molette is already eating. i hope she brings some back. >> bring back doughnuts, molette. >> don't you worry. >>> keeping a close eye on hurricane maria. here's a look at the tropical satellite picture. you can see that maria, a very large eye with this storm. the storm took a bit of an organizational hit as it went across the island of puerto rico about 24 hours ago. it made landfall in the southeast part of puerto rico. the interaction with the land mass disorganized the storm a little bit. now it's back over the open waters. as it gets farther from the coast of the dominican republic shall it's likely to regain strength. currently, maximum sustained winds at 115 miles per hour. so that's still a category 3 storm. it is expected to strengthen again as it goes over the very warm waters of the caribbean here. staying a major hurne the way through the forecast track. here is tuesday, somewhere between the outer banks and bermuda. the latest forecast cone has a little bit harder of a right-hand turn away from the

thank you, molette. see you soon. >> reporter: isn't that cool seeing the plane and the chopper land. >> she didn't say whether she's flying it. >> either way. the only real way to fly. i went to an air show years ago. is an open cockpit biplane. this is the most fun you can have. leather helmet and the goggles on. it was so reason. >> and the firm ground. >> and the outdoors to enjoy. a lot of great things going on. the andrews air show is coming up. that's absolutely free. they don't fly biplanes out there, i don't believe. they have the f-18s and cool stuff. the other thing you can do, if you want to see me tomorrow, you can join me for the first annual best in shaw dog show. if you want more nflgs, go to shaw dog show.com. there's prize money, up to as much as 750 bucks. you can enter online or come in and register tomorrow. the festivity start at 9:00 a.m. the best in shaw dog show. outside a little bit of early morning color starting to show up. sun is not up until 6:50 this morning. still a little

molette green is in leesburg trying out the shocktober haunted house for us. >> better you than me, molette. you know what i mean? >> i didn't know in place existed. you know what, i knew about the leesburg outlet not far away. but off route 15, you've got the paxton manor. a real life haunted i'm in your house. the carver family was banished. they were kicked out of here for doing really bad things. and so this haunted house is the professional haunted house all for the month of october. you guys can come here and see some really scary things. there she is. janice carver. preschool teacher by day and a creepy 5-year-old by night. you can come through the house. all kinds of gimmicks and setups in here. raise money for a very good cause. this is a big fundraiser. melissa high seth is the executive director of the arc of loudoun. the nonprofit here that gets money and proceeds from this month-long event. tell me how you are able to serve children. this is for children and adults with special needs. >> absolutely. the arc of loudoun is a nonprofit that has a wide range people with disabilitie

molette green out this for the grand reopening. molette, how important is this pool? >> it's a beautiful facility. it's really important to that community. >> reporter: it's phenomenal. the seniors are here. we saw a group of them. like 15 coming in. miss beverly is getting in the water. she's one of the seniors who loves to take advantage of senior day here. they get to use this pool for free. they had to close it down for two weeks and it looks good. they had to give it a good scrubbing. they had to drain the pool, check the maintenance. but this facility is really the only one of its kind on this side of town yachtsville area. means a lot to this community. we're happy to be back. much more on them. back to you guys. look. >> it's huge. >>> i'm meteorologist chuck bell. coming up on 6:10 on your monday morning. clouds and a little fog this morning. the fog will burn away. but the clouds are with us for the remainder of the day. only a slight chance a stray shower or two today. afternoon highs up around 80 degrees. have two hurricanes, jose and maria to update you o

it's about 5: i'm chris lawrence. >> i'm molette green. let's take a look at stories we're working for you from across the globe this morning. >>> this is pretty incredible. check this out. this rescue of a little boy stuck in a well for 10 hours. he fell into a tiny hole in china on saturday. the well was only 8 inches wide. they were finally able to get him out using a rope that they secured around his arms. he's said to be in good condition. >>> explosives experts all day to diffuse this bomb. bomb was dropped more than 70 years ago. it was still dangerous. someone found it at a construction site last week and the fire chief warned an uncontrolled explosion could flatten a city block. more than 60 auz people were vac wapted so experts could diffuse >>> touchdown confirmed at 8:21 central time, 9:21 p.m. eastern time. >> what a beautiful sight. a nasa astronaut made her way back to earth. that's peggy whitson and her crew mates after completing the mission to the international space station. this put her in first place for u.s. space end

>> reporter: molette, good morning.ot of eyes have been watching to see where the white house would go on this issue. this morning, as you mentioned, reports that the president is poised to dismantle daca. the associated press is reporting this would be a slow process, perhaps some six months giving congress time to act on this issue. you'll recall that daca did draw a crowd in support outside the white house here. since 2012, this obama-era policy granted children of undocumented immigrants the path to education and working opportunities. close to 800,000 of the children often known as dreamers are going off to get jobs, going to college and also helping the economy grow. but across the aisle, the argument has been that this policy gives too much power to the white house to grant legal and work statuses for undocumented workers. we can tell you at this point, too, a deadline on this decision is set for tomorrow. that deadline is set by -- if daca moves through, they will challenge it in court. back to you. >> all right

molette, thank you. have a great first day. >>> 6:19.ollowing breaking news about a local taskforce team we've been telling you about all morning. some members of virginia taskforce one from fairfax county will be heading south to alabama in anticipation of hurricane irma. they just returned home to see some of that video here. they were helping victims of hurricane harvey. we found out about a second deployment. darcy spencer has more on that at 6:30. >>> we are checking our forecast as well as you continue to follow irma and the rain we're getting too. >> we could see leftovers of irma, depends on i was telling you, there's an island in the eye of the hurricane right now, that's how big the eye is. it is 25 to 30 miles wide. this island is right in the eye. >> clear skies. >> no winds. they had the worst of the wind, now get the back edge of the eye. give them category five winds again. locally, cloudy, showers, fog, cool all day today. so it's going to be one of those rainy, dreary days. big improvements tomorrow through monday. beaut

i'm molette green. get you up to speed on the stories we're working on for you from across the country this morning. today we will learn if seven members of a penn state fraternity will stand trial. they're accused of playing a role in their fraternity's brother's death after a night of drinking and hazing. >> no one immediately called for help after finding timothy piazza unconscious at the bottom of the stairs. the defense says their clients are not responsible for piazza's death. >> this morning, north korea is responding to the latest show of force by u.s. and south korean forces. after the u.s. and its allies, and dropped practice bombs south of the dmz. north korea called them wild military acts. the bomber and fighter jets took off from japan and guam. u.s. military officials don't expect north korea to back down after this. >> the controversial sheriff from milwaukee county, wisconsin may be heading to d.c. president trump supporter david clark has resigned as sheriff. he didn't give a reason ot

that's next. >>> i'm molette green. we're learning the pentagon is starting to send more troops to afghanist afghanistan. defense secretary jim mattis says 11,000 are currently there. the u.s. plans to send up to 3900 more troops. this would bring the total number of u.s. t fight the taliban to about 15,000. erika, back to you. >> molette, do we have a timeline when we'll know concrete, exact figures on that? >> the top officials are scheduled to brief on wednesday. we'll know more then. >> president trump has declared september national preparedness month. but it's congress that may be unprepared for their long to-do list. >> when lawmakers return next week, they'll decide whether to raise the debt ceiling or shut down the government. that will impact thousands of federal workers in our area. tracie potts is live on the hill with more on the other issues that congress will also be tackling. tracie? >> good morning. lots of people concerned about the budget shutdown negotiations. lawmakers insist they won't shut down th

molette green at the live desk. thank you. >>> real quickly, a shoutout to our crew that spent nearly a week in texas. beth brown and amelia draper brought us incredible stories before during and after the storm. >> this is a picture of the two of them arriving back in d.c. yesterday. you can see all of their stories on the nbc washington app. >> that's also where you can find more information about how to help locally. we've listed the shelters from animals from texas that are now up for adoption in our area and the restaurants that are going to be giving a portion of proceeds to victims of the storm. all on the nbc washington app. >> we have team coverage as we follow what's happening in the aftermath of harvey. these are the long lines that are forming in texas as drivers try to fuel up because of a drop in production of the hurricane wiped out two of the biggest oil refineries increasing gas prices there by $.12 on average. >>> megan mcgrath joins us live from northwest d.c. with a look at how you can also -- wi

molette, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning guys. i promised you farm animals and we've got some chickens here. these kids here are really good with the farm animals, but the goats weren't cooperating so we let them stay. we've got a really little temperament al chicken here. i got pecked. they have a petting zoo here to help educate the public. but you know what, aaron and eun, you know aaron, eun, he needs to learn about pumpkins and what you can do with a pumpkin. how you can bake stuff. all of that coming up. >> i know what you can do with a chicken. >> see. >> we'll be rit back,gh when i was 3, children's so i can play with my grandkids. so i can celebrate 50. when i was 14, they saved my heart so i could bring family together. so i can help cardiac patients just like me. so i can serve my country. so i can do what i love. so i can give back. so i can play in the junior olympics. so i can make plays. so i can do this. so i can race my friends. children's national didn't just help us grow up, they helped us <

our molette green is working for you in the community this morning.he is live with more on what we are going to see all weekend. you are on the porch of the museum. molette, tell us more. >> the porch. the porch here on the museum. very beautiful. it is on the madison avenue side of the museum. that has a significant meaning in the african-american story. aaron can share that being from the south. it is known as a gathering spot, a place where you welcome visitors. this is where many of the museum visitors enter inside. sometimes you could have dancers on your front porch. you can eat, sit, chat and these are the conkurom west african dancers performing behind me. we are live this morning marking close to one year since this museum opened and inside that museum, a vast collection, including the incredible story of track and field athlete jesse owens. his granddaughter joins us next. live on the porch. 240 feet of this grand porch here outside the museum. stories about what people see from inside the museum. thank you, molette. we'll check back in. >>>

>> reporter: hey, molette. some riders are still waiting to get on their train trying to figure out what exactly is going on, but take a look off in the distance we have a positive update for you. see that equipment? that is some of the stuff that's being used to fix the concrete that's an issue on the orange line and metro now says it expects to have normal service by this afternoon. this is the reason for all of the delays. construction work on the bridge between the landover and cheverly stations that weren't finished in time and now riders wait. >> do you think you'll be late for work? >> probably, yeah. the unexpected. >> it happenis oftens, i guess, whenever they fix the rails. >> reporter: just as we were talking to trey, the trey we were on put out of service as everyone deals with the issues, robin thompson says she got a message about all of this, but it came a little late. >> i subscribe to the metro alerts. so i was wanting to leave a little earlier, but i was already out the door. >> for now a race

. >> molette green is up early with eager fans at 6:00 a.m. molette? >> reporter: yeah. we're ready for it. who is ready for a tailgate? nothing like these fans, right? >> nobody ready but a red skin fan. we've got a tailgate going on. smoking it up here right here at fedex field. we've got the chicken. we've got all kinds of barbecue. we've got -- we don't have one chef. we have two chefs. and we have a philly fan in the house. where is she? we're going to let her live for this. led redskins versus philly a tailgate party going on at fedex field. ready for the home opener on sunday. are we ready? >> all right. we've got more on "news4 today" coming up. we're going to talk about how to do a tailgate right. coming up in a >>> the weather is going to be looking great for that on sunday. we're also warm irma closely. florida dealing with this on sunday as potentially a major urricane. hwe born and raised incian, dr. rrural virginia went to vmi. trained at johns hopkins. an army doctor who treated soldiers seriously wounded in the gulf war. eighteen years as volunteer medica

molette, good morning. >> good morning. dedication day here.many young people and parents and faculty up early to officially dedicate this new student center here at bishop mcnamara high school. it will be named for a former student who was a football player, whose family donated a lot of the money to make this student center happen. joining me now to talk more about the need for this and the larger community that will be served is the president and ceo, dr. marco clock here. big day for you guys. what does all of this mean? >> you know what, being here in prince george's county, as a lifelong prince george's -- we're please today give back to the community. there's so much great development happening in the county. for us, it's a develop bragceles about community and being a part of ts >> this center will serve the community and the students and they can use the space for camps and all kinds of events, performances as well. dr. clark, thank you so much. cardinal worrell will be here in a couple of hours to bless the center much the students ar

molette, what's going on?reporter: hey, you know what, we've been able to put together what's called a snack pack, something like this, to be able to give to a child in need, a child who's a bit food insecure in the county. all day today you'll be able to come to a whole foods supporting this. there will be a your group takes the food and distributes, all of this. this came because there were counselors and teachers who said there was a need? >> yes. about seven years ago the counselors and school teachers were coming to us saying their children were coming to school on monday mornings tired and unable to concentrate and learn, and so we developed this program and today we serve almost 2,000 children each week at local fairfax county schools. we're very thankful for supporting this. come on out. we're at five whole foods stores throughout fairfax county. please make your donations here. >> stuff this bus. that's what it's all about. >> stuff this bus. >> whole foods will be taking the donations until they clos

i'm molette green. back to you. >> it's 6:49 right now. a virginia courtroom will be filled with emotion today as a judge hears arguments concerning a statue of robt robert e. lee. they voted to remove the statue. the decision rocked the area. a group argues the removal would violate a state law on memorials for war veterans. >> today, instead of preparing their daughter for college, they will attend her funeral. the 17-year-old was hit by a stray bullet while driving through northeast d.c. and died days later. that funeral is at 11:00 this morning at the greater mount calvary church. so far, one arrest. but police are looking for two more people in connection with her shooting death. >> today we could find out what's next for the lynnhill condo building. there's a status meeting this afternoon. to authorize the sale of the building. you may remember the heartbreaking stories the more than 100 fachl lis forced out with little notice a few weeks ago. >> you don't have to worry about metro station. that man in the video here is off the stree

i'm chris lawrence in for aaron this morning. >> i'm molette green in for eun yang. hopefully, you're off today as they are. as a lot of people are here and around the country on this labor day. >> somebody has to work. sheena parveen and lauryn ricketts. how you'll be able to enjoy your day off, right, guys? >> going to cook out on the grill. >> i want to cook out on the grill. it looks like we'll have nice weather to do that. in fact, given the beginning of the weekend, it didn't look like that so much. man, the weather is shaping up to be beautiful. >> it's going to be gorgeous for the last day of your labor day weekend. i guess you could say the last day of your summer, unofficially. not on the calendar but for today a lot of people having outdoor plans. upper 50s to mid-50s. 63 in washington. here's your labor day planner. it's looking beautiful. nothing like saturday. better than yesterday. 7:00 a.m., 65 degrees. by noon today, 81 degrees. 4:00 p.m., looking at the mid-80s. by 7:00 p.m., we'll still be around 80 degrees. really, whatever you're doing today, it'

molette is here. aside from the goats, we have amazing doughnutsment i'm so jealous, molette. but not really because i'm holding a goat. >> reporter: i know. you headed for animals. i headed for the food. apple cider doughnuts. the first ones are coming through. the whole process into and yum, into my tum tum. you see we're going to -- 250,000 doughnuts throughout the festival will be made and eaten. not all by me. so much more. i'm not an outdoor kind of person, but i'm having a great time. family fun time. if you want that, you got to come here. we've got it all coming up throughout the hour. >> i love molette keeping it real. listen, i'm not an outdoor person. but i'm here for the doughnuts. >> you had me at doughnuts. laid isz, we'll check back in with you. >> cute little baby goat. >> it's cute until it eats something you care about. like doughnut. >> or your hair. >> or whatever. that's the nice thing about goats. they will eat anything. >> bringing the goats to eat weeds. >> absolutely right. good stuff for the goats. >> the people will do that. sometimes -- they're ver

molette what, are folks saying? >> reporter: well, folks are saying they're definitely going to be watching tonight's debate as they try to make those last decisions. but people are telling me they pretty much have their minds made up about who they're going to vote for. here at bob and edith's it's a well-known diner in arlington. people love to dish about politics over their morning breakfast. people are starting to really come in and sit down. we've talked to some people who have come in, ordered their food and left out. one gentleman telling me he is a democrat. but he's leaning towards the candidate for governor who is the more nonpolitician, if you will. that's where we are with what people are talking about. still making up their minds in some cases. a lot their minds. they're still going to watch the debate tonight just in case something changes for them. people want to hear about local issues. what impacts them. one gentleman telling me, health issues are first and foremost. he wants to make sure the candid

molette, good morning. look like a great time over there. >> reporter: oh, my goodness, i'm inside a very crowded waiting room at the first ever on campus howard university. h.u. >> you know. >> look over here. we got the cheerleaders doing their thing inside the barbershop. all the way live. see what's happening inside where the barber is hard at work doing a fade. lemont z. doing the work on malik here. we've got robert cradle who put this together. this is a $25,000 effort. free haircuts. >> all right. modern technology, wait a minute. we'll try to get back to them. >> it happens. she's at howard university where the students are getting ready. let's go back to her. i think we have her back. >> the mao alma mater. love it. back to you. >> all rightment thank you, mo >>> the nats are just leaving miami. not a day too soon. this is video from last night's game. the nats won. they swept the marlins. look at the stands, no one in the crowd there. not surprising. florida is under a state of emergency. we've s

i'm molette green. we are back with more on the 6:00 a.m.r. >> just to see the dance troop at this hour to get a sneak preview. they will be there tomorrow. >> anything you are going to do outside, the weather is going to take it easy on your outdoor plans. don't need to reschedule them. 72 at national airport. a couple of clouds around. these are not rain-making clouds, just something to dim out the sunshine a smidgeon here first thing in the morning have the outside the temperatures have dropped back into the 60s. 65, gaithersburg. 59 in winchester. a mixture of clouds and sunshine. more clouds in the morning. more sunshine in the afternoon. today's high, near 86 degrees. shoutout to paint branch high school. i got this request in. linganore at governor thomas jefferson school. another great night for high school football. temperatures as you are getting ready in the low 80s today at 5:00. game kicks off between 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. this particular person didn't tell me when the game kicked off. the other one, paint branch, kicked off at 6:3

. >> we sent molette green to leesburg to check out something called shocktober. she tells us how this haunted house serves a good purpose. >> reporter: shocktober kicks off tomorrow and lasts month. this is the haunted house. i'm standing inside. this is right off route 15 in leesburg. 100-plus years ago the carver family actually lived here. that's what the story says. they were banished from this house, kicked out because they did some really bad things. but the house is forever haunted. so throughout the month of october, folks will be able to come out, visit the haunted house or the haunted basement and see the attraction and it's all for a good cause. ooh! this is one of the carver kids. she's a preschooler by day but at night she turns into something else. here we are. all kinds of spooky things happen during shocktober. again, it's all for a good cause. raising money for the nonprofit. the arc of loudoun. joining me is the executive director. melissa. to talk about the good things that program. >> thank you. arc of loudoun is a nonprofit. we have a wide sp

we have your forecast and timing on possible rain, coming u >>> good morning, imp, i'm molette green. >> and i'm chris lawrence. president trump is expected to put an end to daca. >> here's what you need to know. the program was started in june of 2012, it allows certain undocumented immigrants to receive a two-year agrees period from deportation. daca does not give an undocumented immigrant lawful status. >>> justin finch is live in lafayette square with what he has learned. >> yeah, i'm i'm here also to defend daca. >> reporter: theerp gathering outside the white house for almost a month. >> god will wipe every tear from their eyes. >> reporter: holding vigil, standing strong to preserve daca. >> i'm luke, i'm from it chicago. i'm feeling a lot of emotions. >> through a laugh and smile, lou is still fighting one of the roughly 800,000 young people called dreamers who lives as they know them could turn upsidedown. daca was pretty essential to my life. it gave me a work prime minister, driver's license, social security number, the things obviously which you cannot imagine being here o

we are working for you in the news 4's molette green hanging out in vienna.f the school bus. >> great cause. live at the whole foods. molette, tell us what's happening and how to get involved. >> reporter: well, you know, the bottom line is hungry children don't pore form pell in school. bring some food over here to the vienna whole foods. we're on maple avenue with the fairfax county cpa asking you to do what? >> stuff the bus! >> reporter: we've got more on that coming up throughout the hour on "news 4 today." >> got a nice little crowd there excited about helping out. >> i love that at this early hour. >>> we also let folks know, too, that whole foods inside the district are also giving back today. 5% of sales at the four stores going to d.c.'s bore ra had ative. open from -- >> i don't know but one store donated 5% of one day's sales. >>> so, sheena, i know the two of you are excited about the forecast over the next few days. >> yes. yes. it will be shivering. i don't feel like we have fall and spring, we have summer and winter. people say, i love fall. w

on the national mall, molette green, news4. >>> and it's also going to be a big weekend for football, getting ready for sunday night's big game against the raiders. you have a chance to experience the game a little early. we'll take you inside the football fan b.us do you want to do a monster check? yes. no monsters. ♪ how about the drawer? ♪ nightly monster checks are how grant makes home his. and homegoods is what makes it all possible. amazing finds. always great prices. make home yours. >>> washington isn't just playing at home this weekend. they are playing on sunday night football. and you can get pumped up for the game today on the sunday night football bus. there is so much to see, and it's all free. news4's derrick ward takes us inside. >> reporter: come on aboard the bus. if you want to have the nfl experience, this is the place to be. of course it's easy to spot. players outside. but take a look, this is the highlight of this bus. this is the actual lombardy trophy. you might not get a chance to see it around here, but here i

molette green working for you at fedex field. she has details how to get the party started early. >> oh, yeah. we're ready tore a daily gait this mormg. we've got it. we're cooking it up on the barbecue. pork tenderloin. and of course -- smell-a-vision. and the fans. redskins. all that and more on news 4 at 6:00 and 10:00. see you then. >> amazon is making another big move. the question now is where. the change that could bring hundreds of jobs to a city near you. >> new fallout from hurricane harvey, the action taken now that the waters receded and the fire it out. >> reporter: the search for a missing teacher resumes in olney. i'm justin finch with who neighbors say was at her he overnigomht >>> tracking hurricane irma. a look at the track and the timing of landfall in the u.s. >> we're seeing the damage in the caribbean. take a look at this. a scramble to get out of harm's way is impacting travel in our area. >> more breaking news over night. a massive earthquake in mexico turned deadly. >>> you are waking up to a busy friday

molette green is out for the grand reopening.olette, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you guys. we've got the staff waiting here at the prince george's sports and learning center. we've got the dj pumped up. we've got balloons. waiting to open the doors at 6:00 a.m. after a two-week shutdown. this school meets a big need in the community. we'll talk about that in the 6:00 hour on "news4 today." live in the community. >> all right. i've been there. it is a beautiful facility out there. can't wait to see more about what's happening there. >> it is. >> thank you. >>> the first annual best in shaw dog show sent the winners home with plenty of money for kibble and bits. riley's owner took home the top prize. $1250. >> was that chuck bell? >> this is chuck bell. sunglasses >> i meant with the bandana and the harness. >> easy. >> the new bethany baptist church opened its parking lot up to the pampered pooches where they competed for the top title there. >> and yes, mr. bell's own pooch won an award. the proud papa

i'm not even close up. >> i would never -- >> back up, janice. >> back up, janice. >> right, molette. tell her. i'm never going to a haunted house, real, fake, imagined. no way. no. nothing. never. no fun being scared. it's not fun. i don't understand it. >> do a few shots first. you'll be fine. >> coming up on "news4 today" at 6:00, we're talking about terrible traffic. we don't have to tell you how bad it is around here. now the results are in on exactly where traffic is the absolute worst. >>> remembering the life of the playboy mogul. hugh hefner's impact and what his son is saying this morning about the father he just lost. >> reporter: it's a phone call no parent wants to get. your young children in the same building as an active shooter. i'm justin finch and >>> he defined a certain lifestyle. those are the words from the son of hugh hefner. >> family, friends and hollywood elite are looking back at the life of the founder of playboy. we will do the same in a couple of minutes . we're talking about a big weather change. i can feel it already. do you know what i mean? finally. n

. >> molette green is at the tie canned rowing a farms.ou look like you're in the mood for a fall festival right now. >> reporter: oh, yeah. i have my colors on. i'm ready to go. we're inside the market at amazing farm fun. as you said, we're in chantilly, virginia. thank you very much. this place is open year round. so much color, though, this time of year. probably the best time of year to be here. we're going to tell you why there's so much buzz on this farm in the next hour. >> all right. molette, we'll check back in with you in a little bit. >> looks like a lot of goodies there. >>> germs at the gym, do you really need those sanitation wipes? >> i would say yes. >> the facts that could have you changing your routine. >> plus, snake at the a virginia woman bitten by a copperhead. we tracked her down and find gps: faster route ct let me finish downloading this from the cloud. looks like you found a better way to do this, dad. organic, non-gmo feed, 100% veggie diet. if i can raise you two, i can raise anything. perdue. raising more