make sure they have the umbrella in the backpack it's going to be raining and raining hard. rain chances are actually increasing with time. so hit and miss showers this morning. those showers are headed up into parts of northern prince george's county.co ege park, grab your umbrellas this morning. temperatures in the 40s. 100% chance for rain today. temperatures in the low 50s all afternoon. oh,melissa, rainy and the sunsets before 5:00 today. >> i donat love now that your computer is okay, that means mine is about to go down. so i'm not crazy about that.

silver springs new hampshire t avenueffic lights are dark so make sure to treat that as a four day stop. southbound 295 with a work zone with one right lane getting by there. that should be wrapping upsoon. northbound 15, a work zone with a lane getting by. that's out of the way. 66, 95 virgini looki good. >> thank you. back now to our top story on the deadly california b shooting. 12 people were killed insidehe borderline bar and grill yesterday morning. many of the victims were at the bar for college night. most are in their 20s. the youngest was 18 years old. another man killed worked ate border l bord bord borderline as a second job to help support his family. >> the gunman has been identified as ian david long. long shot a security guard

before entering the bar and shooting on to the dance floor. he spent time in afghanistan as a machine gunner. the hearing from one of suspect's former roommates for the first time. >> obviously he hasn illness, and you guys refer to it as ptsd, the government should be fixing that. it's not his problem. it's not his fault. it's his problem. it's not his fault. this morning on the "today" show and we'll have the latest from thousand oaks cal aornia in live report coming up in 15 minutes. be sure to stay with news 4 for any new developments as they come in. we're monitoring this story for you on air and in thenbc washington app. >> two rapidly growing wildfires are rping through ventura

county, california. >> chris, what are they saying? >> they're beingd f to issue a lot of evacuation orders and here in your screen you can see why. they're burning extremely close to homes and in some cases, completely incinerating them. both fireses broke outrday in ventura county and this morning, police shutdown the freeway near thousand oaks. that's one of theteajor r to get in and out of l.a. overnight, they tweeted both a fire changing so quickly, residents need to be ready to leave home i a moment's notice. in fact, we just learned that evacuation ords have been extended into the city of los angeles. fortunately no deas or injuries have been reported. >> chris, thank you. it's 4:33 right now and lawyers for the man accusedf randomly stabbing a jogger is back in court today.

there's a video shah shows him stabbing her as he tried to run away. the knife wasnd later f in crawford's jacket. >> people in our area raised their voices to demand protection for special counsel robert mueller. 900 events were held around the country demanding that acting attorney general matthew whitaker recuse himself from overseeing the russia investigation. many say his past statements show a clear confl ot interest. congress resumes session next week and senators jeff flake and chris ombs will call for a

vote to ensure he cannot be fired. >> they plan to sue over new rules that will make it harder for those central american migrants to get into the country. the administration wants to block them from claiming asee mu -- asylum. that means they cannot get asylum and would be quickly deported. the group of thousands of men, women, and children are 600 miles from the border. more o the lawsuit coming up with news 4's tracie potts. >> here's the other top stories today. ruth bader ginsburg is recovering after breaking three ribs. she fl inside of her court office earlier thisweek she was admitted to george washington university hospital yesterday morning. >> a catholic priest for a d.c. church is facing two new allegations of inappropriate behavior. he was arrested on wednesday on child sex abuse charges. a teenage girl says he reached down her shirt at the shrine of the sacred heart.

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i did't do it it's goe 4:45 now to e latest o the deadly california bar shooting. thousands gathered to remembe the victims last night. there were at least three different vigils held in thousand oaks, california. >> that community was actually known as one of thet safn the country until this iftraged.

je is live in thousand oaks this morning with the latest on the investigation. good morning. >> good morning. it always consistently makes those top safest citie, li but this community has been shaken to the core. investigators are trying to piece together a timeline of this shooters final days leading up to this mass shooting. they're t wing to seehat motivated him and what might p havehed him over the edge to walk into this borderline grill. 28-year-old ian david tlong, t marine corps veteran that was a machine gunnery corporal that spent time in afghanistan during his years as an enlistedne ma he opened fire inside the crowded dance venue and killed 12 people including a firstde resp sheriff sergeant. we're learning that long was also a regular visitor to tha popular dance hall and had been

going there for years. was living with his mother nearby. neighbors say they would hear loud fights at the home. at least one time in april when police were called because he rbwas disg the peace. they didn't think he made the threshold to hav a psychological hold held on him. so he was -- he wasreleased and not cited but other things we know about him, he was married in 2009 in hawaii where he was stationed as a marine. separated in 2011. divorced in 2012. we know he had gone to cal state north ridge and was working on his degree to become an athletic trainer, but deced that wasn't for him. he went to some community college classes and never finished his degree. so we're getting little bits and pieces about his life to try to determine a motive, but still, it is unclear at this time what pushed him over the edge.

>> jennifer, thankyou. we'll see you again in about 30 minutes. >> it's now 4:47. developing this morning, the trump administration has announced new plans to make it moreifficult for people looking to come to the u.s. for a better life to request asylum. it is a direct challenge to federal law and the aclu is vowing to sue. this plan comes as that group of central american migrants gets closer to th u.s.-mexico border. >> tracie potts is live on n capitol hi with more on the new rules. tracy, good morning. >> good morning. good morning, everyone. president trump promised to stop those caravans at the border. this is one way his administration is trying to do it. homeland security and the justice department agreeing on a new rule that says if you're coming to this country, if you're trying to cross the border and claim asylum, you can ly do so at certain designated ports of entry. problem is, people cross illegally because those ports are backed up for days. you don't, if you cross at

her ports, you can still claim asylum but now the bar is higher. there's more proof required than just fearing violence in your country. this rule makor it difficult than even international law that allows people to claim asylum where ever they cross the border. the aclu is already on it saying they'rng to sue. >> tracy, thank you. >> 11 before the hour now. we look at a viral video of a baltimore high school student punching a teacher in the face. this is cell phone video shot wednesday at frederick douglas high school. it shows words being exchanged before a female student assaults her teacher. the student says don't get start with me before leaving the classroom. theffiliate at baltimore said the teacher was not seriously injud in this incident but was not in class yesterday. there's no word on when she will return to school. school officials continue to

investigate this >>altercation. e told you about a loudoun county family man that found his airbnb trashed with blood o the floors and walls. he found his estate destroyed by renters. he held them at gun point until investigators arrived. the charges against him were dropped at court. one reason is the witnesses held as gun point didn't show up, but a deputy there. >> we're pleased that once the process works fully, sometimes things get resolved. we hope it's resolved permanently. we'renk tl to be walking out of here today with it behind us. filedcharges have been against the people that rented the home. >> well, the youngeswoman ever elected to congress said she can't move to d.c.ustsaid. she said she can't afford the rent until her congressiryal sa kicks in. as we all know, d.c. is one of the most expensive places to

live in the country. she won't be an official member of congress until january.he until she doesn't make a salary. once she does start collecting the paycheck, she'll make $174,000 ayear. >> just got to pay to live in new york until she can move here. >> it's 4:51. chuck bell is here with more on this rainy friday. do you know what, though, i going to say it's friday and i'm ju happy about that. >> let's go with that. even if it's going to rain, it's still friday. >> can't take that away from me. >> exactly right. your kids are still saturday morning soccer. if they were friday night footba things would be going differently in your world. if you're headed out to your favorite team's game this evening, pack the ponchos. it's going to be raining. there's already rain drops to be found around the area but the steadier rain arrives after lunchtime today. northeast winds will keep it chilly toda mostly in the 40s to begin your friday morning.

44 in maryland, 43 in new mar t market, maryland. your planner for your already cloudy outside. not a lot of rain yet. but rainhi chances i up to near 100% and according to this graphic here, a 1,000% chance for rain. i mean, that's it. you can't get any higher than that. chances.ot of rain you know, computers are here to make our lives better. rain drops, just a couple of them here early this morning. look at our future weather forecast you'll see why our rain chance ramps up to 1,000% as we g later into the day. there's your friday afternoon mmute. leave early if you can today. it's going to be an ugly ride home. the good news is the latest trend on the commuter model is to carry the rain out of here before maybe :00 or 11:00 this

evening. that would be good news. the other better newss it won't rain on your weekend. temperatures will be in theow 4 tomond very blus tery on your saturday. more cold air through middle parts of next week. let's go to melissa. >> good morning. inner loop befor themerican legion bridge. do have a crash there this morning. rest of the beltway is looking okay. you can see the green showing you where it's raining. not goingg commute is to be pretty. montgomery county fire andus rescue tweeting something out about this. traffic lights are out. big per outages through that area. be careful. especially pedestrians through there. it's a dark area. northbound 3rd street tunnel, two left lanes blockedha by t work zone. one right lane getting by. >> thank you, melissa. when your favorite animal is a panda, it's not every day you get to see one up close.

well, yesterday i came within arms reach at the national zoo. i didn't touchhim. we got exclusive behind the scenes access for one of d.c.'s most famous residents. >> hello. >> for a 275 pound giant panda, tian tian as an agreeable patient. >> so excited today. >> he fathered three b cubsn at the national zoo. at 21, he is consideredn older bear and vets have to perform routine check ups to make sure he stays healthy. >> you might equate him to a human entering retierement stag of life. >> the zoo invited us to watch him get hisnnual cardiac

ultrasound. this is the first time he had visitors for this procedure so i was instructed not to speak in case id start him. >> being able to evaluate the heart function in an awake animal makes it more natural situation so we can get better formation that way. him an tian's keepers fed honey water to get him to sit still while dr. rosenthal recorded images of his shheart. worked with him since he arrived at the zoo in 2000 and they formed a special bond. >> it's every day interacting with the pandas, training with them, creating the trust. it pays off. >> he likes the attention. usually people focus on the pregnancies or potential pregnancies, and as a cub, he's a fan tfavorite. tian tian is a sweetheart who makes even the tough job

fun. >> he is the best. he's very laid back and able to participate a do whatever you ask him to. training. for >> aaron, chuck, take a look at the sign huggable bears, think again. >> we knew it. >> but it says when threatened they attack. i'm not threatening anyone, soki th still have a chance. >> they still see you as a threat. let me tell you, if you think they're adoble from a far, getting up close, the earmarkings and the eyes, he's so adorable.o i wanted t hug him. >> from the video, that thing is scary up clshe. gets right down there next to him. he could never let go. look how strong that tonguewas. >> look how happy i am. >> more power to you. >> i'm glad you got to do this. >> look how close i am. >> did you see those teeth when he almost bit her hand off?

look at that. >> stop. he is asweetheart. did you hear her? >> i'm happy for you. >> thank you so muchor inviting me. still ahead. >> on news 4 today, michelleam unfiltered. >> excerpts from her new book due out next week. the thing she says she'll never forgive president trumpe' for. >> taking you back to thousand oaks california ass thousaemember those killed thousaemember those killed in the mass shooting.

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>> it's going to be very unpleasant friday afternoonbe t utside. a couple of rain drops here. steady rain likely this afternoon. the ride into work or school may have an occasional rain chance. the ride home will be cover up in a steady rain. already rain drops to contend with on 270. i-95n here's r drops early this morning. seasonably chilly. mosley in the 40s. d to upper 40s around the city. low 40s in the valley.up