>>> now we want to check on your commute with melissa molett and your first4ff t. big problem out there? >> an earlier problem on the beltway finally getting better. riverdale northbound b.w. parkway after 410 a crash with a left lane blocked. southbound 270 before 109, sol 100, lefe blocked causing a little bit of a delay. the beltway not so bad after real earlier issues. >> thank you. >>> tonight on news4 at 5, the howard university showtime marching band will put news4 jim hanley in motion. t is check on your forec next. stay with us.

melissa molett has your first4 traffic. >> good morning.investigation still ongoing. so beach drive between porte c street andonnecticut avenue all lanes blocked because of the investigation. now take a look at a map and see what else is happening around town. look at mclean, 123 between g.wt parkwaffic alternating both directions because of a crash there and the beltway ng overall loo pretty normal. outer loop passi 395 a little slow. >> thank you. >>> we will have a . #newlivingroom you know, people don't actually use hashtags when they talk. #thisgirldoes like that. no one ever does that. #havertysboo stop it. havertys veterans day sale is on. for a limited time oy, get an extra $100 off every $1000 you spend... ...on furniture that's already marked down. it's savings on top of savings! havertys. #lifelooksgood. sh saying barbara comstock'ss je"promise has turned to dust." she's trump's "unquestioning foot soldier." jennifer wexton is the "clear and convincing" choice. "smart, serious and substantive" ... "ms. wexton would be a breath of

a check on your morning cmute with melissa molett. how is it looking, melissa?ester area. we wl have some slayehowers out there until the early afternoon hours and 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

i'm eun yant riow we want to check on your morning commute with melissa molett.aster drive. a fat pedestrian crash and investigation. this could be closed now for some time because ofhat. tyson's inner loop before leesburg pike center of the road is blocked and southbound 295 r tween beng e at catol cast eon when we come back. stay with us. >>> clouds have moved in and raindrops are not far behind. already rainovg in towards charlottesville, stanin and harrisburg. upper 30s and mid-40s covrently. 50 degrees today. a 100% rain for today and the first half of saturday. sunday a lot of cuds but very little rain. >>> get the latest news and weather anytime in the nbc washington app. have g. >>> thi is an nbc news special report. here is savannah guthrie. >>> 9:00 on the eas coast and police discovered even more suspicious packages and, yes, they appear connected to that string of mail bombs sent to critics and rivals of the president. ete justice correspondent williams has the latest. pete, as i understand it, two additional eeckages have discovered. >> reporter: rig

right now we want to check in with melissa molett in your first4 traffic. op in maryland you can see the slowdowns from an earliecrash. 270 southbound going 28 miles per hour right now. suitland parkway before branch avenue a disabled vehicle blocking one right lane. and gaithersburg 124 brink road, treeirnd down. take whiteman, take 108. >>> we will take a breakil now. wecheck your forecast next. ♪ what's so special about jacksonville, north carolina? it has one of the highest birth rates in america. first time holding her was life-changing, that's for sure. in 18 years, a four year degree could cost over $200,000. college, retirement? college, of course. my retirement will be pushed back to ensure that their education comes first. plan your financial life with prudential. bring your challenges. >>> the weather today having a fairly low impact on your day for the commute to and fm work. some patchy drizzle in spots right nnc. otherwise,asing sunshine. hot and muggy for lump. after school maybe an isolated shower, but most of us are dry. a high tay around 83

for cell towers to be placed ins.neighborhood >>> now let's check on your morning commute with melissa molette you seeing, melissa? >> good morning. taking a look at the rods,op inr of the beltway river road a crash. you can see bottom of the roltway is still very slow an earlier problem. that earlier issue there inner loop as you are approaching h road. also northbound 95 after prince william parkway the left shoulder blocked. >>> tonight at 5:00 on news4, newlyweds in texas claim their wedding dress was h beingd hostage by a maryland company. find out what happened after nbc4 responds took action tonight at 5:00 on news4. >> a checke on your forecast h next. stay with us. ♪ when was the last time you felt... free. it's time to uncover that feeling again. with the compassion and strength of a name... most accepted by top doctors and specialists. and the power of a card... that opens doors in all fifty states. giving you the freedom to love to dream to dance like no one is watching. carefirst blue cross blue shield. live fearless. in maryland, democrats are on the front lines. with so much at

right now we want to get to melissa molett in your first4 traffic.d. eastbound 66 and 50 have a crash there with some slowdowns. fairfax station southbound, fairfax county parkway before ck 123 a crash bg the left lane. northwest a warning. canal between arizona and foxhall and northwest,ur cl, doing some tree trimming. road closed between 10:00 and 2:00 today. >>> we will take a break now. we will check your forecast next. stay with us >>> still plenty chilly outside thisng but afternoon highs will reach the mid-to-upper 50s with plenty of sunshine around.n oves in after about lunchtime tomorrow. heaviest rain friday night and saturday. showers saturday afternoon. cloud for the marine corps marathon. >> get the latest news and weather anytime in the nbc washington app. a.a ♪ welcome to monowi, nebraska, population one. me. i'm mayor, secretary, treasurer. every decision you have to make yourself. four out of five women will become solely responsible for their finances. i like the independence and every woman should have that, you know? i make my dec

virnt we choose nps.org to l mo" >>> i'm melissa molett with a look at your first4 traffic.omac democracy, crash with an overturned vehicle. mclean georgetown pike at points mill road crash there. >> thank you. and you can get the latest news and weather anytime in the nbc washington app. "the today show" continues in just a moment. ♪ >>> >>> and it is 8:30 on this wednesday morning,ctober 24th, 2018. a crisptart to the day here in midtown manhattan. a good looking crowd. it's a good looking crowd. hello. god to see you. >> hello. >> how about a crowd moment? let's do it. >> good idea. >> okay. i am looking for monique and jesse. hey, right there. so congratulations, first all, right? >> thank you. it's our honeymoon. >> when did you get married? 29th. >> so far, so good? >> so far, so good. >> love it. >> still on the honeymoon. >> i understand that you also have aaughter who may be watching. what's her name? >> emma. >> how old is emma? 8 years old now. >> she is 8 years old. emma, by the way, a long-time loyal today show viewer. in fact, mr. roker, among her first >> al r

let's get right over to melissa molett. she has your4 firtraffic. >> good morning.ke leftane ocked by a disabled vehicle. a little slow there. 270 sti northbound approac bucky's town pike because of a work zone there blocking the rightide. and in high yachtsville southbound 202 landover road after cheverly avenue a new crash. >> all right. thilk you. we wl have a look at your forecast when we come back. stay with us. compassion. for children placed in cages, and people with addiction treated as criminals. competence. from building a business from one store to hundreds. and getting things done in every one of those communities. civility. to work both sides of the aisle, what it takes to do things. something david has just a bit of experience at. compassion, competence, civility. they may not define our times, but they define david. i'm david trone, i approve this message. >>> a sunny butreezy and cooler start on friday. a wind advisory is in effect for all othe areas in brown. this is going to go to noon but i think it might come down a little bit earlier. not seeing

right now melissa molett is tracking the trouble spots on road.lanes. a crash there northbound, rubbernecking delays inner loop, barton parkway a crash there this morning, perhapsn overturned vehicle. outer loop claire barton a crash as well. >> we will take a break now. we will check your forecast when we come ba. >>> well, thoseemperatures out there right now not quite as cool as yesterday. 30s a 40s right now. d.c. 49 degrees. e are going to top out at 69 degrees. taking those up about another 20 degrees by this afternoon. it will be become breezy this afternoon after about 4:00. enjoy today because only in the mid-omorrow and breezy. we stay in the 50s to finish out this work week. rainy chances late fri and through the weekend. >>> get the latest newsrnd weatnytime in the nbc washington app. so i'm used to getting to work early. now i have a general practice, with a lot of patients who are counting on me. many of them worry about president trump taking away protections for pre-existing conditions. and women are frightened they could lose repr

melissa mollet can talk about r some of thds in this area that have been impacted by the police activity. >> that's right. thank you, molette. >>>t looks like a molette's saying, this could be clearing out of the way. not quite sure at this point if you're leaving some time you might want to avoid n street and dupont circle. we have other roads through that area some intersecting streets shut down. you can that closure here was we zoom in on the map. zoom back out, southeast northbound 295 near cmlk,sh there. picture from chopper 4 heading out to maryland,utorthbound, ound bw parkway. frederick southbound 270 after 70 single lane still getting by the crash there. good morning, chuck bell. i am liking you with nice t weather fck or treating. >> no doubt. everyone will start liking me just a little bit more. beautiful weather coming your way for halloween. indeedsh plan on se for today and highs in the 70s. if you're like me, already stting to think abouthe weekend. here's the weekend planner. saturday likely to start off withshowers. it will be cooler by the time we get to the weekend as well.rd sa's afternoon temperatures i

melissa. 6:53. get ready for karaoke with a twist. an area group is putting their vocals to use. >> molette greenngs tal about how they're getting kidsenjoy the great outdoors. hey, molette. >> reporter: good morning. they're calling it we carey oki. they're accepting a happy song. all of this to raise money. they're coming to the field trips at the audubon nationalist i'm standing next to a turtle and a snake. the turtle peed often my leg. this fund-raiser really helps that out. e 's the stone and h foundation that makes it all possible. caroline will tell us a little bi about the brothers who passed away in a crash and their mission to really allow kids to enjoy the great outdoors, right? >> yes. so the foundation supports the audubon naturalist society school field trip because they were so deeply involved in the environment, theyared about it and they were working on environmental projects when they wee killed. >>ant to raise that money. you can donate right now. go to our website and get more information on the audubon nationalist society efforts along with the foundation. tomorrow they'll have a big events. we have eggs, pee o

melissa. >>> horses are taking over downtown washington.oi it's to be quite a sight. >> washington international horse show is in town celebrating 60 years. news 4's moletteorking for you at capitol one arena with what you need to know. hey, molette. >> reporter: hey, hunter and jumper comtitions getting ready to start this morning. i'm standing beside beautiful 13-year-old cristiano and his owner. i'm going to seeno crist first. virginia taught me how to do this. check this out. all right, virginia. let's talk about how exciting this is for you first to be able to be here once again. >> oh, gosh, it's incredibly exciting. there are not many shows like this before in the middle of the ccity,ompact ring, tight arters. you really have to ride. >> i noticed istiano's braid here and nice aluminum shoes here. can you just kindef giv us a quick onceover whathat's all about? all part of the presentation. >> it's all part of your presentation. every horse that you see that goes in the hters today will have braids in their mane like this and their tail braided as well. >> reporter: you were talking about the whole style and your attitude when you're competinee how

molette green will join us with what's ahead and how the chpions will be celebrated before the puck drops. >> we want to start with a check on your commute and forecast. melissa mollet is standing by but we begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. >> it would be a slush fest outside. temperatures way above average. partly sunny but it wasn't going to affect usn the d.c. metro area. going to be in the 80s again today and warmer still coming our way for tomorrow. winchester, laray. they're not going to make it to the washingtonar . 63 in leesburg, 69 incoquan your forecast planner for today, after clouds this morning, we'll get back to sunshine. in the low 80s f afternoon highs later on in the day. more warm air where that cam from, melissa. you can follow the latest forecast on the nbc washington app. >>> silver spring here, chopper 4 over a brand-new problem. o minor crash the right side of the roadway. things aren't slowing too much. if weave any response, that could change here pretty soon. eastbound 66 before sudley, still seeing the delays building heavily. if you have another favorite alternate, you might want to do that for the next 40inutes ti

molette green will join us with what's ahead and how the chpions will be celebrated before the puck drops. >> we want to start with a check on your commute and forecast. melissalet is standing by but we begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. >> it would be a slush fest outside. temperatures way above average. partly sunny but it wasn't going to affect usn the d.c. metro area. going to be in the 80s again today and warmer still coming our way for tomorrow. winchester, laray. they're not going to make it to the washingtonar . 63 in leesburg, 6

melissa, thank you. >>> 6:53 now. in a neighborhood plagued by violence, there are a of people trying to make a difference in the lives of young girls and teens. >> this morning, molette green takes us to a community center where dance is building self-esteem, keeping teens focused, and in demand. but theyeed new costumes as they get more requests to perform ithe community. molette, tell us more from the benning court community center. >> reporter: absolutely. and it's a tiny little community center in the basement of the apartments here.ve but they big goals and big dreams. we want to help them out.ad al this morning watching our broadcast, a local church, a nearby churast baptist donated $300 towards -- [ cheers and applause ] yes, towards their goal of getting new coi umes. ink to bring in the community center director. here is a look at the costumes. you hold that up. it's beautiful. tell me where we are on the goal. >> we e trying to raise at least $5,000 to get our uniforms a >> reporter: right. and you're about at 2600. so you're sort of halfway there. you need people to go to that gofundme page and support the illusionsf dance. 7 to 12 years old. some of them

now we want to check on themo ing commute with melissa molett. >>> good morning.e have delays on the beltway just now. springfield, inner loop after the springfield interchange that crash is out of the way. aspen hill georgia avenue between hewitt and road sounds like a potential crash investigation. so to could be major delays there this morning. inner loop and outer loop slow in the normal. spo inbound 295 heading southbound slow >> thank you. >>> we will take a break and check your forecast next. dev he turned around the naacp. businessman. ben jealous. "marylander of the year". he's helped grow twenty companies and a thousand jobs. ben's vision: medicare for all. a plan to lower prescription drug costs and fully fund our schools. the sun says jealous has "the stature and gravitas" to lead maryland. we can do much better on jobs, on education, on healthcare. but it means we've got to believe in each other. ben jealous. governor. >>> another mild start today but less fog today than we saw yesterday. right now temperatures g in the low 70s across the area and hig