devast week for kids just trying to get to school. plus, meet maryland. mom of the year. >> out of all the moms. >> you're pretty extraordinary. i've read all about u. news4 begins withto team 4 weather alert. >> all right. get ready for a friday night downpour, folks. down could get showers and pours pretty much the pretty of the evening. >> we have a lot to getto. let's begin with doug and amelia. we are in weatherlert mode. >> right now, tracking the rain into parts of the area. we're really worried about the heavier rain tight and the chance of severe storms. >> and we're thinking the time lineetween 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. > let's look at where this is right now. coming through, look at the numbers. we're in the 7 h ande we are in november. ny time we get this warm this time ofyear, you know something is going on. that something is a storm system

moving our way. and already moving in. nothing about the d.c. area. is is moving very quickly. already seeing some steady rain. toward 66 here. watch this. over the last twor three hours, this is moving quickly. and again, we ece eng a chance for not only very heavy rainfall but strong winds as we'll bring you any updates. we are live right here if storm center. >> whether you are out and about or staying dry at home, remember, the nbc washington app puts the forecast for your neighborhood rn ht theree palm of your hand. chilling learning som new details about the two girls from fairfax county, sisters found bou together inside the

hudson river. investigators try on fill in the gap between the time these girls disappeared untilre they found dead. erika? >> nypd detectives say all the signs poi something other than a crime. the biggest piece of news comes from an eyewitness who told police the story that he said has been hnting him. the witness saw the sisters, 22-year-old rotana and 16-year-old tala in a park not far fm where their bodiesul be discovered. an electronic trail puts them in new york in early september. the money was running out. sources have told police the girls would rather commit suicide than return to saudi arabia. >> when you come back to they were discovered with the

duct tape. and it was not binding them tight together. sore like keeping them together. it brings to where we are today. >> a lot of people have asked abt their parent where are they right now? the girls had not seen them since last november when they ran away from their fairfax home abusallegations of the two wound up in a shelter of sorts in the areape what ped them to go to new york? that remains unclear. policeave confirmed that the two had or were seeking asum. ck over to you. >> it sounds like an incredibly sad story. thank you. we are following more breaking news out of montgomery county where three damascus high school stroonludents are facing multiple rape charges. what have you found out today, cory? >> reporter: well, those three stoents were taken i custody last night. each one of them faces two counts of rape and two cnts of

attempted second-degree rape. they are all under the age of 18. so are the four victims that police havefi iden. they were allegedly sexually assaulted after school in the males' locker room. the allegations were made public on thursday and here we are today with charges. the school says it involves members of the damascus jv footballteam. they forfeited their game last night. we spoke tos several stude who say they are horrified by what happened. they expressed sympathy for the victims but they are also angry that this could have happened at such a small, tight-knit school. >> to think other people hadpe that h to them. it is very sad and very alarming. something happened so close to home. it is a very small school. everybody knows everybody. it is very shockingin to out

that something mike has happened. now tonight montgomery schools would not tell us whether the three students who have been charged will be facing any discipline from the school. we awo do not k what is going to happen with the rest of the jv football team's season. the varsity team though is going to may tonight here at wooten. the school district saying these allegations have nothing to do with the varsity team and only involve members of the jv football team that's a story in montgomery county. we'll send it bac to you in th studio. >> thank you. now to the side li side linl rocking the university of maryland football player jordan mcnair. >> afterk intense b lash, the school is without coach. first let's look back at the ol wild week inge park. this all started tuesday when the board of regents chair brady

stood at the podium and said the blame should notie athe coach's feet. he said he would retire next june. >> 24 hours later after intense essure, presidentloh announced the school was parting ways durkin, buying out hisnt ct. on thursday, after intense criticism from students, ay plers, and politicians, board chair jam brady announced he was stepping down. >> tracee wilkins is in college park. what a crazy week! >> reporter: it has been. it was just yesterday that students protested and marcheds through t campus, ending here at the administration building, sending a msage to president loh and the rest of the state about the future of their tiversity. rinow, there are two things in question. president loh's future and the future of this university. the accreditation isn the line when the umdooall player suffered a heat stroke and died two weeks later.

the commission requested a o revithe governance. it is coming later this month. another hit against the university and its reputation.st erday, james brady, the chair for the board that versees all maryland universities, resigned. earlier this week he announced his board support for the former coach dj durkin while presumably forcing dr. wallace loh, the president of the university of n maryland early retirement. loh fired durkin against board's advice leaving manyeuestioning ecision making in the first place. >> i know many of them they made big mistake. >> reporter: he represents college park. a former board of regentsme er. he said the next step is to support president loh. >> i definitely want him to stay. he's done a good job and we can see it right near college park but also because it will be difficult to recruit a successor so close to the catastrophe they created this week.

>> reporter: on campus, theg feels more neutral about his future. >> i do think that he's been somewhat irresponsive to student concerns. sin,nning with the original joining the big ten. >> he tried t stay neutral. but neutral where no one is being heard. >> reporter: it will be a busy november for the university of maryland. on november 15th, m theyland house will have a committee review. the board of regents' process with decisions. n and onember 14th and 15th, the commission will begin their review of the accreditation of the university of maryland. back to you on the studio. >> a quick look at some of the other top stories we're following. >> three people including a firefighter are recovering after the apartment fire on alabama happened in southeast d.c. the smoke and flames trapping balconies on their as firefighters came to the rescue overnight.

right now more than a dozen people have be forced out. everyone hurt is expected to be okay. no word yet on how that fire started. the accused male bomb suspect will be heading to new york to face charges during court hearing today. he agreed to be transported. police arrested him a week ago. just today,nother improvised explosive device was intercepted. it was addressed to the hedge fund manager. sayoc is accus o sending more than a dozen bombs. detonated.e devices and breaking now, actor alec baldwin under arrest for allegedly punching someone in new york city. the dispu was apparently over a parking spot. he's had run-ins in the past including a 2014 arrest for disorderly could not zpukt in

the 1990s, he was acquitted of a case involving a photographer. more hardware for gymnast simone biles. she competed in thend vault n even bars, winning gdbars. oe thright now she is just two meds away from the all time record of 20 world championship medals. she can tie that tomorrow. she is championship material even on a bad day. >> because she earned it. here she is about to seat co . >> that's how good she is. parentsut worry abo their kids riding the schoous why. waiting for the bus or getting off after schoo can pose a far greater danger. >> plus, susan hogan is here to help you get ready for winter. and we are tracking the chance for strong storms this evening.

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i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin and i approved this meage. dave brat said he'd vote to reduce the deficit. i'm abigail spanberger, and i approve this message. but instead, he voted to increase it by $1.9 trillion. why? brat went washington, taking hundreds of thousands from big drug companies, wall street banks, and other corporate special interests and voting to e ve his big corporatnors big tax brea, making the nexgeneration pay. dave brat went washington, and all we got was theill. with so much at stake, nt lines. ben jealous is the bold leader maryland needs.an his will get our schools back

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e e in weather alert right now. what's expected to be a night of owerful storms across the region. >> maybe a good night to stay indoors. hat's up for the rest of the region? that will be in two minutes. and all evening, susan hogan is here to share some tips on how to weatherize your home when the temperatures start to draft. >> we're going to start with drafty we're in a home that was built in 1940. you put these up. >> i'm going to install plastic sver the top. >> why i it important to seal ese up? is there a lot of wind comes through? >> yes. and that is putting t plastic over the windows to seal it. it will help with energy costs.

>> oh, wow. so you can sea upll the winds. i'm assuming this costs very little to buy. >> yes. lowe's, home depot. then you seal with it a hair dryer? >> yes.s >> d this shrink wrap it? so once seal it, you're good to go and you take it off in the spring? >> yep. >> big savings? >> big savings. >> and with it sealed, it is nice and tight. you don't feel it y andou wouldn't even notice it. >> just like looking out your window pane. >> in the next hour, susan will show you how to fix drafty

doors. >> we won't need that tonight umbrella need an >> well, that will be tough because we'll get should strong winds, too. let's show you what's happening. you know it is on the mild side. notice the fall color. starting to look really pretty. the winds out of the south at ten miles an hour. it is keepihings warm and keeping the temperatures there. it is also bringing in a lot of moisture. people notice the smell today. a lot of moisture in the air. you can just smell it. and a storm system across the area. look at this allthhe way t south and a line is developing in through the carolinas. tornadoes down toward partsf

they have had it in tampa. just to the west, we're seeing this move very quickly. 66 when i came to you 15 minutes ago. the rain was just getting to 66. now we're seeing very heavy rain. in aroundoudon county. and then look at i-81. a mess tonight and this will move into the regiont in the n couple hours. the rider view so long what i'm worried about. t this area here. it is what is happening down in this area down toward north carolina. once again, watch this. 6:00, 7:00, now serve seeing the rain. and it is steady at this point.h 's very heavy rainfall and we're starting to see this

becomeor linear. look at this. 8:30. that's thein that i'm worried about and it will have some very strong win and rainfall. it will come through very, very quickly. someone asked me. if it anything like the duration? no, no. will we see a severe thunderstorm out of this? it's possible we may get a warning but this is november. very hard to get wethat. an see 40 to 50-mile-per-hour winds. this is all out of here by 10:0 around the 8:00, 8:30 timeam those umbrellas, they may notd hol up. look at the snow. this is mountains. hothat just that you there is cold air behind the system. for tonight, what tpe . steady rain for a bit. out.can take umbrellas but then quick hitting down

pours. when they start, you need to get inside. rath breezyconditions. 59 on sunday. 62 on monday with rain likely aga again. there is a lot going on. we'll haveore coming up. we are working for with you a recall alert at targe aiece of jewelry that could cut your child's hand. mright now,e than 22,000 of these furry snap braceletsre being taken off the store shelves. the consumer product safety commission says they have a metal wristand that can pierce through fabric exposing sharp edges. were sold at target back in july. much more coming up. >> a wrongfully convicted man released after spending 27 years behind bars. how he is thanking the georgetown university students who helped get him freed.

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after snding more than a quarter of a century behind bars, a wrongfully convictedan reunites with the georgetown students who helped secure his e m. >> this artist is drawing on his experience to sketch out what he homes will be a brighter future. >> he receives a warm appuse at georgetown university. >> i wanted to make it out. i didn't want to die in prison. >> taking center stage after serving nearly three decades for a murder he did n commit. >> we interviewed him before he th students for helping him become a free man. look what happens when we folloe proced and ask his name at the beginning of our interview.

lastell your first a name for me. valentino dixon. i'll give you my jail. numb >> he is trying to get used to cting a free man after being wrongfully con of murder. >> i fantasized about this day wh i was in there. >> people worked it as o parta prison reform course. l theyrned a valuable clue. diflon's hands and clothes were sted for gunshot residue and the result was negative. they used the research to file a motionn the case. a judge agreed to set aside his conviction and acceptedui a gy plea from another man who had confessed. dixon was released september 19th. thanks the georgetown students. >> they mean everything to me.

>> he also built a relationship with golf digest's matt adle r orted on the artwork while dixon was in prison. >> this is what kept me ing. was never in a long state of despair. >> an amazing story. he i heading back to buffalo, new york. he plans to make a living by selling his artwork to his website that was justch la. valentino dixon.com. >> wow! >> phenomenal. >> an amazing story. amazing talent. >> yes. and we have to follow him and see how well that site does and how much he can sell. >> good luck. a schoolbl ass today that turned into so much more. >> why these myland student are cheering their teacher on. >> plus, new concerns for parents. why getting to and from a bus stop may be mor dangerous than

the actual ride to school. >> and tracking the radar.st ms move in for the evening ms move in for the evening comme. this isn't an election. it's a declaration. that when they attack who we are. owe show what we're ma and we don't stand back- we stand up. for women's rights. and we don't stand back- for health care. for our kids futures. the washington post says david trone is detailed, studious and no-nonsense-- an excellent successor to john delay. there's no sitting on the sidelines. not me. not you. not now. the best choice, by a mile, is mr. trone. on november 6th. vote. david trone for congress. i'm david trone, i approve is message. i believi'vee eard storiesnt from peoross virginialistening. that have moved me to take action on veterans unemployment, i believi'vee eard storiesnt from peoross virginialistening. the opioid epidemic, and pediatric healthcare.ak but we can'tprogress when we're divided, when our leaders pit us against each other for pitical gain.

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jf you'ret joining us at 4:30, we are in weatheralert. >> heavy rain and thunderstorms e e expected the rest of night. hey, guys. >> expecting a real mess as we move on the next couple hours. the rain is moving in and moving in >> already seeing it in northern virginia and western maryland. it will move into the metro area. we're n just talking abo rain but some severe threats, too. >> the biggest threat the potential for strong gusty winds. take look at the radar and this t not w we're seeing. right now we're seeing steady rainfall including some heavy rain. back toward the shenandoah valley. someeavier rain making its way j. this is allust progressing off toward the east. toward d.c. metro area. but take a look at the wid view a this is what we're looking at.

this system moving in very quickl just the last couple hours. from roanoke right toward part of maryland and jt a few hours here. what i'm watching is this area to the south. we've seen many strong winds but look at how this isreating some lines. these lines could have some strong winds. they're cominghrough roanoke right now. 50 to0 miles an hour here and they will move our way. that's the concern f the eveninurs. when they do move through, i think the city, around7: , 8:00, 9:00, we could see some strong winds andome extremely heavy down pours. if you're going to heavy, we'll take you hour by hour. the teats for tonight and what to expect the next couple days. >> we'll see you then. bus stop safety should be at thop of every parent's mind. especially after this paicularly deadlyweek. a driver in indiana killed

6-year-old twins and their sister when she drove past a school bus. erica edwards has some tips on keepin your kids safe. >> reporter: when school buses stop, cars are supposed to as well. watch what happens when drivers ignore this rule. even though the bus driver is blaring the horn in this 2008 video, the boy is nearly hit. this week, five school children were hit by cars and killed while waiting at the bus stop. a boy in pennsylvania, another in mississippi as well as twin boys and their older sister hit and killed tuesday in indiana. three other kid a hit seriously hurt in florida. >> i was so scared. i didn't know what to do so i just ran to them. >> while police investigate the details of those tragedies, many drivers are paying more

attention to their phones than the road. >> distract driving is basically driving with you eyes closed. >> reporter: parents can make sure kids get tthe bus stop. >> they can make sure the child tongs stand about three giant steps back from the curb. making surey're back far enough that they're safe from traffic. >>orter: it is illegal in all 50 states on ps a school bus when it stops with itsts li flashing and stop arm extended. but more than 15 million cars did that just last year alone. >> it is important to know that school buses are still a safeway told transport cn to and from school. riding a school bus is 20 times safern driving your children to school. kneeling during national anthem. nfl players have been doing it.

now at least one cheerleader has itdone during last night's game between 49ers and the raiders, a 49ers cheerleader suddenly took a knet during anthem. she has not been identified.ep colin nick started this movement in 2016 to protest social injustice. >> they crushed the raiders last night. now to an update sure to be u d used, you should be able to sleep again if you live in the construction zone of the purple avne. jackhammersbeen building this huge tunnel. officials say they'll stop doing it between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00, between 9:00 and many 6:00 a.m. 16-mile long tracks are expected to be completed by 2025.>>

news4 is working for you in the community with aay to help fa families in need. they are putting up donation boxes at the reston community center and other locationsn the county. the donations will be sorted later this month with someve in er and december. others will help stock food pantry. >> to support about 1,000 families in the reston, herndon, chantilly area to provide for meals for thanksgiving and the holidays after thanksgiving. each family will get two boxes of food i our drive. >> if you would like to know which items are needed most and where all the drop-off sites are, we have links in the nbc washington app. just search food drive. a special surprise today for one montgomery county teacher.

>> that's fourth grade teacher brian qui as he found out he has won this year's milkin educator award. he teachesis math. award is one of the most prestigious honors for teachers he country. it comes with the $25,000 cash prize. big congrats to mr. quinn. >> that's a teacher those kids ll remember. >> we remember the good ones and the bad ones. >> that's true. we are working for you in the community. need a hair cut? you could knock off your to do list and help you'd good cause e at the same . at the same . and making

to execute a search warrant when wor an arrest warrant, we'd line up and we'd put our hand on the shoulder of the person in front of us. you always knew who had your back. with all the money in politics, it's hard to say o has our backs. i worked in federal law enforcement and at cia serving the americaneople, not special interests. i'm abigail spanberger. i won't take money from corporate pacs because in congress,cki'll and that's why i approve this message.

kaine: weliberty and justiceto a flag not r some, but for all. i want a virginia that works for all, with economic opportunooy and a chance for alife. i'll work with anyone to build that virginia. we can't let our leaders divide us because we're all americans. i'm tim kaine, and i approve this message because if we ask our kids to say these words... teacher and children: ...one nation under god, indivisible. ...we have to be willing to live by them. teacher and children...an. in maryland, democrats are on the front lines. with smuch at stake, ben jealous is the bold leader maryland needs. his plans will get ouschools back to number one and protect our healthcare. maryland'd s teachers, nurses esident obama agree.

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to politics now. the mid-terms just fr days away. >> a few minutes ago, former president barack obamd a crowd that the character of the country is on the ballot. president trump ise also on th trail with a different message. jennifer johnson reports.h >> reporter: whe mid-term election in the home stretch, republicans taking a page from their campaigner in chief play book stoking the fears of immigration. >> you mean the people of texas believe in border security? >> reporter: democrats taking more conciliatorytone. talking health care and coverage for pre-existing conditions. >> we have an administration that's trying to unravel the affordable care act and its protection. health care is on the ballot this year. >> president trump with at least nine moreampaign stops. now armed with good news. employers added 250,000 jobs in pockd and up employment sta a five decade low.

ei7%. >>ed wage increase of 3.1%. >> reporter: it's the s presiden continued warning of a bored he invasion that has cry.me rallying >> these are tough people. >> reporter: as he tries to keep ntrol of the house and senate.>> it is better from trump's perspective to have a base that's angry and mad at someone other than him. >> reporter: in florida, former president obama is calling on democrats to reject it. >> they are even taking our brave troops away from the fence for a political stunt at the border. >> reporter: a new gallup poll backs up what peoplere talking about. health care, the economy, and immigration. republicans put the economy and immigration as top concerns. democrats, health care and how women are treated. news4 is your go to source for decision 2018.

our tea of reporters and experts will be working for you all day on election day. tune in at 7:30 tuesday night for an nbc 4 election special right after "nbc nightly news." we'll have the early results as polls begin to close. we'll have the updates through the night. earlier this year we introduced to you a mother who made a self-less decision. >> she h gave u kidney to give one of her four sons a second chance at life. today she's being recognized for it. >> what an honor. >> the miracle sparked by the sove of a mother. her story next. and here's the latest on storm team 4. most of us seeing light showers and east of i-95, over the next hour rain will move in and there's the potential for severe weather even later. i was a navy doctor, so i'm used to getting to work early.

now i have a general practice, with a lot of patients many of them worut g on me. a president trump taking away protections for pre-existing conditions. heand women are frightened could lose reproductive health care. it's why i'm glad i have a friend named ben. ben is a national leader who's protecting obamacare from president trump. he's my friend ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin and i approved this message. can't save healthcare. welcome to change. just because it's never been done, doesn't mean we can't do it. just because it hasn't been seen, doesn't mean we can't envision it. we are uncommon to the core. we are upmc. i'm jennifer wexton, and i approve this message. seen barbara comstock's fake ad?

jennifer wexton backed a deal leadin6.to massive tolls on nonsense. jennifer wexton fought the tolls on 66. and let's call this plan what iis, 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 -- everything that's wrong in washington. he turnebusinessman. naacp.

ben jealous. "marylander of the year". endorsed by president obama for his "vision, experience and courage to move maryland forward." ben's vision: medicare-for-all, fully fund our schools, and an economy that works for working people. the sun says jealous has "the stature and gravitas" to lead maryland. we can do much better on jobs, on education, on healthcare. but it means we've got to believe in each other. ben jealous. governor dave brat said he'd vote to reduce the deficit. i'm abigail spanberger, and i approve this message. but instead, he voted to increase it by $1.9 trillion. why? brat went washington, taking hundreds of thousands from big drug companies, wall street banks, and other corporate special interests and voting to give his big corporate donors big tax breaks, making the next generation pay. dave brat went washington, and all we got was the bill.

there is noe evidef a crime with the two sisters who were found in the hudson river.e they u their credit card to stay at high end hotels in new york before their death. detectives are looking into statements allegedly made saying they would rather die tha return to their home if saudi arabia. three high schoolers have been charged with rape in montgomery county. four minors were alleged sexually assaulted in the boys' locker room in damascus high the school said itol. sc involved members of thejv football team. three students were taken into custody last night.ee it has a tragic week for students on school buses across

the country. experts say parents should wait theirhild knows to take three giant steps and stay back from the curb as they're waiting for their bus. and storms move with heavy rain. storm team 4 has you covered this friday night. >> thanks. a family learned some heart breaking news. one of the sons, one of three sons needed a liver transplant. t mother stepped up to save the day and now she is receivi award for herselfless act.>> she is being honored as mother of the year. >> like most moms, cher whittaker will tell you there lds nothing she wot do for her sons. >> they 19 world to me. that's my primary job.

to love my sons. to bring them up. >> last year doctors told her n christopher that he needed a kidney transplant soon or he could die. he had a rare potentially kidney disorder. his bthers and parents found out, they were all a match to donate a kidney. >> i was told that they had chosen one of my sons who is younger and slimmer. and i said's theo way possible that his dad and i can wait in the waiting room and hath two sons o table. >> so in april the transplant was done and it was a success. and today -- >> hello! thank you. >> congratulations. we're so excited about this. >> my goodness i'm excited. >> governor larry hogan heard about cheryl's story and recognized her as the mother of the christopher and cheryl's entire family were by her side. >> signed by me, the lieutenan governor, and the secretary of state. >> good mothers don't always get e recognition they should.

but christopher said he is thankful he's alive to see a moment his mom deserves. >>wh beyon she's done for me, giving me a second chance at life. what she does througut life. i think it makes her also mother of the year. >> loveyou, love you. >> meagan fitzgerald, news4. >> what a wonderful story. we featured her for mother's day. the governor said cheryl is the running to be nationally recognized as mother of the year. d he'll be rooting for herlo andw we. >> he won't bon e. that's for sure. >> all right. close your windows and keep your umbrellas handy. >> we are in for a stormy night. >> yeah. that rain has already started in many parts of the area. we could see som stronger storms, too. gusts potentially to40 50 miles an hour. the timing about, 6:00 to 10:00. >> yeah. retice this.

69 d in d.c. 47 in west thvirginia. shows you something is going on here. >> look what's happening to the south, down toward the gulf of mexico. all of tint m its way in. we'll have a chance for storms. right now it is just rain and on the heavy side into parts of the area. leesburg seeing that around the warrenton area.he. starting to see it now in and around the beltway along the wester portions of th beltway toward bethesda. right out 270, herndon, reston. as we widenout, notice what's happening to the south. we're starting to see the linear segments. right here. produce f these can some strong winds and that's something we'll be watching as we move on. and speaking of that, here's the hour by hour forecast by 5:00.

you see the rain to the west. ind and aro 7:00, into heavy rain starting to move in. stch what happt 8:00. look at this line segment. ther line of thuorms could see some thunder. we could the strongest winds coming through around 8:30 and then hopefully pushingut around 10:00. let's talk more about those impacts. begins andvy some very h rainfall. heavy rain about, moderate to high. we could see an inch to an inch and a half. that could lead to some flooding. so low the moderate wind gusts approaching 40, 50 miles an hour. that could lead to wind gusts across the area. based on the winds in the he atmo, we can't rule out a weak tornado. something we'll keep an eyeon. doug will be updating you, i'll

be updating you on facebook as well. nowt is not existent. between 6:00 and 10:00 p.m., we'll be under the gun from about 10:00 p.m. uil about midnight. some severe weather tonight. yes, it could lead to power outages. so charge up your phone now. if your power goes out, you'll have it.ry not edy is going to see severe weather tonight. will we seen r throughout saturday morning? no. it looks like it is gone about 6:00, 7:00 a.m. some wet roads along eastern 95. we'realking about n just wet roads but potentially some flooding on arean roads and t still many wet roads tomorrow morning and much cooler. this is what we want you to know. we're not expecting widespread severe. if you're walking around downtown or where you when i have an umbrel of a sudden, one of these comes

in with the wind. that's not goio be very pleasant. most likelyt t umbrella will be gone. a different chilly day on sunday and that's the redskins game. an 80% chance onmo ay. tuesday also looking at rain. that's two different systems coming and then yet another storm system. another strong onela potentiall next week. a stormy time of year, november. clippers and coffee. both will be in hh demand. work fog you in thecommunity, she talked to naks at the barber shop in fallschurch. they're taking part in a 25-hour cut-a-athon. they're trying to raise $15,000. it will go for 25 hours straight

through sunday. going to be a lot of hair on the floor. >> i want want aleepy barber working up there. t change taking place at some majorse interctions in the district aimed at getting you and your family safely across the street. let's first check if with jim and wendy. a busy friday. they spent time, effort, money. a flagship campus at the university of maryland. >> much of that hard work was tarnished in the wake the death of a football player, jordan mcnair. ahead, what's next for the school's reputation and the school's president. >> c you't miss it, the new capital one building that looks like the emerald city in tyson. >> and you don't have to work there to go there. coming up, david culver shows us why it is the millennials'

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get ready. it's going to be stormy all across the area. >> it is the district's effort to keep you safe while you're walking. >> people will get more time to walk acros street at 90 differrst inteections. >> reporter: crossing a busyre et in d.c. can be tricky business. cars making turns at intersections are supposed to

yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk buthey don't always do it. >> you have a lot of people blowing the cross making a right turn on red without a full stop. it happens all the time. >> reporter: what if pedestrians got a head start so they're and er in the crosswa more visible when turning vehicles get green light? according to transportation experts, those three to five extra seconds, that little head start, can signifintly reduce pedestrian collisions. so starting today,in 90 rsections in the district are being retimed. >> give an opportunity toan pedestraffic to step out of the sidewalk, on to the osswalk, to establish their presence, to increase their visibility on thecrosswalk. >> reporter: the intersections are located around the navy yard and w atrfs 6, 7 and 8. at m streetal and street. the change gets underway at 8:00 tonight. >> it won't hurt anything.

ndlittle head start. >> reporter: there are other changes coming as well. 38 intersections will get automatic crosswalk signals. you will no longer have to push a button to get to it work. and there will be special events wotiming. shd something is happening at nationals park, the signals will be retimed so people won't to have wait as long to walk. right w, stoeam 4 tracking a line of storms. >> check it out, folks. we have a wild end to .e we the latest on the timing and what you can expect when they do come. but first brews right now at 5:00. charges filed in question, allege hazing. on a high school football team. what we're learning tonight about the suspects, the victims, and what happened inside a lo er room. >>plus, new details in the

mysterious disappearance and deaths of two young women from virginia. >> it is entirely incredible the girls entered the water alive. >> wt police are uncovering about their final days. news4 at 5:00 starts now. w >>re beginning with that weather alert. the big changes on the way. >> and doug, you're tracking some big c in the temperatures. >> right now over the last couple hours, i has gone from great weather, around 70, right now with the heavy rain moving in. you've already seen the rain. >> and we're tracking around the roanoke area and we'll be under the gun f sever weather between 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. >>he let's show you radar. you see most of the rain continues to be aong and wet road. around the fairfax