. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to this wednesday, sepmber 22nd, 2010. a live lookoutside at 5:00 a.m. it is 66 degrees. still a cool, refreshing morning. things are heating up. meteorologist tom kierein tells us more about ur forecast. beautiful day yesterday, tom. >> autumn equinox arrives at 11:09 this evening. it will feel more like summertime as we get start odd this wednesday morning, as well as into thursday it will be on the mild side. same thing tomorrow morning. it will be in the 60s. at national airport. and under this sky on wednesday morning we have temperatures in the western regions in the 50s in western maryland, west virginia. on the bay, on the eastern shore, around 60 degrees. right near the waters i's in the mid and upper 60s. he view from space showing a mostly clear sky. a few clouds producing showers in eastern kentucky. that is a little bitf a disturbance that may be drifting up into the shenandoah valley. east of the blue ridge, sunset,

. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to news 4 for this monday, september 27th, 2010. 5:00 a.m. 64 degrees. a nice schooldown this weekend. we have rain in the region, and we need it. >> here's tom. he has our forecast for today and the re of the week. >>> passing showers since yestday afternoon and evening. now this morning looking at the radar we continue to see showers moving south to north across easternest virginia, virginia, maryland, the district of columbia. the heaviest rains where you see the areas of yellow on t eastern shore and north and east of washington, etern howard county getting the heaviest showers. elsewhee, scattered lig showers around the region. right now low to mid-60s parts of west virginia. and on the etern shore, low 70s. northern neck, near 70. more rain on the way. more showers coming south. conveyor belt moisture off the gulf of mechanics will bring in showers and perhaps song storms late this afternoon, overnight into tomorrow morning. individual storms could produce damaging winds

. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to news 4 for this friday, september 24th, 2010. it is 5:00 a.m. 72 depress. beautiful capitol dome lit up in the night sky. tom, feels like summer already. yeah. summer in september continues. one more day. relief is on the way. we do have fog around the region as well. it is mild. it is muggy. prepare yourself. dress yourself for a summer like day. mid-60s in prince gorge's. arlington, fairfax, and montgomery. most locations weather watchers reporting rural areas in the 60s with patchy fog. these are the latest visibilities. down to five miles in washington. andrews air force base, zero visibility. watch out for thick fog. eastern shore, 60s. over the last 12 hours, a few high clouds drifting north and wes highs reach the mid-90s that's right near or above the record. and finally,ooler weather coming in on a northwest breeze. much cooler sunday and monday with a chance of rain. ashley, how is the traffic? >> well, we have an issue out of southeast athe end of a police chase. minnesota and southeast. this is the ce on 66 past route

. >> i'm eun yang for this wednesday, september 29th, 2010. it is 5:00 a.m. 61 degrees. much cooler morning. >> a nicer morning than kind of a muggy day yesterday. >> yeah. the dry air moved in. overnight it dried out. we have cleared out on this wednesday morning. it's an autumnal feel. right now in the mid-50s in prince george's. only near 50 farther west and north in the mouains right now, temperatures are only in the 40s many locations. eastern shore, mid-60s. we have leading edge of more rain pushing southeast and virginia. that will move up by this afternoon. and temperatures should climb into the low 70s. moderate to heavy rain tonight and into tomorrow morning many likely we'll have flooding this time tomorrow morning. flooding rains likely thursday, ending thursday night. drying out friday into the weekend. >>> tom, off we go. from the north country this morning, smooth sailing. very calm commute. just the way we le it along i-270 as we head from frederick to urbana, 118, germantown on down. no accidents or incidents to work about. travel lanes are open as well.

i'm joe krebs. >> i' eun yang. it's 67 degrees. beautiful pink sky right now. tom, we'retarting off with a refreshing morning we want to know what kind of day we're going to have. >> sunrise 25 minutes away. temperatures are pleasant now. we are in the 60s. shenandoah to the atlantic beaches. right now mid-60s in arlington, fairfax, prince george's and montgomery county. near 70 in washington. 50s in the mountains of western maryland and west virginia in a few locations in the central and southern shenandoah valley. a few clouds have come through. nd we will have those clouds dissipating this morning and we'll have lots of sun with highs reaching near 80 degrees. by dawn tomorrow, 40s. sunny on tuesday with afternoon highs in the upper 70s. warmer on wdnesday and thursday. just for mh needed rain wednesday night and thursday. how is the traffic, jerry? >> an accident at prince george's county inund on route 214, central avenue. three-car accident. one lane will get you by. swing wide to the right to get by. not too much ithe way of delays. be careful if you're

. >> i'm eun yang. september 28th, 120. we want to take a live look outside at 5:00 a.m. it is 70 degrees. we had rain in the area area. few spots of flooding, tom mentioned. today we could get more rain. >> it got heavy at some points yesterday. tom told us there were small creek flooding in some areas yesterday. >> yeah, montgomery county because of foenl downpours. two to three inches fell there esterday afternoon. rain abated a bit. this morning we have had another surge of rain moving in west of interstate 95 in talkier, loudon county. radar showing also a little bit of circulation in the clouds. there may be some strong winds as the surge of rain comes through. northern faulkier, western fairfax, loudon, warren and clark county. that's heading to the panhandle west virginia. it's just skirting right near montgomery as well. this is all assoiated with an area of low pressure that's spinning south and west of us. it will spin a cool front later today. that will likely bring other showers through midday. for this morng, we're in the 60s and low 70s. 72 in washington. w

i'm eun yang. >> good morning. i'm joe krebs on this monday, the 27th day of september, 2010. live look outside. you can see the rain falling this morning. and we need it. so that's a good thing. temperatures are cooler as well compared with last week. >> nice change, tom. >> yeah. also combined with the hot tears of espair. and we certainly do need the rain. continuing to see showers coming through. look at the radar over the last three hours or so. showers moving rather quickly. marching across virginia, west virginia, d.c. fom the south. areas of blue and green are generally lighter showers moving south to north. we have wet pavement around the region. that's fender-bender weather. leave early. 50s in the mountains. east of the blue ridge to the bay, 60s. bay east, low 70s. more rain on top from the southland all the way from the southeastern atlantic and the gulf of mexico. this moisture will come on through today and tomorrow. things settling down tomorrow afternoon. >> we are loading up rapidly along i-95. now we're getting the initial reports of an accident near 123 in

i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. it is wednesday, september 22nd, 2010. a live look outside at 6:31. 67 degrees. nice, mild start to the morning. beautiful blue sky out there. things are going to fe like summer today. >> yes, indeed. time to go back to the pool. oops, the pool is closed. >> do you remember where you put your shorts and t-shirt? >> fliplops. >> you'll need it later today. up to around 90 degrees. right now a mild morning. in the 60s throughout most of e region. right now 68 at national airport. and out of the mountains, though, it's cool. feeling like autumn in west virginia, maryland, where there is autumn color showing up. bay, eastern shore region, upper 60s. waters, low to md-60s. vw from space showing a few showers in eastern kentucky, eastern tennessee. they mayrift your way late this evening. a small chance of a passing thundershower. probably no rain. up arond 90 on friday. how is the traffic? >> we continue to follow breaking news in howard county, maryland. chper 4 over the scene of the accident. overturned tractor trailer. now t

i'm joekrebs. >> i'm eun yang.eptember 28th, 2010. 71 degrees out there. 6:31. interesting looking sky. clouds up there. looks like it's going to rain or has rained a little bit already, tom. >> somewhat serious clouds. >> they mean some harm. >> it looks like it. >> gusty winds. we saw that scene, the cloud level, winds whipping along at 40 yarp. right now gale warnings, special marine wnings on the bay with rong winds crossing the bay with showers moving there. elsewhere, we are getting rain advancing soh and north. heavierains just to our south. we have another band that's beginning to develop. right now there is a band of moderate to heavy rain right now whipping across the panhandle of west virginia. closer to washington, no rain right now. a band about to move in from fairfax to montgomery county. that's perhaps accompanied by gusts of wind as well. southern maryland, northern neck of virginia. all this rain coming from low pressure rotating over west virginia into eastern ohiothis morning. that's continue to

. >> i'm eun yang. this morning marks the begning of education nation. a week long focus by nbc news on the nation's school systems. the event kicks off with a two-day summit in rockefeller center. national and local leaders will meet with parents and students to dcuss the problems facing school systems pros the country. d.c. has been at the forefront of this debate. michelle rhee has already voiced her opinion on meet the press. tracee wilkins is live with more. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. michelle rhee is becoming the face of urban school reform. she was featured yesterday on meet the press's panel. during the show we addressedhy she fired hundreds of teachers. moderator david gregory brought fenty's loss and e d.c. primary up. suggesting that a lack of national support may keep other mayors and governors from risking political capital lost through education refm effort. when gregory asked rhee wl she stay on as chancellor, she had this to say. >> i think that's something we still have to determine and i have

eun yang shows us why. >>> three, two, one, zero. >> reporter: these kindergartners in southeast arethe class of 2023. that's the first lesson students learn when they enter the high performing charter school system,he year they will go to college. >> who can it tell me what our first rule in this classroom is? elijah? >> no hitting. >> we keep our hands to ourselves. >> reporter: right now the children enjoy singing songs -- ♪ and learning their numbs. >> now i need a friend who can come up and roll the number and figure out what number you have. >> reporte college seems a lifetime away. but their teacher says it's not too early to start working toward that goal. >> when they get to our school, the bar is set higher. >> reporter: students at kipp spend 40% more time in the classroom than students in other d.c. public schools. the day begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m. students also go to school two to three saturdays each month. on top of that, they attend mandatory summer school to learn rules and procedures like how to ask to go to the bathroom withut disrupting the class a

i'm eun yang. >> good morning. i'm joe krebs. it is the 24th day of ptember, 2010. the fire described three homes in the 8300 block of tillup loop in manassas. jane has more. >> reporter: eight homes were damaged or destroyed as strong winds whipped the massive blaze through a row of single-family homes. yann upscale neighborhood turns into a fiery infern as strong winds cause fles to jump from roof to roof. amateur video shows a fast-moving blaze as firefighters struggle to get control and neighbors start to panic. >> it was only ten minutes before all of these went up. it was really, reallyhorrific. i knew how close we were and seeing how close they were. it was pretty bad. >> reporter: witnesses say the fire broke out in the back of 8355 tillup loop. the heat from the fire caused vinyl sding on three homes to melt. one neighbor ran door to door to make sure everyone made it out okay. >> i ran to the guy's house. and he was in the house. like a teenager of some sort. he was in a panic. i told him, you have to get out of the house. i went through the garage, the wh

. >> i'm eun yang. in the news it is a case raising more questions than answers. a woman murdered in the middle of the afternoon at an apartment complex en there are a bunch of peoplearound. jackie benson has more on the disturng and baffling crime. >> repoer: autos crime scene technicians fingerprinted the doorway leading to the stirwell, investigators tried to piece together a brutal crime. two separate 911 calls sent police officers to the gates of sip an know gard apartments in green belt at 2:00 p.m. one said there was a woman in the stairwell and she appeared to be very badly injured. >> they located the woman who was suffering trauma to her body. they transported her at that point to a local hospital where a doctor pronounced her dead at approximately 3:20 this afternoon. >> reporter: anher 911 call reported a shooting. but it's not clear whether that calleheard gunshots or assumed she had been shot based on her appearance. tree trimmers who were working 50 feet away from the doorway when the crime occued. it's not clear whether they were able to provide a

i'm eun yang. >>> good morning. i'm joe krebs. welcome on tuesday, the 28th day of september. right now rain moving into the area. messy morning commute. i-66 towards manassas. rain already falling out there. check in with jerry edwards for a loo at the impact on the rain on the traffic. first of all, let's get a check of the traffic. >>> here it come. another surge after a bit of a lull overnight. right now on the radar we should see areas of green. that's moderate rain falling in prince william county and faulk county. that is advancing to the rth. the radar is showing the area of the heaviest rain just about to move in towards manassas and crossing into culpepper county. that, again, is heading to the north. the western part of 66 is going to get inundated with rain. it moves into montgomery county, loudon, fairfax. stay tuned. eun an joe. >>> flames engulfed t livestock exchange on john marshall highway in marshall. fire crews were able to get many of the animals out of the burning tructure. however, at least 50 died. firefighters on the scene describe the damage as signif

. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to news 4 for this wednesday, september 29th, a you just mentioned. >>> we re following breaking news out of northwest washington where crews are battling a fire at an eight-story apartment building on 16th street columbia heights neighborhood. we do have a news crew on the scene. we'll bring you an update as sn as we have it. >>> right now form president jimmy carter is still at a cleveland hospital, enclose doctors say it is purely precaution year. president carter began experiencinging stomach pains when he was flying to cleveland to promote his new book yesterday. today he is expected to be here in washington and hold a book signing at politics and pros. >>> police are looking for uspects after deadly shooting yesterday. it left several cars riddled with bullets and one flipped over after a jah. jackie benson reports. >> reporter: detectives investigating served a search warrant in the 1200 block of girard street. a police crane towed a tan-colored sedan. the home is one b

. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to this september 21st, 120. a developing story from afghanistan. nine serve members with the international coalition are dead in a helicopter crash. nato says two others were injured, including a u.s. citizen. the location of the accident is not being disosed. the cause of the crash is being investigated. there were no reports of any fire in the area the deaths spring the number of international troops killed this month to 32. >>> a man who referees is behind bars after a three-month-long investigation. jack j benson reports. >> reporter: june fire at this town house in virginia, firefighters entered the home next door to determine if the blaze had spread. there they made a disturbing discovery. photos spread out on a table. >> they found what they believed to be suspected child pornography. they notified the police department. >> at fist we thought it might have been hoarding. >> at least one noticed an unusual level of police activity. >> we saw a bunch of lice going in there. a bunch were sitting here, waiting and waiting and waiting and they ca

. >> and i'm eun yang. we're following breaking news out of prince george's county. three people are dead after an suv collidedwith an ambulance in district heights. the acdent happened at around midnight in the 5600 block of marlboro pike. investigators say the ambulance was en route to a call when it swerved to aid the suv, which police say was dring on the wrong side of the road. the suv side swiped the ambulance before hitting a brick wall and a utility pole. all three men inside were killed. two ambulance workers were taken to the hospital. joining us now on e phone is mark bray from prince george's county fire and ems. >> good morning to you. >> tell us what you can about exactly how this accident occurred. i understand the suv looked like a chevy suburban, is that correct, driving on the wrong side of the road? >> that's correct. a full-size suv. and the informationhat we gathered mostly came from the dash cam on board the ambulance, which video documented everything that occurred. it had been dispatched on an overdose call from the district heights area. it w

i'm eun yang. >> i'm joe krebs. today i trsday. it is the 16th day of sepmber 2010. let's take a live look outside this morning. we have some clouds above us right now. nice day at 66 degrees. going to get warm, too. here's tom. >> a southerly breeze will increase this afternoon, that will sweep in some warmth and get us into the mid 80s probably by midternoon. then a front moves in fromhe midwest and looks like it may trigger some showers in the mountains by midafternoon. shenandoah valley by perhaps late afternoon, and here inthe metro area after sunset. so thankfully much-needed rain coming our way. let's look at temperatures now. it's off to a pleasant start on this thursday morning. we're in the low 60s in the suburbs and rural areas. upper 60s in washington. and right near the water, only in the 50s though in western maryland and much of west virginia, eastern shore mid 60s. and right at the beach, it's near 70. and if a few of those showers moving in, where you see passing showers in ohio, kentucky, and southern illinois. thas along a front that will be sweepi

. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" for this thursday, september 16th, 2010. we want to take a live look outside right now. it is 65 degrees. a cool, refreshing morning. another autumn day. tom says clouds are moving in. good morning to you, tom. >> well, to help out our parched region with the drought ongoing we have a chance for much-needed rain. that is probably not going to be arriving until this evening, after sunset. between nownd then, another dry day. and right now around our region the temperatures are showing a mild start compared to the last couple oforning when it's been rather chilly. right ow it's generally in the low 60s in the suburbs and rural areas. upper 60s in washington and near the waters. out in the mountains, low 50s in many locations. eastn shore in the low 60s. and as we take a look at the view from space, we can show that on graphic 22, the view from space is showing some ouds moving in from the north and west, and there are some showers beginning to move in there. here's the four-day tlook on graphic 22. we ha afternoon highs climbi

. >> reporter: eun yang, news 4, washington. >> as eun yang report the methods have been controversialecause several schools have been closed and teachers laid off. tonight at 6:00, t washington teachers uion president weighs in on her performance. >>> the education nation series continues tonight at 7:00 on nbc nightly news with brian williams. we invite you to check our website nbc washington.com. a local father writes about his decision to take his twins out oftraditional classrooms and to home school them. >>> up next on news 4 at 5:00 tonight, more pilots are napping on the job. why experts say that's a good thing. >>> in sports the skins are looking for answers after a tough loss to four years ago, b ehrlich got fired as governor of myland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last fr years, he worked as a hired gun r big corporations, even a bank that took billis from a taxpayer funded baiut. ehrlich sides with corrate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and

eun yang reports. >> three. two. one. zero. all eyes on me. >> reporter: these kindergartners at kip d.c.'s campus are in the class of 2023. that's the fir lesson students learn when they enter the high-performing charter school system -- the year they will go to college. >> who canell me what our first rule of dance in the classroom is? elijah? >> no hitting. >> no hitting. we keep our hands to ourselves. >> reporter: right now the chdren enjoy singing songs and learning their numbers. >> now i need a friend who can come up and roll a number, figure out what number you have. >> reporter: college seems a lifetime away. but their teacher says it's not too early to start working tord that goal. >> when they get to our school, the bar is set high. >> reporter: students at kip, which stands for knowledge is power program, spend 40% more time in the classroom than students in other d. public schools. the day begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m. students also go to school two to three saturdays each month. on top of that, they a

good morning, and welcome back to "news 4 today," i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm eun yang. it is thursday. september 23rd? 2010 we're going to take a live look outside right now at 6:29. 73 degrees out there. we had a summerlike day yesterday. want to know about the weather toda tom's here with the latest. good morng. >> good morning. sunrise about half an hour away. it's coming later and later now this time of year. because of the later sunrises and t earlier sunsets we don't have as much daylight and as a result even with the heat building it's only going to last for a f hours midafternoon when it will be uncomfortably warm. we're in the 60s throughout much of region. near 70 near the bay, as well as in washington. and as we take a look at the radar, we are picking up one shower that just now is coming in to western hardee county, west virginia. there's another one rolling across washington county no just about to cross interstate 81 near where it meets interstate 70 in hagerstown. but elsewhere, no precipitation. we have tempatures climbing to the low and mid 90s by mida

good morning, i'm eun yang. >> i'm joe krebs.inal day of september, 2010. let's take a live look outside right now, look at ronald reagan washington national airport where you can see that it is raining, could be some flight delays here and up and dwn the east coast this morning. let's get more on the weather now. >> meteorologist tom kierein tracking the storm in storm center four. tom, good morning. >> good morning eun and joe. we' had waves of heavy rain ov the last three hours, sweeping across northern virginia into maryland, and the district of columbia, and right now we are getting a band of very heavy rain right over the bay. it's about to move over the eastern shores of the bay. and dorchester, talbott counties, queen anne's you'll be getting a band of rain over the next half hour or so. rig now the radar showing these other pockets of so orange and yellow. those are areas of some very heavy rain that are falling here just to the south of washington. right near alexandria to mount rnon rht along the tidal potomac, and wes

. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome back to "news 4 today." it is thursday, september 23rd, 2010. it is 71 degrees. the beautiful capitol dome in the night sk things are heating up, but tom reminds us it is fall, it's not quite the same as a summer day. >> the heat only lts for a few hours in the middle part of the afternoon. unlike the summertime it's hot from 10:00 in the morning until 8:00 in the evening. it is going to be getting above 90 by midafternoon. a mild morning on this thursday morning. good morning, right now we've got a clear sky, storms are all gone and temperatures are generally in the 60s throughout much of the region. it's in the low 70s in washington and right near the chesapeake bay and the atlantic beaches. in the mountains of western maryland, west virginia this morning, weatherwatchers reporting it in the 50s to near 60 there. and around virginia's tide water and the lower eastern shore in the upper 60s. over the last 12 hours the storms have dissipated and a weak area of high pressure holding for us from maine down to georgia. and we'll have this dry patte

good morning, i'm eun yang. >> good morning i'm joe krebs. welcome to "news 4 today" on this 30th and final day of september, 2010. the weather is the big story this morning. it is raining out there right now. tom beenelling us about th progression of this rain into our area. >> we do have a tornado warning for those of you just tuning in for calvert and anne arundel counties. a tornado warning. that means there is the potential for funnel cloud to be touching down in anne arundel county, and northern now looks like calvert county. now just the latest update of the radar. it does appear that the storm is holding its strength there. all of this moisture coming in from the south, continuing to advance to the north from circulatioaround the remnants of tropical storm nicole, it's no longer a named tropical storm, but it is certainly having an enormous impact up and down the atlantic seaboard. now where you see that area of orange in calvert county, just to the southeast of washington, that is the area of heaviest rain right now. that's a band th

i'm eun yang.y has criticized rhee in the past. last year she let about 200 achers go in budget woes. he said he would recon right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong families and hard work means opportunity. and that starts with good schools. it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in these tough times i'veut education first. we've made record investments in our classrooms... doubled the number of charter schools... and we've frozen college tuition for four years in a row. and it's working. experts say we now have the number one schools in the nation. when it comes to expanng opportunity in eve neighborhood, i know that we must do even better. >>> good morning. we have a few clouds drifting through. temperatures upper 60s to near 70. we'll see a climb today into the low 90s. it's going to be rather humid throughout the day. a little lower humidity tomorrow, but still a hot afternoon. cool over the weekend. how's the traffic, jerry? >> time to take a look. you utown jammed on t

i'm eun yang.n nearly a century, virginia has executed a woman. lewis hired two men to kill her husband and her stepson in southside virginia back in 2002 to try to collect the $250,000 life insurance payment and her final words she was told, her late husband's daughter, she loved her and she's >>> good morning. fog will be setting in the next couple of hours. tomorrow, increasing clouds. might get a shower later in the day. likely monday and tuesday. and now how's the traffic, ashley? >> still pretty heavy on the outer loop leading to college park around silver spring. no major accidents to report. and we still have got fog as a big factor as you travel around the region making your way toward kenilworth. it's pretty foggy, but lanes are open. >> we'll be back in 25 . >>> 89 -- 8:30 now on this friday morning, you're looking at all the folks who have descended on rockefeller plaza this morning. >> i said, we're really talking to a survivor. >> ingrid betancourt, this is someone who was running for

. >> i'm eun yang. 21st of september, 2010. a live look outside right now at 5:01 a.m. it is 57 degrees. cool, chilly start to the morning. looking for a jacket. couldn't find one, tom. had to break out all the winter stuff, i guss. >> in fact, we do have temperatures in many locations down into the 40s in the rural areas of maryland and virginia. 58 at national airport. near the bay, 60. elsewhere, 50s and 40s throughout much of the region. mountains, 40s. western maryland, west virginia, eastern shore, low 50s. we have a clear sky, bright, full moon competing with very bright jupiter. this was tak by one of our viewers last night. david took this of jupiter and its moons. we're closer to jupit that we will be until the year 2022. later today, bright sun. afternoon highs near 80 degrees. 90 on wednesday, thursday, friday. chance of showers on thursday. jerry, how is the traffic? >> a little sampling on the capital beltway headed toward the american legion bridge. outer loop, inner loop, both directions moving along nicely. suth of town, wilson bridge, outer loop in ale

i'm eun yang.vestigators are look into a massive barn fire that killed animals. a volunteer firefighter shot this video of the flames light ug up the night sky. it started last night at the stock farm exchange in marshall which houses hundreds of cattle. we're going to take a break now. we'll have your weather and instrumental music ] [ instrumental mic ] >>> good morning. radar a showing rain falling. it's heading to the noncht probably moving to anne arundel county soon. 74 a national airport. highs today should reach near 80 as we get some sun bac more rain late into thursday. jerry, how's the traffic? >> a busy morning on the montgomery side. we're getting additional reports of roads being shut down. beltway from landover onto college park is jammed burke out to the wreck, inner loop at the beltway to brad dock road. eun? >>> coming up today on nbc 4, an >>> this is not a prison, it's a school and these kids aren't goc to take itnymore. let e revolution begin. the new series school pride. >>> 8

i'm eun yang. we're following a developing story.er shot a man near the rayburn office building and blocks from the capitol. a capitol spokeswoman said a man pointed a gun toward the officers an that's when they opened fire. the gunman was taken to the local hospital. no word yet on his condition. we'll take a break. ♪ [ male announcer ] new inventory. ♪ new equipment. new trucks. new hires. ♪ new space. ♪ new markets. achievement seizes new opportunity. go to pnc.com/businessloans to see how we can help your cash flow situatn. pnc. for the achiever in us all. >>> good morning. a beautiful september morning. partly cloudy now. temperatures at the mid morning time frameow reaching he low and mid 70s. a beautiful morning under way. during the afternoon we'll peak in the low to mid-80s. mostly clear tonight. 50s tmorrow morning. sunshine, partly cloudy on sunday, mid-80s. now how's the traffic. >> along 95 things hav cleared out and 66. the only line is head twargd the capital beltway. it's still very heavy headed toward silver spring,

. >> i'm eun yang. it is friday, september 24th, 120. can you tell i'm happy it's the weekend starting? it's 6:30 now. 72 degrees. beautiful sky out there. feels hazy and muggy. >> and it is. >> that's why. there you go. >> that's right. feels more li july than september. looking off to the west. holy howling moon. look at that. we have a beautiful moon up there. wolves are howling this morning. getting low in the western sky. we have patchy dense fog under the moonlight. right now in the western suburbs we have it down into mid-sixties. these are the latest visilities. some locations we have visibilities under a quarter mile with dense fog. watch out for that from the mountains to the atlantic beaches. eastern shore, virginia tidewater near 70. a few wispy high clouds. otherwise, mostly sunny. mid-90s by midafternoon. record high 94. we may meet or exceed it at national airport. a fresh northwest breeze. sunday and monday, more clouds around. a passing light shower and likelihood of showers monday and tuesday next week. ashley, how is t

i'm eun yang. > i'm joe krebs on this wednesday, september 29th, 2010. nation's capital. things will change weather wise. dry now, wet later. >>> we have a rain reprieve now, but it does appear we're going to get flooding rain by this time tomorrow morning. in fact, that may begin in the form of lighter showers. it's fresh and cool and dry. we'rein the 50s throughout most of the region. 60 in washington and by the bay. all the counties in green unde a flash flood watch from later today all the way through thursday and covers most of virginia, maryland and the district of columbia. tropical moisture streaming from the north. temperatures in the 40s. 60s on the eastern shore. leading edge of this tropical moisture into southern virginia now. likely that will be arriving later this afternoon. heavy at times tonight through noon time. dry friday and saturday. jerry, how is the traffic? >> doing pretty well. interstate 66. several stretches now between haymark and manassas east of fair oaks and the capital pelt way. no incidents, just volume. let's head over and see if there's

i'm eun yang. >>> i'm joe krebs.s the 20th day of september, 2010. 67 degrees in the nation's capital. had a glorious weekend. and a moon approaching full out there. nice, clear sky. >> mostly clear conditions. good morning. i'm meteorologist tom kierein starting off monday. no travel problems weatherwise as you head off to work and school this monday morng. in the 60s around the piedmont, bay, shenandoah valley. in washington, near 70 as well as right here the waters. in the 60s in prince george'ses. cooler in the mountains, though. just in the 50s this moing. low to mid-50s. and we will have a few high clouds coming in later on this morning. otherwise, lots of sunshine. with a northwest breeze, gusting to 20 miles per hour. and then tomorrow morning cool. just in the 40s throughout much of the region. afternoon highs in the upper 70s with lots of sun. increasing clouds wednesday. warmer into the upper 80s. shower wednesday night or perhaps on thursday. now let's check traffic. how is it loong now, jerry. >> picking

i'm eun yang. firefighters put out a fire after it destroyed three homes. they had to called three alarms because it spread so fast, in the 8300 block of tillett loop in manassas. good morning i elaine. >> reporter: good morning. the atf and fire marshal's office areut investigating the cause. they're saying it's undetermined but could have answers next week. firefights remain on the scene, making surell those smoky and hot spots are out. hot spots kept firefights busy all night and all mrning long. i'm never seen something so big. >> kathy keedy is one of the lucky ones. her home had moderate damage, but is salvageable. she was able to escape with her two young children. >> what do i do next? >> reporter: neighbors say the fire started in the backyard, possibly on the deck of a hole on tillet it t loop. firefighters say the wind caused the flames to jump from outs to house. all the homes in the summer lake neighborhood sit close to one another. >> it's very close, but you know, the price for when we bought t. that's the temptation, it's a house, but the pr

i'm eun yang. >> i'm joe krebs on tuesday, the 21st day of september, 2010. beautiful sight. the sun beginning to show its light around here. kind of a beautiful sky of in the horizon. 58 degrees right now. let's find out what kind of day we're going to have. >> there's a chill in the air. >> there is. temperatures will quickly climb. we ought to make it into the 70s by late morning. near 80 by afternoon. shenandoahalley to interstate 95. 40s most locations. right in washington, upper 50s. and right near the wat is low 60s. inland, eastern shore now, low 50s. out of the mountains of western maryland, many locations in the 40s right now. and we have a clear sky than to high pressure nosing down from ontario that will be with us throughout the day today with plenty of sunshine. wming us to near 80 degrees with the strong, late september sun. tomorrow, winds shifting into the southwest will bring in summer like warmth. near 90 tomorrow afternoon. lots of sun. after midnight wednesday night through midday thursday, a chance of a passing shower as the warm front comes through. war

i'm eun yang.et's find out at's going on with jerry in the "news 4" traffic network. >>> an accident had been tying up two lanes. there's a lot of relief. on the beltway south of town, there fahha had ben an accident. that was cleared. delays still reaching back springfield all the way around toward the interchange of telegraph road. sunshine not helping things much either, so be very, very alert. another tough commute. we'll keep you updated. all right. jerry. thanks so much. we're gong to take a quick break. stay with us. "know the species, know the stain." lanolin-free coat, i know it's an alpaca. walks in here, looks says "hey look, it's a llama!" cleaning the stain like he would a llama stain. time he's wasting. ♪ call 1-800-steemer >>> good morning. temperatures now near 70. small chance of a late afternoon, early evening thundershower. feeling like summer again tomorrow and friday. eun? >> all right, tom. thank you. we'll have more local news, weather, and traffic in just 25 minutes and be s

i'm eun yang in for barbara harrison. news 4 hasearned that police made an arrest in the murder of a catholic university school. he was shot on his bicycle on his way home from work. live now from the newsroom with details. elaine, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. they took him into custody last night and believe robbery was the motive behind the shooting. it happened just off of shermans circle off northwest last month. 34-year-old neil galesky was shot last month. friends, co-workers, and neighbors held a candle light vigil to honor him as a well-liked and hard-working person. >> he didn't judge anybody. nice to everybody. a peon would love. anybody would love him. >> reporter: and right now, police aren't saying what led them to this suspect. although he is still a teenager, it's expecd he'll be charged as an adult some time day. now, sources also tell news 4, he is also associated with a gang that operates in the area where that fatal shooting happened. of course, we'll continue to follow the story throug

i'm eun yang. we're following a developing story within the district.ed firing shots at a car that then crashed. jamal coates was killed. the police believe it was gang-related. >>> good morning. radar showing the leading edge of rain coming up sweeping from virginia across the south. it should be near fredericksburg in another half hour or so, and then coming up toward the metro area after that. we'll have this rain coming in, and it will be steady at time this afternoon and this evening then heavy after midnight through noontime tomorrow with flooding likely. jerry, how's the traffic? >> tom, struggling to recover from earlier problems. i-95 northbound struggling to beltway and from duke street to the 14th street bridge. beltway outer loop, an earlier accident, route 450 cleared but from 214 up, still well below the speed limit. >>> today on nbc 4, ellen is talking prime time, and she has one of the stars of nbc's ♪ i can s it now ♪ you remember when we were sitting there by the water ♪ ♪ you put your arm around me for the first time ♪ >> there they a

i'm eun yang.the news, d.c. voters are headed to the polls to decide who the next district mayor will be. mayor adrian fuentes is in a tight battle with vincent gray. he's hoping to replace adrian fenty, but three are running to face gray in the county chair. we're going to take a break now. 'll have your weather and traffic when we come back. >>> good morning. here's your four-day forecast. mostly sunny today and tomorrow. chance for showers thursday night into friy morning houchlt's's the traffic now? >> still rush hour. 395 remains loaded up. over on 270 we vent had any accidents but still very heavy from germant . >>> 8:39 this tuesday morning, september 14, 2010, a sunny morning here in manhattan. the crowd is moving to the music of a legendary rock band, led zeppelin. why you may ask? he's in the house. he's out with a new solo album getting rave reviews. talk about it li in a moment. >> he's such a talent and a really good guy. >> amazing. why would he? >> exactly. also ahead, john ritter is

i'm eun yang. heights overnight. it happened in the 56 hup block of marlboro pike. the ambulance was en route to a call when itswerved to avoid the suv which police say was driving on the wrong side of the road. the suv sideswiped thembulance before hitting a brick wall and utility pole. all three men inside the suv were killed. the ambulance workers were taken to the hospital but will be oky. >>> good morning. mostly cloudy. high in the mid-80s am chance of showers. dry friday into the weekend. how's the traffic now, jerry? >> still loaded up on 395. there had been a broken down vehicle, but it's been cleared. outer loop, opened. travel lanes are reopened. >>> coming up on news 4 midday, simple things you can >>8:30 on a thursday morning, the 16th day of september, 2010. lots of nice people on the plaza on this beautiful morning here in new york. meredith actually about to greet some people on the plaza, better known as one of the finest universities in the country. >>> coming up i just a moment,

good morning, and thanks for joining usfor "news 4 today," i'm eun yang. >> good morning to you. i'm joe krebs on a thursday, the 30th and last day of sepmber, 2010. let's take a live look outside once again. this is ronald reagan international airport where it raining heavily. flights could be delayed upnd down the east coast. >> let's get the latest on the forecast. meteorologist tom kierein is following all this heavy rain. tom, good morning. >> good morning eun and joe. yes, we've seen these waves of heavy rain really increasing in intensity over the last three or four hours. they've been marching in south to north and continue to sweep through. this is the radar over the last three hours. we've seen pockets of yellow and orange. those are the areas of the heaviest rains that have been coming through. also thunder and lightning over the eastern part of the chesapeake bay. and on the eastern shore of the chesapeake bay they are geing heavy downpours right now. now the radar locally is showing a few pockets of moderate to heavy rain in fairfax county and montgomery county as we

i'm barbara harrison taki over for eun yang who's been here since early this morning.at you're under a tonight warning out in calvert county, tell us wt you're doing now to prepare for that. >> well, basically we're keeping an eye on the weather. we have people out in the street watching the weather pattes. winds are beginning beginning to pick up in the southern end of our county. we've been keeping an eye on the rain and the roadways. we have two roads currently closed. none of the state highways are clos closed. so other than that, just keeping an eye on the weatheand trying to stay y. >> are you asking people to stay inside or are you just leaving it up to them to make their own decisions? >> well, we advise people to do safe things when there's ts type of weather. we're under this watch for tornadoes until 1:00 p.m. we're in a flash flood watch until this evening, and we certainly expect people to make appropriate decisions. >> bobby, how much rain have you gotten so far this morning? >> so far, we're estimating somewhere in the three to fouinch rain at this point

good morning, i'm eun yang. is been a busy morning but a few improvements.town on down. everybody is keeping their pace and keeping their distance. one more stop, heavy but relatively steady, 395 to the 14th street bridge. no late accidents right now. all travel lanes are open. >> jerry, thank you. time to check on the forecast. tom, it's been raining. we need the rain, though. >> we had a respite from the raithe last couple of hours, it tapered off, but now it looks like we'll get a little more coming back in. where you see the blue on the radar, that is some light rn that's now moving south to north and is just now coming into culpeper. it's raining a little heavier farther to thesouth. north and wechlt there's scattered light sprinkles but it's going to change over to eadier rain as t morning prgresses and into the afternoon. right now 74 at national airport. these are probably going to be steady temperatures here the rest of the day holding steady in the 70s with some passing showers. could get some heavier downpours this afternoon and this evening into

i'm eun yang.no matter what we do that keep making headlines. >> here with the scoop is one of our favorites robert shuda. "dancing with the stars," big night, you went crazy. >> i love this show. absolutely love it. i look forward to it all year it's back on. last night the big gossip was sarah palin was meant to show up and she didn't. all day long they were expecting her, extra metal detectors, it was really thought she was going to be there. what i was told in the 11th hour, sarah decided this was not her night, it was her daughter's and if she had sat in the audience, no star could compete with sarah palin apparently at this dancing show. o she didn't go. they did tweet a picture. sources tell me she will be there next week. >> nice. there is a name, we know most of the names of the dancers i "dancing with the stars." there was one i didn't know. kyle msey. >> isn't this something? >> on a disney show. >> i've been a reporter for so many years n and i never heard of him. i don't think any of u