>>> i'm aaron gilchrist in the news4 live desk.a phial fire in prince william county, virginia. we've just learned a third person has died in this fire. there were some reports initially after this fire started just before 4:00 this morning that two people were found inside the trailer that had been burned almost to the ground. you can see there a mobile home there. firefighters were able to find two victims deceased inside that mobile home this morning, and then at some point later today they found a third person. as we understand it, they're all believed to be adult who is lived in that home on fuller heights road in the triangle area. of course the investigation continues now to figure out what started that fire and how exactly those three people now died in that mobile home. that's the latest from the live desk. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> all right, aaron. >>> and another big impact of the shutdown is hitting some military families hard. death benefits for military families have been suspended. that means money usually given to he

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome 0 to this friday, october 4, 2013. we are entering day four of the government shutdown, and there is little evidence that any progress has been made in the effort to end the standoff. we've learned that overnight the white house canceled president obama's entire trip to asia set for next week. a fight over the debt ceiling will reach its limit in about two weeks. house speaker john boehner says, however, that he will not allow the nation to default on its debt. the house plans to vote on more piece meal bills today. it would approve back pay for furloughed workers once the government reopens. >> a live look along constitution avenue in northwest on capitol hill or northeast. it should be where streets are starting to reopen more than 12 hours after an intense chase that led to a tedly shoot iing. megan mcgrath is gathering more information about what things are like down there now. >>> first, another pleasant start to your morning. the warm weather we've been having has been feeling like summer. tom kierein here now wi

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. to "news 4 today" for this wednesday, october 2, 2013. we are staying top of every development. congress will resume its efforts about five and a half hours from now. >> the senate convenes at 10:00 a.m. the house at 10:30 this morning. meanwhile, senate democrats holding an event at 11:00 to show the impact the shutdown is having on federal workers. >> things are not only heating up on capitol hill but across our region. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is track iing record he for today. tom? >> yes, indeed. by later this afternoon we should be well into the 80s. right now, though, it is a cool start on this tuesday morning starting -- or wednesday morning. st of the region except right near the bay and on the tidal potomac. a milder start, but manassas is down to a cool 52 while 0 our you bushes are generally in the mid-50s right around the beltway and across much of northern virginia. and the bus stop forecast for students at the bus stop, you can ditch the jacket. no jackets

i'm aaron gilchrist pap. >> and i'm eun yang. president obama plans to visit a construction. it's one example of a small business that could be hurt by the shutdown. the visit comes as the situation grows more bleak by the moment. an hour-long meeting failed to show signs of progress. now the lack of federal employees going to work is forcing metro to reduce the number of trains it is putting on the tracks. >> we have more on the shutdown. will we have our october heat wave? tom kierein is here with what we should expect. >> summer in october continues. yesterday one degree of the record. kbot up to 88 at reagan national. this morning it's off to a mild start. more like an august morning. a few clouds are drifting in over the metro area. otherwise, mostly clear. . we have quite a bit of cloudy ness in the morning. we get into the rest of the morning and afternoon. that should keep temperatures cooler than it was yesterday. it's in the upper 50s in our nearby suburbs. many of the rural areas are into a the mid-50s. most are in the 60s in the waters. it's near 60 degrees. for s

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang.news 4 for today, we start with changes in the weather. >>> good morning. well, the forecast isn't changing. we've been forecasting this, but the weather is certainly changing. let's take a look now at the radar. storm team 4 radar is showing an area of rain just off our atlantic coast and it is advancing into southeastern virginia. right now they're getting some rain in southern parts of the chesapeake bay and southeastern virginia. the leading edge of the rain is still southeast of richmond. it is going to be coming up our way later today. right now we've got some low clouds around the region. we have temperatures on the chilly side. just in the low to mid-50s throughout much of the region starting off this morning 40s now in the shenandoah valley, students at the bus stop, a cloudy morning, but have an umbrella with you, i think you will be needing it when you head back home from school today. temperatures through much of the morning will be in the 50s. a look at your morning coming

i'm richard jordan in for aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang.of the beltway is shut down because of an accident. danella is here with your first 4 traffic. >>> here is what's happening if you're traveling the inner loop of the beltway, as you make your way to i-95, you'll find a five-vehicle crash. lanes are blocked. right now drivers are forced off onto i-95 heading northbound. the good news to work around this, first, it's still light volumes early in the morning but, second, when you take the exit ramp for i-95, you can loop around, use the park and ride, and then continue back to the inner loop of the beltway. again, if you're traveling the inner loop of the beltway, you'll be forced off at i-95 as you travel in prince george's county because of an accident involving five vehicles. back over to you both. >> thank you, danella. a live look outside now at 4:27. some clouds in the sky. >> a dry start but that's not going to last for long. let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein now for the first forecast. >>> good morning. it

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome for this wednesday, october 2, 2013. are following news in prince george's county where an officer was involved in a deadly shooting. we will check in with molette green at the live desk soon. >> first, though, be possible record heat for today. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here with the forecast. >>> dig deep into your closet and pull out the summer gear again. it is going to be hitting the 80s later this afternoon. you need some long sleeves now because it is cool. we are down into the 50s throughout most of northern virginia, most of maryland. that includes prince george's county, montgomery, fairfax county, down to the mid to upper 50s most locations. right on the bay it's near 60. weather further west low to mid-50s but it's going to be jumping about 30 degrees by the time we get into the afternoon. expect a rapid warm-up but then by 10:00 we ought to be well into the 70s and by noontime in downtown washington the low 80s, suburbs near 80 degrees by noontime. fauquier county, 80 degrees with sunshine at

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. we start with these weather changes. let's go right to storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein who is tracking the rain heading our way. tom? >>> we've had this long stretch of dry, sunny weather coming to an end now. we're going to have a stretch of wet weather for the next several days, so have your umbrella handy, you'll be need iing it. storm team 4 radar not showing any rain around washington, fredericksburg or richmond. there is some rain and it's coming in off of the atlantic ocean. it's a coastal area of low pressure. some of the remnants of tropical storm karen involved as well will be moving in later today but not for the morning. the morning should stay dry. we are chilly

. >>> and i'm aaron gilchrist. welcome to "news 4 today." it is friday, october 4. we'll have much more on those stories for you. first, let's start with a look at your forecast with weather and traffic on the 1s. tom? >>> it is mild and rather muggy on this friday morning. we have some patchy fog in many of the rural areas of virginia and there's a little bit in maryland as well in the rural areas where temperatures are around 60 to the upper 50s but closer to washington generally we're in the low to mid-60s as well as around the bay. by 8:00 upper 60s. much of the fog will be dissipating by mid morning. by 10:00 we'll be into the mid-70s and then by noon it ought to be into the low 80s under a partly cloudy sky. and we have hometown forecast stafford, virginia, there by noontime it ought to be around 80 degrees. we'll take a look at your friday and friday night coming up in about ten minutes. first 4 traffic with danella. good morning. >>> good morning, tom. here is what i'm tracking, another accident into the first alert traffic center. southbound gw parkway. acc

i'm aaron gilchrist.notice a lot of changes in the district this morning as the federal government shutdown takes effect. all the monuments on the national mall will be blocked off today. the fountains are being turned off. restrooms locked and trash cans won't be emptied. park rangers not around either. the zoo temporarily closed as well as all the smithsonian's museums. the u.s. capitol will also be closed to visitors, and if you ride m.a.r.c., train 875 on the brunswick line is cancelled. a special midday train will leave union station at 2:00 this afternoon. train 850 on the camden line and a special train will leave union station at 2:15. the penn line will run on a normal schedule and vre trains will normally operate today there. may be additional trains this afternoon. let's go to danella sealock to see if the shutdown is impacting the commute this morning. >> here's what we're tracking. delays for folks traveling along i-95 in maryland as well as route 29. from the icc slow heading southbound to t

i'm aaron gilchrist. a mess on the roads right now.e beltway is dealing with an overturned tractor trailer. it was carrying trash and tying up the right side of the roadway. traveling in greenville, expect delays. beltway, outer loop, delays over ten miles. here's the scene. two left lanes will get you by. right side of the roadway is blocked. also if you're traveling vw parkway heading northbound you cannot get to the outer loop of the beltway. northbound lanes and vw parkway have reopened at 32. however, southbound, you're however, southbound, you're still forced off at 175 because "i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad." these are birth control pills. more than half of american women use them at some point in their lives but ken cuccinelli sponsored a bill that could have made common forms of birth control illegal, including the pill. cuccinelli was one of only five senators to support this "potentially radical intrusion into domestic, family and individual decision-making" why is ken cuccinelli interf

i'm aaron gilchrist. let's check your forecast. here's tom. >> warming up rapidly.uld hit mid to upper 80s by this afternoon and thursday, friday and again on saturday each day highs into the mid-80s and then sunday, again, into the mid-80s but probably no rape. next chance of rain may come monday and tuesday and should be turning cooler. highs 70. danella how is traffic? >> good morning. here's what i'm tracking now. an earlier accident still in the roadway so if you're traveling the inner loop of the beltway, making your way towards braddock road, move it to the left lane. a multi-vehicle accident and tow truck is load up ready to go, but your drive time still a bit slow from the interchange to the dulles toll road or average travel speed about 42 miles per hour. aaron? >> thank you. coming up at midday, live team coverage of the government shutdowns, including its effects shutdowns, including its effects on federal workers [ snapping fingers ] man: for me... it's staying fit. it's staying motivated. it's... staying on track. with aetna, i have the tools to monito