blap similar scenes played out across flornia, and this m hundreds of thousands are without power. overnight, the storm moved north, hitting georgia and heading into th carolinas. in georgia, an 11-year-old boy wasfi killed. rst responders say it took them nearly 30 minutes to get to him, butt was too late. they say it looked like a bomb d gone off in the county where he lived. this morning we're expecting some of that rain to hit our regi . because oat, we're in weather alert mode. >> melissa mollet is standin by wi check on the roads for us. let's sta with storm team 4's amelia draper. where is the storm now? what can we expect? >> the storm right now is still down in parts of georgia and south carolina. it's going to be heading north throughout the day today. as it combines with a cold front in our area, we'll have the potential for some flooding,

especially during the evening hours east of i-95. that's why we have ash f flood watch starting at 2:00 this afternoon. it's going to go until about 6:00 a.m. on friday. the heaviest rain impacts us this afternoon. in the watch, about 2 to 4 inches.n elsewhere,nch of rainfall. right now just a few sprinkles and light showers out there. still, wet roads for the morning commute. t definitely gra umbrella. it's another mild day. 76 degrees right now. temperatures generally stay in the mid-70s throughout the morningou. we continue to track light showered out there thisni m. again, that heavier rain moves in later in the day today. it could be a slow go coming home from work to especially if you're leaving around 5:00, 6:00 p.m. i'll have more on the timing and impact coming up in about ten minutes. >> good morning. taking a look at the beltway here. inner loop and outer loop nice

and clear this morning. i have something inner loop at annapolis. right lane getting by the work ne. fairfax county parkway to the beltway, you're on me, 65 miles per hour. same situation outbound. don't worry about 66 at least at this point this morning. through prince george's county, in town and out of town, no major issues. >> melissa, thank you. it's now 4:02. we want to get back to that coverage of the damage caused by michael. the category 4 storm was the most powerful hurricane on record to hit florida's panhandle. >> winds clocked in around 155 miles per hour, just shy of a category 5. that monster storm hit panama city beach, florida, hard, slitting trees in half, tossing trucks and cars like toys. for about two hours, michael battered the city, damaging practically every home, business, and tree in that area. the storm gutted thist-mobile store, shredding just about everything inside.

you can see debris scattered all over the ereets. powerful winds also blew out the windows of homes and hotel.a peop still dealing with flooding too. >> and here's a bird's eye view of thee in panama city beach, florida. florida governor rick scott says search and rescue teams are heading into the state's hardest hit areas to help survivors of the hurricane. two people have died in the storm, one i florida and one in georgia. and this new video this morning shows the moment the storm ripd off a building's roof in panama city beach. you can see the roof flying off li a sheet o paper in the wind there. a woman riding out the storm in a friend's sixth floor apartment recorded t video. she told local reporters she also saw the wind blow out windows and demolish a resort. even for people sheltered inside buildings, threat was very real. nbc's lester holt found that oui firsthand riding out the

storm inside a panama city hotel room. >> the power is now out. weere outside for a little bit. we were forced inside. hurricane michael proving to be everything it wa advertised to be. >> at one point, you can see here lester's crew put mattress in front of the windows over fears the wind would shatter the glass. it w a good idea too. just one floor up, the wind blew out thewindows, sending glass flying across that room. the good news, noidne was ins when this happened. lester was safe inside, but check out this moment with nbc's kerry sanders. >> wow. thank you. thank you. >> scary stuff. the weather channel's jim cantore coming to kerry's aid there. kerry later said he was thankful

he wore a helmet. he said he hit hisead during that scare and could have suffered a concussion without it. >> wow. it's now 4:05. while hurricaneichael hit, president trump was on the campaign trail. he's catching heat for refusing to postpone a campaign rally to deal with the storm response. take a look at this video just hours after michael barrelled into florida as a category 4 tlmorrow. shor after the storm hit, the president landed in erie, pennsylvania, to speak to supporters. repeatedly asked the president if he considered anncelling the event, but he said he did notpp to dioint his supporters. mr. trump did talk about the storm at theeginning of his remarks. >> i want to send our thoughts and prayers of our entire nation to everyone in the path of hurricane michael, especially in the florida panhandle where it's hitting and hitting hard. >> today we're hoping to learn about the president's plan to

tour these damaged areas. according to the president's schedule, heo is sethave a rally in ohio tomorrow. our coveragestf tropicam michael and the aftermath continues all morning long. you can also check out thewa nb ington app for the latest images from the cleanup and track the storm's path. 4:06 rightwe now. e still tracking the developing and very disturbing story. the fbi arrested n a york man before he was able to bomb the national mall. ents swarmed the home of 56-year-old paul rosenfeld in orangetown, nay york. police he was building a 200-pound bomb in his basement using black powder he bought on ase internet. his alleged plano set it off on the national mall on election day. investigators say the bombing was intended to draw attention to rosenfeld' political views. news of this attack horrified o peoplen the national mall. >> nobody would have questioned 200 pounds of black powder for what? >> why is that so easy to get on

thin rnet? >> he apparently called a news reporter in pennsylvania to boast about his plan. that reporte calle police. senfeld claims he d not want to hurt anyone other than himself. this morninus a man acc of beating a woman and sexually assaulting an 11-year-old gir in woodbridge remains in jail. yesterday, adam seth walter faced a judge for the first time and refused to spe o. he's accus grabbing the girl on her walk toa school. ighbor tried to help her when she realized something wasn't right. walter attacke a the neighbor briefly held her before she was able to get away. and happening today, we may learn more about the random attack that left a woman dead in the district's logan circle neighborhood. >> anthony crawford is set to be in court today. he's accused of stabbing endy martinez to death last month. she was jogging down p street in northwest d.c. w that attack happened. investigators say it was an unprovoked anvack.

an itigation is now under way at leesburg high school over an incident that reportedly happene among football players. >> police refused to characterize the nature of this investigation, but our northern virginia bureau chieftseports studelieve it involves an alleged sex assault. >> reporter: leesburg police confirm they ar investigating some sort of alleged incident that occurred among footbal team members here at tuscarora high school. the aege cameo police through a phone call on friday. detectives are in the process of interviewi, quote, whole bunch of students. they're not yet ready to characterize the type of indent, nor are they ready to file charges. but students tell news 4 a football player was sexually assaulted by an older teammate. his friends restraining the victim. in leesburg, news 4 today. 4:08 right nan. a in a wheelchair died while trying to ride up an escalat at the columbia heights metro

station. officials told us paramedics found the man at the bottom of the escalator yesterday afternoon. he tried to use the el vartd, b -- elevator, but for some reason gave up after a short time. at some point while going up the eslator, he fell backwards and his chair fell on top of him. >> i seen a guy laid out. i thought his legs was all bloody, really bad. i saw about ten people crowded around him. >> metro officials tell us the elevator the man was trying to tuse beforehe accident was fully functional. we're learning n detail this morning following saturday's deadly limo crash in upstatew york. the operator of a limousine company is now charged with criminalli ngent homicid nauman hussain was arrested last night. new york state police say when they arrested him, he had p bags with him. his attorneys say that was because he was receiving death threats and had to leave his

hous t police say limo involved in the crash failed recent safety asspections. the driver, wholso killed, was not properly licensed. 4:10 right now. still ahead, if you think life would be better with a hot coffee or a o bagel your metro ride, we have good news for you. >> details on a proposed plan that would allow food sales in stations. and it's a story so many of you are talking about. a woman sees a black man with white children and calls the police. find out what they say and why the incidt is a cheeky moment. amelia, how about our weather? >> here's your school day weather. recess potentially indoors today. at pickup and the eveni commute, we're dealing with rain, some of it likely heavy in spots with areas east of i-95 under a flash flood wmpch. teeratur today in the 70s. es their first beer cooler was slapped together

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welcome back at 4:13. it's withbeen one of the most commented on stories on e nbc washington facebook page. a w black man says babysitting two white children when a woman became suspicious, started following him, and eventually called police. >> because i got two kids in th backseat that do not look like me, this lady has took it upon herself to say she's going to take my plate down and call the police. >> cory lewis works a a youth mentoring program in march yet that, georgia. he started streaming on facebook live when the woman began following him. lewis says she hadmonfronted nd tried to ask the children questions. she followed him for more than an hour to his home and then called police. >> i was really shocked. i was angry. i was scared. at the end of the day, just because someone does not look like how you prefer for them to look doesn't mean they're bad person. >> lewis' video has received hundreds of thousands of views

on social media. he said that he hopes it can be used as a learning experience for other people. 4:15 now. metrongay be getnto the food and beverage business. today metro plans to present its board a proposal to allow foot sales in and around stations. news 4 transportation reporter adam tuss reports. >> reporter: clearly this puts some riders atut odds, metro says it's a way to use its property for additional sales. but don't go packing a lun just yet. so this means i could eat my banana on -- no, tan't dohat. what about my pretzel? that.do my bag of chips -- nope, can't do that. okay. surely i can drink my gatorade. can't do that. no, there are limitations to what y c can andan't do. that's right, you still can't technically eat or drink on e system. everything you could buy would essentially be sealed, contained, o wrapped. some simply say if this does happen, play by the rules. w

>>ould like people to be -- have goodanners if they did it. >> reporter: along the metro syem, ada tuss, news 4. >> and they have to clean up after themselves. that i one of the bigues. >> not going to happen. you tell people bring food but don't eat it. come on. doesn't make sense. all right. 4:16 is our time rightow. october is domestic violence awareness month. it's believed every 20 minutes someone somewhere in thiss country abused physically or emotionally by their partner. >> local groups are taking action to help victims become survivors. last night i spoke at the anchor fund benefit. the organization provides critical resources for domestic violence victims who are trying to escape abuse. one of the main reasons victims stay in an abusive relationship is they don't have theo tools leave. the anchor fund is working to make sure women and families can find the courage to leave with the right support. amy goldberg is the executive director. and don't forget, nbc 4 has a campaign called safe at home

where you can find important stories about survivors and where you can go to find help. often it's that first step to try to get help that's so important. >> all right. amelia is here with us now. we're ready to say good-bye to summer. n we say good-bye, it's going to be a big change. right now we're in the 70s. tomorrow morning athis time, we're going to be in the 50s. >> i think it's too much. baby steps. >> no baby steps. it's going to be a big wachange. you nt the jacket out there tomorrow morning. reattered showers out t right now. not tracking any heavy rain on stor team 4 radar. today is a great day to download the nbc washington app for the latest forecast. i just updated it in the app. you can get the radar right there in your phone as here are the road conditions. some wet roads for your morning commute. night a better chance you're dealing with wet roads, especially if you're leaving work after about 5:00, 6:00 p.m. shd traveling from gton out to the east. that's going to be the best chance for heavy rain driving through. by tomorrow morning, we're dry, but again almost chilly. here's the latest on now

tropical storm michael. maximu winds at 60 miles an hour, moving toward the northeast at 20 miles an hour. anywhery it was movin from about 10 to 15 miles an hour. so it's continuing to pick up speed. later this morning, we'll see the winds come down to about 40 miles an h ar as it stays tropical storm, heading out to sea somewhere around norfolk.ig later t into very early friday, it's going to be helped moving out to sea with a cold front moving through our area. that cold front is why we're so much cooler tomorrow on into the weekend. 50s for highs on saturday for a lot of us. here's the latest on storm team 4 fairfax, prince william seeing oight to moderate rain. moderate rain a falling back in the panhandle of west vi inia. you can see here's the latest with michael. it's still spinning in georgiaa south carolina. this is that cold front that is picking up the moisture. again, it's just going to kind of roll up toward o area. exiting before it hits washington. that's why southern maryland has

the bes chance for heavy rain during the late afternoon and especially during the evening hours. take a look. here's your storm team 4 five-day forecast. a high temperature today around 79 degrees. right now you can see on the bottom ofreour screen w at 75. we're really not going to warm up all that much, but it is going to be humid out thereto y. kinds of a muggy feel to the air. we're going to have dry time when it's not raining. cloudy skies outto there. rrow we're going to have mostly to partly sunny skies. look at the c temperaturenge. 64 for a high on your friday. we have plenty of sunshine out to give you an idea, our normal high temperature this time of year is 70 degrees. we're 5 degrees below normal on ayfriday. satu that high of 60. i lowered it this morning. i think we might have to lower it again tomorrow. it's looking like a chilly day, relatively speaking. some showers out there,te scd showers during the morning hours. then some late-day sunshine. nday, a mix of clouds and sun and warmer, highs in the low to d-60s. near 70 degrees on monday with a chance for showers. maybe a bit more rain on highs in the low 60s.

after that, guys, we stay in the 60s. so melissa, the switch has bd.n flip i guess that will happen early tomorrow morning. >> here we go. all right. at tsville, inner loo annapolis road, right lane getting b getting by that wone this morning. rest of the beltway looks okay. beltsville, southboun bw parkway at powder mill, that work zone should be clearing, but northbound whave some delays there as you're approaching 197. and through prince george's n county,o problemsre t aaron? >> all right, melissa. thank you. still ahead, you can rate your ubedriver, but did you know they can rate you too? >> i did know this. id too. why it matters if you want to optimize your ride-sharing experience. and later today on llen" -- hollywood, california, home of fast cars and movie a woman who knew her way around th. ellen degeneres.

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aheadt vegas just how about our weather, amelia? >> later today we'll have heavy rain, especiay east of i-95. that's where a flash flood watch is in effect, starting at 2:00 his afternoon until 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. most of us seeing about an inch. in that watch, 2 to 4 inchess possible. i'll have more on how this impacts the weekend coming up. and we are tracking michael, now tropical storm. its latest path and a look at the destruction it's already left behind, next. whether you were borne for more dance-offs... more travels... or more touchdowns. get the immune support that gives you more. airborne gummies have 50% more vitamin-c than emeen-c... plus our crafted blend of vitamins, minerals and herbs. airborne. treatment centers of america in philadelphia, she's coming for the muimodal therapy where the specialists form a treatment plan together. we were looking for a cancer team that would help us decide the st course of action.

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us, we're going to see tropical storm michael come up and a colfront moving through. this cold front well to our west right now. these are going to kinde,f comb leading to some heavier rain later today. you can see on storm team 4 radar right now, tracking some scattered showers out there, especially in parts of northern virginia and up around fredrick county in maryland. i had a few sprinkl on my w in this morning. nothing too heavy out there right now, but look at thegg picture. here's tropical storm michael. this is going to move up. there's that cold front back to the west's going to help usher it out to sea. again, leading to a rainyr day us. we'll have dry time today, but you definitely want to have the umbrella handy for your thursday. today is really the last mild day. a major cooldown moves in for morrow on your friday. 75 degrees right now. scattered showers during the morning hours, a steadier rain into the afternoon and evening e,hours. otherwt's mild out there for your morning. i'm going to have more on how the temperatures are impacted b michael and that cold front coming up in a bit. how are the roads,sa mel >> right now