firs up tonight, a blackout for thousands of people in bethesda. th lights went dark, metro escalators and elevators stopped right in their tracks. >> yeah, we showed you some of the video that doug put on facebook. he was in the middle of all of this. they've been working on the problem for more than three hours now. >> theyinre m some progress. news 4's jackie bensen is live for us along a wisconsinnue with the latest. jackie, what is the word? >> reporter: well, jim, they are working hard. take a look behind me. and making quite a bit of progress. the updates that about 350 customers,ng includi two hotels, we're ld, are still in the dark, but 6,000 customers, and a customer is a blding or a home, not a single person, were without power at the height of this, which began about 7:30 tonight. now, chopper 4 captured images ofhe congested streets of powntown bethesda without lights. ce directing traffic because the traffic lights were out. for a time, metro was sending trai throughhe bethesda station without stopping. thes escalator there one of the

. >>> new tonight, chopper 4 over the scene of an armed carjacking in north bethesda a few hours ago. it's tough to tell through these trees but this is near old georgetown road. groupr driver picked up a of four men around 5:15. two men pulled out ordered the driver to get out, then took off. police are looking for a black four-door honda civic with maryland plates. if you see it, you're urged to give them a call. >>> the search on in the district for the man who carjacked a woman while her 5-year-old son was still in the backseat. at woman had just dropped off another child here at watkins elementary school in the capitol hill neighborhood. police tell us she noticed the guy steal another car.from she got out to say something. then he got into her car a took off. a witness told us the mother was sperately trying to stop the suspect. >> she was going understandably crazy. when she saw this guy get into her car and start to drive away, she grabbed on to the door which was still partially open and tried to grab him and pull him out. she was yelling at him, get out of my car. >> officer

taking a look in bethesda, still have this hanging around. right lane getting by the milling and paving project. messy through there. i know, i drivet a lot and southbound delays as well. southbound 270. in laurel, southbound bw parkway near powder mill still have the right lane blocked. >> thank you. we're learningore about this breaking news in germantown, a 20-year-old man was shotnd killed just after 12:30 this morning. you're looking at t video from scene showing the large police response. police tell news 4 the shooting ppened at an apartment complex on churchill bridge circle. that's a short distance from waters landing elementary school. the victim's identity has not been edrele and police do not have any suspect information. anyone with information on this incident is asked to call montgomery county police. >> and now to aeveloping story in montgomery county. police are investigating an alleged rape near a red line metro station. >> the victim is 16 years old.s she she suspect followed her and a friend off a bus near the twin brook m

bethesda, northboun 270. pretty rough. newington southbound 95 affairfax county, two right lanes get by the work zone. 66 looks good eastbound and westbound. aaro >>melissa, thank you. 5:02 and developing right now police in montgomer county are investigating an alleged rape near the twin brook metro station.-y the r-old victim said it happened in a parking garage. >> justin finch isr live n the scene with details on the search for a suspect. justin. >> we know montgomery county police have been on c thise since yesterday evening, since close to 6:30 when that 911 call first came in. that 16-year-old girl says she was taken to a parking garage re stairwell whe was sexually assaulted here near the twin brooks metro. you'll see chopper 4 was over the scene last night during the investigatio officers there down on the ground looking for clues. she met this m who was believed to be about 24 or 25 years old on a s. and along the way they struck up a conversation before sheaid he forced her into that parking garage stairwe where

bethesda, northbound, 270. one lane gets by. we are slow there. you're going to have to stay all the way to the right. 66 and 95 in virginia. little bit of road work. no major issues, chuck bell. >> good morning, melissa. it's a mostly clear sky overhead this morning. little bit of a breeze out there now. the wind wille increase o we get the sun up in a couple of hours and it will be rather a blustery day and cooler as well. 39 in howard county. 37 in winchester this morning. a chilly 42 in annapolis. downtown at national airpt, 50 degrees. what to wear for the kids on their school day today, certainly going to needm the w coat. maybe a little hat as well. sweat shirt. also your sunglasses. bright and sunny start to finish. no need to worry about the umbrella until fr more about that coming up in a few. your school day forecast. u sun' at 7:27 this morning so watch out. some kids are out at the bus stops before the sun is up thi time of year. 52 by lunchtime and 58 for those afte. school activiti more about the return of rain chances in time for t

he's 18 years old and news 4 spoke with a girl that went to school with him in bethesda. she describes him as fwiendly no hint of violence whatsoever. officers o arrested him thursday night. he had two assault rifles with amo when they moved in. he posted videos on social medie boasting that owns an ar-15 and keeps it with him at all times. now specifically they say he posted one photo on snapchat. it was a picture of hself posing with the rifle with the caption school shooter. police are saying itasn't the first time. other posts, i hate wj, referring to the high school a ha, ha, i'm going to shoot up the school. some parents we spoke with say they are relieved he was arrested before something happened.s >> i very unnerving and very disturbing to think that could happen so locally. i knew the boy b a little and that was really upsetting. >> now walter johnson's principal says she is crediting some of shedents that alerted the school resource officer who was then able to loop her colleagues in on this investigation. live in rockville, chris lawrence, news 4. >> all right,

and bethesda. let's go a littleloser into the bethesda area around chevy chase towards tyson corner. these will move through quickly and what's left behind will be a cool and breezy night tonight and areezy day tomorrotoo. look at this. this is a little clipper system. you can see how strong on the system it is. really looking at this from a weather system. pretty neat stuff. if this was january, we'd be talking about a quick little burst of snow, maybe an inch or two waking up to that. we have a couple more months. two inweeks, c out. you got to tune in for that. now 54 degrees the current temperature. but look back to the west behind this em. we are on the cooler side. when you wake up tomorrow morning, yeah you're, gorgue to feel it standing outside temperatures will be in the low 40s for some of you. that's the way ihwill feel w the winds. 54 degrees. winds out of the south at 10 les per hour. but they'll be shifting out of the west, and that's going to help to cool things byin tomorr mo and he

it is the children's inn at the national institutes of health in bethesda, maryland. >> my medicine.> he is abram's mom. >> probably ten times within the last year. and ithe has become home away from home. >> from st. louis, missouri, has a rare disease. one that at this point difficult to cure because it's been difficult to diagnose. >> he said why am i sick all the time and how come no one can fix me? >> he has extremely high grade fevers. it is his norm. >> about once a month we'll have three or four days at normal temperature. when he flares, it is 102 to 106. >> he has arthritic like bilitating pain. >> he got to throw out the first pitch. >> you loo so strong! >> i don't look sick but i am ck. for two years, he has been meeting witmedicine's best in this very special place. >> and few peopled can underst his heart and his hope le the children's inn at nih. >> rare disease is a very wei beast. i don't have another word for it. it is f hard people to come alongside that and not run away. it is overwhelming and confusing. >> what do you hope hpens when the doctor does tests on you

reporting from bethesda, chris gordon, news4. >>> this is maybe the most bizarre story we've got for you. a wisconsin man is recovering frome a r infection led to several amputations. the source? licks from a dog. sreg thought he had the flu t summer but doctors realized it was a bacteria infection transmitted from a dog's lick. usual lay dog's saliva is harmless. not in this case. >> i couldn't believe it. i've been around ds my whole life. >> we didn't fht this long to lay down and give up. we have a fight to go. >> the irony here is that he has a dog and heoesn't believe the saliva that started this fection with him came from his dog. his doctors say he's fought harder than any patient they've ever had. soon he'll begin the pross of relearning how to walk. >>> the bowey police department has authorized officers to wear these pink badges throughout the month. purchases will go toward cancer research. the department is takin part in several other fundraising efforts. >> theommunity calls at this time pumpkin church because the man who owned the hill has hosted for 25 years. there ar

we spoke to a student thatent to high school with him in bethesda. e told us that he seemed friendly. cabrera stayed with a friend and when officers arrested him he had two assault rifles a ando on him when they moved in. he posted videos saying he owned an ar-15 and has it with him at all times. he posted a picture of him posing with it saying school shooter. other posts said i hate wj, referencing the high school, and ha, ha, i'm goingo shoot up the school.he >> threat may have been real, but it also just makes us as a lawen forcement l -- enforcement agency that we have those guns off the street. >> and walter johnson's saying they alerted the school resourcw officer that able to loop her colleagues in and get started on the investigation. chris lawrence, news 4. >> thank you, chris. >> we're also tracking a threat against schools in manassas. threats against two schools were made on instagram last night. a suspect is in custody now and more police will be on patrol at osbourn high school and baldwin entary school today. we'll check in aith himin

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. >> bethesda, northbound 270. now the outer loop has seen de ys. so we'll keep our eyes on that one this morning. as we zoom out, thehe rest of beltway looks nice and green. don't have any problems right there now. centreville northbound 28e bef 66. crash is still there in the right lane. 66 ander 95 l not terrible right now. norbeck road cleared outf the way. earlier crash there. because of columbus day, a reminder trains running until reminder trains running until 11:00 a.m. on a saturday he turned around the naacp. businessman. ben jealous. "marylander of the year". he's helped grow twenty companies ben's vision: medicare for all. a plan to lower prescription drug costs and fully fund our schools. the sun says jealous has "the stature and gravitas" to lead maryland. we can do much better on jobs, on education, on healthcare. but it means we've got to believe in each other. governor.lous. champ kevin durant is known for charity efforts off thecourt. friday they unveiled basketball court renovations in southeast d.c. sedral dozen children pla on t

maybe you'r headed to the taste of bethesda. i may have to sneak away and get a cup cake.'re headed out there, 10:00 a.m., maybe drizzle. by the afternoon, temperatures in the 70s. around 2:00 we'll see sunshine breaking through. agai do not cancel any activities just because you see the gray skies or any rain drop. make sure you done lode our nbc 4 app. that's the most accurate. here's a look at the headlines. not a bad afternoon. we have to talk about tomorrow. it's going to l feel a like summer. >> thank you. h'll check in w you then. at 6:32, now to the senate floor. it has been a busy night. in fact, the image you're looking at to the right of your screen, that is live. democrats are still speaking. they've been doing so all night in opposition to judge brett kavanaugh. >> but barring a last-minute surprise, today cavanaugh will be confirmed as the next supreme court justice. he could be on e court hearing cases as early as tuesday. >>> wtold you confirmation would come down to the decisions of four jeff flake, susan collins and jeff manchin will all vote yes this aft

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. >> i attended the school in bethesda, maryland from 1978 to 1984. holt on arms is an all girls school that opened in 1901. during my time at the school, girls at holton arms frequently met and became friendly with boys from all boys schools in the area including the landon school, georgetown prep, gonzaga high school, wells our country clubs and others where friends and family socialized. this is how i met brett kavanaugh, the boy who sexually assaulted me. i am here today not because i want to be. i am terrified. i am here because i believe it is my civic duty to tell you what happened to me while brett kavanaugh and i were in high school. early in the evening, i went up the very narrow set of stairs leading from the living room to a second floor to use the rest room. while got to the top of the stairs, i was pushed from behind into a bedroom across from the bathroom i couldn't see who pushed me. brett and mark came into the bedroom and locked the door behind them there was music playing in the bedroom. it was turned up louder by either brett or ma

she went to high school in bethesda. you'll hear from her and who inspired her to chase her dream in television. >> 4:36, coming up, even more excitement for d.c. sports fans. another teayo is plaff bound. a look at how d.c. united secured iheir spotthe post season. >> plus celebrating 75 years. we catch upal with a loc . >>> the nba handed out suspensions. a four-game suspension and his teammate has a three game suspension. the rocket point guard chris paul won't play in twos. ga >> this incident was sparked after ingram fouled james harden. he disappeared with the call and drove a technical. he claimed rondo spit on him which he denies. ingram came back and threw a bunch. oh. >> yeah. >> come on, guys. they pay them all of this money and they said, you know what, you pay me enough. this is going to roll off my back, i'm sorry. $10 million? come on. let's keep playing. >> $400,000. >> all right. d.c. has aig reason to celebrate it's sports teams. >> d.c. united isde hea to the playoffs. last night's team qualified for t

take a look at this rare sight of wisconsin avenue in the normally bustling bethesda area. all the lights were out. equipment issue at the substation caused thousands of its customers and even the metro service to go dark last night for hours. >> an update to a water valve dsue that cause problems in gaithersburg. all lanes of 355 at game preserve road will be opened by 5:00 this morning. crews are finishing up paving the roads. yesterday mning around 3:00 a valve burst causing water to spew into the air. the death toll from this weekend's indonesian tsunami is rising this morning. chris lawrence joins us with the latest >> when we reported this yesterday morning, a little over 800. the spokesman for the indonesian disaster agency now says theh detoll stands more than 1,200 victims thatin died d the earthquake and later that tsunami. that number could rise as crews continue toig through the rubble to search for survivors. this was aho l. now a pile of rubble. the 7.5 mnitude quake hit on friday. it crow yateated a tsunami. the death toll at 1,234. >> it's minutes after 4:00

but as you zoom in and take a look here, bethesda with t l lee as the only thing getting by the work zone. they have a p couple ofice vehicles to warn you because it does pop up on youretty quickly. 66 to the beltway, 65 miles per hour. that's going to take you nine of s in to town and out town. >> thank you. still ahead with trick or treating comes whole l of candy. how you can minimize your child's >> plus she's the new jersey mom credited with stopping a mass shooting in kentucky. she and her children are stopping by ellen to share the incredibstory. you can catch ellen right here at 3:00 and then stick around for news 4 at 4:00. we'll be right bac k. >>> so you think you're an expert pumpkin carver? well you may not be t best. they're taking on the minnesota zoo. more than 5,000 pumpkins have been lined up as part of the spectacular. th o come from allr the country and the event runs through halloween. >> when it comes to halloween, most kids have one thing on their mind and that's the candy. >> they're into the costumes too bu e thera sugar can come with a price. >> what you can

the fbi severely from going forward, surging hundreds of agents into yale, into georgetown prep, bethesda. this is not having. and if we don't see it by tonight, we've got issues with timing. >> well, let me ask you about the timing. james comey, the former fbi director, is out with a new op-ed in which he says it's better to get professionals seven days to find facts than to have no professional investigation at all, right? agents can do their work. find facts, speak truth. is a week enough time? >> if it's done properly and it could be done properly. i have seen it done. the fbi excels at surging resources. they are in every state. you can see the new haven division surging agents into yale, pulling dorm records, find the out who lived there, matching parties, dates, posters on walls, finding advisors and talking about parties and drinking habits. go to the baltimore division and have them find that house in question. go into the house. see if there is a bathroom across from a bedroom, up the stairs that matches the description. compare calendar items. determine if we have a perjury cha

bethesda between the belt way and as you hit 270 there, work zone with one left lane getting by right now. fairfax, work zone with one right lane getting by and we also have a problem westbound. we'll check in on that and be back in a couple of minutes. >> thank you, melissa. it's 4:01. a new development into the explosive packages mailed to prominent democrats across the country. as it's from california to right here inngton d.c. and investigators are closing inhen a locationthink the packages are coming from. investigators combed this mail sorting facility north ofiami yesterday. it's possible the packages passed through that building,bu it's still too early to tell. yesterday a suspicious package showed up at a new york city restrant owned by robert deniro 10 explosives are >> people across the country are embracing the see something say something message. just yesterday police were called when a icsuus-looking package was at the offices of diane feinstein. and in manhattanhe times warner buildg was evacuated becaus of a suspicious bag. nypd brought i a bomb sniffing dog but it tur

bethesda, 270 north after the beltway, one lane gets by. this is the l standing project hoping that will be wrapped up here in the next week orso roslyn northbound gw parkway at key anbridge, one right is getting by the work zone there. otherwise, no major issues.k we'll check b in on the beltway comg up. it's cold out there this morning. >> it certainly is. seat heaters required for many this morning. it's in the cooler, milder garage. cold wind is going o be a bigger part of our forecast. winds have turned to the northwest behind a cold front so 72 yesterday, that's the last time we're likely to be above 70 deees for quite some time to come. in fact, getting above 60 could be a bit o a struggle here between now and the next couple of days. rit now it is 37 in winchester. 45 in leesburg. 42 gaithersburg. still 50 at national airport and 50 degrees in annapolis. planning out your day today. plenty of sunshine. northwest winds around 15 to 25 miles an hour. definitely a niceable breeze. only in the mid to upper 50s, it will feel a lot cooler

northbound on 270, bethesda after the beltway, right lane gets by that paving. and eastbound 66 at 50 looking pretty good. aaron? >> all right, thank you. >>> 4:01 right now. less than 24 hou after multiple explosive devices were found in the u.s. mail, the fbi is looking into the that there may be more. at least seven suspicious packagestere being investi right now, all addressed to prominent democrats. an eighth may have been sen to former vice president joe biden. a postal workery reporteold investigators a suspicious package was spotted with biden' name on it. that package has not been located though. also rgeted, california democratic congresswoman maxine waters, who may have received twopackages. this was the scene outside the mail facility near l.a. investigators had to bring in a robot here. another package was addressed to her d.c. office but was ntercepted in capitol heights, maryland. waters and biden are just two of the people impacted by all this. take a look at theap behind me here. che clintons, obamas, former attorney general e holder, democratic

in bethesda, westbound river before will lard, right lane getting by thatmergency work zone. beltway at st. barnabas, just a little fog. ha>> melissa, you. >>> new developments this morning in a crash that claimed the life of a local teen on 270. >> at this point, the police have not released his name, but th principal of northwest high school says he is 17-year-old josh schneider. he was traveling southbound on noi-270 yesterday aft. he veered on to the shoulder and then hit the back of a parked box truck. policeon't know why the car veered into that truck but have ruled out alcohol. in a tweet from the school, they said josh was kind, hard working, and had a positive impact on all those around him. >>> we have an update to a breakingouews story we told about yesterday. in less than 24 hour, police made an aest in a violent sexual assault in rockville. this happened at the intersection of 355 and gude road on tuesday. that woman says she was walking to a friend's house from the shady grove metro station around midnight. that's when the attacker apparently dragged her intohe

went to school in bethesda. she is right over there right now.ve awards show goinr as we speak. let's take you to individual from the red carpet a little while ago. ajuo. ilis of usougr wee nost kwn for elai on seinfeld. friend and former co star jerry seinfeld is here tonight. ied a how he knew julia was the one to play elaine. i also asked juliaeiecviheng tn. >> the first time -- gosh. i guess maybe wn i stuck race sins at my nosehe l ighn andent to emergency room e we can't get them out in. >> we had the twousbe it. i would say the second she her . >> just somethinthg abo'sut her. >> waremember,s a guy's show. you had three guys. so you're gna be the woman th three gu that -- you know, you h cha and strength and she of course has enormous quantities of both. >> so first ste two strong thumbs >> seinfeld fans i know you recognized this. even people who didn't t show that sur you heard of ela e blrafrom particularly prettyy. steven colbert, tina fay, most celebritn from la or new york. i asked the question what do y love to do when you're here in dc. >> we didod huge walk t all

i don't think that it's natural reading to say i belong to the city of bethesda. this organization it's a partnership. >> even without that language, this court has found that the definition before that language covers political subdivisions. the city of lafayette all found back, but now it's most certainly an organized group of persons land owners under statute get together to find a common cause. >> even if it is true in those cases, what's different from those cases and this one is the original statute makes clear that the definition wasn't going to include so given the private nature of most of the listing and the fact that it says no matter what you do i would read it in its natural form and i wouldn't include it unless i'm told to concluded otherwise. >> we start with a definition of person that is broad and expensive. subsection b. then says it's not the federal government and by the way it's not today's employer -- the employer says any person and 20 or more people, 20 or more employees and then it goes on and subtract the federal government and state and

all the way up through clarksburg, bethesda, and now, they are right around the frederick area.t is amazing how this little shower continues. right on 7 just to theeast. making its way to the north. inirly light. but you're s it there. this is michael making its way to the north i andis intensifying. the winds at 80 miles an hour. pick up strength and speed going up to a category 3. it makes its way onland andhen as i mentioned, into the carolinas where tree damage could be a factor. there will be some impact into the day. showers is the most likely scenario f us. not even a lot of wind. the high in the mid 80s. the heat index close to90. shower activity like oh thursday. it will race on through. that could be at 9:00 a.m. the temperatures just fall all day. the average high at 71 west head into the. i'll see y at 6:45. >> up next, a passionate plea for a driver who sbloomd her fiance and keptin >> plus, a pivotal moment. a closer look at where things stand after four weeks of testimony and what we can expect as the defense gets ready to take over. >> a locals busin owner is >>

i ev bethesda and chevy chase.here's need everywhere. >> son six years they've gone from feeding 37 kids to 2,000 kids in 25 different schools. >> kids literally gbbing on to their legs on friday, hoping they're going to get a package sent home with them on carry them through the weekend. >> if that doesn't touch you, you don't have a heart. >> everyix weeks, jeremy and his earl of volunteers pick up all this food from costco in wheaton. they do their part to help out. the food gets dropped o at schools where more volunteers pack bags. school snap identifies which kids are in need and a teacher places it in the child's backpack. he comment bear pickingut o which kid actually gets the food. >> they ce up to me and give me a huge hug. even some of the teachers are saying thank you so much. >> it is entirely made up of volunteers. >> it is an inspiration to see other people get inspired. >> jeremy says this is a labor of love. >> my hea is bigger than my pockets. >> you tell everyone what we need to keep this going. w

it's t children's inn at the national institutes ofealth in bethesda, maryland. medicineshere for my and giving blood. >> reporter: julia is abram's mom. we have been here probably ten times within the last year. and it has become our home a from home. >> reporter: abram has a rare dseases are one that at this point isficult to cure because it's been difficult to diagnose. >> he said why am i sick all the time and how come no one can fix me? >> reporter: abram hasxtreme lip high grade fevers. they're his norm. >> once a month he'll have three or four days he'll be at a normal temperature. normally he's around 100end when h flairs, it's 102 to 106. >> and he suffers from arthritic-li debilitating pain. >> you look so strong. >> i don't look sick b a sick. >> reporter: for two years, abram has been coming to this special place. few peoplean understand his heart and his hope le people here. >> it is hard for people to come alongside that and montana run away from it because it's overwhelming and it's confusing. >> what do you hope hapns when the doctors do the test

. >>> anly accident e this morning caused a traffic nightmare in the bethesda area of the beltway. the vehicle was pinned between jersey wall and the vehicle at river road. that caused the three-mile back-u with delays from i-270 to river road. no one was injured. >>> right now, storm teams 4 getting ready for a weather alert day. >> let's g to doug kammerer and what t expect in the next four days. >> what we're expecting is rain. the clouds have moved in. the temperatures are only in the low 50s and it will be a cool day. take a look as w widen out. coming from the southwest, you a,n see it in areas of mississippi, georll of this moving our way into the night tonight and into tomorrow. we start off dry. we see the rainove in. especially for the evening rush. we'll talk much more abouthat this means for your weekend. it does look like it wants to stick around on saturday. we'll talk about sunday as well. if you have weekend plans, i've got your forecast coming up. >> thank you. >>> ford is recalling its focu th automaker says there's a problem with the fuel system that could cause

you're going to see it around bethesda. heaviest rain has been with this storm right here. a lot of lightningd associa with this. this was a warned storm earlier. it did produce a lot of rainfall. i was looking at three inches per hour and that's why it h issued a flash flood warning.ot lvania county. extreme southern and eastern culpepper county toward orange county. a flashlood warning in effect. now the warned storm is moving into the same storm, into fauquier county. so please, watch out this evening. some of russ under ah.lash flood wa notice this llow. it is a tornado watch and areas to the south, norf tk, richmond area. this whole thing moves out and we get a lot cooler. here we are. 6:00. notice by around 7:00, farther to the south and eashe and watch this. by around 8:00 or 9:00, it ce really enh sticking wh us through maryland. that's why the threat is there. two to four inches of rn and the potential is there for flooding. we see some clearing. upat's when the winds begin on pick 30 to 40-mile-an-hour winds tonight and that will change things big time tomorrow. 8

. >> a widesprea power outage left much of bethesda in the dark last night. an equipmentssue cau the outage that also impacted the metro station. the power is back on now. >> the d.c. council repeale an initiative from back in june. it would raise minimum wage for tipped worke by 2025. by lerturning the b they say the council is disrespecting the process and d.c. voters. several council members and the mayor says that ini iative 77 bad for workers and businesses. >> also today, the council will te on a bill that would put restrictions on homeowners renting space oit like airbnb. >> it would ban people from renting a second apartment or building and using it solely to rent it out to others. the bill would also only allow a homeowner to represent out their entire living space for up0 to days a year. if approved it would be a victory for neighborhood association that argue short-term rentals are reducing thevailability of affordable housing. >> it's 5:36 right now. coming up, it's not even finished but already there's trouble with a new garage. what's causing it

making its way right over bethesda. you're seeing the rain and you're the only one seeing it alongiveroad here as you make your way out.ne here's hurri michael. the haste advisory is out. now winds are up to 80 miles an hourful sll a category1. moving to the north. making itsay to the gulf of mexico, possibly becoming a category 3 with wins a wean 15 miles an hour. as it makesay its to the panhandle astline. even into georgia. his is really bad news here, even into the carolinas. places hit very hard by florence could get hit again. normally it would not be a lot but this is saturated ground here and trees down in that area. for us, it will track far enough to the south and east that it won't have a huge impact but as far as the temperature go, the way it is into the weekend. with more on that. let's go to lauryn. this will be a major change from where we are now. >> the hurricane will bring our temperatures down. in addition to that, we have a cold front coming throu at the same time but so we are talking about rain on

. >> some restaurants already prohibit smoking like here in bethesda. >> we have always prohibitedit. we have areas nearby where if people want to take a break, they're welcome to do so. the council has scheduled a public hearing later this month. to hear from people for and against outdoor smoking at restaurants. it would join 230 counties that have banned it >>> the centers for disease control reports that sales he jumped nearly 650% in a year's time. the rapid rise may have sparked arous trend among teenagers. a new study shows teens who use ecarettes are more likely to smoke actual cigarettes. it wants to prevent underage use but says it will take the industry and regulators working together. >>> soon the president will be sending you some text messages. what you need to know about the new alert system. >>> and we're already talking thanksgiving. a new list of stores staying closed for theoliday and the schedule changes that have ed outrcustomers. >>> and tracking severe weather to the north. i'll let you know as we work our y what makes aldi olive oil oh sweetheart. because only

bethesda, have a crash reported there and the beltway overall looks okay.nd 295 is little bit slow. they deal with infants and children i foster care as well. the $200,000 they raised goes to help care for them. i spoke about our adoption.al ys an hahn nor to do that and in the middle is the ec executive dr of adoptions together. she started that group at her kitchen table 30 years ago and they find perm nananent loving s for domestic infants and children in foster care. >> thank you. 5:44 right now and actor anthony anderson is conquering hollywood with the hit show blackish and emmy b nominatio now he wants to push for a college degree. t> so the star was on the tonight show l night and talked about dropping his son off at his alma mate howar university. he says he has a plan in place to complete his own degree. >> speaking with the university and the president of the univerty about creating a curriculum that i can take somee and at home and do practical classes on campus so i can walk with my son in 2022. >> that would be so amazing. the actor said he dr

in bethesda still have that crash rorted and livingston road at south capitol police an activityng around. some closures from that shooting overnight. outer loop a little slow. fairfax county parkway. no problems. quantico to the beltway. rememberte to ln to 103.5 wh you hop in your car. >> thank you. still ahead, keeping up with product recalls. it can be a difficult task. meet the local mom that says she s found the lution. >> later today on ellen. >> she e-mailed me. it will be i will -- forever sered in my brain. it said attached please find the invite, goldiehahn and i wrote invite, goldiehahn and i wrote her back -- i [megawatt] according to the savings tips on novec.com, you could save up to 300 dollars per year by using a smart thermostat. keep it att at 68 degrees for g when you are home and lower it several degrees when youre away. [dave] gotta shave that bill. [megawave, you know i depend on electricity. [dave] i do, too, megawatt i do too. for ways to shave your electric bill, go to novec.com re your electric bill, bee was attorney general, brian frosh led maryland's fight to

luis cabrera used to attend balancer johnson high school in bethesda. the new details revealed in court today. >> reporter: we're learning that he may have had problems at home, thate may have gotten in trouble with his efather. udge called him a danger to the community. this is 18-year-old luis cafera. accused threatening to shoot up his high school. after he was told he b wouldn' graduating because he had missed too many classes, he went to snap chat. >> the people need to be proktd and that's why the judge saw fit. >> reporter: the threat started months ago. february 23rd i hope everyone at walter johnson dies. then that early october. i hate wj and ha ha, i'm going to shoot up the school. october 12, he posted a picture of himselfhe with caption, school shooter. and then he was at a friend's apartment with twooa ld rifles and extra ammo. >> who knows what we stopped here? >> i don't have any problems against kid personally. it did surprisee me any in the community would see something like this. >> polic said they seize d the guns. >> it is not what

power outage effecting thousands of pepc customers in our area overnightt is i also impacted the bethesdaetro station. riders should not see inyues this morning. >> investigators are on the scene of a crash. they have been workinghis all morning. a man and woman riding a motor scooter were seriously injuredy when tere hit by a vehicle on veirs mill road. e driver is okay and stayed on the scene. you can see this story on the nbc washington app. >> now where the inbound l are closed before forestville road. a dump truck crashed into the underside of a belt way overpass early this morning. it's not clear chatsed that crash. a bridge inspection team will make sure that overpass is not compromised. >> athis point this morning they're all still out there on the scene. so chowier 4 s you some delays there now. the two left lanes are stilldo sh there. you can see a four mile back up. inbound is also still shutdownh here morning. if they deem it's okay in the reopen ur or so, they'll everything. if not, the left lane of the beltway, inner loop may still remain closed. >> thank you, if you're on y

officials want to expand the bike share program to several other areas including bethesda and wheaton. 7:00 at the maryland national park and planning commission auditorium in silver springs. >> the skins are now off to their best start since 2008. yesterday the burgundy and gold beat the new york giants 20-13. ended the game with two touchdowns. the shens with first three game winning streak since 2016. they host the atlanta falcons next week. that should be toughgame, but we have momentum on our side. >> what is this? >> we want to cevgratulate eryone that took part in the marine corps marathon. >> more than 30,000 peoplertook pa yesterday. jeffrey stein was the first man to cross the finish line. jenny mendez from costarica won the women's race, but look at this just really special moment. that is 90-year-old cora brown that completed the 10k. we caught up with her after her big finish. >> how does it feel? >> it's woanerful. >> i believe you're 90 years old first of all. how is the recovery going to be? >> i'm already there. >> she looks great. she had this on her bucket list and

bethesda northbound 270 spur after the beltway, one right lane gets by the paving. you can see southbound for a littledelay. good morning, chuck. >> it's been clearing out overnight and a northwest wind is going to be ready to greet you on your way out the door. so what to wear? grab that insulated wind breaker. may need little help. sunglasses for today as well. be bright and sunny all day long. that's the good news but a certain chill in the air. 43 now in frederick, maryland. 43 in leesburg, rginia. 47 in upper marlboro. forecast then wake up weathe bright and sunny. temperatures 30s and 40s early. getting above 50 degrees. most areas not lbog after 9:00 in the morning, your afternoon high today much more pleasant. 58 degrees. much more pleasant than the chilly temperatures thisg. morn again, it will be a little on the breezy side. more about the return of rain chances for the weekend coming up. for now, let's go back over to the news.t, >> all ri chuck. thank you. back to that big story this morning. one you'll beng hea about all day. >> we are anxiously awaitin

the first couple of years, about a year and a half, and then another couple of years we were in bethesda. it then transferred to panama. i came back a couple of years later. we were seeing each other once in a while. but the more i saw her, the more i saw her, i basically experienced what she was doing. i just didn't like it, and the fact that she was lying to me, she pretty much talked about everybody. she talked about lawsuits. she was trying to -- at one point, i remember she told me that she was filing a lawsuit, harassment lawsuit against american airlines. i said you were going to have to stop this lawsuit thing because it is ridiculous. she would talk to me about her family. she would -- every time we would get into a fight, she would get right in my face. she would ask me to hit her. i mean, that's just really weird. most of my friends did not like her. in fact, i can testify about that. >> laura: hold on, richard. hold on. she was like "hit me?" why would she say that? >> i don't know. for any minor issues that we ha had, she would always get into my face. the first time, it was

bethesda we do have that crash still hanging around andr sil spring westbound at new hampshire avenue crash on the right. >> thank you, the search continues for a sex assault suspect in montgomery county. >> the 16-year-old victim says it hapned in a parking garage. justin finch is live near the scene with details on the search. >> the victim here is a 16-year-old girl. she says the man that did this to her is someone she met on the bus. a guy who she says later sexually assaultser in a parking garage here. hopper 4 was over the scene during theinvestigation. you'll see cops go down on the ground. she met this man on t bus and along the way they struck up a conversation. sh says this guys about 24 or 25 years old, and then once they got to thestation, h forced her off into that parking garage where she says that he raped her. the search began here and extended to nearby red le stations as well and came up empty handed. this man remains at large. epe girlts he has a tattoo under one of his eyes. police working to get more images of this guy from a surveillance camera or so nearby to pu

. >> good morning to you in bethesda, inner loop, 270. not seeing a slowdown because of this. the rest of the beltway looks good. hillcrest heights in bound branch avenue. left lane blocked by crash and upper marlboro, in bound. look at several backups with an overturned vehicle on the right side. arlington eastbound 66 at glebe road. left side blocked by a crash. as for your travel times looking okay inmaryland. top of the beltway, typically slow. 66 in bound okay. 95 northbound no major problems. remember to listen to wtop103.5 i was a navy doctor, so i'm used to getting to work early. now i have a general practice, with a lottients who are counting on me. many of them worry about t presidump taking away protections for pre-existing conditions. and women are frhtened they could lose reproductive health care. it's why i'm glad i have a friend named ben. ben is a national leader who's he's my friend ben. from president trump. i hope he's your friend, too. who's i'm ben cardin and from president trump. i approved this message. >>> you're watching "news 4 today." >>> 6:24 now. o

i was in a all-girls school in bethesda, maryland. i would come home for the weekend. and they did -- i would, first of all, the poor boys would show up just ringing wet. it wasn't just going on a date, it was having to meet the commander in chief. that is always the hardest part. we would leave in another car, when possible. there were certain things we weren't allowed to have going on in our cars. it was difficult. i have never been parking in my entire life. >> you also had your senior prom at the white house. was that hard to arrange? did you have to get permission or was that easy to get that done? >> i did and i'm still the only one who had a problem there. i wasn't even on the prom committee at the time, but the group came to me and said could we possibly have it at the white house? and i said i don't know. so i went to the ushers office and the ushers office is sort of the liaison between the family and the white house. whatever you need, the ushers office pretty much takes care of it. so i went and spoke to the head usher at the time and he said get back to me

in bethesda, george's chef house, and duck, duck goose in baltimore. e talk about what you're doing here, talk about your culinary style. you're putting in -- we got the meat already go bg, right? thf already going. >> yes, ma'am. >> you put in? >> so there's som i onions here, carrots in here, celery in here, and in sfrench, tha the holy trinity. we call it mir poi in french. we can top this off with a little bit of stock. about a cup. >> i can't eyeball. >> you're good. >> i can'tyell well. okay, that smells amazing. >> yeah? i'm glad you likeit. >> yeah, it does. and i'm not a big beef eater, but when it's -- >> this is good. it's perfect. >> when it's seasoned perfectly. >> you don't even neat a fork. you can sit in front of the tv, ice cream in one hand, beef b g bourguignon in the other. >> what's your cooking style? >> for me, we keep it simple. our philosophy is, show people a good night out. i don'tatike to intim people with the food, both on our end and on the customer's end. weeept fresh, comfortable and fun. >> oh, you got wine in there? >>