melissa mollet, let's check on traffic. bethesda, whittier boulevard near river road, molette green will be there with that overnight houfire. the big fire response. so potential closures near whitman high school othe we talk about this a lot. whittier a pretty cut-through for a lot of people between scver and bradley. whitman higol there, busy as well. alexandria, southbound, 395 afterseminary. two left lanes get by that work. beltway, nosajor probl right now. 95 in maryland, 32 down to the beltway. you're on time. >> ready? >> all right. >> come on. >> you recognize in lovely family. that's melissa mollet and her kids and her husband jake. see, she doesn't check the commute and traffic. she is a mom, she has three bestiful kid and they made it a family event walking her son brennan to his first day of school. barrett looks ready too? >> she's going to school? >> she had the backpack on. she goes next week. pit'stty cool. >> practicing with our backpack on our back. >> i can't believe she's going tooo pres >> it's always f

let's head over to melissa mollet. good morning. >> good morning. right now montgomery village after lost knife right there by lake gorsol, one lane getting by. 301 t 5there, northbound, southbound, everything looking quite gore. seems ts a little bit of fog. inner loop and outer loop, no big complaints. remember westbound 395, tt ramp there to maine avenue in southwest, we have onelaight blocked. eun? >> melissa, thank you. still ahd, netflix, hulu, amazon prime, with so many streaming sites available, it may be hard to control what the p they're talking about. >> they'reheating and making off with more m than aillion bucks on the national harbor ssino. how hd he pulled it off. >> you get asked to sign a lot of body parts, i assume. you get asked to sign -- >> so many body parts. >> what's the main body part? >> technically you signed an armpit one time. >> armpit? >> yeah, it was weird. i wasn't comfortable with it. >> i can only imagine. channing tatum andam lebron dropped by. trust us, the conversation only gets >>> you're watching "news 4 today

we're going to get a check on your morning commute with melissa mollet. first chuck bell here with the forecast we want to hear this forecast. >> i know. i feel like i'm letting you down by not being in weather alert. we've been code red for days on end around here dealing with all the remnants of florence. for today t ugh that is all gone. out to sea. just befe7:00, pleasant start. 69 in morton, virginia. 67 in the berg. gaithersburg, 66 degrees. it is an a plus forecast for today. 85 degrees, an o abundance sunshine. there is the tiniest little chce for showers primarily up in the mountains of west ipple comes this our way. nonetheless, i think car washing, absolutely. our next sigficant chanc up for sunday. a convertible top down emergency. maybe we go code red for that. >> i love the top down weather. southbound b.t. paw. parkway, gg over that. left side of the road is blocked soight now going to start seeing those delays southbound b.w. parkway. for getting opper, there and showing us the delays. right shoulder blocked. outer loop bygeorgia, cra on t

let's seeow your commute is going with melissa mollet. good morning, melissa. >> if you're headed out soon, you'll have to use the windsheild wipers. we have a little bit of drizzle. inner loop, outer loop, into town and out of town, no massive pr as far as any big delays. you use white's ferry, not going to be able to d do it. shn with high water on the potomac. brandy wine, northbound branch avenue, center of the road is blocked. 66 to virginia, fairfax county parkway on time going to take you eight minutes. >>> 5:01. this morning we are trackingre hurricane fe and the millions of people rushing to get out of the storm's path.n we stay top of every angle. >> people livin near the coast from virginia down to the carolinas have been ordered to find a safe place to ride out the storm. forecasters s there could be more than two feet of rain. both sides of the south carolina highway are being used to travel away from the shore. the category 4 storm is growing in size as it churns hundreds of miles away from north carolina. florence is expecte

speaking of the commute, let's t'ad over to melissa mollet to see how looking. good morning. >> in bound near richie marlboro road, we have the traffic stopped because of a crash. you can use richie marlboro road or water street to get bac on to 4. you'll still have pretty big lays there. you can see it on a big map as well as you're headed in bound near ritchie marlboro road. nner loop and outer loop, both looking good. no complaints in the first 4 traffic complaints department. white's ferry closed. >> 6:01. this morning we are tracking hurricane florence and the millions rushi o to g of the path. we're staying on top of every angle fm the impending rain to how it's going to impact those living around he. >> people living from the coast from virginia to the carolinas have been ordered to find a safe place to ride out the storm. forecasters say there have been more than two feet of rain. both sides of a south carolina highway are being used to travel away from the shore. the category 4 storm is growing in sfe as it churns hundreds miles away from north carolina

all right, melissa mollet. that's att p big hedge that i put on the rain chance for today. >> that is a big hedge. taking a look at tacoma park. piney branch shut down between east-west highway. that's because of a big tree that's down there. the road should be closed through rush hour. it's a msive tree. mcclain after the dulles toll ne. nothin slowing anything down too much. 66 fairfax county parkway. it will get you there in 8 minutes. >>> still ahead, if you suffer from allergies but he the idea of allergy shots,n you're i luck. we're working for you with a treatment that could change your life. >> plus, a shallow bench. more students are deciding not play football andoo they at players and why they're refusing not to suit up. >> cute little boy. i don't know if yo're trying save money. you're doing pretty well, you're ngnancially okay. he's pla with a potato. that's her son's toy, it's a potato. >> carrie underwood is stopping by and she's talking about her growing family. i think she canor a more toys tha

cwe'llck in on your commute with melissa mollet. first storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell a sheena parveen are here. >> if you're a biker, runner, dog walker you can get outside without getting drenched. >> it's a nice relief not to have the wipersn this morning. hopefully the commute will be a little smoother becausef that. understorms north and west, 2:00 p.m. we'll see them move into the d. metro area. if you're watching this, it's set up for a couple of hours. storms can be strong to severe. 'll be here tracking all of that. leesburg has visibility lessth half a mile. we do have areas of fog this morning. quantico is at a mile and a half. not too bad there. steamy conditions. nice and dry on the radar. we have storms back off to the west. a cold front. here's theisk mostly north of d.c. and these are the areas that could have the highest chance of seeing strong to severe chance of a storm. let's head over to melissa mollet to checkn your commute, melissa. >> good morning. first 4 traffic, inner loop and outer loop of the belt

we're going to get a check on your morning commute with melissa mollet.here with the forecast we want to hear this forecast. >> i know. i feel like i'm letting you down by not being in weather alert. we've been code red for days on end around here dealing with all the remnants of florence. for today t ugh that is all gone. out to sea. just befe7:00, pleasant start. 69 in morton, virginia. 67 in the berg. gaithersburg, 66 degrees. it is an a plus forecast for today. 85 degrees, an o abundance sunshine. there is the tiniest little chce for showers primarily up in the mountains of west ipple comes this our way. nonetheless, i think car

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. >>> good morning, melissa mollet. >> fredz riericksburg, this is we have left.ou sout, after 3, blocking the right side. inner loop and outer loop for the beltways behaving here this morning. and 270 from frederick down to icthe spur, n and clear. 68 miles per hour going to get you there in 27te mi >> thank you. >>> still ahead, the wrong message. that's exactly wha some parents think a new netflix show made for teens could be sending. what you node to know about "insatiable." >>nd the twist in a story for a homeless man saying the money raised for him on go fund me was taken from him. >>> and this afternoon on "ellen." >> we want to know your butt exercises. >> you get on all fours. okay. >> is someone elsen the room? >> i want to know where she's going with that.ou >>now where she's going with that. she stops by "ellen" today, though. not only talking about staying fit at 72. >> can you believe she's 72? >> you can, yes. she's also going to tal about her new album and about the time she and meryl streep saved a fe fan's >> i love meryl streep, too. >> you can catch "ellen" on nbc at 3:

it's melissa mollet and her mi .ou know, melissa doesn't just track your commute with your first 4 traffic. she's a m and it was back to school for her family this week. vee and her husband jake made a family ent of the whole thing walking their son brennan to his first day of school there'sarrett and cole behind them. everybody was ready for e first day. >> brennan had a great day. took a flower to his teacher. i did that as a kid. yes, we wa first first day.the >> as long as you had a shirt for him to put on. >> getting ared. you okay? >> we had a great time.et ba heads off to preschool next week for a couple days a week. >>> thanks for sharing, melissa. >>> 6:22 is our time. backo school often means busier schedules. >>> now to make planning dinner more challenging meet the local mom who said she found a solution. >>> later on "news4 today," first the capitals, now the mystics. details on the-e firver appearance in the wnba finals. >>> then on ellen this afternoon -- i gave the answer on my mind. had never been as

. >> melissa mollet is standing by with a check on your commute. but we want to start with meteorologists sheena parveen bell.huck >> another day with a fan factor of ten. you have to be hydrated and take the shade breaks. >> oh, nyes. stayhe ac really if you can. weather alert today. temperatures will feenc again like 105 degrees. look what it feels like outside right now. 81 actual air temperature. 78. it's very humid this morning. we have still a little bit of patchy fog like yesterday morning. sa spot. 72 degrees. dulles, gaithersburg. 80 degrees in annapolis. a warm start to your morning. here's a look at the visibility. warrenton bel half mile. martinsburg less than a mile. this isoing to fluctuate a little bit. the best chances for fog will mostly be west of. d as you are commuting, we're not looking at rain around this morning.t in fact, mf the day will be dry. could see a pop-up afternoon storm atbest. but temperatures once again in the 90s. feeling around 100. we will look at a cooldown coming up. let's talk to melissa and see what's happ

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melissa mollet, i'd say most of us don't need to worry about that today. >> like that, i have to say ilom ing forward to it. taking a look at it at this video in tacoma park. this is tiny branch road shut down both ways betweeneast-west highway andastern avenue. theoad could be closed through rush hour. mclean, some parts of the road could be closed and there's high water on the dpotomac. >>eloping this morning, d.c. police are looking for a man who stabbed a wom in the logan circle neighborhood. the woman is in grave condition. >> police say ted man sta her on the sidewalk outside the asian-american 2 tiny carryout. she stumbled into the restaurant andassed out. they're trying to figure out why. >>ven't gotten to the bottom to see if this is someone that she knew or exactly what the motive is butt' very disturbing, unsettling. police said they saw a wom running down the street. >>> new news about monday's testimony of dr. christine blaseyford. senate democrats now want to postpone the hearing while sena republicans still want to hear from kavanaugh. news 4's tracie potts will have m

now let's check on the commute with melissa mollet and your "first 4 traffic." couple of problems. laurel northund bw parkway at 197, still have a crash really slowing things. southbound lanes being impacted as well virginia,d lorton northboun 95 before lorton, right side blocked by the crash there this morning. and in mclean, look at that. southbound gw parkway after 123, crash in the left lane. >> melissa, thank you. >>> a check your forecast iup . ome guys! hi! you are gonna love the neighborhood! it's totally wired for fios. is that a good thing? good? fiber-optics can move crazy amounts of data at even crazier speeds. and fios is a 100% fiber-optic network, so you can stream, game, and watch 4k shows all at once. kid's right about that! see! we are gonna have so much fun here. 100% fiber-optic network. 100% phenomenal. get the fastest speeds available for the best price with the fios gigabit connection. >>> good morning, everybody. a little filtered sunshine coming through our clouds right now. otherwise, a pleasant enough way to getr friday going. it's fri

let's get to melissa mollet. she has a look at the first4 traffic. >> good morning.it's to take you almost two hours fairfax county parkway y.to the belt it is very slow because of an earlier fatal crash. only two lanes getting by. the toll road is slow, so is 50. all of it is pretty slow this morning. silver springs southbound new hampshire at 29 lanes there blocked b flooding. that has reopened. >> thank you. we wil . >>> good morning everybody. it's goi to be a cloudy and rainy day, already rang birthday and more n the shenandoah valley now. esre rain later on into the day. flash flood watchemain in place for the rest of the flood warning there for the rock creek park area. be on the lookout forpe that. 70s now. we will be around 80 degrees for a hi >>> 8:30 on tuesday morninr septembe 18th. nice to have you out here on the plaza or watching at home. a b dutiful fall. good to have you along with yod moment. l i belie i do. i amking for thes. middleton oh, the middletons. hello. owod mornin how are you? >> good, are you? >> this is a big day for you. what's your na

cwe'llck in on your commute with melissa mollet. first storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell a sheena parveen are here. >> if you're a biker, runner, dog walker you can get outside without getting drenched. >> it's a nice relief not to have the

we will che in with melissa mollet and your first4 traffic has indeed been messy.proaching the river this morning.ur southbound 29 after 216 we have a crash there right now and in the district 6th streeof nort mississippi avenue right now sh down for a big sinkhole. ou rit. thank we will take a break now. we will c your foreca wn we come st wh . hey! hey! congrats on ranking highest by jd power for tv service satisfaction this year. oh, thank you! and on being ranked highest in internet service satisfaction by jd power for the 5th year in a row. well, the 100% fiber-optic network deserves the credit, so... and he's humble! so, um...i should probably go get started. you need me to watch the van? no, i'm good! you deserve the best. get fios, the most awarded network. 100% fiber-optic network. 100% phenomenal. >>> good da morning. you need the umbrella again today. we have showersout there pretty mucli at this point, buweo through the first ha t day rain in the forecast. rit w temrein the upper 60s, low 70s. 59 still leesburg. 79 for high today, scattered showers, war

we'll check on your commute with melissa mollet and your first 4 traffic. first storm team 4 m beorologist chell and sheena parveen. arittle warme this morning. >> much milder, much more humid. a little hint of l semer around here. >> oh, yes, followed by some summer thunderstorms. >> absolutely right. >> this morning you don't need the r umbrellht now, but i would say take it with you because you may be running into so of these afternoon storms and the radar, finally no rain for the morning atcommute. good news. we have fog. w we'reching storms off to the west right now. eventually later on today they'll be organizing and giving us a chance for some potentially severe weather. here is our severe risk area for today shown in yellow. it'sd mostly aro the d.c. metro area and north. areas in northern virginia and maryland are going to be under this this afternoon. damaging winds, lightning, heavy rain, potential for hail. that's going to be the case later on today. so just keep that in mind as you're heading out. now the visibility is fairly low inome spots. q

. >> cck bell is monitoring it and we begin with melissa mollet and sheena parveen.od morning, ladies. yes, we have a similar pattern to yesterd except this morning we're not talking about dense fog. we had a little bitat ofy fog, but you also notice a little bit of drizzle out there throughout the morning so you might need to use the windshield wipers on your drive. 64 leesbu. 71 in quantico. so it's pretty mild out there. here's a look at t visibility, not nearly as bad as yesterday, but if you're u heading 95 towards maybe baltimore especially in philadelphia, that's who's dealing with the very dense fog this morning. be careful as you'reg. driv

we'll check on your commute with melissa mollet and your first 4 traffic.orologist chell and sheena parveen. arittle warme this morning. >> much milder, much more humid. a little hint of l semer around here. >> oh, yes, followed by some summer thunderstorms. >> absolutely right. >> this morning you don't need the r umbrellht now, but i would say take it with you because you may be running into so of these

. >> we're in weather alert >> melissa mollet checking on the commute for us. with chuck and shna and a look at this

we want to get right to a check on your commute with melissa mollet and your first4 traffic.erloop from 66 on up and southbound 270 is que slow as well. southbound falls at maryland in rockville, a pedestrian struck near julius west middle school. sounds like a child there going to be okay. you may see response there. take a look at those d southbound there on 27 to. >> thank you. a >>> we will t break now and check your forecast when we come .ack. as your home becomes more connected... shouldn't your internet keep up? it's time for fios. because fiber optics move crazy amounts of data at even crazier speeds. and fios is the 100% fiber-optic network, so you can get phenomenal capacity for your tech. we'll even help you get another device to put it to the test. right now, get $200 toward a range of google and nest smart home devices when you switch to fios... plus the fastest internet available, plus up to 200 tv channels, plus phone, with a 2-year price guarantee, all for $79.99 per month with a 2-year agreement. and if you order online by september 30th, you'll get a $150 ve

morning o check on the commute with melissa mollet and your first4 traffic. >> rig n an alert involvingrc trains. there is a a signal problem union station. they cannot enter union stationn at this we will ke you updated here. and on twitter at first4 traffic. agt nth 395 at gleeb crash, is clear delays this morning.27 area, 270 south at montrose a broken down vehicle blocng the right >>> iss lt capil hil will have an nbc special report starting at 9:30 this morning. wl ke bow yo fect t. >>> good morning. it's clou and cool and we have inme more light showers moving in, more to the west. later toni we have a flood watch acro the area. that's because we have heavy rain moving in. temperatus t nthough, they are i about the mid-60s. we will sy tha way through the afternn. here is a look at future weather. scted owd at on tonig >>> it is 8:00 on "today." coming upprow sn. judge brett kavanaugh and christine asd preparingke to center stage. ford's frie speaking out. >> sheis fierce and determined and undaunted. we shouldn't underestimate her. when she shows up, she will be ready. >>prid stan

the picture shows himearing a mustard colored shirt and a knife still > melissa mollet has your first4orning. in waldorf we are shut down here. is a southbound here after renner road, traffic stopped because of aed fataltrian crash here this morning. ta sprin 5, northbouefore the beltway a crash involving a dump truck there. east braddock road at clifton road a brand new crash there. and .heck your i put criminals in prison during the day i'm jennifer wexton, and as a prosecutor, and changed diapers at night. later, when i had a law practice, i volunteered to help moms collect child support. then, as state senator, i worked across party lines to target sexual offenders and take guns away from domestic abusers. in congress, i'll stand up to president trump. i approve this message because, like every working mom, what's ahead is as important as what's in the rearview mirror. >>> don't you worry about these clouds over washington this morning. e a not rain making clouds. it will be a partly to mostly ou morning, more sunshine lar in the afternoon. our warm and wet september continues. tem

right now we will check on your commute with melissa mollet in your first 4 traffic how is it lookingop after 66. crash cleared. look at those delays. this is a live picture right now. hoping this gets better in the next couple of minutesdni 4, pe avenue. crash investigation is cleared. someone did die in that crash. they had that shutown this morning. laurel southbound bw parkwa right lane closed. >> thank you. we will check your forecast when we come ba. free. it's time to uncover that feeling again. with the compassion and strength of a name... most accepted by top doctors and specialists. and the power of a card... that opens doors in all fifty states. giving you the freedom to love to dream to dance like no one is watching. carefirst blue cross blue ieldli. ve feaesrls. >>> good wednesday morning. a lot of cloud around again today, 74 degrees currently with patchy fog in the area andds lo cls we go through the first half of the day at least. temperatures right now upper 60s and mid-to-low 70s. this afternoon there could be a few areas the upper 70s, drizzle around with so afterno

now let's check on the commute with melissa mollet and your first4 traffic. > good morning.ed by a crash. southbou g.w. parkway a disabled vehicle. and at chantly, a crash l take . >>> plenty of sunshine this morning. a few more clouds later on in the afternoon and a tiny little chance for a few showers in the shenandoah valley. otherwg to be warm and dry all the way int. [ applause ] >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to the show. i'm megyn kelly. happwednesday. as we like to call it, it's actually swednesday. >> it's really catching on. savannah guthrie is here. she's helping me break down making the rounds today. and we begin where we first met. >> when we say hello, we're too stressed out. >> she's so tall and so smart and so igpretty. >> back at you. >> depends on the heels. things are goi on athe supreme court. that includes the nomination process of judge kavanaugh.

we'l check in with melissa mollet with a look at yourut co but first chuck bell and sheena parveen h aree with a check on your forecast. >> finally, a dry start to a dae around . seems like it's been forever. >> it does, doesn't it? at least you don't need the windshieldwipers. it's dry right now. you need the umbrella late joer on today. as we zoom out, storms off t the west. that will be here later this af rnoon. our severe threat shown by the yellow shaded area. some storms inarts of the dc metro area. northern maryland, northern virginia. s could ong to severe. manassas, half mile. warri warrington less than a mile. temperatures are mild in the low 70s. n so 4 things yd to know before you walk outside. storms mainly after 2:00.m. here in dc by 5:00 p.m. some kevere. hat umbrella and raincoat before you leave. let's hd over to melissa and see how the commute is shaping up. good morning, melissa. >> good morning, sheena. silver spring outer loop befored colesville a little bit of a delay here. that's expected. hopelly they get it out of the way soon. columbia southbound is where th

i'm melissa mollet. hurricane florence will likely behe storm of a lifetime for portions of the carolina coast. you see the hurricane behind me here. it is massive. here is the latest information for you. the storm is expected to bring life threatening storm surge and rainfallto portions of the carolinas and mid atlantic states. mass evacuations for a second day now causing gridlock in some areas and shelters are starting to open. the storm is more than day away, let's get the latest on the timing from meteorologist amelia draper. >> the latest on florence, it's a category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds at 130 miles per hour with the new track not much changing. it's continuing with the trend that we were seeing yesterday later in the day. it moves in to parts of north carolina and south carolina right around wilmington as a 3 categourricane. it kind of stalls just off the coast as it weak tons a category 2 hurricane bringing massive infall, sustained not only tropical force winds and rricane-f

now let's check on your commute with melissa mollet. >> good morning, a couple of problems in gaithersburgry villagee averash on the right side. slow, slow, slow heading into rockville. springfield 95, expresslanes, 4, 6, 44 broken down vehicle on the left side. fortn washington bound palmer road crash in the center lane.th >> melank you. >> chuck has the forecast in a nute. st. >>> storm team 4 weather alert because once again today heat indexes will be in the danger zone this afternoon. over 100 degrees from noon until 5 or 6:00 this afternoon. limit your outdoor activities as best as you can. current temperatures are in the steamy 70s. afternoon highs will low to mid 90s with a very high heat index. if you're headed out to a baseball game, cardinals and nationals, very warm and humid. another day, sizzling hot up tomorrow. >> chuck, thank you. another local news update in 25 minutes. >> f now back >>> 7:30 now, 7:30 wednesday morning, september 5th 2018, the eve of the new nfl season. that's the sic. kicks off tomorrow night right here on the nbc with the reigning super bowl champion. s

let's check in with melissa mollet. jack is here for melissa. hi, jack. >> coming into brandy wine, 5 an 301. only have a left lane getting by causing major slowdowns. olde columbia p closed with colonial road. massive tree down.no hbound on 234. aaron, eun, back in to yo >> jack, thank you. >>> news 4 is looking into one ofd.c.'s high profile cases. tune in for a special report, mansion murders, inside the investigation. >>> a check on your forecast is ♪ when was the last time you felt... free. it's time to uncover that feeling again. with the compassion and strength of a name... most accepted by top doctors and specialists. and the power of a card... that opens doors in all fifty states. giving you the freedom to love to dream to dance like no one is watching. carefirst blue cross blue shield. live fearless. >>> good tuesday morning. we have a weath alert today because of a heat advisory. all the counties shaded in orange feeling lik 105 degrees. when you factor in the humidity, actual temperatures will be in the mid 90s today. litt to no rain

. > right now a check on morning commu with melissa mollet. how is it loong?crash bg one left lane this morning. brandywine southboun 5 at birch hill a crash. you can see the rainli f. 66, 95 prey w right now. you. > t we wie a k . c >>> good friday morning. we have some showers around the d.c. metro area. also down 95 these continue to move into maryland the of the area seeing mostly cloudy skies. temperaturround 70 degrees. r north an tomorrow looking dry. sund cooler and raint the lates weather anytime in the nbc . [ applause ] >>> good morning, everyone. i'm megyn kelly. for the next hour, we're going to be talking about b gettingk in the saddle again. hat to do if you find yourself suddenly single. joining me to discuss all relationship-related issues, amy holmes, dangoldman and "rolling stone" contributing editor, joe lieber. we're talking relationshipsto y. everybody can relate to this. have you ever had an on-again/off-again relationship? >> no. >> you never go back -- >> single, never married, no kids, dry spell. >>