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it's not going to be a pretty day today.be ready for a very unpleasant start to the work and school week. areas of moderate rain right up i-95. more rain impactin the valley. be ready for a soggy start today. that's where the highest rainfall amounts will be. but more rainoving into parts of western maryland and future weather keeps the rain in throughout the course of the morning commute. temperatures, like i mention, mid 40s, closer to 50 aroun town, but with the clouds and the rain today, not much of a move. the only goodhing for your monday, the sunday is up before it will make it a little easier. don't plan on much in the way of
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utsunshine today moderate rain will taper back to likely showers later on in the day and thenhu maybe aerstorm chance tomorrow. more about that coming up. for now, let'sel go tosa. >> this just cleared out of the way here. >> the 117 cleared as well. >> nice and clear but wet. we're raining all the way down to the spu here near montgomery mall. otherwise looking okay. just wet out there. >> thank you, melissa. a suspected gunman i isthe hospital after being shot by prince william county police officers. no c the policeef said he lured officers into an ambush last night. >> officers were called to the neighborhood where reports of shots fired. when the rived, the suspect started shooting at them from the roof of his home on
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street. flying bullets hit police cruisers and nearby homes. the officers returned fire and shot thesp t. just 15 minutes later, police were called to a deadly shooting about five miles away on brandy moore loop. two men were shot inside a car in a wooded area and police are still looking for the shooter. they're not connected. >> also this morning, the search for a gunman in a deadly shooting in northeast d.c. police are srching for this man. a man that shot a gas stationoy em on saturday morning. police found him shot multiple times inside the sta on brentwood road. he was rushed to the hospital but died there. >> voters head to the polls tomorrow for the midterm elections.es candidre going into campaign overdrive to secure the votes. maryland governor larry hogan, the governor posted this twitter video of him shaking hands with playersfnd members the
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military before yesterday's ravens game in baltimore and yesterday comedian dave lchap campaigned for b jealous. he says despite poll numbers showing him behind, his support is surging at t righttime. still ahead, a look at verge virginia's closely watched congressional race. why a lot is on the line in that race, and remember, news is your go-to source for the midterm elections. our tea of reporters and experts will be working for you all d on election day. be sure to tune in for an nbc 4 election special. the updates will keep coming throughout the night right here on news 4 at 11:00. >> today organizations are planning tt protest the university of maryland. they're demanding changes after the death of p footballyer jordan mcnair. students are asking him to stay committed to his retirement. they also want to bede inc in the selection of future presidents and want the board of regents to be elected, not
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apinted. last ek, he fired football coach d.j.durkin over his handling of m acnair's death just a day later, the board of regents chairman re-signed. >> over the weekend, maryland otball players honored their fallen teammate. ey ran out of the tunnel and took a knee aroundhe number 79 pointed there on the field. >> now 4:34. a woman in a motorized wheelcir is recovering after she was struck by a metro train inriendship heights. surveillance vid shows the woman falling on to the trk. medics brought in a stretcherbro g her out as police roped off the entrance. wanss say the train came t an abrupt stop. >> i walked downnd saw part of what looked like her wheelchair stuc under the metro >> i walkef what looke her wheelchair stuck under the metro stop.
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>> i walked down and saw part of what looked like her wheelchaie stuck under tro car. >> this is the damage left behindy a tornado at an amazon distribution center in orltimore. thedo slammed into the building with an estimated maximum wind speed of 105 miles per hour. this was late friday night. employees said it sounded like bombs were going o as the walls collapsed around them. according towtop, this was the first deadly tornado that occurred in the fall and winter months in maryland on record. mount airy, maryland alsot hit hard. an ef-1 tornado also hit that area. it left three people injured and some of the worst storm damage. there is a tj maxx and homegoods located there. you can see the damage left behind. crews will be plenty busy trying to make s.repa >> it's now 4:35.
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here's our other top stories this morning. sunday service continues through a bomb threat. from the pulpit,to the p announced that someone called police say there were bombs inside the church. swept arrived quickly a the building, no devices were found. the gunman behind a shooting at a flori yoga studio apparently had ties to maryland. he was a former teacher in anne arundel county. he opened fire during a hot yog class killing two people and wounded six more. he then turned the gun on hi helf. we don'tave a motive for that. >> the sens fall t falcons. itas an ugly game. crushed at home 38-14. coming up at 5:00, we'll break down the game and tell you how the team is staying positive before the next sunday match up. >> if you're having a hard time getting up on a monday morning, the time change is probably tob e. everyone thinks the end of
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daylight savings timeives you an extra hour of sleep. it doesn't just do that it just changes your sleep cycle. >> hard to get an extra hour of sleep. >> it doesn't workout that way. they recommend going to bed an hour early so you don't wake up feeling tired. >> nobody does that. >> everyone is like party time. >> go to bed an hour early. like you just plucked that hour out of nowhere. they also sugge avoiding caffeine and other stimulants to keep you itawake. ill take your body about a week to adjust to the time change. give yourself some time. >> it's now 4:37. coming up, a warning for parents out a shocking trend that could be happening right under your nose. kids using uber to sneak out of the house. we hear from middle hoolers that say it's more common than think. >> he's the star of soccer here in the nation's
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appearance on the court, but it was john wall that stole the show. he a scored team high 26 points last night. thewiz take on the dallas mavericks tomorrow. let's keep the momentum going. >> for the last few months wayne rooney gave it his all for the district. he turned the season around and lead us to the playoffs this year. >> but now the star we have been rooting for has one more game and it's actlly against the united states. you can't blame him.s rooney i going to represent england and play against the u.s. men's national soccer team. he will come out of international retirement and play for his home country. he is england's all time leading scorer. that match isoing toaise money for the wayne rooney foundation. >> it's now 4:41. storm team 4 weather alert morning for you. the roads are going to be wet as
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you head out on this monday. >> it se is. a picture is worth 1,000 words. you saw there are storm tm 4 ather vehicle out side now ather vehicle out side now getting the rain drops this this isn't an election. it's a declaration. that when th attack who we are. we show what we'retmade of. and we don't stand back- we stand up. for women's rights.
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for health care. for our kids futures. on the washinost says david trone is detailed, studious and no-nonsense-- an excellent successor to john delaney. there's no sitting on the sidelines. not me. not you. not now. the best choice, by a mile, is mr. tre. on november 6th. vote. david trone focongress. i'm david trone, i approve this message. i waso i'm used tor, getting to work early. now i have a general practice, o with a lpatients who are counting on me. many of them worry about president trump taking away protections for pre-existing condions. and women are frightened they 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. in maryland, democrats are on the front lines. with so much at stake, belejealous is the bold er maryland needs.
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his plans will get our schools back to number one andprotect oe maryland's teachers, nurses and president obama agree. ben jealous has the "couragwa to move families f." let us stand up for our kids let us stand up for families let us stand up for our state ben jealous, democrat for governor welcome back. the countdown is on. we're now 25 hours away from the first polls in our area opening tomorrow for the midterm election. inia polls open at 6:00 a.m. those republicans and democrats are making last minute pushes to get voters to the polls. >> tracey pott is on capitol hill ts morning. we saw president trump and former president obama on the campaign trail. what are they saying? >> the president was focussing
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down south. today he's making the final argument in the midwest. inohio, ana, and missouri. telling them to elect republicans and send them back to washington bas on his record. we saw president obama try to tear apart the same record in diana and illinois telling voters that this election is c about tracter of the country. it's also about numbers. our l nbc wreet journal poll showing democrats with a seven point edge going into election day and the president's job approval ratings are still upside down. >> thank you very much. >> news 4s your go-to source for information about voting. >> you can find your polling place and if you to bring anything with you before you cast your vote, just open up our nbc washington app and search decision 2018. >> we're learning more about the
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aftermath oast week's deadly shooting in pittsburgh. the nurse who treated the suspect is jewish. he revealed it in a facebook post onsaturday. he wrote, quote, i'm sure he had no idea i was jewish. the nurse wen t on say in the post he did not share his religion becausee wante him to feel compassion. he chose to show empath and the best way to honor the victims was for a jewish person to prove him wrong. the suspect h pled not guilty to shooting and killing 11 people at the tree of life synagogue last weekend. 's facing 44 counts of murder and hate crimes in federal court. >> today mar one year since the deadly church shooting in texas. 20 people were killed when the gunman entered the service firing shots. he was confronted by a neighbor with a rifle. they gathered to support each other ahead of the emotional
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day. the pastor says it's moving forward. he hopes the members take it one day at a time and continue to lean on each other as they continue that process of healing. >> here at the live desk with some new video just in from nnsylvania where a family is really lucky to be alive. their home basically leveled here as you can tell, this all cause of a gas explosion. i periohappened last night in t merion tnship ea, as we zoom in and take a closer look, you can see it pretty much was sc ltered everywhereking like a war zone. police say the home had been undergoing nsexe renovations but it's not exactly clear what caused the gas atexplosion. his point, the silver lining is that the family has actually stayed inside of their guest house ond none was hurt. >> incredible, thank you. here is a news 4it m investigation every parents will
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want to watc some kids are using uber to sneak out after their parents fall asleep m eveniddle schoolers are doing it, sometimes with no way to ack them. > late night near the bars and restaurants, it's not uncommon to see a line of uberars ready to pick people up and bring them home. but the news 4 i-discovered some are picking up middle schoolki ds. >> how many of you have taken an uber late at night? all of you? yeah. >> policy requires they be at least 18 years old. these middleoo srs told the i-team their friends often sneak out of the house after and use the ride sharing app to meet up with friends. >> i would s most teenagers use it to sneak out and go other places, placeshey're not supposed to be.
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>> parents alerted the i-team about how it's happening. >> what is an uber driverin ng when he pulls up to a dark home at 2:00 in the morning and a little girl comes out. >> we saw for ourselves going undercover with this mom and her daughter. sing a tracking device and following along behind as she calls for ub after uber. >> i didn't think my children hey don'tthat because have credit cards. >> but there's a way to use the app without using at cre card. and tonight, news 4 at 11:00, the one place the driver took the girl we never expected. for now, scott mcfarland, news 4 i-team. >> you make technology to help kids get around safer, they will figure out a way to stretch the rules. >> what is an uber driver thinking? if some young child comes out in the mide of the night. movealong. >> teenagers, it could be hard to say they're not 18. >> i don't know if i'm ready for
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all of this. a localinger fighting his way to win nbc's the voice returned home for a performance at his alma mater.e >> visited duvall high school last week and take athook at . ♪ >> well, theeacher said she taught him a decade ago in the same classroom. last week he survived the knockout round toan a in the competition. ♪ he is killing it. you can track his progress tonight right here on nbc 4. it starts at 8:00. what a surprise.
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>> do you know what else is a surprise? that flag is still behind us. it's still going. that's the energizer bunny. >> it will continue to do so because we have a stiff northeast wind this morning and rain coming in. >> what a bad combo. >>ntomorrow it's pg the other direction. i don't think that will help lower your rain chances. it won't. there's a 100% chance you're goinn to get rained today and there's an 80% chance that you'll get rained on torrow. yikes. xt sunshine, wednesday, but for now, there's a look from the tomorrow team 4, four by four, g.iving around northern virginia this mornin it looks like what it's goingt o be the r of the morning commute. be ready. leave early this morning. likely tbe a very slow go.e if you h flights between 8:00 and 11:00 this morning, call your carrier and make sure that they'll be leaving on time l because our lo airports will be hit from moderate to heavy
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rain here between now and 9:00 in the morning. 53 now with the northeast wind and the rain dro are coming. four things you need to know. very rainy this morning. th rain will taper back to showers this afternoon. rainfall amounts, a half an inch near an inch of rain and another 80% chance for rain tomorrow. that com with another chance for a rumble or two of thunder. that will be our second thunderstorm day here in the month of november. very unusual. the weatherch front w will eventually slide through here is going to take it's own sweet time in getting here. out ahead of it, look at the push of moderate rain on top of the metro area. heaviest rain sou and east. southern maryland likely to get thn most r today. closer to the half inch amount. there's your future weather presentation of it all. heaviest of the rain should start to ease off somewhere around 9:00r 10:00 in the morning. once we get into the afternoon,
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there is a lingering shower chance.mp atures will stay mild overnight. 57 for a high today. tonight.he mid 50s near 70 tomorrow with a chance of thunderstorms during the middle parts of the da sunshine for wednesday and thursday. more rain on friday. another rainy friday night around here. but melissa, i'm optimistic the weekend will be dry but 'lchill >> take it. if it's dry, i'll take it. especially looking at this morng commute. inner loop and outer loop at the robeltway, noems except for the rain. take a look at that, that radar is showing you where it is raining, and that is eve along the beltway right now. arlington, key bridge, right yne gets that work zone and 66 into town here from fairfax county parkway to the beltway. t goin take you about 9 minutes this morning. same thing as you're headed out of town. a big thank you to the dwelling place having me out at montgomery country club t their
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gala this weekend. theyound permanent housing for famili. >> thank you melissa. the district's alleypalooza is underway. some of those alleyson ccting streets are repaired. they will repair 64 across the city. the idea is to transformnt ito one that's nly paved. neighbors say they're hopeful. >> issues residents don't know how to deal with. so this initiative is a good one to get us grounded. >> they cost between $50,000 and half a million dollars to fix. for the schedule in your neighborhood, check the nbc washington app and search
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alleypalooza. >> well, the amazon second si headquaters py ending up in our area has millennials envisioninghe campus. we go insideew the n capitol one tower. >> you've seen it gng up, and ow we take you inside the tallest occupied building in our region, capital one tower. the new capital one tower in tysons giving you roof top views, from the nional cathedral to the u.s. capital. 31 floors chowing unique workspaces. >> when you bring associates through the fst time,hat is their reaction? >> they sit in awe. >> stephanie ishe part of team that helped make this a reality. every floor cnected by open zipper staircases. trendy common rooms, a huddle booth, or if you want privacy,
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they have a quite pne room. much of it built around the millennice work experi >> it's been fascinating. what we have seen is that across our associate base and professionals in general is environment matters. >> these convenient and enjoyable workspaces also matter in recruiting and retaining employees. if amazon chooses the d.c. area for its second headquaters, it will only increase the competition to hire talented job candidates. >> the d.c. region is a warm and wonderful community. it has amazi talent and we have had the opportunity to be rt of that for over two decades and experience that. >> there's more to come. >> tts shows w is planned with the new tower already up, it will follow. plus more office spaces and a future all of this, not just for employees. much of it open t community. >> you're creating a community that people want to be apart of.
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>> a metropolis taking shape. in sons. news 4. >> pretty impressive building. take this with a grain of salt but when it comes to amazon, there's new buzz that crystal city is a t contender for the second headquaters. >> i keep hearing this. the washington post reports amazon is in advanced discussions to move to northern virginia. an announcement is expected by the end of the year. it will be huge. >> we're working for you with details onti g that car ready for the upcoming winter. news today continues.
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monday morning is here. it appears to have brought the rain. we are in weather a art mode news 4 crews are out across the region seeing how the rain and the wind may be impacting your commute. going to be a doosie today.
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>> it's been abo three minutes since we mentioned the flag behind us. we have to don. it ag the weather outside pretty dreadful this morning. >> we're tryin to get y ready for what's going on. >> you got to bundle up today. ere's a big week ahead for d.c., maryland, virginia, the entire country as well. >> after months of campaigning, turn out the vote eventsnd political commercials, the midterm elections are tomorrow. this morning, we're showing you the last minute campaign stopet that'sng you ready to cast your vote. >> we want to start with a check on yter com and forecast. melissa has a look at the roads, but we have to start with chuck that's going to tell us this wind and rain outside. >> people are rolling over in their bed like th. where's that snooze buyoon? >>

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