>> 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 r 40s by the bay there.

your planner for today, dog walking forecast. hart available for adoption. just ove a year old. look at that face. how could you say no to a face like that? temperatures in the 40s this morning. walk early. may be just a little rain this morning. it will be a steady rain on the evening walk today. you can always stay ahead of weather by using our nbc washington app with our interactive radar feature. all rightss me i have nothing but nice things to say about you. it was a eas one. it was a layup. outer loop near route 1. that was just reported. lean, innoop before the american legion bridge, we'll keep an eye on that one. no word on what is blocked. montgomery county tweeting out about this, near oakpz vi view,

traffic lights out through there. it's going to be dark right now. northbound 3rdtreet tunnel at d street. two left lanes blocked by the work zone. >> thank you, melissa. this morning while the nation is trying to process another mass rhooting we're getting a bette idea of how the violence played out at the borderline bar and grill in thousandaks, california. >> we're also learning more about the 12 people that lost their lives in ehooting early yesterday morning. many were at a country western night.r college most of those killed were in their 20s. the youngest was 18. another victim was 48 years old. a man working side the bar to make extra money for his family. also was one of the first responders. his body was driven from the hospital to the coroner. escort.as a police he was set to retire nextar me

continues to mourn the others that were killed. people fild the theater to its 1,800 seatapacity outside. hundreds more gathered outside of city hall to pray for the victims. this morning we're hearing from some of tho that sur viefed t -- survived theattack. >> i took cover behind the bar. at that point, they had stopped the firing. we started to get up and i heard, he's reloading. somebody had knocked out a couple of windows. >> the investigation into the shooting is far from over. authorities are still trying to nail down a motive for the killings. >> some of these survivors in thousand oaks are living through this for the second time. they t survive massacre in las vegas just 13 months ago. th was the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history. 58 people at country music

festival were killed last october. some of the survivors also go to theorderline bar. one that was there last night was only 25 years old and has done this twice. >> we were standing near the d.j. boothalmost, and then we heard a pop, pop and i said run. because that's my reactinow. you walk into places and your thought is where is my exit? how can i getout? >> the gunman has been identified as ian david long. he spent time in afghanistan as a machine gunner. investators believe he suffered from ptsd. law enforcement responded to a stress call at his home in april and found him irate and arational but mental health professional determined he did not qualify for a psychiatric hold. 'rng apparently took his own life. following every development in this story and we'll bring you thee latest h and on air and online.

we're going live to calornia in about t minutes for a new look at the investigation. be sure to keep an eye out on the nbc washingtonpp throughout the morning. >> 5:05 now, there's been an act of terrorism in australia's second largest city of melbourne. do we know? >> this is just confirmed. we're working to piece together what happened. investigators found gas bottles inside the suspect's car.he you can see t car burning here. right on the screen. the police held a press conference and say the suspect is now dead. one person was stabbed to death, two others were wounded. police say the suspect parked the car, got out, and punched a police officer through is vehicle's window and then pulled a knife and attempted to try to st officer. police shot him once in the chest. as we get more information ande this c together, we'll update you. >> we'll check back. thank you. the anger over the departure of jeff sessions from department took the form of

nationwide protest last night. up and dowt the e coast, thousands took to the streets. at one point, times square was so full of people no one else could get in. d.c. saw it's own otests too. justin finch is live at the white house with more on all of this, justin. >> to be clear, these are not fans of jeff sessions, but they do support the fact that he did necuse himself from the russia investigation w he was attorney general, and now they are concernedhat his successor may not do that. so on thursday night we saw crowds gathered here right ac ss from the white house demanding a fair investigation. now their target of course is matthew whitaker,to acting ey general. he was sessions former chief of staff at one point and in the past he has spoken out against the russia investigation even

questioning it's scope. he also called for possibly defunding it and now that could be a real possibility they fear. >> i want him to recuse himself ruom the russia investigation because donald should not be above the law. and i'd like to see congressis pass ltion to protect the integrity of thepeal counsel investigation and make sure that it goes forward so the american people can get the answers we deserve. this what happens next at point truly remains unclear, but the protestors say they'll be back out here if they need to come back again. in the passage share with the washington post mrs. obama does not hold back when talking about pnt trump. she blasts him for what he was caught saying on the now

infamous "access hollywood" tape and addresses the birther conspiracy he pushed about her husband before he ran for office. the post published this passage in which she calls it dangerous and crazy. she calls trump's theory reckless and put her family's safety at risk. she adds for this, i'd never forgive him. the book comes out on tuesday. we know the d.c. catholic priest charged with child sex abuse was accused by two other dpigirls o inappropriate behavior. the girl says he fondled her when she was3 years old. a 16-year-old girl said he kissed a girl at the church. the archdiocese of washington immediately removed him from ministry when they heard about the allegations. >> starting today and lasting t throug holiday weekend, the

roads around reagan international airport will be a bigger headache than usual. no trains at the they plan to have extra police on hand to help people navigate. >> one of the busiest roads inw wn will be shutting down all for anmportant drill. at the national mall, 17th street will be shutdown in an hour. >> if you look behind me here, you can see therews are now getting their equipment in place and that's all because they're going to beoing a practice installation of the levey system. maybe you noticed the stone walls here on either side of the road. thiss part of a levey system that prevents flooding in the

area in the event of high water. what they'll be doing is snapping in the large floodll they'll be going all the way across 17th street and they'll be practicin that today and that's going to have a traffic impact. take a look at the map here. now they hope to open things back up, but this is going to have an impact on rush hour t morning. it was back in 2006 when water ran down through this area and flooded a numberfovernment buildings and caused quite a mess. in light of that, that's when the whole levey system became a reality he. so o year they do a practice installation. they have the large aluminum panels that snap into the walls and then snap into each other and create a water tight wall

all the way across 17th street. the practic from time to time to make sures that everything working and that they know what they are doing in the event they need to do it and bring these lls up quickly. that's what they'll be doing today. but if you use 17th street is a big commuter corridor it's going to be closed this morning. back to you. >> megan, thank you. tricky down there. >> it's 5:11 right now. the results are innd new records have been set around the world. >> yesterday was the guinness world record day. anusalian woman set the record for the most front flip spins in a wind tunnel in a minute. >> they'll come upith anything. i'll have a world record. >> a chinese teenager dominated the rubik's cube. he cracked theuzzle upside down in 16 seconds. he also set the fastest t e to

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this tragedy? >> it's a very s morning here in thousand oaks. vigils, candle light processionals. the young people at this bar and grl were just starting out on their lives. the first responder coming in was getting ready to retire in the first year or two. so a lot of sadness and pelessness that this keeps happening and it hit home here at thousand oaks that isco istently at the top of the america safest city lists and people feel very, very comfortable here and that comfort is gone now. >> jennifer, i know you have d beng some digging, what more have you learned about the suspecd gunman here?

>> they're trying to put together a time line. the raid on his home woke up his mother yesterday morning. it was ao surprise her. neighbors tell us she was living in fear for what w tld happen her son. she knew he was troubled. had sd having come back from afghanistan a few years back. he was an active duty marine between 2013, 2009 i ink. so he did see combat and he was a machine gunnerycorporal. that doesn't necessarily mean that he will become a violent person but he did have mental

health issues and his mother was worried about him. >> we're following every development in this story and we'll bring you the latest here inir and online. >> a rainy day ahead. >> the heavi rain is on its way later on in the day. there's the view of the u.s. capitol dome and the square center of washingto d.c. under a mostly cloy sky. 48 degrees right now. we'll keep it on the chilly side today. not a big jump in mpatures. afternoon highs in the low 50s. not a big range o temperatures coming your way on friday. also the umbrella and for the after school activities toda maybe the rain as well. the heaviest rain likely to arrive here just as you're getting out of work andoo schl

today. rain on a friday, the daily grade is an f. temperatures only in the low 50s this afternoo it will bring a cold front late tonight and through tomorrow. that will change things over t weekend. that's part of the rain that will impact the afternoon commute and morning commute. watch on our future weather display here after a mainly cloudy morning, look at the steady to heavy rain i coming here through 2:00 this afternoon all the way up to the early and middle parts ofour friday evening. latest indicationsr from computer models are saying the rain would lik to come in as early as 8:00 or 9:00. there's f 100% chanc rain today. a very gusty northwest wind

tomorrow. don't be fooled the 47. that may be the high tomorrow but wind chills will be in the 20s for your saturday evening plans. >> mcclean also hearing about a new problem here where we had one lane getting by. we're not seeing it yet but we'll get information in a couple of minutes. we have aow outage. it's very dark through that area. it's going trebey nasty. 27th street shutdown between independence and constution. timo

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we'll also talk toelissa about our friday morning commute in just a second. uck, when will the rain start? >> some people are dealing with rain first thing thise orning but avier rain will be impacting the afternoon and evening commute far more than the ride in. there's rain drops to be dealt with this morning. grab the ifbrella. ou don't need it this morning, you'll need it later on today. you also need a fairly warm jacket. temperatures are in the 40s to start your fri myning out. your planner then, hit and miss chances for lunchtime. that ride home from work anday school tould be snarled with rain drops. you can als track the rain drops with the radar feature in

thnbc washington app. will somebody please like me >>en though it's raining on friday. chuck, i always like you. come on. i liked you on all of those things and actually in person. so you're okay. 1.7 mileau back up b of road work that's happening. hoping that's going to get out of the way soon because we're using the back ups. 1.5 mile slow down there because of a crash on the right side. you can see the rain all across the belt way here now. sth streettdown for that levy testing until 4:00. traffic lights are dark. closed on the yellow and blue line. running every 12 to 16 minutes.

>> thank you. our coverage on t deadly california bar shooting continues now. 12 people were killed insidehe borderline bar and grill early yesterday morning. many of the victims weret the bar for college night. most are in their 20 the youngest was 18. another man killed worked a borderline as a second joblp to he support his family. meanwhile,nvestigators are still trying to determine a motive for the shooting. >> the h gunman been identified as ian david long. long shot a securitybe guard re entering the bar and shooting on to the dance floor. long was a 28-year-old marine corps veteran. he spent time i afghanists a machine gunner. this, month, we're hearing from one of the suspect's former roommates for the firsttime. well, obviously, he has an illness. and you guys refer to it as ptsd. the government should be fixing that. it's not his problem.

it's not hisfault. it's his prb. it's not his fault. >> hear more from him coming up this morning on the "today" show an we'll have the latest from thousand oaks california in a live report coming up i 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 on the nbc washington app. >> now, two rapid wildfires ripping through the same county in cal that shooting happened. >> they're telling us that they're being forced to issue a lo of evacuation orders. f bothes broke out yesterday. this is new video we're just getting in. this morning police shutdown to

101 freeway near thousand oaks. residents need to be able to leave home at a moments order. evacuation orders have been extended into the city of los angeles. deaths or injuries have been reported. >> the anger over the departure of jeff sessions from the justice department sparked protests nationwide. up and downsthe east c thousands took to the streets. thed.c. area saw it's own protests. >> justin is live outside of the white house with more. justin, good morning. >> good morning. crowds that gather here in front of the white house yesterday are fearful that the rsia probe itself is now at risk and that the now acting attorneyer g will not recuse himself the way that jeff sessions did.

>> demonstrators turned out thursdayith their signs. some even made speethes. ey're demanding a fair investigation. acting also calling on attorney general matthew whitaker to recuse himself frot e russia investigation. you might recall that in the past he has openly questned the russia probe. evenga speaking out ainst it saying it could be damaging to the president, his, fami and there by the country as well. he's also called for perhaps defunding the investigation, defunding it would of course hobble the investigation and t progress made thus far. now whitaker was also acting attorney general the sam day jeff sessions departed which was just wednesday of this week. we're live outside the white house. news 4. back to u. >> thankyou. >> 5:35 now. accusedfor the d.c. man of randomly stabbing a jogger to

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>> the fda will crack down on flavorede-cigarette sales asrl as next week. they're also trying to make you verify your age online. >> here's a festival that could brighten up your day. get ready for the first ever light up fest at one loudoun in a ashburn. over 70in light displays with chinese lanterns.

there welcome acrobats andda ncers and musicians. it's this silurday and wbe open through january 2nd. there is an entrance fee but parking is free. you know how premium parking can be. an guess what, w are officially less than two weeks away from thanksgiving. get re do you have a family recipe that's better than everyone else's? we wanto try it. w >> wet to feature a few more of your family's favorites. send us the recipe. >> you know us well. you don't like pumpkin pie. >> we can try to cook some things. 'll get in the kitchen. >> all right, chuck bell. fair enough. weekend outl tk foring a look at the leaves out there. the wind and the rain may do a

number. headed up into the mountains, chilly in the mountains. only in the 30s all day tomorrow and if you're going to pull a chuck and gch to the b for the weekend, a howling

there wereee at least t different vigils held in thousand oaks, california. >> itas onef the safest places in the country until this tragedy. jennifer has the latest on the investigation. jennifer, good morning. >> good they're going to put together a fme line o the event leading up tohi t mass killing at theer bordne bar and grill on wednesday night.

we do know that the shooter was 28-year-old ian david long. he was a marine corps veteran and spent time in afghanistan. he opened fire killing 12 people he was a regular visitor there. he liked to go there in the past but in recent days was living with his mother nearby. neighbors say they would hear loud fights at the home. police responded to a destic disturbance but they didn't have enough to really put him on a psychological hold. there was no indicion that he would turn violent. that's the latest on the investigation into him. quite a bit more to come in the coming da.

>> thank you very much. we'll check back in a little bit. >> the statue o liberty promises shelter for thetired, poor masses making their way to america. the aclu is vowin to sue. >> tracie potts is live on capitol hill now with new rules here and how it'soing to impact the group of migrants heading to the haborder. >>s been the focus. president trump insisted he wants to stop the caravans coming from centralamerica. new rules in place that the president should be signing off on ts morni from homeland security and the justice department. it means they can only request ylum at certa designated points of entry. th issue has bee it's crowded.

there are backlog of days, people waiting to get in just to request asylum. that's when the problem happens. now the administration said if they come in a different cy, th still request asylum but they have to meet a higher standardnd they may not be able to wait inside the u.s. for a court date. president trumpo plans sign off on those rules this morning. >> tracy, thank you. >> a mewths ago we told you about a loudoun county man that found his airbnb trashed with blood on the floor and the walls. the charges against him has be oenf the party goers at p gunnt until deputies areceived. andrews was charged with abduction. yesterday the charges against him were dropped in court. witnesses is that the that were held at gun point didn't show up.

>>t' we hope resolved permanently. we thinkhe facts merit that. we're thankful to be walking out of here with it behind us. >> so far no charges have beenf d against the people that rented the home. >> d.c. officials said thin flood ie summer of 2006as a wake up call. the city decided to make a change and that could impact your commute this morning. megan is on 17th street at the national mall to fill us in. what's going on? >> they put in a hellevey here. that means 17th street is point.ely closed at this even closed to pedestrians. they put these up a little while ago. you can't even walk down 17th

street. n see the crews here on hand. what they're going to be doing here; there's stone walls on either side of 17th street, those are theor permanent pons of the levee and they snap in the large aluminum panels and c theyss the entire street here. we have map to show you.'s closed between independence avenue and constitution while they do the work. they will be the case until about 4:00 this afternoon. they're hoping to get things back to normal in time f the evening rush hour but this is going to be a problem during the morning rush hour. there's video of a previous practice. they do it to make sure that everything is working properly and they can get it up quickly enough to prevent a flood.

so keep that in mind. 17th street is closed. >> 5:51 time to check in with chuck for more on the rainy weather headed our way. >> now we know, avoid 17th street. 48 degrees in washington now. thick clouds overhead and areas of light rain moving in now. heavier rain later on in the day. it's 41 inhe wier, 49. and then your anner, get outside early. walk the d early. today best walking will be in the morning. steady rain, that evening walk will probably be real short or

not happen at all. here's why. that cold frontoving through st. louis and chicago now. those are snow flakes near sbcleveland and pigh. the changing of the seasons well underway. thill be late tonight and early tomorrow. here's future weather. this first patch of showers in and out. rain could be moderate to heavy at times. heaviest rain from 2:00 this afternoon up t 8:00 or 9:00 this evening before things start to improve and dry out. tomorrow, it's going to be windy. near 30 miles per hour tomorrow. hold on to your ha. wind chills will be in the 20s for your saturday night date

night plan. sunday sunny and chilly. aneher heavy df rain on tuesday and much cooler than average weather for the second half of next week. a couple of new things. westbound georgetown pike before old dominion drive. we have traffic alternating through that are right now. eastbound before 29, the left side is blocked by a crash. crystal city station, yellow and blue line shutdown for maintenance. >> 270 at the top o the beltway looking goodht r now.

>> thank you. it's 5:53. when your favorite animal is a panda, it's not every day get to see one up close. yesterday i came within arms reach of tian tian at the national zoo. nes usive behind the s access for a special procedure for one of d.c.'s most famous residents. >> for a 275 pound giant panda, he's a agreeable patient. >> he fathered three cubs born at the national zoo. he's csidered an older bear and they have to make sure he stays healthy. >> you might equate him to a human entering their retirement stage of life. they're not very b old they're entering the senior citizen period of their life. >> the zoo invited us to observe

him getting his annual cardiac ultrasound. this is the first time he had visitors for this procedure so i was instructed not to speak in case i startled him. >> being able to evaluate the heart function inn awake animal makes it a more natural situation. so we can get better information that way. >> his keepers put him in a training shoot and fed him honey water to get him to sit still while he recorded images of his heart. heorked with h since they 2000ed at the zoo in early and they formed a special bond. >> it's interacting with the pandas, training with them, creating the trust and it pay offs. >> he likeshe attention. usually people focus on the pregnancies and as a cub, he's a fan favorite. but thompson says tian tians a

sweetheart that makesn eve the tough jobs fun. best. i the he's a very laid back panda and he is ideal for training. zookeepers say sue's a and can't have cameras around but female pandas have to be more protective. that's the way they are. >> cool thing to get to do. >> 5:56 now. >> good morning. more store closures for sears. the company announcing an additional 40 locations to close next year including one in bethes b

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happy friday. friday is here of course. it's friday but it's going to rain.oi it's to get colder. >> there you go.

>> melissa has a check on your commute but we begin with chuck bell. we're still happy it's friday. you can't take that away from us. >> i have no intentions of taking your friday away from you, but you do need to know there's another but. there's rain chances today. a near 100% chance. not necessarily raining on everybody's house this morning, but that wl change later on in the day. it's cold .enou right now light rain. temperatures above freezing. 47 in washington. western maryland, oakland down to 32 degrees. big impact on the morning commute and the afternoon look at that area of moderate to heavy rain coming in here after