the power of w thatind becoming even clearer this morning. hurricane michael was the strongest octoberurricane to ever make landfall and the damage to communities along the panhandle of florida is widespread and the storm could still cause problems. >> and michael is still a trical storm with maximum winds at 50 miles an hour right now. for theli cas, we have tornado watches, tropical storm warnings in effect. fain , we have tornado watches up through virginia so very clos to us. how this storm affectss coming

up in my forecast. >> and we have more about a man who allegedly had a plan to build a bomb and blow himself up. what motivated the plan. >> and adding food vendors to stations. how theroposal could benefit you and the trains i system. good morning. welcome to "news4 midday." >> right now tropical storm michael is still a threat to communities along the e t take a listen. >> we need people in sou carolina and north carolina to remain vigilant and be careful. this a strong tropical storm pushing through. >> that was fema brock long.tor you can see just how strong the islandere on hilton head this morning. there's also concern about flooding. parts of the carolinas are still recovering from hurricane >> and the storm is expected to

bring us rain. >> solutely. amelia draper continues our coverage. what can we >> we're in team 4 weather alert mode today. it's heavy rain that will impact during the afternoon and especially during the evening hours. you can see most of the area is dry, just a few sprinkle out there, back to the west around i-81 t and into panhandle of west virginia. michaelowers not with but with a cold front. michael and that front are going to come together right around our area. when tt happens, that's when we'll see that heavy rain, again mainly during the evening hours and east of i-95. that's why we have a flash flood watch in effector prince george's, king george county down through parts of the northern neck. the heaviest rain is from 4 p.m. until midnight. two to four inches will fall in

tyou're in t area. elsewhere it's around an inch. and we have a wind advisory as well around the ridge.ld gusts c lead to 50 miles an hour that could lead to issues. by the evening, especially the later evening hours, not only are weeang with wet roads but the potential for flooding as well. i'll have more on the track of michael and what it mns for our weather tomorrow coming upa nd 11:20. >> as michael moves quickly through the carolinas, we're getting a new look at the damage it left behind. what you'reeeing are some of the first images coming in from mexico beach, wre the storm made landfall. these were once buildings that were absolutely shredded in that esea. the storm isnsible for at least two deaths. >> michael's fury on full

display. as the most powerful hurricane ev r toch florida's hopanhandle crashes . >> this hurricane was an absolute monster, and the damage ft in its wake is still yet to be fully understood. >> the fierce category four storm packing maximum winds of 155 miles an hour, taking direct aim along the gulf coast. >> we're deeply concerned about mexico beach in that area and the areas between apalachicola andanama city beach. >> much of the small coastal om village with shredded and debris for miles. the storm surge turning roads into rivers. urther inland, part of this middle school gym reduced to rerubble. hund of thousands of homes are without power. members of the national guard and first responders already being deployed to assist with rescue and recovery. >> there's a lot of debris we ven't siftedthrough. >> so many families have lost

everything. homes are gone, businesses are gone. >> reporter: and tpical storm michael now continues to push through much of the ysoutheast. gray, nbc news, panama city beach. >> fema has activated first respondersrom across the tion to head south and help multiple states with the clean-up and recery efforts. that includes captain gary laughlin,om who is in montgery, alabama at maxwell air base. he talked with uut aow he plans to help out there. >> some of the things we might be looking for are water rescuee we here at maxwell air force base with six other teams awaiting arrival for other teams as ll. we're equipped t be self-sufficient for up to 14 days. >> and we wish them the very best. be sure to stay tuned for the latest on michael i the

aftermath and track michael's path and grt a throughout the day. >> we are still tracking a developing story. the fbi says agents have stopped a new york man's plan to bomb the national mall. they believe it was part of a strang plot to promote some obscure politic r ideals. agended the man's home north of new york city yesterday. now he's in jail. news4's justin smith is o the national mall with the latest on theca . >> federal investigators say 64-year-old paul rosenfeld was fed up with the nation'spo tics and was willing to blow himself here on the washington mall and risk not only his life but others nearby. he was advancing the idea for the randomin choos of government leaders. it has its roots in ancient greece. a tipster in pennsylvania with

whom he shared his plan actually led federal officials to rosenfeld. he did confess to this plan, also to building a near 200-pound bomb in his in tappen, new york, just outside the new york city. now, in that home, not only did officials find the components of that bomb but alsote t explosive devices. rosenfeld also confeing that he recently purchased online eight pounds of bck powder he planned to use to fuel that bomb. he of course has been captured and his plot has been contained. officials say he does not have a criminal record, nor does he appear to hav any ties to any terrorism groups as well. he now faces at least two decades in prison for this plot. again, the roots of this appear to be polics. he wante to set this off on election day. a major crisis has beener d. on the mall, i'm justin finch,

news4. >> prors will have their chance to question members three members of a d.c. familynd their housekeeper later today. the defense hopes the testimony will prove the case they laid out in opening statement. they're arguing that his brothers used his blue minivan to drive to d.c. where they murdered the family and tricked dan into coming to the house to pick up his minivan. wint said he was asked to borrow the minivan. >> met is investigating the death of a man who fell down an escalator in a wheelchair at the columbia heights metio st paramedics found the man lying at the botm of the escalator yesterday afternoon. he tried to use the elevator but gave up after a short time and tried to ride the escalator.

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there are limitations to what you can or can't do. >> you still can't technically eat or drink on the system. everything you buy will be sealed or wrapped. >> i would like people to be -- to have good manners if they did it. >> reporter: along the metrosy em, adam tuss, news4. >> right now we're checking wl street after yesterday's huge loss. it dropped more than 830oints yesterday. investors are concerned about rising interest rates and continuing trade issues. >> if you receive social security benefits, you can expect a small increase next year due toat inn. announced a nt just flounc st of living increase of 2.8%. >> righte ow wwant you to take a look at the destruction in florida. right now we're waiting to hear if the president will tour the

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just hours after hurricane michael hit florida, president n trail s on the campa in eerie, pennsylvania. reporters asked the president if he continued cancelling the event but said he did not want to disappoint his supporters. bu back in 2012, president trump criticized president obama for t doing same thing and last night president trump lodged his most direct allegation against hillary clinton. he accused mrs. clinton of colluding with russia but offered no trump to back it up and also talked abouthe newest

supreme court why is brett kavanaugh. >> as you know, on monday night we proudly swore in the newest member of the united states supreme court, justice brett kavanaugh. >> in an interview last night, the president said he's willing to release white house atstructions to the fbi from the kavanaugh investn. >> we are learning new details this morning following saturday's deadly limo crash in upstate new york. the operator of the limousine company is now charged with criminally negligent homicide. he was reased on bond last night. as part of his release, hussein had to give up his u.s. passport. new york state police say when they arrested him, he had packed bags with him. his attorne said that was because he was receiving death threats and had to leave his house. he's pleading not guilty. police say t limo involved in

the crash had failed inspections and the driver was n properly licensed. 20 peoplle were kil in that crash. >> and an incident at leesburg high school involving football players. >> students believe itol is an alleged sexual assault. >> reporter: leesburg police confir they're investigating some sort of incident here involving tuscaror high school. hey are interviewing a whole bunch of students. they're not ready to characterize the type of incident, nor are they ready to file charges. >> you'll have one fewer option

for airlines next time you fly out of dulles international airport. jetblue is ending flights to and from the airport in january. a spokesperson says jetblueer cust have shown they prefer to fly into and out of reaga national instead. it's not clear if they plan to increase flights to u make for the departure. > the "today" show had a special show to mark today. >> formre fler first ladyichell obam announced her initiative aimed at eowering young gir around the world through education. >> the stats show that when you educate a girl, you educate a family, a community, a country. it makes no sense that the

strength of our families, that girls and women are not getting educated, are not in school. think about our daughters, with all their promise, with all that they have in them, you know at this young age that there is something that is burning in ruem that is dying to get out. that isfor millions of girls around the country, and they are battling through misperceptions, violence, stigma to getheir way into a classroom. >> mrs. obama also talked about that tiny viral moment from senator john mccain's funeral where former president bush is seen passing her a cough drop. she says it was an old cough drop inside of a old white house tin container. >> but she put it inh, her mo didn't she? >> yeah. they're very dear friends. >> it was a sweet moment actually. >> i guess through white house protocol, that's kd of t seating arrangement that they have to go by. so who knew.

>> and they like each it's very apparent. >> switching gears,n a neighborhood plagued by violence, there are a lot of people trying to make a difference in the lives of young girls and teens. >> this mornin i had a chance to visit the benng court community center, where the illusions of dance team practices. they focus on building self-esteem and they desperately need the community's help to get ready for some upcoming performances. the illusions of dance got up early to pra rice theirtines as they get more and more requests to perform. they need new costumes because they want to look the part as more and m we folkst to see them dance in the benning court this is all about keeping them focused and from distractions. the community center director is here with me to talk about what

th dance group has done for these young girls 7 to 12 years hd. >> well, theye gained a lot of skills, going out and performing in front of public people, just having fun and enjoying what they do. >> the goa is toaise money for new costumes. you've got this go fund me page. you want to kick it up.ou what's y goal? >> our goal is $5,000. >> you're about hfway there. we're going to put a link on our web site. we want to thank the community for supporting them, local police officers, the commissioner, parents. th t have support buty need a little help from thetoommunity raise that money for the costumes. what would a n costume do? >> it would h us explore the world, get to do what we want and be kids. >> and be kids. i love that. >> that is the latest from the benning court community center right here. back to you.

>> well, here i am. they were so adorable. and all they want to do is keep them focused so that they can reach their goals in life. it good th's good that they hav something to look forward to. i have nmu doubt the cty is going to come together and help them meet the rest of tha goal. >> go to that web site. we have a link to the gound me ge if you want to donate. >> this weekend men and women will come togethern support of a common issue, infertility. >> and we continueck to t tropical storm michael and the rain that it is producing. we'relso getting new images of the damage. we have that coming i'm jennifer wexton, and i approve this message. seen barbara comstock's fake ad?

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we'll show you a live look right now of myrtle beach south carolina, high surf as they deal with tropical storm this area is under a high surf

advisory until tomorrow morning an could see a surf height between 8 and 12 feet today. storm team4 meteorologist amelia draper is here. we could see storm surge as a combination of things come together, right? >> absolutely. i'm tracking michael and a cold front is coming from the west. take a look. here is theatest track o michael. maximum sustained winds now at 50 miles an hour. so there's a tropical storm moving towards theth nst at 23 miles an hour. by 8 p.m. tonight, it's still a tropical storm. 's starting toxit off to the ocean right arounthe north carolina, virginia border. tomorrow it will push off to

east. as we continue to theveng and overnight hours, we'll see rain moving through the area. we'll have the threat for maybe an isolated tornado warning to down in extreme st. mary'sco ty and this is a rotating storm. as it moves through the area, it's possible to see spin-up with that bstorm. thegest concern will be east of 95 where we could see flooding issues.he 's the latest imagery on radar. you see the storm churning right along the carolinas. this is that cold front back to the west. here'st look those tornado watches just to our south, just south of fredericksburg. i don't think it going to hap n happen, but it's a small possibility. look at all the bright colors along 95 and off to the east.

here's 10 p.m. tonight. it is a deluge east and south of washington with two to four inches falling there. the rain becomes morewi widesprd for everybody. >> amelia, thank you. we are getting moreon informati rescues in florida as the coast guard and national guard move in to help those hurricane victims. >>nd questio about future missions to the international space station after a

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y2x54y y16fy you're watching "news4 midday." >> people in the carolinas are being warned to stay vigilant as the storm movesno h. one person has died in florida and another in georgia. waves of search and rescue teams are fanning out across the panhandle looking for people who rode out the category four

storm. they have already rescued 27 people, mostly from damaged homes. we'll have more fromn amelia the rain we can expect as well. >> tomorrow marks 20 years since brutal murder of matthew shepard, a wyoming college studt killed because he was gay. a short time ago, the national cathedral announced shepard will be interred in their crypt. his parents recently served as grand marshalls for the d.c. pride parade earlier this year. >> two astronauts from the u.s. and russia are okay after having to make an emergency landing. > they were headed to th international space station when their russian booster failed.

we take you into the tense moments. >> a dramatic emergency landing in kazakhstan today. two astronauts, both in good condition and safe after this emergency landing. astronaut nick hague, an air force colonel and father of two was on his first flight today along with his fellow astront. it should have been a routine launch and six-hour flight to the international space station and a six-month mission. but just a few minutes after launch, there was a a problem they had a controlled fall.

the mission is n clearly aborted. doctors say they've checked both astronauts and say both are uninjured. russia's deputy foreign minister says manned space flights are now on hold until they figure out exactly what went wrong. >> infertility affects one in eightle co this weekend an event is being held in our area to give hope to those couples. news4's melissa mollet explains. >> the of hope takes place at national harbor. herenahe nat infertility association representatives join jennifer, i'm going to start with you. you are vermuch like me in that you battled your situation with infertility. lots of people k that i had many losses. i know you went through

infertility for a long time just like myself. why did you get involved inlv re and what did it do for you? you were just sort of a bystander looking foret an ou maybe. >> i found resolve when i was searching for resources to help support me and my husband as we dealt with our own journey. i decided to get involved with volunteer activities. and the walk was just the start. >> and you're super involved and you have a 7 1/2-year-oldboy. explain what resolve means. >> resolve is a patient advocacy organization. our core is to create a community for people who want to help advocate and find more formation and we do a lot of voke sadvocacy work and w give e an environment and community where they can articipate in that and can take back that

control that you feel like you sometimes lose in the infertility process. >> you do.ee you like you're sort of spinning out i think at times. and you're reaing outnd trying to find somebody who is similar to you and is going through that same battle. so with the world resolve, maybe o be resolve is you decide child free. maybe the resolve is you get pregnant. maybe the resolve is you have this new environment. >> it's different for everyone. the experience is very subjective. it's not one size fits all. >> what would you say to somebody suffering from infertility? with it com the feelings of hopelessness and depression, real situations where people feel this might not happe for me and trying to come to grips with that? >> i would say as hard as it is to talk about it, it is important to reach out to a support group, a local support group and to talk to people who are going through it as well because as hard as it is to tal about it, once you do start, it

is very, you know, eye opening, wow, i'm not the only one. >> i like a long time ago it seemed taboo to talk about, oh, iiv had miscarriages or i'm going through this or i feel sad. now it's sort of e brambraced a you don't feel so alone. last year i was able to that because i had just had our little miracle. jennifer, tell me a little bit about this weekend's walk. >> it will takelace at the national harbor, and the walk starts at 10:00 officially. we'll have lots of activities for family members to participate in, to celebrate achieving results or to support those that are going down their ownnfertility journey toward family building. >> you can start at 9 a.m., come and register and join us. we walk around the harbor there, that one side. i can tell you m ie some

friends there last year, including you, last ar. we're still buddies on facebook and going through this journey together. >> there are people who hav been coming for six years. >> across the country. >> yes. and it's a wonderful way to see who is in the community and going tngough the same t as you. >> we'll see you saturday. i don't know how many kids i'll have in tow but i'll have a couple. >> o thanks to melissa for odat. >> flash f watches this afternoon as we continue to track what's left of hurricane michael, now tropical storm miaael. >> ame is coming back with when we will see the heaviest rain. >> hollywood, california, home ofast cars and movie stars and a woman who knew her way around both -- ellen degeneres. >> and later today ellen shares wild story with the help of nbc's keith morrison.

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welcome back. we're in storm team 4 weather alert mode today as heavy rain moves in. tomorrow as michael and a cold front pull out of the area, not only is it breezy on your friday, but is much cooler, temperatures only in the 60s after a high aodayund 80. it's cool for the weekend. light rainur showers on sy morning and maybe some wet snowflakes back in the mountains at the highest elevations. more of that on my facebook and twitte pages. right now we're at re80 d and we're going to stay around 80. steady . is whether the rain moves in, especially as we head towards 7, 8 p.m.

the heaviest rain falling east of i-95 wherela a food watch is in effect. our average high now about 70 degrees. we're well above average today, tomorrow we're in the 60s, saturday near 60 degrees. we're not going to have that transition. we'r going from hot out here to chilly. we're tracking areas of rain moving through the area. l take ak back to the west, back to the tiuntains. the pink, the white, the blue. that's the chance for some wet snowflakes to be falling. any rain looks to come to an end by 11 a.m. or noon andhi su developing for the afternoon. 100% chance of rain this ternoon. very heavy in spots in southern maryland. doug will be in with the latest.

and then for the weekend we'll have temperatures generally in the 50snd on saturday 60s on the 50snd on saturday 60s on

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have a kid and do the sameg. th i'm working on that. >> so you're back next season? >> yes,s far as i know. unless nbc decides mybs are not on there anymore. d,'re getting ready for season 11 an more importantly, we've k got as version coming out. >> which i think is really cool. >> it's going to awesome. this is the most family watched show on television where parents, kids, mothers, daughters, fathers, sons, everyone can gather and watch it. now kids are going to get a chance starting october 13th. talk about some incredible athlete athletes. >> pleasure to talk to you. great to meet you. >> great to meet yous well. >> thank you. after the break, an update on the rain storm. >> plus the best mattress for you. nsumer reports is out with the new ratings and we'll look at

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