lts of homes flattened. a new startling view fromov tropical storm michael bearingn down our region. >> plus, kanye west delivers a bizarre monologue before the president. >> i put this hoot and it made meeel like superman. first,he death toll rising from hurricane michael. five people have died. look what tto can to mexico beach, florida. it shows flat slabs where people used to live. now the system is in our region and could it spawn a few tornadoes around here. >> still a monster tropical storm. you can see the chief meteorologist starts off with a look at what comes next. >> we have se extremely heavy

rain. coming through down.ot af yet overs and reds. we've got a lot of lightning assoated with . this is a band from the tropical storm. from michaelitself. the lightning is just to the east. i-95, i was looking at some of the cameras. it is slow and go for sure. look dotown. the heaviest rain. two to three inches per hour now falling in parts of the ea. all because of the cold front. and michael coming together and squeezing together around our region. it won't last long. also, high w watches, or wind advisories inffect f much of the d.c. region. winds could gust to 50 miles an

hour as michael centered to the north, continues toward the north and east. it is going to a mess of tings for the next couple weeks. next 12 hours, some major changes. it is rain and wind and much cooler temperatus. >> our team coverage conties with the devastation. >> we are getting a good look at some of the damage today. whate still aren't sure of, if anybody is in those building that's have been seriously damaged. one of the hardest hit homes, mexico beach. new drone video shows the extent

of that widespread damage. the homes were turneat into sticks. it could be weeks before the power is restored. s norm has started to move north. and we've shown you radar where you can see it is right over the north carolina area. power outages are being reportee th as well. let's go back to florida and pla places around there. > .to the people around the trailer park. she said there w not one trailer left standing there. so i've seen people crying today, people telling me can you help me find my loved ones? ere's a chunk of the road that

is there. >> we can tell y some local first responders are headed to florida. o we're goi keep an eye on things and bring you any new developments live here from the live desk. >> we invite to you keep our app handy. to wall street, you may not want thook at your 401(k) today. the dow closed down more than 500 points, after yesterday's 800 point strike. many are concerned that higher interest rates will l tdhe a idoslwnnwno the u.s. economy.

now to the disappearance of the "washington post" columnis the saudi ambassador to the u.s. is headed home now.na rs from both sides say that he must be held responsible. he was last seen octobernd. authorities believes he dild inside but smars here are skeptical. it the next couple days, the

u. u.s.ness. the white house. >> we no longer us, kanye west gave a speech that covered mental health the universe, and his redak america great again hat. >> they tried to scare me not to wear this hat. this hat gives me, it gives me power. there was something about when t put this on. it made me feel likeuper man. >> he wa invite for lunch and talk talks. >> he took a lot of turns during that moment in the oval office.

it was like a stream of consciousness. he talked about an alternate universe. he was profane at times and he had some words for those who were critical of his success. >> i love this guy right here. the two meeting to talk prison reform and other topics. buthe at times rambling sessions touched on everything fr police involved shootings. >> we have to take responsibility forhat we're doing. >> we kill each other more th police officers. they are in a position of power. >> to mental health, guns, even

the signature red hat. >> it made me fee like super man. >> the meeting, their mutual admirati admiration. >> if he don't look good, we good. look >> he's impressive. ayne alexander, washington. in court today,on the man charged in the d.c. mansion murders got back on the witness stand. a day after tried to pin the crime on his brother, prosecutorsried to tear down his version of the moments before and after the crime. >> reporter: it was a tough day aboutrors, he this heard where he was in the hours before

and after thad murder. he history of being angry and lying tome family ers. he had a history of lying to police.and even in the early morning hours, may 13, the same dayd the family house keeper were held hostage, his brother asked to u his mini van for the day. wint said heis agreed and brother dropped him off at a friend as he how's,, at a friend's house. wint spent hours on the witness stand blaming h brother but the prosecution seemingly caught him off guard when they told that his brother talked.

he said that his brother was the one whoo took policee hoe indication of the car fire and said that daron burned the debris. they tried to make it clear that ed had died. he had bn callingo the witness stand two additional he esses to confirm that lived in atlanta street southeast. the trial is expected toe res first thing monday morning. many of us were surprised that wynn even took stand and did so so early in his defense. what dyou make of his composure on th stand? >> reporter: it was such a shock that the defense called him to the witness stand. it opened up the case for the prosecution to go in and try hammer away and all these lingering questions that exist. th thatsaid, he was very tmposed on the witness stand today. y entered, he was

respectful, responded to the questions with y, ma'am, n ma'am. he seemingly had an answer for everything. >> still a ways to go here. a maryland election contractor with tie to russia. >> the move to prevent that from happening. a huge inconvenience for those who drive across the river. a new bridge closure that will last for years. and we've got the heavy rain making its way through the area. really heavy rain from i-95, all the way down toward t fredericksbuard southern maryland and a wind advisory for most of the region. th winds could gust 40 on 50-miles-per-hour. much me on this. much me on this. it has to be a

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hurricane michael has gone up. it is now at six. three more people confirmed dead in florida and now an additional death in north carolina. the tropical storm now making its way through our area. and doug is here with a look at the timing and what to expect after the storm

maryland's u.s. senators have introduced a bill to prevent foreign control of u.s. state leaders were surprised to learn a russian old zbark heavilynvested in one of maryland's election venues.r: >> repor first there's no chance of any of this happening for next on's election which is good news because the statead already decided it didn't have enough time to replace it before november. state officials didn't know the compy's funding comes from all int capital. the fbi warned there were ties to vladimir putin. he said his jaw dropped when he heard about it. and he started looking for wayt to it. >> look, we've seen rusan interference in our elections

when they don't control the election infrastructure. so if they're actually inside thehouse, and messing around, that poses a big risk. maryland'soalection says the department of homeland security has been investi bting thee ridge accesso the delivery and election management and other systems and f hasnd no evidence of tampering with any of those .networ if it passes, maryland would have until the 2020 electio to comply. the state elections board said it was already planning to review what to do about the contract after this upcoming election. they said they have no infulment or cooperation. news ws4. >> now two to three inches of rain coming down per hour?

>> yes. it is just a mess out there. not only will we have the rain but eventually we'll have the wind. especially from d.c. south and hestward. you can see the rain is. the very heavy rain coming down across our ar. i-95 and the beltway, very heavy rain. from warranton to the south. just look at 95. look at southern maryland. and it is setting up this way as we expected. seeing the most rain. let's go here toward forestville. very heavy rainfall falling on the beltway at this time and we'll continue to see a slow go of things. you can see the outer loop on the slow side. looking a little better. that is not the case around most

of the rg.dways this evenin a closer view. look at this extremely heavy rainfall comingn toward the southern portion. oxon hill seeing it. this is twoo thr inches per hour around mt. vernon as well. toward the springfield area. all of this rotating. you have the rotating storms coming this way. these are right over our region and you can where they were. i want to zoom in. you can see it is moving not toward our area but the col front i going to bring through some cold air tomorrow. nds, moving northeast at 24 miles per hour. this will increase in intensity and speed as it makts way off the coast. 50 miles an hour by 2:00 a.m.n

and t 70 miles an hour when it gets into the open waters a thantic ocean. a flash flood watch. for everybody in southern maryland and around fredericksburg. this is setting up for heavy rain. if you're in th area, remember, turn around.n. don't dr take a look at the wind forecasts. the win will ramp up. 20, 30 everyov tri-the national weather service puts it out whee could see winds gunfiring to 50 miles an hour. i'm sure we would see some trees down tomorrow morning, a little better. back to the 20s. 25-mile-per-hour nnge. and t a little less as we move through the rest afternoon.

just a nasty, nasty mess of a time. only 63 for a high. overnight lows in the 40s to low 50s. kind of a mess for you folks in the esuburbs. ntire ten-day coming up in a few minutes. >> remember notong ago we had a drought? a live disaster from the florida coast.

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criminal assault case. >> and his lawyer saiay there be more revelationso come. >> he walked out of cou of a forced oral sex act after the arges fell apart. they said that she lied to the grand jury about the 2004 incident. >> you will see that the documents, she clearly committed perjury. >> they were referring to the letter that an unnamed evans who said she told a different story to her than the one to the.a. they said the d.a. is wrong to drop that part of the case. >> i think it was weakness, intimidatio intimidation. >> weinstein's lawyer also raised questions about one of the detectives who first hmaped

ke the case. they pointed to the concern that's the detective had some conflicting information but never shared it. he did not disclosee it to district attorney's office. >> reporter: they insisted the detective acted professionally. his re is now limited. >> it was instituted>> the othe charges stand. >> thes evidence compelling including predatoryassault. >> she said her office is still asking for other possible stroims step forward. that it is quote, full steam ahead with the remaini rape and sex abuse allegations. >> they said full steam ahead. so i think they're going to run

out of steam. >> reporter: he said he will soon seek to dismiss all charges saying the grand jury evidence was tainted. the washington dean will be allowed to return to teaching semester. but he has lost his title for now. the dn of the national catholic school and social service. he was us is he said thatted after ,making he was suspended after making comments about now justice brett kavanaugh. he made the cal to suspend the appointmen as dean. but after allowing him to teach, he could begin rebuilding relationships. a local woman opens up about her sister's post depression.

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we're getting outer bands of michael right now. you can see the line associated with it. the outer bands are coming from the sou and east. around quantityco, the waldorf l area,k at the line. a now in effect for all of spotsylvania, fredericksburg, i think we'll see a lot more of thisll especia into southern maryland. mayb to d.c. flash flood warnings continuing through the night. this is one we've been watching. it came onshore yesterday. the carolinas and in for virginia. let let's go live now to florida to

see what they're seeing. >> reporter: good evening to you. the scope of the damage along the florida gulf coast is incredible. this damage is playing out time and again up and down this area. utter devastation. the florida panhandle ripped to shreds by hurricane l.mich the third most powerful storm to ever strike the area. >> michael slammed into the coast with 155- le-per-hour winds, leaving behind a path of destruction.

>> homes are gone. businesses are gone. >> hundreds of thousands evacuated. the rapid intensification caught ny by surprise. >> if i had known it would be a cat 4 with a direct ihit, never would have come. >> the search and rescue effort continues. >> it was an absolute monster. the damage is yet to be fully understood. >> reporter: the extra extra so damaged, they think it will take tweaks restore and rebuilding will take muc longer. right now the death toll is at six. unfortunately, the devastation

will ntinue. >> i think the number will go up. >> yes. >> let's talk about, this thing seemed to intensify so quickly. >>bet was expected t a high end category 3 the entire time. maybe even a category 4. and i talked about that the day before. it was almost a cat 5. it was definitely something to watch out for. this was florence in t. people had plenty of time to evacuate. completely different with michael. this formed in the caribbean and became a hurricane t days before slap it was within two

days. not a lot of time toep e. we were talking about this thursday. that the pan handle could be by a strong storm. it was something very difficult. when somebod says the governor is on there, has a state of emergenc telling people to leave. they have to get out of there. this is what happens with the storms. we see i moving to the coastline so fast and once again, it continues on intensify. >> don't anticipate that you'll have plenty of time. when you get warnings, take it seriously. >> all right. thank you. first lady melania trump said she might be the most bullied person in the world. she made that comment while promotinger initiative to tackle cyber bullying. she said her campaign is focused on bullying partly because of

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brace yourself for aig traffic change on the memorial bridge. half the lanes will be closed on monday for years. >> adam tuss broke this news today and he is there with more. >> reporter: breaking news this afternoon. here's what's going to happen starting monday morning. it will go from six lanes down to three alleges. plus, you will use the sidewalk and all of that will stay in place until 21 we have detailed the work needed on the bridge. the national park service saying if something wasn't done about the deteriorating bridge, that it might have to be shut down. that's why you will see major construction start to ramp up hereem on theial bridge. and again, all of that will be in place by 4:00 a.m. monda morning. get ready for years of construction.

>>ou warnedus. we're not ready. >> what are you doing for a day or two?ur >>ng to something even more serious. strong storms on the rada >> that rain coming down heavily. toward i-95. a lot ofel rain, mic to the south and the cold front from the north and west. this will for a much cooler day tomorrow. right now,ll it is about the rain and the strong storms. i'm jennifer wexton, and i approve this message. seen barbara comstock's fake ad? jennifer wexton backed a deal leading to massive tolls on 66. nonsense. jennifer wexton fought the tolls on 66. and let's call this plan what it is, olthe way that it's beend out. it's highway robbery. there's also healthcare robbery. rbara comstock voted to sabotage the healthcare market, hiking premiums up to 64%. barbara trumpstock --

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when the nra tried to overturn maryland's assault-weapons ban, attorney general brian frosh led the fight to stop them, defending our gun safety laws to protect the people maryland. attorney general brian frosh. back with a live look at the radar. the stormsou see here a partly from hurricane michael. a trocal storm now b still having a big impact in the southeast.he tonight family of a fairfax county police officer

who died by suicide is o up about her struggles with post partum depression. the northern virginia reporter explains how they're sharing their story hoping to educate and change minds. >>. >> reporter:nn jo a and steve and their daughter sarah are turning to memories. >> pointing out her sister's enlove of law rcement. >> she loved the idea of trying to get the bad people off the street. >> but she also loved raising a family, three daughters. she and her husbandere expecting their fourth child. the joy crushed when they suffered a miscarriage. >> she was struggling with anxiety. >> she h no idea how badly she struggled until two weeks after the scriage. at just 35, she had taken her

own life. >> i wouldn't make myself believe it was her. >> reporter: her vivacious spiritcaptured, the light dimmed. >> we need to do something so affect.eople won't be >> reporter: they launched her run. aimed toeoducatee about post partum depression. >> like with most mental health issues, w don't talk abo it. >> reporter: she is now talking about and it teaming up hoping it will spark a change. >> i really put the onus on the health providers to ask how the moms are doing. we can't wait for a mom to say, i need help. we know it can be a tough transition. let us know if you're stru gling. we'veot lots ofrc res available. >> reporter: they're encouraging, knowing she is changing minds. >> she's me a big difference.

news4. to learn more about aturday's run, to find resources to overcome post partum depression, search post partum in our nbc 4 app. there is a new remember the you'd to law enforcement that openedp today many judiciary square down. this morning, the mayor, rod law stein and other enforcement officials were there to speak about it. the grand soeopening is on saturday. turning back to the coverage and the impact hurricane michael will have on us. >> some big changes coming our way. >> it is just nasty out there.

you're going to get a soaking. as expected, it is coming from i-95 to the south and east. right along landover, this is 495. look at the slow go toward the maryland 202. a nasty night throughout for anybody. if you d't have to drive, not a great idea. happening.at's the cold front making its way in and bringing in coolerai also moving to the east. and that is pushing all of this together. in through the waldorf area, charles county, prince george's county. heavier rain and thunder right here. this is a ban from michael moving from the south. same thing around the fredericksburg area.

you see some heavy rain toward 50. the heaviest rain right now. two to three inches per hour so expect some flooding. we could see some flash flooding and that's what we have goi on in this area. spotsylvania county, fredericksburg, that's a warning. a watch. until tomorrow morning. 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. this is the areat could see two to four inches of rain. not just the rain. once it moves out, the wind ovves in. and michael out to sea. look at this. the wind advisorys in effect right through 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. upwards of 40 to 50-mile-an-hour

winds. you notice thew yelnd orange areas, ocean city,ighind warnings for wdsver 50 miles per hour. yes, we could have some drees down. the system has made its way across the border toward the norfolk area. only around 63, 56 for a start. much cooler, sunshine breezy, and then the temperatures during the day. the coolerir moves in. saturday, a high of 59 degrees morning showers. through about no it will be cloudy with a chance weof shors and then sun in the afternoon. a low of 48 in the city.ma of you only around 40 for a low. yo0 might see a in there. monday and tuesday, a chance of

shower activity before more cool air. fa a moves in. >> 30s, he said, 30s. >> all right. coming up, a fast start to the season. why the caps feel like one of their stars hasn't even scratched the surface yet. what's ahead for "nbc nightly news." >> tonight, hurricane michael as it strikes and the devastation it leaves and worry for those who stay behind. who stay behind. also, the unfiltered moment as

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last year. we're doing it all over again. >> isn't that the way you want it? >> what did we do last year >> considering it is monday night, they should win it >> we've moved on. we've gottenda about m night. we haven't? well, all right. imit is nowto pick up the pieces and move on. believe it or not, there are still 12 games left. >> it's not over despite what youay haveheard. tuesday morning from everybody in town. ing for the pract first time this week. the team putting in some work. adri peterson, dealing with an ankle uljury. he shod be good to go. chris thompso dealing with the knee injury. josh is working today. redskins are going to need help and consistency if they're going to turn it around.

>> at tim we're like a playoff te. we can't have the big gap between ourplays. we have to try to find a way. to level it out. >> the good thing about the nfl, you have another week. another big game played. that's how it is. every single week. so you hoe t keep playing. keep gting better. >> the caps have only played three games this season and this is their second set of back to backs. the 5-2 win over vegas. the stars are showing up early in the season. a pair of goals last night. four on the season and evgeny kuznetsov. continuing to shine early on. kooz might lead the league invi

ng fun on the ice. picking up right where he left off. dominatinggo three s, four assists. it is early but some putting h in the hart memorial trophy discussion for league mvp. lots of seasono go before that and number 92 can be better. >> you just know it is coming. fun to see a younguy like him. he looks like he's bncing out there. itill be better. dangerous rightnow. but if he's going toak t one more step or step. >> you don't have fun, don't want to be ther

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