likely change for tonight. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun the weather appears to be playing nice this morning. what does that meanck for t or treaters later today? i think it looks good. m melissollet is standing by.ta let's snd by with storm team 4 teorologist chuck bell. i can't believe we'll have nice weather for trick or>>treating. all because you asked for it, eun. temperatures rise into the 30s and 4s. temperatures will be in the 60s. so a dlietfully mild halloween coming your way.n afternigh today expected to reach up near 72 degrees. that would be our warmest halloween since 2009. no chances for rain etoday. last couple of times we've had this mild of a halloween it has come wh a bit of a rain chance. that will not be the case todayl sunny and tomorrow. looks even warmer but rain chances are moving in in time y forr friday. more about all of that for the rest of the forecast. for now let o gor to melissa

mollet. >> good morning. beltway here, college park. inner loop of the beltway, two left lanes getting by. that works out and in forest dale, inner loop near pennsylvania avenue, one right lane is getting by the rest of the ltway, nice and clear.nd southbbw parkway, one left lane getting by that work zone. you can see a delay there northbou near 197. 270 lks good all the way from frederick to the spur. on time going to take y 27 minutes. eun? >> melissa, thank you. 4:01.s breaking nnow. there's been another deadly shooting in d.c. >> angie goff ishe at live desk with the latest. angie? >> aaron, eun,e are working to learn more on this case. this is what we do know about what happened here overnight near alabama avenue. investigatorn you can seee ground. this is an area full of homes as you can tell. a lot of families live here. looking at the numbers, this is

the 137th deadly shootingye thi in d.c. that's already 41 moresh tings, deadly shootings in d.c. than all of last year. police say the scene has a lot of shell casings, buthey didn't have an exact number. so a lot of shots believed to be fired here in this situation. news4' molette green headed to the scene. be sure to follow her on twitter. she will continue to update you online and we'll continue to update you on air. back to you. >> angie, thank you. 4:02. >> shock and disbelief that the universi will keep his job fooling -- following the death of jordanm air. >> they'll let the university know that this decision is unacceptable. several of mcnair's former teammate reportedly walked out of a team meeting yesterday. offensive lineman ellis mckenny tweeted every saturday we havel kn before the memorial of our fallen teammates.

havoup of people do n the courage to hold anyone accountable for his death. he sufferedin heatstroke d practice in may and died weeks later. many say a toxic culture within the football program led to his death but the board of regents disagreed and said coach durkin has been unf.rly blam mcnair's family called the decision callous and indefensible. >> coach durki had an obligation to keep his players safe. he failed yet he remains. as of today the only person who h has paid for those failures is jordan mcnair. >> damon evans will also lose his job. now to the latest o that deadly synagogue shooting. hundreds of protesters met president trump as he arrived in gh yesterday. he visited the tree of life synagogue and paid respect to

those killed in saturday's attack. demonstrators said president trump has failed to fully denounce white nationalism. they call his policies a, quote, assault on immigrants and refugees. along with the president was first lady melania trump, his daughter and son-in-law as well. they laid stones and flowers at the memorial for each of the 11 victims and then visited two of the four officers who were shot on saturday. developing this morning, nbc news has lrned speci counsel robert mueller wants the fbi to look into reports a woman was paid to make sexua assault allegations against him. several d.c. reporters say a woman contacted them andound her claims did not appear to be true. they then alerted mueller's team. mueller's office is looking io whether trump's office worked with russia. a hardreaking accident in indiana. these are the three siblings hit

and killed whilerying to get on the school bus yesterday morning. a fourth child was hit and is i critical condition. police sayus the stop lights were working. the driver accused of hitting the kids h been charged with reckless homicide. that person is already out on bond. this morning several changes happening on local roads designed to make you safer. we'll begin ond indian h highway dubbed one of e most dangerous intersections. a speed camera will be up and running at theer iction of old fort road and indian head highway. anyone caught going more than 12 miles per hour faster than the posted speed limit can least a 40 ds$4 ticket in the mail. there were four deadly crashes between 2007 and 1720 in the district you'll get a little extra time to cross some of the busiest streets. d.c. mayuriel bowser said

they'll retime signals at 93 intersections to add more time for pedestrians. the change will start near the navy yard and at high volume areas in ward 7 and 8. the goal is to eliminate traffic deaths and injuries. news 4 is wking for your safety with a police tool that has a wreer h. fairfax county is one of the northern virginia districts with the i watch nova app. >> it's very easy to fill out, an online reporting system. once it's submitted it will go to the northern vginia regional intelligence center. ey will analyze it and disseminate it to the localor auies for follow-up. >> this app is also being used in d.c. it's available f free for iphone and android but police emphasize you suld still call 911 for a crime in progress or at emergencies.

>> nearly 2 dozen people are under arrest. they confiscated nearly pounds of fentanyl, a powerful opioid linked to overdose deaths. they also got xyledene. the drugs had a street value of $800,000. officers also seized guns, vehicles, and nearly $300,000 in cash. well, today we're hoping to learn more about the death of james whitey bolger. >> he was killed inside a west virginia prison. he had been transferred to west on prison in virginia. guards found him unresponsive yesterday morning. he was serving a life sentence for his role in 11 murders. he was the head of irish

boston's mob. his story was the basis for the 2015 johnny depp film. so it looks like rapperou kanye west have had a change of heart when it comes to politicsnd president trump. yesterday he tweeted, quote, my eyes are now widepennd now realize i've been used to spread messages i don't believe in. he continued, i am distancinglf myrom politics and completely focusing on being creative. in other tweets the rapper denied designing the shirts and hats that say blexus. that's ahrase encouraging black voters to leave the democratic party. i don't know what to make of that. >> awkward silenc >> ll, let's move on. 4:08. police in boston are going to be very busy today. with not e dealing

just normal halloween problems but a massive victoryparade. >> the world series victory parade happening today. this is after the 2013 world series. >> lots of victory parades. th ts will be thecity's 11 championship parade since 2002. and this morning the smiles will probably be a little bigger at one elementary school in ver dale, maryland. >> plenty of students have jacks and coats thanks to a nonprofit called operation warm. yesterday they handed out coats at d.c. heights elementary. they helped the kids pick outer thect size with a little room to grow. >> i am so grateful. i'm overwhelmed. i want to cry. i don't want to cry. i'm so thankful. >> operation warm has been around for 20 years. they've given away nearly 3 million coats to kids around the country. just wonderful.

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lls the regressive policies of the trump administration. it'sla cho ice cream with white and dark fudge chunks, pecans, walnuts and fudge covered almonds. the company plans to donate $25,000 to four activist groups. well, you are going to want to carefully watch packages delivered to your home after hearing this story. >> a woman was caught redand stealing packages from a home in texas. watch as she calmly walks up to the front of this house in houston and carries the boxes to her she may have thought she was gettin away with it when this happened. >> hey, what are you doing? what are you doing? put my packages back on the porch. >> the would-be victim spotted the thief through a security app and spoke to her through the doorbell. see? the woman stopped and returned car.packages already in her she claimed that she thought she was at someoneouelse's and

that her friend maybe had called her to ask her to pick up the packages for her. >> we're going to need a better story. >> you know what i mean? >> what are y doing? >> how about that security app? i'm surprised she didn't have that. >> have that. eric and i get video on our do. >> i don't have a doorbell nkts so you can decide whether to answer it or -- >> exactly. no, it's aaron, no! turn the lights out. >> we're still waiting for a house warmingift -- i mean a house warming -- >> exactly. >> thanks for opening that door, eun. >> invitation so we can goue y a house warming -- >> still don't have any pictures on the wall, one that looks like we live there. >> you know what i mean. we've only been in six months, eu you've got to give us a little time. it is a beautiful day coming your way for halloween. nothing but sunshine and temperaturesut running a 5, 6 degrees warmer than average. we'll take that. it's been a while. last five i halloween a row barely been above 60 degrees. so above70 today will be a nice

change of pace. 49 now in ghwashington. wind and a clear sky. it's noticeably colder in some ofhe rural areas this morning. manassas down to 39. warring ton 38. 41 in frederick, maryland. not quite as chilly as yesterday morning but chilly enough where you'll nd your early morning layer of fall fleece. plenty of sunshine today and afternoon temperatures climbing into the upper 60s and low 70s. we'll take that. this cold front out to our west moving through chicago today. we'll eventually bring us a significant chance for rain on friday. i'm optimistic there's no chance for rain today. in fact, there may not even be a cloud in the sky. here's future weather through your halloween day. nothing to worry about. might be an isolated shower in western maryland. rain chances will stay away from the metro area. 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. aldry. clouds will be on the increase during the day tomorrow. i think rain chances hold off until probably close to midnight

going into friday morning. riday a 70% chance for rain but, boy will it still be mild. frmperatures in the low 70s again on ay. the front arrives during the early parts of saturday. that will bring in chillier ather for the weekend. meliss melissa mollet will remind pe le to move their clock back. >> extra hour. i love that. after king wostreet, left lanes get by. newing ton after fairfax parkway, two left lanes getting by thataving project. for the beltway, inner loop after -- or near, i should say, route 1 two left lanes get by the work ne. forestville, one right lane gets by the work zone. rest of thes beltway okay. still have this inelville, southbound bw parkway. you can see that delay. guys? >> thank you, melissa. coming up, a local man works overtime to create the perfect halloween costume f a young

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you're watching "news 4 today." 4:22 right now. halloween can be tough for some children with disabilities. most costumes are not made with them in mind. >> but a mom in manassas park is getting helprom a company called magic wheelchair. they're transforming her son's chair into a costume worthy of hollywood. magic.orter: dr. fingers to make just ask brian mcnaughtywho's building a jeep for a 15-year-old kid, quadriplegic. >> tt's for the door hinges. >> the costume made of foam fits around a frame.

it sits around a wheelchair that moves with it. >> where i'm sitting is where kevin will be sitting. >> reporter: you'll meet kevin in a secondut first -- what's been the hardest part of putting all ofgehis er? >> fitting and movement. his arms when we put the actual foam inside he won't hurt rhimself. >>orter: it's not just any jeep, it's the jeep from jurassic park. >> must go epfaster. >>orter: have you gone back and looked at all of the scenes from the movie. startedthose images he sketching and tossing any ideas that didn't work. >> we built this specifically for caregivers to be able to walk into. >> reporter: he volunteers for a nonprofit that builds epic costumes. >> it's an amazing thing but the magic wheelchair w theyill see the costume first and they won't see hisdisability. >> kevin!

look a that. that's for you. >> this is asfac, clay. >> i hope you like it, kevin. >> he's non-verbal but his mom, jessica, is at a loss for words. >> it's hard every year for him to go enjoy halloween. i don't even have any words for it. i'm just grateful. so grateful. >> reporter: that's when you realize the magic isn't in the wheelchair but in this >>ment. ood job, buddy. >> reporter: chris lawrence, news 4. >> that is incredible. >> i think sometimes we take for tanted some ofse simple things, costumes, halloween, that sort of stuff. r youlize how special it is to have that sort of regular experience. >>exactly. what beautiful moment and a wonderful costume. >> yes. >> incredible. >> families like kevin's pay nothing for these costumes. magic wheelchair depends on donations. it's now 4:24.

we'r getting you ready for the halloween spirit all morning long. a look at the halloween race where it's required. is the dream machine for reese's peanut butter cup lovers. the candy converter is letting fans get only the good stuff. >> oh,no. i would be smuch trouble with that. dog watching ma he's a cutie pie. looks like he has a little yorkie m in him somewhere. 40s this morning and perfect d walking weather whenever you want to get time in the great outdoors. i'll give you the trick or treater forecast coming up. dc family's homeless shelter good.ally closed for where the families who called it home will end up now. meet aime hoeber.

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"news 4 today" starts now. right now at 4:29 a live look outside as we start this halloween morning.

it is anything but scary out there, at least when ite comes o forecast. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. good news for trick or treaters. you won't hav t cover up all of the cute costumes with a coat. that's a problem on a halloween night. >> it is? >> it is. you're celebrating hallo already. keep them coming. we're going to head over to chuck bell. >> melissa will have an update on the roa for us. chuck, what do you see? >> i always wanted to be a pengu penguin. >> you can do that. >> my mom's like, you're not takingha anything encourages smoking. all right. that was the costume i always wanted t have. current temperatures are in the 40s on your halloween morning. now montgomery county, 43 in frontroyal, virginia. joint base andrews and 49 in washington. your wakeup weather, sun is not up unt 7:34.

dark for quite some time still to come. keep your eyes open for kids on the side of the road early this morning at those early bus sto waiting points. sunshine start to finish today. temperatures near 50 by 9:00. your halloween planner for trick or treater time by 5:00 in the afternoon. are you kidding me? 70 degrees by 5:00. sun is down by 6:09. temperatures will stay in the mild 60s for trick or treating timetonight. more about how much longer we get to keep the warm weather coming up. for now let's go to melissa. you didt put your baby in a pumpkin, did you? >> maybe at one point. no this year. too big. alexandria southbound 395. s's something weird m do and i'm a weird mom. two left lanes get by newing ton, southbound two left lanes get by the paving. staying in virginia, 66 in bound fairfax county parkway o the beltway on time there. 63 miles per hour will get you