campus. what we know about the suspect. and we're taking aook at hurricane michael. we're going to have the latest track on this. but big changes for us.is s going to impact our weather in a couple different ways. we'll show that you on that we'll show that you on that ten-day

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he turned around the naacp. businessman. ben jealous. "marylander of the year". he's helped grow twenty companies and a thousand jobs. ben's vision: dicare for all. and fully fund ourls.ription drug costsch 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. governor. a michigan farmer lrned a rock he's been using as a doorstep isth actually wuite

a chunk of change. e. it is a meteoritck he if it was worth something so he thought it was a rock. >> he t decided te to it a professor at central michigan university and there the found it was worth $100,000. right now he has no plans to give it up. >> will he continue to use it as stop?r >> a nice little insurance policy. good thing he didn't use it as a boat anchor or mething. lucky for him. >> it has back popular option for people looking to have a healthy drink but la croix is being sued for its ingredients. it uses a number of synthetic ingredients i in water including something used to kill cockroaches. it marks its product as being all natural. ithe lawsuit saysis misleading saying the synthetic

ingredients occur naturally in fruits. the company plans to counter sue. are looking for ways to save on prescriptions. many don't know about tools and programs that help them do just that. there are online retailers like good rx and health warehouse. they offer help finding prescriptions at a discount. >> all need to do is enter your zip ricode, your preion name and the website is going to pull up all the different pharmacies and stores in your area that sell that prescription medication and show you the exact price. some discounts are so deep, you can save more than whenr y insurance pays for the prescription. fathers are vital as role models in their childr's lives. so each year schools in prince george's county give dads the opportunity to participate in several school tiacti.

organizers hope the sparks men in te community to bec active in the success of young people. chris lawrence was one of the key noters spea. the new flight policy that could leave you stranded if you fly coach. plus, hurricane michael. the biggest threats with this the biggest threats with this storm and howoon it s

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we want them to grow up stronger. the driver who crashed over the weekend didn't have a license to operate a limo. >> the limo was not supposed to be on the road because it failed a reason inspection. 20 people died in the crashou ide on saturday afternoon. the limo was headed to a birthday celebration. a newly supreme justice brett kavanaugh has been sworn in twice and will recei a

third ceremonial swearing in tonight at the white hous the controversy nearlyil de his nomination. it appears to have energized vote orders both sides four weeks before the mid-terms. aeen has been found who was missing since early last month. janee deville waste rep missing and found in new yorkty lanall in the pan handle on wednesday. it is strengthening as it moves toward land. >> we're starting with dan sheneman on how people are

preparing. >> in a racegainst time, northern florida residents are getting ready for hurricane michael. >> this is coming very fast. >> the hurricane is expected to continue gaining strengths it moves across the warm gulf water toward the florida panhandle. forecasted to make landfall possibly as a category 3. >> today is the dayo make a plan. there isn't any reason not to be prepared and keep your family safe. >> advice residents like geno harris is leading. >> making sure everything is taken care of by the time the storm comes. >> the h governor declared a state of emergency in. 26 coun >> rain, flood, tornado.wh they say evacuate, don't wait until the last minute. >> t storm is already lasng

stern cuba and expected to bring as much as a foot of rain to northern florida. the region braces for hurricane michael. nbc news. >> you were saying this is going to impact our summer-like >> the weather will be cooler but the end of the week but it will be significantly colder because it willrag down the cold air as it moves into our area. right now it not cold at all. we are hot and humid today. we have sunshine across the area. 83 degrees right now. the heat indelve.es temperatropping tonight but extreme will you warm. watch out for areas offo look at the heat index. 90 frederick, 89 forward the

patuxent river. not much in the way of rain. crossing over the chesapeake bay, this is some flash flooding going on. in toward portions of maryland. around the d.c. area, most of russ on the dry side. look at this. it was down. making its way right over bethesda. you're seeing the rain and you're the only one seeing it alongiveroad here as you make your way out.ne here's hurri michael. the haste advisory is out. now winds are up to 80 miles an hourful sll a category1. moving to the north. making itsay to the gulf of mexico, possibly becoming a category 3 with wins a wean 15 miles an hour. as it makesay its to the

panhandle astline. even into georgia. his is really bad news here, even into the carolinas. places hit very hard by florence could get hit again. normally it would not be a lot but this is saturated ground here and trees down in that area. for us, it will track far enough to the south and east that it won't have a huge impact but as far as the temperature go, the way it is into the weekend. with more on that. let's go to lauryn. this will be a major change from where we are now. >> the hurricane will bring our temperatures down. in addition to that, we have a cold front coming throu at the same time but so we are talking about rain onthursday. we're muggy out there today and all the way through thursday. and then as we get into friday, the temperature drops behind the front. the humidity ops.

d wait until this weekend. if you're waiting for fall, you won't tave wait much longer. by the time we get into saturday and suay, we're looking at really nice conditions. as far as rain is concerned,e have some isolated showers. same deal tomorrow. wednesy, we're dry but thursday, that's the day we could see remnants of wha is now hurricane michael. by saturday, it will be nice. we won't need to show you that saturday and sunday morning. the temperature in the 60s for this we'll have plenty of sunshine. if you have a lot to do this weekend, it is a nice fal weekend. it will be good for that. however, this is temperature we need to get those leaves changing ifcolor. ou're thinking about going out and seeing someea changing color, not quite yet. we need the colder temperatures at night. we have a couple of warm days.

n you mentioned the 49. 49e city for the weekend. that puts many of you into the low 40s. sunday mornings, if you're heading out early in the morning, that will be a cold one. tracking michael on thursday. 80s the next couple days. much cooler ase make our way into early next week. a chance of showers next monday and tuesday a another system moves by. that brings in the colder air. you can see the pattern starting to change. someone was asking me, can i get the sxoets boots out any time soon? the answer is yes. the power company does more than keep you warmhen you are wearing your sweaters and more than keep the lhts on. dominion power energy crew

helped rescue a sea gull that got caught up in fishing line. not only is the sea gull okay but the lights stayed on. t was billed asge the bst annual corgi meet-up in the t.ea. that's ri corgis. hundreds gathered for the milliorc corgi mah. it was a very slow march. many of them wore special outfits for the occasion. e and because wknow you want one, we have a slight show for this event. search corgi. >> they're cute. what we know about a dangerous sex assault and the girl got away. we don't have corgisea or

gulls. but we do have a mummy. unlocking the mystery of a 2,000-year-old mumm plus, news4 working for your money tonight. en withinsurance, medical bills can be stunningly high. but how do you keep bad health from leading to bad credit? some ways to make suretne doesmpact the other. stay right there.

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hospital resources are really setched in haiti after e hit thearthqu country over the weekend. at least 14 people died and rescue cws still searchinghe hardest hit towns. the 5.9 quake hit the northern coast of the country on . saturd the tremor was one of the strongest to hit haiti since a 7

magnitude that killed tens of thousands of people. concern over a woman was tikd a public road. >> she was attacked not far from the adventist university. >> over the weekend, a woman passin out brochures near this intersection of carol and flower avenue, a man grabbed her inappropriately. the woman was able to fight h off. police stay man ran away. concerns at the campus. >> i have a lot ofear when it comes to, you know, sexual assault. so hearing about that, it made me really nervous. >> students are pledging tbe on thelookout. >> i'll be keeping my eye out. if i see somethi going for me.

i'll do what i have to. >> our guy fends are like, you cannot be going out alone. just being aware. >> todays as stude walked to and from class, the search is on for the suspect. >> i feel like it needs to be talked about. >> and there are nursery school and elementary schools within a mile of here so a lot of families are impacted as well. what makes this assault particularly alarming 5:00 star now. >> this is moving fast, gaining strength. storm team 4 has the story on hurricane michael. plus, 20 people killed in a crash involving a speeding limousine. police try on find out the reason behind this wreck.

first up, a newly formed hurricane michael moving into the gulf of mexic and taking direct aim at the florida panhandle. >> it a category 1 but it is expected to intensify before it makes landfall and florida's governor says when it does, it could be monstrous. he is urg tg peopleo get out of the way. >> there are already mid to lower the national guard has been activated to deal with the aftermath. storm team 4 is tracking where it could go. >> let's check in with doug in the storm center. >> first this will have a major impact on the florida panhandle. it is expected to become category 3 hurricane. a little different with michael than with florence. this is not going to be one where rain is the major issu

e. is will comem f tro wind. a lot of trees expected to be down. here it , starting to get its act together. it will continue to organize as it moves into the extremely warh water o gulf of mexico. the latest track now has winds of0 miles an hour. it has come up a little bit. moving to theor at about nine miles per hour. right around panama city as a category 3 hurricane. right now that would be a minimal category 3. still, the damage would be done toward the florida panhandle and then toward our region. ev toward the southeast. places hit by florence could be hit again by this storm. i'll update out what to expect a in our a and how this storm is going to have torsion bring some mor changes to our weather later this week. >> a lot of people just can't get a break down there. we'll see n