get your extra miles in first thing this morning because by the time you get homen the r will be moving in. melissa, dorm doesn't like walking in the rain i'm guessing. >> the couch is his thing now. i get th. 's a new work zone and that project underway. beltway looking goodno right no problems inner loop or outer loop of the beltway. southbound bw parkway. we still have z the worke with the left lane getting by and we're seeing delays northbound through the same section. 66 no problem. 95 no problem and prince geor's county everything looking good as well. >> thank you. it's 4:30 a we turn to the latest developments in the suspicious packages mailed to

politicians. the time warner center in new york had to be evacuated last night. it was a fal alarm. investigators may be closing in on a suspect. >> it's now focused at a bamail sortin facility north of miami florida. in all, ten packages containing osives turned up around the country. all ten are being analyzed at the fbi lab. all a outspoken critics of president trump. >> they had to leave their offices because of a suspicious package. >> the building houses wmal and

107.3. no threat was found. >> 20 years after being beateth to dor being gay, a wyoming man will be laid to rest today atio the nl cathedral. matthew asshepard w murdered in 1998. his parents have not buried his ashes worried that any remembrance might be vandalized. they say the cathedral will be a safe place for his ashes. you can find live coverage here on news 4. >> a sirj virginia mviinia man d the death penalty for killing his wife and a police officer. the judge sentenced h to life in prison. hamilton killed his wife crystal and a prince william county police officer in february 2016. it wa wher first day on the job. hamilton father is grateful the jury spared his son's life.

lw we haves been asking for mercy and my son has always been remorseful. >> the mother of the v twotims wanted the deathpenalty. >> your time now 4:33. here's a look at our other top stories this comes hours after he was found guilty in the killing of the family and their housekeeper. jurors deliberated for two days after the six week trial. he'll spend tis rest of life in prison. >> a reward is being offered in the killing of a social worker. he was h by a stray bullet on his way home wednesday night. he grew up and just graduated om college six months ago. >> a section of president trump's border wall is now complete and the department of homeland security secretary will sit it today. news of this wall comes as expected to mp is order hundreds of active duty

troops to the u.s.-mexico border.av we'll h a live report in about 15 minutes. >> the skins will take on t giants. the skins are one w away from their best record in ten years. that needs to come against a 1-6 giants team. w thisl be a divisional battle. you can catch all the action at sunday afternoon at 1:. sunday is a big day for tens of thousands of runners taking part in the 43rd marine corps marathon. >> it will be huge milestone for one runner. it will be his 75th marathon.

>> that is incredible. >> he's says it's finally time to switch to half marathons. his family will be there to support him but they're not watching from thesidelines, they will be running with him. >> what an inspiration. cheering him on as well. nbc is a partner of thes marine coarathon and for information about the race, metro, road closures, search marine corps marathon in the nbc washington app. you can check out comete coverage right here sunday morning. >> it's 4:35. coming up a disease ueeallyn in children popping up on a maryland college campus. enre on the medical mystery sickening d of students. >> plus new details onex the assault investigation inside a northern virginia school. the award winni football program at the center of the scandal. your time is 4:35.

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>> i'm very lucky to know them. >> he is inspired by his wife's determinedsp it. >> it's just her tenacity, never gi up tuatti, and if she's fine, i'm fine. >> despite the autumn chill, there's a year around warmth here, harvesting kindness. in waterford, invi, news 4. >> on november 10th, several wineries are hosting a fund-raiser. >> to learn more about how you can help get ala gss of wine, search harvesting kindness in the nbc washington app. >> good morning, everybody. storm team 4eather alert. the possibility for heavy rain this eveng and into early tomorrow. your wake up weather, extra hot tea and coffee this morni a.

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>> early votingines are line at the community center. it's hard to find parking here. it's causing delays. >> it took 25 minutes total. and there was a wait to get parking and lines inside. >> why did you vote here? >> i just wante to get if here and get it done and just make sure that it's all in and jt a convenience kind of thing. >> all 11 early polling centers herein montgomery county are

open from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. for the nt week. >> the montgomery county board of elections i sending more scanners to the polling places to help speed up polling. >> nowin early v is happening across our region. you can vote early in d.c. through next thursday. voters in virginia can cast absentee ballots in person through november 3rd. >> developing this morning, two erpeople are dead a falling from a popular overlook at yosemite national park. the top point overlook is 3,000 feet above the floor. the overlook allow people t walk to the cliff's edge where there is no railing. park rangers are still trying to figure out wn and how the pair fell. last an image of a couple get engaged at that same spot went viral. there's been eight deaths there in the last six months. 4:46 and three high school

students in leesburg face very seriousharges after a football player was sexually assaulted in the locker room. we told you about this earlier this enth. tuscarora high school student faces sexual battery charges and another with assault and battery. the sdents attacked him on october 1st and the incident was not haeng. ootball team went to the state finals last year. >> today the university maryland's board of regents will meet again to discuss the instigation into the culture of the school's football program. while it seems the review din call the program toxic, it did highlight problems. according to this report, thee cult did not contribute to jordan mcnair's death but found there was no accountability or ov oversight. it also appears ready to part ways with several high profile members of the athletic department. it was a chant popular at

trump rallies and part of it is a reality. the homeland security secretary will visit a completed section of the trump border wall. this comes as he is expected to deploy hundred of troops to the u.s.-mexico border. >> thousands of refugees continue their journey to the u.s. tracie pottss live on capitol hill with more. >> good morning. yhere's still more than 1,000 miles a but the defense secretary was ready to sign off onn order that would send up to 1,000 troops to the border to meet them and prevent them from crossing. now new from the white house, they are apparently drafting an executive order that the president could reveal as ear as tuesday that would legally prevent people from being allowed into this country. it would be similar to the travel ban blocking them before they cross the bordhe. an option, not allowing people to claim asylum or even temporarily closing some of our ports of entry.

all of that being debated inside e white house. >> tracie potts on the hill this morning. gaank you. >> fire invesrs are working to determine what caused this massive house fire in silver springs.gh firers battled the fire for hours yesterday and adding to the challenge, this is a non-hydrant area. the firefighters had to bring in tanker trucks with water to fight the fire. people tell news 4hat they could see the smoke from as far away as alexandria. no one was inside the home at the time of the fi. >> college campuses are on alert for a virus that usually spreads among young children. hand, foot, and mouth dease is hitting college students. so far there's 132 cases at johns hopkins in baltimore. severals along t-- several alon

eastre coast getting it too. the best way to avoid it is wash your hands several times ahaday >>s good advice for flu season too. >> and a lot of other things tobl you pro heard of tires and tumble weeds rolling down interstates, but what you're about to see is rare. >> take a look. wow. >> a giant spool. >> get out of the way. >> tas tex department of transportation said the wheel became loose from a flatbed truck and rolled away. >> that's a texas-sized wheel right there. >> there you go. wasventually stopped and put back on the truck. no was one injured. >> do you everet behind a log truck? >> i go all the wnd ar. any truck with anything in theb ck. >> car carriers, all of that stuff. get away from it. >> is cool video in all fairness. i'm glad no one was hurt.

>> i'm feeling a little hurt by the weather. >> we have a big texas-sized rainstorm coming our way. a very rainy frida night. dinner and a movie probably best served indoorsn youome this evening. although the restaurant association doesn't want me to say that. you can go out there as long as you're not sitting out you'll be fine. more than an inch of rain between now and the time itll comes to a stop late in the day tomorrow. notice i said it will come to a st late in the day tomorrow. i'm very optimistic now that sunday morning looksrain-free. that is good news. it won't be rain free this t evening oorrow though. look at the line of heavy rain moving into south wtern virginia. t time the sun goes down, most of our area is likely to bs getting rain well.

skies were clear for the early parts of the so it is cold this morning. 30s and low 40s. thearmer air comes with the rain though. so we're not looking for anything in the way o sleet or snow. got to start talking about that as we get closer to november. 4:00. rain movin in. take your umbrella on the way out the door this morning. it may not baing on the way home but it very well could be. the steady rain moves in after about 7:00 this evening. rain could be heavy at times, late tonight and early tomorrow morning. if you have late night plans to travel, knowhat you may have very heavy rain to contend withe 11:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. still an awful lot of rain around but tapering back to light rain and intermittent howers as we go later into the afternoon. by 4:00 tomorrow, the bulk of the rain will be done. still ainring shower chance or two. that comes to an end after sundown tomorrow a sunday, though it will likely start off on the cloudy side, most of the day will be dry.

how mucheain might get? on average, a solid half inch to an inch and. ha on average, about an inch of rain. that's quite a bit. no doubt. this morning, your warm coat. mid 30s right now.cl er to 40 degrees in the nearby suburbs. here's your ten-day forecast. sun cloudy and aor chance rain going into monday morning anddr weather for next week. next week it might be rainy too. >> i like tuesday and wednesday. those two little sunny spots in the middle of your ten-day. inner loop andoo outer at the beltway, no worries right now.

also a little bit slow. 270, elier work northbound has gone southbound from frederick to the spur. at one point they were a goal away from it. ile caps stay in canada to take on the flames. tomorrow. drop at 4:00 win or lose it's always a good time to show off some caps zeide. do you recog that jersey? do you see it? yes that's three time olympic medallist mcclain ward rocking the red with anlex ovechkin jersey. that'sme commitnt. >> this is all part of costume lass at the washington international horse show.

molette wasut there previewing that event this week. s going to run through the arenad at the capital one and there's more information about that in the nbc washingto app. >> very nice. >> well, a piece ofwakanda is at the museum of african american history and culture right now. you're taking a look at the super hero costume worn in that blocfiuster , of course, black panther. it's the fir super hero of african decent to appear in mainstream comics. this is part of the african american film festival. so this is not going to be a permanent display. it's a temporary thing, but pretty cool to see it up close. >> to tell dynamic stories that show case creativity and talent

and fortitude. >> no date has been set for when the costume will oicially go on public display. the museum is still working on how to best preserve the fabric so it can last for many years. >> i'm sure there's going to be a big crowdo seethat. my kids will want to see it. >> as soon as it is out for public display, we'll let you know. >> mcdonald's favorite mcrib sandwich -- >> do you remember them? >> it's a cult classic. able toy you'll be order it although some locations are already serving it. it's stuffed with a boneless pork patti in barbecue sauce and topped off withkl p and onions. you have to eat it not around polite company. mcdonald's sandwich has had a big following since it was first introduced 36 a years and it keeps going on the menu, off the menu, thiseos whye keep coming though. >> nobody eats it nicely.

et everybody together and just go in. >> it's all over. >> whatever happens, happens. >> i'm in it for the fries. >> not all mcdonald's locations are going to offer the s hdwich so yave to look for it if you want. >> now i'm hungry. >> me too. >> still ahead, decades aer hisdeath, an honor and final resting place for matthew shepard. >> thanksgiving may be weeks away but if you're planning on traveling, there's things you should be doing rig now. we have the tips you need to get your holiday travel plans off on the right foot. news 4 continues next. stay with us. copd makes it hard to breathe.

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we're starting off with a live look outside. cold and dry, that's going i to chan a matter of hours as the rain moves in. winds too. we aren weather alert mode. coming up on 5:00 a.m. now, the rain is coming and it's already lead to the cancellation of this weekend's walko endhiv. melissa has a check on your commute this morning.

>> if you have dtuff to early on saturday it will be rain ig: a cold start this mornin all down to 39 this morning. still 50 iannapolis and 47 in arlington. your forecast for tod though, weather alert. heavy rain moving in this evening. wis could be up around 20 miles per hour or higher tomorrow morning. there's the rain. so grab thembrella on your way out the door this morning and a warm coat as well. the daily grade for today, d