joining me now is julie carey. nobody knows politics in virginia better than julie carey. let's talk about the campaign you've been covering from the very beginning. what do gillespie and northam need to do at this point, who do they need to target? >> it's always they need to target everybody tonight because they need to get voters focused on this race. virginia traditionally kind of refolk uses attention late. but specifically there is still a big pocket of undecided voters. we've seen it in the polls that have come out in the last 15 days, 10 to 15%. they need to make a connection to those voters, get them to the polls. and in that pool there is a lot at stake for ralph northam. a bigger percentage of those undecideds identify as democrats. there are a lot of african americans who say they are undecided. ralph northam needs to get those people to the polls i >> you know, we were talking in the break awhile ago about is virginia a purple state, is it about to turn blue? there is a lot at stake for republicans in the commonwealth and it's been a while since mcdonald won a

julie carey, mark will be at the panelist tables.'ll be familiar with, congressman jerry connolly will be among them, don buyer and barbara come stock. folks will be focused on what is going to to be happening tonight. millennials i spoke with say they're going to be watching this. speaking of the millennials i was given access to our nbc washington instagram account. i'll be putting a story on that so you can follow along there, too. jim? >> look out, you're all over that. maybe a snapchat or two out of you, david, maybe? >> don't push it, don't push it. maybe. [ laughter ] >> all right, that's it from here for now. we're going to be back at 6:00 talking with julie carey. we're going to talk with aaron gilchrist, too. we heard from chuck todd a little bit earlier. but we're going this race means to people who live in virginia, d.c. and maryland as well. we know the eyes of the country are watching this. wendy, back to you from fairfax county. >> can someone get chuck todd a slice of hot pizza? the guy has a long night ahead of him.

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i'm richelle carey into hall of take a look at the top stories on al-jazeera germany's chancellor says she plans to hold coalition talks with three parties after winning a fourth term in office. merkel has revealed in the past half hour that she'll negotiate with the democrats the social democrats and the greens the far right a.f.d. made major against finished third after the social democrats. one from let's mark we want those voters he moved to come back to us through good school we want to solve the problems people are facing these might be issues of integration undutiful immigration but there are also questions around services in rule areas or questions of public transport or opportunities for. iraqi kurds are voting on a controversial referendum on the regions and dependants there are fears it could kill the separatist aspiration of kurds across the region turkey's president has denounced the vote. our armed forces are on the borders with iraq to do whatever it takes iran is well we'll do whatever it takes our air force stands ready we will never allow anyone or anything to go from

julie carey shares her story. >> an arrow points to the snakebite marks left in rachel's foot. >> it happened just inside the entrance to this restaurant. my rick, her son, boyfriend and others were headed in for dinner. she felt what she thought was a bee sting on her foot. a second later excruciating pain. she reached down and felt a copperhead snake attached to her foot. she screamed. >> yelling out in pain. yelling i got bit. i got bit. kicking my foot. it finally lets go. mike and my son both step on it. >> they began to draw lines and sometimes to mark the progression of the swelling. it was bad. the pain, itching and nausea inten intense. two weeks later, my rick still can't put weight on her leg. recovery could take months t wasn't her son or another child bitten. she's thankful for that. >> it could have been anyone else's child. the fact that it wasn't a child a million times over is the blessing. >> snake experts say, dozens of virginians are bit by venomous snakes, it's extremely rare. >> nine times out of 100, the snakes -- it's probably a garther snake. >> they got medi

. >> i'm julie carey in stafford county. th >>> well, i'm ready for autumn. i know it kind of officially arrives on friday but the heat and humidity is getting tedious. >> the interesting thing about it, we have 88 degrees today. >> right. >> and this is the hottest day we've seen so far this month. it's been a fairly cool and really last month and a half across the region and temperatures are much more like summer. 87 degrees is the current temperature right now. look at that, nothing but sunshine. it is gorgeous right here. and we have a little storm to thank for it. 87 degrees with winds 7 miles an hour. here's the storm that we have to thank for. it's jose. we have jose moving off. we have upper level area of low pressure bringing storms to the south and west of charlottesville. that's where jose make its way out of here. this is the latest track for jose. it's going to be sitting right here for days and the latest track with the european models into form here. winds of 70 miles an hour, tropical storm. watch what happens. it goes out and comes right back

spears, by the way, couldn't resist asking carey for a selfie.any has long credited mariah as one of her greatest influence since skyrocketing to fame in 1998. >> so many people were wondering what did they eat. no confirmation yet on what carey ate, but spears shared this snap of her dinner. looks like a good steak there. >> it's not bad. dantanes, by the way southbound is four stars on yelp. it's clubby -- >> why are you read the yelp review? i'm surprised mariah said i don't know her. >> yn her b, but i'll take a photo with her. >>> next to the music we love to hear at weddings. >> geniuses at spotify have compiled the most listeneto songs -- >> number three -- ♪ give your all to me instead. >> all of mey it's not necessarg that the bride and groom dance to, but it's overall what's popular with the dj. >> but this one sounds like it's probably requested for the bride and groom to dance to. >> yeah. >> it's a good, romantic song. >> and then this one, this is a fun song. number two -- ♪ ♪ something fun to do ♪ hey, baby i think i'm gonna marry

it sits at the corner of charles and williams street and that's where julie carey joins us, she's live this evening with views from both sides. >> well, throughout this day, we've seen dozens of people walk up to this historic site and read the plaque, it says the principle auction site for slaves and property. but i had one african-american council member tell heard of people to come and do mock options. he and others say the pain that they feel there is not worth it. >> turner is taking us to a corner he usually side steps. >> i try to avoid it, really, because i've had painful reflections of it and in times of paths. >> on this corner is slave auction block. this is how it's described to visitors on the trolly tour. >> you see that stone right there, folks, that is an original auction block. >> turner wants the auction block removed and the racial strive on display during the violence in charlottesville has others also questioning the future of this historic artifact. leaders gathered here last month to pray about their concerns. >> i thought it was a tragic reminder of our history

in fredericksburg, i'm julie carey, news 4. >>> a lot to consider there. it is now coming up on 4:26. "news4 today" continues right now wit >>> that breaking news out of mexico this morning where several people are dead after a massive earthquake. take a look at some of the first video coming in. the 8.1 quake hit just off the coast of southern mexico, just a few hours ago. the earthquake is already being blamed for killing at least five people. within 40 minutes or so, we learn tsunami waves have been measured. >>> and the other breaking story we continue to track hurricane irma, which is still hammering the turks and caicos right now. pretty soon we could see scenes like this in florida. 4:26 right now. good morning everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we're working on the breaking stories and much more for you on this friday morning. >> before we get to all that, let's get a look at your weather and traffic. wtop's jack taylor is keeping an commute. >> we begin with sheena parveen and somara theodore with the latest on the track. >> if you w

our aaron gilchrist and julie carey will be part of the panel. chuck todd will be moderating. >>> a woman looking to relax says she was assaulted. now her a massage therapist is in jail. >> the client claims her male ma shaj therapist assaulted her. it's on wisconsin and -- he's from silver spring, maryland. he has been charged with first degree sexual abuse. >>> morehe headaches coming to your commute on metro. the transit agency is considering more shutdown as it looks to seal up leaks. it could happen around bethesda station. some of the holes were filled in back in july. metro's general manager, paul wiedefeld will visit the area to see if more work is needed. >>> a new online tool to help you navigate the new express lanes on 66 inside the beltway. this is what the website looks like. take a look. it explains how tolling will work, where the express lanes run and what time of day you'll be charged for using them. tolling begins in december. we'll post a link the nbc washington app. >>> speed demons and deadly accidents. if you live in prince

in spotsylvania, i'm julie carey.ews 4. >> that's why it explains cowboys died. >> that's what they did, cut an x into each of the bite marks and you have somebody else that you used to like suck it out. >> alrighty. >> it's what you did. >> all right. right now members of virginia's task force one are heading back home after spending several weeks in the disaster zone. that team is going to arrive here around 8:00 tonight. they've been working under the most challenging circumstances, helping in texas after hurricane harvey, helping in florida in the aftermath of irma, and then they ravaged puerto rico after hurricane maria. so, they must be very tuckered and tired. but well done, well done. >> they earned some rest. they can come on home and put your feet up and get a cold one. >> and the hurricane is still category 1 and still -- is this still heading out to sea, hugs the coast a little bit? >> it is going to hug the coast, the outer banks with storm surge flooding, currents, we'll show you what maria did to puerto

in fairfax county, i'm julie carey, news 4. >>> we have some breaking news now. we told you about a hearing for deonte caraway in morning. >> he's convicted of abusing elementary schoolers in prince george's county. earlier this year he pled guilty to 15 federal counts of sexual exploitation and was sentenced to 75 years in federal prison. a few minutes ago he pled guilty to 23 more charges and for those, he was sentenced to 100 years. this additional sentence will run concurrent with caraway's 75-year federal sentence. >>> o.j. simpson could b he's expected to be released on parole as early as monday. the plan to free simpson is being finalized by officials in nevada. the 70-year-old has been in prison since 2008 for kidnapping and armed robbery. he was granted parole back in july. >>> fall weather arrives just in time for the weekend. what's better than a haunted house this time of year? >> we're going to take you inside a l oc do your holiday shopping on thisus.ason introducing the monumental gift shop at mgm national harbor. just use your m life rewards card

chuck todd, julie carey will be there for full analysis. >> a big night.bly heard about the new iphone x that will cost you a thousand bucks. but today apple introduced a new operating system that won't cost you a dime. and will give you some pretty cool new tools. chris lawre features. chris? >> yeah, pat. this morning apple introduced the new ios 11, but your iphone as has to be a 5 s or later in order to get it. so, here for the new features to sort of, you know, look forward to, the new control center is a lot more customizable. this is what normally appears when you swipe up from the bottom of your current phone. right now you can't control what appears, but that's going to be changing with the new operating system. and if you like apple pay, well, it's going to get better. now you'll be able to pay regular people with the service, not just vendors. if you're familiar with ven mo, it's pretty much the same thing. this feature really caught my eye. there's finally a setting for do not disturb while driving. it allows your phone to sense when you're dri

julie carey spoke daca recipients about the impact. >> do you think we can count on your vote. >> 19-year-old angel ramero knows more about virginia politics than many teens who were born in the commonwealth. he was out canvassing today. >> we have elections every year. >> he's a so-called dreamer brought here in the age of two from mexico, educated in stafford county. >> we're americans in all forms. we're cultural americans. we grew up in the schools. we know american values. that's what we were raised on. and to -- >> the daca policy safeguards and allows him to legally work. >> it's something i've learned to live with. it's something that's there. >> seeing that daca is going to be taken away. it's like a daggered to my heart. >> gop activist, ending daca fulfills an important campaign promise. >> it's an act of keeping promises. this will show the american people, whether the republicans in congress are people are of action or just words. they realize their futures rest with members of congress. both young men believe ending daca could improve their lives if congress replaces it

well i'm richelle carey this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes iraq's kurds vote in an independence referendum.

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i'm richelle carey and these are the top stories on al-jazeera the crisis in the korean peninsula shows no signs of abating u.s. bombers have flown north of the demilitarized zone in a show of force and north korea's foreign minister has delivered a response to donald trump's threat at the united nations general assembly. don't try to insult the supremum dignity of my country by referring it to a rocket by doing so however he committed an irreversible mistake of making rockets visit the entire u.s. mainland inevitable all the more none other than trump himself is on a suicide mission. and head of the u.s. refugee agency has been meeting our hensher refugees and bangladeshi camps they tell philip about the murder rape and violence they say is happening in me and maurice for kind state. this has been seen to twenty fifth of august the fastest and most urgent refugee emergency in the world you know the figures but let me repeat them we estimate that four hundred almost four hundred and thirty thousand refugees from from northern state have poor into bangladesh in the past few week than for

i'm julie carey, news 4. >>> the timing couldn't be worse. we will break down the reason for so many strong hurricanes. >> high drama for people living in the high-rises of south florida. first a moment of reflection is hurricane irma inches closer to the u.s. >>> if you live on the south carolina coast, myrtle beach area, they haven't evacuated but they may have to as the weekend progresses. i'm pretty worried about them. i carolina for about eight years. i had a small place near the beach. i've been through one flood a couple of years ago and worried that hurricane irma is going to do more damage. >> as hurricane irma draws near, please note we're with you every step of the way. and we'll be sharing ways you can help victims down in florida on our nbc washington app he's our pediatrician, dr. ralph northam. born and raised in rural virginia trained at johns hopkins. an army doctor who treated soldiers seriously wounded in the gulf war. eighteen years as volunteer medical director of a children's hospice. as lt. governor, he's fighting to ex

julie carey reports now, city leaders are getting ready to ask the entire community to weigh this about it. >> reporter: this trolley tour takes in dozens of sites. hearing about this one, a slave auction block can be troubling. >> they get the slaves in the basement, brought them out here, put them up on the block and they were sold to the highest bidder. >> he usually avoids the auction block. >> because i've had painful reflections of it in times of past. >> he meets us h talk about a new push to have the artifact removed, placed in a museum. >> that is my desire to have it gone. i don't need a reminder. and i wouldn't think that those that enslave our people would want a constant reminder of what they did to us. >> emotions stirred by the violence in charlottesville, has others also questioning the future of the block. about 100 faith leaders gathered to pray about their concerns. >> i thought it was a tragic reminder of our history here in virginia. and i believe that it's right and good that we would have this discussion right now in this moment. >> but in this city, steeped in hi

. >> i'm julie carey where that big confederate flag has been flying over i-95 for three years now. in the wake of the violence inharlottesville, some c >>> evacuations in the florida keys begin just hours from now. there were black friday size crowds at stores across the state. people stocking up on everything from lumber to gasoline. >> the path of the storm still isn't clear. governor rick scott says now is the time to prepare. >> we have no idea what's in store. i'll have to pray for the best both, dissipate and go out into the atlantic, we've got to prepare for the worst. >> florida's governor there also suspended all road tolls in that state as people began toe vak wait and before the storm moves towards florida. it will impact florida or so. a lot of preparations underway. >> we'll keep an eye on i-66 here at home, a tour bus fire is backing up traffic on the westbound side. this is the live look at the scene, we're told the bus caught fire on i-66 west of the street off ramp, no reported injuries, but plenty of frustrated drivers trying to get past this to get home from work

i'm richelle carey this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea yes president takes aim at north korea and iran in his first address to the u.n. calling them the scourge of our planet. our cameras strengthens as it roars to the caribbean leaving behind what's being called mind boggling devastation. and the u.n. asked me in march will allow it into the country to investigate what's been called ethnic cleansing ever henschel muslims. a powerful seven point one magnitude earthquake has hit mexico killing dozens and trapping many more under topple buildings more than one hundred people are confirmed dead several buildings collapsed and around mexico city and rescue workers are right now sifting through the rubble and search for survivors and estabrook reports. the earthquake was powerful and within seconds the swaying buildings began to crack and some crashed to the ground around the capital there was panic inside buildings as people fled to the streets. when i was on the roof as rescuers tended to the injured others tried to clear

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i'm julie carey, news 4. >>> i'm erica at the live desk, will he or won't he run for mayor? today dc attorney put to rest widespread speculation about his political future. he told news 4 tom sherwood that he will not run for dc mayor in 2018. >> really searching to my heart as to what is important and what is important to me. and i've decided what's most important to me is to continue to serve >> meanwhile mayor virtually alone. the only other potential candidate might be former mayor and current council member who hasn't announced a decision, the primary is not until june of next year. this is big news for mayor who in the last washington post had a 67% approval rate. as for the attorney general, he did not say who, if anyone, he would endorse. leon. >> erica, thank you for that. >>> they're skraflding goicaffo up. what's happening at the jefferson memorial. >>> and after shock's rocking mexico after did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliabl

in woodbridge, i'm julie carey, news 4. >> by the way, the gop candidate resident is mike mckee. a defense contractor, u.s. navy veteran and naval academy graduate. mckee knows a little about work and family, too. he has six children. >> a quick programming note on tuesday. news 4 at 6:00 milwaukee a 30-minute broadcast followed by nbc nightly news, and then we hope you'll stay tuned for the virginia governor's de cann ed gillespie face-off at 7:00 p.m. on september 19th heefr on news 4 and the washington website. >> a young entrepreneur shows off his skills right on the white house lawn. >> forget prince, beyonce, too. these local singers want to be the next pavoratti. they are learning the ropes from one of their opera idols. ♪ ♪ mark herring: my mom to provide for our family. at one point, she got fired for of all things -- getting married. that was a lifelong lesson for me: when people are hurt, you need to stand up and do something. and i've never forgotten that as your attorney general. whether it's protecting veterans and seniors from shady debt collectors, or cracking dow

bureau chief julie carey has a story. >> reporter: the guitarist for a metal band called yesterday'snt. but he could also compose music like this. ♪ ♪ >> he this ability to be present and live in the moment no matter what he was doing. but with his music, he was untouchable. he was just -- it brought him so much joy and so much peace. >> reporter: but a year ago his family, his band mates, his fans shattered with the news of his sudden death. even more shocked when they learned he died of a heroin overdose, the drug supplied by an acquaintance who since pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter. >> there are really no words to describe how devastating his passing was. it was a shock, of course. >> reporter: what made it even harder to comprehend with black wasn't a drug user. band mate matt rice spoke to us from california. >> this wasn't his way of life. unfortunately it was fatal. >> reporter: black's family is now sharing the story of their family tragedy to raise awareness with the hope of sparing others. >> you can't stop a problem unless you're willing to talk about it. >> rep

. >>> carey underwood is performing the opening number.steelers wideout ann owe brown is taking part in the video. you can watch the giants and cowboys this sunday night on nbc 10. eagles game day kickoff followed by the game plan. we'll break down the highlights on gam day final. >> there you go. in the meantime, first alert radar showing us where the threat for storms is in our area right now. >> what are we looking at? damaging winds, hail, heavy rain, intense lightning and we have seen isolated tornadoes off to the west of us. i'm not expecting ta here, but you get strong storms. you can get quick spin ups. you're watching this long line of storms moving through harrisburg. reading and allentown, the darker shade of yellow is a severe thunderstorm warning. it goes until 9:00 tonight. that's for the pennsylvania county. reading you have this line of stongbwc storms. if you are in al lentown, holland, potstown, beware. this could have 60 mile an hour winds. plus all that intense lightning first day of school for many kids get them inside

you know what i really like about mariah carey? >> what?t jump around on st stage. she's to the doing all that dancing and all that other st stuff. >> she's jumped around on stage she'd give herself two black eyes. let's be hahn never. come on. [ laughter ] >> let's talk about lady gaga has postponed her european tour to her physical and mental health struggles. yesterday the poker face musician announced the european leg of joanne tour would be delayed until next year. so that she could could be treated for my bro my al gentleman the chronic pain condition she recently reveal these battling postponement the tour comes days after she was hospitalized and canceled a permeate man's at brazil's rock and rio festival. i've always been honest and about my physical and mental struggles searching for years to get to the bottom of this. it's complicated and difficult to explain and we're trying to figure it out. >> i believe that. >> yeah. >> i think it's a l don't you think she does a lot. i can't imagine keeping that pace up. i don't know. i thin

audience members were given bandanas, sunglasses, cold chains and missy elliot and maria carey were there who broke out her hit hon write. >> it with sun of wisdom's favorite songs. >> honey. >> can't dance but. >> 90s were a great deck ate. >> nass tallia. >> thanks, holly. >> coming up "fox news morning" d.c. massage therapist jail caused after assaulting a client. >> and today expected to learn more good a legal fight to save a walking trail in our region. >> it's 4:42, 69 degrees. hey, just for you. back after >> time 4:45. here are the stories we're following for you today. parts of the caribbean getting pounded again by hurricane maria the. the powerful storm hit as a category 5 and now down grade fod category 4 and has wind of 15 hurricane is now category 4 and headed to puerto rico. the island could take a direct hit tomorrow. u.s. and british virgin islands dedicated by sure cabe irma will feel maria's affects. >> president trump will announce the united nations general assembly. the president is focusing on tensions with north korea, global terrorism and iran. they met with worl

bureau chief julie carey spoke with a house mate who witnessed that attack. >> reporter: just inside this window, a terrible scene early this morning. a young woman being held by her boyfriend, a knife to her throat. >> he was saying, i told you it's till death do us part. it's till death do us part. i told you i'm going to kill you. >> reporter: she says her house mate had been trying to break things off with her long time boyfriend. but melvin williams came back to the apartment last night and attacked. edwards' brother tried in to help barks dale. >> the door slammed, half of us shut out, half of us shut in. we just hear screaming. so, i don't know, i found the strength, i bust through the door and all i seen was my brother jumping out through the window because apparently he had been stabbed by melvin. >> reporter: when edwards tried to pull her friend out of the room things only got worse. >> i was trying to pull her out. every time i pulled he would stab. line -- so i just had to leave her. >> reporter: when police arrived they found her brother on the ground beneath the window

that's where we find news 4's northern virginia bureau chief julie carey.s is an awful story. >> reporter: it sure is. pat and leon, let me give you a sense of where we are. that is busy route 1 right there. this is the apartment over here where this deadly that second story window there. that is where the male victim jumped from to escape the attacker. but 30-year-old dashera could not escape. she was stabbed multiple times and was pronounced dead at the hospital. 33-year-old melvin williams is in critical condition after he turned the knife on himself. and a friend of the couple's, that man who jumped from the window, he's also listed in critical condition. now, police spent hours here today gathering evidence. they shared very few details, but this afternoon the surviving victim's sister returned to the apartment where she also lived. she says that barks dale had been trying to break up with her boyfriend when last night he returned to the apartment, became violent and started attacking his girlfriend in the upstairs bedroom. >> the door slammed. half of

in a story you'll see only here on news 4, she tells our bureau chief julie carey why she is stayingand doing it all. >> jennifer carol foy loves a challenge. she was one of the first african-american women at vmi, first in her family to graduate from college and law school. and in january, this public defender announced her candidacy for a house seat that covers part of prince william and stafford. she has a policy she views as anti-women. >> i said why not me, and if not now, when? >> reporter: but a few weeks later a new challenge. she learned she was pregnant with twins. the day before the june primary she was put on bed rest. her husband worked the polls for her. >> my husband, i am so blessed to have a wonderful husband who really picked up the slack and he was out there on election day for 13 hours in 93 degree heat. >> reporter: carol foy won the party's democratic nomination and an even bigger challenge. the babies, identical twin boys, came very early. born at 23 weeks. alex and at a pound and a half. >> i was nervous. i'm a woman of extreme state. whatever happens, my babi

bureau chief julie carey reports special bond. >> reporter: at rock ridge high school, the hallways are decorated for homecoming festivities. he invited a childhood friend. >> she's the one person i know going through the exact same things i have. >> reporter: they met as toddlers when they were treated for msud. their livers unable to process protein. their parents lived in constant fear of dire complications. >> it was brain damage, it was death. like i said, it was a volatile disease. the >> reporter: the farmilies forgd a bond. at children's hospital of pittsburgh, j.j. became one of the first in the world to undergo a liver transplant to cure his disorder. three weeks later, grace did the same. >> with a transplant, it's like a whole new life. it is a whole new life. >> reporter: though j.j.'s family moved around the families summer transplant camp. each saw the other as a source of support. it means medicine, monthly blood draws, fear of organ rejection. >> we complain about things we don't like about the transplant. but we also remind each other that we're grateful. >> we say to

in spotsylvania, i'm julie carey, news 4. >> a spokesman for long horn steak told us they're workingtheir facilities team now to see how this may have occurred. they tell us they are taking steps to prevent it from happening again. >> we have a follow-up to a story for you. remember this little guy? it really captured the country's attention. he was a little chihuahua and he has a new home. here's what his story was. his name was chewy. in the summer his owner left him in the las vegas airport with abusive relationship and could not afford to take chewy with her as she fled. a foster owner picked him up, now a local vegas family has offered to adopt chewy. they never found the original owner, however. >> no, she never came forward. i can see why. if you know she really was in a horrible situation, i can see why she didn't come forward. i think she's seen he's okay and he's a happy boy. >> he's very cute. animal care experts want to remind people there are foster options for pets if you can no longer care for one yourself. >> good reminder there. >> cousins gets it away, wide open. th

. >> now as bureau chief julie carey reports, his family is trying to find a special way to honor his memory. >> reporter: in the corner of her living room christina black and her little boy making music on the piano she and her brother used as children. it led witt black to a career in music as the guitarist for the metal band yesterday's saints. but witt could also coe ♪ ♪ band mate matt rice. >> people would see him out and speak to him whether we were here or detroit or florida. there was something magical about him. >> reporter: but a year ago witt black's family, his band mates, his fans shattered with the news of his sudden death. even more shocked when they learned he died of a heroin overdose. the drug supplied by an acquaintance who since pleaded guilty to eainvoluntary manslaughter. >> there are really no words to describe how devastating his passing was. it was a shock, of course. i felt like, you know, my insides had just been scooped out and i was just left with, you know, this shell. >> reporter: what made it even harder to comprehend, witt black wasn't a drug user. >>

. >> julie carey, news 4. >> what a beautiful couple. >>> if you want more information about an organ, eye, or tissue donation, search organ donation in the nbcwashington app. i don't after vdvocate for much organ donation is a fantastic cause. >>> we are coming up on fall, literally about 12 hours from now, chuck, the seasons will change. >> that's right, tick-tock, tick-tock. feeling like summer yet again. 88 we are going to be just about that warm again on your friday afternoon. perfect weather for high school football games tonight. anything you want to do, the weather is looking extra cooperative. a mostly clear sky from our citi camera view. the monuments from downtown still illuminated nicely. the equinox is at 4:02. number two, fantastic friday, warm and dry all weekend. we are still keeping a close eye on maria. the same weather system which has protected us from almost anything in the way of rain looks to steer maria away from the east coast as well. that is not a problem at all in my opinion. we have a planner out here the rest of the day. mid-60s for the remainder of the m

says he plans to introduce reforms that will ensure more teams have a shot at title success chase carey was talking in singapore ahead of sunday's race there carrick so covers the course of f one at the start of this season he believes the half a billion dollar a year budget of leading teams like miss avies in ferrari is too high. it's just a nuclear arms race it's not creating a better product is reality creating a worse product because you're creating two classes of competitors ones that spend a fraction of that and therefore you know can't really compete in the same way so so we've got to help our sponsor help our teams it's part of having again a shared vision of our teams you know both make the sport you know it's more of the track more competitive and make team ownership healthier and kennedy go often has taken a jab at the recent mayweather mcgregor fight he says his world middle white balance against sol canal alvarez will be the biggest fights in boxing the past have arrived in vegas ahead of saturday's contest and while the fight is unlikely to generate the six hundred million

virginia governors debate airing live on nbc 4 nbc political director chuck todd will moderate and julie careyill serve as panelist. you will see it september 19th at 7:00. >>> next at 6:00, a stand against hate. here's news 4's derrick ward. >> the long trek from charlottesville to d.c. we catch up with protesters alking for 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. p cover your early termination fee. go to fiosgigabit.com >>> you're watching news 4 at 6:00. >>> they're marching more than 100 miles to confront white supreme see and we caughten with demonstrator in gainesville, virginia. new

. >> all new tonight and only on news 4, julie carey rides along to show you what's being 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 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. a surge in gang violence in our region has claimed 28 young lives in less than two years. >> law enforcement's put many of the criminal's behind bar and the fairfax county gang unit can take credit for some of those busts. a ride along for one of the friday night operations in a story you'll only see on news 4. detective brian storm can tell you all about a neighborhood that's been a hot bed for gang activity. unit for 12 years. on this particular friday night his sergeant in riding along side as detectives and officers fan out in a apartment complex that's called sach you'ration role. we d

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. >> carey price offered to repay some of the cost for his private troubles. his second apology in less than 1 week was not enough to save his job. >> there will be no private air charters at hss -- going forward. the second is cooperate fully with the inspector general. there's a review going on. >>>prices the first cabinet official to leave the administration, his departure asked -- adds to a long list of the president inner circle who had left on something other than their own terms. in washington, fox news. >>>the trumpet ministrations antedating the states will not rest until puerto rico recovers from hurricane maria. acting homeland security elaine duke toured the island today praising the work of emergency personnel. authorities say a bottleneck of aid is finally starting to be distributed. the 3 1/2 million people on the island are still without power, 10 days after the hurricane. the mayor of san juan begged the u.s. for more help. he is saying people are dying for lack of food, clean water, and medicine.>> i cannot fathom the thought that the greates