ramp to the inner loop is okay. ramp to the outer loop is your issue here this morning. another problem, this one we're hearing water shooting up to 80 air. in the lanes blocked there. a crew on the way as well. beltwa inner loop and outerloop all things said looking oy right now. a little bit of construction here and there, but no big problem. d morning. >> kind of a quite start to the day today and our weather pattern turned oh so september-like.er teures this week are going to be way above average. our average high now is 7 degrees and nearly every day this week is going to be well up into the 80s.or team 4 radar scanning the skies on a monday. not finding asthing for to worry about today. 68 in annapolis. 65 downtown washington. a comfy 59. yourk commute, l at that. sunshine start to finish today. sun isn't up until 7:04 this morning to a little road glare for that early morning ride in. that's the only major concern. today's high temperature, 80 degrees. came s more where that from. extended forecast coming up. >> thank you, chuck. >> also developing this mo ou is t

rest of the beltway, inner loop and outer loop nice and greenri t now. inbout suitland parkway at stanton road, left lane blocked by that disabled vehicle. >>> less than 24 hours afterip mu explosive devices were found in the u.s. mail, the, -- the fbi is looking into the possible there may be more. at least seven suspicious ng packages are bnvestigated right now, all addressed to prominent democrats. an eighth may have been sent to former vice president joe biden. a postal worker reportedly told investigators a suspicus package was spotted with biden's name on it. that package has not been located though. also targeted, california mdemocratic congresswomanine waters, who may have received two packages. 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 intercepted in capol heights, maryland. waters and biden are just two of the people impacted by all this. take a look at the map behind me here. the clinto, obamas, former attorney general eric holder,

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innerou loop anr loop of the beltway nice and clear. as we zoom in, southbound 295 after eastern avenue, crash reported there. and zooming in even further here this morning, arlington southbound gw parkway after the y bridge, left lane blocked by a crash. camp springs, lots of heavy rain there. inbound suit pndkway at igitland road, disabled vehicle blocking the side. 270 also seeing rain falling as well. >> all right, melissa. thank you. >>> we want to get back to our coverage of the damaged caused by michael. e category storm was the most powerful hurricane on record to hit florida's panhandle. >> winds clocked in around 155 miles per hour, jus a shy of category 5. this monster storm hit panama city beach, florida, hard, splitting trees in half, ripping off roofs, tossing trucksnd cars like toys. you see it right here. for about two hours, michael battered that city, damaging practically eve home, business, and tree.ut the stormted this t-mobile store, shredding just about everything inside. you can see debristt scaed across the stree

inner loop and outer loop at tha be nice and clear here this morning.ravel time on 270 and the top ef the beltway, no problems. taking a look h at 66. it's okay. 95 north, quantico to the belt way is slow. 25 miles per hour this morning because of earlier crash that's now on the shoulder. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. looks good outside today,huh? >> sure does. no real weather issues for the comme this mornin the visibility is nice and high. 10 miles per hour in washington. there's somnd areas a little fogginess out there this morning but by and large not any weather impacts on your ride into workc and sl this morning. south westerly breezes today will keep temperatures way abo average. our average high temperature now is 74 degrees. we'll be near 80 degrees this afternoon. radar shows nothing for uso worry about around here right now. current temperatures 62 in hagerstown. 68 in annapolis. 64 in capitol heights. sunshine. temperatures running 5, 6, 7 degrees above average for toy. here's future weather through your tuesd

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inner loop anduter loop of the beltway, nice clear and dry. isn't that nice, a nice black picture there. i promise you it's not bad. top of the beltway,95 and bw parkway, route 1, 29, everything looks good northbound and southbound. eun? >> it's 535067892. rockville police are searching for a man w it looks like she was assaulted in the area of 15 west gudy drive. she was taken to the hospital. it is not clear whether the man had a weapon. learn pdate you as we more information. >>> developing this morning, there are reports that the fbi may soon wrap bp itskground investigation into supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh before fridayne dead >> and that's even though investigators have not talked to dr. christine blasey fowo, the n accusing him of sexual assault. her attorneys say theyave tried to contact the fbi but investigators apparently have no plans to interview her. the white house said her testimony last week was enou n. lastight president trump mocked dr. ford at campaign rally in mississippi? where was it? i don't know. i had one bee

si>> a m problem here outer loop at kenilworth avenue. a sedan underneath a a sedan underneath a tracto announcer: the following will surprise you about barbara comstock: barbara comstock: "i think roe vs wade should be overturn and the state should decide it." announcer: that's right. comstock supports taking away a woman's right to choose. she voted to defund plned parenthood 6 times, limiting women's access to contraception. and comstock votes with trump ni ty eight percent off jenn wexton: endorsed by the washington post. she'll protect a woman's right to choose. jennifer wexton for congress. redependence usa pac is onsible for the content of this advertising. >>> take a look t ats scene here. tos giant spool headed right you. it rolled down interstate 10 in houston yesterday. nice. it happened like that. >> i'm scared of those flat bed trucks. >> eventually somebody stopped it or it stopped by itself and they were able to get it back o thtruck. nobody was hurt there. >> that's why i don't drive behind trucks withstuff. >> none of tha

outer loop at colesville road, delays. near problem, out er loop at 27. southbound after fallsroad, a truck with a blown out tire. debris across the road. both on thes. should that is helping things on 270 this morning.rg gaithers124 near brink there, tree and wnges down shutown 124 in the area. whiteman road, 108. both alternates. at lea they're open this morning. laurel, southbound on128. e crash there. slow. after 25 north, delays in both rections. falls church, an nondale road. crash there after your trave time. 95 northbound from quantico. not so bad. top of theeltway. top of theeltway. ba bck he turned around the naacp. businessman. ben jealous. "marylander the year". he's helped grow twenty companies and a thousand jobs. ben's vision: medicare for all. a plan t clower prescription drts 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.t means we've got to believe in each other. ben jealous. governor. i'm jennifer wexton, and i approve this mes

outer loop at 50. so the main lanes here in virginia and the press lanes seeing some crash activity with only some lanes open there. both sides, outer loop near 50, express lanes right no so very close to that area. 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 o

some pretty bigay d inner loop and outer loop up top are slow. so is bw parkway.thbound and southbound here this morning. northbound after powder mill ra road, a on the right. here's a live look at 95 in maryland. you can see that fog there. >> wow. >> all right. mai melissa, thank you. thank you for joining us today. >> we'll be back in 25 minutes with all of your weather, traffic, and local news. what day is >>it? thursday? >> taco. nationalhaco day. >> i was like, not hump day. >> do you watch this newscast? >> sometimes. >> make it a great thurs y, everybod when they started winning, we all had spirit. when they hit the playoffs, everyone in d.c. bece a hockey fan. and when the washington capitals won the 2018 stanley cup championship, we celebrated like never before because winning never fe so good. continue to rock the red with the new washington capitals 2018 stanley cup champion scratcherom the d.c. lottery. you can score $50,000. he turned around the naacp. businessman. ben jealous. "marylander of the year". he's helped grow twenty companies and a thousan

inner loop and outer loop at the beltway we don't have any issues. well.ooking good as when you're heading through the neighborhoods i saw lots of anches. smaller ones even are dangerous. chris lawrence is out at the one along river road. how are we looking now chris? >> completely shuown at this point. take a look behind me. you can see the high winds knocked that tree down across the road, there. you can see thepepco truck there behind it. we saw one of the workers outw minutes ago pulling up some of the wires from the house. but river road shutdown in both directions for this small stretch in between say wisconsin and western. so i can't imagine this tree is going anywhere over the next hour or two. so it's going to effect your commute going forward. you can see the pepco truck moving backwards there. he was pulling up some of the wires. you got to feel for some of the homeowners here that are going to have a tough time trying to get out the dooror thisng. trying to get a better estimate as to when this tree will be removed and we'll be sure to up

u'ner loop and outer loop moving okay. have to deal with that fog.er loop and outer of the beltway, no problems. nothing in your way. earlier roadwork is gone. silver spring here, southbound georgia near university, right lane is still the only thing getting by that paving project. taking a look here at 66, fairfax county parkway to the beltway, you're on time, 65 miles per hour, going to get you there in nine minutes. >> melissa, thank you. >>> buying a used car from a ntal lot can be aeal, but it could also cost you later on. coming up, workingor you with the things you'll need to keep an eye out for as you shop. >>> and then later today on "ellen" -- >> i cam h back home and to do a lot of homework, but instead i went on youtube saw the clip of you scaring taylor swift in the bathroom. i ended up watching you for three hours, and i've been watching you ever since. >> oh, wow. well, that's all because i ared taylor swif >> yeah. >> did you ever do that homework? >> i don't know. >> well, has ellen met her biggest fan? i think so. find out today. "e

inner loop and outer loop of the ltway. most of it is just fine. other than that, no major worries. melissa, thank you. it's now 6:01. a 14-yr-old boy walking down the street last night wse shot ral times in southeast d.c. the shooting happened around 8:00 p.m..me ai is live with more on how the victim is doing this morning. amy. t t boy is now fighting for his life at the hospital. whoever shot him ran away and left him lying alone on the sidewalk. this happene b just ack from turner elementary. police were at the scene for hours collecting evidence and looking for shellasgs trying to figure out who would shoot this 14-year-old bo and as police search for the shooter they're also working to solve a number of other shootings involving young people in the city. they say it's beenti frust having to go from scene to scene. they're hoping that people will come forward with informati and police say they just want the violence to end. live at d.c. police erheadqus, news 4. >> thank you. it is 6:02 right now and another powerful hurricane is heading toward the u.s. this time, florida appea

the rest of the beltway, inner loop and outer loopki loo light and it's going to be outer loop effecting georgia avenue. chuck, it's a pretty one outside today. >> it sure is. the sun is coming up after 7:00 this morning. already a little hint of early morning light comg up in our eastern sky. there's the u.s. capitol building. in the middle of downtown washington. that weather will bring a chance for thunderstorms. look at that, one thunderstorm up here about morgantown west virginia now. very unusual to have thunder and lightning here in early october. so there will bety an opportu for thunderstorms today. a very slight chance that one or two of them could be strong. they'll be tracking that for you this afternoon. here's future weather. at 4:00 i think thunderstorm chances begin to develop and then come through town probably between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. this evening. again temperatures are mild. 66 now in fairfax county. 67 in arlington. 64 in prince george's and thers your planneror today. high temperature 83 degrees but again have your urella ready after 4:00 or 5:00 today. 10 day for

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inner loop nea rte 1. inner loop at pennsylvania one right lane gets by that work zone. eun? >> melissa, thank you. 4:31. breaking news right now. there has been another dea shooting in d.c. police say the shooting happened overnight near alabama avenue and east street in southeast. you're looking at video from the scene. this is the 137th deadly shooting in d. this year. just to give you some perspective, d.c. had a total of 96 deadly shootings all of last year. news 4's molette green will have a live report com ag up 5:00. >>> new developments this morning in the fallout over the death of university of maryland football player jordan mcnair. the 19-year-old suffered later.roke and died weeks >> a toxic culture led to his death. esafter two igations the board of regents is allowing coach d.j. durn to keepis job. he's beenrl unf blamed for the dysfunction. the athleticirtor will keep his job andoming up at 5:00 they'll have reaction from mcnair's >family. e continue to follow the latest from the deadly pittsburgh synague shooting. today there are five more funerals for the vi

bottom of the beltway, outer loop ath telegrroad, we have the main lane shut down.a look athe map. it looks like it's clearing out of the way. that is because things are getting byhere. sort of pushing people off t on those local lanes and getting them back on. so right now not seeing too much of a lay. as i show you the beltway something just happened. didn't have time to writet up here, but inner loop between branch avenue and saint barn na bus avenue, we have the right itside blocked debris. sounds like a lumber truck actually lost a load there in th two right lanes. we have some vehicles disabled on the shoulders right now. bethesda northbound 270. the spur after the beltway. one lane gets by tt paving to the right. southbound on 270 looking nice and clear. as you look at66 and 95 in virginia, no major problems. good morning, chuck.ki >> have been mostly clear overnight, and we have another couple of dry days in fnt of us. that is certainly welcome news. rainfall surpluses for the year remain incredible. over a 19 inch rainfall surpl at national airport. more th

inner loop and outer loop at the beltway we don't have any issues.well.ooking good as when you're heading through the neighborhoods i saw lots of anches. smaller ones even are dangerous. chris lawrence is out at the one along river road. how are we looking now chris? >> completely shuown at this point. take a look behind me. you can see the high winds knocked that tree down across the road, there. you can see thepepco truck there behind it. we saw one of the workers outw minutes ago pulling up some t

inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, no problems. arlington, northbound at the key bridge, left slalane getting by that work zone. this one was justed cle in laurel, southbound bw parkway after 197. a littley bit of a deth southbound and northbound. aaron? >> all right, melissa. thank you. >>> it's 5:01. less than 24 hours after multiple explosive devices we found in the u.s. mail, the fbi is looking into the possibility that there may be more. at least seven suspicious reckages are being investigated right now, all aed to prominent democrats. an eighth may have been sent to former vice president joe biden. a postal worker reportedly told investigators a suspicious package was spotted with biden's name on it that package has not been gh located th. also targete california democratic congresswoman maxine waters, who may have received two packages. this was the scene outside the mail facility near l.a. investigators had to bring in a robohere. d other package was addres her d.c. office but was intercepted in capitol heights, maryland.

chopper 4, you can see inner loop,uter loop looking pretty good. no big complaints there. beltway overall no major issues. the slow down past the beltway and inner loop very normal. as we zoo imnparkway, southbou before windy run a disabl vehicle causing pain there because we also have the road work through the area. 6lice on the scene though. eastbound before prince william parkway, that crash is now out of the way. it's onhe shoulder brandy w bran brandywine, an update to this, a crash, you can see the purple showing that we're shutdown there.g southbound tryo get more information from police right now making calls on that. 270, 30 miles per hour southbound from the spur.n to top of the beltway here, the slow down 21 miles per hour.un east on 66 and inbound on 95 in virginia, both about 35 miles per hour. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. >> thanks. >> 6:52 now.n we t to a change that could impact anybody that commutes through thedistrict. d.c. may ban right turns on red in parts of the city. >> sources tell transportation reporter adam tuss t

inner loop and out loop of the beltway, volume is very typical.'ll have a little slowdownr be okay to roll through. upper marlboro, in bound before woodyard. still had the right side blocked by a crash. silver hill bad,cked there. it looked really bad. e crash has actually cleaned out. eun? >> melissa, thank you. >>> back now to the record breaking mega millions jackpot. someone is waking up an instant billionaire. confirmry officials did that someone in south carolina won that massive $1.6 billion mega millions jackpot. the biggest in u.s. history. take a look here. mega millions website showing that it has updated about an hour or so ago after it was confirmed there is a winner. it shows theegmillions estimated jackpot now at $40 million we should point out, too, you have another chance to become instantly rich tonight. >> the powerball dwing is an estimated jackpot of $620 million. nothing to sneeze home. take home cash option on that one, $354.3 million. good luck. 6:33 our time right now. happening today, a jury will continue deliberating the

inner loop and outer loop.beltsville southbound after 197 had thae work z with one left lane getting by, that has now well.d as travel times, 270 looks good, top of the beltway,ovg along nicely. inbound on 66 no worries and 95 northquantico to the beltaly looking good right now. >> melissa, thank you. it's 5:53 now a you probably heard of tires and tumble weeds rolling down the interstate but what you're about to see is rare. it became loose and rolled away. it was stop and put back on the truck and no one was hurt. >> can you imagine? you just have to get out of thea >> and take pictures. >> another major skins rivalry on deck. tey'll take onhe giants. the skins a one day away from years.est record in ten how about that? that win needs to come against a 1-6 giants team they're the worst team in the league bl this wil a divisional battle and you can't count the giants out. catch the action sunday afternoon at 1:00. >> it's served on hogie bun and served cndered in sauce then topped off with pickles and onions.

inner loop and outer op, the rest of the beltway is looking good. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. 6:01. modeveloping this ing, the fbi says it may wrap up the fbi's background investigation into supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh soon. >> they say the investigation could posbly beompleted before the friday deadline. atrneys for dr. christine blasey ford say investigators have notr. interviewed he she is the first to level a sexual misconduct allegation against kavanaugh. that's despite attempts to contact them. last night president trump mocked dr. ford atig a cam rally in mississippi. >> how did you get home? i don'tremember. how many years ago was it? i don't know. i don't know. i don't know. >> senate majority leader reiterated a vote on kavanapgh willn by the end of the week. >>> also developing, a scare at the pentagon. envepes suspectedf carrying the deadly poison ricin shut down the mail delivery there. authorities say they were addressed to james mattis and john richardson. in houston a letter arrived at the campaign headquarters of senator ted cr

southbou 295 so ramp to the outer loop and the beltway.ow you can use the inner loop ramp to get down to national harbor right now.u n see that closure this morning. that's going to be a big problem for a lot of people. fredericksburg, road closed between wheatfield and professional this morning. ou can see that little bit of purple is a big situation for a lot of people. allow some extra time. police are directing you around it. northbound gw parkway, the ramp to 395. crash there as well. chuck, good morning. >> good morng and haponday everybody. the first monday of october and our weather pattern through the enonth of september, very warm and incredibly wet. now it's a warmer and drier pattern comin our y.

mcclain, inner loop after the dulles toll road. the res of the beltway looks good. 95 north quantico to the belt way, going to take you 17 minute southbound just after quantico a slow down but don't have apo of any problems. we'll let you know why we're seeing that delay there. through prince george's county, good in green. >> it's 4:20 and still ahead we're working for you checking out essential oils. >> ahat they are how you can use them to jump start a healthier life. >> stick around for ellen today on nbc 4 at 3:00 >>> these days essential oils seem to be everywhere. >> justin finch talked to a local woman that says theseea products to a healthier lifestyle. >> in h househol essential oils are well essential. >> essential oilsave become like your thing. >> they have. for the past 2.5 years have been using essential oils exclusely to help cle my home and keep my family healthy. >> in a small box sheer keeps oils in tiny dark viles. they have all kindsf names and aroma. >> smells amazing. >>y pungent. >> yes. >> a lemon oil mixes

inner loop and outer loop. probably becau of the columbus day holiday. i'll take it for sure. norbeck road a shot of an ambulance on the scene. real wordn what's going on there. crews on the scene there and not seeing too much of a delay though. it's going 2 to take minutes. right now aimee is out and about this morningking for fog. where are you aimee? >> i want to show you how roads are looking where we are. it's extremely foggy out there.' >> in place until 10:00 a.m. we'll stay out here monitoring the conditions and bring you more updates later this morning. back toyou. >> amy, thank you. two minutes after 6:00 right now. should limousines face more regution. over t weekend 20 people were killed when a limo crashed. this happened just outside alba albany. the driver of this ford excursion limousine was speeding down a hill and ran a stop sign. that driver slammed into a parked car and then hit and killed three pedestrians. the driver and all 17 passengers were killed. four sisters are among the dead. the limo was rented to celebrate the youngest sister's birthday. >> they

inner loop and outer loop of the beltway is nice and clear here thning and 95 in virginia, quantico to the beltway, you can see 68 miles per hour. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. 4:32 now. monstrous. that is what officials are calling hurricane michael. category 4 storm is set to make landfall heres.n the this afternoon. florida panhandle is directly in rs now.ss h this is a look at the radar satellite immake of that part of the s. and the caribbean. florida's governor rick scott says this could be the worst storm the panhandle has seen in decades. >> residents who haven't left are preparing for the torrential young pours, potentially getting out of - dodge residents across the region are bracing for maj power outages long after the storm is gone. first responders are in florida this morning ready to offer help to those in need. >>> wellre s following a developing story out of prince william county this morning. police sri a woman to save a child after she was abducted on her way to school. pa trish yeah aguilar saw the man and child and thought sheed nehelp. when she tried to do somethi

beltway looking goodno right no problems inner loop or outer loop of the beltway. southbound bw parkway. we still have z the worke with the left lane getting by and we're seeing delays northbound through the same section. 66 no problem. 95 no problem and prince geor's county everything looking good as well. >> thank you. it's 4:30 a we turn to the latest developments in the suspicious packages mailed to politicians. the time warner center in new york had to be evacuated last night. it was a fal alarm. investigators may be closing in on a suspect. >> it's now focused at a bamail sortin facility north of miami florida. in all, ten packages containing osives turned up around the country. all ten are being analyzed at the fbi lab. all a outspoken critics of president trump. >> they had to leave their offices because of a suspicious package. >> the building houses wmal and 107.3. no threat was found. >> 20 years after being beateth to dor being gay, a wyoming man will be laid to rest today atio the nl cathedral. matthew asshepard w murdered in 1998. his parents have not

inner loop between branch avenue and saint barnabas. no problems on the beltway at this point this morning. arlington eastbound 66 at glebe road. knewing ton southbound fairfax county parkway, terminal road crash there. and in mclean, crash after say gone roadblocked by that crash. good morning, chuck. >> don't want to miss that turn. don't want toiss say gone, no doubt. see what i did there? yeah. i had that joke an hour ago. for some reason i did do it, then i did do it, now i wish i hadn't done it. 39 degrees in winchester. at least i thought it was funny if no one else. 38 at fort ade. 48 degrees at national airport. school day forecast for kids today, sun's not up until 7:27. watch out. could be kids out at the b stop before the sun is up. it will be chilly so layer up, kids. daily grade for today honestly with sunshinee,ut th b plus. today's high, 58 degrees. the only knockn the day would be an a. it's going to be a little breezy. ack to the breaking news that is making jaws drop onerywhere. so is waking up an instant millionaire.

inner loop and outer loop of thc beltway, and clear. 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'

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inner loop of the beltway, two left lanes getting by. that works out and in forest dale, inner loop near pennsylvania avenue, one right lane is getting by the rest of the ltway, nice and clear.nd southbbw parkway, one left lane getting by that work zone. you can see a delay there northbou near 197. 270 lks good all the way from frederick to the spur. on time going to take y 27 minutes. eun? >> melissa, thank you. 4:01.s breaking nnow. there's been another deadly shooting in d.c. >> angie goff ishe at live desk with the latest. angie? >> aaron, eun,e are working to learn more on this case. this is what we do know about what happened here overnight near alabama avenue. investigatorn you can seee ground. this is an area full of homes as you can tell. a lot of families live here. looking at the numbers, this is the 137th deadly shootingye thi in d.c. that's already 41 moresh tings, deadly shootings in d.c. than all of last year. police say the scene has a lot of shell casings, buthey didn't have an exact number. so a lot of shots believed to

. >> outer loop at telegraph roadl bottp shut down. this is a two vehicle collision involving injuries. we're not sures how long t will be closed. the backups are starting to build here this morning. you can see thepl p is showing you that closurear . also on the inner loop. 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 win

inner can see the delays loop and outer loop. inner loop is very slow because we do have a crash. highlighted it here for you. you can see roads layed. as we spin aroundnd show you, we're talking about southbound at 80, a crash reported there. inbound, a crash in the center lane. branch avenue near alabama a crash there. tuesd in virginia right now, fleetwood and purcellville. all eastbound traffic is stopped. 270 slowoing 33 miles per hour. top of the beltway 22 miles per hour on the outerloop. remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car. >> thank you. 6:53 right now. if you're looking for a new pet, forget about the cats and the dogs, how about a four legged iend you can hold in your hand. >> red turtles. the humane rescue alliance is overwhelmed by them. >> they're cute. re>> they really cute. we always talk about dogs and cats buttshis time about the turtles and other animals up fod tion that need a home. and aaron put out the call that he is going toor pay the adoption fees for a school or two that tants toe these aguys to the school be educational. this one winked at

that directly tie to those loops and packages that were sent against the investigators they have to do quote on approach of one they have to build a legal case against them to air and the president have what we call a granger in every jury they're going to probably charge him for assessing weapons of mass destruction they're going to try to probably charging for or intent to kill those sites and so they have to get that information collected on the other hand they also have the bill a bigger profile of mr stay on the determine whether or not there were accomplices was this a conspiracy they're going to do that looking at social media going to do their solo phone talking to his employees talking to his family will determine whether or not people are working with some i'm pretty confident that we're going to get that information in sometime between the next twenty four to seventy two hours and we'll definitely be watching this story very closely from a cia bureau chief keef novel thank you thank you a turkish court has sentenced a german man to six years in prison on terrorist charges

inner loop and outer loop nice and clear this morning. i have something inner loop at annapolis. right lane getting by the work ne. fairfax county parkway to the beltway, you're on me, 65 miles per hour. same situation outbound. don't worry about 66 at least at this point this morning. through prince george's county, in town and out of town, no major issues. >> melissa, thank you. >>> it's now 4:02. we want to get back to that coverage of the damage caused by michael. the category 4 storm was the most powerful hurricane on record to hit florida's panhandle. >> winds clocked in around 155 miles per hour, just shy of a category 5. that monster storm hit panama city beach, florida, hard, slitting trees in half, tossing trucks and cars like toys. for about two hours, michael battered the city, damaging practically every home, business, and tree in that area. the storm gutted thist-mobile store, shredding just about everything inside. you can see debris scattered all over the ereets. powerful winds also blew out the windows of homes and hotel.a peop still dealing with flooding too. >>

inner loop and outer loop of the beltway also rolling along nicely.mplaints there. 270 southbound, 70 to the spur, 68 miles per hour. going to takeou 26inutes. if you're headed northbound on t earlier roadwork as you're approaching montrose road bo out of the way. hyattsville, soud bw parkway after u.s. 50,la right is getting by. we'll be back in a couple minutes. >> thanks, melissa. >>>ou'll have one fewer option for airlines the next time you fly out of dulles international. to and is ending fligh from the airport in january. right now it offers daily direct flights to new york's jfk and boston logan international. a spokesperson saysjetblue customers have shown they prefer to fly into and out of national instead. makes sense. not clear whether the airline plans to increase theumber of flights out of rey zbagan natio. >>> right now traders are waiting for the markets to open. ey're hoping for a big recovery day after wall street took its biggest hit inth m the dow dropped 820 points. facebook, apple, intel, and microsoft stock prices all dropped mor

those taillights here, the outer loop, inner loo with massive delays here.n silver spring, near new hampshire, a crash there in the back up as well. the rest of the beltway looks pretty good here this morning. we zoom in and take a look at kingback ups, we're t about a 7 miles per hour back up now. this is going to take a coup of hours to get it out of the way. southbound bw parkway. inbound 50 is slow as well. eastbound 66 near sudley road. crash and you can see those delays headed inboundt thi point too. travel time in virginia. 66 fm fairfax county parkway.th 95 n looking good in virginia. there is your 7 miles per hour travel time from 95 over to 270. it's going to take you an hour and 20nu s. don't get into it this morning. take your alternate and do not that. can i stress that anymore? >> when you hop in your car they'r going to update you on this. >> thanks. cloudy skies await you on your way into work and school this morning. temperatures are not going to be aranywhere near as today as yesterday. national airport 90 degrees yesterday. that was our 45

inner loop and outer loop typi l except forthis.h that spot as well. temple hills northbound wheeler road at iverson place a crash involving an oil spill. right now traffic only getting by on the oulder. >> all right. thank you, melissa. we will have a look at your forecast when we come back. stay with us. >>> temperatures right now in the 60s to low 7s. some patchy drizzle out there. not a huge issue this morning. degrees currently in washington with a high today of 84. 83 degrees. a mainly dry day. rain at times tomorro i lat the day, some heavy rain is possible. >> thank you. and you can get the latest news and weather anytime in the nbc washington app. >>> back now. 8:30. what you are hearing is a ecial reminder tha we have a big eventheomorrow for international day of the a girl. y'alre going to love it. guess who is going t be here? kelly clarkson, jennifer hudson, meghan trainor. all three,n amazing concert here. former first lady michelle obama will be here for her first live v interview since leaving the white hous we are b

the rame there to outer loop. this crash investigation. the ramp there is blocked. this is a construction worker that was hit. a hit-and-run here by a vehicle early this mo ning. they'reow looking to that car. you rn use thep to the outerlook. chopper 4 ove this one, gaithersburg, german town there. if you use this section of frederick road we ahutdown in the southbound lanes. take a look at that water just gushin out of the roadway here this morning. so that's going to take time to fix. that rain closure, road closed and if you're thinking about an the best right now thing you can do is take middlebrook roa stead. >> good morning, it's now coming up on 6:02 on your monday morning. skies have been clear erght. no rain to worry about here on a monday. that's good news. it's going to be a beautiful morning. your early morning outdoorac vities. a warmer weather pattern and drier weather pattern as well. there is a little chance for rain coming our way tomorrow. your monday morning, 50s and 60s. 62 in prince george's county. after school activities and it's probably goi

inner loop and outer loop, i don't have any complaints about the beltway right no crash along the right side, aaron. >> melissa, thank you. it may sound like a trick question, how can i make more time? well, there are some ways to accomplish more in the same 24 hours you have every day. we'll tell you about it >> for real? >> tune into nbc 4 later today at 3:00 for ellen. sarah osilverman will be the show. show. stay tuned for news 4 at before he was attorney general,s brian led maryland's fight to clean up the bay. so when donald trucl's epa attacks our n water laws, frosh is leading the charge to stop them.en attorneyal brian frosh. we have some fantastic schools slipped. and we have a lot of schools that a in crisis. our current governor has withheld money that could've been spent education. maryland needs a governor whose top priority is public schools. ben jealous has a onan to fully fund educa to bring teacher pay up so that we can attract the best and brightest. ben's education plan is supported by teachers like m then ben jealous neebe theools,t person they vote for. my name is

>> still quite slow inner loop to the american legion bridge. inner loop near b.w.nd then rain becomes morepr widd. it's mild and muggy already. 77 in washington and take a look. this is tropical storm michael. it's moving upn our direction and will be brought out to sea by a cold hafront. >> you. >>> get the latest news and weather anytime in the nbc washington app. have a great day. >>> good morning, everyone. wac to the show. i'mll megyn millions of people across the southeast are just beginning what is going to be a very long cleanup proceft this historic storm. we're going to discuss it but we have a lotuso di actually. a lot of things to discuss with nbc's keir simmons, oamy holmes and also the host of american ninja warrior. what mess michael was. a lot of people feel like this storm creep up on us. cat 4 on the florida panhandle. we'll begin with

inner loop and outer loop looking very normal right now. westbound 50 at the beltway. chopper 4 flying over. thank you chopper 4. that r crash looks like has been cleared. still has volume westbound approaching the beltway. crash on theight side at glebe on the right side. crash in the northbound and southbound on 95 in virginia. looking pretty good. noom majoraints on my part. maryland, travel time 270 southbound germantown to the spur 32 miles per hour. outer loop 95 to 270 going 21 miles per hour. 66 in bound, 95 northbound looking verynormal. listen to wtop 5 f.m. when you hop into your car this early morning. >>> 6:55. here are 4 things to know. one person wasilled in a late night shooting on alabama avenue in southeast d.c. we're told there were dozens of shellnd casings f at the scene. there have been a 42% increase in homicides compared to this time last year. >>> this morning a speed camera is going up at the interseion of old fort road and indian head highway in prince gorges county. people caught on camera can expect at least a $40 ticket in the mail. one of

this is the inner loop of the beltway in end zone alexandria. drivers are being pushed off ton the right and rerouted on to the eisenhowerconnecter. they're getting back on the beltway at van dorn street. >> there's a lot of things going on this weekend. fall is officially underway,nd look who's back. somara, good to see you. too.ood to see you i have good news. the sun will come out tomorrow. today i know you're waking up to clouds and gloom. don't cancel any plans. not a lot of rain.oo day. look at the current temperatures. i wanted to show you a livelo . you would be looking at a black screen. we have fog out there. right now temperatures at 67 degrees in washington d.c. 65 at dulles. upper siftsr clo to the border. there is a lot going on around town. i'm sure you'll want to head down w to theerford fair. no reason expected. sybe a little bit of drizzle to start but we'llrt to see some sunshine breaking through. highs this afternoon will reach mid to upper 70s and we're looking ataj a warmup tomorrow. i'll have the details in a mont. >> all

inner loop this road work just cleared o of the way. so you don't have to worry about the sach waituation. we're nice and clear. 26 minutes. same thing asou're headed northbound this morning. nothing in the way as far as any rog work or anythin like that. 66 is fine, into town and out of town. 95 northbound. we do have a b little of a slow down southbound through quanticohi morning. >> in just a few hours the first crucial vote for the confirmation of brett kavanaugha will en. they called for a procedural vote at 10:30 this morning. it could set the stage for the final vote tomorrow. jue kavanaugh admits to making mistakes in his testimony at a senate hearing last >> he wrote an op-ed for the wall street journal last night in response to criticism over his partisan tone he wrote i was very emodaonal last thu and i said a few things i should not have said. judge kavanaugh wro he revered the constitution and going fo ward il keep an open mind in every case. >> kavanaugh's behaviore during hearing is an exact reason a former republican sup

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