74 degrees. it's humid out t re aswell. the clouds are starting to break up by 9:00, 100 a.m. a then we'll have clouds and sunshine. today another-shirt and shorts kind of day. you want to grab the sunglses as wel especially for later in the day. this could be the last day around here where it's really feeling like summer. i'm tracking a major change that will happen tomorrow into friday. i'm going to have more on that coming up. rain in the how are the roads, melissa? >> problem here in gaithersburg. 124 south there's trees and wires down. all lanes on hu124 down right now as they try and get all of that out of the way. i know that is aig route in for a lot of folks trying to

head over across shady grove road. e lane deadlocked with roads northbound and southbound. you can see the roads on the map here. taki a look elsewhere, inner loop and outer loop at the ve beltway,thing is nice and green. don't have anything to complain about. 66, 95 no issues. aaron? >> all right, melissa 567. 5:01. hurricane michael is aeg cy 4 storm. people along florida's panhandle cie b for what could be an historic hurricane. >> the hurricane is bringing pounng rain, destructive winds and a potentially life threat >> it won't be until later today when we see how violentor the st can be. passengers aboard a cruise ship have experienced it firsthand. ho a passenger t aboardhe royal

caribbean ship s this video mondaynight. it delayed its arrival as the hurricane was pounding down on cuba. michael is expected to make landfall in the u.s. this >> ns is what people in tternoon. cuba ares seeing a that hurricane makes its way to the s. michael brought winds up to 90 miles an hour as it skirted the island yesterday. trees bent in the wind, rain came down in sheets and streetst were turned ponds. torrential downpours and flash flooding caused 13 deaths in central america. the waves are beginning to pick up along the panama city beach coast. it will only get worse as themo ing goes on. expect the waves to get much bigger in the hours ahead of us. let's start with storm team 4 meteorologis amelia draper. we had the 5:00 a.m. update. what's going on? >> aaron, michae is a category

4 hurricane. it's expected to makedf ll around midday and early afternoon hours today. this is historic for the florida panhandle because they have never seen a hurricane thisst ngth, a category 4 status, make landfall. they've seen a few category 3st ever category 4. they'll see gusts around 110 miles per hour greater as this storm moves on shore again late today and potentially life threatening storm surge, nin o fe higher. we're going to see flooding here is the latest track. it makes landfall somewhere around panama city. early tomorrow morning. then it heads off the mid-atlantic coast. friday morning a cold fro will impact our area.

>> am tia,nk you. for the latest on the forecast and hurricane michael, be sure to stick wit us. we'll keep you updated here and n app. nbc washing 5:04. we're still following a developing story in prince william county this morning. police say this is the manhat abducted a child on his way to school yesterday. he was arrested after a massive search. news 4's justin finch is in prince william county with more on tcas very story. justin? >> reporter: well, eun, aaron, ere is relief tha a suspect has been caught but heart break for that 11-year-old girl who was abducted and the neighbor who stepped in and tried to save her. police are now saying the man at the center of it all is now he is identified as you said as adam seth rswalter, 26 y old. now facing a slew of charges including abduction, rape and bulary. prince william county police are saying close to 8:00 a.m. tuesday, yesterday g, that walter grabbed this 11-year-old

girl as she was walng to school along a residential block. there an alert neighbor noticed and saw something seemed off. she said the suspect struck her and hurt before dragging her and that girl into her backyard where he threatened their lives. she says her son tried to intervene but that suspect and that -year-old girl got away. hours later after a long police search tha man was found and neighbors and the aguilar family are relieved that he's been caught. >> the most comforting part now is we don't have to worry about him coming back here any time soon. reporter: that was aguilar's son speaking foreher. the story speaks about the importance of neighbors stepping up tote ene.

neighbors fear had she not done that, this could have been a los walter is behind bars facing charges. his next stop is before a judge. we're live here at prince william county, justin finch. news 4. back in to you. justin, thank you. 5:06 right now. we're following two pedestrian involved crashes inry maland. >> we begin in prince gorges county. a woman was killed after being struck by a car. police say sheas hit while walking in the intersection of silver hillro road and drive. she later died at the hospital. the driver of the car stayed on the scene and wasn't hurt. montgomery county four high school students are recovering after they were hit by a car while waiting for a school bus. one of those teens has life threatening injuries. chris lawrence l ise with more. >> reporter: aaron, that boy was

standing here when the car plowed into them. we have talked to so many people who live i this area. they say people are going so avenue thatorgia something has to change. take a look at the aftermath. this was right around 7:00 in the morning yesterday mrining t after this horrific crh. police say the four teenagers were standing a block away from their bus stop. a white volkswagen jetta pulls out of a gas station, starts heading down georgia and collides with the blue ford. the jetta veers off the road and runs right into the students. th drivers stayed on the scene. we spoke to one mom whoseoe daughter to kennedy and she told us some of these drivers are so distracted sending texts or checking theirapps, they have no idea i what's right front of them.

>> they run the red light. they are always on their phone. i had t tap somebody's car, they were on their phone. it is really, really, really really scary. >> reporter: they're going to do a study trying to find ways to make it safer for they not o pedestrians and folks riding their ybikes. are out there today, no better day to keep an extra eye out. it is walk to school day. there are going to a lot more kids out there walking and biking to hool. live along georgia avenue. >> good to point out there. thank you, happening today, president trump begins the search for a new ambassador to the united nations. nikki hailie took many by surprise when she announced her the endion effective at of the year. she said after serving for south carolina's governor for six years and serving for nearly two, she needs a break.

>> the president has narrowed down a list of five. developing thimorning, the ford motor company isnn pg a layoff blaming president trump's tariffs for costing the automaker $1 million. they called the move a redesign that can improve the financial fitness of the company. not clear how many jobs will be cut but recent report from morgan stanley says 24,000 people can lose their jobs. it's 5:09. standing room only at staffordt co board meeting. lgbtq teeacgersd the room.ud ts were sheltering in boys and girls locke rooms. they separated a transgender

student. >> i'm tired of students being afraid to be themselves. i'm tired of not beingble to address these issues in a productive manner with fellow staff members because honestly most do want to giveo equity all of our students. >> the school superintendent has apologized acknowledging that stafford county public school should be a place ofsp t, fairness and dignity for all students and staff. we want to show you some vide of a takedown on a street in prince gorges county. you can seeere struggling against the officers is the man police said led them on a wild chase from virginia to dc before being captured . he fell off the radar until yesterday morning when he was spotted in fairfax county. before that he was wanted for grand larceny and credit card fraud. it was a close call form a

police officer inflorida. we're hoping that this will help people to pay attention. the woman was reaching down ao gr drink and not paying attention. >> i think this also proves a point it's c not alwayl phones that are the distraction. it can be grabbing a drink, it can be doing your makeup, eating food. >> the officer at the accident said he responded to another racted driving accident there a week later.>> riving can be very dangerous. you have to pay attention. >> if nothing else,t's that simple. this morning the mega millions jackpot is now at more than half a billion dollars. >> nobody matched all six numbers. now the jackpot for friday night

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here at the live deskng breanews. florida braces for hurricane are el, residents in spain dealing with the aftermath of a deadly flash flood there. take a look at this new video we got. this is on the spanish island of mallorca. we have cars and suved tosse around in flood waters as if they were toys stacked on top of each other here and overturned. yesterday's flooding killed at least five people a we know at least another five others are still missing. and rightcu now r crews

working hard and nonstop to try to find anymore survivors. eun? >> angie goff at the live desk. thank you. 5:17. naps aren't j for preschoolers. a little extra sleep could help you make a tough. decisi british researchers found a nap can help you weigh the pros and cons of a difficult situation. they found sleep helps people process information and improve their responses during the task. i think sleep helps overall with everything. >> everything. >> if m could gete of it. 5:17 right now.lu how long f season lasts could depend where you live. in oregon they found the flu season lasts longer in more crowded cities researchers say weather does not play as big a role in spreading the virus as person-to-person contact does. the risk of getting the flu remains the same. my grandmother told us, put a

hat on otherwise you'll catch a cold in the winter. >> don't ever go outside with your hair wet. >> i still listen to her though. >> yeah, you still listen to her. no point in arguing. >> i'm a 'mientist. >> conflicted about the weather. i'm sad to see the warm weather go and we'll have cold weather. >> it will go from t-shirt weather today to sweater weather and a jacket o top friday night. football tonight -- friday night, over the weekend if you' heading to the pumpkin patch you might want to bring a scarf with a jacket especially if you get chilly. easi we're going to see a big temperature change move in early fridaymorning. today is the last warm and humid day of the year. still mild tomorrow. today's looking mainly dry. o cloudine there now. a major cooldown for the

weekend. cool saturday morning. looks like a clipper system might move through. up here, thingspore ible. back around the mountains, 3500 feet. aet few snowflakes mixing in with the sprinkles there. just to give you anow idea cool the air that is going to be moving in over the weekend is going to be. right now,mild. low to mid 70s. 70 degrees in college park. 72 in rockville. 72 degrees out in dulles. 71 in restin. sunrise, 7:13. cloud and sun mixed as temperatures war to around 83. very similar to yesterday. maybe an isolated shower out th e. this afternoon and tomorrow we will have rain at times especially during the afternoon and evening hours. potentially pockets of rain especially east of washington. it's still humid.we l have plenty of clouds out there tomorrow. the humidity is completely gone friday. the humidity stays extremely low. not an issue for the weekend

into next ek. low to mid 60s saturday and sunday. unfortunately, sprinkles out there saturday morning. adw are the melissa? >> right now, good morning, amelia, a couple of problems. 124 south in gaithersburg, you have a tree and wires around. i know it is popular to head across and go down 270.m very familiar with the area. powder mill road. several lanes blocked by ving. i'm only seeing a big slowdown there. more a you're approaching powder mill road. edericksburg, two things, northbound route 1 blocked by a vehiclfire. southbound at 17. left lane blocked by the work ne until 10:00 a.m. that will be a little bit later into themorning. aaron? >> melissa, thank you.

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"news 4 today" starts now. right now at 5:30, a live look outside over washington, d.c., a we starthis wednesday morning. middle of the week. this may be our last sunnysu er like day for the year before the rain comes in and then those cooler temperatures come our way. >> why does the weather have to at. boom, the cold weather. meanwhile, we're tracking hurricane michae the storm strengthened to hurricane 4 overnight. rrelling towards the florida panhandle. we'll have more on what's being called an historic hurricane for the area. first, back to our local forecast and your commute. >> storm team 4 meteorologist amelia draper is in for chuck. we'll check in with melissa

mollet. amelia, what do you have? >> 74 degrees right nownu we'll con to have plenty of clouds through the morning hours until 9:00, 10:00 a.m. morning planner, by 8:00 a.m., 70s. midday mid s. another muggy day out there. very similar to yesterda i can rule out an isolated shower in the afternoon. for the most part, the weather, not too many issues. lunch outdoors, kids at recess, hot and muggy. t-shirts for the kiddos. tomorrow as well. after that iis sweater weather on friday. after school activites. for m of us, we will be okay, just fine. 'll have more on the rain tomorrow. the remnants of michael have something to do with that. much more in a little bit. for now, how are the roads, melissa? >> a little bit of an improvement here, northbound and owsouthbound nearr mill

road. some lanes have been blocked by the paving. looks like t has been cleared and you don't have to worry about that. gaithersburg 4, south of brink with tree and wires down. all lanes are blocked. two things still hanging around. vehicle fire. a little bit of a slowdown there. southbound near , falmouth, left lane blocked by the work zone there until about 10:00 this morning. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. 5:32 now. monstrous. that is what officials arein ca hurricane michael. category 4 storm is set to make landfall thisafternoon. this is a live look from panama city beach. governor rick scott says this could be the worst sto in decades. >> residents who haven't left

are preparing for the potentiallyas cophic storm surge. thousands made preparations before getti outf dodge. even though michael appears to be a fast-moving system, residents are bracing for major power outages long afterst the m is gone. first responders from marylandf fa county water rescue teams are in florida this morning ready to help those in nged. still follo a developing story in prince william story after an exhaustive search police arrested this man. he's accused of abducting and sexually assaulting a child as she walked toschool. >> news 4's justin finch is live. very scary situation, justin. >> reporter: that's right, n, aaron. that suspect is now caught. the 11-year-old victim in this case, she is now safe. police say she was sually assaulted yesterday and this morning neighbors are rallyingn around alert neighbor who tried to stop that attack. now first theed acc here, he

is adam seth walter, 26 years old. now facing a slew of charges including abduction, rape and burglary. tuesday morning prince william county police say that walter grabbed that 11-year-old girl as she was walking to school on a neighborhood blo frmt the neighbor was out with her dog. she has a black eye there. she had a feeling ss was wrong so she stepped in to intervine.h suspect stlauk neighbor, yguilar, and hurting her v severely as you can see there. now later he drags her and that 11-year-old girl, she says, to her home where her son tried to st in and stop the attack. but unfortunately the suspe t ant girl were able to getaw . later in the day neighbors came by the aguilar home and are

calling her a hero. >> well, ish think s fabulous. she went out on a limb to help a little girlnohe didn't and got beat for it and probably just something she'll never rget. i can even imagine. >> reporter: neighbors say they are praying for that 11-year-old girl and saluting aguilar's bravery. as for walter, he is in police custody. he's being held without bond. we are live here in prince william county, justin finch, news 4. justin, thank you. 5:35 now. family and friends gathered t mourn the loss of a teen shot in waldorf. he was shot and killed tuesday night. he was a senrt thomas stone high school where teachers and fellow students say he was well liked. last night a crowd gathered at the school to help each other work through this loss. >> pretty upset but i know that god has him and that we're going to push tough it. i know that he is' in ar bette

place. i wish he was with us. >> police are not sure what started the argument that led to that shooting. no aeeests have made. it's now 5:36. here's a look at oer top stories. today friends and family members will say good-bye to a teen who crashed. he was a senior at northwest high school. two children are safe this morning after witnessing their mother get shot and her boyfriend killed. police say the gunmen opened fire as all four sat in the car in northwest d.c. the children were in the backat se and no one got hurt. no arrests were made. >> you didn't win the mega millions jackpot, neither did i. the top prize is now worth $548 million. next drawing is .friday

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hurricane michael make landfall in the u.s. that monstrous storm a category 4 hurricane. it is heading straight for the florida panhandle. this morning we are keeping a close eye on the conditions. >> news 4's jay gray is live beach.anama city jay, how's it looking? >> reporter: hey, eun,aaron. well, the rain picking up, so is the wind at times that's changing. the sea haschanged. all of this will intensify and go hido. it will move inland. this is a massive system as you were talking about, category 4. sustned winds of 140 miles an hour. if it maintains that status, it would be the songest storm ever to hit the florida panhandle, an area that is very familiar with storms. that givesou some context of just how big and how strong the

storm is going to be. most people have made their way toward higher land. there are those that plan to ride it out. they better be prepared for a week or more without electricity, without any food or water. they better be well stocked. this is going to be a tough storm, guys. >> jay gray live for us in panama city beach. stay safe out there. and our amelia draper will be back in a few minutes with more on the storm's latest track and impact for us. 5:47. one of the top women in the trump administration is calling it quits. united nations ambassador nikki hailie wil resign by the end of the year. >> news 4's tcie potts is live on capitol hill. >> we don't know for the president mentioned his own daughter ivanka tmp would do a great job.

we've also learned the name dena powell, the national security advisor o of the house. president trump says she is someone that he would considerd hat several people have said they're interested. >> tracie, thank you. this morning a pedestrian involved crash montgomery county has neibors calling for increased safety efforts. four high school students areco ring after they were hit by a car while waiting for a school bus. one of th teens has life threatening injuries. chrisslive. >> reporter: well, un, that teenage boy just in their cars and people say that pple are driving so fast down georgia avenue things have to change.

you can see the aftermath. the four kids were standing only about a block away from theirbu s stop trying to go to kennedy high school for the day when a car hit them. they say that white jetta pulled out of a gas station on georgiaw avenue, someh collided with the blue ford right now they're trying to make it easier for pedestrians. vee mom told us it's something to get d on georgia avenue to drive slower and pay attention, youl see the same thing happen again. >> someone got killed not even six monthsgo down the road right there at the light. someone got killed. they must have just removed the memorial. they just got killed. i'm he not sure if they found whoever it was but it was a hit and run. t

>> reporter: ire was ever a day to slow down and pay attention, it is today. it's walk to school day. there are going to be a f kidsdous amount walking and riding to school. if you can, slow down and keep an eye out for them. >> important reminder, chris. thank you. 5:57. the resurgence area is extending 33 birds. hurricane michael pushed it pack. the program here helped rehabilitate a whooping crane and they were able to breed 40 of the rare birds. i hope they thrive in louisiana. >> definitely. beautiful birds. >> they have swampy weather in louisiana ld,e we've right?

>> yeah. chris made a great day that today is walko school day. at least we have nice weather. >> yeah. >> way to justify it, the summer like warmth. 83 for a high ony.our wednes plenty of clouds out there in the morning hours. we'll have increasing sun . midd tomorrow you definitely want to have the umbrella. ee'll have rain at times especially during afternoon and evening hours where we could see some pockets ofeaer rain, a rumble of thunder. ugherwise, cloudy and it is still out there. but i'm not qualifying tomorrow as the lastic ol kind of feels like day of summer because you're going to be dweelg raime at you can get out and enjoy the warmth day. tracking scattered showers across the area especially west of washington we have dry times tomorrow.

it's not a complete washout. at 11:00. more rain later in the day. notice how widespread it is. brighter colors. a colg front is mov through the area. 6:00 p.m., heads up. very heavy rain. most of us seeing around half of an inch to an inch, we could see up to an inch and a half. so some good news r ere. e weekend, 64 on saturday. maybe a few light sprines during the morning hours. 66 on sunday. we were talking about wakeup. in woodbridge, northbound 95. sounds like it's now on the right shoulder.

you still have the slowdowns because of it. in bound towards manassas, you can see orange and yellow there. a little bit of a slowdown there. gaithersburg, 124 south of brinks road. tree and wires down. all lanes are blocked there. i know a lot of people use that to get acrs montgomery county there and over to 270. inner lap and no delays in virginia. remember to listen towtop when you hop in your car. angie goff here at the live desk with breaking news. d.c. police now investigating a deadly stabbing. the o suspect is the loose this morning in the victim's truck. this happened overnight into the 37 block in minnesota avenue. we're finding out whether the whether he knew the attacker. he for the out and flagging town

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hiking premiums up to 64 barbara trumpstock -- everything that's wrong in washington. "news 4 today" begins with breaking news. >> wild wind and pounding rain. florida's panhandle is bracing for what could be its most powerful hurricaneever. right now hurricane michael just beginning to make its presence known along the gulf coast. just about6:00 a.m.now. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilcist. >> i'm eun yang. overnight hurricane michael brewed into a category 4 storm. >> thisav morning we live coverage from the panhandle. we begin with a check on our localforecast and the morning commute. >> melissa mollet is standing by with a lookt roads and rails.

we begin with amelia draper? >> wits' going tbe very humid. we'll keep cloudy skies around until 8 cls, 9:00 a.m. 75 by 8:00 a.m. it will stay muggy throughout the day. 76 degrees around 10:00 a.m. can't re out an isolated shower this afternoon but for most of us it will be a dry day. take a look tomorrow your thursday tracking widesprean rain and t a chance for early morning showers on friday. maybe a few sprinkles out there saturday morning. some of tha rainrom the remnants of michael. i'll have more on the latest track and for now, how are the roads, melissa? >> a couple of new proghems here now. first starting on the beltway.