. >> i aaron gilchrist. parents are endin the long holiday weekend, going back to work. >> this is a bigay it's knnotorious day for traffi. > let's start with the weather aler we're talking about dangerous heat today and over the next several days? >> the 90s will not be breaking until friday. even though for many o you, the unofficial end to summer has comendnd gone. we go through most of this week. it's 80 degrees. but soid hutside, it feels like 85. if you head to the bus stop this morning, you will wait until the sunday went to the department. gaither sburg is at a half-mile doesability. watch t for the kids at the bus stop. and here's your bus stop forecast. >>nts want to look cool today. it's 105 degrees. let's go over to melissa and s how the roads are chshaping up. >> looking at the roads this morning. this is a live look at 95 here. 65 and northbound near norton. no problems here this morning. everything is rolling along just fine. >>> had an earlier problem on the etter loop of the beltway. we don'

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang.re are trouble spots for the commute already this morning. melissa m will fill us in on that. first we do want to check in with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and sheena parveen. the warning why you wan to pack that umbrella. nole quite in the yet. >> not yet. we h don'te the rain this morning. before you leave, know we have it later today.u n't want to leave home without the umbrella. we could have strong storms. >>ribsolutely t. chance for very strong storms later this afternoon and early this evening. timing is probably somewhere around 2:00. 3:00. up to 6:00, 8:00 right alo the i-95 corridor. lots of rain chances back out to our west. this cold front moving through chicago, that promises to bring an end to the rain here sometime on friday and may actually leave us with two back-to-back sunny days. there is a slight risk for severe storms from washington, philadelphia, boston onp into parts of central new york and new england. we'll watch out for that. is a dry start here

i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist.issa will have a look at our roads and chuck and cena with a warning about the umbrellane wel today. iteven though you don't need for the second we step out the door which we don't have it for the morning commute, which i finally good news for the morning hours, but rain later on today. >> ere's always a price to be paid for getting something good. that's what we're going to do today. there is a slight risk particularly with the northern half of our viewing area. en a marginal risk down to the south. keep that in mind. storm team 4he scanning mountains and you have to look west the mountains of virginia. enjoy the next couple of hours whichilbe dry. warm and humid, metro area in the low 70s. a very wm late december morning. look at the temperatures jumping into the 80s. thunderstorms becoming warm and muggt a look a the weekend sunshine coming up in a few minutes. for now,o let's go melissa. >> hi, chuck. taking a look here at the problem in gainesville. northbound 89. the ramp to east

. >>> good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang.police officer taken to the hospital after a crash. >> news 4 with video from the scene and how this played chuck. >>> cloudy, gloomy again to get your day started but we'tc ng out for the chance for strong thunderstorms this afternoon. sheena will breaksow >>> the stages set and this morning word of a new player. anrizona prosecutord calle to question kavanaugh and his accuser. what we know about her and the place she's about to take in american history. >>> braving fire thick smoke and even death. witnesses mount a stunning rescue after a fiery crash. >>> recent rains may leave your basent with ooding. the tips you need to stop major problems later. >>>" "news 4 todtarts now. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. 4:00 a.m. calm butta cloudy to the morning. storms are coming later today. >> we're just glad there's no rain thismorning. we'll check on your commute with melissa mollet and your first 4 traffic. first storm team 4 m beorologist chell and sheena

ip aaron gilchrist. >>> i'm eun yang.has more from the live desk. >> one of the firefighters that you mentioned is hurt. we're working to learn the extent of that injury. take a look. this is a picture of that house on fire. it required a massive response from montgomery county fire and you can see significant damage caused by this fire. officials saying the home was under renovation and nobody was living in it of the this is a really busy area. whittier ulevard. you cut through to get to bradley boulevard, you can from the map, whitman high school up the road. molette green is t headedt way and will have the latest in the 5:00 hour. we'll stay on top of it. >>> we're in for another day of blazingot temperatures. it feels like it's 200 degrees humidity. h the >> it might as well. >> we're in weather alert >> melissa mollet checking on the commute for us. we'll start with chuck and shna and a look at this

. >> i aaron gilchrist. parents are endin the long holiday weekend, going back to work. >> this is a bigay it's knnotorious day for traffi. > let's start with the weather aler we're talking about dangerous heat today and over the next several days? >> the 90s will not be breaking until friday. even though for many o you, the unofficial end to summer has comendnd gone. we go through most of this week. it's 80 degrees. but soid hutside, it feels like 85. if you head to the bus stop thi

we're almost there, aaron gilchri gilchrist. >> i'll eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. we're ready for the day and the ahead. that's going to start with a look at the forecast and the commute with chuck and melia. >>yes, it certainly will.ge ch -- chuck and melissa. you wanted to say sheena. she will be working with doug in the afternoon. the four things you need to know about the weather are september heat wave is coming to an en it will be plenty warm today. up close to 90 degrees. we were yesterday. won't be as hot. a rainy weekend potentially in front of us. flash flood watches for the shenandoah valley. and we'll be looking at florenci le next week. a hazy sky over washington. 77, sticky degrees outside. mid-60s in some of the suburbs. your school day forecast. n up at 6:42 as the kids head out to the bus stops. it will be a hot one with the temperatures in the mid to upper 80s. what the kids need to wear, the shorts, sunglasses,r outd resource, don't forget the sunblock. probably don't need umbrella. but plenty warm and humid. i'm giving today's grade a b-plus. mo

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang.ve a chance of rain. >> a little bit. >> not totally in the clear. melissa wille a look at your wednesday commute but just in a moment. the ones that can apes the question, chuck bell, sheena parveen. we're going to need the umbrla, don't put it away. >> yes, dry outside. thison't need the umbrella morning. u eun, we have a mostly dry middle of the day. >> i think most people have had their umbrella surgically lwtached to their hand. >> is have mine. >> constantly there. >> unfortunately, more rain chances coming our way for the second halff today. pretty high chance you're going to get rained on tomorrow a friday. i remain very optimistic. that cold front across the midwest, that will bring a chance for rain and thundersrms later on today. there is a slight risk for severe storms from washinon, baltimore, philadelphia, new york, new england. if you're traveling northeast bound today there could be flight delays. storm team 4 radar, first thing this morning. ur westowers are way to out

aaron gilchrist is live at the scene, and, aaron, it keeps getting worse and worse behind you, it seems. >> rorter: yeah, definitely. we have been watching this fire jump from one part of the building to another part of the building, stepping out to see igwhat's beginning on here now. we have just seen on this east side, backside of the building ere the roof collapsed awhile ago, there's another ladder truck in from prince george as y county, see the ladder extended high above the building. we'll expect to see wer flowing from that any moment now.ti at the sam, another unit that shoots water from the ground is brought to the backside here, and there's still the fire trucks from the other side of the building that have redirected streaat of to this latest part of the building that caught fire. again, when we were on scene here, around 3:30, close to 4:00, we saw just one side of theuilding on k street, the east side of the building burning, the flames seemed to travel to the other side of the building on virginia avenue, and then sort of through the and then most recently to this backsid

. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. this could be the hottest day oe th week. cklissa and c bell is here with the forecast. >> the good and the bad news is, one more day to get through the intense heat and it's the last day of an incredible stretch of hot weather to get the month of september going. mostly cloudy sky. a heat index of 85 degrees at 4:00 in the morning. 80 in washington. 82 in anop lis. leesburg, wbe 70 degrees this morning. that won't ltut. the tempes will be in the 80s by 10:00 and in the 90s by lunch time, and low or outside. low to the mid-90s between 100 and 105 degrees. not much of a rain chance today. rain chances go up, up, up for hemorrow. and hang on in the weekend. >> don't love on the weekend. >>> oxon hill, we have a camera to show you this. you can see that on the right. not really causing any delays at this point. it could if it hangs arnold, too much. chevy chase, outer loop to connecticut. mclane teoop before the troll road. alexandria, 395 after seminary. two left lanes get by the work zone. zoomingout, leesburg, east on 7. all

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. the first time in days we are not in weather alert mode. hallelujah. >> no red,gh flashing . we'll check the commute with melissa. first, chuck bell is here with our forecast. it starts off with a cool start to the day. >> yeah, nice way to get the day going. >> what was that? coolish? >> i guess, sure. cool's a relative term. it could be cool to some. temperatures above70 degrees. i wouldn't consider that necessarily cool, especially the middle and third part of september here.bu gaithe, 64. 64 in manassas. 64n front royal and 64 on the map. there are plenty of places like washington, lorton, all above 70 degr es. a pleasanugh way to get the day started. forecast, a little patchy fog is ssible i some of the sheltered valleys first thing this morning, but you're going to notice an amazing amount of sunshine today and temperatures going to be well above average. our average high is 78. a plus weather today. today's forecast high 85 degrees. there is the tiniest little chance for a few

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. both police officers are expected to survive. >> justin finch is live with the latest details. it still busy out there. >> reporter: hey there, ron, eun. you're absolutely right, still busy out here. but a sense of relief those injuries to the officers appear toe non-li threatening. here on the ground, officers are still at work, proof this investigation is continuing at this time. here's a look at what w know so far. we have two officers wounded, the second houlder, officer suffering a wound to his arm and hand areaar they were of a special operations team serving a warrant to a top-level apartment here about 10:30 last night at this apartment complex. we're told they knocked on the door, annnced emselves, but could not get inside, so they used a device to open thatdoor. here's what happened next. >> there is an individual inside the apartment armed with a shotgun. that individual fired that shotgun at our nine-man team of officers. two of our officers are t. >> reporter: so a close c

. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. this could be the hottest day oe th week.issa and c bell is here with the forecast. >> the good and the bad news is, one more day to get through the intense heat and it's the last day of an incredible stretch of hot weather to get the month of september going. mostly cloudy sky. a heat index of 85 degrees at 4:00 in the morn

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eunyang. the weekend is forecast approaching. but can we expect a break from all the heat? >> yes. >> we haven't askedt.huck >> that's what i feel. >> and melissahe checking commute for us. >> stay on your own turf, aaron. when i got out of the car in the parking lot, i was like -- >> i didn't know if we were imagining things. >> we've had four or five ds in a row, 90 or higher. the 0-9day stretch. most will be in the 80s. nothing happening on radar close by just yet. that will behaing as deep, tropical moisture, what's left of gilbert -- gordon -- gilbert - gordon. gordon, starting with a good portion of the weekend. temperatures are steamy this morning. we're i the mid to upper 70s now. l afternoon high today, stt. 89 degrees. the average is 83. rain and thunderstorms becoming likely be this afternoon. and it could be rainy for your friday night. more about all that and the impact on temperatures coming up. >>> good mornin melissa. >> good morning, mr. bell. a problem may c haveared ouft the way. we're keeping an eye on this on

. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. this cld be the hottest day of the week.elissa is standing by with a check on our commute this morning. let's start with chuck bell and a look at this heat wave that seems to never end. >> no kidding. th cendar says september. the kids are back in school. that tells you it's fall. the fours you need to know about the weather, another very steamy start this morning. the heat is peaking today. this may b the hottest day of the week. it's been 94 twice already. 93 yesterday. heat indexes over 100. it's all about the svelweat ande misery for 'rday. if y wondering about the weekend, you can be in trouble. the ouoor plans may be rained out. current temperatures in the 60s and the 70s. there's a tiny chance for a shower or thunderstorm. don't count on mother nature cooling you off. afternoon highs,

. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. a calm, cloudy start to the morning. storms are on the way later today. >> happy there are no storms this morning. 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

i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> i'm eun yang. we're also tracking the rising temperatures on this weather alert day. it's already 79 degrees outside. it's only ffling -- because all the humidity. the warnings are severe right now. one lol school district is sending students home early today. >> wll get to that in a moment. first to the forecast with chuck and sheena.

. >> i'm angie goff in for aaron gilchrist. are keeping a close eye on hurricane florence. >> cck bell is monitoring it and we begin with melissa mollet and sheena parveen. good rning. >> good 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 radar is showing us a couple of showers, one near frederick and royersville and near 70 and boonsville. we'll watch these shors and a cluster of thunderstorms trying to move up through. parts of the eastern shor i think they will mostly try to move into delaware. we'll stay clou

i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> i'm eun yang. we're also tracking the rising temperatures on this weather alert day. it's already 79 degrees outside. it's only ffling -- because all the humidity. the warnings are severe right now. one lol school district is sending students home early today. >> wll get to that in a moment. first to the forecast with chuck and sheena. then melissa will have a look at the commute for us. >> yes. good morning. it's going to be another scorcher out there. i don't fee like we need to tell you. it feels never ending. >> i agree w.h th it feels like a summer where it was pouri down rain or 90 degrees. we've continued the pattern into september. another day sizzling hot today. again, what was tropical storm gordon now starting to rain itself out across the deep south. that's an area of low pressure. we have a relatively large area of high pressure around us. that's going to squash chances for cooling thunderstorms. had quite a few yesterdayn. aftern i don't think that's as likely to be the caseto y. curr

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang.r alert how about that? >> how about that. first we'll turn to chuck bell with a look at the forecast. looking for aeason to likehe weather man today, too. >> well -- >> we always like the weather man, aaron. >> come on, there's always a reason to like the weather man. you may not go ahead and like him, butthere's always a reason. skies have tried to clear out rather significant can'tly curi ng the overnight hour there's patchy fog, nothing major. visibility slightly reduced in some of our sheltered valleys. file that away und the just in case. look at that, dry weather up and down the i-95 corridor. well,this's a little chance for a shower in jacksonville, florida. most of this section of the i-95 corridor nothing to worry about. these rain drops could bring the slightest little cha of a shower today. not really so much around the washington area. our friends in the shenandoah valley, you have a chance

. >> i'm angie goff in for aaron gilchrist.se eye on hurricane florence. >> cck bell is monitoring it and we begin with melissa mollet and sheena parveen. good rning. >> good 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

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. the weekend is forecast approaching. can we expect a break from all the heat?>> melissa with our commute. we'll start with chuck bell and a word about this heat. chuck? >> it's ending. >> good. >> just a word? >> just word. he'se trying to cool, you know. temperatures will be trending downward, as we head into the good-bye to the 90s and good riddance to the 90s. ipt it's ser for crying out loud. our heat wave coming to an end. it's going to bear plenty and humid today. but the rainy weekend ahead will be cooler. temperatures will fall into the 60s tomorrow wit the rain coming in. flash flood watches have been

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eunth yang.are in the hospital and expected to survive. >> justin finch joins us live from the scene with details. what can you tell us? >> reporter: that's right. at this time we're hearing those officers are in the hospital right now. at least oneould be on h way to surgery. here on the scene, still seeing a heavy policeresence. officers in uniform, others in plainlothes. crime scene investigators also here on the scene, as you can see behindwe me. e still looking at a very active police-involved shooting as you mentioned, nine officers were initially on scene last vight, part of a special operations team s a warrant to a top-level apartment here off the 2700 block. we're told they knocked on that apartment door, announced themsees, and got no answer, so the had to use a device to open that door. inside, they found arm maned with a shotgun. we're told he then

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eunth yang. morning, both officers are in the hospital and expected to survive. >> justin finch joins us live from the scene with details. what can you tell us? >> reporter: that's right. at this time we're hearing those officers are in the hospital right now. at least oneould be on h way to surgery. here on the scene, still seeing a heavy policeresence. officers in uniform, others in plainlothes. crime scene investigators also here on the scene, as you can see behindwe me. e still looking at a very active police-involved shooting as you mentioned, nine officers were initially on scene last vight, part of a special operations team s a warrant to a top-level apartment here off the 2700 block. we're told they knocked on that apartment door, announced themsees, and got no answer, so the had to use a device to open that door. inside, they found arm maned with a shotgun. we're told he then fired at the officers, str oing two them, one in the shoulder, the other in the hand and arm area. another office

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. both police officers are expected to survive. >> justin finch is live with the latest details. it still busy out there. >> reporter: hey there, ron, eun. you're absolutely right, still busy out here. but a sense of relief those injuries to the officers appear toe non-li threatening. here on the ground, officers are still at work, proof this investigation is continuing at this time. here's a look at what w know so far. we have two officers wounded, the second houlder, officer suffering a wound to his arm and hand areaar they were of a special operations team serving a warrant to a top-level apartment here about 10:30 last night at this apartment complex. we're told they knocked on the door, annnced emselves, but could not get inside, so they used a device to open thatdoor. here's what happened next. >> there is an individual inside the apartment armed with a

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eunyang. the weekend is forecast approaching.t can we expect a break from all the heat? >> yes. >> we haven't askedt.huck >> that's what i feel. >> and melissahe checking commute for us. >> stay on your own turf, aaron. when i got out of the car in the parking lot, i was like -- >> i didn't know if we were imagining things. >> we've had four or five ds in a row, 90 or higher. the 0-9y

. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. it's 6:00 a.m. the holiday is over. the summer is over. time to get back to. busine it's going to be a busy one for school starting for a lot of kids today. and parents are ending the weekend. >> it's a rou day fortraffic. and it's rough for anybody who has toe outside. >> melissa is tracking the records. >>> let's start with sheena. she has the weather alert for is school year. >> dangerous heat in the forecast today. before you head out to the bus stop, it is very warm and humid. dress cool because the afternoon will be very hot. feeling like 105 degrees today. a heat advisory with the humidity is going to make it ngerous in some cases. it's 79 in washington. feels more like 83 degrees.p when you s outside, you're going to nice how humid it is. temperatures in the mid-70s. have patchy fog o there. watch out for the school busses. less than a half-mile of visibility. gaithersburg has been fluctuating quite a bit. the most as you go through tuesday's start. by 8:00 a.m., you will want to dress cool. 3:00 p.m., 94. it will feel like the dog

. >> aaron h gilchrist the next question. >> senator kane, when asked in the august 2018 nbc news-wsz journal poll, what concerns the most aboutts democaining control of congress, gridlock was the top answer. if democrats do regn control, would you work to block president trump's agenda o lead democrats to work towards compromise? >> what aes great on. my goal will be to do what i have been doing. th two republica houses, i have gotten a lot of legislation to president trump's desk battling opids, recognizing virginia indian tribes. i wrote the bill to expand t navy to 355 ships and got that through to creatend jobs to increase our national security. i'm going to continue to do i have been doing in my six years in the senate. i am one of theenators that's always working across the aisle to try to find partnerships to get bills to president obama and now to president trump and that's what i'm going to continue to do. if theresident proposes things that are bad, sure, i'll stand up against them. if they're bad forvirginia, if they're bad for the country, i'm going to stand upgainst them

. >>> i'm aaron gilchrist. we're also tracking the rising temperatures onhis sto team 4 weather alert day. i's already 78 degrees outside our studios her upper northwest d.c. it's only going to get hotter. it's only goi to feel hotter. oppress civively so. one local school district will be sending students home today. >> we begin with the forecast with chuck and sheena before we head in with melissa for a look at the commute. this is the kind of washington weather we're known for. oppressive ht. >> the swampy humidity is what we all feel when we step outsid i mean, it's humid, it's hot. we're going to be like this for a little longer until we get a nice break. >> i know. another day you hardly know that flipped the calendar to september. blazing high temperatures yet agai very unusual for us to be so far above 90. to be 90 degre is one thing. to be 94, 95 degrees in september, that is krare. stilping an eye on what was gordon madeal lanlast night. heaviest of the rain across mississippi and alabama towards memp

. >> i'm angie goff in for aaron gilchrist.ing all of us keeping a close eye on hurricane. floren >> storm team 4's chuck bell is looking at the path and we' check out melissa mollet and sheena parveen.? shee >> we're seeing a little bit of fog, too. stly in maryland. other than that, a little bit of drizzle. eading towards baltimore, the fog isthicker. the rest of the area seeing a little bit of patchy fog with a dense fog advisory. that's closer to the philadelphia area. if youe traveling that way keep in mind visibility is not looking good. degrees i washington. 68 gaithersburg. 60.leesburg like i mentioned, a little bit of drizzle. we have a lot of clouds in the forecast. a cluster of storms is continuing on.

political director chuck todd wll moderateh questions from news4's aaron gilchrist and julie carey. >e are all creatures of comfort. >> yes, we are. even the smallest among us. coming up next, helping babies feel safe at a local hospital. >>> nothinkcuddly about this guy. >>> some of the smallest babies will get a present. >> they are tching them to crochet stuffed toys. >> call ia labor of love. >> this is looking rlly good. >> every step, every stitch. creating octopus toys that will on be given to pre mature babies. they said the toys let the babies feel like they're still womb. a little comfort in a sometimes trusting situation. ro a little cozier, a little warmer enent. it was something the parents could take home. >> she's already made dozs of toys. >> i had never crocheted before. i just gave it my best try. >> now she holds free classes to get other people looked, too. >> there is so ch gratification. when you get the hang of it, it becomes a rewarding thing to do. >> we do it together. >> and for, studen this project is personal. >> i was a pre mature baby, too. i ink it isaw

on this wednesday, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. for the fir time in days, guess what?ther alert mode. >> normal weather today? >> i kn, hallelujah. 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

we'll have questions from news 's aaron gilchrist and julie carrie. >>> there was a second statement in response to a new york times report that rosenstein suggested invoking the 25 th amendment to remove the president from office. he says, quote, i never pursued or authorized recording the president and any suggestion that i havever advocated for the removal of the president is absolutely false, end quote. sourcesell nbcews there is disagreement abouthether rosenstein's comments about wearing a wire were sarcastic or seriou a justice department official not raisestein d the issue of trying to invoke the 25th amount. no comment from the white.ouse on th >>> a pennsylvania man accused of threatening to shoot president trump is now in custody. you can see u.s. marshals leading the man out of the that's in ohio. they found him in aavine yesterday. he was wanted since june after he threatened to shoot the president and a district attorney. he has multiple warrants for burglary an probragation violations. >>> they're trying to find and arrest a man wanted for raping a woman inside herapar

uck todd will moderate that debate with questions from news 4's aaron gilchrist and julie carey. >>> later this week, former first lady michelle obama will urge people to get out and te. it's the first of two stops for her nonpartisan group when we all vote. itncourages people to vote and participate in the midterm elections in november. she'll be in miami on friday. >>> well, this week, the news 4 i-team is looking into a wave of scammers who are said to be taking the district by storm. >> the district's attorney general is now warning about all renters and would-be buyers about becoming targets. >> reporter: it all startk when you lnline for a rental. this ad seems real enough, but the owner told us it's actually bogus. so we went undercover and started e-mailing with the person ptending to rent it. d.c. has one of the hottest rental markets in the country. a constant influx of people in search of the perfect place. but a news 4 i-team investigationound scammers are getting smarter, preying on that desperation to trick ulbe renters out of thousands of dollars. >> if i didn't have t

i'm aaron gilchrist and the heat is greeting a lot of our community.>> humidity, hot and humid afternoon. heat advisory for almost aterybody today. dangerous temperatures will feel close to 105 degrees. make sure you stay hydrated. actual high will be 94 degrees. we're not looking at much rain relief until we get to thursday evening and then it crops into your weekend with the highs drop into the 80s. >> we'll get a look at the roads for you when we come back. st >>> live look at the f roads you here this morning. picking up in the distance, a look at the 14th street bridge. traffic coming into the city. doesn't look that bad atpo this t in the morning. you can expect there are decreasing delays as the morning commute goes on along the beltway this rning. it is 8:28 right now. more local news for you here in 25 minutes. for now, back to >> look at that baby. take a shot of the baby for savannah and me. that's little joaquin in case you're wondering. how aut a crowd moment. for a lot of people today is the first day of school. i met a couple of ladies w

. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. the heat wave is coming to an end. so close. bell is working on there st before we check in with the traffic. how close is it, chuck? >> one more day in the weather bunker, that's all we need. temperatures in the s again this afternoon. heat index is up to 100-105 degrees. a hazy sky to greet you on a thursday morning. not too many clouds out there just yet. today is the peak of the heat wave. p.m. rain likeyo tomorrow on friday afternoon and evening plans. and the weekend could be impact by rain ops. it's eitr 90 degrees or it's raining. g're stuck in the mid to upper 70s to your thursday morning started. plan on another hot day today. i'm forecasting 95 only a teeny, tiny little chance for rain today. most along the i- corridor. i-95, likely to be hot and dry. more about the rain chancesn the weeke coming up. good morning, melissa. >> good morning, chuck. looking right now. eastbound ic bridge cheney. i think a car has spun around here this morning. once they get tft out the way, doesn't seem to be slowing things too much. but

with queions coming in from aaron gilchrist, you can down led to nbc washington app and watch a l watch l iv kaine: my dad ran an ironworking shop. i learned hard work and a trade from him and his workers. then i went to honduras as a missionary and taught kids to be carpenters and welders. our economy works best when everyone has a skill, like shipbuilding. that's why i created career and technical academies across virginia and passed a law to expand job training for young people. pri'm tim kaine, and i e this message. here in virginia, we have to build an economy that works for all. i put criminals in prison during the day i'm jennifer wexton, and as a prosecutor, and changed diaps at night. later, when i had a law practice, i volunteered to help moms . then, as stateenator, 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. >>> today meghan markle attend ad ceremony for young

. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. that's approaching 6:00 a.m. this could be the hottest day of the wee yet. melissa looking at the commute for us.t but let's stth chuck bell and how hot it's going to get today. >> your nbc washington app from the app store and get your storm team 4 forecast. that's a mouthful. four things you need to kouw the weather. another steamy start to the day today. today, likely to be the hottest day of the week. we were 94 twice and 93 once already this week. forecasting 95 today. this will be the top h of thet wave and it will be the end of the heat wave. heat index, 100-105. we get rid of the heat but your afternoon plans better include a tent. annapolis up 8 to 80 degrees. the school day forecast, maybe an indoor recess because it will be too hot. heat indexes close to 100 b

chuck todd will moderate the debate along with questions from aaron gilchrist and julie carey. >>> ifches, you have a limid time before they shut their doors for good. they're known for large hogies can fresh ingredients. they are closing a.c. stores torrow. two locations in chicago closed yesterday according to a paper. we spoke with ar for manager who was emotional about the news. >> it's a very sad day.ed i l working for this company. i made a lot of friends here. a lot of different people lost their jobs today. >>> there is no official reason for the closures. a paper reports a private equity firm pulled out of taylor gourmet and bankruptcy filing is imminent. the magazine says restaurant sales dropped whenhe co-founder drew criticism after attending a small business round table with president trump. some good news if you need to cross the arlington memorial bridge this weeken we told you about planned construction forhat stretch. ned. been post crews had planned on closing all six lanes of traff and both sidewalks for repairs this weekend. it's the second time the work is resched

that debate moderated b political director chuck todd with questions from news 4's aaron gilchrist and jewry carey and download the nbc washington app for a live stream of the debate. >>> turning now to the forecast. a change coming in this weekend just in time for theeginning fall. it starts saturday. so, amelia standing by, i guess means put away the sunblock? >> definitely ts weekend. it's chilly on sunday. more on the weekend in about 15 minutes but first i t want tok about tonight. ake a look on storm team 4 radar. isolated showers out there west of the blue ridge toward east and fizzle. looking dry for the evening hours. we had a feweeks of sunshine break out over the last hour and bumped the temperature upo 78 degrees. by 7:00, 76 and looking dry tpls evening anty of clouds out there. comfortable overall. 11:00 p.m. around 75 degrees. theumidity not too bad. tomorrow looking mainly dry but rain is in the forecast on sunday. i'll have more on the timing coming up. >> thank you. >>> we have new information expected soon into the newsroom about thenieath ofrsity of maryland footbal

i'm aaron gilchrist.n more today about a tragic incident on a fairfax county school bus.d a student dfter a medical emergency on that bus in herndon yesterday afternoon. paramedics rushed the child from ae bus to hospital where he died. police have not said what school that boy attended. > a child is recovering after a stray bullet hit her in southeast. this was the scene around 11:00 last night on langston place. the child was hit in the ankle ond is expected to be okay. we'll continue update this story inbc the washington app. now let's check on the commute with melissa mollet and your "first 4 traffic." good morning, melissa. >>> good morning. a 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 fo

aaron gilchrist, he spent 20s. years covering virginia here and in richmond. julie carey, news 4 is northern bureau chief. so now, let me introduce the candidates. republican nominee, corey stewart. and the democratic incumbent, senator tim kaine. and, as determined by coin toss, corey stewart has the first opening statement. stewart: thank you all. i would like to thank my wife maria and our two sons for their support. the united states senate is broken. they are not talking with one another. they are yelling at each other. republicans are blaming democrats and democrats are blaming republicans. nothing is getting done. including with senator kaine. he is an automatic no to everything president trump proposes. when the president proposed increasing our military budget, senator kaine voted no. when president trump proposed increasing the modest housing allowance for military, senator kaine voted no. and when the president successfully fought for a tax cut for all of you, senator kaine voted no. senator kaine votes no on everything. i, on the other hand, have a

i'm aaron gilchrist. let's get a check on the commute.ht side causing a couple of m of delay. southbound gw parkway. northbound gw before nasa has an accident. arlington eastbound 60 crash blking one right ne. >> melissa, thank you. it is a storm team 4 weather alert day. we'll have a check on your get to the ross fall fashion event... ...and get the brands you want... check this out. ...at "oh, yeah" prices. from the latest trends to your favorite brands, it feels even better when you find them for less. at the ross fall fashion event. yes for less. fast, reliable internet is crucial. does it every go down? yes. can't do my job. business grinds to a halt. our gig-speed network not only downloads files up to 20 times faster, we go beyond fast wiel 4g backup for completebility. so if the unexpected happens... (snaps fingers) you stay up and running. we lost power... but not to that. i want that. (laughing) for a limited time get fast, reliable internet for a new low price. call now. comcast business. beyond fast. yo u know when you're at r

i'm aaron gilchrist. a check on the morning commute. melissa mo has your first4 traffic.uthbound well. taki a look at the beltway, pretty typical looking there right now. 270 going southbound through rockville. all right. melissa, thank y y. a look ar forecast w. >>> good morning everybody. an area of rn along i-th5 south of the city. southern washington, prince geor and southern ma in ex in line for light rain this morning northern half the d.c. area not getting rain on yet.ur tempern the upper 60s to near 70. 81 for a high today. lower rain cans later today. once this out of here it should the maryland game atll e park, cloudy, slight chance for showers on that. high chance for rain a cooler weather for the redskins game on sunday. you. >> you can get the latest news an weather any time on the nbc. ♪ >> look at that. >>> it's 8:30 a.m. and it's time for today's robot revolution. thank you. you're right. we are devoting -- is oximo stairsown the we are devoting this half hour to the future of robots. .h you knew it was coming. he was developed by honda. re more than 30 y

i'm aaron gilchrist. a check on the commute with melissmollet. good morning.d mass, we have aanes blocd there. e street between new jersey and colu f and between new and north capital street clos because o that. inner between g.w. parkway and the american bridge right lane is blocked, very slow throh that area. >>a check on your fore when come back. stay with us. kaine: my dad.an an ironworking shop i learned hard work and a trade from him and his workers. then i went to honduras as a missionary and taught kids to be carpenters and welders. our economy works best when everyone has a skill, like shipbuilding. that's why i created career and technical academies across virginia and passed a law to expand job training for young people. i'm tim kaine, and i approve this message. here in virginia, we have to build an economy that works for all. >>> good morning. it's in the low 70s around the city right now and it's gog to be a very harm and humid day today. su lateorning into the igh.y afternoon. strong later thunders toda tomo, cool, cloudy, ande weekent sunshi th

. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist.yler tessier was found dead this morning in the facility i rockville. jury selection was under way for his murder trial. he was accused of murdering his pregnant girlfriend. itas about aear ago what en laura wallace wenermissing. >>ody was discovered in a grave and shortly after that tessier was arrested. we'll have more later today. >>> we want tock cn your commute. how are the roads looking? >> southbound 95 north of the ver bridge we do have a vehicle off the roadway. northbound delays and southbound through that section. w waldorf a closure, utility work. purple means a shutdown. 270 southbound we arelow. southbound before montgomery village, broken down trucks. delays remain. >>> we' take a breaknd check your forecast next. >>> good morning. another storm team 4 weather alert to get you ahead of the heat waiting for you outside afternoon. today's high temperature near 95 degrees. only a tiny little chance for a thunder shower primarily in t sh shenando valley. heat index over 100

i'm aaron gilchrist.e of a power outage. >>> now let's get a check of your first 4 traffic. >> taking a look here, 270 southbound pretty slow here. the beltway outer loop approaching georgia slow as well. inbound 295 from either northlor south is g.w. parkway, disabled vehicle with right lane blocked. orange line delays at vienna to deanwo t. >>> stormeam 4 weather alert. >>> good morning, everybody. storm team weather. a lot of high water across the area, flooding in old town. more rain on the radar this morning. a likelihood s for morewers later on in the afternoon. it will warm up. we're in the low to mid-60s now. r 70s to around 80 degrees. more rain chances tomorrow but warm still with highs in the l it's so refreshing and delicious, you don't need slo-mo models to sell it. real spring water, real fruit flavors and refreshing bubbles. just what's refreshingly real. ♪ >>> 8:30, now, on a monday morning. it is september 10th,2018, the start of a new work week. >> who would like a doughnut. >> al has ma

i'm aaron gilchrist. a look at your first 4 traffic. >> outerloop 450 a crash in the right lanes.et closures there this morning. and district heights iitound nd parkway, a crash there. we will have a check on your weather alerforecast whe >> nbc4 is brought to youliy next day bnds. >> fog and cloudy outside this morning. temperatures in the upper 60s tr 70. may want to take the umbrella with you. a chance ofho passingrs later this afternoon and some mist and drizzle this morning. afternoon highs today upper 70s to around 80 degrees. and another day tomorrow with a passing shower chance, but att warmer and a peak more sunshine with highs in the lelow y80s. >> tha and you can get the late news and weather any time in the nbc washington app. >>> it is tuesday morning, september 11th. we are out here on the plaza saying good morning to some o the fine folks who have come out on a butiful fall day. a little cloudy, but we are happy to be with sure of closest friends on the plaza. good morning, everybodt friends inside studio 1 a, meredith vieira to tell us about the book, the booze, an

. >> good morning, i'm aaron gilchri gilchrist.sed on the murder and the lone suspect in the gruesome and complex execution. 15, d.c. fire responded the burning mansion in woodley park. once the flames were extinguished firefighters found the family all dead. their housekeeper, vera figueroa died at the hospital. one man was charged with the murders after a week of searching -- darren wint. this week he goes on trial. megan fitzgerald will cover the trial for us. jody fleischer is also digging in.a ladiest of ground to cover and a lot of questions to be asked. i'll start with the length of s timetember 5th is when this trial will start. it seems like a long time. three years. >> it does, but when you look at how big of a and case we are talking about here, it takes time to process evidence, the prosecution has to go through the evidence and then that needs to be turned over to the defe work through that evidence. but we have to keep in mind here that daron wt swi attorneys and they need more time to go through the evidence. to rete