on the blue line, between arlington -- arlington cemetery and foggy bottom. and on the orange line, between clarendon station and arlington cemetery. we have single tracking but it is between wheelie and ballston where the silver line is operating. for red line commuters, we have dupont circle and van ness, there are some delays due to some late clearing track work. we want to head to our cameras. a line is blocked on georgia avenue into the outer loop merging onto interstate 95. veronica: i am keeping a close eye on some of the fog forming north of these the that is the one weather issue we are seeing this morning. all l -- all, as we count down to fall. it is not going to feel like a fall day today or the weekend. even next week. this trend, we have been on it for a while. to 87.we are up today is going to be overcast but still warm. you can smile about that. plans to go out tonight, 70-75 degrees with fewer clouds. 78, saturday morning at 11:00. i will have your hour-by-hour forecast coming up. adrianna: another arrest in at taxfter two terro -- terror att

in arlington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. michelle: new details on a security scare outside the white house. into custody along the northern perimeter. the agency says he threw a sign and a notebook over the fence. jonathan: caught on video a prompting moment. say you are on the bus and you look up to see the driver doing that. reading the newspaper. yep. rider captured the video. the bus driver is reading the newspaper while supposed to be driving. not smart. the metro general manager called it unacceptable. >> i made it clear we are holding people accountable. jonathan: metro's union is not commenting on the video. the driver has been removed from service while they investigate. michelle: back to hurricane irma that brought out the best in many people trapped in the storm's path. in manatee county, two manatees got trapped when the storm sucked the water from the bay. group of bystaners rolled in and then put them back in deeper water. they don't swim that fast so it makes sense with the nature of the storm they didn't have

arlington county fire department is on the scene outside the roslyn metro.ht now, tlar is some sort of incide incident there. the blue line is single tracking between arlington cemetery and foggy bottom. it is attempting the silver line. trains or operating between wheelie and boston. we just got word from the arlington county fire department saying that metro is addressing the issue at roslyn. they are not seeing any smoke or any fire at this time. the firefighters are standing by in case it is needed. as we get more information on this, we will be sure to update you. eun, back to you. >> thanks so much. we know you are watching metro and see how it affects the morning commute. we are now watching to see how the u.s. reacts to a brand new threat from north korea. >> the country says it could test a hydrogen bomb. edward lawrence is live on capitol hill to explain why this is so serious and w done about it. >> good morning. this is very serious. the foreign minister for north korea says they will test or it could test a hydrogen bomb over the pacific ocean.

reporting live in arlington, sam sweeney. adrianna: thank you for the update. decision follows the by the charlottesville city council to remove a statue of confederate general stonewall jackson from justice park. that will remain there while a lawsuit over that statute and a plays of robert e, lee out, they are covered with a black tarp after the death of a protester during the city's august 12 ranked. -- riot. the tarps have been removed. the last batch of maryland students return to the classroom today and john gonzalez is a prince george's county with all of the excitement. >> we worked very hard to train our teachers and worked very hard to make sure people who do not work for us -- >> we rode on back to school for 132,000 students in 209 in prince george's county. the second largest gold district in the entire state of maryland. it is also back to school for 9000 teachers and faculty. a new school year brings a new school altogether. the brand-new fairmont heights high school miles from the old, opening up to 700 students. >> and academy that is thriving,

arlington, washington and the boulevard, accident activity causing a slowdown arriving into arlington. back to you. >>> 6:22 now. scare in the air. a chopper targeted. danger for the crew that patrols our skies and the simple tool that turned into a weapon. ♪ ♪ >>> and if you missed out on the new season of "the voice," we are getting you all caught up. the local star that is already stepping into the spotlight. do your holiday shopping on thisus.ason introducing the monumental gift shop at mgm national harbor. just use your m life rewards card when you play now through november 7. the more you play, the more gift bucks you'll earn to redeem for monumental gifts like jewelry and electronics. come in today and play to earn your private shopping event for the holidays. the monumental gift shop at mgm national harbor. now through november 7. this is monumental. >>> you're watching "news 4 today." >>> "the voice" is back in action and the second night of blind auditions did not disappoint. a allot of tell lent out there. >> check out this chair turning performance. ♪ ♪ >>> epic. four chai

she was planning on driving in from arlington. starting at 10:00 a.m., demonstrators will gather at lafayette park for the march to protect democracy. speakers will rally and call for the president to do something about russian election hacking. from there they'll head north up 16th street making their way to the russian ambassador's residence. it's good they're not heading east because there will be plenty going on around the mall. some of it will involve clowns, insane ones. the insane clown posse, a unique band with fervent followers will rally at the says they are a gang. >> as soon as we plan the

in arlington, cheryl conner, abc7 news. nancy: join us thursday and friday at 4:00 for more stories like this leading up to the komen race for the cure. we'll have complete coverage of that event saturday on the sister station newschannel8 as well as on the website wjla.com. michelle: all right. now you have to see the next story to really believe what is going on here. this may look like a normal interaction between a woman and a clerk here but in reality, it's really a call for help. the woman in pink casually nevada and tells her she has been kid napped. -- been kidnapped. she tells the clerk to get help but not to make sudden moves. the clerk secretly calls for security that takes the woman to safety while the accused kidnapper watches from the door. >> the guy was actually looking in the glass here. when he realizes she has been shepherded off the floor, he took off. michelle: police took the woman to safety and later reunited her with her daughter. the woman's ex-boyfriend was later arrested for kidnapping. jonathan:

but it flies outdoors in arlington i think it's pretty cool. thank you, mark. >>> they can be among the most vulnerable to scam artists. tonight, the new effort to crack down on those who hurt senior citizens. >>> behind the scenes of the d.c. ties ralphcandidate for governor,rtham, and i sponsored this ad. they're studying for 21st century jobs. but ed gillespie supports donald trump's plan to take money out of virginia public schools and give it to private schools. as a washington dc lobbyist, ed gillespie worked for lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. and ed gillespie's plan to cut taxes for the wealthy could cut virginia school funding, too. ed doesn't stand for education. >>> you gentlemen are making a big mistake. >> this here is mr. thurgood marshall. he's an attorney. you treat him with the respect that he deserves. >> a scene from the new film marshall that chronicles thurgood marshall's early life as a lawyer. >> he has ties to washington, d.c., that r >> very deep. in fact, fuse 4's meagan fitzgerald is getting a local pe

blue line single tracking arlington cemetery and foggy bottom.erating between wiehle and ballston. red line no longer single tracking. we have rigid in both directions. late clearing track work at woodley park. aside from that as we move over to the crowded lanes of 395. seeing about a 20 minute delay from the beltway to the pentagon this morning. aside from that another crash on the off ramp this one in southeast, 295 northbound crash on the off ramp to malcolm x avenue. want to hop outside right now for a live look at skyfox. there over the top side of the beltway, look at that outer loop congestion. there was some late clearing construction work taking out the left lane, left shoulder out by connecticut avenue. right now we don't have any crashes reported but from 95 over to the 270 spur about a 30 minute slowdown. inner loop is picking up as well and we'll keep you updated on that news. back to you allison and steve. >> ♪ >> leave the car keys at home today. sounds like it might be a good idea to do that anyway. it is car free day its a world

that is the latest live from arlington.k to you. >> got to bet that's going to change b next couple of months. molette green live for us in arlington. thank you, ma'am. >>> a programming note for you this afternoon. news 4 will run for half an hour at 6:00. followed by "nbc nightly news" and the debate airs at 7:00. julie carekacarey will be part panel. >>> president trump will face the united nations general assembly today for the first. >> white house aides say he'll have tough talk about the north in light of recent missile tests and urge nations to solve problems like north korea together. you can watch mr. trump's address here on nbc4. nbc news will have a special report starting at 10:30 this morning. >>> there is another push to make you safer on a notoriously dangerous stretch of road. we're talking about the miles of indian head highway in prince george's county. it's a long floot straight-away where drivers reach deadly speeds. six people have died there this year. it's broken the hearts of families and community

in arlington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news.lison: meanwhile, there was a slight scare at the white house today. two people were arrested for throwing objects over the north fence line. witnesses tell us the items appear to be a cell phone and some sort of sign. but it's unclear what the sign said. nobody was hurt. the security threat is now over. larry: new developments on the president's controversial travel ban. supreme court justice anthony kennedy temporarily lifted new restrictions placed on the bans by the appeals court last week. it would allow the refugee to enter the united states if a place agreed to take them in. alison: we attempt to sort out the con fusion after what to do after a data breach at one of the biggest credit >> we are out there looking for and we are not giving up on her. larry: later, what the family of the missing teacher is doing to try to help bring her home. >> new option when it comes to funding metro across the region. but what a reaction coming in tonight. we have more coming up. announcer: you

. >> yesterday the catholic diocese of arlington held the special mass for first responders killed in line of duty. a sea of blue inside the cathedral people prayed for the safety of the men and women that protect all of us across the country and remember those that gave their lives in service of othe others. >> i'm blessed to work and serve this department and community. our fellow firefighters mean the world to me as well: and were thip god, yeah. >> it's a tradition in a date backs to 1934. this is the of arlington celebrate that. >> this foggy sunday, we are going to check back in -- storm team 4. >> you asked for it. i'm here to help you out. >> all right. we'll take it. lauren is going to deliver our forecast. >> an emmy preview. your favorite shows could win big toght. this inis >> another overnight deadly crash. a motorcyclist is dead following a collision with a car driven by a teen girl. the crash happened after 9:00 last night on norbeck road in rockville. the car was being driven by a 17-year-old girl with a 14-year-old boy passenger. those teens were not hurt. police are

speaker, the pentagon is right next to arlington cementary. -- cement tarry. the too many of the unknown, i call it the tomb of the unknown soldier. it's guarded 24 hours a day, seven days a week, all the time by the united states army, third infantry division. the oldest infantry division in the united states. has the honor, duty, and privilege to guard the tomb of america's unknown. who died for us. so what happened on september 11? when the two planes crashed into the world trade center and the other plane is headed toward the pentagon? yes, the soldiers are on guard. and did they leave their post? absolutely not. in fact, not only they did not leave their post, mr. speaker, they called for re-enforcements. they had 30 other soldiers, create a perimeter around the tomb to guard it from whatever may occur. from the terror that hit in the skies, they were there on duty. i assume and i don't know this, but i assume they knew those guards that day about the first two planes at the world trade center. and sergeant major on duty did not want those soldiers to lea

he was commuting from the home in woodbridge to work in arlington. at 6:20 this morning, north on i-95 springfield he noticed a green mustang changed across early lanes for what looked like an exit to get to the effort near fort bellvere. he saw a green mustang strike a ddot service patroler setting up cones in the process and this is what he witnessed. >> i heard a thump and i look and all i seen was legs flying. thought he hit somebody. but he didn't pull over. hell, no. i took my car and followed him. i got his license plate number and i called 911. jeff: a few hours after that, state police contacted mr. taylor and told him that because of his efforts, they were able to locate that green mustang. last we heard from police they were questioning the driver but no charges. the worker was transported to the hospital with serious injuries and still being treated. we'll have more at 5:00. until then, live in silver spring. nancy: good to see the man step up. thank you, jeff. all lanes are ba a tractor trailer caught on fire this morning. this happened

today, the catholic diocese of arlington held a special mass for first the line of duty. sea of blue inside the cathedral of st. thomas moore. they prayed for the safety of the men and women that protect all of us across the country and remembered those that gave their lives in service of others. >> pray for our men and women each day. i'm blessed to work and serve this department in this community and our fellow firefighters over there, they mean the world to me as well. it is really nice to have all of us come together in sanctuary today and worship god and bless us. >> the blue mass is a tradition dating back to the 1930s. this is the 14th year that the diocese of arlington celebrates the mass. >>> i'm darcy spencer in prince george's county. a six-month-old baby was killed here last year. today, family members gather to remember his young life and to pray for justice for the man accused of killing him. >> we are work more information. two people killed and a young girl in critical condition after a single car cra in greatsh been trying to prepare for this day... and i

between arlington and foggy bottom. right now.. rescue teams are working around the survivors after that 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit mexico tuesday. the death toll has now climbed over 270. and this morning - a glimmer of hope, fading. for two days, all of mexico was captivated by this flattened school after officials said year old girl was trapped inside. rescue crews meticulously worked for over 36 hours trying to find her. but then - a shocking announcement -- there was no girl after all. officials confirmed all students at the school were accounted for. hurricane maria continues its destructive path through the caribbean. the storm is carrying 125-mile per hour winds as it moves north right now, towards turks and caicos. airlines plan to resume flights to puerto rico as early as today after maria left the entire island without power. fema is also sending help to puerto rico today in the form of generators, water, and portable shelters. and more help is on the way today. this morning, local red cross volunteers are deploying to

we're taking those steps, i believe, today at arlington national cemetery. we took the first step today in making that happen. >>> thick black smoke could be seen coming at the russian consulate in san francisco. people inside told the fire department there was no problem and that staff was burning items in a fireplace. the trump administration ordered that consulate to close yesterday and workers are scrambling to meet tomorrow's deadline. >>> the hashtag houston strong has been trending all across the country on social media ever since harvey started wreaking havoc on the texas gulf coast. we've seen lines of volunteers this week so long, some of them were turned away. neighbors helped other neighbors evacuate when emergency crews could not get there in time. houston strong has become more than just a hashtag. it's a way of life. >> it's truly amazing and inspiring to be a houstonian right now. >> what is houston proud? houston strong. >> yeah. we're proud of houston. i am. >> houston proud, houston strong. that's right. >> i think just giving love. >> hel

ofathan: and it turned a lot heads in arlington, but it turns out this driverless car had a driver. alison: we are on the scene of breaking news in northwest where the police are investigating a shooting. officer say that a woman and man were shot. the woman was unresponsive when they got there. no arrests have been made. we will bring you the latest as soon as we get jonathan: former drug company ceo martin shkreli is back in jail. a federal judge revoked shkreli 's bail after he offered $5,000 for a straight of hillary clinton's hair. no kidding. the judge said that shkreli posed a danger to the former secretary of state. shkreli's attorney said his client was just offering up a tasteless joke. he is awaiting sentencing on a fraud conviction. about: a 7 on your side pregnancy and the flu shot -- there is a possible link between the vaccine and miscarriages. women who miscarried between 2010 and 2012 will more likely back-to-back flu shots that include protection against the swine flu. experts say that other factors may have interfered and more research is needed. many doctors stil

jonathan: a bad crash in arlington sending two to the would have been worse if an army master sergeant not in the right place at the right time. >> a gentleman helped me open the door and we pulled her out of the car. thank god, i was playing please don't let the car exploded. jonathan: a section of will reed drive was shut down for hours. the cause of the crash is under investigation. alison: he is a hero. a short time ago the much-anticipated premiere of the new medical drama "the good doctor," telling the story of a brilliant surgeon with autism as he struggles to fit into a traditional medical setting. ofis shattering stereotypes people with autism facing them on a daily basis. don't think it is necessarily representative of everyone, but at the same time hopefully everyone with differences and unique sways of experiencing the world will identify with some of this. alison: actor freddie highmore said he recognizes pulling a person with autism comes with a lot of response ability and he hopes to portray the character as authentically as possible. watch "the good doctor" right here e

while the president was in arlington vice-president mike pence traveled to shanksville pennsylvania thats of course where flight 93 was brought down by a group of very brave passengers who realized what was going on on 9/11 and decided to bust through the door of cockpit and bring that plane to the ground. that plane it has been long suspected was on route to washington d.c. either ta targeting the white house or the capitol. that did not happen that day because of the actions of the passengers on that plane. in new york city meanwhile, traditionally that has become a very different kind of memorial. politicians stage at ground zero in fact, it is the families of the nearly 3,000 victim of the world trade center that will solemnlyly and every year step up to microphones and take turns reading the names of all of the people who died on that day. it is remarkably different, remarkably solemnly and now as the 16 years have gone on a very traditional marking of these names and these vicks times lives that comes every 9/11. jim and shawn the thing you were marked with though is even though th

the area with the best commute in the commonwealth were arlington, fairfax county and alexandria. the worst is stafford county. of course, this all depends where you're working, where you're coming from. what tiechlt day you leave. all the commute times in virginia were worse than the state average. no surprise there either. a lot of people coming into the city. the traffic on 395, 66 is banana town. it's crazy. >> carpooling and mass transit. it doesn't seem to matter. >> downtown washington. >> the congestion, the people who can't drive, come on now, be honest. >> all the traffic circles. got to make a left turn from the right lane. >> don't get me started on the lights. >> laying out the traffic patterns around here. it's spokes and circles on a grid. that means everything is -- >> besides that, it's beautiful. >> besides fighting the british -- >> traffic world, pick us up on the way. >> pull the presidential treatment and take the helicopter to work. >>> a little fog outside. northern maryland across parts of central virginia, manassas to warrenton, be on the lookout for that

. >>> a girl from arlington will find something unique in her bag.othing to do with a sandwich but her dad's very special talent. kristen dahlgren has the story of a one of his daughter's lunches into a work of arts. >> while some complained about brown bag school lunches for maggie jenkins, it's an event. every day her sandwiches come wrapped in a handmade, one of a kind work of art. >> they're always unique. never the same one twice. >> that's because her dad mike is a political cartoonist turned caricature artist. >> when our older two went off to college. >> our younger had an imaginati imagination. >> he started drawing. he spends about four hours a day crafting the next one. >> a steam locomotive and the tab is ailun much bag. >> each is elaborate. mike doesn't miss a thing. >> the clutter even is the same clutter that was on my nightsta nightstand. >> memorializing holidays, >> do you ever think how much work goes into it? >> every time. it blows my mind how many hours have gone into making these lunch bags. >> the two know they have a time li

the crash occurred after the memorial to bridge to head westbound on arlington boulevard.ded into rosalyn. chopper 4 has our crash after route 32. everything was pushed over to the shoulder. major delays back toward route 100. 29 and the bw parkway not doing well. the accident still blocks a single right lane. delays back in springfield. back to you. >>> all right. thank you, jack. sun is up on a beautiful monday morning here in the nation's capitol. we'll get to keep the sunshine for most of the day. here's a look at future weather. starting out with a relatively clear sky. however, clouds begin to increase during the course of the afternoon. no rain chances for today. really, rain chances don't come until much later in the day tomorrow. through the overnight hours, clouds thicken a bit. notice rain chances don't start to ramp up until after lunchme that's the leading edge of the steadier rains. it will be here wednesday, thursday and friday. shower chance late tomorrow, but most of us don't need to worry about heavier or steadier rain until wednesday. a good looking mond

online publication arlington first reported about wall ses account. we thought i was funny just on a half hour walk there were probably like 15 carts every where we turned. there's this master piece well captured on september 206789 cas could he carts in their natural happen tat at epic smoke house happy hour or this one, a loan cart going rogue and trying a pizza brand other than kirkland where ts at the problem, wall hopes someone will take the issue a bit more seriously. whether customers have the courtesy to return the carts they take off the property. wall say it's about being a better neighbor. there are steps that could be taken either, you know locks on the carts or something costco could do to help be a good neighbor and be a good part of the media. we reached out to costco's media relations department. they chose not to comment on this issue. in pentagon city, evan lambert, fox5 local news. >> uber is rolling out some new changes. one feature will allow drivers to give feedback on rowdy customers. ride sharing service easies also improving u

that's because arlington child protection services failed to ensure the teacher license was revoked. they will review rules at a hearing next wednesday. >>> 4:50. montgomery county public schools should focus on career programs. the report says the county has a culture of high expectations when it comes to college prep but career prep is becoming as important in today's society. as the washington post reports, the study was presented to the school board yesterday. it includes several changes, including getting the advice of businesses in the county. it says having career programs across all high schools. >>> residents of a condo complex may have some money coming to them. pepco and washington gas will pay the residents $100,000. the company shut off utilities last fall. they didn't give enough notice before shutting off services. if you lived there last october, call the ag's office to see if you're parf they were forced to move out after the complex failed a fire safety inspection. >>> well, it is the 15th anniversary of the selfie! this day back in 2002 the term became a thing. it

students from washington and howard counties are getting ready for their first day of school and arlington, alexandria, falls church and frederick, maryland. good morning everyone. thank you for joining us for "news4 today" at 4:00 a.m. we are up and at it early. a lot of us going back to work for holiday and a lot of people going back to school. the school bus forecast, back into effect. >> it's not that bad. it's comfortable this morning, not dealing with the rain. i love the back to school music. it makes me very happy, especially this early in the morning. who doesn't like the back to school music. temperatures as the kids walk outside, head out to the bus stop maybe to start off your first day back at school, pretty comfortable. 72 washington, 64 in leesburg. 74 annapolis. 67 in manassas. 72 in quantico. it's mild. we don't need the rain coat right now. we don't have rain until later on today. that is good. here's your forecast for tuesday. by 7:00 a.m., we'll be dry. temperatures in the low 70s. by lunchtime, breezy but increasing clouds. 84 degrees. so it will be a warm afternoon. b

nothing cool about this morning. 76 in annapolis, 74 in arlington. quantico.shenandoah valley. it is a mild and humid start to the day. hourly temperatures up, up, and away we go. easily in the low to mid 80s by lunchtime today. afternoon highs in the upper 80s to near 90. there is a little chance of rain today. 20% chance of a stray shower. about 2:00 and 5:00 this afternoon. northeast winds 8 to 18 miles per hour. the nor northwest winds tomorrow. increasing speeds. rather blustery. tropical storm pulls away. the low pressure turning out and in. it means it will turn quite breezy tonight and into your thursday. keep that in mind. here's future weather. it will show you the hind of the rain chance. outer most reaches of maria's influence. coming into southern maryland as they may, depending on the computer model we look at, bringing shower chances as far west as i-95. rain chances are down near zero. as far as future wind speeds, by this time tomorrow morning northwest winds 15 to 20 miles an hour. could be a little blustery. early tomorrow morning and into t

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taft is one of two presidents buried at arlington t the other is john f. kennedy.be held at 9 o'clock this morning. >>> rumblers more controversial comments. what he said that opened up an old can of worms. >> as we head to break a live look across the d.c. region. it is 4:52, 69 degrees. we're back after this. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor and i sponsored this ad narrator: ed gillespie says dr. ralph northam doesn't show up? dr. ralph northam was an army doctor and a volunteer medical director ia law requiring concussion standards for school sports. the smoking ban in restaurants. and dr. northam is working to connect veterans to good paying jobs in virginia. ed gillespie is a washington dc corporate lobbyist. he shows up for whoever pays him. >> 4:54 is the time. president trump renewed controversy over his comments about the charles violence. he was speaking to reporters describe, the meeting he had with south carolina senator tim scott. he said i think especially in light of the advent of antifa if you look at what's going

meanwhile, in arlington and washington county where it is legal, go to our nbc app and search for all of the restaurants where it is legal to pat, back to you. >> mark, lots of pros and cons about this. we want you to weigh in on the nbc washington facebook page. should dogs be allowed at bars? that's their food. it's a pretty tight race. head to our facebook page and let us know what you think. >>> hurricane maria causing a huge mess for billions of people this afternoon. what it's like on the ground in puerto rico. doug is tracking the path of the storm. >>> plus, a city on edge. discontent over the police shooting and killing of a black man. how you're reacting and if you'd have told me three years ago... that we'd be downloading in seconds, what used to take... minutes. that guests would compliment our wifi. that we could video conference... and do it like that. (snaps) if you'd have told me that i could afford... a gig-speed. a gig-speed network. it's like 20 times faster than what most people have. i'd of said... i'd of said you're dreaming. dreaming! definitely dreaming. then a

kellye: i'm kellye lynn in arlington with a big surprise for one of the school system best teachers. jonathan: "7 on your side" consumer alert. today is the first day for people to sign up for pre credit monitoring after the equifax hack. michelle: estimated 143 million americans had the personal data stolen. "7 on your side" covered this breach since it was first revealed thursday us how to protect ourself. nathan: if you are hacked you are eligible for free credit monitoring. but for some who signed up, it came with a catch. signing away some of your rights. equifax partnered with trusted i.d. premier for the credit monitoring service. those who signed up before this weekend were notified that they were signing away the right to any future class action lawsuit against equifax. after public pressure and the pressure from the states attorneys general equifax backed off forces people to sign arbitration clause. >> we need to protect consumers. not looking the other way and allowing the finance companies to force consumers unknowingly or unfairly signing away important legal rights the

arlington says right now more than 450 residents face deportation proceedings and they have no lawyer. >>> she was reporting live as hurricane harvey hit dallas. she spotted a truck driver. actually, this is houston. she spotted a truck driver desperate for help and helped save his life. for the first time since that dramatic day the two met again. >> can i get a hug? >> on the way a story of hope and help that you won't want to miss. >> the people who lived through those storms still need your low pressure. we'll make it easy for you -- help. we'll make it easy for you to lend a hand. grab something to write with. we'll have some details for you in less than you're watching the news here on wusa9. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor and i sponsored this ad narrator: ed gillespie says dr. ralph northam dot esn'show up? dr. ralph northam was an army doctor and a volunteer medical director at a children's hospice. he passed the virginia law requiring concussion standards for school sports. the smoking ban in restaurants. and dr. northam is working to connect veteran

area taking part in new material night at the arlington draft house.for having me here. >> we have to start out with the fact you're a newlywed. >> i am. >> congratulations. >> yes. ba-boom. done. >> little over a month in. >> it's going to be a month and on the 27th. >> on the 27th. big one month anniversary. still -- >> yeah. >> all bliss full. >> it is. we have been together for a few years now, so it was interesting like married life is different though. there's something different about it. >> what's the number one difference? >> it's interesting. it's different how her family treats me now. and my family treats her. there's a whole, splash better or worse? >> no, in a good way. in a good way. yeah, yeah, yeah. >> i think it's definitely like, you know, little things -- you know now when you have an argument you're like, i'll be back later. >> i don't have a choice. >> because i will be back. [ laughter ] >> because i signed up for that. >> right. you also signed up for the new material night at the arlington draft house. >> yes. >> and it's funny

the courts in arlington and baltimore handle all of the cases for d.c., maryland and virginia.ore than 58,000 of them. the news 4 i-team found a new immigrant walking in the door today in arlington could have to wait until december of 2021 for a hearing. the second longest delay in the nation. >> it's a disaster. i think it's moving toward implosion. >> reporter: judge paul schmidt retired from arlington's immigration court after 13 years on the bench. >> we probably had nine to 10,000 each on our dockets. i think sometimes we minimize the difficulty of >> reporter: he says the system is painfully slow for several reasons. and the first is really basic. the entire system is on paper. >> they don't let you see the inside of an immigration court. if they did, they'd clean it up. but there are files piled all over. they're in the corridors. they're all over the desks. they're under desks. >> reporter: judges have to be in their office to review files which is especially difficult with a new administration policy that reassigned some judges to hear cases at the border. that leaves

let's move on to arlington, virginia, independent. top issue in your state? caller: well, i am not sure what the top issue in my state is, but i wanted to talk about opioids. i just wanted -- it has to do with health care. that when opioids stop working for a person, there ,s a lot of research neuroscience research that can be looked up, that says that it also has to do with mental health. it is often very hard, and my husband works for the federal government and we have federal government insurance, but it is awfully hard to get alternatives, innovative, new treatments for pain, and there is a mind-body connection. call was from arlington, virginia, opioid addiction, one of the top issues governors are dealing with across the state. scott pattison, another issue i want to get your reaction to his tax reform, something that republicans, the president, would like to do before the end of the year. "wall street journal" editorial says congress can increase the progrowth running room by eliminating tax loopholes, and they say one of them would be repealing state

a handful of virginia schools also return today - including arlington and alexandria. coming up-- ready for their close up-- the american idol tryout tour is rolling into the dmv. where you need to be-- for your shot at stardom. plus, stormwatch weather is tracking some rain in our region, as we also keep a close eye on hurricane irma. what you need to now, and how it could impact the days ahead.. coming up. ♪...from far away. but they only ♪harsee his wrinkles.♪ ... ♪if only harry used some... ♪...bounce, to dry. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years, all with a two-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of your contract

cheryl conner takes us inside the arlington free clinic to see how their women's health program is saving. there will be plenty of pink on this weekend for the susan g-komen race for the cure. we'll have live coverage of the race starting at eight a-m saturday on our sister station newschannel 8. eileen -- you'll be at the race, right? at xx time for weather. toss to eileen irma - remains a category 5 hurricane new intensity and track at 5am & 8am 2 other hurricanes in the atlantic (jose & katia - no impact to u.s.) here at home: - patchy am fog; sunshine returns today - dry & fall-like through the weekend today: partly to mostly sunny. breezy. highs: 73-76 winds: nw 5-15 mph tonight: mainly clear and cool. lows: 49-57 winds: w 5 mph friday: mostly sunny. nice. highs: 73-76 winds: nw 5 mph chocolate lovers there's a new type of chocolate joining milk, dark, and white. we'll tell you all about it -- after the break. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up